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Sunday RECORD YOUR GUIDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS IN CALHOUN COUNTY deaths
BANKRUPTCIES
Anne Marie Alberts, Oxford Nathaniel Lee “Fish Man” Alexander, Piedmont Marcus E. Angle Sr., Anniston John L. Baker, Heflin Hazel Marie Jones Barnett, Hueytown Linda S. Baswell, Spring Garden Mary Elizabeth Borders, Centre Richard A. Bussey, Anniston Leeanne A. Clark, Oxford Harold Coffey, Centre Grace R. Davis, Heflin Flora Ellen Downey, Piedmont James A. “Pappy” Dunn, Anniston John “Popeye” Farrar, Gaylesville Percy M. Franklin, Munford Patrick Leo George Sr., Roanoke Gary Alan Hall, Panama City, Fla. Brooksie N. Gosdin Harrington, Woodland Carrie Estelle Hart, Oxford Bessie Poland Haynes, Jacksonville Doris ‘Dot’ Gray Hodges, Anniston Ricky “Heath” Jennings, Ohatchee Sarah Willene Jones, Yellow Creek Clara Reece Jordan, Fort Payne Doris W. Latham, Homewood Therese G. Livingston, Cedar Bluff Juanita D. Mallett, Jacksonville Lt. Col. (Ret.) Marion Miller Monk, Jacksonville Nessie Ree Morgan, Anniston Naomi Morris, Anniston Warren Harding Mynhier, Anniston William Herman Newsome, Oxford Lou Holt Painter, Newell Bettyjo Greene Parker, Temple, Ga. Lawson Earl Rollins, Woodland Deward Arnold Skinner, Oxford Evelyn C. Smith, Anniston Jesse Suttle Jr., Talladega Kathleen Terry, Piedmont Billy Gerald Thrasher, Jacksonville Donald W. Tillison, Jacksonville Jimmy Todd, Hobson City William “Billy” Toney, Newell Charles Ware, Anniston Della Webb, Anniston Eva Webb, Piedmont Richard L. Weber, Wellington Maudine Welch, Lineville Willie Whatley, Saks Lelia Whitson, Munford Mary Williamson, Ashland Anna Lynn Yarbrough, Lincoln Ethel Blanche Yarbrough, Roanoke
CATTLE SALE
MARRIAGE LICENSES
A Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows the debtor to retain certain exempt property, but the debtor’s remaining property is gathered and sold by a trustee from which creditors will receive payment. It may also be used by businesses which wish to terminate their business. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy enables debtors, through court supervision and protection, to propose and carry out a repayment plan under which creditors are paid, in full or in part, in installments over a three-year period. During that time, debtors are prohibited from starting or continuing collection efforts. The following bankruptcies declared by Calhoun County residents were recorded by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Alabama last week:
Chapter 7
• Willie E. Ivey, Spring Valley Road, Anniston • Robert C. Eaton and Lynn M. Eaton, Edgewood Drive, Anniston •MatthewKennethLamberth,GilbertsFerry Road, Ohatchee • Sumuthra McGrue Bowers, Billy Circle, Alexandria • Tawanda White, E. 15th Street, Anniston • Terry Wayne Steed, Roy Webb Cutoff, Piedmont
Chapter 13
• Kristopher D. Harris, E. Glade Road, Anniston • Latoya Johnson, Corbin Street, Oxford • Tresa Ann Schultz, Green Lane, Eastaboga • Maria A. Sims, Cane Creek Drive, Anniston • Elaine Streeter, U.S. Highway 431 N., Anniston • Brenda Faye Crook, Holly Trace Road, Anniston • Tiffany Nelson, Bynum Cutoff Road, Eastaboga
• Ricardo Edward Carrizales of Jacksonville to Melisia Brown Hollingsworth of Jacksonville • Rodney Jones of Oxford toTheresa Faye Fletcher of Oxford • Christian John McFadden of Weaver to Deanna Emily Gerowski of Weaver • Christopher Lee Boozer of Oxford to Tiffany Nicole Terry of Oxford • Charles Michael Whitman Jr. of Moody to Jennifer Lynn Vincent of Moody • Matthew David Savage of Jacksonville to Anthea Caroline Alyse Wellesley of Jackosnville • Steven Eric Carter of Ohatchee to Monica Fells Jenkins of Altoona • Tommy Glenn Brock of Anniston to Cassandra Swinford McCord of Oxford • Patrick Barrett Maxwell of Allentown, Pa., Stacy Maire Luke of Allentown, Pa. • Rigoberto CarvajalGarrido of Anniston to Karina Reyes-Malaga
of Anniston • Guffie Swink III of Anniston to Jacqulyn Denise Swink of Anniston • Daniel Conner Flynn Jr. of Anniston to Stacey Ayers Terrell of Anniston • Brian Allen Howell of Jacksonville to Tonya Latrice Johnson of Jacksonville • Antonio Cimbric Riggins of Anniston to Brigette Ivana Newby of Calumet City, Ill. • Nathan Trey Jeffers of Ohatchee to Ashley Nicole Steward of Ohatchee • Joseph David Hartley of Alexandria to Whitney Nicole Jones of Alexandria • Julian Bonifacio Carranza of Waco, Texas, to Rachael Lea Dorsey of Jacksonville • Walter Charles Armstrong Jr. of Heflin to Sasha Lasha Woods of Heflin • Jeremy Ellis Farr of AnnistontoCaseyJean Smith of Anniston • Coty Manalita Spivey of Piedmont to Tiffany Nicole Keener of Piemont
Here is the livestock market report for the Tuesday sale. Receipts for this week640comparedto835 last week. Receipts a year ago 1072.
FEEDER CLASSES:
Bulls and steers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300lbs.160.00-235.00; 300-400 lbs. 150.00 to 214.00;400-500lbs.127.00 to 177.50; 500-600 lbs. 120.00 to 150.00; 600-700 lbs. 103.00 to 126.00. Heifers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200300 lbs. 150.00 to 210.00; 300-400 lbs. 135.00 to 190.00;400-500lbs.127.00 to 145.00; 500-600 lbs. 115.00 to 149.00; 600-700 lbs. 104.00 to 126.00.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES:
Cows: Breakers 80.00 to 83.50; Boners 84.00 to 88.00; Lean 72.00 to 78.00. Bulls: Normal Dressing 5458%102.00;HighDressing >58% 105.00; Low Dressing
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BLOTTER Crimes are listed by location. Anonymous tips may be called in toCrimeStoppersat256-238-1414. A reward of up to $1,000 may be given.
Anniston
Thefollowingpropertycrimeswere reported to the Anniston Police Departmentduringtheseven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.
Burglaries • Residence, 1700 block of Marguerite Avenue: game console, computer. • Residence, 1900 block of Dooley Avenue: firearms. • Residence, 1500 block of Cooper Avenue: firearm, television. • Residence, 400 block of Gate 3 Road: jewelry. • Residence, 100 block of Cave
Road: firearm, air conditioner, air guns, sword. • Residence, 1900 block of Dellwood Avenue: stove, refrigerator, air conditioner. • Residence, 0 block of West 34th Street: computer. • Residence, 300 block of Elm Street: air conditioner, television. • Residence, 4000 block of Jones Circle: knife, cash, Bluetooth head set. • Residence, 3900 block of North Cross Street: televisions, tools, fireplace.
Robberies • Department store, 5500 block of McClellan Boulevard: clothing, surveillance system, camera, door knob/deadbolt,batteries/battery charger. (Recovered 08-10-2012)
Thefts
• Restaurant, 1500 block of Quintard Avenue: cash. • Church, 1600 block of Golden Springs Road: laptop computer. • Residence, 1400 block of East 11th Street: jewelry, coins, motorcycle title. • Residence, 1300 block of Greenbrier Dear Road: hearing aid. • Public building, 3400 block of McClellan Boulevard: night vision goggles. • Department store, 5500 block of McClellan Boulevard: merchandise. (Recovered 08-11-2012) • Drug store, 400 block of East 10th Street: cash. • Residence, 300 block of Elm Street: clothing. • Residence, 2700 block of Walnut Avenue: cash. • Residence, 800 block of Blueridge Drive: iron table and chairs.
• Residence, 700 block of East 6th Street: outdoor furniture. • Residence, 2300 block of Moore Avenue: tire and rim. (Recovered 08-14-2012)
were reported to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.
Auto-related thefts
• Public building, Martin Luther KingDrive,HobsonCity:computer monitor. • Residence, Jackson Trace Road, Ohatchee: television, firearm. • Residence, Brutonville Road, Jacksonville: game console. • Department store, Mudd Street, Lincoln: knives, games, swords, machete. • Church, Martin Luther King Drive, Hobson City: air conditioning unit.
• Residence, 3300 block of Coleman Road: debit card, personal I.D., computer, keyboard, mouse, 2002 Nissan Quest. • Residence, 1400 block of Christine Avenue: cash, firearm. •Parkinglot,1500blockofQuintard Avenue: cash, cell phones. • Residence, 1700 block of Moore Avenue: 1995 Isuzu Trooper. • Department store, 3200 block of McClellan Boulevard: personal Thefts I.D., wallet, 200 Pontiac Sunfire. • Residence, Choccolocco Road, Anniston: cash. Calhoun County • Residence, School Cutoff Road, The following property crimes Jacksonville: tool box, tools.
ARRESTS The people listed in this arrest report, whose names and charges are obtained from public records, are presumedinnocentunlessproven guilty in a court of law.
Anniston
The following felony arrests were reported by the Anniston Police Department (addresses not provided) during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Quentin Shuron Joshua, 26:
two counts of third-degree burglary. • John E. Bragg II, 35: two counts of first-degree theft, second-degree theft. • Bradley Paul Simmons, 40: two counts first-degree theft. • Jason Scott Wright, 27: person forbidden to possess pistol. • Danie Demarise Carlock, 28: first-degree theft. • Jeffrey Mark Offord, 37: obstructing justice by using
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS false I.D. • Robert Ollie Bridges, 41: I.D. theft. • Willie George Mack IV, 26: obstructing justice by using false I.D. • Jerry Wayde Davis, 22: second-degree robbery. • Billie Dean Thomas Morris, 23: second-degree robbery. • Yulis Ray Adkins, 65: violationoftheCommunityNotification Act. • Kerodjae Qyfon Loveberry, 18: second-degree theft.
FORECLOSURES • Jeremy Pressley and Dena L. Pressley, Pine Hill Country Club, lot 3. • Timothy H. Brewster and Donna R. Brewster, Winter Park subdivision, 1st addition, block A, lot 10. • Joel R. Bence and Donna T. Bence, a parcel of land in section 5, township 15, range 8. • Gary W. Sims and Vernessa S. Sims, a parcel of land in section 18, township 15, range 8. • Brian Smith and Kelly W. Smith, a parcel of land in section 10, township 13, range 10. • Heather P. Champion and Mark A. Cham-
pion, a parcel of land in section 30, township 16, range 8. • Jimmy Williamson, Miller Estate, 3rd addition, lot 19. • Dennis Burns and Lisa M. Burns, Boozer Land & Development Co.’s re-subdivision of Cheaha Acres, block 4, lot 15. • Iris G. Wood and Tekeila Wood, Greenbrier subdivision, block D, lot 9. • Christin L. Jarvis and Shawn A. Jarvis, Brown Acres, lot 37.
INCORPORATIONS Dissolved • Piedmont Elementary Parent Teacher Organization Inc. • Yellow Moon Cheese Co., LLC
Burglaries
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Here are food service establishments recently inspected by the Calhoun County Health Department, along with scores. A score of 100 indicates the inspector found no deficiencies. Potentially hazardous deficiencies (four- or five-point demerit items) are noted. These must be corrected immediately and inspectors say they are often corrected while the inspection is underway. Restaurants earning below 70 must raise their scores within seven days or face closure.
4-OR 5-POINT DEMERITS • Marco’s Pizza, 2485 U.S. 431, N., Anniston — 93, potentially hazardous food did not meet temperature requirements during cold holding. •MexicoLindo,550OxfordExchangeBlvd., Oxford — 94, potentially hazardous food did not meet temperature requirements during cold holding. • Texaco 195, 2030 U.S. 78, E., Oxford — 87, potentially hazardous food did not meet temperaturerequirementsduringhotholding.
NO MAJOR DEMERITS • Anniston Fellowship House — 99. • Chick-fil-A, 700 Quintard Drive, Oxford — 97. • Discount Food Mart, 8689 Alabama 202, Anniston — 96. • Discount Food Mart, 706 Pelham Road, S., Jacksonville — 97. • Firehouse Subs, 522 Oxford Exchange Blvd., Oxford — 99.
• Huddle House, 1015 Pelham Road, Jacksonville — 98. • Jacksonville Health & Rehabilitation — 97. • Kangaroo Express (Pantry), 1050 Pelham Road, Jacksonville — 99. • La Cabana Mexican Cuisine, 622 U.S. 278, Piedmont — 94. •MarriottCourtyard(Kitchen),289Colonial Drive, Oxford — 97. • McAlister’s Deli, 815 Hamric Drive, E., Oxford — 97. • McDonald’s, 5560 McClellan Blvd., Anniston — 99. •McDonald’s,The 1901Anniston QuintardAve., Anniston Star — 98. • Papa John’s Pizza, 1225 Snow St., Oxford — 98. • Popeye’s Fried Chicken, 1925 Quintard Ave., Anniston — 99. • Quizno’s Subs, 1783 Hamric Drive, E., Oxford — 96. • Sbarro, 700 Quintard Drive, Oxford — 98. • Taco Bell, 2130 Quintard Ave., Anniston — 98. •Wendy’s, 150 Leon Smith Parkway, Oxford — 99. • Westwood Wee Care Center, Alexandria — 100. • Winn-Dixie (Bakery), 815 S. Pelham Road, Jacksonville — 99. • Winn-Dixie (Produce), 815 S. Pelham Road, Jacksonville — 96. • Zaxby’s, 3234 McClellan Blvd., Anniston — 99. • Zaxby’s, 91 Colonial Drive, Oxford — 97.
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CALENDAR
Today Support Groups:
Group,5:30p.m.,TylerCenter,firstfloorclass Building, across from ER, fourth floor, lunch room,securityguardonduty,256-236-7233 provided, call Charlotte Ayres at 256-235or 256-236-7381. 5084. • True Transformation, a Christ-centered Miscellaneous: recovery program for women only, noon, • Senior water aerobics class, 7:30-8:30 1211 Noble St. a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete • National Association for Retired and Mathews Coliseum, call Aubrey Crossen at Active Federal Employees, Volunteer Ser256-689-2580 for more information. vice Center, 9 a.m.-noon, Anniston Army • Senior floor fitness class, 8:15-9:15 a.m., Depot, Building 220, (outside main gate), JacksonvilleStateUniversity,PeteMathews to assist retired federal employees. Call Coliseum, dance studio, call Aubrey Cros- 256-235-4631tomakeanappointmentorfor sen at 256-689-2580 for more information. more information.
• AA “First-Things-First”, 5 p.m., United Methodist Faith Community, 7777 U.S. 431, Alexandria, 256-403-5397. • AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411 Gurnee Ave., enter through rear of building, 256237-6196. • Courage to Change Group of Narcotics Anonymous,sponsorshipbookstudy,open, non-smoking, 3 p.m.; discussion, open, smoking, 7 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Tuesday Street between 10th and 11th streets. • Alcoholics Anonymous Piedmont group, Support Groups: 2:30 p.m., 801 Hughes St., Piedmont. • Help in Progress Narcotics Anonymous, 7- • Parent(s) who have lost an adult child, 6:30 8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from Fred’s). p.m., Physician’s Office Building, room 406, 256-235-5146. Monday • AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411 Gurnee Ave., enter through rear of building, 256Meetings: 237-6196. • RMC board, 5 p.m., Physician’s Center, • Bariatric Support Group, 6-8 p.m., RMC Bariatrics Office, Physicians Office BuildSuite 403, board room. • Calhoun County Volunteer HAZMAT, 6:30- ing, Suite 102, 901 Leighton Ave., led by 9:30p.m.,JacksonvilleEMA,emailhazmed@ Louise Aldridge, call 256-236-1300 for more information. cableone.net for more information. • Hartwell Masonic Lodge No. 101 F & A.M. • Courage to Change Group of Narcotics of Alabama, 7 p.m., 600 Main St., Oxford, Anonymous, discussion, open, smoking, noon;women’smeeting,candlelight,smok256-282-2035. Civitan Club, noon, Classic on Noble, 256- ing, 7 p.m.; 11th Step Meditation meeting, closed, non-smoking, 8:30 p.m., Atlanta 236-9874. • American Legion unit 155 Auxiliary, 7 p.m., Avenue, off Noble Street between 10th and 1780 Beck Road, behind the Bynum post 11th streets. •ProstateSupportGroup,formenwithprosoffice, 256-237-5068. • Oxford Rotary Club, noon-1 p.m., Western tate concerns, including prostate cancer, diagnosis and treatment, 5:30 p.m., Cancer Sizzlin’, Oxford. Resource Center, Physicians Office BuildSupport Group: ing, fourth floor, suite 406. •Freefamilysupportmeeting,5-6p.m.,Brad- • Mental Illness Support Group, for patients ford Health Services, 1701 B South Pelham with bi-polar, depression, and other disRoad, Suite D, Jacksonville, Brookstone orders and those interested in providing building next to Jacksonville Medical Cen- support,1:30p.m.,TylerCenter,731Leighton ter, meeting is for any person who is expe- Ave., in the galley. riencing behavioral problems with a loved • ALS Group no longer meeting, 256-235one; has a family member of any age with 5146 if assistance is needed. drugoralcoholproblem;needshelpcoping • New Perspectives, a narcotics anonymous with loved one’s drug or alcohol problem; group,6:30-7:30p.m.,FirstUnitedMethodist needshelpmakingdecisionsonhowtohelp Church, 109 Gayle St., behind McDonald’s, a family member of any age, a counselor will Jacksonville, 256-435-4881. facilitatethismeeting,call256-237-4209for • Free parenting classes to residents of Calmore information. houn County, sponsored by Family Services • AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411 Gurnee Center of Calhoun County, 13 E. 11th St., call Ave., enter through rear of building, 256- 256-231-2240, ext. 120, to sign up. 237-6196. • One day at a time Al-Anon group, noon• Courage to Change Group of Narcotics 1 p.m., (new location), Physician’s Office Anonymous, basic text study, open, non- Building, Suite 406, call Ann Garner at 256smoking, 7 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble 237-3464fordirectionsormoreinformation. Street between 10th and 11th streets. • Alcoholics Anonymous closed meeting, • Alcoholics Anonymous Piedmont group, noon, Tyler Center, in the Galley. 7:30 p.m., 801 Hughes St., Piedmont. • Help in Progress Narcotics Anonymous, 7• Help in Progress Narcotics Anonymous, 7- 8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from Fred’s). 8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from Fred’s). • TOUCH Cancer support group, noon, The • Domestic Violence Survivors Support Cancer Resource Center, Physicians Office
Meetings: • Jacksonville Aspiring Writers Group, 4:30 p.m., Jacksonville Public Library, anyone interested in the creative writing process is welcome. Bring samples of your original writing to share. The group offers support, critique and information about writing and possible publishing venues. Call 256-7822881 for more information. • Altrusa International, Inc., noon, Classic on Noble. • Eastaboga Masonic Lodge No. 155, 7 p.m., LodgebuildinginEastaboga,256-835-7576. • East Alabama Credit Association, 8 a.m. breakfast, Shoney’s in Oxford, 256-4634377. • Anniston Runners Club, 5:30 p.m., at Anniston YMCA, W. 14th Street. Call 256-3100830, e-mail ddunn@annistonstar.com or visit www.annistonrunners.com. • The Anniston Rotary Club, noon, Anniston Country Club, Highland Avenue. • North East Alabama Table Tennis Club, 5-9p.m.,AnnistonArmyDepotGym,Bynum, 256-689-8603. • Bridge Club, 9 a.m., Lenlock Center No. 5, 5818 McClellan Blvd., 256-225-0003.
Miscellaneous: • Free, confidential counseling for prospective and existing small business owners, provided by the Service Corps of • Retired Executives(SCORE),byappointment,NortheastAlabamaEntrepreneurialSystem,1400 Commerce Blvd., just off Greenbrier Road, call 256-831-5215 to make an appointment or for more information. • Anniston First United Methodist Church men’sprayerbreakfast,6:30a.m.,TheBridge, 1400 Noble St., at rear of church, all men are invited to attend, call 256-236-5605. • Senior water aerobics class, 7:30-8:30 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Coliseum, call Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 for more information. • Senior therapeutic yoga class, 8-9 a.m., JacksonvilleStateUniversity,PeteMathews Coliseum, dance studio, call Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 for more information.
Wednesday Support Group:
• AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411 Gurnee Ave., enter through rear of building, 256237-6196. • Celebrate Recovery, 12-step Christ-centered recovery Step Study Group, 6 p.m., WordAliveInternationalOutreach,Coldwater, 256-225-2186 or 256-223-6593. • Courage to Change Group of Narcotics Anonymous,90minute,closed,candlelight, smoking, 7 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Street between 10th and 11th streets. • Lost Cord Support Group, for laryngectomees and their families, (last Wednesday of each month), 10 a.m., Tyler Center, Joanie Russ, director, 256-235-5155. •Free parenting classes for parents of 2to 12-year-olds, 9-11 a.m., Family Services CenterofCalhounCounty,13E.11thSt.Child care provided. 256-231-2240. • Alcoholics Anonymous Piedmont group, 7:30 p.m., 801 Hughes St., Piedmont. • Help in Progress Narcotics Anonymous, 78 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from Fred’s). • New Wine Recovery Support Group for addicts and alcoholics, 6:30 p.m., Hill Crest Baptist Church, “The Rock,” room 208, Family Life center.
Meetings:
• East Alabama Scottish Rite Association, meal, 6 p.m.; meeting, 7 p.m., 1400 Wilmer Ave., all Scottish Rite Masons are invited to attend. • Men’s Bible Study of Anniston First Baptist Church, 8 a.m., McDonald’s in Lenlock. 256847-0230.
Miscellaneous:
• Lunch & Learn, a free gardening program sponsored by Calhoun County Master Gardeners and Calhoun County Commission, noon-1 p.m., bring your own lunch, Cane Creek Community Garden at McClellan, topic is to be“Getting to know theTalladega National Forest” presented by Karen McKenzie, district ranger. Call 256-237-1621 for more information. • Bridge Club, 11 a.m., Lenlock Center No. 5, 5818 McClellan Blvd., 256-225-0003. • Senior water aerobics class, 7:30-8:30 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Coliseum, call Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 for more information. • Senior floor fitness class, 8:15-9:15 a.m., JacksonvilleStateUniversity,PeteMathews Coliseum, dance studio, call Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 for more information.
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Mitt Romney waves to the crowd during a rally Tuesday at the Century Mine Main Office Building near Beallsville, Ohio.
ROMNEY Continued from Page 1D apologized if his youthful “high jinks” offended anyone. “He wasn’t a standout, but there was definitely something special about him,” says Eric Muirhead, then captain of the school’s cross-country team, who describes a race in which Romney stumbled over and over. Clearly struggling, his teammates tried to help him, but he angrily waved them away. Though Romney finished dead last, the crowd gave him a standing ovation. To this day, Muirhead says, he has never witnessed such determination. In his senior year, Romney began dating his future wife, Ann Davies, who attended a sister school to Cranbrook. The young Romney was so smitten that, when he went to France for two and a half years as a Mormon missionary, his father took the young woman under his wing and introduced her to the church. The elder Romney eventually baptized her in the faith. France was a tough challenge for a clean-cut young American trying to convert wine-loving Catholics to a religion that eschews alcohol, and Romney has talked about the humiliation of having door after door slammed in his face. But it was in France that he first emerged as a leader. When a devastating car crash killed the wife of the mission president, Romney, who was behind the wheel when another car slammed into his, went on to head the mission after recovering from his injuries. Former classmate and friend Jim Bailey said that when Romney returned to the U.S. he was noticeably more mature and far more disciplined in his studies. “It was a life-changing experience and he learned a huge amount,” Bailey said. After graduating from Brigham Young University in 1971, Romney earned dual law and business degrees from Harvard. He headed straight into the business world, joining the Boston Consulting Group, and then Bain & Co., another Boston-based consulting organization. In 1984 he was picked to head its spinoff, Bain Capital, a private equity firm that bought and restructured companies.
NAME: Willard Mitt Romney. AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION: 65; March 12, 1947; Detroit. EXPERIENCE: Republican presidential candidate, 2012; unsuccessful candidate for Republican presidential nomination, 2008; Massachusetts governor, 2003-2007; president and CEO of 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, 1999-2002; unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senate, 1994; head of private equity firm Bain Capital, 1992-1999; interim CEO of Bain and Co., 19911992; co-founder and head of Bain Capital, 1984-1990; vice president of Bain and Co., 1978-1984; joined Bain and Co., 1977; worked at Boston Consulting Group, 1975-76. EDUCATION: Attended Stanford University, 1965-1966; bachelor’s degree, English, Brigham Young University, 1971; dual master’s and law degrees from Harvard University, 1975. FAMILY: Wife, Ann Davies; five sons— Taggart, Matt, Josh, Ben and Craig; 18 grandchildren. QUOTE: “I don’t want to change America. I want to restore to America the principles that put us to work, gave us good jobs and a brighter, promising future.”
hospital and sternly urged her to reconsider. “As your bishop,” she said Romney told her, “my concern is with the child.” Recalling the incident in Scott’s book, the woman, Carrel Hilton Sheldon said: “Mitt has many, many winning qualities but at the time he was blind to me as a human being.”
‘IF FIRED UPON, YOU RETURN FIRE’
Romney often quotes a piece of advice from his father. “Never get into politics too young,” he’d say. “Only after you’ve proven yourself somewhere else, and your kids are raised.” Romney’s first foray into politics, in 1994, struck some as political insanity. Prodded by his father, Romney challenged Sen. Kennedy, the so-called “liberal lion” from Massachusetts, one of the most Democratic states. Romney presented himself as pro-choice, a champion for gay rights and in favor of gun control — among numerous positions he later reversed. The pundits accused him of trying to be “more Kennedy than Kennedy.” Initially the squeaky-clean newcomer did well in the polls, unnerving the Kennedy campaign. But once the Kennedy machine swung into full gear, Romney’s campaign faltered. Foreshadowing the attack ads of today, Kennedy aggressively went after Romney’s record at Bain, casting him as a cold-hearted capitalist willing to do anything for profits. For the first time, Romney’s religion was also publicly scruHe also dismissed a famous photograph of tinized. the early Bain team, with $10 and $20 bills Romney, who refused to run negative bulging out of their pockets, and clenched ads against Kennedy, said later that he between their teeth, as feeding into what learned valuable lessons from his defeat, he and others say is the biggest misconcep- that “if fired upon, you return fire.” tion about Romney: that he is only interBack at Bain, he was restless for a new ested in money. challenge. It came in 1999 when Romney In fact, Rehnert said, Romney was so was recruited to, as he puts it, “rescue the frugal that, although partners were earnWinter Olympics.” At the time, the 2002 ing vast sums, they worked at cheap metal games in Salt Lake City had become mired desks and Romney once chided him for in a bribery scandal and faced a massive frivolously spending money on a newfandeficit. The organizing committee needed gled toy: a cellphone. It was the mid-1980s. a white knight, and Romney eagerly hurled Others described a big-hearted busihimself into the job. nessman who put family firmly first. In But while many credit him with turning 1996, Romney shut down the company around the Olympics and invigorating a after a managing director’s 14-year-old demoralized staff, others say he magnidaughter went missing after a party. The fied the extent of the financial problems, entire staff was dispatched to New York, unfairly vilified earlier executives and was where they fanned out with fliers and as intent on promoting himself as much as ‘CALCULATING, AN search teams. She eventually was found at the games. Romney’s image even appeared INTELLIGENT RISK-TAKER’ a friend’s house. on a number of Olympic pins, which struck This is the generous boss Cindy Gilsome as narcissistic. At Bain, where he spent a total of 15 lespie remembers from the 2002 Winter “It was obvious that he had an agenda years, Romney was known as a tireless Olympics in Salt Lake City. Gillespie, later larger than just the Olympics,” Robert H. leader who immersed himself in mouna top gubernatorial aide, hadn’t known Garff, chairman of the organizing committains of data, weighed all arguments, and Romney very long when her father lapsed tee, said in 2007. often sweated profusely during rigorous into a coma after heart surgery. Romney, Sure enough, after a triumphant return decision-making sessions. to Boston, Romney wasted no time in “He was calculating, an intelligent risk- she said, called her at the hospital every day. Later, after her father recovered, launching his bid for governor of Massataker, with very high expectations of himRomney picked him to participate in the chusetts. He was sworn in on Jan. 2, 2003, self and the people working for him,” said Olympic torch relay as the representative placing his hand on the same Bible his Geoffrey Rehnert, one of Bain Capital’s Vietnam veteran. father had used when he was sworn in as co-founders. “It was the highlight of his life,” Gillespie governor of Michigan. Bain made Romney fabulously wealthy. said of her father. Romney’s immediate task was to tackle He has a net worth estimated at $250 milOthers testify to similar acts of kindness a $3 billion budget deficit, and, accordlion. ing to Gillespie, he approached it with Romney consistently points to his Bain during Romney’s time as church leader in the 1980s and 1990s. Douglas Anderson, the same laser focus and open-minded resume as proof of what he can accomapproach he had used on the Olympic plish, projecting an image of a take-charge dean of the business school at Utah State University and a longtime family friend, deficit. businessman who understands what “He doesn’t micromanage,” Gillespie drives the economy and how to create jobs. describes how the Romneys opened their house to his family for a month after the said. “He gets strong people, starts a According to Romney, his company creAnderson house burned down. Others methodical review, asks questions about ated 100,000 new jobs (numbers that are describe Romney piling his boys into his everything, gets clarity and makes his decidifficult to verify), and helped grow such retail icons as Staples, The Sports Authority truck to help someone move house, fixing sion.” a church member’s leaking roof or tackling Romney instituted a series of spending and Domino’s Pizza. a hornet’s nest for a friend. cuts and fee increases — critics equated But, as his record at Bain has come But there was also an authoritarian them to taxes — for many state licenses under increasing scrutiny, it has also raised questions about Romney’s core values and side that struck some as self-righteous and and services. But his signature achievecold. ment was health care reform. Reaching style. The Obama campaign has accused As a young bishop in 1983 Romney out to Democratic leaders, Romney sucRomney of being a job destroyer and “outceeded in passing a health care law that sourcer in chief” for the factories that Bain learned that a married mother of four in his ward had been advised by doctors to requires everyone in Massachusetts to buy closed and the jobs it moved abroad. terminate her latest pregnancy as she was insurance or pay a penalty. The law, which Rehnert says the attacks on Bain are being treated for a potentially dangerous Romney signed with great pomp on the offensive to those who worked there, and blood clot. Her stake president already had steps of Faneuil Hall with Kennedy at his unfair to Romney because some of the side, became the model for the national approved, when Romney arrived at the deals that soured were not on his watch.
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• Bo Bedford to Angela Bowens and Barbara Hansell, a parcel of land in section 1, township 14, range 7, $100. • Mary Lanel Striplin-Cova to Ira S. Pope and Lania C. Pope, Cynthia Crescent addition to Sunset Heights, block 3, lots 12 and 13, $100. • Fred M. Woods Jr. and Sue S. Woods to Cynthia L. Young, old plan of Jacksonville, lot 51, $10. • JPMorgan Chase Bank to Housing & Urban Development,FourLaneHomesites,block4, lots 14, 16, 18 and 20. • Billy Blount and Dorothy Blount to Billy
version pushed by Obama and recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — a law Romney has vowed to repeal if elected. Even as governor, Romney acted more like a CEO than a politician and displayed an imperious side that annoyed old-timers. His office was cordoned off with velvet ropes and state troopers were posted at an elevator reserved solely for his use. He had a testy relationship with the Democratic-controlled Legislature, and spent little time cultivating the usual social or political relationships of the office. There was a palpable sense that his oneterm governorship was a springboard to loftier goals. At a recent Obama rally on the Statehouse steps, Democratic legislator Pat Haddad suggested that, if Romney is elected president, “you’re gonna get the same guy who never wanted to engage the Legislature. He never wanted to look for new jobs; he was always only looking for his next job.” Today, Romney is back on the trail in pursuit of that job — one that eluded him four years ago when he lost the Republican nomination to John McCain. This time around, he is noticeably more confident, and seems more comfortable in his own skin. Yet, as much as he tries to humanize himself by, for example, tweeting about Carl Jr.’s jalapeno chicken sandwich or his trip to a local barber, the 65-year-old candidate cannot shake the image of someone whose wealth and privileged life have insulated him from ordinary people. Some of his off-the-cuff remarks haven’t helped, such as saying his wife “drives a couple of Cadillacs” and that he didn’t really follow NASCAR too closely but has some friends who are team owners. Nor have media reports about plans to quadruple the size of his $12 million waterfront house in La Jolla, Calif., plans that include a split-level garage with an elevator. Romney also owns homes in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Utah. Friends say such an image is utter distortion. In person, they say, Romney is warm and engaging, with a penchant for bursting into song. Romney singing “America the Beautiful” used to be a fixture of his early campaign appearances. Philip Barlow, a professor of Mormon history at Utah State who served with him in church described a meeting years ago in which Romney glided backwards across the room in a perfect rendition of Michael Jackson’s “moon walk.” “He just has a certain personality and style,” Barlow said, “Even when he’s relaxing at his beach house in shorts flipping burgers and joking, there is still an elegance or formality about him.” Others see a kind of patrician entitlement, a sense that Romney feels superior to most, destined even, to hold the highest political office in the land. Some observers simply don’t know what to think Tony Kimball, who served as executive secretary during Romney’s stint as stake president, said that while he has tremendous respect and affection for his friend, he is baffled by the candidate’s ever-shifting positions on issues and his opaqueness on policy. “I don’t have a clue who this guy is right now,” said Kimball, a retired professor of government and politics. “But he is not the person I worked with back in the ‘80s and ‘90s.” Kimball said he will not be voting for Romney. But family friend Douglas Anderson, a Democrat who voted for Obama in the last election, said he will vote for Romney. “While I am very sympathetic to many of the goals of President Obama,” Anderson said, “I think Mitt Romney is an extraordinary individual with the capacity to make an enormous contribution to this country. And I am eager to see him have that chance.”
PROPERTY TRANSFERRED Blount and Dorothy K. Blount, a parcel of land in section 25, township 13, range 8, $10. • Housing & Urban Development to Roy M. Dupree,WoodlandHeightssubdivision,2nd sector, block 10, lot 17, $5,124. • Ray Shelton Holder and Mary Kim Holder toTimothy Allen Zane Shaffer, Rolling Acres subdivision, block 3, lot 6, $10. •PropertyInvestmentGroupLLCtoTimothy Shadrick and Carol Shadrick, Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 396, lot 5, $10. • Eloise Tate to Blake Shew, a parcel of land in section 12, township 13, range 7, $10.
• Larry Paul Ray Jr. and Amber I. Ray to AnthonyChadQuickandCatherineD.Quick, Autumn Trace subdivision, lot 27, $10. • Freddie Mac to Gerald J. Cobb and Eloise Cobb, Lakewood Estates, block 6, lot 9, $155,900. • Freddie Mac to Property Place LLC, Lyncoyasubdivision,2ndaddition,lot34,$39,500. • Farmers & Merchants Bank to Lowell N. Young, Legacy Hills, 1st addition, lot 37, $10. • Latoya C. Jackson and Ron E. Jackson to Terence M. Donaldson, a parcel of land in section 10, township 16, range 7, $10. • Equity Resource Partners-Teton II LLC to C. Gaines Dempsey LLC, Sunset Land Co.,
block 12, lots 10 and 11, $10. • JPMorgan Chase Bank to Jonathan Mark Brooks, Stonehaven subdivision, block C, lot 4, $50,000. • Charles M. Wheeler to Terry D. Lamb, WoodlandHeightssubdivision,block16,lot 2, $20,000. • James Lee Osgood to Anmarie Osgood Chandler, Pelham Heights, lot 36, $10. • Bank of New York Mellon to Peyton Properties LLC, a parcel of land in section 5, township 16, range 9, $10.