Wednesday, August 19, 2009, Forest City, N.C.

Must-miss TVThe Carolina Panthers didn’t come out firing on all cylinders in the team’s first preseason game

Page 7A

50¢

Relay Idol contest is Saturday — Page 2A

Tornado hits Texas shopping center

Page 12A

Low: $2.44High: $2.59Avg.: $2.53

NATION

GAS PRICES

SPORTS

Yes, Brett Farve is really back again

Page 7A

DEATHS

WEATHER

RutherfordtonMae Wood

MooresboroRichard Hawkins

ElsewhereElaine Sexton

Page 5A

Today and tonight, thunderstorms likely.

Complete forecast, Page 10A

Vol. 41, No. 197

Classifieds. . . .5-7BSports . . . . . . 7-9ACounty scene . . 6AOpinion. . . . . . . 4A

INSIDE

High

90Low

70

Now on the Web: www.thedigitalcourier.com

Sports

Health care, jobs hot topics

Library forums focused on needs

‘Day of Hope’ events set for Thursday

Isothermal Community College Students shop for supplies at the campus bookstore Tuesday after-noon. The college held its last-chance registration on Monday and Tuesday. Following the early reg-istration for fall semester the college had seen an increase in enrollment of 33 percent. Classes begin today.

Rep. Patrick McHenry speaks at a Town hall meeting in Forest City Tuesday night.

Garrett Byers/Daily Courier

By ALLISON FLYNNDaily Courier Staff Writer

HENRIETTA -- Fifty citi-zens in southeastern Rutherford County turned out Tuesday night to discuss why they believe a new library should be built in their community.

In the first of two public forums planned by the Rutherford County Library, Chairman of the Rutherford County Library Board of Trustees Robin Lattimore thanked those in attendance for coming.

“Over a year ago we had tremen-dous public responses to the pos-sibility of building new facilities through forums and we meant to follow up quicker than we’ve done,” Lattimore said. “The reality is this: There is no better state-ment of a progressive, produc-tive people than the quality of the libraries you have in your com-munity.

“This library facility is not a statement that Rutherford County is looking productively toward the future.”

Before opening the floor to com-ments, Lattimore told the group that three years ago Rutherford County Commissioners estab-lished a building program; as part of that, new facilities for the Haynes and Main Library were planned to be built for around $9 million. A new facility for Mountains Branch was planned to open in 2011 for around $3 mil-lion.

With that in place, library staff worked with consultants to iden-tify needs for a new facility at Haynes.

“The recommendation for this community is a library of 12,000

Please see Library, Page 6A

By LARRY DALEDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — Health-care reform and jobs were key topics as 10th District U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry held a town hall meet-ing Tuesday night.

The session drew a standing-room only crowd to the Cool Springs Administration Building. McHenry estimated perhaps 250 in attendance.

McHenry, a Republican, first offered his outlook on three issues before taking ques-tions from the floor.

He said he knew the economy needed a stimulus package, but added, “I didn’t think

the plan would do what they said it would do, so I voted no.

“But simply saying no is not enough.”McHenry said he favored a plan that would

help small businesses through tax credits and invest in infrastructure and that would have created twice as many jobs as the one approved.

The “cap-and-trade” national energy tax, he said, would cost $1,400 per family per year.

He cited bad trade agreements with India and China, noting that they pollute more than the United States.

“China will emit more carbon in the next

Please see Meeting, Page 3A

GETTING READY FOR CLASSES

By JEAN GORDONDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — A Day of Hope, hosted by radio station WMIT, 106.9 The Light, kicks off here Thursday at 5:15 a.m. at Smith’s Drug in Forest City with a live broadcast of the Matt and Carol Morning show.

Early morning coffee drinkers and breakfast patrons will gather at the drug store for live interviews with Matt (Stockman) and Carol (Davis) until 9 a.m.

When the broadcast concludes at about 9 a.m., the hosts will remain at the drug

store to continue conversations with them and other 106.9 staff members.

Patrons will have an opportunity to talk about the economy of Rutherford County and its future.

Karen Marshall, development director at Smith’s, said the drug store will open at 6 a.m. and the live broadcast will be set up from the front window so everyone on the street can see what’s going on.

“We are so honored and pleased to be a host site to them and so excited to be a part of what they are trying to do for the community.

“We will keep the hot coffee going

all morning and this is a special time because of them being here,” she said.

Beginning at 11:30 a.m. Matt and Carol and other staff members will be at Spindale Drug Co. to meet the lunch crowd there until 1:30 p.m.

“We just think it is so caring and thoughtful of them,” said Spindale drug store owner Lesley Koonce. “We were overwhelmed they wanted to do some-thing like this.

“We’ve had a lot of customers asking us about this and they really want to come

Please see Hope, Page 6A

Garrett Byers/Daily Courier

1/front

2A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009

LocaL

Relay Idol contenders

Clockwise from upper right, Blake Dula with Samuel Jenkins; Callie Crain; Terry McEntire; Hannah Searcy; Matt McDaniel; McKenzie Willard and Laura Toney.

RUTHERFORDTON — Eight contestants will compete Saturday in the third annual “Relay for Life Idol” competition Saturday.

The show will be held at 7 p.m. at the Rutherford County Senior Centeron Callahan-Koon Road in Spindale.

During the past two years, the event has raised over $30,000 for Relay for Life.

The Rutherford County Government relay team sponsors the Idol event.

Paula McIntosh of Ruther-fordton will emcee the evening.

Contestants are Callie Crain, Blake Dula and Samuel Jenkins,

Matt McDaniel, Terry McEntire, Hannah Searcy, Laura Toney and McKenzie Willard.

The winner will be awarded the title of “Relay for Life Idol.” The fund raising event is pat-terned after the popular televi-sion show, American Idol.

Celebrity Judges are 2008 Relay for Life Idol winner Becky McKelvey as “Paula,” Garth

Germack will portray Simon and Leon Godlock of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department will portray Randy.

The top five competitors and the Judge’s Award for best singer will be chosen.

The audience may vote for their performer of choice as many times as they want to at $1 per vote.

The finals will be held Sept. 11 at the Relay for Life event at R-S Middle School.

Admission to the show, “billed

as ‘great entertainment while supporting a worthy cause,” will be $2 at the door.

Refreshments will be sold.

Relay’s contest set SaturdayJoin in the fun

Tickets for the show are $2. Voting for contestants will be $1 per vote. No limit on voting.

Shop the Classifieds

GWU offers CPA exam programBOILING SPRINGS – Gardner-Webb

University’s Center for Continuing Professional Education and Godbold School of Business are teaming up to offer a Certified Public Accountant Review Course for accounting students and profes-sionals.

The course is designed to prepare individuals to take and pass the CPA examination.

The CPA review course will be presented in four sessions overall (fall, spring and summer semes-ters) with the first session on regulation tax and business law starting Sept. 1.

The program will be offered in a dual setting with on-campus classes in Hamrick Hall or simul-taneously on the Internet.

Elizabeth Pack, CCPE director, said that par-ticipants should allow for 10 to 15 hours per week minimum to study and prepare for each session.

Gardner-Webb faculty members from the Godbold School of Business participating in the program are Dr. Van Graham, associate dean; Dr. Denise Smith, associate professor of business administration and health care management; Dr. Earl Godfrey, assistant professor of accounting and director of online programs; and Dr. Felice Policastro, assistant professor of international business and finance.

The course is open to the public with pre-regis-tration required.

For more information, including cost and regis-tration, call Pack at 704-406-3270 or visit the Web site www.ccpe.gardner-webb.edu.

Baby Expo set for Aug. 29RUTHERFORDTON — Rutherford Hospital

Inc. will host its annual Baby Expo Saturday, Aug. 29, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event is free and will be held near the hos-pital’s Outpatient Department, located at the rear of the facility. Entrance to the Baby Expo will be through the Outpatient Entrance doors.

Previously the event was called the RHI Baby Fair, but the name change means that the focus has shifted more toward information and educa-tion about services and programs for expectant parents, new parents, grandparents and those planning a pregnancy, according to Lucy Calhoun, RNC, the event’s organizer and RHI’s coordinator of Great Expectations at The Birth Place.

Door prizes will be given throughout the event. Car seat checks in the parking lot of Rutherford Orthopaedics, located next to the hospital, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. as well.

ClarificationA yard sale and barbecue sale planned by STAR

Touring and Riding Chapter 468 will be held Saturday, Aug. 29, beginning at 7 a.m. at Race & Ride on Railroad Avenue, Rutherfordton.

Rutherford Notes

2/

Everyone is invited to come and celebrate the

opening of our nEw drivE thru!Friday, August 21 • noon to 3pm

Free Food, Fun, Rides & Music!PLUS: Stop by Mountain 1st today and register to

WIN a 32” WidescreenHigh Definition TV.There’s no obligation! A drawing will be held on October 15 to determine the winner.

Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender

102 West Main StreetForest City, NC (828) 245-8007

Friday, August 21 • noon to 3pm

FREE TICKETSTo The

Southern Ideal Home ShowAnd Kitchen and Bath Show

Aug. 28th-30thAt The Park

(formerly Charlotte Merchandise Mart)

Courtesy of The Daily Courier601 Oak St., Forest City

Mon.-Fri 8AM-5PM

While supplies last

No phone calls please

HUNNICUTTFORDHUNNICUTTFORD

828-245-1626828-245-1626565 OAK STREET, FOREST CITY

www.HunnicuttFordMercury.com

Give Us a Trybefore you buy!

2008 Mercury Sable Premier Auto, V-6, Air, CD, Leather, Power Roof, All power options, Very Nice car

23K Miles

FOREST CITY – Communities In Schools of Rutherford County, Inc. announces Chris Fuller of Forest City has been appointed Interim Executive Director. Fuller will succeed Mary Brown, CISRC’s founding executive director.

“We are very happy that Chris has agreed to assume this role for the organization,” said Bob Decker, CISRC board chairman.

“He led the effort to bring Communities In Schools to Rutherford County, and we believe he is the right person to continue our day-to-day activities while we con-duct a search for our next executive director. While we’re disappoint-ed to lose Mary Brown, we greatly appreciate her service to CISRC. We salute her many accomplishments, and wish her well in her new endeavors.”

Fuller, who serves as president of Forest City-based Performance Writing and Public Relations, Inc., has served on the CISRC Board of Directors since its inception. While employed as Public Information Officer for Rutherford County Schools, he coordinated the transition of the former Rutherford County School Foundation to CISRC and developed its affiliation with Communities In Schools of North Carolina. He will oversee CISRC activities on a part-time basis until a new executive director is selected by the board of directors.

CISRC plans to use this transitional period as an opportunity to evaluate and refine its activities and goals.

“With events and programs such as the annual ‘Stuff The School Bus’ school supply drive, visits from the Starbase science team, our ongoing men-tor program and the upcoming R-S Middle School Career Lab, CISRC has provided resources and activities to help students learn and prepare for life,” said Decker.

“We plan to use the next few months to re-exam-ine our goals and objectives, plan a strategy for the future and seek new leadership to carry out our objectives. Chris, myself and the entire board of directors are committed to making CISRC stron-ger and more effective, which will ultimately ben-efit all the children of Rutherford County.”

For more information, contact Communities In Schools of Rutherford County at 288-0228, or by e-mail at execdir@rutherfordcis.org.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009 — 3A

local

Contributed photoPatrick McHenry (far left) speaks at Rutherford Hospital to physicians, administrators and trustees on Tuesday.

30 years than our coun-try has since the start of America,” he said.

McHenry said he favors accessing the nation’s natural resources such as coal, natural gas and oil and using the revenue from those resources to fund alternative energy sources.

And he said, “We need health care reform.” McHenry then dropped a 1,018-page copy of the health-care legislation and said, “reform for the sake of reform won’t cut it.”

“I’m for a type of health-care reform that enables individuals to make choices,” he said. And he cited a need for “medical malpractice reform and a halt to frivolous lawsuits.”

“Do it right,” he said, “so people have choices.”

Then he took ques-tions from the audience.

When asked about energy independence, the congressman men-tioned the “newest generation of coal-fire plants” like the one at Cliffside.

He urged, “use all existing technology and find other technology.”

“We’re funding Saudia Arabia and others who hate us,” McHenry not-ed. “We need to use our own resources.”

On the insurance part of health-care reform, McHenry said, “We don’t have cross-state competition.” He sup-ports more competition among insurers, he said, “and stir up that competition.”

A key point of conten-tion at the town hall meeting was over a

piece of the health-care proposal that would create a government-run medical insurance plan that would com-pete with private insur-ers.

McHenry said a gov-ernment-run element of the health-care plan was like the difference between Congress and a drunken sailor. “A drunken sailor spends his own money,” he said, “but Congress spends your money.”

“A government option for insurance will lead to a single-payer sys-tem, and that will lead to government ration-ing,” he said.

McHenry said he favors reform in the pri-vate sector, not govern-ment intervention. “I favor free-market solu-tions to achieve health-care reform,” he said.

“What makes society better is competition,” he noted. McHenry said he had visited Rutherford Hospital earlier in the day and talked with doctors. What makes the hos-pital good, he said, is competition from Shelby.

He said he supports

a tax credit to allow people to purchase health-care insurance for themselves.

On the issue of jobs, McHenry noted, “We need to stop unfair trade agreements.” He said the price Americans pay for sav-ing a small amount on foreign-made clothing is not having jobs in America.

“The government doesn’t create jobs,” McHenry said, “We tax away and regulate away jobs. I work with some people who don’t have spines; they have wet noodles.”

He urged his fellow members of Congress to step up and vote for a balanced budget. “Get back to balancing the books and paying down debt,” McHenry said.

He said, “The town hall meetings have embarrassed the presi-dent. Public opinion matters.”

The country needs an “active and engaged citizenry,” he said.

McHenry noted that public participation has increased greatly since last year. The town hall meeting in Hickory drew 37 people last year, he said, while the meeting this year attracted more than 1,400 people.

In Forest City, he said, 12 people came out to the town hall meet-ing last year. “We have about a 20-fold increase this year,” he said.

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

Fuller will be CIS’s interim executive

MeetingContinued from Page 1A

Fuller

RUTHERFORDTON – Congressman Patrick Henry on Tuesday, August 18, held an informal roundtable discussion at Rutherford Hospital Inc. with approximately 40 physicians, hospital trustees, and hospital administrators.

McHenry was inviting feedback from local healthcare leaders about plans being proposed by President Obama.

Dr. John Skudlarick, a surgeon with Rutherford Surgical Associates, began the luncheon by presenting a short powerpoint on behalf of three other physicians during which he urged Washington to “stop the bleed-ing.” Congressman McHenry explained that he thinks the healthcare bill being proposed is a poorly designed bill by the President and McHenry is not comfortable with the rationing of care or limiting choices and options.

McHenry’s meeting at RHI lasted approximately 90 minutes.

McHenry meets with health care professionals in session at RHI

3/

Join Now And Get Your First Month Free!

(with a year membership)

4A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009

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

James R. Brown/ publisherSteven E. Parham/ executive editor

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

The first of two public forums on facilities needs for Rutherford County libraries was held

Tuesday night in Henrietta.A second forum is scheduled for

Thursday night at the main library in Spindale.

The fact is that library facilities in Rutherford County need to be improved.

Rutherford County’s libraries need more space, need investments in tech-nology and need training for staffs to help them better serve the community.

Today’s libraries are not simply book and document repositories. With the proper technology and staffing they can be so much more than that.

Libraries are educational institutions.Well-trained librarians with the right

technology can probably help a patron do more research in an hour than most people can do on their own in days.

One of the drawbacks of our Information Age is the overwhelm-ing volume of material that is now so accessible. The problem is how to sift through all that information and get to what a person really needs. This is where well-equipped, usable libraries and trained librarians are needed.

Quality libraries will provide a resource for the entire community, from school children to senior citizens who need a hand accessing information.

In addition, the library continues to play its traditional roles in promoting literacy and having the latest books available for our reading enjoyment.

A community with strong libraries is a community that is prepared for today and for tomorrow. Rutherford County needs to be that kind of community.

Our ViewsLibraries serve a public need

Our readers’ viewsQuestions liberals’health care stance

To the editor:Liberals never cease to amaze

me. Take the latest debate on health care.

They (the liberals) always claim to listen to their constituents but it seems that it has to be as long as they are agreeing with what they are saying.

At some town hall meetings the people are giving their opin-ion on Obama’s health care plan and because their opinion isn’t the same as the senator’s they are either trying to demagogue the discussion, sanctioning mob attacks or trying to sabotage the democratic process.

I mean the people are telling their senators all over the coun-try that they don’t agree with Obama’s health care program, but it seems to be going in one ear and out the other, most times there isn’t anything in the middle to stop the message, but they don’t listen and then blame the conservatives for the uprising.

Bottom line, it doesn’t mat-ter if the people at the town hall meetings who oppose the health care plan are Democrat or Republican, the senator was elected to represent all the people regardless of party affiliation and should respect their opinion.

You have all these people oppos-ing the plan and telling their sen-ators and what did one tell them, he vowed to push ahead with

democratic-led efforts to extend coverage to all.

In other words it doesn’t matter what the opinions of the people are, they are going to do what ever they want to.

The plan like Obama wants to have here doesn’t work anywhere in the world that has it. What makes him think it will work here. That’s what amazes me about the whole thing.

I liked the quote in the article of the paper that said, “Socialized medicine doesn’t work, if it did why didn’t Ted Kennedy go to Canada.”

Harry HallmanBostic

Oppose plans, don’tjust follow politics

To the editor:I would like to respond to Tara

Wright in Forest City who so elo-quently expressed her dismay at the opposition to Barack Obama’s political agenda.

I think she assumed Republic-ans were yelling and screaming at their representatives to read the bills before they voted on them.

She asked, where were they when Bush was pushing his agenda items to increase spend-ing, illegal immigrants etc.? Believe me, we were there Tara, Democrats, Independents, Libertarians and Republicans and we expressed ourselves loud-ly as Americans. We managed

to stop the illegal immigration bill by expressing ourselves in Washington.

Today, most of the people in these meetings are truly con-cerned about the direction our country is headed, we are more informed as we are reading the bills also, and expect our repre-sentatives to answer our ques-tions.

Tara you are correct, it is insult-ing to all of us, when pseudo conservatives feign outrage at our President. There is no doubt this does happen, but when God- fearing Americans, from all over the political spectrum express a genuine concern for the direction our country is going, Tara, you should put your political affilia-tion aside, and check it out as an American.

I was like you, I thought just from one political perspective, but after I personally started to check things out, a whole new world opened up for me.

I was able to open my mind, I was able to see how hard our president is working to make things better for all of us, but what he wants and what is in some of the bills going through Congress are not the same.

I oppose these bills on their merits, not on the effort our pres-ident is putting forth to improve our lives.

Our president does not need Republicans to pass anything he wants through this Congress.

Peggy ThompsonForest City

Just when is government regulation the right thing?As a university professor, I

come in contact with many foreign graduate students. Periodically I enjoy chat-ting with them about their impressions of our country and how those impressions might change the longer they’re here. Although atti-tudes and ideas certainly vary, there is one consistent comment the students tell me. They are impressed with the amount of economic freedom we Americans have.

This freedom is seen on both sides of the economic exchange. For the most part, consumers have the freedom to buy what they want, to pursue the education and occupation they desire and to save and invest money according to their own plans and goals. Similarly, sellers – for the most part – have the freedom to develop prod-ucts and services they think consumers want and to sell those products.

Notice, however, that I qualified my statements with the phrase “for the most part.” This is because, while consumers and sellers in our country have a tremendous amount of freedom, they don’t have complete control over all their decisions. We don’t live in an economic free for all; there are some limits put on our buying and

selling. These limits are usu-ally imposed by government regulation.

We’ve seen two good exam-ples of economic regulation recently. One is a new law passed in North Carolina restricting where people can smoke. The other is a pro-posed set of national laws that would put new controls on lenders and financial ser-vices firms.

I won’t debate the pros and cons of these two examples. Instead, let me try to put the idea of economic regulation in context so you can decide which limits on our actions make sense and which don’t.

There are three possible reasons for government reg-ulation over economic deci-sions. One is if the decision-maker is not capable of mak-ing informed decisions in his or her best interest. This reason is most frequently given for children. The argu-ment is that children can’t make all their own decisions because they haven’t yet been fully educated, and their

abilities to reason and make judgments haven’t been fully developed.

So we have many laws limiting or prohibiting what products can be sold to chil-dren. Such laws are largely non-controversial. One practical question is where to draw the line between a child and an adult – age 16, 18 or 21? But an increasingly controversial extension of this idea is whether it should be applied at the other end of the age spectrum, as, for example, in restricting elderly folks’ ability to drive. Since I’m approaching that category, I’ll be keeping my eye on this debate.

Another reason given for having government intrude on our economic decisions is when one person’s choice has an adverse impact on someone else. This is the argument given for the new smoking bans in restaurants. It’s argued those not wanting to smoke could be harmed by the second-hand smoke from those wanting to light up.

However, an alternative to regulation in this instance is to have people voluntarily divide themselves so as to avoid any potential harm. In the case of restaurant smoking, this would mean smoking and non-smoking sections or even smoking res-

taurants and non-smoking restaurants. Supporters of this approach say it solves the problem while pre-serving freedom of choice. Opponents say it’s not always practical or doesn’t always work, as in the case of smok-ing in an airplane.

Perhaps the most debated reason for regulation is the third case: asymmetric infor-mation. In plain English, this means the decision-makers – the buyer and the seller – can never be equal in terms of the information they have to make a choice. One party – usually the seller – has much more information than the other, and so has the upper hand. Therefore, it’s the job of the government, through regulation, to level the play-ing field.

We often see these kinds of regulations in two areas: health care and personal finances. This is because most people, no matter how well educated, will never be able to successfully evalu-ate pharmaceutical products and complicated financial contracts. Through required clinical trials, in the case of pharmaceuticals, and neces-sary disclosures for financial products, the regulations do part of the job of protecting the consumer.

Not everyone is on board

with this kind of regulation. Critics ask if the regulations could prevent some useful products from ever reaching the market, with consum-ers losing the potentially big benefits of these products. They worry that regulation may stifle innovation. They also ask if regulation could be replaced by private seals of approval or rating servic-es, which consumers could access in their decision-making.

Most of us don’t like to be told “no,” particularly when it’s the government doing the telling. Yet we recognize that in some circumstances, “no” is the correct response, even if it goes against our natural instinct. Determining when it is proper for the govern-ment to be given the author-ity to put up “go” and “stop” signs to our individual deci-sions is an issue we should not take lightly. It’s one of the most important ques-tions we must decide.

Dr. Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Professor and North Carolina Cooperative Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of N.C. State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He teaches and writes on personal finance, economic outlook and public policy.

Dr. Mike Walden

You Decide

4/

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009 — 5A

LocaL/obituaries/state

Elaine SextonElaine McMillan Sexton,

78, of Galax, Va., died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, at Hospice House in Forest City.

A native of Grayson County, Va., she was the widow of Ralph Sexton.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Galax. She retired from Truitt’s Ladies Clothing Store in Galax after 36 years of service.

She is survived by her daughter, Ginger Dancy of Rutherfordton, one sister, Doris Eller of Winston-Salem, and one grandchild.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, Galax, with the Rev. Walt Simmerman officiat-ing. The family will receive friends following the service. Interment will be in the Felts Cemetery in Galax.

In lieu of flowers, memori-als may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043; or to First UMC of Galax, 306 West Center St., Galax, VA 24333.

Local arrangements are being handled by McMahan’s Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Online condolences www.mcmah-ansfuneralhome.com.

Mae WoodMae Melton Wood, 92, of

Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009 at Autumn Care in Forest City.

Mrs. Wood was a daughter of the late John Melton and Nora Reece Melton.

She was of the Baptist faith and a retired textile worker. She was also a secretary and a CNA.

She is survived by her son, Stephen Wood of Forest City, and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at McMahan’s

Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m., prior to the service. Interment will be in the Spindale City Cemetery. Memorials may be made to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Alle, VA 23058-5216; or to American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Bldg. 1, Asheville, NC 28801.

Online condolences www.mcmah-ansfuneralhome.com.

Richard Hawkins Richard “Hawk” Dale

Hawkins, 58, of 128 Celest Way, Mooresboro, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009 at his home.

A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of Willie D. Hawkins of Shelby, and the late James W. Hawkins.

He was a member of Gantts Grove Baptist Church, where he was a Sunday School teacher, past president of The Brotherhood, and past youth leader. He was also

a member of Cleveland Masonic Lodge No. 202 and worked as a lube tech for 25 years with Baldor Reliance in Kings Mountain. He was a former little league coach for teams in upper Cleveland and Boiling Springs.

In addition to his moth-er, he is survived by his wife of seven years, Anita Nodine Hawkins; sons, Kyle Hawkins of Boiling Springs, and Curtis Hawkins of Cliffside; three daugh-ters, Tracy Spradley of Shelby, Candice Carpenter of Shelby, and Haley Hawkins of Cliffside; three step-daughters, Kylie Peterson of Bostic, Anissa Deaton of Mooresboro, and Christina Tuomala of Boston, Mass.; one brother, Roger Hawkins of Shelby; sisters, Barbara Reynolds of Shelby, Carol Packard of Shelby, and Diane Surratt of Boiling Springs; and five grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at Gantt’s Grove Baptist Church with Masonic rites by Cleveland Masonic Lodge No. 202. The Revs. Robert Lane and Keith Dixon will officiate. Visitation is Thursday from 4 to 6:30 p.m., prior to the ser-vice at the church.

Memorials may be made to Carolinas Hematology - Oncology Associates, 1100 S. Tryon St., Suite 400, Charlotte NC 28203; or to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150.

Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, Shelby, is serving the family.

Online condolences www.cecilm-burtonfuneralhome.com.

Robert NovakWASHINGTON (AP) —

Political columnist Robert Novak, a conservative, pugi-listic debater and proud own-er of the “Prince of Darkness” moniker, died Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer that was diagnosed in July 2008. He was 78.

A household face as co-host of CNN’s “Crossfire,” Novak had been a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times for decades.

“He was a Washington institution who could turn an idea into the most dis-cussed story around kitchen tables, congressional offices, the White House, and every-where in between,” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said.

In recent years, Novak end-ed up actually being a part of a big Washington story, in ways he likely never intend-ed, becoming a central fig-ure in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case.

Novak was the first to publish the name of the CIA employee, and he came

under withering criticism and abuse from many for that column, which Novak said began “a long and diffi-cult episode” in his career.

Novak, editor of the Evans-Novak Political Report, is perhaps best known as a co-host of several of CNN’s political talk shows, where he often jousted with liberal guests from 1980 to 2005. One of the best-known was “Crossfire.”

While he became known as a conservative for his role on “Crossfire” and other CNN political shows like “The Capital Gang,” he differed with conservatives on many issues, expressing doubts about invading Afghanistan and frequently criticizing the war in Iraq.

Born and raised in Joliet, Ill., Novak began his career in journalism in high school as a sports stringer for the Joliet Herald-News, then worked at the Champaign-Urbana Courier while attending the University of Illinois.

Following college, he served stateside in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant during the Korean War from 1952-54. He went on to work for The Associated Press in Omaha, Neb., and in Indianapolis, eventually working for the AP’s Washington bureau.

In 1958, Novak joined the staff of the Wall Street Journal. In 1963 he teamed up with the late Rowland Evans Jr. to pen a political column, “Inside Washington,” that lasted 30 years.

They were journalism’s odd couple — Evans was polished and charming while Novak was often rumpled and grouchy.

Following his departure from CNN, Novak was an occasional contributor to Fox News.

Kim Dae-jungSEOUL, South Korea (AP)

— South Korea lost its most fervent champion of peace and democracy with the death of former President Kim Dae-jung, winner of the Nobel Prize for his efforts to foster reconciliation on the Korean peninsula.

Born when Korea was one nation, Kim campaigned until the end for recon-ciliation with the commu-nist North, defending his “Sunshine Policy” of open-ness even as he watched a decade of progress unravel under a new, conservative government.

He was 85.Kim, who shook the hand

of North Korea’s Kim Jong Il in a landmark meeting in Pyongyang in 2000, urged the two Koreas, still techni-cally at war, to remember their “painful and tragic” past.

Tim KellyANCHORAGE, Alaska

(AP) — Former state Sen. Tim Kelly died Monday at his home in Anchorage, just two days after turning 65.

Kelly served two years in the state House and 22 years in the Senate, choosing not to run for re-election in 2000.

He worked as a lobbyist after his years in office.

A Republican, Kelly was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1976 on his second try. He moved to the Senate in 1978 when he won a race by five votes.

Burl TolerCASTRO VALLEY, Calif.

(AP) — Burl Toler, the first African-American official in NFL history who went on to work one Super Bowl in a distinguished career, has died. He was 81.

Toler was a star play-er on the Dons famous “Undefeated, Untied, Uninvited” 1951 football team that was denied a bowl bid despite a 9-0 record because it refused to leave its two black players — Toler and Ollie Matson — behind.

After suffering a career-ending knee injury in a 1952 college All-Star game, Toler turned to officiating and was hired by the NFL in 1965. He became the first black offi-cial in major American team sports.

Obituaries

Home burglary ring dismantled

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials say a home burglary ring that operated for several years in North and South Carolina has been disman-tled.

The Charlotte Observer re-ported Tuesday that the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said at least nine people partici-pated in the ring.

Among the items taken were more than 125 guns.

The ATF says the ring tar-geted homes in more than a dozen counties, includ-ing Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, Stanly, Anson and Rowan in North Carolina and York and Marlboro in South Carolina.

Federal and local authori-ties have scheduled a news conference Thursday in Albemarle to identify the defendants and outline the charges.

Teen saved after being buried in sand

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina offi-cials are warning beachgo-ers about burying people in the sand after a 16-year-old nearly drowned when the tide came in over his head.

The Star-News of Wilmington reported that the teenager from New Jersey was buried neck-deep while sitting cross-legged in wet sand at Bald Head Island Sunday afternoon when the tide came in.

Public Safety Chief Chip Munna said beachgoers used plastic shovels to try and dig the boy out. He said bystand-ers created dams and sand walls to block the waves, and one person found a snorkel so the boy could breathe. Emergency personnel dug the boy out.

Court: Consider Hayes’ release

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The state Court of Appeals has ordered a new hearing that could lead to the release from a psychiatric hospi-tal of a North Carolina man who killed four people and wounded five others in a shooting spree.

A three-judge appeals court panel ruled Tuesday that Michael Hayes was entitled to a new hearing on whether he should be recommitted to Dorothea Dix Hospital. The court ruled a judge failed to consider in 2007 that Hayes could be released with con-ditions aimed at preventing him from backsliding on 19 years of sobriety that’s kept him free of psychosis.

Hayes was found not guilty by reason of insanity and involuntarily committed to the state hospital in Raleigh after shooting up a rural Forsyth County intersection in July 1988.

Deaths

Richard ButlerMr. Richard Butler, 51, of

Charlotte, died August 13, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center. He was born on March 22, 1958 in Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gaston County, NC, son of the late Tollie and Mary Jane Putman Butler.

Mr. Butler enjoyed collecting Marilyn Monroe memorabilia and red glass. He loved discov-ering a treasure at flea mar-kets, antique stores or on E-Bay. He was an avid Duke fan and his loving companion shih tzu “Happy” brought the sunshine into his life. He worked for Data Chambers in Charlotte where he was a manager.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Butler was preceded in death by his aunt, Oneeda Putman Hamrick and two uncles, Willis and Darrell Putman.

Survivors include his brother, David Butler and wife, Anita Jean; aunts, Renee Putman, Margie Butler, and Margaret Helton of Ellenboro; uncles, Landrum and Bruce of Forest City; and nephews, Jeff and David Lee Conner.

A private memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

Arrangements are in the care of Hankins & Whittington Funeral Service, please share condolenc-es online at: www.hankinswhit-tington.com

Paid obit.

Richard Hawkins

Richard “Hawk” Dale Hawkins

age 58, of 128 Celest Way, Mooreboro, died Monday, August 17, 2009 at home.

A native Cleveland Co., NC, he was the son Willie D. Hawkins of Shelby and the late James W. Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins was a lube tech for 25 years with Baldor Reliance in Kings Mountain. He was a member of Gantts Grove Baptist Church where he was Sunday school teacher, past president of The Brotherhood, past youth leader and a member of Cleve-land Masonic Lodge # 202.

Richard enjoyed playing golf and watching baseball. He was past little league coach for teams in upper Cleveland and Boiling Springs.

He is survived by his wife of 7 years, Anita Nodine Hawkins; two sons, Kyle Hawkins of Boiling Springs, NC and Curtis Hawkins of Cliffside, NC; three daugh-ters, Tracy Spradley and hus-band, Chris of Shelby, Candice Carpenter and husband, David of Shelby, and Haley Hawkins, Cliffside; three step daugh-ters, Kylie Peterson of Bostic, Anissa Deaton of Mooresboro and Christina Tuomala and hus-band, Michael of Boston, MA; a brother, Roger Hawkins and wife, Sylvia of Shelby; three sis-ters, Barbara Reynolds of Shelby, Carol Packard of Shelby, and Diane Surratt and husband, Dan of Boiling Springs and five grandchildren, Adam Spradley, Andrew Spradley, Jacob Smith, Sarah Carpenter and Jaden Horton.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 7pm at Gantts Grove Baptist Church with Masonic Rites by Cleveland Masonic Lodge #202 and with Rev. Robert Lane and Rev. Keith Dixon officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:30 p.m. prior to the service at the church.

Memorials may be made to Carolinas Hematology-Oncol-ogy Associates, 1100 S. Tryon St. Suite 400, Charlotte, NC 28203 or Hospice Of Cleveland Co., 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150

Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home is serving the family.

Guest registry is available at:www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome.com

Paid obit

Elaine SextonElaine Sexton, age 78, of Galax,

VA, passed away on Tuesday, August 18 at Hospice House in Forest City, NC.

Having been born and raised in Galax, VA, she spent the last 7 months in Rutherfordton with her daughter and son-in-law, Ginger and Jimmy Dancy, in the fight of her life while battling a second diagnosis of breast cancer. With the help of Drs. Rees and Schafer, and the Rutherford Hospital staff, she met her biggest challenge with focus, faith and positiveness that was unequaled. She very much loved her only granddaughter Suz-anne and husband, Shane, and was proud of their lives together. Her sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Jimmy Eller were the bright spots in her life. She loved her cat, Buster, who was lovingly taken care of by a dear friend while she was away from home. She retired from Truitt's Ladies Clothing Store after 36 years of service.

Her service will be held on Thursday, August 20 at 1 PM at the First United Methodist Church in Galax where she was proud to have been placed on the preparatory roll at the age of 3. Elaine was so proud of the many friends she made in Rutherford County, and she counted them a blessing in her life.

Guest register at:www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com

Paid obit

Mae Melton Wood

Mae Melton Wood, age 92, of Rutherfordton, N.C., died Tues-day, August 18, 2009, at Autumn Care in Forest City, N.C.

She was the daughter of the late John Melton and Nora (Reece) Melton. She was of the Baptist faith and retired from textile work. She was a secre-tary and a CNA.

She is survived by her Son and his wife, Stephen M. and Gwen Wood of Forest City, N.C.; two grandchildren, Shane Wood and Casey Wood of Forest City

Arrangements are being han-dled by McMahan's Funeral Home & Cremation Services. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Thursday, prior to the ser-vice. Funeral service will be at McMahan's Funeral Home Chapel at 11:00 AM Thursday, August 20, 2009. Interment will-be at Spindale City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to American Heart Assoc., P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen VA 23058-5216 or American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Bldg. 1, Asheville, NC 28801.

Guest register at: www.mcmah-ansfuneralhome.com

Paid obit

Carolina Today

5/

THE DAILY COURIERPublished Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC.Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043.Phone: (828) 245-6431Fax: (828) 248-2790Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail pay-able in advance are: $12.50 for one month, $37.50for three months, $75 for six months, $150 per year. Outside county: $13.50 for one month, $40.50 for three months, $81 for six months, $162 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75.The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier.comThe Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.

square feet,” Lattimore said. “Do you know how big this facility is? It’s 2,000 square feet.”

Even if the library, which is at the center of a former strip mall, expand-ed into the empty areas on either side of it would only make the total square footage around 6,000 square feet, Lattimore said.

“It is not easy to run this county. It is far harder to run this county in the economy that is today,” Lattimore said. “One of the things we feel sure about is there’s two things we need: We have got to find industry and put people back to work.

“One of the greatest tools to do that is the technology of the library.”

Lattimore and Rutherford County Library Director Martha Schatz presented a PowerPoint presenta-tion with pictures of a library in Rowan County that serves a popula-tion Schatz said was equal to that of Rutherfordton. Following that, Lattimore asked the crowd what they felt were some of the inadequacies of the current facility. Air conditioning, a dedicated children’s space, better lighting and parking, the visibility and appearance of the location and 21st century technology were among items pointed out.

Haynes Memorial Library serves around 19,000 people. During this summer’s children’s pro-gram Rutherford County Library’s Children’s Librarian Jeannie Smith said space constraints actually made

people decide not to attend all the programs.

“The first week we had around 90 individuals within this facility,” Smith said. “The second week we had around 120 - that was way beyond capacity. After that we averaged around 75.

“People stopped coming because they were uncomfortable.”

Schatz showed images of the atten-dance at the program and Lattimore pointed out that during the summer reading, other patrons who wanted to use the library could not make a path from the door to the circulation desk.

Patron Frances Clary said the pic-tures were proof that the need for a new building was there.

Lattimore pointed out the building the Haynes Memorial Library is in has been leased for the past 30 years by the county. He said the money the

county has spent on the lease could’ve been used years ago to build another facility.

“We want our lawmakers to be fru-gal and plan for the future and be as fiscally responsible as possible. I can’t think of any better way than to build a library that can be a tool to build the engine for the future,” Lattimore said.

Haynes Memorial Librarian Deb Womack said Rutherford County Commissioner Eddie Holland had been invited to the forum. No county commissioners were present for the event. Lattimore encouraged attend-ees to sign a petition being passed around and provided contact infor-mation for each commissioner as well as the county librarians.

Another forum is planned for Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Main Library on Callahan Koon Road.

6A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009

Calendar/loCal

and talk with them,” Koonce said. She said she and others are regular listen-ers to the station and are familiar with Matt and Carol. “We are just real excited about having them come and appreciate what they are going to do.”

“People are excited, they are pay-ing attention to what is going in the county,” Koonce added.

Matt and Carol and about 15 other members of the WMIT staff will be in the county all day trying to bring a word of hope and encouragement to folks who are out of work, have lost homes and are facing struggles.

The day’s event conclude at 6:30 p.m. with a free concert at The Foundation, Isothermal Community College featuring musicians, Chris and Conrad. Wendy’s is a concert sponsor.

Free giveaways will be held through-out the day.

Jim Kirkland, director of Blue Ridge Broadcasting and owner of the

station, said the visit to Rutherford County is the first ever such endeavor for the station, as it will spend an entire day in one county.

“Because of our long admiration for Rutherford County, because of our listeners and supporters who listen to the ministry, we thought Rutherford County would be a great place to have a ‘first’,” Kirkland said.

WMIT’s Day of Hope was estab-lished after radio personnel read the newspaper story where Associated Press ranked Rutherford 13th in the nation for its economic stress. Counties were ranked according to unemployment, bankruptcy and fore-closure rates.

“Anywhere we can be an encourage-ment, we want to do that,” Kirkland added.

“We are a radio station that never wants to be confined by those two words, ‘radio station’. We want to get out and meet people, shake hands and find out what is going on in their lives.”

“Folks need to keep their ears peeled that day,” Kirkland added. “You will

see our bright orange vehicles getting around. We will be stopping at all points, from Lake Lure to Forest City, Ellenboro, Spindale, Rutherfordton, Ruth and all points in between.

“We’ll be dropping by and saying hello and we’ll let folks know we appreciate them and we’ll do what we can for them and we might even have a few give-away items to share,” Kirkland added.

Graham P. Clarke, Public Relations Specialist with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, who has helped organize the event, said “We want to tell people to persevere and never give up.

“You are one day closer to resolv-ing whatever circumstance than the day before. Ultimately, as long as we know where our hope resides, in our Saviour Jesus Christ, everything else will order itself. It is painful in the short run, but we have the hope those things will be resolved,” he added.

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

red CrossThe following blood drives are scheduled:Aug. 22 — Cliffside Masonic Lodge, Old Main St., Cliffside, 7:30 a.m. until noon, call 828-245-7606 to schedule an appointment, (break-fast for all donors);Aug. 24 — Race Path Baptist Church, 1171 Race Path Rd., Ellenboro, 4 to 8:30 p.m., call 453-8321 to schedule an appoint-ment;Aug. 26 — Rutherford Hospital, 288 S. Ridge Crest, Rutherfordton, noon until 5 p.m., call 286-5338 to schedule an appointment;Aug. 31 — Red Cross Chapter, 838 Oakland Rd., Forest City, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call 287-5916 to schedule an appointment; All presenting donors (in August) may enter a drawing to win one of three $1,000 gas cards.

Meetings/otherBoard of directors meeting: The Lake Lure Classical Academy-A Challenge Foundation Academy will hold a brief board of directors meet-ing Friday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Lake Lure Town Hall for the purpose of committee appointments and Department of Public Instruction updates.

Board of directors/officers meet-ing: Rutherford County Historical Society; Monday, Aug. 24, 7 p.m., at St. John’s Historical Church; several projects and fundraisers will be discussed; for further informa-tion contact Robin Lattimore at 828-447-1474.

Alzheimer’s presentation: Thursday, Aug. 27, 6:30 p.m., at Spencer Baptist Church FLC; “Accepting the Challenge — Faith Community Responding to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders,” with Larry Reeves, Program Manager for the WNC Alzheimer’s Assoc.; sponsored by Green River Baptist Assoc.; free and open to the public.

Seminar: ITN Leadership Group presents Re-Inventing Yourself in Changing Times on Saturday, Aug. 29, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Abundant Life Christian Worship Center, 182 Hardin Rd., Forest City; registra-tion fee $89 in advanced, $99 same day; call 704-875-6381 or visit www.ITNLG.com.

FundraisersCorrection: The yard sale spon-sored by the Cuttin’ Up On Mane Relay for Life team will be held Saturday, Aug. 29, (not this Satur-day) at Northland Cable Company.

Car wash: Saturday, Aug. 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at McDonald’s in Spindale; no set price, donations accepted; sponsored by the men of Salem United Methodist Church in Bostic; proceeds for church needs.

Chopped Sirloin Supper: Saturday, Aug. 22, 4 to 8 p.m., Hopewell-Hollis Community Clubhouse; adults $8; ages 6-12, $5.

Spaghetti lunch: Thursday, Aug. 27; delivery only, fax orders to 287-6210; sponsored by the Rutherford County Employee’s Relay for Life team.

Poor man’s supper: Thursday, Sept. 3, 4 to 7 p.m., Providence United Methodist Church, Forest City; adults $5, children $3, under 6 free; proceeds will go to the Good Samaritan fund.

Yard sale: Saturday, Sept. 5, begins at 7 a.m., at Hopewell United Methodist Church; large number of yard sale items; church located four miles from Ellenboro at the corner of Hollis and Hopewell roads.

Annual fashion show: Sept. 14, 11:30 a.m., Lakeview Restaurant, Rumbling Bald Resort, Lake Lure; featuring fashions by Chico’s of Asheville; advance tickets $25; res-ervations required; contact Nancy Kessel at 625-8115 or Carol Root at 625-4350; sponsored by the women of Fairfield Mountains Chapel.

religionRevival: Aug. 19-21, 7 nightly, Union Hill AME Zion Church, Union Mills; guest speaker, Rev. Rob Roy Staley.

Homecoming/revival: Sunday, Aug. 23, Wheat Creek Baptist Church, Rutherfordton; homecom-ing service starts at 3 p.m.; guest speaker, Pastor Michael Smith from Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Marion; revival Aug. 24-26, 6:30 nightly; guest speaker, Dr. E.D. Brantly, pastor of Mt. Lowndes Hill Baptist Church in Greenville, S.C.

Homecoming: Sunday, Aug. 23, West Point Baptist Church, 1160 Rd., Rutherfordton; Sunday School 9 a.m., worship service 10 a.m.; a covered dish meal will follow.

Revival: Aug. 23-26, 7 nightly; Hicks Grove Baptist Church, 574 Hicks Grove Rd., off 221 south; guest speaker, Rev. Len Turner of Woodstock, Ga.; Raymond Byrd, pastor.

Revival: Aug. 24-28, 7 nightly; Fork Creek Baptist Church; guest speaker, Sam Henderson.

AdministrationJames R. Brown/publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . .209Steven E. Parham/executive editor . . . . . .210Lori Spurling/ advertising director . . . . . . .224Pam Dixon/ ad production coordinator . . . 231Anthony Rollins/ circulation director . . . . .206

NewsroomScott Bowers, sports editor . . . . . . . . . . . . .213Jean Gordon, features editor . . . . . . . . . . . .211Abbe Byers, lifestyles editor . . . . . . . . . . . . .215Allison Flynn, editor/reporter . . . . . . . . . . . .218Garrett Byers, photography . . . . . . . . . . . . .212Scott Baughman, reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216Larry Dale, reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217Bobbie Greene, typesetting . . . . . . . . . . . . .220Virginia Rucker, contributing editor

Circulation

Sally Glover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208Virle Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Business officeJessica Higgins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202Cindy White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

AdvertisingChrissy Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226Jill Hasty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227Jessica Hendrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

ClassifiedErika Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

MaintenanceGary Hardin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

An operator will direct your call during business hours, 8 a .m . to 5 p .m ., Monday-Friday . After business hours, you can reach the person you are calling using this list . As soon as you hear the automated attendant, use your Touch Tone phone to dial 1 and the person’s extension or dial 3 for dial by name .

About us...

Missed your paper? If you did not receive your paper

today please call 245-6431 and ask for circulation.

If you call by 9 a.m. on Monday through Friday, a paper will be brought to your home. If you call after 9 a.m., we will make sure your carrier brings you the missed paper in the morning with that day’s edi-tion.

If you do not receive your paper on either Saturday or Sunday and call by 8 a.m., a customer service repre-sentative will bring you a paper.

If you call after 8 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday, the missed paper will be brought out on Monday morning.

Our carriers are instructed to deliver your paper by 6 a.m. Tuesday through Friday, by 6:30 a.m. on Saturday and 7 a.m. on Sunday.

Remember, call 245-6431 for cir-culation customer service.

Phone: 245-6431 Fax: 248-2790 www.thedigitalcourier.comE-mail: dailycourier@thedigitalcourier .com

HopeContinued from Page 1A

Matt and Carol will broadcast from Rutherford County Thursday morning.

Contributed photo

libraryContinued from Page 1A

Rutherford County Library Board of Trustees Chairman Robin Lattimore, pictured in front of a PowerPoint presenta-tion, addressed a crowd of about 50 people at a pub-lic forum on library needs Tuesday night.

Allison Flynn/Daily Courier

6/

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009 — 7A

Inside

Scoreboard . . . . . . . . . .Page .8ANASCAR . . . . . . . . . . .Page .8AGolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page .9A

On TV

Local Sports

Ric .Flair .to .headline .local .wrestling .match

RUTHERFORDTON — One of the best known professional wrestlers of all time is com-ing to Rutherford County next month to participate in the “Rutherford County Rumble.”

Ric Flair, “the Nature Boy” and Buff “The Stuff” Bagwell will headline the card for the “Rumble” on Saturday, Sept. 12, at R-S Central High School.

The event, sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling combine and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department, will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Rutherford County Explorer’s post.

Also wrestling that night will be the Rock-N-Roll Express, The Midnight Express and many other Mid-Atlantic superstars.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. with an autograph session con-tinuing until the first match starts at 8 p.m. A super ticket is available to the first 100 for $50, which covers admis-sion and a free photo of Flair, who will autograph the photos, starting at about 6:30 p.m.

Ringside seats cost $20 and general admission is $12. Tickets are available at the R-S Central High School office, Rollins Cafeteria at the Tri-City Mall in Forest City, Bob Jones’ Yamaha dealer-ship on Railroad Avenue in Rutherfordton and at the door.

Mariner .Ackley .expected .long .process

SEATTLE (AP) — Dustin Ackley wasn’t surprised that negotiations with the Seattle Mariners nearly went down to the final minute.

Just before flying back to the East Coast to celebrate with his family Tuesday morning, Ackley said from the start he expected talks between his rep-resentatives and the Mariners to push the Tuesday 12:01 a.m. EDT deadline.

Ackley was the No. 2 over-all pick in the June amateur draft. He agreed to a five-year contract worth at least $7.5 million. He’s expected to play in the outfield in the Mariners organization.

One big sticking point was Ackley’s demand that he be included on the major league roster. Ackley says that was a really important factor.

John .Smoltz . . . . . . . . . .now .a .free .agent

BOSTON (AP) — John Smoltz was released by the Boston Red Sox.

The Red Sox, who have dropped six of their past 10 games, had until Monday to trade, release or send Smoltz to the minors.

SOCCER6 p.m. Avery at Chase

TENNIS4 p.m. West Lincoln at East Rutherford

7 p.m. (ESPN) MLB Baseball Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Little League Softball World Series Final — Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (FSS) MLB Baseball San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds. 7 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at New York Mets. 9 p.m. (ESPN2) MLS Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy at Chicago Fire.

Most men work very hard to get to retirement. They pour in years and years of their lives looking forward to that day when they can go fishing, or ride a Harley, or any number of countless activities that do not include showing up on the job, punching a clock.

Of course, most men do not earn the millions of dollars that profes-sional athletes do; and the careers of most men go on much, much longer than those in the world of professional sports.

But for many, I think it is hard to understand the mind of Brett Farve.

Here, in Farve, we have an athlete who has easily pulled in over $100 million dollars; a player who has tast-ed success at the very highest level of his chosen profession. Farve is a Hall-of-Famer, a Super Bowl winner and the holder of many NFL records.

And he just can’t give it up. He can-not make himself walk away.

Farve will be 40-years-old in October and he will enter the 2009 season with a slight tear in his rotator cuff.

Why? Why come back at all?Farve is old-school in every way,

shape and form. Farve is a throw back to a bygone era where what you do, defines you. Farve, in his eyes, is an NFL quarterback.

Not an ex-NFL quarterback.

Farve wants to win; he wants to feel that feeling one more time. He has spent the last decade of his career try-ing to get back to a place that Johnny Unitas never got to; a place where Dan Marino never got to; a place where Dan Fouts never got to.

Farve wants to add another ring, another Lombardi to his resume before he rides off into the sunset on a four-wheeler, while wearing his Wrangler jeans.

Many will scratch their heads and

wonder why. Is it really worth it? Only Farve can answer that. It is after all his life, his body.

Know this, Farve isn’t coming back for the money. The $10 to $12 mil-lion that the Vikings are throwing at him is not what drew him back to the game.

What draws him back is a top five defense. What draws him back is the best running back in football, Adrian Peterson. What draws him back is a solid collection of skill players such as Bernard Berrian and Percy Harvin.

But more than any of that, what draws Farve back is the burning desire to leave the game a winner. To be out on the gridiron playing against the very best collection of athletes in the world.

There is no fishing trip, or ride on a Harley, that is going to give Farve that feeling.

So, while many men Farve’s age may be in the market for a new tattoo, or a sports car, or even a new deer stand, Farve wants to be out on the football field on Sundays, playing the game that he loves.

I only wish I could join him.

Brett Farve’s new middle-age crisis

Scott .Bowers

Off The Wall

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Brett Favre’s latest retirement lasted all of three weeks.

The three-time MVP has done an about-face for the second time in as many years and will play for the Vikings this season.

“I felt I did everything I possibly could do to get where I need to be,” Favre said Tuesday. “You’re 39, your arm may not feel like it did at 21. But the pieces are in place that you don’t have to do that much and I agree with that.

“If they were willing to take that chance, I was, too.”

If the wait for Favre’s decision seemed never-ending, it was resolved in a few short hours. He jumped on a team plane in Mississippi and was picked up at the St. Paul airport by coach Brad Childress himself. The two drove to the team’s practice facility, where Favre waved to hundreds of cheering fans.

No less than 90 minutes later, Favre was on the field in his familiar No. 4 jer-sey with purple shorts and a purple hel-met, a vision that has had Packers fans cringing about for months. He shook

Please see Farve, Page 9A

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Panthers coach John Fox drew criti-cism in January for trying to sum up Carolina’s embarrassing playoff melt-down against Arizona by saying they simply “picked a bad day to have a bad day.”

Fox’s club had another suspect out-ing Monday night. At least this time they picked a good day for it: the exhi-bition opener.

The 24-17 loss to the New York Giants exposed many of Carolina’s

weaknesses. They turned it over five times — they’re up to 11 in the past two games — while the Giants seem-ingly ran at will. New York brought to light depth issues on both lines and bounced off numerous would-be Carolina tacklers.

It left the Panthers with plenty on their to-do list as they returned here Tuesday to resume training camp.

“Coming away from it, it was defi-nitely a measuring stick,” Fox said. “We have work to do.”

The Panthers entered the matchup of defending division champions knowing they need to bring in a start-ing-quality defensive tackle to replace Maake Kemoeatu, who was lost for the season in the first practice with a torn Achilles’ tendon.

The Giants, the NFL’s No. 1 rushing team last season, ran right at that soft middle, and undersized replacement Nick Hayden was unable to

Please see Panthers, Page 9A

A .New .Definition .Of .RetiredFarve returns to NFL with Vikings

Associated PressNew Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre (4) works out during the team’s NFL football training camp, Tuesday, in Eden Prairie, Minn.

Weaknesses exposed for Panthers

Carolina Panthers quarterback Josh McCown fumbles the ball after being hit by New York Giants’ Maurice Evans in the second quarter of an NFL football preseason game at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Monday, Aug. 17, 2009. The Giants recovered the ball and went on to score.

Associated Press

7/

8A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009

sports

BASEBALLNational League

East Division W L Pct GBPhiladelphia 66 49 .574 — Florida 63 55 .534 4 1/2Atlanta 62 56 .525 5 1/2New York 55 63 .466 12 1/2Washington 43 75 .364 24 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GBSt. Louis 68 52 .567 — Chicago 60 56 .517 6 Milwaukee 58 60 .492 9 Houston 57 61 .483 10 Cincinnati 50 67 .427 16 1/2Pittsburgh 47 70 .402 19 1/2

West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 70 49 .588 — Colorado 65 53 .551 4 1/2San Francisco 64 54 .542 5 1/2Arizona 54 65 .454 16 San Diego 50 70 .417 20 1/2

Monday’s GamesAtlanta 9, Arizona 4Pittsburgh 9, Milwaukee 5San Francisco 10, N.Y. Mets 1San Diego 4, Chicago Cubs 1St. Louis 3, L.A. Dodgers 2Tuesday’s GamesArizona at Philadelphia, lateColorado 4, Washington 3Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 2N.Y. Mets 9, Atlanta 4San Francisco at Cincinnati, lateFlorida at Houston, lateChicago Cubs at San Diego, lateSt. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, lateWednesday’s GamesArizona (Haren 12-7) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 3-0), 7:05 p.m.Colorado (Marquis 13-8) at Washington (Balester 1-2), 7:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Gallardo 11-9) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 6-7), 7:05 p.m.Atlanta (Jurrjens 9-8) at N.Y. Mets (Parnell 3-4), 7:10 p.m.San Francisco (Zito 8-11) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 11-11), 7:10 p.m.Florida (West 4-4) at Houston (Bazardo 0-0), 8:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Harden 7-7) at San Diego (Latos 4-2), 10:05 p.m.St. Louis (Wainwright 14-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-7), 10:10 p.m.Thursday’s GamesSan Francisco at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m.Arizona at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.Colorado at Washington, 7:05 p.m.Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Florida at Houston, 8:05 p.m.St. Louis at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

American League

East Division W L Pct GBNew York 74 45 .622 — Boston 66 51 .564 7 Tampa Bay 63 54 .538 10 Toronto 55 61 .474 17 1/2Baltimore 48 70 .407 25 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GBDetroit 62 55 .530 — Chicago 61 58 .513 2 Minnesota 56 62 .475 6 1/2Cleveland 51 66 .436 11 Kansas City 46 72 .390 16 1/2

West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 71 45 .612 — Texas 67 50 .573 4 1/2Seattle 61 57 .517 11 Oakland 53 65 .449 19

Monday’s GamesL.A. Angels 8, Baltimore 5Texas 8, Minnesota 5Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City 7Oakland 3, N.Y. Yankees 0Tuesday’s GamesL.A. Angels at Cleveland, lateDetroit 5, Seattle 3

Boston at Toronto, lateBaltimore at Tampa Bay, lateMinnesota at Texas, lateKansas City at Chicago White Sox, lateN.Y. Yankees at Oakland, lateWednesday’s GamesKansas City (Greinke 11-7) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 4-11), 2:05 p.m.L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 12-4) at Cleveland (Sowers 4-8), 7:05 p.m.Seattle (Snell 0-1) at Detroit (Verlander 13-6), 7:05 p.m.Boston (Buchholz 1-3) at Toronto (Halladay 13-5), 7:07 p.m.Baltimore (Tillman 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 10-5), 7:08 p.m.Minnesota (S.Baker 10-7) at Texas (Millwood 9-7), 8:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Gaudin 1-0) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 7-8), 10:05 p.m.Thursday’s GamesSeattle at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:08 p.m.Minnesota at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

Preseason Glance

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PANew England 1 0 0 1.000 27 25Miami 1 0 0 1.000 12 9Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 45 41N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 20 23

South W L T Pct PF PATennessee 2 0 0 1.000 48 38Houston 1 0 0 1.000 16 10Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 9 12Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 3 13

North W L T Pct PF PABaltimore 1 0 0 1.000 23 0Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 20 10Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 7 17Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 0 17

West W L T Pct PF PAOakland 1 0 0 1.000 31 10Denver 0 1 0 .000 16 17Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 10 16San Diego 0 1 0 .000 14 20

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 24 17Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 25 27Dallas 0 1 0 .000 10 31Washington 0 1 0 .000 0 23

South W L T Pct PF PANew Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 17 7Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 26 27Carolina 0 1 0 .000 17 24Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 20 27

North W L T Pct PF PADetroit 1 0 0 1.000 27 26Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 17 0Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 13 3Chicago 0 1 0 .000 20 27

West W L T Pct PF PASt. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 23 20San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 17 16Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 20 14Arizona 0 1 0 .000 10 20

Thursday’s GamesNew England 27, Philadelphia 25Baltimore 23, Washington 0Pittsburgh 20, Arizona 10Oakland 31, Dallas 10Friday’s GamesSt. Louis 23, N.Y. Jets 20Minnesota 13, Indianapolis 3New Orleans 17, Cincinnati 7San Francisco 17, Denver 16Saturday’s GamesDetroit 27, Atlanta 26Buffalo 27, Chicago 20Tennessee 27, Tampa Bay 20Green Bay 17, Cleveland 0

Houston 16, Kansas City 10Seattle 20, San Diego 14Monday’s GamesMiami 12, Jacksonville 9N.Y. Giants 24, Carolina 17Thursday, Aug. 20Cincinnati at New England, 7:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Indianapolis, 8 p.m.Friday, Aug. 21Tennessee at Dallas, 8 p.m.Atlanta at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Kansas City at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 22Carolina at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:30 p.m.Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.Buffalo at Green Bay, 8 p.m.New Orleans at Houston, 8 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 8 p.m.Oakland at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.San Diego at Arizona, 10 p.m.Denver at Seattle, 10:30 p.m.Monday, Aug. 24N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 8 p.m.

BASKETBALLWomen’s National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBIndiana 19 5 .792 — Atlanta 13 11 .542 6 Connecticut 12 11 .522 6 1/2Chicago 13 12 .520 6 1/2Washington 12 12 .500 7 Detroit 9 13 .409 9 New York 9 15 .375 10

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBPhoenix 17 8 .680 — Seattle 13 11 .542 3 1/2Minnesota 11 13 .458 5 1/2San Antonio 11 13 .458 5 1/2Los Angeles 9 13 .409 6 1/2Sacramento 7 18 .280 10

Monday’s GamesNo games scheduledTuesday’s GamesSeattle at Detroit, latePhoenix at Chicago, lateWashington at Los Angeles, lateWednesday’s GamesNew York at Connecticut, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

SOCCERMajor League Soccer

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GAColumbus 10 3 9 39 34 24Chicago 9 4 8 35 30 23Toronto FC 8 7 6 30 30 31D.C. 6 5 10 28 34 34New England 6 6 6 24 20 24Kansas City 5 8 6 21 20 27New York 2 16 4 10 16 39

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GAHouston 11 6 6 39 30 20Seattle 8 5 8 32 28 21Los Angeles 7 4 10 31 25 23Colorado 8 6 6 30 32 24Chivas USA 9 7 3 30 21 19Real Salt Lake 7 8 6 27 29 24FC Dallas 6 10 5 23 29 32San Jose 4 11 5 17 25 38

Wednesday’s GameLos Angeles at Chicago, 9 p.m.Thursday’s GameNew England at Seattle FC, 10 p.m.Saturday’s GamesLos Angeles at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.Kansas City at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Toronto FC at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.Sunday’s GamesFC Dallas at New York, 3 p.m.Colorado at Chicago, 6 p.m.Real Salt Lake at New England, 6 p.m.Seattle FC at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Scoreboard

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Vick was under center and Brian Westbrook in the backfield. Brent Celek took his spot at tight end.

In Vick’s ideal scenario, he’d be taking snaps with the Philadelphia Eagles first-team offense in a regular season game, not just a routine pre-season practice.

Yet that’s all it was. Vick ran the scout team offense on Tuesday, calling plays for Westbrook and other starters who are injured or recovering from injury, and not ready to play in Thursday’s preseason game against Indianapolis.

“Best scout team ever,” Celek said.

In October and beyond, Vick could be taking snaps with the starters in a game that counts.

“I don’t necessarily know where he’s going to fit in as a player, where he’s going to fit in this offense,” Westbrook said.

The Eagles are not in a two-minute drill to find out.

It’s been all about normalcy in Vick’s first week of practice with the Eagles. No special looks, no Wildcat packages, just a fourth-string quarterback watching and learning. And he’s not traveling

with the team to Indianapolis because he cannot play in the game — Andy Reid’s usual pol-icy.

Vick, who has not commented since Friday’s press conference introducing him as an Eagle, can only play in the last two preseason games, starting with a home matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Aug. 27.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he would consider Vick for full reinstatement by no later than Week 6 (Oct. 18-19).

Vick is not getting any special treatment in practice. He takes his reps at quarterback behind Donovan McNabb, A.J. Feeley and undrafted rookie Adam DiMichele. McNabb’s backup, Kevin Kolb, is out with a knee injury.

“He looks good to me,” Celek said of Vick. “He throws the ball real well and can read the defense.”

Reid has insisted that Kolb will be the No. 2, but only two quarterbacks are normally active. Once Vick is eligible for a regular season game, Reid could activate Vick at the expense of a player at another position, likely a special teams player. Reid also could make Kolb the No. 3 QB.

“I’m not sure what I’m going to do there. Something will hap-pen,” Reid said.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Former Duke point guard Greg Paulus is the starting quarterback at Syracuse.

He won the job after transferring and getting an NCAA waiver to play football as a gradu-ate student at the Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Paulus was a Parade All-American as a record-setting quarterback in high school in Syracuse.

Coach Doug Marrone announced the decision. Senior Cam Dantley, last year’s starter, and two underclassmen were also in the running to start.

Syracuse says Tuesday it will play three home games at the new Meadowlands stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The first will be against Southern California in 2012 and then two against Notre Dame in 2014 and 2016.

The Orange open the season Sept. 5 against Minnesota in the Carrier Dome.

BERLIN (AP) — Once the gun sounds, Usain Bolt seems to test the very limits of the race — the human race.

The Jamaican sprinting sensation put on another amazing performance at the world championships Sunday, shattering his own world record in the 100 meters by .11 seconds to take it down to an almost inhuman 9.58 seconds.

Maybe “inhuman” is a bit too strong, but the man is certainly on another level.

Sunday’s result was the biggest improvement in the 100-meter record since electronic timing began in 1968.

Bolt’s not done, either. On Tuesday, he cruised into the semifinals of the 200, and he also figures to lead his nation’s 400-meter relay.

After that, who knows how low he can go? He’s certainly willing to try.

“Personally, I think I have more work to do,” Bolt said after winning the 100 title at the same Olympic Stadium where Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Games.

Several researchers have done studies recently to predict how fast a man can run 100 meters. The latest, from Tilburg University in the Netherlands, predicts that someone will eventually be able break the tape at 9.51 seconds.

Bolt, who has set three records at the 100-meter distance with times of 9.72, 9.69 and Sunday’s 9.58, is already looking to rip that theory apart.

“I said 9.4,” Bolt said. “I think the world records will stop at 9.4.”

British bookmakers are betting that Bolt will get there. As of Monday morning, Ladbrokes is giving 3-1 odds that the 22-year-old Bolt will run under 9.5 seconds by the end of September.

“You’d have to think he can’t keep getting fast-er, but we wouldn’t put it past him,” Ladbrokes spokesman Robin Hutchison said in a statement.

Bolt became the premier runner in the world when he ran 9.72 in May 2008 — only 2 1/2 months before the Olympics, where he lowered the mark to 9.69. At the Bird’s Nest in Beijing, he out-did himself, easing up at the end of the 100, mug-ging for the cameras even before he showboated across the finish line — and also setting records.

Associated PressThis is a Jan. 17, 2009, file photo showing Duke basketball player Greg Paulus (3) reacting after a basket against Georgetown during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham. The former Duke point guard is the starting quarterback at Syracuse.

Greg Paulus to start at quarterback for Syracuse

As Bolt breaks another record, is limit near?

Eagles not rushing Vick in first week of practice

Michael Vick

8/

Agency NameAgency address

Agency phone number

Blanton Flack Agency123 E. Main St.,Forest City, NC828-245-6467

Cooper Flack

0% financing for 36 mo

123 West Second Street • Rutherfordton, NCLocated Next to Courthouse

CALL IN ORDERS • 828-287-2123Look forward to seeing you!

“Your Small Town Friendly Cafe”

AUGUST HOURSMonday - Saturday 7:30am - 3:00pm

Serving Breakfast & Lunch

LUNCH SpeCiaLS MONDAY - Beefdogs

TUESDAY - Chicken & Dumplings WEDNESDAY - Eggplant Parmesan THURSDAY - Chicken Caesar Wrap

FRiDAY - Lasagne SATURDAY - Serving Breakfast all day

(Lunch 11-3)

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009 — 9A

sports

hands with a few of his new teammates and quick-ly began throwing as fans peeked through the security fence to catch a glimpse of the superstar.

Shortly after practice began, the Vikings con-firmed the agreement that seemed so inevitable all summer, only to be held up on July 28 when the man who holds every major NFL career passing record told Childress he wasn’t ready to play, citing a lack of confidence in his beat-up body to hold up over an entire season.

Favre also had been told by doctors that he had a tear in his rotator cuff.

Green Bay visits Minnesota on Oct. 5, and the Packers host the Vikings on Nov. 1.

“The bottom line is it’s football,” Favre said. “Once you step into the huddle, I don’t look at the helmets. I look at the faces.”

Childress a few weeks ago said he had not planned to pursue Favre after the quarterback said he was staying retired. And yet here comes Favre, once reviled by a Vikings fan base that hustled to welcome him to town.

“I don’t have any problem rooting for one of the greatest quarterbacks ever,” said Phil Setala, a 23-year-old from Minneapolis who was at practice proudly wearing a purple No. 4 jersey.

Even the governor chimed in.“It’s going to be good for the team. It’s going to be

good for the state. It’s going to be exciting,” a giddy Gov. Tim Pawlenty said after a speech.

Last month, Favre explained his decision by say-ing he had to be “careful not to commit for the wrong reasons.”

“I’m 39 with a lot of sacks to my name,” he said.He has a lot of interceptions to his name, too,

more than any other quarterback in NFL history. The last time Favre appeared in the playoffs — a bitter loss at Lambeau Field by the Packers to the Giants in the NFC championship game following the 2007 season — he put up one of his worst per-formances in recent memory.

Now the question becomes how Favre will fit in with a team that’s already done with the grind of training camp, not to mention how his health will hold up so soon after he questioned it. Favre had arthroscopic surgery to fix his throwing shoulder in May.

The Vikings got an encouraging performance in their preseason opener last week from quarter-back Sage Rosenfels, who has been competing with Tarvaris Jackson for the starting job. But neither of them have been consistently sharp in practice this month.

And neither is anywhere in Favre’s league. His zinger of an arm and toughness in the pocket are a combination few possess. With an offense he claimed this summer he could operate in his sleep, Favre seems to fit well with Minnesota — espe-cially given the Vikings’ problems finding a reliable quarterback since Childress took over in 2006.

provide much resistance. Brandon Jacobs had a 22-yard run before Ahmad Bradshaw’s 19-yard TD run — while run-ning over cornerback Chris Gamble — put the Giants ahead 7-0.

Two years after the Panthers made a preseason deal with Chicago to acquire safety Chris Harris, a similar deal may be in order.

“We just have to find somebody that can play or get somebody in here that can occupy some of the space that (Kemoeatu) took,”

defensive end Julius Peppers told reporters after the game.

The reason the Panthers have so little depth on both lines is Peppers’ $16.7 million salary takes up about 14 percent of the salary cap. In his first game with Carolina after a tumultuous off-season where he tried to leave, Peppers was a non-factor. He put no pressure on Eli Manning and was credited with one tackle.

Osi Umenyiora had an impact for the Giants, however. He blew by left tackle Jordan Gross, sacked Jake Delhomme and forced a fumble.

DeAngelo Williams rushed six times for 29 yards, but Delhomme was just 5-of-9 for 38 yards and the starters, play-

ing without receiver Steve Smith (shoulder), failed to score.

“We got some good work against a talented team, saw a lot of different pressures, which was good,” Delhomme said. “I kind of wish we could have sus-tained a drive.”

The backups took over in the second quarter, with mixed suc-cess.

Josh McCown, trying to hold off Matt Moore for the No. 2 quarterback job, threw an interception and lost a fum-ble. The game wasn’t decided until fourth-string QB Hunter Cantwell had the ball stripped and Tommie Hill returned it for the game-winning touchdown as time expired.

By DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf Writer

CHASKA, Minn. — Tiger Woods knew this day was com-ing. He just didn’t want to believe it.

He was at Oakmont for a cor-porate function two months before the 2007 U.S. Open, sit-ting in an indoor practice facil-ity as he talked about missing the cut a year earlier at Winged Foot. Woods agreed with the notion that perhaps more sur-prising than him missing the cut in a major was that it took 10 years for it to happen.

“You figure you’re going to have one bad week,” he said.

It also was suggested that at some point, he would have the lead going into the final round of a major and not win.

He was 12-for-12 at that point.“I don’t know,” Woods said. His

smile indicated that he never wanted to consider such a pos-sibility, although reality returned moments later when he added, finishing his thought, “If I keep putting myself in that position.”

The moment arrived Sunday at Hazeltine in the PGA Championship when Y.E. Yang erased a two-shot deficit with pars, took the lead by chipping in for eagle and put Woods away with a birdie on the final hole for a three-shot victory.

So much for that perfect record on the last day at the majors, now 14-1.

“That 14 out of 14, or what-ever the numbers are, they are just staggering,” Fred Couples said Tuesday. “And when some-thing happens, we make it like the world is going to come to an end.”

The only thing that ended was an amazing decade in the major championships, which Woods dominated like no one before him.

— His 12 majors in one decade were more than any player except Jack Nicklaus won in his entire career.

— Woods won 32 percent of his majors — 12-of-38 — and fin-ished no worse than third in half the majors he played.

— He won the career Grand Slam three times over.

Along the way, there was a defining moment at each of the four majors that illustrate his success.

THE MASTERS: SPECTACULAR SHOTS

Crank up the highlights on Woods and it will start with his chip on the 16th green in the final round at Augusta National, the one that made a U-turn at the top of the hill, posed for the cameras at the edge of the cup, then dropped for birdie.

That didn’t give him a green jacket — he bogeyed the next two holes and won in a playoff. Rather, it was a shot that cap-tured the theater Woods so often provides. It was a great chip from the moment it left his club. Anyone else, and it might not take one last turn.

Sure, there were other clutch moments, such as putts on the 18th green at Torrey Pines (U.S. Open) and Valhalla (PGA Championship).

After watching on TV as his son hit a 6-iron out of a bun-ker, over the water and onto the green at the 2000 Canadian Open, Earl Woods said that night, “In every tournament, he’ll hit shots that people will be talking about for 30 years.”

Not every tournament. But an awful lot of them.

U.S. OPEN: DRIVE AND DOMINANCE

A putt that probably won’t make any highlight was his 15-footer for par on the 16th hole at Pebble Beach in 2000.

It was meaningless to everyone except Woods. He punched his fist when it fell, a strange reac-tion only because there were two holes to play and he was leading by 13 shots. He later said he was determined not to make bogey in the final round. Having blown away the field, that was the only challenge he had left.

The putt was merely symbolic

of the week, which remains his greatest feat.

Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus talked about winning four majors in one year. Woods has even broached the idea of winning every tournament in a year. Who ever thought some-one could win a U.S. Open by 15 shots?

Tom Watson called it “far and away the most sensational thing” he had ever seen.

BRITISH OPEN: FOCUSWoods was in total control of

his game at Royal Liverpool in 2006, plotting his way around the baked-out links with a superb display of irons. He only lost control when he tapped in for his two-shot victory, sobbing on the shoulder of his caddie, and then his wife.

It was a poignant moment, his first victory since the death of his father.

Even after establishing his dominance in golf, there were questions how he would respond to life changes — marriage, chil-dren, losing parents, especially his father. Woods got married in October 2004 and won two majors the next year. His father died, and he followed with two majors. And after becoming a father for the first time, he closed out the year with a major.

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: LOSING

Woods stared solemnly at his golf ball as Yang celebrated his remarkable victory at Hazeltine. It was not the first time Woods played in the final group without winning, but the first time play-ing with the winner.

Throughout the decade, losing only made Woods’ victories look even more impressive. There is a fine line between winning, and Woods always seems to wind up on the right side of it.

Consider the putts he made at Valhalla, Augusta National, Torrey Pines, Southern Hills — and the ones inside 10 feet he missed Sunday at Nos. 10, 13, 15 and 17. He got the wrong gust at the right time on the 17th. Instead of his approach on the 18th hopping right toward the hole, this time it went left into the rough.

“A bad day at the wrong time, “Woods said.

Which makes all those good days — 12 majors this decade — all the more astounding.

Signature shots in Tiger’s decade of dominance

PanthersContinued from Page 7A

Tiger Woods

Brett Farve

FarveContinued from Page 7A

9/

fish day!!!

now is the time for stocking!

Channel Catfish • Largemouth BassRedear • Bluegill (Bream)

Minnows • Black Crappie (if Avail)

mon. Aug 24from

10-11amOakland Feed & Seed in Spindale, NC

to plAce An order cAll

1-800-247-2615www.farleysfishfarm.com

FarleyS arkaNSaS PONdStOCkerS, INC.

EXPIRES 9/30/09. Delivery extra. Please present coupon when ordering. Not valid with any other offer.

EXPIRES 9/30/09. Delivery extra. Please present coupon when ordering. Not valid with any other offer.

EXPIRES 9/30/09. Delivery extra. Please present coupon when ordering. Not valid with any other offer.

EXPIRES 9/30/09. Delivery extra. Please present coupon when ordering. Not valid with any other offer.

EXPIRES 9/30/09. Delivery extra. Please present coupon when ordering. Not valid with any other offer.

EXPIRES 9/30/09. Delivery extra. Please present coupon when ordering. Not valid with any other offer.

EXPIRES 9/30/09. Delivery extra. Please present coupon when ordering. Not valid with any other offer.

EXPIRES 9/30/09. Delivery extra. Please present coupon when ordering. Not valid with any other offer.

TheSalvation Army

Thrift Store

The Salvation Armywill pick up your larger items, just call 828-287-0119

or drop off at 524 Withrow Road, Forest City.Open Mon. – Fri. 9:30-4:30, Sat. 9:30-2:00

Next to the Drivers License OfficeDonations always needed and accepted daily.

Stop By and Shop atOur Thrift Store!

Big Savings! Store is restocked daily!

We are accepting donations of school supplies –

paper, pens, crayons, bookbags,notebooks, Children/teen

clothing etc.

10A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009

Weather/localTHREE INJURED IN ACCIDENT

Jean Gordon/Daily CourierThree people were taken to Rutherford Hospital Tuesday at about 4:45 p.m. after a two-vehicle collision at Oak and Church streets in Forest City. Anita Simmons, 25, of Forest City, was driving the Ford Taurus, traveling across the intersection when she was hit by a Pontiac Grand Am, driven by Bradley Pittman, 18, of Bostic. Both traffic signals were green, but according to police, Pittman failed to yield right of way and made a left hand turn in front of the Simmons vehicle and they collided. Also transported to the hospital were James Murray, and Nicole Murray, in the Taurus. Forest City police, fire departments, Rutherford County EMS and N.C. Crime Control assisted at the scene.

Third man faces chargesFOREST CITY — A man is under

a $150,000 secured bond on three counts of assault with a deadly weap-on with intent to kill.

Samuel Ray Davis, 44, of Seitz Drive was arrested on warrants Monday on those counts. He is also charged with discharging a firearm into occupied property.

He was placed in the Rutherford County Jail.

The incident in which he is charged occurred July 27, when a .410-gauge shotgun was fired into the back of a vehicle occupied by Ariana Sanchez, Kendall McMillan and Alejandro Sanchez on Old WAGY Road, according to a Forest City Police Department report. The shot alleg-edly was fired at Sanchez.

Davis is the third person charged in the case.

On July 27, Juan Camacho III was arrested and charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, discharg-ing a firearm into occupied property, manufacturing controlled substance, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of schedule VI controlled substance, driving while license revoked, registration violation and no insurance.

On July 28, Charles Franklin Dominic Davis was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, discharg-ing a firearm into occupied prop-erty and possession of a firearm by a felon.

An arrest warrant had been issued for Samuel Ray Davis on Aug. 3.

Sheriff’s Reportsn The Rutherford County Sheriff’s

Office responded to 133 E-911 calls Monday.n Thomas Wayne Henderson

reported the theft of an automobile tag.n Bonnie Ford Gerth reported the

breaking and entering of a motor vehicle.n The theft of radiators, batter-

ies and fuel was reported at Harris Motor Speedway, 921 Jack McKinney Rd., Forest City.n Alice Ann Williams reported the

breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and the theft of a purse.

Rutherfordtonn The Rutherfordton Police

Department responded to 53 E-911 calls Monday.n Cathy Fincannon Martin report-

ed a breaking and entering and the theft of a riding mower and other items.n Jose Carmen Arocho reported a

breaking and entering.

Spindalen The Spindale Police Department

responded to 24 E-911 calls Monday.

Lake Luren The Lake Lure Police

Department responded to five E-911 calls Monday.

Forest Cityn The Forest City Police

Department responded to 60 E-911 calls Monday.n An officer of the Forest City

Police Department reported an inci-dent of possession of a firearm while underage, possession of a weapon of mass destruction and carrying a concealed weapon. The incident occurred on Holland Street in Forest City. (See arrest of Shelton.)n James Murphy reported an inci-

dent of breaking and entering, lar-ceny and attempted obtain property

by false pretenses.

Arrestsn Bennie Shelton, 17, of Holland

Street, Forest City; arrested on war-rants for breaking and entering, lar-ceny after breaking and entering, larceny of a firearm, carrying a con-cealed weapon and possession of a weapon of mass destruction; placed under a $41,000 secured bond. (FCPD)n Dean Davis, 52, of Chatfield

Road, Shelby; charged with driving while impaired, open container and a stop sign violation; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD)n Samuel Ray Davis, 44, of Seitz

Drive, Forest City; arrested on war-rants for three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and discharge a weapon into occupied property; placed under a $150,000 secured bond. (FCPD)n Joshua Lee Thompson, 22, of 218

Appledooron; charged with felony larceny; released on a $15,000 unse-cured bond. (Probation)n Murphy Alan Terry, 44, of 841

Jack Mckinny Rd.; charged with two counts of contributing to the delin-quency of a juvenile; released on a $2,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n Merritt Anne McDowell, 34,

of 23A Deep Woods Rd.; charged with felony possession of schedule II controlled substance; released on a $10,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n April Daniel Kiser, 16, of 134

Tiney Rd; charged with simple assault; released on a written prom-ise to appear. (RCSD)n Traci Lynn Humphries, 39, of 114

Walnut St.; charged with possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Keith Wayne Self, 18, of 290

Debbie Lane; charged with injury to personal property; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n Charles Jeremiah Jaynes, 29, of

874 Horn Mill Rd.; charged with misdemeanor conversion and felony conversion; placed under a $29,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n April Annette McClure, 27, of 134

Frazier Drive; charged with felony possession of schedule II controlled substance; placed under a $20,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Earl Graham Jenkins, 35, of

420 McGraw Rd.; charged with no operator’s license, possession of sto-len goods/property and probation violation/felony elude arrest with motor vehicle with aggravating fac-tors; placed under a $30,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Misty Latrail Kite, 18, of 780

Butterfly Drive; charged with assault and battery; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n Eric Thomas Dukes, 21, of 118

Aiken St.; charged with domestic vio-lence protective order violation and cyberstalking; no bond listed. (RPD)

EMS/Rescuen The Rutherford County EMS

responded to 31 E-911 calls Monday.

n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue respond-ed to 10 E-911 calls Monday.

Fire Callsn Chimney Rock responded to a

fire alarm.n Sandy Mush responded to an

electrical fire, assisted by Forest City and SDO firefighters.n Union Mills responded to a

structure fire, assisted by Hudlow and Shingle Hollow

n Shingle Hollow responded to a smoke report.n SDO responded to an unknown-

type fire, assisted by Sandy Mush.

Police Notes

Larry Dale/Daily CourierShown here with some of the school supplies being donated to area elementary schools, from left, are: Beverly McCurry, Fred Sisk, Terri McDade, Karla Towler, Ileen Evans, Robynn Spence, Marla Howard (foreground), Amanda Davis, Kandy Hoyle and Tara Toney.

From staff reportsRUTHERFORDTON

— A drive at the

Rutherford County Courthouse has result-ed in school supplies

and backpacks being donated to area elemen-tary schools.

The effort was spear-headed by Amanda Davis and Kandy Hoyle of the Clerk of Court’s Office.

“We actually had started out talking about doing something at Christmas,” Davis said recently. “It went from there, and we decided we needed to do something through-out the year, not just one time a year. With school coming up, we figured it would be a good place to start.”

“I thought it was a wonderful idea,” com-mented Clerk of Court Robynn Spence.

“We’re going to deliver those to some of the elementary schools here where the children need school supplies,” she added. “We knew of a couple of families already that needed some school supplies and things, and we did give those to them already.”

Spence said the school supplies drive also drew support from some of the attorneys in the county and from the courthouse security staff.

Courthouse collects school supplies

10/

621 S. Broadway St., Forest City, NCOffice: (828) 245-5030 Cell: (828) 429-4110

E-mail: deaker@bellsouth.net

MATHENY REAL ESTATE

DAVIDEAKERBroker / Realtor

10% off total bill with this ad**not eligible with a gift certificate *excludes alcohol

Lunch Hours: Tues-Sat. 11:30am-2:30pm • Dinner Hours: Wed-Sat. 5:30pm-9:00pm

The Daily Courier Weather

Moon Phases

Almanac

North Carolina Forecast

Today’s National Map

New8/20

First8/27

Full9/4

Last9/11

Today

T-stormsPrecip Chance: 30%

90º

Tonight

T-stormsPrecip Chance: 30%

70º

Thursday

T-stormsPrecip Chance: 50%

89º 69º

Friday

T-stormsPrecip Chance: 50%

87º 68º

Saturday

T-stormsPrecip Chance: 30%

85º 64º

Sunday

Mostly SunnyPrecip Chance: 5%

85º 61º

Sun and Moon

Local UV Index

Sunrise today . . . . .6:50 a.m.Sunset tonight . . . . .8:12 p.m.Moonrise today . . . .5:48 a.m.Moonset today . . . . .7:41 p.m.

TemperaturesHigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Normal High . . . . . . . . . . . .87Normal Low . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Precipitation24 hrs through 7 a.m. yest. .0.00"Month to date . . . . . . . . .2.91"Year to date . . . . . . . . .30.12"

Barometric PressureHigh yesterday . . . . . . .30.30"

Relative HumidityHigh yesterday . . . . . . . . .89%

City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx

Asheville . . . . . . .85/65 t 85/65 tCape Hatteras . . .88/76 s 88/78 sCharlotte . . . . . . .92/70 mc 91/71 tFayetteville . . . . .94/73 pc 93/73 pcGreensboro . . . . .92/70 pc 91/71 tGreenville . . . . . .92/75 pc 93/75 pcHickory . . . . . . . . . .89/69 t 89/69 tJacksonville . . . .92/73 s 91/74 pcKitty Hawk . . . . . .88/78 pc 89/78 pcNew Bern . . . . . .93/73 pc 91/76 mcRaleigh . . . . . . . .95/71 pc 93/72 pcSouthern Pines . .95/71 pc 93/72 pcWilmington . . . . .89/75 s 89/75 pcWinston-Salem . .91/70 t 90/71 t

Around Our State

Across Our Nation

Weather (Wx): cl/cloudy; pc/partly cloudy;ra/rain; rs/rain & snow; s/sunny; sh/showers;

sn/snow; t/thunderstorms; w/windy

Today Thursday

City Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx

Atlanta . . . . . . . . .89/72 t 88/72 tBaltimore . . . . . . .92/75 t 92/76 tChicago . . . . . . . .81/72 t 81/67 tDetroit . . . . . . . . .84/69 s 82/66 tIndianapolis . . . .86/72 t 83/65 tLos Angeles . . . .81/62 s 81/62 sMiami . . . . . . . . . .87/80 sh 91/80 pcNew York . . . . . . .90/74 t 85/74 tPhiladelphia . . . .90/73 t 88/74 tSacramento . . . . .99/60 s 92/59 sSan Francisco . . .70/55 mc 67/56 pcSeattle . . . . . . . . .86/63 s 83/59 sTampa . . . . . . . . .89/77 t 91/77 tWashington, DC .91/75 t 91/76 t

Today Thursday

Cold Front Stationary Front Warm Front Low Pressure High Pressure

L H

This map shows high temperatures,type of precipitation expected andlocation of frontal systems at noon.

L

H

H

H

L

90s

90s

90s

100s

100s

80s

80s

80s

80s

70s70s

60s

3 50 - 2 4 6 8 107 9 11+

0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate, 6-7: High, 8-10: Very High, 11+: Extreme Exposure

Statistics provided by BroadRiver Water Authority through7 a.m. yesterday.

Elizabeth City93/73

Greenville92/75

Wilmington89/75

Greensboro92/70

Raleigh95/71

Charlotte92/70

Forest City90/70

Fayetteville94/73

Kinston93/74

Durham94/71

Asheville85/65

Winston-Salem91/70

Shown is today’s weather.Temperatures are today’s highsand tonight’s lows.

Weather

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009 — 11A

Business/finance

Market turnsaround; Dowup by 82 points

Wholesale prices fall more than expected

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices dropped sharply in July, and over the past 12 months fell by the largest amount in more than six decades of record-keeping.

The Labor Department said Tuesday that wholesale prices dropped 0.9 percent last month. That’s triple the decline econo-mists had expected and was driv-en by big decreases in both energy and food costs. Over the past 12 months, the prices of goods before they reach store shelves fell 6.8 percent.

Core inflation, which excludes energy and food, also was well-behaved. It dropped 0.1 percent in July, better than 0.1 percent gain economists expected.

The declines in the Producer Price Index showed wholesale inflation pressures were even more subdued than prices at the consumer level. The govern-ment last week reported that the Consumer Price Index was unchanged in July and over the past 12 months fell 2.1 percent, the biggest decline in nearly 60 years.

For July, wholesale energy prices fell 2.4 percent after hav-ing surged 6.6 percent in June.

Gasoline dropped 10.2 percent and home heating oil plunged 11.9 percent.

Food prices at the wholesale level fell 1.5 percent last month, revers-ing a 1.1 percent rise in June. A big drop in vegetable prices led the overall decline, but beef and egg prices also fell.

The 6.8 percent decline in wholesale prices over the past year was the biggest since the govern-ment began keeping such records in 1947. It surpassed the 5.2 per-cent drop in the period ending in August 1949.

The 0.1 percent drop in core inflation left those prices ris-ing 2.6 percent over the past 12 months. In July, prices for passen-ger cars fell 1.7 percent, the big-gest decline in nearly three years.

The 1.8 percent gain in wholesale prices in June was the biggest one-month increase since November 2007. But economists said it rep-resented a temporary burst and was not the beginning of a dan-gerous bout of spiraling prices.

Economists believe energy prices, which had propelled much of the gain, will level out and that the weak economy will keep the lid on overall inflation.

By SARA LEPROAP Business Writer

NEW YORK — Now investors seem to be saying, maybe things aren’t so bad after all.

Some better-than-expected retail earnings reports and the latest reading on housing Tuesday drew investors back into the stock market after the previous day’s big selloff. The major indexes rose about 1 percent, led by a surge in financial and technology companies.

Investors were still wary about consumer spend-ing and its impact on the economy but heard enough good news to fuel the comeback from Monday’s 186-point slide in the Dow Jones indus-trials. Analysts said investors were putting things in perspective, believing the pullback was a bit overdone.

The U.S. market was also taking some cues from overseas exchanges, which got a boost from encouraging news about the German economy. And bond prices retreated as investors’ anxiety eased.

“The outlook for the economy doesn’t change every 24 hours,” said Alan Skrainka, chief market strategist at Edward Jones. “The news is always mixed even after you’ve hit bottom.”

The earnings reports from retailers on Tuesday showed that American consumers are still shy about spending, but results weren’t quite as bad as analysts expected and that helped calm some of investors’ nerves.

According to preliminary calculations, the Dow rose 82.60, or 0.9 percent, to 9,217.94. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 9.94, or 1 per-cent, to 989.67, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 25.08, or 1.3 percent, to 1,955.92.

In other trading, the Russell 2000 index of small-er companies rose 8.25, or 1.5 percent, to 556.43.

About four stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to an extremely light 991.1 million shares.

Overseas markets also rebounded from steep declines on Tuesday.

Japan’s Nikkei stock average rose 0.2 percent, a day after Japanese economists and politicians unnerved investors with their cautious stance on the economy, despite a government report showing Japan had emerged from a yearlong recession in the second quarter.

Major European indexes rose after a research institute reported that consumer confidence is rising in Germany, Europe’s largest economy. Britain’s FTSE 100, Germany’s DAX index and France’s CAC-40 all added 0.9 percent.

Meanwhile, bond prices dipped after the previous day’s big gains, which were a response to investors’ nervousness about the economy. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves in the opposite direction from its price, rose to 3.52 percent from 3.47 percent late Monday.

The dollar lost ground against other major cur-rencies, while gold prices rose to $939.20.

Oil prices were higher after dropping to a new monthly low on Monday. Light, sweet crude jumped $2.44 to $69.19 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new single-family homes rose for the fifth-straight month in July as more buyers walked into model homes ready to sign contracts, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

The pace of single-family home construction edged up almost 2 percent and build-ing permits for future con-struction climbed nearly 6 percent. The confidence level in the industry is the high-est in more than a year, the National Association of Home Builders said Monday.

As homebuilders hire more workers, they are providing some long-needed juice to the economy. With new construc-tion up 37 percent from the bottom this winter, the hous-ing industry this quarter is expected to give a small boost to the nation’s economic out-put for the first time in 3 1/2 years.

Of course it’s not all good news. New home construction is still off more than 70 per-cent from the peak in January 2006, and apartment con-struction fell 13 percent from June to July.

That pulled the combined figure for homes and apart-ments down 1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 581,000 units, from an upwardly revised rate of 587,000 in June. Economists expected a pace of 600,000 units.

And it’s unclear that the trend will continue. July was the last month that build-ers can start new homes and have first-time buyers qualify for a new tax credit. Buyers can save 10 percent on the price of a home, up to $8,000 in taxes, if they complete the purchase by the end of November.

Builders and real estate agents are pressing in Cong-ress for that credit to be extended.

Associated PressIn this July 3 file photo, Lisa Steketee re-stocks strawberries during the Laramie Farmers Market in Laramie, Wyo. Food prices at the wholesale level fell 1.5 percent last month, reversing a 1.1 percent rise in June. A big drop in vegetable prices led the overall decline, but beef and egg prices also fell.

Housing starts go up again

11/

SaraHuggins

Forest City ~ Lake LureRutherfordton

(828) 286-3332 www.kinglawoffices.com

Real Estate Closing Coordinator

Lordy Lordy

Todd Wallace isWe Love You!

Marsha, Marisa, Laura & Ryan

40

Happy 1st BirthdayLilly Grace Terry

August 19th

Love, Ganny & Popa Walker

STOCKS OF LOCAL INTERESTYTD

Name Div Yld PE Last Chg%ChgYTD

Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %ChgAT&T Inc 1.64 6.5 12 25.10 +.08 -11.9Amazon ... ... 54 82.12 +1.06 +60.1ArvMerit ... ... ... 8.16 +.35+186.3BB&T Cp .60 2.2 15 27.53 +1.10 +.3BkofAm .04 .2 46 16.90 +.34 +20.0BerkHa A ... ... 62100940.00+1940.00 +4.5Cisco ... ... 20 21.01 +.28 +28.9Delhaize 2.01 3.1 ... 64.55 +.15 +2.5Dell Inc ... ... 14 14.43 +.50 +40.9DukeEngy .96 6.3 16 15.25 -.02 +1.6ExxonMbl 1.68 2.5 11 66.49 -.06 -16.7FamilyDlr .54 1.9 14 29.05 -.03 +11.4FifthThird .04 .4 ... 10.19 +.43 +23.4FCtzBA 1.20 .8 32 145.25 +1.15 -4.9GenElec .40 2.9 10 13.59 +.23 -16.1GoldmanS 1.40 .9 32 160.48 +3.23 +90.2Google ... ... 31 445.28 +.39 +44.7KrispKrm ... ... ... 2.86 +.03 +70.2

LeggPlat 1.04 5.8 66 17.82 +.46 +17.3

Lowes .36 1.8 14 19.99 -.48 -7.1

Microsoft .52 2.2 15 23.58 +.46 +21.3

PPG 2.12 4.0 24 52.95 -.02 +24.8

ParkerHan 1.00 2.1 16 48.37 +1.15 +13.7

ProgrssEn 2.48 6.4 14 38.92 -.23 -2.3

RedHat ... ... 52 20.84 -.07 +57.6

RoyalBk g 2.00 ... ... 45.59 +.48 +53.7

SaraLee .44 4.7 18 9.36 +.16 -4.4

SonicAut ... ... ... 13.08 +.54+228.6

SonocoP 1.08 4.3 17 25.31 -.14 +9.3

SpectraEn 1.52 8.3 13 18.37 +.11 +16.7

SpeedM .36 2.4 ... 14.93 +.25 -7.3

Timken .36 1.8 64 19.86 +.33 +1.2

UPS B 1.80 3.4 25 52.59 +.48 -4.7

WalMart 1.09 2.1 15 51.36 -.21 -8.4

STOCK MARKET INDEXES

MUTUAL FUNDS

DAILY DOW JONES

11,790.17 6,469.95 Dow Industrials 9,217.94 +82.60 +.90 +5.03 -18.775,259.34 2,134.21 Dow Transportation 3,635.92 +59.90 +1.67 +2.79 -27.05

486.64 288.66 Dow Utilities 368.30 +.81 +.22 -.66 -21.738,466.12 4,181.75 NYSE Composite 6,437.07 +84.96 +1.34 +11.81 -21.622,093.33 1,130.47 Amex Market Value 1,667.67 +27.00 +1.65 +19.33 -18.232,456.96 1,265.52 Nasdaq Composite 1,955.92 +25.08 +1.30 +24.03 -17.971,303.04 666.79 S&P 500 989.67 +9.94 +1.01 +9.57 -21.87

826.86 397.97 S&P MidCap 636.03 +8.22 +1.31 +18.16 -20.7913,324.87 6,772.29 Wilshire 5000 10,200.89 +109.14 +1.08 +12.26 -21.23

761.78 342.59 Russell 2000 556.43 +8.25 +1.50 +11.41 -23.78

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

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

PIMCO TotRetIs CI 99,791 10.68 +2.2 +12.0/A +6.4/A NL 5,000,000American Funds GrthAmA m LG 60,573 24.42 +4.1 -18.9/B +2.9/A 5.75 250American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 55,198 44.56 +4.4 -12.8/D +4.4/C 5.75 250American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 50,929 30.31 +6.4 -16.0/B +6.8/A 5.75 250Fidelity Contra LG 49,935 50.35 +2.6 -19.6/B +4.6/A NL 2,500Vanguard TotStIdx LB 49,010 24.39 +6.0 -20.4/C +0.8/B NL 3,000American Funds IncAmerA m MA 45,570 14.13 +6.0 -11.1/C +2.6/B 5.75 250American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 45,458 23.19 +4.4 -16.8/B +1.2/B 5.75 250Vanguard 500Inv LB 43,659 91.49 +5.5 -20.4/C 0.0/C NL 3,000Vanguard InstIdx LB 37,683 90.91 +5.5 -20.3/C +0.1/C NL 5,000,000American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 37,090 34.41 +6.6 -12.3/A +8.5/A 5.75 250American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 36,779 21.96 +4.8 -21.1/D -0.7/D 5.75 250Dodge & Cox Stock LV 36,546 85.43 +8.3 -23.0/E +0.1/C NL 2,500Dodge & Cox IntlStk FV 31,332 28.47 +9.1 -17.8/C +7.3/A NL 2,500American Funds NewPerspA m WS 29,745 22.55 +5.7 -13.8/A +5.9/B 5.75 250Fidelity DivrIntl d FG 29,624 25.22 +6.3 -21.6/D +5.1/C NL 2,500American Funds BalA m MA 27,846 14.88 +4.4 -11.1/C +1.6/C 5.75 250American Funds FnInvA m LB 27,676 28.86 +5.4 -19.9/C +4.0/A 5.75 250PIMCO TotRetAdm b CI 26,683 10.68 +2.2 +11.7/A +6.2/A NL 5,000,000American Funds BondA m CI 26,476 11.53 +2.8 -0.2/E +2.3/D 3.75 250FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m CA 25,992 1.90 +6.2 -8.8/E +3.2/B 4.25 1,000Vanguard Welltn MA 25,647 26.73 +4.7 -7.3/A +4.7/A NL 10,000Fidelity GrowCo LG 25,390 58.78 +4.1 -20.5/C +4.6/A NL 2,500Vanguard 500Adml LB 25,000 91.51 +5.5 -20.4/C 0.0/C NL 100,000Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 23,020 24.39 +5.9 -20.3/C +0.9/B NL 100,000Vanguard TotIntl FB 22,341 13.11 +7.5 -16.2/B +6.8/A NL 3,000Vanguard InstPlus LB 22,092 90.92 +5.5 -20.3/C +0.1/C NL 200,000,000Fidelity LowPriStk d MB 21,776 28.47 +6.9 -13.6/A +4.4/A NL 2,500T Rowe Price EqtyInc LV 13,826 18.88 +7.9 -18.3/B +0.7/B NL 2,500Hartford CapAprA m LB 9,833 26.98 +6.3 -20.3/C +4.3/A 5.50 1,000Pioneer PioneerA m LB 3,934 31.41 +5.2 -22.2/D +0.9/B 5.75 1,000Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m LV 1,169 2.70 +3.8 -21.0/D -1.6/D 4.25 2,500Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m GS 1,105 10.44 +0.3 +6.9/B +4.5/A 1.50 1,000DWS-Scudder REstA m SR 339 11.30 +18.3 -37.8/D -0.5/C 5.75 1,000Hartford GrowthL m LG 174 13.25 +3.9 -19.1/B +0.1/D 4.75 0

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

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

NYSE6,437.07 +84.96

AMEX1,667.67 +27.00

NASDAQ1,955.92 +25.08

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 ChgPwShs QQQ744095 39.03 +.55ETrade 572884 1.40 +.05Intel 414183 18.77 +.32Microsoft 375635 23.58 +.46Cisco 330061 21.01 +.28Dell Inc 285162 14.43 +.50HuronCon 233807 18.84 +5.15Comcast 207546 14.34 -.22Popular 203742 1.76 +.42CellTher rsh 192903 1.57 ...

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgHuronCon 18.84 +5.15 +37.6Micrvis wt 2.51 +.68 +37.2ML EqBsk1114.38 +3.38 +30.7PAB Bksh 3.69 +.79 +27.2Golfsmith 2.65 +.51 +23.8Altisrce n 12.54 +2.27 +22.1TechTarg lf 6.70 +1.05 +18.6SecNtl lf 3.19 +.49 +18.1CamcoF 2.34 +.34 +17.0MSTISRS11 7.70 +1.11 +16.8

Name Last Chg %ChgTecOpsSv 2.15 -.37 -14.5OlScCTrI pf 5.81 -.94 -13.9Primoris un 9.59 -1.41 -12.8XATA 3.09 -.41 -11.7AtlBcGp 5.00 -.65 -11.5FstPacTrst 6.10 -.79 -11.5Hastings 3.95 -.51 -11.4Solarfun 5.60 -.72 -11.4CmtyWest 2.40 -.30 -11.1FidBcPA 6.00 -.73 -10.8

DIARYAdvanced 1,973Declined 715Unchanged 139Total issues 2,827New Highs 22New Lows 8

1,724,877,474Volume

Name Vol (00) Last ChgRentech 671725 2.40 +1.11PSCrudeDL 152645 4.69 +.25IsoRay 48362 1.38 +.74InovioBio 27850 2.14 -.08Sinovac 26783 5.10 +.58Hemisphrx 22856 1.95 -.01HicksAcq 22139 9.73 +.02GoldStr g 21689 2.32 ...EldorGld g 20426 10.53 +.30Sapphire 19969 9.87 ...

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgRentech 2.40 +1.11 +86.0RELM 3.30 +.59 +21.6HallwdGp 17.50 +2.50 +16.7Sinovac 5.10 +.58 +12.8OrleansH 4.00 +.44 +12.4MercBcp 3.25 +.35 +12.1EasternCo 17.50 +1.32 +8.2Merrimac 7.80 +.59 +8.2AlldDefen 4.45 +.33 +8.0AlphaPro 3.49 +.26 +8.0

Name Last Chg %ChgCoastD 2.30 -.30 -11.5BiP Tin 31.39 -3.80 -10.8Protalix 6.00 -.39 -6.1PSCrudeDS78.67 -5.06 -6.0ReadyMix 3.31 -.21 -6.0SL Ind 6.30 -.39 -5.8Accelr8 3.08 -.17 -5.2CompTch 2.03 -.11 -5.1WhiteRiv 10.75 -.54 -4.8Aerosonic 4.32 -.21 -4.7

DIARYAdvanced 396Declined 173Unchanged 41Total issues 610New Highs 18New Lows ...

Name Vol (00) Last ChgCitigrp 5416102 4.14 +.14BkofAm 1915589 16.90 +.34SPDR 1570060 99.09 +.78AmAxle 1027088 5.70 +3.08SPDR Fncl 774651 13.92 +.28CIT Gp 734513 1.40 +.04FordM 715566 7.64 +.27iShEMkts 640384 35.07 +.75GenElec 596445 13.59 +.23DirFBear rs 487180 27.26 -1.39

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgAmAxle 5.70 +3.08 +117.6JHardie 29.68 +5.53 +22.9StratH pfB 6.00 +.88 +17.2FredM pfP 2.60 +.38 +17.1ChinaMM 4.92 +.67 +15.8BlueLinx 4.88 +.64 +15.1Kadant 13.22 +1.65 +14.3Amrep 12.93 +1.59 +14.0Votorantim 14.73 +1.73 +13.3ParPharm 19.79 +2.30 +13.2

Name Last Chg %ChgSimcerePh 6.87 -1.13 -14.1FstPfd pfA 7.30 -1.05 -12.6MSSPBw12 6.15 -.85 -12.1Clay US1 37.49 -4.48 -10.7DelphiFn 20.89 -2.39 -10.3HFF Inc h 5.45 -.55 -9.2Nwcstl pfD 5.25 -.50 -8.7CitiSP10 10.00 -.85 -7.8CedarF 11.01 -.85 -7.2FtBcp pfA 6.75 -.48 -6.6

DIARYAdvanced 2,445Declined 629Unchanged 83Total issues 3,157New Highs 38New Lows 4

4,284,945,267Volume 181,037,426

6,400

7,200

8,000

8,800

9,600

F AM A M J J

9,080

9,260

9,440Dow Jones industrialsClose: 9,217.94Change: 82.60 (0.9%)

10 DAYS

See uS for all of your 401(k)rolloVer optionS.

David Smith

www.edwardjones.comMember SIPC

Frank & Tracy FaucetteFinancial Advisors

612 Oak StreetForest City, NC828-245-1158

David SmithFinancial Advisor117 Laurel Drive

Rutherfordton, NC 28139828-286-1191

12A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009

nation

Associated PressA family looks at their damaged car at a WalMart in Beaumont, Texas, Tuesday after a tornado touched down damaging many businesses and sending at least 10 people to the hospital.

HOUSTON (AP) — A tornado swept through a southeast Texas shopping district without warning Tuesday, collapsing a department store roof, overturning vehicles and leaving several people in stores and parking lots with minor injuries, authorities said.

No serious injuries were report-ed, said Beaumont Police Officer Crystal Holmes, though one man went into cardiac arrest after the tornado touched down about 2 p.m. in Beaumont, about 87 miles east of Houston. Holmes said there was no word on the man’s condition.

Holmes said the tornado hit a Kohl’s Department Store — collaps-ing its roof — skipped over a Wal-Mart and continued on to Parkdale Mall, leaving a trail of destruction about a half-mile long.

Nearby Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital treated fewer than 10 people for lacerations and abrasions, said hospital spokeswoman Jacquelynn Conger.

“We were all busy working when power went out,” said Judy Slate, of Honey Island, who was working at a Lowes home improvement store across the highway from Kohl’s. “It was raining really hard and wind really blowing. There was a lot of debris flying around.”

Bricks on exterior store walls were torn away, cars and trucks were over-turned and parking lot cart corrals were bent and twisted.

Tornado collapses roof of a Texas retail store

Hurricane Bill gets stronger

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Bill strengthened far out in the Atlantic on Tuesday and fore-casters said it could become a major hurricane within a day or two.

The National Hurricane Center said people in the Leeward Islands should monitor Bill’s progress.

Todd Kimberlain, a forecaster at the center, said Bill is likely to become at least a Category 3 storm, which would make it the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season.

As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Bill was a Category 2 hurricane with winds near 110 mph and was centered about 635 miles east of the Leeward Islands, moving west-northwest near 16 mph.

The most significant threat the storm seemed to pose was to Bermuda, which it could pass in three or four days, Kimberlain said. But it also could move directly between Bermuda and the eastern coast of the U.S. .

Either way, people near the coast can expect wave swells and rip currents in the next few days.

Gunmen briefly take kidsPHOENIX (AP) — Four gunmen

burst into a home early Tuesday, kidnapping a 2-year-old boy and 11-month-old girl when their mother could not meet demands for money, police said. The children were released safely five hours later.

Phoenix police are investigating why the two children were kid-napped. The city has a reputation as America’s kidnapping capital. Many of the kidnappings are tied to the drug and immigrant smuggling business. It’s not known whether Tuesday’s kidnapping was tied to smuggling.

The children were released five hours later without any physical injuries. They were discovered in a south Phoenix neighborhood 10 miles from their home.

Cyberbullying chargedST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri

woman has been charged with cyberbullying for allegedly posting photos and personal information of a teenage girl on the “Casual Encounters” section of Craigslist after an Internet argument.

Prosecutors said 40-year-old Elizabeth A. Thrasher posted the 17-year-old’s picture, e-mail address and cell phone number on the Web site in a posting that suggested the girl was seeking a sexual encounter.

St. Charles County Lt. Craig McGuire said Tuesday that the vic-tim is the daughter of Thrasher’s ex-husband’s girlfriend. The girl, who has not been named, received lewd messages and photographs from men she didn’t know and contacted police.

Jackson burial service setLOS ANGELES (AP) — The

King of Pop will be buried on what would have been his 51st birthday, a spokesman for Michael Jackson’s family said Tuesday.

Jackson will be buried at a pri-vate ceremony at Forest Lawn-Glendale on Aug. 29, spokesman Ken Sunshine said in a statement. Guests will be limited to family and close friends, Sunshine said.

Bear attacks in home ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Wildlife

officers are looking for a bear that forced its way into a home and attacked the homeowner, and may have been behind other break-ins in the Aspen area this summer.

The unidentified woman suffered deep scratches to her back and chest

when the bear struck at her late Monday but she didn’t have to be hospitalized, said Randy Hampton, spokesman for the Colorado Division of Wildlife.

Hampton said the bear forced its way in through French doors that were closed but not locked. Based on how it entered the house and its description, officers believe the same bear may have entered and tried to break into other homes in the area. They plan to euthanize the bear if they find it.

Police probe attacksDALLAS (AP) — An elderly home-

owner fired a gun at a utility worker after mistaking him for a robber breaking into his home, and another homeowner backed his car into a worker after a long-running dispute about a tree, police said Tuesday.

Neither of the workers, who are employed by Oncor, was seriously hurt, said Carol Peters, a company spokeswoman. “But it could have been a tragedy,” she said.

Flu shot steps takenWASHINGTON (AP) — The gov-

ernment is taking steps to counter a new delay in the arrival of swine flu vaccine, hunting factories that can get more of the precious liquid into syringes, faster.

“We’re trying to bring on more manufacturing” for the packag-ing step that has emerged as a log-jam, said Dr. Robin Robinson, the Department of Health and Human Services official in charge of vaccine procurement. “Hopefully, there are ways to bring that number up.”

HHS has long predicted it would have 120 million doses on hand by Oct. 15, but now expects just 45 mil-lion by that date. It now appears to be more of a delay than a shortage: More will arrive rapidly, about 20 million more doses shipped every week, by Robinson’s new calcula-tions.

If that’s the case, there should be 85 million doses on hand by October’s end, and the full 195 mil-lion the government has ordered by December, the long-set date for final delivery.

The nation hardly ever adminis-ters that much regular flu vaccine so early in the season, and the change won’t delay plans to go ahead and start swine flu inoculations.

But he acknowledged that if there are early outbreaks in September and October, there could be increased demand for the swine flu vaccine.

Nation Today

12/

286-3072 208 Reservation Drivewww.spindalefamilylaser.com

All Services Provided by a Licensed Physician and Nurse Practitioner

Spindale FamilyLaser & Cosmetic Center

GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE

Hair RemovalSpider Vein

RemovalSkin RejuvenationSkin Tightening Chemical Peels

Call for a FREE Consultation!

Sizzling Summer Sale!

20% off all laSer ServiceS

Did you know that for the price of day care your child can receive a quality Christian-based educa-tion with NC certified teachers and a “hands on” approach in the classroom? In spite of Christian public school teachers (who do a wonderful job), the greatest pressure on your child is peer pres-sure. At Liberty Christian Academy, the school is on our church property and has state-approved lunches, a full-size gym, DSL computer lab & low teacher-to-pupil ratio.There’s still space available! For more informa-tion, call 828-453-0186...or during school hours, call 828-453-0999... or just come and see us! Think about it...all for the price of day care!

notice: Parents & Grandparents

Registration For Fall ClassesAugust 3-31, 2009

Monday - Friday 9am-5pm

When You Register You Get A Free L.B.S Gift!

Offering Classes In:Jazz * Tap * Hip Hop * Lyrical

* Clogging * Gymnastics * Pre-dance * Musical Theatre *

Daddy Daughter * Aerobics

Compare Our Prices And Quality Of Instruction Before You Register!

187 Main St • RutheRfoRdton • nC

704.948.9179info@popSpeRfoRMingaRtS.CoMwww.popSpeRfoRMingaRtS.CoM

COME CHECK OUT WHAT THE TALK IS ALL ABOUT!

REGISTER NOW FOR FALL DANCE CLASSES!

competition bootcamp & auditions AUG. 22nd-30th

OpEN HOUSE thursday AUG 20th 12 pm - 7 pm

already registered at another dance studio? no problem! we’ll waive the registration fee. *restrictions apply

we GUARANTEE a better program than the one you are enrolled in or the classes are on us!

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009 — 13A

NatioN

Associated PressIn this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 4, inmates harvest potatoes at Southeastern Correctional Institution in Lancaster, Ohio. Overtaxed food banks and underfunded governments are turning increasingly to prisoners for free labor to feed the hungry.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The nation’s food banks, struggling to meet demand in hard times, are turning to prison inmates for free labor to help feed the hungry.

Several states are sending inmates into already harvested fields to scavenge millions of pounds of leftover potatoes, berries and other crops that other-wise would go to waste. Others are using pris-oners to plant and har-vest vegetables.

“We’re in a situation where, without their help, the food banks absolutely could not accomplish all that they do,” said Ross Fraser, a spokesman for Feeding America, a national association of food banks.

The number of Ameri-cans who couldn’t afford food jumped 30 percent from December 2007 to December 2008, according to a survey by the group. Demand at some pan-tries has more than doubled, Fraser said, as job losses and wage cuts have strained family budgets.

State governments, with their own historic revenue shortfalls, can’t keep pace with the need. Many have cut budgets of social ser-vice agencies, including those that provide food assistance to the poor.

Ohio and Michigan are among states that have expanded inmate farming projects spe-cifically to feed the hungry.

Texas and Arkansas plan to enhance their food bank work-train-ing programs, which provide labor and help make offenders employ-able when they’re released. Food banks use inmates to sort,

clean, shelve and cook food.

A 23 percent increase in food demand in Arkansas prompted Gov. Mike Beebe to allow inmates to gath-er otherwise wasted crops for food banks, said Phyllis Haynes, executive director of the Arkansas Food Bank Network.

Outside the Faith Mission in down-town Columbus, Ohio, Catherina Moore, 26 and homeless, said she’s concerned that crimi-nals might tamper with soup kitchen food. But she supports the prac-tice of teaching farming skills to inmates.

“There’s nothing wrong with teaching a man to grow food,” she said.

Most of the prisoners who work in food bank programs are nonvio-lent, short-term offend-ers convicted of such

crimes as drug posses-sion or theft, prison and food bank officials said.

“Prisons are full of people who have taken all their lives, and this is giving them an opportu-nity to give back,” said Ernie Moore, assis-tant director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

Alison Lawrence, a policy specialist at the nonpartisan National Conference of State Legislatures, said states battling high unem-ployment have found little downside to using inmates to fill food banks’ mostly volunteer jobs.

“The underlying eco-nomic factor you have to weigh as a state with inmate labor is whether they’re taking jobs from free, able-bodied peo-ple,” she said.

Inmates grow, harvest food to feed the hungry

13

DONCASTER/TANNER OUTLET

Buy One, Get One SaleBuy Now, Wear NOW!Buy one item and get another

of equal or lesser valueFREE

August 19th - 23rd

Off Hwy. 221 on Rock Rd. in Rutherfordton, NC (828) 287-3637 or (828) 287-3573

BigRebatesup to

$3,500(depending on model)

financingfor 72 months

w.a.c

0 aPR%

OR

Pontiac G8

$31,945 MSRP

$30,560.91 GM Supplier

Cadillac CTS

$38,430 MSRP

$36,379.14 GM Supplier

Pontiac G6

$24,105 MSRP

$22,815.72 GM Supplier

#P1651

GMC Sierra

$33,790 MSRP

$31,819.17 GM Supplier

#G5602

#C0447

GMC Yukon

$51,900 MSRP

$47,865.46 GM Supplier

#G5418

Plus tag,tax and $135 doc fees. Financing subject W.A.C.

Don’t miss out on cash forclunkers

14A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009

nation/world

Photos of Presidential can-didate Abdullah Abdullah, seen inside a shop sell-ing dried fruits, in Herat, Afghanistan, Tuesday. Afghans will head to the polls on Aug. 20 to elect the new president.

Attacks rock Afghan capi-tal KABUL (AP) — Insurgents struck twice in the Afghan capital Tuesday, two days before national elections, firing rockets or mortars at the presidential palace and unleashing a suicide car bomber on a NATO convoy. Eight people died and 55 were wounded, Afghan authorities said.

In eastern Afghanistan, two U.S. service members were killed and three wounded in a sepa-rate bombing, the U.S. military announced, pushing the death toll this month for the American force to 26.

The latest attacks are an omi-nous sign that the Taliban and their allies are determined to disrupt Thursday’s election, in which incumbent Hamid Karzai is up against some three dozen other presidential candidates. The Islamist militia has threat-ened those who take part in the election — a crucial step in President Barack Obama’s cam-paign to turn around the dete-riorating war.

U.S. officials believe a strong turnout is essential if the new Afghan president is to gain the legitimacy to tackle the formida-ble challenges facing this nation,

including the insurgency, politi-cal divisions, ethnic tension, unemployment and corruption.

In a bid to promote a big voter turnout, the NATO-led military force announced that the more than 100,000 international troops here will refrain from offensive operations on election day, focusing instead on protect-ing voters.

“Our efforts alongside our Afghan security partners will focus on protecting the people of Afghanistan from the insur-gents so that the population can freely exercise their right to choose their next president and their provincial representatives,” NATO spokesman Brig. Gen. Eric Tremblay said.

The Foreign Ministry issued a statement Tuesday to news orga-nizations asking them to avoid “broadcasting any incidence of violence” between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. on election day “to ensure the wide participation of the Afghan people.” The statement did not spell out any penalties for those that do not comply.

Despite heightened security in Kabul and other major cities, a series of attacks in the capital, starting with a suicide bomb-ing Saturday that killed seven

people near the main gate of NATO headquarters, has raised doubts that Afghan authorities can guarantee security on elec-tion day.

In the Tuesday suicide attack, the bomber detonated an explo-sives-laden vehicle as a NATO convoy traveled along a major highway near a British military base on the eastern outskirts of Kabul. The eight dead included one NATO soldier.

Two Afghans working for the U.N. were also killed and one was wounded.

In a statement issued in New York, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was “deep-ly distressed” by news of the attack.

Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, claimed respon-sibility for the blast in a tele-phone conversation with The Associated Press. He said the attack was “part of our routine operations” and not directly linked to the election.

Hours before the suicide attack, militants fired a pair of rockets at the presidential com-pound in central Kabul. At least one round landed in the palace grounds but caused no casual-ties.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he is encouraged by progress in U.S. efforts to bring Israel and the Palestinians back to the negotiating table, thanking his Egyptian counterpart for help in work-ing for a breakthrough.

The president was responding to a question about reports that Israel had stopped granting permission for new set-tlements in the West Bank, even though projects in progress were continuing.

Obama has made a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians one of his key foreign pol-icy goals, hoping a breakthrough there would lead to wider agreements among the Jewish state and the Arab world.

To that end, Obama has demanded that the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu freeze construction of Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, land that the Palestinians want for a state. Netanyahu’s public refusal has opened a rare rift between the two traditionally close allies.

“The Israeli government has taken dis-cussions with us very seriously,” Obama said, adding that he was “encouraged by what I am seeing on the ground.”

“All parties,” he said, “have to take steps to restart serious negotiations,” including Palestinians efforts to end the incitement of violence against Israel.

“We are moving in the right direc-tion,” said visiting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, “and the Arab states are ready to help if the Israelis and the Palestinians returned to peace talks.”

Mubarak said the settlement issue was central to a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks and a wider warming of ties among the Jewish state and the larger Arab world.

Talking a traditionally tough stand, Mubarak also said he had told the Israelis that they must “forget temporary solutions or temporary borders.”

The 81-year-old Mubarak, who has ruled Egypt for 28 years, also indicat-ed during the photo opportunity with reporters that he would seek another term in elections two years hence.

Associated PressPresident Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday

Israel halts settlement permitsJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has quietly moved

to halt new housing projects in the West Bank, while outwardly rebuffing U.S. pressure to stop construction in its settlements, Israeli govern-ment officials, peace activists and settlers said Tuesday.

It isn’t the full settlement freeze the Obama administration has been demanding, but it indi-cates that Israel is seeking a compromise in what has become a rare public disagreement with the U.S., its most important ally.

The government has issued no new construc-tion permits for months, the officials, activists and settlers said, a rare agreement among ele-ments that are usually bitter enemies — evidence that this is a new policy aimed at defusing the settlement squabble.

Mayor apologizes for poisoningCHANGQING, China (AP) — A mayor apolo-

gized to residents of two Chinese villages where more than 600 children were sickened by lead poisoning, saying a nearby smelter targeted by angry protests would not reopen until it meets health standards, state media said Tuesday.

Authorities have promised to relocate hun-dreds of families within two years, the official Xinhua News Agency said, but residents were not reassured.

“If they relocate us to these nearby places, who can guarantee that our babies will be safe?” said farmer Deng Xiaoyan, a resident of Sunjianantou, one of the affected villages. She said a recent test showed her 3-year-old daugh-ter had high levels of lead.

3 killed in shooting in GermanySCHWALMTAL, Germany (AP) — A man

opened fire in western Germany after a dispute with his ex-wife, killing three people and injur-ing several others, officials said Tuesday.

Regional official Kaspar Mueller-Bringmann said the man had arranged to meet a property appraiser and a lawyer at the home he had shared with his former wife.

At some point the man began shooting a weap-on and killed three people, Mueller-Bringmann and police said.

Missing ship was not missingMOSCOW (AP) — For more than two weeks,

the freighter Arctic Sea seemed to have vanished in the Atlantic Ocean’s vastness, but officials said Tuesday they knew where it was all along and were just staying mum in order to bring a dangerous hijacking drama to a bloodless end.

World Today

Attacks rock Kabul ahead of vote

Obama, Mubarak discuss peace effort progress

Associated Press

14

BABYEXPO

Rutherford Hospital Inc.

Saturday, August 2910 a.m. - 1 p.m.at Rutherford Hospital’s

Outpatient entrance

car seat inspections in

Rutherford Orthopedics

parking lot from 10 am - 1pm

Please call 828-286-5065 for more information

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009 — 1B

InsideComics. . . . . . . . . . . .Page.4BClassifieds . . . . . . Pages.5-7B

Abbe.Byers

Humorme

Relay.for.Life.celebrating,.remembering

Twenty-three days until Relay for Life.

One in three people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Most everyone is personally affected by cancer in some way. The sur-vival rate of those affected by cancer can be increased through more research and greater commu-nity awareness of health issues.

Relay for Life gives everyone an opportunity to fight back and make a difference in the battle against cancer.

The dedication of Rutherford County residents continues to reach new heights as the Relay event is more successful each year. Even in today’s troubled economy, various Relay teams report an amazing amount of support.

There is still time to be a part of the fundraising efforts, such as the Third Annual Relay for Life Idol Competition this Saturday beginning at 7 p.m., at the Senior Center.

REMC’s Womanless Beauty Pageant and barbecue dinner, which promises good food and some of the most “unusual” beauty contestants ever seen, will be held Aug. 29. Dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m., and the pageant begins at 7:30 at R-S Central High School.

Rutherford County employees are holding a spaghetti lunch on Thursday, Aug. 27. Delivery only. Fax orders to 287-6210.

Several teams are holding raffles. The Hardin’s Drug team raffle includes a number of quality items including a three-piece D. Morgan Christmas set, a framed Chapel Hill cross-stitch piece, a Vera Bradley item and much more. Tickets are on sale through Aug. 27 at both Hardin’s locations.

Rutherford OB-GYN’s raffle offers a chance to win one of many handmade baby quilts in various colors and unique designs, and the State Employees Credit Union Relay for Life team is raffling more than $500 in prizes.

Raffle tickets (for all of the above) are $1 per ticket, or six for $5.

Cuttin’ Up on Mane sponsors Wish Wednesday, where stylist Teresa Stacy donates 15 percent of her profits to the American Cancer Society. This event is Wednesdays through Sept. 9.

A yard sale is scheduled for next Saturday (Aug. 29)at Northland Cable in Forest City, sponsored by the Cuttin’ Up on Mane team. The Cuttin’ Up team also holds bake sales every Thursday and Friday at the salon until the date of the Relay event.

Hair cut vouchers may be obtained at both Hardin Drug locations for Hair Stylist Kimberly Nemechek at Shear Designs by T.G., on Thunder Road. A portion of her profits (Wednesdays and Thursdays only) will go to the American Cancer Society.

Money raised for the American Cancer Society is used to fund promising cancer research projects. Nationally, ACS has invested approximate-ly $3 billion in research since 1946. This year, more than $120 million will be devoted to research.

The Rutherford County Relay For Life is celebrating its 14th anniversary and invites every-one to come out and join the

The Dowdens with Devin McEnnerney and Brendan McEnnerney.

Musicon the

MountainGaye and Phil Johnson performing their signature sound, American acoustic music. Gaye is the lead vocals and guitar while Phil plays guitar, mandolin, resonator guitar and harmonica.

Chimney.Rock.hosts.event.featuring.fiddle.tunes,..gospel,.blues.and.more

Sounds of Southern Music drifted across Chimney Rock Meadow and out over

Hickory Nut Gorge on a clear, beautiful afternoon Saturday. Folks heard music of the region created over the last three centuries, from old fiddle tunes, reels, ballads, gospel and blues, to folk music newly minted in the last few decades. The featured musicians were Phil and Gaye Johnson and the Dowden Sisters Band, groups that have toured widely throughout the country and bring an authentic artistry, style and flavor to their performances.

Chimney Rock Park and Rutherford County Arts Council, sponsors of the event, were delighted with the results. Meghan Rogers, Events Coordinator for Chimney Rock Park stated “We were thrilled with the turnout and especially delighted with the fact that a majority of the concert goers came especially for the event, most having never visited the park before; we’re glad of this opportunity to introduce the beauties of the Park to a new audience.”

Arts Council director Matthew McEnnerney added “We’re extremely pleased that this effort to combine the beautiful outdoor experience of the Park with the beauties of our local musical cul-ture went so well. We hope “Music on the Mountain’ will become a strong influence to help bring our regional culture to the fore as a compelling reason for people to visit the area. We hope to see Rutherford County and the surrounding region become a cultural destination of national significance.”

Audience members were invited to fill out surveys on the event and Rogers said the response was “over the top.” The Park and the Arts Council are looking forward to similar events in the future. A random drawing will be held this week and mem-bers of the audience will be awarded pass-es to Chimney Rock Park and the upcom-ing Snuffy Jenkins Festival Reunion on November 7.

Hannah Dowden, (center), chatting with a guest, and her sister Laura Dowden, at Music on the Mountain Sunday.

Contributed text and photosn More photos, Page 8BPlease See Humor Me Page 8B

B FRONT/

2B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009

features

2B/

©2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

VISIT DIGITALCOURIER.COM/HOTJOBS TODAY.

The Daily Courier has just partnered with Yahoo! HotJobs to bring you more Rutherford County jobs.More up-to-date listings. More of what you need to find the right one. Looks like it’s time to answer your calling.

opportunityknocks. again and again and again...

By LINDA LOMBARDIFor The Associated Press

Patrick Boehringer of Canton, Mich., couldn’t be a more satisfied cus-tomer. He calls Apricot, his Certified Pre-Owned Cat, “the best animal I ever had.”

Apricot came with a free “multipoint inspec-tion” including spay/neuter surgery, vaccina-tions, behavioral evalu-ation and grooming. And you can’t beat the price: As the Certified Pre-Owned Cats cam-paign poster says, with no money down, no financing and no pay-ments, these cats are “better than new!”

The Michigan Humane Society’s clev-er ad campaign is an effort to draw attention to a problem that shel-ters all over the country are dealing with: the large number of adult cats looking for homes.

Mike Robbins, direc-tor of marketing and communications for the Michigan Humane Society, says that in the shelter world, “summer has always been known as cat season.” With cats normally breeding in the warm weather, shelters are deluged with kittens and have trouble finding homes for their adult cats.

Economic conditions seem to be aggravat-ing the problem this year. At the Animal Protection Society of Durham, N.C., director

of community outreach Simon Woodrup says that the number of pets they took in June, for example, is up to 825 this year, from fewer than 700 last year.

At the Santa Fe, N.M., Humane Society, they’re calling it “Summer of 100 Cats,” and adoption supervi-sor Mark Young says “we probably should have called it 500.”

Kittens still get adopt-ed quickly, says Dori Villalon, vice president of the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, but it’s harder to find homes for adult cats than for kittens or dogs.

“Cats outnumber dogs three-to-one at our shelter,” she says. “The pet overpopulation problem in this country has really become a cat overpopulation prob-lem.”

Simon says that the economy seems to be a factor in many cases, judging by owner-sur-render questionnaires. “The one thing that we have seen a lot of is people saying I can’t afford it,” he says.

Part of the problem is that people who are forced to move, either because of foreclosure or simply needing to downsize, can have a hard time finding pet-friendly apartments, Young says. These own-er surrenders are likely to be the adult animals, which are harder to place.

As a result, shelters all over the country have been inspired to offer special no-fee or reduced fee adults cat adoption specials. In the past, shelters wor-ried about whether

no-fee adoptions would reduce the value that people placed on their pets, and Robbins said that the Michigan Humane Society con-sidered this carefully before offering their program.

In fact, in their trial program, and in a study conducted by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, there was no difference between people who’d adopted for free and those who had paid a

fee.“We’ve found there’s

been no increase in return rates, which are already low as it is,” he says.

Robbins attributes this success to the fact that they use the same thorough adoption pro-cess to make sure that the animal is going to a home that’s a good fit, as in the case of the Boehringer fam-ily. It was the adoption counselor’s assistance and detailed questions

that brought them together with a cat that will play fetch with his 17-month-old son.

“They actually roll around on the ground together,” Boehringer said. “When the cat wants to play it jumps on my son and they go off running.”

The Michigan Humane Society is so pleased with the success of the no-fee program that they’re extending it for the foreseeable future. And all over the country,

shelter owners are hop-ing people will check out their own pre-owned cats, “certified” or not.

Contact Linda Lombardi at creaturewriter(at)gmail.com

———On the Net:Michigan Human Society:

http://www.michiganhu-mane.org/

Santa Fe Humane Society: http://www.sfhumanesoci-ety.org/

San Francisco SPCA: http://www.sfspca.org

Animal Protection Society of Durham: http://www.apsofdurham.org/

Summer is cat season at shelters, now overflowing

(AP Photo) This poster released by the Michigan Humane Society shows the poster for “Catfax” which allows would-be owners to get the history of their “new” cat before they adopt.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009 — 3B

features

By KIM COOKFor The Associated PressRetail may be in a drought,

but for many garden supply stores, it’s been a green sea-son in more ways than one.

We’re paying a lot more attention to beautifying our own backyards, perhaps because we’re traveling less. Americans are spending about 20 percent more than last year on planters, benches and outdoor accessories, according to online sales tracker CSN.

That’s what often happens during a recession, appar-ently. Sharon Acocella, man-ager of Tony’s Nurseries in Larchmont, N.Y., remembers her old boss saying years ago, “Economy’s doing badly; we’d better buy heavy.” She reports that while there’s been a falloff in some cat-egories — notably statuary and fancier items — there has been vigorous activity on other fronts.

“Blue and black glazed pots are more popular than ever,” she says. “We’ve re-ordered those, and many of our square and rectangular con-tainers, too.”

Next door at Larchmont Nurseries, Gloria DeMatas and Donna Bianco echo the positive assessment. They’ve done well with wind chimes, window boxes and pottery. “We’ve sold lots of cobalt blue pots. They’re so eye-catching; they stand out nicely in the garden, and all flowers look beautiful in a blue pot,” says DeMatas.

Birdbaths are another brisk seller.

“Right now, people are enjoying staying at home,” Bianco says. “Inside and out, they want to surround them-selves with things that make them happy.”

People investing the last of their discretionary cash in their gardens probably want to enjoy them beyond the summer.

Pam Brooks, president of online retrailer Arizona Pottery, likes the durability of polyresin planters, which resist the stresses of freeze and thaw and are conve-niently lightweight.

“They’re crack-proof, weather-proof, and will nev-er fade like plastic,” Brooks says.

A wide palette of hues, and styles ranging from classical

to modern, make these a ver-satile choice.

For something a little dif-ferent, Brooks suggests Vietnamese river clay pots, known for weather hardi-ness.

Terra cotta is often rejected by consumers as delicate, but Brooks says “clay’s a natu-ral material that, more than any other, creates a perfect ecological environment.” Plant roots maintain an even temperature in clay, which absorbs excess moisture. But the pots can dry out, and do need to be protected in win-ter.

Try painting the pots inside and out with an insulat-ing liquid resin. And make sure your plantings are well “crocked” by adding a bottom layer of pebbles or broken pottery for drainage. Set sau-

cered containers on pot feet and keep watering when-ever the soil feels dry. Move potted perennials to a shel-tered spot when the harsher weather arrives.

Firebowls and pits are increasingly popular in colder climes. Tabletop and floor model propane-fed heaters, long popular in the Southwest, have found a wid-er audience. There are many versions of the firepit, some incorporating a coffee table or at least a ledge to support a smores stick.

For something more unusu-al, consider the chimenea, or chimneyed outdoor oven; it serves well in the wind, and channels any excess smoke skyward. Online retailer Teak, Wicker and More has some attractive cast-iron designs, while

FirePitsCentral has a huge range of bowls and heaters.

There are other intrigu-ing garden accents sturdy enough to take on the ele-ments. Target’s copper rain chain, an Asian garden fix-ture, channels runoff down its links from the edge of a structure. Temple bells or laminated wood wind chimes provide soothing tones when the weather turns gloomy.

Target’s also got stepping stones made of recycled plas-tic or frost-resistant cast con-crete, to mark a path in style.

Nestle one of Chiasso’s stainless steel spheres amongst the greenery and watch how the light plays.

And finally, Castart Studios in British Columbia makes a collection of yukima-gata, or snow-viewing lanterns, which would be lovely in a

winter landscape.

Sourcebook:www.chiasso.com - stainless steel

reflecting spheres, $18-$68www.target.com - SmartStones

recycled plastic gray step stones, set of 3, $29.99; Gothic Quartrefoil Stepstone cast concrete, $19.90; copper double link rainchain, $69.99; Temple Bells windchime, $29.99; Amazing Grace laminated wood windchime, $34.99

www.castartstudios.com - Greenman cast face, slate benches, Yukima-gata lanterns, all avail-able in several finishes. E-mail Web site for pricing.

www.arizonapottery.com - Vietnamese river clay pots, $173-$202; polyresin planters, set of 4, orange, green, chocolate and ochre, $254; square polyresin planter with pine tree motif, set of 2, $144

www.teakwickerandmore.com - Arctic cast iron leaf-style chimenea, $285

www.firepitscentraldotcom - Real Flame firestones, set of 3, $90; FireSense tabletop heater, $147; FireStone Naples black glass table and firepit, $999

3B/

Dr. Amaya is now accepting gynecology and obstetric patients.

ATTENTIONADULTS AGE 55+

In these unusual economic times, planning for future health care needs is more crucial than ever. One option available is EASTWOOD VILLAGE,

Rutherford County’s only complete retirement and health care concept.

Homes are individually owned and designed for maintenance-free livingwith the following amenities:

• A Large Clubhouse

• Swimming Pool

• Lawn Maintenance

• Meal Delivery

• Transportation

• 24 Hour Emergency Nursing Services

• Skilled Care & Assisted Living Care available on campus

EASTWOOD VILLAGEHwy. 74 East, Forest City, NC

In addition to the 34 existing homes, lots are available for theconstruction of your custom retirement home.

For information or a tour, please contact:John Cilone, Broker — 245-9095

Ruby Lowery, Broker — 248-2018Mack McKeithan, Broker — 245-9095

The home garden: spending more, enjoying it longer

(AP Photos)This Arctic’s cast iron leaf style chimenea (above) by Teak,Wicker and More burns wood, charcoal or pressed logs and retails for $285.00. The square poly resin planters (above right) by Arizona Pottery are shown with pine tree motif. The pair retail for $144. They are crack proof, Anti-Shock, weather proof and will never fade like typical plastic pottery. At right, Patio Heaters and More shows RealFlame fire stones which are made of concrete and sand and uses gel fuel. The set of three retails for $90.00.

4B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009

4BCOMICS

SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins

BROOM-HILDA by Russell Myers

ARLO AND JANIS by Jimmy Johnson

THE GRIZZWELLS by Bill Schoor

DILBERT by Scott Adams

THE BORN LOSER by Art and Chip SansomGIL THORP by Jerry Jenkins, Ray Burns and Frank McLaughlin

FRANK AND ERNEST by Bob Thaves

Dear Dr. Gott: Two years ago, my son and a friend were visiting from veterinary school. She was very con-cerned about her pencil-thin weight. She told us that capsules filled with tapeworm eggs were available for sale. The eggs are collected by some people who work in dog pounds, vet offices, shelters and other similar places.

Have you ever heard of this. What are the consequences of purposely infecting oneself with a tapeworm?

Dear Reader: That is incredibly gross, not to mention potentially harmful.

Intestinal infections may cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, weakness and loss of appetite and weight, primarily because of inad-equate absorption of nutrients (since the “worm” absorbs them rather than the host). Invasive infections that have spread to other organs can cause organ and tissue damage,

cystic masses, bacterial infections, fever, allergic reactions to the lar-vae, or seizures or other neurological symptoms if the infection involves the brain.

Purposely ingesting tapeworm eggs is like playing Russian roulette. Chances are, the person will have no ill effects, but there is always a chance that serious consequences may cause irreversible damage or even death. Tapeworm infestation is not a guarantee of weight loss, and if it does occur due to the infection, overall health is at risk.

I urge anyone trying to lose weight not to put themselves in harm’s way by ingesting tapeworm eggs.

Better ways to lose weight

Dear Abby: I have an embarrassing dilemma. I have a baby with a man I am no longer with. Our romance ended before I knew I was pregnant. He is not in our lives anymore — his decision. I have moved on and am now in a solid, loving relationship.

My problem is my OB/GYN has always been under the impression that my child’s biological father and I are together and that we’re mar-ried. The father attended some of the obstetrical appointments with me and was even there for the birth.

When my doctor initially referred to him as “my husband,” I didn’t cor-rect him because I didn’t feel I need-ed to spill the beans about such a personal issue. But now when I go for my annual examinations, he always asks me how “my husband” is. I feel it’s too late to say, “Oh, by the way, he was never my husband” since I didn’t correct him to begin with.

I need a graceful way to finally tell my doctor that we were never married, especially since I am now involved with a different man whom I plan on marrying and will eventu-ally have another child with. Please help me find the words.

— StuckDear Stuck: The next time your

doctor asks how your “husband” is, say: “We’re no longer together.” Period. No further explanation is necessary, and don’t offer one.

Dear Abby: My husband and I have a soon-to-be 2-year-old. Her birthday is next month, and we will be cel-ebrating at a local park with lots of kids from work and day care.

Is it OK to offer beer and wine to the parents? The park officials have no issue with it. There is an alcohol permit to sign, which includes no hard liquor and no drinks to be taken off premises. We will abide by park rules. We just want to know — is it OK to have alcohol at a child’s birth-day party? We will wait to see what you have to say.

— Party PlannerDear Planner: I see nothing posi-

tive to be gained by a group of par-ents drinking alcohol at a children’s party. Alcohol dulls the senses, and besides, the purpose of the party is to see that the children have a good time. Rather than drinking and socializing, the parents should be concentrating on the kids, making sure they are entertained and closely supervised — particularly in an out-door setting that may not be familiar to everyone.

Mistaken identity a problem

Your Birthday, Aug. 19The possibilities for

advancement in your field of endeavor looks encourag-ing in the year ahead.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Banking too heavily on others to help get through the rough spots in a new endeavor is a mistake.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — It’s kind to be helpful to others, but be careful not to make a commitment you may not be able to complete.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — You’re presently in a good fulfillment cycle, but you will have your moments of disappointment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Avoid all types of competitive involvements. These activities could take on unfriendly overtones.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t talk about sensitive matters. It may result in some nasty consequences.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Usually you’re a shrewd shopper, but you may kid yourself. Do some comparison shopping.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Don’t attempt to impose your views on companions.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — You try to finish all things you begin. However, excuses could become the order of the day.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — It’s not unusual for overindulgence to be your downfall, and this could be one of those times.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Just when you’re not looking, routine conditions could suddenly become critically complicated.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Do not brag prema-turely about your abilities to do things that you have yet to accomplish.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Take an adequate amount of time to accurate-ly evaluate any commercial dealings on the docket.

EVENING AUGUST 21 DSH DTV 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

BROADCAST STATIONS

# WBTV 3 8651 3 News Mil Ghost Whisp. Flashpoint NUMB3RS News Football Late

$ WYFF 4 8182 4 Enter Inside Southland Dateline NBC Å News Tonight Show Late

_ WSPA 7 8181 7 News Scene Ghost Whisp. Flashpoint NUMB3RS News Late Show Late

) WSOC - 8650 9 Inside Enter Supernanny Ugly Betty 20/20 Å News Foot Night Kim

WLOS 13 8180 13 For Jeop Supernanny Ugly Betty 20/20 Å News Night Kimmel

0 WGGS 2 8192 16 In Touch-Dr Nite Line Wis Praise the Lord Å Hour-Healing

5 WHNS 12 8183 21 Two Sein NFL Preseason Football News Frien Mal

A WUNF 6 8190 33 Busi NC North Wash Peo Ex Legislative Bill Moyers BBC Rose

H WMYA 8 8184 40 HS Football WWE Friday SmackDown! News Holly TMZ Payne Half Chea

Q WRET 97 - - Mkg Con Wash NOW Bill Moyers Globe Smi BBC Charlie Rose

Æ WYCW 10 8185 62 Fam Ray Smallville Chris Game News King Fam 70s Fra LopezCABLE CHANNELS

A&E 23 118 265 CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami Criminal CSI: Miami BET 17 124 329 106 & Park } ››› Rising Sun (‘93) Sean Connery. Movie COM 46 107 249 Scru Scru Daily Col Jim Gaffi gan Con Pre Pre Pre Rhys Darby CNN 27 200 202 Lou Dobbs Camp. Brown Larry King Anderson Cooper 360 Å Larry King DISC 24 182 278 Survivorman Survivorman Survivorman Survivorman Survivorman Survivorman ESPN 25 140 206 SportsCenter Little League Baseball Baseball SportsCenter Base NFL ESPN2 37 144 209 NAS Coun NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series WTA Tennis: Rogers Cup Ten FNC 15 205 360 FOX Report O’Reilly Hannity (N) On Record O’Reilly Hannity FSS 20 - - MLB Baseball: Reds at Pirates SEC Final Top Final Top 50 FX 36 137 248 Date Movie } › Epic Movie (‘07) 70s 70s Rescue Me Just Married FXM 38 133 258 French Kiss :13 } ››› The Seven Year Itch :43 } ››› The Seven Year Itch HALL 16 187 312 MASH MASH Angel The Good Witch’s Garden Gold Gold Gold Gold HGTV 29 112 229 Curb House Prop Prop House Buck House Un Design Star Prop Prop HIST 43 120 269 Marvels Marvels Lock N’ Load The Universe Mysteries Marvels LIFE 35 108 252 Reba Reba Reba Reba Runway Runway Mod Will Fra Fra NICK 40 170 299 Pen Pen Martin Martin Martin Martin Lopez Lopez Nanny Nanny Nanny Nanny SCIFI 45 122 244 Enterprise Eureka Å Eureka (N) Ware Eureka Å Stargate SPIKE 44 168 241 Unleashed Unleashed } ›››› Aliens (‘86) Sigourney Weaver. MAN MAN TBS 30 139 247 Sein Sein Fam Fam } ››› Mean Girls (‘04) Sex & Sex & Upside-Anger TCM 42 132 256 6:00 } Lilith } Bonnie and Clyde (‘67) } The Conversation (‘74) Miss. Burning TLC 28 183 280 Not Wear What Not What Not Making Over What Not Making Over TNT 19 138 245 CSI: NY Å CSI: NY Å } ›› The Da Vinci Code (‘06) Å Manchrian TOON 14 176 296 } ››› Zathura (‘05) Hap Star King King Chick Amer Ob Metal TS 33 437 649 College College College Three Race FIGHTZONE FIGHT USA 32 105 242 NCIS Å NCIS Å Monk (N) Psych (N) House Å Monk Å WGN - 239 307 Home Videos } ›› Alien Resurrection WGN News Scru Scru Bob & Tom

PREMIUM CHANNELS

MAX 510 310 512 › Mirrors :15 } ›› Evolution (‘01) } ›› Get Smart (‘08) Å Linge Cleav ENC 520 340 526 Scent } ››› Twister (‘96) Å } ›› Bring It On :40 } The Waterboy HBO 500 300 501 :15 } ›››› The Dark Knight (‘08) Å Real Time Real Time Hung Knoc SHO 540 318 537 :15 } ›› Music Within Wee Nurse Penn Penn } ››› Rescue Dawn (‘06)

STARZ 530 350 520 Mira :20 } Enchanted :09 } ›› The Game Plan Lawr Lawr Nick Nora

IN THE STARSPUZZLE

Dr. Peter M. Gott

Ask Dr. Gott

Abigail van Buren

Dear Abby

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009 — 5B

features

By SUE MANNINGAssociated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — You don’t have to leave your desk to watch the whales and dolphins play in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California.

David Anderson has mounted seven cameras and built an underwater view-ing pod on his 50-foot, high-tech, high-speed Catamaran and will take anyone along for a virtual ride at www.whalewatchingtv.com.

Anderson, a documen-tary filmmaker whose “Wild Dolphins and Whales of Southern California” was a winner at the Wildscreen Film Festival, wanted his lat-est venture to be more than a Web cam.

“It’s like a reality show. We have mikes on the cap-tain and crew. You will hear things even the passengers

don’t hear. My crew was not real keen on this and there is a little friction but they understand why we are doing it,” he said.

When the boat is out, the cameras are on, the mikes are connected and the action is live.

If you sign up on his Web site in the morning, he will tweet you when the boat is approaching a group of whales or a pod of dolphins. That lets you log on for the best of each trip. Recaps will also be available on the Web site each night, he said.

“It’s so exciting because it opens whale watching to everybody in the world. If a teacher wants to take her class on a field trip and can’t afford it or lives too far away, she can download all the information from the Web site,” Anderson said. He said he wants everyone to know

what is in the ocean so what is there can be saved.

Larry Zywicki, 45, of Milwaukee, Wis., his wife and two daughters, were on the live whale watching excursion last week when they saw two blue whales playing in the water. “It was awesome and amazing and something I’ll never see again. My wife and kids were thrilled,” he said.

When their vacation is over, he looks forward to looking at the Web site: “I will prob-ably see all the stuff I missed while I was taking pictures.”

It took more than a year to get Coast Guard approv-al for the viewing pod on Anderson’s boat, the Manute’a. The viewing pod, made of 36 square feet of bulletproof glass, holds just a couple of people at a time and they can find themselves very intimate with the dol-phins.

“The dolphins love to ride the pressure waves of the boat. They come right up next to the boat and catch a free ride,” Anderson said.

Anderson’s been using the pod for eight months at Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Safari in Dana Point. Last week, after working out all the transmission glitches, he added the cameras and

debuted on the Web.

Anderson said he won’t make much money unless the Web draws more custom-ers to his live excursions.

“I don’t have a good busi-ness plan, I’m just following my passion,” he said. “Money, so far, has followed.”

On the Net:www.whalewatchingtv.com

5B CLASS/

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WEDNESDAY, August 19, 2009 — 5B

DEADLINES: New Ads, Cancellations & ChangesTuesday Edition.............Monday, 12pmWednesday Edition......Tuesday, 2pmThursday Edition......Wednesday, 2pmFriday Edition...............Thursday, 2pmSaturday Edition................Friday, 2pmSunday Edition......................Friday, 2pm

Please check your ad on the first day that it runs. Call

us before the deadline for the next edition with corrections.We will rerun the ad or credit

your account for no more than one day.

*4 line minimum on all ads

1 WEEK SPECIALRun ad 6 consecutive

days and only pay for 5 days*

2 WEEK SPECIALRun ad 12 consecutive

days and only pay for 9 days*

3 DAY WEEKEND SPECIAL

YARD SALE SPECIALRun a 20 word yard sale ad Thurs.,

Fri., & Sat. for ONLY $20. Additional words are only 75¢ each. Deadline: Wed. at 2 p.m.

Email: emeyer@thedigitalcourier.comIn person: 601 Oak St., Forest City

Contact Erika Meyer to place your ad!Call: 828-245-6431 Fax: 828-248-2790

CLASSIFIEDS4 FOR 24

REAL ESTATE WEEKLY SPECIAL

NEED TO SELL OR RENT YOUR

PROPERTY?LET US HELP!

4 Lines • $2400

One Week In The Paper

*Private party customers only! This special must be mentioned at the time of ad placement.

Valid 6/15/09 - 6/19/09

*Private party customers only! This special mustbe mentioned at the time of ad placement.

Valid 8/17/09 - 8/21/09

Only A Few 2BR Apartments Left!!!

SECTION 8 WELCOME

Creekside CrossingApartments

Brand New Elderly Apartment Site!!

BE THE FIRST TO LIVE IN THE NEW APARTMENT

450 West Street, Spindale, NC828-288-3738 • M-F 9am-4pm

55+ or 45+ if handicapped or disabled

Certified Energy Star units allows for 5% discount on electric services.

Equal Housing Opportunity! Disability accessible units. Professionally managed by Partnership Property Management,

an equal opportunity employer and provider.

Real Estate AuctionSat. August 22nd, 2009 @ 10:00 am

Grayson Michael Russell Estate (Deceased)St. Rd 2201 Thunder Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

DIRECTIONS: From Rutherfordton go South on US 221 to light at Thunder Road. Turn left go 3 tenths of a mile to sale property on your left. From Spindale go 1 mile from Hwy. 74 down Thunder Road to sale site on your right. (Watch for Auction Sign)

3.62 Acres: of land with creek bordering on back side of the property.-738 ft. of road frontage on Thunder Road - Great tract for business - self storage units - apartments, etc... Be sure to come out and take a look before sale day.

Open for Inspection Sale Day - 9:00 am til sale time

TERMS : 10% Deposit Sale Day - Balance within 15 Days.Cash or Approved Check only. No Exceptions

“Auctions Good For The Sold”

Joe Simpson - NCAL # 4791 AuctioneerSCAL # 4907 Auctioneer

WHITE OAK MANOR, TRYON Accepting applications for:

Licensed Medication Technician Full-time, 3rd shift for Assisted

Living. Must have C.N.A. and completed Medication Technician training. C.N.A. Full and part time. We

welcome enthusiastic, dependable applicants who are dedicated to

the elderly. Experiencepreferred, but will train. Apply at 70 Oak St.,

Tryon, NC 28782 EOE

Help Wanted

Pavillon, a premier inpatient facility near

Lake Lure, NC for adults recovering from substance addiction

seeks a full time Maintenance

Technician to be part of our Facilities Team.

Ideal candidate will have plumbing skills and knowledge of

building and landscape maintenance, and skill

in safely operating equipment used. Also,

assists in light duty electrical repairs, furniture repair,

painting, etc. Position requires high school diploma/equivalent and demonstratedinterpersonal and

organizational skills. Competitive salary and

benefits package, EOE. Visit our website at www.pavillon.org

to download an application - fax

application and/or resume: 828-694-2326

Pavillon will perform criminal background

check & requires clean urine drug screen.

Help Wanted

NOW HIRINGEarn $65k, $50k, $40k(GM, Co Mgr, Asst Mgr)

We currently have managers making

this, and need more for expansion. 1 year salaried restaurant

management experience required.

Fax resume to 336-431-0873

Help Wanted

New Wireless TelecommunicationCo. is now offering

distributorships in your area.

www.mygvbiz.com/mandj

704-434-9308Changing the World of Communication

Business

Opportunity

Rollback ServicesCars Rolling $40 local Utility Bldgs. $95 local After 5pm & weekends

extra 828-289-8346

Business

Services

Motor home for Renton priv. lot in quiet park in Ellenboro. All utilities incld. $75/wk. 453-0281

or 864-202-5332

Misc.

For Rent

2BR & 3BR in quiet park. $350/mo. & up.

Call 287-8558

2BR/2BA on privatelot. Chase area.

Water & appliances furnished! $525/mo.

+ $525 deposit.References required.

Call 248-1681

2BR/1BA Single Wide in Ellenboro. W/d

hookup, stove incld. No pets! $450/mo. + dep. Call 289-8105

3BR & 2BR/2BASW in Rutherfordton!

RENT TO OWN!Will Finance! No Banks! Hurry! You pay no lot

rent, taxes, or insurance! NEG. $99 wk + dep 704-806-6686

Mobile Homes

For Rent

1996 14x76 Single wide

$6,500Call today

704-481-0895

Trade your home, any

size or shape!Any payoff!!

704-484-1677

LAND OWNERSBRAND NEW HOMES Well, septic, grading.

We do it all!

704-484-1640

Mobile Homes

For Sale

Beautiful 2BR/1BA on 3.5 ac. on Hudlow Rd. Hdwd floors & full bsmt.$500/mo. 704-376-8081

3 Bedroom/1 Bath Forest City area

$400/mo. + $400 dep. Call 245-5669

3BR/1BA FC areaHeat pump, carport,

storage building, new windows, doors, and carpet. $625/mo + $625 dep. Ref’s.

required. 245-1621

3BR/2BA New homein Rfdtn. Hardwood floors, appliances

furnished, 2 car garage $875/mo + dep. Ref’s.

required. No indoor pets. 828-289-5800 or

828-429-3322

Homes

For Rent

Price Reduced for August only!

1BR $375/mo. & 2BR $400/mo.

Clean & spacious Water & heat incld.

Arlington Ridge Apts. Call 828-447-3233

Richmond Hill Senior Apts. in Rfdtn 1BR Units w/handicap

accessible units avail. Sec 8 assistance avail.

287-2578 Hours: Mon., Tues., & Thurs.

7-3. TDD Relay 1-800-735-2962 EqualHousing Opportunity. Income Based Rent.

Apartments

Homes

For RentCall

today toplace

your ad!245-6431

8a-5pMon.-Fri.

Sell or rentyour property

in theClassifieds!!!

Web watchers getting whale of a show on virtual ride

(AP Photo)This photo released by Capt. Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Safari shows passengers taking photos of a submerging whale.

6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WEDNESDAY, August 19, 2009

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of ROBERT LEE PETERSON of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said ROBERT LEE PETERSON to present them to the undersigned on or before the 5th day of November 2009 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 5th day of August, 2009.

Iris Deanne Batayte, Executor370 Lincoln RoadForest City, NC 28043

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEOF NORTH CAROLINA

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONRUTHERFORD COUNTY

09 SP 254

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CHARLES TERRY PARKER AND KELLIE ANNELLE PARKER DATED OCTOBER 10, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 979 AT PAGE 425 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to a Court order and under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00 PM on August 25, 2009 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:

Situate, lying and being in the Logan Store Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being the same and identical property described in Trustee's Deed for Sale of Land recorded in Deed Book 681, Page 460, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said deed as follows:

Lying and being in Logan Store Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a portion of those properties conveyed to Dennis L. Guffey and wife, Sharon L. Guffey by Deed of Record in Deed Book 411, Page 413, Rutherford County Registry and being described by metes and bounds in accordance with a plat and survey by Tim H. Gordon June 23, 1984 as follows:

Beginning at a railroad spike in the center line of State Road 1538 (Sunshine Road) said railroad spike marking the corner of those properties conveyed to Guffey by Deed of Record in Deed Book 441, Page 413, Rutherford County Registry, said railroad spike being located over an eighteen inch culvert and being located North 57 deg. 25 min. 21 sec. West 116.82 feet from the northwest corner of the residence located on the Gurley property described in Deed of Record in Deed Book 313, Page 200, Rutherford County Registry, thence South 07 deg. 02 min. 07 sec. East 183.67 feet to an iron pin; thence along new lines South 53 deg. 06 min. 26 sec. West 142.42 feet to an iron pin, North 46 deg. 14 min. 27 sec. West 76.28 feet to an iron pin, North 26 deg. 50 min. 08 sec. West 136.87 feet to a railroad spike in the center of State Road 1538 North 65 deg. 57 min. 44 sec. East 228.07 feet to the point and place of Beginning, and containing 0.843 acre.

And Being more commonly known as:2190 Whitesides Rd, Forest City, NC 28043

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Charles Terry Parker and Kellie Annelle Parker.

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 August 4, 2009.

Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/09-115766

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEOF NORTH CAROLINA

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONRUTHERFORD COUNTY

09 SP 239

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY KERMIT L. WADHAMS AND VIRGINIA E. WADHAMS DATED APRIL 4, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 949 AT PAGE 738 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to a Court order and under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00 PM on August 25, 2009 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Being Lot Number 21 of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in Plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, ("the Plat"), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description.

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

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

And Being more commonly known as:Lot 21 Queens Gap, Cian Drive, Union Mills, NC 28167

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Kermit L. Wadhams and Virginia E. Wadhams.

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 August 4, 2009.

Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/09-114198

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINAUTILITIES COMMISSION

RALEIGH

DOCKET NO. E-100, SUB 118

BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION

In the Matter of Investigation of Integrated Resource Planning in North Carolina - 2008

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the North Carolina Utilities Commission (Commission) has scheduled a public hearing in conjunction with the Commission’s review and evaluation of Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) in North Carolina. The purpose of the review and evaluation is to ensure that each regulated electric utility operating in North Carolina is developing reliable projections of the long range demands for electricity in its service area, and is developing a combination of reliable resource options for meeting the anticipated demands in a cost-effective manner. IRP is intended to identify those electric resource options which can be obtained at least cost to ratepayers in North Carolina consistent with adequate, reliable electric service. IRP considers conservation, efficiency, load management, and other demand-side programs alternatives in the selection of resource options. In addition, new rules require that electric power suppliers include their plans for meeting customer electric needs via renewable energy resources and energy efficiency programs.

During the public hearing to be held in this docket, the Commission will receive testimony from nonexpert public witnesses with respect to the most current IRPs (including renewable energy and energy efficiency plans) filed on or before November 3, 2008, by Carolina Power & Light Company d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion North Carolina Power; North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, Piedmont EMC, Blue Ridge EMC, Rutherford EMC, and EnergyUnited EMC. In addition, during the public hearing the Commission will receive testimony from nonexpert public witnesses with the respect to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard Compliance Plans filed by GreenCo Solutions, Inc. and Halifax EMC,

A night hearing for the convenience of public witnesses and solely for the purpose of taking nonexpert public witness testimony is hereby scheduled as follows:

Raleigh: 7 p.m., on Monday, August 31, 2009, Commission Hearing Room 2115, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Anyone wishing to review the IRPs and Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard Compliance Plans filed by the utilities may do so either at the Commission’s website, www.ncuc.net, by selecting the Docket Information tab and entering Docket No. E-100, Sub 118, or at the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Commission, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. Upon request, the Chief Clerk will place copies of the IRPs, compliance plans and any other documents filed in this proceeding in centrally-located public libraries where they may be copied without prohibition. Such a request may be made by writing to the Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4325, by giving the name and address of the library to which the information is to be mailed.

Persons desiring to present testimony for the record should appear at the public hearing. Persons desiring to send written statements to inform the Commission of their positions in the matter shall address their statements to:

Chief ClerkNorth Carolina Utilities Commission

4325 Mail Service CenterRaleigh, NC 27699-4325

The Public Staff - North Carolina Utilities Commission, through its Executive Director, is required by statute to represent the using and consuming public in proceedings before the Commission. Written statements to the Public Staff should be addressed to:

Robert P. Gruber, Executive DirectorPublic Staff - North Carolina Utilities Commission

4326 Mail Service CenterRaleigh, NC 27699-4326

The Attorney General is also authorized by statute to represent the using and consuming public in proceedings before the Commission. Statements to the Attorney General should be addressed to:

The Honorable Roy CooperAttorney General of North Carolina

c/o Utilities Section9001 Mail Service CenterRaleigh, NC 27699-9001

ISSUED BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION.

This the 28th day of July, 2009.

NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION/s/_____________________Gail L. Mount, Deputy Clerk

FILLUP ON

VALUEShop the

Classifi eds!

Call828-245-6431

to placeyour ad.

TheDaily

Courier

Small male beige andwhite dog with curled tail and collar. About 2 yrs. old. Found Thurs., 8/13 in Forest City on Oak St. Please help me find my owner,

call 287-6025 or287-7738

Lg female black dogcollie like face, sweet, no tail. Came in July. Harris Holly Springs Rd., Rfdtn. 245-7723

Small black dogFound 8/11 in FC

Food Lion area Call to describe 447-2686

Found

Small female black pit About 8 mo. old.

Lost 8/5 from Ellenboro area, close to fire dept.

Call 447-2649

Reward! 7ft. red tail Boa. Not harmful. Last seen on Campbell St., Spindale Call Stephen

Orr 828-748-6800

Reward! F Boxer, needs meds. Brindle

w/white. Lost 7/12 from225 Harmon Rd. inEllenboro 429-6747

Male white EskimoSpitz Missing 8/12

from Whitesides Rd., Sunshine. Please call

(828) 447-5759

Lost

Free Kittens to lovinghomes only! Very social, lovable, and

good with kids. Litter trained. 828-202-5466

Pets

WILL BUYYOUR GOLD AND SILVER

We come to you!Get more for your gold!! 289-7066

WILL BUY YOUR JUNK Cars & Trucks

Pick up at your convenience!

Call 223-0277

WANT TO BUY ORREPAIR USED

APPLIANCES. Call 447-6215 or 429-7728

I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST

STRIPS Up to $10 per 100 ct. Call Frank

828-577-4197

Want To Buy

Starr Richmond, IN.used upright piano

Must pickup. Donation accepted to Outreach Center. Call 245-8518

Musical

Instruments

Graco Pack n Play for girl in perfect condition!

Asking $70 obo Call 429-6702 after 5pm

For Sale

WANTED: PIANISTfor small church in

Union Mills. Call 828-287-9141

RN Weekend Supervisor,

RN Supervisor 3-11P, & C.N.A.’s all shiftsApply in person at:

Brookview Healthcare Center, 510 Thompson St., Gaffney, SC 29340

Call 864-489-3101 for directions. Brookview

is a drug free workplaceEOE/M/F/D/V

Looking forGrooming Assistantw/2 yrs. exp. Pick up application between 9am-Noon at 108 W.

Trade St., Forest City.Absolutely No Phone Calls!

Help Wanted

RN for ICU Full-time 7pm-7am ACLS &

PALS Certified, minimum 1 year exp.

Please send resume: plockhart@

saintlukeshospital.comor spage@

saintlukeshospital.comResumes may also

be mailed to: St. Luke’s Hospital 101 Hospital Drive

Columbus, NC 28722

PT or FT Chaplain for rapidly growing

healthcare agency needed. Masters

degree in divinity, at least one unit of CPE training, grief/group

counseling experience required. Mail resume

to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest

City, NC 28043 or fax to (828) 245-5389

Help Wanted

Sport Utility

1995 Landrover Discovery All wheel

drive. Exc. cond.! Must sell! $4,200 980-8009

Advertise yourvehicle for sale!

Call today

Sell it in theClassifieds!

Lost or founda pet? Run a5 line or lessad at no cost

to you. Adruns 1 week.245-6431

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WEDNESDAY, August 19, 2009 — 7B

TREE CARE

CarolinaTree Care& Stump Grinding

Low RatesFully insured

Free Estimates(828) 289-7092 Cell

Chad SiskSenior Citizen

Discounts available.

Good Clean WorkSatisfaction Guaranteed

TREE CARE

Mark Reid828-289-1871

Fully InsuredFree Estimates

20 Years ExperienceSenior Citizens &

Veterans Discounts

Topping & RemovalStump Grinding

VETERINARIAN

Thunder RoadAnimal

Hospital

Spindale286-0033

Bi-Lo

Super 8Motel

74 Bypass

Denny’s

*Dog/Cat spay/neuter program*Low-cost monthly shot clinic*Flea & tick control*Heart worm prevention *SALE*

Save Up To $4600 Today

BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY&&Does your

business need a boost? Let us design an eye catching ad for your

business! Business & Services Directory ads get results! Call the Classified Department today!

245-6431

ROOFINGGARY LEE QUEEN’S

ROOFINGGolden Valley CommunityOver 35 Years Experience

CHURCHES & COMMUNITYBUILDINGS

ALSO METAL ROOFS

Call today! 245-8215

5 YEAR WARRANTY ON LABORFREE ESTIMATES

✓ All work guaranteed✓ Specializing in all types

of roofing, new & old✓ References furnished✓ Vinyl Siding

✓ 10% DISCOUNT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

PAINTING

Interior & ExteriorINSURED

FREE ESTIMATESReasonable Rates

Owner Jerry Lancaster

286-0822

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Hensley’s Power Washing

828-245-6333828-253-9107AFFORDABLE

HOUSE WASHINGWITH experience & knowledge & Great

Customer serviceWe Can Bring Water

HOME IMPROVEMENT

Specializing In Metal Roofing.....Offered In Many ColorsGuaranteed Lowest Prices on Vinyl DH Windows

Wood & Vinyl Decks • Vinyl Siding • Kitchen & Bath RemodelingReface Your Cabinets, Don't Replace Them!

Website - hmindustries.com Visa Mastercard Discover

828-248-1681 704-434-9900H & M Industries, Inc.Clean up at the end of each day GUARANTEED

Vinyl Replacement WindowsDouble Pane, Double Hung

3/4" Glass, Energy-Star Rated

INSTALLED - $199*

FREE LOW EAND ARGON!

*up to 101 UI

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Family Owned & Operated

Local Business

Licensed Contractor with 35 Years Experience

Free Estimates & Fully Insured

LicensedContractor

Bill Gardner Construction, Inc

245-6367

WINDOWS & SIDINGENTRANCE DOORS STORM DOORS

GRADING/PAVING

GARDNERGRADING, INCand

PAVING SERVICESQuality Fine Grading,Stone & Asphalt Work,

Sealcoating and Stripingat Competitive Prices!

OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE

FREE ESTIMATES828-527-3036828-527-2925

AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING

“We’re Not Comfortable Until You Are”“Serving Rutherford & Cleveland County For 30 Years”

NC License 6757 • SC License 4299

FAST RELIABLE SERVICE ON ALL BRANDSFree Estimates • Best Warranties

All Work GuaranteedService • Installation • Duct Cleaning • IAQ

Gas / Oil / Heat Pumps / Geothermal / Boilers Residential & Commercial

245-1141www.shelbyheating.com

24 Hour Emergency

Service

PAINTING

John 3:16

Interior & Exterior15 years experience

Great referencesFree Estimates

GRADING & HAULING

DAVID’S GRADING

We do it allNo job too small

828-657-6006Track Hoe Work,

Tractor Work , Dozer Work, Bobcat Work, Trenching,

Grading and Land Clearing, Hauling Gravel, Sand,

Dirt, Etc. FREE ESTIMATE

CONSTRUCTION

HutchinsRemodeling

Decks ~ Handicap RampsPainting ~ PorchesRoofing ~ Seamless Gutters & Gutter Cleaning Service

FREE ESTIMATES CALLLANCE HUTCHINS

Office (828) 245-1986Cell (828) 289-4420

HOME REPAIR

828-657-6518828-223-0310

* roofing * concrete* decks & steps* painting * carpentry* skirting * plumbing* sheet rock* room additions* metal roofing

NNo Job Too SmallDiscount for Senior Citizens

FENCING

Commercial • Residential

FREE ESTIMATES

828-625-0110828-447-5997

DOG • HORSE • CATTLEAll Types of Farm Fencing

CHAIN LINKWOOD • VINYL

YOURAD

COULDBE

HERE!

Window CleaningCrystal Clear

Window Cleaning

Window & Mirror Cleaning

Residential & Commercial

Free Estimates

12 Years

Experience

Steve Kimbrell828-245-1464

828-429-0089

Breeze@nctv.com

8B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, WeDnesDay, august 19, 2009

LOCAL

Musicon the

MountainAbove, music lovers showed up at Chimney Rock Park Sunday afternoon for the first in a series of events, Music on the Mountain, Songs from the Southern Highlands, spon-sored by Chimney Rock Park and the Rutherford County Arts Guild. Children (at left) joined in the concert, offering rhythm sounds.

Above, Brendan McEnnerney of Rutherfordton pick-ing at Music on the Mountain. Phil and Gaye Johnson (right) entertain.

hundreds of folks who have raised more than two million dollars in the fight against cancer. The event, held at the R-S Middle School track, will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 and end Saturday morning. There will be

live entertainment, food, fun, games, a luminary service, a memorial wall, an idol contest and the survivor walk that kicks off the Relay.

The Rutherford County Relay For Life… it’s all about celebrating, remembering and fighting back.

For more information about the Relay for Life event or upcom-ing fundraisers, contact Debbie Buchanan at 888-369-1387.

Humor MeContinued from Page 1B

8B/

©2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

VISIT DIGITALCOURIER.COM/HOTJOBS TODAY.

Thanks to The Daily Courier’s recent partnership with

Yahoo! HotJobs, getting ahead is easier than ever. We’ve got more

Rutherford County jobs. More up-to-date listings. More of what

you need to find the right one.

us: morejob listings.you: morelikely tosucceed.

Send us your

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYSto be included in our BRAND NEW

Birthday Calendar

Send your name or your loved one’sname and birth date with

One Dollar to be included in our

BIRTHDAY CAlENDARto be published the first of September.

Submit birthdays for September by August 27th

Send to: The Daily COurierAttn: Birthday Calendar

601 Oak StreetForest City, NC 28043

Name:

Birth Date:

Your Name:

Full Address:

Phone:

5% Off UPS Shipping15% Off Packing Materials

15% Off Color Copies15% Off Other Services

with the VIP Card Programfrom The UPS Store.

Sign up for only $9.95and start saving today.

The card is valid for a 12 month periodfrom date of purchase.

White Oaks Plaza / Big lOts • 1639 Us hWy 74a, sPindale

The UPS Store