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THURSDAY

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DeathsMarcy Maciejewski

Michael Nolan Thompson

WHO’S NEWS

Symphony to perform Oct. 10

WINGATEThe Union Symphony

Orchestra will open its season with “Oh! Vienna,” featuring Joseph Ellison, 2009 winner of the Youth Concerto Competi-tion, on Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Wingate University’s Batte Fine Arts Center. The sym-phony is conducted by Kenney Potter. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children and students and are available online at www.theunionsym-phony.com., at the Union Symphony office at 211 N. Main St., Monroe; and at the door. Call 704 219-3936 for group ticket rates.

SETTING IT STRAIGHT

Union County will begin treating its water with chloramine. A headline on A of Wednesday’s edi-tion was incorrect.

BIRTHDAYSBest wishes are extended

to everyone who is celebrat-ing a birthday today, especial-ly:

Gerardo Karim, Sylvia Keziah, Sandra Ketchie, Kym Wright, Stephanie Smith

Call (704) 261-2278 or e-mail [email protected] to add your names to the list.

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What’s Happening‘A Chorus Line’ opens Tuesday at the Belk Theater in Charlotte.

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League leaderMarvin Ridge’s tennis team remained unbeaten in conference play with a win over Porter Ridge.

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The

‘Just broke my heart’

BY TIFFANY LANEStaff Writer

MONROEA parade float belong-

ing to the Marine Corps League of Monroe was sto-len over the weekend.

League members, who have put nearly $3,000 into the project, noticed that the partially completed float and the 24-foot trailer that it was built on were missing Monday morning.

Marine Corps League Commandant Richard Stone said the league want-ed a float that would honor veterans and encourage people to donate to Toys for Tots. The league collects toys every Christmas for Union County children in need. More than 12,000 toys were distributed last year, many of them brought to local parades that league members attended.

“We’ve had people know that we’re coming and they’ve had toys for tots right there and put it on the float,” Stone said. A float the league used in the past was a modified farm trailer belonging to Stone, which fellow veterans and military personnel used while waiting for the league’s trailer and float to be completed.

Several local businesses donated to the project. Money was used to pur-chase lumber, steel, a trail-er hitch, flags, pipes and brackets.

“The citizens that faith-fully contributed to the restoration of that trailer have been robbed of their ability to contribute to the children of Union Coun-ty,” Stone said. “Stealing the Marine Corps trailer is paramount to stealing toys for tots right out of the hands of our children.”

The league is also in-volved in disaster relief.

“I’m embarrassed,” league Senior Vice Com-mandant Wallace Hasty said. “That’s a lot of good people that donated their time and their money and their labor just down the drain. ... I need to give them my apologies.”

The trailer was kept behind Monroe Alterna-tor and Starter Co. at 1613 Lynn St. in Monroe, Hasty said. The trailer was there Saturday morning.

See TOYS / Page 3A

Toysfor Totsfloatstolen

Contributed photo

Goodrich supervisor Tim Mitchell, wearing a United Way ‘Live United’ T-shirt, holds his breath in a dunk tank. Goo-drich of Monroe ended its United Way campaign Sept. 4 — the day employee donors were allowed to throw balls at the dunking booth manned by their superiors.

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Ladonna Mann, curator of the JAARS Museum of the Alphabet, looks at the Torah that will be on display at the museum until January.

FROm STAFF REpORTS

WAXHAWJAARS will highlight

information technology at the final JAARS Day of 2009 on Oct. 3. Activi-ties begin at 10 a.m. with a general session. Break-out programs will illus-trate how JAARS part-ners with Wycliffe Bible Translators and others in providing informational technology expertise and service.

On the same day the JAARS Museum of the

Alphabet will host the in-augural display of a He-brew Sefer Torah scroll — a gift to JAARS from John Jeffcoat of Lake Mary, Fla. A “Sefer Torah is a handwritten copy of a Torah.

According to one ap-praisal, this 123-foot long manuscript, made of ox skins sewn together, has survived at least 100 years and sustained constant use in synagogues in Eu-rope before being brought to the United States.

See TORAH / Page 5A

BY TIFFANY LANEStaff Writer

MONROE“That’s appalling.”That was the reaction

of Ray Shroyer, a support engineer for Goodrich Corp., after he visited three United Way agen-cies earlier this summer. On his list: United Fam-ily Services, the Union County Community Shel-ter, and Turning Point, a

shelter for victims of do-mestic violence and their children.

“I can’t believe the shape our society is in,” Shroyer said. To see the children at Turning Point “just broke my heart. I didn’t realize how bad it is.”

Shroyer was one of 12 Goodrich employees who visited the agencies as part of the company’s ef-forts to raise money for

its weeklong United Way campaign. It is one of the first businesses to finish the campaign and raised more this year than last, despite a fewer partici-pants.

United Way kicked off its campaign Aug. 29; it will run into November. United Way of Central Carolinas has set a goal of $22.7 million this year. Union County, which is

part of the Central Caro-linas fundraising pool, raised $1.4 million last year.

Goodrich raised $31,113 last year with 225 employ-ees. This year, it raised $34,745 with 203 employ-ees. Most of that money comes through employee contributions; the com-pany offers a 50 percent match.See GOODRICH / Page 2A

Firsthand reports by Goodrich employees spur increase in company’s United Way giving

BY ELISABETH ARRIEROStaff Writer

MINERAL SPRINGSCommunity vigilance

is the best solution to a recent spike in burglar-ies in Mineral Springs, Councilwoman Peggy Neill said.

Neill said she was “completely shocked and concerned” when she learned from a Sheriff ’s Office report that the total number of residen-

tial and commercial bur-glaries during an eight-month period in 2009 is five times higher than a comparable period in 2008.

Between May 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2008, there were four home burglar-ies and no commercial burglaries in Mineral Springs.

But between Jan. 1 and Aug. 27 this year, those numbers increased to 17

home burglaries and six commercial burglaries.

A man robbed employ-ees at Farley’s Pizza at gunpoint in July. Jon Ga-jewski, a manager at the restaurant, said he was surprised something like that could happen in a small town like Mineral Springs.

“You never say never but we never felt any fear of someone coming in and doing this,” Gajews-

ki said. Police are frequently in

the restaurant’s vicinity. he added, whether it’s a traffic officer using radar or a deputy patrolling the area.

Gajewski said he was pleased with the county’s response to the robbery but didn’t see a need for drastic changes in the town’s public safety plan.See BURGLARIES / Page 3A

Mineral Springs burglaries up

Torah scroll ondisplay at museumFinal JAARS Day of 2009 set for Oct. 3

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GoodrichContinued from Page 1A

United Way took a hard hit this year when news broke of Gloria Pace King’s $1.2 million com-pensation package. King served as executive di-rector of United Way of Central Carolinas. Jane McIntyre took her place at the end of August.

Hearing news of King’s substantial compensa-tion, Gloria Goodwin, an associate technician for Goodrich, put a hold on last year’s United Way donations. This year, she again set aside a portion of her paycheck for Unit-ed Way agencies.

“Times are really tough now,” she said. “I thought this would be a good time to get back in it.”

Goodwin said she feels better about the organi-zation’s leadership and was swayed by firsthand accounts of where her money goes.

Goodrich human re-sources manager Heath-

er Russell, who helped head the campaign, said no one at the company was required to give, but everyone was provided with information about local need and services.

“Politics aside, con-troversy aside, let’s look at who’s affected, who needs the help,” she said, and “how the funding received from us affects them.”

When the dozen em-ployees returned from visiting agencies, they shared their experiences with co-workers. Good-win said they gave “heart-felt speeches,” which touched her more than agency pamphlets would have. Goodwin is giv-ing more this year and, on shopping trips, picks up extra food and school supplies to donate.

Shroyer said his visit “made a night and day difference.” Shroyer has given to United Way for 20 years and will give the same amount this year, but “I’m going to give more of myself

than money.”He has already dropped

boxes of clothes and food off at the Union Coun-ty Community Shelter, where he will also volun-teer. “It was such an eye opener for me. ... I came back here and preached to everybody.”

Russell said last year’s campaign involved agen-cy representatives speak-ing to employees, but seeing the agencies with their own eyes has proved

to be more effective. She said the agencies’ work means more “through the words of a fellow Goodrich co-worker.”

Rachelle Souk, rela-tionship manager for Union County’s United Way, said Goodrich ran “a model campaign,” with participation “from top management down.” Souk recommends edu-cating employees about where their donations go and having fun with fundraising. It can also be a chance for company-wide team building, she said.

“I’m an optimist and my hope is that we’ll raise more,” United Way campaign president Pat Kahle said. “Unfortu-nately, even if we meet last year’s number, it won’t be enough.”

It wasn’t quite enough last year, she said, and the need is greater this time around. Still, Kahle is confident locals will come through.

Kahle’s employer, Citi-zens South Bank, came up with its own ways to raise money. Employers sold homemade ice cream and brownies, held raffles and decorated Mason jars for donations.

Hands-on work with the agencies also boosts donations, she said, and “those people who volun-teer time tend to also be more receptive in giving from their wallets.”

To end the campaign, employees who donated threw softballs at a dunk tank target, their super-visors waiting anxiously above the water.

With the temperature in the upper 80s, “it was actually pretty refresh-ing,” supervisor Tim Mitchell said. How many times was he dunked? “I quit counting at 10. ... More than 20 times.”

Shroyer said he dunked his own supervisors with-out a softball. “I cheated,” he said, grinning.

(Editor’s note: To list the event of your nonprofit civic, social or gov-ernmental organization, call 704-261-2252.)

Today• UNION WEST RO-

TARY, 7:30 a.m., civic building behind Indian Trail Town Hall. For de-tails, call Sean Helms, 704-849-9332.

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

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

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

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

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

• BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS CLASS, 3:30 p.m., Union West Li-brary. Free. Registration required; call 704-821-

7475.• HOMEWORK HELP

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

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

• WHY ZORRO IS COOL, 5 p.m., Union West Library. For ages 8 and up. Details, 704-821-7475.

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

• TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 6 p.m. weigh-in, 6:20 meeting, Love Baptist Church, 707 Deese Road, Monroe. De-tails, 704-225-1720.

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

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

• Wii PLAY TOO, 6 p.m., Edwards Library, Marshville. Wii bowling for older adults. Details, 704-624-2828.

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

• PILOT CLUB OF MONROE, 6:30 p.m., David Tucker Construc-tion, 1139-A N. Charlotte Ave. Business and pro-gram meeting. Details, Vada Tucker, president, 704-292-1329.

• PRESERVATION SOCIETY, 7 p.m., Wax-haw Town Hall.

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

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

Details, 704-282-4657.• BINGO, 7 p.m. to 10

p.m., Indian Trail VFW, 100 VFW Lane, Indian Trail; $500 jackpot. For details, call 704-821-9753.

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

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

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

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

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

Friday• EXERCISE CLASS,

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

• SENIOR FITNESS CLASS, 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Bazemore Cen-ter, Winchester Avenue, Monroe. Free to all se-nior citizens. Details, 704-282-4654.

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

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

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


• NARCOTICS ANON-YMOUS, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.,

Nicey Grove Baptist Church, 318 Camden Road, Wingate. Details, 704-221-7352.

• OVERCOMERS OUTREACH ANONY-MOUS, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 1700 Secrest Short-cut Road. For details call 704-846-9223.

• PAGELAND SIN-GLES DANCE, 7 p.m. to midnight, Pageland, S.C., American Legion Post 92. Live music, married couples welcome. Bring covered dish. Admis-sion, $10. Must be 21. De-tails, Lloyd or Margaret Melton at (843) 634-3787 after 6 p.m.

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

Saturday• TOPS (Take Off

Pounds Sensibly), 9 a.m. weigh-in, 9:20 meeting, Love Baptist Church, 707 Deese Road, Monroe. De-tails, 704-226-1520.

• ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Low Bot-tom group, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., old Belk building, 200 Stew-art St., Monroe. Details, 704-332-4387; 704-377-0244.

• OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS, 10 a.m., Central United Method-ist Church, room 106.

• BASIC INTERNET CLASS, 1:30 p.m., Mon-roe Library. Free. Regis-tration required; call 704-283-8184.

• TEENAGERS DANCE, 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., American Legion Post 212, 1010 Lasalle St. Chaperoned; $2 donation requested. Details, 704-289-6190 or 704-221-0531.

• TASTE OF UNION, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., First Pres-byterian Church, 302 E. Windsor St., Monroe. Fundraiser for Operation Reachout. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Details, tickets, Nola Mc-Collum, 704-219-3936.

• NARCOTICS ANON-YMOUS, 5:30 p.m. to 6: 30 p.m., Friendship Mis-sionary Baptist Church administrative building, 501 Burke St. Details, 704-821-4256, 704-763-0784.

• BINGO, 7:30 p.m., Vietnam Veterans Asso-ciation Post No. 14, 620 Roosevelt Blvd., $2,500 program. Doors open at 5 p.m. For details, call 704-283-6165.


Marsha ‘Marcy’ Maciejewski

WAXHAWMrs. Maciejewski

died suddenly on Sep-tember 19, 2009. She is survived by her lov-ing husband Ed whom she moved to the Caro-linas with from her birthplace, Chicago, 15 years ago. Marcy worked for DaVita Dialysis in Monroe, N.C., as a PD nurse. She loved teaching pa-tients with end stage renal disease a means to enjoy a higher qual-ity of life through peritoneal dialysis. As a testament to her love of life, the gift of her kidneys changed the futures of two families. Marcy was a Renaissance woman whose free spirit em-braced adventure and the unknown. She was an inspiration to all that knew her with her love and en-thusiasm for life. Her positive attitude and infectious smile was contagious. A service to celebrate Marcy will be held at 6:00 p.m. at Love Baptist Church, 707 Deese Road, Mon-roe, on Thursday, September 24. In lieu of flowers, the family is encouraging dona-tions to the American Kidney Fund (www.kidneyfund.org) or the American Red Cross (www.redcross.org). The family will greet friends for fellowship after the service.

PAID OBITUARY

DEATHSMichael Thompson

WAXHAWMichael Nolan Thomp-

son, 50, died Tuesday (Sept. 22, 2009).

Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Mineral Springs United Methodist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.

Born June 14, 1959, in Mecklenburg County, he was a son of J.P. Thomp-son and the late Barbara Ann Amick Thompson.

Survivors, in addition to his father, include his wife, Angie Price Thompson of the home; two daughters, Brooke Thompson, Jes-sica Thompson, both of the home; and one brother, David Thompson of Mat-thews.

Visitation will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Gordon Funeral Service of Monroe. Online condo-lences may be left at www.gordonfuneralservice.com.

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COMING EVENTS

BY ELISABETH ARRIEROStaff Writer

WESLEY CHAPEL The Wesley Chapel

Parks and Recreation Committee will release its survey results to resi-dents at a meeting today at 7 p.m. at the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.

The survey, the com-mittee’s first major task since it was formed last year, sought to gauge the

public’s priorities for a potential park in the vil-lage.

The committee sent surveys to 2,800 house-holds, and 385 respond-ed. It also received surveys from 139 stu-dents at Weddington High School to make sure area youth opin-ions were captured, Councilwoman Sondra Bradford said.

A sample of the results

that will be discussed to-night:

• 73 percent were “very likely” or “likely” to visit a community or cultural event in Wesley Chapel

• 62 percent were “very likely” or “likely” to visit a fitness center or private gym

• 82 percent were “very likely” or “likely” to visit a park

• The two most desired features were paved walk-

ing trails and music/per-forming arts events

• The least popular fea-ture was ATV trails

Bradford said those who attend tonight’s meeting will also dis-cuss various park con-cepts to see which one fits best with the com-munity. A passive de-sign would have very little infrastructure and would be a place where people could enjoy na-

ture, Bradford said.In contrast, an active

concept would be more like a sports complex, with several recreation fields and courts.

Bradford will present the findings to the Vil-lage Council, which will decide the next step in bringing a park to Wesley Chapel.

— Elisabeth Arriero can be reached at 704-261-2226 or [email protected].

WC parks survey results to be presented

Politics aside, controversy aside, let’s look at who’s affected, who needs the help.”

— Heather Russell,

Goodrich human resources

manager

“Genealogy group to meet

CHESTERFIELD, S.C. — The Ches-terfield Genealogy Society will meet at 3 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Chesterfield County Library, 119 W. Main St. The speaker will be Drusilla Carter, director of Ches-terfield County Library Systems, who will discuss local history and genealogy re-sources that are available at the library as well as what is available online and how it may be accessed. The group’s meet-ings are open to the public.

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The Enquirer-Journal Thursday, September 24, 2009 / 3A

REUNIONSReunions are published

each Thursday in The Enquirer-Journal. To list your reunion, call 704-261-2252.

Monroe High Class of 1979

MONROEThe Monroe High

School Class of 1979 will have its 30-year reunion Friday and Saturday. On Friday, classmates will reunite at 6 p.m. for the homecoming game at the Monroe High football sta-dium. There will be a din-ner and dance at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Monroe Country Club. For infor-mation, contact Marty Rapp at 704-843-0738 or Pam Harris-Haywood at 704-283-0414.

Cull and Nicie Williams family

MONROEDescendants of Cull

and Nicie Rushing Wil-liams will have a re-union on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church, 6223 Love Mill Road. Bring a well-filled basket. For information, call Christine Turner at 704-283-4300.

H.O. Peneger familyUNIONVILLE

The H.O. Peneger fam-ily will have a reunion 1 p.m. Sunday at Emman-uel Baptist Church, 3816 Morgan Mill Road. For information, call 704-361-9324.

Oscar and Lillie Helms family

NEw SaLEMThe family of Oscar

and Lillie Long Helms will have a reunion 1 p.m. Sunday at New Hope Baptist Church. Bring a well-filled basket and old photos. For information, call Geraldine Little 704-753-1442 or 704-254-4819, or Shirley Davis 704-764-3887.

Helms familyMONROE

Family and friends of the late Will and Ruth Helms and the late Brady and Mary Helms will have their annual reunion on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the fellowship hall of New Salem Bap-tist Church on Goldmine Road. Bring your favor-ite foods and teas or co-las. For information, call Elizabeth Helms at 704-289-1056.

R.P. Rowell familyUNIONVILLE

Descendents of Rance Flonnie and Evie Row-ell will have a family reunion at 1 p.m. on Sun-day at the Unionville Community Center. For information, call Rance Rowell at 704-753-1064 or Frankie Smith at 704-753-1711.



School Class of 1980 will have a planning meeting for its 30-year reunion on Sunday from 3 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

at the Monroe Library, 316 E. Windsor St. For information, call Annie Sowell Horton at 704-458-0667.

Piedmont High Class of 1989

UNIONVILLEThe Piedmont High

School Class of 1989 will have its 20-year reunion Oct. 3 with a family pic-nic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Unionville Com-munity Center and an evening reunion from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Olde Sycamore Golf Planta-tion. Vendors will sell hots dogs at the picnic. Cost for the evening event is $58 per person in advance, $70 at the door. For more informa-tion, call 704-385-9005 or go online to www.pied-mont1989.myevent.com.

Brady and CatherineMullis family

wINGaTERelatives of Brady

and Catherine Mullis will meet at 4 p.m. on Oct. 3 at Wingate Unit-ed Methodist Church. Bring a well-filled bas-ket of food. For infor-mation, call Phyllis Love at 704-289-9334 or Denise Henton at 704-289-8689.

Atlas Baucom familyNEw SaLEM

The Atlas Baucom fam-ily will have its annual family barbecue at 4 p.m. Oct. 3 at the New Salem Legion hut. For informa-tion, call Brian Baucom at 704-385-8408.

Marshville High Class of 1948

MONROEThe Marshville High

School Class of 1948 will have its 61st reunion at 4 p.m. Oct. 3 at Marga-ret and Jimmy Stegall’s home on Rosa Lane in Monroe. Bring a chair. For information, contact Edna Young at 704-282-0377.

John and Rilla Brooks family

NEw SaLEMDescendants of John

and Rilla Brooks will have their annual reunion on Oct. 4 at the American Legion building on High-way 218. Lunch will be at 1 p.m. Family and friends are welcome to attend with a well-filled basket. For information, call 704-385-9158.

Joe and Bessie Bigham family

waXHawThe family of Joe and

Bessie Coan Bigham will have its annual reunion from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Waxhaw Baptist Church fellowship build-ing. All family members are welcome to come and bring a covered dish. For information, contact Lar-ry Bigham at 704-363-0950.

Miller and Jennie Manus family

waXHawDescendants of Miller

and Jennie Manus will

have a reunion on Oct. 11 at Mary Elizabeth Bap-tist Church. Lunch will be at 1 p.m. Bring a well-filled basket, all family and friends are welcome. For information, 704-843-3427.

Cornelius, SophroniaThomas family

MaRSHVILLEDescendants of the late

Cornelius and Sophro-nia Pierce Thomas will have their annual family reunion at 5 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Hamilton Cross Roads Baptist Church fellowship hall, 6133 Old Goldmine Road. Bring a well-filled picnic basket. For information, call Brenda Lee at 704-624-6533.

Forest Hills High Class of 1977

MONROEThe Forest Hills High

School Class of 1977 will have a 50th birthday par-ty and 32-year reunion Oct. 17 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Rolling Hills Country Club. Cost is $50 per person or $100 per couple. For information, contact Alice Chambers Crowder, 6021 Landsford Road, Marshville, NC 28103.

SVHS Classes of 1979 and 1980

MONROEThe Sun Valley High

School combined class-es of 1979 and 1980 will have a reunion at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at Rolling Hills Country Club. Cost is $50 per person. For information, call Lisa Carroll Flippin 704-849-6320.

Monroe City Schools employees

MONROEFormer employees of

Monroe City Schools and their guests will have a reunion Nov. 8 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Union County Agricultural Services Center. Casual dress. Cost is $17 per per-son. RSVP by Oct. 16 and make checks payable to Monroe City Schools Reunion. Mail checks to Margaret Batchelor, 1701 Lakeview Drive, Mon-roe, NC 28112. For more information, call Sue Marks at 704-289-2045 or Margaret Batchelor at 704-283-8232.



School Class of 1999 is looking for classmates for a tentatively sched-ule reunion during fall homecoming. Send con-tact information, in-cluding address, phone number and e-mail ad-dress to [email protected]. Once the list is complete, information about the final plans and dates will be sent out.

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Hasty filed a report with the Monroe Police Department Wednesday morning, and officers are searching for the trailer.

“Why would anyone want something that rusty that they can’t haul anything on?” Hasty asked, adding that it would be useless as farm equipment. Some of the parts have rusted while the trailer has been moved from place to place and as league members gathered dona-tions to finish it.

Hasty said it might

have been taken for scrap metal.

“It’s possible they didn’t know what it was for,” he said.

Even so, he said it would take a heavy-duty pickup truck with a high-rise hitch to haul it off.

“I don’t know what I could’ve done to prevent it” from being stolen, he said.

Stone said the trailer “shows that we support all branches of the ser-vice,” a military “that makes it possible to have freedom. Since we have freedom, the recogni-tion of those veterans is extremely important to us.”

Hasty had the idea for the float, dubbed the “trailer of valor,” four years ago and planned to decorate it with mili-tary flags and ribbons to represent the top 19 med-als awarded to veterans. He has a page-and-a-half listing local people who have received those med-als.

All that was left to do, he said, was sand it down, paint it, attach seats and lights. It was to appear in parades around Marsh-ville, Waxhaw, Indian Trail and Monroe.

Anyone with informa-tion is asked to contact the Monroe Police De-partment at 704-282-4700.

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“I think it’s due to the economy,” he said. “Peo-ple are just desperate and making bad decisions. You never know when you put people in those kinds of conditions how they’re going to react.”

Neill brought the crime numbers to the Town Council’s attention at its Sept. 10 meeting.

She plans to inform residents and encourage them to become more aware of their surround-ings.

“It’s so neighbors can

watch out for each other,” she said.

She is also working with the Union County Sheriff ’s Office to help set up a community watch group, or perhaps multi-ple groups, in the town.

Mineral Springs does not have its own police department and relies mostly on the Sheriff ’s department for protec-tion.

Other shop owners think businesses should be taking more preventa-tive steps.

“We’ll probably be looking into installing some cameras outside soon,” said Burt Finch-

er, co-owner of Mineral Springs Fertilizer.

The Sheriff ’s Office was able to make an arrest in the Farley’s Pizza rob-bery after a surveillance camera at the gas station across the street captured a man on video.

Neill said a public safe-ty newsletter will go out to residents in early Oc-tober and a community meeting with the Sher-iff ’s Office is planned for the end of October.

— Do you have an idea for a story about Mineral Springs, Wesley Chapel or Waxhaw? Contact Elisa-beth Arriero at 704-261-2226 or [email protected].

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I should never have written that letter

I had submitted an email re-garding my Sick cat Inky and the feelings of no support from the Humane Society.

I would like to apologize for this.

My sweet cat has been helped by many kind, good hearted Union County residents, includ-ing big donations from two long time volunteers of the Humane Society of Union County, and even some people from other states have donated to help us.

I would like to note that at the time I wrote the first letter I was upset because I thought I was going to have to make the deci-sion to euthanize Inky because I could not afford emergency vet care for him, and I did not understand why the Humane Society was unable to help.

I have always been a support-er of the Humane Society and continue to be a supporter, but I would really like to see a pro-gram that would help families in my situation, so their ani-mals could have a chance.

I was lucky to have some amazing people step up to help us, and my loving cat would not be here today if it weren’t for them.

My family and I thank every-one who has made it possible for our Inky to have another chance.

Bernice rivera Monroe

Church will celebrate100th anniversary

In the summer of 1910 con-cerned Christians built a brush

arbor about 2 miles east of Marshville. This was built for the purpose of holding church services. Several persons ex-pressed the desire for a church to be built in the community. On Thanksgiving Day in the year 1910 some of these Chris-tian people met again it was decided that a church should be organized.

After very careful examina-tion of the reason for wanting a new church organized in the community The Presbytery was convinced of the need for a new church. The church Covenant was adopted. After this the fol-lowing names were presented by letter for church member-ship. Males: W.F. Griffin, R.A. Hamilton, Luther Griffin, Buck Little, Walter Caudle, Y.R. Park-er, C.A. Hamilton, T.C. Griffin, Females: Vergie Griffin, Dora Caudle.

Thus began the Union Grove Baptist Church. We are now preparing to celebrate 100 years of serving our Lord and need any stories, pictures or infor-mation you have regarding Union Grove Baptist Church or the people who attended this church. Please contact me.

Flo caudle Peachland

Make sure you knowbefore you cast a vote

It seems, sometimes, that com-placency is the norm in Waxhaw. Sure, we have the occasional controversial agenda item, and once in a while, we are tasked to make a decision that brings the community together as a whole, but as a general rule, if it does not affect me personally, I am not interested in attending any

meetings. Our contentment leads us to

let others make decisions for us, often with no questions asked. These people are elected by us (often) in the same fashion. We have not taken the time to get to know them, nor do we know what they stand for. We have no idea their values, ideas, or ide-als. We elect based on what our neighbors have heard or by who has the best signs posted road-side. We elect based on rumors and gossip. We elect with no questions asked.

Now, this is not some call to arms, nor is it meant to be some angry tirade; it is simply to ask you all to get to know those who you will be representing you. Call them, visit them, and go to the meetings. Investigate those who will be making decisions for you for the next four years. Just because someone went to high school with your father does not qualify them to be a Town Commissioner.

The five candidates for Wax-haw Town Commissioner will likely be at the next Board meet-ing. This would be the perfect opportunity for all to attend and watch these people in action. See how they handle themselves, see how they make those decisions, and see (for yourself) what they stand for.

Stick around after the meeting and ask them questions. Find out who they really are. Then decide who is best qualified to represent you in Waxhaw.

There are only two meetings left before the November elec-tions, October 13 and 20 at the Waxhaw Volunteer Fire Depart-ment at 6:30 pm. Please attend.

Martin laneWaxhaw

RALEIGH - Politics are popu-lar again.

After years of indifference, our collective attention has once again turned towards pub-lic life. From the 2008 election through the smoldering debates on health care and the financial industry, Americans are tuning in and paying attention.

No doubt the debate in Congress and the rallies in Washington, D.C. are of great importance. But over the com-ing months and even closer to home there is another brand of politics playing out. It’s local election season, and the stakes are high.

Local elections might not make the cable news or garner the same sort of attention that we see in Washington, but they often have much more at stake

for our personal lives than anything going on in D.C. In-deed, such seemingly mundane races as those for town council or school board affect such vi-tal aspects of life as the water we drink, the neighborhoods we live in and the schools our children attend.

The people who win local elec-tions are the people who decide where to locate a new school or how much you will pay in prop-erty taxes. It’s not glamorous, but local elections are the cor-nerstone of democracy.

The good news about these elections is that they are acces-sible. Chances are you know at least one of the candidates run-ning personally. If you don’t, you have ample opportunities to meet them.

These campaigns aren’t waged through high-dollar media blitzes. Candidates for local office win one vote at a time through meet-and-greets, handshakes and rallies. If you

haven’t had a chance to talk to a politician, local elections af-ford that opportunity, and you will be amazed at how much you can learn.

Unlike Congress, local elect-ed officials are part-time pub-lic servants. They might spend their evenings on zoning issues and policy debates, but during the day they are teachers, busi-ness owners and stay-at-home parents.

The local election season may have snuck up on us, with the white-hot health-care debate in Washington, D.C. and the rush to get kids back to school. Fortunately, it’s not too late to register and vote in this year’s contests.

In the final stretch before Election Day, North Carolin-ians can take advantage of same-day registration during the early voting period. With same-day registration, you can register to vote and cast a ballot at the same time. Contact your county board of elections office to find the same-day registra-tion site nearest you.

Before you go to the polls,

get the facts on the candidates. Your hometown newspaper is a great source for information on the contenders, and the can-didates themselves often have Web sites where they tell you about their qualifications and stances on the issues that mat-ter to your community.

With candidates so readily ac-cessible and same-day registra-tion making voting convenient,

there’s no excuse not to cast a ballot in this year’s contests. Indeed, our votes will never carry as much weight as they do in local elections.

President Franklin Roosevelt once observed, “Nobody will ever deprive the American peo-ple the right to vote except the American people themselves -- and the only way they could do this is by not voting.”

Our right to vote is gift, the price for which is still being paid by patriots at home and abroad. If we are to honor that gift, we must exercise it -- not only in a ballyhooed presiden-tial contest, or when Congress is up for grabs, but also in local elections with much less fan-fare, yet just as much at stake.

Let’s get the facts on the can-didates, then let’s go vote.

• Damon Circosta is the execu-tive director of the N.C. Center for Voter Education, a Raleigh-based nonprofit and nonparti-san organization, dedicated to helping citizens more fully par-ticipate in democracy.

It is not glamorous but it is democracy

AN AMERICAN VIEW

“Nobody will ever deprive the American people the right to vote except the American people themselves -- and the only way they could do this is by not voting.”

Franklin Roosevelt

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As so often in its long history, the British magazine The Economist has taken a rath-er bemused look at the antics of the former colonies, this time about health care.

In assessing “the politics of death” in the health-care debate, the magazine noted the widespread squeamishness in American society about talking about the inevitable end to which the flesh is heir. “Even in America, resources are finite,” its American columnist, called Lexington, commented. “No one doubts that $1,000 to save the life of a child is money well-spent. But what about $1 million to prolong a terminally ill patient’s painful life for a week?”

These are the kind of questions that politicians shy away from — except when blaming the other side. Yet these questions should be discussed. Beyond the nonsense of “death panels” peddled by leading Re-publicans, there is a little-understood conversation about convoluted bureaucratic organizations to “as-sess the efficacy” of expensive medical procedures.

Lexington called it a typically American way of avoiding the tough questions.

“Soaring medical inflation depresses Americans’ standard of living and threatens to bust the budget. The system is riddled with waste. Yet most Ameri-cans feel little urge to make it more efficient,” Lex-ington said, quoting a poll in which a majority of respondents said that insurers should be required to pay for expensive treatments that have not been proved to be more effective than a cheaper alterna-tive.

Of waste and inefficiency, there is no question: In Louisiana, Medicare costs are high and medical out-comes are among the worst in America. Yet few poli-ticians of either party are addressing how to squeeze — that is, cut — wasteful services available to politi-cally prized senior citizens.

Lexington is right about us again: Americans can-not long afford a health-care system based on the principle that one should never go second-class when first-class is only 80 percent more.

The Advocate of Baton Rouge, La.

Politics of deathand health care

YOUR VIEW


TorahContinued from Page 1A

European Jews metic-ulously transcribed the 304,805 letters from sev-eral scripts in a Jewish scriptorium in order to avoid error in duplicat-ing them from the older accurate copies.

The Torah contains the age old founda-tional books. They are called Bereshit, Shemot, Vayyiqra, Bamidbar, and Devarim in the Jewish Bible, and Genesis, Exo-dus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy in the Christian Old Testa-ment.

The Museum of the Al-

phabet artistically traces the history of alphabets and other writing sys-tems. The Torah scroll will be displayed Mon-day through Saturday at Museum of the Alphabet from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and for a special showing Oct. 4, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. It will remain on display until January.

During the informa-tion technology sessions, participants can get a glimpse of what transla-tors use to speed Bible translation work. There will also be information technology displays.

A one-man perfor-mance call “Daybreak!” will focus on John Wyc-liffe, the man credited

with being the first to head a team that trans-lated the Scriptures into the English language. His life is set in the tur-bulent 14th century, a time of grave catastro-phe, notable church upheaval, and the be-ginnings of major refor-mation. Wycliffe member Freddy Boswell wrote the script for the production of “Daybreak!” Arthur Lightbody, known in the Waxhaw area for his one-man performances of President Andrew Jack-son, will portray Wycliffe at 12:30 p.m.

Signage at JAARS and Davis Roads will direct visitors to the various events. See the “Visit” section of www.jaars.org

for directions.The day’s opening

program begins in the Townsend Building at 10 a.m. Activities will con-clude by 3 p.m., although the Museum of the Al-phabet and the Mexico-Cárdenas Museum will remain open until 5 p.m. to accommodate guests.

Guests can meet rep-resentatives from every major JAARS depart-ment and see demonstra-tions each JAARS Day. They can experience mis-sionary travel by taking the “Mission Adventure Ride,” a four-wheel-drive trip through the woods, followed by a brief air-plane ride on the STOL Helio Courier airplane, taking off from a dirt

airstrip. “The Mission Adventure Ride” and he-licopter rides cost $22.

There is no cost for the JAARS Day program or visiting the JAARS Mu-seum of the Alphabet or Mexico Museum. Air-craft rides and lunches can be purchased on

JAARS Day. A waiver must be signed for all who fly, or by a parent or guardian for a minor. See the JAARS Day section on www.jaars.org for a form to be signed prior to a visit for children not accompanied by a parent or guardian.

RALEIGH (AP) — The largest sewage spill in North Carolina in at least a decade went unreported for about 20 days until an environmentalist noti-fied federal investigators that millions of gallons of untreated wastewater had flowed into a tribu-tary that feeds into a lake popular with boaters and fishermen.

The Environmental Protection Agency is conducting a criminal in-vestigation of the almost 16-million gallon spill, which is believed to have begun July 16 at High Rock Lake and contin-ued until Aug. 4. In addi-tion, one employee of the Thomasville’s wastewa-ter treatment plant has resigned.

“We just want them to tell us the truth and tell us what their plans are to help,” said Ronnie Lewis, 69, of Eden, who has a house on the lake at Ab-botts Creek.

The city initially re-

ported the spill on Aug. 3, saying 385,000 gallons of untreated wastewater had been dumped. City of-ficials say they based that estimate on the belief that the spill had occurred for two days.

The estimate had jumped to 15.93 million gallons when the city sub-mitted a revised estimate to state environmental of-ficials in September. State records on spills date only to 1998 and show the pre-vious largest spill was 9 million gallons in Decem-ber 2002 in Raleigh.

City Manager Kelly Craver said the sewage went into a tributary of North Hamby Creek, which feeds into Abbotts Creek and into the more-than-15,000-acre High Rock Lake. The lake has hosted the Bassmasters Classic, most recently in 2007. The cause of the spill was traced to a col-lapsed pipe, he said.

But Yadkin Riverkeeper Dean Naujoks sent a re-

port to the EPA’s criminal investigation division in Charlotte on Aug. 27, say-ing an employee had told him that he believed the spill began in mid-July.

The EPA agent in Char-lotte investigating the al-legations, Kevin LaPointe, did not return a a phone call Wednesday from The Associated Press. Howev-er, Craver confirmed the investigation Wednesday.

Craver said a spill was reported Aug. 3, stopped Aug. 4 and then repaired Aug. 5. The public ser-vices director, Morgan Huffman, calculated the spill at 385,000 gallons based on a leak over those two days, Craver said. Huffman did not return a phone call Wednesday from the AP.

The EPA ordered the city to recalculate the amount of the spill based on creating a baseline over the past four months, Craver said. Beginning July 16, anything higher than that baseline was

considered spilled, he said. City officials have reviewed plant logs and interviewed employees “and we can’t find the red flag,” he said. “There’s nothing that says it hap-pened here. There’s some erratic data, but there isn’t consistent data that shows low flow to the plant.”

Naujoks’ report to the EPA says an operator re-sponsible in charge at the Thomasville Sewage Treatment Plant reported a drop in flow around July 13, from an average of 2 million gallons a day to 1.2 million gallons a day. The employee said this occurred on a rainy day when flow should have in-creased.

When the employee re-turned from vacation, he again noticed a drop in flow, according to Nau-joks’ report. “Based on his estimation, approxi-mately 600,000 to 700,000 gallons a day of raw sew-age over the course of

10-12 days entered the re-ceiving stream,” Naujoks wrote.

Steve Tedder, a regional supervisor with the Di-vision of Water Quality, confirmed that the city used its own data to come up with the new estimate. “As they looked at that situation, they went back and backtracked and looked at these differenc-es,” he said. “I don’t think it popped out at them the day they found the spill.”

The state received the city’s revised spill esti-mate of 15.93 million gal-lons earlier this month, Tedder said. The state originally fined the city about $1,600 and is recon-sidering its penalty in light of the new estimate, he said.

In addition, one em-ployee has resigned be-cause he didn’t send crews to check out a re-port of a sewage smell on July 31, Craver said. The employee is eligible for retirement after working

32 years with the city, he said.

Craver said he’s con-fused as to why residents didn’t smell or see sewage. “I find it really strange that we spilled sewage at the rate of 800,000 gallons a day and nobody saw it, nobody smelled it and no fish died,” he said.

But Naujoks said he got calls in July from lake residents who said they smelled sewage. “But it’s hard to determine where it’s coming from when it’s coming in from miles upstream and it’s a lower amount over a longer du-ration,” he said.

As for a fish kill, he said it can take months for al-gae blooms to grow, de-prive the water of oxygen and kill fish.

Lewis said the water near his house has been a grayish-green color for more than a year and that he’s smelled sewage over that time, but he didn’t report his observations to anyone.

Spill dumps almost 16 million gallons of sewage

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Blight-resistant American chestnut trees secretly planted last win-ter in three national for-ests in southern Appala-chia are thriving, giving experts hope the majestic giants that once ranged from Maine to Mississippi will one day be restored.

“The plantings we are announcing today are the first step in the effort to reintroduce this keystone species back into its na-tive range,” said Roger Williams, the U.S. Forest

Service’s director of for-est management for the South.

In a teleconference Wednesday, officials with the U.S. Forest Service, the University of Tennessee and the Asheville, N.C.-based American Chest-nut Foundation revealed the first-ever planting in February of 1,200 young chestnut trees in Tennes-see, North Carolina and Virginia.

American Chestnut Foundation president Bryan Burhans called the

plantings “a success story in the field of ecological restoration” and a spring-board for his group’s work with chapters in 17 states to develop “a roadmap to the future restoration of the American chestnut” in the Eastern United States.

The exact locations of the three test plots were undisclosed to protect the saplings from thieves. Chestnut logs and stumps are still coveted hard-woods.

“Everybody and their brother would like a chest-

nut. They are very valu-able,” UT Institute of Ag-riculture spokeswoman Margot Emery said.

Five hundred of the 1,200 newly planted saplings are hybrids resistant to the ex-otic Asian fungus or blight that wiped out nearly 4 bil-lion American chestnuts in the first half of the last century. The others are pure Chestnut stock or crossbreeds with less re-sistance to the blight.

The American chestnut once ranged from Maine to Mississippi — giants

towering up to 80 feet that evoked descriptions as “Redwoods of the East” and provided a major source of food for wildlife and humans content to roast the chestnuts over an open fire at Christmas.

By the 1950s, the Ameri-can chestnuts were virtu-ally gone — victims of the blight still a threat to ma-turing trees.

The American Chest-nut Foundation’s farms in Meadowville, Va., have been working for 26 years to come up with a resis-

tant strain by crossbreed-ing surviving American chestnuts with naturally resistant Chinese chest-nuts.

The experts predict their hybrid will look and grow like a classic Ameri-can chestnut while retain-ing the blight-resistant genetics of their squatty Chinese cousin.

“Just developing a blight-resistant tree isn’t enough. These trees have to survive long term in a natural forest,” Burhans said.

Secret chestnuts thriving in three national forests

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Arts and craftsCarolina Claymatters Pottery

Guild’s Fall Pottery Show, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring functional and decorative pottery by more than 50 Charlotte area and re-gional potter, in the McAlpine Barn at McAlpine Business Park, 8300 Monroe Road, Charlotte. Free admis-sion. Live music. For information, go online to www.carolinaclaymatters.org.

ComedyCraig Shoemaker, Oct. 7 at

7:30 p.m. at Spirit Square’s McGlo-hon Theatre. Tickets start at $20 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Kathy Griffin, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. at Ovens Auditorium. Tickets range from $49 to $54 and are available at the Bojangles’ Coliseum box office and through Ticketmaster.

DanceSo You Think You Can Dance

Live Tour, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena. Tickets range from $38.50 to $56 and are available at the Arena box office, at www.TimeWarnerCableArena.com or through Ticketmaster.

Dance Charlotte, Oct. 23-24 at 8 p.m. in Spirit Square’s McGlohon Theatre. Tickets are $10 and are avail-able at the PAC box office in Found-ers Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Exhibits/galleriesCharlie Puckett’s artwork,

including landscapes, still life and portraits, through Wednesday at the Union County Community Arts Coun-cil gallery, 120 N. Main St., Monroe.

Bob Trotman: Business as Usual, through Nov. 14 at the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Satur-days. Admission, which includes en-try to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design on the same day, is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students and free for members and children 4 and younger. For information, call 704-337-2000 or go online to www.mintmuseum.org.

Passionate Journey: The Grice Collection of Native American Art, through Nov. 17 at the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Ran-dolph Road, Charlotte. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission, which includes entry to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design on the same day, is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students and free for members and children 4 and younger. For information, call 704-337-2000 or go online to www.mintmuseum.org.

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

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

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

The Height of Fashion: Plat-form Shoes Then and Now, through spring 2011 at the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Satur-days. Admission, which includes en-try to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design on the same day, is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students and free for members and children 4 and younger. For information, call

704-337-2000 or go online to www.mintmuseum.org.

Film“Under the Sea,” at the Imax

Dome Theatre at Discovery Place, 301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. Admis-sion to the theater is $8 for ages 14 to 59, $7 for those 60 or older or 2 to 13, free for those under 2. Combo passes including Discovery Place are $14 and $10.50. For information or show times, call 704-372-6261, ext. 300, or (800) 935-0553, or go online to www.discoveryplace.org.

“Adventures in Wild Califor-nia,” at the Imax Dome Theatre at Discovery Place, 301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. Admission to the theater is $8 for ages 14 to 59, $7 for those 60 or older or 2 to 13, free for those under 2. Combo passes including Discovery Place are $14 and $10.50. For information or show times, call 704-372-6261, ext. 300, or (800) 935-0553, or go online to www.dis-coveryplace.org.

MusicA Deeper Shade of Blue,

Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Mineral Springs Music Barn, 5920 Eubanks St., Mineral Springs. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children 12 and young-er, and are available online at www.MineralSpringsMusicBarn.com. For information, call 704-668-1689.

Marty Stuart and the Fabu-lous Superlatives, Friday at 8 p.m. at The Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th St., Charlotte. Tickets are $22 and are available through www.CarolinaTix.org.

Shostakovich’s Ninth, pre-sented by the Charlotte Symphony, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Per-forming Arts Center. Tickets range from $15 to $77 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Brian Regan, Saturday at 8 p.m. at Ovens Auditorium. Tickets are $34.50 and are available at the Bojangles’ Coliseum box office and through Ticketmaster.

Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, The All-American Rejects, Asher Roth, Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Tickets range from $19 to $63 and are available through www.livenation.com.

K’Jon, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. at Spirit Square’s McGlohon Theatre. Tickets are $25 at the door or $20 in ad-vance and available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Dry Run, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mineral Springs Music Barn, 5920 Eubanks St., Mineral Springs. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children 12 and younger, and are available online at www.MineralSpringsMusicBarn.com. For information, call 704-668-1689.

Saffire the Uppity Blues Women, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. at Spirit Square’s McGlohon Theatre. Tickets

start at $19.50 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Colin Hay, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. at The Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th St., Charlotte. Tickets are $20 and are available at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Love and Theft, Oct. 2 at 11 p.m. at Coyote Joe’s, 4621 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte. Tickets are $12 and are available at www.coyote-joes.com.

Widespread Panic, the All-man Brothers Band, Oct. 3-4 at 6 p.m. at Verizon Wireless Amphi-theatre. Tickets range from $19.91 to $79.40 and are available through www.livenation.com.

University Wind Ensemble, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGee Theatre of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Free admission.

Maxwell, Common, Chrisette Michele, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena. Tickets range from $22 to $127 and are available at the Arena box office, at www.TimeWarnerCableArena.com or through Ticketmaster.

Luke Bryan, CD release party, Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. at Coyote Joe’s, 4621 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte. Tickets are $15 and are available at www.coyote-joes.com.

“A Song for All Seasons,” university choral concert, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGee Theatre of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Free admission.

Old Mountain Road, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mineral Springs Mu-sic Barn, 5920 Eubanks St., Mineral Springs. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children 12 and younger, and are available online at www.Mineral-SpringsMusicBarn.com. For informa-tion, call 704-668-1689.

Oh! Vienna, presented by the Union Symphony Orchestra, featur-ing Youth Concierto Competition winner Joseph Ellison, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGee Theatre of Wing-ate University’s Batte Center. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children and students, and are available on-line at www.theunionsymphony.com, at the symphony office, 211 N. Main St., Monroe, or at the door. Call 704-219-3936 for group rates.

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. in the Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St., Charlotte. Tickets start at $54 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Lee Brice, Oct. 10 at 11 p.m. at Coyote Joe’s, 4621 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte. Tickets are $15 and are available at www.coyote-joes.com.

The Waybacks, The John Cowan Band, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Spirit Square’s McGlohon Theatre. Tickets are $17.50 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or on-line at www.CarolinaTix.org.

The Infamous Stringdusters, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGee Theater of Wingate University’s Batte

Center. Tickets are $20 and are avail-able by calling 704-233-8316 or on-line at www.wingate.edu/culture.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Spirit Square’s McGlohon Theatre. Tickets range from $15 to $24 and are avail-able at the PAC box office in Found-ers Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

The White Family, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mineral Springs Mu-sic Barn, 5920 Eubanks St., Mineral Springs. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children 12 and younger, and are available online at www.Mineral-SpringsMusicBarn.com. For informa-tion, call 704-668-1689.

Jason Michael Carroll, Oct. 16 at 11 p.m. at Coyote Joe’s, 4621 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte. Tickets are $15 and are available at www.coyote-joes.com.

Casting Crowns, Matt Red-man, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at Bojangles’ Coliseum. Tickets range from $23 to $43 and are available at the Coli-seum box office and through Ticket-master.

Metallica, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena. Tickets range from $51.50 to $71.50 and are available at the Arena box office, at www.TimeWarnerCableArena.com or through Ticketmaster.

Tom Wopat: Love Swings, Oct. 20-22 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 23-24 at 8 p.m., Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. in the Booth Playhouse of the Blumenthal Per-forming Arts Center. Tickets start at $24.50 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by call-ing 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Street Beat, Oct. 21-22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St., Charlotte. Tickets start at $19.50 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by call-ing 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Maple Wood, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mineral Springs Music Barn, 5920 Eubanks St., Mineral Springs. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children 12 and younger, and are available online at www.Mineral-SpringsMusicBarn.com. For informa-tion, call 704-668-1689.

David Nail, Oct. 24 at 11 p.m. at Coyote Joe’s, 4621 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte. Tickets are $12 and are available at www.coyote-joes.com.

AC/DC, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum. Tickets are $89.50 and are available through Ticketmaster.

Bryan Adams, acoustic perfor-mance, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. at Spirit Square’s McGlohon Theatre. Tickets range from $45 to $65 and are avail-able at the PAC box office in Found-ers Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Jewel, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Knight Theater. Tickets are $19.50 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Flat Out Bluegrass, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mineral Springs Mu-

sic Barn, 5920 Eubanks St., Mineral Springs. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children 12 and younger, and are available online at www.Mineral-SpringsMusicBarn.com. For informa-tion, call 704-668-1689.

The Farewell Drifters, Blue Highway, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. at Spirit Square’s McGlohon Theatre. Tickets start at $22.50 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Charlotte Symphony Lol-lipops: The Magic Orchestra, Oct. 31 at 11 a.m. in the Belk The-ater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $12 to $25 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by call-ing 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Rain: A Tribute to the Beat-les, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Peforming Arts Center. Tickets start at $21 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by call-ing 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena. Tickets range from $30 to $100 and are available at the Arena box office, at www.TimeWarnerCableArena.com or through Ticketmaster.

Die Fledermaus, presented by the Union Symphony Orchestra, Nov. 6-7 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGee Theater of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling 704-233-8316 or online at www.wingate.edu/culture.

Star Wars in Concert, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena. Tickets range from $35 to $75 and go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at the Arena box office, at www.TimeWar-nerCableArena.com or through Tick-etmaster.

James Otto, Nov. 7 at 11 p.m. at Coyote Joe’s, 4621 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte. Tickets are $15 and are available at www.coyote-joes.com.

Jackson Browne, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. at the Asheville Civic Center. Tick-ets range from $38.50 to $58.50 and are available through Ticketmaster. Jake Owen, Gloriana and Blaine Lar-son, Nov. 13 at 11 p.m. at Coyote Joe’s, 4621 Wilkinson Blvd., Char-lotte. Tickets are $20 and are avail-able at www.coyote-joes.com.

George Jones, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum. Tickets range from $35 to $55 and go on sale Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. through Tick-etmaster.

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Per-forming Arts Center. Tickets start at $39.50 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by call-ing 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Theater“Seussical,” presented by The-

atre Charlotte, today through Satur-day at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the theater, 501 Queens Road, Charlotte. Tickets range from $7 to $24 and are available at www.Caro-linaTix.org.

“Big Boys,” presented by The Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte, today at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m., Wednes-day and Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m, Oct. 2-3 at 8 p.m., Oct. 7-8 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 9-10 at 8 p.m., Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m., Oct. 14-15 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 16-17 at 8 p.m. at the theater, 650 E. Stone-wall St., Charlotte. Tickets range from $17 to $31 and are available at 704-342-2251, ext. 1 or actorsthe-atrecharlotte.org.

“Man of La Mancha,” present-ed by CPCC Theatre, Friday and Sat-urday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m., Oct. 2-3 at 8 p.m., Oct. 4 at 2:30 p.m. at CPCC’s Halton Theatre. Tickets are $16 and $18 and are available at www.CarolinaTix.org.

“Catfish Moon,” concert play reading presented by The Storefront Theatre, Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sun-day at 2:30 p.m. at the Museum of the Waxhaws, 8215 Waxhaw High-way, Waxhaw. Tickets are $10. Res-ervations suggested; e-mail [email protected] or call 704-7283.

“A Chorus Line,” Tuesday through Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 2 at 8 p.m., Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $20 to $69 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

“Peggy the Pint-Sized Pi-rate,” Oct. 2 at 7 p.m., Oct. 3 at 3

p.m. in the McGee Theatre of Wing-ate University’s Batte Center. Each child’s ticket (12 and younger) free with a $5 adult ticket. For tickets, call 704-233-8316 or go online to www.wingate.edu/culture.

“Late Night Catechism,” Oct. 6-8 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 9-10 at 8 p.m., Oct. 11 at 3 p.m. in the Booth Play-house of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets start at $24.50 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

Reduced Shakespeare Com-pany: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Oct. 27-29 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 30-31 at 8 p.m., Nov. 1 at 3 p.m. in the Booth Play-house of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets start at $24.50 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

“The Woman in Black,” pre-sented by Theatre Charlotte, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 1 at 2:30 p.m., Nov. 4-5 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 6-7 at 8 p.m., Nov. 8 at 2:30 p.m. at the theater, 501 Queens Road, Char-lotte. Recommended for 13 and older. Tickets range from $7 to $24 and are available at www.CarolinaTix.org.

“South Pacific,” Nov. 10-12 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 13 at 8 p.m., Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Belk The-ater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $25 to $74.50 and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

“Grease,” featuring Taylor Hicks as Teen Angel, Dec. 1-3 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 4 at 8 p.m., Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Ovens Auditorium. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at the Bojan-gles’ Coliseum box office, at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by call-ing 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

MiscellaneousAw Shucks Corn Maze, Thurs-

days through Sundays through Nov. 22. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thurs-days, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Open to 11 p.m. Fri-days and Saturdays on haunted trail nights. Cost, $9 general admission.

Festival in the Park, today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Freedom Park, 1900 East Blvd., Charlotte. Free admission for music, performance art, visual arts, children’s shows. For information, go online to www.festivalinthepark.org.

Day Out With Thomas 2009: The Hero of the Rails Tour, Friday through Sunday, and Oct. 2-4 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the N.C. Trans-portation Museum, 411 S. Salisbury Ave., Spencer. Tickets for 25-minute ride are $18 plus tax and service fee for ages 2 and up, and are available by calling 888-468-7630 or online at www.ticketweb.com/thomas or www.nctrans.org.

Taste of Union, Saturday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 302 E. Windsor St. Fundraiser for Operation Reachout will include speciality food items from area chefs and restaurants, raffles, auction, local celebrities, music and more. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For tickets, call Nola McCollumn at 704-219-3936.

Disney on Ice: Celebrations, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m., Oct. 9 at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., Oct. 10 at 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Oct. 11 at noon and 4 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena. Tickets range from $7 to $60 and are available at the Arena box office and through Ticketmaster.

Carolina Renaissance Festi-val, Oct. 10-11, Oct. 17-18, Oct. 24-25, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, Nov. 7-8, Nov. 14-15, Nov. 21-22 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the festival grounds on Poplar Tent Road off N.C. Highway 73 between Concord and Huntersville. Tickets are $18 for adults, $7 for chil-dren 5 to 12 if purchased at Harris Teeter or online at RenFestInfo.com; tickets at the gate are $1 more. Se-nior discount tickets for 60 and older are $17 at the gate. For information, go to the Web site or call 704-896-5544 or 877-896-5544.

Elmo’s Green Thumb, Nov. 12-13 at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., Nov. 14 at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., Nov. at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at Bojangles’ Coliseum. Tickets are $14, $18, $23 and $30 and are available at the Coliseum box office and through Ticketmaster.

What’sHappening

CHARLOTTE — Per-forming arts fans can take advantage of a buy one, get one free special on select seats to many upcoming shows at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center during the oneday Fall Tip Top sale Monday.

Tickets to select per-formances from the Duke Energy Broadway Lights Series, including “A Cho-rus Line” and “South Pa-cific” — plus Broadway extra, “Grease” — will be available along with 24

other upcoming attrac-tions, including Garrison Keillor and Steve Martin with The Steep Canyon Rangers. A complete list of available shows can be found at the end of this release.

Tip Top Sale tickets are available online all day Monday (from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.) or while supplies last. To order by phone, call (704) 372-1000. Tickets can also be pur-chased at the Belk The-ater box office Monday during regular box office

hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tickets offered in the Tip Top sale are on select seats that are normally located in the balcony sections of the applica-ble theater. Buyers must purchase tickets in incre-ments of two and receive two tickets for the price of one (each ticket is half off the regular price.) A limited number of Tip Top tickets are available for the designated shows and will be sold first come, first serve. No other dis-

counts may be applied.There are 27 events

included in the Fall Tip Top sale. Featured shows include: A Chorus Line, Saffire the Uppity Blues Women, Late Nite Cate-chism, Craig Shoemaker, Charlotte Symphony Or-chestra’s Rodrigo Guitar Concert, Steve Martin with The Steep Canyon Rangers, The Waybacks & The John Cowan Band, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Chris Smither, Tom Wo-pat: Love Swings, Basic Training, Street Beat,

Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete Works of William Shake-speare, Jewel, Blue High-way & The Farewell Drift-ers, RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles, Blackmore’s Night, Charlotte Sympho-ny Orchestra’s Bach B Minor Mass, South Pacif-ic, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s Simply Sina-tra, Neko Case, Garrison Keillor, John McCutch-eon, Jon Reep, NC Dance Theater’s Innovative Works, Grease, Sister’s Christmas Catechism.

Blumenthal having one-day, two-for-price-of-one sale

Photo by Paul Kolnik

‘A Chorus Line’ opens Tueday at the Belk Theater in the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in downtown Charlotte.


Study: Shots, not spray, better for fluResearchers say shots double effects of vaccine in adults; spray is better for children

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hate to get flu shots? A new comparison of flu vaccines gives adults a good reason to roll up their sleeves and get a jab in the arm instead of a squirt in the nose.

In a study of nearly 2,000 healthy adults dur-ing a recent flu season, standard shots were twice as effective against regu-lar winter flu as the new-er nasal spray, research-ers found.

That may not be true, however, for swine flu vaccines, which may be available first in a spray. Experts say both kinds might be equally effective against the swine flu in children and adults.

Flu shots are made of killed flu viruses that are usually injected into the arm. FluMist, the only government-approved flu nasal spray, delivers a live but weakened strain to the nostrils.

FluMist is mainly tar-geted for use in children, and studies have sug-gested that it works bet-ter than shots in children. Adults are increasingly opting for the spray, too.

The latest shot vs. spray study echoes previous re-search that found shots to be superior in adults.

It’s not clear why the spray is less effective against seasonal flu in adults, but the same may not hold true for swine

flu vaccines, said Dr. Jay Butler, swine flu vaccine chief with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The swine flu virus is so novel that the immune system should still mount a strong re-sponse, he said.

Federal health officials have said they expected the first shipments of swine flu vaccines next month to be the nasal spray version. The spray is approved only for healthy people ages 2 to 49. So should adults wait until they can get a shot that may offer more pro-tection?

“I wouldn’t recommend that,” Butler said. “Even if it’s less, it’s not zero.”

University of Michigan epidemiologist Dr. Ar-nold Monto, who led the latest flu study, agreed. If there was a difference in effectiveness between the swine flu shot and spray, Monto said, it probably would not be as dramatic since the pandemic strain — 2009 H1N1 — is so new.

The study compared regular flu vaccines dur-ing the 2007-2008 flu sea-son. Healthy volunteers, ages 18 to 49, were given either a flu shot made by Sanofi Pasteur of France, a dummy injection, Flu-Mist made by Maryland-based MedImmune LLC, or a fake nasal spray.

Since the 1,952 partici-pants were randomly di-

vided, exposure to the flu in each group was similar, Monto said.

The flu shot was 68 per-cent successful at prevent-ing the flu compared with the nasal spray, which was 36 percent effective.

The 2007-2008 flu sea-son was severe, partly be-cause the vaccines did not work well against the cir-culating viruses, the CDC has said. Results were published in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Chris Ambrose, se-nior director of medical affairs at MedImmune, cited studies that have shown FluMist to work just as well as the flu shot in adults.

Photo courtesy Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention

This negative stain shows the H1N1, or swine flu, virus. A study released this week indicates that shots, rather than nasal spray, provide adults with greater benefit from an-nual flu vaccinations.

NEWS BRIEFSFROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Doctors: Double up on chemo dosage

LOS ANGELES — Adults with a common form of leukemia had a better chance of remis-sion if they got a double dose of a long-used can-cer drug, two new studies found.

Doctors said the find-ings should change the standard of care for younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia, but work remains to find bet-ter treatment for the el-derly, who are more likely to develop the disease.

Acute myeloid leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It’s the most common type of acute leukemia in adults. About 12,810 new cases will be diagnosed in the United States this year, ac-cording to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

One study led by re-searchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center and Re-search Institute in Flori-da gave 657 leukemia pa-tients ages 17 to 60 either the standard chemo dose or double the amount and followed them for about two years. Complete re-mission occurred in 71 percent of those who took the higher dose, compared with 57 percent in the reg-ular dose group. Overall survival was also higher in those who had more chemo: 24 months versus 16 months.

Grandma jailed for marriage scheme

DALLAS — A Texas grandmother who ac-knowledged running a scheme in which her family members married scores of foreigners seek-ing to stay in the United States was sentenced Wednesday to nearly four years in prison.

Maria Refugia Cama-rillo, 72, her graying hair pulled back in a ponytail, used a walker during her court appearance and sat calmly as she was sen-tenced to 44 months in federal prison.

Camarillo, of Fort Worth, pleaded guilty in July to one count of con-spiracy to commit fraud in connection with immi-gration documents.

Federal prosecutors say Camarillo arranged green card marriages for more than two decades.

She recruited her chil-dren, nieces, nephews and even her three teenage grandchildren — all U.S. citizens — to wed would-be immigrants. Men and women would pay her up to $12,000 each; once mar-ried, clients could obtain a green card and later U.S. citizenship.

Immigration officials are trying to find the for-eign spouses. More than a dozen of Camarillo’s fam-ily members have been charged in the case.

FBI investigates census hanging

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Census worker found hanged from a tree near a Kentucky cemetery had the word “fed” scrawled on his chest, a law en-forcement official said Wednesday, and the FBI is investigating whether he was a victim of anti-gov-ernment sentiment.

The law enforcement of-ficial, who was not autho-rized to discuss the case and requested anonym-ity, did not say what type of instrument was used to write the word on the chest of Bill Sparkman, a 51-year-old part-time Cen-sus field worker and teach-er. He was found Sept. 12 in a remote patch of rural southeast Kentucky.

The Census has sus-pended door-to-door in-terviews in rural Clay County, where the body was found, pending the outcome of the investiga-tion. Investigators have said little about the case. FBI spokesman David Beyer said the bureau is assisting state police and declined to confirm or dis-cuss any details about the crime scene.

“Our job is to determine if there was foul play in-volved — and that’s part of the investigation — and if there was foul play involved, whether that is related to his employment as a Census worker,” said Beyer.

Attacking a federal worker during or because of his federal job is a fed-eral crime.

Sparkman’s mother, Henrie Sparkman of In-verness, Fla., told The Associated Press that her son was an Eagle scout who moved to the area to be a local director for the Boy Scouts of America.

Clinic misplaces embryosTOLEDO, Ohio (AP)

— Carolyn Savage didn’t know what to think, what to say, where to look as the ultrasound wand glided over her belly. It was supposed to be her baby inside. Not someone else’s.

Yet here she was in her doctor’s office with the baby’s biological mother, both brought together by a terrible error at a fertil-ity clinic.

A doctor, they said, had given Savage the wrong embryo, and now she was carrying the other wom-an’s child.

“The wand is on my abdomen and the techni-cian’s talking to someone else: ’There’s your baby’s nose. There’s your baby’s

head,”’ she said. “It was surreal.”

Embryo mix-ups at fertility clinics are ex-tremely rare. In those few instances, they’ve degenerated into custody battles, ugly lawsuits and at least one abortion. But not this time. Savage and her husband decided that the right thing — the only thing — to do was to give the baby to the biological parents.

“This was someone else’s child,” she told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “We didn’t know who it was. We didn’t know if they didn’t have children or if this was their last chance for a child.”

“We knew if our child

was out there, we’d go to the ends of the earth to get our child back,” she said.

Savage, 40, is due to give birth to a boy within the next two weeks via cesarean section. When it happens, biological parents Paul and Shan-non Morell, of the Detroit suburb of Troy, Mich., will be nearby, waiting to meet their son.

“How do you thank somebody for what they’ve done?” Shannon Morell said. “I could say thank you a million dif-ferent ways.”

The Savages say the fer-tility clinic transferred the wrong frozen embryo to Carolyn’s womb in ear-ly February. Ten days lat-

er, Sean Savage got a call from a doctor saying his wife was pregnant with someone else’s child.

“By God’s grace, there was never a moment where we thought we were going to have an-other baby of our own,” Carolyn Savage said.

The doctor told them they could abort, but the couple didn’t consider that a viable option.

“It wasn’t even some-thing we had to discuss,” said Sean Savage, 39.

The Savages won’t re-veal the name of the fer-tility clinic, saying only that it’s not in Ohio. They have hired attorneys who say they are working to make sure the clinic will accept full responsibility.

Probes find water on the moonWASHINGTON (AP)

— The moon isn’t the dry dull place it seems. Traces of water lurk in the dirt unseen.

Three different space probes found the chemi-cal signature of water all over the moon’s surface, surprising the scientists who at first doubted the unexpected measure-ment until it was con-firmed independently and repeatedly.

It’s not enough mois-ture to foster homegrown life on the moon. But if processed in mass quan-tities, it might provide resources — drinking water and rocket fuel — for future moon-dwellers, scientists say. The water comes and goes during the lunar day.

It’s not a lot of water. If you took a two-liter soda bottle of lunar dirt, there would probably be a med-

icine dropperful of water in it, said University of Maryland astronomer Jessica Sunshine, one of the scientists who discov-ered the water. Another way to think of it is if you want a drink of wa-ter, it would take a base-ball diamond’s worth of dirt, said team leader Carle Pieters of Brown University.

“It’s sort of just stick-ing on the surface,” Sun-

shine said. “We always think of the moon as dead and this is sort of a dynamic process.”

The discovery, with three studies bring pub-lished in the journal Sci-ence on Thursday and a NASA briefing, could refocus interest in the moon. The appeal of the moon waned after astro-nauts visited 40 years ago and called it “magnifi-cent desolation.”

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To foster the recovery, the Fed also decided to hold the target range for its key bank lending rate at a record low of between zero and 0.25 percent.

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Those decisions show Fed Chairman Ben Ber-nanke and his colleagues are shifting from manag-ing the financial and eco-nomic crises to nurturing a budding recovery.

In a far brighter assess-ment, Fed policymakers said: “Economic activity has picked up following its severe downturn.” In Au-gust, policymakers had said economic activity was “leveling out.”

The Fed again pledged to keep its key lending rate at a record low “for an extended period.” Econo-mists predict that means through the rest of this year and perhaps into part

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Analysts say mortgage rates should remain low for now but could eventual-ly head higher. That’s why homeowners who want

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McBride said rates will eventually be pushed up by the Fed’s gradual with-drawal from the market, the strengthening housing market and the likely in-crease in inflation as the economy stabilizes.

Refinancing is especially urgent for people eligible for a separate government-backed refinance program, which expires in June, McBride said. But he said homeowners in adjustable-rate loans whose payments fell this year also need to move quickly.

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Name Ex Div Yld PE Last Ch %ChYTD

Name Ex Div Yld PE Last Ch %ChAT&T Inc NY 1.64 6.0 13 27.13 +.63 -4.8AlcatelLuc NY ... ... ... 4.46 -.05+107.4AllegTch NY .72 2.0 14 35.46 -.31+38.9Altria NY 1.36 7.7 10 17.75 -.14+17.9BB&T Cp NY .60 2.1 15 28.34 -.69 +3.2BkofAm NY .04 .2 47 17.50 -.11+24.3Cisco Nasd ... ... 22 22.80 -.61+39.9CocaCl NY 1.64 3.1 19 52.58 -.27+16.1Cooper IndNY 1.00 2.7 11 37.04 +.11+26.7Deere NY 1.12 2.5 13 45.39 -.79+18.4Disney NY .35 1.2 16 28.08 -.30+23.8DukeEngy NY .96 6.1 16 15.72 +.01 +4.7ExxonMbl NY 1.68 2.4 11 69.00 -.83 -13.6FamilyDlr NY .54 2.0 13 26.54 -.15 +1.8GenElec NY .40 2.4 13 17.00 -.01 +4.9GlaxoSKln NY 1.84 4.6 ... 39.62 +.02 +6.3HomeDp NY .90 3.3 20 27.35 -.27+18.8

Intel Nasd .56 2.8 46 19.88 +.35+35.6IBM NY 2.20 1.8 13 120.82 -.79+43.6JohnJn NY 1.96 3.2 13 60.77 -.31 +1.6Lowes NY .36 1.7 15 21.53 +.46 0.0McDnlds NY 2.00 3.6 15 55.54 -.27 -10.7Merck NY 1.52 4.9 12 31.33 ... +3.1Microsoft Nasd .52 2.0 16 25.71 -.06+32.3Pfizer NY .64 3.9 13 16.43 -.37 -7.2PhilipMor NY 2.32 4.7 16 49.40 +.47+13.5PiedNG NY 1.08 4.5 16 24.19 +.01 -23.6Ruddick NY .48 1.8 15 27.00 -.30 -2.4SpeedM NY .36 2.5 ... 14.50 -.11 -10.0TimeWrn rs NY .75 2.6 ... 29.38 -.76 +31.7Tyson NY .16 1.2 ... 12.97 +.10+48.1WalMart NY 1.09 2.2 15 50.40 -.59 -10.1

DAILY DOW JONES

THE MARKET IN REVIEWSTOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

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

NYSE6,964.69 -82.44

AMEX1,799.35 -4.19

NASDAQ2,131.42 -14.88dd dd dd

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Volume

Name Vol (00) Last ChgETrade 1624385 1.84 -.08PwShs QQQ1382238 42.45 -.20Intel 713312 19.88 +.35Cisco 631852 22.80 -.61Microsoft 595207 25.71 -.06Palm Inc 459646 16.96 -.11YRC Wwde 416363 5.86 +1.51Oracle 402322 21.13 -.28Yahoo 360996 17.21 +.35SunMicro 291433 9.05 -.01

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgConolog rs 2.48 +1.09 +78.4YRC Wwde 5.86 +1.51 +34.7AscntSl wtB 2.49 +.63 +33.9ChinaBAK 3.98 +.91 +29.6Intersectns 6.11 +1.22 +24.9RIT Tch rs 3.10 +.52 +20.0Escalade 2.75 +.45 +19.6DeerCon n 17.00 +2.75 +19.3NewBrdgeB 2.75 +.37 +15.5FFD Finl 15.00 +2.00 +15.4

Name Last Chg %ChgATP O&G 18.61 -3.55 -16.0pSivida 4.61 -.79 -14.6FstPacTrst 6.02 -.85 -12.4LaPorteBc 4.40 -.60 -12.0ValleyFin 3.18 -.40 -11.2ColonyBk 6.01 -.71 -10.6Incyte 7.27 -.86 -10.6Pharmacyc 2.08 -.24 -10.3OneidaFn 9.00 -1.00 -10.0FemaleHlt 4.76 -.52 -9.8

DIARYAdvanced 1,028Declined 1,670Unchanged 124Total issues 2,822New Highs 140New Lows 4

2,614,905,569Volume

Name Vol (00) Last ChgRentech 235140 1.80 -.21CelSci 190161 1.69 -.19InterlknG 80688 1.74 +1.27Sinovac 73443 8.69 +.44EldorGld g 48229 11.47 -.34HicksAcq 38281 9.75 -.02NthgtM g 36174 2.72 -.14GoldStr g 32449 3.18 -.06NovaGld g 25482 5.08 -.20Hemisphrx 25095 2.02 -.03



LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgCoastD 2.94 +.62 +26.7Engex 3.80 +.80 +26.7WilshrEnt 2.16 +.26 +13.8UQM Tech 5.51 +.60 +12.2HKHighpw 2.43 +.21 +9.5CompTch 2.24 +.19 +9.3TiensBio 5.57 +.47 +9.2Velocity rs 3.50 +.29 +9.0HealthFit n 5.54 +.41 +8.0Invitel 5.58 +.38 +7.3

Name Last Chg %ChgAccelr8 2.80 -.30 -9.7FredHolly 2.16 -.23 -9.6PacOffPT 3.50 -.30 -7.9CoffeeH 4.79 -.40 -7.7GHL Ac wt 3.25 -.25 -7.1Gainsco rs 13.95 -1.05 -7.0PacBkrM g 5.80 -.37 -6.0Lannett 7.65 -.47 -5.8US Gold 2.91 -.18 -5.8TravelCtrs 5.80 -.33 -5.4

DIARYAdvanced 236Declined 325Unchanged 48Total issues 609New Highs 36New Lows 1

Name Vol (00) Last ChgCitigrp 5820636 4.52 -.13SPDR 2128127 106.18 -.89BkofAm 1933968 17.50 -.11FordM 1372451 7.36 +.35GenElec 1332876 17.00 -.01SPDR Fncl 1054888 15.03 -.31Cemex 1034671 13.05 +.05CIT Gp 1009139 1.65 -.18AMR 802790 7.78 -.66DirFBear rs 800032 20.50 +1.08



LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgCitiSPMid14 11.17 +1.67 +17.6AnthCa pfC 3.52 +.52 +17.3CitiR2K6-14 9.79 +1.29 +15.2CitiSP12-10 12.80 +1.43 +12.6AnthCa pfD 3.15 +.35 +12.5EnzoBio lf 7.58 +.76 +11.1AAR 21.07 +2.08 +11.0DirREBear 19.15 +1.90 +11.0IntPoly h 2.52 +.24 +10.5PSCrudeDS 86.06 +8.07 +10.3

Name Last Chg %ChgNewcstle h 3.02 -.59 -16.3MaguirePr 2.30 -.40 -14.8GaylrdEnt 21.80 -3.61 -14.2US Airwy 4.52 -.71 -13.6GrayTvA 2.65 -.36 -12.0GrayTelv h 2.62 -.34 -11.5DirREBull 136.93 -17.03 -11.1FredM pfO 2.84 -.31 -9.8ProUltCrude 10.71 -1.12 -9.5BeazerHm 6.02 -.62 -9.3

DIARYAdvanced 1,089Declined 1,982Unchanged 89Total issues 3,160New Highs 305New Lows 2

5,581,007,148Volume 193,385,978

STOCK MARKET INDEXES

MONEY RATES CURRENCIES

Prime RateDiscount RateFederal Funds RateTreasuries

3-month6-month5-year10-year30-year

11,394.58 6,469.95 Dow Industrials 9,748.55 -81.32 -.83 +11.08 -9.955,099.02 2,134.21 Dow Transportation 3,926.19 -51.19 -1.29 +11.00 -16.74

452.46 288.66 Dow Utilities 378.67 -1.82 -.48 +2.13 -13.228,187.14 4,181.75 NYSE Composite 6,964.69 -82.44 -1.17 +20.98 -10.351,944.73 1,130.47 Amex Market Value 1,799.35 -4.19 -.23 +28.75 -4.572,266.45 1,265.52 Nasdaq Composite 2,131.42 -14.88 -.69 +35.15 -1.131,255.37 666.79 S&P 500 1,060.87 -10.79 -1.01 +17.45 -10.54

805.08 397.97 S&P MidCap 693.97 -10.23 -1.45 +28.92 -7.5012,889.41 6,772.29 Wilshire 5000 10,996.50 -117.45 -1.06 +21.01 -9.37

751.66 342.59 Russell 2000 613.37 -7.32 -1.18 +22.81 -12.10

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

3.25 3.250.50 0.50

.00-.25 .00-.25

0.10 0.100.20 0.202.37 2.433.41 3.474.19 4.26

Last Pvs WeekAustralia 1.1420 1.1456Britain 1.6419 1.6352Canada 1.0697 1.0683Euro .6756 .6760Japan 91.13 91.24Mexico 13.3045 13.3235Switzerlnd 1.0229 1.0240

Last Pvs Day

British pound expressed in U.S. dollars. Allothers show dollar in foreign currency.

MUTUAL FUNDS

American Funds GrthAmA m LG 61,595 26.08 +3.6 -6.0/C +3.8/A 5.75 250Fidelity Contra LG 50,782 54.56 +5.1 -6.9/D +5.4/A NL 2,500American Funds IncAmerA m MA 46,710 14.85 +3.1 -2.1/D +3.3/B 5.75 250American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 46,485 24.56 +3.2 -5.1/B +2.1/B 5.75 250Vanguard 500Inv LB 45,011 98.24 +3.5 -8.3/C +1.1/C NL 3,000American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 38,005 37.84 +5.7 +4.2/A +10.1/A 5.75 250American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 37,399 23.32 +2.6 -12.0/D +0.1/D 5.75 250Fidelity Magellan LG 21,812 62.75 +5.9 -5.3/C +0.4/D NL 2,500Davis NYVentA m LB 19,158 29.53 +4.6 -7.9/C +1.9/B 4.75 1,000Janus TwentyJ LG 9,047 59.65 +4.2 -1.1/A +9.0/A NL 2,500Janus J LG 7,913 24.54 +4.5 -3.6/B +2.4/B NL 2,500American Funds NewEconA m LG 5,500 21.85 +5.5 +6.5/A +5.7/A 5.75 250Putnam VoyagerA m LG 2,853 18.86 +6.0 +21.1/A +4.6/A 5.75 500Putnam NewOppA m LG 1,981 39.50 +3.2 -7.6/D +1.6/C 5.75 500Putnam InvestorA m LB 1,302 10.88 +3.6 -3.9/A -0.2/E 5.75 500Fidelity Advisor GrowOppT m LG 1,003 26.13 +5.6 -8.7/D -1.3/E 3.50 2,500Federated EqIncA m LV 452 15.24 +2.6 -8.5/C +2.0/B 5.50 1,500

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

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

7,500

8,000

8,500

9,000

9,500

10,000

M SA M J J A

9,480

9,700

9,920Dow Jones industrialsClose: 9,748.55Change: -81.32 (-0.8%)

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The Enquirer-Journal Weather

Moon Phases

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In-Depth Forecast North Carolina State Forecast

Today’s National Map

First9/25

Full10/4

Last10/11

New10/18

Today

Mostly Cloudy

87º

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy

68º

Friday

T-storms

83º 65º

Saturday

T-storms Likely

73º 63º

Sunday

Few Showers

77º 61º

Monday

Mostly Sunny

85º 61º

Sun and Moon

Local UV Index

Sunrise today . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:12 a.m.Sunset tonight . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:16 p.m.Moonrise today . . . . . . . . . . . .1:23 p.m.Moonset today . . . . . . . . . . . .11:02 p.m.

Yesterday’s TemperaturesHigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71Yesterday’s PrecipitationPrecipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.00"

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Acapulco . . . . . . .90/76 t . .89/78 tAthens . . . . . . . . .79/67 s . .79/66 pcBaghdad . . . . . . .94/74 s . .95/69 sBeijing . . . . . . . . .79/62 s . .80/62 pcBerlin . . . . . . . . . .68/48 s . .67/49 pcCairo . . . . . . . . . . . .90/73 s . .92/72 sHong Kong . . . . .88/82 t . .89/73 tLondon . . . . . . . .69/47 s . .68/48 sMadrid . . . . . . . . .77/52 s . .79/53 sMexico City . . . . .69/56 t . .73/56 tMoscow . . . . . . . .58/45 mc .55/39 shNassau . . . . . . . .90/79 t . .91/79 tParis . . . . . . . . . .72/50 pc .72/48 pcRio de Janeiro . . .71/68 sh .74/64 pcRome . . . . . . . . . .81/61 pc .81/62 sSan Juan . . . . . . .87/80 t . .89/79 tStockholm . . . . . .59/45 pc .65/46 mcTokyo . . . . . . . . . .80/67 s . .81/68 sToronto . . . . . . . .71/53 pc .65/52 s

Today Friday

Tarboro88/70

Washington88/67

Cape Hatteras86/70

Wilmington85/71

Greensboro87/68

Raleigh88/70Charlotte

88/67

Monroe87/68

Fayetteville89/71

New Bern88/68

Durham88/69

Asheville79/62

Winston-Salem87/67

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UV Index0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate, 6-7: High,

8-10: Very High, 11+: Extreme Exposure

Today we will see mostly cloudy skieswith a slight chance of showers andthunderstorms, high temperature of 87º,humidity of 78% and an overnight low of68º. The record high temperature fortoday is 96º set in 1933. The record lowtemperature is 40º set in 1963.

High: 108° in Indio, Calif. Low: 17° in Daniel, Wyo.

National Extremes

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

BY JUSTIN MURDOCKE-J Sports Writer

UNIONVILLEFor the second straight week,

the Piedmont High football team will have to deal with a ton of speed on the opposing side of the field.

The Panthers (2-3), who dropped a 49-24 decision at Mon-roe last week, takes on Forest Hills at home on Friday starting at 7 p.m.

Piedmont struggled to stop the run against the faster Redhawks

last Friday, allowing a season-high 411 yards on the ground.

“What we preached this week is making sure everybody does their job,” said Piedmont coach Frank Ambrose. “We had a lot of guys missing assignments on defense last week, so we told them to just let us think and do the job we tell you. If everybody does their job and the other team

breaks one, we’ll live with that.”

The challenge won’t get much easier this week against Forest Hills.

The Yellow Jackets (3-2) feature light-n i n g - q u i c k q u a r t e r b a c k Juanne Blount, who already has 700 rushing yards and 10 touch-downs through the Jackets’ first

five games. FH tailbacks Can-ious Sturdivant (345 yards) and Orlando Ratliff (243 yards) are also home run threats out of the backfield.

Blount ran for 197 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries in last season’s 34-7 win over the Panthers.

“We’ve been working on tech-nique and fundamentals because we don’t have a player that can duplicate what (Blount) does in practice,” said Ambrose.

See PANTHERS / Page 3B

BY DAvID SENTENDREYE-J Correspondent

MARVINComing off Monday’s

critical victory over archrival Weddington, the Marvin Ridge girls tennis team shut out Por-ter Ridge 9-0, improving to 7-0 in the Southern Carolina 3A/4A Confer-ence on Wednesday.

With Ree Ree Li out for the match, Han-nah Florian re-claimed the num-ber one seed and defeated Brooke Ingram 6-2, 1-6, 10-6.

F l o r i a n , known for her strong forehand, was taken out of her el-ement during her match as Ingram played “bend but don’t break” tennis – setting up Florian with softer lob shots and not allowing Florian to set into a fast-paced rhythm and win with her fore-hand.

“I really had to adapt,” Florian said. “(In the second set) she started

making less unforced er-rors and I started mak-ing more and it just kind of flip-flopped.”

As Florian approached the tiebreaker set, she admits to losing confi-dence after dropping the second set, but went back to following four guidelines that she uses during matches – gen-

erate her own pace, be patient, consistent and become comfort-able in a differ-ent game style.

“I needed to just get back out there and get my own rhythm back,” Florian said.

The Florian vs. In-gram match lasted lon-ger than all other singles match and was entering the tiebreaker while doubles matches were concluding.

At the number two seed, Minali Nigam had a strong showing against Paige Hubbard, winning 6-3, 6-1.

See MAvS / Page 3B

BY JERRY SNOWE-J Sports Editor

UNIONVILLEHayley Whitley flew under

the radar as a junior softball player at Piedmont High last spring, but she established her-self as a college prospect this summer.

Whitley, who was left off the all-conference team last season, was recently named Most Valu-able Player at the prestigious

Queen of Dia-monds Show-case South, which had 2,200 applicants and selected 264 high school players from 33 states and two provinces in Canada. The event was held

at Winthrop University in Rock

Hill, S.C., Sept. 4-6.Whitley played second base

in three games and was named player of the game all three times by a panel of coaches and former players.

“That’s phenomenal what Hayley did at one of the top

showcases in the country,” said Piedmont coach Tad Baucom, “There were college coaches everywhere because the level of talent is so high. For Hayley to be MVP of an event of this magnitude is very impressive.”

The Queen of Diamonds se-lects the pool of talent based on coaches’ referrals, and also factors in academics as well as players with potential.

See WHITLEY / Page 3B

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SportsEditor: Jerry Snow (261-2225) [email protected] Thursday, September 24, 2009 Section B

Three straight winsBraves top Mets, stay in N.L. wildcard hunt 3B

WHO’S NEWSSpartans linebacker averages 12.5 tackles

INDIAN TRAIL —Sun Valley High senior Jeremy Busby was credited with 12 solo tackles and three assists

in last Friday’s 34-31 overtime win against My-ers Park.

Busby, a linebacker, now has a team-best 50 tackles for the 3-1 Spartans for an average of 12.5 per game.

Junior line-backer Austin Smith had 10 tackles and ranks second on the team with 38 on the year.

Danny Sawyer, a sophomore safety, had an interception he returned 43 yards last week. Sawyer leads the Spartans in interceptions with two.

Sun Valley senior defensive line-man Ryan Love had seven tackles and two tackles for loss.

Love leads the team in tackles behind the line of scrimmage with eight. He’s averaging 7.3 tackles per game.

Sophomore defensive end David Marino leads the Spartans’ defensive lineman in tackles with 32 and tops the team in sacks with three.

Cox set to retire after 2010 season

NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Cox will retire as manager of the Atlanta Braves after the 2010 season, ending

a career in which he guided the team to 14 consecutive

postseason appearances and the 1995 World Series title.

The 68-year-old, a four-time Manager of the Year, agreed to a one-year contract extension for 2010, the Braves announced before Wednesday night’s game against the New York Mets. He will start a five-year consult-ing agreement to advise the team in baseball operations after he steps down as manager.

“While I have decided that 2010 will be my last season in the dugout, I want to make it clear that we will all be working as hard as ever to win another world championship,” Cox said in a statement.

A cigar-smoking baseball lifer, Cox managed the Braves from 1978-81, switched to manage the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982-85, then returned to manage Atlanta in 1990.

He began Wednesday with 2,408 regular-season wins as a manager, fourth behind Connie Mack (3,731), John McGraw (2,763) and Tony La Russa (2,550). Cox and Joe McCa-rthy are the only managers with six 100-win regular seasons.

Panthers win again, improve to 14-1

NORWOOD — The Piedmont High volleyball team held off a late rally by North Stanly to record a 3-2 road win

on Wednesday. Set scores were 25-22, 25-19, 22-25, 20-25 and 16-14.

Katie Simpson had five kills, one ace, two assists and 12 digs for the Panthers.

Alison Flor-ence had three

kills, three aces, 10 digs, and two blocks while Courtney Barrineau posted four kills, two aces, 11 digs, and a block.

Nicle Hyatt added seven kills, eight digs, and was 17-for-17 on serves while Taylor Simpson recorded two kills, four aces, 18 assists, and seven digs.

Anna Farmer added seven digs and was 16-for-16 on serves for Piedmont (14-1, 9-1 RRC).

The Panthers will be back in action today at home against Victory Chris-tian starting at 5 p.m.

See the complete prep roundup on Page 2B.

WORTH A LOOKCollege football Ole Miss at South Carolina

7:30 p.m., ESPN

SIMPSON

BUSBY

WHITLEY

FLORIAN

BLOUNT

Winning with easeMavericks blank Pirates, improve to 7-0 in conference

Piedmont’s Whitley improves stock with MVP

PreP Football

Cross Country

soFtball

E-J staff photo by Ed Cottingham

Marvin Ridge No. 2 seed Minali Nigam cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 singles win over Porter Ridge’s Paige Hubbard on Wednesday.

Ambrose, Panthers preparing for speedy Jackets

FrOM STaFF rEPOrTS

WEddINgtONThe Weddington High girls cross

country team took the crown among a field of 16 teams at the Wedding-ton Invitational on Tuesday, win-ning with a score of 67 for its top five runners.

The Warriors beat out second-place Charlotte Catholic by 20 points.

Weddington’s Hayley Kapheim and Chelsea Matson finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in times of 19:28 and 19:34. Molly Cook placed 16th, Carly Griffith 19th and Jessica Resor 21st to round out Wedding-ton’s scorers.

Deb Guttman came in 13th in the event with a time of 20:30 to lead Cuth-bertson to a seventh-place finish.

Eden Bayuk finished 25th as the top runner for Sun Valley, Ruth Johnson’s 47th place finish led Park-wood and Victoria Grose placed 59th to lead Porter Ridge.

See WHS / Page 2B

UC’s Fab 5 Football Poll

Toughest to leave out: Porter Ridge (3-2)

Forest Hills (3-2)Yellow Jackets won a close game on

the road to open league play last week.3.

Weddington (3-2)WHS dropped a tough one last week,

but is holding on to the final spot.5.

Monroe (5-0)Redhawks continue to smash, and

now Donnard Covington’s suiting up.1.Last week: M 49, Pied. 24; Friday: vs. C’bertson

Marvin Ridge (5-0)Defense remains dominant but jury’s

still out on the running game.2.Last week: MR 13, AK 3; Friday: vs. North Lincoln

Last week: FH 49, UA 7; Friday: at Piedmont

Sun valley (3-1)Spartans have shown a lot of character

coming from behind in all three wins.4.Last week: SV 34, MP 31; Friday: vs. Wil. Hoggard

Last week: HH 34, W 27; Friday: OPENPhoto by Darcy Duncan

Sun Valley senior safety Michael Stein has 33 tackles, an interception, a sack and a caused fumbled in four games. Excitement is running high at Sun Valley, which moved from fifth to fourth in this week’s poll.

Weddington girls capture first place

2B / Thursday, September 24, 2009 The Enquirer-Journal

y-clinched playoff berth

AMERICAN LEAGUETuesday’s GamesDetroit 3, Cleveland 1Toronto 6, Baltimore 5, 11 inningsSeattle 4, Tampa Bay 3Kansas City 5, Boston 1Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 6N.Y. Yankees 6, L.A. Angels 5Oakland 9, Texas 1Wednesday’s GamesN.Y. Yankees 3, L.A. Angels 2Detroit 11, Cleveland 3Toronto 7, Baltimore 3Tampa Bay 5, Seattle 4Boston at Kansas City, lateMinnesota at Chicago White Sox, lateTexas at Oakland, lateToday’s GamesTexas (Feldman 17-5) at Oakland (Bre.

Anderson 10-10), 3:35 p.m.Detroit (Verlander 16-9) at Cleveland

(C.Carrasco 0-2), 7:05 p.m.Seattle (F.Hernandez 16-5) at Toronto

(R.Romero 12-9), 7:07 p.m.Boston (Buchholz 6-3) at Kansas City

(Lerew 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUETuesday’s GamesPhiladelphia 9, Florida 3, 1st gameCincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 4L.A. Dodgers 14, Washington 2Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 1Florida 3, Philadelphia 0, 2nd gameChicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 2St. Louis 11, Houston 2Colorado 11, San Diego 10Arizona 10, San Francisco 8Wednesday’s GamesCincinnati 12, Pittsburgh 2Washington 5, L.A. Dodgers 4Atlanta 5, N.Y. Mets 2

Philadelphia at Florida, lateChicago Cubs at Milwaukee, lateSt. Louis at Houston, lateSan Diego at Colorado, lateSan Francisco at Arizona, lateToday’s GamesCincinnati (Arroyo 13-13) at

Pittsburgh (Morton 4-8), 12:35 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (V.Padilla 3-0) at

Washington (J.Martin 5-4), 7:05 p.m.Philadelphia (Happ 10-4) at Milwaukee

(Suppan 7-10), 8:05 p.m.San Diego (Cl.Richard 4-2) at Colorado

(Hammel 9-8), 8:40 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Dempster 10-8) at San

Francisco (Penny 3-1), 10:15 p.m.

Auto racing

2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule and standingsFeb. 7 — x-Budweiser Shootout,

Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kevin Harvick)Feb. 15 — Daytona 500, Daytona

Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth)Feb. 22 — Auto Club 500, Fontana,

Calif. (Matt Kenseth)March 1 — Shelby 427, Las Vegas.

(Kyle Busch)March 8 — Kobalt Tools 500, Hampton,

Ga. (Kurt Busch)March 22 — Food City 500, Bristol,

Tenn. (Kyle Busch)March 29 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500,

Martinsville, Va. (Jimmie Johnson)April 5 — Samsung 500, Fort Worth,

Texas (Jeff Gordon)April 18 — Subway Fresh Fit 500,

Avondale, Ariz. (Mark Martin)April 26 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega,

Ala. (Brad Keselowski)

May 2 — Crown Royal Presents the Russell Friedman 400, Richmond, Va. (Kyle Busch)

May 9 — Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. (Mark Martin)

May 16 — x-NASCAR All-Star Challenge, Concord, N.C. (Tony Stewart)

May 24 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (David Reutimann)

May 31 — Dover 400, Dover, Del. (Jimmie Johnson)

June 7 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa. (Tony Stewart)

June 14 — LifeLock 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Mark Martin)

June 21 — Toyota/Savemart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Kasey Kahne)

June 28 — LENOX Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H. (Joey Logano)

July 4 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart)

July 11 — LifeLock.com 400, Joliet, Ill. (Mark Martin)

July 26 — Allstate 400, Indianapolis. (Jimmie Johnson)

Aug. 2 — Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa. (Denny Hamlin)

Aug. 9 — Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips At The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Tony Stewart)

Aug. 16 — Carfax 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Brian Vickers)

Aug. 22 — Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Kyle Busch)

Sept. 6 — Pep Boys Auto 500, Hampton, Ga. (Kasey Kahne)

Sept. 12 — Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Richmond, Va. (Denny Hamlin)

Sept. 20 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. (Mark Martin)

Sept. 27 — AAA 400, Dover, Del.Oct. 4 — Price Chopper 400, Kansas

City, Kan.Oct. 11 — Pepsi 500, Fontana, Calif.Oct. 17 — Bank of America 500,

Concord, N.C.Oct. 25 — Tums Fast Relief 500,

Martinsville, Va.Nov. 1 — Amp Energy 500, Talladega,

Ala.Nov. 8 — Dickies 500, Fort Worth,

Texas.Nov. 15 — Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts

500, Avondale, Ariz.Nov. 22 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.x-non-points race

Driver Standings1. Mark Martin, 5,2302. Jimmie Johnson, 5,195(tie) Denny Hamlin, 5,1954. Juan Pablo Montoya, 5,1755. Kurt Busch, 5,1656. Tony Stewart, 5,1567. Ryan Newman, 5,1518. Brian Vickers, 5,1409. Greg Biffle, 5,13810. Jeff Gordon, 5,12811. Carl Edwards, 5,11712. Kasey Kahne, 5,06913. Kyle Busch, 3,35014. Matt Kenseth, 3,25915. Clint Bowyer, 3,19316. David Reutimann, 3,17517. Marcos Ambrose, 2,93818. Jeff Burton, 2,85319. Joey Logano, 2,80520. Casey Mears, 2,763

NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule, standingsFeb. 14 — Camping World 300,

Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart)Feb. 21 — Stater Bros. 300, Fontana,

Calif. (Kyle Busch)Feb. 28 — Sam’s Town 300, Las Vegas

(Greg Biffle)March 21 — Scotts Turf Builder 300,

Bristol, Tenn. (Kevin Harvick)April 4 — O’Reilly 300, Fort Worth,

Texas (Kyle Busch)April 11 — Pepsi 300, Lebanon, Tenn.

(Joey Logano)April 17 — Bashas’ Supermarkets 200,

Avondale, Ariz. (Greg Biffle)April 25 — Aaron’s 312, Talladega,

Ala. (David Ragan)May 1 — Lipton Tea 250, Richmond,

Va. (Kyle Busch)May 8 — Diamond Hill Plywood 200,

Darlington, S.C. (Matt Kenseth)May 23 — CARQUEST Auto Parts 300,

Concord, N.C. (Mike Bliss)May 30 — Heluva Good! 200 Dover,

Del. (Brad Keselowski)June 6 — Federated Auto Parts 300,

Lebanon, Tenn. (Kyle Busch)June 13 — Meijer 300, Sparta, Ky.

(Joey Logano)June 20 — NorthernTool.com 250,

West Allis, Wis. (Carl Edwards)June 27 — Camping World RV Sales

200, Loudon, N.H. (Kyle Busch)

July 3 — Subway Jalapeno 250, Daytona Beach, Calif. (Clint Bowyer)

July 10 — Dollar General 300, Joliet, Ill. (Joey Logano)

July 18 — Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250, Madison, Ill. (Kyle Busch)

July 25 — Kroger 200, Indianapolis (Carl Edwards)

Aug. 1 — U.S. Cellular 250, Newton, Iowa (Brad Keselowski)

Aug. 8 — Zippo 200 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Marcos Ambrose)

Aug. 15 — Carfax 250, Brooklyn, Mich. (Brad Keselowski)

Aug. 21 — Food City 250, Bristol, Tenn. (David Ragan)

Aug. 30 — NAPA Auto Parts 200, Montreal (Carl Edwards)

Sept. 5 — Degree V12 300, Hampton, Ga. (Kevin Harvick)

Sept. 11 — Virginia 529 College Savings 250, Richmond, Va. (Carl Edwards)

Sept. 26 — Dover 200, Dover, Del.Oct. 3 — Kansas Lottery 300, Kansas

City, Kan.Oct. 10 — Camping World RV 300,

Fontana, Calif.Oct. 16 — Dollar General 300, Concord,

N.C.Oct. 24 — Nationwide Series 250,

Memphis, Tenn.Nov. 7 — O’Reilly Challenge, Fort

Worth, TexasNov. 14 — Arizona 200, AvondaleNov. 21 — Ford 300, Homestead, Fla.

Driver Standings1. Kyle Busch, 4,3792. Carl Edwards, 4,1783. Brad Keselowski, 4,0824. Jason Leffler, 3,5995. Justin Allgaier, 3,1526. Steve Wallace, 3,1327. Jason Keller, 2,9918. Brendan Gaughan, 2,9579. Mike Bliss, 2,95010. Michael McDowell, 2,90211. Michael Annett, 2,70712. Kenny Wallace, 2,70213. Tony Raines, 2,67314. Joey Logano, 2,60915. Kevin Harvick, 2,60316. Eric McClure, 2,25817. Scott Wimmer, 2,25018. David Ragan, 2,20219. Scott Lagasse Jr., 2,19420. Danny O’Quinn Jr., 1,985

College football

College Football Schedule(Subject to change)

TodaySOUTH

Mississippi (2-0) at South Carolina (2-1), 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 25EAST

Brown (0-1) at Harvard (0-1), 7 p.m.

FAR WESTMissouri (3-0) at Nevada (0-2), 9 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 26EAST

Rhode Island (1-1) at Connecticut (2-1), Noon

Dartmouth (0-1) at New Hampshire (2-0), Noon

Bryant (1-1) at Robert Morris (0-3), Noon

Buffalo (1-2) at Temple (0-2), NoonCornell (1-0) at Yale (1-0), NoonCent. Connecticut St. (1-1) at Columbia

(1-0), 12:30 p.m.Princeton (0-1) at Lehigh (0-2), 12:30

p.m.Marist (1-2) at Bucknell (1-2), 1 p.m.St. Francis, Pa. (1-2) at Wagner (1-2), 1

p.m.Wake Forest (2-1) at Boston College

(2-1), 2 p.m.Howard (0-2) at Georgetown, D.C. (0-3),

2 p.m.W. Kentucky (0-3) at Navy (1-2), 3:30

p.m.Northeastern (0-3) at Villanova (3-0),

3:30 p.m.Sacred Heart (0-2) at Albany, N.Y. (1-2),

4 p.m.Fordham (0-2) at Colgate (3-0), 6 p.m.Penn (0-1) at Lafayette (1-1), 6 p.m.Stony Brook (1-2) at Massachusetts

(2-1), 6 p.m.Maine (2-1) at Syracuse (1-2), 7 p.m.Iowa (3-0) at Penn St. (3-0), 8 p.m.

SOUTHSouth Florida (3-0) at Florida St. (2-1),

NoonNorth Carolina (3-0) at Georgia Tech

(2-1), NoonLSU (3-0) at Mississippi St. (2-1), 12:20

p.m.Marshall (2-1) at Memphis (1-2), 1 p.m.Butler (3-0) at Morehead St. (2-1), 1

p.m.North Greenville (0-4) at Charleston

Southern (0-3), 1:30 p.m.Georgia Southern (2-1) at Elon (2-1),

1:30 p.m.Arkansas (1-1) at Alabama (3-0), 3:30

p.m.Samford (2-1) at Appalachian St. (0-2),

3:30 p.m.TCU (2-0) at Clemson (2-1), 3:30 p.m.UCF (2-1) at East Carolina (1-2), 3:30

p.m.Rutgers (2-1) at Maryland (1-2), 3:30

p.m.Pittsburgh (3-0) at N.C. State (2-1), 3:30

p.m.VMI (1-1) at Richmond (3-0), 3:30 p.m.Florida A&M (3-0) vs. Tennessee St.

(1-2) at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m.McNeese St. (3-0) at Tulane (0-2), 3:30

p.m.Miami (2-0) at Virginia Tech (2-1), 3:30

p.m.Ark.-Pine Bluff (2-1) at Alabama A&M

(2-1), 4 p.m.Louisiana-Monroe (1-2) at Florida

Atlantic (0-2), 4 p.m.Towson (1-1) at Morgan St. (1-1), 4 p.m.Jacksonville St. (1-2) at Nicholls St.

(1-2), 4 p.m.Bethune-Cookman (0-2) at Norfolk St.

(1-2), 4 p.m.Alabama St. (2-0) at MVSU (0-2) at

Chicago, 5 p.m.Wofford (1-2) at Chattanooga (2-1), 6

p.m.Delaware St. (0-2) at Hampton (2-1), 6

p.m.Florida (3-0) at Kentucky (2-0), 6 p.m.Monmouth, N.J. (1-2) at Old Dominion

(3-0), 6 p.m.Winston-Salem (0-3) at S. Carolina St.

(2-0), 6 p.m.Furman (2-1) at W. Carolina (0-3), 6

p.m.Ball St. (0-3) at Auburn (3-0), 7 p.m.E. Illinois (3-0) at Austin Peay (1-2), 7

p.m.N. Carolina A&T (2-1) at Coastal

Carolina (1-2), 7 p.m.N.C. Central (0-3) at Duke (1-2), 7 p.m.Toledo (1-2) at Fla. International (0-2),

7 p.m.Arizona St. (2-0) at Georgia (2-1), 7 p.m.James Madison (1-1) at Liberty (2-1), 7

p.m.Alcorn St. (0-2) at Southern U. (2-1), 7

p.m.SE Missouri (1-2) at Tenn.-Martin

(1-2), 7 p.m.Ohio (2-1) at Tennessee (1-2), 7 p.m.Presbyterian (0-3) at The Citadel (1-1),

7 p.m.Delaware (2-1) at William & Mary (3-0),

7 p.m.E. Kentucky (1-1) at Murray St. (1-2), 8

p.m.

MIDWESTFresno St. (1-2) at Cincinnati (3-0),

NoonSouthern Miss. (3-0) at Kansas (3-0),

NoonIndiana (3-0) at Michigan (3-0), NoonMinnesota (2-1) at Northwestern (2-1),

NoonMichigan St. (1-2) at Wisconsin (3-0),

NoonYoungstown St. (2-1) at Indiana St.

(0-4), 12:05 p.m.Duquesne (1-2) at Dayton (1-1), 1 p.m.N. Iowa (2-1) at Missouri St. (2-1), 2

p.m.Carthage (2-0) at Valparaiso (1-1), 2

p.m.Tennessee Tech (1-1) at Kansas St.

(1-2), 2:10 p.m.Akron (1-2) at Cent. Michigan (2-1),

3:30 p.m.Idaho (2-1) at N. Illinois (2-1), 3:30 p.m.Illinois (1-1) at Ohio St. (2-1), 3:30 p.m.SE Louisiana (2-1) at South Dakota

(2-1), 5:05 p.m.Boise St. (3-0) at Bowling Green (1-2), 7

p.m.Army (2-1) at Iowa St. (2-1), 7 p.m.Miami (Ohio) (0-3) at Kent St. (1-2), 7

p.m.Louisiana-Lafayette (2-1) at Nebraska

(2-1), 7 p.m.N. Dakota St. (1-2) at S. Illinois (1-1), 7

p.m.Hofstra (2-1) at W. Michigan (1-2), 7

p.m.S. Dakota St. (2-0) at Illinois St. (1-2), 8

p.m.Notre Dame (2-1) at Purdue (1-2), 8

p.m.

SOUTHWESTUTEP (1-2) at Texas (3-0), 3:30 p.m.Troy (1-2) at Arkansas St. (1-1), 4:30

p.m.Northwestern St. (0-3) at Baylor (1-1), 7

p.m.Glenville St. (2-2) at Cent. Arkansas

(1-1), 7 p.m.Middle Tennessee (2-1) at North Texas

(1-2), 7 p.m.Grambling St. (2-1) at Oklahoma St.

(2-1), 7 p.m.North Dakota (1-1) at Stephen F.Austin

(2-1), 7 p.m.UAB (1-2) at Texas A&M (2-0), 7 p.m.Texas Southern (1-2) at Texas St. (1-1),

7 p.m.Sam Houston St. (1-1) at Tulsa (2-1), 7

p.m.Vanderbilt (1-2) at Rice (0-3), 8 p.m.Texas Tech (2-1) at Houston (2-0), 9:15

p.m.

FAR WESTSan Diego St. (1-2) at Air Force (2-1), 2

p.m.UNLV (2-1) at Wyoming (1-2), 3 p.m.California (3-0) at Oregon (2-1), 3:30

p.m.Montana St. (1-1) at N. Colorado (1-2),

3:35 p.m.Weber St. (1-2) at Portland St. (1-2),

4:05 p.m.Cent. Washington (4-0) at Idaho St.

(0-3), 5:35 p.m.Colorado St. (3-0) at BYU (2-1), 6 p.m.Montana (3-0) at N. Arizona (1-1), 6:05

p.m.Arizona (2-1) at Oregon St. (2-1), 7:30

p.m.Louisville (1-1) at Utah (2-1), 7:30 p.m.Cal Poly (1-1) at San Jose St. (0-3), 8

p.m.S. Utah (1-2) at Utah St. (0-2), 8 p.m.Washington (2-1) at Stanford (2-1), 9

p.m.W. Oregon (2-1) at UC Davis (0-2), 9

p.m.E. Washington (2-1) at Sacramento St.

(0-2), 9:05 p.m.New Mexico St. (1-2) at New Mexico

(0-3), 10 p.m.Washington St. (1-2) at Southern Cal

(2-1), 10:15 p.m.

Transactions

Wednesday’s Sports TransactionsBASEBALL

Eastern LeagueREADING PHILLIES—Announced the

resignation of Reading and Lehigh Valley (IL) general manager and president Chuck Domino.

American AssociationWICHITA WINGNUTS—Acquired

RHP Will Savage from Lancaster (Atlantic) to complete an earlier trade.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationCHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Signed G

Raymond Felton to a one-year con-tract.

FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueBUFFALO BILLS—Signed OL Andre

Ramsey to the practice squad.CAROLINA PANTHERS—Waived S

Nate Salley from injured reserve. Released DT George Hypolite from the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed G Johan Asiata to the practice squad. Terminated the contract of CB Woodny Turenne from the practice squad.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed CB Rico Murray to the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS—Signed DT Matthias Askew to the practice squad. Released QB Brock Berlin from the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed S Matt Giordano. Released S Aaron Rouse. Signed OT Dane Randolph to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed LB Jordan Senn.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed CB Marquice Cole from the practice squad. Waived TE Matthew Mulligan.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed S Corey Lynch from Cincinnati’s practice squad and CB Marcus Hamilton. Placed S Jermaine Phillips on injured reserve. Released S Steve Cargile.

COLLEGERHODE ISLAND COLLEGE—Named

John Weir men’s assistant basketball coach.

Scoreboard

AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Awayy-New York 97 56 .634 — — 6-4 W-2 52-23 45-33Boston 89 61 .593 6 1/2 — 7-3 L-2 52-22 37-39Tampa Bay 78 74 .513 18 1/2 12 6-4 W-1 47-27 31-47Toronto 69 83 .454 27 1/2 21 4-6 W-3 41-36 28-47Baltimore 60 92 .395 36 1/2 30 2-8 L-7 36-42 24-50

Central Division

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayDetroit 81 70 .536 — — 6-4 W-3 48-26 33-44Minnesota 78 73 .517 3 11 1/2 8-2 W-2 45-33 33-40Chicago 73 79 .480 8 1/2 17 3-7 L-3 41-36 32-43Kansas City 63 88 .417 18 26 1/2 7-3 W-3 32-44 31-44Cleveland 61 90 .404 20 28 1/2 0-10 L-10 31-43 30-47

West Division

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayLos Angeles 90 62 .592 — — 4-6 L-2 45-29 45-33Texas 82 68 .547 7 7 3-7 L-1 46-32 36-36Seattle 79 73 .520 11 11 6-4 L-1 43-32 36-41Oakland 72 79 .477 17 1/2 17 1/2 8-2 W-1 39-37 33-42

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayPhiladelphia 88 62 .587 — — 8-2 L-1 42-32 46-30Atlanta 82 70 .539 7 4 1/2 8-2 W-3 39-35 43-35Florida 81 71 .533 8 5 1/2 5-5 W-1 41-36 40-35New York 65 88 .425 24 1/2 22 2-8 L-3 38-40 27-48Washington 52 99 .344 36 1/2 34 3-7 W-1 30-44 22-55

Central Division

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwaySt. Louis 89 63 .586 — — 5-5 W-2 46-32 43-31Chicago 78 72 .520 10 7 1/2 6-4 W-3 44-30 34-42Milwaukee 74 77 .490 14 1/2 12 6-4 L-2 37-39 37-38Cincinnati 71 81 .467 18 15 1/2 7-3 W-3 36-39 35-42Houston 70 81 .464 18 1/2 16 1-9 L-9 42-35 28-46Pittsburgh 56 94 .373 32 29 1/2 2-8 L-5 37-39 19-55

West Division

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayLos Angeles 91 61 .599 — — 7-3 L-1 48-30 43-31Colorado 86 65 .570 4 1/2 — 5-5 W-3 46-27 40-38San Francisco 81 70 .536 9 1/2 5 5-5 L-1 48-26 33-44San Diego 69 83 .454 22 17 1/2 6-4 L-1 39-37 30-46Arizona 66 86 .434 25 20 1/2 4-6 W-1 34-43 32-43

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WHSContinued from Page 1B

Charlotte Latin’s Hayley Dawe won the event individu-

ally in a time of 18:30, more than 30 seconds ahead of sec-ond place.

On the boys side, Weddington finished fourth out of 20 teams with 115 points.

Providence won the meet

with 57 points. The top finisher for the War-

riors was Sam Wurst, who placed 14th overall with a time of 17:13. He was followed by teammate Dan Ruggiero, who was 15th overall.

Cuthbertson finished 10th as a team with Chase Lunning leading the way in 32nd place.

Sun Valley, Porter Ridge, and Monroe finished 15th, 16th, and 18th, respectively. Alex Wilson was Sun Valley’s top finisher at

39th, while Marco Lind led Por-ter Ridge (734d). Kevin Phinney (103rd) was Monroe’s top fin-isher.

Kannapolis Brown’s Larry Scaggs won the event individu-ally in a time of 16:19.

from staff reportsNORWOOD

The Cuthbertson High boys soccer team continued its impressive inaugu-ral season with a 6-0 win over North Stanly on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers are now 9-1 overall and 8-0 in the Rocky River Conference.

Josh Shomett scored twice for the Cavs, while John Lewthwaite, Dannon Fields, Michael Proctor, and Brendon Reid each found the back of the net once.

Mike Yarussi had two assists with Lewthwaite, Matt Cureton and Reid each helping on a goal.

Adam Lutz and Trent Johnson each played a half in goal, combining for three saves.

Cuthbertson will play Porter Ridge at home Monday in a non-conference match starting at 6:30 p.m.

Garcia leads MHS to winIn Monroe, the Redhawks improved to

6-1 in the RRC with a 4-3 win over West Stanly.

David Garcia scored twice for Monroe while Carlos Estrada and Ranulfo Mar-ban each scored once.

Fernando Estevez had two assists and Estrada also had an assist.

Rafael Martinez had seven saves in goal.

The Redhawks will play again Mon-day on the road at Berry Academy start-ing at 6 p.m.

Cardinals beat FHIn Monroe, Union Academy defeated

Forest Hills, 3-1, to improve to 4-3-1 on the season.

Kyle Lohn, Cameron Voegele, and Na-thaneal Teralta each had a goal for the Cardinals, and Voegele also had the only assist of the night for the Cardinals on

Teralta’s goal.Fransico Recendiz scored the only

goal for the Yellow Jackets off an assist from Lucio Aleman.

Hayden Bader had seven saves for Union Academy, which plays at home against CATA on Monday starting at 6 p.m.

Panthers get by CATAIn Monroe, Piedmont went on the

road to defeat Central Academy, 3-2, to improve to 4-3 in the RRC.

Jonas Nader scored first for the Pan-thers off a pass from TJ Doster.

Mason Montgomery scored on a pen-alty kick and Caleb Parks scored the winning goal off an assist from Logan Polk.

Dustin Crowder had six saves for the Panthers (4-6-1), who play at West Stanly Monday starting at 6 p.m.

Girls TennisPanthers smash MHS

In Monroe, Piedmont High swept MHS, 9-0, to improve to 3-0 in the RRC and 4-3 overall.

The Panthers will be back in action today at Cuthbertson starting at 4 p.m.

Following are the results from Wednesday’s match:

Piedmont 9, Monroe 0Singles

No. 1 Courtney Hall (P) d. Yeymi Gomez 6-0, 6-0No. 2 Jessica Cope (P) d. Bianca Garcia 6-2, 6-1No. 3 Edy Kemo (P) d. Morgan Canelock 6-0, 6-0No. 4 Amber Kelly (P) d. Rae Moore 6-1, 6-0No. 5 Morgan Cariker (P) d. Jessica Hill 6-2, 6-0No. 6 Megg Tetrick (P) d. Alice Starnes 6-1, 6-0

DoublesNo. 1 Hall/Cope (P) d. Gomez/Garcia 8-0No. 2 Alyssa McLamb/Kemo (P) d. Canelock/

Moore 8-2No. 3 Sarah Heady/ Hannah Venn (P) d. Shakira

Jordan/ Vaya Jordan 8-3

Warriors handle RebelsIn Rougedge, Weddington cruised to a

9-0 win over Parkwood.Winning for the Warriors (9-2, 3-1

SCC) in singles were Meredith Bra-nham, Samantha Wingo, Emma Yates, Melissa Sackowitz, Nicole Luse, and Caroline Blunck.

In doubles, Ashlynn Scruggs and Madison Murphy teamed up for a win, Grace Sinopoli and Roli Tyagi won to-gether, and Blunck and Emily Sewell won as a pair.

Colts nip CavsIn Waxhaw, West Stanly pulled out a

5-4 victory over Cuthbertson.McKenna Karas won her singles

match 6-3, 6-0 for the Cavs. Her sister, Kalli Karas, won 6-0, 6-0 and Rachel Wild won in singles with a score of 6-1, 6-4.

The Karas sisters combined in dou-bles to win 8-2.

The Cavs (1-5, 1-2) play today at home against Piedmont starting at 4 p.m.

VolleyballJackets top Berry

In Charlotte, Forest Hills recorded a 3-1 victory over Berry Academy. Set scores were 21-25, 25-8, 25-15 and 25-17.

Amelia Stewart had nine assists and one ace for the Yellow Jackets while Ni-cole Helms had a kill, seven assists and an ace.

Dawn Harris had seven aces, Natalie High posted four kills, two aces and a dig, and Coree Coley added six kills.

Jennifer Jackson had five kills and two blocks for the Jackets (5-8, 5-6 RRC).

Cavs continue strong start in RRC

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WhitleyContinued from Page 1B

Piedmont was also rep-resented by senior Re-bekah Reaves, who led her team in batting last season (.423), and rising sophomore Kayce Stegall. Parkwood senior Makenzi McAteer also participated as well as Cassie Carpen-ter of Metrolina Chris-tian.

Baucom said Whitley improved her stock signif-icantly, and has numerous schools contacting her, al-though none have offered a scholarship.

“She’s narrowed it down to five schools, West-ern Carolina, Wingate, Appalachian, Charleston Southern and Radford,” Baucom said. “She plans

to visit some of those schools.”

Whitley played mostly right field for Piedmont last season but also saw action at second base and catcher.

B a u -com ex-p e c t s W h i t l e y to play s e c o n d base in college.

“ H a y -ley has a really sol-id glove at second,” Baucom said. “She’ll play there a lot for us this year. She can play anywhere on the field. She has a great attitude and she’s very coachable, always smiling.”

Whitley did make all-district last season, while

Reaves was an all-state se-lection.

Baucom said Reaves and Whitley will both sign scholarships. He ex-pects Reaves to sign in November.

The Panthers have already had nine play-ers sign college softball scholarships in the past six years. They finished 19-6 last season and won a game in the playoffs.

Union County consis-tently produces college talent in softball.

Last year’s senior class included Division I signee Allie Cashion of Wed-dington, who signed with Applachian State, and three Division II signees: Weddington’s Jessica Fell-meth (Lenoir-Rhyne) and Taylor Morris (Mars Hill) along with Piedmont’s Casey Baucom (Catawba).

REAVES

MavsContinued from Page 1B

From game-to-game, Nigam displayed clean, yet powerful serves, confidence in her backhand and control of the net when it mattered most.

“I think today, especially today, my serves were really working for me, that’s my strong point I think,” Nigam said. “I think my forehands today were a little bit shaky, kind of a rough start – and then winning point was a forehand winner.”

Generally, Florian and Nigam are

paired together as doubles partners, but both were given the evening off follow-ing their singles victories.

The Mavericks continue to hold down first place in the Southern Carolina Conference, and it appears that their Oct. 7 match against Weddington is all that can stand in their way of a confer-ence championship.

It will be the last match of the regular season.

“I think (Weddington was) just caught by surprise, honestly, with our wins,” Nigam said. “We had Ree Ree (Li), but honestly, she’s only one person and we got a lot of wins. It’s going to be good. It’s going to be competitive.”

PanthersContinued from Page 1B

“Our kids know the speed on Friday nights, so we’ve just worked on being sound.”

While the Panthers’ de-fense struggled last week, the offense showed prom-ise. Piedmont rushed for 157 yards, including 98 from Caleb Gor-don and 89 from Steven Miller.

Miller, who missed the Pan-thers’ first two games due to an illness, ranks third in Union County in yards per game with an average of 124.0. He also has a team-best five touch-downs.

“It’s been really nice to have Steven back,” said Ambrose. “Caleb was ac-tually the leading rusher last week, and that’s great, because it’s nice to have those two guys back there to balance it off. Our passing game

has been more effective this year, and that really helps our ball control and ground game a lot.”

One reason the Pan-thers’ passing game has been more effective is due to the emergence of freshman quarterback Sawyer Baucom, who is filling in for the injured Ross Rushing.

In three games, Bau-com is 18-of-27 for 376

yards and four touchdowns. He has just one inter-ception.

Rushing, who broke his ankle in a preseason scrim-mage, is scheduled to go to the doctor today to find out when he can play again, according to Ambrose.

“It’s one of those wait-and-see things with Ross, but Sawyer’s come in and done a great job for us,” said Ambrose. “We give him throws that we know he can make. We’re not asking him to stretch the field and I couldn’t be happier with how he’s performed.”

MILLER

E-J staff photo by Ed Cottingham

Piedmont junior receiver Cameron Leviner (3) has eight catches for 178 yards and three touchdowns this season.

Braves complete sweep of MetsNEW YORK (AP) — Tim

Hudson pitched six effec-tive innings for his second win since major elbow surgery and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 5-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.

Hours after a n n o u n c i n g Bobby Cox will retire as manager following next season, the Braves won for the 11th time in 13 games. Clinging to scant play-off hopes, Atlanta be-gan the day five games behind Colorado for the

NL wild card.Adam LaRoche had

three hits and two RBIs. Late substitute Kelly Johnson also knocked in two runs for the Braves, who won their seventh straight road game and

finished 13-5 against New York this year.

It was their first sweep on the road against

the Mets since July 2003 at Shea Stadium.

All-Star catcher Brian McCann was back in the Braves’ lineup after leav-ing Tuesday night’s game with a bruised left wrist.

Third baseman Chipper Jones, however, came out in the seventh with a stiff back.

Johnson was inserted into the lineup at second base to replace Martin Prado, scratched after get-ting hit in the left knee with line drive during bat-ting practice. X-rays were negative and he is day to day with a bone bruise.

Mike Pelfrey (10-12) gave up four runs — three earned — and nine hits in six innings for the feeble Mets, limping to the end of a miserable season. They have lost nine of 11 and 13 of 16.

Deacons’ fullback embracing new roleWINSTON-SALEM(AP) —

Mike Rinfrette finally has a home.

The fifth-year senior start-ed his career at Wake Forest as a backup fullback before switching to linebacker as a sophomore, then went back to fullback and started 11 games. He seemed due for another po-sition switch for his final year, but he instead got to stay at fullback and is now thriving with a goal-line closer role.

“It’s fun getting the ball down there because there’s a good chance you’re going to get to the end zone,” Rinfrette said.

Rinfrette had three touch-downs in his first two seasons with the offense, but he has a score in each of the Demon Dea-cons’ three games this year. The TD carries have gone for 1, 2 and 3 yards, but the thrill is the same as breaking off a long run.

Coach Jim Grobe said Rinfrette is benefiting from the

team’s decision to get the full-back more involved after start-ing last year relying on the arm of quarterback Riley Skinner.

“The biggest thing is you’ve got to smell the end zone,” Rinfrette said. “You’ve got to know you’ll do whatever it takes to get there. The big thing is the offen-sive line. So far I’ve had a chance at the goal line and we’ve always come through and I can trust those guys. I know they’re go-ing to make a hole for me.”

LAKE ATLANTA: The widespread flooding in Georgia this week hit home for Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson.

The torrential downpours forced the Yellow Jackets to practice in the Georgia Dome on Monday. When they left,

they were surprised to find the weather conditions were even more severe.

“You’re kind of in that bun-ker mentality and you’re locked down and you’re working,” Johnson said. “I know when I started to go home last night,

my wife called and said you can’t get home.

The road is blocked. It never occurred to me that would hap-pen. Then when you get there ... it looks like a lake.”

Johnson said his home in north At-

lanta was safe, but some roads near his

home were blocked.“I just parked somewhere else

and walked (home),” he said. “I had to walk down a hill through some woods.”

SCRAPPING THE SPREAD: An 0-2 start was enough to con-

vince embattled Virginia coach Al Groh to that its new spread offense wasn’t working.

At Southern Mississippi last weekend, Virginia went back to something that more closely resembles their offense of pre-vious years with some elements of the spread still included. The Cavaliers adapted quickly, at one point leading 27-10 before the Golden Eagles rallied for a 37-34 victory.

The Cavaliers have a bye this week, which would seem to be a better time to make wholesale changes, but Groh didn’t think they could afford to wait.

“We had a game to play before the bye week,” he said.

I’M PLAYING WHO?: Clemson coach Dabo Swinney could’ve thought of several dif-ferent choices rather than No. 15 TCU for filling a hole in the Tigers schedule.

The Tigers were to conclude

a series with Central Michigan, but allowed the Chippewas to back out if they helped secure a replacement. Clemson had talked with Idaho of the Western Ath-letic Conference before agreeing to face the Horned Frogs.

Swinney recalls when Clem-son athletic director Terry Don Phillips called him into the of-fice last winter about the fall schedule. He preferred to bring a Bowl Subdivision team into Death Valley and figured he’d have a nice selection of willing opponents.

Instead he was told there was only one in TCU, which finished last season ranked No. 7 in the final AP poll.

“I thought ’Holy smokes, num-ber seven in the country,”’ Swin-ney said. “You’d think out of 120 (FBS teams), there’d be someone in the 60s out there, the 80s, 39?”

The Horned Frogs will get a $1 million guarantee for the one-time trip.

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DEAR ABBY: I am respond-ing to “Alone But Happy in Canada” (July 12), who feels guilty because she feels re-lieved following the death of her husband from a long, dif-ficult illness.

Everyone grieves different-ly, but I don’t think grieving a loved one’s loss BEFORE his or her death is uncommon. I’ve known several people who watched loved ones with-er away into helpless, needy and miserable individuals. I can’t think of one who didn’t feel the same as “Alone But Happy.”

I have begun referring to it as “grieve-as-you-go guilt.” A person grieves through the decline and eventual demise of a beloved mate, and when she fails to feel sadness, she substitutes guilt where she believes her grief should be. But actually she has been grieving all along, and needs

to acknowledge that fact. Only then will she be able to enjoy not only her clean house, but her clear conscience as well. -- AZY IN WASHINGTON

DEAR AZY: You have keen insight. Other readers wrote wanting to offer reassurance to “Alone But Happy.” Read on:

DEAR ABBY: Your answer to “Alone” was appreciated by all caregivers, I’m sure. No-body knows, unless they have walked that particular path, how difficult and lonely it is to watch a spouse disappear

over a long time, losing the history you share together, making hard decisions alone, and rebuilding an identity not tied to the past. Every morn-ing brings a new bout of grief from the moment of waken-ing -- every day another day you don’t want to face.

Keeping healthy and plan-ning ahead for yourself, not as a caregiver but as a partici-pant in the “real world,” is the only way to maintain sanity sometimes. Though I love my husband dearly, I look forward to having a life again that is not centered on his disease. No one should be made to feel guilty for restarting life when he or she has given so much. -- DAY AT A TIME

DEAR ABBY: I also lost my husband of 35 years just a month ago. He endured sev-eral years of health problems and as his caregiver, I, too, felt a great sense of relief with

his passing. I do not, however, feel guilty about it.

I realize that I have been grieving for several years already, as I knew this time would be coming. In many ways it is as if I am in the fi-nal stage of the process even though my husband’s death has only just occurred.

Our son put it best when he said at my husband’s bedside, “I lost my dad several years ago, but my father died to-night.” He, too, understands that his grief began a long time ago. -- MOVING FOR-WARD

DEAR ABBY: Having to put another person’s needs and wants before one’s own can be very stressful. Not ev-eryone is able to do that and stay pleasant and patient at all times. Fortunately, I found a local caregivers’ support group. Our weekly meetings help us see that we are not

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It is important that peo-ple experiencing this kind of stress get respite time to themselves, away from their care recipient, in order to be able to keep on helping them. -- ONE OF THE MANY

Dear Abby is written by Ab-igail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips.

Dear AbbyColumnist

Caregiver’s grief began long before husband’s death

Sept. 24, 2009

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Be prepared to adjust to de-velopments as they arise, and a critical objective of yours will become easier to reach. You’ll find the key to success is flex-ibility, not intransigence.

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ADMINISTRATIONHaving qualified as Execu-tor of the estate of Ted E. Mavroidis a/k/a Theotokis E. Mavroidis SS# •••-••-7421 deceased, late of Un-ion County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations hav-ing claims against said es-tate to present them, duly verified, to the undersigned care of Steve Mavroidis a/k/a Steven Mavroidis 8107 Stead Court, Wax-haw, NC 28173 on or be-fore the 9th day of Decem-ber 2009 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in-debted to said estate will please make immediate settlement with the under-signed. This the 9th day of Sep-tember 2009.Steve Mavroidis, Executor09-E-423September 10,17, 24,2009October 1, 2009

TOWN OF WEDDINGTONLEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Planning Board of the Town of Weddington on the 28th day of Septem-ber, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Weddington Town Hall, 1924 Weddington Road, Weddington, NC 28104 to consider the following:• Consideration of Tempo-rary Use Permit – AdamFest Family Fun Day. This event is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2009 from 12 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Hunter Farms on Providence Road in Wed-dington, NC (Parcel ID# 06-150-044). Rain date for the event is October 4, 2009 from 12 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Copies of the proposed documents are available for public inspection and copying in the Office of the Town Clerk at Town Hall.All persons are invited to attend the public hearing and present their com-ments for or against the proposed Temporary Use Permit.The Planning Board Chair-man reserves the right to continue the meeting and public hearing to a place and time to be announced at said hearing.As a result of comments at the public hearing, the Planning Board can consid-er making responsive changes to the advertised proposals, reflecting objec-tions, debate and discus-sion at the public hearing.Any person may request an accommodation for a disabling condition in order to attend the hearing. This request should be made to the Town Clerk at (704) 846-2709.By Order of the Planning BoardAmy S. McCollum, Town ClerkSeptember 17, 24, 2009

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF UNIONIN THE GENERAL

COURT OF JUSTICESUPERIOR

COURT DIVISIONBEFORE THE CLERK

09EEXECUTRICES’ NOTICE

HAVING qualified before the Honorable J. R, Rowell, Clerk of Superior Court of Union County, North Caro-lina, as executrices of the Estate of VIVIAN NIVEN CRANE, deceased, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the un-dersigned on or before the 26th day of December, 2009, or the same shall be pleaded in bar of their re-covery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.This the 17th and 24th days of September, 2009, and the 1st and 8th days of October, 2009.

Emily Ann NivenExecutrix of the Estate of

Vivian Niven Crane7606 Whitmire LaneCharlotte, NC 28227

Marsha Gordon NelmsExecutrix of the Estate of

Vivian Niven Crane658 Cottonfield Circle

Waxhaw, NC 28174Harry B. Crow, Jr.Attorney for the Estate315-B North Main StreetMonroe, NC 28112Telephone (704)283-1175September 17, 24, 2009October 1, 8, 2009

004 LegalsNOTICE OF

FORECLOSURE SALENORTH CAROLINA,

UNION COUNTY09 SP 1163

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Sean Jenkins and Gloria Jenkins and Melton Everett to Norack Talley, Pharr & Lowndes, P.A., Trustee(s), dated Oc-tober 05, 2007, and record-ed in Book 04707, Page 0009, Union County Regis-try, North Carolina.Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Union County, North Caro-lina, at 10:30AM on Octo-ber 01, 2009, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following descri-bed property, to wit:Being all of Lot 115 of Windy Ridge Subdivision, Phase 4, as shown on plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet J, File No. 777, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Union County, North Carolina.Said property is commonly known as 2509 Spring Breeze Way, Monroe, NC 28110.Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hun-dred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dol-lars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Fol-lowing the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to the title or any physical, en-vironmental, health or safe-ty conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, un-paid taxes, special assess-ments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the cur-rent owner(s) of the proper-ty is/are Sean Jenkins and Gloria Jenkins and Melton Everett.PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is li-able for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc.Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast ExpresswayAtlanta, GA 30329(770) 234-9181Our File No.: 348.0926858NC September 17, 24, 2009

08 SP 1372AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust

004 Legalsexecuted by SCOTT R. CHAPMAN and REBEC-CA M. CHAPMAN, HUS-BAND AND WIFE to LIN-DA A. LEHNEIS, Trustee(s), which was dat-ed January 30, 2003 and recorded on February 5, 2003 in Book 2056 at Page 583, Union County Regis-try, 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 by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the 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 Sep-tember 29, 2009 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 57 of POT-TERS TRACE Subdivision, Phase I, as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet G, at File 567, in the Union County Public Registry. Save and except any re-leases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of re-cord. Said property is commonly known as 513 Circle Trace 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 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 Scott R. Chapman and wife, Rebecca M. Chapman. 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.

004 LegalsTHIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTEC-TION. IF YOU ARE UN-DER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCYCOURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RE-SULT OF A BANKRUPT-CY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIRE-MENT AND FOR INFOR-MATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. 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.: 08-15647-FC01 September 17, 24, 2009

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF UNIONIN THE GENERAL

COURT OF JUSTICESUPERIOR

COURT DIVISIONADMINISTRATOR’S EXECUTOR NOTICE

Having qualified before the Honorable J. R. Rowell, Clerk of Superior Court of Union County, as Adminis-trator/Executor of the Es-tate of Jeffrey Neil Coley, deceased, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to pres-ent them to the under-signed on or before the 9th day of December, 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make imme-diate payment.This 2nd day of Septem-ber, 2009.Freda H. Coley, Administratorc/o Larry E. HarringtonPost Office Box 1003Monroe, NC 28111September 10,17,24, 2009October 1, 2009

09 SP 384AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE


Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by BOBBIE A. FISHER by Ricardo S. Fisher, his Attorney-in-Fact AND, RICARDO S. FISH-ER to MORRIS AND SCHNEIDER, Trustee(s), which was dated July 23, 2007 and recorded on July 24, 2007 in Book 4633 at Page 8, Union County Reg-istry, 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 by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the 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 Sep-tember 29, 2009 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 11, AN-NISTON GROVE, as same is shown on final plat there-of recorded in Cabinet J at file(s) 177-180, Sheet 1-4, Union County, North Caro-lina Public Registry. And being in all respects the identical property con-veyed in Deed Book 4276, Page 432, Union County Registry. Save and except any re-leases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of re-cord. Said property is commonly known as 1301 Anniston Place, Indian Trail, NC 28079. Third party purchasers

004 Legalsmust 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 The Revocable Declaration of Trust of Ri-cardo S. Fisher and The Revocable Declaration of Trust of Bobbie Anderson Fisher. 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. THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTEC-TION. IF YOU ARE UN-DER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCYCOURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RE-SULT OF A BANKRUPT-CY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIRE-MENT AND FOR INFOR-MATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. 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.: 09-03595-FC01 September 17, 24, 2009

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

08 SP 1083Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David A. Waters and Marla R. Waters to "Onslow" Trustee Services of Carolina LLC, James P. Bonner, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of December,


004 Legals2006, and recorded in Book 04421, Page 0083, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on October 1, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot VH2-182, Cureton, Phase I, Map III (Revised), Plat Cabinet J, File Number 584, a revi-sion of Plat Cabinet I, File Number 964, Union County Public Registry. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 8104 Whitehawk Hill Road, Waxhaw, North Car-olina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 10th day of Septem-ber, 2009.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 430.134737September 17, 24, 2009

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 1249Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Debra M. Smith and Terry L. Smith to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of June, 2008, and recorded in Book 4924, Page 864, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of

004 LegalsDeeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on October 8, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 00, Block B of Whispering Pines, as shown on Plat Cabinet A, File 173 A, Union County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular descrip-tion. Together with im-provements located at 7008 Knotty Pine Road, Waxhaw, North Carolina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 10th day of Septem-ber, 2009.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1014399September 24, 2009October 1, 2009


09 SP 1280Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Dale W. Boyles, Andrew Antczak and Ka-ren E. Antczak by Andrew Antczak, her Attorney-in-Fact (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Andrew Antc-zak and Dale W. Boyles) to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of April, 2006, and recorded in Book 4149, Page 90, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union

004 LegalsCounty, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on October 8, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Lot 38 of Charleston at Brekonridge Phase 1 as shown on a survey record-ed in Map Book J at Page 172 & 173 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Union County, North Caro-lina, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description as to metes and bounds. Togeth-er with improvements locat-ed thereon; said property being located at 4930 Tradd Drive, Monroe, North Carolina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 10th day of Septem-ber, 2009.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1012901September 24, 2009October 1, 2009


09 SP 1283Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Marty Spittle Sr. and Kimberly E. Spittle (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Marty W. Spit-tle, Sr.) to Robert G. Fox, Jr. or G. Robert Turner, III, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of March, 2003, and recorded in Book 3018, Page 0147, in Union Coun-ty Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on October 8, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Coun-ty of Union, North Carolina,

004 Legalsand being more particularly described as follows:Beginning at a nail set in the centerline of Kenning-ton Drive (marking the northwest corner of Lot 8, the same being a common corner with Lot 6), said nail being located North 49-49-58 East 29.97 feet from a set nail in the southerly right-of-way line of said road and in the west line of Lot 8; and running thence along the centerline of said road (1) A= 41.11 feet, and R= 350.00 feet, to set a nail in the centerline of said road, and (2) South 44-12-20 East 189.43 feet to set a nail in the centerline of said road, said set nail marking a new corner in the property of Kimberly E. Spittle; thence two new lines in said lot; and (1) South 49-49-58 West (Passing an iron set in the southerly right-of-way of said at 30.00) feet a total distance of 279.80 feet to an iron IS, a second new corner in said lot: and (2) North 43-49-58 West (passing an IS on line at 224.16 feet) a total dis-tance of 230.5 feet to a IS in the West line of said lot: a Third new corner in said lot; thence North 49-49-58 East 275.09 feet to the BE-GINNING corner and con-taining 1.47 acres as shown on an unrecorded plat thereof by John R. Yar-borough, NCRLS, dated January 8, 2001. Together with improvements located thereon; said property be-ing located at 3507 Ken-nington Drive, Waxhaw, North Carolina.See deed recorded in Book 1642, Page 217, Union County Registry.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 10th day of Septem-ber, 2009.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1008897September 24, 2009October 1, 2009


09 SP 1281Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Dale W. Boyles, Andrew Antczak and Ka-ren E. Antczak by her At-torney in Fact Andrew Antczak (PRESENT RE-CORD OWNER(S): An-drew Antczak and Dale W. Boyles) to Jackie Miller,

004 LegalsTrustee(s), dated the 27th day of April, 2006, and re-corded in Book 4149, Page 136, in Union County Reg-istry, North Carolina, de-fault having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on October 8, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Coun-ty of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Lot 39 of Charlestown at Brekonridge Subdivision, Phase 1 as shown on a survey recorded in Map Book J at Page 172 & 173 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Union County, North Carolina, to which plat reference is made for a more particular description as to metes and bounds. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 4932 Tradd Drive, Mon-roe, North Carolina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 10th day of Septem-ber, 2009.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1012891September 24, 2009October 1, 2009


09 SP 1282Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Dale W. Boyles, Andrew Antczak and Ka-ren E. Antczak by Andrew Antczak, her Attorney-in-Fact (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Andrew Antc-zak and Dale W. Boyles) to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of April, 2006, and recorded in Book 4149, Page 44, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-

004 Legalsing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on October 8, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Lot 36 of Charlestown at Brekonridge as shown on a survey recorded in Map Book J at Page 172 & 173 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Union County, North Carolina, to which plat reference is made for a more particular description as to metes and bounds. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 4926 Tradd Drive, Mon-roe, North Carolina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 10th day of Septem-ber, 2009.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1012890September 24, 2009October 1, 2009


09 SP 1286Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Bryan D. Drum-mond to Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of May, 2007, and recorded in Book 04568, Page 0548, and Re-recorded in Book 04841, Page 0378, in 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, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substitut-ed as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office

004 Legalsof the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on October 8, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Coun-ty of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 172, An-nandale-Map 1 of as same is shown on plat thereof re-corded Plat Cabinet I Files 917-919, Union County Registry, to which refer-ence is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 1002 Emerson Lane, In-dian Trail, North Carolina.Parcel ID Number: 07021389Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 10th day of Septem-ber, 2009.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1007954September 24, 2009October 1, 2009


09 SP 1284Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Christopher Gauldin and Leslie Gaul-din to First American Title Insurance Company, Trust-ee(s), dated the 27th day of February, 2008, and re-corded in Book 4824, Page 543, in Union County Reg-istry, North Carolina, de-fault having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of

004 LegalsMonroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on October 8, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the City of Indian Trail, in the Coun-ty of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of that certain Lot or parcel of land situated in City of Indian Trail, Union County, North Carolina and being more particularly de-scribed as follows:Being all of Lot 278, TAY-LOR GLENN, Phase 2, Map 4, as shown on plat duty recoreded in Plat Cab-inet I, File 864, Union County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular metes and bounds description. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 1001 Wickerby Court, In-dian Trail, North Carolina.Parcel ID: 07096733Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 10th day of Septem-ber, 2009.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1012757September 24, 2009October 1, 2009


09 SP 1287Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Norma A. John-son (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Chad Hickes, Nicole Hickes and Norma A. Johnson) to Rebecca W. Shaia, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of May, 2005, and recorded in Book 3794, Page 055, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substitut-ed as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM


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004 Legalson October 8, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Coun-ty of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Union County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 1 of Steven Mill, Phase 1, as same is shown on a map thereof re-corded in Plat Cabinet D, at File No. 667, in the Un-ion County Public Registry. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 1000 Millwright Lane, Matthews, North Carolina.Tax ID/Parcel: 08321090Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after

004 LegalsOctober 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 10th day of Septem-ber, 2009.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1014410September 24, 2009October 1, 2009



09 SP 1175Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Teresa C. Jenkins to John Dillard, Trustee(s), dated Decem-ber 14, 2004, and recorded in Book 3647, Page 44, 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, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the

004 Legalsundersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Union County, North Caro-lina, at 10:30AM on Octo-ber 01, 2009, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following descri-bed property, to wit:All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Buford Township, Union County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 3, containing 8.98 acres, more or less, of Minor Sub-division of the Estate of G.W. Knight, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Cabi-net D, File 42, Union Coun-ty Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular de-scription. Being the same property conveyed to Tere-sa C. Jenkins, by correc-tion deed/general warranty deed dated February 2001, of record in Book 1503, Page 36, in the Office of the Registry of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina. Being the same prop-erty commonly known as: 6106 W.M. Griffin Road, Monroe, NC 28112 Tax ID No.: 04183004CSaid property is commonly known as 6106 W.M. Grif-fin Road, Monroe, NC 28112.Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hun-dred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dol-lars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Fol-lowing the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to the title or any physical, en-vironmental, health or safe-ty conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, un-paid taxes, special assess-ments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the cur-rent owner(s) of the proper-

004 Legalsty is/are Teresa C. Jenkins.PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is li-able for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc.Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast ExpresswayAtlanta, GA 30329(770) 234-9181Our File No.: 432.0928293NC Publication Dates: September 17, 24, 2009,



09 SP 860Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Catherine Maurus to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated July 17, 2007, and recorded in Book 4625, Page 835, 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, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Union County, North Caro-lina, at 10:30AM on Octo-ber 08, 2009, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following descri-bed property, to wit:Being all of Lot Number 126 of Hampton Meadows, as shown on that plat re-corded in Plat Cabinet B, at File Number 87-A, Union County Register of Deeds.Said property is commonly known as 426 Cottonwood Circle, Monroe, NC 28110.Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hun-dred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dol-lars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Fol-

004 Legalslowing the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to the title or any physical, en-vironmental, health or safe-ty conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, un-paid taxes, special assess-ments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the cur-rent owner(s) of the proper-ty is/are Unknown heirs and devisees of Catherine Maurus.PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is li-able for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc.Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast ExpresswayAtlanta, GA 30329(770) 234-9181Our File No.: 158.0901944NC / LMSSeptember 24, 2009October 1, 2009

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S

FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Under and by virtue of the power and authority con-tained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and de-livered by Ping Lin and Yan Ping Li, Husband and Wife, dated July 31, 2006, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for UNION COUNTY, North Carolina, in Book 4250, at Page 30, and because of default having been made in the payment of the in-debtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and fail-ure to do and perform the stipulations and agree-ments therein contained, and pursuant to demand of the Owner and Holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the property therein described, to wit: Being all of Lot 73 of Fair-haven Subdivision, Phase 1, Map 1, as same is shown on map thereof re-corded in Plat Cabinet J File 51, Union County, North Carolina. Present Record Owner(s): Ping Lin and Yan-Ping Li The terms of the sale are that the real property here-

004 Legalsinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder and that the under-signed may require the successful bidder at the sale to immediately deposit cash or a certified check in an amount equal to the greater of five percent (5%) of the high bid or $750.00. In the event that the Owner and Holder is exempt from paying the same, the suc-cessful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. Section 7A-308 (a) (1).

NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS:

1. That an order for pos-session of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in pos-session by the clerk of su-perior court of the county in which the property is sold. 2. Any person who occu-pies the property pursuant to a rental agreement en-tered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’written notice to the land-lord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. 3. Any tenant who resides in residential real property containing less than 15 rental units that is being sold in a foreclosure pro-ceeding under Article 2A of Chapter 45 of the General Statutes may terminate the rental agreement for the dwelling unit after receiving notice pursuant to G.S. 45-21.17(4) by providing the landlord with a written no-tice of termination to be ef-fective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days after the date of the notice of sale. Upon termi-nation of a rental agree-ment under this sections, the tenant is liable for the rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termi-nation payable at the time that would have been re-quired by the terms of the rental agreement. The ten-ant is not liable for any oth-er rent or damages due on-ly to the early termination of the tenancy. The real property hereina-bove described will be sold "as is," "where is,” subject to any and all superior liens and subject to taxes and special assessments. 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 for such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee(s). The Trustee in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and re-turn the deposit. The pur-chaser will have no further remedy. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. Date and Hour for SALE: October 1, 2009 at 10:30 AM

004 LegalsPlace of Sale: Union County Courthouse Date of this Notice: August 4, 2009 Raymond A. Burke or Sherrie L. Harmon, Substitute Trustee 4731 Hedgemore Drive, Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28209 (704) 334-4529 09-SP-1234 www.raburkelaw.com September 17, 24, 2009

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MOBILE HOMES

138 Mobile Homes - Rent2 & 3 BR mobile homeson 1ac lots 10 min from

Monroe cross NC/SC line. call (843)672-7445 Atkinson Rentals

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

140 Mobile Homes - Sale

$500.00 DN moves you in. Call and ask me how. 704-225-8850

For Sale 3br 2ba Monroe w/1 acre for limited time only. No money down 100% financing OAC Qualifiers for $8,000 Gov. Rebate (704)320-4878

Land Owners Wanted Zero Down

call for details (704)225-8850

TRANSPORTATION

148 Autos For Sale

94 Mazda 929, 94k miles, excellent condition, $3700 (704)289-6865

Cadillac DTS 2000 black beauty, loaded, leather low miles, $7500 704-291-0009

164 Motorcycles

06 Honda Rebel 250 black 8,000 miles, garaged adult owned, well main-tained 60-70mph $2500 (704)283-2120

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