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Goldie Tate Spector, Andrea Baker Williams

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Mecklenburg County, arrived in Las Vegas this week to watch her sister compete for the Miss America crown, the winner of which will be chosen Saturday night.

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BY JASON deBRUYNStaff Writer

MONROEThe fate of a man charged with

murder now sits with a jury.Attorneys finished closing ar-

guments Wednesday in the trial of Dan Warren Edwards, 59, for-merly of 3204 Collaroy Road, who is charged with first-degree murder. Police said Edwards smothered his wife, Logan Drake Edwards, with a pillow in their Waxhaw home on Oct. 31, 2008.

With all evidence submitted, attorneys got the chance to argue their side of the case to the jury.

“You have to convict (Dan Ed-wards) of first-degree murder because that’s what the evidence shows and that’s what common sense says,” assistant district at-torney Steve Higdon told the jury during his closing statements.

Edwards’ attorney Richard Culler told the jury that his cli-ent acted out of “rage” and “pas-sion,” he said. “It was provoked, it was based on emotion and it was not done under cool or col-lection.”

Culler characterized Dan Ed-wards as a man who cared deeply for his wife and was crushed

when she no longer reciprocated that love.

“When he did what he did, he broke his own heart,” Culler said. “There is overwhelming evidence that Dan Edwards tried everything he could think of to make (the marriage) work.”

Dan Edwards testified earlier in the trial, and his attorney commented on Edwards’ appear-ance.

“What you saw on the witness stand was someone trying to show you his heart,” Culler said.

Higdon reminded the jury that the trial was not about whether

or not Dan Edwards was a good guy, a good friend or a good co-worker; it was a murder trial and Dan Edwards already submitted an eight-page confession and act-ed out on video how he said he killed his wife.

At times during the trial, Cull-er characterized Logan Edwards as violent and said that Dan Ed-wards could have been afraid of being assaulted the night Logan Edwards was strangled. It was inappropriate to argue in that manner, Higdon said.

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Edwards’ fate in jury’s hands

BY ELISABETH ARRIEROStaff Writer

STALLINGSMore than a quarter of the cars

at Scott Clark’s Toyota City can’t be sold until workers install new accelerator pedals.

Toyota Motor Sales announced Tuesday that its 1,200 American dealerships will temporarily suspend sales of eight models involved in the recall for sticking accelerator pedals.

The company recalled four million vehicles in late Novem-ber, saying they’d all need to get their pedals replaced.

Pedals made by a Canadian

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Toyota halts salesof popular vehicles

E-J staff photo by Ed Cottingham

Internet sales director Mario Santoro for Scott Clark Toyota discusses the parts and models involved with the recall of several of the most popular models.

BY TIFFANY LANEStaff Writer

MONROECarolyn Hazeldine moved from

New Jersey to North Carolina five years ago. A former teacher with three young children, she knew she wanted quality child care, but wasn’t familiar with the local pro-grams.

“I was in the position to say, ‘They’re not going to be where I have taught,’” she said.

Hazeldine turned to Child Care Resources, a free referral agency offering advice on quality child care from birth to age 12. She now serves as senior vice president of institutional advancement for CCR.

The private, nonprofit United Way agency refers parents to “the highest quality programs in their area that meet their needs and

preferences,” Hazeldine said. In 2008, there were more than

18,000 children under 6 living with their parents in Union County, most in households where both parents worked, the American Community Survey reported.

“When we look at the statistics, there’s a need” for child care, Ha-zeldine said. Even so, fewer Union County families are using the agency, she said. “We’re not serv-ing as many as we would like.”

With unemployment up, fewer families may need child care, she said, or can’t afford the one they want. Families new to the area might not know about the agency, she said.

Last year, CCR in Union, Meck-lenburg and Cabarrus counties served 8,878 families, including more than 2,100 through its online database.

Hazeldine hopes to bring those numbers up while taking the guess work out of which child care pro-gram parents should choose. Any family can use the agency, which can also determine if parents or guardians are eligible for financial aid.

Choices, choicesJennifer Kappas, an early child-

hood specialist with CCR, worked for a different child care referral agency when she was pregnant with her son. She, too, sought out quality child care through CCR.

“There was a child care center literally within walking distance of my home,” she said, “but I want-ed to know, ‘Is it good?’”

When parents or guardians call CCR, a counselor can guide them

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Staff photo by Ed Cottingham

Sarah Polk calls out words during a bingo game to teach vocabulary in the after school program at Christ Com-munity Child Care of Indian Trail. Six-year-old Katy Shillingburg raises her hand as she finds a word while her brother Branson searches his bingo board.

Resource CenterHelps parents make choices for their children

Sewer parley slated todayJASON deBRUYNStaff Writer

MONROECommissioners will

meet with staff to see if there is a cheap way to resolve a sewer problem in the eastern part of the county.

“Absolutely, something needs to be done,” Com-missioner Tracy Kuehler said. “The question is what?”

The eastern sewer sys-tem is in violation of N.C. Department of Environ-ment and Natural Resourc-es regulations for sewer spills that have become common during heavy rains. Union County faces fines of up to $25,000 per day if the problem is not taken care of by Feb. 4.

Public Works director Ed Goscicki proposed a project he said would end the spills and move the county away from fines, but commissioners con-tend that project, with an $8 million price tag, is too expensive.

Part of the problem comes from rain- and groundwater that seeps into sewer pipes main-tained by Marshville and Wingate. Commissioner Lanny Openshaw said there is nothing the coun-ty can do about that added capacity from those that water, known as inflow and infiltration, or I&I, and it would not be in the county’s best interest to undertake a major over-

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Recalled models

The Toyota Recall applies to the fol-lowing:

2009-2010 RAV4,2009-2010 Corolla,2009-2010 Matrix,2005-2010 Avalon,2007-2010 Camry,2010 Highlander,2007-2010 Tundra,2008-2010 Sequoia

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RY, 7:30 a.m., civic build-ing behind Indian Trail Town Hall. For details, call Sean Helms, 704-849-9332.

•    WAXHAW-WED-DINGTON  SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB, 7:30 a.m., Rippington’s Restaurant, 109 W. South Main Street, Waxhaw. For information, call Jerry Simpson, 704-363-2173.

• VIOLENCE PREVEN-TION  TASK  FORCE, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Details, United Family Services, 704-226-1352.

•  BABY  TIME, 10:30 a.m., Union West Library. Details, 704-821-7475.

•  KIWANIS  CLUB  OF MONROE, noon to 1 p.m., Rolling Hills Country Club. For details, call Fran Dandridge at 704-289-9429.

•  SENIOR  CITIZENS CANASTA, 12:30 p.m., El-len Fitzgerald Center. For information, call Ellen Fitzgerald Senior Center at 704-282-4657.

•  HOMEWORK  HELP NIGHT, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monroe Library. For grades one through eight. Details, Kim, 704-283-8184, ext. 238.

•  THURSDAY  TALES, 5 p.m., Monroe Library. For ages 5 and up and their caregivers. Details, 704-283-8184.

•  ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Low Bottom group, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., old Belk building, 200 Stewart St., Monroe. Details, 704-332-4387; 704-377-0244.

•  WAXHAW  TOPS #613 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Waxhaw Bible Church, 6810 Pleasant Grove Road. Details, 704-843-5518 or 704-254-3880.

•  ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Sunset group, 6 p.m., 1010 Mc-Manus St., Monroe. De-tails, 704-219-6245.

•  UNION  COUNTY CRUISERS, 6:30 p.m., Monroe Mall, next to Piz-za Hut. Custom and clas-sic cars. Details, 704-238-1600.

•  PILOT  CLUB  OF MONROE, 6:30 p.m., Da-vid Tucker Construction, 1139-A N. Charlotte Ave. Business and program meeting. Details, Vada Tucker, president, 704-292-1329.

• PRESERVATION SO-CIETY, 7 p.m., Waxhaw Town Hall.

•  GARDEN  CLUB  OF WAXHAW, 7 p.m., call Pat Kitto at 704-843-5931 for lo-cation.

•  SENIOR  DANCE, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Ellen Fitzger-ald Center, Line dancing and ballroom dancing. Details, 704-282-4657.

•  BINGO, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Indian Trail VFW, 100 VFW Lane, Indian Trail; $500 jackpot. For de-tails, call 704-821-9753.

•  WEDDINGTON  OP-TIMIST  CLUB, 7 p.m., Weddington Optimist Park, N.C. 84. For details, call Aubrey Moore, 704-283-1805 or Ron Stamey, 704-846-1754.

• BOY SCOUT TROOP 98, 7 p.m., Hemby Bridge Church, 6010 Mill Grove Road. For details, call 704-882-3482.

• MOTHER OF TWINS CLUB Monroe, 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, Hayne Street. For details, call Tawnee Bound, 704-283-7685.

•  COCAINE  ANONY-MOUS meeting, 7:30 p.m., at the Friendship Home, 2111 Stafford St. Ext., Monroe.

•  AL-ANON, 8 p.m., First Step Recovery Cen-ter, 1623 Sunset Drive, Monroe. Details, 704-283-0944, 704-764-7651.

Friday•  EXERCISE  CLASS,

9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Ellen Fitzgerald Senior Center. Open to ages 55 and up. For details, call 704-282-4657.

•  SENIOR  FITNESS CLASS, 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Bazemore Center, Winchester Avenue, Mon-roe. Free to all senior citi-zens. Details, 704-282-4654.

•  BABY  TIME, 10:30 a.m., Edwards Library, Marshville. Details, 704-624-2828.

•  TURNING  POINT DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE GROUP, 4 p.m. at the shel-ter. Details, 704-283-7233.

•  ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Low Bottom group, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., old Belk building, 200 Stewart St., Monroe. Details, 704-332-4387; 704-377-0244.

•  ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Sunset group, 6 p.m., 1010 Mc-Manus St., Monroe. De-tails, 704-219-6245.

•  NARCOTICS  ANON-YMOUS, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Nicey Grove Bap-tist Church, 318 Camden Road, Wingate. Details, 704-221-7352.

• OVERCOMERS OUT-REACH  ANONYMOUS, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 1700 Secrest Shortcut Road. For details call 704-846-9223.

•  PAGELAND  SIN-GLES  DANCE, 7 p.m. to midnight, Pageland, S.C., American Legion Post 92. Live music, married cou-ples welcome. Bring cov-ered dish. Admission, $10. Must be 21. Details, Lloyd or Margaret Melton at (843) 634-3787 after 6 p.m.

•  NARCOTICS  ANON-YMOUS, 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friendship Missionary Baptist Church admin-istrative building, 501 Burke St. Details, 704-821-4256, 704-763-0784.

Juanita Baker Stevenson

MONROEMrs. Juanita Baker Ste-

venson, age 88 died Tues-day (Jan. 26, 2010) at her home.

Funeral services for will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, in the McEwen Colonial Chapel conducted by the Rev. Brian Franklin, with burial to follow in Lake-land Memorial Park.

Born April 10, 1921 in Union County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Robert Harold Baker and the late Mrs. Carrie Eliza-beth Trull Baker. In addi-tion to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband: John D. Stevenson.

Survivors include one son, Larry Stevenson of Monroe; two grandchil-dren; six great grand-children; one great great grandchild.

Visitation is Friday Jan. 29, 2010 from 12:30 p.m. un-til 1:45 p.m. at McEwen Fu-neral Home in Monroe.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Stanly Coun-ty, 901 North First Street, Albemarle, NC 28001-3350.

McEwen Funeral and Cremation Service of Monroe is serving the fam-ily of Mrs. Stevenson.

Joyce Ann Zuber WAXHAW

Joyce Ann Zuber, 72, died on Tuesday, (Jan. 26, 2010) at CMC-Pineville.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30. at Heritage Funeral Home, Weddington Chapel.

Mrs. Zuber was born on May 15, 1937 in China Spring, Texas. Daughter to the late Jack and Ruby DeHay Crump. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Kathy Zuber Shadle.

Survivors include her husband Darrell Zuber of Waxhaw; daughter Terri Zuber of Charlotte; three grandchildren; two sis-ters, Penny Platt of Dal-las, Texas, and Peggy Up-church of Denton, Texas.

Memorials should be made to the Barnabas Fund, C/O, Church at Charlotte, 2500 Carmel Road, Charlotte, NC, 28226 or to Wesley Chapel Volun-teer Fire Department, 8221 New Town Road, Waxhaw, NC, 28173.

Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Fu-neral Home, Weddington. Online guestbook is avail-able at www.heritagefu-neral.net.

Goldie Tate Spector

INDIAN TRAILMrs. Goldie Tate Spec-

tor, 89, of Indian Trail, died on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 at Lake Park.

Memorial service is at 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 29, at Heritage Funeral Home, Weddington Chapel.

Mikhael Braverman WAXHAW

Mr. Mikhael Braver-man, of Waxhaw, died on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010.

Graveside services were held at Forest Lawn East.

Arrangements were handled by Heritage Fu-neral Home, Weddington.

Eva Hinkel CHARLOTTE

Mrs. Eva Hinkel, 84, of Charlotte, died on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010.

Arrangements are in-complete and will be an-nounced by Heritage Fu-neral Home, Weddington Chapel.

Andrea Dean Baker Williams

MONROEAndrea Dean Baker Wil-

liams, 65, of Monroe, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center-Union.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harris Fu-neral Home & Cremation Service of Monroe.

Grace Couick McWhorter

MONROEMrs. Grace Couick

McWhorter, 92, died Wednesday, Janu-ary 27, 2010 at CMC-Union. She formerly resided at Hillcrest Baptist Church Rest Home in Monroe, NC. Mrs. McWhorter was born in Union Coun-ty on April 14, 1917, daughter of the late Gideon Odell Couick and Minnie Helms Couick.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Friday, Janu-ary 29, 2010 at Bethle-hem United Method-ist Church, officiated by Rev. Howard Flem-ming and Rev. Mari-lyn Wooten. Inter-ment will follow in the church cemetery.

She was preceded in death by her hus-band, Samuel Edward McWhorter in 1978, her son, Edward Car-lton McWhorter in 2006, granddaughter, Leah Beth McWhort-er in 1980. Mrs. McWhorter was also preceded in death by her brothers, Aubrey, Ray, Odell, Wilburn, and Edwin Couick, a sister, Lenola Couick McWhorter Clayton, and half-sisters, in-fant Dorothy Couick, Christine C. Williams, and a half-brother, infant Boyce Couick and her step-mother, Carrie Sims Couick.

She is survived by a son, Melvin Clay McWhorter and wife Nell of Monroe, a daughter, Cathy McWhorter Griffin and husband Steve of Monroe, a daughter-in-law, Betty McWhorter of Monroe, three grandchildren, Sher-rie McWhorter of Greensboro, Lori Thomas of Monroe and Leslie Schlappich of Waxhaw, three great grandchildren, Brittany Lee Thomas, Greyson Hunter Cook and Erica Logan Schlappich of Mon-roe; half- brothers, Howard Couick of Ft. Mill, SC and Bobby Couick of Waxhaw; half-sisters, Margaret C. Hand of Newton, Joyce Hedgepath of Polkton, Carolyn C. Williams of Monroe and Irene C. Guion of Matthews.

The family will re-ceive friends Thurs-day, January 28, 2010 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Gordon Funer-al Service, 1904 Lan-caster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112.

Memorials may be made to Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 5300 Nes-bit Rd., Waxhaw, NC 28173. Online condo-lences may be made at www.gordonfuner-alservice.com

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Doris Ruth Funk FORT MILL, SC

Doris Ruth Funk, 83, passed away Mon-day, January 18, 2010. She was born in Phil-adelphia, PA on Janu-ary 30, 1926 daughter of the late William and Bessie Tew Hor-rocks. Funeral ser-vices will be held Sat-urday, January 30, 2010 at 11:00 AM in the Gordon Funeral Cha-pel, officiated by Mr. Rex Trogdon and Rev. David Horrocks. En-tombment will follow at Lakeland Memo-rial Park. Mrs. Funk was preceded in death by her husband, Leo John Funk. She is survived by her son, John “Jack” Funk and wife Carol of Ft. Mill, SC, daughters, Betsy Mokry and hus-band Garry of Wills Point, TX, and Grace Long and husband Paul of Saopaulo, Brazil South Ameri-ca, 12 grandchildren and 11 great grand-children. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 until 7:30 at Gor-don Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. Memorials may be made to JAARS, P O Box 248, Waxhaw, NC 28173 or Samaritans Purse Haitians Relief Fund, Project #013942, P O Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607. Online con-dolences may be made at www.gordonfuner-alservice.com

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NEW YORK (AP) — Louis Auchincloss, a pro-lific author of fiction and nonfiction whose dozens of books imparted sober, firsthand knowledge of America’s patrician class, has died. He was 92,

He wrote more than 50 books, averaging about one a year after the end of World War II,

Auchincloss lived up to the old world ideal of be-ing “useful,” bearing the various titles of writer, at-torney, community leader and family man. He was a partner at the Wall Street firm of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood and the father of three. He served as presi-dent of both the Museum of the City of New York and the American Acad-emy of Arts and Letters.

He was born in New York in 1917. Auchincloss’ grandmother knew Edith Wharton and his father was a Wall Street lawyer. The family and their ser-vants lived in a brown-stone a block from the Park Avenue residence that Louis Auchincloss later loved.

His early years were typ-ical of his class: a Fifth Av-enue private school, Gro-ton, Yale University, law school at the University of Virginia. After serving in the Navy during World War II, he completed his first novel, “The Indiffer-ent Children,” a war story the insecure young writer published under the pen name “Andrew Lee.”

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Physicist Andrew E. Lange, co-leader of an in-ternational team that pro-duced a detailed image of remnants of the Big Bang showing the universe is flat, has died in an appar-ent suicide, police said Tuesday. He was 52.

Lange was a physicist at the California Institute of Technology. University President Jean-Lou Cha-meau notified the insti-tution in an e-mail that Lange apparently took his own life on Friday.

Lange checked into a ho-tel Thursday and the next morning housekeepers found him dead, appar-ently due to asphyxiation, said police Detective Lt. John Dewar.

“It appears to be a sui-cide,” Dewar said.

Lange recently resigned as chairman of the Divi-sion of Physics, Math-ematics and Astronomy, Caltech said.

Lange was best known as co-leader of project “Boomerang,” which in 1998 used a telescope, car-ried over Antarctica by a balloon for 10½ days, to study the so-called cosmic microwave background — a gas of thermal radiation left over from the embry-onic universe.

The experiment showed the spatial geometry of the universe is flat and supported theories that it will expand forever and not collapse upon itself.

The observations were considered the first de-tailed images of the in-fant universe, according to Caltech. They largely matched predictions and suggested that scientists are on the right track in understanding the earliest moments of the universe, its age and the amount of so-called dark matter that holds galaxies together.

“It is an incredible tri-umph of modern cosmolo-gy to have predicted their basic form so accurately,” Lange said when the re-search was published in 2000.

A flat universe also sup-ports the “inflation” theo-ry that the universe under-went a rapid expansion in a fraction of a nanosecond after its birth.

Lange and Italian team leader, Paolo De Bernardis of Rome’s La Sapienza university, were awarded one of Italy’s 2006 Balzan prizes, annual awards of 1 million Swiss francs, for contributions to cosmolo-gy. (Boomerang was short for Balloon Observations of Millimetric Extraga-lactic Radiation and Geo-physics.)

Lange was born July 23, 1957, in Illinois. He gradu-ated from Princeton Uni-versity in 1980, received a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1987, and was a visit-ing associate at Caltech in 1993-94. He was appointed a full professor in 1994 and was named the Marvin L. Goldberger Professor of Physics in 2001.

In 2006, he became a senior research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propul-sion Laboratory and was appointed chairman of Caltech’s physics, math-ematics and astronomy division in 2008.

Lange had three young sons, according to the uni-versity. A complete list of survivors was not imme-diately available.

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company have two parts, and the connector can sometimes become worn overtime, causing the pedal to give more easily or depress more slowly, internet sales manager Mario Santoro said.

A Japanese company’s counterpart is made with one piece and does not have the same issues.

The Canadian company makes car pedals for 42 car companies, with Toy-ota being one of the larg-est.

The cars will remain on display and sales agents will get contact infor-mation from customers interested in buying the recalled models, Santoro said.

“Customers have a lot of confidence in Toyota to fix this problem,” he said. “We’re directing people to come back at a later time.”

The dealership exam-ined records from the past five years and hasn’t heard one complaint from

customers about the ac-celerator getting stuck, Santoro said. No one had brought in their car fol-lowing Tuesday’s sales suspension as of 4 p.m. Wednesday.

“I was actually blown away. I figured there’d be a lot of people stand-ing outside this morn-ing with questions about their cars,” he said.

Scott Clarks is the sec-ond largest Toyota dealer-ship in a five-state region, selling 6,800 cars each year, Santoro said.

The Camry, the number one selling car in America, is a part of the recall and Santoro acknowledged it will hurt business.

Of the dealership’s 650 vehicles, 175 cannot be sold.

“What they’re doing is very proactive,” he said. “They want to fix the ones on the road first and then fix the ones on the produc-tion line.”

Monroe resident Kath-ern Aldridge appreciates the company’s voluntary recall.

“It’s considerate to their customers. Safety

in the United States is becoming more and more important,” said the Mon-roe resident, who owns a 2008 Highlander.

Matthews resident Lau-rie McCormick worried Wednesday about her hus-band, who drove down to Atlanta on business in a newer rental Camry.

“I looked at it last night [before he left Wednesday morning] and said, ‘Oh my God, that’s probably right in that category,’” she said. “I told him I don’t want him driving back in it.”

Her husband educated himself on what to do if the accelerator gets stuck, she said.

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“This is also not a tri-al of Logan Edwards, even though it may have felt like it some-times,” he told jurors. “It’s offensive the way this defense has treated her in this trial.”

Culler requested that the judge offer a “vol-untary manslaughter” verdict to the jury, but Judge Jack Hooks de-nied that motion. The jury may choose only from the charges of “guilty of first-degree murder,” “guilty of sec-ond-degree murder,” or “not guilty.”

As Hooks announced the only charges, mem-bers of Logan Edwads’ family, who have been present every day of the trial, breathed deeply and squeezed each oth-er’s hands, smiling.

The jury will return 9:30 a.m. today to con-tinue deliberations.

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through finding potential child care programs that best fit their needs. Some areas to consider are the child’s age, family income and special needs.

They can also give a program’s star rating, a statewide quality mea-sure.

Ratings are based on a program’s environment, educational training and history of compliance with state regulations. Programs meeting mini-mum standards receive one star; those exceeding basic requirements may receive five stars.

Some programs aren’t required to be licensed, including some church-operated programs or those that operate sea-sonally or less than four hours a day.

All CCR counselors have a bachelor’s degree in early childhood educa-tion or related field with a minimum of three years of experience working with children in a child care setting.

In demandHigh quality programs

are in demand and some-times have waiting lists, Hazeldine said; that’s why it’s never too early to start looking at options. Infant care can be especially scarce, she said.

Kappas, whose son is in kindergarten, contacted CCR shortly after she found out she was preg-nant. To plan ahead, she wanted to know where programs were, their hours of operation and their ratings.

The average phone call to a counselor may take 20 minutes, Hazeldine said, but resources go far beyond that.

“I got the information verbally over the phone, but I got it in my hand, too,” Kappas said. Her counselor mailed hard copies of the suggested material within a few days of their conversation. Be-cause state consultants provide written public record of their visits to child care programs, Kap-pas reviewed those, too.

Child care isn’t just baby-sitting, Kappas said; it’s “actual care” and en-richment with many op-tions to consider.

Once counselors steer parents in the right direc-tion, they equip them to

complete the search on their own. Parents can take a four-page check-list when visiting the programs to rate the pro-grams themselves.

A parent may know his or her child, Hazeldine said, but needs to observe the entire program. The checklist questions its environment, program-ming, health and safety, children, staff, activities and policies.

Other adviceAside from program

advice, CCR offers sup-port and encouragement throughout parenting. The agency keeps dozens of tip sheets with sug-gestions on dealing with homework hassles, liter-acy, misbehavior, tempo-rary care, prenatal care and working parents with adolescents.

The agency also trains program leaders to help

them get and maintain high ratings.

Other training sessions join these leaders with city and town officials to ensure that programs are up to code on building standards, sanitation and nutrition.

CCR receives funding from the N.C. Division of Child Development, Unit-ed Way of Central Caro-linas and Union Smart Start.

Call Child Care Re-sources in Monroe at 704-238-8800 or visit www.childcareresourcesinc.org. Resources are avail-able in English and Span-ish.

DID YOU KNOW?Union County has 153 child

care programs, licensed and license exempt that are legally operating.

- 75 full day child care centers, including 18 public pre-kindergar-ten programs

- 31 family child care homes

- 15 part-day preschools

- 32 school-age only programs, including 27 public afterschool programs

Source: Child Care Resources database

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haul of the eastern system if much of the problem stems from the towns.

Wingate started a $2.3 million project Monday to fix about 30 percent of its pipes.

Kuehler said her best solution would fix the county’s sys-tem enough to ward off any fines at the cheapest price to the taxpayer. Then plan an entire overhaul of the system in conjunc-tion with Marshville, Wingate and, if neces-sary, Pilgrim’s Pride to fix everything with the input of all players, not piecemeal a project that would fix only part of the problem.

Commissioners will meet with Goscicki Thursday to see if such a solution is possible. In previous meetings, Go-scicki and county man-ager Al Greene said their proposed project is the best solution; Kuehler said more de-finitive answers would be forthcoming after the meeting.

If your accelerator sticks

There are three ways drivers can handle a stuck accelerator pedal, Mario Santoro of Scott Clark’s Toyota City in Stallings said:

• If you need to stop imme-diately, step on the brake pedal with both feet using firm and steady pressure. Do not pump the brake pedal.

• Shift the transmission gear to neutral and use the brakes to make a controlled stop at the side of the road and turn off the engine.

• If unable to put the vehicle in neutral, turn the engine off. This

will not cause loss of steering or braking control, but the power as-sist to these systems will be lost.

If the vehicle has an engine start/stop button, firmly and steadily push the button for at least three seconds to turn off the engine. Do not tap the engine start/stop button.

If the vehicle has a convention-al key ignition, turn the ignition key to the accessory position to turn off the engine. Do not re-move the key from the ignition as this will lock the steering wheel.

BY ELISABETH ARRIEROStaff Writer

MONROEA Tuesday night rob-

bery marked the fourth time in as many years that a Walkup Avenue convenience store has been robbed.

A man with his face cov-ered walked into Sunny Food Mart, at 1800 Walkup Ave., about 8:30 p.m. and put a silver hand gun to Sophea Pich’s head. Pich was working as a clerk at the time, police said.

The man took money from both cash registers

totaling $200 as well as the business’s wireless phone, reports state.

Sophin Pich, Sophea Pich’s brother, said he’s owned the store since May. After hearing about the store’s history with armed robberies, he de-cided to invest in a bullet proof window. But those cost $1,600 a piece and he would need three, he said.

“It’s just so expensive. I was in the process of saving up when this hap-pened,” he said.

On Nov. 7, 2006, someone

attempted to take money from Bernardo Gonzalez, of 300 Jones St., at knife point. On Nov. 13, 2007, someone took $450 after robbing the store at gun-point. Most recently, on Feb. 7, 2009, a man entered the store and robbed the two clerks at gunpoint.

Linda Cooper of Mon-roe, who sometimes works at the store, said she’s surprised the store hasn’t been robbed more than it has.

“It’s a high crime area. It’s dog eat dog over there,” she said.

Police Chief Debra Duncan doesn’t think the crimes are connected.

Many factors can af-fect how often a place is robbed, including prox-imity to a major road and late hours, she said.

But store owners can take steps such as adding cameras and increasing lighting to prevent crime.

“A lot of times that works but it doesn’t mean it’s always going to,” she said.

Cooper said a certain demeanor can help dis-courage crime as well.

“You almost have to be mean to survive. You have to be assertive and show no fear,” she said.

Sophin Pich is not so much scared after the rob-bery, but he is anxious to catch the robber, he said.

It’s unfortunate, he said, but robberies some-times come with the terri-tory of owning a store.

“I’m always expecting something to happen. My expectation is: it’s going to happen one of these days. All of a sudden, that day came,” he said.

Walkup Avenue area stores plagued by robberies

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When will justice ever be served?

The humiliation of County Commissioners will continue until Pinky Marsh get his day in court.

Has anyone read the injunc-tion the county has asked for against Pinky and his Mother? If you haven’t and you are a tax-payer in Union County, I would advise you to get a copy and read it. The county legal staff is making a complete mockery of our judicial system. They are attempting to use our Health Department and Sheriff ’s Of-fice for health and safety issues. In three seasons, there has been no health or safety violations. If so, Pinky should have been written a citation.

Facts:1. In May 2007, Pinky was giv-

en a permit to have four rodeos. He only had four rodeos in 2007. Mr. Jenson rather than write Pinky a citation in 2007, decided to ask the Board of Adjustment to revoke a permit that has al-ready expired.

2. In 2008, Pinky did not ask for a permit and the county would have probably left him alone if it had not have been for his racial neighbors and that racial petition (now never ex-isted). But I and 11 other people heard Mr. Jenson tell of this pe-tition in the meeting June 2008. At this meeting, Pinky was promised that the county would write a text amendment and let him operate. This was another lie Pinky was told.

3. After many attempts to get the commissioners to address the lies Pinky had been told and promised, he requested in writing to Mr. Al Greene to be placed on the open agenda of the September 15, 2008, county

commissioners meeting. In or-der to keep him off the agenda, Mr. Jenson should have written a citation (if he had the author-ity). Pinky had not requested a permit for 2008. Taxpayers , there are numerous steps to fol-low when requesting a special use permit and they cost mon-ey (as any other permit in this county). I heard Pinky tell the county staff in the June 2008 meeting, he would not go before that bunch of racial yahoos again. But he did in November 2008, just to close up another le-gal loophole.

4. In 2009, Pinky began to operate without a permit and again no citation has been is-sued.

On September 30, 2009, Union County filed for a verified com-plaint and motion for prelimi-nary and permanent injunction against Thomas J. P. Marshand Ruby Marsh.

Using Mr. Jenson’s own sworn statement for the best of his own knowledge, informa-tion and belief, I’m really look-ing forward to him setting on the witness stand.

And for the county to ask for Prayer for Relief, which includes tax, the cost of this action against Mr. Marsh and award Union County its attor-ney’s fees allowed by law; and grant such other relief as the court finds just and proper. No wonder Pinky Marsh is being so arrogant to the county offi-cial and our legal system.

All he ever asked for was for the county to recognize the state statute or write him a cita-tion. Either way, we as taxpay-ers wouldn’t be in this mess with our legal system.

BILL HASTYMonroe

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I’m writing in response to David Helms’ letter “Why can’t Aubrey Moore see the truth?”

Thank you, David. I have wanted to ask Aubrey Moore the same thing. I always read his let-ters and ask myself “Does this man agree with EVERYTHING Obama says and does?” I hope not but I would love to hear him respond to your letter.

Sometimes, I wonder if he really means everything he writes. If he does, he’s what I would call an ultra-liberal Dem-ocrat. Hope to hear from you soon, Mr. Moore.

LINDA MANUSMatthews

By TAMMy B. SIMSGuest columnist

On Sunday, January 17, my brother-in-law, James (Jay) Sims’ body was found in a wooded area in Charlotte.

I am sure many people did not notice the news, nor do they care, because Jay was consid-ered “homeless.” Jay had been missing for seven days. There are many questions about his death. However, I am writing this letter to try and dispel some of the prejudice against the homeless.

Jay has two sons, a mother and step father, brothers, cous-ins, aunts, uncles, and many people who love him very much. He was intelligent and caring and had a great sense of humor.

Many people looked down upon Jay, as they do the home-less. Yet, regardless of the rea-sons they are at that place in their life, they are people and are loved by someone. In Jay’s case, he was loved by many. We often hear of racial prejudice, but what about “class” preju-

dice? The homeless are often thought of as second-class citi-zens.

However, I beg to differ. Have we ever thought of what the homeless face on a daily basis? For most of us, we know where our next meal will come from and usually know what it will be. We know that when it gets cold, we can stay warm inside our comfortable homes. We can easily plug in our electric blan-kets and stay warm. We know that if our shoes and socks get wet, we can take them off and replace them with a dry pair. We know that we will stay warm and dry inside our com-fortable homes.

When we leave our home to go to work or run errands, we don’t worry that all of our worldly possessions will be rav-aged through and will likely be gone when we return. We know that our home itself will be there and not be stolen or dam-aged while we are away.

When we feel sick, we go to the doctor. When we need food, we go to the grocery store.

These things are not true for

the homeless. Yet the homeless are not all uneducated people. They are not all criminals.

Jay was an intelligent man. He was an avid reader. I can recall sitting and discussing with him the latest books we had read. We were very proud to have Jay attend our daugh-ters wedding. Jay came to family functions and kept in touch with his family and close friends.

He loved sports and often played ball with his brothers. On birthdays, you could count on Jay calling...he always did. He was a good man and I am very proud to call him family. There are many causes of homeless-ness, ranging from substance abuse to interpersonal relation-ship problems. With the decline in the economy and the rise in the jobless rate, homelessness is on the rise and can happen to any of us.

People who are homeless of-ten endure a myriad of health issues. They are predisposed to skin problems because of mal-nourishment, ill-fitting shoes, poor circulation, cuts and

scrapes, and dirty clothing. Many are sleep deprived.

Imagine trying to sleep in a tent when it is 14 degrees out-side or in a noisy shelter. Many also suffer from more serious illnesses like coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

Most homeless people do not see a doctor regularly. They do not have health insurance or life insurance, as in Jay’s case. Often times they live and die

alone. According to a 1999 UCLA study, the death rate for home-less people is about four times greater than the death rate for the average person. Four times as great! On average, homeless adults die 20 years earlier than non-homeless adults! We would have loved to have Jay for 20 more years!! I charge everyone reading this to take a step back and put yourself in the shoes of the homeless. Just stop for a mo-ment and imagine how difficult it would be. The next time you see someone homeless, don’t assume that they are worthless bums or criminals. We don’t know the circumstances of their homelessness.

Honestly, we don’t NEED to know the circumstances. ALL we need to know is that they are in need of help. Please don’t turn up your nose...don’t turn the other way....open your heart and help. I know that Jay’s fam-ily will...will you?

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According to a 1999 UCLA study, the death rate for homeless peo-ple is about four times greater than the death rate for the average per-son.

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Anyone who followed Mike Easley as attorney gen-eral and governor no doubt noticed his well-dressed young aide. Ruffin Poole, now 37, joined the attor-ney general’s staff fresh out of law school and rose quickly to become known as “the little governor.”

Now he has fallen just as fast. A federal grand jury has indicted Poole on 51 counts, alleging he used his influence to reward himself financially.

Under our system, Poole is innocent until proven guilty. The same is true for Easley. He has not been indicted, and the indictments do not mention him by name. Nonetheless, the indictments provide a disturbing look at how North Carolina state govern-ment has been run.

The Easley administration built a web of connec-tions with former campaign supporters and donors. Those who helped Easley get elected were often re-warded with key positions on state boards and com-missions or they were graced with the governor’s company on social occasions. It appears from the allegations in the indictments and from 2009 testi-mony before the State Board of Elections that the governor’s friends got special treatment.

Easley was an unusual politician, one who did not cherish the spotlight. He was a recluse. Once elect-ed, he often disappeared, handing responsibilities to Poole. Supporters were told that if they needed things done, they should contact “the little gover-nor.” The indictments all say that Poole used this delegated power for personal gain.

The behavior described in the allegations is not that different from activities that, until recent years, were open and legal here. Lobbyists and their em-ployers regularly treated legislators and key admin-istration aides to weekends at golf, tennis and beach resorts. The meals and alcohol flowed freely in Ra-leigh, all on special-interest credit cards.

During debates over proposed reforms to these practices, both politicians and the lobbyists argued that all of this spending was simply about social re-lationships. They said influence was not being ped-dled, just friendship.

To which skeptics responded: It’s odd that these spe-cial interests were only interested in having politi-cians who could deliver for them as their “friends.”

North Carolinians should remember these indict-ments when they question candidates for office this year. A number of reform proposals remain on the table as changes that would further restrict how in-fluence can be bought and sold in Raleigh and how the public can gain access to what are now behind-the-scenes dealings.

Poole will have his day in court, but these indict-ments and other evidence from the Easley scandals all suggest that the system has already been found guilty.

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ComedyLouis Ramey, April 9 at 7:30

p.m. in the McGee Theater of Wing-ate University’s Batte Center. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling 704-233-8316 or online at www.wingate.edu/culture.

Bill Cosby, April 25 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets start at $24 and go on sale Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

DanceAlvin Ailey American Dance

Theater, Feb. 9-11 at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 12 at 8 p.m., Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. at the Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St. Tickets start at $34 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by call-ing 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

The Parsons Dance Compa-ny, March 25 at 7:30 p.m., March 26-27 at 8 p.m., March 28 at 3 p.m. at the Knight Theater. Tickets start at $24 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by call-ing 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Exhibits/galleriesFaces & Flowers: Painting

on Lenox China, through Jan. 30, at the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission, which includes entry to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design on the same day, is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students and free for members and children 4 and younger. For information, call 704-337-2000 or go online to www.mintmuseum.org.

American Quilt Classics, 1800-1980: The Bresler Collec-tion, through Feb. 6 at the Mint Mu-seum of Craft + Design, 220 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission, which includes entry to the Mint Museum of Art on the same day, is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students and free for mem-bers and children 4 and younger. For information, call 704-337-2000 or go online to www.mintmuseum.org.

Loîs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color, through Feb. 27, at the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission, which includes entry to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design on the same day, is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students and free for members and children 4 and younger. For information, call 704-337-2000 or go online to www.mintmuseum.org.

Identity Theft: How a Cropsey Became a Gifford, through March 27, at the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission, which includes entry to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design on the same day, is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students and free for members and children 4 and younger. For information, call 704-337-2000 or go online to www.mintmuseum.org.

The Art of Affluence: Haute Couture and Luxury Fashions 1947-2007, through spring 2010, at the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission, which includes entry to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design on the same day, is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students and free for members and children 4 and younger. For information, call 704-337-2000 or go online to www.mintmuseum.org.

The Height of Fashion: Plat-form Shoes Then and Now, through spring 2011 at the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission, which includes entry to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design on the same day, is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students and free for members and children 4 and younger. For information, call 704-337-2000 or go online to www.mint-museum.org.

“A Sense of Place,” faculty art exhibit, March 23 at 6 p.m. in the C. Douglas Helms Gallery of Win-gate University’s Batte Center. Free admission.

Film“Under the Sea,” at the Imax

Dome Theatre at Discovery Place, 301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. Admis-sion to the theater is $11 for ages 14 to 59, $9 for those 60 or older or 2 to 13, free for those under 2. Combo passes including Discovery Place are $19 and $15. For information or show times, call 704-372-6261, ext. 300, or (800) 935-0553, or go online to www.discoveryplace.org.

“Adventures in Wild Califor-nia,” at the Imax Dome Theatre at Discovery Place, 301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. Admission to the theater is $11 for ages 14 to 59, $9 for those 60 or older or 2 to 13, free for those under 2. Combo passes including Discovery Place are $19 and $15. For information or show times, call 704-372-6261, ext. 300, or (800) 935-0553, or go online to www.dis-coveryplace.org.

MusicJake Owen, Blaine Larson,

Jan. 29 at 11 p.m. at Coyote Joe’s, 4621 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte. Tickets are $15 and are available at www.coyote-joes.com.

Tosco Music Party Concert, Saturday, January 30, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. at the Dale F. Halton Theater, Central Piedmont Commu-nity College, 1206 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte. Performers scheduled to appear include: Elina Lev, Ellis Paul, The Griggs, Lee & Sarah Atkinson, Ev-ery Mother’s Dream, Danielle Howle, Caleb Hawley, Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade, Matthew Alexander, Re-becca Loebe, Songs of Water, Laura Blackley, Jocelyn Ellis and the Alpha Theory, Reed Waddle, Lorenzo Za-pata, Myers Park High School Jazz Band, Valorie Miller, and the Bril-liant Inventions. Tickets are $15.00 (adults); $8.00 (15 and younger), $12.00 (65 and older). Advance ticket sales are through the Halton Theater Box Office, (704) 330-6534 Group discounts and season tickets are available. Information is avail-able at www.ToscoMusicParty.org

Turtle Island String Quar-tet, Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mc-Gee Theater of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling 704-233-8316 or online at www.wingate.edu/culture.

Kathy Mattea and the Char-lotte Symphony, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. at Ovens Auditorium. Tickets range from $20 to $50 and are available at the Bojangles’ Coliseum box office and through Ticketmaster.

J. Max McKee, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mineral Springs Music Barn, 5920 Eubanks St., Mineral Springs. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children 12 and younger, and are available online at www.Mineral-SpringsMusicBarn.com. For informa-tion, call 704-668-1689.

David Nail, Feb. 6 at 11 p.m. at Coyote Joe’s, 4621 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte. Tickets are $10 and are available at www.coyote-joes.com.

Wingate University Choral 2010 Tour home concert, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGee Theatre of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Free admission.

Brandi Carlile, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Spirit Square’s McGlohon Theatre. Tickets are $22.50 and $25 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Blues Master John Dee Hole-man in Concert. Charlotte Folk Society Gathering Concert & Jam featuring John Dee Holeman, 80 year old master bluesman, storyteller, and buck dancer, on Friday, February 12, 7:30 PM in the Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Avenue, in the edge of Uptown Charlotte. Doors open at 7 PM. For more information contact Wanda Hubicki 704-563-7080; phubicki@carolina.rr.com or go to www.folksociety.org.

The 5 Browns, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St., Charlotte. Tickets start at $39 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by call-ing 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Black Eyed Peas, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Time Warner Cable

Arena. Tickets are $49.50, $61.50 and $81.50 and are available at the Arena box office, at www.TimeWar-nerCableArena.com and through Ticketmaster.

Get the Led Out, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Belk Theater of the Blu-menthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets start at $19.50 and are avail-able at the PAC box office in Found-ers Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

University Wind Ensemble, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGee Theatre of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Free admission.

University Men’s and Wom-en’s Choirs, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGee Theatre of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Free ad-mission.

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m at the Knight Theater. Tickets start at $39 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

African Children’s Choir, March 15-16 at 7 p.m. at the Knight Theater. Tickets start at $24 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

John Mayer, Michael Franti, Spearhead, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum. Tickets range from $37 to $66 and are avail-able through Ticketmaster.

The Irish Tenors with the Charlotte Symphony, March 19 at 8 p.m. at Ovens Auditorium. Tick-ets range from $25 to $65 and are available at the Bojangles’ Coliseum box office and through Ticketmaster.

Celtic Crossroads, March 20 at 8 p.m. at Spirit Square’s McGlohon Theatre. Tickets start at $33.50 and go on sale Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

The Moody Blues, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets start at $49.50 and are avail-able at the PAC box office in Found-

ers Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Tao, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Knight Theater. Tickets start at $23 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

University Wind Ensemble, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGee Theatre of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Free admission.

“Songs of the People,” uni-versity choral concert, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGee Theatre of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Free admission.

Bon Jovi, April 22 at 7 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena. Tickets range from $39.50 to $125 and are available at the Arena box office and through Ticketmaster.

Norah Jones, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Ovens Auditorium. Tickets range from $44 to $59 and are avail-able at the Bojangles’ Coliseum box office and through Ticketmaster.

OperaPorgy & Bess, May 14 at 8 p.m.,

May 15 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., May 16 at 2 p.m. in the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $15 to $95 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Theater“Biloxi Blues,” presented by

Theatre Charlotte, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 29-30 at 8 p.m., Jan. 31 at 2:30 p.m., Feb. 3-4 at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 5-6 at 8 p.m., Feb. 7 at 2:30 p.m. at the theater, 501 Queens Road, Charlotte. Tickets range from $7 to $24 and are available at www.Caro-linaTix.org.

“Grey Gardens,” presented by Queen City Theatre Company, Jan. 28-30 at 8 p.m., Jan. 31 at 2 p.m., Feb. 1-6 at 8 p.m., Feb. 7 at 2 p.m., Feb. 8-13 at 8 p.m. in the Duke En-ergy Theatre at Spirit Square. Tickets are $24 and $28 general admission, $18 and $20 for seniors and students and are available at the PAC box of-

fice in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.Caroli-naTix.org. Discount tickets of $14 for the Feb. 3 performance are available at www.queencitytheatre.com.

“Spring Awakening,” Feb. 2-4 at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 5 at 8 p.m., Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Cen-ter. Tickets are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by call-ing 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Charlotte Squawks: Six De-grees of Desecration, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 12-13 at 8 p.m., Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 19-20 at 8 p.m. in Spirit Square’s McGlohon Theatre. Tickets start at $29.50 and are avail-able at the PAC box office in Found-ers Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

“The Frog Prince,” Feb. 19 at 7 p.m., Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. in the Mc-Gee Theatre of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Each child’s ticket (12 and younger) free with a $5 adult ticket. For tickets, call 704-233-8316 or go online to www.wingate.edu/culture.

“tick, tick ... BOOM!,” March 11-13 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGee Theater of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling 704-233-8316 or online at www.wingate.edu/culture.

“My Mother’s Italian, My Fa-ther’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy,” March 16-18 at 7:30 p.m., March 19-20 at 8 p.m., March 21 at 3 p.m. in the Booth Playhouse of the Blumen-thal Performing Arts Center. Tickets start at $24.50 and go on sale Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

“A Streetcar Names Desire,” presented by Theatre Charlotte, March 18 at 7:30 p.m., March 19-20 at 8 p.m., March 21 at 2:30 p.m., March 24-25 at 7:30 p.m., March 26-27 at 8 p.m., March 28 at 2:30 p.m. at the theater, 501 Queens Road, Charlotte. Tickets range from $7 to $24 and are available at www.Caro-linaTix.org.

“Snow White,” March 26 at 7 p.m., March 27 at 3 p.m. in the Mc-Gee Theatre of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Each child’s ticket (12 and younger) free with a $5 adult ticket. For tickets, call 704-233-8316 or go online to www.wingate.edu/culture.

“Jersey Boys,” March 31 at 7:30 p.m., April 1 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., April 2 at 8 p.m., April 3 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., April 4 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., April 6-8 at 7:30 p.m., April 9 at 8 p.m., April 10 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., April 11 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., April 13-15 at 7:30 p.m., Arpil 16 at 8 p.m., April 17 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., April 18 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $32.50 to $120 and are avail-able at the PAC box office in Found-ers Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

“Smoke on the Mountain,” presented by Theatre Charlotte, May 6 at 7:30 p.m., May 7-8 at 8 p.m., May 9 at 2:30 p.m., May 12-13 at 7:30 p.m., May 14-15 at 8 p.m., May 16 at 2:30 p.m., May 19-20 at 7:30 p.m., May 21-22 at 8 p.m., May 23 at 2:30 p.m. at the theater, 501 Queens Road, Charlotte. Tickets range from $7 to $24 and are available at www.CarolinaTix.org.

MiscellaneousThe Aluminum Show, Jan. 26-

28 at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 29 at 8 p.m., Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St., Charlotte. Tickets are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Jan. 27-28 at 7 p.m., Jan. 29 at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., Jan. 30-31 at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena. Tickets range from $15 to $100 and are available at the arena box office and www.timewarnercablearena.com.

Southpark’s M5 Modern Mediterranean, at 4310 Sharon Road, at the corner of Morrison and Sharon Roads, at The Village at Southpark, will host a unique wine dinner featuring Italy’s Ceretto wines on Tuesday, Feb. 2, starting with a reception at 6:30pm. The wine din-ner will follow at 7pm and feature a bold, innovative, four-course menu by Executive Chef Scott Wallen paired with select Ceretto wines. M5 will also welcome Federico Ceretto, from Alba, Italy, who will offer his in-sight into the art of Italian winemak-ing. $65 per person. Reservations are accepted at 704.909.5500. Visit online at www.m5modmed.com.

Master Bluesman, storyteller and buck dancer John Dee Holeman stops by on Feb. 12 to perform at the Great Aunt Stella Center on the edge of Uptown Charlotte for the Charlotte Folk Society Gathering Concert & Jam.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping to rescue his prized health care overhaul and re-vive his presidency as well, Barack Obama appealed in his State of the Union address for support for the plan that is in severe danger in Congress, urging dispirited Democrats not to abandon the effort.

“By the time I’m finished speaking tonight, more Amer-icans will have lost their health insurance,” Obama said, according to excerpts of the Wednesday night address released in advance by the White House. “Patients will be denied the care they need. Small business owners will continue to drop coverage al-together. I will not walk away from these Americans. And neither should the people in this chamber.”

Promising to tackle the economic worries foremost

on Americans’ minds and become the transformative leader they thought they voted for, Obama called on Democrats and Republicans to “overcome the numbing weight of our politics” and agree on solutions to the na-tion’s problems.

“We face a deficit of trust — deep and corrosive doubts about how Washington works that have been growing for years,” he said.

Obama was looking to change the conversation from how his presidency is stalling — over the messy health care debate, a limping economy and the missteps that led to Christmas Day’s barely avert-ed terrorist disaster — to how he is seizing the reins.

The president was devoting about two-thirds of the speech to the economy, emphasizing his ideas, some new but most-ly old and explained anew, for restoring job growth, taming budget deficits and changing Washington’s ways. These concerns are at the roots of voter emotions that drove supporters to Obama but now

are turning on him as he gov-erns.

Republicans say nation can’t afford Democrat policies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vir-ginia Gov. Bob McDonnell says in the Republican response to the State of the Union address that the nation cannot afford the spending Democrats have enacted or the tax increases they propose.

McDonnell, in excerpts of his speech released in advance, said Democratic policies are resulting in an unsustainable level of debt. He said Americans want af-fordable health care, but they don’t want the government to run it.

Republicans are feeling em-boldened following a string of GOP victories at the polls, including a stunning win by Republican Scott Brown last week in a special Senate elec-tion in Massachusetts. Since then, Obama has amped up his populist rhetoric.

Obama appeals for revived health care support

French rescuers pull girl from quake debris

Democrats vow to resurrect health care billPresident calls

on parties to put politics aside

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — French rescu-ers pulled a teenage girl from the rubble of the de-stroyed College St. Gerard campus Wednesday, a stunning recovery 15 days after an earthquake dev-astated the city.

Darlene Etienne, her body covered in gray dust, was rushed to a French military field hospital, groaning through an oxygen mask with her eyes open in a lost stare.

“She’s alive!” said paramedic Paul Francois-Val-ette, who accompanied her into the hospital.

Her family said Etienne, 17, had just started study-ing when the disaster struck, trapping dozens of people in the rubble of school buildings, hostels and homes.

“We thought she was dead,” her cousin, Jocelyn A. St. Jules, said in a telephone call from Marche Dessalines, a town north of the capital.

The last confirmed rescue of someone trapped by the initial quake occurred Saturday, 11 days later, when a man was extricated from the ruins of a hotel grocery store. A man pulled Tuesday from the rub-ble of a downtown store later and treated by the U.S. military for severe dehydration and a broken leg said he had been trapped during an aftershock.

At least 135 people have been unearthed by rescue teams since the Jan. 12 quake, and many more by relatives and neighbors. But most of these rescues were in the immediate aftermath and authorities say it is rare for anyone to survive more than 72 hours without water.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Giving up on overhauling the nation’s health care system is not an option, the top House Democrat said Wednesday as law-makers looked to Presi-dent Barack Obama for guidance in his State of the Union address on how to revive the stalled legis-lation.

Asked if Congress might abandon a health care ini-tiative beset with politi-cal and policy problems, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., responded: “I don’t see that as a possibility. We will have something.”

White House Commu-nications Director Dan Pfeiffer told congressio-nal staff that Obama will use Wednesday night’s ad-dress to reiterate his com-mitment to an ambitious remake of the nation’s health care system, simi-lar to the call he issued last September after crit-ics seized the momentum during a summer of angry town hall meetings.

Although lawmakers don’t expect to hear a spe-cific prescription for how to move forward, Pfeiffer said the president would offer “additional details” on his health care goals.

The speech comes as Democrats are struggling to find a way to advance health care legislation af-ter the loss of a Massachu-setts Senate seat last week cost them the 60-vote ma-jority needed to deliver.

“The president is a strong persuader, as they say, and I think it makes an awful lot of difference, and I think he will bring everybody together,” said Rep. John Larson, D-Conn.

Others were looking for a dose of reality from the president.

“I think he has to ac-knowledge that the well has been poisoned, that the debate has been lost, and tell the American people again why this is part of the economic strat-egy moving forward,” said Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa. “Not an issue of fairness because we need to cover everybody, but it’s the only way we’re going to get our deficit in order in the long run is by addressing health care.”

Democrats got encour-agement Wednesday from groups as diverse as the nation’s Catholic bishops and the head of the larg-est labor union federation. In a letter to members of Congress, the bishops urged lawmakers to “re-commit themselves to en-acting genuine health care reform.”

“The health care debate, with all its political and ideological conflict, seems to have lost its central moral focus and policy priority, which is to en-sure that affordable, qual-ity, life-giving care is avail-able to all,” said clergy from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “Now is not the time to abandon this task.”

Similarly, AFL-CIO president Richard Trum-ka said the Senate should come up with a measure that the House can pass. “We fought too long and too hard for health care to quit for now,” Trumka said in an interview.

Both the Catholic Church and labor unions have flexed their political muscle in the debate. The bishops say they won’t support a final bill that in-cludes Senate-passed lan-guage they see as too weak in restricting taxpayer funding for abortion. La-bor unions struck a deal with the White House to weaken a proposed tax on high-cost insurance plans.

Pelosi didn’t say wheth-er the final bill will be the sweeping overhaul sought by Obama, or smaller-scale legislation that ac-complishes only some of his goals. Democrats were on the verge of passing far-reaching legislation before the Massachusetts election.

Stunned by the loss, Democratic leaders have taken health care legisla-tion off the fast track as they try to find a path for-ward acceptable to rank-and-file Democrats wary of unhappy midterm elec-tion voters.

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from staff reportsWingate

Wingate University sopho-more wing Kurie Washington posted 24 points off the bench to lead the Bulldogs to a 73-70 South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball victory over Lenoir-Rhyne University

on Wednesday. The Wingate reserves out-

scored the LRU substitutes 41-16.

With the victory, Wingate improved to 11-8 overall and 4-4 in the SAC. Lenoir-Rhyne remains in a first-place tie af-ter the loss. The Bears are 13-5

overall and 6-2 in the SAC. Bulldog senior Stacie Rho-

des scored 15 of her 18 points in the second half. Junior for-ward CC Brooks added nine points and four assists for the Bulldogs, going seven-of-eight from the free throw line.

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from staff reports

WingateWingate University sopho-

more guard Jaime Vaughn scored 18 points after inter-mission Wednesday, lead-ing the Bulldogs to a 70-60 South Atlantic Conference men’s basketball victory over Lenoir-Rhyne University in Cuddy Arena.

Vaughn fin-ished the night with a team-high 22 points for Wingate (11-8 overall, 4-4 SAC). He convert-ed six-of-10 three-point field goals and added four rebounds and three assists to his statis-tics ledger.

Bulldog freshman center Odell Turner had 16 points and five rebounds, while se-nior guard Larry Staley con-tributed 10 points and five re-bounds.

For Lenoir-Rhyne (3-15 over-all, 1-7 SAC), junior forward D.J. Blackmon had 22 points and a game-high eight re-bounds. Bear sophomore cen-ter Jeff Thomas added nine points.

Wingate plays at league-leading Lincoln Memorial on Saturday starting at 4 p.m.

The Bulldogs then take on Catawba at home next Wednes-day starting at 8 p.m.

By Eric raPEE-J Correspondent

MonroeThe Piedmont High wrestling team lost its

first match of the year last Saturday against Mooresville, but several Panthers are still ranked in the state individually.

The Panthers remain as the No. 1 team in 2A and now have 10 wrestlers officially ranked.

Zach Brezeale made the polls for the first time this year, coming in 10th at 125 pounds. Kirby Haigler, a 103-pounder, fell from second to seventh for the Panthers in the latest rankings.

Kyle Eiss (215) and Mitchell Simpson

(Hvwt.) stayed at second in their respective weight classes, while Sam Shepperd kept his spot at sixth at 152 pounds.

The Panthers travel to face Monroe High tonight starting at 7 p.m.

The Redhawks have three wrestlers ranked in the latest 1A poll, including Miles Cook (4th, 189), Kevin Phinney (5th, 152) and Zach Cooper (6th, 119).

Nathan and Chad Mullins continue to have strong seasons individually for Mar-

vin Ridge. Nathan moved up to fourth in 3A at 135

pounds, while Chad stayed at second at 140 pounds.

The Mavericks will compete in a non-con-ference match at Indian Land (S.C.) tonight.

Central Academy is at Berry Academy tonight in another Rocky River Conference matchup. CATA’s Will Robinson is the top-ranked heavyweight in the 1A poll.

Sun Valley’s Ryan Henson is ranked ninth at 119 pounds in 4A, while Porter Ridge’s Chris Lingle is ranked eighth at 125 pounds.

Weddington’s Joe Centrella is ranked fourth at 189 pounds in 3A.

By JUSTiN MUrDOcKE-J Sports Writer

MonroeWith just over two weeks remain-

ing in the high school basketball regular season, several teams from Union County are battling for play-off positions.

With a 10-0 league record, Monroe High’s boys have already locked up the No. 1 seed among 1A teams in the Rocky River Conference, which re-ceives two bids for the 1A playoffs.

Central Academy’s boys cur-rently sit in the second spot with a 3-6 conference mark, just ahead of Union Academy, which is 0-10 in the league.

The race to make the playoffs among 2A boys teams in the RRC is much tighter.

The conference receives four bids to the 2A state playoffs, and five teams are in contention.

Berry Academy is the top 2A seed at 8-2, followed by Forest Hills, which is just behind with an 8-3 league record.

Piedmont (6-5) is third, but Cuth-bertson (5-5) and West Stanly (5-6) are close behind.

The Cavaliers, who have won five straight, currently hold on to the last playoff spot after knocking off West Stanly on the road Tuesday.

On the girls side, Monroe leads Union Academy by two game for the top 1A seed. Central Academy’s girls are just a half-game behind the Car-dinals for the second and final play-off spot.

In 2A, North Stanly and Berry Academy are tied for first place with an 8-2 record. The Cardinals beat Piedmont at home on Tuesday to stay in the hunt for the conference title.

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Sportseditor: Jerry snow (261-2225) jsnow@theej.com thursday, January 28, 2010 section B

Niners prevailCharlotte rallies past No. 15 temple 2B

WHO’S NEWSPerry hopes Woods returns to golf soon

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Kenny Perry will give Tiger Woods a warm welcome when he returns from his self-imposed

absence from golf.“I am going

to give him a hug and shake his hand,” Perry said Wednesday as he prepared for the start of the Qatar Masters, the American’s first appearance in a European Tour

event. Woods has been away from the game since his Nov. 27 car crash in Florida and subsequent revelations of marital infidelity. He has still not said when he will return to the PGA Tour.

“I am going to tell him that if he needs to talk to me in any way I will,” Perry said. “That’s the way I think we all should be. I am sure he’s had a lot of phone calls and a lot of people trying to get near him, but when he decides to come back I am going to approach him.”

Perry, who has risen to 13th in the world after winning the FBR Open and The Travelers Championship last year, believes Woods will be welcomed back into the golfing fraternity when he feels the time is right.

“The game of golf will go on with Ti-ger or without him because there is no man bigger than the game,” Perry said. “But I think Tiger needs to come back. I think you know we are his family, too. So if he comes back I think he will get a lot of support from the players.”

Arenas, Crittenton done for season

NEW YORK (AP) — Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton were suspended without pay for the remainder of the

season Wednes-day by NBA commissioner David Stern, who said guns in the workplace “will not be tolerated.”

Stern delivered the punishment after meeting with Arenas earlier in the day,

turning his indefinite suspension into a suspension without pay.

Both players have admitted bring-ing guns into the Washington Wizards’ locker room, a violation of the collec-tive bargaining agreement, following a dispute on a team flight. Stern said the players expressed remorse, but added, “nevertheless, there is no justification for their conduct.”

“The issue here is not about the le-gal ownership and possession of guns, either in one’s home or elsewhere,” Stern said in a statement. “It is about possession of guns in the NBA work-place, which will not be tolerated.”

Arenas, who is forfeiting about $147,200 per game, had already been suspended indefinitely earlier this month. Crittenton, who met with Stern on Tuesday, will lose about $13,435 per game.

Rose, Evans headline Rookie Challenge

NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose and Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans are among a cast of 18 players selected for the Rookie Challenge.

The participants were announced Wednesday. The game, pitting rookies against second-year players, will be played Feb. 12 in Dallas ahead of the NBA All-Star game.

Joining Rose on the sophomore squad are: Clippers guard Eric Gordon, Minnesota’s Kevin Love, New Jersey’s Brook Lopez, New York’s Danilo Gallinari, Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook, and Marc Gasol and O.J. Mayo of Memphis.

Sacramento’s Omri Casspi joins Evans on the rookie team, along with Chicago’s Taj Gibson, Detroit’s Jonas Jerebko, Gold-en State’s Stephen Curry, Milwaukee’s Brandon Jennings, Minnesota’s Jonny Flynn, Oklahoma City’s James Harden and DeJuan Blair of San Antonio.

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Freshman point guard Emmitt Afam has helped the Cuthbertson High boys basketball team win five straight games. The Cavaliers are currently fifth place in the Rocky River Conference standings.

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Wingate freshman guard Sarah Wollett, right, had nine points and four assists in Wednesday’s win.

Several wrestlers from UC ranked in state

Race to the finish

Bulldogs knock off Bears by 10

Postseason spots still up for grabs in RRC, SCC

Washington helps WU upset L-R

ConferencebasketballstandingsInvolving Union County schools:

Southern Carolina BoySTeam conf. OverallMarvin Ridge 4-1 7-7Weddington 3-2 9-9Sun Valley 3-2 12-5Anson Co. 3-2 11-8Parkwood 2-3 7-8Porter Ridge 0-5 4-14

Southern Carolina GirlSTeam conf. OverallPorter Ridge 5-0 17-2Marvin Ridge 4-1 10-5Parkwood 3-2 14-2Sun Valley 2-3 10-6Weddington 1-4 9-10Anson Co. 0-5 4-14

roCky river BoySTeam conf. OverallMonroe 10-0 17-1Berry Academy 8-2 13-5Forest Hills 8-3 10-8Piedmont 6-5 8-10Cuthbertson 5-5 9-9West Stanly 5-6 8-9Central Academy 3-6 5-10North Stanly 1-9 6-11Union Academy 0-10 0-16

roCky river GirlSTeam conf. OverallNorth Stanly 8-2 15-2Berry Academy 8-2 14-4Piedmont 8-3 10-8West Stanly 7-4 12-5Monroe 5-5 8-9Forest Hills 5-6 6-11Union Academy 3-7 4-12Central Academy 3-6 5-10Cuthbertson 0-10 0-18

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Tuesday’s GamesL.A. Lakers 115, Washington 103New York 132, Minnesota 105Dallas 108, Milwaukee 107Charlotte 114, Phoenix 109, OTSacramento 99, Golden State 96Wednesday’s GamesL.A. Lakers 118, Indiana 96Cleveland 109, Minnesota 95Toronto 111, Miami 103Memphis 99, Detroit 93New Jersey 103, L.A. Clippers 87Milwaukee 91, Philadelphia 88Chicago 96, Oklahoma City 86Denver at Houston, lateAtlanta at San Antonio, lateUtah at Portland, lateNew Orleans at Golden State, lateToday’s GamesToronto at New York, 7:30 p.m.Boston at Orlando, 8 p.m.Dallas at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.Friday’s GamesCleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Chicago at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.Miami at Detroit, 8 p.m.Washington at New Jersey, 8 p.m.Portland at Houston, 8:30 p.m.Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.Charlotte at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s boxscores

Bulls 96, Thunder 86CHICAGO (96)Deng 7-16 0-0 17, Gibson 2-6 0-0 4, Noah

6-10 1-1 13, Rose 13-23 0-0 26, Hinrich 2-13 0-0 5, Salmons 1-4 2-2 4, T.Thomas 6-8 1-1 13, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 4-9 4-4 14. Totals 41-90 8-8 96.

OKLAHOMA CITY (86)Durant 7-19 12-15 28, Green 9-19 4-5 24,

Krstic 2-5 0-0 4, Westbrook 5-11 0-1 10, Sefolosha 2-6 1-2 6, Collison 0-2 0-0 0, Maynor 1-5 0-0 2, Harden 3-10 0-0 8, Ibaka 2-7 0-0 4. Totals 31-84 17-23 86.

Chicago 28 28 12 28— 96O. City 30 17 19 20— 86

3-Point Goals—Chicago 6-17 (Deng 3-4, Miller 2-5, Hinrich 1-6, Rose 0-1,

Johnson 0-1), Oklahoma City 7-19 (Harden 2-4, Durant 2-5, Green 2-7, Sefolosha 1-2, Maynor 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 59 (Gibson 15), Oklahoma City 49 (Durant 11). Assists—Chicago 20 (Rose 7), Oklahoma City 21 (Westbrook 7). Total Fouls—Chicago 18, Oklahoma City 13. Technicals—Oklahoma City defensive three sec-ond. A—17,562 (18,203).

Grizzlies 99, Pistons 93MEMPHIS (99)Gay 4-13 8-9 16, Randolph 11-22 2-2 24,

Gasol 8-13 9-10 25, Conley 5-11 2-2 14, Mayo 4-10 5-5 16, Thabeet 0-0 0-0 0, Tinsley 0-1 0-0 0, Young 2-5 0-0 4, Hudson 0-0 0-0 0, Carroll 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-77 26-28 99.

DETROIT (93)Prince 6-15 0-0 12, Wilcox 0-2 1-2 1,

Wallace 6-9 2-2 14, Stuckey 7-20 3-4 17, Hamilton 7-15 1-2 16, Villanueva 5-8 2-3 13, Jerebko 4-9 0-0 8, Atkins 0-0 0-0 0, Maxiell 5-7 2-6 12. Totals 40-85 11-19 93.

Memphis 27 29 23 20— 99Detroit 21 29 24 19— 93

3-Point Goals—Memphis 5-8 (Mayo 3-3, Conley 2-3, Gay 0-2), Detroit 2-10 (Villanueva 1-3, Hamilton 1-4, Jerebko 0-1, Stuckey 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 49 (Randolph 13), Detroit 49 (Wallace 9). Assists—Memphis 20 (Conley 6), Detroit 30 (Stuckey 11). Total Fouls—Memphis 20, Detroit 20. A—14,886 (22,076).

Nets 103, Clippers 87L.A. CLIPPERS (87)Butler 6-15 0-0 14, Camby 0-0 0-0 0,

Kaman 9-18 6-7 24, B.Davis 2-10 2-2 6, Gordon 4-11 3-3 12, R.Davis 0-0 0-2 0, Smith 6-8 6-12 18, Thornton 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan 1-1 1-2 3, Collins 1-3 0-0 2, Brown 3-9 0-0 8. Totals 32-76 18-28 87.

NEW JERSEY (103)Hassell 0-2 2-2 2, Yi 3-6 0-0 6, Lopez 9-14

1-3 19, Dooling 7-13 2-2 18, Douglas-Roberts 2-7 1-1 5, Humphries 10-14 5-5 25, Hayes 3-8 2-2 9, Williams 3-7 1-1 7,

Battie 2-4 0-0 4, Quinn 2-2 2-2 8, Boone 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-77 16-18 103.

L.A. Clippers 20 21 23 23— 87New Jersey 23 28 20 32— 103

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 5-19 (Brown 2-5, Butler 2-9, Gordon 1-4, B.Davis 0-1), New Jersey 5-13 (Quinn 2-2, Dooling 2-4, Hayes 1-5, Lopez 0-1, Douglas-Roberts 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 46 (Kaman 11), New Jersey 46 (Lopez, Williams 9). Assists—L.A. Clippers 20 (Brown 5), New Jersey 29 (Williams, Dooling 8). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 19, New Jersey 19. Technicals—Kaman. A—9,220 (18,974).

Raptors 111, Heat 103MIAMI (103)Richardson 2-7 0-0 5, Beasley 3-5 0-0 6,

O’Neal 10-16 2-2 22, Alston 4-16 0-0 10, Wade 13-25 8-8 35, Haslem 5-12 6-8 16, Anthony 0-1 0-0 0, D.Wright 3-5 0-1 7, Chalmers 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 40-90 18-21 103.

TORONTO (111)Turkoglu 1-5 4-4 6, Bosh 11-22 2-6 24,

Bargnani 13-19 0-0 27, Jack 3-3 0-0 7, Weems 4-9 2-3 10, A.Wright 3-6 2-3 9, Calderon 2-6 2-3 6, Johnson 5-5 1-1 11, Belinelli 4-6 2-2 11. Totals 46-81 15-22 111.

Miami 34 26 21 22— 103Toronto 23 34 28 26— 111

3-Point Goals—Miami 5-22 (Alston 2-6, D.Wright 1-3, Richardson 1-5, Wade 1-6, Jones 0-2), Toronto 4-10 (Jack 1-1, Belinelli 1-1, A.Wright 1-2, Bargnani 1-4, Calderon 0-1, Turkoglu 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 42 (Haslem 11), Toronto 53 (Bosh 18). Assists—Miami 17 (Wade 10), Toronto 28 (Calderon 7). Total Fouls—Miami 18, Toronto 16. Technicals—Johnson, Toronto defen-sive three second. A—18,265 (19,800).

Pro tennis

Australian Open ResultsWednesdayAt Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AustraliaPurse: $22.14 million (Grand Slam)Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SinglesMen

QuarterfinalsRoger Federer (1), Switzerland, def.

Nikolay Davydenko (6), Russia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, 7-5.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (10), France, def. Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, 7-6 (8), 6-7 (5), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.

WomenQuarterfinals

Li Na (16), China, def. Venus Williams (6), United States, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Victoria Azarenka (7), Belarus, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

DoublesMen

QuarterfinalsDaniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad

Zimonjic (2), Serbia, def. Arnaud Clement, France, and Jonathan Erlich, Israel, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (6).

Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, and Dusan Vemic, Serbia, def. Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, and Leander Paes (3), India, 6-3, 6-4.

WomenQuarterfinals

Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Liezel Huber (1), United States, def. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, and Francesca Schiavone (7), Italy, 6-3, 6-4.

Maria Kirilenko, Russia, and Agnieszka Radwanska (15), Poland, def. Sally Peers, Australia, and Laura Robson, Britain, 6-4, 6-1.

MixedQuarterfinals

Lisa Raymond, United States, and Wesley Moodie (7), South Africa, def. Chuang Chia-jung, Taiwan, and Filip Polasek, Slovakia, 6-3, 3-6, 12-10 tie-break.

Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, and Jaroslav Levinsky, Czech Republic, def. Raquel Kops-Jones, United States, and Dick Norman, Belgium, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Leander Paes (1), India, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, and Andy Ram (8), Israel, 6-4, 6-3.

Flavia Pennetta, Italy, and Marcelo Melo, Brazil, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, and Oliver Marach, Austria, 6-4, 6-4.

Pro baseball

MLB Free Agent SigningsNEW YORK (AP) — The 86 free agents

who have signed, with name, posi-tion, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses:

AMERICAN LEAGUEBALTIMORE (2) — Signed Mike

Gonzalez, lhp, Atlanta, to a $12 mil-lion, two-year contract; signed Miguel Tejada, ss, Houston, to a $6 million, one-year contract.

BOSTON (4) — Signed Marco Scutaro, ss, Toronto, to a $12.5 million, two-year contract; signed Mike Cameron, of, Milwaukee, to a $15.5 million, two-year contract; signed John Lackey, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to an $82.5 million, five-year contract; signed Adrian Beltre, 3b, Seattle, to a $10 million, one-year contract.

CHICAGO (5) — Signed Omar Vizquel, ss, Texas, to a $1,375,000, one-year contract; signed Andruw Jones, of, Texas, to a $500,000, one-year con-tract; signed J.J. Putz, rhp, New York Mets, to a $3 million, one-year con-tract; re-signed Ramon Castro, c, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

CLEVELAND (1) — Signed Mike Redmond, c, Minnesota, to an $850,000, one-year contract.

DETROIT (2) — Re-signed Adam Everett, ss, to a $1.55 million, one-year contract; signed Jose Valverde, rhp, Houston, to a $14 million, two-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (3) — Signed Jason Kendall, c, Milwaukee, to a $6 mil-lion, two-year contract; signed Scott Podsednik, of, Chicago White Sox, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Rick Ankiel, of, St. Louis, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (3) — Signed Hideki Matsui, of, N.Y. Yankees, to a $6 mil-lion, one-year contract; signed Fernando Rodney, rhp, Detroit, to an $11 million, two-year contract; signed Joel Pineiro, rhp, St. Louis, to a $16 million, two-year contract.

MINNESOTA (2) — Signed Carl Pavano, rhp, to a $7 million, one-year contract; signed Jim Thome, dh-1b, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $1.5 mil-lion, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (2) — Re-signed Andy Pettitte, lhp, to an $11.75 million, one-year contract; signed Nick Johnson, 1b, Florida, to a $5.75 million, one-year contract.

OAKLAND (2) — Signed Coco Crisp, of, Kansas City, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Justin Duchscherer, rhp, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.

SEATTLE (2) — Signed Chone Figgins, 3b, Los Angeles Angels, to a $36 mil-lion, four-year contract; signed Chris Woodward, inf, Boston, to a minor league contract.

TAMPA BAY (1) — Signed Rafael Soriano, rhp, to a $7.25 million, one-year contract after acquiring him from Atlanta.

TEXAS (4) — Signed Rich Harden, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a $7.25 million, one-year contract; signed Darren Oliver, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $3.5 mil-lion, one-year contract; signed Vladimir Guerrero, dh, Los Angeles Angels, to a $6.5 million, one-year contract; signed Khalil Greene, ss, St. Louis, to a $750,000, one-year contract.

TORONTO (2) — Re-signed John McDonald, ss, to a $3 million, two-year contact; signed Alex Gonzalez, ss, Boston, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract.

NATIONAL LEAGUEARIZONA (2) — Signed Bob Howry,

rhp, San Francisco, to a $2.25 million, one-year contract; signed Adam LaRoche, 1b, Atlanta, to a $6 million, one-year contract.

ATLANTA (3) — Signed Billy Wagner, lhp, Boston, to a $7 million, one-year contract; signed Troy Glaus, inf, St. Louis, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Eric Hinske, of, N.Y. Yankees, to a $1 million, one-year con-tract.

CHICAGO (3) — Re-signed John Grabow, lhp, to a $7.5 million, two-year contract; signed Marlon Byrd, of, Texas, to a $15 million, three-year contract; signed Chad Tracy, 1b, Arizona, to a minor league contract.

CINCINNATI (1) — Signed Miguel Cairo, 2b, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($500,000).

COLORADO (2) — Re-signed Rafael Betancourt, rhp, to a $7.55 million,

two-year contract; signed Miguel Olivo, c, Kansas City, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

HOUSTON (4) — Signed Pedro Feliz, 3b, Houston, to a $4.5 million, one-year contract; signed Brandon Lyon, rhp, Detroit, to a $15 million, three-year contract; re-signed Jason Michaels, of, to an $800,000, one-year contract; signed Brett Myers, rhp, Philadelphia, to a $5.1 million, one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (5) — Re-signed Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b, to a minor league contract ($550,000); signed Jamey Carroll, 2b, Cleveland, to a $3.85 mil-lion, two-year contract; re-signed Vicente Padilla, rhp, to a $5,025,000, one-year contract; re-signed Ronnie Belliard, 2b, to an $825,000, one-year contract; re-signed Brad Ausmus, c, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

MILWAUKEE (6) — Signed Gregg Zaun, c, Tampa Bay, to a $2.15 million, one-year contract; signed Randy Wolf, lhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $29.75 million, three-year contract; re-signed Craig Counsell, inf, to a $2.1 million, one-year contract; signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, Houston, to a $7.5 mil-lion, two-year contract; re-signed Claudio Vargas, rhp, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Doug Davis, lhp, Arizona, to a $5.25 million, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (5) — Re-signed Alex Cora, ss, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Henry Blanco, c, San Diego, to a $750,000, one-year contract; re-signed Elmer Dessens, rhp, to a minor league contract ($700,000); signed Kelvim Escobar, rhp, Los Angeles, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Bay, of, Boston, to a $66 million, four-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA (5) — Signed Brian Schneider, c, N.Y. Mets, to a $2.75 mil-lion, two-year contract; signed Juan Castro, ss, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed Placido Polanco, inf, Detroit, to an $18 million, three-year contract; signed Ross Gload, 1b-of, Florida, to a $2.6 million, two-year contract; signed Danys Baez, rhp, Baltimore, to a $5.25 million, two-year contract.

PITTSBURGH (3) — Signed Bobby Crosby, inf, Oakland, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Brendan Donnelly, rhp, Florida, to a $1.35 mil-lion, one-year contract; signed Octavio Dotel, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $3.5 million, one-year con-tract.

ST. LOUIS (3) — Re-signed Jason LaRue, c, to a $950,000, one-year con-tract; signed Brad Penny, rhp, San Francisco, to a $7.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Matt Holliday, of, to a $120 million, seven-year contract.

SAN DIEGO (3) — Signed Jerry Hairston Jr., inf-of, N.Y. Yankees, to a $2,125,000, one-year contract; signed Matt Stairs, of, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract; signed Jon Garland, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5.3 million, one-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO (4) — Signed Mark DeRosa, inf-of, St. Louis, to a $12 mil-lion, two-year contract; re-signed Juan Uribe, 2b, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract; signed Aubrey Huff, of, Detroit, to a $3 million, one-year con-tract; re-signed Bengie Molina, c, to a $4.5 million, one-year contract.

WASHINGTON (3) — Signed Ivan Rodriguez, c, Texas, to a $6 million, two-year contact; signed Jason Marquis, rhp, Colorado, to a $15 mil-lion, two-year contract; signed Eddie Guardado, lhp, Texas, to a minor league contract ($850,000).

Pro football

NFL Playoff GlanceAll Times EST

Wild-card PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 9N.Y. Jets 24, Cincinnati 14Dallas 34, Philadelphia 14Sunday, Jan. 10Baltimore 33, New England 14Arizona 51, Green Bay 45, OT

Divisional PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 16New Orleans 45, Arizona 14Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 3Sunday, Jan. 17Minnesota 34, Dallas 3N.Y. Jets 17, San Diego 14

Conference ChampionshipsSunday, Jan. 24Indianapolis 30, N.Y. Jets 17New Orleans 31, Minnesota 28, OT

Pro BowlSunday, Jan. 31At Miami

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

Super BowlSunday, Feb. 7At MiamiN. Orleans vs. Indianapolis, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)

Transactions

Wednesday’s Sports TransactionsBASEBALL

American LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES—Designated

RHP Dennis Sarfate for assignment.DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms

with RHP Jay Sborz, LHP Phil Coke, INF Audy Ciriaco, INF Scott Sizemore, INF Ryan Strieby, OF Austin Jackson and OF Casper Wells on one-year contracts.

National LeagueCHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms

with LHP Sean Marshall on a one-year contract and INF Chad Tracy on a minor league contract.

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with INF Miguel Cairo on a minor league contract.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Huston Street on a three-year contract and RHP Tim Redding on a minor league con-tract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Claimed INF Joe Inglett off waivers from Texas. Designated RHP Chris Smith for assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Assigned RHP Anthony Claggett and RHP Steven Jackson outright to Indianapolis (IL).

Can-Am LeagueSUSSEX SKYHAWKS—Sold the con-

tract of OF Josh Burrus to Detroit (AL).

BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationNBA—Suspended Washington G

Gilbert Arenas and G Javaris Crittenton for the remainder of the season for having guns in the locker room.

FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueBUFFALO BILLS—Named Curtis

Modkins offensive coordinator/run-ning backs coach, Bob Bicknell tight ends coach, Joe D’Alessandris offensive line coach, Giff Smith defensive assistant and Kevin Patullo offensive quality control.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Named Mark Schiefelbein as vice president football operations and Kent Johnston head strength and condi-tioning coach.

DENVER BRONCOS—Reassigned vice president of public relations Jim Saccomano to vice president of corporate communications. Named Patrick Smyth executive director of media relations.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Fired defensive line coach Ted Monachino. Named Joe Cullen defensive line coach.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Named Robert Nunn defensive line coach.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Named Barry Rubin head strength and conditioning coach and Ken Croner assistant strength and conditioning coach.

HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueBOSTON BRUINS—Assigned F Trent

Whitfield to Providence (AHL).MINNESOTA WILD—Assigned RW

Petr Sykora to Houston (AHL).WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled

G Braden Holtby from Hershey (AHL). Assigned D Karl Alzner to Hershey.

LACROSSENational Lacrosse LeagueBUFFALO BANDITS—Added D Joe

Smith and F Kyle Clancy to the active roster. Released F Delby Powless and F AJ Shannon. Signed D Clay Hill.

COLLEGESOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE—

Fined South Carolina $25,000 for violating league rules against per-mitting fans on the playing area fol-lowing Tuesday’s men’s basketball win over Kentucky.

GEORGIA TECH—Announced ther resignation of recruiting coordina-tor Giff Smith to become outside linebackers coach for the Buffalo Bills.

KING, TENN.-Announced the retire-ment of Dale Burns athletic direc-tor. Named Dale Rutherford interim athletic director.

SHEPHERD—Named Ernie McCook assistant head football coach and offensive coordinator.

TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO—Named Tony Jeffery wide receivers and special teams coach.

WESTERN MICHIGAN—Named Amp Campbell cornerbacks coach.

Scoreboard

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfBoston 29 13 .690 — 5-5 W-2 13-7 16-6 19-8Toronto 24 22 .522 7 6-4 W-3 16-6 8-16 16-15New York 18 26 .409 12 4-6 W-1 11-13 7-13 12-16Philadelphia 15 30 .333 15 1/2 5-5 L-2 7-15 8-15 8-17New Jersey 4 40 .091 26 1-9 W-1 3-17 1-23 3-21

Southeast Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfAtlanta 29 14 .674 — 8-2 W-3 18-5 11-9 16-10Orlando 29 16 .644 1 5-5 L-1 16-4 13-12 19-9Miami 23 22 .511 7 5-5 L-2 13-11 10-11 14-10Charlotte 22 22 .500 7 1/2 7-3 W-1 18-5 4-17 15-16Washington 14 30 .318 15 1/2 2-8 L-4 8-15 6-15 10-16

Central Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfCleveland 36 11 .766 — 8-2 W-6 18-3 18-8 19-6Chicago 22 22 .500 12 1/2 8-2 W-4 14-7 8-15 13-12Milwaukee 19 25 .432 15 1/2 4-6 W-1 14-7 5-18 11-12Indiana 16 30 .348 19 1/2 5-5 L-1 10-12 6-18 12-16Detroit 15 29 .341 19 1/2 4-6 L-3 11-12 4-17 11-14

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W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfDallas 30 15 .667 — 6-4 W-2 14-7 16-8 16-10San Antonio 25 18 .581 4 4-6 L-3 17-9 8-9 13-13Memphis 25 19 .568 4 1/2 8-2 W-3 17-5 8-14 16-14Houston 24 20 .545 5 1/2 4-6 L-2 13-7 11-13 18-12New Orleans 24 20 .545 5 1/2 6-4 W-1 16-4 8-16 17-10

Northwest Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfDenver 30 14 .682 — 9-1 W-7 21-3 9-11 17-8Utah 26 18 .591 4 8-2 W-3 18-6 8-12 12-13Portland 27 19 .587 4 5-5 L-1 16-8 11-11 17-8Oklahoma City 24 21 .533 6 1/2 5-5 L-3 12-10 12-11 9-15Minnesota 9 38 .191 22 1/2 1-9 L-5 6-17 3-21 4-26

Pacific Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfL.A. Lakers 35 11 .761 — 7-3 W-2 23-3 12-8 20-8Phoenix 26 21 .553 9 1/2 3-7 L-2 17-6 9-15 14-11L.A. Clippers 20 25 .444 14 1/2 3-7 L-2 14-9 6-16 10-18Sacramento 16 28 .364 18 2-8 W-1 13-9 3-19 10-16Golden State 13 30 .302 20 1/2 4-6 L-2 9-11 4-19 7-18

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher each scored 17 points to help No. 3 Villanova get off to the best start in school history with a 90-72 win over Notre Dame on Wednes-day night.

A season after advancing to the Final Four, the Wildcats are 19-1 for the first time and are the only Big East team unbeaten in conference play (8-0). Vil-lanova has won 10 straight overall and is in the mix for the top spot next week in The Associated Press poll.

Reynolds and Notre Dame’s Luke Ha-rangody were expected to state their cases for Big East player of the year.

Harangody delivered on his end for the Irish (15-6, 4-4) with 21 points and nine rebounds in 37 minutes.

#21 Vanderbilt 85, #14 Tennessee 76KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jermaine

Beal scored 25 points and Vanderbilt beat state rival Tennessee for its 10th straight victory.

It was the first win for the Commo-dores (16-3, 5-0 Southeastern Confer-ence) in Knoxville in five tries, and Ten-nessee’s first loss at home this season. Vandy is off to its best start in the SEC since 1966 and has grabbed control of the league’s Eastern Division.

The teams traded the lead until a 3-pointer by Brad Tinsley with 8:42 left put Vanderbilt up 59-56, a lead it did not relinquish. Beal hit a layup and two 3s in less than a minute to make it 74-60 with 4:58 remaining.

Providence 81, #19 Connecticut 66PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Jamine Pe-

terson had 23 points to go with 14 re-bounds, scoring eight of Providence’s 14 straight points as the Friars took the lead and ran away from Connecticut.

Sharaud Curry scored 18, and Bilal Dixon had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Providence (12-8, 4-4 Big East).

Reynolds, Fisher help Wildcats get past N.D.

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Der-rio Green scored 26 points and Charlotte rallied for a 74-64 victory over No. 15 Temple on Wednesday night to end the Owls’ six-game winning streak and create a logjam atop the Atlantic 10.

Chris Braswell added 14 of his 15 points in the second half and Shamari Spears had 11 points and nine rebounds for the 49ers (15-5, 5-1), who con-tinued their turnaround sea-son by one-upping one of the nation’s top defensive teams.

Frustrated by Charlotte’s trapping zone, Temple (17-4, 5-1) coughed up a 10-point first-half lead and shot 35 percent in losing for only the second time in 15 games.

Ryan Brooks hit five 3-point-ers and scored 20 points and Luis Guzman added a career-high 14 points for Temple,

which fell into a three-way tie atop the league with Charlotte and idle Xavier.

Charlotte fans, starved for success after the program’s re-cent woes, swarmed the court after the signature win, cheer-ing as coach Bobby Lutz ad-dressed the crowd over the loudspeaker.

Just 11-20 a year ago and without an NCAA tournament appearance since 2005, the 49ers have returned to promi-nence behind a trio of newcomers that in-cludes the speedy Green. He hit four 3-pointers, the last with 33 seconds left that ended Temple’s comeback hopes.

Green’s driving layup with 7:02 remaining gave the 49ers their first lead. It came with Owls point guard Juan Fer-

nandez sitting on the end of the bench with a towel draped over his head, after being a game-time decision with con-cussionlike symptoms.

When the 49ers took a 54-51 lead on Braswell’s bucket with 5:29 left, coach Fran Dunphy

called a timeout and Fer-nandez checked in.

It didn’t help. The 49ers played sti-fling interior de-fense while getting looks in transition. DiJuan Harris’ ac-

robatic, behind-the-head pass in traffic to

Braswell for a layup put Charlotte ahead 58-51 with 3:32 left.

Fernandez’s first field goal, a 3-pointer with 2:36 left, cut the 49ers’ lead to 60-56. But Green’s 3 set off a confetti-filled celebration at

Halton Arena.After falling behind 7-0,

Charlotte used a trapping zone to get back into the game before Brooks got hot. He hit four of his first six 3-point at-tempts, while Scootie Randall made two straight to put the Owls ahead 28-18.

Charlotte stayed in the zone and responded with a 10-1 run capped by Green’s fadeaway, before Guzman’s 3 put the Owls up 32-28 at halftime.

It was a far cry from last season’s meeting, when Tem-ple cruised to an 80-53 win in Philadelphia in a low point in Charlotte’s miserable, injury-filled season.

With the junior college transfer Green, the freshman Braswell and Spears, the Bos-ton College transfer, Charlotte is suddenly in the mix for an Atlantic 10 crown.

Charlotte rallies, knocks off Temple

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RaceContinued from Page 1B

The Panthers (8-3) are in third place, just a half-game behind the Comets and Cardinals.

The final playoff spot among 2A girls teams currently belongs to West Stanly, which has a 7-4 league record. Forest Hills (5-6) still has a shot at making the postseason, but would need to make up two games on the Colts with five league contests remaining.

In the Southern Caro-lina Conference, Marvin Ridge’s boys are atop the standings with a 4-1 re-

cord after getting past Weddington at home on Tuesday.

The SCC receives three bids for the 3A playoffs and two for the 4A bracket, meaning only one team in the league won’t advance to the postseason.

Sun Valley and Porter Ridge, the only 4A teams in the conference, are guaranteed to make the playoffs regardless of where they finish in the standings. The Spartans are currently 3-2, while the Pirates have an 0-5 record.

Weddington’s boys (3-2) are tied for second with Anson (3-2) for the second 3A spot, but the Warriors currently have the tie-

breaker after beating the Bearcats on the road ear-lier this month.

Parkwood is in fourth place among 3A teams, but are just a game behind the Warriors and Bearcats.

On the girls side, Porter Ridge is out front with 5-0 record. Sun Valley’s girls are in fourth place in the standings, but will receive an automatic bid to the 4A playoffs.

Marvin Ridge is the top 3A team with a 4-1 record, followed by Parkwood (3-2), Weddington (1-4) and Anson (0-5).

The Warriors, who are currently in the third and final 3A playoff spot, have already beaten the Bearcats this season.

E-J staff photo by Ed Cottingham

Rachel Walker and the Marvin Ridge High girls are currently second place in the SCC.

DURHAM (AP) — Jon Scheyer scored 22 points, Kyle Singler added 20 and No. 8 Duke held off Florida State 70-56 on Wednesday night

The Blue Devils (17-3, 5-2 At-lantic Coast Conference) shot 43 percent against the nation’s toughest field-goal percentage defense and forced 22 turnovers but needed a late 15-4 run to seal their 14th straight win at Cam-eron Indoor Stadium.

Solomon Alabi had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Chris Sin-gleton added 14 points for the Seminoles (15-5, 3-3). They out-rebounded the Blue Devils 40-30 and held them without a field

goal for more than six minutes to erase most of a 16-point defi-cit, but were denied their second straight victory against a Top 25 opponent.

Singleton made things interesting late, hitting a free throw to make it 51-47 with 8:56 left, before the Blue Dev-ils pulled away down the stretch with sev-en straight points.

Scheyer hit a 19-footer, Brian Zoubek added a stickback and Singler knocked down a 3-pointer with 5:45 remaining to get the decisive

run rolling and restore Duke’s double-figure lead.

It wasn’t until then that the Blue Devils were assured of ex-

tending a few streaks at Cameron. They claimed

their 39th straight victory there against unranked opponents — a string that dates to the Seminoles’ win in February 2007 — and improved to 12-0 this season at home,

winning 10 of those by at least 20 points.

At least Florida State can take solace in this: The only team to keep things this tight against

Duke here was St. John’s, an 80-71 loser in December.

For a while, though, this one was shaping up as yet another blowout for the Blue Devils, who seemingly took control early in the second half. A 12-2 spurt gave them a 51-35 lead on Singler’s free throw with 13:55 left.

But a scoreless drought of nearly six minutes allowed Florida State to creep back into the game. The Seminoles reeled off 12 straight points — nine by freshman reserve Michael Sn-aer — to make it a four-point game late.

Worse for the Blue Devils, Florida State was simply out-

hustling them, with the Semi-noles missing three straight foul shots in 20 seconds — and beating Duke to all those re-bounds but having trouble con-verting them into points.

Nolan Smith finished with 11 points on 4-of-15 shooting for Duke, which led for all of about three minutes of this one despite scoring runs prov-ing hard to come by against a defense that allows teams to shoot just 35.5 percent.

Florida State had more turn-overs (14) than field goals (13) at halftime, while Scheyer had 13 points in the opening 20 minutes.

Blue Devils top FSU, keep pace in ACC

UpsetContinued from Page 1B

For Lenoir-Rhyne, senior guard Jami Safrit led the Bears with 16 points. She hit four three-point field goals Wednesday. Senior forward/guard Amber Holt contrib-uted 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots. LRU sophomore Cam-eron Sealey added 12 points.

The Bears came out hot, grabbing a 17-4 lead eight minutes into the first half. Sealey had six points in the opening spurt. The Bulldogs would out-score Lenoir-Rhyne 24-9 over the final 11 minutes of the half to take their first lead of the game. Washington had 10 points in the stretch, including a jump-er 13 seconds before intermis-sion to put Wingate on top.

Lenoir-Rhyne came out hot again in the second half, tak-ing a 36-28 lead less than three minutes into the second half. Wingate responded by scor-ing the next seven points, cut-ting the lead to one on a layup from Brooks at the 15:30 mark. The Bulldogs took their first lead of the half at the 12:05 mark on a pair of free throws from Erica Crumlin.

The Bears had the answer, going on a 16-6 run over the next five minutes to take a nine-point lead. Safrit hit a pair of threes in the spurt, scoring eight of the 16 points during the run.

E-J staff photo by Ed Cottingham

Wingate senior center Stacie Rhodes scored 18 points in Wednesday’s home win over Lenoir-Rhyne.

HOUSTON (AP) — J.R. Smith scored 22 points, Kenyon Martin added 12 points and 15 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to eight games with a 97-92 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

The Nuggets won for the second straight time without Carmelo An-thony, the NBA’s second-leading scorer, who sat out with a sprained left ankle.

Chauncey Billups scored 21 points, Nene added 18 and Denver went 29 for 39 from the free throw line to win in Houston for just the fourth time in its last 16 trips.

Aaron Brooks scored 22 points and Luis Scola added 20 for the Rockets, who’ve lost four of their last five home games.

Houston was up by two after three quarters, and led 80-79 after Brooks’ free throw with 8:40 left. The Nuggets answered with a de-cisive 10-0 run, capped by back-to-back 3-pointers by Smith.

Houston missed 10 of its first 12 shots in the last quarter, after shooting 48 percent through the first three.

Scola scored with 4:53 left to pull the Rockets within seven, but Mar-tin swooped in for a rebound dunk with 3:48 remaining to stretch the lead back to nine.

Nuggets win eighth straight

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DEAR ABBY: I am in my early 40s, and married with two daughters. I have a friend, “Sally,” whom I have known since the third grade. We are like sisters.

Sally has been profoundly depressed for at least 15 years. She sees a therapist and a psy-chiatrist on a regular basis and is on medication.

My question, Abby, is what do you say to someone who calls at least once a week, for at least an hour, crying so hard I can barely understand her? She calls to tell me how sad she is and how she doesn’t think anything in her life will improve. While I’m concerned for her and care about what happens to her, I don’t feel I can give her any advice or guidance that her counselor/psychiatrist isn’t able to give.

Short of listening and pro-viding the proverbial shoul-der to lean on, what more can

I do? I feel I need to be there for her, but I also feel drained dry because this has been go-ing on for several years. Any guidance you might offer would be greatly appreciated. -- CONCERNED FRIEND IN FLORIDA

DEAR CONCERNED: You are a supportive friend, but when Sally calls crying so hard she can hardly talk, tell her that the person she needs to be talking to is her thera-pist. By allowing her to vent to you, you are preventing the therapist from evaluat-

ing her while she’s in crisis and giving her the tools she needs to improve. Your friend may need to have her meds adjusted or changed, and see-ing Sally while she is “at the bottom” could give her thera-pist valuable insights. If Sally isn’t capable of placing the call to her therapist, offer to do it for her.

***DEAR ABBY: I am a 14-year-

old girl in eighth grade. I have plenty of friends, play the clarinet and piano, and am in-volved in school yearbook and theater, among other things. My problem is, I get sick a lot.

No one can figure out why I can’t go two weeks without picking up a virus. Because of this I am gone from school quite often. I can handle the occasional teasing I get from other kids, and my teachers are helpful. It’s the two school secretaries I have a problem

with.Once, when I left school dur-

ing the day because I wasn’t feeling well, one of them said to me: “You need to try to be at school more. I know it’s hard, but you’ve got to try.” Other things they have said lead me to believe they think I’m faking. Now they want a note from every doctor I see. I was gone a lot last year, but they didn’t enforce this.

What is appropriate in responding to their “com-ments”? I’d like to ask, “Is that your opinion as a secretary?” or say, “I’m doing the best I can with my situation and you’re not helping.” Or, I could bore them with a detailed descrip-tion of my medical history, or maybe complain to the prin-cipal. What do you suggest? -- SICK OF IT IN IOWA

DEAR SICK OF IT: Your medical history is not the school secretaries’ business,

and you do not owe them any detailed descriptions of it. However, it’s possible that the woman who advised you that you “needed to be at school more” was speaking out of concern, so try not to be de-fensive.

If a note from your doctor is required, you should pro-duce one after every absence. And I recommend that you have your mother contact the principal if there are any questions about your medical status.

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Woman doubts her ability to help long-time friend

Jan. 28, 2010

ASTRO-GRAPHBy Bernice Bede Osol

Although you might be a bit more restless than normal in the year ahead, it could push you into new activities and provide the opportunity to meet new people. It will add a surprising new depth to your life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You’ll have no trouble being spurred into action when you learn another’s arrangement can directly affect your plans. You’ll make sure that everything turns out to your satisfaction.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Someone you don’t know well may step forward and offer to do a favor. This sudden act of kindness will warm your heart and let you know that all’s well with the world.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You’re never reluctant to stand up for your rights, and woe to the person who thinks he or she can run all over you. Chances are this person will never try to

deceive you again.TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

-- Recognize that an adjust-ment is required regarding a joint arrangement with friends, and handling it properly may be a task dropped into your lap. You’ll do just fine.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Even though you might prefer to keep out of a situation that arises between two friends, if you believe you can mediate to each person’s satisfaction, step in and offer advice.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- There is no one better than you to arouse a few lethargic companions to take action with regard to an arrangement in which everyone is waiting for them to launch. Do your thing.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You’re not likely to wait for fate or Lady Luck to make things happen. You will take the bull by the horns and ride it out until all resistance stops and you get your way.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Don’t avoid making a quick judgment or decision if you believe you have the answer

because of a past experience. Chances are your memory will be right on the mark.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You’re not being presumptu-ous; you’re merely drawing on instant memory to provide the immediate answers you need to accomplish your aims.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Even though you rarely bargain when purchasing a costly item, you might just give it a try on a whim. To your surprise, you’re likely to get the price down.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Good things in general are likely to happen spontane-ously with regard to your wants and desires. However, don’t take Lady Luck for granted. It’s a momentary thing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- When you find yourself involved in a challenging situ-ation, all indifference on your part will suddenly vanish. Your enthusiasm will be easily aroused, and you’ll play to win.

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MARGARET RIVER WINES LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-EN, pursuant to Section 57C-6-08 of the North Car-olina Limited Liability Com-pany Act, that Margaret River Wines LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (the “Compa-ny”), was dissolved on January 25, 2010. All cred-itors of and claimants against the Company are required to present their re-spective claims and de-mands immediately to the Company. With respect to all claims, please take no-tice of the following:1. Claims must be in writ-ing and include the name of the claimant, the amount of the claim, and a short summary of the basis for the claim.2. Claims should be mailed to the Company at:

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IN THE GENERALCOURT OF JUSTICE

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09 CVS 02474Peggy S. Springs, Executrix of the Estate of Ortha Delonge Morrison

PlaintiffVsDonna May Niemyer, et als

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AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

08 SP 1124Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Randy Lane Fowler and Kimberly Anne Fowler to Lisa Jar-vis, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of November, 2005, and recorded in Book 3997, Page 800, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location des-ignated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on Feb-ruary 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real es-tate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 30 as shown on a map of Arbor Glen, Phase 1, which map is recorded in Plat Cabinet F, File No. 926 in the Union County Public Registry, ref-erence to which is hereby made for a more particular

004 Legalsdescription. Together with improvements located thereon; said property be-ing located at 3912 Laurel View Circle, Indian Trail, North Carolina.Being the same property conveyed to Josua J. Jou-bert, husband and Sonnet Joubert, wife, by General Warranty Deed from Colo-ny Homes, LLC fka Colony Homes-Charlotte, LLC, dat-ed December 11, 2000, re-corded December 15, 2000 in Book 1478 at Page 42, Union County Register of Deeds.Parcel ID Number: 07045253Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 141.134327January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

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FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA,

UNION COUNTY09 SP 2032

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Danny Frank-lin Starnes to Charles W. McGuire, Trustee(s), dated May 13, 2004, and record-ed in Book 3442, Page 208, Union County Regis-try, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note there-by secured by the said Deed of Trust and the un-dersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Union County, North Caro-lina, at 10:30AM on Febru-ary 04, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following descri-bed property, to wit: Being all of Lot/Tract 15 of Lanes Creek Farms, con-taining 3.645 acres, a plat of which is recorded in Plat Cabinet E, File 26, Union County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for as more complete de-scription. Said property is commonly known as 4616 Canal Road, Marshville, NC 28103. Third party pur-chasers must pay the ex-cise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hun-dred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of For-ty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichev-er is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichev-er is greater, will be re-quired at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expira-tion of the statutory upset bid period, all the remain-ing amounts will be imme-diately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to the title or any physical, en-vironmental, health or safe-ty conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, un-paid taxes, special assess-ments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the cur-rent owner(s) of the proper-ty is/are Danny Franklin Starnes. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for pos-session of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in pos-session by the clerk of su-perior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is li-able for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0934587NC January 21, 28, 2010

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 442Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kelly Hugensch-midt and Martin Hu-genschmidt, wife and hus-band to Ballantyne Settle-ment Services, Inc., Trust-ee(s), dated the 9th day of

004 LegalsMarch, 2006, and recorded in Book 04095, Page 0637, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location des-ignated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on Feb-ruary 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real es-tate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 44, of the subdivision as known as Lake Park, Phase 10, Map One, as shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet F, File Nos. 500, 501 & 502, in the Union County, Public Registry. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 6500 Courtland Street, Indian Trail, North Caroli-na.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-

004 LegalsAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1002180January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

PUBLIC NOTICEThe Indian Trail Town Council will hold a Public Hearing on the 9th of Feb-ruary, 2010 at 7 p.m. in the Civic Building, 100 Navajo Trail, Indian Trail, North Carolina, to consider the following projects:a. ZT 2010-001: a request to amend Chapter 350-Subdivisions, of the Unified Development Ordinance referencing Union County Subdivision Plat size re-quirements for recording purposes. Location: Town-wide. Applicant: Town of Indian Trail.The documentation on the proposed projects is availa-ble from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Indian Trail Planning Department, which is located at 130 Blythe Drive, Indian Trail, NC 28079. The documen-tation can also be ac-cessed on our website at http://www.indiantrail.org/planlog1.php?id=49&type=6. Any person wishing to be heard may appear. January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF UNIONIN THE GENERAL

COURT OF JUSTICESUPERIOR

COURT DIVISIONNOTICE OF

ADMINISTRATRIX CTAHaving qualified as Admin-istratrix CTA of the ES-TATE OF JAY W. TOM-BERLIN (A/K/A JAYWARREN TOMBERLIN) of Union County, North Caro-lina, this is to notify all per-sons having claims against the ESTATE OF JAY W. TOMBERLIN (A/K/A JAYWARREN TOMBERLIN) to present them to the under-signed on or before the 26th day of April, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make imme-diate payment. This 15th day of January, 2010.Amy T. Purser, Administratrix CTA, 5818 Rushing-Benton Rd., Monroe, NC 28110R. Kenneth Helms, Jr., CALDWELL HELDER HELMS & ROBISON, P.A.P. O. Drawer 99 (314 N. Hayne St., 28112), Monroe, NC 28111-0099January 21, 28, 2010February 4, 11, 2010

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF UNIONIN THE GENERAL

COURT OF JUSTICESUPERIOR

COURT DIVISIONBEFORE THE CLERK

FILE #10E0001ADMINISTRATOR

EXECUTOR NOTICEHaving duly qualified be-fore the Honorable J. R. Rowell, Clerk of Superior Court of Union County, as personal representative of the Estate of George Roy Deshields, Jr. deceased.This is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or be-fore the 10th day of April 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their re-covery. All persons indebt-ed to said estate please make immediate payment.This 4th day of January, 2010.George Douglas Deshields215 Pebble Stone LaneWeddington, NC 28104January 14, 21, 28, 2010February 4, 2010

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 351Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Patsy Gayle Page to Eric D. Levine,

6B / Thursday, January 28, 2010 The Enquirer-Journal

004 LegalsTrustee(s), dated the 2nd day of October, 2003, and recorded in Book 3240, Page 258, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 AM on February 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 7, Block H of Hemby Acres Section III as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 6 Page 154 of the Union County Register of Deeds. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 8305 Hemby Wood Drive, Indian Trail, North Carolina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1003733January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 977Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lonnie Carlton Blakeney, Jr. and Dawna Thea Blakeney (PRES-ENT RECORD OWNER(S): Dawna Thea Blakeney and Lonnie Carl-ton Blakeney, Jr.) to First American Title Insurance Co., Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of March, 2006, and recorded in Book 4093, Page 304, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having

004 Legalsbeen made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substitut-ed as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 101 Glen-croft Subdivision, Phase I, Map IV, as shown on plat duly recorded in Plat Cabi-net I, File 505, Union Coun-ty Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular metes and bounds description. To-gether with improvements located thereon; said prop-erty being located at 505 Glencroft Drive, Wingate, North Carolina.Parcel ID Number: 02-239-279Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1009408January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 596Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Marc E. Pacheco and Kristen L. Pacheco to Stewart Title of North Caro-lina, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of August, 2006, and recorded in Book 4272, Page 0881, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substitut-ed as Trustee in said Deed

004 Legalsof Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 180, An-nandale-Map 1 of as same is shown on plat thereof re-corded Plat Cabinet I Files 917-919, Union County Registry, to which refer-ence is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 1002 Amberlea Road, Indian Trail, North Caroli-na.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEP.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1005844January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 1832Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kelly David Thompson and Heather Honeycutt Thompson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Kelly David Thompson and Heather H. Thompson) to First Ameri-can Title Insurance Com-pany, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of January, 2005, and recorded in Book 3679, Page 0713, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substitut-ed as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-

004 Legalssigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of New of Hope Church Road; evi-denced by a nail, which point is located 2,360 feet East of Sugar and Wine Road; thence from the BE-GINNING point with the centerline of the Road, South 51 degrees 13 mi-nutes 58 seconds East 150 feet to a point evidenced by a nail; thence three (3) new lines as follows: 1st., South 38 degrees 46 mi-nutes 02 seconds West 580.80 feet to a point evi-denced by an iron; thence 2nd., North 51 degrees 13 minutes 58 seconds West 150 feet to a point evi-denced by an iron and thence 3rd., 38 degrees 46 minutes 02 seconds East 580.80 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING con-taining 2.0 acres as shown upon unrecorded map of survey dated September 22, 2003, by Bobby F. Simpson, NCPLS #3698. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 5524 New Hope Church Road, Marshville, North Carolina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1005597January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 1392Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jill A. Corl and Chris M. Corl (PRESENTRECORD OWNER(S): Jill A. Corl) to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of November, 2006, and recorded in Book 4366, Page 181, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment

004 Legalsof the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substitut-ed as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 30 of Cha-telaine Subdivision, as the same is shown on a plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet H, File 869-873, Union County Registry ref-erence to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property be-ing located at 619 Beau-haven Lane, Waxhaw, North Carolina.Being a portion of the same property conveyed to R. R. Development North I, LLC by General Warranty Deed from Nicholas T. Cal-canes, II and wife, Mary Louise Calcanes dated May 22, 2006 and record-ed on May 22, 2006 in Book 4169, Page 139, Un-ion County Register of Deeds.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1014625January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

NORTH CAROLINAUNION COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST EXE-CUTED BY DOUGLAS WAYNE FAULK, a single person, Recorded in Book 968, Page 450, Union County Registry

IN THE GENERALCOURT OF JUSTICE

SUPERIOR

004 LegalsCOURT DIVISION

BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 09 SP 1931

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED:The Deed of Trust being foreclosed is that Deed of Trust executed by Douglas Wayne Faulk, a single per-son to Richard S. Clark and /or Bobby H, Griffin and/or Joe P. McCollum, Jr., Trustee, dated May 7, 1997 and recorded in Book 968, Page 450 in the Union County Registry of North Carolina. RECORD OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY: The record owner of the subject real property as re-flected on the records of the Union County Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to the posting of this Notice is or are Doug-las Faulk. DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF SALE: The sale will be held on February 3, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the door of the Un-ion County Courthouse, Monroe, North Carolina. PROPERTY TO BE SOLD:The following real property to be sold "sight unseen" is located in Union County, North Carolina: BEING all of Tract B, con-taining 2.54 acres as shown on that certain Boundary and Division Sur-vey of Lot 100 of Triple C Mini-Ranches recorded in the Union County Public Registry in Plat Cabinet E, File No. 580, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular de-scription. For reference see Deed recorded in Book 952, Page 478, Union County Registry. Included is a 1997 Gold manufactured home bear-ing serial no. GMH307697NCAB. TERMS OF SALE:Pursuant to the provisions of N.C.G.S. §45-21.10(b) and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee or Clerk of Superior Court im-mediately upon the conclu-sion of the sale a cash de-posit to be determined by the greater of 5% of the bid or $750.00. Unless the Substitute Trustee agrees otherwise, the successful bidder will be required to tender the "full purchase price" so bid in cash or cer-tified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a Deed to the property or at-tempts to tender such Deed, and should the suc-cessful bidder fail to pay the full amount, then the successful bidder shall re-main liable as provided for in N.C.G.S. §45-21.30. By submitting your bid, you agree that the "full pur-chase price" shall be de-fined as the amount of bid plus the Trustee's commis-sion as defined in the sub-ject Deed of Trust plus the costs of the action, unless the Trustee agrees other-wise. For example, if the amount of bid is $20,000.00 and the trust-ee's commission is defined in the subject Deed of Trust as 5% of the gross proceeds of the sale, then the "full purchase price" shall equal $21,000.00 plus the costs of the action. Atender of Deed shall be de-fined as a letter from the Trustee to the successful bidder offering to record the Deed upon receipt of full purchase price as de-scribed herein and listed in said letter. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason such as a bankruptcy filing, the sole remedy of the suc-cessful bidder is the return of the deposit. As to any manufactured home, the following shall apply: Any not considered real proper-ty is being foreclosed pur-suant to N.C.G.S. §25-9-604, if necessary; there is no warranty that any is ac-tually located on the sub-ject tract; and there is no warranty given by the Sub-stitute Trustee as to wheth-er said home is real proper-ty or personal property. The sale will be made sub-ject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, assessments, re-strictions and easements of record, if any. ADDITIONAL NOTICE: Take notice that an order for possession of the prop-erty may be issued pur-suant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the proper-ty is sold. Take further no-tice that any person who occupies the property pur-suant to a rental agree-ment entered into or re-newed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiv-ing the notice of sale, ter-minate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is li-able for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. This the 9th day of Decem-ber, 2009. Jay B. Green Attorney for Deidre D. DeFlorentis, Substitute Trustee 908 E. Edenton Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: 919-829-0797January 21, 28, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 1958Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by William E. Blair and Vickie G. Blair (Wil-liam E. Blair, deceased) to Atlantis Title Company, Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of February, 2005, and recorded in Book 3702, Page 0290, in Union Coun-ty Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute

004 LegalsTrustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 4, 2010 and will sell to the highest bid-der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:ALL that certain lot or par-cel of land situated in the City of Monroe, Monroe Township, Union County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot #43, Block B, Creekridge, Phase III, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Cabinet C, File 288, Union County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description. To-gether with improvements located thereon; said prop-erty being located at 605 Creekridge Drive, Monroe, North Carolina.Parcel ID Number: 09147070Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 14th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1020920January 21, 28, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 1485Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Derek James Frazita and Debilu S. Fra-zita, husband and wife to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of May, 2005, and re-corded in Book 3780, Page 259, in Union County Reg-istry, North Carolina, de-fault having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of

004 LegalsTrust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 4, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 9 of Bar-bee Farms, Phase One, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet D at File 959 in the Union County Public Regis-try. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 1001 Barbee Farm Drive, Monroe, North Caro-lina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 14th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 707.137892January 21, 28, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 2120Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jeanne Marie Piccuito (PRESENT RE-CORD OWNER(S): Cure-ton Townhome Owners Association, Inc.) to War-in S. Kumar, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of Au-gust, 2007, and recorded in Book 04669, Page 0087, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute

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004 LegalsTrustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 4, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the Township of Jack-son, in the City of Waxhaw, in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being known and designat-ed as all of Lot TH 42, Cur-eton Subdivision, Phase 1, as shown on plat of survey entitled "Final Plat for Cur-eton, Phase 1, Map 7, Town of Waxhaw, Jackson Township, Union County, North Carolina, dated Au-gust 24, 2006, prepared by David B. Boyles, Professio-nal Land Surveyor, of Land Design Surveying, and re-corded in Plat Cabinet J, File 510, Union County Registry, which plat is ref-erenced for a more particu-lar description. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 8013 Lynwood Square, Waxhaw, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 14th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1005664January 21, 28, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 2115Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Cory McDade-Pascoe to A. Grant Whit-ney, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of August, 2007, and recorded in Book 4664, Page 415, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substitut-ed as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County,

004 LegalsNorth Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 4, 2010 and will sell to the highest bid-der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 61 of Provi-dence Grove Subdivision, Phase 2, Map 1, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet J, File 202-203, Union Coun-ty, North Carolina. Togeth-er with improvements locat-ed thereon; said property being located at 8133 Aca-cia Court, Waxhaw, North Carolina. Deed Reference: Book 3328, Page 427, and Book 3328, Page 431, and Book 3298, Page 709, and Book 3298, Page 547.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 14th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1016658January 21, 28, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 1521Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Adolfo Sauz Ro-driguez and Carmen Pinera to Ralph R. McMill-an, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of November, 2001, and recorded in Book 1706, Page 314, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 4, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

004 LegalsBeing all of Lot 98, Brekon-ridge, Phase 2, as the same is shown on a map thereof, recorded in Plat Cabinet F, File 748, Union County Public Registry. To-gether with improvements located thereon; said prop-erty being located at 4937 Aldersbrook Drive, Monroe, North Carolina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 14th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1014727January 21, 28, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 2121Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Arthur Nolan, an unmarried person to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of August, 2006, and recorded in Book 04291, Page 0209, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location des-ignated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on Feb-ruary 4, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real es-tate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 234 in that subdivision known as Prov-idence Downs South Map 3 as shown on plat record-ed in Plat Cabinet J, File 463 in the Union County Registry. Together with im-provements located there-on; said property being lo-cated at Lot 234 Agile Court, Waxhaw, North Car-olina. Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay

004 Legalsthe sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 14th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1011650January 21, 28, 2010

TOWN OF WEDDINGTONLEGAL NOTICE

The public will take notice that the Town Council of the Town of Weddington, North Carolina has called a public hearing on the 8th day of February, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. at the Wedding-ton Town Hall, 1924 Wed-dington Road, Weddington, NC 28104 on the question of annexing the following described territory, request-ed by petition filed pur-suant to G.S. 160A-31:• Public Hearing to Review and Consider a Request for Voluntary Annexation from David Michael Turner (6827 Potter Road, Parcel ID# 07-135-065E) and Ce-cil E. Turner and Carolyn Y. Turner (6833 Potter Road – Parcel ID#’s 07-135-065C, 07-150-001D, 07-135-065F)Copies of any proposed documents are available for public inspection in the Office of the Town Clerk during the Town Hall’s reg-ular business hours of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Persons interested are in-vited to attend the hearing and present their testimony for or against the annexa-tion request. The Mayor reserves the right to adjourn the meeting to a place and time to be announced at said public hearing. As a result of the public hearing, there is the possi-bility of substantial changes being made to the advertised proposal, re-flecting objections, debate and discussion at the hear-ing. Any person may request an accommodation for a disabling condition in order to attend the hearing. This request should be made to the Town Clerk at (704) 846-2709.By Order of the Town CouncilAmy S. McCollum, AdministratorJanuary 28, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 2117Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust

004 Legalsmade by Michelle Patricia Heaton to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of June, 2007, and re-corded in Book 4608, Page 689, in Union County Reg-istry, North Carolina, de-fault having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 4, 2010 and will sell to the highest bid-der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of that certain lot or parcel of land situated in City of Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina and being more particularly de-scribed as follows:Being all of Lot 3 of Wood-leaf as same is recorded on a map thereof located in Plat Cabinet F at Page 916 and 917 of the Union County Public Registry. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 9312 Highrock Drive, Waxhaw, North Carolina.Parcel ID: 05114303Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 14th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1021112January 21, 28, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 1957Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tracy L. Isaman and Edward Isaman, Jr. (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Tracy L. Isa-man) to Russell Asti, Attor-ney, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of October, 2004, and recorded in Book 3604, Page 820, in Union

004 LegalsCounty Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substitut-ed as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 4, 2010 and will sell to the highest bid-der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 30 and a portion of Lot 31 of Spring View Estates Subdivision, Section II, as shown on a plat of a revised subdivi-sion map recorded in the Union County Registry in Plat Book 7, Page 53, ref-erence being made thereto and being more specifically described as follows:BEGINNING at an iron lo-cated on the east side of Hickory Lane being the southwesterly corner of Lot 31 and the northwesterly corner of Lot 30, and run-ning thence from said be-ginning point N. 7.32 E. 102.93 feet to a point; thence along the arc of a circular curve to the left having a radius of 40.0 feet a distance along the arc of 28.91 feet to a point; thence N. 77-04-45 E. 188.24 feet to a point; thence S. 2-27-40 E. 150.0 feet to an iron; thence S. 12-27-45 W. 202.21 feet to an iron along the edge of Spring View Drive; thence along with Spring View Drive S. 84-16 W. 200.38 feet to an iron; thence along with Hickory Lane N. 7-32 E. 200.0 feet to an iron, being the point and place of Beginning, all as shown on that certain sur-vey prepared by Wm. J. Alexander, NCRLS, dated May 2, 1987. Together with improvements located thereon; said property be-ing located at 3501 Hickory Lane, Monroe, North Caro-lina. Parcel ID Number: 06-018-105Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 14th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens,

004 LegalsSenter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1020138January 21 28, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 2122Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Victor T. Barris and Cindy L. Barris to Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of August, 2006, and recorded in Book 4279, Page 0660, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substitut-ed as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bid-der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 198 of Briarcrest-South, Map 2 as same is shown on plat thereof recorded Plat Cabi-net J Files 105-108, Union County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular de-scription. Together with im-provements located there-on; said property being lo-cated at 2114 Willowcrest Drive, Waxhaw, North Car-olina. Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1020578January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

004 LegalsNOTICE OF

FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 2058

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robert D. Leszc-zynski and wife, Agniesz-ka Leszczynski (PRES-ENT RECORD OWNER(S): Robert D. Leszczynski) to Fidelity Na-tional Title Insurance Co of New York, Trustee(s), dat-ed the 5th day of Decem-ber, 2005, and recorded in Book 4007, Page 724, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 4, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 68 of Ste-vens Mill Subdivision, Phase 1 as same is shown on a plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet D at File 667, Union County Public Registry. Together with im-provements located there-on; said property being lo-cated at 8037 Stevens Mill Road, Matthews, North Carolina.Parcel ID Number: 08-321-059Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 14th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1021864January 21, 28, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 2165Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jeffrey Martin and Barbara J. Martin to Morris, Manning, & Martin,

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004 LegalsLLP, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of April, 2006, and recorded in Book 4136, Page 304, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bid-der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 104 of Shiloh Trace Phase 3, Map 4 as same is shown on a plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet I File 677, Un-ion County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description. To-gether with improvements located thereon; said prop-erty being located at 1415 Langdon Terrace Drive, In-dian Trail, North Carolina.Parcel ID Number: 07-093-734Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1014912January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 1759Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lilia I. Garay by Lilia R. Garay, Attorney in Fact and Lilia R. Garay and Jose F. Garay by Lilia R. Garay, Attorney in Fact, and Fernando Garay (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Lilia R. Garay, Lilia I. Garay, Fernando Garay and Jose F. Garay Mendoza) to Philip R. Ma-honey, Trustee(s), dated

004 Legalsthe 29th day of January, 2007, and recorded in Book 4444, Page 0164, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Lot 167 of LEXINGTON COMMONS Subdivision, Phase 3 (Sheet 3 of 3) as shown on a survey record-ed in Map Book J at Page 254 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Un-ion County, North Carolina, to which plat reference is made for a more particular description as to metes and bounds. Together with improvements located thereon; said property be-ing located at 702 South-ridge Drive, Monroe, North Carolina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1005801January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 2145Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James Depalma to Burke & Associates, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of November, 2006, and recorded in Book 4383, Page 835, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-

004 Legalsstitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substitut-ed as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bid-der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 120 of Wesley Chapel, Map 4, as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet I, File No. 400, in the Union County Public Registry. Together with im-provements located there-on; said property being lo-cated at 501 Lindsborg Trail, Monroe, North Caroli-na.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1023211January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 2038Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thomas Wojty-siak to Secured Title LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of February, 2007, and recorded in Book 4454, Page 0541, in Union Coun-ty Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-

004 Legalsdicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 39 of the subdivision known as Mag-nolia Ridge, Phase I, as shown on a map thereof re-corded in Plat Cabinet E, File(s) 778 of the Union County, North Carolina Public Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular de-scription. Together with im-provements located there-on; said property being lo-cated at 4603 Magnolia Ridge Drive, Waxhaw, North Carolina.This being the same prop-erty conveyed on 06/19/2001 in Book 1584, Page 664.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1022604January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 2166Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jose Manuel C. Chavez and wife, Areli Luna Perez (PRESENTRECORD OWNER(S): Jose Manuel Cano Cha-vez) to Robert Palmer, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of March, 2003, and recorded in Book 3023, Page 659, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-

004 Legalsdicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bid-der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot #94 of WINDWARD OAKS SUB-DIVISION as shown on plat filed for record in Plat Cabi-net F, File Number 34 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Union County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular de-scription. Together with im-provements located there-on; said property being lo-cated at 1104 Crescent Way, Wingate, North Caro-lina.Tax Account No.: 09-121-126Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1020832January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 2124Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Virginia W. Champion (PRESENT RE-CORD OWNER(S): Virgin-ia Champion) to David B. Craig, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of February, 2005, and recorded in Book 3808, Page 436, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 11, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the

004 Legalsfollowing real estate situat-ed in the Township of San-dy Ridge, in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly de-scribed as follows:All that certain piece, par-cel or lot of land, together with improvements there-on, situated, lying and be-ing in Union County, North Carolina, and more particu-larly described as follows:Being all of Lot 33 of Provi-dence Acres, Phase III, Sandy Ridge Township, and recorded in Cabinet B, File 162A, Union County Register of Deeds. Togeth-er with improvements locat-ed thereon; said property being located at 650 Cot-tonfield Circle, Waxhaw, North Carolina. This is the same property to Jerry W. Champion by substitute trustee's deed of Patricia W. Nystrom, dated April 2, 1998, and recorded April 3, 1998 in Book 1078, Page 333. Thereafter, a one-half interest in said property to Virginia W. Wil-son by deed of Jerry W. Champion, dated October 1, 1999 and recorded July 29, 2002 in Book 1873, Page 819. Subsequently, said property was to Grace Davis, an unmarried per-son by quit-claim deed of Jerry Wayne Champion, a married person and Virgin-ia W. Champion, a married person, dated April 16, 2004 and recorded April 19, 2004 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Union County in Book 3412, Page 362. There-after said property to Vir-ginia Champion by deed of Grace A. Davis dated Jan-uary 14, 2005 and record-ed January 20, 2005 in Deed Book 3670 Page 0891. Parcel Number: 06-180-048Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 21st day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1020400January 28, 2010February 4, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY

09 SP 2024 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Scott D Rizek and Jennifer K Rizek to

004 LegalsFoodman Hunter Karres, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated April 27, 2007, and record-ed in Book 04535, Page 0099, Union County Regis-try, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note there-by secured by the said Deed of Trust and the un-dersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Union County, North Caro-lina, at 10:30AM on Febru-ary 04, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following descri-bed property, to wit: Being all of Lot 219 of Meri-wether Subdivision, Map 2 as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet F, File 690 in the Union County Public Regis-try. Said property is com-monly known as 2001 Sal-mon River Drive, Monroe, NC 28110. Third party pur-chasers must pay the ex-cise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hun-dred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of For-ty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichev-er is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichev-er is greater, will be re-quired at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expira-tion of the statutory upset bid period, all the remain-ing amounts will be imme-diately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to the title or any physical, en-vironmental, health or safe-ty conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, un-paid taxes, special assess-ments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the cur-rent owner(s) of the proper-ty is/are Scott D Rizek and Jennifer K Rizek. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the prop-erty may be issued pur-suant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the proper-ty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pur-suant to a rental agree-ment entered into or re-newed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiv-ing the notice of sale, ter-minate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is li-able for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0935768NCJanuary 21, 28, 2010

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF UNIONIN THE GENERAL

COURT OF JUSTICESUPERIOR

COURT DIVISION09-SP-2179

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE of the Real Estate Deed of Trust executed by Carl E. Hol-brooks, Jr., and Melisa S. Holbrooks, Grantor, dated August 23, 2007, recorded in Book 4669 at Page 367 in the Union County Regis-try by Mary Kay Baynard, Substitute Trustee.

NOTICE OF SALE ON FORECLOSURE OF DEED OF TRUST

Under and by virtue of the power and authority con-tained in that certain Real Estate Deed of Trust (here-inafter “Deed of Trust) exe-cuted and delivered by Carl E. Holbrooks, Jr., and Meli-sa S. Holbrooks, dated Au-gust 23, 2007 and record-ed on August 28, 2007, in Book 4669 at Page 367 in the Union County Registry, and because of default un-der the terms of the Deed of Trust and Note secured thereby and failure to carry out or perform the stipula-tions and agreements therein contained and pur-suant to the demand of the owner and holder of the in-debtedness secured by the Deed of Trust, and pur-suant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court for Union County, North Caro-lina, entered in this foreclo-sure proceeding, the un-dersigned Mary Kay Bay-nard, Substitute Trustee, or her agent, will expose for sale at public auction on the 4th day of February, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at the door of the Union County Courthouse, 400 N. Main Street, Monroe, North Car-olina, 28112 the property located at 2042 Fitzhugh Lane, Matthews, Union County, North Carolina 28104 Tax Parcel #061-172-86 and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 13, STRATFORD HALL, sub-division as shown on a plat thereof duly record-

004 Legalsed in Plat Cabinet I, File 758 and 759 in the Union County, North Carolina Registry.This sale remains subject to all prior liens, unpaid tax-es, restrictions and ease-ments of record and as-sessments, if any.The record owner of the above-described real prop-erty as reflected on the re-cords of the Union County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this notice is Carl E. Holbrooks, Jr.Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.10(b), any success-ful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substi-tute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of this sale by cash or certified check an amount not to ex-ceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or $750.00. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Sub-stitute Trustee furnishes to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said suc-cessful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30(d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for up-set bids as required by law. This the 6th day of Janu-ary, 2010.Mary Kay Baynard Substitute TrusteeJAMES, MCELROY & DIEHL, PA600 S. College StreetCharlotte, NC 28202704-372-0370January 21, 28, 2010

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