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Tuesday, May 18, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

Playoff beginsR-S Central, Chase and East Rutherford’s softball teams will begin play in the state playoffs today

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Forest City Edwina Bradley“Ray” Hunt

BosticAzaleen

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EllenboroDavid HigdonBud McFarland

ElsewhereHelen CooleyAlexander HuntRose Mary BowersPatsy Crawley

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Garrett Byers/Daily CourierMore than 200 students received certificates, diplomas and degrees Monday night during Isothermal Community College’s curriculum graduation.

By ALLISON FLYNNDaily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE — In 10 years, the Isothermal Community College Class of 2010 will likely not remember who the president of the college was at that time, but they will remember the education they received there.

More than 200 students received degrees Monday night during the college’s annual cur-riculum graduation ceremony. Isothermal President Dr. Myra Johnson told students “This

is a ceremony you want to remember for years to come.”

Johnson told students to share their success with their family, friends and instructors and to embrace learning for life.

“Recognize this event as only one chapter in your quest for lifelong learning,” she said.

The commencement address was given by North Carolina Community College System

Please see Graduation, Page 20

ICC graduates Class of 2010

County budget outlook is tightBy SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — County Commissioners were given a proposed budget of $54,962,612 for fiscal year 2010-11 during a special work-shop Monday morning.

The budget is down about $1.9 million from the 2009-10 original budget, or about 3.4 percent.

“Since the recession began in 2007, the county has made three rounds of cuts over and above the reductions that were made in the bud-gets,” said County Manager John Condrey. “We have had unfilled positions through April 30 where we have saved $521,077. I fully expect that we will have saved over $1 million in unfilled positions by this time next year.”

Several increased expendi-tures in the FY 2010-11 rec-ommended budget are uncon-trollable or state-mandated including:n N.C. Local Government

retirement contribution increases: $190,000n Health insurance:

$200,000n Fuel increase: $71,000In another expense-related

item, Condrey said he fully expects the solid waste ser-vices contract with Waste

Please see County, Page 6

Jean Gordon/Daily Courier“There is no reason you can’t do anything you put your mind to,” Robert McNair told ROPE recipients Saturday night.

By JEAN GORDONDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — “The sky’s the limit,” Robert McNair told 84 Rutherford County graduat-ing seniors at the 20th anniversary Robert and Janice McNair Educational Foundation banquet at the Carolina Event and Conference Center Saturday night.

During the program, 33 Chase High School seniors and 51 East Rutherford High School seniors received ROPE (Reaching for One’s Potential for Excellence) Awards. The anniver-sary banquet also marked the first time Chase High students have been eligible for ROPE awards.

“There is no reason you can’t do anything you put your mind to,” philanthropist McNair said.

“Don’t ever think you can’t do it. You can,” he said. McNair told students he grew up off Hwy.

Please see McNair, Page 3

By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE — Dest Family Dentistry will move ahead with a plan to renovate the for-mer Coldwell-Banker building and open a new dental clinic after commissioners voted unanimously to approve a modified incen-tive agreement Monday night.

Dr. Richard Dest asked the board to approve an agreement he specifically craft-ed with the N.C. Rural Center that would work as a performance incentive rather than a loan for renovations.

“The reason I did this was the town of Spindale didn’t want to be on the hook for the money,” Dest said. “All I’m asking of the town of Spindale is that after I fulfill all the requirements — which is having an employ-ee work for me for six months — that I’ll get the funds on a per employee basis. The maximum number I’m petitioning for is 13 employees. If I only have six employees after the six months, I get $72,000.”

Commissioners had been reluctant to sign

Please see Clinic, Page 13

By LARRY DALEDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — At the request of Challenge Foundation Properties, commissioners unanimously agreed Monday night to present a peti-tion to the North Carolina General Assembly that would allow the town to sell or give a long-term lease on the South Broadway property where the new Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar School was built.

The Challenge Foundation cur-rently has a 10-year lease from the town at $1 per year for a school there, and Thomas Jefferson, a charter school, is a Challenge Foundation Academy.

Philip Byers, executive director of the Thomas Jefferson Community Education Foundation, made the request to the board.

The plan calls for the property to be appraised at fair market value and then either be sold by negotia-tion to the Foundation or leased for more than 10 years.

Article 12 of Chapter 160A of the General Statues of North Carolina detail the sale and disposition of property by a municipality.

Byers said the action was needed now so low-interest bonding could be obtained to retire the debt on the school.

Commissioners David Eaker and Shawn Moore commented that the town was interested in the deal as long as it could get fair market value and a positive outcome for the com-

Please see Town, Page 20

Town will seek OK for school deal

McNair tells students to never give up

Dental clinic gets town vote

Commission meets with county school officials on budget

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Alva “Ray” HuntAlva “Ray” Hunt, 74, of 239

Westwood Drive, Forest City, died Monday, May 17, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital.

A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Lonnie Pinkney Hunt and Vernie Lee Propst Hunt.

He was employed by Milliken Mills-Golden Valley Plant and was a member of Bostic Missionary Methodist Church.

Survivors include his fiancé, Ruth Bumgarner of Bostic; one daughter, Alice Ruth Tessnair of Bostic; eight sons, Lonnie Robert Hunt of Bostic, Dale William Hunt of Boiling Springs, Harley Edward Hunt of Bostic, Leroy Hunt of Morganton, Davie Bryant Hunt of Bostic, Don Robin Hunt of Bostic, Jimmy Ray Hunt of Bostic and Windell Ray Hunt of Bostic; one brother, J.T. Hunt of Bostic; three sis-ters, Barbara Jean Bumgarner of Bostic, Louise Watkins of Bostic and Mildred Harris of Forest City; 30 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be con-ducted at 8 p.m. at Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Kanipe officiating. Interment will follow on a later date. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Building 1, Asheville, NC 28801.

An online guest registry is available www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com.

Gilmer Dodson

Gilmer A. “Papa D” Dodson, 73, of Bostic Sunshine Hwy, Bostic, died Monday, May 17, 2010, at Hospice House.

He was the son of the late Oscar and Mattie Dodson.

He was owner of Midway Auto Trim for 45 years, was a past Master of the Hollis Masonic Lodge #535, was a Shriner and was a member of Cedar Grove United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Melba R. Dodson; two daugh-ters, Hannah T. Dodson Grubb and Ali Dodson, both of Bostic; a son, Allen Dodson of Greer, S.C.; a sister, Joyce Causby of Mooresboro; a brother, Oscar Junior Dodson of Bostic; a grandson; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Cedar Grove United Methodist Church. The Rev. Don Freshour will offi-ciate. Burial of the cremains will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 10 until 11:15 a.m. Thursday in the Cedar Grove United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, prior to the ser-vice.

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

Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrange-ments.

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

Rose Mary BowersRose Mary Williams Bowers,

62, of 181 Johnston Blvd., Asheville, died Friday, May 14, 2010, at Hospice of Asheville.

She was a native of Bat Cave, and a daughter of the late Gladys and Webby Williams Sr.

She is survived by her hus-band, Donald Bowers of Lake Lure; three sons, Alexis Bowers of Marion, Adrian Bowers of Hendersonville, Darrell Bowers of Rutherfordton; two daughters, Crystal Bowers of Raleigh and Tezra Bowers Scott of Asheville; three brothers, the Rev. Webby Williams Jr., of Rutherfordton, John Williams of Shelby, and Derrick Williams of Charlotte; two sisters, Jessica Williams of Charlotte and Aretha Williams of Rutherfordton; stepmoth-er, Elizabeth Williams of Rutherfordton; seven grandchil-dren; and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Temple

of Jesus, Lake Lure.The body will lie in state one

hour prior to the service.Burial will follow in the church

cemetery.Pruitt Funeral Home is in

charge of services.

Bud McFarlandRichard Baker, “Bud”

McFarland, 86, of 129 Hopewell Rd. Ellenboro, died Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Hospice and Palative Care of Cleveland County.

A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late John Edgar and Rosa Lee Nanny McFarland.

He managed Tillmans Groceries, and was owner of gro-cery store. He was a World War II Navy veteran, serving in the South Pacific. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and a member of the Hollis Manosic Lodge Number 535.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce Waters McFarland, one daughter, Brenda Toney of Ellenboro, two sisters, Eloise Raney and Francis Baker both of Charlotte’ two granddaughters; one “adopted” grandson; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. David Easler and Dr. Wayne Blackwood officiating. Burial will follow in the church cem-etery with military honors by the Rutherford County Honor Guard.

Visitation will be held 7 to 9 p.m. today at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church Family Life Center P.O. Box 633 Ellenboro, NC 28040.

Patsy CrawleyPatsy Allen Crawley, 78, of 107

Hawks Ridge Road, Shelby, died on Monday, May 17, 2010, at Hospice of Cleveland County.

Arrangements are incom-plete and will be announced by McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home of Cliffside.

Obituaries More obituaries on Page 5

State releases SIDs reportFOREST CITY — The number of North Carolina

children who died from sudden infant death syn-drome spiked in 2008, and advocates don’t have a clear explanation why, the Associated Press report-ed Monday afternoon.

Thirty-nine percent more North Carolina infants died of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, in 2008 than in the previous year.

The state Child Fatality Task Force released its annual report on Monday. Most of the data was known last fall, but the report combines the num-bers with specific recommendations for action.

SIDS deaths increased from 98 in 2007 to 136 in 2008.

There were three SIDS deaths in Rutherford County in 2008; zero in Polk and two in McDowell County.

There was one SIDS death in 2007 and from 2003-2007, there were 14 SIDS deaths in Rutherford County, reports according to the N.C. Health Statistics County Level Data.

Task force co-chairman Tom Vitaglione (vih-tah-LEE’-own) says researchers don’t yet have an explanation for the increase.

Avoiding foreclosure meeting setFOREST CITY — The Consumer Credit

Counseling Service of the Carolina Foothills, and Rutherford County Housing Initiative, are spon-soring a special meeting Thursday, May 27 at 5:30 p.m. to register qualified homeowners with the federal government’s Making Home Affordable Program.

Due to the large number of people in the area who are struggling financially and facing fore-closure, this special information session will be held at the Foothills Connect facility in downtown Rutherfordton. Using this facility will allow coun-selors to process 10 individuals at one time.

Any homeowner facing the possibility of foreclo-sure should call Consumer Credit Counseling at 286-7062 for more information and to pre-qualify. Space is limited for this special session.

Historical Society meets tonightRUTHERFORDTON — The Rutherford County

Historical Society will host its annual membership dinner on Tuesday, May 18 at 6 p.m. at Hickory Log Barbecue, Forest City. All members of the society are invited to attend. Prospective members are welcome. Each participant is responsible for the cost of their own meal.

For more information contact Robin S. Lattimore at (828) 447-1474, or by email [email protected].

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Jean Gordon/Daily CourierThe 84 ROPE award recipients are shown here with Robert and Janice McNair (center, seated).

221 in a small town and went to a small high school in Rutherford County. He told them if he could be successful, they could.

McNair is a gradu-ate of Cool Springs High School, founder of Cogen Technologies, which was sold in 1999. Cogen was the largest privately-owned co-generation company in the world. McNair is founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the Houston Texans.

McNair advised the 2010 graduates to take advantage of every opportunity. “Opportunities might not always be there, so take advantage of them now.”

He encouraged the students not to be afraid of taking risks. “There is nothing wrong with failing unless you fail the last time. Take risks, reach out and do things. You will determine your future, not the school you attend.”

“Don’t think God ever intended for you to do just one thing. Do more than one thing. You can do a lot,” he said.

McNair encouraged the students to work until they found the job they enjoyed. He said even after graduate school or after enter-ing a job in the busi-ness world, “that is not something that will set you on a path forever. You might not like it. If you do not enjoy what you are doing, do some-thing else. Find what you want to do and do it. Life offers wonder-ful opportunities for all of us.

“Do not let doubts creep into your life, throw out the doubts,” he said.

He told students to be honest, hardwork-ing and hold onto their values and to ask them-selves “What can I con-tribute, not what I can get out of it.

“Don’t be afraid to ask people for help. They are flattered you ask for help. If you are sincere, they will help you,” McNair said.

“This is your first of many awards and accomplishments you will receive. The world is out there. You can make a real contribu-tion. Reach out, take risks and don’t worry about failure. You’ll have another chance,” he said.

McNair Foundation Executive Director Monica Paris, encour-aged the students to “pay it forward.”

“The generosity you’ve been shown by the McNairs, pay it back somewhere.”

Lee reminded the group that 20 years ago, the McNairs want-ed to help students in Rutherford County go to college and to “be the best they can be.”

“This is a historic night,” she said, also thanking the members of the Foundation’s trustees, the mentors, the school staffs.”

The students who received the ROPE award and the USC Scholarship winner Sally Harrill, con-tributed more than 15,930 service hours to Rutherford County dur-ing their work toward the ROPE award.

Chase ROPE winner Maggie Elliott and East winner Cayla Green thanked the McNairs on behalf of their class-mates.

“We are honored to gain the support of the McNairs,” Elliott said. “Thanks for giving us hope as we continue to be graduated. We will always take this with us,” she said of the encouragement from

the couple.Green said, “We are to

the point to make our dreams come true, you have played a primary role in our success, and our mentors, you do not go unnoticed.

“The Class of 2010 thanks you. You are helping us realize our dreams,” Green con-cluded.

Entertainment was provided by stu-dents Macie Ward, Allen Strickland and Courtney Keeter.

The ceremony was a part of a 20th anniver-sary weekend of events.

More than 600 for-mer ROPE recipients attended a reception Friday night at McNair stadium where they were greeted by the McNairs and educa-tors. Saturday morning, ROPE mentors were honored at luncheon where they heard for-mer ROPE recipients Adam Fisher and Amy McCurry Bright shared personal stories of accomplishment during the past few years.

The McNairs also

attended the dedica-tion of the Mike Davis baseball facility at East Rutherford High School Friday afternoon. The couple contributed $100,000 toward the project.

USC recipient Sally Harrill enters the University of South Carolina in the fall with a new laptop and a four-year scholarship worth approximately $60,000. The McNair Scholars Program was established at USC with a $20 million grant from the McNairs. He is an alumnus of USC.

2010 ROPE recipients

are: Chase High ROPE recipi-

ents are — Macey Bright, La Trice Calhoun, Aden Crump, Lauren Davis, Suzanne Earley, Margaret Elliott, Brittany Enriquez, Ethan Gardner, Alex Lindsay Gowan, Aaron Hunt, Haley Hunt, Kristin Hutchins, Kandice Jones, Courtney Keeter, Katie Key, Zane Kingery; Erika Lamb, Emily Lowery, Mackenzie McCraw, Meredith Millwood, Sydney Millwood, Katherine Murray, Allison Nicholson, Dewayne Pratt, Wesley Roach, Danielle Rose,

Lauren Sappenfield, Andrew Scruggs, Lydia Shaneberger, Michael Steadman, Laura Tomblin, Amelia Upton and Macie Ward.

East ROPE recipients are: Emily Allen, Courtney Atkins, Ryan Bailey, Mikhail Baxter, Rebecca Brenon, Erin Bridges, Jessica Bridges, Lacy Brigman, Jennifer Brooks, Lupita Cabrera, Brooke Caldwell, Brandy Carl, Mara Chambers, Benjamin Conner, Sarah Dale, Mara Davis, Tyler Dobbins, Trenton Dorsey, Derek Dorville, Preama Edgerton, Tamara El-Amoor, Lupe Escalera , Cayla Green, Jessica Green, Allyson Greene, Sally Harrill, Boyce Hart, Haley Henson, Heather Horn, Brittany Lancaster, Sarah Lawing, Amy Lewis, Jonathan McClay, Katie McFarland, Joshua Messer, Chelsea Moore, Deanna Moore, Cameron Ratliff, Drew Reynolds, Eric Riberdy, Alison Ruppe; Zachary Sisk, Austin Smith, Hannah Smith, Jerry Smith, Allen Strickland, Jessica Swink, Dakotah Thomas, JJ Wallace, Walt Washburn, Kinsey Williams.

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

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The graduation season is off and running with the warding of degrees to the students at

REaCH and ICC.Congratulations to those students and

to all those who are receiving degrees from colleges and high schools.

Each of you is proof that people can accomplish their educational goals if they put forth the effort.

In this country, we talk a lot about education. We debate its successes and its failures constantly. It is always a lively debate and one that we need to continue having.

While we do that, let us remember to celebrate. Each of those students who will be recognized at commencement exercises from high school and college this year have achieved something spe-cial. They have improved themselves. They have prepared themselves to bet-ter their lives.

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Our readers’ viewsOffers more on school lawsuit discussion

To the editor:Recent letters from Marjorie

Arrrowood (4/6), Jackie Treehorn (4/8) and Joan McGraw (5/6) have offered their endorsement of Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy’s lawsuit that seeks approximately $900,000 from Rutherford County Schools (RCS).

All three letters share two issues which I feel demand response though I will deal with them in separate letters.

First, these TJCA supporters assume, allege and insinuate that RCS administration has deliberately hidden state and federal funding from specific programs like Head Start, More at Four, Smart Start, JROTC and even competitive grants to deny sharing it with TJCA. Treehorn — after admitting lack of knowl-edge on RCS accounting proce-dures — states that the money is “dumped in the same pot… and all transparency is lost.”

Arrowood charges that RCS basically uses all funding for whatever it pleases.

Apparently, these individuals assume that RCS’ administration and the School Board are playing a shell game to deprive TJCA of funding it rightfully deserves by improperly accounting for fund-ing that is stipulated for expendi-ture on specific programs.

It is abundantly clear from legal decisions (Sugar Creek Charter vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools which is cited in several

earlier letters, including those from Treehorn and myself) that RCS does not have to share such funding so long as the money is properly — i.e. separately — accounted for.

This begs the question: why in the world would RCS try to hide this money?

By properly accounting for it, RCS has the exclusive right to use this funding for the special programs. Hiding it by mixing it with funding for general expen-diture is the only way that RCS would be required to share the monies with the charter school (who no one can possibly argue has any inherent right to this funding as they do not offer these programs).

This is a bizarre line of reason-ing that can only result from a perspective severely biased against RCS and its leadership.

In its original statement con-testing the TJCA lawsuit, the Rutherford County School Board asserts that it has indeed prop-erly accounted for the contested funds in accordance with state recommendations and that TJCA is seeking to expand the defini-tions of local expense account to include any and all funding.

If TJCA supporters can muster actual proof that this statement is inaccurate they should provide it; to date they have offered only accusation and innuendo based on their opinions.

Until this happens, I would urge readers to take the School Board at its word and to view this lawsuit as an attempt by the state charter school lobby to

maximize their clients’ funding well beyond the original intent of the law.

Moreover, this expansion will, as amply demonstrated by me and others in this column, come at the expense of traditional pub-lic schools at a time where their financial resources are already severely strained. The nega-tive consequences of this effort, should it succeed, ought to be apparent to any informed and objective observer.

David K. YeltonRutherfordton

Laments loss of flowers from family graves

To the editor: Last week was homecoming at

Bill’s Creek Baptist Church. The Friday before, I spent six hours in the cemetery putting flowers on my family members graves.

When I went back to pick up the flowers a few days later they were gone.

A small tricycle with a basket of flowers and small wagon full of flowers were taken off my grand-son’s grave.

My grandson was a victim of shaken baby syndrome and he was in and out of hospitals all of his short 16 months. He was never able to ride the tricycle or pull the wagon.

The Lord took him home on Easter Sunday three years ago, so who ever took his flowers think of him every time you look at them. Camron’s grandma.

Ava BrightHenrietta

New book tells N.C. history through Jewish eyesWhat is the best way for

me to learn about North Carolina history?

I get this question all the time, especially from new North Carolinians who want to learn about the special history of their new home-land.

There are lots of good answers: Professors Powell’s and Lefler’s classic state history books are still the standards. But newer ver-sions from important histo-rians like Milton Ready and William Link are now essen-tial references.

H.G. Jones’s picto-rial history, North Carolina Illustrated, 1524-1984, though out of print, has always been one of my favorites. A good, easy-to-read description of North Carolina life during various periods of history is The Way We Lived in North Carolina.

Another way to look at the history of our state is through the eyes of a special person or a group of people whose experiences differ from our own.

The newest of these spe-cial North Carolina histo-ries may be the best. Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina by Leonard Rogoff follows the experiences of Jews in our state beginning with Sir Walter Raleigh’s efforts to establish a colony on Roanoke Island, when Joachim Gantz, a Jewish metallurgist, explored the area’s potential for mining in 1585.

It would be many years before Jews established more that a token or tempo-rary presence in the state. Between 1730 and 1775 North Carolina’s population grew from 35,000 to more than 200,000. Between 1770 and 1790 the population dou-bled. As the population grew,

opportunities developed in the fields of commerce and trade. Jews from other parts of the country and the world came here to take advantage of these new opportunities. By the time of the American Revolution, some Jews were ready to join patriot troops to fight the British while oth-ers played important roles in supplying the army.

Early on, Jews typically settled in port towns like Wilmington and New Bern. In the early 1800’s, some moved west, establishing a presence in places like Warrenton, Hillsborough, and Charlotte.

One of the most impor-tant Jewish families, the Mordecais, came from Virginia, first to Warrenton and then to Raleigh, where their home place has been preserved as an impor-tant public historic site. The Mordecai children and descendents became physicians, presidents of institutions like banks and railroads, authors and teach-

ers. Ironically, the family’s success led to intermar-riage with Christians. Many “non-Jewish” families can trace their origins to the Mordecais.

In the years before and after the Civil War, whole-salers in New York and Baltimore supplied goods for Jewish peddlers and for a growing number of estab-lished Jewish merchants in North Carolina small towns. Between 1840 and 1860, 48 North Carolina towns had a Jewish store. As the North Carolina Railroad pushed into the Piedmont, Jewish merchants followed.

In the following years, Jewish migration escalated. Rogoff confronts with can-dor some of the painful chal-lenges Jews faced.

He described the compli-cated Jewish accommoda-tion to slavery and the racial caste system that replaced it. He explains the difficulty Jews had in preserving their religious traditions in a soci-ety dominated by Christians.

He shows the tensions with-in the Jewish community between the orthodox reli-gious views of newer immi-grants from Eastern Europe and those whose more liberal views had been shaped by a long time of contact with American traditions.

In more recent times, increasing numbers of Jews have moved from selling merchandise to manufactur-ing it—or to the professions and other businesses.

Rogoff tells with some

pride the contributions of Jews and Jewish families to public service and their gen-erosity to community, educa-tional, and charitable causes.

The Jewish experience in “down home” North Carolina has been something like the best business deal: Good for both parties — very good for Jews and great for North Carolina.

So is Rogoff’s book.

Martin hosts UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Sundays at 5 p.m.

D.G. Martin

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Edwina BradleyEdwina Kittie Crossman

Bradley, 60, of Forest City, died Saturday. May 15, 2010, at her home.

A native of Bethesda, Md., she was the daughter of the late Donald Martin and Hazel Beam Crossman.

She was a former librar-ian at Cliffside School and worked with mentally challenged adults through the Continuing Education Department at Isothermal Community College.

Survivors include her hus-band, Ray Allen Bradley of the home, two daugh-ters, Kimberly Ann Rose of Rutherfordton and Kittie Lynn Lowery of Spindale; one half brother, George M. Crossman of Lauderdale By The Sea, Fla.; one half sister, Jane Carpe of East Hartford, Ct.; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Haire officiat-ing. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Concluding services will be held at Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memo-rials may be made to The American Cancer Society 120 Executive Park Bldg 1, Asheville, NC 28801.

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

Azaleen Lowdermilk

Doris Azaleen Kirby Lowdermilk “Cricket”, 81, of 130 Holly Court, Bostic, formerly of Sunset Memorial Road, Forest City, died Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Hospice House, Forest City.

A native of Watts Mill, S.C,, she was a daughter of the late William Marion Kirby Sr. and Blanche Medora Patton Kirby.

She was a longtime member of the Pilot Club of Rutherford County, a mentor with the McNair Foundation, former member of the Order of the Eastern Star, an art instructor with the Rutherford County Senior Center, and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Forest City. She retired from teaching with Rutherford County Schools having taught at Mt. Vernon Elementary, Cool Springs Middle School, and East

Rutherford High School.She was the widow of

Frank Howard Lowdermilk.Survivors include her son,

Frank Howard Lowdermilk Jr. of Spindale; two daugh-ters, Marion Anne McBride of Lewisville, and Barbara Jayne Spaugh of Yadkinville; a sister, Hazel Barbara Garrison of Deltona, Fla.; four grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, Forest City with Dr. Barry K. Keys offi-ciating. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the church sanctuary.

Memorials may be made to the Art Instruction Department, Rutherford County Senior Center, 193 Callahan-Koone Road, Spindale, NC 28160.

The Padgett & King Mortuary is in charge.

An online guest registry is avail-able at www.padgettking.com.

Helen Cooley

Helen Wilson Cooley, 94, of Charlotte, formerly of Forest City, died May 15, 2010.

A native of Lexington, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Lessie Mae Wilson.

She taught high school for more than 30 years at Kannapolis, Waco, Cool Springs, R-S Central, and McDowell County high schools and in Duncan, S.C. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Forest City where she taught Sunday School and was in the Woman’s Missionary Union. She served on the Gardner-Webb University Board of Visitors.

She was the widow of J.D. Cooley,

She is survived by her son, Jim Cooley, of Charlotte; three grandchildren; and

numerous nieces and neph-ews.

Memorials may be made to The J.D. Cooley Educational Scholarship Fund of Isothermal Community College, Spindale, N.C. 28160 or First Baptist Church, Forest City, N.C. 28043 or Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region, 7845 Little Ave., Charlotte, N.C. 28226.

The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday in the parlor at First Baptist Church, Forest City, followed by a worship service at 11 a.m. with Dr. Barry K. Keys officiating. Interment will follow in the Cool Springs Cemetery.

The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

An online guest registry is avail-able at www.padgettking.com.

Alexander CrumpAlexander Crump, 78, of

Charlotte, died Saturday, May 15, 2010, at the Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte.

He was a son of the late Martin Luther Crump and Addie Lee Burnett Crump.

He served in the Army, was a member of Eastern Hills Baptist Church, and worked most of his life in the grocery business and later at Office Depot.

Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Clara Wilson Crump; one son, Michael Alexander Crump of Charlotte; one sister, Margaret Louise Williams of Kernersville; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Eastern

Hills Baptist Church of Charlotte with the Revs. Robin Fisher and Albert Leath officiating. Burial will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery of Ellenboro with military honors being accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard.

The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until service time at the church. The body will lie in state for public viewing on Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Harrelson Funeral Home and one hour prior to ser-vice time at the church on Wednesday.

An online guest registry is avail-able at www.harrelsonfuneral-home.com.

David HigdonDavid Aubrey Hidgon, 50,

of Ellenboro, died Saturday, May 15, 2010.

He is the son of Sarah Rippy of Ellenboro and the late Johnny Higdon.

He attended Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness in Forest City.

In addition to his mother, he is also survived by two brothers, Marvin Higdon of Gaffney, S.C., James Higdon of Rutherfordton; and two sisters, Sarah Higdon of Ellenboro and Roanna Marks of Gaffney.

A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Spindale house.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to David Higdon Memorial Fund, 198 Beacon Hill, Ellenboro, N.C. 28040.

Online condolences: www.crowemortuary.com

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Helen W. Cooley

After a full life of faithful service, most especially to public high school students in North Carolina, Helen Wilson Cooley departed from her earthly life on May 15, 2010. She was born on a dairy farm near Lexington, N.C., on August 1, 1915, the daughter of Fred and Lessie Mae Wilson. Her years as a master teacher of French and English were preceded by an outstanding academic career, as valedictorian of her class at Welcome, N.C. High School and as summa cum laude graduate of the Class of 1936 at Greensboro College. She taught high school for more than thirty years at Kannapolis, Waco, Cool Springs (Forest City), Rutherfordton-Spindale and McDowell County High Schools and in Duncan, S.C. While at Waco, she met a red-headed fellow teacher from South Carolina; she married J. D. Cooley on October 23, 1943, while he was on leave between tours of duty in the United States Navy. They began married life in Oceanside, California, where J.D. trained for amphibious warfare with the boys of Landing Craft Unit 38. While he fought through to Iwo Jima, she returned to the classroom. After World War II had ended and they were reunited, Helen and J.D. lived for a few years in Duncan, S.C. before settling in Forest City, N.C. to raise a young son and to teach together at Cool Springs High School. Slight of build (“Aunt Teeney” to her fami-ly), she was nevertheless a force to be reckoned with in the classroom -- challenging, disciplined, thor-oughly prepared. Numerous of her French and English students won top honors in the National French Contest and in various statewide English essay contests. Immaculate in her dress, handwriting and dic-tion, Helen presented each day a role model for a generation of stu-dents privileged to have her guid-ing hand in their studies. At First Baptist Church in Forest City, Helen was a tireless worker in the Sunday School programs and the Women’s Missionary Union, which she served as President. After a full week in the classroom, Helen would devote many additional hours to her Sunday School teaching duties. In later years, she served on the Gardner-Webb University Board of Visitors, and she enjoyed with

her husband the camaraderie asso-ciated with the reunions of Landing Craft Unit 38 and meetings of various political and economic development organizations in Western North Carolina. Other than her family, Helen’s passion was for her gardens, which each year brought forth a profusion of azaleas, pansies, red and purple sages, and caladiums and coleus of every possible combination for the enjoyment and admiration of friends and passersby alike. Helen left her gardens behind to move to Charlotte in 2001 to be near her immediate family, but she still enjoyed the occasional garden walk and tour and the remem-brance of her own splendid efforts. Helen’s memory will be cher-ished by her son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Allene Cooley, of Charlotte; by her three grandchil-dren, James Cooley and his wife, Gabriela of Charlotte, George Wilson Cooley of Chapel Hill and Jessica Cooley of Davidson, and by nieces and nephews throughout North and South Carolina. Helen was preceded in death by her hus-band of 55 years, J. D. Cooley, and by her brother, Ted Wilson, and sister, Dorothy Sink, both of Lexington, N.C. Helen’s family is most grateful to the staff of her assisted living facility family at Elmcroft of Little Avenue, and especially to long-time caregivers Anna Sargent, Oumou Sow, and Lisa Lindsey and beautician Sandra Smith. Charlotte Hospice and Palliative Care, particularly Hospice nurse Debra Rose and Chaplain Allison Rizk, provided Helen and her family with invalu-able counseling and care as Helen approached the end of her earthly service. The Love Circle Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church, Forest City, never forgot their beloved Helen, and their cards and letters were a constant source of comfort to her. Friends interested in providing a memorial in Helen’s honor may wish to con-sider The J.D. Cooley Educational Scholarship Fund of Isothermal Community College, PO Box 804, Spindale, N.C. 28160, First Baptist Church, 211 W. Main St., Forest City, N.C. 28043 or Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region, 7845 Little Ave., Charlotte, N.C. 28226. Helen’s family will greet friends from ten until eleven o'clock in the parlor at First Baptist Church, Forest City, N.C. on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, followed by a wor-ship service dedicated to Helen’s memory beginning at eleven o'clock. The Reverend Dr. Barry K. Keys will officiate. Interment will follow in the Cool Springs Cemetery, beside the school where Helen taught for many years. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com “Why then should we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals?” -- Benjamin Franklin.

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Edwina Kittie Crossman Bradley

Mrs. Edwina Kittie Crossman Bradley, age 60, of Forest City NC, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2010 at her home. A native of Bethesda, MD she was the daughter of the late Donald Martin and Hazel Beam Crossman. She was a former librarian at Cliffside School and worked with mentally challenged adults through the Continuing Education Department at I.C.C. Survivors include her husband, Ray Allen Bradley of the home; two daughters, Kimberly Ann Rose of Rutherfordton and Kittie Lynn Lowery of Spindale; one half brother, George M. Crossman of Lauderdale By The Sea, FL and one half sister, Jane Carpe of East Hartford, CT; three grand-children and a number of other family members. Funeral services will be held 3 PM Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel with Rev. Mike Haire officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Concluding services will be held at Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at: www.crowemortuary.com In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Bldg. 1, Asheville, NC 28801. Crowe’s Mortuary is assisting the Bradley Family.

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Alexander Crump

Alexander Crump, age 78, of Charlotte, NC, died Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Alexander was born on February 16, 1932 to the late Martin Luther Crump and Addie Lee Burnett Crump. He served in the US Army and was a member of Eastern Hills Baptist Church. He worked most of his life in the grocery business and then for Office Depot as a cashier and truck driver before his retirement. His life’s enjoyments included crossword puzzles and sports. He was an avid Atlanta Braves fan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Martin Lee Crump and Banks Killough. Survivors include his loving wife of 54 years, Clara Wilson Crump; one son, Michael Alexander Crump of Charlotte; one sister, Margaret Louise Williams of Kernersville, NC; two sister-in-laws, Evelyn Crump of Belmont, NC and Charlotte Killough of Lakeland, FL; one foster cousin, Dale McLaughlin and his wife, Lucy of Charlotte. He is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be con-ducted at 3:00 p.m. on Wednes-day, May 19, 2010 at the Eastern Hills Baptist Church of Charlotte with Reverend Robin Fisher and Reverend Albert Leath officiat-ing. Interment will be at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery of Ellenboro, NC with military hon-ors being accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until service time at the church. Mr. Crump’s body will lie in state for public viewing on Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Harrelson Funeral Home and one hour prior to ser-vice time at the church on Wednesday. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family.An online guest registry is avail-able at:www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

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Azaleen Lowdermilk

Doris Azaleen Kirby Lowder-milk "Cricket", age 81 of 130 Holly Court, Bostic, formerly of Sunset Memorial Road for sixty years, died Sunday, May 16, 2010 at Hospice House, Forest City. Mrs. Lowdermilk was born October 24, 1928 in Watts Mill, SC to William Marion Kirby, Sr. and Blanche Medora Patton Kirby; graduated high school in 1944 in Simpsonville, SC; attend-ed Lander College and later in life graduated from Limestone College with a BS in Education. Her family moved to Alexander Mills in 1944 and there she met and later married her husband, Frank Howard Lowdermilk in 1949. Azaleen was a wonderful wife, mother, and teacher. She loved the Lord and her family and lived life to the fullest. She loved painting, dancing, playing bridge, and being with friends. Mrs. Lowdermilk was a longtime member of the Pilot Club of Rutherford County, a mentor with the McNair Foundation, former member of the Order of the Eastern Star, was an art instructor with the Rutherford County Senior Center, and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Forest City She retired from teaching with Rutherford County Schools having taught at Mt. Vernon Elementary, Cool Springs Middle School, and East Rutherford High School. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, and two brothers, William Marion Kirby, Jr. and Kenneth Robert Kirby, Sr. Survivors include her son, Frank Howard Lowdermilk, Jr. of Spindale; two daughters, Marion Anne McBride and husband, Eddie of Lewisville, NC and Barbara Jayne Spaugh and hus-band, David of Yadkinville, NC; a sister, Hazel Barbara Garrison and husband, Edwin of Deltona, Florida; grandchildren, William Frank McBride and wife, Ashley, Jacob David Spaugh, Emily Jayne Hazel Spaugh, and Kalli Anne Spaugh; and a great grandchild, Alexander Lillington McBride. She is also survived by many cousins, nieces and nephews. There are also special friends, Sike Logan, Edgar Carpenter, Peggy Wells, Barbara Walls, Katherine Moore, Evelyn and Paul Lee, Martha Ferree, Roella Mellnik, Mary Moore, Barbara Ann Shuford, and her friends from church, the senior center and bible study group. The fam-ily would like to extend a special thank you to her friends and fam-ily for their love and prayers and to her new friends at Eastwood Village for welcoming her into her new dream home. Funeral services will be held at two o' clock Tuesday, May 18, 2010 in the First Baptist Church, Forest City with Dr. Barry K. Keys officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the church sanctuary. Memorials may be made to the Art Instruction Department, Rutherford County Senior Cen-ter, 193 Callahan-Koone Road, Spindale, NC 28160. The Padgett & King Mortuary is in charge and an online guest registry is available at:www.padgettking.com Paid obit.

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Management to go up in price in 2011. The landfill disposal part of the solid waste department lost about $351,198 in fiscal year 2008-09. To try and make up some of the loss, commissioners are considering charging other county entities for their disposal including Rutherford County Schools. Currently, RCS pays no tipping fees or disposal fees at the county landfill.

Revenues have also fallen over the last few years, including sales tax, interest earnings and register of deeds funds — from a total of over $14 million in 2008 to an expected $9.5 million this year.

To offset the losses in FY 2010-11, Condrey is recommending several reductions to commissioners includ-ing three days of furlough for county employees, a reduction in 401k bene-fits, a reduction to the county schools, Isothermal Community College and the health department and an appro-priation of $733,174 from the county’s fund balance.

It is expected that only a portion of this fund balance appropriation

— about $133,174 — will actually be spent due to conservative revenue estimates and anticipated unspent appropriations. The fund balance would equal about 20 percent of oper-ating expenses after this amount is spent.

“We just got an upgrade from Standard and Poors for our bond rating and part of the reason for that is because we have such strong reserves,” said County Finance Director Julie Scherer “Based on that, and to be conservative, I feel we need to stay at 20 percent or above of fund balance in reserve.”

Two large properties in the county are expected to significantly drop in value during next year’s revaluation. But even before that, both properties — Grey Rock and Queen’s Gap — owe the county large amounts of back taxes.

Grey Rock owes the county $781,556 in property taxes from fiscal year 2008-09 and 2009-10. For fiscal year 2010-11 they will owe $386,308. Queen’s Gap will owe $140,556.

Commissioners were told they may have to consider raising the property tax rate in order to achieve the same level of income as many other proper-ties in the county are also expected to

drop in value.“The average taxpayer shouldn’t be

held responsible for the mistakes they made at Grey Rock and Queen’s Gap,” Commissioner Susan Crowe said as she vocally objected to any increase in property tax.

Chairman Brent Washburn respond-ed, “We reduced the tax rate in the county by eight cents after the last revaluation, so the average taxpayer has been enjoying that benefit over the last four years.”

But Commissioner Margaret Helton replied, “Everyone I’ve talked to said their tax rate went up and they didn’t see any benefit.”

Commissioner Paul McIntosh clari-fied, “My tax bill went up because Rutherfordton town taxes weren’t adjusted, not because of the county tax rate.”

Condrey also brought up that cur-rent policy for the tax office is to write-off any tax amount owed that is $5 or less, but they would like to lower the write-off amount to $1. This would result in a net gain of $28,000.

The next county budget workshop will be May 24, at 10 a.m. at the County Annex.

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

By ALLISON FLYNNDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDON — In sum-marizing the recommended general fund for the county to members of the Rutherford County Schools Board of Education, Rutherford County Manager John Condrey said, “This is only the second year we can remem-ber that we are looking at our tax base decreasing.”

The decrease, he said, is mainly related to business, personal property and automobile taxes.

The two boards met together Monday to discuss the county’s pro-posed budget as well as the RCS 2010-11 local budget request.

The proposal to the county from RCS included requests for increases in salaries and benefits mandated by a proposed budget by Gov. Bev Perdue. In her budget, Perdue recommended restoring an average 1.8 percent step salary increase for schoolteachers.

“The good news is that it does not appear there is legislative support for a step increase,” said Rutherford County Schools Superintendent Janet Mason. “It just didn’t make sense to us to send the number of teachers home with a pink slip for those who would remain — and with larger class size at the expense of the children.”

Mason also told commissioners that grant funding for Rutherford Early College High School has ended, and that the system was currently decid-ing whether laptops would continue to be issued to REaCH students.

However, she said, the system has no plans at this time to shut down the school.

“We have recruited a new REaCH class,” Mason said. “We know that when we enroll a class we will have between three and five years for that class to complete their degree. We will do everything in our power to redirect funding for that. We believe, at least this year, we can do that through existing resources and through redirected funding.”

Commission Chair Brent Washburn asked if there were any long-term plans in place for efficiencies in build-ings that had not yet been accom-plished. RCS Chief Operating Officer Benny Hendrix said that there had been approximately $300,000 in savings during the 2009-10 school year and that he and RCS Facilities Director Marty Hopper and others would continue to look at things that could be changed, such as lighting and energy management.

Mason said that some of those changes, like setting and controlling the temperature in buildings, would require additional improvements to the buildings in order to work.

County Finance Director Julie Scherer asked if a joint energy grant the county and the school system had applied for together and received might help and Hendrix said yes.

Commissioner Paul McIntosh asked Mason if there were other potential cutbacks expected from the state. Mason said one that might come through would involve funding for

online courses for high school stu-dents offered through the commu-nity college and through the North Carolina Virtual Public School.

“We were told Friday at a regional meeting for superintendents that there is a formula being calculated, that the state can’t continue to pay high schools and community colleges for those courses. We will lose some of our AMD for that.”

Mason said Perdue’s proposed bud-get, if approved as-is, would mean a loss of 103 positions for Rutherford County Schools. Even if it is not the final budget, she said, “I feel certain we will have less positions this year than we did last year.”

Washburn asked if there was any plan on how to restore those cuts if in a few years funding returned.

“We’re hearing it is not likely we’ll return to the same level of funding in the next five years,” Mason said.

“So there is no significant relief in sight?” Washburn asked.

“No,” Mason said. RCS Board Chair John Mark

Bennett thanked commissioners for listening and understanding the con-straints the system is working under.

“There are some who think educa-tion is heading in the wrong direction and we hope to minimize any effects of that,” he said. “We hope to do right by our students, but you can’t ignore millions of dollars of cuts and not feel pain. Our community will feel pain.”

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

Meetings/otherPWA meeting: Professional Women’s Association meets at noon the third Tuesday of each month. The next meeting is May 18, at Mi Publito in Forest City. Program by Becky Brodar, RN, Community Outreach Coordinator for St. Luke’s Hospital, “Who do I call and Where do I Turn.” Prospective members welcome.

HARC book sale: Homeschool Association of Rutherford/Polk Counties annual used book sale on Monday, May 24, 6:30 p.m., at Second Baptist Church in Rutherfordton; great deals on homeschool materials.

Booster meeting: Chase Athletic Boosters will meet Tuesday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m., in the office confer-ence room.

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

religionFellowship Baptist Church, 210 Silvers Lake, Rutherfordton, will be having revival meetings May 23 through May 26. Sunday morning service will begin at 11 a.m. and all evening services will begin at 7 p.m.

MiscellaneousGeneology Class: “Climbing Your Family Tree,” Tuesdays (in May) from 5 to 6 p.m., at Mountains Branch Library; Bill Miller will guide you through finding family information on the internet, using Heritage Quest, the Census, and other helpful Websites; no charge.

Soccer Try-outs: The 97 Ruther-ford Lady Rumble Classic Team will hold try-outs for girls age 13 and older (those born on or after Aug. 1, 1997) on May 25 and 26 at the R.S. Central Soccer Field. Cost is $10 and participants are asked to bring their own beverages, shin guards and cleats. The coach will be Ritchie Barclay.

“Big Day in Ellenboro”: the “Big Day” is coming up again, July 3 in Ellenboro. The festival is seeking vendors for food, arts and crafts, etc., parade and car show. Please call Francis Bailey at 453-7414 or 453-0175.

Mass Choir Anniversary: Sunday, May 23, 11 a.m. Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Forest City.

FundraisersYard sale cancelled: The yard sale scheduled for Saturday, May 15, at Rutherford Internal Medicine has been postponed. Date to be announced by the RIMA Relay for Life team.

Relay for Life: Little Warriors Dance; Saturday, May 21, 8 p.m.; Bubba’s; $10; DJ, Mike McDaniel.

Relay for Life Day: Saturday, May 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the First Baptist Church of Forest City; car wash, bake sale, silent auction and hot dog lunch; all proceeds for ACS Relay for Life.

Breakfast buffet: Saturday, May 22, 7 to 10 a.m., Long Branch Road Baptist Church, 621 Long Branch Road, Forest City; no set price, donations accepted; proceeds for the building fund.

Fish fry and rib plates: Saturday, May 22, 11 a.m. until; Unionville Lodge, 703 Ledbetter Road; plates $6 (with all trimmings, drinks and dessert), sandwiches $3, N.Y. style hot dogs, $2; all proceeds for the building fund; carryouts welcome.

Bill’s Creek VFD will host a car wash, sausage breakfast and hot dog lunch on June 5 at 8 a.m. at Bill’s Creek VFD. Girl Scout Troop 800 will be helping to support the Bill’s Creek VFD Auxiliary.

Dinner and movie benefit: For Leah Hedgpath, daughter of Pastor Bobby Hedgpath; Saturday, May 22, Harmon Street Baptist Church, 398 Harmon St., Forest City; meal 6:30 p.m.; Movie begins at 8 p.m.; Donations accepted; all proceeds will go toward medical expenses.

Golf tournament: Sponsored by VFW Harold Hawkins Post 5204; Saturday, June 5, shotgun start 1 p.m., Dogwood Valley Golf Course, 328 Dogwood Valley Road, Forest City; captain’s choice; entry fee $40 per player; contact Jimmy Reynolds at 657-5645 to sign up; rain date June 12; all proceeds will be used to assist local veterans.

Music/concertsRevival: May 16-19, Goode’s Creek Baptist Church; guest speaker, Rev. Wayne Toney; Sunday services 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; MTW, 7 nightly.

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Louanne Wellborn (front, left) baked the first place pie among staff at Oak Grove Health Care in a contest held in conjunction with National Home Health Care Week. Linda Luken (center) placed second with her straw-berry/rhubard pie and Jamy Robbins placed third with a coconut pie. Judges were (l-r) David Bixler, Ricky Head, Jack Conner, Marsha Baker, Travis McEntyre and Jimmy Dancy. Wellborn told judges she had never baked the lemon pie before.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson refused to criticize Arizona’s new immigration law, triggering a backlash among activists who plan a protest outside Staples Center on Monday night.

Jackson was asked two weeks ago about the Phoenix Suns wearing their Los Suns jerseys in protest during a playoff game. He said Arizona was taking federal law and putting some bite into it.

On Monday, he issued a state-ment saying he is wary of put-ting sports organizations in the middle of political controver-sies. He says his earlier state-ments should not be used by either side to rally support.

Activists want the Lakers to put on the Los Lakers jerseys they wore for a game on March 21 to honor Hispanic fans. Lakers spokesman John Black says those jerseys will not be worn during the playoffs.

Woods .adds .British .to .his .schedule

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods has added the British Open to his summer schedule.

Woods has a chance to become the first player in the 150-year history of the British Open to win three times at St. Andrews, where golf’s oldest championship will be held July 15-18.

He added the British Open to the schedule on his website Monday.

Woods, who withdrew from the final round of The Players Championship on May 9 with a neck injury, also has the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and the AT&T National at Aronimink on his schedule.

He has yet to enter the Memorial, where he is the defending champion.

Texans .LB .Cushing .back .on .football .field

HOUSTON (AP) — Brian Cushing was back on the foot-ball field Monday, glad to have a diversion from his recent problems.

The Houston linebacker took part in the Texans’ first offsea-son team practice after spend-ing the last several days dealing with the fallout of his positive test for using a performance-enhancing drug. He will be suspended for the first four games of the upcoming season.

Cushing said it was good to be “thinking about something else” and that he was happy to be with his teammates. He said the reaction from them has been positive.

“Everyone’s happy and every-one understands the situation.”

NCHSAA softball playoffs (1st round)

South Point at R-S Central 5 p.m.Cuthbertson at Chase 5 p.m.East Rutherford at Piedmont 7 p.m.

NCHSAA baseball playoffs (2nd round)

R-S Central at Tuscola, 7 p.m.East davidson at East Rutherford, 7 p.m.

7 p.m. (TS) College Baseball Furman at South Carolina. 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Bas-ketball Eastern Conference Final, Game 2: Boston vs. Orlando.

CHARLOTTE — The NASCAR Hall of Fame opened its doors with a star-studded ceremony showcasing many of its stars.

Retired champions Dale Jarrett, Darrell Waltrip and Rusty Wallace sat on stage alongside current drivers Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch and Bobby Labonte. Heavyweight team owners Rick Hendrick and Richard Childress flanked NASCAR chairman Brian France, while Joe Gibbs watched from the audience.

The ceremony ended after NASCAR pioneers Richard Petty and Junior Johnson drove replicas of their old cars onto the plaza. The only two liv-ing members of the incoming inaugu-ral five-member class, Johnson and Petty received a standing ovation.

It was a fitting close to a celebra-tory day for the sport. But for a few moments, as security cleared the plaza for Petty and Johnson’s arrival, there was a quiet murmur that perhaps NASCAR’s current stars were about to arrive.

Missing from last week’s events were Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr. — the “big dogs” of today’s NASCAR.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The hair is a little grayer. The ankles and knees no longer so sturdy. Even with a roster full of aging superstars, the Boston Celtics are still standing tall.

Too old to chase a title? Not these days.Ray Allen scored 25 points, Paul Pierce

had 22 and the Celtics used smothering defense to beat the Orlando Magic 92-88 on Sunday in the Eastern Conference finals opener.

Hampered by injuries, the Celtics liter-ally limped their way through parts of the regular season. All that seems a dis-tant memory now.

“I honestly say we lost ourselves,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. “I think we’ve found ourselves again.”

Rasheed Wallace added 13 points as the Celtics built a 20-point lead, then held on late to snap Orlando’s 14-game

winning streak. They held the Magic to 41 percent shooting — 22 percent from 3-point range — in displaying that rough and tough defense that was once their staple.

“There were stretches in the season, we know each other so well now, where we were becoming less patient with each other,” Allen said. “We were getting on each other a little too much. We can take it, but we respected each other.

“When we started the playoffs, we said teams are going to hit us, they’re going to attack us. But when somebody scores on us, which they will, we go get the ball out and come back.”

Vince Carter had 23 points and Jameer Nelson finished with 20 for Orlando, which cut the lead to two in the final

Please see Celtics, Page 9

By KEVIN CARVERSports Reporter

FOREST CITY - The NCHSAA (North Carolina High School Athletic Association) released the 2010 softball brackets for postseason play on Monday, with R-S Central, Chase and East Rutherford all earning a bid.

R-S Central, who are co-champs of this year’s South Mountain Athletic Conference grabbed a No. 1 seed for the 3A playoffs.

The Lady Hilltoppers (15-3) will play the No. 4 seed out of the 3A Big South Conference, South Point (12-9).

The Lady Red Raiders are led by the free-swinging Katie Sneathen.

R-S Central also has some big bats in the line-up as Chelsea Smith and Taylor Crowder lead Central into the playoffs.

Central will host South Point today at 5 p.m.

Chase (14-3), who shared the SMAC title with Central this season earned a No. 1 seed from the 2A side and will take on Cuthbertson (15-9), which is a No. 4 seed out of the Rocky River Conference.

Although, the 2A bracket is tough, Cuthbertson is a first-year softball program with mainly freshmen and sophomores.

As their record indicates, the Lady Cavs are no slouch, but they rely heavily on sophomore pitcher and hitter, Melanie Recher.

Chase will look for leadership from veterans Rebecca Bailey and Euletha Davis to pace the Lady Trojans.

East Rutherford, who finished third overall in conference with a 10-6 record, received a No. 2 seed as a SMAC representative in the 2A playoffs.

The Lady Cavs will have to travel north of Monroe to battle the No. 2 seed out of the Rocky River Conference, Piedmont (23-3).

The Lady Panthers have one of the best home run hitters in the state in their arsenal, Rebekah Reaves.

East Rutherford’s Sara Hoyle and Ali Ruppe are among those that look to create some postsea-son magic for the Lady Cavs.

According to Piedmont High School, the game will begin tonight at 7 p.m.

In this 2005, file photo, Tony Stewart, right, jokes with seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty during a news confer-ence at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth Jr. were the only active Cup champions missing from the cer-emony for the inaugural five-member class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame last week.

Associated PressOrlando Magic center Dwight Howard (12) looks to shoot as Boston Celtics cen-ter Rasheed Wallace defends during the second half in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals in Orlando, Fla., Sunday. Boston won 92-88.

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BASEBALLNational League

East Division W L Pct GBPhiladelphia 24 13 .649 —Florida 20 18 .526 4 1/2Washington 20 18 .526 4 1/2New York 19 20 .486 6 1/2Atlanta 18 20 .474 6 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GBCincinnati 22 16 .568 —St. Louis 21 17 .553 1/2Chicago 16 22 .421 5 1/2Pittsburgh 16 22 .421 5 1/2Milwaukee 15 23 .405 7Houston 13 24 .351 8

West Division W L Pct GBSan Diego 22 15 .595 —San Francisco 21 15 .583 1/2Los Angeles 20 17 .541 2Colorado 19 18 .514 3Arizona 15 23 .395 7 1/2

Sunday’s GamesFlorida 10, N.Y. Mets 8Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 2Atlanta 13, Arizona 1Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 3Colorado 2, Washington 1San Francisco 4, Houston 3L.A. Dodgers 1, San Diego 0Philadelphia 4, Milwaukee 2Monday’s GamesPhiladelphia 12, Pittsburgh 2N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 2Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 3 Arizona at Florida, late Colorado at Chicago Cubs, lateWashington at St. Louis, lateSan Francisco at San Diego, lateHouston at L.A. Dodgers, lateTuesday’s GamesMilwaukee (M.Parra 0-2) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 1-2), 12:35 p.m.Arizona (Buckner 0-0) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 3-1), 1:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Duke 2-4) at Philadelphia (Halladay 6-1), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 3-2) at Atlanta (Medlen 1-1), 7:10 p.m.Colorado (J.Chacin 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Silva 4-0), 8:05 p.m.Washington (Lannan 1-2) at St. Louis (Carpenter 4-1), 8:15 p.m.San Francisco (J.Sanchez 2-3) at San Diego (Latos 3-3), 10:05 p.m.Houston (Norris 2-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 4-1), 10:10 p.m.Wednesday’s GamesChicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m.Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.Colorado at Houston, 8:05 p.m.Florida at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

American League

East Division W L Pct GBTampa Bay 26 11 .703 —New York 24 13 .649 2Toronto 23 17 .590 4 1/2Boston 19 19 .500 7 1/2Baltimore 12 27 .308 15

Central Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 24 14 .622 —Detroit 22 16 .579 1 1/2Cleveland 15 20 .429 7Chicago 15 22 .405 8Kansas City 15 24 .385 9

West Division W L Pct GBTexas 20 18 .526 —Oakland 18 20 .474 2Los Angeles 18 21 .462 2 1/2Seattle 14 23 .378 5 1/2

Sunday’s GamesDetroit 5, Boston 1Minnesota 6, N.Y. Yankees 3Toronto 5, Texas 2Cleveland 5, Baltimore 1Tampa Bay 2, Seattle 1Kansas City 5, Chicago White Sox 3L.A. Angels 4, Oakland 0Monday’s GamesKansas City 4, Baltimore 3Chicago White Sox at Detroit, ppd., rainMinnesota 8, Toronto 2Cleveland at Tampa Bay, lateBoston at N.Y. Yankees, late L.A. Angels at Texas, lateSeattle at Oakland, lateTuesday’s GamesMinnesota (Pavano 4-3) at Toronto (Marcum 2-1), 12:37 p.m.Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 2-2) at Detroit (Porcello 3-3), 1:05 p.m.Cleveland (D.Huff 1-5) at Tampa Bay (Price 5-1), 1:10 p.m.Boston (Beckett 1-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-2), 7:05 p.m.Kansas City (Greinke 1-4) at Baltimore (Millwood 0-4), 7:05 p.m.L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 4-2) at Texas (C.Wilson 3-1), 8:05 p.m.Seattle (F.Hernandez 2-3) at Oakland (Sheets 2-3), 10:05 p.m.Wednesday’s GamesKansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Minnesota at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Baltimore at Texas, 8:05 p.m.L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.Detroit at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.Toronto at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

BASKETBALLCONFERENCE FINALS

EASTERN CONFERENCEBoston1, Orlando 0

Boston 92, Orlando 88Tuesday, May 18: Boston at Orlando, 8:30 p.m.Saturday, May 22: Orlando at Boston, 8:30 p.m.Monday, May 24: Orlando at Boston, 8:30 p.m.x-Wednesday, May 26: Boston at Orlando, 8:30 p.m.x-Friday, May 28: Orlando at Boston, 8:30 p.m.x-Sunday, May 30: Boston at Orlando, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCEL.A. Lakers vs. Phoenix

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, lateWednesday, May 19: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.Sunday, May 23: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 25: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

x-Thursday, May 27: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.x-Saturday, May 29: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.x-Monday, May 31: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.

HOCKEYCONFERENCE FINALS

EASTERN CONFERENCEPhiladelphia 1, Montreal 0

Philadelphia 6, Montreal 0Tuesday, May 18: Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Thursday, May 20: Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m.Saturday, May 22: Philadelphia at Montreal, 3 p.m.x-Monday, May 24: Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.x-Wednesday, May 26: Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m.x-Friday, May 28: Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCEChicago 1, San Jose 0

Chicago 2, San Jose 1Tuesday, May 18: Chicago at San Jose, 10 p.m.Friday, May 21: San Jose at Chicago, 8 p.m.Sunday, May 23: San Jose at Chicago, 3 p.m.x-Tuesday, May 25: Chicago at San Jose, 9 p.m.x-Thursday, May 27: San Jose at Chicago, 8 p.m.x-Saturday, May 29: Chicago at San Jose, 8 p.m.

RACINGNASCAR Sprint Cup

Autism Speaks 400 ResultsAt Dover International Speedway

Dover, Del.

(Start position in parentheses)1. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota2. (17) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet3. (21) Matt Kenseth, Ford4. (14) Denny Hamlin, Toyota5. (13) David Reutimann, Toyota6. (24) Greg Biffle, Ford7. (30) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet8. (9) Carl Edwards, Ford9. (16) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet10. (18) Joey Logano, Toyota11. (15) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet12. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota13. (6) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet14. (8) AJ Allmendinger, Ford15. (3) Mark Martin, Chevrolet16. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet17. (7) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet18. (20) Brad Keselowski, Dodge19. (12) Kurt Busch, Dodge20. (2) Kasey Kahne, Ford21. (23) Paul Menard, Ford22. (39) Casey Mears, Toyota23. (29) Scott Speed, Toyota24. (37) Regan Smith, Chevrolet25. (40) David Gilliland, Ford26. (22) David Ragan, Ford27. (31) David Stremme, Ford28. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford29. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford30. (27) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet31. (42) Robby Gordon, Toyota32. (11) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet33. (41) Kevin Conway, Ford34. (10) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge35. (28) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet36. (26) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota37. (25) J.J. Yeley, Dodge38. (36) Joe Nemechek, Toyota39. (33) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet40. (32) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet41. (35) Dave Blaney, Toyota42. (34) Michael McDowell, Toyota43. (43) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet

Race StatisticsAverage Speed of Race Winner: 128.790 mph.Time of Race: 3 hours, 6 minutes, 21 seconds.Margin of Victory: 7.551 seconds.Caution Flags: 5 for 24 laps.Lead Changes: 20 among 8 drivers.

Top 12 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 1,768; 2. Ky.Busch, 1,699; 3. M.Kenseth, 1,642; 4. J.Johnson, 1,637; 5. D.Hamlin, 1,618; 6. J.Gordon, 1,605; 7. G.Biffle, 1,581; 8. J.Burton, 1,569; 9. Ku.Busch, 1,531; 10. C.Edwards, 1,487; 11. M.Martin, 1,475; 12. M.Truex Jr., 1,434.

GOLFChampions-Regions Charity Classic Scores

At RTJ Golf Trail at Ross BridgeBirmingham, Ala.

Dan Forsman 68-62-66 — 196Joe Ozaki 68-65-66 — 199Peter Senior 65-66-68 — 199David Peoples 66-67-68 — 201Jeff Sluman 69-65-68 — 202Bobby Clampett 65-64-73 — 202Jay Don Blake 68-68-67 — 203Bob Tway 68-67-68 — 203Corey Pavin 67-68-68 — 203Chien Soon Lu 69-66-68 — 203Joey Sindelar 65-67-71 — 203Andy Bean 69-68-67 — 204Gil Morgan 68-69-67 — 204Brad Bryant 68-66-70 — 204David Eger 67-67-70 — 204Tom Jenkins 67-70-68 — 205Trevor Dodds 67-70-68 — 205Tim Simpson 70-67-68 — 205Bernhard Langer 68-68-69 — 205Keith Clearwater 70-69-67 — 206Ronnie Black 69-70-67 — 206James Mason 69-68-69 — 206Bruce Vaughan 68-68-70 — 206Larry Nelson 67-68-71 — 206Tom Kite 67-67-72 — 206Jodie Mudd 70-65-71 — 206Larry Mize 68-71-68 — 207Michael Allen 67-72-68 — 207Ben Crenshaw 67-69-71 — 207Hal Sutton 70-66-71 — 207Ted Schulz 68-70-70 — 208Fulton Allem 67-71-70 — 208Olin Browne 68-70-70 — 208Bill Glasson 71-67-70 — 208Blaine McCallister 67-72-69 — 208Fred Funk 69-68-71 — 208Tom Purtzer 68-73-67 — 208Hale Irwin 68-68-72 — 208Mike Goodes 71-65-72 — 208Mike Reid 68-70-71 — 209Chip Beck 70-68-71 — 209Kirk Hanefeld 68-72-69 — 209David Frost 66-70-73 — 209John Cook 69-72-68 — 209Eduardo Romero 67-69-73 — 209

Russ Cochran 65-70-74 — 209Keith Fergus 71-67-72 — 210Sandy Lyle 69-73-68 — 210Jack Ferenz 73-70-67 — 210R.W. Eaks 66-73-72 — 211Bobby Wadkins 69-71-71 — 211Bob Gilder 70-71-70 — 211Gary Hallberg 73-69-70 — 212Bruce Lietzke 74-69-69 — 212Bruce Fleisher 71-68-74 — 213Fuzzy Zoeller 71-70-72 — 213Scott Simpson 72-70-71 — 213Wayne Levi 70-73-70 — 213John Harris 70-71-73 — 214Allen Doyle 71-71-72 — 214John Ross 68-72-75 — 215Peter Jacobsen 74-73-68 — 215Gene Jones 74-70-72 — 216Steve Haskins 72-75-69 — 216Joe Inman 76-69-72 — 217Ron Streck 70-74-74 — 218Mark Wiebe 73-72-73 — 218Denis Watson 70-72-77 — 219Mike Smith 70-75-75 — 220Leonard Thompson 73-74-74 — 221Fred Holton 75-75-72 — 222Mike McCullough 75-74-74 — 223Jim Dent 72-77-76 — 225Ken Green 74-76-75 — 225Jim Roy 74-73-79 — 226

LPGA-Bell Micro LPGA Classic ScoresAt The Crossings Course, Robert Trent Jones

Golf Trail’s Magnolia Grove, Mobile, Ala.

(x-won on third playoff hole)x-Se Ri Pak 69-66-68 — 203Brittany Lincicome 70-66-67 — 203Suzann Pettersen 68-70-65 — 203Na Yeon Choi 69-70-66 — 205Jee Young Lee 66-73-66 — 205Azahara Munoz 65-73-67 — 205Janice Moodie 67-72-67 — 206Song-Hee Kim 70-70-67 — 207Angela Stanford 70-70-68 — 208Shanshan Feng 71-69-69 — 209Sun Young Yoo 68-70-71 — 209Hee-Won Han 71-72-67 — 210Karrie Webb 71-69-70 — 210Wendy Ward 71-65-74 — 210Kristy McPherson 73-67-71 — 211Sarah Jane Smith 74-71-67 — 212Brittany Lang 73-71-68 — 212Mariajo Uribe 71-73-68 — 212Jennifer Rosales 73-70-69 — 212Kris Tamulis 73-69-70 — 212Inbee Park 71-71-70 — 212Katie Futcher 71-71-70 — 212Amy Hung 70-71-71 — 212Amanda Blumenherst 68-73-71 — 212Cristie Kerr 67-74-71 — 212Chella Choi 71-72-70 — 213Morgan Pressel 70-72-71 — 213Meaghan Francella 71-70-72 — 213Jiyai Shin 70-70-73 — 213Katherine Hull 66-74-73 — 213Shi Hyun Ahn 69-70-74 — 213Haeji Kang 69-69-75 — 213Alena Sharp 76-67-71 — 214Yani Tseng 73-70-71 — 214Taylor Leon 71-72-71 — 214Karine Icher 69-74-71 — 214Pernilla Lindberg 71-71-72 — 214Juli Inkster 71-71-72 — 214Karin Sjodin 70-72-72 — 214Hee Young Park 69-73-72 — 214Jeong Jang 71-70-73 — 214Mika Miyazato 70-70-74 — 214Meena Lee 67-72-75 — 214Giulia Sergas 73-72-70 — 215Pat Hurst 75-69-71 — 215Stacy Prammanasudh 71-71-73 — 215Amy Yang 70-72-73 — 215Karen Stupples 70-71-74 — 215Jin Young Pak 74-71-71 — 216Diana D’Alessio 73-71-72 — 216Allison Hanna 72-72-72 — 216Natalie Gulbis 72-72-72 — 216Heather Bowie Young 71-73-72 — 216Momoko Ueda 74-69-73 — 216Leah Wigger 73-70-73 — 216Eunjung Yi 68-75-73 — 216Ai Miyazato 70-71-75 — 216

PGA Tour-Valero Texas Open Par ScoresAt TPC San Antonio

San Antonio

Adam Scott 71-70-66-67 — 274 Fredrik Jacobson 71-69-65-70 — 275 Aaron Baddeley 75-66-67-68 — 276 Ernie Els 72-67-69-68 — 276 Jimmy Walker 70-67-70-69 — 276 Tim Petrovic 70-68-71-68 — 277 Garth Mulroy 71-67-67-72 — 277 Steve Flesch 69-73-66-70 — 278 Tom Gillis 71-70-70-68 — 279 Spencer Levin 70-69-67-73 — 279 James Driscoll 70-68-72-69 — 279 Ryan Palmer 75-69-71-64 — 279 Garrett Willis 71-68-71-70 — 280 J.B. Holmes 68-70-66-76 — 280 Charley Hoffman 68-70-71-71 — 280 Brett Wetterich 69-68-69-74 — 280 Charlie Wi 72-70-68-71 — 281 Arjun Atwal 69-72-70-70 — 281 Harrison Frazar 73-71-71-66 — 281 Aron Price 70-68-71-72 — 281 James Nitties 70-67-71-73 — 281 Chris Tidland 72-70-68-72 — 282 Paul Stankowski 67-73-71-71 — 282 Carl Pettersson 74-69-68-71 — 282 Cameron Percy 71-68-72-71 — 282 Pat Perez 72-66-72-72 — 282 Matt Jones 66-71-73-72 — 282 Bo Van Pelt 72-69-69-73 — 283 Cameron Tringale 71-70-70-72 — 283 David Duval 75-66-71-72 — 284 Marc Leishman 70-73-68-73 — 284 Scott Piercy 75-64-72-73 — 284 Kris Blanks 77-67-73-67 — 284 Mathias Gronberg 70-72-70-73 — 285 Jeff Gove 74-68-69-74 — 285 Chez Reavie 73-70-70-72 — 285 Vaughn Taylor 72-72-67-74 — 285 Josh Teater 73-71-71-70 — 285 Frank Lickliter II 75-69-72-69 — 285 Chad Campbell 74-70-69-72 — 285 Jarrod Lyle 70-72-71-73 — 286 Greg Owen 71-68-76-71 — 286 Joe Durant 69-70-73-74 — 286 Troy Matteson 72-72-70-72 — 286 Sergio Garcia 73-68-73-73 — 287 Craig Barlow 72-71-72-72 — 287 Bill Lunde 72-69-75-71 — 287 Steve Elkington 72-71-67-77 — 287 Robert Damron 72-68-74-73 — 287 Michael Connell 72-72-71-72 — 287 Martin Flores 72-72-67-77 — 288 Chris Wilson 72-72-71-73 — 288 Jay Williamson 73-69-75-72 — 289 Mark Hensby 72-71-70-76 — 289 Jason Gore 73-70-75-71 — 289 Charles Warren 71-73-73-72 — 289 Matt Weibring 68-73-68-81 — 290 Ted Purdy 70-72-72-77 — 291 Michael Bradley 71-71-73-76 — 291 Tom Byrum 70-74-73-75 — 292 Jeff Burns 72-71-73-77 — 293 Guy Boros 76-68-75-74 — 293 Richard S. Johnson 73-68-73-82 — 296

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ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Pelfrey gave the Mets a lift with 7 2/3 strong innings and New York beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Monday night to end a five-game losing streak.

Pelfrey (5-1) became the first Mets starting pitcher to win a game this month. He was perhaps an unlikely choice to end the May drought as he improved to only 3-10 in 19 career starts in the month.

Rod Barajas gave the Mets a 2-0 lead with a two-run double off Derek Lowe (5-4) in the second.

Pedro Feliciano struck out Brian McCann with the bases loaded in the eighth to protect a one-run lead. Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his sixth save. With two outs, Yunel Escobar walked and stole second. Rodriguez struck out Nate McLouth to end the game.

Pelfrey gave up seven hits and two runs in 7 2/3 innings. He had two walks and three strikeouts.

Pelfrey also ended the Mets’ streak of five straight road losses. With the win, the Mets moved out of last place in the NL East, one-half game ahead of Atlanta.

Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon met with manager Jerry Manuel, general manager Omar Minaya and assistant general manager John Ricco before the game.

“I didn’t come here to fire anybody, guys. Sorry,” Wilpon told reporters.

Manuel said it was “a good baseball meeting.”Lowe gave up four hits and three runs in seven

innings, his longest start of the season.Barajas drove in Chris Carter, who led off the

second with a double, and Ike Davis, who was hit by a pitch, with his two-run double.

Eric Hinske, who hit his first homer of the sea-son on Sunday, had three hits, including his second homer. He hit an 0-2 pitch from Pelfrey over the right-field wall in the fifth to cut the Mets’ lead to 2-1.

Jose Reyes’ ninth stolen base helped the Mets push the lead back to two runs in the sixth. Reyes singled, moved to second on a sacrifice and stole third base before scoring on Carter’s groundout to second.

Martin Prado, named NL player of the week on Monday, led off the sixth with a double and later scored on Chipper Jones’ sacrifice fly to cut New York’s lead to 3-2.

The Mets protected the lead in the eighth after McLouth hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a sacrifice and raced to third on a wild pitch from Pelfrey. McLouth broke for the plate on Prado’s grounder to Reyes at shortstop. Reyes threw to the plate to start a long rundown which finally ended with McLouth out and Prado standing on second base.

Feliciano gave up Jason Heyward’s infield single before walking Jones to load the bases. He struck out McCann to end the threat.

Reds 6, Brewers 3CINCINNATI (AP) — Jonny Gomes’ three-run

homer completed a five-run rally in the seventh inning, and the Cincinnati Reds made sure they’d stay in first place for yet another day by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Monday night.

Gomes’ homer off Todd Coffey (1-1) sent the Reds to their eighth victory in nine games. They moved into first place in the NL Central on Sunday — they haven’t been there this deep into a season since 2006.

Johnny Cueto (3-1) fanned seven and gave up seven hits in seven innings, including Corey Hart’s solo homer. Hart also homered off Daniel Ray Herrera in the ninth.

The sleepy and slumping Brewers lost their sea-son-high seventh straight.

Twins 8, Blue Jays 3TORONTO (AP) — Justin Morneau homered

twice, Delmon Young also went deep and the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Monday night.

Morneau went 3 for 4 with a walk and four RBIs. He hit a solo homer off Rommie Lewis in the sixth inning and added a two-run drive off Shawn Camp in the eighth, his first multihomer game this sea-son and the 13th of his career. Morneau also hom-ered Sunday at Yankee Stadium and has hit safely in 10 straight games.

Jose Bautista homered for the fourth time in three games for the Blue Jays, his team-leading 11th, but Toronto’s four-game winning streak end-ed.

Kevin Slowey (5-3) earned his first win in five career starts against the Blue Jays as the Twins won for just the fourth time in 14 games at Toronto.

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Their absence did not go unnoticed. Petty, a seven-time champion and NASCAR’s all-time win-ningest driver, thought their absence was wrong.

“A lot of these drivers that are doing pretty well today don’t realize what some of the guys went through to get it to this point,” Petty said last weekend. “A lot of us old timers look back and hope that the guys that are doing it now appreciate what the guys did who laid the groundwork.”

All four champions had various reasons for miss-ing the ceremony.

Gordon cited a prior commitment and Johnson said he was on one final vacation with his wife before the couple welcomes their first child this summer.

The slumping Stewart was testing with his team in Virginia, while a spokesman for Earnhardt said there had been confusion as to which events the driver was to attend.

It all speaks to a large scheduling problem. NASCAR runs a 38-race schedule over 11 months that takes drivers and teams from home a mini-mum of three days a week. Throw in sponsor appearances, business obligations, team meetings and personal responsibilities, well, it barely leaves time for a haircut some weeks.

It doesn’t make skipping certain events right, though. After all, just about everyone, no matter the profession, is busy. Family, work and life’s day-to-day nuances have stretched folks, and it doesn’t matter if they drive race cars for a living.

In this instance, current NASCAR drivers could choose to attend three Hall of Fame events honor-ing the men who over the last six decades paved the track where they now earn their fortunes. Gordon and Johnson said they’ll intend this Sunday’s induction ceremony. So will Earnhardt, who also plans to sit with his family during a Thursday night gala to honor the inductees.

Stewart, according to event organizers, is not planning to attend either event. Why? Organizers said they were told the two-time champion is busy, and has places to be and things to do.

In fairness to Stewart, he’s far from the only driv-er who will miss Sunday’s induction. That’s doesn’t make it OK.

Junior Johnson, a former moonshiner who turned his ability to build a fast car and outrun the law into a legendary NASCAR career as a driver and owner, said during the opening ceremony that his inclusion in the inaugural class was “the great-est thing that’s ever happened to me.”

Ned Jarrett, a two-time Cup champion, had tears in his eyes when he said if he’s ever elected to the Hall, it would “be the ultimate. If I ever get in here, it’ll be complete.”

This Hall of Fame is cherished — and long over-due — to the hundreds of drivers who never got rich, to the mechanics who traded families for race cars, and to the owners who poured every last dime into their pursuit of Victory Lane. Without the France Family, there is no NASCAR. Without Petty, there is no Dale Earnhardt or Jeff Gordon. Without Gordon, there is no Jimmie Johnson.

There wasn’t supposed to be any confusion about the importance of this week, either.

Attending the induction and making this week spectacular was made easy for everyone when NASCAR made it the final event of All-Star Week. Festivities begin Sunday morning, hours after one driver will pick up a $1 million paycheck — think Richard Petty might have liked an occasional $1 million payday? — for winning the All-Star race.

Figuring everybody was already in town for the show, scheduling it for the next day sure seemed like a no-brainer.

Alas, many will choose to spend their rare Sunday off on the lake, or with family and friends, and they won’t be bothered to give three hours of an off day to honor those who came before them.

Maybe the Hall of Fame goofed in its schedul-ing, and its gala could have been held Tuesday night. Driver attendance has improved over the last several years at the Wednesday night Pit Crew Competition, so maybe the induction ceremony should be Thursday evening, when everyone is in town and has few legitimate excuses to miss the event.

Or maybe it shouldn’t matter what day the cere-mony is held. Everybody at one time or another has been dragged somewhere. “But, Mom! I don’t want to go Aunt Myrtle’s house! All my friends are going swimming!”

We’ve all begrudgingly bypassed a fun day with friends. Sometimes we do what we do — or what we’re told — because it’s the right thing.

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Associated PressKyle Busch celebrates his win at Dover on Sunday.

DOVER, Del. (AP) — The final laps at Dover International Speedway were shaping up as a classic showdown between Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch.

Not so fast, Jimmie.Johnson, nearly flawless dur-

ing his four-year reign as Cup champion, made a rare pit road error that squashed the duel and ended his shot at victory in his dominant No. 48 Chevrolet.

Johnson was penalized for speeding on the final pit stop, allowing Busch to pull away late Sunday and win his sec-ond race in two days at Dover International Speedway.

Johnson made a quick burst out of the box and acceler-ated trying to catch a departing Busch coming off pit road. Busch joked that he wanted to “coax him into speeding a little bit.”

“Unfortunately for those guys, they got busted for speeding and we weren’t able to beat them outright and race them around the end of the race,” Busch said. “I’m going on a limb to say we could beat them today with or without the penalty.”

Busch’s victory capped a wildly successful weekend for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver.

Busch missed the tripleheader

sweep on the one-mile concrete track by just a couple gallons of gas.

He was in position to win the Trucks Series race on Friday but ran out of gas at the end. He eas-ily took the checkered flag in Saturday’s second-tier series race and raced about 800 miles in three days.

“It’s not going to hurt my feel-ings too bad to go to bed tonight and know that I lost Friday,” Busch said. “I’m going to think more about today.”

On Sunday, Busch swapped the lead with Johnson throughout most of the 400-mile race run in front of thousands of empty seats. He expected the duel to continue until Johnson was clocked at 40.09 mph in a 35 mph zone.

“I just had too much forward bite leaving the pit box and got going too fast and got busted,” Johnson said.

Johnson, who won both Dover races last year, finished 16th after having the dominant car most of the race. Johnson led 225 laps to Busch’s 131.

“I ran my guts out trying to pass him,” Johnson said. “It’s unfortunate we didn’t have a chance there at the end.”

Jeff Burton was second and Matt Kenseth third. Denny Hamlin and David Reutimann rounded out the top five.

Busch won his second race of the season — he won at Richmond International Raceway two weeks ago — and moved into second place in the standings behind seventh-place finisher Kevin Harvick.

Joe Gibbs Racing has been putting pressure on Johnson’s four-year reign atop the stand-ings. JGR drivers Busch and Hamlin have been two of the hottest drivers over Johnson’s seven-race winless stretch and expect to contend for the title over the final 10 races.

“We’re just getting started real-ly here,” owner Joe Gibbs said. “I’m thrilled that the last seven or eight weeks have gone so well for us, but the reality is, that can all turn in a week.”

Busch became the second driver to win the Cup and Nationwide races in the same weekend at Dover. Harry Gant did it in September 1991.

Johnson led eight times and Busch six as two of the elite driv-ers in the sport engaged in back-and-forth action at various times of the race.

seconds but simply ran out of time, looking rusty after a six-day layoff. Dwight Howard was limited to 13 points and 12 rebounds, nowhere near the dominant force the Magic need to win a title.

Game 2 in the best-of-sev-en series is Tuesday night in Orlando.

“I don’t think it was rusty. Just anxious,” Howard said. “We dug ourselves a hole, and it was tough to get back from.”

Two years removed from an NBA title, the revived Celtics might be a little slower than their paralyzing defense of old. But, healthy again, maybe not as much as some once thought.

The Celtics built a 15-point lead in the second quarter and watched it fizzle with Howard on the bench. Backup Marcin Gortat had two layups and a dunk to help the Magic end the half with Boston ahead 41-32.

Nelson had two quick 3-point-ers and another jumper to start

the third, moving the Magic within three points. Then it all unraveled.

The Celtics went on a 22-5 run later in the quarter to go ahead 65-45, and a crowd littered with blue and white T-shirts — deaf-ening at times with noise click-ers and claps — was silenced. But the Magic rallied late to cut the lead to three with 26 sec-onds remaining in the fourth on a dunk by Howard.

After Pierce made two free throws, Carter was fouled driv-ing to the hoop. He made the first, then missed the second intentionally as Nelson swooped in for the tip to make it 90-88. But Allen followed with two free throws with 6.1 seconds left to seal the Celtics’ victory.

The Magic’s run simply ran out of time, even if the Celtics seem to be turning back the clock.

Showing no signs of age, the Celtics outhustled and out-muscled the Magic at every step defensively. They pushed and pulled their way around the paint, slowing Howard for most of the game.

That bruising Boston bas-

ketball frustrated the Magic and their Superman, emotions pouring out all over the court. Howard and Wallace got tangled up in the third — one of many times in this one — and were whistled for double technicals after swinging their arms away.

The Magic lost for the first time since April 2 at San Antonio.

“Our guys aren’t going to like fall apart,” Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. “Hell, they got down 20 in this game and they didn’t collapse. That’s not our team. This is all about win-ning. Our team doesn’t have to prove they can bounce back from adversity and all of that. They’ve done all that.”

The sweat pouring from their faces, Kevin Garnett and Co. stifled the Magic as well as any-one in these playoffs, holding them to 32 points in the opening half. A Celtics team that downed LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the last round seems as rejuvenated as ever, ready to give the Magic — who swept through the first two rounds — their toughest test yet.

Busch pulls away to win Dover

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Jean Gordon/Daily CourierAinsley Leon Williams, 63, of Forest City, was charged with unsafe movement after the 1981 Mercedes he was driving crashed into a 2009 Honda (right) driven by Bryan Lee Pope, 38, of Ellenboro, Saturday morning at 10:35 a.m. off S. Broadway Street, Forest City. Williams’ car came to a stop against a tree off S. Broadway Street and Pope’s vehicle came to a rest at the Drop In #5 sign and in the yard of a private home. Williams told Cpl. D.L. Ruppe, he was about to pull out onto S. Broadway Street and tried to stop for traffic, but his foot slipped off the brake onto the accelerator causing his vehicle to proceed into traffic. Damage to the Mercedes was estimated at $2,000 and damage to the Honda at $3,500. There were no inju-ries. Forest City police and firefighters assisted at the scene.

Sheriff’s Reportsn The Rutherford County Sheriff’s

Office responded to 307 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

Rutherfordtonn The Rutherfordton Police

Department responded to 52 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.n Chris Callahan reported damage

to a business sign.n Randy Eli Toney reported the

theft of a registration tag.

Spindalen The Spindale Police Department

responded to 38 E-911 Saturday and Sunday.

Lake Luren The Lake Lure Police

Department responded to 16 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

Forest Cityn The Forest City Police

Department responded to 106 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

n An employee of Ingles reported an incident of check fraud.n An employee of Subway reported

a larceny.n An employee of Forest City Glass

reported an incident of embezzle-ment.n Charles Young reported a lost

wallet.n An employee of Wal-Mart report-

ed an incident of shoplifting/conceal-ment. (See arrest of West.)n An employee of Foothills Harvest

Thrift Store reported damage to property.n An employee of Wal-Mart report-

ed a larceny.n Kaula Vickers reported a break-

ing and entering and damage to property. The incident occurred on South Church Street.

Arrestsn James West, 28, of Dry Gulch

Road, Saluda, S.C.; charged with lar-ceny; placed under a $500 secured bond. (FCPD)n Marvin Dion Logan, 29, of 261

Arlington St.; charged with driving while impaired, no operator’s license, reckless driving to endanger and hit/run fail to stop for property damage; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (NCHP)n Gregory Drake Eaves, 25, of 1333

U.S. 74 Business; charged with driv-ing while impaired and no operator’s license; placed under a $500 secured bond. (NCHP)n Gary Steven Chapman, 24,

of 605 Race Path Church Road; charged with aid and abet impaired driving; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Evan Christopher Loretti, 25,

of 504 Maryland St.; charged with assault and battery and communi-cating threats; released on a $3,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n William Anthony Loretti, 21,

of 504 Maryland St.; charged with assault and battery; released on a $1,500 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n Holly Grace Hayes, 51, of 38

Renee Drive; charged with misde-meanor stalking and breaking and/ or entering; placed under a $6,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Jackqueline Shanay Parks, 29,

of 184 Weathers St.; charged with

assault and battery; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n Mark Lee Tibbetts, 38, of 176

Florida Ave.; charged with communi-cating threats; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Jameson Christopher Lancaster,

25, of 333 Thermalview Drive; charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver schedule II controlled substance, felony possession of schedule I con-trolled substance, simple possession of schedule IV controlled substance and possession of drug parapherna-lia; placed under a $26,500 secured bond. (RCSD)

n Randall Keith Webb, 35, of 171 Reid St.; charged with injury to per-sonal property, assault and battery and two counts of communicating threats; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD)n Jonathan Albert Miller, 24, of

271 Maple Creek Road; charged with communicating threats; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD)n Howard Logan, 46, of 380 Mayse

Road; charged with failure to com-ply; no bond listed. (RCSD)n Anthony Jerome Parks, 35, of 501

Ledbetter Road; charged with failure to comply; placed under a $448 cash bond. (RCSD)n Laquiesha Rashay Landrum, 20,

of 1006 Spindale St.; charged with harassing phone call; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD)n Rose Marie McCombs, 48, of

902 Laeing Mill Road; charged with misdemeanor larceny; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Christian Lynch, 19, of 401

Owens Chapel Road; charged with second-degree trespassing and injury to personal property; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n Brandon Maurice Gray, 29, of

212 Maple Creek Road; charged with second-degree trespassing and injury to personal property; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n Steven Chad Womack, 24, of

2207 Ellenboro Henrietta Road; charged with misdemeanor proba-tion violation, assault and battery and injury to personal property; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Heather Dawn Owens, 26, of

483 J.M. Lovelace Road, Ellenboro; charged with uttering a forged instrument and attempt to obtain property by false pretense; placed under a $100 secured bond. (RPD)

EMS/Rescuen The Rutherford County EMS

responded to 41 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 36 E-911 call Saturday and Sunday.

Fire Callsn Cliffside firefighters responded

to a house fire, assisted by SDO and Sandy Mush firefighters.n Forest City firefighters responded

to a house fire, to an electrical fire and to a residential fire alarm.n Rutherfordton firefighters

responded to an industrial fire alarm.n Hudlow firefighters responded

to a house fire, assisted by Bostic, Cherry Mountain and Forest City firefighters.

Police Notes

FOREST CITY — One woman was charged and another transported to the hospital after an 8 a.m. wreck Friday on U.S. 64 near Lake Lure.

Vivian Schilz of Rutherfordton was driving a Ford and Amy Rhom of Bostic, also driving a Ford, was trav-eling west, when Schilz was reducing speed to stop and Rhom failed to stop and struck the car in the rear.

Rhom was charged with failure to reduce speed and Schilz was taken to Rutherford Hospital by Hickory Nut Gorge EMS.

Also on Friday at about 6:49 p.m.

two vehicles collided on U.S. 221A, Kerry Lee Craig of Rutherfordton

was driving a 1998 Dodge van and Deborah Horn Hodges of Forest City was driving a 1995 Buick. They were traveling north on U.S. 221A when Hodges slowed to make a right turn. Craig was unable to get stopped and struck the Buick in the rear.

Both drivers and two passengers reported injuries, but were not trans-ported to the hospital.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol investigated both accidents.

Two accidents are reported

RAEFORD (AP) — Rescue workers on Monday were assessing the dam-age to a North Carolina mobile home community after severe thunder-storms blew through the area.

The storms struck Sunday night at the Willow Trace mobile home park near Raeford.

American Red Cross regional exec-utive director Barry Porter said 41 of the 48 park residences were affected.

Nine homes were destroyed, while others had only broken windows and lost electrical service, Porter said.

Mobile homes are vulnerable to high winds because they are elevated and often are not anchored to the ground, he said.

Lodging was provided Sunday evening and is being arranged for Monday evening, as well.

The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for Cumberland and Hoke counties

around the time the thunderstorms ripped through the mobile home park.

WTVD-TV in Durham reported an elderly woman crawled out of her mobile home after the walls and roof collapsed on top of her.

The storms in the Raleigh area may have led to a woman’s death.

Sabrina Allen, 32, was killed around 6 p.m. Sunday when a tree fell on her house just outside the Raleigh city limits, WRAL-TV reported.

Investigators say the tree came down as the storm was passing through the area, but couldn’t say for certain if the weather caused it to fall, according to Wake County sher-iff’s spokeswoman Phyllis Stevens.

The weather service has issued flash flood watches into Monday evening for counties throughout the state.

Storm damages N.C. homes

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s 18,000 auto dealers are trying to cut themselves a deal in the Senate, seeking exemption from proposed consum-er regulations that would police how they write car loans.

The Obama administration is pushing back, using the Pentagon to make the case that soldiers are particularly vulnerable to high interest car loan schemes.

“No one counts the car dealers out,” said Ed Mierzwinski, consumer program director at U.S. PIRG, a consumer advocacy group. “The car deal-ers are like the small banks — they are every-where.”

The dealers argue that when it comes to lend-ing to car buyers, they are mere intermediaries for financial institutions that ultimately process and service the loans.

In waging this fight, they stand between the president and the success of a vast rewrite of financial regulations that Obama is determined to sign into law. A House version of the bill already excludes auto dealers from new consumer financial rules. By standing firm now, the administration hopes the Senate version prevails.

The debate over a special carve out for auto dealers, who have a high visibility in their local communities, comes as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., seeks to wrap up debate over the broader regulatory overhaul later this week. Reid planned to seek a vote to end debate on Wednesday, which would require 60 votes to pass. If successful, the Senate would have until Friday to dispatch remaining issues.

Beside the auto dealers’ exception, senators must still work out differences over how to regu-late complex securities known as derivatives and decide whether to toughen provisions in the bill that would restrict the ability of banks to engage in speculative trades with their own accounts.

Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., is leading the effort for the dealers with an amendment that would specifically carve them out of the bill’s con-sumer protections provisions. While the American auto industry is reeling economically, the last thing dealers need is additional regulations, their allies argue.

“If a dealer is acting more as a passthrough between the consumer and the bank, simply add-ing more burdensome regulations on the dealer will only make it more expensive for the consum-er,” said Bailey Wood of the National Automobile Dealers Association.

Auto dealers, however, still make money from the loans. Consumer advocates argue that’s enough to place them under extra scrutiny. The Pentagon has been especially aggressive in opposing an exemp-tion for auto dealers, initiating its campaign after the House agreed to exclude dealers from its bill.

In February, Undersecretary of Defense Clifford Stanley wrote to the Treasury saying that nearly three out of four military financial counselors in “informal, nonscientific polling” reported that they advised service members on issues related to abu-sive auto financing.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks had another wild day, but there was no big event, no surprise announcement behind the swings.

All that happened was that the euro, battered to a four-year low Monday before trading began in the U.S., started rising again. And the stock market fol-lowed the currency shared by 16 European nations.

Shortly after noon Eastern time, the Dow Jones industrials were down 184 points. It looked like they would add to the pile of triple-digit losses they’ve suf-fered over the past two weeks as investors worried that Europe’s economic problems would spread to the U.S.

But the euro, which seesawed after earlier falling to $1.2237, finally started its move higher — a bumpy move, but an upward one nonetheless. The Dow also racheted higher, finally end-ing with an almost six-point advance.

Investors are looking at the euro as an indicator of confi-dence in the European econo-mies. The euro has been sliding on concerns that debt problems will undermine Europe’s recov-ery, and in turn that of the U.S. And so, when it started rising Monday, stock traders interpret-ed its move as a “buy” sign.

But given stocks’ erratic moves over the past few weeks, it’s likely that there will be more days like Monday ahead. Traders still have many unanswered questions about how Europe will pull itself from its financial mess without hurting its recov-ery. Because economies around the world are dependent on one another, the broader concern is that Europe’s problems will halt

a rebound elsewhere.Other investments seen as

risky had a rough time Monday. Oil traded below $70 a barrel for the first time since February but finished above that psycho-logical benchmark. Oil is priced in dollars so a stronger dollar discourages investors from buy-ing oil. Crude fell $1.45 to $70.16 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Energy stocks, which make up about 10 percent of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, dropped after oil fell. Shares of consumer staples companies, which are seen as safer bets in weak econo-mies, rose.

Peabody Energy Corp. fell 5.3 percent. Procter & Gamble Co., which makes Tide detergent and Gillette razors, rose 1.3 percent.

Investors are questioning whether steep budget cuts in countries including Greece, Spain and Portugal will hinder an economic recovery in Europe and in turn, the U.S. The fear is that the world banking system could see a replay of the losses that hobbled financial institu-tions in late 2008.

The austerity measures are required under a nearly $1 trillion bailout program the European Union and International Monetary Fund agreed to last week. The rescue package provides access to cheap loans for European countries facing mounting debt problems.

Traders are betting that U.S. export growth will continue to slow as Europeans, unnerved by problems at home, show less of an appetite to buy American goods. And if Americans get nervous and spend less on imports that could further cur-tail the global recovery.

“We need to quantify how much Europe can hurt us,” said Philip Dow at RBC Dain Rauscher in Minneapolis. He said it could take a month or two before investors have a better sense of whether the debt prob-lems in Europe will spread.

The Dow rose 5.67, or 0.1 per-cent, to 10,625.83. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 1.26, or 0.1 percent, to 1,136.94, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 7.38, or 0.3 percent, to 2,354.23.

Three stocks fell for every two that rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.4 billion shares, compared with 1.5 billion Friday.

Bond prices fell after steep gains last week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.50 percent from 3.46 percent late Friday.

Gold fell 50 cents to $1,227.30 an ounce.

Europe’s debt crisis poses risks to the U.S. financial system because it could make loans even harder to come by in the United States and push up the rates on them.

Fears about such losses makes lending more risky. Analysts say that even a loss in confidence could make it harder for the U.S. economy to bounce back.

A forecast from home-improve-ment retailer Lowe’s Cos. hurt sentiment. The stock fell 81 cents, or 3.1 percent, to $25.26.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 1.73, or 0.3 percent, to 695.71.

Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.1 percent, Germany’s DAX index gained 0.1 percent, and France’s CAC-40 fell 0.5 percent. Japan’s Nikkei stock average fell 2.2 per-cent.

Wall Street dives then rebounds

Auto dealers fight new rules on financing

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday.

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Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %ChgAT&T Inc 1.68 6.5 12 25.77 +.37 -8.1Amazon ... ... 57 128.91 +.38 -4.2ArvMerit ... ... ... 15.24 -.16 +36.3BB&T Cp .60 1.8 35 33.73 -.32 +33.0BkofAm .04 .2 78 16.35 +.01 +8.6BerkHa A ... ... 22114225.00+75.00 +15.1Cisco ... ... 21 24.87 -.07 +3.9Delhaize 2.01 2.5 ... 79.44 -1.37 +3.5Dell Inc ... ... 21 15.22 +.07 +6.0DukeEngy .96 5.7 13 16.93 +.15 -1.6ExxonMbl 1.76 2.8 14 63.27 -.33 -7.2FamilyDlr .62 1.5 17 40.51 +.31 +45.6FifthThird .04 .3 21 13.98 -.10 +43.4FCtzBA 1.20 .6 10 203.16 +.39 +23.9GenElec .40 2.3 19 17.56 -.08 +16.1GoldmanS 1.40 1.0 6 142.64 -.59 -15.5Google ... ... 23 507.97 +.44 -18.1KrispKrm ... ... ... 3.92 -.01 +32.9

LeggPlat 1.04 4.3 25 24.18 +.10 +18.5

Lowes .36 1.4 21 25.26 -.81 +8.0

Microsoft .52 1.8 15 28.94 +.01 -5.1

PPG 2.16 3.3 19 66.12 +1.03 +12.9

ParkerHan 1.04 1.6 28 66.27 -.19 +23.0

ProgrssEn 2.48 6.2 13 40.03 +.03 -2.4

RedHat ... ... 68 30.52 +.12 -1.2

RoyalBk g 2.00 ... ... 57.61 -.36 +7.6

SaraLee .44 3.0 35 14.90 +.20 +22.3

SonicAut ... ... 10 10.35 -.08 -.4

SonocoP 1.12 3.4 19 32.76 +.65 +12.0

SpectraEn 1.00 4.6 16 21.74 -.27 +6.0

SpeedM .40 2.5 ... 16.01 +.40 -9.1

Timken .52 1.6 ... 32.01 -.65 +35.0

UPS B 1.88 2.9 26 65.55 -.20 +14.3

WalMart 1.21 2.3 14 52.73 +.61 -1.3

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MUTUAL FUNDS

DAILY DOW JONES

11,258.01 8,087.19 Dow Industrials 10,625.83 +5.67 +.05 +1.90 +24.954,812.87 2,971.98 Dow Transportation 4,479.08 -8.65 -.19 +9.26 +42.37

408.57 325.67 Dow Utilities 379.49 -.33 -.09 -4.65 +14.917,743.74 5,552.82 NYSE Composite 7,063.83 -13.81 -.20 -1.69 +20.421,994.20 1,451.26 Amex Market Value 1,832.22 -16.48 -.89 +.40 +21.302,535.28 1,664.19 Nasdaq Composite 2,354.23 +7.38 +.31 +3.75 +35.901,219.80 869.32 S&P 500 1,136.94 +1.26 +.11 +1.96 +24.98

852.90 539.03 S&P MidCap 790.80 +1.49 +.19 +8.83 +39.5612,847.91 8,900.27 Wilshire 5000 11,950.03 +9.01 +.08 +3.48 +28.57

745.95 470.37 Russell 2000 695.71 +1.73 +.25 +11.24 +40.61

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THE MARKET IN REVIEW

PIMCO TotRetIs CI 128,736 11.13 +0.5 +13.0/C +7.4/A NL 1,000,000American Funds GrthAmA m LG 67,975 27.29 -5.6 +26.3/E +3.4/B 5.75 250Vanguard TotStIdx LB 65,222 28.40 -4.4 +34.3/A +2.3/B NL 3,000Fidelity Contra LG 59,228 59.00 -4.1 +30.5/C +5.4/A NL 2,500American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 57,634 45.91 -5.2 +17.7/D +3.5/C 5.75 250American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 55,402 31.44 -8.9 +21.1/E +4.9/B 5.75 250Vanguard 500Inv LB 51,508 104.97 -4.5 +31.4/B +1.4/C NL 3,000American Funds IncAmerA m MA 50,350 15.35 -4.0 +25.9/B +3.3/B 5.75 250American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 49,825 25.70 -5.4 +25.4/E +2.1/B 5.75 250Vanguard InstIdxI LB 48,636 104.29 -4.5 +31.6/B +1.5/C NL 5,000,000Dodge & Cox Stock LV 43,365 97.59 -6.4 +32.4/B 0.0/D NL 2,500American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 39,521 35.09 -10.1 +20.8/B +6.2/A 5.75 250American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 39,349 24.86 -3.9 +27.3/D +0.9/C 5.75 250Dodge & Cox IntlStk FV 38,799 30.07 -9.8 +29.1/A +4.8/A NL 2,500American Funds NewPerspA m WS 32,886 24.54 -7.7 +26.3/C +5.7/A 5.75 250PIMCO TotRetAdm b CI 32,666 11.13 +0.5 +12.8/C +7.1/A NL 1,000,000American Funds FnInvA m LB 32,183 32.43 -6.2 +27.4/D +4.5/A 5.75 250FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m CA 31,694 2.06 -2.7 +31.4/A +5.0/A 4.25 1,000Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 31,416 28.41 -4.4 +34.5/A +2.4/B NL 100,000American Funds BalA m MA 30,732 16.53 -2.8 +22.8/C +2.8/C 5.75 250Vanguard 500Adml LB 30,360 104.99 -4.5 +31.5/B +1.5/C NL 100,000Fidelity DivrIntl d FG 30,024 25.65 -10.3 +18.2/D +2.4/D NL 2,500Vanguard Welltn MA 29,838 29.10 -3.4 +22.7/C +5.3/A NL 10,000Fidelity GrowCo LG 29,370 71.31 -5.5 +37.4/A +6.0/A NL 2,500Fidelity LowPriStk d MB 27,372 33.95 -4.9 +38.9/D +5.4/A NL 2,500American Funds BondA m CI 27,146 12.07 +0.6 +14.7/B +3.2/E 3.75 250Vanguard TotIntl d FB 27,032 13.27 -10.6 +21.8/B +4.2/B NL 3,000Vanguard InstPlus LB 26,786 104.29 -4.5 +31.6/B +1.5/C NL 200,000,000T Rowe Price EqtyInc LV 17,190 21.95 -4.5 +35.7/A +2.0/B NL 2,500Hartford CapAprA m LB 10,065 30.47 -5.7 +28.4/D +4.5/A 5.50 2,000Pioneer PioneerA m LB 4,492 36.22 -5.3 +30.4/C +1.9/B 5.75 1,000Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m GS 1,476 10.40 +0.2 +3.0/C +4.8/A 1.50 1,000Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m LV 1,235 2.95 -5.1 +21.3/E -1.2/E 4.25 2,500DWS-Scudder REstA m SR 502 15.83 +3.7 +76.7/C +3.1/C 5.75 1,000Hartford GrowthL m LG 195 15.26 -6.1 +28.9/C +1.4/D 4.75 0

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

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

NYSE7,063.83 -13.81

AMEX1,832.22 -16.48

NASDAQ2,354.23 +7.38

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

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

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Name Vol (00) Last ChgPwShs QQQ1174453 47.08 +.15Cisco 719667 24.87 -.07Intel 640924 22.02 +.13SiriusXM 632401 1.09 +.02ETrade 472243 1.53 -.04Microsoft 440011 28.94 +.01MicronT 394310 9.17 +.23Apple Inc 268556 254.22 +.40Dell Inc 266220 15.22 +.07Popular 249923 3.35 -.18

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DIARYAdvanced 150Declined 342Unchanged 35Total issues 527New Highs 4New Lows 4

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of hom-eowners dropping out of the Obama administra-tion’s main mortgage assistance plan is growing, and is now almost equal to the number who have received permanent relief.

More than 299,000 homeowners had received permanent loan modifications as of last month, the Treasury Department said Monday. That’s about 25 percent of the 1.2 million who started the pro-gram since its March 2009 launch. They are pay-ing, on average, $516 less each month.

However, the number of people who started the process but failed to get their mortgages perma-nently modified rose dramatically in April.

To complete the program, borrowers must make at least three payments on time. About 277,000 homeowners, or 23 percent of those enrolled, have dropped out during this trial phase. That’s up from about 155,000 a month earlier.

Many borrowers are still stuck in limbo, unable to complete the process and caught up in a bewil-dering bureaucracy, housing advocates say.

“These mortgage companies have to get it togeth-er,” said Henrietta Thompson, housing coordina-tor with United Family Services in Charlotte, N.C. “We’re not getting anything done.”

Most analysts say the administration’s program has yet to make a dent in the foreclosure crisis, and critics say it is merely delaying an inevitable surge in foreclosures. But officials insist the program is helping the housing market turn around.

“The number of homeowners receiving signifi-cant relief through a mortgage modification con-tinues to rise,” Phyllis Caldwell, chief of Treasury’s homeownership preservation office said in a state-ment.

The program is designed to lower borrowers’ monthly payments by reducing mortgage rates to as low as 2 percent for five years and extending loan terms to as long as 40 years. Mortgage com-panies get up to $75 billion taxpayer incentives to reduce borrowers’ monthly payments.

But there have been problems from the start. One of the big ones: Initially, borrowers were able to state their income verbally and provide proof of their income later. That jammed up the system as many borrowers didn’t provide a complete set of documents, and some complained that their infor-mation was lost.

Treasury officials have directed lenders to shift to a new system. Starting with loan modifications that go into effect June 1, they are required to col-lect two recent pay stubs at the start of the process. Borrowers will have to give the Internal Revenue Service permission to provide their most recent tax returns.

Among those who have completed the program, 3,744 borrowers, or 1.3 percent, have dropped out, up from about 2,900 a month earlier. Most of those borrowers likely defaulted on their modified loans, but a handful either refinanced or sold their homes.

Borrowers who don’t get help will likely end up losing their homes. That can happen through fore-closure. Another option is a short sale, which is when banks agree to let borrowers sell their homes for a reduced price if they owe more than it’s worth.

To encourage more of those sales, the Obama administration is giving $3,000 for moving expenses to homeowners who complete such a sale or agree to turn over the deed of the property to the lender.

ROBERT, La. (AP) — With BP finally gaining some control over the amount of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are increasingly worried that huge plumes of crude already spilled could get caught in a current that would carry the mess all the way to the Florida Keys and beyond, damaging coral reefs and killing wildlife.

Scientists said the oil will move into the so-called loop current soon if it hasn’t already, though they could not say exactly when or how much there would be. Once it is in the loop, it could take 10 days or longer to reach the Keys.

“It’s only a question of when,” said Peter Ortner, a University of Miami oceanographer.

In the month since an offshore drilling platform exploded, kill-ing 11 workers, BP has struggled to stop the leak, trying in vain to activate emergency valves and lowering a 100-ton box that got clogged with icy crystals. Over the weekend, the oil com-pany finally succeeded in using a stopper-and-tube combination to siphon some of the gushing oil into a tanker, but millions of gal-lons are already in the Gulf.

The loop current is a ribbon of warm water that begins in the Gulf of Mexico and wraps around Florida. Some scientists project the current will draw the crude through the Keys and then up Florida’s Atlantic Coast, where the oil might avoid the beaches of Miami and Fort Lauderdale but could wash up around Palm Beach.

Many scientists expect the oil to get no farther north than Cape Canaveral, midway up the coast, before it is carried out to sea and becomes more and more diluted.

The pollution could endanger Florida’s shoreline mangroves, seagrass beds and the third-longest barrier reef in the world,

the 221-mile-long Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, which helps draw millions of snorkelers, fishermen and other tourists whose dollars are vital to the state’s economy.

Pollutants can smother and kill corals — living creatures that excrete a hard exterior skeleton — or can hinder their ability to reproduce and grow. That, in turn, could harm thousands of species of exotic and colorful fish and other marine life that live in and around reefs.

In other developments:n Chris Oynes, who oversees

offshore drilling programs at the federal Minerals Management Service, will retire at the end of the month, becoming the Interior Department’s first casu-alty of the disaster. Oynes has been criticized as too cozy with the oil industry.n The White House will estab-

lish a presidential commission to investigate the spill, according to an administration official speak-ing of condition of anonymity.n California Sen. Barbara

Boxer and other Democrats are calling on the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation.n BP said it has spent $500

million on the spill so far.n The oil company said it will

never again try to produce oil from the well, though it did not rule out drilling elsewhere in the reservoir. “The right thing to do is permanently plug this well, and that’s what we will do,” said Doug Suttles, BP chief operating officer.

William Hogarth, dean of the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science, said one computer model showed oil had already entered the loop current, while a second model showed the oil was three miles from it. Mike Sole, Florida’s environmental protection secre-tary, said the edge could still be two to 18 miles away.

BP said it is having some suc-cess with a mile-long tube that is funneling a little more than 42,000 gallons of crude a day from the well into a tanker ship. That would be about a fifth of the 210,000 gallons the company estimated is gushing out each day, though scientists who have studied video of the leak say it could be much bigger.

Crews will slowly increase how much they are collecting over the next few days. They need to move slowly to prevent the for-mation of the ice-like crystals that doomed the effort to lower a big concrete-and-steel box over the blown-out well.

BP initially said it hoped the system would capture most of the leaking oil, but Suttles said Monday that officials would be pleased if the tube eventually sucks up half of it.

The siphoning is not a perma-nent solution. BP is preparing to shoot a mixture known as drilling mud into the well later this week in a procedure called a “top-kill” that would take sev-eral weeks but, if successful, would stop the flow altogether. Two relief wells are also being drilled to pump cement into the well to close it, but that will take months.

Chemicals being sprayed underwater are helping to dis-perse the oil and keep it from washing ashore in great quanti-ties, but researchers said that in recent days they have discovered miles-long underwater plumes of oil that could poison or suffocate sea life across the food chain, with damage that could last for a decade or more.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday that the research-ers’ announcement of the oil plumes was premature and that further tests are needed to con-firm that the plumes detected were indeed caused by the blow-out.

Lamar McKay, chair-man and president of BP America, Inc., testifies at the Senate committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday.

Dropouts rise in mortgage aid program

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off on paperwork for Dest getting a grant of approximately $156,000 up front approved the new arrangement.

Mayor Mickey Bland expressed concern over future building reuse grants from NCRC, though.

“I want to make everyone aware that this will hurt ourselves in regard to getting further building re-use grants from the rural center, and hurting ourselves when it comes to attracting other new businesses to all those empty buildings when they find out what we’ve done,” Bland warned.

In other business, the board voted four to one to deny rezoning a portion of general commercial property on Reservation Drive to residential prop-erty. Petitioners from Habitat for Humanity — who own the lot — had asked the board for the rezon-ing with the purpose of building 13 new homes. Commissioners Carl Bailey, Nancy Walker, Toby Tomblin and Ed Searcy voted to deny rezoning.

“I’m trying to be a good steward of Spindale,” Tomblin said. “If we build 13 houses and 13 fami-lies move in from out of town how have we served the residents?”

Walker added, “One of my big concerns is that there are no checks and balances. These are small homes and they are relatively cheap and people can just move in and do whatever they want.”

But Habitat volunteer Allison Schroyer coun-tered, “We would very much like to have follow-up visits, but we do legally sell our houses to hom-eowners. And therefore, just like any other hom-eowner, they are responsible for their property. We can’t go to them and say, hey you need to cut your lawn. But we do keep a close relationship with our homeowners and unlike other lenders we can call them up and communicate with them. We are a humanitarian organization trying to help people get into safe housing.”

In other business, the board approved Norman Aiken’s request to host a basketball camp at the Spindale House the week of July 29.

The board also agreed to let the James Hamilton and Curwin Simmons work with town employ-ees to host practices for their summer basketball league at the Spindale House provided at least one Spindale House employee is present.

Clayton Parris’ request to have a sewer line extended to his home was unanimously denied.

Commissioner Tomblin asked the board to send a request to the zoning and planning board to review the practice of using mobile homes as principal structures for commercial businesses.

“If you look at Oakland Road, the best oppor-tunity this town has to attract industry is the old Mastercraft building,” Tomblin said. “If I’m a prospective business and I’m looking for a plant I want to put it somewhere aesthetically pleasing. We’ve got a mobile home down there selling hot dogs and a car dealer using home wrap as siding and it just detracts from the whole neighborhood.”

The board agreed to send the request to zoning and planning. The board also agreed to participate in the CodeRed phone messaging service to alert residents in cases of emergency and disseminate information by calling their home phone with a recorded message.

Finally, the board set a meeting date for June 28 at 5 p.m. for the regular June meeting, a public hearing on the animal control ordinance and a public hearing on the fiscal year 2010 - 2011 bud-get.

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RALEIGH (AP) — The Senate’s proposed education budget unveiled Monday would cut less deeply next year com-pared to changes sought by Gov. Beverly Perdue but would allow local school districts to furlough teachers and use lottery funds as a last resort to prevent layoffs.

The education plan, part of the nearly $19 billion full budget bill the full Senate is expected to vote on by the end of the week, would allow districts to require employees to take up to two days off without pay, said Sen. A.B. Swindell, D-Nash, one of the Senate’s chief budget writers. Several school districts, includ-ing Charlotte-Mecklenburg, have asked for that authority from the General Assembly.

The bill also allow the districts to use some of their state lot-tery money on teacher salaries to prevent layoffs.

The use of the lottery funds would represent a departure from the 2005 law that limits net proceeds from the games be used only to hire teachers to keep class sizes down in early grades, teach at-risk 4-year-olds, build new schools and provide need-based college scholarships. The change would only be for next year and would only apply to additional lottery profits that weren’t projected in the current budget. The lottery is expected to generate $73 million more in profits next year than projected, according to documents.

Education advocates are wor-ried school districts could have to eliminate another 1,600 positions in addition to 5,400 removed this school year.

“We’re trying to be sure that we keep as many teachers in the classroom as possible,” said Sen. Linda Garrou, D-Forsyth, co-chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

The public schools and health

and human services would take the biggest hits in the budget proposal, or an additional $624 million in spending cuts beyond what’s already required in the budget’s second year starting July 1. Dozens of state offices are seeing cuts of 5 percent or more. State salaries for public school-teachers and state employees would remain frozen for a sec-ond straight year.

The changes are designed to narrow a projected budget gap of $800 million to $1 billion caused by flagging state revenues. The whole Senate budget committee is scheduled to debate the full budget bill Tuesday.

While the Senate plan doesn’t eliminate a requirement that school districts locate another $80 million in cuts, budget writ-ers declined to accept Perdue’s request to expand the so-called “management flexibility” reduc-tions by another $135 million. But several other school expens-es were decreased further. Local school districts would see a 9 percent cut to run their central offices, nearly 5 percent less for assistant principals and a 21 per-cent cut for teams of nurses and social workers that assist at-risk children.

Overall, public schools would see a 3 percent reduction, or about $219 million less to a bud-get of $7.1 billion. Perdue had recommended a reduction of 3.5 percent.

“We’re very pleased there are no additional management flexi-bility cuts,” said Leanne Winner, a lobbyist for the North Carolina School Boards Association, but other reductions are “going to affect how schools operate and how we deliver education to chil-dren.”

The University of North Carolina system essentially saw spending remain flat and the community college system saw

a 5 percent increase to pay for a surge of students seeking to be retrained or find new careers.

“It’s hard to say that you’re hap-py with a budget that reduces education,” said Sen. Richard Stevens, R-Wake, co-chair of the Senate’s budget subcommittee that approved the education plan Monday. “But it’s a better budget than it was.”

The Senate’s spending plan also included language that would spend $15 million to expand a pilot program current-ly in 40 schools where teachers are using handheld computers and other technology to better track student performance, but it falls short of Perdue’s request to receive $39 million.

The bill would allow a reduc-tion in the highest marginal income tax rate paid by own-ers of businesses whose gross receipts are $1 million or less from 7.75 percent to 6.9 per-cent — the same rate as cor-porate taxpayers. The change, which could benefit more than 250,000 small businesses, will cost the state about $40 million.

“We give the small, family busi-ness the same tax treatment that we do the big guys,” said Sen. Dan Clodfelter, D-Mecklenburg.

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BANGKOK (AP) — The Thai government said Monday it would accept a cease-fire offer from a “Red Shirt” protest leader if their fighters end raging street battles and return to their main camp in central Bangkok, as the death toll from five days of vio-lence rose to 37.

The offer was made by Red Shirt leader Nattawut Saikuwa, who called the government’s chief negotiator, Korbsak Sabhavasu, on his cell phone, Korbsak said. It was the first direct talks between the two sides since the fighting started Thursday, but Korbsak said it was unlikely to achieve much as the two sides still remained far apart.

Nattawut’s response was not immediately known. Calls to his phone went unanswered.

Earlier, a Thai government ultimatum passed for the thou-sands of protesters — who have been camping in an upscale commercial district for more than a month in a bid to force the government from power — to vacate the barricaded pro-test zone by 3 p.m. or face up to two years in prison. Meanwhile, unrest flared in various parts of the downtown area outside the barricades, with troops firing live ammunition at protesters who were lighting tires to hide their positions. The thick smoke darkened the sky.

The Red Shirts, many of whom hail from the impoverished

north and northeast, are trying to unseat Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and force immediate elections. They say the coali-tion government came to power through manipulation of the courts and the backing of the powerful military, and that it symbolizes a national elite indif-ferent to their plight.

Previous attempts to negotiate an end to the standoff — which has destabilized a country once regarded as one of Southeast Asia’s most stable democracies — have failed. A government offer earlier this month to hold November elections floundered after protest leaders made more demands.

Korbsak told reporters that he talked to Nattawut for five min-utes, during which the Red Shirt leader proposed a cease-fire. He said he told Nattawut that the army will stop shooting if he pulls his fighters back from the streets to the core protest site.

“If they call their people back to Rajprasong there will be no single bullet fired by the sol-diers,” he said, referring to the 1-square-mile (3-square-kilo-meter) area in central Bangkok where thousands of Red Shirt protesters are encamped.

“If he (Nattawut) is serious about solving the problem he is capable of doing it. He can sim-ply call back his people. ... Once he calls them back who would the troops shoot at?” Korbsak said.

The Rajprasong area is encir-cled by troops in a wide perim-eter, and protesters have spilled out into surrounding streets that have become a battleground. At least 37 people — nearly all civilians — have been killed in the violence and more than 250 injured.

The political conflict is Thailand’s deadliest and most prolonged in decades, and each passing day of violence deeply divides in this nation of 65 million — a key U.S. ally and Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.

Earlier Monday, a small plane dropped leaflets urging protest-ers in the Rajprasong encamp-ment to leave by 3 p.m. or face criminal charges and up to two years in prison.

The deadline passed without incident. It was not clear how many people left the camp, but the government said 3,000 peo-ple remained, down from 5,000 on Sunday and 10,000 last week. The numbers could not be inde-pendently confirmed.

It was unknown how many were rioting outside the main protest zone.

Some protesters comman-deered a fuel tanker from a gasoline station and pushed it to the middle of the key Rama IV road that has become a battle-ground. The protesters tried to set it ablaze with a burning tire and fireworks, but were deterred by troops.

SALANG PASS, Afghanistan (AP) — Dense fog hindered rescuers who fanned out across moun-tainous terrain on Monday to search for the wreck-age of an Afghan passenger plane that vanished with 44 passengers on board. There was no imme-diate word of casualties.

After receiving tips from local residents who heard a loud bang, Afghan authorities rushed to the Salang Pass, a major route through the Hindu Kush mountains that connects the capital to the north. Late Monday night, they said they suspected the plane may have gone down farther south, closer to its destination of Kabul International Airport.

US missionary convicted, freedPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The last of

10 Americans detained while trying to take 33 children out of Haiti following the Jan. 12 earth-quake was released Monday after a judge con-victed her and sentenced her to the time she had already served in jail.

Laura Silsby, the organizer of the ill-fated effort to take the children to an orphanage being set up in the Dominican Republic, returned to her jail cell briefly to retrieve belongings before quickly heading to the Port-au-Prince airport.

The Idaho businesswoman had been in cus-tody since Jan. 29. She was originally charged with kidnapping and criminal association. Those charges were dropped and she was convicted of arranging illegal travel under a 1980 stat-ute restricting movement out of Haiti signed by then-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier.

Prosecutor Jean-Serge Joseph said she was con-victed and sentenced to the 3 months and 8 days she has spent behind bars.

Eurozone defends currencyBRUSSELS (AP) — Eurozone finance ministers

say Europe’s currency union is “credible” and the region won’t see rapid price hikes despite the euro’s recent slide against the euro.

Jean-Claude Juncker, who led ministers’ talks Monday, said “we trust that the euro is a credible currency” after it hit a four-year low against the dollar earlier in the day.

He says the 16 countries that use the euro believe that price stability “will be maintained in years to come” as a major asset for Europeans and for investors.

Some market traders worry of far higher infla-tion across the eurozone after governments offered to bail out debt-burdened nations and the European Central Bank said it would buy government bonds — which some see as printing money.

Iran plan meets with skepticismTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran agreed Monday to

a key big power demand, saying it was ready to ship much of its low-enriched uranium abroad — but immediately rolled out a new obstacle to compromise on its nuclear program by insisting it would continue enriching to higher levels.

Tehran’s decision to agree to export a large amount of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey after refusing to let it leave the country for more than half a year appeared to be an attempt to stave off a new set of looming U.N. sanctions — a doubtful endeavor, judging by initial reactions from Western nations spearheading attempts to deal with Iran’s nuclear defiance.

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Dear Abby: I’m a divorced, middle-aged professional woman with a Ph.D. who has been keeping com-pany with a man my age for seven years. “Burt” treats me well. He takes me out, has helped with some major home renovation projects, sends me flowers and I enjoy his company. I’m perfectly happy in his world, and I like most of his friends.

On the flip side, Burt is overweight, has a drinking problem and never finished college. My problem is, I can’t bring myself to introduce him to those in my “professional circle.” I’m afraid he will say something boorish, show up drunk or otherwise embarrass me.

Is there something intrinsically wrong with me that I’m ashamed to have the man I love meet people with whom I work and socialize? Is there something wrong with the relation-ship? — It’s Complicated

Dear It’s Complicated: There doesn’t appear to be anything wrong with the relationship. It has worked for seven years. What’s “wrong” may be that you’re afraid you have “settled” for someone who isn’t up to the standards of those in your profes-sional circle. If you are happy, why do you feel you must live up to someone else’s standards?

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None of the other mothers wants to get to know me. I wait at the bus stop with my girls and the moms talk to each other, but not to me. I get a weird “vibe” from them, as if they think I’m too young to know anything. I try to join in, but it seems they really don’t care for me. What can I do to make these moms like me? — Friend-Challenged

Dear Friend-Challenged: There is no way to “make” someone like you, and if a clique has already been established, it can be difficult to break in. I do have a suggestion, and your youth can be an advantage. Start asking them for advice.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that teenagers may not be locked up for life with-out chance of parole if they haven’t killed anyone.

By a 5-4 vote Monday, the court says the Constitution requires that young people serving life sentences must at least be considered for release.

The court ruled in the case of Terrance Graham, who was implicated in armed robberies when he was 16 and 17. Graham, now 22, is in prison in Florida, which holds more than 70 percent of juvenile defendants locked

up for life for crimes other than homicide.

“The state has denied him any chance to later demon-strate that he is fit to rejoin society based solely on a non-homicide crime that he com-mitted while he was a child in the eyes of the law,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his majority opinion. “This the Eighth Amendment does not permit.”

Chief Justice John Roberts agreed with Kennedy and the court’s four liberal jus-tices about Graham. But Roberts did not join the majority opinion as it applies to all young offenders who

are locked up for crimes other than murder.

Life sentences with no chance of parole are rare and harsh for juveniles tried as adults and convicted of crimes less serious than kill-ing, although roughly three dozen states allow for the possibility of such prison terms. Just over 100 prison inmates in the United States are serving those terms.

Those inmates are in Florida and seven other states — California, Dela-ware, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska and South Carolina — according to a Florida State University

study. More than 2,000 other juveniles are serving life without parole for killing someone. Their sentences are not affected.

Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas dissented from Monday’s ruling.

Thomas criticized the majority for imposing “its own sense of morality and retributive justice” on state lawmakers and voters who chose to give state judges the option of life-without-parole sentences.

“I am unwilling to assume that we, as members of this court, are any more capable

of making such moral judg-ments than our fellow citi-zens,” Thomas said.

Kennedy, however, said that the high court ruling does not ensure anyone’s release. “What the state must do, however, is give defendants like Graham some meaning-ful opportunity to obtain release based on demonstrat-ed maturity and rehabilita-tion,” Kennedy said.

Kennedy wrote the Supreme Court opinion in 2005 that ruled out the death penalty for people under 18, judging them less responsible than adults.

Court rules out life sentences for some juveniles

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Having qualified as Co-Administrator of the estate of SHIRLEY PAULINE BRADLEY HARDIN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said SHIRLEY PAULINE BRADLEY HARDIN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

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Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of PATENA JANE HOLT PENSON of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said PATENA JANE HOLT PENSON to present them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of July, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

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Firleen Davis Holt, Administrator995 Webb Rd.Ellenboro, NC 28040

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This is the 18th day of May, 2010.

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In accordance with the General Statutes of North Carolina, representatives of the Board of Transportation and Department of Transportation will meet with the Board of Commissioners of Rutherford County and all interested citizens to discuss proposed plans and proposals for the Secondary Roads Improvement Program for Rutherford County. This meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 7, 2010 at the Rutherford County Office Building, Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 289 North Main Street, Rutherfordton, North Carolina.

The proposed program, along with a marked county map indicating proposed projects, will be posted at the County Courthouse for public review.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE10 SP 123

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Anthony Barnes (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Anthony B. Barnes) to Brock & Scott PLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 6th day of January, 2006, and recorded in Book 881, Page 74, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, 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 Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on May 25, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Tract One: Situated and being in the Town of Spindale and lying on the East side of Spindale Avenue, and known as Lot Number One (1) of the P.H. Grose lands as shown on a plat made by J. A. Wilkie, and surveyed said plat dated August 12, 1920, and registered in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County in Book of Deeds 117 at Page 50, which is hereby referred to for a more particular description of said lot, and bounded as follows:

BEGINNING at a stake on East side of Spindale Avenue corner of Lot Number two of the P.H. Grose lands as shown on the above mentioned plat and runs with Spindale Avenue South 17 West 150 feet to a stake at the intersection of a road and Spindale Avenue; thence with said road about South 89 1/4 East 420 feet to a stake on the North edge of said road; thence North 17 East 30 feet to a stake corner of Lot 2; thence with line of Lot 2 North 73 West 400 feet to the BEGINNING.

Being the same and identical property by Lucy W. Walker to Willie L. Whiteside and wife, Katie W. Whiteside by Deed dated March 05, 1975 and recorded in Deed Book 365, Page 291, Rutherford County Registry.

Tract Two: Situate in the Town of Spindale, North Carolina, and being located on the east side of Spindale Street and being Lot Number 2 of a subdivision of the P.H. Grose farm as the same is shown and set forth on a plat thereof which is of record in Plat Book 4 at Page 30 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference to said plat being hereby made for a more fully and complete description of said Lot Number 2. That the said map of the subdivision of the P.H. Grose farm was originally recorded in Deed Book 117 at Page 50 and thereafter transferred to Plat Book A at Page 30 before being transferred to Plat Book A at Page 30 where the same is now recorded. Together with improvements located thereon;

Said property being located at: 1404 Spindale Street, Spindale, North Carolina

The above described Lot Number to W.E. Nanney and wife Carrie Lee Grose Nanney, P.H. Grose and wife Myrtle Grose, by deed dated March 6, 1943, and of record in Deed Book 181 at Page 43 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina. W. E. Nanney thereafter died about the year 1951 and Carrie Lee Grose Nanney succeeded to the title of said property by right of survivorship. Carrie Lee Nanney thereafter married Herman L. Beal, and thereafter died November 6, 1970 intestate and without issue and survived by her said husband, Herman L. Beal, who is her sole heir-at-law. Herman L. Beal said property by deed recorded in Deed Book 337 at Page 514 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Being the same and identical property which by John U. Grose and wife Ethel D. Grose to Kathryn W. McDonald by deed dated April 24, 1995 and recorded in Deed Book 649 at Page 407, Rutherford County Registry.

Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased 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 conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, 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 subject to all taxes, special assessments, 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 agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

This 28th day of April, 2010.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEBY:Attorney 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: 1029837

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President Dr. R. Scott Ralls. Ralls told the graduates that too far students in North Carolina reach the point they were at that evening.

“We have a beautiful view of the lake and mountains here, but the most beautiful view is inside – the Class of 2010,” he said.

Ralls spoke on engagement, and how in life it affects all your decisions.

“Like all challenges, success will be in how you engage those challenges,” he said.

Ralls, who graduated from the University of North Carolina with Michael Jordan, said that Jordan had said his failures con-tributed as much to his life as his successes.

“We are all able to give the most when we are a part of something much larger than ourselves,” Ralls continued. It is why the instructors were smil-ing, because graduation serves as a culmination of their goal.

“We all aspire toward student success,” he said.

Ralls encouraged graduates to continue to be engaged after graduation.

“My wish is that you find all the beauties in this world and all the advantages that come to engaged learners.”

In addition to the honored graduates, an Isothermal faculty member and a graduate of the college were honored during Monday’s ceremony.

Mathematics instructor Tim Beaver received the Robert Wendell Eaves Award for Distinguished Teaching.

“I have always tried to lead by serving,” Beaver said of the recognition. “I encourage and exhort you to do the same.”

The Outstanding Alumnus Award was presented to Dr. John Higgins, owner of Smith’s Drug. Higgins said that Smith’s often employs high school stu-dents and he gets to hear their college plans.

“I always recommend Isothermal Community College as a logical choice,” he said, because of his positive experi-ences as a student there.

The adult high school and general educational develop-ment students at Isothermal will graduate tonight at 7 in The Foundation.

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

Garrett Byers/Daily CourierIsothermal Community College President Myra Johnson applauds during graduation exercises at the college Monday night. ICC awarded degrees to more than 200 students in the Class of 2010.

GraduationContinued from Page 1

Big smiles were just part of the scene as students were awarded degrees at ICC during gradua-tion exercises on Monday night.

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munity.Byers noted that the new school, at the 18-plus

acre site, would be open in August.In other action, the board unanimously approved

contributing $500 to Phase II of a Solid Waste Environmental Education Panel, or SWEEP, recy-cling project at county schools.

Patricia Kuess, of SWEEP, cited the success of the school recycling effort.

The program was implemented in the three pub-lic high schools in the county in November 2009, and a total of 64.76 tons has been recycled, includ-ing 36,330 pounds of mixed paper, 13,387 pounds of metal and aluminum cans, 6,432 pounds of plastic bottles and 73,375 pounds of cardboard.

The effort will now be expanded into the elemen-tary and middle schools in Rutherford County.

The money from Forest City will be used to pur-chase 14-gallon bins for every classroom at Forest City-Dunbar School for mixed paper. SWEEP also will purchase 90-gallon rollouts for every school.

Kuess said the money could be taken from tip-ping rebate fees that the county will receive for at least another year.

Also at the meeting, Cherie Toney presented an idea for a “Movies on Main” outdoor cinema/stage project in downtown.

Toney said she wasn’t discounting what the town has done to bring a theater project to fruition, but she added, “We’re at a crucial point in downtown development and we need to make progress.”

Toney noted that four city-owned buildings downtown, at 106, 108, 110 and 112 Main Street, were targeted for demolition if a theater project materialized, so she is urging that thee of the four buildings be torn down and a movie effort be undertaken in “a very low tech, low budget and scaled back way.”

The effect would be to create a sort of drive-in theater setting, except with people sitting on lawn chairs or picnic blankets instead of in cars, where patrons could watch a movie on a screen at the back of the site.

A stage would be added for special events, and public restrooms would be available at the one building left standing.

Weekly movies could be shown for free or at a nominal cost, and the stage could be used for band performances or concerts.

Toney noted that Boulder, Colo., and at least eight other places around the country have a similar setup.

The town board looked through the information-al packet that Toney had prepared and thanked her for the presentation, but took no action on the matter.

In a related matter, citizen Seable Grant asked where the long-anticipated theater project now stood, and if the rumors were true that a theater was coming to Forest City in three weeks and if the town planned to invest $3.5 million in it.

Town Planner Danielle Withrow, to whom Grant addressed the question, said, “This town is famous for rumors,” and turned the issue over to the board.

Board member Shawn Moore said the town is currently working with a theater company.

“We are working on it as wisely as we can,” he said.

Board member Dee Dee Bright said that the cost of a theater project may be $3.5 million, but added, “We’re not putting up $3.5 million.”

Commissioners also discussed a drainage prob-lem on Greenwood Street.

Town Attorney David Lloyd told the board that Tammy Robbins, the owner of property where the board had hoped to divert the water, “has no inter-est in allowing it by purchase or otherwise.”

Board members said they would check to see if there were any other options for diverting the water away from the residences on that street.

Also at the meeting, Bob Boyer, commandant of the Marine Corps League, talked with the board about plans for Memorial Day.

Flags will be put out in town at dawn and taken down at dusk. During the 11 a.m. ceremony that day, the Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Marine Corps League plan to lay a wreath.

Withrow noted that 95 percent of the 80 flags that will be put out are sponsored in honor of spe-cific veterans. Flag sponsorships are $100, and Withrow said there is still space for about 30 more, if anyone is interested.

Boyer said the veterans would welcome sugges-tions from the board on marking Memorial Day.

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