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BY TIFFANY LANEStaff Writer

MATTHEWS

Ray and Martha Kiely, both 91, have been mar-ried for 66 years. Ray grew up on a farm in New Hampshire. Mar-

tha was a city girl from Ohio.At 24 years old, the pair met at

a restaurant in Rayland, Ohio, where Ray worked for some churches over the summer.

“I had on a white sweater that my aunt had knit for me, and she fell in love with the sweater,” Ray

said.Ray was about to begin his last

year of seminary in New York and Martha, who did social work, al-ready planned to attend another seminary in Manhattan.

It was at an amusement park one afternoon that Ray made his move. Martha sat on a bench with Ray on one side and another young man on the other.

The other man put his arm around her, “so I didn’t have much choice but to grab her hand,” Ray said.

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We’ve had a wonderful marriage

THURSDAY

Sunny,clearHigh: 45Low: 26Complete report: Page 8A

DeathsBrenda Wagnon Best

Astrid Cavin Helen Miller Grunwald Jessica Williams SmithVoncile Mills Phillips

WHAT’S NEWS

Ministry urges help for those in need

MONROECrisis Assistance Ministry

urges churches to support families and the elderly who struggle to stay warm. Your church can participate in the annual CAM Sunday this Valentine’s Day by collecting a special love offering. Mon-etary donations allow Crisis Assistance to continue serving those whose lives will be hit by a tragedy in the upcoming year.

February is the busiest time of year for residents seeking help, most for heating needs, director Gloria Barrino said.

Crisis Assistance works to restore the dignity of those experiencing an unexpected crisis by offering resources and emergency financial as-sistance to prevent homeless-ness.

If you would like someone to speak to your congregation about CAM needs at any time, contact Gloria Barrino at 704-238-0155.

BIRTHDAYSBest wishes are extended

to everyone who is celebrat-ing a birthday today, especial-ly: Haley Pendleton, Brenda Jackson, Candice Sturdivant, Tamra Hooker, Frances Perry, Joyce Thomas, Dallas Greene, Rusty Smith, Michaela Wilson, Rutha Mae Lotharp, Ricky Rushing, and Gladys Collins.

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

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BY ELISABETH ARRIEROStaff Writer

MONROEA Tumbleweeds employ-

ee was recently charged with using patron credit card numbers to make unauthorized purchases, according to police.

Kara Celia Miller, 19, of 1707 Pinedell Ave., was

arrested on two different days in January for mul-tiple charges, police said.

On Jan. 7, she was ar-rested for 18 counts of aiding and abetting and 18 counts of financial identity fraud. Bond was set at $10,000, according to police.

On Jan. 29, Miller was arrested for one count of trafficking stolen identi-ties and one count of aid-ing and abetting. Bond for that arrest was set at $1,000, reports state.

Miller is currently not

at the Union County Jail, according to its Web site.

Miller could not be reached for comment. A woman identifying her-self as Miller’s mother during a phone call to Miller’s number declined comment.

Employees at Tumble-weeds, located at 2300-A West Roosevelt Blvd., were cooperative, police said, and Tumbleweeds co-owner Rick Tausz said he was not aware of his employee’s activities.

“When they came look-

ing for her, their case was built already,” he said.

Miller was not working when she was arrested outside of Tumbleweeds on Jan. 7, Tausz added.

Tausz’s family took over the business in early December and Miller was hired under the previous owner, he said.

“We terminated her im-mediately and reinforced to the rest of our employ-ees that there is zero tol-erance on fraud of any kind,” he said.

Few of his patrons have asked about the incident and Tausz doesn’t expect it to hurt business too much.

“We are trying to turn a corner with this business and make it a safe, fam-ily restaurant,” he said. “Anything like this will absolutely not be toler-ated.”

The investigation is ongoing, Lt. T.J. Goforth said.

Miller has a court date of March 4 at 9:30 a.m.

BY JASON DEBRUYNStaff Writer

INDIAN TRAILThe Indian Trail Council

dissolved two committees and moved toward dissolv-ing two boards.

Per Councilman Robert Allen’s motion, the public safety and events commit-tees were dismissed and town staff were told to look into reconstituting the planning board and board of adjustments.

The motions were ap-proved 3-1, with Council-man John Hullinger in op-position; Councilman Gary D’Onofrio was absent.

“I personal-ly believe this was a political-ly motivated move,” Hull-inger wrote in a letter to plan-ning board members ex-pressing his distaste for the decision. “I believe that this move showed great dis-respect and utter disdain to-ward the citizens of Indian Trail, and especially for the great men and women who have dedicated their time and efforts as members of these groups.”

Offering eight bullet points for his motion, Al-len pointed out there has been no consistent policy for boards and committees.

“For every existing com-mittee member today, there have been many qualified applicants in the past who have been turned away,” he wrote in an e-mail.

At least one board mem-ber was frustrated with the motion.

“I am saddened but not surprised that this current

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BY DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHANDurham Herald Sun

DURHAMTim Tyson’s memoir “Blood Done

Sign My Name,” which includes his childhood memories of the murder of Henry Marrow in Oxford in May 1970, is now a movie.

Adapted by screenwriter Jeb Stu-art (“Die Hard,” “The Fugitive”), who also directed and produced the independent Paladin film, “Blood Done Sign My Name” will premiere

at the Pan African Film and Arts Festival on Wednesday in Los An-geles. Earlier screenings were held at Hayti Heritage Center in Durham and this past week in Atlanta. It will be released to a wider audience Feb. 19.

Tyson’s memoir, which talks about the role of his father, the Rev. Vernon Tyson, as a white Methodist pastor in Oxford in 1970, hit close to home for Stuart. Vernon Tyson is played by actor Rick Schroder in the film. Stuart grew up in Charlotte and Gastonia as the son of a Presby-terian minister. Stuart’s father told

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years66

Council gets rid of boards

Monroe used as the backdrop for upcoming movie

Numerous counts chargedagainst suspect

Hollywood director connected to region

and still counting

Staff photo by Ed Cottingham

All smiles, above, and in their wedding photo taken in 1943 at right, Ray and Martha Kiely’s relationship has stood the test of time.

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JohnHullinger

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Nate Parker as Ben Chavis, center, leads his students to the courthouse to watch the murder trial of Henry Marrow.

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Former Texas Rep. Charlie Wilson dies

DALLAS (AP) — Char-lie Wilson, the former congressman from Texas whose funding of Afghan-istan’s resistance to the Soviet Union was chron-icled in the movie and book “Charlie Wilson’s War,” died Wednesday. He was 76.

Wilson died at Memori-al Medical Center-Lufkin after he started having difficulty breathing while attending a meeting in the eastern Texas town where he lived, said hos-pital spokeswoman Yana Ogletree. Wilson was pro-nounced dead on arrival, and the preliminary cause of death was cardiopul-monary arrest, she said.

Wilson represented the 2nd District in east Texas in the U.S. House from 1973 to 1996 and was known in Washington as “Good Time Charlie” for his reputation as a hard-drinking womanizer. He once called former con-gresswoman Pat Schroed-er “Babycakes,” and tried to take a beauty queen with him on a govern-ment trip to Afghanistan.

Actor Tom Hanks por-trayed Wilson in the 2007 movie about Wilson’s ef-forts to arm Afghan mu-jahedeen during Afghani-stan’s war against the Soviet Union in the 1980s. Wilson, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, helped se-cure money for weapons, plunging the U.S. into a risky venture against the world’s other superpower.

In an interview with The Associated Press after the book was pub-lished in 2003, he said he wasn’t worried about de-tails of his wild side be-ing portrayed.

“I would remind you that I was not married at the time. I’m in a different place than I was in at the time and I don’t apologize about that,” Wilson said.

In 2007, Wilson had a heart transplant at a Houston hospital. Doc-tors had told Wilson, who suffered from cardio-myopathy, a disease that causes an enlarged and weakened heart, that he would likely die without a transplant.

Wilson, a Democrat, was considered a progres-sive but also a defense hawk. He had acknowl-edged some responsibility for Afghanistan becoming a safe haven for al-Qaida after the Soviets retreated and the U.S. withdrew its support.

“That caused an enor-mous amount of real bit-terness in Afghanistan and it was probably the catalyst for Taliban move-ment,” Wilson said in a 2001 interview.

The Soviets spent a de-cade battling the deter-

mined and generously financed mujahedeen be-fore pulling the Red Army from Afghanistan in 1989.

Mike Vickers, who as a CIA agent in 1984 played a key role in the clandes-tine effort to arm the Af-ghan rebels, said Wilson played a part in the Soviet Union’s collapse, which happened just two years after its withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Vickers, now assis-tant secretary of defense for special operations, praised Wilson as a “great American patriot who played a pivotal role in a world-changing event — the defeat of the Red Army in Afghanistan, which led to the collapse of Communism and the Soviet Empire.”

After leaving Congress, Wilson lobbied for a num-ber of years before re-turning to Texas.

“Charlie was perfect as a congressman, perfect as a state representative, per-fect as a state senator. He was a perfect reflection of the people he represent-ed. If there was anything wrong with Charlie, I nev-er did know what it was,” said Charles Schnabel Jr., who served for seven years as Wilson’s chief of staff in Washington and worked with Wilson when he served in the Texas Senate.

Schnabel said he had just been with Wilson a few weeks ago for the dedication of the Charlie Wilson chair for Pakistan studies at the University of Texas, Austin, a $1 mil-lion endowment. He said Wilson had been doing “very good.”

“He had the heart transplant in September 2007 and he recovered and he said quote, ‘he was a poster boy for heart trans-plants.’ He was doing very well. He was taking a whole lot of medicine,” Schnabel said.

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DEATHS COMING EVENTSBrenda Wagnon Best

MonroeBrenda Wagnon Best,

70, died Friday, January 29, 2010. She was born in Gadsden, Alabama on January 26, 1940, daughter of the late Tom Ben and Jessie Miles Wagnon.

Mrs. Best taught high school in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school sys-tem for 28 years.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Febru-ary 13, 2010 at 2:30 PM in Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, 7608 Concord Highway, Monroe, NC 28 110. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Best is survived by her husband, John P. Vitale; sons, James M. “Jamie” Best, III of Char-lotte; Jonathan David Best, Sr. of Huntersville; step-daughter, Judy Vi-tale of White Salmon, Washington; sisters, Mary Crump of Lexington, Pau-la Hatley and Edie Moore, both of Charlotte; grand-children Margaret Best, James Best, IV, Jonathan Best, Jr., Jacob Best, Jo-seph Best, Austin Ellerbe and Crandale Ellerbe.

Online condolences may be made at www.gordonfu-neralservice.comGordon Funeral Service is caring for the Best family.

Helen Miller Grunwald

Wingate Mrs. Helen Miller Grun-

wald, age 58, of Wingate, retired newspaper man-ager of The Port Charlotte Sun, passed away Tues-day (February 9, 2010) at Carolinas Medical Center- Union.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Davis Funeral Home of Monroe.

Voncile Mills Phillips

Lancaster Mrs. Voncile Mills Phil-

lips, 86, died on Wednes-day, Feb. 10, 2010 at Hospice House of Union County.

Visitation will be 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12 at First Baptist Church of Matthews. Services begin at 12 noon. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn East Cemetery in Matthews.

Mrs. Phillips was born Sept. 10, 1923 in Camden County, GA, daughter to the late Seaborn Foster Mills and Mary Jane Wa-ters Mills.

In additon to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Wyatt Elmo Phillips Jr.; her son, Charles Wyatt Phillips.

Survivors include three daughters, Patricia Jane Ganus and husband Rob-ert of Rock Hill, Debra Phillips Collins and hus-band Larry of Lancaster, SC, and Linda Phillips Sloan and husband Jay of Monroe; two sisters, Myrthalean Mills Spell of Jacksonville, FL, and Peggy Mills Warren of Warner Robins, GA; one brother, Joe Baron Mills and wife Frances of San-ford, FL; eight grandchil-dren, 13 great-grandchil-dren; nieces, nephews.

In lieu of flowers, me-morials should be made to either Hospice of Union County, 700 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe, NC 28110 or to First Baptist Church of Matthews, 185 S. Trade St. Matthews, NC, 28105.

Arrangements for the family are in the care of Heritage Funeral Home, Matthews.

An online guestbook is available at www.heritage-funeral.net.

Astrid Sanchez-Garcia Cavin

charLotte Astrid Sanchez-Garcia

Cavin, 61, of Charlotte passed away on February 9, 2010. Arrangements are incomplete. Heritage Fu-neral Home, Indian Trail Chapel is assisting.

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MArSHVilleMrs. Jessica Williams

Smith, 72, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 at Carolina Medical Center-Charlotte.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the McE-wen Funeral and Crema-tion Service of Monroe.

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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 Restau-rant, 109 W. South Main St., Waxhaw. Details, Jer-ry Simpson, 704-363-2173.

• 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. , El-len Fitzgerald Center. For information, call Ellen Fitzgerald Senior Center at 704-282-4657.

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

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

• UNION COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP BOARD, 5:30 p.m., Department of Social Services Audito-rium, 1212 W. Roosevelt Blvd.

• PILOT CLUB OF Monroe, executive board meeting, 6 p.m., Da-vid Tucker Construction.

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

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

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

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

• 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.

• PARENTS WITH LD/ADD SUPPORT GROUP, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian, 302 Windsor St. For more details, call Carol Murray, 704-283-4740.

• WEDDINGTON OP-TIMIST CLUB, 7 p.m., Weddington Optimist Park, state Route 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.

• AUTISM SOCIETY oF north caroLina, Union County chapter family support meeting, 7 p.m., Walter Bickett Education Center, 501 Lancaster Ave., Monroe. Details, 704-724-0855.

• MARSHVILLE RE-SEARCH CLUB, 7 p.m., First Baptist Church li-brary, Marshville. Details, 704-624-5289.

• AMERICAN LE-GION POST NO. 27, 7:30 p.m., Sutherland Avenue post.

• 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.

• SONS OF THE AMER-ICAN REVOLUTION, Col. William Bratton Chapter, 6 p.m., Ryan’s Steakhouse, 2367 Dave Lyle Blvd., Rock Hill, SC 29730. Chapter in-cludes Union County de-scendents. Details, Mark Starnes, 803-628-0304.

Friday• PAGELAND SIN-

GLES AND COUPLES DANCE, Live Country music, food and refresh-ments, Entry fee is $10. Ladies please bring cov-ered dish. For details, call Lloyd Melton at 843-534-3787.

• EXERCISE CLASS, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Ellen Fitzgerald Senior Center. Open to ages 55 and up. For details, call 704-282-2657.

• MOMS CLUB INDI-an traiL area, 9:30 a.m., Indian Trail Pres-byterian Church. Details, Kristen, [email protected] or Kelly, 704-846-6737.

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

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

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

• MONROE CRUISE-in, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., downtown Monroe. De-tails, 704-292-1705; www.monroenc.org.



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

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

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

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

Saturday• REPUBLICAN

MEN’S CLUB, 8:30 a.m., Golden Corral.

• 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 Methodist Church, room 106.

• WINCHESTER ALUMNI ASSOCIA-tion, 10 a.m., Bazemore Meeting Room, Win-chester Avenue.

• 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-

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CLUB, 8 p.m. to midnight, American Legion Post 27, 700 Sutherland Ave., Mon-roe. Admission, $5 for members, $7 for nonmem-bers. Details, 704-764-8808.


• SAFER COMMUNI-ties, fundraising event, 7:30 p.m., Lee Park Bap-tist Church, 2505 Morgan Mill Road, Monroe. Ad-mission $5. Features mu-sical guests Driven and Decisions For Life quar-tets and the Montgomery Family, as well as special guests N.C. Sen. Eddie Goodall and N.C. House Rep. Curtis Blackwood. Details, 704-291-0888.

Monday, Feb. 15• EXERCISE CLASS,

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

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

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

• TODDLER TIME, 11:15 a.m., Union West Regional Library, for chil-dren ages 12 months to 36 months.

• BABY TIME, 11:30 a.m., Waxhaw Library. Details, 704-843-3131.

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

• CAREGIVER SUP-PORT GROUP, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Outpatient Treatment Pavilion audi-torium, CMC-Union. De-tails, Kara Finch, 704-289-5502, [email protected].


• INDIAN TRAIL TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), private weigh-in, 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m; meet-ing 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Indian Trail United Methodist Church, 113 Indian Trail Road. First visit free. De-tails, 704-843-9365.


• TOPS (TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY), 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 7 p.m. meeting, First Baptist Church, 109 Morrow Ave. Details, 704-233-1610.

• TURNING POINT VOLUNTEER ORIEN-tation, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Janice Bellamy, 704-283-9150.

• TOPS (TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY), 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 7 p.m. meeting, Bonds Grove United Methodist Church, Waxhaw. Details, 704-843-2735.

• NAMI-UNION COUNTY, National Al-liance for the Mentally Ill, 7 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 725 Deese St., Monroe. For details, call 704-882-1293 or 704-283-5128.

• UNION CHORALE, 7 p.m., Stallings United Methodist Church, 1115 Stallings Road. Details, Sandy McReynolds, 704-238-1555.

• COMMUNITY CA-reer connections, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Lee Park Baptist Church. Call 704-289-4674.

• VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 5464, 7:30 p.m., 712 VFW Road, Monroe.

• PROVIDENCE VFD, training, 7:30 p.m., Sta-tion 5025, Hemby Road, Weddington. For details, call Dick Bonner, 704-846-1014 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays.

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His strategy worked and the couple soon found themselves living on op-posite ends of Manhattan, “in heaven, in love and broke” as Martha tells it.

She stuffed her shoes with cardboard when she didn’t have money for new ones, and Ray sometimes bought her a gardenia, but “they were the re-jects.” For fun, they went window shopping and people watching in Times Square.

Ray later proposed there, and the couple cel-ebrated with a hot dog for 15 cents. The vendor threw in a root beer for free.

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Martha said her hus-band keeps getting better. “We’ve had a wonderful marriage,” she said, and learned a lot from other couples in their churches.

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them.They also take religion

courses or computer class-es together. Martha has a Mac; Ray has a PC.

“We don’t improve very much,” he said, but tells his son he’s going to be part of the Geek Squad.

He is also interested in taking Spanish classes.

The marriage hasn’t been all fun and games, though.

In the early 80s, Ray served as president of the Near East School of

Theology in Lebanon. He and Martha arrived on a Friday, and that Sunday, 214 Marines were killed a few blocks from the school, spawning a string of bombings and kidnap-pings in the country.

The couple also lost their oldest of three sons.

While some things are out of their hands, they rely on each other for sup-port and don’t spend much time on petty arguments. Life is too short, Ray said, “so don’t sweat it.”

Martha’s suggestion: “Keep the double bed; don’t let things come be-tween you so that you’re not even sleeping in the same bed.”

Why don’t many mar-riages last?

“We grew up in a time where it was expected that it was going to last,” Ray said. When the couple got married, Martha’s mother said, “You chose him, now don’t come back home.”

Many couples lack pa-tience to work at a mar-riage, Martha said, or don’t take the commit-ment seriously. “We don’t want to go to a lot of trou-ble to help people or to change things. We choose the easy way.”

The Kielys found a shortcut to ease the ten-sion.

Whenever one of them misplaces the newspaper or leaves the dishes out,

they blame it on their apartment’s former resi-dent.

“We’ve got to have a scapegoat, and it’s Mrs. Reynolds,” Ray said. “Ev-ery now and then, it’s saved us an argument when we had somebody to blame it on.”

Ray said one of them will have a tough time when the other “drops out of the picture,” and Mar-tha is convinced it will be him.

“You’re a gentleman, so you’re going to let me die first,” she tells him.

“I’m not going to have much control over that one,” he said.

Still, both make the most of their time together. Be-sides, Martha said, “the only way to go is up.”

The Kielys will have an early Valentine’s Day with a celebration at their re-tirement home and a trip to the symphony.

council has gone back to the form of closed government that Indian Trail once had years ago,” wrote planning board member Kathy Broom in an e-mail.

“(Tuesday) night’s dis-play of utter disregard for the hard work the citi-zens of Indian Trail have done over the years is a true testament as to how

this council plans to gov-ern Indian Trail.”

Mayor John Quinn also opposed the motion, but does not have a council vote.

With a board major-ity of Allen and council members Darlene Luther and Jeff Goodall voting together, Hullinger ad-mitted there was little he could do.

“They are the majority; they vote together,” he said.

Going forward, Indian

Trail needs board mem-bers who work with the council and staff and pro-vide “unbiased factual research,” Allen said. He accused some current board members of being “simply reflective of for-mer Town Council admin-istrations whose goals are now inconsistent with the current Town Council.”

Furthermore, any real or perceived conflicts of interest must be mini-mized, Allen said.

Quinn accused the ma-

jority of having a “hidden agenda” and called the motion “an ominous sign that citizen input, un-less you agree with four council members, is not welcome. … I hope that’s not the case, but it’s what it seems to be.”

Town staff will provide the council a research summary on the planning board and the board of adjustments and propose necessary adjustments to an ordinance relating to boards and committees.

him being a white pastor during the civil rights era was the most stressful time of his career.

Tyson, who teaches at Duke, also wrote about living in Sanford and Wilmington and his path to becoming a historian in his memoir, but Stuart chose to focus just on Ox-ford in 1970 rather than telling the story through a child’s eyes.

“So much had to do with the sacrifices of the black community in Oxford,” he said. Stuart took some creative license with the narrative, but everything regarding the murder was from the trial record, he said. In “Blood Done Sign My Name,” Marrow, a young black man, was

killed after making a comment to a white wom-an.

Father and son Robert

and Larry Teel were ac-quitted.

Stuart didn’t reach out to the Teel

family or Ben Chavis, who played a major role — in the film and in real life — in leading black protests in Oxford.

“I wanted to be more objective about the en-tire story and take a step back,” Stuart said.

Stuart said that Holly-wood doesn’t do a good job of making movies where black people help them-selves. He noted “Missis-sippi Burning,” where white FBI agents save the day, and the recent “The Blind Side,” where a black youth is helped by a rich white family.

Tyson likes how Stuart has adapted his memoir. “The strength of Jeb’s vision here is this is not a story of the good white people against the bad white people, with black people used as props,” Ty-son said. “African-Ameri-

cans in Granville County stood up and said ‘no more’ in a messy, compli-cated way. It’s not about saints and heroes. Ver-non Tyson does not save the day.”

There was a march to Raleigh from Oxford, there were protests, there was also destruction and burning of buildings. And the black communi-ty executed a successful economic boycott of busi-nesses.

Gospel singer Mary D. Williams, who teaches “The South in Black and White” class with Tyson, is also in the movie. Nate

Parker plays Chavis, and Afemo Omilami plays Golden Frinks. Other cast members include Lela Rochon as Roseana Allen and Nick Searcy as Robert Teel. Tyson said Parker is magnificent as Chavis and that Schroder and Vernon Tyson hit it off when they met.

In an early meeting about “Blood Done Sign My Name,” the Tysons, Williams and Stuart met with Eddie McCoy at the gravesite of Marrow. Mc-Coy, whose real-life role in 1970 Oxford is portrayed in the film, is a former Granville County com-

missioner, the first black to be elected there.

There is a cameo ap-pearance by the late black historian, John Hope Franklin, whom the cam-era lingers on in a scene when protesters march from Oxford to Raleigh. Stuart asked Franklin to visit the set when they were filming in States-ville. Tim and Vernon Tyson are also both in the movie as jurors. James Ferguson, the prosecut-ing attorney during the trial, was at filming and his grandson is an extra in the courtroom scene.

Initially Tim Tyson lob-bied for the movie to be filmed in Oxford, but Stu-art found that logistically,

it was easier and more affordable to film else-where in North Carolina -- in Shelby, Monroe and Statesville.

Tyson said the story of Marrow — a young black man killed, the police and judicial response, men taking to the streets and a subsequent uproar — could have been a story of racial violence and conflict that happened anywhere in the U.S.

“It’s not even a South-ern story. It’s really the American story of race,” Tyson said. “The differ-ence is that Oxford has been willing to confront its past and talk about it. It’s not perfect.”

COUPLEContinued from 1A

BOARDSContinued from 1A

MOVIEContinued from 1A

66 YEARS AND COUNTINGQ: After 66 years of marriage, are there things that still annoy you?

“I like to start from the back and push the toothpaste forward,” Ray said. “She likes to start from the middle.” The couple uses different tubes now, so he said it doesn’t bother him as much as it used to.

“He’s really organized, and I fly by the seat of my pants,” Martha

said. “But he’s good for me.”

DID YOU KNOW?As you’re watching “Blood Done Sign My Name,” a few scenes

might feel eerily familiar. Crews filmed scenes in the historic court-house and on Main Street the week of June 18, 2008.

Crew took up the parking lot of the old Joffre Hotel site for nearly a week. Trucks associated with the filming were also parked at the old Scott Aviation parking lot.

I am satisfied with Sheriff’s Office service

I would like to take this op-portunity to voice my opinion regarding the Union County Sheriff ’s Office contract. I am extremely satisfied with the work of the UCSO. Having been an active member of a Neigh-borhood Watch this has given me the privilege of meeting and working with many of the Sheriffs Deputies. Having lived in a town the size of Indian Trail prior to moving here with it’s own police department and less officers, the property taxes were nearly three times what they currently are in Indian Trail. A determining factor in our decision to relocate here.

With the state of the econo-my today, unemployment at a record high and a two year re-cession, people are struggling to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. The cost of a start up police depart-ment would be astronomical. Simply outfitting one patrol car without even factoring in a salary, insurance, benefits, training, housing a station, dispatch and computers at a minimum. In addition, there is the huge liability factor as a town if there is an issue with an officer as recently seen in Charlotte-Mecklenberg. The outcome could be financially catastrophic to property own-ers who are left to foot the bill. People will be pushed further out on a financial limb than they already are. The services we are receiving from Sheriff ’s Office are professional, effi-cient, and cost effective.

One cannot help but notice the sea of for lease signs on so many buildings around town. The loss of a number of busi-

nesses in the town is a clear indication that the focus needs to be on bringing business into the town, not driving it away with tax hikes. People will simply cross the close state line where taxes are even low-er. Desperate people resort to desperate measures and if ad-ditional financial burdens are placed on the residents here, unnecessarily, there likely will be a mass exodus.

The businesses that are barely making it will lose even more revenue dollars when residents leave the town. In turn, the loss of more jobs when these businesses fold will become evident. There will be no one patronizing establish-ments that offer liquor by the drink or individuals making a purchase at an ABC Store be-cause those residents won’t be residing in Indian Trail. The domino effect plain and simple. The UCSO has proven itself and as the old saying goes “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”, cer-tainly rings true. Thank you so much for your time.

Loraine evansIndian Trail

What is the real agenda?At the January 23, 2010 meet-

ing of the Indian Trail Town Council, we had opportunity to hear from Dr. James Doug-las, head of the UNCC Master of Public Administration pro-gram. Dr. Douglas oversaw the UNCC MPA graduate students study of “police services” con-ducted for Indian Trail in late 2008 at the town’s request. The study concluded that Indian Trail should continue contract-ing for law enforcement ser-vices from the Union County Sheriff ’s Office (UCSO). Sher-iff Eddie Cathey also attended the meeting in order to answer any questions the council might have.

It was very distressing to see how rude and confrontational the four town council mem-bers, who are supported by the Indian Trail Citizens for Prog-ress political action commit-tee, were to our invited guests. Sheriff Cathey and Dr. Douglas came in order to explain the re-port’s findings and provide in-formation, both to the council and residents.

The UNCC study confirmed what many of us already knew. It concluded that Indian Trail receives quality law enforce-ment service at a far lower cost to taxpayers as compared to other towns of similar size and demographics.

The UNCC study contains data and documentation which validates the findings.

The four council members de-bated Dr. Douglas with virtually nothing more than opinion, con-jecture and hypothetical ques-tions, offered with attitude.

For example; Councilman Al-len claimed he had traveled the state in a quest for information and that five police chiefs told him the UNCC study findings were not valid. When asked by the sheriff, who these chiefs were, Mr. Allen refused to re-spond.

Councilwoman Luther im-plied that we could have a police department without spending much more than we do now. That is certainly true, assuming the town wanted to have a danger-ously understaffed department of ten or twelve officers which would create slower response times and put residents at in-creased risk. But when we con-sider that public safety should be the top priority of govern-ment, why would any elected of-ficial suggest such a thing? With UCSO-provided “zone” deputies, in addition to our Indian Trail contract deputies, we now enjoy the equivalent of about thirty patrol officers.

In a display of ignorance, Mr. Allen also said that if we had an Indian Trail police department, UCSO deputies would continue to patrol the town. No one asked Sheriff Cathey if that was the case, but I can tell you it’s not true. In fact, the town would also no longer benefit from the four detectives who oper-ate from offices in the deputy station behind town hall, at no additional cost to Indian Trail taxpayers.

A police department would mean we would have to hire our own detectives. Sheriff Cathey

told the council that the UCSO Detective Bureau solves 43 per-cent of its cases. The national average is 20 percent. What resident would want to pay ex-tra for average detective service when we have superior service now?

Councilman D’Onofrio ques-tioned why we even added offi-cers last year. I was shocked to hear him say such a thing and wondered if Mr. D’Onofrio had been sleeping as he sat through all the public meetings, the pre-sentation of the town resident survey report, and the Public Safety Committee’s recom-mendation to add fifteen offi-cers over a twenty-four month period. In the end, the council only added five deputies and re-cently voted down Councilman Hullinger’s motion to add five more.

Mr. D’Onofrio then went on to imply that UCSO was not accountable and, in a show of disrespect and apparent lack of understanding of how the council/manager form of gov-ernment works, he presented the Sheriff with a list of “busy work” and data he wanted UCSO to compile for the council to review. This kind of request should only be done through the town manager. The council has no authority to microman-age any town department, let alone the Sheriff ’s Office. The Sheriff is the highest elected of-ficial in the county and he is di-rectly accountable to the people. He should be respected as such. In my opinion, the council owes Sheriff Cathey and Dr. Douglas, an apology.

Sheriff Cathey and the depu-ties have done a great job pro-tecting Indian Trail and much of Union County. Our previ-ous town managers have found that we receive quality service through our contract with UCSO and I have no doubt that our new town manager will also.

Recently, councilman Jeff Goodall, who has been the most vocal about wanting a police department, falsely accused the deputies of taking 15 minutes to respond to a “multiple shots fired” call in his neighborhood. The actual response time was less than four minutes from the time the deputy was notified by the 911 operator. In an ap-parent attempt to sway public opinion and add credibility to the erroneous allegation, Mr. Goodall went on to say “I hope people wake up to the need for adequate and responsive law en-forcement … Indian Trail needs its own Indian Trail Police De-partment noe.“ Mr. Goodall has not yet taken responsibility for his remarks.

Comments like Mr. Goodall’s work to undermine the morale of the dedicated men and wom-

en of UCSO who put themselves in danger every day to protect us. If personal opinion, conjec-ture and mischaracterization are what our public officials at-tempt to use to justify creating a government program that is unnecessary and fiscally irre-sponsible, I am very concerned for the town.

What should also be of con-cern to residents is the lack of in-depth local media coverage on this and other town issues. Newspaper articles reporting on the Jan. 23 council meeting tended to give credibility to council member statements by reporting them as though they were accurate and reasonable.

One article never questioned arguments that compared the Town of Stallings police ser-vices budget to that of Indian Trail.

The reporter failed to men-tion that Stallings population is about 40 percent of Indian Trail’s and the land area is eas-ier to patrol, but Stallings still spends considerably more on law enforcement than we do.

To my knowledge, none of the issues I have addressed in this article (which I have also spoken to the press about) have been mentioned in the news-papers. We have heard the few vocal people, from the politi-cal action group, calling for a police department for years. Why aren’t reporters asking the question, “What could be the justification for starting a police department in Indian Trail?” That is a question that quite a few citizens have asked me. I believe that with the help of good investigative press cov-erage working to educate resi-dents, we could soon put the issue of public safety to rest and in the capable hands of the experts who have performed so well for us in the past as well as now.

It seems as though there is this mindset that believes since elected officials were placed into a position of authority they have the right to do as they see fit. I see it a bit differently. I believe that among our citizen-ry there is more than enough experience and brain power to solve virtually any problem that faces us. No elected body should ever give the impression that they have all the answers. Anyone who pays attention at all knows better than to think that. As elected officials, we need to be reaching out to en-gage our residents to tap into their knowledge, listen to their suggestions and understand their collective will.

The residents who trust us with their tax dollars have a right to expect that public of-ficials will be open, honest and thorough in the development public policy initiatives.

We must work to present factual information in order educate and assure the public that we are acting in their best interests.

As a town government, we should maintain a strong commitment to the goal of providing superior service to our residents, in a manner that is responsible and cost effective.

A CAROLINA VIEW

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North Carolinians knew their governor from 2001 to 2009 as Mike Easley, former crime-fighting pros-ecutor and crusading attorney general.

Few could have suspected the governor had a se-cret identity: Nick Danger, who traveled on secret flights and communicated through secret e-mails for reasons that, well, are still secret.

Nick Danger’s, or Mike Easley’s, secrets have been slowly unraveling during the 13 months since he left office. The latest, exposed in recent depositions by public information officers who worked for his ad-ministration: The governor used a private e-mail ac-count to conduct some affairs of state. The name he used was Nick Danger spelled backwards, requiring a secret decoder mirror to read.

This clever dodge allowed Easley to transmit or-ders or relay information without complying with open records laws, which cover government e-mail accounts. No one outside his inner circle — not for-eign spies, or snooping journalists, or the people of North Carolina, would ever be the wiser.

Just to be sure, some former staffers have said, in-structions went out to delete e-mails to and from the governor’s office daily.

Easley seemed so aloof during his two terms in office. His public appearances were limited, his offi-cial calendars listed few events, and many big issues drew little of his attention.

All the while, he was busy under cover as Nick Danger, whose secret identity has just now been ex-posed.

As the U.S. attorney’s investigation into Easley’s conduct continues, and as the federal case against former top aide Ruffin Poole proceeds, more infor-mation may come to light about the shadowy career of an enigmatic politician.

But his e-mail records appear to be gone forever. It’s a shame, because they might have provided the mate-rial for a mystery: “Nick Danger, Secret Governor.”

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Mike Easley?Nick Danger?

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Juniors may apply for IB program

MARVINMarvin Ridge High is

accepting applications into the International Bac-calaureate Programme. It is open to qualified rising juniors from any high school in Union County. Admission is highly com-petitive and based on spe-cific criteria stated in the application and student responses to curriculum prompts and interviews. These interviews and prompts are scheduled for Feb. 27, 2010, in the Mar-vin Ridge media center from 9 a.m. to noon.

Applications for accep-tance into the Interna-tional Baccalaureate 2012 Candidate Diploma Pro-gramme can be obtained from each school’s guid-ance office or downloaded from the Marvin Ridge High School website through the International Baccalaureate link: mrhs.ucps.k12.nc.us/php/ib-info.php.

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Singing Valentinesstill available

The Forest Hills High School chorus is selling singing Valentines to be sung on Friday. The price is $25 for a song and a rose. The group will trav-el to restaurants, places of business, schools and retirement homes in Wingate, Marshville and Monroe. Those ordering a singing Valentine may choose a song from a pre-pared repertoire list and the place and time where they wish the song to be presented. Chorus mem-bers will also present the person with a rose. The chorus will travel between 8:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. and again between 1:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. Payment must be received by February

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The Forest Hills FFA Chapter is sponsoring a Haiti relief fundraiser. All proceeds go to Samari-tan’s Purse or the Ameri-can Red Cross. To donate, e-mail Farley Strickland at [email protected]. The fundraiser runs through Feb. 19.

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DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Kent,” and I enjoy entertain-ing. We often throw birthday parties for friends, as well as holiday parties and din-ners and barbecues during the summer. The problem is, whenever we receive an invi-tation to attend a gathering at someone else’s home, Kent responds with, “Ask them to come here.” I think this is rude because our friends are just reciprocating.

This issue came up twice last week. When I asked Kent why he doesn’t like to go to our friends’ homes, he says he prefers to entertain in his own house. I don’t think it is good manners to ask a host to move the party to our home.

Incidentally, when we do go, Kent always enjoys himself, so it’s not social anxiety, and he’s definitely not shy. Would you tell me if I’m making too much of this? -- EMBAR-

RASSED IN ALASKADEAR EMBARRASSED:

I don’t think so. While your husband’s impulse to host the party might seem generous the first few times the offer is extended -- after a while the burden of gratitude can hang heavy and destroy friend-ships. That’s why it is impor-tant for people to be able to reciprocate -- and for others to allow them to.

***DEAR ABBY: I have been

dating a man for four years. I told him I am ready to end our

relationship if he isn’t ready to get married within the next year.

Two months ago, he gave me a beautiful 2 1/2-carat dia-mond ring and announced to family and friends that we are engaged. He has not dis-cussed any wedding plans, but he says the wedding will be within the time frame I am asking for.

I went to a jeweler today to have the band on my ring enlarged a bit and was told that my stone is not a real diamond. Abby, this man owns his own business and is wealthy! He spends thou-sands on golf trips every year and just spent a great deal of money on high-end house fur-nishings.

My head is spinning. I am embarrassed to tell anyone of this fraud. What is your take on this? Do I confront him? Am I fooling myself

thinking that this man truly wants to marry me? -- DUMB-FOUNDED OR JUST DUMB? IN FLORIDA

DEAR DUMBFOUNDED: My “take” on this is that your fiance was trying to pull a fast one. If he would behave this way about your engagement ring, what else would he be less than honest about in the future?

Whether you “confront” him or not depends upon how you define the word. If it were me, I’d remain calm, tell him what I’d learned and how, lis-ten to what he had to say and take my cue from that.

***DEAR ABBY: Please re-

mind your readers that a nice thing to do on Valentine’s Day is to go to a veteran’s hospital to visit the veterans who are there -- especially those from World War II, whose numbers are dwindling. The wards gen-

erally have parties going on for them. Try to attend. You’ll find a group of very apprecia-tive people there. -- SERVICE OFFICER, AMERICAN LE-GION POST IN MAINE

DEAR OFFICER: Thank you for a terrific sug-gestion. Valentine’s Day -- with all the marketing that goes with it -- can be one of the most depressing days of the year for singles. A sure way to keep the blues away is to do something nice for some-one else. What you’re propos-ing not only fits that category, but also provides a way to meet other generous-hearted people. What better way to spend this coming Sunday af-ternoon?

***Dear Abby is written by Ab-

igail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pau-line Phillips.

Dear AbbyColumnist

Man prefers to play host instead of being a guest

Feb. 11, 2010

ASTRO-GRAPHBy Bernice Bede Osol

In the year ahead, you could establish a huge objective that is completely different from anything you’ve tried before. If it works out, it could be a big life changer for you and your family.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- If an endeavor isn’t paying off as expected, put it back on the drawing board and re-examine things to make it viable and profitable.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Should a persistent thought continue to bombard your brain, examine it in detail to see what you can create from it. This thought could be trying to tell you something of great importance.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Examine your thinking and your goals before moving forward to see whether they are appropri-ate for what you’re trying to ac-complish. Ask yourself whether habit or logic is dictating your

actions. TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

-- If you’re looking to advance your position at work, talk to the powers-that-be about how you might do so. It’s a good day to find a way to go about get-ting a promotion.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Some good old-fashioned logical thinking can be used to discover whether your actions are productive. Examine past experiences to see if they can help achieve present goals.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You know how to use past experiences to your advantage. You might do so in order to ad-vance a financial or commercial involvement.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Most people will find you an enjoyable companion, mostly because you know how to get them to talk about themselves and their opinions, making them feel important.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Because you demand so much of yourself, you’re likely to be productive and produce some-thing of superior quality. Atten-

tion to detail is key.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --

If you are merry and equitable in all social involvements, your good sportsmanship will make a lasting impression on your friends and won’t soon be for-gotten.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Being mindful of small details will be extremely significant in the accomplishment of your work, making it not just a thing of beauty but of superior qual-ity and not easily matched.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You enjoy reciting in-nocent tales to the delight of everyone’s fancy, but when it comes to keeping secrets, and given a good reason to do so, there is no one better. You could be tested at this time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your ability to come up with fertile ideas that can pro-duce big bucks is impressive. It won’t take much to dream up something big, especially when challenged.

Copyright 2010 United Feature Syndicate

Horoscopes


ComedyLouis Ramey, April 9 at 7:30

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

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

DanceAlvin Ailey American Dance

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

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

Tchaikovsky Theater’s Sleeping Beauty, Ovens Auditorium on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m., For more information call 704.335.3177

Exhibits/galleriesFaces & Flowers: Painting

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

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

Identity Theft: How a Cropsey Became a Gifford, through March 27, at the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission, which in-cludes 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 informa-tion, 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 informa-tion, call 704-337-2000 or go online to www.mintmuseum.org.

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

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

Film“Under the Sea,” at the Imax

Dome Theatre at Discovery Place, 301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. Admis-sion to the theater is $11 for ages 14 to 59, $9 for those 60 or older or 2 to 13, free for those under 2. Combo passes including Discovery Place

are $19 and $15. For information or show times, call 704-372-6261, ext. 300, or (800) 935-0553, or go online to www.discoveryplace.org.

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

MusicDavid Nail, Feb. 6 at 11 p.m. at

Coyote Joe’s, 4621 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte. Tickets are $10 and are available at www.coyote-joes.com.

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

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

7080; [email protected] or go to www.folksociety.org.

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

Black Eyed Peas, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena. Tickets are $49.50, $61.50 and $81.50 and are available at the Arena box office, at www.TimeWar-nerCableArena.com and through Ticketmaster.

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

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

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

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

African Children’s Choir, March 15-16 at 7 p.m. at the Knight Theater. Tickets start at $24 and are

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

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

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

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

The Moody Blues, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets start at $49.50 and are avail-able at the PAC box office in Found-ers Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org.

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

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

“Songs of the People,” uni-versity choral concert, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the McGee Theatre

of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Free admission.

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

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

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

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

Theater“Grey Gardens,” presented by

Queen City Theatre Company, Feb. 8-13 at 8 p.m. in the Duke Energy Theatre at Spirit Square. Tickets are $24 and $28 general admission, $18 and $20 for seniors and students and are available at the PAC box office in Founders Hall, by calling 704-372-1000 or online at www.CarolinaTix.org. Discount tickets of $14 for the Feb. 3 performance are available at www.queencitytheatre.com.

“The Frog Prince,” performed by Wingate University Theatre on Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. and Feb. 20, at 3 p.m. in the George A. Batte, Jr. Fine

Arts Center on campus. Tickets for adults are $5 and can be purchased online at www.wingate.edu/culture or by phone at 704-233-8316. Stu-dents and children are free.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MiscellaneousRingling Bros. and Barnum &

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

Spencer’s Theatre of Illu-sion, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mc-Gee Theater of Wingate University’s Batte Center. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling 704-233-8316, 434-384-4740 or online at www.wingate.edu/culture.

Southern Spring Home and Garden Show, March 3-4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., March 5-6 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., March 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at The Park (formerly the Charlotte Merchandise Mart). Tickets are $10 at the door, $8 in advance, $7.50 with a VIC card at participat-ing Harris Teeter stores, free for youths 15 and younger (excluding groups). Group rate, $7.50 per per-son. For information or tickets call 800-849-0248 or go online to www.SouthernSpringHomeandGarden-Show.com.

Harlem Globetrotters, March 20 at 7 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena. Tickets range from $22 to $125 and are available at the Arena box office, at www.TimeWarnerCa-bleArena.com and through Ticket-master.

“Come Sit a Spell: Views of the Southern Garden” at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden on March 19 and runs through Aug. 22. Mem-bers are free, adults, $10; seniors 60+, $9; and children 4-12, $5. For more information log on to www.DSBG.org. or call 704-825-4490.

Courtesy photo

Kevin and Cindy Spencer are the masters of the new magic theatre. The Spencers have redefined the art of illusion by combining original theatrical elements with cutting edge illusions. They will be at the McGee Theater of Wing-ate University’s Batte Theater on Feb. 12.


Union County Public Schools has been chosen as one of 20 school sys-tems in the nation and the only one in North Caroli-na to be a member of the first cohort of schools in the Hanban-Asia Society Confucius Classrooms Network.

“I am thrilled that Union County has been chosen as one of 20 pro-grams across the United States to participate as a “Confucius Classroom” through the prestigious Asia Society,” said Donna Podgorny, the UCPS Sec-ond Language Curricu-lum Coordinator.

UCPS was selected based on achievements and potential in curricu-lum and instruction; inte-gration and culture; lead-ership; and partnerships.

“It is a golden oppor-tunity to collaborate with other “Confucius Classrooms” and a part-ner-school in China,” Podgorny said. “The award permits travel to

China for some of our administrators, teachers and students. This first-hand experience by our local leaders will benefit all of us.”

The school system will be awarded start-up funds of $10,000 to be used to enhance its existing Chi-nese language programs through such things as language DVDs, posters, Chinese culture nights and language workshops. It will also offer local schools unique opportuni-ties such as being matched

with partner schools in China. Students, teachers and administrators will also conduct exchanges and joint projects in or-der to enhance language-learning experiences.

Currently UCPS offers Chinese at Monroe Mid-dle, Weddington Middle, Cuthbertson Middle, Marvin Ridge High, Wed-dington High, and Cuth-bertson High, with in-struction through video conferencing offered to Sun Valley High, Porter Ridge High and Parkwood High School. In addition, some UCPS students are enrolled in Chinese through North Carolina Virtual Public Schools.

All 20 schools selected to the Hanban-Asia So-ciety Confucius Class-rooms Network will be linked through an online community where teach-ers will share resources and best practices in an effort to build models for the field.

“These pioneers rep-

resent the future of high quality Chinese language education in the U.S.,” says Chris Livaccari, Asia Society Associate Director, Education and Chinese Language Initia-tives.

The Confucius Class-rooms initiative aims to develop a national net-work of 100 exemplary Chinese language pro-

grams over the next three years. The application process for the first year was done by invitation only, but in subsequent years will be public.

The Asia Society is a United States organiza-tion founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller III to promote greater knowl-edge of Asia in the US. The Asia Society has of-

fices throughout the US and Asia and specializes in helping schools estab-lish and improve Chinese language instruction.

Podgorny added that China is a country with centuries of history, and is currently a world pow-er in finance, manufactur-ing and commerce. “If our students can gain skills to enable them to commu-nicate successfully with world trading powers, it will certainly benefit our county and our country,” she said. “If in the pro-cess, our students become better global neighbors and learn of the ancient and modern ways of Chi-na, we will all benefit.”

Podgorny said being bi-lingual in Chinese is also a plus. “I look forward to knowing that large num-bers of our youth will be able to communicate in Chinese, something that has not been possible for my generation,” she said.

The announcement of the impressive desig-nation auspiciously ar-rives just before Chinese New Year, February 14, Podgorny said.

— Courtesy of the Com-munications Office of the Union County Public Schools.

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UCPS selected to recieve national grant for Chinese program

Courtesy photo

Haiye Wang, a Chinese teacher at Marvin Ridge Middle and High Schools, visits chorus students at Forest Hills High School to demonstrate Chinese instruments, traditional Chinese music and modern Chinese music.

“These pioneers represent the future of high

quality Chinese language educa-tion in the U.S”

— Chris Livaccari, Asia Society Associate Director

from staff reportsWAXHAW

Issac Blakeney scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Mon-roe High boys basketball team to an easy 65-38 road win over Cuthbertson on Wednesday.

The Redhawks improved to 22-1 overall and 15-0 in the Rocky River Conference. The Cavaliers

fell to 11-12 overall and 7-8 in the league.

Junior guard Jamison Crowder added 13 points for the Redhawks, who also got 11 points from senior guard Quon-tez Threatt.

Monroe led by just six after the first quarter, but stretched its lead to 18 by halftime and 27

at the end of the third quarter.The Redhawks held the Cavs

to just five points in the second quarter.

“This was probably one of our better defensive games all season, but we hope it’s not the best,” said Monroe coach John-ny Sowell.

See REDHAWKS / Page 3B

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Jon Scheyer scored 24 points and eighth-ranked Duke pulled away in the final minutes to beat North Carolina 64-54 on Wednesday night.

Kyle Singler added 19 points for the Blue Devils (20-4, 8-2 Atlantic Coast

Confer-ence), who shot poorly all night and couldn’t make much of anything in close. But boasting a bigger and

tougher front line than in years past, Duke dominat-ed the boards and got plen-ty of extra looks to make up for all those misses.

Duke hit nine 3-point-ers, but shot just 32 percent overall and went 13 for 51 (25 percent) from inside the arc.

The loss only added to the defending national champions’ misery in a season that is slipping away. North Carolina (13-11, 2-7) has lost eight of 10 since the start of 2010.

from staff reports

Greeneville, Tenn.Wingate University freshman

point guard Sarah Wollett scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 78-68 South Atlantic Conference victory over Tuscu-lum College on Wednesday.

Wollett led four players in double figures for the visiting Bulldogs (13-9 overall, 6-5 SAC). Wingate senior center Stacie Rhodes had her third double-double this year with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Wingate is 3-0

when Rhodes records a double-double.

Bulldog junior guard CC Brooks had 13 points, while sophomore guard/for-ward Kurie Wash-ington contributed 10 points and five re-bounds. The 2009 SAC Freshman of the Year, Washington scored her 10 points after in-termission.

Junior point guard Jasmine Gunn led Tusculum (14-8 over-all, 7-5 SAC) with 19 points and

eight assists. Pioneer junior guard Jasmine Parker added 14 points, while freshman guard Kendal Baxter hit four triples

for 12 points.The Bulldogs won the

battle on the glass by a 46-40 margin, while holding the Pioneers to a 37.1 percent clip from the field.

Tusculum men 87, WU 68Tusculum scored the first 15

points of the game on their way to a 87-68 win over the visiting

Bulldogs. Tusculum improved to 13-10

overall and 7-5 in the SAC. The Bulldogs fell to 11-11 on the year and 4-7 in the conference.

Tusculum senior guard Kyle Moore led the way with 35 points, knocking down six-of-nine from beyond the arc.

Sophomore guard Jaime Vaughn led the Bulldogs with 17 points, hitting five-of-eight shots from the field. Fresh-man guards Ethan Kincaid and Paidrick Matilus added 14 and 12 points, respectively.

By ERic RApEE-J Correspondent

MonroeJunior guard Cameron Leviner scored

23 points on the strength of seven 3-point-ers to lead the Piedmont High boys bas-ketball to a 60-55 road win over Central Academy on Wednesday.

The Panthers (11-12, 9-7 Rocky River Conference) started the game hot from the outside, knocking down eight 3-point-ers on their way to 27 points in the first quarter.

The Cougars (6-15, 4-11 RRC) stayed close, though, trailing by just six after the first frame.

Leviner had five 3-point-ers in the first half, includ-ing two that beat the buzz-er at the end of the first two quarters. Leviner’s last triple gave the Pan-thers a 36-34 advantage at the break.

The two teams combined for 14 3-pointers in the first half. The Panthers finished with 12 triples as a team for the game.

Piedmont led by just one after three quar-ters, but an 11-4 run to start the fourth put the Cougars away. CATA never got closer than three points the rest of the way.

“We did hit threes at the start of the game and that worried me because we weren’t putting them away,” said Piedmont coach Bob Gearhart, “They were still hanging around and that gave them a lot of confi-dence. We were only up two at halftime. These kids they have a lot of confidence in themselves and they’re pretty resilient. We haven’t been playing extremely well down the stretch and I think tonight we may have, hopefully, turned the corner.”

Ross Rushing added 13 points and a game-high eight assists for Piedmont.

See piEDMONT / Page 3B

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Sportseditor: Jerry snow (261-2225) [email protected] thursday, february 11, 2010 section B

On a rollJohnson searching for fifth straight title 3B

WHO’S NEWSReport: Braves make offer to Damon

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves appear interested in adding Johnny Damon to the top of their

lineup.The Braves

have made an offer to the free-agent outfielder, according to a person familiar with the negotia-tions. The person spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity be-

cause no agreement had been reached.Atlanta’s offer is believed to be for

one year and include deferred money. Damon’s agent, Scott Boras, has said he is seeking at least a two-year deal.

The 36-year-old Damon hit .286 with 24 homers for the New York Yankees last season and likely would bat leadoff for the Braves.

Atlanta added another former Yankees outfielder in December when it acquired Melky Cabrera in a five-player deal that sent right-hander Javier Vazquez to the World Series champions.

Nate McLouth is set as Atlanta’s starter in center field, and is the prob-able leadoff hitter if the team does not add Damon or another outfielder. Matt Diaz is expected to get most of the play-ing time at one corner outfield spot.

Braves manager Bobby Cox said last week he envisions Cabrera playing all three outfield spots and possibly shar-ing a position with Diaz.

Felton misses game with sprained ankle

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Char-lotte Bobcats point guard Raymond Felton missed the game Wednesday

night against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a sprained right ankle.

Felton, who hit the game-winning shot Tuesday night against the Wash-ington Wizards, was first injured

in practice on Monday. Felton received treatment on Wednesday, but never took the floor to shoot around and was ruled out an hour before tip-off.

The fifth-year guard has started every game for the Bobcats this season and has shot a career-best 45.3 per-cent. Felton’s 8.6 assists per contest in eight career games against Minnesota is his highest average against any team in the league.

D.J. Augustin made his first start of the season in place of Felton.

Johnson, others involved in wreck

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jim-mie Johnson’s quest for a fifth straight NASCAR championship will begin in a backup car.

Johnson was involved in the latest wreck at Daytona International Speed-way on Wednesday, doing enough damage that crew chief Chad Knaus decided to scrap the primary car for Sunday’s season-opening race.

“I was just riding along and thought everything was fine, and the next thing you know, I was in the middle of it,” Johnson said.

Joey Logano also got caught up in the accident during the second practice at Daytona International Speedway. Mike Bliss triggered it when he lost control of his car coming out of a turn. Bliss turned sideways, seemingly got tapped by Derrike Cope, then shot across the track and rammed into Logano.

Logano also was forced into a backup car. Kyle Busch weaved through the wreckage and avoided any damage.

The two practice sessions had several other harrowing moments.

Clint Bowyer started a three-car ac-cident in the first session when he cut a tire, hit the wall and collected David Reutimann and the 1990 Daytona 500 champion Cope. Bowyer and Reutimann went to backup cars.

WORTH A LOOKNBAorlando at Cleveland

8:15 p.m., tNt

FELTON

DAMON

LEVINER

E-J staff photo by Rick Crider

Piedmont sophomore wing Trenton Linville, left, drives past CATA’s John Quintero during Wednesday’s game. Linville made two of the Panthers’ season-high 12 triples.

E-J staff photo by Ed Cottingham

MHS guard Quontez Threatt, right, glides to the rim against the defense of Cuthbertson’s Emmitt Afam.

Wollett drops career-high 20 in WU victory

Piedmont pulls it outLeviner gets hot from deep to lift Panthers over Cougars, 60-55

Duke outlasts archrival Tar Heels

Redhawks top Cavs, improve to 22-1

SINGLER

2B / Thursday, February 11, 2010 The Enquirer-Journal

Tuesday’s GamesCharlotte 94, Washington 92Chicago 109, Indiana 101Cleveland 104, New Jersey 97Philadelphia 119, Minnesota 97Miami 99, Houston 66Sacramento 118, New York 114, OTDetroit 93, Milwaukee 81Atlanta 108, Memphis 94Denver 127, Dallas 91Oklahoma City 89, Portland 77Utah 109, L.A. Clippers 99Wednesday’s GamesMiami 94, Atlanta 76Toronto 104, Philadelphia 93Sacramento 103, Detroit 97Milwaukee 97, New Jersey 77Orlando 107, Chicago 87Charlotte 93, Minnesota 92New Orleans 93, Boston 85L.A. Lakers 96, Utah 81Portland 108, Phoenix 101L.A. Clippers at Golden State, lateToday’s GamesOrlando at Cleveland, 8 p.m.San Antonio at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

College basketball

Wednesday’s boxscores

#8 Duke 64, UNC 54DUKE (20-4) Singler 7-18 1-2 19, Thomas 0-6 2-2 2,

Mi.Plumlee 1-5 0-0 2, Scheyer 7-20 5-8 24, Smith 4-14 2-4 10, Zoubek 0-1 0-0 0, Ma.Plumlee 3-4 1-2 7, Dawkins 0-1 0-0 0, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-69 11-18 64.

NORTH CAROLINA (13-11) Graves 5-9 0-0 13, Thompson 3-7 4-4 10,

Davis 2-4 0-3 4, Ginyard 3-10 0-1 7, Drew II 4-15 2-3 11, Strickland 1-4 1-2 3, Henson 2-8 2-3 6, D.Wear 0-1 0-0 0, McDonald 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-58 9-16 54.

Halftime—Duke 28-27. 3-Point Goals—Duke 9-18 (Scheyer 5-9, Singler 4-5, Dawkins 0-1, Smith 0-3), North Carolina 5-19 (Graves 3-5, Ginyard 1-5, Drew II 1-8, Henson 0-1). Fouled

Out—None. Rebounds—Duke 51 (Ma.Plumlee, Singler 9), North Carolina 42 (Ginyard, Graves 8). Assists—Duke 12 (Scheyer 4), North Carolina 8 (Drew II 4). Total Fouls—Duke 16, North Carolina 16. A—21,750.

Miami 64, #20 Ga. Tech 62GEORGIA TECH (17-7) Favors 2-5 3-4 7, Lawal 7-16 3-8 17,

Udofia 0-3 0-2 0, Shumpert 2-7 2-2 6, Bell 2-5 0-0 5, Foreman 0-0 0-0 0, Oliver 7-10 0-0 19, Sheehan 0-0 0-0 0, Peacock 2-9 0-0 4, Rice Jr. 2-7 0-0 4. Totals 24-62 8-16 62.

MIAMI (17-7) Collins 6-12 1-2 13, Adams 2-6 1-2 6,

Gamble 2-6 0-0 4, Scott 1-6 0-0 2, Dews 3-11 0-1 6, Grant 4-11 0-1 11, McGowan 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 4-7 0-0 12, Johnson 1-3 8-10 10. Totals 23-62 10-16 64.

Halftime—Miami 41-27. 3-Point Goals—Georgia Tech 6-17 (Oliver 5-8, Bell 1-1, Rice Jr. 0-1, Udofia 0-1, Peacock 0-3, Shumpert 0-3), Miami 8-24 (Thomas 4-7, Grant 3-6, Adams 1-5, Scott 0-2, Dews 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Georgia Tech 45 (Lawal 18), Miami 42 (Collins 11). Assists—Georgia Tech 10 (Udofia 3), Miami 10 (Grant 5). Total Fouls—Georgia Tech 17, Miami 16. A—4,319.

Va Tech 72, N.C. State 52VIRGINIA TECH (19-4) Allen 5-7 4-5 14, Bell 1-1 0-0 2, Hudson

9-13 3-6 23, Davila 1-6 0-0 2, Delaney 4-10 6-7 15, Raines 0-1 0-0 0, Green 1-3 0-0 2, Witcher 0-0 2-2 2, Boggs 0-2 0-0 0, Atkins 0-0 0-0 0, Debnam 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 6-8 0-0 12. Totals 27-51 15-20 72.

N.C. STATE (14-11) Gonzalez 1-8 0-0 2, Wood 1-7 2-2 4, Davis

5-9 2-5 12, T.Smith 4-12 4-6 12, Horner 6-15 1-3 13, Howell 0-1 1-2 1, Painter 2-4 0-0 4, Degand 0-4 2-2 2,

Vandenberg 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Mays 0-4 0-0 0, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-70 12-20 52.

Halftime—Virginia Tech 34-23. 3-Point Goals—Virginia Tech 3-7 (Hudson 2-4, Delaney 1-3), N.C. State 0-11 (Gonzalez 0-2, Horner 0-2, Wood 0-2, Mays 0-2, Degand 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Virginia Tech 37 (Allen 8), N.C. State 45 (Horner 16). Assists—Virginia Tech 13 (Delaney 5), N.C. State 7 (Wood 3). Total Fouls—Virginia Tech 19, N.C. State 17. A—14,024.

Dayton 75, Charlotte 47CHARLOTTE (18-6) Braswell 2-7 1-6 5, Spears 5-13 2-4 12,

Green 1-10 6-6 9, Harris 1-4 6-7 8, Wilderness 0-3 0-0 0, Barnett 0-0 0-0 0, Sherrill 1-3 0-0 2, Jones 0-3 1-2 1, Parks 0-0 1-2 1, Andersen 0-0 0-0 0, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Church 0-0 0-0 0, Sirin 1-4 0-0 3, Dewhurst 1-1 4-4 6. Totals 12-48 21-31 47.

DAYTON (17-6) C.Johnson 4-7 3-4 14, Wright 11-15 6-9

30, Huelsman 1-5 1-2 3, Warren 1-3 2-4 4, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Perry 1-5 0-0 3, Lowery 1-3 0-0 2, Fox 0-0 0-2 0, Hendrick 1-3 0-0 2, Nourse 0-0 0-0 0, M.Johnson 5-8 2-2 13, Searcy 1-1 2-4 4, Kavanaugh 0-0 0-0 0, Zestermann 0-0 0-0 0, Benson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-54 16-27 75.

Halftime—Dayton 30-27. 3-Point Goals—Charlotte 2-14 (Sirin 1-3, Green 1-8, Jones 0-1, Spears 0-1, Harris 0-1), Dayton 7-20 (C.Johnson 3-6, Wright 2-3, M.Johnson 1-2, Perry 1-3, Lowery 0-1, Warren 0-1, Hendrick 0-1, Williams 0-3). Fouled Out—Jones. Rebounds—Charlotte 33 (Braswell 10), Dayton 44 (Wright 9). Assists—Charlotte 6 (Harris 4), Dayton 16 (Warren 7). Total Fouls—Charlotte 18, Dayton 23. A—12,716.

Prep basketball

Wednesday’s boxscores

Piedmont boys 65, CATA 60Piedmont (11-12, 9-7 RRC)Cameron Leviner 7 2-3 23, Christian

Dermid 1 0-0 2, Ross Rushing 5 0-0 13, Trenton Linville 2 1-2 7, Justin Crump 3 1-1 7, TJ Doster 2 1-2 5, Patric King 1 3-4 5, Brady Meggs 1 1-1 3. Totals 22 9-13 65.

Central Academy (6-15, 4-11 RRC)Jon Wright 1 0-0 3, Isaiah Wallace 3

0-07, Jeremy Ferguson 2 0-0 4, Mitch Blackburn 0 0-0 0, Chrvis Barrino 2 1-2 6, John Quintero 1 2-2 4, Kacey Robinson 5 2-4 12, Darnell Hill 5 4-4 17, Ronnie Burch 0 0-0 0, Matt Bartley 3 0-0 7. Totals 22 9-12 60.

Piedmont 27 9 11 18 - 65C. Academy 21 13 12 14 - 60

3-pointers: P 12 (Leviner 7, Rushing 3, Linville 2); CA 7 (Hill 3, Wright 1, Wallace 1, Barrino 1, Bartley 1). Rebounds: P 17 (Meggs 4, King 4, Doster 3, Crump 3); CA 26 (Hill 8, Bartley 7, Wallace 3, Robinson 3). Assists: P 20 (Rushing 8, Leviner 5, Doster 3); CA 14 (Wallace 3, Hill 3, Wright 2, Robinson 2, Bartley 2).

Piedmont girls 70, CATA 42Piedmont (15-8, 13-3 RRC)Kristina McAllister 2 0-0 5, Callie

Rape 2 0-0 5, Shanice Allen 1 0-0 2, Jade Montgomery 9 0-0 19, Alyssa McLamb 1 0-0 2, Hayley Whitley 3 0-0 9, Alison Florence 3 0-0 6, Amber Weaver 3 0-0 6, Courtney Barrineau 8 0-0 16, Ashley Widener 0 0-0 0, Nicole Hyatt 0 0-0 0, Sarah Wylie 0 0-0 0, Joanne Long 0 0-0 0. Totals 32 0-0 70.

Central Academy (5-16, 2-13 RRC)Amber Isley 7 2-4 19, Jasmine Huntley

0 2-6 2, Xan Starnes 0 0-0 0, Brittany Barrino 3 1-4 7, Larie Bailey 4 6-7 14, Brittany McLeod 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 11-21 42.

Piedmont 15 22 12 21 - 70C. Academy 14 11 7 10 - 42

3-pointers: P 6 (Whitley 3, McAllister 1, Rape 1, Montgomery 1); CA 3 (Isley 3). Rebounds: 27 (Weaver 7, Whitley 4, Rape 4, Allen 4); CA 38 (Huntley 15, Barrino 8, Bailey 7, Isley 5). Assists: P 21 (Montgomery 5, Whitley 5, Weaver 4, McAllister 3, Florence 2); CA 8 (Bailey 4, Barrino 2, McLeod 2).

Monroe boys 65, CHS 38Monroe (22-1, 15-0 RRC)Quayshawn Chambers 0 0-0 0, Shamiir

Hailey 2 1-2 6, Quontez Threatt 4 3-4

11, Issac Blakeney 9 1-2 19, Qwadarius Duboise 4 1-2 9, Crowder 5 1-1 13, Bryan Cureton 1 0-0 2, Mason Sledge 2 0-0 4, Chris Thomas 0 0-0 0, Eric Horne 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 7-11 65.

Cuthbertson (11-12, 7-8 RRC)Emmitt Afam 0 2-4 2, Cody Esser 3 1-2

9, Chris Bristow 4 0-0 10, Lucius McMillon 2 0-0 4, Mike Cuthbertson 5 1-4 11, Jordan Hardrick-Givens 0 0-0 0, Lamar Wade 0 0-0 0, David Schaaf 0 0-0 0, Dillon O’Brien 0 0-0 0, Ralph Wright 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 10-14 38.

Monroe 15 17 21 12 - 65CHS 9 5 10 12 - 38

Monroe girls 60, CHS 26Monroe (10-12, 7-8 RRC)Dequisha McCain 8 3-3 20, Daya

Jordan 1 1-2 3, Shakira Jordan 5 0-0 10, Rae Moore 2 2-4 6, Shanequa Chambers 1 8-10 10, Katie Bention 2 0-0 4, Lydia Griffin 3 0-0 6, Adriana Reyes 0 1-2 1.

Cuthbertson (0-23, 0-15 RRC)Sydney Sebastian 1 0-0 3, Theresa

Walther 1 0-2 2, Kathleen Cashman 2 0-0 4, Emily Barfield 1 0-0 2, Jessica Feranda 1 0-2 2, Brogan O’Brien 4 0-0 8, Rachel Miller 1 0-0 2, Alexis Duty 1 0-0 3.

Monroe 17 21 6 16 - 60CHS 6 4 11 5 - 26

Auto racing

2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule and standingsFeb. 6 — x-Budweiser Shootout,

Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kevin Harvick)Feb. 11 — x-Gatorade Duel 1 & 2,

Daytona Beach, Fla.Feb. 14 — Daytona 500, Daytona

Beach, Fla.Feb. 21 — Auto Club 500, Fontana,

Calif.Feb. 28 — Shelby American, Las

Vegas.March 7 — Kobalt Tools 500, Hampton,

Ga.March 21 — Food City 500, Bristol,

Tenn.March 28 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500,

Martinsville, Va.April 10 — Subway Fresh Fit 500,

Avondale, Ariz.April 18 — Samsung Mobile 500, Fort

Worth, Texas.April 25 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega,

Ala.May 1 — Crown Royal 400, Richmond,

Va.May 8 — Southern 500, Darlington,

S.C.May 16 — Dover 400, Dover, Del.May 22 — x-All-Star Challenge,

Concord, N.C.May 30 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord,

N.C.June 6 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa.June 13 — Michigan 400, Brooklyn,

Mich.June 20 — Toyota/Savemart 350,

Sonoma, Calif.June 27 — LENOX Industrial Tools

301, Loudon, N.H.July 3 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona

Beach, Fla.July 10 — LifeLock.com 400, Joliet, Ill.July 25 — Brickyard 400, Indianapolis.Aug. 1 — Pennsylvania 500, Long

Pond, Pa.Aug. 8 — Helluva Good! Sour Cream

Dips at the Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.Aug. 15 — CARFAX 400, Brooklyn,

Mich.Aug. 21 — Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.Sept. 5 — Pep Boys Auto 500,

Hampton, Ga.Sept. 11 — One Last Race to Make the

Chase 400, Richmond, Va.Sept. 19 — SYLVANIA 300, Loudon,

N.H.Sept. 26 — AAA 400, Dover, Del.Oct. 3 — Kansas 400, Kansas City, Kan.Oct. 10 — Pepsi Max 400, Fontana,

Calif.Oct. 16 — Banking 500, Concord, N.C.Oct. 24 — Tums Fast Relief 500,

Martinsville, Va.Oct. 31 — AMP Energy 500, Talladega,

Ala.Nov. 7 — Lone Star 500, Fort Worth,

Texas.Nov. 14 — Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts

500, Avondale, Ariz.Nov. 21 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.x-non-points races

2009 Driver Standings1. Jimmie Johnson, 6,6522. Mark Martin, 6,5113. Jeff Gordon, 6,4734. Kurt Busch, 6,4465. Denny Hamlin, 6,3356. Tony Stewart, 6,3097. Greg Biffle, 6,2928. Juan Pablo Montoya, 6,252

9. Ryan Newman, 6,17510. Kasey Kahne, 6,12811. Carl Edwards, 6,11812. Brian Vickers, 5,92913. Kyle Busch, 4,45714. Matt Kenseth, 4,38915. Clint Bowyer, 4,35916. David Reutimann, 4,22117. Jeff Burton, 4,02218. Marcos Ambrose, 3,83019. Kevin Harvick, 3,79620. Joey Logano, 3,791

2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule, standingsFeb. 13 — Drive4COPD 300, Daytona

Beach, Fla.Feb. 20 — Stater Bros. 300, Fontana,

Calif.Feb. 27 — Sam’s Town 300, Las Vegas.March 20 — Scotts Turf Builder 300,

Bristol, Tenn.April 3 — TBA, Lebanon, Tenn.April 9 — Bashas’ Supermarkets 200,

Avondale, Ariz.April 17 — O’Reilly 300, Fort Worth,

Texas.April 24 — Aaron’s 312, Talladega,

Ala.April 30 — Nationwide Series 250

Race, Richmond, Va.May 7 — Darlington 200, Darlington,

S.C.May 15 — Heluva Good! 200, Dover,

Del.May 29 — TECH-NET Auto Service

300, Concord, N.C.June 5 — Federated Auto Parts 300,

Lebanon, Tenn.June 12 — Kentucky 300, Sparta, Ky.June 19 — TBA.June 26 — New England 200, Loudon,

N.H.July 2 — Subway Jalapeno 250,

Daytona Beach, Calif.July 9 — Dollar General 300, Joliet, Ill.July 17 — Missouri-Illinois Dodge

Dealers 250, Madison, Ill.July 24 — Kroger 200, Indianapolis.July 31 — TBA, Newton, Iowa.Aug. 7 — Helluva Good! 200, Watkins

Glen, N.Y.Aug. 14 — CARFAX 250, Brooklyn,

Mich.Aug. 20 — Food City 250, Bristol,

Tenn.Aug. 29 — NAPA Auto Parts 200,

Montreal.Sept. 4 — Georgia 300, Hampton, Ga.Sept. 10 — Nationwide Series 250

Race, Richmond, Va.Sept. 25 — Nationwide Series 200

Race, Dover, Del.Oct. 2 — Kansas Lottery 300, Kansas

City, Kan.Oct. 15 — Dollar General 300, Concord,

N.C.Oct. 23 — TBA, Madison, Ill.Nov. 6 — O’Reilly Challenge, Fort

Worth, Texas.Nov. 13 — TBA, Avondale, Ariz.Nov. 20 — Ford 300, Homestead, Fla.

2009 Driver Standings1. Kyle Busch, 5,6822. Carl Edwards, 5,4723. Brad Keselowski, 5,3644. Jason Leffler, 4,5405. Mike Bliss, 4,0756. Justin Allgaier, 4,0497. Steve Wallace, 4,0078. Jason Keller, 3,9609. Brendan Gaughan, 3,91410. Michael Annett, 3,59811. Kenny Wallace, 3,56912. Tony Raines, 3,54813. Michael McDowell, 3,44914. Joey Logano, 3,37115. Kevin Harvick, 3,24816. Scott Wimmer, 3,17717. Eric McClure, 2,96218. David Ragan, 2,63219. Danny O’Quinn Jr., 2,40420. Brian Vickers, 2,403

2010 NASCAR Camping World schedule and standingsFeb. 12 — NextEra Energy Resources

250, Daytona Beach, Fla.March 6 — Atlanta 200, Hampton, Ga.March 27 — Kroger 250, Martinsville,

Va.April 2 — TBA, Lebanon, Tenn.May 2 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 250,

Kansas City, Kan.May 14 — Camping World Series 200

Race, Dover, Del.May 21 — N.C. Education Lottery 200,

Concord, N.C.June 4 — Winstar World Casino 400k,

Fort Worth, Texas.June 12 — VFW 200, Brooklyn, Mich.July 11 — TBA, Newton, Iowa.July 16 — TBA, Madison, Ill.July 23 — AAA Insurance 200,

Indianapolis.July 31 — Pocono Mountains 125,

Long Pond, Pa.Aug. 7 — TBA, Lebanon, Tenn.Aug. 18 — O’Reilly 200, Bristol, Tenn.Aug. 27 — TBA, Joliet, Ill.

Sept. 3 — Built Ford Tough 225, Sparta, Ky.

Sept. 18 — New Hampshire 200, Loudon, N.H.

Sept. 25 — TBA, Las Vegas.Oct. 23 — Kroger 200, Martinsville, Va.Oct. 30 — Mountain Dew 250,

Talladega, Ala.Nov. 5 — WinStar World Casino 350,

Fort Worth, Texas.Nov. 12 — TBA, Avondale, Ariz.Nov. 19 — Ford 200, Homestead, Fla.

2009 Driver Standings1. Ron Hornaday Jr., 3,9592. Matt Crafton, 3,7723. Mike Skinner, 3,6024. Todd Bodine, 3,4325. Colin Braun, 3,3386. Johnny Sauter, 3,3317. Brian Scott, 3,3078. Timothy Peters, 3,2899. David Starr, 3,27110. Rick Crawford, 3,16111. Stacy Compton, 3,12412. Tayler Malsam, 3,02613. Terry Cook, 2,89014. James Buescher, 2,88415. T.J. Bell, 2,76716. Jason White, 2,73317. Kyle Busch, 2,58318. Dennis Setzer, 2,48319. Chad McCumbee, 2,41020. Aric Almirola, 2,301

Transactions

Wednesday’s Sports TransactionsBASEBALL

American LeagueBOSTON RED SOX—Claimed RHP

Gaby Hernandez off waivers from Seattle.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jesus Colome on a minor league contract. Assigned RHP Yusmeiro Petit outright to Tacoma (PCL).

National LeagueHOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms

with RHP Yorman Bazardo, RHP Evan Englebrook and RHP Jeff Fulchino on one-year contracts. Named Doug Brocail advisor.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Agreed to terms with RHP Todd Wellemeyer on a minor league contract.

American AssociationEL PASO DIABLOS—Signed LHP

Israel Chirino.SIOUX FALLS CANARIES—Signed C

Joe Dempsey, INF Tim Hutting and INF Brandon Sing.

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS—Signed RHP Jason Herman and OF Bryan Sabatella.

Frontier LeagueFLORENCE FREEDOM—Signed RHP

Jaeson Hudnall to a contract exten-sion.

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS—Signed OF Matt Sutton to a contract extension.

Northern LeagueKANSAS CITY T-BONES—Acquired

OF Keanon Simon from Amarillo (United) for a player to be named. Agreed to terms with LHP Kevin Light.

FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueBUFFALO BILLS—Named Doug

Whaley assistant general manager/director of pro personnel.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed coach Gary Kubiak to a contract extension through the 2012 season.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Named Brandon Hunt pro scouting director.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Named Nolan Cromwell wide receivers coach.

HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueCAROLINA HURRICANES—

Announced they have purchased the Albany River Rats (AHL) and will move them to Charlotte next season.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled D Corey Potter from Hartford (AHL).

American Hockey LeagueSAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Recalled

C Justin Bernhardt and F Andrew Orpik from Las Vegas (ECHL).

SOCCERMajor League SoccerSAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES—Signed

F Eduardo.TORONTO FC—Acquired D Ty

Harden from Colorado for a 2011 third-round draft pick.

COLLEGEFLORIDA SOUTHERN—Named Brian

Imperiale women’s assistant volley-ball coach.

GREAT FALLS—Named Dick Lyman rodeo coach.

MONTANA—Named Aric Williams cornerbacks coach.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS—Announced C Nick Evans has left the men’s basket-ball team.

SYRACUSE—Named Tyrone Wheatley running backs coach and Abby Crumpton women’s assistant soccer coach.

Scoreboard

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfBoston 32 18 .640 — 5-5 L-2 15-9 17-9 22-11Toronto 29 23 .558 4 8-2 W-3 20-6 9-17 20-16Philadelphia 20 32 .385 13 6-4 L-1 9-16 11-16 10-18New York 19 32 .373 13 1/2 2-8 L-3 12-16 7-16 13-20New Jersey 4 48 .077 29 1-9 L-8 3-21 1-27 3-29

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfOrlando 36 17 .679 — 8-2 W-3 20-5 16-12 25-10Atlanta 33 18 .647 2 6-4 L-1 21-6 12-12 18-12Charlotte 26 25 .510 9 5-5 W-2 19-6 7-19 16-16Miami 26 27 .491 10 3-7 W-2 14-12 12-15 16-15Washington 17 33 .340 17 1/2 3-7 L-1 9-16 8-17 13-19

Central Division

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfCleveland 42 11 .792 — 10-0 W-12 23-3 19-8 23-6Chicago 25 26 .490 16 6-4 L-1 15-9 10-17 15-15Milwaukee 24 27 .471 17 7-3 W-1 16-8 8-19 16-14Detroit 18 33 .353 23 3-7 L-1 12-15 6-18 14-17Indiana 18 34 .346 23 1/2 4-6 L-2 12-14 6-20 14-20

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfDallas 32 20 .615 — 4-6 L-1 15-9 17-11 18-15San Antonio 29 21 .580 2 4-6 L-1 19-10 10-11 16-16Houston 27 24 .529 4 1/2 4-6 L-2 15-10 12-14 21-14New Orleans 28 25 .528 4 1/2 5-5 W-1 17-8 11-17 19-12Memphis 26 25 .510 5 1/2 4-6 L-4 18-8 8-17 17-18

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfDenver 35 17 .673 — 7-3 W-1 23-4 12-13 22-11Utah 32 19 .627 2 1/2 9-1 L-1 22-7 10-12 18-14Oklahoma City 30 21 .588 4 1/2 7-3 W-6 15-10 15-11 14-15Portland 31 24 .564 5 1/2 4-6 W-1 18-11 13-13 20-13Minnesota 13 40 .245 22 1/2 4-6 L-2 9-18 4-22 7-26

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away ConfL.A. Lakers 41 13 .759 — 8-2 W-3 25-4 16-9 23-10Phoenix 31 22 .585 9 1/2 6-4 L-1 18-7 13-15 19-12L.A. Clippers 21 30 .412 18 1/2 2-8 L-3 14-11 7-19 10-21Sacramento 18 34 .346 22 3-7 W-2 13-12 5-22 10-20Golden State 13 37 .260 26 1-9 L-9 9-15 4-22 7-24

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RALEIGH (AP) — Dorenzo Hudson scored 23 points, Jeff Allen had 14 and Virginia Tech jumped on North Caro-lina State early during a 72-52 victory on Wednesday night.

Leading scorer Malcolm Delaney was held to 15 points, about five below his season average, but it hardly mat-tered as the Hokies (19-4, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for the seventh time in nine games. JT Thompson added 12 points.

Virginia Tech made its first 10 shots and sprinted to a 26-7 lead, with Thompson finishing off the spurt with consecutive layups. On the first, he simply beat the de-fense down the court and ac-cepted a pass underneath the basket, leading to a chorus of boos from the home crowd.

The Wolfpack (14-11, 2-8) rallied behind Dennis Horner.

He had a career-high 16 re-bounds to go with 13 points, including a putback early in the second half to bring N.C. State within 38-31. But Dela-ney responded on the other end with a 3-pointer to begin a 11-1 run for the Hokies, ef-fectively sealing the game.

Tracy Smith, the Wolf-pack’s leading scorer at near-ly 18 points a game, had only 12 on 4 of 12 shooting while apparently suffering from a stomach ailment.

He spent the waning mo-ments of the game with a trash can between his legs on the end of the bench before departing early for the locker

room.N.C. State lost for the fifth

time in six games.

Miami 64, #20 Georgia Tech 62CORAL GABLES, Fla. —

After missing a chance to seal the win, James Dews made a 15-footer at the buzzer Wednesday night to give Mi-ami a 64-62 victory over No. 20 Georgia Tech.

Dews missed the front end of a one-and-one with 19 sec-onds left, and Iman Shump-ert sank a layup for Tech to tie the game with 10 seconds to go. That capped a come-back by the Yellow Jackets, who trailed by 14 early in the second half.

Following a timeout, the H u r r i c a n e s moved the length of the court and Durand Scott fed Dews, who faked out a defender before swishing his shot. Dews then leaped into a mob of jubilant teammates.

The Hurricanes (17-7, 3-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for only the second time in the past eight games. Geor-gia Tech (17-7, 5-5) fell to 1-4 on the road in the league, while Miami improved to 11-1 at home this season.

The Hurricanes fell behind 8-0, then outscored Georgia Tech 41-19 the remainder of the first half. They won de-spite shooting 32 percent in the second half.

Dwayne Collins had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Miami. Adrian Thomas scored 12, all on 3-pointers, and Malcolm Grant had 11, all in the first half. Reserve Reg-gie Johnson added 10 points and seven rebounds in 16 minutes.

Brian Oliver scored 19 points off the bench for Geor-gia Tech, and junior Gani Lawal had 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. Teammate Zachery Peacock, a Miami native, shot 2 for 9

and totaled only four points.

Free throws have been a problem all season for the Yellow Jack-ets, and they made only eight of 16. They also shot

6 for 17 from 3-point range.The crowd num-

bered less than 500, pep band included, when the Hurricanes took the court a few minutes before tip-off. De-spite their tradition of poor attendance, the Hurricanes are playing their best at home, where they’re 11-1.

They missed their first sev-en shots before Garrius Ad-ams hit a 3-pointer more than five minutes into the game. A pair of 3-pointers by Grant put the Hurricanes ahead, and with a 14-3 run they in-creased the lead to 29-18.

Miami shot 7 for 15 from 3-point range in the open-

ing half.Tech went to a press in the

second half and that threw the Hurricanes out of their offensive rhythm. Oliver sank a pair of 3-pointers during a 13-2 run by the Yel-low Jackets that cut the defi-cit to 52-50.

The Hurricanes rebuilt the lead to 60-52, and Collins’ dunk made it 62-58. But Shumpert sank two free throws with 20 seconds left for Tech, then hit the layup for the tie.

Clemson 77, Florida State 67CLEMSON, S.C. — David

Potter and Andre Young each had career highs of 19 points as Clemson ended a four-game losing streak to Flori-da State with a 77-67 victory Wednesday night.

The Tigers (17-7, 5-5 Atlan-tic Coast Conference) had come in having lost four of five this season, the one-time ACC contenders in danger of falling even further out of the muddled league chase.

Instead, Potter and Young’s outside shooting proved the difference against the taller, stronger front line of Florida State (17-7, 5-5).

The two combined for sev-en of Clemson’s eight 3-point-ers. Young had two from long range and Potter hit one as the Tigers closed the opening half with an 18-8 run to lead 37-24.

The Seminoles, who rallied from 19 down to win here at Littlejohn Coliseum last sea-son, could not come back in this one.

Hudson sparks Virginia Tech

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PiedmontContinued from Page 1B

Darnell Hill led Central Academy with 17 points and a game-high eight rebounds, while teammate Kacey Robinson chipped in with 12 points.

With Wednesday’s victory, the Panthers clinched fourth place in the RRC standings.

Central Academy finishes out the regular season at West Stanly on Friday.

Piedmont girls stay hotJunior guard Jade Montgomery

and senior forward Courtney Bar-rineau combined for 35 points to help Piedmont’s girls to a 70-42 road victory over Central Academy.

The Panthers (15-8, 13-3 RRC) have now won five straight and seven out of their last eight games.

Montgomery scored 19 points for Piedmont, while Barrineau added 16 points.

Hayley Whitley recorded nine points on three 3-pointers for Pied-mont, which outscored the Cougars 22-11 in the second quarter after leading by just one following the opening frame.

Amber Isley posted 19 points to lead the Cougars (5-16, 2-13 RRC), who also got 14 points from Larie Bailey.

Jasmine Huntley added a game-high 15 rebounds for Central Academy.

E-J staff photo by Rick Crider

Piedmont’s Jade Montgomery scored 19 points in Wednesday’s road win over CATA.

Mohammed’s late dunk helps Bobcats escape

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nazr Mo-hammed’s dunk with 5.3 seconds left led the Charlotte Bobcats to a 93-92 vic-tory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

Minnesota outscored Charlotte 22-13 in the fourth quarter and took a three-point lead with less than a minute to play. But after Bo-ris Diaw missed a shot with less than 10 seconds left and the Bobcats trail-ing by a point, Tim-berwolves forward Corey Brewer saved the ball under his own basket. The ball caromed off Al Jefferson and into the hands of Mo-hammed, who slammed the ball for the winning points.

Wayne Ellington’s 30-footer bounced harmlessly off the rim at the buzzer.

Stephen Jackson tied a season high with four 3-pointers and finished with 33 points, while Mohammed had 21 points and a season-high 20 rebounds. Boris Diaw added 15 points and D.J. Augustin scored 12 in his first start of the season in place of an injured Ray-mond Felton.

Johnson begins quest for 5th straight titleDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP)

— Of all the theories circulating through the garage about what it would take to unseat four-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, fellow driver Greg Biffle may have offered the most plausible one.

“A dark alley,” he said.It might be worth a shot. After

all, nothing else has worked the last four years.

Johnson has dominated Sprint Cup competition since 2006, winning 29 races, posting 94 top-10 finishes and setting the bar at a height the sport has never seen.

Will it continue? No one would be surprised if it does. Johnson has one of the elite crew chiefs (Chad Knaus), races for the team with the most resources (Hendrick Motorsports) and spends as much time as anyone

staying in shape and focusing on the little details that make a big difference.

“I feel similar to a lot of oth-er competitors out there, that you’re frustrated and you’re like, ’I’m tired of seeing those guys win and be up there on the stage,”’ teammate Jeff Gordon said.

Competitors are holding out hope that things could change in 2010. Maybe Johnson’s im-pending fatherhood will have an effect. Maybe complacency will set in. Maybe all the extra atten-tion — Johnson was named Male Athlete of the Year by members of The Associated Press and has cameras following his every move for a four-part series on HBO — will take its toll.

Then again, Johnson could continue steamrolling the field.

“I don’t even know how I’ve

been doing it, so I don’t know how to beat it,” Johnson said. “I boil it down to a commitment from myself and from my team-mates. The commitment that we have made to this race team has made the difference over the last four years. As long as that commitment’s there, I will be proud of what-ever the results are. That’s the bottom line.

“I know at some point we’re going to get beat. It’s go-ing to happen. I’m more aware of that than anyone else. I don’t want it to be anytime soon.”

When Johnson hoisted the championship trophy in Home-stead in November, he joined

Richard Petty (seven), Dale Earnhardt (seven) and team-mate Jeff Gordon (four) as the only drivers to win more than three titles in NASCAR’s top se-ries. He also became the first to win four in a row.

He begins his quest for a fifth in the Daytona 500 on Sunday. The season opener, however, might not offer much insight into his chances of a five-peat. Although Johnson started his record run with a victory at Day-tona International Speedway in February 2006, he has finished 39th (2007), 27th (2008) and 31st (2009) in the three years since.

His colleagues know that and realize Johnson’s real domi-nance comes when the 10-race Chase for the championship be-gins each fall. Since the Chase format started in 2004, Johnson has won 18 of the 60 races that

determine the series champion.While others have endured

equipment failure, faltered on pit road, wrecked cars or wilted under pressure, Johnson just seemed to pull away.

“It’s mentally tough on the entire competition to stay as cool as him because we don’t feel like we’re racing with the same stuff,” driver Denny Ham-lin said. “It seems like he always has a leg up in one sense or an-other. You watch in practice on a weekly basis and they run as fast as they have to.

“That’s tough, and I think that takes its toll on other drivers and forces them to make mistakes. I don’t think Jimmie has ever re-ally been in a position where he’s had to give it all he had to win a championship. He just lets things come to him and watches other guys just crumble around him.”

E-J staff photo by Ed Cottingham

Monroe senior center Issac Blakeney (12) scored a game-high 19 points in Wednesday’s win over Cuthbertson, helping the Redhawks improve to 22-1 on the season.

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“We’ve been working on some stuff and we challenged the kids, and we came out and played great.”

Junior forward Michael Cuthbertson scored 11 points to lead the Cavaliers.

Chris Bristow added 10 points for Cuthbertson, while teammate Cody Es-ser chipped in with nine.

Monroe girls rollDequisha McCain led three Monroe

players in double figures to help the Red-hawks to a 60-26 road victory over the

Cavaliers.McCain, a junior guard, scored a game-

high 20 points, while Shakira Jordan and Shanequa Chambers added 10 points apiece for the Redhawks.

Monroe improved to 10-12 overall and 7-8 in the RRC, while Cuthb-ertson dropped to 0-23 overall and 0-15 in the league.

Brogan O’Brien scored eight points to lead the Cavs, who fin-

ish the regular season at North Stanly on Friday.

Monroe takes on archrival Forest Hills at home on Friday starting at 6 p.m.

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004 LegalsSTATE OF

NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF UNIONIN THE GENERAL

COURT OF JUSTICESUPERIOR

COURT DIVISIONFILE # 10E0064

ADMINISTRATOREXECUTOR NOTICE

Having duly qualified be-fore the Honorable J. R. Rowell, Clerk of Superior Court of Union County, as personal representative of the Estate of Grace C. McWhorter, deceased.This is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or be-fore the 7th day of May 2010, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their re-covery. All persons indebt-ed to said estate please make immediate payment.This 2nd day of February, 2010.Executor: Melvin McWhorter5613 S. Rocky River Rd.Monroe, NC 28112Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2010

NORTH CAROLINAUNION COUNTY

IN THE GENERALCOURT OF JUSTICE

SUPERIORCOURT DIVISION

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

PlaintiffVsDonna May Niemyer, et als

DefendantsNotice of Service of

Process By PublicationTO:TAKE NOTICE that at pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief be-ing sought is as follows:A declaration your rights under the will of Ortha De-longe Morrison.YOU ARE REQUIRED to make defense to such pleading not later that the 10th day of March, 2010, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking serv-ice against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.This the 28th day of Janu-ary, 2010, and the 4th and 11th days of February, 2010.Harry B. Crow, Jr.Attorney At LawAttorney for the Estate of Ortha Delonge Morrison 315-B North Main StreetMonroe, NC 28112Telephone Number: (704)283-1175State Bar No: 5128January 28, 2010February 4, 11, 2010



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Plaintiff,vsEFRAIN SILVESTRE CARTUJANO

DefendantNOTICE OF SERVICE OF

PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

TO: EFRAIN SILVESTRE CARTUJANOTAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief be-ing sought is as follows:An absolute divorce and an order which allows the plaintiff to resume the use of Lowery as her surnameYOU ARE REQUIRED to make defense to such pleading not later than the 8th day of March, 2010, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking serv-ice against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.This the 4th, 11th, and 18th days of February, 2010, Harry B. Crow, Jr.Attorney for Plaintiff315-B North Main StreetMonroe, North Carolina 28112Telephone : (704)283-1175State Bar No: 5128February 4, 11, 18, 2010

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 705Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James Hurlburt and wife, Melissa A. Hurl-burt to Philip R. Mahoney, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of June, 2006, and re-corded in Book 4215, Page 0207, in Union County

004 LegalsRegistry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 18, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 744, Cris-mark, Phase 10, Map 3, according to the plat there-of, recorded in Plat Cabinet I, File 661, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina. Together with im-provements located there-on; said property being lo-cated at 2003 Cornflower Lane, Indian Trail, North Carolina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT

004 LegalsA DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 28th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 520.133025February 4, 11, 2010

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF UNIONIN THE GENERAL

COURT OF JUSTICESUPERIOR

COURT DIVISIONNOTICE OF

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


09 SP 1635Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David Wayne Mumpower and Elizabeth Mumpower (PRESENTRECORD OWNER(S): Da-vid Wayne Mumpower and Elizabeth Farr Mumpower) to A. Grant Whitney, Trust-ee(s), dated the 16th day of March, 2004, and re-corded in Book 3386, Page 771, 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, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 25, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 1, contain-ing 1.017 acres, as shown on plat prepared by Carroll L. Rushing and Company, RLS, dated August 7, 1997, and recorded in Plat Cabinet F, File 306, Union County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular de-scription. Together with im-provements located there-on; said property being lo-cated at 1500 Tom Helms Road, Monroe, North Caro-lina.Parcel ID Number: 08129025ATrustee 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.”

004 LegalsNeither 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 4th day of February, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1008763February 11, 18, 2010


09 SP 1215Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Frank J. Gaste-lum and Engracia Gaste-lum (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Frank Gaste-lum) to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of June, 2006, and re-corded in Book 04217, Page 0844, 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, or the cus-tomary location designated

004 Legalsfor foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 25, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Beginning at an iron in the east edge of right-of-way if Green Street, Harold Rush-ing's S.E. corner (382-895); and runs thence with Rush-ing's line N. 16-29 B. 128.85 feet to an iron on Denner H. Laney's line (250-201); thence with La-ney's line and continuing with the Madge Carpenter line (119-512) S. 74-00 E. 72.5 feet to an iron set in Nannie Connell's north-western corner (218-678); thence with Connell's line S. 17-03-05 W. 117.51 feet to the point and place of beginning, according to a survey by Walter L. Gor-don, RLS, dated August 7, 1985. Together with im-provements located there-on; said property being lo-cated at 603 East Green Street, Monroe, 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 4th day of February, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.


004 LegalsSUBSTITUTE 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: 1007739February 11, 18, 2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

09 SP 2172Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Vera Cherney and Nikolay Cherney to David Brown, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of Au-gust, 2006, and recorded in Book 4266, Page 0613, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 25, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 21 Block 28 of The Gardens at Brandon Oaks, Phase 9, Map 1, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet J at File 192, Un-ion County, North Carolina. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 2005 Sipes Place, Indian Trail, North Carolina. Deed Reference:Book 4150 Page 233Trustee 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 4th day of February, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1017479February 11, 18, 2010

004 LegalsNOTICE OF

FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 1860

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Laurie White and Christopher White to Trustee Services of Caroli-na, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of September, 2006, and recorded in Book 04306, Page 0785, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 18, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 11 of Brookhaven, Phase 1 Map 8 as same as shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet I, at File 275 of the Union County Public Registry. Together with im-provements located there-on; said property being lo-cated at 1002 Camrose Crossing Lane, Matthews, North Carolina.Being the identical property as conveyed to Christopher White and spouse Laurie White on 01/05/2006, in Book 4034, Page 146 in the Union County Public Registry. Being a portion of property as conveyed to John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods of the Car-olinas, Inc. recorded on 02/14/2003 in Book 2066 Page 70 in the Union County Public Registry.PIN: 07150341Trustee 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 28th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1005547February 4, 11, 2010

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FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jesse M. Press-ley to Jackie Miller, Trust-ee(s), dated the 21st day of March, 2007, and recorded in Book 4499, Page 0901, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 18, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 29 of North Hills Subdivision, Section II, as shown on that plat re-corded in Plat Book 6 at Page 159, Union County Register of Deeds, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more complete description. To-gether with improvements located thereon; said prop-erty being located at 1405 Northhills Drive, Monroe, North Carolina.Being the identical property as conveyed to Jesse M. Pressley on 5/18/2005, in Book 3781, Page 242 in the Union County Public Registry.Being the identical property conveyed to James E. Hay-wood and wife, Carol F. Haywood on 1/3/1973 in Book 253, Page 544 in the Union County Public Regis-try.PIN: 08162048Trustee 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 28th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1022945

February 4, 11, 2010

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Olga Braverman(PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): New Castle Builders Company, Inc.) to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of De-cember, 2006, and record-ed in Book 4413, Page 410, and Modification in Book 4709, Page 842, and Amended Loan Modifica-tion Agreement recorded in Book 4822, Page 509, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location des-ignated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on Feb-ruary 25, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real es-tate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot Number 235 Providence Downs South, Map 3 as shown on plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet J at File 463 Union County Registry, ref-erence to which plat is hereby made for a more particular metes and bounds description. To-gether with improvements located thereon; said prop-erty being located at 1700 Agile Court, 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 4th day of February, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1008808February 11, 18, 2010

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Mark S. Hughes and Jennifer Hughes to NP Closing Network, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of October, 2006, and recorded in Book 4327, Page 0218, and re-record-ed in Book 4498, Page 0526, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 18, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Lot 79 of PRESTWICK Subdivision, as same is shown on a map entitled "Prestwick Map 1" record-ed in Plat Cabinet J, File 004 and re-recorded in Plat Cabinet J, File 11 in the Of-fice 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 5705 Parkstone Drive, Matthews, 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 28th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 659.134162February 4, 11, 2010

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deeds of Trust made by Rodney Dale Nicholls and Rosa Ame-lia Nicholls to Jackie Mill-er, Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of January, 2007, and recorded in Book 4429, Page 0636, and Deed of Trust dated the 29th day of June, 2006, and recorded in Book 4215, Page 100 and Deed of Trust dated 9th day of December, 2005, and re-corded in Book 4010, Page 060 in Union County Regis-try, North Carolina, default having been made in the payments of the notes thereby secured by the said Deeds of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deeds of Trust by instruments duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the notes evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deeds of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 25, 2010 and will sell to the highest bid-der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 225 of Providence Downs South, Map 1 as shown on plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet I at File 458, Union Co. Registry reference to which is hereby made for a more particular described. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 1928 Smarty Jones Drive, Waxhaw, North Car-olina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the notes secured by the deeds of trust/secur-ity agreements, 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 4th day of February, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 867.137798February 11, 18, 2010

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by John Bennett McCollum and Crystal T. McCollum (PRESENT RE-CORD OWNER(S): John B. McCollum and Crystal T. McCollum) to Judy H. Woody, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of October, 2004, and recorded in Book 3595, Page 226, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on February 18, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 6 of Greenfield Subdivision as shown on plat by Carroll L. Rushing, NCRLS, dated May 10, 1991, and record-ed in Plat Cabinet C, File 784, Union County Regis-try, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Ref-erence is also made to sur-vey by Carroll L. Rushing, NCRLS, dated October 27, 1993. Together with im-provements located there-on; said property being lo-cated at 6904 Greenhaven Lane, Monroe, North Caro-lina.Trustee may, in the Trust-ee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/securi-ty agreement, or both, be-ing foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at or relating to the property be-ing offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold sub-ject to all taxes, special as-sessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rent-al agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.THIS IS A COMMUNICA-TION FROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except as stated below in the in-stance of bankruptcy protection.IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU-TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATION-AL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PER-SONALLY.This 28th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1022583February 4, 11, 2010

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Audrey Hope and husband, Jack Hope (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Audrey M. Hope and Jack Hope) to Trustee Services of Caroli-na, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of August, 2005, and recorded in Book 3897, Page 275, 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, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 18, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 138 of SHANNAMARA, Phase 1, Section 4, Village of Wick-low as the same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet E, File No. 92 in the Union County Public Registry. Together with im-provements located there-on; said property being lo-cated at 4836 Shannamara Drive, Matthews, North Carolina.Parcel ID Number: 07-054-639Trustee 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 28th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1021462February 4, 11, 2010


IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE

OF THE DEED OF TRUSTEXECUTED BY

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004 LegalsTIMOTHY L. COLSTON and ALVENA CURTIS,

Recorded in Book 1481, Page 195, Union County Registry


SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 09 SP 2048


DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED:The Deed of Trust being foreclosed is that Deed of Trust executed by Timothy L. Colston and Alvena Cur-tis to Denny Green, Trust-ee, dated December 19, 2000 and recorded in Book 1481, Page 195 in the Un-ion County Registry of North Carolina. RECORD OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY: The record owners of the subject real property as re-flected on the records of the Union County Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to the posting of this Notice are Timothy L. Colston and Alvena Curtis. DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF SALE: The sale will be held on February 17, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the door of the Union County Court-house, Monroe, North Car-olina. PROPERTY TO BE SOLD:The following real property to be sold "sight unseen" is located in Union County, North Carolina: BEGINNING at an iron stake, Eloise Rushings’s corner in E. B. Traywick’s line and runs thence along Traywick’s line N. 8-05W. 208.6 feet to an iron stake, a new corner in said line; thence two new lines as follows: 1st. N. 84-10 E. 208.6 feet to an iron stake; 2nd. S. 8-05 E. 208.6 feet to an iron stake, a corner of Eloise Rushing’s lot; thence along a line of said lot, S. 84-10 W. 208.6 feet to the point of beginning and containing 1.0 acres, more or less, and being a portion of a tract of land conveyed to T. Brice Griffin by Kemp Lotharp by deed dated December 29, 1952 and recorded in Deed Book #110 on Page 322 in the Union County Registry. Included is a 1999 Clayton manufactured home bear-ing serial no. HHC012200NCAB. TERMS OF SALE:Pursuant to the provisions of N.C.G.S. §45-21.10(b) and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee or Clerk of Superior Court im-mediately upon the conclu-sion of the sale a cash de-posit to be determined by the greater of 5% of the bid or $750.00. Unless the Substitute Trustee agrees otherwise, the successful bidder will be required to tender the "full purchase price" so bid in cash or cer-tified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a Deed to the property or at-tempts to tender such Deed, and should the suc-cessful bidder fail to pay the full amount, then the successful bidder shall re-main liable as provided for in N.C.G.S. §45-21.30. By submitting your bid, you agree that the "full pur-chase price" shall be de-fined as the amount of bid plus the Trustee's commis-sion as defined in the sub-ject Deed of Trust plus the costs of the action, unless the Trustee agrees other-wise. For example, if the amount of bid is $20,000.00 and the trust-ee's commission is defined in the subject Deed of Trust as 5% of the gross proceeds of the sale, then the "full purchase price" shall equal $21,000.00 plus the costs of the action. Atender of Deed shall be de-fined as a letter from the Trustee to the successful bidder offering to record the Deed upon receipt of full purchase price as de-scribed herein and listed in said letter. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason such as a bankruptcy filing, the sole remedy of the suc-cessful bidder is the return of the deposit. As to any manufactured home, the following shall apply: Any not considered real proper-ty is being foreclosed pur-suant to N.C.G.S. §25-9-604, if necessary; there is no warranty that any is ac-tually located on the sub-ject tract; and there is no warranty given by the Sub-stitute Trustee as to wheth-er said home is real proper-ty or personal property. The sale will be made sub-ject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, assessments, re-strictions and easements of record, if any. ADDITIONAL NOTICE: Take notice that an order for possession of the prop-erty may be issued pur-suant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the proper-ty is sold. Take further no-tice that any person who occupies the property pur-suant to a rental agree-ment entered into or re-newed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiv-ing the notice of sale, ter-minate the rental agree-ment upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is li-able for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. This the 17th day of De-cember, 2009. Jay B. Green Attorney for Deidre D. DeFlorentis, Substitute Trustee 908 E. Edenton Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: 919-829-0797February 4, 11, 2010

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Matthew John Millenaar and Wife, Sha-na Blackwood Millenaarto Trustee Services of Car-olina, LLC, Trustee(s), dat-ed the 10th day of January, 2008, and recorded in Book 4783, Page 390, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the pay-ment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location des-ignated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on Feb-ruary 18, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real es-tate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 41 of COUNTRY WOODS II, PHASE II, as same is shown on map thereof re-corded in Plat Cabinet E at File 55 in the Union County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property be-ing located at 220 Locust Court, Indian Trail, North Carolina.Parcel ID Number: 07-036-051Trustee 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 28th day of January, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1020427February 4, 11, 2010


09 SP 2194Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robert A. Burns and wife, Lauren Burns to Burke & Associates, Trust-

004 Legalsee(s), dated the 31st day of August, 2006, and record-ed in Book 4290, Page 0054, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 25, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 359, Bon-terra, Phase One, Map 8 as shown on plat duly re-corded in Plat Cabinet I, File 730, Union County Registry reference to which is hereby made for a more particular metes and bounds description. To-gether with improvements located thereon; said prop-erty being located at 2009 Trigger Drive, Indian Trail, North Carolina.Parcel #: 07-021-371Trustee 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 4th day of February, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1022978February 11, 18, 2010


10 SP 03Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Elle Norahae Mi-chaels and Chris Mi-chaels to Jeffery L. Tuttle, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of June, 2001, and re-corded in Book 1593, Page 341, 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

004 Legalsundersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 25, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING ALL of Lot 38 of SHANNAMARA Subdivi-sion (Phase II), Section I, Village of Kilkenny, as shown on plat duly record-ed in Plat Cabinet E, at File Number 483, Union County Register of Deeds, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description. To-gether with improvements located thereon; said prop-erty being located at 2333 Caernarfon Lane, Matthew, 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 4th day of February, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1020393February 11, 18, 2010


10 SP 18Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Richard Dion La-ney and Tesha Hendrix Laney (PRESENT RE-CORD OWNER(S): Ri-chard Laney and Tesha La-ney) to Judy H. Woody, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of June, 2004, and re-corded in Book 3492, Page 368, 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

004 Legalsrecorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said in-debtedness having direct-ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Ju-dicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 25, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEGINNING at a point that is South 0 degrees 20 mi-nutes 00 seconds East 552.89 feet from the cen-terline of S. R. 2125 and goes thence North 74 de-grees 32 seconds 44 mi-nutes East 361.42 feet (passing a new rebar in said line at 15.57 feet from the beginning point) to a new rebar; thence South 15 degrees 27 minutes 16 seconds East 292.00 feet to an iron; thence South 77 degrees 39 minutes 48 seconds West 416.16 feet to an iron ; thence North 11 degrees 02 seconds West 13.70 feet to an iron; thence North 10 degrees 29 minutes West 48.22 feet; thence North 6 de-grees 26 minutes West 48.22 feet; thence North 2 degrees 21 minutes 48 seconds West 48.22 feet; thence North 0 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds West 117.11 feet to the POINTAND PLACE OF BEGIN-NING, and containing 2.54 acres, more or less, ac-cording to a survey by James M. Dennis, R.L.S. dated February 3, 1995, to which survey reference is hereby made for a more accurate description. To-gether with improvements located thereon; said prop-erty being located at 1908 Jack Davis Road, Monroe, North Carolina.TOGETHER WITH an easement for ingress and egress measured perpen-dicularly 50 feet West of the following lines;BEGINNING at the south-westernmost corner of Lot herein and goes thence along and with the line as follows; Thence North 11 degrees 02 seconds West 13.70 feet; thence North 10 degrees 29 minutes West 48.22 feet; thence North 6 degrees 26 minutes West 48.22 feet; thence North 2 degrees 21 minutes 48 seconds West 48.22 feet; thence North 0 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds West 117.11 feet; thence along and with the Southernwes-ternmost boundary of the 3.40 acre tract to the cen-terline of S. R. 2125.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

004 Legalsin 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 4th day of February, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1021238February 11, 18, 2010


10 SP 20Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Leslie Maestre and Ana B. Romero to An-drew Valentine, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of No-vember, 2006, and record-ed in Book 4393, Page 619, 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, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on February 25, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situat-ed in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 208 of WESLEY CHAPEL, MAP5, as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet I, File No. 700, in the Union County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property be-ing located at 3702 Herki-mer 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-

004 Legalsing 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 4th day of February, 2010.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEAttorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311http://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1021433February 11, 18, 2010

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF UNIONIN THE GENERAL

COURT OF JUSTICEBEFORE THE CLERK

2009-SP-1712IN RE: Foreclosure of Deed of Trust from Ster-ling Quality Homes, Inc.,Grantor, to Harry C. Parli-er, Trustee, recorded in Book 4729, Page 590 in the Union County, North Carolina Public Registry by David T. Simpson, Jr. Sub-stitute Trustee, as recorded in Book 5222, Page 105 of the Union County Pubic Registry.

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

Under and by virtue of the power and authority con-tained in a certain Deed of Trust executed by Sterling Quality Homes, Inc. dated as of November 1, 2007 and recorded on November 2, 2007 in Book 4729 at Page 590 of the Union County Pubic Registry (the “Deed of Trust”) and be-cause of default in the pay-ment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out or perform the stipulations and agree-ments therein contained and pursuant to the de-mand of the owner and

004 Legalsholder of indebtedness se-cured by said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Supe-rior Court for Union Coun-ty, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceed-ing, the undersigned, David T. Simpson, Jr. Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on February 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the appropri-ate place for foreclosure sales at the Union County Courthouse, Monroe, North Carolina, the real property (including any improve-ments thereon) which is more particularly described on Exhibit A attached here-to and incorporated here-in. This sale shall not in-clude any portion of the re-al property that has been released by recorded re-leases.

Exhibit “A”BEING all of Lot 33 Bickett Ridge, Phase II, as shown on plat duly recorded in Plat Cabinet I, File 721, Union County Registry, ref-erence to which is hereby made for a more particular metes and bounds descrip-tion.The sale will be subject to any and all superior mort-gages, deeds of trust and liens, including without limi-tation, the lien of unpaid taxes and assessments, easements, conditions, re-strictions and matters of re-cord. This sale will be fur-ther subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days fol-lowing confirmation of the sale.The above-described real property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the note se-cured by the Deed of Trust being foreclosed nor the of-ficers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or au-thorized representatives of either the Substitute Trust-ee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environ-mental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the real property being sold, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed.An Order for Possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor or the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold.Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon ten (10) days written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termi-nation of a rental agree-ment, the tenants are liable for rent due under the rent-al agreement prorated to the effective date of the ter-mination.The record owner of the above-described real prop-erty as reflected on the re-cords of the Union County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this notice is Sterling Quality Homes, Inc.Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute Section 45-21.10(b), any success-ful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substi-tute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of the great-er of five percent (5%) of the last bid or $750.00. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Sub-stitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said suc-cessful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes § 45-21.30(d) and (e). The owner and holder of the in-debtedness secured by the Deed of Trust may make a credit bid.This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.THIS the 14th day of Janu-ary, 2010.David T. Simpson, Jr.Substitute TrusteeGerdes, Mason

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Free kittens. born on Christ-mas day & are now ready for a good home. 704-238-0222

MERCHANDISE

069 AppliancesRefrigerator & Stoves

$99.99 Washers & Dryers $99.99

704-649-3821

071 FurnitureOak Sleigh crib w/chang-

ing table & 2 chest of drawers $250 Must sell (704)400-2139

078 Feed/Seed/PlantsAlfalfa hay for sale horse

quality square bale $8 at barn wheat straw $3 a bale all 09 crop. D-910-572-6966 N-(910)439-5182

082 Yard/Garage SalesInside Attic & Bake Sale

Sat. 2/13, 2340 Concord Hwy. behind Rental De-pot Union Grove PBC hshd, jewl, clothing, etc

083 Lawn & GardenEarly 60’s Ford Dexta Die-

sel tractor GC bush hog included $4200(704)821-9770

090 Miscellaneous

Metal Roofing 3ft wide $1.40 LF 1-803-789-5500

FINANCIAL

104 Bus. Opportunities

INVESTIGATEBEFORE

YOU INVEST!Always a good policy, es-pecially for business op-portunities and franchis-es. Call NC Attorney Gen-eral at (919)-716-6000 or the Federal Trade Com-mission at (877)-FTC-

104 Bus. OpportunitiesHELP for free information; or visit our Web site at www.ftc.gov/bizop.N.C. law requires sellers of certain business oppor-tunities to register with NC Attorney General be-fore selling. Call to verify lawful registration before you buy.

108 Money To LoanAdvance Fee Loans or Credit OffersCompanies that do business by phone can’t ask you to pay for credit before you get it.For more information, call toll-free 1-877-FTC-HELP.A public service message from The Enquirer-Journal and The Federal Trade Commission.

109 REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE - RENT

111 Commercial - RentWarehouse 2500sf with

dock door, $1000mo. 1630-C Concord Ave.

call (704)283-4697

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

112 Apartments$550mo incls: 1 mo rent &

sec. 1br Apt Cotton St. Monroe Unionville Real-ty 704-753-1000

Newly RemodeledTownhouse 2bd/1.5 ba

$600mo.704-283-3097

112 Apartments

� Monroe Apt. �Call for free rent spe-cial! Beautiful, quiet w/pool & paid water

Studio $410, 1br $475 2br $560-$590

3br $690 704-289-5949

��1/2 off 1st mo. rent !!

Ask about other specialsCompletely Remodeled 2br, 1.5ba Townhouse

Small pets allowed Shown by appt only

704-283-1912 ��

113 Duplexes1br 1ba duplex spacious,

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

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

Wingate cul de sac dep & ref’s req’d (704)283-6490

114 Houses For Rent5804 Hillcrest Circle Ind Trl

3br 1ba LR,DR,kit & laun-dry room, move in ready $745mo 704-575-7436

Piedmont Sch 3br 2ba brick screen porch 3car detachable gar, 4ac w/pasture, appliance & yd maintenance incl. no pets $900mo +dep (704)221-7419

REAL ESTATE - SALE

126 Houses For SaleAbandoned REPO!! Large

3bd 2ba w/spacious yard Never paid for $800 Down

Amerihouse (803)548-2000

New Homes $99,900 You may qualify $8,000 refund $0 down payment pro-grams call 704-607-2602

MOBILE HOMES

138 Mobile Homes - RentLate model mobile home 3br

1ba $490mo $400dep no pets near Monroe Mall (704)283-6414

Neat clean 3br 2ba MHUnionville/Piedmont dist $600mo. 704-289-1460

Wingate: 2mo. rent free 2BR 2BA $525; 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

New 14 x 66 selling at cost

1-800-777-8652

140 Mobile Homes - Sale

First Time Home Buyers$8000 Tax Credit

$500 down (704)225-8850

TRANSPORTATION

148 Autos For Sale

Auto Credit Hotline!! New & Preowned great pri-

ces, rates, warranty, serv-ice challenged credit OK! Trades welcomed call Donnie @ 803-230-2869 Monroe

158 Trucks For Sale

01 Ford F 250 diesel work truck, 141K mls air cruise tilt, VGC fuel tank & tool box, heavy bed frame w/ window protector $10,500 nego (704)821-9770

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2224 heated sq. ft. Built in 2004. Like new inside and out 3-4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, stone

and vinyl exterior, new appliances.

2322 Lexington Ave. (Near New Walter Bickett Elem.)

$169,900 to buy or lease to purchase. Call 704-488-7722

LEASE TO OWN!!

Michael Calabrese 704-231-7750

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

$169,000

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

704-621-7799

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3BR 2B home on 1.23 acres Pageland SC. home has sheetrock walls, new laminate floors, berber carpet, front

and rear decks, septic tank, Pela storm doors, counter tops, whirlpool tub with jets. heat pump is 2 yrs old.

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

Call 704-488-5869 Terri Purser Re/Max Steeplechase Monroe

Attention Golfers FOR SALE BY OWNER 2731 Rolling Hills Drive

704-283-6519 or 704-242-1303 Brick home w/approx. 3200 sq. ft. w/4 large BDs, 3 Full BAs, 2 half BAs, GR room w/rock fireplace w/gas logs. Formal dining room, Bkfst room & kitchen w/pantry. Rear deck overlooking large yard w/garden spot. Oversized garage. Porter Ridge School District.

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

Club House. $189,000. MLS#850338.

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Call Remax Executive: 704.602.8295, Lara Taylor

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

Jeff Hall - Realtor/Broker 980-722-6702-cell [email protected]

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

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

Kitchen has new installed oven. Jeff Hall - Realtor/Broker

980-722-6702-cell [email protected]

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

hardwoods and ceramic tile/jacuzzi jet master bath.

Jeff Hall - Realtor/Broker 980-722-6702-cell [email protected]

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

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

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

For Sale by Owner, 50 acres Piedmont schools, well installed perk permitted.

Mostly wooded, some grass.

Call day 704-291-1061 or night 704-289-1734

$500,000

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