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Sunny,warmHigh: 63Low: 39Complete report: Page 8A

DeathsDavid Edward Barbour

Marshall Edward CaudleBeth Cox

Alene Severt FlowersWarren Grant HildrethBetsy Harward LanierRalph Wilson MullisArthur F. Peterson

Beulah Juanita Taylor

WHAT’S NEWS

Famous beachhouse is moved

RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — The Outer Banks beach house made famous in the movie “Nights in Rodanthe” has a new location.

A Dare County Web camera showed movers pulled the house, called Serendipity, from its spot at the end of the Hatteras Island community of Rodanthe about 10:40 a.m. Monday. The house was moved less than a mile south to a safer location that’s still beachfront and still in Rodanthe.

The house was supposed to be moved Friday, but the Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported that contractors The Dare County Sheriff’s Office said the permit to move the house expired at 2 p.m.

A bail bondsman from Newton and his wife pur-chased Serendipity and paid to move it. Dare County had declared the surf-endangered house a nuisance.

CORRECTIONAnyone with ideas for the

radio show for bikers should visit www.WIXE.com or call Archie Morgan at 704-289-2525. The wrong last name was given in a press release on page 10A of Sunday’s edition.

BIRTHDAYSBest wishes are extended

to everyone who is celebrat-ing a birthday today, especial-ly: Viola Craig, Darlene Doak, Trent Doak, Ella Hargett, Jerry Thomas, and Tommy Medlin.

Call (704) 261-2278 or e-mail [email protected] to add your names to the list. Names must be called in at 24 hours prior to the birthday.

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MUSHROOM PROJECTSIt isn’t just the weeds that can get

out of hand in the garden, it can be the projects themselves.

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Edwardsmurdertrial to beginBY JASON DEBRUYNStaff Writer

MONROEThe murder trial of Dan

Warren Edwards will be-gin today.

Edwards, 59, formerly of 3204 Collaroy Road in Waxhaw, was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of his former wife, Lo-gan Drake E d w a r d s . Logan Ed-wards was last seen Oct. 31, 2008, and her body was found in the Con-garee River near San-tee, S.C. Dan Edwards was not initially named as a suspect, but was not ruled out. Reports showed there had been domestic problems, and police said they determined that Dan Edwards killed Logan Ed-wards after a fight esca-lated on Halloween.

On Nov. 13, 2008, police said Dan Edwards con-fessed to the killing; in a Dec. 22, 2009, pre-trial motion, Edwards’ attor-ney, Richard Culler, asked that any statements made by Edwards that were not electronically recorded be thrown out. On Dec. 29, 2009, Assistant District Attorney Steve Higdon requested that motion be denied. A ruling was de-ferred until trial starts.

Pathologists Janice E. Ross and Michael J. Pan-ella reported that “Logan Edwards was suffocated by her husband at their residence in Waxhaw. He then transported her to the Richland and Calhoun (S.C.) county line and dumped her body over the edge,” according to the court file.

In the investigation, po-lice found that Logan Ed-wards had been in contact with other men through dating Web sites eHar-money and Match.com. Dan Edwards was aware of incoming e-mail mes-sages but said he “could not see any e-mails she had sent,” according to the court file.

On Jan. 4, prosecutors requested that the e-mail messages not be admitted by the defense.

On Jan. 7, the defense submitted to the court that Logan Edwards tried to commit suicide in 2007 and later received mental-health attention and was given psychotropic drugs, drugs that can affect the mind. Defense also submit-ted that Logan Edwards had surgery including a tummy tuck and facelift which Dan Edwards paid for. Combined with other evidence, the defense ar-gued they will “not only provide further informa-tion concerning the al-leged victim’s mental sta-tus, but will also show the defendant’s devotion to the victim,” according to the court file.

The defense requested that Logan Edwards’ men-tal records be released; he ruling was deferred until trial.

Higdon and fellow as-sistant district attorneys Anita Mason will try the

See MURDER / Page 3A

Edwards

Habitualfelon getssix yearsin prisonBY ELISABETH ARRIEROStaff Writer

MONROEA man charged with

several burglaries in the Historic District over the summer will serve at least six years and eight months for his crimes.

John Junior Bennett, 27, was confined to Lanesboro Correction-al Institu-tion on Dec. 16. He is expected to remain in a m a x i m u m s e c u r i t y facility for some time as he’s clas-sified as a “ h a b i t u a l felon,” said Sgt. Carter of the institution.

District Attorney John Snyder said Bennett plead-ed guilty to being a ha-bitual felon in December, which carries a maximum sentence of eight years

and nine months. Jeff Arwine, of the His-

toric District Community Watch, said he was satis-fied with the outcome.

“It looks like they gave the maximum we were try-ing for,” he said. “I’m glad to see he’s off the streets for the next few years.”

Some of Bennett’s char-gers were dropped in November when investi-gators arrested Rasheen Daquam Massey, 19, of 330 E. Windsor St., in connec-tion with a June home in-vasion.

Bennett was originally charged with the June 5 home invasion of Brian and Tamara Wilson’s house on East Houston Street. But further inves-tigation suggested Massey was responsible for it.

Massey was charged with kidnapping, robbery with a dangerous weapon and first-degree burglary in that case. He will ap-pear in Superior Court on March 1.

Bennett

E-J staff photos by Rick Crider

Alisha Hartley, of Lilesville, leads her mime troupe, ‘Union Springs Emmanuel’s Dancers’, in the routine that garnered them first place in Monday’s competition at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day talent show and competition at the Bazemore Center -- Winchester gym .

BY TIFFANY LANEStaff Writer

MONROE

Twenty-four white tennis shoes stomped on the gym floor, the loud thump vibrating through the bleachers. The Diamond

Dymes, clad in white T-shirts and jeans, clapped their hands with each thud. The smallest one stood at just three feet tall, including the pigtails.

Singers, rappers, steppers and praise dancers from 6 to 17 flocked to the Bazemore Center Monday to attend the fourth annual Martin Luther King Jr. talent competition. Friends and families nearly filled the bleachers, cheering on competitors with shouts and applause.

Mime group Emmanuel’s Danc-ers took home first-place. The Dream Team placed second and Diamond Dymes came in third.

Judges chose the winners based on performance difficulty, speech clar-ity, appearance, precision, crowd response, participation and overall performance. Prizes were $50 for third-place, $75 for second and $100 for first, to be used for educational materials or group expenses, such as costumes.

Curley Rogers, secretary for Union County’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee, said there were 12 perfor-mances last year. This year, only five performers signed up. Past competi-tions were held at Monroe Middle

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Service and celebrationmark MLK Day events

Wingate University sophomore Caitly Phipps, of Fayetteville, was just one of a group of students that gave their time on Monday as part of their ‘National Day of Service’ commemo-rating the life of Dr. King.

“It looks like they gave the maximum we were trying for,. I’m glad to see he is off the streets for the next few years.”

Jeff Arwine

BY JASON deBRUYNStaff Writer

MONROECommissioners could spend up

to $1 million to sell the hospital.To pay down county debt that

is nearing $700 million, the Union County Board of Commission-ers is considering a sale of one of the county’s most valuable assets: Carolinas Medical Center - Union. To help find a suitor, commission-ers will work with Kaufman Hall, a “provider of merger and acquisi-tion advisory services to the health care services industry,” according to a proposal from the company.

According to a county staff re-port, lawyers worked out contract

details throughout December and recently reached an agreement to present to the board. Commission-ers first met with Kaufman Hall representatives on Oct. 6.

Because commissioners are only pursuing options for the hospital and have not committed to a sale yet, the contract with Kaufman Hall is broken into three phases, with the county eligible to opt out and save money if the sale is aborted.

With the phased pay structure, commissioners could pay as little as $150,000 if the board opts out after Phase 1, or as much as $1 mil-lion if Kaufman Hall vets multiple proposals and closes on a sale.

Kaufman Hall would get $830,000 and the remaining $170,000 would be for attorney services.

“That phasing is important,” Commissioner Kim Rogers said. “That way if we get down the road and decide we don’t want to sell the hospital, we’re not on the hook for a long-term contract.”

Per the contract, the county may cancel the deal without cause with a five-day written warning and will be billed only for work already done.

Commissioners Allan Baucom and Parker Mills have opposed the sale of the hospital since it was

See SALE / Page 3A

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terson, Sr of Matthews, NC passed away Satur-day January, 16 2010.

Arthur was born on April 24, 1945 in Monte-video, Uruguay where his parents, the late Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Henry Peterson, served as mis-sionaries for the Meth-odist Church. He served with signal corps in the United States Army and attended High Point Uni-versity. He was the own-er and founder of Metal Fab of Matthews.

Arthur was an avid sportsman and outdoor enthusiast enjoying hunting, fishing and power boating. He took an active role in the United States Power Squadron and was a life long supporter of The Boy Scouts of America where he earned the rank of life.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Williams Peterson, and also by his brother, Eric Peterson. He is survived

by a son, Arthur Fred-erick Peterson, Jr and wife Jessica Ann Peter-son and their daughter Anna Claire of Charles-ton, SC. He is also sur-vived by his daughter, Leslie Peterson Crowgey and husband Matthew Tucker Crowgey and their daughter Marga-ret Grace of Matthews, NC.

His family will receive visitors on Tuesday, Jan-uary 19, 2010, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at 11:00 am in the Chapel of Central Unit-ed Methodist Church in Monroe, NC.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that do-nations be made to the United States Power Squadron at www.usps.org or The Boy Scouts of America.

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Ralph Wilson Mullis

MOnROeRalph Wilson Mullis,

87, of Monroe, passed away on January 17, 2010 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. He was the son of the late Roy P. Mullis and Carrie Traywick Mullis of Monroe.

Mr. Mullis was a graduate of Unionville High School, class of 1941. He volunteered at the Unionville BBQ for 49 years. A com-bat veteran of WW II, he bravely served his beloved country in the Pacific Theater. He was a retired employee of Celanese Corp. Mr. Mullis was a lifelong member of Mill Creek Baptist Church and the Monroe Lodge #244 A.F. & A.M. He was an avid gardener and a man who truly loved his family and living to the fullest. He had a hearty laugh and enjoyed sharing a joke. He will be sorely missed.

Funeral services will be held Wednes-day, January 20, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Mill Creek Baptist Church, of-ficiated by Rev. John Culbreth, Rev. George Gouge and Rev. Mar-vin Tyson. Burial will follow at Lakeland Me-morial Park.

Mr. Mullis was pre-ceded in death by his brother, Judge Warren Mullis and his sister, Mary Elizabeth Long Mangum. He is sur-vived by is wife of 56 years, Virginia Smith Mullis, one son, Brent E. Mullis and wife, Kathy Grimes Mullis; one daughter, Eliza-beth D. Mullis; three grandchildren, Elijah Wilson Mullis, Shel-by Elizabeth Mullis and Allison LeAnne Mullis; and one sister, Edna M. Purser, all of Monroe; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will re-ceive friends Tuesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 at Gordon Funeral Service. Memorials may be made to Mill Creek Baptist Church building fund, 5417 Morgan Mill Rd., Mon-roe, NC 28110. Online condolences may be made at www.gordon-funeralservice.com.

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DEATHS

COMING EVENTS

Beth Cox wIngate

Beth Cox, age 38, of Wingate, North Caroli-na, passed away Sunday (January 17, 2010) at Duke University Medical Cen-ter in Durham, after an courageous battle fighting cancer.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Davis Funeral Service of Monroe is serving the family of Beth Cox. An on-line guest register book is available at www.davisfu-neralservice.com.

Betsy Harward Lanier

PeaChLanD Betsy Harward Lanier,

died Saturday, (Jan. 16, 2010) at Anson Commu-nity Hospital.

Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hopewell Unit-ed Methodist Church. In-terment will follow in the church cemetery.

Born Sept. 9, 1936, in Anson County, she was a daughter of the late Rob-ert Rankins and Jennie Mae Polk Harward. and married to Bill. She was a homemaker.

Survivors in addition to her husband include two daughters, Pam Lanier of Wingate and Ann Morgan of Polkton; her brothers and sisters, Robert Har-ward, Sue Thomas and Mary Jordan all of Polk-ton and Clinton Harward of Peachland; and four grandchildren.

Memorials may be made at Hopewell United Methodist Church, Susie McSwain, 424 Pork Rd., Peachland, NC 28133.

The arrangements are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home. Online condolenc-es may be made at www.leavittfuneralhomewades-boro.com.

Alene Severt Flowers

MInt hILLAlene Severt Flow-

ers died Sunday (Jan. 17, 2010).

Born Jan. 11, 1932, in Ashe County, she was a daughter of the late Lun-dy and Ella Severt and was married to Denver Flowers of the home. She was retired from private duty nursing.

Survivors, in addition to her husband, include two daughters, Threaca “Re-esie” Christianson of the home and Angie Adams of La Grange; two broth-ers, Darrell Severt and Ray Severt of Princeton, W. Va; one sister, Peggy Stroud of China Grove and two grandchildren.

Arrangements are in care of Heritage Funeral Home, Indian Trail Cha-pel. Online condolences may be left at heritagefu-neral.net.

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Gaines Adams, an All-American defensive end at Clemson whose ca-reer never blossomed in the NFL with Chicago and Tampa Bay, died Sunday after going into cardiac arrest. He was 26.

He died at Self Regional Hospital after going into cardiac arrest about an hour before at his fam-ily’s home in Greenwood, said Marcia Kelley-Clark, chief deputy coroner for Greenwood County.

An autopsy showed an enlarged heart, a condi-tion that can often lead to a heart attack, Kelley-Clark added. She said relatives were unaware of any medical condition.

Toxicology tests are be-ing run by the State Law Enforcement Division, though drug use is not sus-pected. The results prob-ably will not be available for at least two months, Kelley-Clark said.

Adams, 6-foot-5 and 258 pounds, spent three sea-sons in the NFL, two with the Buccaneers and part of this season with the Bears.

Adams was selected fourth overall in the 2007 draft by Tampa Bay. He had not been able to live up to expectations that he would revive the Buc-caneers’ once-feared pass rush, and had just 17 tackles and one sack in 15 games — 10 with Chicago — this season. He was traded to the Bears in Oc-tober for a second-round pick in the 2010 draft.

“Gaines was a quiet, humble kid and is far too young to be gone,” Bucca-neers cornerback Ronde Barber said. “He had so much potential that had yet to be achieved.”

Buccaneers defensive tackle Chris Hovan said he took Gaines under his wing when he came to Tampa Bay.

“I considered him my little brother and that’s how I will always remem-ber him,” he said. “This is all so unreal and it hasn’t really hit me yet.”

“Monday Night Foot-ball” analyst Jon Gruden drafted Adams in 2007 while coaching the Buc-caneers. He called him a “great teammate” with a “tremendous future.”

Morris said at the start of training camp that Ad-ams would be considered a “bust” if he didn’t reach double digits in sacks. Adams fell short of the benchmark, although he welcomed the challenge.

Morris criticized Ad-ams after lackluster per-formances in the first three games. With the Bears, Adams played brief stints on defense. He made five tackles.

Clemson fans recall Adams’ performance in a 2006 victory over Wake Forest in which he broke up a field goal try and returned it for a touch-down.

Tommy Bowden, Ad-ams’ coach at Clemson, was jolted by news of his death.

David Edward Barbour

MOnROe Mr. David Edward Bar-

bour, 73, of Monroe, died Saturday, (Jan. 16, 2010).

Funeral will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Calvary AME Zion Church.

He is survived by is son, Marion Sutton of Wax-haw; four daughters, On-nie Duboise of Monroe, Dennetter Barbour of Marshville, Diane Allen of Winston-Salem, Edna Duboise of Monroe; a brother, Ronnie Barbour; and three sisters, Deloris McClendon of Marshville, Joyce Sturdivant of New London, and Elaine Maske of Monroe.

Public viewing will be Tuesday, January 19, 2010, from 11 to 7 p.m. at L.D. Grier Memorial Chapel.

Interment will be at Lakeland Memorial Park Cementary.

Beulah Juanita Taylor

ChaRLOtte Beulah Juanita Taylordied Monday (Jan. 18,

2010) at Charlotte Square Assisted Living Center.

Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Heritage Funeral Home, 3700 For-est Lawn Drive. Burial to follow.

Born March 8, 1918, in Knoxville Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Claude and Jennie Clark-son Arnwine and married to the late Roscoe Q. Tay-lor.

Survivers include one daughter Jennye Taylor Johnson of Charlotte; one son, Gregory C. Taylor of Charlotte; two grand-daughters; one step-grand-son; and two step-great-grandsons.

Her family will receive friends from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. Tuesday also at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to your Church or Hos-pice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte NC 28204.

Warren Grant Hildreth

MaRshvILLe Mr. Warren Grant Hil-

dreth, 78, died Monday at the Jesse Helms Nursing Center. Funeral arrange-ments are incomplete and will be announced by the McEwen Funeral and Cre-mation Service of Mon-roe.

Marshall Edward Caudle

MOnROe Mr. Marshall Edward

Caudle, age 67, of Mon-roe, passed away Thurs-day (January 14, 2010) at his residence.

Funeral Services were conducted at 1:00 p.m. Sunday (January 17, 2010) at Smyrna United Methodist Church, 5019 Medlin Road, Monroe, officiated by Pastor Mike Capps and Mr. Don Meadows.

Internment was in the church cemetery.

Mr. Caudle was born on December 4, 1942, in Mecklenburg County, a son of late Ralph Ed-ward Caudle and Polly Ann Riggins Caudle.

He was a graduate of

Garinger High School in Charlotte, and then North Carolina State University.

He was architect and owner and founder of Marshall E. Caudle Ar-chitect.

He was also a mem-ber of Monroe Masonic Lodge # 244, as well as a former member of Mon-roe Kiwanis Club.

Survivors include his wife, Diane Lee Webb Caudle of Monroe; three sons, Lee Caudle and significant other Nancy Hreschak of Charlotte, Clinton Caudle of Ra-leigh and Brandon Caudle of Monroe and fiancee Shannon Eads of Gastonia; a daugh-ter, Kimberly Malanik and husband Andrew Malanik of Monroe; a sister, Nancy McGirt and husband David Mc-Girt of Fuquay-Varina.

There are two grand-children, Elisabeth Malanik and Evan Malanik both of Mon-roe.

Davis Funeral Home and Cremation Service is serving the family of Mr. Caudle. An on-line guest register book is available at www.davis-funeralservice.com.

NFL defensive end Gaines Adams dies

Obituaries are accepted only from funeral homes and include name, age, address, place of death, occupation, military ser-vice, spouse, parents, children, number of grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, funeral arrangements and memorials. Obituaries containing additional information may be purchased.

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

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School, which was closer for many students, she said, and easier to get to.

Still, young perform-ers gave it their all, scattered across the gym on a day when many students stayed home from school.

Rogers opened the event with “Blessed As-surance,” King’s favor-ite hymn. The crowd stood and joined her.

The peformers kept the theme going by dem-onstrating through song, dance and speech what King means to them.

“He means freedom,” 11-year-old Helen Rich-ardson said. Richardson, along with Timothy and Michael Anderson, 10 and 13, made up the Dream Team, giving their own modern rendition of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

Richardson’s great-uncle, Hosea Morrison Jr., watched the perfor-mance from the side-lines, cheering with the rest of the crowd when the group finished.

King provided “a turning point in the culture and history of this country,” Morrison said, and supports his family in remember-ing King’s legacy.

Monroe Mayor Bobby Kilgore helped judge the competition. Watching the Diamond Dymes practice in the hallway, he said he’s not yet ready to try their new moves, but enjoyed seeing the “enthusiasm” of each performer. If young gen-erations don’t carry on King’s message of peace and equality, he said, its significance might be

lost — one reason why the talent show is so im-portant to Union County.

The Diamond Dy-mes, a Pageland, S.C., group, weaved in parts of King’s speech with help from choreographer Brigid Edgeworth.

Emmanuel’s Danc-ers later took the floor, decked out in black minus white suspend-ers, gloves and face paint. Their hands fluttered and their feet shuffled in unison to an uplifting gospel song. Their finale brought a roar of applause.

Other participants performed cheers and an interpretive dance.

NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., was part of three service projects to honor Martin Luther King Jr. as part of the National Day of Service. Hagan visited a men’s shelter in Charlotte, tested her con-struction skills at a Habi-tat for Humanity site in Durham and installed en-ergy efficient lightbulbs in a Greensboro neigh-borhood.

“Dr. King provided the will to move our country forward,” Hagan said in a press release. “He led by example, demonstrat-ing that change is better achieved through peace than violence. ...

“Today, I am spending time with young people who are following Dr. King’s example by lead-ing through service. It fills me with pride to see our young North Caro-linians honor Dr. King’s legacy through servant leadership, improving their communities and inspiring the next gen-eration of leaders.”

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first proposed and said they will vote against the contract, but the board majority of Com-missioners Tracy Kue-hler, Lanny Openshaw and Rogers, who sup-port pursuing a poten-tial sale, can carry the vote.

Commissioners have estimated the building to be worth $200 million or more with some es-timates as high as $300 million. Any estimate is speculative as noth-ing has been offered publicly. Commissioner Tracy Kuehler said she has heard verbal offers, but would not divulge anything that was not

official.According to Kauf-

man Hall’s proposal, the sale process would take between eight and 14 months if carried to completion. If commis-sioners decide to move forward with only one offer after Phase 1, the county would pay Kauf-man Hall only $575,000 instead of the $830,000 if they have to interview more than one potential buyer.

The board will make the official decision 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Union County Govern-ment Center, 500 N. Main St., Monroe.

Go to www.enquir-erjournal.com to see some of Kaufman Hall’s proposal.

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case. District Attorney John Snyder declined comment so close to the trial and defense attor-ney Culler did not return a phone message left at his office.

Tammy Breeden, A representative from Car-

olinas Medical Center - Union, will be called to testify about the care of Logan Edwards; a sealed packed was attached to her subpoena.

Attorneys will begin jury selection today, but could not predict how long the selection process would take before the ac-tual trial began.

MONROETrees falling had

phones ringing early Monday in Waxhaw.

Contractors were cut-ting down trees on land owned by Nixon Family Limited Partnership, a Charlotte-based com-pany. The trees are on county property but Wax-haw residents were call-ing their commissioners early Monday to see if anything could be done to save the trees, Mayor Daune Gardner said.

A member of Nixon Family Limited Partner-ship could not be reached

Monday. The property in ques-

tion is located on High-way 16, just south of Twelve Mile Creek.

Gardner said she is not sure whether a permit is required for the clearing or whether the contrac-tors have one.

“I asked one of them, ‘Given that it’s a holiday and no staff in either the county or town offices are here, why don’t y’all stop and we can clear this up tomorrow,” she said, adding that the workers agreed to stop operations until today.

On another property, which is in the town

limits between Mineral Springs and Waxhaw on Old Waxhaw-Monroe Road, contractors will cut down trees later this week. Robert Pittenger, who owns the property, called it a “modest trim-ming.”

“When you have prop-erties with timber, it’s healthy to do this. Frank-ly it keeps it from having fires,” he said.

About 125 trees will be left per acre, he said, adding, “that’s a lot of trees.”

David Grant, Union County’s urban forester, said there are different tree regulations for vari-

ous zones.For instance, if the

tracks are part of a for-estry operation, they’re only required to stick to Best Management Prac-tices. Other locations might require a county or town permit for clear-ing.

Gardner Said She sus-pects operations will continue once contrac-tors check in with the town or county.

“It’s ironic we had Tree City USA splashed across the EJ this weekend,” she said. “Even though the [Nixon] property is not in our town, it’s frustrat-ing and disheartening.”

By ElisaBEth arriEroStaff Writer

Sound of chainsaws have people buzzing

Wide eyed and anxious, Zion Coffey, of Monroe spots unclaimed candy that’s just been thrown his way by a parade entrant, but he obediently awaits word from his grandmother, Peggy Baker, before darting into the street.

Two schools were on hand for the parade — the marching bands from Weddington and Marvin Ridge.

Staff photos by Rick Crider

MLK Parade

Sterlin Barrino-Pierre, Miss Forest Hills Jr.

I have written a few times about the charity, Mercy & Sharing, which has been work-ing exclusively in Haiti for over 15 years. Susie Krabacher and her husband, Joe an attorney in Colorado, have done amazing work for the children in Haiti. Mercy & Sharing, www.hait-ichildren.org has established schools, orphanages, a hospital, medical clinics and feeding cen-ters despite corruption, threats of violence and a lack of infra-structure. Most of their work is centered in or around Port-au-Prince.

They have been responsible for saving thousands of chil-dren in Haiti from disease, poverty, violence and the black market. However, the earth-quake that devastated the area is threatening the well-being of their children as well as every-one on staff.

What follows is an account sent to me by Joe Krabacher of their current conditions as of Sunday morning. It is a dis-turbing account of the night-mare that has descended on the poorest country in the Western hemisphere that is only 600 miles from the coast of Flori-da.

Susie drove into Port-au-Prince with a translator, securi-ty, satellite phones, medical sup-plies and new four wheel drives hoping that their children were spared the devastation.

“Susie, Jeff, Bill, Jacques and two Haitian police (as security), crossed the border into Haiti and arrived at the Williamson project this afternoon,” wrote Joe. “Unfortunately, things are not as we had hoped. Typi-cally we have approximately 85 employees working eight hour shifts around-the-clock. There

were only a handful of employ-ees on site trying to take care of hundreds of children. They are trying to stabilize the situation in Williamson before nightfall.

“Many of the children have not had water or food in two days; the handicapped children have bed sores. There is no die-sel fuel to run the generators, which power the water pumps, electric and internet communi-cations. The well’s hand pumps are largely ineffective. They are getting water and food for the children this evening and then searching for a place to stay that might have internet or other communications.

“We now have reports that the children of the abandoned baby unit have been without food and water for two days. They are reportedly alive but the morgue is piling up with hundreds of bodies, and the morgue is located right next to the abandoned baby unit.

“The office building and hos-pital in Port-au-Prince have been completely demolished. We have lost all of our paper-work and records, which are lying in the debris and blowing around the streets. The project has been completely looted.

“The team is traveling to Port-au-Prince tomorrow to go to the Cazeau orphanage. We have re-

ports that Cazeau is not safe be-cause the walls collapsed, there are men with machetes robbing anyone with anything or value, and the people in the neighbor-hood have stormed the build-ing, overpowered the guard and have taken up occupancy in what is left of the buildings on that property. We intend to remove all the remaining chil-dren from Cazeau and take them to Williamson tomorrow.

“Madame Chenet, (a staff member) is very traumatized. She has been living in her car and because she has experi-enced the devastation, she is likely in shock. Dr. Rodriquez lost four family members, Dr. Algenor lost his brother. Our accountant lost his two broth-ers. Madame Chenet said it is total devastation around her.

“Above all, pray fervently for the US team and the children, as well as the staff, our medical doctors and medical person-nel.”

They are in urgent need of cash donations and I’ve seen firsthand the love and support of my readers for others. If you would like to help Mercy & Sharing, you can donate on line at www.haitichildren.org. Please do not send supplies. The money that has been do-nated so far has helped them to collect over 100 tons of sup-plies that they are dispersing as quickly as they can to save the children and staff members in their care.

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This time last year, most Americans, whatever their po-litical persuasions, celebrated the Martin Luther King Holi-day with a special good feeling that King would share the na-tion’s pride at inauguration of a Negro President of the United States.

Of course, even though “Ne-gro” is the word King used to describe an American with Af-rican ancestry, it is no longer accepted as a positive term.

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

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

Reid quickly apologized. The President was gracious, but a firestorm of criticism of Reid’s supposed racism exploded like

a fire in a forest covered with dry underbrush. I think Reid got a raw deal.

Before you disagree, read a more detailed excerpt from the book, which asserts that with respect to Obama’s candidacy, Reid’s “encouragement of Obama was unequivocal. He was wowed by Obama’s oratori-cal gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama -- a ‘light-skinned’ African Amer-ican ‘with no Negro dialect, un-less he wanted to have one,’ as he said privately. Reid was con-vinced, in fact, that Obama’s race would help him more than

hurt him in a bid for the Demo-cratic nomination.”

I took note of several things.First, when many, maybe

most, people still thought that no black man or woman, what-ever his or her qualifications, could win a presidential elec-tion, Reid believed and actively tried to persuade others that Obama had a real chance.

Second, Reid’s political as-sessment was correct. Every successful black political can-didate running in white major-ity districts pays attention to the facts as Reid laid them out. Speaking “the white dialect.” dressing conservatively, and close-cut grooming is a must to overcome the race-based re-sistance that still affects some white voters. Paying attention to the things that are important to white voters is part of the drill to open the door for the black candidate to run on his or her merits. It might not be right or fair. But it is a fact.

Third, Reid’s indication that Obama’s “light-skin” would make it easier for him was not an assertion that “light-skin”

made him better. Nor was it a statement that whites or blacks should rate people by their colors or shades. Sadly, some whites and blacks still do.

Thankfully, things have been changing on that front.

A few days ago, the Daily Tar Heel ran a story about fresh-man Shaun Scott, a member of Carolina’s JV basketball team and the son of basketball leg-end Charlie Scott.

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

“In 1995, the Scott family at-tended a basketball team re-union. At every turn, photo-

graphs depicted Charlie Scott, the sole black player, surround-ed by his white teammates. Shaun, 4, stood with his 6-year-old sister Simone, staring at a team photo. He had one burn-ing question.

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

‘You know Daddy wears num-ber 33.’

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

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

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

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

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We’ll hear much today about the courageous, nonviolent fight that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led to tear down the walls of segregation. What we won’t hear as much about, but what de-serves just as much attention in a time of war, is his unpopular opposition to the Vietnam War in the last years of his life. His dream of peace was as far off then as it is now, but we can’t afford to ignore the terrible human and financial costs of war.

“Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars,” he once said.

His death by an assassin’s bullet in Memphis in 1968 under-scored just how elusive peace is.

Pundits have pushed parallels between ‘68 and 2008, both elec-tion years in which an unpopular president was mired in a costly war. What is certain in 2010 is that the winner of the ‘08 election, the first African-American president, is grateful for the sacrifices of King and his generation. But Barack Obama can’t fulfill King’s vision of peace. Reality has a way of delaying dreams. Our troops continue to die and suffer serious injuries in Afghanistan and Iraq.

As Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize last month in Oslo, he acknowledged the controversy surrounding his win, saying that his accomplishments were slight compared to King and other winners. He acknowledged the irony of accepting the peace prize shortly after ordering a surge of 30,000 more troops to Afghani-stan, and said that “There will be times when nations - acting in-dividually or in concert - will find the use of force not only neces-sary but morally justified.

“I make this statement mindful of what Martin Luther King said in this same ceremony years ago - ‘Violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem; it merely creates new and more complicated ones.’ As someone who stands here as a direct consequence of Dr. King’s life work, I am living testimony to the moral force of nonviolence. I know there is nothing weak - nothing passive, nothing naïve - in the creed and lives of Gandhi and King.”

King certainly wasn’t naïve. He knew violence all too well. His house had been bombed and he’d endured countless threats on the civil-rights trail. But he spoke out against the Vietnam War. He knew that doing so would strain his support from high-powered allies on civil-rights. And he must have known that speaking out could further endanger his life. “We must find new ways to speak for peace in Vietnam and justice throughout the developing world, a world that borders on our doors,” he said in 1967.

Knowing the war’s costs, King felt morally compelled to oppose it. By the time it ended in 1975, more than 58,000 Americans had been killed in Vietnam, including 1,180 from North Carolina. Hun-dreds of thousands of civilians had been killed. The war had cost billions of dollars, money that could have been spent improving the lives of Americans at home.

Now, America is engaged in two costly wars.As a senator, Obama spoke out against the Iraq war. As com-

mander in chief, he realizes that cutting and running from the wars he inherited from President Bush could well lead to more unrest in the Middle East. Yet the costs of the wars keep rising. The Iraq war is winding down, but almost 4,400 American troops have been killed there, including 105 from our state. As many as 100,000 civilians have been killed. And our country is spending several billion dollars a month to keep troops in Iraq.

About 950 American troops have been killed in Afghanistan, including 32 from our state. More than 12,000 civilians have been killed. The war has cost several hundred billion dollars. Obama paired his troop surge with a plan to begin withdrawing troops by the summer of 2011 - but how long that withdrawal will take depends upon conditions in Afghanistan.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of peace is elusive. But we should not rest until we reach it.

Winston-Salem Journal.

King’s viewon war

One more story out of stricken Haiti

MarthaCarr

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The Enquirer-Journal Tuesday, January 19, 2010 / 5A

Have you ever started a proj-ect and it grew larger and larger as well as much more difficult than you ever envisioned? For most of us, it is not a yes or no answer. Instead, the question is probably how many times has that happened? It is a lot like a mushroom. It starts small but the more time that passes, the larger it has become, especially by the end of the project.

If you are wealthy or have a benefactor, those things happen rarely, if at all. You simply hire a professional with a lot of ex-perience. They handle it turn-key from start to finish, but you will pay for that luxury.

On the other side, if you are middle class, you try to stretch every dollar until George yells. That also means you cannot hire everything out. If a cer-tain project is outside of your knowledge, you read, ask and learn. Then, if you think there is a chance you can accomplish the mission, you jump in.

Similar to other column in-troductions, you are probably wondering where this is go-ing. Let me explain. You are probably aware that I include many personal experiences as they relate to gardening. Most of the time the experiences are

good. Sometimes they are bad and there are even times when they are downright ugly. Nev-ertheless, all of them give first-hand knowledge. Most people, including myself, never forget the bad and the ugly. They real-ly stand out. We may not enjoy them, but we definitely learn from them.

For several years, our plant collection has increased. It has actually been a lot like the na-tional debt. As it has grown, the plant collection has filled our garage to overflowing dur-ing the winter months. Even though I have tried to cull this menagerie, it has grown. That is just the way it is. I have made efficient use of the space with shelving and large multi-level rolling plant racks. Even so, ev-ery unused square foot of our garage was taken up by some-thing in the botanical family. Like the national debt, this col-lection never decreased, but continued to grow.

For some time, my very un-derstanding wife has asked for a greenhouse to hold this as-sortment of plants. Two factors always caused me to postpone purchasing one. They were costs and my back’s inability to assemble the structure. After a lot of research, we purchased one locally at a price that made a greenhouse a reality.

At this point, let me point out something you may not be aware exists. It is that the Ex-tension Service has plans avail-able on the internet to build a 12x14-size greenhouse for close to 100 dollars. With a good back and an assistant, you can con-

struct it in about 1 day. It is certainly not fancy, but very functional. It is a hoop house covered with greenhouse plas-tic sheeting. For many garden-ers, it is adequate and inexpen-sive. The only reason I did not build this one is due to the close proximity to our home.

Now that I have covered that subject, I can continue with the good, the bad and the ugly. The good is that we finally had a home for those plants. The bad is that it had to be assembled, and I was not able to do that chore. I hired two men with extensive construction experi-ence who gave me a price and how long it would take to fin-ish. The bad is also that they soon were two days and 100 dollars beyond their earlier as-surances. Did I mention it was only 75% finished? After study-ing the work and finding it was sub-par, our business deal was quickly ended. I will not go into any more details other than to say two things. By reading di-rections and staying on the job more, the job could have been finished easily on time.

The ugly is that with the roof only partially attached, those hurricane winds that blew in

really did a number on some of the pieces. Because of some permanent mistakes that were made along with the wind dam-age, I am still working through the problems.

This article is not to discour-age you should a greenhouse be the object of your desire. Instead, it is to inform you so you can perhaps make better decisions and be more knowl-edgeable about the subject. I mentioned at the beginning how a project can grow and grow, ending up much larger than you envisioned. You see, there are some things you will need to consider and add even if the greenhouse fits together perfectly and on time.

You will need some type of flooring material. Since you are working with plants and pot-ting soil, it will need to be ab-sorbent. It will need to prevent water from standing. You will also need shelves, plant stands and carefully placed hooks to accommodate plants on sev-eral levels. Otherwise, you will only use the floor space on your greenhouse. This will leave 90% of the area empty and use-less. For that reason, we chose a model that is a little over 10 feet tall at its peak.

Did I mention electricity? On the other hand, you can always use a flashlight. If you want sufficient power, you will need to have the greenhouse wired. In order to have a contractor do that chore, you will need a building permit. Inside a green-house, the code requires special receptacles that can take a lot of moisture. To do otherwise is

to invite electrical shocks. That building permit alone costs 125 dollars. If you grow only hardy plants, supplemental heat is not really an issue. Tropical plants or others, though, will need a heating source at night. There are many types and many pric-es. The best option depends on the size and use of the green-house. To provide water for your plants can also run the gamut from a bucket to a timed irrigation system. When spring hits, you will also need a shade cloth or your plants will have a “cooked” look and aroma.

I admit the greenhouse and its construction are the biggest issues. You will need to remain aware, though, that there are other needs. Without them, your greenhouse may be use-less or at least its use limited.

There are some good rea-sons beyond the obvious to construct a greenhouse. In the winter, it can surprise you at how warm and cozy it is inside. The other day it was 40 degrees outside with a bitter wind add-ing to the misery. The sun’s natural warmth allowed the greenhouse to reach a wonder-ful 83 degrees. I admit during the days of my ranting and rav-ing, I could not see the positive benefits because of the large negative problems.

Let me finish with good once more. During those cold or rainy winter days, you will be happily working, growing and propagating in your completed greenhouse. When the alterna-tive is being miserable or seeing a therapist and taking Prozac, a greenhouse is “priceless.”

Tom Walden

Columnist

I have been called many things in my life — but never a computer geek.

I have about as much talent with a mouse as I do with a scalpel. Still, once I find the “on” but-ton I manage to coax won-ders from the World Wide Web.

Among them is the Botany Photo of the Day. Originating from the Uni-versity of British Colum-bia Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, BPotD is a free service.

The photos arrive in your e-mail each day — and for a plant geek it’s kind of like finding a chocolate under your pil-low when you wake up ev-ery morning.

The photos are always interesting, sometimes whimsical and some-times spectacular. Photos are drawn from the flora of the Earth: a delicate al-pine harebell bespangled with dew jewels one day, a jagged sunset colored desert bromeliad relative the next.

Botany Photo of the Day makes you appreciate the diverse floral wonders of the world whether you have an interest in the botanical descriptions or not.

Make no mistake, the descriptions accompany-ing the photos are botani-cal descriptions, but there is so much more about the featured plants: sci-ence, medicine, history and culture.

Following the UBC de-scription are comments from readers that range from “wow, that’s amaz-ing,” to memories of find-ing the plant in its native habitat, to poetry, to oc-casional challenges to the botanical nomenclature.

Comments come from all over the world. It’s as much fun to see the com-ments accompanying a photo of a plant that grows here as it is to see carnivorous plants from Borneo. It’s a nice way to spend five minutes of your desk time. Subscribe at www.ubcbotanicalgar-den.org/potd.

Garden Rant (www.gar-denrant.com/) is a blog by garden writers Susan Harris, Elizabeth Licata, Michele Owens and Amy Stewart.

Their subhead on their site is “uprooting the gar-dening world.” Garden Rant is always fresh and pithy, full of no-nonsense information on current topics of note. They range from the mildly entertain-ing, such as a discussion

of the prefabricated gar-den in the recent movie “It’s Complicated,” to the latest issues concerning pesticide regulation.

Once you get to Garden Rant you can go in several directions by choosing a side-bar heading. “Gar-dening on the Planet” covers environmental and sustainable issues as they relate to garden-ing, landscape design and planning.

“Bloom Day” speaks to plants and flowers. “Drink This” and “Eat This” are devoted — as you might have guessed — to gar-den-infused libations and vegetable wonders.

If you are anything like me, you are likely to find far more informa-tion than you will have time to explore. You will likely get lost along the way as you click through post after post submitted by the blog’s founders and guests, such as Alan Armitage, the perennial expert from the Univer-

sity of Georgia. This blog is timely, friendly, funny and full of information — with a wary eye cast toward the mainstream garden media.

Kitchen Gardeners In-ternational is a wonder-ful site with an emphasis on growing and cooking your own food.

Roger Doiron was re-sponsible for the “Eat the View” campaign to start a vegetable garden on the White House lawn.

Discussion forums on the Web site cover school gardens, urban and com-

munity gardens, tomato growing, gardening with children, and much more.

There are excellent vid-eos on the site, too. Sam Kass, the White House chef, leads a tour of the South Lawn vegetable garden, and Doiron leads a brief instructional piece on composting with his typical twist of humor.

If you have a vegetable gardening question and

want to put it before an audience of your peers, this may be a good path to follow.

.If you have a garden-ing question or story idea, write to David Bare in care of Features, Win-ston-Salem Journal, P.O. Box 3159, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-3159, or send e-mail to his attention to [email protected].

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World Web Web is a plentiful resource for gardeners By DaviD BareMedia General News Service

“This article is not to discourage you should a greenhouse be the object of your desire.”

“If you are anything like me, you are likely to find far more information than you will have time to explore.”

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DEAR ABBY: I rent my own apartment and my family lives an hour’s drive away. My boyfriend of one year, “Mac,” lives about 10 minutes from me and spends the night a few times a week and vice-versa.

I got the flu last month and it developed into bronchitis. I was so sick I could barely drag myself out of bed. I asked Mac to come over and take care of me and he said, “No, I don’t want to get sick. I’ll come by when you’re better.”

Abby, if someone cares about you, don’t you think he should help out -- maybe make some soup, give you wa-ter at your bedside and just be there in general? If Mac got sick like that, I would go over and take care of him. But he wasn’t willing to do the same. He said he doesn’t feel it is “his job.”

I am upset by this. Is it an indication of how he would be

if we got married? -- IN SICK-NESS AND IN HEALTH

DEAR IN SICKNESS: Yup. It appears Mac isn’t the nurtur-ing kind. However, if he has everything else you’re look-ing for in a man, this needn’t be a deal breaker. Instead of expecting him to intuit what you need, try telling him what you want. Example: “Send some soup over.” “Please emp-ty the trash.” “Call an ambu-lance.” You get the idea. If that doesn’t do the trick, then scratch Mac.

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DEAR ABBY: One of my bosses insists on using his speakerphone for conversa-tions -- business and personal -- with his office door wide open. He speaks loudly, and both sides of the conversation can be clearly heard through-out the office. He also walks through the hallways with his cell on speakerphone.

Everyone who works here finds his behavior annoy-ing and boorish. No one says anything, and he doesn’t get the message when a chorus of doors slam shut each time he begins one of these calls or walks by with his cell phone blasting. Any ideas on how to address this issue? -- UN-WILLING THIRD PARTY IN THE NORTHWEST

DEAR UNWILLING: Is no one, including your boss’s as-sistant, close enough to him to tell him that his loud phone conversations are distracting

his employees and colleagues and offer to shut his door for him so he can have privacy? Most employers would prefer their workers and colleagues operate at maximum capacity, particularly in this economy.

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Boyfriend’s bedside manner gives woman little comfort

Jan. 19, 2010

ASTRO-GRAPHBy Bernice Bede Osol

You might surprise yourself in the year ahead by placing greater emphasis on your abili-ties to originate and to lead. Instead of taking a back seat, you’re going to want to get be-hind the wheel.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- That long-awaited open-ing may present itself without warning. You will finally get something off your mind that has been bothering you for quite some time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- With a little expert financial gymnastics, this could be a surprisingly successful money-making day. Of course, you’ll have to use your ingenuity and resourcefulness.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Someone you helped previously might request another favor. If this person has shown no signs of reciprocation, it might be better to say no until he or she

can learn to show gratitude.ARIES (March 21-April 19)

-- Your spontaneous kindness won’t allow you to exclude anyone who wants to be rec-ognized and counted, including someone who is stubborn and fastidious. This person’s grati-tude will surprise you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You can accomplish much more by not retaliating in the same harsh manner as another has behaved. In fact, your forgiv-ing example might soften this person to the point of amena-bility.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- When witnessing someone mock the good idea of another, don’t sit idly by. Support the proposal by showing the de-tractor the merits of the con-cept.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- By not giving up on a close associate or family member, he or she will surprisingly keep the faith as well. Your support and persistence will inspire this in-dividual to find success.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If you are asked to make a deci-

sion off the top of your head without knowing all the facts, stall for time, especially if it af-fects others, too. Success can be magnified when all are in accord.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- It might become necessary to take a calculated risk on a slow-moving endeavor, or you’ll risk total collapse. If you believe the chances are good that you’ll succeed, go for it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- An idea that pops in your head might be just what you need to prop up something in which everyone has already lost faith. It could produce the anticipat-ed benefits.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- A distasteful assignment might reveal a wonderful side that you never knew existed. It will no longer be the menace it once was.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- This might not be a bad day to go shopping. There’s a good chance you will find item after item that you never thought you needed, but once discovered can’t do without.

Horoscopes

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YOU CAN HELPEditor’s note: News items

for the “You Can Help” sec-tion may include poker runs, charitable fundraisers (chari-ties must be registered 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 organizations), and volunteer opportunities.

All items must be received by noon Friday to be con-sidered for inclusion the following Wednesday.

E-mail your informa-tion to [email protected] or call 704-261-2223.

Haiti disaster relief• Union Baptist AssociationTo volunteer for relief efforts,

call 704-283-8383

• American Red Cross-Union County chapter

Mail donations to: 608 E. Franklin St., Monroe, NC 28112

(specify that donations are for Haiti disaster relief)

• American Red CrossText “Haiti” to 90999 to do-

nate $10.

• Diocese of CharlotteMail donations to: Haiti Di-

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of Charlotte, 1123 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203

• Adventist Develop-ment and Relief Agency

Donate by calling 1-800-424-ADRA (2372) or give online at www.adra.org.

• Americorps Vista at Wingate University

Monetary donations are needed the most. Send checks to: UCAN, 211 E. Wilson St., P.O. Box 5013, Wingate, NC 28174. Specify that donations are to Haiti relief.

Americorps Vista is also col-lecting hygiene and baby items. For hygiene kits: washcloths, combs, wrapped soap bars, toothbrushes (not toothpaste), Band-Aids, and nail clippers. For baby kits: cloth diapers, T-shirts or undershirts (not one-sies), baby washcloths, gowns or sleepers, diaper pins, sweat-ers or sweatshirts and receiv-ing blankets.

Drop off items at Wingate University’s student center, located at 211 E. Wilson St. in Wingate.

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• Monroe Christian Worship Center

The center is collecting bot-tled water and blankets for peo-ple in Haiti. Drop donations off at 1721 N. Charlotte Ave.

Gel inserts for soldiersINDIAN TRAIL

Union West Rotary has is-sued a challenge to all Union County Rotary Clubs. The club will match up to $1,000 to pur-chase 500 pairs of gel inserts for soldiers. Gel inserts help with foot comfort and fatigue, as they wear their boots for up to 20 hours a day. Union West Rotary is joining in this cam-paign with the Charlotte South Park Rotary Club by challeng-ing the Union County clubs to help exceed the 500 pairs goal.

Any Union County Rotar-ian, or anyone who would just like to participate in the challenge may send a check to Union West Rotary, P.O. Box 505, Indian Trail, NC 28079.

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The Enquirer-Journal Weather

Moon Phases

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In-Depth Forecast North Carolina State Forecast

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Cape Hatteras58/46

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Raleigh64/39Charlotte

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Today we will see sunny skies in themorning and afternoon becomingmostly cloudy in the evening, hightemperature of 63º, humidity of 54%and an overnight low of 39º. Therecord high temperature for today is73º set in 1933.

High: 83° in Miami, Fla. Low: -6° in Kremmling, Colo.

National Extremes

Shown is today’s weather.Temperatures are today’shighs and tonight’s lows.

By Eric rapEE-J Correspondent

MONROENumerous Union County

wrestling teams got to test themselves against plenty of outside competition at the Mon-roe Duals over the weekend.

Of the 18 teams that par-ticipated, 1A Central Academy reached the finals.

Mallard Creek came out on top, defeating undermanned CATA 61-9 in the champion-ship match.

Central Academy was down three starters, including heavy-weight Will Robinson, who is ranked No. 1 in the state among 1A wrestlers.

The Cougars got past West Stanly, North Meck, North Da-

vidson, and South Stanly before falling to Mallard Creek.

Porter Ridge also went 4-1 with a lopsided loss to Mallard Creek.

The Pirates’ Chris Lingle fell short of an unbeaten day when he lost to South Stanly’s Alex Thompson, who is ranked fourth at 125 pounds in the 1A classifica-tion. Monroe had three wrestlers finish 5-0, including Zack Cooper at 119, Kevin Phinney at 152 and Miles Cook at 189.

Weddington had two wrestlers go 5-0: Joe Centrella at 171 and Wes Chapman at 160. Teammates Will Burch and Kyle Koenig went 4-0 for the day at 130 and 145 pounds, respectively.

Parkwood had four wrestlers go 5-0, including Kevin Mullis at 215, Zac Womack at 152, Ty-

ler Couick at 135 and Austin Craig at 171.

Most of Union County’s wres-tling teams will be at Piedmont High on Saturday for the Pan-ther Team Duals.

Piedmont is having perhaps the best year in its wrestling his-tory with a 32-0 team record.

Piedmont went down to Indian Land High (S.C.) last Saturday and won without a full line up.

The Panthers’ Tyler Maske stepped in nicely for heavy-weight Mitchell Simpson, going 4-1 on the day. Piedmont fresh-man Dylan Nelson finished 5-0 on the day to improve his record to 32-5 for the year.

Piedmont has the week off before hosting its tournament Saturday.

from staff reports

ChaRlEstON, s.C.Charleston Southern Uni-

versity junior guard Katie Tull and sophomore forward LeChell Rush combined for 42 points as the home-standing Buccaneers rallied for a 62-59 women’s basket-ball victory over Wingate University Monday night.

The NCAA Division I members of the Big South Confer-ence im-proved to 9-8 overall on the season.

The South Atlantic Con-ference member Bulldogs fell to 9-7 overall. Wingate’s four non-conference losses this season have been by a combined 16 points.

Tull topped the scoring charts with 23 points. She hit seven-of-10 field goals and five-of-six three-point field goals. Seven CSU team-mates hit one-of-23 triples.

The Bucs entered the contest hitting nine three-pointers per game. Rush added 19 points on nine-of-14 shooting from the floor.

Wingate sophomore guard/forward Kurie Washington led the visiting Bulldogs with 13 points. She also had five rebounds and three assists.

See WU / Page 3B

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Larry Brown is an NBA junkie, so when he saw Tyreke Evans get-ting on a roll late in the third quarter he knew his Charlotte Bobcats could be in trouble, no matter how big their lead was.

Brown was right. It took some big plays by Raymond Felton and some fortunate bounces late to prevent another stunning

Sacramento Kings comeback in the Bobcats’ 105-103 victory on Monday.

It was Charlotte’s fifth straight win and eighth in a row at home. The Bobcats (20-19) are above .500 at the latest point in fran-chise history and moved into a three-way tie for fifth place in

the Eastern Conference with idle Toronto and Miami.

But this one almost slipped away.

Less than a month af-ter Sacramento rallied from 35 points down to win in Chicago, the Kings cut a 24-point

third-quarter deficit to one be-hind their sensational rookie

Evans, who scored a career-high 34 points.

“Same kind of game. Chicago thought they had the game won and stopped guarding, starting taking bad shots,” Brown said. “They just got back in the game and won it. We just, fortunately, made enough plays down the stretch to get a win.”

See BOBcaTS / Page 2B

By JUSTiN MUrDOcKE-J Sports Writer

MONROEWith a 3-1 league record, the

Weddington High boys basketball team is currently atop the stand-ings in the Southern Carolina Con-ference.

But three other teams are with-in a game of the Warriors in the standings, including Parkwood and Marvin Ridge, which are tied for second and just a half-game be-hind WHS with a 2-1 mark.

The Rebels gave Weddington its only loss in a 61-58 decision on Jan. 8. Parkwood dropped its first league game to Sun Valley in dou-ble overtime this past Friday.

Marvin Ridge also lost for the first time on Friday, falling to An-son County at home.

The Mavericks play at Parkwood on Friday, and the winner will gain a share of first place with the War-riors. Weddington doesn’t play an-other conference game until next Tuesday at Marvin Ridge.

WHS’ three wins are against Sun Valley, Anson and Porter Ridge.

Sun Valley is currently in fourth, but just a game behind first at 2-2 after knocking off the Rebels it OT on Friday.

The Bearcats are 1-2 and sit alone in fifth just ahead of Porter Ridge, which is 0-3 in league play.

On the girls side, Porter Ridge is out in front at 3-0 after earning wins over Weddington and pre-viously-unbeaten Parkwood last week.

The Pirates held on for a 51-42 road victory over the Rebels and ended the week with a 58-47 home win over the Warriors.

See BaTTLE / Page 3B

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Sportseditor: Jerry snow (261-2225) [email protected] tuesday, January 19, 2010 section B

Favorite in 2010?Hamlin expected to finish high in standings 3B

WHO’S NEWSFormer UNC star joining Milwaukee

HOUSTON (AP) — Jerry Stackhouse will join the Bucks when they return to Milwaukee and may see action in their

next game on Wednesday.

The Bucks signed Stack-house for the rest of this season Monday, and coach Scott Skiles says the 14-year veteran will be activated for Wednesday’s

game against Toronto.The Bucks are in need of a scoring

threat after guard Michael Redd suf-fered a season-ending knee injury last Sunday. Milwaukee played Houston on Monday to finish a six-game road trip.

“We’re not signing him to be on the inactive list,” Skiles said. “We’ll activate him right away and get him in a game. That’s our plan.”

The 35-year-old Stackhouse, a former standout at North Carolina, played in only 10 games for Dallas last season. He was traded to Memphis in July, then became an unrestricted free agent the next day.

Skiles said he was impressed by Stackhouse’s level of fitness in a recent workout.

Gibbs signs Busch to long-term deal

CONCORD (AP) — Joe Gibbs Racing has signed Kyle Busch to a long-term contract extension that

ensures he won’t be distracted this season with negotiations on a new deal.

Busch was entering the final season of a three-year deal with JGR. Terms were not disclosed.

It was going to be a pivotal year for the driver, who had tremendous success in his 2008 debut with Gibbs but dropped off considerably last year. He failed to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup champion-ship, and his crew chief was fired with three races left.

Busch is trying to return to championship form this year, while also entering ownership with a new Truck Series team.

Carolina receivers coach calls it quits

CHARLOTTE (AP) — After sticking around from the birth of the franchise and through three head coaches,

longtime Caro-lina Panthers receivers coach Richard Williamson is giving up the long hours.The 68-year-

old Williamson announced his retirement on Monday. He joined the Panthers in their inaugural season in 1995 and worked under coaches Dom Capers, George Seifert and John Fox, helping develop an impressive stable of receivers that includes Steve Smith and Muhsin Muhammad.

“It was great to be a part of the development of the Panthers from an expansion team to a Super Bowl contender,” said Williamson, who praised owner Jerry Richardson. “The organization is the class of the NFL.

“I’m sure I will miss coaching, but I’m looking forward to retirement. After 15 years in Charlotte, this is really home for us.”

Williamson played under Bear Bryant at Alabama, catching passes from Joe Namath, and started his coaching career working under Bry-ant. He moved up the ranks and had stints as the head coach at Memphis from 1975-80 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1990-91.

Williamson spent 13 of his 15 sea-sons in Carolina as receivers coach.

WORTH A LOOKCollege BasketballClemson at Georgia tech

7 p.m., espN2

Kyle Busch

Stackhouse

E-J staff file photo

Senior Maurice Leak, the county’s leading scorer (18.9 ppg), leads Parkwood into Friday’s home game against Marvin Ridge. The Rebels and Mavericks are tied for second in the league standings.

E-J staff photo by Rick Crider

Central Academy’s Ryan Megargee (top) had a 3-2 individual record at 152 pounds last Saturday.

Bobcats hold off late rally by Sacramento

Battle in the SCC

WU comes up short against DI Buccaneers

WHS boys out in front, but several still in contention

CATA places 2nd at Monroe Duals

ConferencebasketballstandingsInvolving Union County schools:

Southern Carolina BoySTeam conf. OverallWeddington 3-1 7-8Parkwood 2-1 7-6Marvin Ridge 2-1 5-7Sun Valley 2-2 10-5Anson Co. 1-2 8-8Porter Ridge 0-3 4-11

Southern Carolina GirlSTeam conf. OverallPorter Ridge 3-0 14-2Parkwood 2-1 13-1Marvin Ridge 2-1 8-5Sun Valley 2-2 9-5Weddington 1-3 8-8Anson Co. 0-3 4-10

roCky river BoySTeam conf. OverallMonroe 8-0 15-1Berry Academy 6-1 11-4Forest Hills 6-3 8-6Piedmont 5-4 7-9West Stanly 4-4 7-7Central Academy 3-4 5-8Cuthbertson 3-5 6-9North Stanly 1-7 6-9Union Academy 0-10 0-13

roCky river GirlSTeam conf. OverallNorth Stanly 7-1 14-1Piedmont 7-2 9-7Monroe 5-3 8-7West Stanly 5-2 10-3Berry Academy 4-2 10-4Forest Hills 3-6 3-10Union Academy 3-5 4-9Central Academy 2-5 4-8Cuthbertson 0-8 0-15

2B / Tuesday, January 19, 2010 The Enquirer-Journal

Sunday’s GamesToronto 110, Dallas 88Denver 119, Utah 112Monday’s GamesWashington 97, Portland 92New York 99, Detroit 91Oklahoma City 94, Atlanta 91Charlotte 105, Sacramento 103Houston 101, Milwaukee 98, OTL.A. Clippers 106, New Jersey 95Minnesota 108, Philadelphia 103, OTSan Antonio 97, New Orleans 90Golden State 114, Chicago 97Memphis 125, Phoenix 118Dallas at Boston, lateOrlando at L.A. Lakers, lateToday’s GamesToronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday’s GamesSacramento at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m.Portland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m.Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.New Jersey at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Utah at San Antonio, 9 p.m.Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Monday’s boxscore

Bobcats 105, Kings 103SACRAMENTO (103)Casspi 6-12 0-0 13, Thompson 3-10 0-0 6,

Hawes 3-4 0-0 6, Evans 13-20 8-11 34, Martin 3-9 3-5 9, Armstrong 0-2 0-0 0, Greene 4-7 3-4 12, Brockman 0-1 0-0 0, Nocioni 5-11 0-0 13, Udrih 4-8 0-1 10, Udoka 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-84 14-21 103.

CHARLOTTE (105)Wallace 7-16 13-15 28, Diaw 6-10 0-3 13,

Mohammed 4-7 0-0 8, Felton 7-15 2-3 17, Jackson 4-13 2-3 11, Brown 3-3 3-6

9, Graham 1-3 0-0 2, Augustin 2-4 0-0 5, Diop 0-1 0-0 0, Murray 5-11 2-3 12. Totals 39-83 22-33 105.

Sacramento 23 24 25 31— 103Charlotte 32 34 18 21— 105

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 7-27 (Nocioni 3-7, Udrih 2-5, Greene 1-3, Casspi 1-5, Thompson 0-1, Evans 0-2, Martin 0-4), Charlotte 5-16 (Diaw 1-1, Wallace 1-2, Augustin 1-2, Felton 1-3, Jackson 1-4, Graham 0-2, Murray 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 57 (Brockman 14), Charlotte 48 (Felton 9). Assists—Sacramento 19 (Evans 7), Charlotte 19 (Felton 10). Total Fouls—Sacramento 25, Charlotte 23. Technicals—Sacramento defensive three second, Charlotte defensive three second. A—13,678 (19,077).

College basketball

The AP Top 25The top 25 teams in The Associated

Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Rec Pts Pvs 1. Texas (57) 17-0 1,617 1 2. Kentucky (8) 18-0 1,568 2 3. Kansas 16-1 1,457 3 4. Villanova 16-1 1,442 4 5. Syracuse 17-1 1,376 5 6. Michigan St. 15-3 1,259 7 7. Duke 15-2 1,249 8 8. Tennessee 14-2 1,163 9 9. Pittsburgh 15-2 1,015 1610. Kansas St. 15-2 989 1311. West Virginia 13-3 922 10

12. Georgetown 13-3 873 1113. Purdue 14-3 799 614. BYU 18-1 763 1815. Gonzaga 14-3 748 1716. Temple 15-3 581 1917. Clemson 15-3 568 2418. Wisconsin 14-4 542 1319. Georgia Tech 13-4 380 2020. N. Iowa 16-1 252 —21. Ohio St. 13-5 228 —22. Mississippi 13-4 211 2123. Mississippi St. 15-3 189 —24. North Carolina 12-6 161 1225. Baylor 14-2 147 22

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 122, Connecticut 98, New Mexico 96, UAB 59, Virginia 50, Florida St. 41, Butler 35, Texas A&M 28, Cornell 15, William & Mary 15, Wake Forest 13, Rhode Island 11, Marquette 10, Missouri 8, Louisiana Tech 7, Northwestern 6, Arizona St. 3, Old Dominion 3, Marshall 2, Xavier 2, Harvard 1, Siena 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25The top 25 teams in the USA Today-

ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 17, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Rec Pts Pvs 1. Texas (30) 17-0 774 1 2. Kentucky (1) 18-0 742 2 3. Kansas 16-1 704 3 4. Villanova 16-1 686 4 5. Syracuse 17-1 648 5 6. Duke 15-2 614 7 7. Michigan State 15-3 593 8 8. Tennessee 14-2 534 10 9. Kansas State 15-2 480 1210. Gonzaga 14-3 419 1411. Pittsburgh 15-2 412 2012. West Virginia 13-3 409 913. Brigham Young 18-1 397 1714. Georgetown 13-3 377 1115. Purdue 14-3 363 616. Clemson 15-3 315 1917. Temple 15-3 236 2118. Georgia Tech 13-4 234 1819. Wisconsin 14-4 218 1620. Butler 14-4 162 2221. Connecticut 11-6 113 1522. Northern Iowa 16-1 111 NR23. North Carolina 12-6 108 1324. Mississippi 13-4 71 2325. Ohio State 13-5 70 NR

Others receiving votes: Baylor 53; Mississippi State 29; Vanderbilt 29; New Mexico 25; Cornell 24; Florida State 17; Saint Mary’s 16; Arizona State 15; UAB 14; UNLV 11; William & Mary 8; Rhode Island 7; Virginia 7; Michigan 6; Dayton (13-4) 5; Missouri 5; Oklahoma State 5; Notre Dame 3; San Diego State 2; California 1; Old Dominion 1; Texas A&M 1; Xavier 1.

Pro football

NFL Playoff GlanceAll Times EST

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

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

Conference ChampionshipsSunday, Jan. 24N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 3 p.m. (CBS)Minnesota at New Orleans, 6:40 p.m.

(FOX)

Pro BowlSunday, Jan. 31At MiamiAFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN)

Super BowlSunday, Feb. 7At MiamiNFC champion vs. AFC champion,

6:25 p.m. (CBS)

Pro tennis

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

SinglesMen

First RoundIvan Ljubicic (24), Croatia, def. Jason

Kubler, Australia, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.Fernando Gonzalez (11), Chile, def.

Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

Florian Mayer, Germany, def. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 0-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.

Andy Roddick (7), United States, def. Thiemo de Bakker, Netherlands, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.

Andy Murray (5), Britain, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2.

Wayne Odesnik, United States, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.

Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Radek Stepanek (13), Czech Republic, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Guillaume Rufin, France, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, def. Mardy Fish, United States, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Juan Martin del Potro (4), Argentina, def. Michael Russell, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Peter Luczak, Australia, 7-6 (0), 6-1, 6-4.

Viktor Troicki (29), Serbia, leads Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 5-3 (30-30), susp., rain.

David Guez, France, leads Julien Benneteau, France, 4-0 (15-0), susp., rain.

Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, leads Sebastien Grosjean, France, 6-4, 4-2 (Ad-40), susp., rain.

Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, leads Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 3-2 (15-15), susp., rain.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (27), Germany, leads Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 6-1, 4-3 (0-15), susp., rain.

Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, leads Nick Lindahl, Australia, 6-2, 7-5, 5-4, susp., rain.

Marin Cilic (14), Croatia, leads Fabrice Santoro, France, 7-5, 4-2 (30-15), susp., rain.

Matthew Ebden, Australia, leads Gael Monfils (12), France, 2-2 (30-15), susp., rain.

Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, leads Jose Acasuso, Argentina, 6-1, 2-6, 3-2, susp., rain.

WomenFirst Round

Dinara Safina (2), Russia, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-4.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-2, 6-4.

Zheng Jie, China, def. Peng Shuai, China, 0-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Kateryna Bondarenko (30), Ukraine, def. Ioana Raluca Olaru, Romania, 6-2, 7-6 (6).

Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, def. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

Maria Kirilenko, Russia, def. Maria Sharapova (14), Russia, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4.

Elena Baltacha, Britain, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

Kim Clijsters (15), Belgium, def. Valerie Tetreault, Canada, 6-0, 6-4.

Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, def. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, 1-6, 7-5, 10-8

Svetlana Kuznetsova (3), Russia, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 6-1, 6-2.

Flavia Pennetta (12), Italy, def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (24), Spain, def. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, 6-0, 6-0.

Justine Henin, Belgium, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-4, 6-3.

Elena Dementieva (5), Russia, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia, 6-2, 6-1.

Alisa Kleybanova (27), Russia, def. Jelena Dokic, Australia, 6-1, 7-5.

Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, leads Regina Kulikova, Russia, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (10), 4-3 (30-40), susp., rain.

Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, leads Sesil Karatantcheva,

Kazakhstan, 6-1, 5-6, susp., rain.Vania King, United States, leads

Dominika Cibulkova (23), Slovakia, 6-3, 1-2 (30-15), susp., rain.

Pro golf

2010 PGA Tour ScheduleJan. 7-10 — SBS Championship (Geoff

Ogilvy)Jan. 14-17 — Sony Open in Hawaii

(Ryan Palmer)Jan. 20-24 — Bob Hope Classic, La

Quinta, Calif.Jan. 28-31 — San Diego Open, La Jolla,

Calif.Feb. 4-7 — Northern Trust Open,

Pacific Palisades, Calif.Feb. 11-14 — AT&T Pebble Beach

National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Calif.

Feb. 17-21 — WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Marana, Ariz.

Feb. 18-21 — Mayakoba Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Feb. 25-28 — Waste Management Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Ariz.

March 4-7 — Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

March 11-14 — WGC-CA Championship, Miami.

March 11-14 — Puerto Rico Open, Coco Beach, Puerto Rico.

March 18-21 — Transitions Championship, Palm Harbor, Fla.

March 25-28 — Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando, Fla.

April 1-4 — Shell Houston Open, Humble, Texas.

April 8-11 — The Masters, Augusta, Ga.

April 15-18 — Verizon Heritage, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

April 22-25 — Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Avondale, La.

April 29-May 2 — Quail Hollow Championship, Charlotte, N.C.

May 6-9 — THE PLAYERS Championship, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

May 13-16 — Valero Texas Open, San Antonio.

May 20-23 — HP Byron Nelson Championship, Irving, Texas.

May 27-30 — Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Fort Worth, Texas.

June 3-6 — the Memorial Tournament, Dublin, Ohio.

June 10-13 — St. Jude Classic, Memphis, Tenn.

June 17-20 — U.S. Open Championship, Pebble Beach, Calif.

June 24-27 — Travelers Championship, Cromwell, Conn.

July 1-4 — AT&T National, Newtown Square, Pa.

July 8-11 — John Deere Classic, Silvis, Ill.

July 15-18 — The Open Championship, St. Andrews, Scotland

July 15-18 — Reno-Tahoe Open, Reno, Nev.

July 22-25 — RBC Canadian Open, Etobicoke, Canada.

July 29-Aug. 1 — The Greenbrier Classic, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

Aug. 5-8 — WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, South Akron, Ohio.

Aug. 5-8 — Turning Stone Resort Championship, Verona, N.Y.

Aug. 12-15 — PGA Championship, Kohler, Wis.

Aug. 19-22 — Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, N.C.

Aug. 26-29 — The Barclays, Paramus, N.J.

Sept. 3-6 — Deutsche Bank Championship, Norton, Mass.

Sept. 9-12 — BMW Championship, Lemont, Ill.

Sept. 23-26 — THE TOUR Championship, Atlanta.

Sept. 30-Oct. 3 — Viking Classic, Madison, Miss.

Oct. 1-3 — Ryder Cup, Newport, Wales.Oct. 14-17 — Frys.com Open, San

Martin, Calif.Oct. 21-24 — Justin Timberlake

Shriners Hospitals Open, Las Vegas.Nov. 11-14 — Children’s Miracle

Network Classic, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Transactions

Monday’s Sports TransactionsBASEBALL

American LeagueCHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to

terms with RHP Tony Pena on a

one-year contract.TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to

terms with LHP C.J. Wilson on a one-year contract. Named Joe Furukawa coordinator, pacific rim operations.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Shaun Marcum on a one-year contract.

National LeagueCINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to

terms with RHP Jared Burton on a one-year contract.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms with 2B Dan Uggla, RHP Anibal Sanchez and LHP Renyel Pinto on one-year contracts.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with OF Jody Gerut on a one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Brendan Donnelly on a one-year contract. Acquired INF Jesus Brito from Cleveland for INF Brian Bixler.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Named Randy Smith director of player development. Agreed to terms with INF-OF Jerry Hairston Jr. on a one-year contract.

Can-Am LeagueBROCKTON ROX—Claimed INF

Daniel Berg off waivers from Grand Prairie (AA).

NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed OF Quentin Davis.

Frontier LeagueOAKLAND COUNTY CRUISERS—

Signed RHP John Bonifacini. BASKETBALL

National Basketball AssociationNEW JERSEY NETS—Announced

assistant coach Tom Barrise would become a special assistant to the president and associate coach-advance scout Jimmy Sann would replace Barrise.

FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueARIZONA CARDINALS—Re-signed

CB Rashad Barksdale, WR Ed Gant, LB Ali Highsmith, LB Mark Washington, WR Onrea Jones, DE Ryan Kees, G Jonathan Palmer and OT Tom Pestock to future con-tracts.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Announced the retirement of receivers coach Richard Williamson.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed G Travis Bright, RB Herb Donaldson, DB Marquis Floyd, LB Donovan Woods to reserve/future contracts.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Named Kurt Schottenheimer special teams coordinator.

HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueCAROLINA HURRICANES—

Reassigned LW Drayson Bowman to Albany (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Placed F Fredrik Modin on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 7. Activated D Marc Methot.

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Recalled C Shawn Matthias and C Jeff Taffe.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Assigned D John Carlson to Hershey (AHL).

American Hockey LeaguePROVIDENCE BRUINS—

Announced F Drew Larman has been recalled by Boston (NHL). Released F Kenny Roche.

SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Assigned G Dan Taylor to Gwinnett (ECHL). Released C Charlie Kronschnabel.

ECHLIDAHO STEELHEADS—Announced

G Rejean Beauchemin has been returned to the team by Manitoba (AHL). Signed D Steven Oleksy.

VICTORIA SALMON KINGS—Announced D Tim Wedderburn and F Andy Brandt have been returned to the team by Lake Erie (AHL).

SOCCERMajor League SoccerD.C. UNITED—Signed F Danny

Allsopp. COLLEGE

GEORGIA—Named Scott Lakatos secondary coach.

HOUSTON—Agreed to terms with football coach Kevin Sumlin on a contract extension through the 2015 season.

PITTSBURGH—Promoted Scott Turner to wide receivers coach.

SOUTH FLORIDA—Named Mark Snyder, Todd Fitch, Vernon Hargreaves, Peter Vaas and Rick Smith assistant football coaches.

Scoreboard

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfBoston 27 11 .711 — 4-6 L-1 11-6 16-5 19-7Toronto 21 20 .512 7 1/2 7-3 W-2 13-6 8-14 14-13New York 17 24 .415 11 1/2 5-5 W-1 10-11 7-13 12-16Philadelphia 13 27 .325 15 5-5 L-1 6-13 7-14 7-15New Jersey 3 37 .075 25 1-9 L-8 2-17 1-20 3-21

Southeast Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfAtlanta 26 14 .650 — 5-5 L-1 16-5 10-9 15-10Orlando 26 14 .650 — 4-6 L-2 14-4 12-10 17-9Charlotte 20 19 .513 5 1/2 8-2 W-5 17-4 3-15 14-14Miami 20 19 .513 5 1/2 4-6 L-1 11-10 9-9 12-7Washington 14 26 .350 12 4-6 W-2 8-11 6-15 10-15

Central Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfCleveland 31 11 .738 — 7-3 W-1 14-3 17-8 17-6Chicago 18 21 .462 11 1/2 6-4 L-1 14-7 4-14 13-12Milwaukee 16 23 .410 13 1/2 4-6 L-2 11-7 5-16 9-11Detroit 14 26 .350 16 3-7 L-1 10-9 4-17 10-13Indiana 14 26 .350 16 5-5 L-1 10-10 4-16 10-13

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfDallas 26 14 .650 — 5-5 L-1 13-7 13-7 16-10San Antonio 25 15 .625 1 6-4 W-1 17-6 8-9 13-11Houston 23 18 .561 3 1/2 5-5 W-1 13-5 10-13 17-12Memphis 22 18 .550 4 8-2 W-4 15-5 7-13 15-13New Orleans 21 19 .525 5 7-3 L-1 15-4 6-15 14-9

Northwest Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfDenver 26 14 .650 — 6-4 W-3 18-3 8-11 14-8Portland 25 17 .595 2 5-5 L-1 16-7 9-10 17-7Oklahoma City 23 18 .561 3 1/2 6-4 W-2 12-9 11-9 8-14Utah 23 18 .561 3 1/2 5-5 L-1 16-6 7-12 10-13Minnesota 9 33 .214 18 2-8 W-1 6-15 3-18 4-24

Pacific Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfL.A. Lakers 31 9 .775 — 7-3 W-2 22-3 9-6 20-8Phoenix 24 18 .571 8 4-6 L-4 15-4 9-14 13-10L.A. Clippers 18 22 .450 13 5-5 W-1 13-9 5-13 10-17Sacramento 15 25 .375 16 1-9 L-4 12-9 3-16 9-16Golden State 12 27 .308 18 1/2 4-6 W-1 8-10 4-17 7-15

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Antawn Jamison scored 21 of his 28 points after halftime, Ca-ron Butler made two big baskets down the stretch and the Wash-ington Wizards put together a rare winning streak Monday with a 97-92 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Jamison was 3 for 10 from the field at halftime, but he shot 7 of 11 in the second half in a game that was close throughout. The victory gave the Wizards two wins in a row — only the fourth time they’ve accomplished that in a distressing season that in-cludes last week’s guilty plea to a felony gun charge by three-time All-Star Gilbert Arenas.

Randy Foye added 19 points and Butler had 18 for the Wiz-

ards, who made 25 of 28 free throws and shot 52 percent from the field.

Andre Miller scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half be-fore fouling out with 19 seconds to play, LaMarcus Aldridge also scored 22 points and had a sea-son-high 15 rebounds, and Mar-tell Webster added 18 points for the Trail Blazers, who had a two-game winning streak snapped as they opened a four-game road trip.

Knicks 99, Pistons 91NEW YORK — Nate Robinson

showed his game is much more than dunks, scoring 27 points to lead New York to a victory and a split of a home-and-home se-ries with Detroit.

Chosen earlier in the day to defend his slam dunk title at All-Star weekend, Robinson made five 3-pointers, one dur-ing a 7-0 spurt that started the fourth quarter and gave the Knicks the lead for good.

Fellow reserve Al Harrington and Wilson Chandler each added 17 points as the Knicks bounced back from con-secutive losses, includ-ing Saturday’s 94-90 defeat in Detroit, and improved to 18-6 on Mar-tin Luther King Jr. Day.

Rodney Stuckey scored 22 for the short-handed Pistons, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.

Thunder 94, Hawks 91ATLANTA — Kevin Durant

scored 29 points, Jeff Green had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Oklahoma City ended At-

lanta’s three-game win-ning streak.

Oklahoma City im-proved to 15-4 against the Eastern Conference.

Durant made his first 14 free-throw attempts before his 15th bounced off the rim in the final seconds. Atlanta’s Josh Smith called timeout in mid-air after grabbing the rebound.

Jamal Crawford, who de-feated Phoenix with a buzzer-beating, 3-pointer on Friday, missed a straightaway 3 as

time expired.Joe Johnson scored 23 points

for the Hawks. Smith had 18 points and 12 assists for Atlan-ta, which had won five of six.

Rockets 101, Bucks 98, OTHOUSTON — Luis Scola

scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Aar-on Brooks dished out 10 assists to offset a bad shooting game and Houston beat Milwaukee in overtime.

Carl Landry and Chase Budinger scored 12 points apiece for the Rockets, who have won the last 10 meetings with the Bucks in Houston. Brooks went 5 for 21 from the field, including 1 of 7 from 3-point range.

BobcatsContinued from Page 1B

Gerald Wallace shook off an ankle in-jury to score 28 points and Felton finished a rebound shy of a triple-double for the Bobcats, who led 82-58 with 4 minutes left

in the third quarter.Evans scored 14 points in the fourth

and added seven assists, but the Kings lost their fourth straight.

“I don’t know how you could ask any-thing more from Tyreke,” Kings coach Paul Westphal said. “Every minute he was out there he was extremely dominant.”

Evans’ fadeaway with 4:51 left completed a 32-9 run and got the Kings within 91-90.

After Wallace returned after twisting his left ankle earlier in the fourth quarter, Charlotte built the lead to five before Ev-ans’ three-point play cut it to 100-98.

The Kings then missed three straight shots that would’ve tied the game before Felton’s runner put the Bobcats ahead 102-98 with 1:01 left.

Evans scored again in traffic, but Felton hit two free throws with 20.7 seconds left.

Jamison, Wizards win second straight

NEW YORK (AP) — After taking down Superman, Nate Robinson wanted a shot at King James.

Robinson is returning to the slam dunk contest at All-Star weekend, where he will try to become the first three-time winner. And like most NBA fans, he’s disappointed LeBron James won’t be in the field.

“I was hoping so,” Robinson said Monday, after scoring 27 points to lead the New York

Knicks to a 99-91 victory over Detroit. “It’d be good for the fans, for the NBA. It’d be pretty cool to get him and some other big names in it, but them guys are All-Stars. They don’t got to waste their time doing dunks and stuff like that.”

James tentatively placed himself in the Feb. 13 competi-tion in Dallas while watching last year’s exciting matchup between Robinson and Dwight Howard in Phoenix from the

seats. He said last month he was still “50-50” about partici-

pating.Howard also

passed this time, leaving a lackluster field of Charlotte’s Gerald Wal-lace, Lakers guard Shan-non Brown,

and the winner of a dunk-off during halftime of the rookie

game between the Clippers’ Eric Gordon and Toronto rookie DeMar DeRozan.

Even Robinson wasn’t sure he’d return after last year’s victory, when he leaped over Howard en route to beating the 2008 champion.

But the 5-foot-9 Robinson, who won his first title in 2006, agreed with the NBA’s request to return as defending cham-pion, even saying “it’s in the rulebook.”

Wallace among participants in dunk contest

WALLACE

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BattleContinued from Page 1B

Porter Ridge plays outside the league on Thursday with a trip to Cuthbertson before fac-ing Anson at home on Friday.

The Rebels are tied for second at 2-1 with Marvin Ridge. Coinci-dentally, the two teams face off on Friday.

Sun Valley is in fourth at 2-2, followed by Wed-dington (1-3) and Anson County (0-3).

The Spartans have defeated Weddington and Anson, and lost to Parkwood and Marvin Ridge.

Weddington’s lone win came on the road at Anson County.

Note: All Union County teams, with the exception of Union Academy, are off until Thursday due to exams. The Cardinals take on West Stanly at home today with the girls var-sity game starting at 6 p.m.

Photo by Jamie Belk

Porter Ridge senior guard Raven Falls has helped her team get off to a 3-0 start in the Southern Carolina Conference. Falls and the Pirates play Anson Couny at home on Friday.

CONCORD (AP) — The buzz surrounding Denny Hamlin started months before he took the checkered flag on last sea-son’s finale. What was a murmur, though, suddenly became a roar.

That November victory at Homestead, his career-best fourth of the year, officially made Hamlin the trendy pick to unseat reigning four-time champion Jimmie Johnson in 2010.

But being the preseason favor-ite isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, as Carl Edwards would likely admit. He was the popular pick last year, and instead suffered through a winless season and an 11th-place finish in the standings.

Hamlin is determined not to fall into that same trap.

“I’ve been compared to Carl be-fore. He had a really good rookie year and then had a sophomore slump and didn’t make the Chase,” Hamlin said Monday dur-

ing the annual preseason media tour. “But I am not Carl Edwards and I am not with Roush-Fenway (Racing). I am Denny, I am with Joe Gibbs Racing and with an or-ganization that does a really good job of minimizing the peaks and valleys.

“So I don’t foresee any of the expectations being too far off.”

Hamlin set the bar high him-self this time last year, when he went into 2009 determined to put a full season together and take the personal steps needed to be a true championship contender. Although he’s made the Chase in each of his four seasons, he struggled to mount a legitimate challenge to Johnson.

Despite his tough talk, Ham-lin had doubters. It wasn’t until September, when he grabbed a breakthrough win at hometrack Richmond, that people began to notice he had indeed flipped a

switch.He became more vocal about

NASCAR’s rules and regula-tions, and took to Twitter to both offer his opinions and interact with fans. He publicly sparred with Brad Ke-selowski, the next big star, and lashed out with comical di-atribes against the brash new driver.

But more im-portant, he won two Chase races and proved that barring mechanical failures, Hamlin and his No. 11 team have a very real potential to be champions.

“I know how much it fuels me up wanting to be the guy who takes him off his chair,” he said of Johnson. “I don’t think anyone

else in the garage wants it worse than I do right now.”

Hamlin had only one true off race in the Chase — a 22nd at Dover — but was hampered by mechanical failures at Charlotte and Talladega that ultimately contributed to his fifth-place fin-ish in the standings. There was also a little incident at California, when driver error caused him to wreck while leading.

That wreck, though, was real-ly Johnson’s fault, Hamlin now understands.

“He forced me into a wreck at California. Not literally, but just mentally,” Hamlin said. “I knew he had the car to beat and there was no way I was going to beat him unless I outdrove him. And I drove over my head and got in a wreck. So he forced me to make a mistake, and that’s what he’s so good at.

“That’s what champions do.

They don’t make mistakes, they make others make mistakes.”

That realization is pivotal to Hamlin’s growth, crew chief Mike Ford said.

“I know it’s a cliche that you’ve got to lose one before you can win one, but that was the one he lost,” Ford said. “But one thing about Denny is if he makes a mistake, he usually comes back and cor-rects it.”

There’s been very little else to correct, though, as Hamlin has flourished in his newfound popu-larity. He threw an expensive Las Vegas party in December, is hop-ing his Charlotte nightclub finally opens this week, and is fresh off a whirlwind tour of California that was both work and play. In addi-tion to taking in the Rose Bowl and a Lakers game, he met with various executives while trying to “figure out the Denny Hamlin brand, just what that is.”

Hamlin embracing preseason favorite role

HAMLIN

WUContinued from Page 1B

Bulldog junior guard CC Brooks had 11 points, while senior center Stacie Rhodes posted nine points, 12 rebounds, four blocked shots and three assists.

The game featured 10 ties and 10 lead changes. Charleston Southern led 58-49 after freshman forward Lakeitha Alston nailed a three-point field goal with 6:53 remaining. Win-gate freshman forward Tish Logan hit two free throws to cut the deficit to 58-57 with 2:02 to go, capping an 8-0 run for WU. Rhodes contributed two huge blocked shots to the flurry.

CSU sophomore forward Ali Schwagmeyer converted a follow shot to put the hosts up 60-57 at the 1:13 plateau. Wingate answered, as Brooks hit two free throws with 1:02 to cut the deficit to one. Rush scored an inside hoop on a feed from Schwagmeyer with 37 seconds left to account for the final margin.

Brooks and Logan missed chanc-es to pull the Bulldogs within one in the waning seconds. Wingate was forced to foul, but Charleston South-ern missed the front end of a one-and-one with 11 seconds remaining. Tull got the offensive rebound, but Brooks stole the ball from her with two seconds to go. Wingate could not get a potential game-tying shot as time expired.

Ready or not, Vikings travel to New Orleans

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings have been nearly flawless this season in their raucous roofed stadium, sleek as ever on the artificial grass with the thermostat set near 70 degrees and the only breeze com-ing from the air conditioning ducts.

Now it’s time for them to travel.They’ll have to prove the boundaries of

their comfort zone can stretch this week-end beyond the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, all the way to the other end of the Mississippi River.

After dismantling the Dallas Cowboys in the divisional round, the Vikings drew a visit to New Orleans to play the Saints in the NFC championship game on Sunday evening.

“I enjoyed every minute of that game,” Favre said after the 34-3 victory, “knowing that we would not be back in this dome.”

The Louisiana Superdome will provide the same controlled climate and fast sur-face, without the mass of pro-purple fans. Instead of using the noise to their advantage, the Vikings will have to fend it off and stay focused on the snap counts to avoid being rattled.

For a team whose stars are mostly veterans, includ-ing the venerable 40-year-old quarterback, poise should not be a problem. Last month, though, the Vi-kings lost all three of their road games — all nation-ally televised at night with the spotlight on bright.

For the season, their 4-4 record away from Mall of America Field, as the Metro-dome is now officially prefaced, was the worst of the six NFC playoff teams.

“I think that there are too many great stories to talk about struggles on the road, really quite frankly,” coach Brad Childress said, trying unsuccessfully to change the subject at his Monday afternoon news con-ference.

The Saints went 6-2 at home this season, not invincible. The Cowboys were the first team to beat them there, so quarterback Tony Romo has a unique perspective on this contest. The Vikings harassed him with a fierce pass rush all game and got the crowd going with an early lead, mak-ing it more difficult for the Cowboys to come back.

“They are really good playing in their home place,” Romo said afterward. “It al-lows them to do what they are schemati-cally made to do.”

Asked for his assessment of the Saints-Vikings matchup, he went with

the safe pick.“I think it will be a good football game,”

Romo said. “I think each team is a little dif-ferent in the style of football they play. One team is more of a pressure team while the other team likes to sit back and let their front four do the work. I think it will be a great test. The home field will definitely fa-vor the Saints.”

The Vikings lost all four Super Bowls they went to in the 1970s, and since their last appearance they’re 0-4 in NFC champi-onship games. Three of those were on the road, at Dallas (1977 season), Washington (1987) and New York (2000). Their all-time road record in the playoffs is 5-14, com-pared to 14-7 overall at home and 6-4 at the Metrodome.

Since Childress took over in 2006, the Vikings are 14-18 on the road, though 5-2 when under a roof other than their own.

The numbers aren’t great, no matter what the view is, but none of those previ-ous experiences involved Favre.

He had his share of failures in important games while with

Green Bay, of course, but he also gained plenty of experi-ence playing against a loud crowd all those years with the Packers when they vis-ited Minnesota.

“He’s the guy. He’s the cap-tain of the ship. He’s been there and done that,” tight end Visanthe Shiancoe said, adding: “He knows how to conduct this.”

Both Shiancoe (with the Giants) and kicker Ryan Longwell (with the Packers)

named games at the Metrodome as a visiting player the loudest they’ve ever heard a stadium, putting last year’s Monday night win at New Orleans a close second. The Vikings know they’ll be in for a similar experience on Sunday with the Saints and their loyal fans.

“It will be a tough thing, but we do play well inside and we do play well on turf,” Longwell said. “We’ll give it our best shot.”

The Vikings will crank up faux crowd noise at their practice facility this week and try to simulate the communication challenges they’ll face in such an environ-ment this weekend.

They’re confident the Superdome turf will help them play at the same speed they’re used to.

“It’s always good to play on another field that’s just like home for you,” cornerback Benny Sapp said, conveniently overlook-ing the crowd noise factor. “We just have to go out there and beat their tempo.”

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FOR BIDSThe Union County Board of Education, Monroe, NC, will receive sealed bids for kitchen equipment and serving lines as part of the new cafeterias at Western Union Elementary School and New Salem Elementa-ry School.Complete bidding docu-ments are available from Nancy Moore 704.296-3000 ext 2094, 407 N. Main Street, Suite 100, Monroe, NC 28112, [email protected] will be received no later than January 21, 2010 to [email protected] summary of all questions and answers will be sent as an addendum, located under the RFP # being modified. It is the offeror's responsibility to assure that all addenda have been re-viewed and, if need be, signed and returned.Sealed bids will be due no later than 10:00 am on Jan-uary 28, 2010. Deliver sealed bids to Nancy Moore, Union County Pub-lic Schools, 407 N. Main Street, Suite 100, Monroe, NC 28112 referencing bid number 0-8700063.Bids may not be withdrawn for (90) days after bid due date.The Owner reserves the right to reject each and ev-ery bid and to waive infor-malities in bidding.Minority Participation: Bidders shall note the com-pliance with the Owner’s Minority Participation Poli-cy is applicable to this proj-ect.Bids may not be withdrawn for (90) days after bid due date.Jan.14,15,16,17,19, 20,21 2010

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FORECLOSURE SALENORTH CAROLINA,

UNION COUNTYUnder and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Kay Tanner,A Single Woman to CTC Real Estate Services, Trustee(s), which was dat-ed May 26, 2003 and re-corded on April 28, 2003 in Book 3079 at Page 318 and rerecorded/modified/cor-rected on June 6, 2003 in Book 3092, Page 401, Un-ion County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthousewhere the property is locat-ed, or the usual and cus-tomary location at the county courthouse for con-ducting the sale on Janu-ary 21, 2010 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the follow-ing described property situ-ated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 1 OF THE SHIRLEY LONG CUSTER PROPERTY AS SHOWN ON PLAT BYCARROLL L. RUSHING AND COMPANY, NCRLS, DATED SEPTEMBER 27, 1999, AND RECORDED IN PLAT CABINET F FILE 752, UNION COUNTYREGISTRY, TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR AMORE PARTICULAR DE-SCRIPTION. Parcel ID No. - 09-366-016 B Save and except any re-leases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of re-cord. Said property is commonly known as 4218 Rogers Road, Monroe, NC 28110. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of For-ty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). Acash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichev-er is greater, will be re-quired at the time of the

004 Legalssale. Following the expira-tion of the statutory upset bid period, all the remain-ing amounts are immedi-ately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS WHERE IS.”There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to the title or any physical, en-vironmental, health or safe-ty conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, un-paid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special as-sessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of re-lease, and any other en-cumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the cur-rent owner(s) of the proper-ty is/are Kay Tanner. 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 per-son who occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after Octo-ber 1, 2007, may, after re-ceiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is li-able for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validi-ty of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further reme-dy. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-18912-FC01 January 12, 19, 2010

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UNION COUNTYUnder and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by KWESI AFOLSON, A MARRIED PERSON AND LYNDAFOLSON AKA L FOLSON to WILLIAM R. ECHOLS, Trustee(s), which was dat-ed September 28, 2006 and recorded on October 2, 2006 in Book 04320 at Page 0879, Union County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthousewhere the property is locat-ed, or the usual and cus-tomary location at the county courthouse for con-ducting the sale on Janu-ary 21, 2010 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the follow-ing described property situ-ated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 37 of WOODLEAF SUBDIVI-SION, as shown on plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet F at Page 916, Un-ion County Public Registry, reference to which plat is hereby made for a more particular metes and bounds description. Save and except any re-leases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of re-cord. Said property is commonly

004 Legalsknown as 9306 Brookhill Court, Waxhaw, NC 28173. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of For-ty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). Acash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichev-er is greater, will be re-quired at the time of the sale. Following the expira-tion of the statutory upset bid period, all the remain-ing amounts are immedi-ately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS WHERE IS.”There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to the title or any physical, en-vironmental, health or safe-ty conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, un-paid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special as-sessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of re-lease, and any other en-cumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the cur-rent owner(s) of the proper-ty is/are Kwesi A. Folson and wife, Lynda Folson. 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 per-son who occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after Octo-ber 1, 2007, may, after re-ceiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is li-able for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validi-ty of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further reme-dy. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-18516-FC01 January 12, 19, 2010

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UNION COUNTYUnder and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by WILLIAM KELLY THOMPSON AND JAMIE S. THOMPSON(husband and wife) to Mar-garet C. England, Trustee(s), which was dat-ed June 10, 1992 and re-corded on June 11, 1992 in Book 564 at Page 031, Un-ion County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthousewhere the property is locat-ed, or the usual and cus-tomary location at the county courthouse for con-ducting the sale on Janu-ary 21, 2010 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the follow-ing described property situ-

004 Legalsated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at a nail set in the center of the right of way of S. R. 1158 (known as Corinth Church Road), said nail being a corner of the property of Ward Helms (Book 91, at Page 531, Union County Regis-try), and running from said beginning nail within the right of way of S. R. 1158 (but not the centerline thereof), South 39 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds West 337.56 feet to a point near the center of the inter-section of S. R. 1158 and S. R. 1188 (known as Zeb Helms Road); thence with the center of the right of way of S. R. 1188 as fol-lows: (1) North 09 de-grees 38 minutes 22 sec-onds West 134.19 feet; (2) North 09 degrees 11 mi-nutes 08 seconds West 52.96 feet; (3) North 07 de-grees 39 minutes 15 sec-onds West 83.23 feet to a point in the center of said road right of way; thence with the property of Ronald W. Laney (Book 425, at Page 586, Union County Registry), North 04 de-grees 10 minutes 29 sec-onds East 102.47 feet to a point within said right of way, another corner of the property of Ward Helms; thence with the of property Ward Helms as follows: (1) South 85 degrees 30 mi-nutes 00 seconds East 131.25 feet to a set iron; (2) South 50 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds East 155.50 feet to the BEGIN-NING nail, and containing 1.23 acres, more or less, as shown on copy of unre-corded map of survey pre-pared by Walter L. Gordon & Associates, NCRLS, dat-ed June 10, 1992, and be-ing a portion of the proper-ty conveyed to Michael B. Laney by deed recorded in Book 405, at Page 898, Union County Registry. Save and except any re-leases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of re-cord. Said property is commonly known as 2818 Corinth Church Road, Monroe, NC 28112. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of For-ty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). Acash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichev-er is greater, will be re-quired at the time of the sale. Following the expira-tion of the statutory upset bid period, all the remain-ing amounts are immedi-ately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS WHERE IS.”There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to the title or any physical, en-vironmental, health or safe-ty conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, un-paid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special as-sessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of re-lease, and any other en-cumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the cur-rent owner(s) of the proper-ty is/are William Kelly Thompson and wife, Jamie S. Thompson. 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 per-son who occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after Octo-ber 1, 2007, may, after re-ceiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is li-able for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale

004 Legalsand reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validi-ty of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further reme-dy. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-18409-FC01 January 12, 19, 2010

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-EN that the Union County Board of Commissioners will on Monday, February 1, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room, Room 118, First Floor, Union County Gov-ernment Center, 500 North Main Street, Monroe, North Carolina, conduct a public hearing to receive com-ments from the public on the amendments and peti-tions set forth below. 1. Petition #001095 - Alli-son's Custom Construc-tion: Petition #001095, ALLI-SON’S CUSTOM CON-STRUCTION, requesting rezoning classification from B-4 (General Commercial) to RA-40 (Residential-Agri-cultural) containing 3.02 acres, being on Tax Map #04-198-004B, located on Griffith Road (S.R. #2139) and being within Buford Township. 2. Amend Article XXIV Flood Damage Preven-tion Section 384 Amend Article XXIV Flood Damage Preven-tion Section 384 of the Union County Land Use Ordinance entitled Defini-tions “Essential Serv-ices” by deleting storm-water facilities from the current wording. The ef-fect of this amendment will be to prevent construction of stormwater facilities in the floodplain. Current Wording: “Essential Services” means an activity or structure that is required to provide safe movement of traffic and the provision of utilities. Specif-ically, these services are: street, road, highway, and railroad crossings, over-head and underground utili-ty crossings where cross-ings are made perpendicu-lar to the stream, municipal and county owned sanitary sewers, stormwater facili-ties, and stream restoration activities. Proposed Amendment: “Essential Services” means an activity or structure that is required to provide safe movement of traffic and the provision of utilities. Specif-ically, these services are: street, road, highway, and railroad crossings, over-head and underground utili-ty crossings where cross-ings are made perpendicu-lar to the stream, municipal and county owned sanitary sewers, and stream resto-ration activities. The proposed amend-ments may later undergo, without further notice, sub-stantial changes resulting from objections, debate, and discussions at the hearing. The full text and/or support-ing documents relative to the proposed amendments are available for inspection and study at the Union County Planning Depart-ment located at 407 North Main Street, Room #149, Monroe, NC from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Anyone having any questions on the above petition or amendments may contact the Planning Department at 704-283-3565. Any person requesting a sign language interpreter, please call (704) 225-8554 and make a request at least 96 hours in advance. Any other special assis-tance needed by an individ-ual due to a disability under the Americans with Disabil-ities Act should call (704) 283-3810 and make a re-quest at least 96 hours in advance. Lynn G. West Clerk to the Board January 19, 26, 2010

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004 LegalsPower of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by WILLIAM WAYNE WELBORN to TERRACE MORTGAGE COMPANY, Trustee(s), which was dated August 3, 2007 and recorded on Au-gust 21, 2007 in Book 04662 at Page 0089, Union County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthousewhere the property is locat-ed, or the usual and cus-tomary location at the county courthouse for con-ducting the sale on Janu-ary 21, 2010 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the follow-ing described property situ-ated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: The land referred to herein is situated in the State of North Carolina, County of Union described as follows: BEING ALL OF LOT 112, TRIPLE-C MINI-RANCH, RECORDED IN MAPBOOK 6, AT PAGE 97, IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS' OFFICE FOR UN-ION COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. SOURCE OF TITLE: BOOK 368 PAGE 278 (RE-CORDED 06/28/1983) APN: 05186029 Save and except any re-leases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of re-cord. Said property is commonly known as 9616 Mini Ranch Road, Waxhaw, NC 28173. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of For-ty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). Acash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichev-er is greater, will be re-quired at the time of the sale. Following the expira-tion of the statutory upset bid period, all the remain-ing amounts are immedi-ately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS WHERE IS.”There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to the title or any physical, en-vironmental, health or safe-ty conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, un-paid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special as-sessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of re-lease, and any other en-cumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the cur-rent owner(s) of the proper-ty is/are William Wayne Welborn. 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 per-son who occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after Octo-ber 1, 2007, may, after re-ceiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is li-able for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validi-ty of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further reme-dy. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200

004 LegalsWilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-18342-FC01 January 12, 19, 2010

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090 Miscellaneous

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109 REAL ESTATE

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111 Commercial - RentWarehouse 2500sf with

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Warehouse/office with 4’dock door. 2400 sf. Old Charlotte Hwy. $600/Mo. (704)283-4697

112 Apartments2BR/1ba Apt adj. Stewart

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Beautiful 2br 1.5ba Cedar Bend Townhome in Monroe $630mo. (704)296-2428

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Wingate- Redecorated 1br 1ba, & 2br 2ba (704)941-4712

113 Duplexes1br 1ba duplex spacious,

cent H/A, $437mo. 903 AGuild, ref’s & dep req’d (704)225-1543

3br 1.5ba 1050sf $695moboth, great location in

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114 Houses For Rent3 bd, 1ba brick ranch, com-

pletely remodeled $700 per mo pls utilities; $700 sd, no pets call (704) 225-9944

3br 2ba Parkwood Sch. dist country living, hardwood flooring, $850mo. ref’s & dep req’d (704)776-4664

Oak trees surround small brick ranch near Cane Creek Park $700mo+dep 704-843-1676

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138 Mobile Homes - RentVery nice 2br 1ba $525,

3br 2ba $575, 5 miles out New Town Rd. 980-721-6214

Wingate: 2mo. rent free 2BR 2BA $525; 3BR 2BA$600. Cent H/A. No pets. 704-451-8408

140 Mobile Homes - Sale

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FOR SALE BY OWNER, NORTH MYRTLE BEACH HOUSE

$725,000 5 BD, 4 BTH, ON CHANNEL,

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881 Clonmel Drive • Desired Shannamara Golf Community Breathtaking brick home w/open floor plan. Master on main. Gourmet kitchen w/extras. Oversize bedrooms & Loft. Beautiful landscape w/deck, & in-ground pool. Fenced yard w/ mature trees behind for privacy. For more information and virtual tour visit http: //www.MyRealtorMichael.com/ Offered at $399,900

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4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car garage. Over 2000 square feet. Near Waxhaw.

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For Sale 3BR 2B home on 1.23 acres Pageland SC. home has

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Refri, stove and dishwasher and gas logs to remain. This home is top of the line. Home can be seen on my web site : terripurser.remax-carolina.com list price $79,500.

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Attention Golfers FOR SALE BY OWNER 2731 Rolling Hills Drive

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.87 ac cul-de-sac lot. Gated Community with full amenities; Swim,Tennis,

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Lot $30,000 5930 Timbertop Lane Charlotte, NC 28215

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3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Ranch home with all new tile flooring/all new neutral

carpet thru out/Master bath has dual sinks/garden tubshower.

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3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath. Gourmet kitchen with granite countertops/

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Hamilton Place • 2808 Arrowhead Ct. $172,500 3 Bed/2 1/2 Bath/+Bonus Room,

1760 sq. ft. / .39 acre premium lot, 2 Car Garage, Gas FP, New Paint, Carpet, ceramic tile, counter tops

& gutters. Master suite w/trey ceiling. Contact Perkins Properties, 704-579-1364 MLS 717444

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