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The Progress Edition 2009 Inside Today

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Arrest in Truck and tractor pull draws a crowd Jobless shooting rates dip incident slightly By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — An 18-yearold man wanted in connection with an Aug. 13 early afternoon shooting along Peace Street was jailed earlier last week in lieu of $85,000 bond, Oxford police said. Tevon Jones is accused of Jones felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, felony possession of a weapon of mass destruction, felony discharging a weapon into occupied property and misdemeanor discharging a firearm in the city limits. Jones, of 4166 Arthur Currin Road, was booked after he turned himself in on Monday. Please see SHOOTING, page 4A

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Weather Today T-storm High: 89 Low: 61

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Numbers for July decline by tenths From STAFF REPORTS

Daily Dispatch/EARL KING

Vance County Fire & Rescue’s third annual National Truck & Tractor pull drew a crowd Friday and Saturday at the fairgournds. The event was sanctioned by the United Pullers of the Carolinas and the National Tractor Pullers Association. Above, Barrett Flowe of Midland takes a turn. At right, Lynn Trueblood of Belvedere prepares for a tug.

Rec chairman wants to brainstorm How can those 13 and older be brought into structured programs? By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — City Commission Recreation Chairman Steve Powell called for a brainstorming session in which handpicked persons and anyone else who wants to bring something to table will figure out ways to engage those ages 13 and above to get involved in recreation. Although the time, date and location are not set, Powell’s request signaled a response is

coming from Oxford’s government in the aftermath of disorders at the municipal basketball court along Belle Street. During a 50-minute committee meeting on Friday morning, Powell started off by saying, “I think we need pro-active, structured activities that address the needs of a population that we’ve talked about for at least a year and a half that is not engaged in structured recreational activities.” Powell said he wants to make the basketball court a focal point,

but go beyond basketball, show the city cares and create a sense of community ownership of recreational facilities. Committee member Bob Shope was quick to state his belief in the first step being parental involvement. “That’s who we need to go to,” Shope said. While Powell, who is an educator, agreed, he noted he does parent training and noted many today do not know how to be Please see BRAINSTORM, page 3A

Voluntary manslaughter charged in Stem shooting

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Deaths Henderson Willie R. Jones Oxford Lillian R. Cash, 86 Zev Greenwald, 63 Rebecca L. O’Briant, 77

Obituaries, 4A

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — A 30-year-old man is being held on $50,000 bond on a charge of voluntary manslaughter resulting from the Aug. 20 fatal shooting of Jimmy Champion. Ottis Perry was booked on Friday evening after he turned himself in at the Granville County Sheriff’s Department after being contacted at his home, Sheriff Brin Wilkins said. Wilkins has said that Champion and Perry were neighbors and that Perry was upset with Champion about a dog in Perry’s

yard off Little Pond Road east of Stem. Emergency 911 received the call at 6:54 p.m. Aug. 20. Little Pond is just off Sanders Road and near the Interstate 85 overpass of Sanders. Champion, 62, died at Durham Regional Hospital as a result of being struck by a discharge from a handgun, Wilkins has said. Perry was detained in connection with the incident and was released, with charges pending on the outcome of the investigation. A court date for Perry is set Sept. 9, according to the booking sheet.

Voluntary manslaughter is defined as the killing of a human being in which the offender had no prior intent to kill and acted in the “heat of passion” as a result of having been provoked by the deceased. The arrest of Perry additionally makes this the county’s first homicide since Wilkins at the start of July replaced retiring Sheriff David Smith and the first homicide in the sheriff’s department’s jurisdiction since Sept. 22, 2007, when Michael Shavone Daniel shot Ikeame Terry in the Please see STEM, page 4A

Unemployment rates dropped in 59 counties — including Vance, Granville and Warren — in July, according to statistics released Friday by the state’s Employment Security Commission. “Employment growth was modest in many of our counties in July,” said ESC Chairman Moses Carey Jr. “The coastal counties traditionally experience rate decreases due to tourism and the need for summer workers. The rest of the state has not had as much summer hiring compared to previous years, but there was enough to drop the rates in more than half of the state’s 100 counties.” Statewide the jobless rate was 11.1 percent in July and unchanged from the previous month. Nationally, the unemployment statistics were 9.4 percent for July and 9.5 percent for June. The rates in Vance, Granville and Warren all dropped but only by tenths. In Vance the July rate dropped to 13.9 percent from 14.4 percent. The rate means that of the Please see JOBLESS, page 3A

VGCC planning 40th celebration From STAFF REPORTS

Vance-Granville Community College is showing off its age with plans to celebrate 40 years of service. From student appreciation days to an anniversary ball to a “Festival for the 40th,” activities will highlight the remarkable growth of the institution that now serves Vance, Granville, Warren and Franklin counties. Student appreciation days are planned for Friday, Sept. 4, on the Main Campus in Vance; Wednesday, Sept. 16, on the South Campus between Butner and Creedmoor; and Wednesday, Sept. 30, on the Franklin County Campus near Louisburg. The ball is set for Saturday, Oct. 3, and the festival for Saturday, Oct. 10. Those and other activities and the history of VGCC appear in today’s Dispatch in a special section. Send comments to news@hendersondispatch.com.

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Mark It Down Monday Community watch — There will be a meeting of the Ruin Creek Community Watch at 7 p.m. at West Hills Presbyterian Church on Ruin Creek Road. Officer Angela Feingold will present the program.

Tuesday

Black Caucus — The Henderson-Vance Black Caucus will hold a called meeting on election planning and action matters at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 326 W. Rockspring Street. Members are urged to attend. Parenting class — “Parenting Matters,” an eight-week parenting class for parents of any age child, will have its first meeting from 10 a.m. to noon at the Vance County Extension Center, 305 Young St. The teacher will be Anne Williams with Five County Mental Health. There is no charge to attend. For more information, call Williams at 430-3077 or Mary Helen Jones at 438-8188. Nutrition class — “Families Eating Smart and Moving More,” an eight-week series targeting families with children, will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Vance County Extension Center, 305 Young St. Extension nutrition assistant Arnetta Wilson will be the instructor. The class focuses on planning healthy meals, shopping carefully, family meal time, and moving for health. There is no charge. The class will also be held tomorrow at the same time and place. Call 438-8188 for more information. Kiwanis Club — The Kiwanis Club of Henderson meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Dabney Drive Restaurant on West Andrews Avenue. Gary Morgan, executive director of Gateway Development Corporation, will speak on the present vision of Henderson and the role Gateway Development Corporation will play in the future of Henderson and Vance County. Interested non-members may call Opie Frazier for reservations or membership information at 430-1111. Painting event — Art du Jour, 209 E. Nash St., Louisburg, will sponsor a “paint in” from 6-9 p.m. All area artists are welcome to join in the fun and camaraderie with fellow artists. Suggested donation fee is $5. For more information, please call Art du Jour at (919) 496-1650.

Wednesday

Clean-Up Henderson — The Clean-Up Henderson Committee meets at 8 a.m. at the City Operations Center, 900 S. Beckford Drive. The public is invited to attend. Lake Gaston Association — The monthly meeting of the Lake Gaston Association will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the Lake Gaston Baptist Church on Rte. 903, one mile north of Eaton Ferry Bridge, near Littleton. Rep. Michael Wray will be the guest speaker. The meeting is open to members and non-members. For further information, call (252) 586-6577, or toll free 1-888-586-6577. Wednesday Farmer’s market — The Wednesday Farmer’s Market, located near the track behind the Henderson Family YMCA, 380 Ruin Creek Road, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. selling local produce. The market is sponsored by the YMCA, the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service and Maria Parham Medical Center. Venders interested in selling at the market should contact Wayne Rowland at 438-8188. Oxford Farmers’ Market — The Oxford Farmers’ Market, located on the corner of McClanahan and Lanier streets across from the police station in Oxford, is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Redevelopment Commission — The City of Henderson’s Redevelopment Commission will meet at 10 a.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave.

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Shriners’ meeting — The Henderson Shrine Club meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Henderson Masonic Lodge #229, 401 Brodie Road, Henderson. Dinner will be served, followed by the business meeting. Warren Senior Democrats — The Warren County Senior Democrats will meet at 6 p.m. in the Warren County Courthouse law library. Genealogical society — The Granville County Genealogical Society #1746 will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the County Commissioner’s meeting room (new meeting location) on Williamsboro Street. The featured speaker will be John Wilson, who was born and raised on a tobacco farm near Stovall and is a retired N.C. State professor. Wilson has devoted much time to researching and writing about Granville County since retiring to the Mountain Creek-Cornwall area with his wife, Rose. His third book, Roaming Around Oxford and Its Roots, published just before Christmas last year, will be the topic of his presentation. Monthly meetings are open to the public and visitors are cordially invited to attend. Grants for farmers — There will be a meeting about a new grant opportunity for farmers at 6:30 p.m. in the county commissioners’ meeting room in the Vance County Administrative building (former courthouse), 122 Young St. The meeting will cover eligibility guidelines and application procedures, and is being hosted by the Vance County Extension Center. For more information, call 438-8188 or e-mail paul_mckenzie@ncsu.edu. Registration deadline — Registration is due today for the fall series of “The Incredible Years” parenting program for parents of children two to five years old. Both a daytime and evening series are scheduled to begin mid-September in downtown Henderson. There is no charge. Call Vickie Jones at the Vance County Cooperative Extension, 438-8188, for information. The program focuses on strengthening children’s social skills and school readiness and includes information on setting limits, handling misbehavior and providing positive discipline. The program is funded by Smart Start. Community watch — A community watch meeting will held from 6-7:30 p.m. at New Bethel Church on East Avenue. Prayer vigil — A prayer vigil will be held at 7 p.m. at the daycare lot of Creedmoor Baptist Church, 119 S. Main St., for missing Granville County woman Kelly Currin Morris. Chess Club — The Henderson/Vance Chess Club, affiliated with the U. S. Chess Federation, meets at the First United Methodist Church from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. All are welcome, adults and youths, novice or experienced. For more information, call Rudy Abate at 438-4459 (days) or 738-0375 (evenings).

Henderson Institute alumni name Spencer speaker for annual banquet The Henderson Institute Class of 1959 has named fellow classmate, Bobby G. Spencer of Rocky Mount, as its 50th anniversary class reunion speaker. The 33rd annual reunion and alumni banquet will be held on Sept. 5 at 416 Vance Square on Raleigh Road in Henderson. Upon graduating from Henderson Institute, Spencer earned bachelor of science and master’s

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more than 38 years. His educational achievements, coupled with his innate leadership ability, gave him the tools he needed while principal to motivate both teachers and staff to be all they could be to their students. In essence, his ability to inspire teachers and staff to set and achieve lofty educational and life goals were invaluable to thousands of students from primary to

with prizes. Snacks and drinks will be provided. The cost of the trip is based on the number of people per room and the price per person is as follows: single - $300; double - $265; triple - $250; quad - $245. A deposit of $150 per person is required for the trip and due at registration. All deposits are due by Sept. 30. Those wishing to room together

must register at the same time to assure that accommodations are available as needed. Final payment will be due to the senior center on Oct. 16. The bus will depart from the senior center, located at 126 S. Garnett Street, at 6 a.m. sharp on Nov. 13 and return at approximately 10 p.m. on Nov. 14. Interested persons may

Senior Center offers new session of computer classes The Vance County Senior Center will begin another session of computer classes in September. Classes are scheduled for Sept 1-30 and are for Vance County residents

high school who attended schools in the Nash-Rocky Mount and the Edgecombe County school systems. Spencer is married and the father of three adult children and two grandchildren. He is also a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and has been the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Morning Star Church of Christ in Rocky Mount for the last 27 years.

who are 55 years or more. Some of the areas being taught include learning how to access the internet, use e-mail, type letters, play games or check out E-bay, the on-line auction

site. Classes are available for beginners, intermediates and the advanced. Call the senior center at 430-0257 for class times and to register for the classes.

come to the senior center Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to register for the trip. Those participating should park in the public parking lot on Chestnut Street and meet the bus at the senior center. For more information, call the center at 430-0257.

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Confederate grave marker dedication scheduled for Sept. 12 A Confederate grave marker dedication and reunion are set for 11 a.m. Sept. 12 at the O’Brian Family Cemetery in honor of Confederate Cpl. Spencer R. O’Brian and Confederate Pvt. Garrett R. Tingen. The cemetery is close to the old home, which is located at 5062 Culbreth Road in western Granville County.

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Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Seattle 72/57 Billings 82/56

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they don’t have anything to do,” Crews added. Cantley said Oxford does not do a lot for arts and crafts. Powell agreed about the need to look into this. Near the end of the meeting, Powell asked Caudle for an update on programs for inner city youths. Caudle said they were successful. City Manager Mark Donham said Oxford, with both the recreation staff and numerous volunteers, has a full array of programs with a high percentage of minority youths participating in sports. “I’m eager to do things and meet and get more volunteers, but I just want to make sure that we understand that we’ve got a highly skilled, highly trained parks and rec director that knows how to do this stuff,” Donham said, noting constraints on staff time. “Now, to the degree that we can leverage that and keep it organized and effective, man, I’m for it,” Donham said of Powell’s efforts. Powell held off discussion of the water splash park until a later unspecified date.

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And Powell, who is black, said that, based on his discussions with older blacks, as well as blacks his age and young blacks, “There’s a feeling that the city does not want them to use the gymnasium,” a reference to the municipality’s lone such facility, which is downhill from the basketball court. Powell said while he believes this is false, “I think we need to incorporate activities that engage them in processes that take place in the gymnasium,” along with training for parents. Caudle said the only time the gym is under-utilized is in the summer and noted the municipality’s recreation improvement plan goes into detail about the need for future indoor facilities. And Powell, making clear he is not speaking disrespectfully about senior citizens, said there needs to be a focus on those in their early 20s, including training them to be leaders. Powell, noting he goes to many events in Oxford, said, “Everybody who participates in anything is old. There’s a disparity.” And Powell said of the young, “One of the worst issues we have that causes crime to go on, other than poverty, is boredom. They do things because they don’t have anything to do.” During the meeting, Joseph Crews, of Henderson, entered the room. Crews said he would like to bring youths from Henderson and Vance County to play on Oxford’s fields and attract the attention of coaches. “You’ve got a lot of talent walking around and

parents. Powell said he believes there are things that can be done, but they have to be structured and palatable to parents. Committee member Walter Cantley said, “We’re spending a chunk of money on recreation in this city.” “It all boils down right now to money,” Cantley said. “It’s just that simple. If you don’t have the money, you can’t spend it. And that’s what’s happening in this city.” “I think we’d all like to have swimming pools and we’d like to have splash parks and we’d like to have night-time services, but how are we going to pay for ’em?” Cantley said. Powell said he had no clue what Cantley’s remark had to do with the conversation. Powell said what he was speaking of would involve creativity, not money. Cantley wanted Powell to come up with a plan. Powell said, “If I am sanctioned to do that, I’ll do it.” Cantley said, “I’m asking you to do it.” “If that’s what the board wants me to do, I have no problem with it,” Powell said, noting he would have no problem should Recreation Director Mary Caudle agree. Caudle said her department is mostly focused on black females, whose participation in recreation has dropped and can be correlated to chronic diseases and deaths. “They’re dying,” Caudle said. “Our ladies are dying at young ages. And that is a critical issue.” Powell said black males must be on the priority list.

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Most of N.J. church follows pastor to N.C. Congregation’s finds new home in Charlotte By TIM FUNK The Charlotte Observer

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Pastor Eric Jones had led a congregation in New Jersey for 27 years when he said God told him in 2006 to move the church to Charlotte. He’d never even been here. Would his flock follow? After praying about it, 45 of the church’s 60 members decided they would, leaving jobs and houses in Plainfield, N.J., and heading some 600 miles south to start a new life. Judging by the scene on a recent Sunday at their new church home on Idlewild Road, they’re thrilled to be here. The Charlotte Observer reported that during a jubilant service that lasted nearly three hours, The Church of God dedicated phase I of its planned campus, a 3,500-square-foot multipurpose building in the Piney Grove area. Next on the drawing board: A sanctuary that will seat 280 people and enough membership to fill it. “I’ve never dedicated a building before,” announced Jones, 53, who’s a bear of a man at 6 feet, 5 inches. “But I thank God and praise the Lord — how about that?” Sherrlyn Liburd, 40, who works in real estate, was part of the exodus from New Jersey. She wrote a poem for the occasion. “We were like Abraham, whom God told to go into the land that he would show them,” Liburd recited, to shouts of “Amen!” ‘’And when we didn’t have the GPS on Jesus, he knew exactly where we were because he directed us. And look at where he has led us ... our little patch of heaven.” Also attending the ser-

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In an Aug. 16 photo, Pastor Eric Jones preaches during a Sunday service, which was also the dedication of its new sanctuary at The Church of God. The House of God, is a church that moved from New Jersey to Charlotte, bringing along 30-40 members of the congregation to the area. vice: Pearl Jones Smith, the real estate agent who has helped the newcomers find homes. “When they’d arrive in Charlotte, I’d say, ‘Welcome to the Promised Land,’” said Smith. “The No. 1 thing the people said they liked after they got here was the weather. And they can’t get over the fact that people are so friendly here — that Southern hospitality.” The church’s members, most African American, started coming before the recession descended, so most were able to find jobs. “Charlotte is more diverse than before,” Smith said. “That is creating opportunities.” Jackie Grimes, 50, moved to Charlotte in 2007 and is now a school secretary with CMS. Her husband, a postal worker, was able to transfer to a Matthews post office. They also brought two of their daughters, now 17 and 22. “It was an easy decision for us,” Grimes said. “We love the church family.” Tommie Lane, the senior member at 84, said her children in New Jersey told her she was too old to be moving

away. But that didn’t stop her. She arrived a year ago, with her 22-year-old grandson, and bought a house a mile from the church. Some days, she walks rather than drives. “I get around better than my daughters,” she said. “The Lord gave Pastor Jones a vision ... and here we are.” And her view of Charlotte? “It’s a beautiful town,” said Lane. “The people are so nice, especially the young. They’re so honorable. It’s always ‘yes ma’am.’” Her grandson, Farrad Dixon, a customer service representative for Lexis/Nexis, concurred: “I love the pace of life here. ... In Jersey, it’s always hustle-bustle. People drive fast, people talk fast.” The Chicago-born Jones, a preacher since he was 23, called The Church of God an independent holiness church whose members call each other saints. It teaches that accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will cause people to stop living sinful lives — including drinking, smoking and “shacking,” having sex before or outside of marriage. The tag on the church’s

SHOOTING, from page one This reporter was not informed of the arrest until Friday, when the Police Department via e-mail provided the weekly list of bookings for publication in the newspaper. Two others were arrested after the shooting, which police have said appears to have been gang related. They are Xavier Bobbitt, 18, and Joshua Bobbitt, 21, both of 111 Summitt Ave.

Xavier Bobbitt, who was jailed in lieu of $75,000 bond, was charged by police with discharging a firearm in the city limits, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The Sheriff’s Department on Aug. 14 additionally charged him with felony breaking and entering a motor vehicle, felony larceny of a firearm and misdemeanor larceny.

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van: “NO 2 SIN.” Jones said the decision to relocate came after an experience in which he sensed God was commanding him. “I felt in my spirit the voice of God saying, ‘I want you to go to Charlotte and preach the Gospel,’” Jones said. The preacher is popular with his flock in Charlotte, but he admitted that he left behind some critics in New Jersey. Mostly, he said, they were men who accused him of leading a cult because women they were involved with insisted on marriage. The pastor has hit some rough personal patches: In 2004, he declared bankruptcy, he said, after the telecommunications company he worked for at home went out of business, stranding him with college tuition bills. But Jones seemed like the happiest man in Charlotte on a recent Sunday, shouting encouragement to the choir — “Sing it!” — in a booming voice and bounding through the new building to take photos. “We have fallen in love with Charlotte,” he said.

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OXFORD — Lillian Royster Cash, 86, of 7086 Shep Royster Road died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, at Granville Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Shep Royster and Reca Bailey Royster. She was a member of St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church and a retired farmer. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in St. Simeon’s Episcopal Cemetery. She is survived by a daughter, Catherine C. Jones of Oxford; two sons, Roy Thomas Cash and Augustus S. Cash, both of Oxford; a sister, Lois R. Wilkerson of Oxford; seven grandchildren, eight greatgrandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors today from 7 to 8 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home.

HENDERSON — Willie R. Jones died Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at Duke University Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced later by E.C. Terry’s Funeral and Cremation Services.

Zev Greenwald OXFORD — Zev Greenwald, 63, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at Hock Hospice Center, Durham. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a longtime resident of Marin County, Calif., and a resident of Granville County since 1987. No funeral services are planned for the present. He is survived by his wife, Moira McManus. Memorials may be made to Hock Hospice Center, 4023 N. Roxboro Road, Durham, N.C. 27704. Online memorials may be made to www.gnvfh.com. Select obituaries. Gentry-Newell & Vaughan Funeral Home of Oxford is assisting the family.

Rebecca L. O’Briant OXFORD — Rebecca Louise O’Briant, 77, of 7572 Highway 96 N. died Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at Universal Health Care in Oxford. A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Ira lee and Lizzie Greenway O’Briant. She was a member of Oak Hill Presbyterian Church for many years and was a homemaker. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Oak Hill Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Jason Leonard. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are two sisters, Wilma O. Murray and Effie V. O’Briant, both of Oxford, and several nieces and nephews. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to Oak Hill Presbyterian Church, c/o Janie Morton, 1589 Sunset Road, Oxford, N.C. 27565. Visitation will be 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Eakes Funeral Home in Oxford and at other times at the home. Online condolences may be made to www.eakesfuneralhome.com. Select obits. Contact our

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lation must lower medical costs for Americans without increasing deficits and the national debt. “The bills introduced by congressional Democrats fail to meet these standards,” he said. Enzi, together with Republican Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Olympia Snowe of Maine, has held talks with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont. But the chance of a bipartisan breakthrough has diminished in the face of an effective public mobilization by opponents of Democratic proposals. “I heard a lot of frustration and anger as I traveled across my home state this last few weeks,” he said Enzi has been targeted by critics for seeking to negotiate on legislation. “People in Wyoming and across the country are anxious about what Washington has in mind. This is big. This is personal. This is one of the most

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GRANVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Arrests • Ledale Towler, 26, of 3514 Chewning Road, Oxford, was booked Aug. 13. Possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana. Maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of illegal drugs. Bond was set at $20,000. • Haywood B. Blacknall, 58, of 3207 Bruce Garner Road, Creedmoor, was booked Aug. 18. Possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. Maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of illegal drugs. Bond was set at $10,000. • John Patrick Williams, 40, of 1661 Cash Road, Creedmoor, was booked Aug. 20. Failure to appear. Misdemeanor worthless checks. Bond was set at $500. • Tonya Michelle Paschall, 34, of 1647 Cedar Ridge Road, Stem, was booked Aug. 20. Failure to pay child support. Bond was set at $1,000. • Antuann L. Green, 23, of 3028 Tar River Road, Oxford, was booked Aug. 20. Possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. Maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of illegal drugs. Possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $10,000. • David Wayne Johnson, 22, of 2513 Stevenson St., Durham, was booked Aug. 21. Felony motor vehicle theft. Felony drug violations. Bond was set at $10,000. • Ronnie West Joyner Jr., 21, of 1540 Northridge Drive, Stem, was booked Aug. 21. Two counts of contempt of court, perjury and court violations. Bond was set at $11,000. • Jose Salome Sevilla, 38, of 91 Brooks Court, Roxboro, was booked Aug. 21. Failure to ap-

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HENDERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests • Rebecca Hernandez, 20, of 3829 Raleigh Road was arrested Aug. 27. Misdemeanor simple assault. Bond wa set at $300. Court date Sept. 29. • James Eugene Ollis, 18, of 113 Main St. was arrested Aug. 27. Misdemeanor larceny. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Sept. 29. • Holly Mitchell, 48, of 1000 Hwy. 158 Bypass, was arrested Aug. 27. Misdemeanor domestic criminal trespass. No bond listed. Court date Sept. 24. • Lakeisha Bobbitt, 17, of 1726 Hwy. 39 was arrested Aug. 27. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Bond was set at $200. Court date Sept. 7. • Bobbi Bradley, 28, of 353 Julia St. was arrested Aug. 27. Misdemeanor order for arrest/ failure to appear, 2 counts. Bond was set at $1,300. Court date

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Butterfield will speak Museum of Chinese gets a new home at N.C. biofuels center To be cultural From STAFF REPORTS

OXFORD — U.S. Rep. G. K. Butterfield, D-N.C., on Monday will speak at the Biofuels Center of North Carolina’s launch of its North Carolina Grows Biofuels project. The event, which will be from 10 a.m.12:30 p.m., additionally will feature state Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, a ReButterfield publican, and state Rep. Jim Crawford, D-Granville. Butterfield will discuss national strategies of biofuels development as well as potential economic opportunities for northeastern North Carolina provided by the incubation of the biofuels industry. The Biofuels Center is a non-profit organization created by the General Assembly to provide statewide technical expertise in

alternative fuels. The Biofuels Center is located at the junction of Providence and Oxford Loop roads southwest of Oxford’s central business district and is headquartered in what was once the world-class 1970 federal tobacco research building. The goal of the Biofuels Center is that, by 2017, at least 10 percent of liquid fuels sold in the Tar Heel State will come from North Carolina-grown-and-produced sources. Monday’s event will feature the presentation of a 4.5-acre plot of 11 different energy crops and trees. The Biofuels Center will describe how these crops can yield sustainable biomass for biofuels production. U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., on the afternoon of April 8 met with Biofuels Center officials and toured the plot of growing crops and trees.

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NEW YORK — In cramped tenementlike quarters in Chinatown, staff at the Museum of Chinese in America had to be careful not to step on any schoolchildren as they taught a class about the role Chinese immigrants played in building the Transcontinental Railroad. For years, they dreamed of a bigger space to work with. That dream will come true when their new facility opens Sept. 22. The 14,000-square-foot space, six times bigger than its original home, was designed by Maya Lin, creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, and touted by some big-name movers and shakers including “Brokeback Mountain” director Ang Lee, architect Send comments to news@ I.M. Pei, cellist Yo-Yo Ma hendersondispatch.com. and playwright David Henry Hwang. But despite the big names attached to the $8.1 million project, the museum is run by a small staff of nine, including Officials say the boy newly appointed director disappeared while bodyS. Alice Mong. boarding. “We are a very lean His mother reported organization,” Mong said. seeing him go underwater “As you can see there’s no and the board washing fat.” ashore without him. For nearly 30 years, the Authorities say the museum has been housed waves at the time weren’t in a 2,000-square-foot that high, only about 4 to 6 space at 70 Mulberry St. feet tall. on the second floor of a But the storm was creat- 19th-century schoolhouse. ing a very strong undertow There is no way to that can pull swimmers to feature the hundreds of the bottom. documents and objects col-

Boy still missing in rough N.C. surf caused by Danny COROLLA (AP) — The Coast Guard has called off its search for a 12-yearold boy who disappeared in rough surf along North Carolina’s Outer Banks caused by what was then Tropical Storm Danny. Coast Guard Petty Officer Andrew Kendrick says authorities suspended the search at dusk Friday and don’t plan to go back out unless they get additional information.

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This photo taken Aug. 27 shows books on display for sale at the Museum of Chinese in America gift shop in New York. lected over the years, sharing the history and culture of Chinese immigrants in America and the role their descendants played in constructing American society. With the new space, there is more room for the vast collection, a bigger staff and a growing fan base. There are nearly 4 million Chinese Americans in the U.S. “It’s our story,” said Mong, who immigrated with her family from Taiwan in 1973. “There isn’t another national museum for Chinese Americans. We hope to be a cultural anchor not only for the local Chinese in New York but for Chinese across the United States and around the world.” The new museum, converted from an industrial machine repair shop on Centre Street, features a skylit courtyard reminiscent of courtyards found in the center of a traditional Chinese home. In the front lobby is an art installation called “The Journey Wall,” which consists of bronze tiles that show where Chinese American families came

from and where they settled in the United States. Fundraising for the new space began in 2004, spearheaded by museum co-founder Charles Lai. “Having this new facility gives us the legitimacy and the credibility we have always sought,” Lai said. “It allows people to realize that together with our wonderful programs and strong content, we are worthy of a higher level of support.” Lai said one donor had, for years, contributed $100 annually. When the donor recently learned of the museum’s plans to move into a bigger space, he wrote a check for $100,000. So far, the museum has raised $12 million, and Mong said it is well on the way to reaching its $15 million goal. Mong said the museum is in good financial shape because fundraising began long before the economy went bad. So far, all donors have come through with their promised pledges. Mong attributes the success to the museum’s

niche cause. One of the new objects that will be featured in the museum’s main exhibit hall is a wooden replica of the carvings found in the Angel Island Barracks in California. Some 175,000 Chinese immigrants were detained and processed at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay during the first half of the 1900s. During their internment, many carved poems in the walls in traditional Chinese characters, detailing their fear and despair. “When people come to Chinatown, they are saying, ‘Oh, look there’s the Buddhist temple, the place where the ducks hang from the window and let me get to the place with knockoff Coach bags,’” Lai said. “There is another part of the story. There are complexities and realities in the Chinese American community and we want them (visitors) to experience and understand that,” she said.

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S.C. GOP venting anger over Fla. police lure fugitives with stimulus checks Sandford’s extramarital affair By JIM DAVENPORT Associated Press Writer

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Republican legislators fumed Saturday over Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair and questionable travel, though they stopped short of trying to force his resignation or impeachment before they return to the Statehouse in January. Still, the House GOP Caucus that dominates the lower chamber with 73 of the body’s 124 members made two things clear — they want Sanford gone and they want to act soon. However, Sanford lawmakers are waiting to make any decisions until the state ethics commission finishes its investigation. And starting impeachment proceedings now could require a costly and special session. In all, 56 members were on hand and not one raised a word to defend Sanford, who shocked state residents by disappearing for five days in June to rendezvous with his Argentine lover. Since then, investigations by The Associated Press and a state senator have prompted state

Attorney General Henry McMaster to call for an ethics investigation. The probe has been under way for about a week. State Rep. Rita Allison was an education adviser to Sanford, and he supported her 2008 bid to return to a House seat she had held for years before running for lieutenant governor in 2002. Even Allison was mum when House President Pro Tem Harry Cato said Sanford supporters needed to raise their voices now. “That’s because we want him to resign,” Allison said afterward. “He made a choice. It wasn’t our choice.” Since news of his affair broke, three Associated Press investigations found Sanford used state aircraft for personal travel, violated state requirements by using high-priced air fare and didn’t report use of private aircraft. Sanford has said the news reports reflect “cherry-picking” of his records and that he only followed the practices set by other governors. He’s also brushed aside other criticism and investigations as politically motivated. House Speaker Bobby Harrell, R-Charleston, said he’s been telling Sanford for weeks legislators and the public are angry. On

Saturday, he urged the GOP caucus to hold off on any action involving an impeachment resolution until the state Ethics Commission wrapped up its probe. Sanford issued a statement Saturday about the caucus but didn’t directly address the disgust of lawmakers. “It’s also important to reiterate what we said yesterday: that we’re dedicated to an open and fair ethics process, and would further urge all levels of state government to embrace that same transparency,” the statement said. Harrell said he’ll continue gauging sentiment in the caucus on whether it should send a joint letter calling for Sanford to resign. But legislators left without taking any action. Two-thirds of the House would have to approve an impeachment resolution; two-thirds of the Senate would have to approve Sanford’s removal from office. Ethics commission director Herb Hayden said it could take as long as six months for commissioners to review the investigation, schedule hearings and reach a decision. Harrell said that wouldn’t be acceptable and hoped it could be wrapped up in a matter of weeks.

MIAMI (AP) — Police in Florida are using the promise of a stimulus check to make some arrests. Authorities in Fort Lauderdale say they sent letters to fugitives offering them stimulus money. The suspects were asked to call a hot line and set up an appointment to pickup a

check from an auditorium where “South Florida Stimulus Coalition” banners hung. When the fugitives arrived, they were identified and arrested on offenses ranging from grand theft to fraud to attempted murder. Police spokesman Sgt. Frank Sousa says the

Fla. officials: Hundreds of animals found in filth OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve taken more than 400 animals, including sheep, goats, ducks and even four endangered turtles, from a filthy central Florida home. Marion County Sheriff’s officials investigated Friday and removed dead and living animals from the home of Ileana Verguizas

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Police review cases for connections to kidnap case By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press Writers

ANTIOCH, Calif. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Police on Saturday searched the home of a California couple charged with kidnapping a little girl 18 years ago looking for evidence linking them to other open cases in the area, including the unsolved murders of prostitutes. The investigations are â&#x20AC;&#x153;preliminary,â&#x20AC;? said Jimmy Lee, a spokesman for the Contra Costa County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department, east of San Francisco Bay. He declined to discuss what cases were being reviewed. Police in Pittsburg are investigating whether Phillip Garrido, whose home is in nearby Antioch, is linked to several unsolved murders of prostitutes in the early 1990s. Antioch police are also looking into unsolved cases but declined further details. Phillip and Nancy Garrido, who were arrested Wednesday, are in jail, suspected of abducting Jaycee Lee Dugard 18 years ago and subjecting her to nearly a lifetime of torment in a squalid backyard compound. They pleaded not guilty Friday to a total of 29 counts, including forcible abduction, rape and false imprisonment. Authorities say the little girl abducted in 1991 and

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7 found slain at Ga. mobile home; 2 injured By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press Writer

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Seven people were found slain and two critically injured Saturday at a mobile home park built on the grounds of a historic plantation in southeastern Georgia, police said. Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering called it the worst mass slaying in his 25 years of police work in this coastal Georgia county. He wouldn’t say how the victims died. “This is a record for us. We’ve never had such an incident with so many victims,” Doering told reporters. “It’s not a scene that I would want anybody to see.” A family member called police Saturday after

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Pakistan destroys suicide bomber training facility By ASIF SHAHZAD Associated Press Writer

ISLAMABAD — Helicopter gunships destroyed a training camp for suicide bombers in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, killing six Taliban fighters, an official said Saturday as scattered violence killed 12 others in the region recently retaken by the army. The camp’s trainees — including teenagers — were responsible for at least three attacks in recent weeks, an army spokesman said. The air raid on the training facility, located on a small island in the Swat River opposite the town of Charbagh, came Friday night after local residents tipped off security forces of its location, according to Lt. Col. Akhtar Abbas, the army spokesman in Swat. Intelligence reports linked the camp to attacks that killed a total of 10 soldiers and civilians this month, he said. Two of the attacks

took place last weekend near Mingora, the valley’s main town, and another was earlier this month in a more remote area. The army had declared Charbagh, about 6 miles east of Mingora, clear of militants except for small pockets of resistance. Abbas said another six militants were killed in two separate operations elsewhere in Swat. In one operation, five Taliban fighters were killed, including a close aid to a high-ranking Taliban commander, Shah Doraan, he said. The officer said military operations were weakening the Taliban, and that many had chosen to turn themselves in rather than fight. The army said it had arrested another 11 suspected militants in separate search operations in the region. Security forces have been winding down a nearly threemonth offensive to dislodge the Taliban from the Swat

Valley and surrounding areas, but sporadic clashes continue. The army has also been accused of carrying out extrajudicial killings of suspected Taliban and then dumping their bodies on streets in towns around Swat. Security forces have strongly denied the allegations. On Saturday, residents AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen said they found the bulletriddled bodies of six people they identified as militants in Odigram, a village near Mingora. It was unclear who Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray during the first Friday prayers of the holy fasting month killed them. of Ramadan in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, as the Dome of the Rock Mosque is seen in The bodies found included the background, in Jerusalem’s Old City. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the two brothers who were wellholy month of Ramadan, where observants fast from dawn till dusk. known local Taliban commanders, villager Mohammed Salman said Saturday. Police were investigating the possible al-Qaida links of 12 suspected foreign miliof unleashing Arab militias, civilians. We are not part of By MOHAMED OSMAN tants arrested Friday on the who have waged a campaign the conflict,” Mezni quoted Associated Press Writer edge of the North Waziristan of violence against civilians, Adada as saying. tribal area, after they allegincluding killings and rapes. The Darfur conflict started KHARTOUM, Sudan — edly sneaked into the country U.N. officials estimate up in 2003 when rebels — most from Iran, Punjab provincial An armed group kidnapped to 300,000 people have died two foreign civilians working of them ethnic Africans — police official Mohamad and about 2.7 million have took up arms against the for the U.N.-African Union Rizwan said. been displaced since the peacekeeping mission in Dar- government, complaining conflict in western Sudan of neglect and discriminafur on Saturday, a spokestion. Khartoum is accused started. man for the peacekeepers said. The peacekeeping mission has made contact with the kidnappers, who took the two civilians at about 4:30 a.m. from their home in Zalingei, some 60 miles southeast scenic Diamond Mountain of the West Darfur capital resort starting Sept. 26. of al-Geneina, spokesman Meanwhile, the United Noureddine Mezni told The Arab Emirates seized a cargo Associated Press. Sept. 19th thru Nov. 7th ship bound for Iran carryHe did not reveal the Pumpkin Patch, ing banned rocket-propelled names or nationalities of the Corn Maze and more! grenades and other arms kidnap victims, pending notifrom North Korea, the first fication of their families, but (On Vicksboro Road next to Franklin Bros. Nursery) such seizure since sanctions said they are international against the North were tight- staffers. Owners Thomas and ened, diplomats and officials Nicci Franklin Mezni declined to provide told The Associated Press on any details about the kidnapPlease email us for more information: Friday. pers, only referring to them thefranklinfarm@gmail.com The seizure was carried or call (252) 492-6166 and ask for Thomas as an armed group. out in accordance with tough The head of the peacenew U.N. Security Council keeping mission, Rodolphe sanctions meant to derail Adada, appealed to the North Korea’s nuclear weap- kidnappers to release the two ons program, but which also victims, according to Mezni. “We are here to protect ban the North’s sale of any conventional arms. “We can confirm that the UAE detained a North Korean vessel containing illicit cargo,” a Western diplomat told the AP.

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SEOUL, South Korea — Four South Korean fishermen, whom Pyongyang detained for a month after they accidentally entered North Korean waters, returned home Saturday. Their release is the latest indication that the communist country wants to improve ties with its southern neighbor and put stalled cross-border projects back on track. Earlier this month, the North freed two American journalists and a South Korean worker after more than four months of detention. On Friday the two sides agreed to resume reunions of families divided by the Korean War more than half

a century ago. On Saturday, North Korean authorities handed over the fishermen and their boat to South Korea’s Coast Guard officials at the Koreas’ shared eastern maritime border. Pyongyang held the four South Koreans for a month after their boat strayed into northern waters on July 30. Maritime officials say the fishermen encountered difficulties with their satellite navigation system. Experts said the North’s decision to release the fishermen would remove obstacles to repairing ties on the Korean peninsula — and eventually help patch up its relations with the United States. The Koreas will hold six days of reunions involving 200 families at the North’s

Early release for Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi journalist imprisoned for hurling his shoes at former President George W. Bush will be released on Sept. 14, three months early, after his sentence was reduced for good behavior, his lawyer said Saturday. Muntadhar al-Zeidi’s act of protest during Bush’s last visit to Iraq as president turned the 30-year-old reporter into a folk hero across the Arab world, as his case became a rallying point for

critics who resented the 2003 U.S. invasion and occupation. “Al-Zeidi’s shoes were a suitable farewell for Bush’s deeds in Iraq,” Sunni lawmaker Dhafir al-Ani said in welcoming the early release. “Al-Zeidi’s act expressed the real will and feelings of the Iraqi people. His anger against Bush was the result of the suffering of his countrymen.” The journalist has been in custody since the Dec. 14 outburst, which occurred as

Bush was holding a news conference with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Al-Maliki, who was standing next to Bush at the time, was said to have been deeply offended by the act. Al-Zeidi was initially sentenced to three years in prison after pleading not guilty to assaulting a foreign leader. The court reduced it to one year because the journalist had no prior criminal history.

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Bus safety starts with us The school buses were rolling again this week in the Tri-County area and, from all reports, it was a safe start for our school children. As the first bells rang at the public schools locally on Tuesday morning, it was hard not to reflect on the tragic death of a Wake County student the week before. Six-year-old Ashley E. Ramos-Hernandez, a student at the year-round Green Elementary School in Raleigh, was struck by a vehicle as she stepped off her school bus on North Hills Drive. A sports utility vehicle driven by an 83-year-old woman struck the youngster as the first-grader was headed home. School-bus related accidents send 17,000 children to emergency rooms each year, we’re told. According to a study done by the Columbus Children’s Hospital’s Center for Injury Research and Policy in Columbus, Ohio, nearly one-fourth of those accidents occurred when children are boarding or getting off buses. More than 40 percent of the injuries were the result of crashes. For parents and school personnel, there’s no time like the start of school to be reminded that children need our help to stay safe. Children riding the bus need to be reminded of several important safety tips: When waiting for the bus to arrive, they should stay away from traffic, making sure they don’t stray into the street into oncoming traffic. They should wait until the bus has stopped and the door opens before stepping onto the roadway to enter the bus. On the bus, youngsters need to be reminded, they should find a seat and sit down promptly and observe their best behavior. At their stop, they should wait for the bus to stop completely before getting up from their seat. And, when getting off the bus, students should be told repeatedly, they should look both ways to make sure it’s safe to exit the bus before stepping off into the road or onto a sidewalk. If students must cross the road in front of the bus to get to their home, they should be told to walk at least 10 feet ahead of the bus along the side of the road until they can turn around and see the bus driver. Before crossing, they should make sure the bus driver is watching them and wait for him or her to signal that it’s safe to cross before beginning to walk across the street. Children have to be reminded that, if they have to cross a street, they should always stop at the curb or the edge of the road and look left, then right, and then to the left again before crossing. We hope school personnel and parents alike do everything they can to drive these points home for youngsters at the beginning of the year and to remind them constantly throughout the school year. Responsibility doesn’t rest with parents and school administrators alone, of course. For those of us who are driving near schools and/or buses on our way to work or home, we need to remember simply to slow down and pay attention. Driving just five miles-per-hour over the speed limit significantly increases both the risk of hitting a child and the severity of injuries. Our efforts to teach students about bus safety as parents and educators and our behavior as motorists can save previous lives.

Who can do the math? This column was originally published Aug. 17, 2003. We have come to the time of year when we remove the video-game controls — by surgery, if necessary — from the hands of our children, and send them back to school. And if they complain that school is a boring waste of time, we smack them firmly yet lovingly with a roofing timber and remind them of the words of our first president, Benjamin Franklin, who said: “There is nothing more valuable in life than an education, except, of course, money or a nice car.” Knowledge is our nation’s most precious resource, after agriculture and Ray Charles. Yet study after study shows that American children are not learning as well as children from foreign countries such as Sweden and Hawaii. On standardized tests, most American 12th-graders are unable to correctly answer such basic academic questions as: 1. When you wear a baseballstyle cap, which part is supposed to go in the front? 2. What is the difference between “hip-hop” and “music?” 3. Who is Dick Cheney? (ANSWERS: 1. The front part. 2. Plenty. 3. None of your business.) Why do our children perform so poorly on standardized tests? Does the fault lie with our teachers? With our school administrators? With our political leaders? Can we, as concerned parents, sue somebody about this and obtain millions of dollars? Or maybe it’s time that we parents stopped “passing the buck” on education. Maybe instead of “pointing the finger” at everybody else, we should take a hard look at ourselves in

the mirror, and place the blame for our children’s lousy test scores where it clearly belongs: on our children. They have a terrible attitude. I have here a letter, which I am not making up, from a teacher named Robin Walden, of Kilgore, Texas, who states: “I teach math to eighth-grade students. Dave This is an Barry unnecessary Tribune Media task because Services they are all going to be professional basketball players, professional NASCAR racecar drivers, professional bass fisher people or marine biologists who will never need to actually use math.” This is a sad commentary on the unrealistic expectations of today’s students. Because the harsh statistical truth is that, in any given group of 10 young people, only a third of them, or 22 percent, will actually succeed as professional bass fishers. The rest will wind up in the “real world,” where, like it or not, they will need a practical knowledge of math. For example, I recently found myself in a situation at a bank where suddenly, without warning, I had to add up four three-digit numbers by hand. Fortunately, I went to elementary school in the 1950s, when we were in the Cold War, and American children were forced to learn addition, because the Russians were making THEIR children learn addition. Thanks to that training, I knew that, to get the correct answer, I had to “carry” some numbers. Unfor-

Letters Electronic check reader’s flub leads to a month of trouble To the editor: On Aug. 12, I made a decision to switch my cell phone service from Sprint to Verizon. This decision has caused problems that no one seems to be able to correct. … After spending almost three hours switching my service, purchasing a new phone, and paying by check, my real problem began. Verizon used an electronic reader to scan my check, and then they gave the check back to me. I never heard anything from Verizon to let me know they had encountered a problem. I went to Staples on Aug. 24 and attempted to write a check for my purchase. After two attempts to scan my check with the electronic scanner, I was denied writing the check. I had to use my credit card. I immediately called Carter Bank and Trust and verified my account was intact. The clerk at Staples gave me a

number for Certegy, the electronic scanning company. The company informed me that I had a returned check because they were unable to locate my account. After further inquiry, I was told my account had been sent to collections. Not once was I notified of any transaction snafu. After calling Verizon headquarters, speaking with several managers and supervisors, I was asked to fax all of my paperwork to them. … Not once has a Verizon rep contacted me, nor have they straightened out the problem. They discovered the electronic reader had scanned my check and misread the checking account number. The machine had entered the wrong number from the check. At this time I still have a block on my account and cannot write a check involving the business using the Certegy scanning system. This has caused me much inconvenience and much embarrassment. Through no fault of my own, I am now tied up in a mess from Verizon. They have failed to correct the problem caused by their company, never returned calls to assist in correcting the

tunately, I could not remember how to do this. For some reason I COULD remember that “pi” is the ratio of circumference to diameter, but that did not help me in this case. (To be honest, it has never helped me.) But addition had leaked out of my brain, along with subtraction, multiplication, long division, the “cosine,” the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, and most of the other things I learned in school, although, of course, my brain has carefully preserved the jingle for Brylcreem hair ointment: “Brylcreem, a little dab’ll do ya/Brylcreem, you’ll look so debonair/ But watch out, the gals’ll all pursue ya/ They’ll love to get their fingers in your hair!” Which is a total lie: Touching Brylcreemed hair is like sticking your hand into the nostril of a sick pig. But I digress. My point is that I finally gave up on adding my numbers and asked the bank teller, who added them with a calculator, which uses computer chips, which were invented during the Cold War, which we won. I’m not saying this was TOTALLY because of my mathematics training; I’m just saying it was a factor. And that is why we must stress to our children how important education is. We must tell them: Study hard! Learn as much as you can! Because we, your parents, are getting stupider by the day. We’re experiencing massive brain leakage. Soon even the commercial jingles will be gone, and our heads will actually implode. Before that happens, we need to get out of the driver’s seat, and turn the wheel over to you, the younger generation. Don’t ask us what we did with the car keys. to the

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problem, but have sent me a bill for almost $200. … If the scanners misread my check, I am sure I am not the only one this has happened to. I am only glad that I kept all of the paperwork including my check with the information printed on it. … Carter Bank and Trust have provided me with a letter stating my account status and showed where the incorrect account number was sent through. Only one number at the end of the check differed, but that one number has caused a month of inconvenience. Sara M. Coffey, Henderson

New Web site not a hit with everyone To the editor: Why do you have to keep changing things? The Dispatch format was changed a year or so ago and it was great. Eunice Cook, Acton, Mass.

R.C. Soles, the longtime and powerful state senator from nearby Tabor City, has led a very public life, but his private life is what has caused him anxiousness — and unwanted and embarrassing headlines — in recent weeks. For years rumors have swirled concerning Soles’ private life, so much so that we don’t find a need to repeat them here. Despite those rumors, residents in Columbus, Pender and Brunswick counties have continued to support Soles, who is now in his 17th term in the General Assembly, four as a representative and the last 13 as a senator — making him the senator with the most seniority. The 74-year-old Democrat has garnered considered clout during his tenure in Raleigh, and is credited with delivering a state prison being built near Tabor City that will generate badly needed jobs. There’s a bit of irony here because Soles finds himself the subject of scandalous rumors because of his associations with known criminals, presumably people he has met while working as a lawyer. During the past two years, a house that Soles bought for a former client caught on fire, young men he described as clients have been charged with trespassing at his home, and another former client claimed that Soles molested him — an allegation that has been recanted. On Aug 23, things turned violent. According to Columbus County Sheriff Chris Batten, Soles shot 22-year-old Kyle Blackburn after he and 23-year-old Billie J. Wright tried to kick in the door of Soles’ secluded Tabor City home. Blackburn is recovering. The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating, but surveillance footage suggests Soles was acting in self-defense. State records show Blackburn was released from prison in June 2008 after serving 19 months for felony breaking and entering, communicating threats and several other misdemeanors. He had been arrested in September 2008, accused of trespassing at Soles’ home and breaking and entering. Wright was released from prison two weeks ago after serving nearly 30 months for larceny and nearly a dozen misdemeanors. Soles has been fairly forthright in trying to defend his associations with people with shady histories, essentially saying that he is a big-hearted fellow who has tried to help people with criminal histories or who come from dysfunctional homes. He says the media only focuses on those who happen to be young males. It’s a debate for another day on whether or not the way to help someone is to build them a home or give them cash. But what seems certain is that Soles has repeatedly exercised poor judgment by keeping company with young men who easily venture to the wrong side of the law. Remember, these are not isolated events, but represent a pattern of behavior. In doing so, Soles betrays the public by putting himself in a compromising position that could affect his ability as a lawmaker. There’s a saying about laying down with dogs. — The Robesonian (Lumberton)

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Garret Anderson hit a three-run homer off Cliff Lee and three other Braves went deep to help the Atlanta Braves hand the Phillies’ new ace his first NL loss with a 9-1 win Saturday night over Philadelphia in a rainshortened game. The game was called with the Phillies due up in the eighth inning after a 43-minute delay caused by torrential rain. The game started 24 minutes late due to a rain delay. Lee (5-1) was making his sixth start with Philadelphia since

being traded from Cleveland on July 29. Matt Diaz and Yunel Escobar also homered off Lee, who had been practically unhittable for the NL East-leading Phillies entering Saturday night. He entered with an ERA of 0.68 and had surrendered just 24 hits and six runs, three earned, in 40 innings while holding opponents to a .175 average. After three scoreless innings, Anderson gave Atlanta a 3-1 lead in the fourth with his threePlease see BRAVES, page 3B

Marino, Goydos share lead at Barclays By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

damage, but international rules state that an unblocked kick connecting to the head area results in an automatic point. Over 200 fighters competed in Buffaloe’s division, and he was one of only six foreign fighters. Ninety-five percent of the fighters were from Japan. “Realizing there were so many

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Paul Goydos figured Liberty National at least would look good on television, with the Statue of Liberty and so many other New York landmarks serving as a spectacular backdrop at The Barclays. Inside the ropes is starting to look pretty good to him, too. Goydos put together three straight birdies early in the third round Saturday to build a lead that stood up until Steve Marino ran off three straight late on the cloudy afternoon to catch him for the lead. Both shot 3-under 68 and were at 9-under 204. As for those beauty shots? “I haven’t been watching,” Goydos said. “Thankfully, I’ve been playing well and I’ve been on TV.” That might not make him the star attraction Sunday. Goydos has only two victories in his 17 years on the PGA Tour. Marino made his debut as a PGA Tour rookie in 2007 at the last tournament Goydos won (Sony Open) and is still looking for his first victory. The focus shifted behind them on a day of light rain that didn’t last long. Suddenly lurking is Tiger Woods, who suggested the players used “ladies’ tees” on Saturday even though he remained confound-

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Christian Buffaloe (left) and his father, Kenny Buffaloe (right) pose with Shihan Y. Goda (center), the techical advisor of the International Kyokushin-Kai Karate Organization in Tokyo at the 2009 Kyokushin Karate International Youth Full Contact Championships in Chiba, Japan.

Buffaloe competes in Japan Warren Co. youth makes history as first American to compete in event From STAFF REPORTS

Warren County’s Christian Buffaloe, 9, represented the United States at the 2009 International Youth World Championship in Chiba, Japan on Saturday, Aug. 22. The two-time All-American Kyokushin Children’s Champion (in 2008 and 2009), Buffaloe was the first American to compete in

the event held every four years. Buffaloe was defeated in the first round by a seasoned and more experienced Japanese brown belt fighter. His opponent won by a full-point victory at one minute, 11 seconds. Buffaloe received two lightning-fast jodan mawashi-geri (high round kicks) to the head in his opponent’s victory. Buffaloe didn’t receive any

Flacco, defense carry Ravens past Panthers 17-13 By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE — With Joe Flacco nearly perfect and Baltimore’s defense as ferocious as ever, the Ravens appear ready for the regular season. The Carolina Panthers can only hope their injured players return quickly to shore up problems on both sides of the ball. Flacco threw for 247 yards and a touchdown, the Ravens defense shut down Carolina’s first unit, and Baltimore beat the Panthers 17-13 on Saturday. The third exhibition game, where both teams played their starters into the third quarter, proved one-sided when the regulars were on the field. The Panthers, playing without their top two running backs and three starters on defense, were overwhelmed early by Flacco, who completed 23 of 28 passes. The second-year quarterback directed first-half touchdown drives of 80 and 90 yards. He

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Carolina’s Jake Delhomme reacts on the sidelines during the first half against Baltimore Saturday. showed poise in the pocket the few times he was pressured, dumping balls to running backs and tight end Todd Heap, who caught the go-ahead 9-yard TD

early in the second quarter. Derrick Mason caught six passes for 71 yards and Kelley Washington moved to the front of the crowded receivers race

by catching three passes for 66 yards. Jake Delhomme didn’t throw an interception in his first home appearance since committing six turnovers in a playoff loss to Arizona. He connected twice with Steve Smith for 37 yards in Smith’s first preseason action since bruising his shoulder, but the first team didn’t reach the end zone. Delhomme finished 11-of-16 for 180 yards, with 48 coming against the Ravens’ secondstringers. Baltimore (3-0), which rode its second-ranked defense to the AFC championship game a year ago, continued its preseason dominance that shut out Washington and held the New York Jets to one first down when the first teams matched up. While the Ravens were without a handful of defensive starters, it helped that Carolina (0-3) didn’t have its stellar runPlease see BARCLAYS, page 3B

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Two-minute drill Northern tennis beats Warren Co.; KVA soccer falls Local Sports YMCA fall soccer begins in September The fall youth soccer season for the Henderson Family YMCA will begin on Sept. 12 and last until Oct. 31. Games will be played on Saturday mornings. The cost to participate is $25 for members, and $40 for non-members. Registration by Sept. 9 avoids a $10 late fee. Coaches will receive a discount.

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Vance on Monday, Sept. 7.

The Northern Vance varsity tennis team defeated Warren County 7-0 Friday. Only one doubles match was completed before rain forced the teams to cancel the remaining matches. Northern is scheduled to face Franklinton on Tuesday, while Warren County will host Southern

N. VANCE 7, WARREN CO. 0 Singles n No. 1 — NV’s Sierra Hanks def. Shikeyash Johnson 6-0 6-0 n No. 2 — NV’s Alex Hughes def. Calena Jeffries 6-0 6-1 n No. 3 — NV’s Laura Copley def. Ashleigh Smith 6-1, 6-0 n No. 4 — NV’s Amelia Aycock def. Amelia Coppedge 6-1, 6-1 n No. 5 — NV’s Mary Griffin def. Shannon Wilson 6-2, 6-2 n No. 6 — NV’s Amy Baskett def. Breyanna Faulcon 6-1, 6-1

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Johnson and Jeffries 8-0 n No. 2 — NV’s Katelyn Kimbrell and Mary Oakley vs. Smith, Wilson: DNF (rain) n No. 3 — NV’s Jessie Knott and Cierra Perry vs. Faulcon, Coppedge: DNF (rain).

KVA soccer defeated in weekend games Kerr-Vance was defeated twice this weekend, against Westchester County Day and Caldway Academy. The Spartans fell to Westchester 3-0 Friday

night. KVA was down 1-0 against Caldwell Academy — the No. 9 team in the state — Saturday, and played well, but couldn’t keep up in the second half. Caldwell scored three times for the 4-0 victory. The Spartan (2-3-2) will play Vintage Christian in Fayetteville on Tuesday.

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Steelers blank Bills; Drew Brees, Saints roll over Raiders

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban has signed a three-year contract extension, athletic director Mal Moore said Saturday. Saban signed an eight-year contract when he joined the Crimson Tide in 2007. The extension takes him through 2017. The extension is subject to approval by the compensation committee of the board of trustees of the University of Alabama System. The committee is expected to meet soon to discuss it. “Coach Saban has impressively led the Alabama football program back to national prominence in a short period of time,” Moore said. “That success has been evident in all facets — on-field results, his embrace of Alabama’s athletics and academic culture, recruiting, and community service,” Moore added. “In every way, coach Saban has positioned our program among college football’s elite.” Saban is about to begin his third season with Alabama against Virginia Tech on Sept. 5 in Atlanta.

Steelers 17, Bills 0 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger played a nearly flawless first half in his first game since injuring his right foot, James Farrior had a 22-yard interception for a touchdown and Buffalo’s starting offense struggled yet again as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Bills 17-0 in a preseason game Saturday night. Roethlisberger led two scoring drives while going 15 of 19 for 168 yards and 103.5 passer rating before sitting out the second half. He looked regular-season ready, finding Limas Sweed for 16 yards, Hines Ward for 19 and Heath Miller for 18. In three games, the Steelers’ top-ranked defense from a season ago has yet to allow a touchdown.

Minor Leagues Montgomery mauls Mudcats, 8-1 A three-run second and a four-run fifth lifted the Montgomery Biscuits past the Carolina Mudcats Saturday, 8-1. Jason Perry hit a three-run homerun in the second to put the Biscuits on the board. Carolina scored their lone run when Zack Cozart walked with the bases loaded in the third. Jerry Gil was the losing pitcher. Ryan Morse got the win.

Local Preps Monday, Aug. 31 Volleyball-HS n Caldwell Academy at KerrVance 5:30 p.m. n Southern Vance at Halifax Academy 5:30 p.m. n Person County at J.F. Webb 6 p.m.

JV Volleyball-HS Vance at Halifax Academy 4 p.m. n Caldwell Academy at KerrVance 4:30 p.m. n Person County at J.F. Webb 5 p.m. n Southern

Sports on TV Sunday, Aug. 30 AUTO RACING 6 a.m. n SPEED — GP2 Championship Series, at Francorchamps, Belgium (same-day tape) 7:30 a.m. n SPEED — Formula One, Belgian Grand Prix, at Francorchamps, Belgium 2:30 p.m. n ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, NAPA Auto Parts 200, at Montreal 3 p.m. n SPEED — American Le Mans Series, Grand Prix of Mosport, at Bowmanville, Ontario AVP VOLLEYBALL 2:30 p.m. n NBC — Crocs Cup Tour Championship, women’s championship match, at Chicago GOLF 9 a.m. n TGC — European PGA Tour, Johnnie Walker Championship, final round, at Perthshire, Scotland Noon n TGC — PGA Tour, The Barclays, final round, at Jersey City, N.J. 2 p.m. n CBS — PGA Tour, The Barclays, final round, at Jersey City, N.J. 4 p.m. n ESPN — LPGA, Safeway Classic, final round, at Cornelius, Ore. n NBC — USGA, U.S. Amateur Championship, final match, at Tulsa, Okla. 7 p.m. n TGC — Champions Tour, Boeing Classic, final round, at Snoqualmie, Wash. LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL Noon n ESPN — World Series, third place game, teams TBA, at South Williamsport, Pa. 3 p.m. n ABC — World Series, championship game, teams TBA, at

South Williamsport, Pa. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. n TBS — Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees 2:10 p.m. n WGN — N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs 8 p.m. n ESPN — Atlanta at Philadelphia MOTORSPORTS 3 p.m. n FOX — MotoGP World Championship, Indianapolis Grand Prix 6 p.m. n SPEED — MotoGP 250, at Indianapolis (same-day tape) NFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. n NBC — Preseason, Chicago at Denver SOCCER 5:30 p.m. n FSN — Women’s Professional Soccer, All-Star Game, at Fenton, Mo. Monday, Aug. 31 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 8 p.m. n WGN — Houston at Chicago Cubs NFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. n ESPN — Preseason, Minnesota at Houston SOCCER 2:55 p.m. n ESPN — Spanish Primera Division, Barcelona vs. Sporting Gijon, at Barcelona, Spain TENNIS 1 p.m. n ESPN2 — U.S. Open, first round, at New York 7 p.m. n ESPN2 — U.S. Open, first round, at New York

Browns 23, Titans 17 CLEVELAND (AP) — Brady Quinn threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Braylon Edwards and outplayed Derek Anderson in perhaps their final auditions for coach Eric Mangini to be Cleveland’s starting quarterback, and the Browns beat the Tennessee Titans. Quinn and Anderson entered the third preseason game in a virtual dead heat. Earlier this week, Mangini described their summerlong competition as “very close” and it remains that way. After coming off the bench last week, Quinn got the start and finished 11 of 15 for 128 yards. He led the Browns to one TD and two field goals in his four series. Anderson went 7 of 11 for 77 yards and led the Browns to one field goal on two possessions. He didn’t have an interception, but

one poorly thrown ball was dropped by Tennessee cornerback Tenard Davis.

overall in the NFL draft, was 13-of-19 for 160 yards and an interception.

Saints 45, Raiders 7 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Drew Brees completed 14 of 17 passes for 179 yards and drove the Saints to touchdowns on all three drives he played, leading New Orleans over Oakland. Brees completed his first eight passes, as he had receivers open all over the field. The return of last year’s leading receiver, Lance Moore, from offseason shoulder surgery helped Brees’ cause. He had four catches for 29 yards, including a 5-yarder in the back of the end zone on Brees’ final pass. That touchdown gave the Saints a 21-0 lead with 13:53 left in the half and brought an early end to Brees’ day and loud boos from a Raiders crowd that has seen plenty of bad football during a six-year stretch when Oakland has lost an NFL-worst 72 games.

Seahawks 14, Chiefs 10 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Matt Hasselbeck threw for 216 yards and two touchdowns with newly signed Edgerrin James watching on the sideline, leading the Seattle Seahawks to a 14-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday night. Kansas City had a woeful night on offense — its only TD came on defense — and lost two starters in the game’s first three minutes: quarterback Matt Cassel to a leg injury, cornerback Brandon Flowers to a hurt shoulder. Receiver Devard Darling also had to be helped off in the second quarter, favoring his left leg. James, the NFL’s active rushing leader, signed with Seattle on Tuesday, but spent the game in sweats, pen and notepad in hand. Hasselbeck led the Seahawks on scoring drives to end the first half and open the second.

Lions 18, Colts 17 DETROIT (AP) — Drew Stanton threw a 21yard pass to rookie Dan Gronkowski and a 2-point conversion to John Standeford with 4:13 left to give the Detroit Lions a win over the Indianapolis Colts. The third-string quarterback followed Daunte Culpepper and Matthew Stafford, both of whom seemed to make enough plays to keep their competition open going into Detroit’s final preseason game next week. Culpepper started and completed seven of 12 passes for 67 yards and a TD. Stafford, the No. 1 pick

49ers 20, Cowboys 13 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Felix Jones got the Dallas Cowboys away from their goal line and, 13 plays later, into the opposing end zone. Marion Barber did most of the hard work in between. No wonder the Cowboys are so excited about their 1-2 punch in the backfield. Dallas rode Jones and Barber for most of a 94-yard touchdown drive, the highlight series during the firsthalf battle between the first teams in a preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night.

The 49ers won the battle of the backups in the second half and wound up winning 20-13 on a 9-yard touchdown run by Kory Sheets with 33 seconds left.

Jets 27, Giants 25 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Mark Sanchez lived up to all the hype in his first game since being selected as the New York Jets’ starting quarterback. Sanchez completed a spectacular 31-yard touchdown pass play to Chansi Stuckey and put 20 points on the board in 2 1/2 quarters as the Jets took the annual New York braggin’ rights game with a 27-25 decision over the Giants on Saturday night, giving new coach Rex Ryan his first win. Thomas Jones scored on a 1-yard run, Jay Feely kicked two field goals and Erik Ainge threw a late 70-yard scoring pass to Aundrae Allison for the Jets (1-2), who survived two potential game-tying 2-point conversion attempts by the Giants in the final minutes. Falcons 27, Chargers 24 ATLANTA (AP) — San Diego’s Philip Rivers led touchdown drives in two of his three possessions in his first game since signing a contract extension, before the Atlanta Falcons’ backups rallied to beat the Chargers 27-24 in an exhibition game Saturday night. The Chargers led 21-10 as the first-team offense ran smoothly even with LaDainian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates watching from the sideline. Rivers completed 10 of 15 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown. He signed a sixyear, $93 million extension Monday.

BUFFALOE, from page 1B top-level Japanese competitors entered, Christian fought his best anyway with respect and dignity,” said Christian’s father and instructor, Kenny Buffaloe. “Here in the USA, kyokushin fighters have no quality sparring partners or opponents. Also, there are no regular kyokushin full-contact knockdown tournaments here in the U.S., only light touch, point system karate tournaments used by other styles. American fighters have to go abroad to receive any real fighting experience. This is another reason why the USA is behind the rest of the world when it comes to kyokushin international level competition.” Kenny said his son is making no excuses for his loss, and is already back training in the dojo even harder for next time. “He does regret losing for all the people who supported him and his efforts. He gave it his absolute best and gained invaluable experience from this international event, even encouraging the fighter who beat him to continue winning the next round,” said Kenny. Christian’s first-round

opponent ended up losing in the second round — a testament to the level of competition at the event. “The tournament officials were very surprised by his humble attitude, especially coming from a non-Japanese competitor,” said Kenny. “They recognized Christian as a strong competitor that just needs more experience and training. He was the first American competitor to ever capture their attention and respect.” Kenny said the event lasted over five hours, with many kids being knocked out and injured, requiring medical attention. He said Japanese tournament officials were surprised that Christian was not knocked down. First place could have gone to anyone, Kenny said. “All the spectators praised the children for their magnificent displays of bravery, spirit and the high level techniques they demonstrated. Several people commented that the youth level was the highest this year in the entire history of this tournament, which began in 1996,” Kenny said. In addition to being featured in The Daily

Dispatch, the Buffaloes have recently been the subject of feature stories for The News and Observer and WRAL. “Christian would like to thank everyone for their encouragement and support from the bottom of his heart. He is still training hard in the true spirit of kyokushin, overcoming obstacles and hardships preparing for the next competition,” said Kenny. Kenny said that one of the Japanese Shihans (Masters) at the Japanese tournament invited Christian to compete in his kyokushin full-contact tourney in Los Angeles in January, realizing that he just needed more fighting experience. “He was very im-

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pressed by Christian’s spirit and bravery when fighting in Japan, having seen him win the New York tournament in 2008 and 2009.” Kenny said the tournament — the North American Kyokushin Championships — is always attended by kyokushin karate actors Dolph Lundgren, of “Rocky IV” fame, and Michael J. White, who was in “The Dark Knight” and played the titular character in the movie “Spawn.” “They always present the trophies to the first-place winner at the end of the tournament,” Kenny said. For more information on kyokushin karate or area training classes, call (252) 589-4281. Powerball: 33 Powerplay: x3 RICHMOND, Va. — These numbers were drawn Saturday afternoon by the Virginia Lottery: Pick 3: 1-6-7 Pick 4: 5-8-2-7 Cash 5: 4-6-9-11-27 These numbers were drawn Saturday night: Pick 3: 0-8-9 Pick 4: 3-6-1-3 Cash 5: 5-14-19-20-31 Win for Life: 5-14-30-3334-37 Free ball: 9

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Taiwan, California advance to LLWS title game By GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

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NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose drives his Nationwide Series car to a pole position in qualifying Saturday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.

Marcos Ambrose wins Nationwide pole By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer

MONTREAL — When it rained yet again at Circuit Gilles Villenueve, Marcos Ambrose was in the driver’s seat. The hard-charging Ambrose, who grew up in rainy Tasmania, turned a fast lap of 80.905 mph over the rainswept 2.7-mile street course on Saturday to capture the Nationwide series pole. He easily beat Carl Edwards, whose best lap was 80.116 mph but more than a second slower as dusk was beginning to fall. “It’s better to be lucky than good,” Ambrose said. “It worked out perfectly. I had a great draw. I went out first in my group, which helped me get clean track. The conditions worked in our favor. The track deteriorated, the daylight disappeared, and we got lucky. We’ll take it.” Qualifying began about 45 minutes late and ended as darkness fell and a heavy mist was settling over the track. The cars were fitted with windshield wipers and brake lights for

the conditions. Ambrose was in the second of eight groups to qualify, and like all the other drivers he was caught off-guard. “Nobody expected to qualify in the rain,” said Ambrose, who won at Watkins Glen three weeks ago. “It’s been an interesting day.” Especially for Edwards. Earlier, his first career start in the Grand-Am Rolex Series ended before the green flag waved when he ran off course on the warmup lap on cold tires and slammed a barrier in the No. 77 Ford Daytona Prototype for Doran Racing. That forced Edwards and his disappointed driving partner, Ambrose, to watch the entire race as they finished last. “It probably worked out the best,” Edwards said. “I had already taken enough from Marcos. Now, we’re even, so tomorrow I have zero guilt about racing him.” “The sports car race ended so badly for us. We destroyed that car. That car is junk,” Ambrose said. “Maybe it’s karma.”

BRAVES, from page 1B run shot to right. Four batters later, Diaz hit a two-out, two-run homer. In the next inning, Yunel Escobar homered to deep left to make it 6-1. Prior to the Braves’ power surge, Lee hadn’t allowed a homer in 43 innings since being traded to Philadelphia. The three homers he gave up Saturday were the most allowed in a game this season by Lee, who had surrendered just 10 in 192 innings entering Saturday. He left after giving up

10 hits and six runs in five innings. Derek Lowe (13-9) scattered eight hits in 5 2-3 innings, striking out five, to improve to 6-1 lifetime against the Phillies and 4-0 at Citizens Bank Park. Anderson and Diaz finished with three hits, while Escobar had two hits. Chipper Jones hit a two-run homer in the sixth. He had been in a 3 for 42 skid. Philadelphia’s Chase Utley hit a solo homer in the first, his 28th of the season.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — California’s mini-mashers bashed their way into the Little League World Series championship on Saturday night. Andy Rios hit a grand slam in Chula Vista’s nine-run first inning and the Cali sluggers routed San Antonio, Texas, 12-2 to advance to Sunday’s final against Taiwan. “USA!, USA!” the frantic California fans chanted after their team won the U.S. bracket. Chula Vista will try to extend the United States’ four-year winning streak in the World Series title game. Taiwan advanced with a 9-4 victory over Mexico. Luke Ramirez and Bulla Graft also hit consecutive homers in the first, and Graft added a two-run drive to center in the third. California has 19 homers in five World Series games. Rios got Chula Vista off to a fast start with a terrific play at shortstop in the top of the first, leaping to his right to stab Travis Daves’ liner before starting a double play. Ramirez also was impressive on the mound, throwing one-hit ball in a game that was shortened to 3 1/2 innings because of the 10-run rule. After fanning Troy Montemayor for the final out, the imposing 6-foot Ramirez pumped his arms, then pointed skyward and let out a big yell. The 13-year-old slugger has turned into a star in Pennsylvania, with fans chanting “Luuuuke!” each time he steps to the plate. They were still hooting and hollering his name 15 minutes after the game was over, with the rest of the stadium mostly

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Taoyuan, Taiwan's Chin Ou reacts to hitting an RBI-double in the sixth inning as Reynosa, Mexico's Agustin Montoya looks on during the Little League World Series international championship game in South Williamsport, Pa. Saturday. They had plenty to be excited about after winning a spot in the World Series title game. Taiwan took advantage of six Mexico errors and scratched out runs on a bunt single and a basesloaded walk to take the international title. Taiwan is back in the title game for the first time since 1996, when it beat Cranston, R.I. “I was really excited, but tomorrow we have another game — the championship game,” starting pitcher Wen Hua Sung said through translator Ming Huang Yeh. A mix of Mexico miscues and six-hit pitching by the 12-year-old Sung lifted Taiwan in a game delayed twice by rain. Mexico waited out the delays in the dugout by reminiscing about its fun times in Pennsylvania. Some Taiwan players spent the time practicing their swings or snacking on chocolates. Sung went over his pitching motion to stay loose, and his concentration paid off.

Manager Chen Ta Lee said he set up his rotation to have Sung pitch the international final. Chin Ou scored on a bases-loaded walk in the fourth inning, then smacked a two-run double in the sixth to give Taiwan a four-run cushion. Trailing 9-2 entering the sixth, Mexico got two runs on a groundout and an infield single by Marcelo Martinez before Sung struck out Allan Wilburn to end it. The teams then exchanged customary Little League postgame handshakes at the plate, before Taiwan lined up to take its bows. But it was hard to tell that Mexico lost when the skies opened up again as soon as the game ended and the grounds crew hurried to cover the infield. The squad of 12- and 13-year-old boys danced in the showers, and some opened up their jerseys and started belly flopping and sliding on the waterlogged tarp to the delight of the crowd.

son sacked Delhomme in a three-and-out to start the third quarter. Delhomme completed a 38-yard pass to Muhsin Muhammad late in the third quarter against the Ravens’ reserves. Josh McCown replaced Delhomme to start the fourth quarter, and DeCori Birmingham’s 1-yard TD run ended the drive. Goodson had 11 carries for 52 yards for Carolina, which was greeted with cheers in its first home game since its playoff debacle against the Cardinals. Defensive end Julius

Peppers was warmly received after declaring in the offseason he wanted to play for another team. But Peppers was credited with only one tackle while matched up sometimes with Ravens rookie tackle Michael Oher. The Panthers defense, which gave up 30 or more points in five of the final seven games last season, was without linebackers Jon Beason (knee), Thomas Davis (knee) and safety Charles Godfrey (hand). While much of Carolina’s preseason has focused on improving the run

defense following Maake Kemoeatu’s season-ending Achilles’ tendon injury, Flacco exposed Carolina’s secondary. With Mark Clayton (hamstring) still out, Washington made his second straight start and caught a 17-yard pass on the first play from scrimmage. He later beat top Carolina cornerback Chris Gamble on a 42-yard catch. Gamble had a missed tackle on Mason’s 26-yard catch that set up Willis McGahee’s 1-yard TD run that put Baltimore ahead 14-3 at halftime.

He was concerned because he didn’t take advantage of the lack of length, particularly on the par-5 13th, with tees moved up 54 yards to make it play only 509 yards. Woods had to hit 3-wood to avoid going into a lake that he couldn’t reach before. Trying to hit a soft 3-iron from a downhill lie, he caught it fat and went into the water. Woods followed with a 5-iron to 7 feet for a remarkable save, and he holed a 12-foot par putt on the final hole that brightened his day. “If the guys get going coming in, they can kind of run away with it. “But the par on 18 at least kept me within reach — so far.” He’s still there — barely. Woods won Bay Hill with a five-shot rally Sunday, matching his PGA Tour best for comebacks. He won the Memorial from four shots behind. Working in his favor is that only three players ahead of him — Goydos, Stricker and

Heath Slocum — have won on tour. Woods, however, has company. After getting upand-down from 190 yards for par on the 13th, and making a 12-foot par putt on his final hole, he was at 4-under 209 along with Padraig Harrington and Zach Johnson. Liberty National, described throughout the week as long and hard, received a new identity in the third round. The tees were moved forward so far that the course was only 7,064 yards. The two biggest changes presented the biggest problems for Woods as he tried to get closer to the leaders — the 13th and 18th holes, where he scrambled for pars. And just his luck, the only players who made a move on the back nine were the guys trying to catch Goydos. Marino did just that. He ran off three straight birdies starting with the par-3 14th, hitting his tee shot

to 2 feet of the front pin. Then came an approach to 10 feet on the 15th, and a wedge to 6 feet on the 16th. He is not concerned with who’s behind him — Woods’ name was mentioned — and neither is Goydos. The greater mystery is how the PGA Tour will set up the golf course. The tees have been moved around quite a bit this week, and with rain in the forecast, this was as short as it has played. That likely helped Goydos, among the shortest hitters. “You have to be careful to take what this golf course gives you each day,” Goydos said. “And the way they have kind of moved the tees around on different holes, we are going to have take that as it comes tomorrow. I don’t know what to expect tomorrow. We may play the tips for all I know. That would change everything, play the tips. Wouldn’t need irons.”

empty. “I can’t explain the feeling,” Ramirez said. “We’ve been together since we were like 7 or 8. We’re all brothers out there so it’s great to share this.” It will be the first appearance for a California team in the World Series final since 2004, when Thousand Oaks lost to Curacao. Texas lost for the first time this year. It was held scoreless until the fourth, when Jacob Ramos had an RBI double and another run scored on a passed ball. Manager Mike Shull wasn’t worried about how his team would handle the loss. “I’m sure they’re over it now,” he said. “I’d be willing to bet they’re up in the (recreation) room now waiting for Chula Vista to beat them in pingpong.” Taiwan 9, Mexico 4 The smiling boys from Taoyuan, Taiwan stood along the third-base line and took a bow in unison as their parents and fans snapped pictures.

PANTHERS, from page 1B ning back tandem of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart. With Williams resting a sore knee and Stewart sidelined with an Achilles’ tendon injury, rookie Mike Goodson got the start. He was greeted by Ray Lewis for a 2-yard loss on the Panthers’ first possession. Haloti Ngata and Antwan Barnes combined to sack Delhomme to end Carolina’s final possession of the first half, which produced only John Kasay’s 38-yard field goal. The Ravens’ first-team defense was done for the night after Jarrett John-

BARCLAYS, from page 1B ed by the putting surfaces. Woods was capable of making enough putts for a 67 that put him within five shots of the leaders. Asked if he would be looking over his shoulder, the droll Goydos kept it all in perspective, as always. “First of all, he’s going to be in front of me, not behind me,” he said. “So I’ll be looking straight ahead.” The opening event of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup has several possibilities: Of the top six players on the leaderboard, only Steve Stricker, who is three shots behind, has won this year. Stricker won the inaugural playoff event two years ago at The Barclays. He kept bogeys off his card, yet only made birdies on the par 5s for his 68. Marino had two chances to win this year, losing a playoff at the Colonial and sharing the 36-hole lead with Tom Watson at the British Open. He might find out how that experience will help him at

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Steve Marino watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the third round of The Barclays tournament Saturday in Jersey City, N.J. Liberty National. “I felt like I was ready to win back then, too,” Marino said. “It just didn’t turn out that way. I just feel like I’m playing real well right now, and I’m going to do the best I can. I think if I play well, I’ll have a good chance to win the golf tournament.” Two shots out of the lead were Fredrik Jacobson (72), the Swede with moving parts in his swing,

who is winless in his six years on the PGA Tour; and 24-year-old Webb Simpson, who overcame a triple bogey to shoot 72 and give himself a chance to become the first rookie to win on tour this year. And then there was Woods, surprised to see the tees moved so far forward that it was 355 yards shorter than the card. “They are playing the ladies’ tees most of the day,” Woods said.

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Leftwich gets nod over McCown as starter By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay’s extended quarterback derby is over. Byron Leftwich will start the regular-season opener against the Dallas Cowboys. Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris selected the seventh-year pro over Luke McCown on Saturday, saying Leftwich held an edge going into training camp and retained it with steady — if unspectacular — play through three preseason games. “I’m very excited. When I get home I’ll probably scream and let all my emotions out,” said Leftwich, who’s with his third NFL club since being unceremoniously dumped as Jacksonville’s starter two summers ago. “To work my tail off to get back to this point again — to be a starter week one — is what I wanted, and I’m going to take full advantage of it.” Morris had hoped to de-

cide between Leftwich and McCown, a career backup, before the third preseason game. The first-year coach extended the competition after McCown closed the gap with a stronger performance in the second game. Although neither quarterback sparkled in Thursday’s 10-6 loss to Miami, Leftwich did enough to win the job. “We’re going to run the ball. We want to be a heavy play-action team. That kind of fits the mold of what he does — play action, throwing the ball down the field, trying to generate big plays,” Morris said. “That’s what he showed he can do in the preseason. ... That’s what he’s shown in the offseason — having a big-time arm to throw it down the field consistently.” A first-round draft pick by the Jaguars in 2003, Leftwich is 24-22 as a starter. He started two games in Atlanta after

being released by Jacksonville late in training camp two years ago, then won a Super Bowl ring as Ben Roethlisberger’s backup in Pittsburgh last season. The oft-injured Leftwich, who’s thrown for 9,624 yards and 54 touchdowns in six pro seasons, never gave up hope on becoming a starter again. He signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent in April and immediately established a strong presence in the locker room, as well as on the practice field. “I’ve been a quarterback my whole life. I think I understand what it takes to play the quarterback position. I think I understand the game well enough to always give my team a chance to win games,” Leftwich said. “Every leader has got to be able to make plays. That’s what it ultimately comes down to. I believe those guys saw me make enough plays in the games, and throughout OTAs and

training camp, that they respect and believe I can get the job done.” McCown, 1-6 as a starter in five seasons with Cleveland and Tampa Bay, felt he had the best training camp of his career. Though disappointed with the decision, he pledged to do everything he can as a backup to help Leftwich be successful. “That’s the role I’m asked to play right now,” McCown said. “I don’t have to agree with it. But for as long as I’ll be a Buccaneer, I’m going to do everything I can to help this organization win. That’s my focus.” There has been speculation the loser of the race might be traded. McCown made it clear his wish is to remain with the Bucs, who are grooming first-round draft pick Josh Freeman as the quarterback of the future. Morris likes second-year pro Josh Johnson, too, and raised the possibility Saturday of carrying

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Tampa Bay quarterback Byron Leftwich prepares to throw in a Aug. 15 preseason game against Tennessee. four quarterbacks into the regular season. “I’m going to keep the best players on this team,” he said. “I’ve been saying that from the beginning. I’m going to keep the best 53.

“Josh Johnson’s showed a lot savvy, a lot of poise. If Freeman is going to be your leader of this football team, you want to have a young guy like Josh around. ... Is he one of my best 53? Probably.”

Tearful Luis Gonzalez retires from baseball By ANDREW BAGNATO AP Sports Writer

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New Englalnd coach Bill Belichick watches from the sidelines during the first half against Cincinnati during their football game Thursday, Aug. 20.

Belichick: Brady not removed for injury By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — If there’s anything wrong with Tom Brady’s throwing shoulder, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn’t saying. Belichick said Saturday that Brady came out of Friday night’s game after a crushing hit from Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth because it was time for the coaching staff to take a look at the backups. He lumped any problem with Brady’s right shoulder into the category of normal “bumps and bruises” from a physical game. “I’m saying that we made the decision to play other quarterbacks in the Washington game because we wanted them to play,” Belichick said in a conference call with reporters. “Tom had a desire to play, but we made a football decision to play other players because we needed to see them at that position and make an evaluation there. That’s what I’m saying.” Brady completed 12 of 19 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns, hitting Randy Moss six times for 90 yards and both TDs as the Patriots beat the Redskins 27-24 on Stephen Gostkowski’s last-minute field goal. On Brady’s last play, he was smashed to the turf by Haynesworth after throwing an incomplete third-down pass just before the first twominute warning. Brady was seen on the bench flexing and rotating his right arm, but when the other starters took the field for the first series of the third quarter, the two-time Super Bowl MVP was not among them. He then left the sideline and returned to the locker room. The team announced

that he had a sore right shoulder. Brady did not speak to reporters after the game. Belichick said Saturday that he didn’t have anything to add. Asked whether Brady had an X-ray, Belichick said, “I’m not really comfortable getting into a public diagnosis.” “We played a physical game against a really physical team,” he said. “I’m sure after the game there were a lot of guys who had bumps and bruises. That’s pretty normal after a game like that.” Asked if Brady would be listed as “probable” if the regular-season opener was next week, Belichick said, “we’ll fill that report out when it comes. That’s happened before.” Belichick once listed Brady “probable” with a sore shoulder on injury reports for several years in a row, a practice that angered opponents and led the NFL to change its injury report procedures. The NFL’s current media policy says: “Clubs must ensure that all medical information issued to the media is credible, responsible, and specific in terms that are meaningful to teams, media, and fans.” Asked whether “sore shoulder” was specific enough to describe the injury, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said: “That is credible and specific information in compliance with our policy.” Brady missed most of last season after he was injured in the opener and had surgery to repair the ligaments in his left knee. His health could be the sole difference between whether the Patriots are Super Bowl contenders, like they were when he led them to a 16-0 record in 2007, or playoff also-rans, like they were without him last season.

PHOENIX — A tearful Luis Gonzalez announced his retirement as a player Saturday and joined the Arizona Diamondbacks as a special assistant in the front office. “Obviously, when you’re a professional athlete, it’s tough to close a book on something that you love to do,” Gonzalez, who turns 42 on Thursday, said at a news conference before the Diamondbacks played Houston. “But at the same time, it’s a new beginning for myself, for my family.” In his new role, Gonzalez will assist Diamondbacks president and CEO Derrick Hall and other departments throughout the organization.

“Whatever they ask me to do, I’m open and willing to do that,” Gonzalez said. “I have a strong passion for this game.” The most popular player in the franchise’s 12year history, “Gonzo” will always be remembered for hitting the winning bloop single off New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series — still Arizona’s only major sports championship. “My biggest thrill in my career was winning a world championship,” Gonzalez said. “I had one shot at it in my 18 years, and we ended up winning a championship here in Arizona.” Gonzalez spent his best eight years with Arizona, arriving in 1999, the franchise’s second season. But

he had a bitter parting with the Diamondbacks, who informed him late in 2006 that they would not pick up his $10 million contract option for 2007. Gonzalez’s final game as a Diamondback, on Oct. 1, 2006, drew 48,972 — at the time the largest regular-season crowd in team history. The hard feelings apparently are gone. Gonzalez, who lives in the Phoenix area, said he still roots hard for the Diamondbacks. “My wife could tell you, it kills me every time the D-backs lose,” Gonzalez said of a team that entered Saturday two games above .500 since he left. Gonzalez was given a rousing welcome before the Diamondbacks played the Astros on Saturday

night. The Chase Field crowd stood and applauded as Gonzalez received the key to the ballpark from Hall and managing general partner Ken Kendrick. A five-time All-Star, Gonzalez batted .283 with 354 homers and 1,439 RBIs in 19 seasons with Houston, the Chicago Cubs, Detroit, Arizona, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Florida. He last played in 2008, with the Marlins. Gonzalez led the NL with 206 hits in 1999. Known for hitting liners, Gonzalez had an unexpected power surge in 2001, hitting 57 homers, 26 more than his previous high. He hit 28 homers the following season, and his totals declined in five of his final seven seasons.

Vick to play in Eagles’ final preseason game PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Vick will play in the Eagles’ final preseason game, and might even take some snaps as a conventional quarterback. How much Vick plays Thursday night against the New York Jets at the Meadowlands has yet to be determined. Vick was in for six wildcat plays in Thursday’s game against Jacksonville, throwing four times, running once and handing the ball off to rookie running back LeSean McCoy once. He came onto the field for what would have been a seventh play, but called time out, and then was not on the field after the break in action. It was his first time Vick had played in over two years. He served 18 months in prison for his involvement in a dogfighting ring. This week will be his first road game with the Eagles. It could also mark his first time under center in the West Coast offense of Eagles head coach Andy Reid. “We’ll see how that goes,” Reid said. “There’s a chance of that.” During the 33-32 win over Jacksonville at Lincoln Financial Field, Vick came in and out of the game. In all but one of his six plays, starting quarterback Donovan McNabb stayed on the field and lined up as a wide receiver. In seemed to cause a disruption to the offensive rhythm and the plan was shelved midway through the second quarter. “I think that’s all part of this, just kind of getting

used to it and working through it,” Reid said. “I think, from a coaching standpoint, from a player’s standpoint and so on, there was a lot of hoopla around him getting into the game. I think that will settle down once we get playing in season games and everybody will just play.” Reid rarely uses his starters in the fourth preseason game, which means McNabb in all likelihood will get the night off. That leaves backups Kevin Kolb, A.J. Feeley and Vick to split up the four quarters against the Jets. “Again, I’m just going to see how he does this week,” Reid said of Vick. “How he progresses. He didn’t have any setbacks in the game. So I just want AP Photo/Matt Slocum to see how he does this week.” Philadelphia’s Michael Vick runs a route as a receiver in first Reid liked what he quarter of Thursday’s preseason game against Jacksonville. saw of Vick against the Jaguars. “I thought he did well,” the coach said. “He threw the ball well when he threw it. When he ran, he KERR LAKE COUNTRY outran the defensive end, CLUB SPECIALS which was good to see. “I thought it was good to “ CRAZY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY “ $21.00 get him back out there just PLAY ALL DAY - INCLUDES YOUR CART *Minor Restrictions Apply for the speed of the game. AFTERNOON SPECIALS AFTER 3:00 P.M. *Seasonal Changes Apply He came out healthy. You “GOLF ONLY “ MEMBERSHIP (no stock req.) always worry about that only $ 95.00 per month (individuals) the first game back. I VARIOUS MEMBERSHIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE thought he handled himGREAT GREENS, NEW CARTS, DRIVING RANGE, MEETING ROOM, self well. FUNDRAISER EVENTS ALLOWED “He seemed poised, GOLF AND RECREATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOR 45 YEARS made some good reads. EVERYONE WELCOME AT KERR LAKE COUNTRY CLUB: EXIT 217, I-85 That’s a start.” Thursday could be CALL AL SLAUGHTER, GENERAL MANAGER ABOUT the last time the Eagles MEMBERSHIPS. SPECIAL EVENTS, GROUP RATES see Vick in uniform for 252-492-1895 a while. Commissioner Roger Goodell can wait until Week Six to reinstate him to the team’s roster.

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Ramirez, Furcal power Dodgers past Reds

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New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hideki Matsui hits a RBI double during the fourth inning against Chicago in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game.

Yankees rout White Sox; Price solid for Tampa Yankees 10, White Sox 0 NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sergio Mitre shook off the rust and pitched sharply before getting struck by a line drive in the seventh inning, combining with Chad Gaudin on a one-hitter as the New York Yankees routed the slumping Chicago White Sox 10-0 Saturday. Working for the first time since a relief outing eight days ago, Mitre (31) was perfect until Jim Thome ripped a bad-hop double past Gold Glove first baseman Mark Teixeira with one out in the fifth. That was Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only hit. Mitre left with a bruised right forearm after being nailed by A.J. Pierzynskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liner, and Gaudin closed with 2 2-3 hitless innings. Alex Rodriguez hit his 576th homer, and Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano each got three of New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 14 hits. The White Sox lost for the sixth time in seven games. Jose Contreras (5-13) fell behind 8-0 in the fourth and leads the AL in losses. Rays 3, Tigers 1 DETROIT (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; David Price had the longest outing of his young career, lasting 7 1-3 innings and allowed a run and five hits. Price (7-6) struck out four and walked one. J.P. Howell pitched the ninth for his 16th save in 23 chances. Price worked out of a jam in the third inning, striking out Curtis Granderson and getting Placido Polanco to pop out with runners on second and third. Price also struck out Miguel Cabrera with a runner on second to end the sixth. Nate Robertson (1-1) made his first appearance after coming off the disabled list Friday.

Rangers 3, Twins 0 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Scott Feldman gave the Rangers another strong start, holding Minnesota scoreless into the sixth inning and helping Texas keep pace in the wild-card chase. First-inning RBIs by Josh Hamilton and Ian Kinsler put the Rangers in front right away against Carl Pavano (1110). For insurance, Ivan Rodriguez went deep in the top of the ninth â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his first homer since rejoining the Rangers 11 days ago. Feldman (14-4) walked four and gave up four hits in 5 2-3 innings, and the bullpen backed him up. Frank Francisco picked up his 19th save with a perfect ninth, preventing the second-place Twins from gaining any ground in the AL Central on Detroit. The Tigers, who lost to Tampa Bay, are 4 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota. Texas, in range of its first trip to the postseason in 10 years, is 2 1/2 games behind Boston in the wildcard race. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2 BOSTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Clay Buchholz allowed just three singles in 8 1-3 innings, and Alex Gonzalez and Dustin Pedroiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RBI singles made up for a Boston offense that sputtered in the early innings. The Red Sox won for fifth time in six games and maintained their 2 1/2 game lead over Texas in the AL wild-card chase. The Rangers beat Minnesota, 3-0, on Saturday. Buchholz (3-3) gave up one run, struck out nine and walked two three days before the two-year anniversary of his nohitter over the Baltimore Orioles in his second bigleague start. Ricky Romero (11-6) gave up three runs on seven hits in 5 1-3 innings.

Dodgers 11, Reds 4 CINCINNATI (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Manny Ramirez hit the first of Los Angelesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; four homers, and the Dodgers blew a four-run lead Saturday before powering their way to an 11-4 victory that ended the Cincinnati Redsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; longest winning streak of the season at five games. Ramirez connected on a two-run shot in the first inning off left-hander Matt Maloney (0-3), his first homer since Aug. 11. Rafael Furcal hit a tiebreaking solo shot in the fifth, and Matt Kemp and Orlando Hudson homered as the Dodgers pulled away. Jeff Weaver (6-4) bailed out starter Charlie Haeger, who had a bad day with his knuckleball. Haeger squandered a 4-0 lead in less than three innings. Cubs 11, Mets 4 CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jake Fox hit his first career grand slam and Milton Bradley extended his hitting tear to help Chicago beat New York. Fox finished with a career-high five RBIs. His bases-loaded homer finished Mets starter Bobby Parnell (3-7) during a six-run fifth inning, and he added an RBI double

CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; David Wright is ready to get back on the field with the New York Mets, two weeks after he was hit in the helmet by a fastball from San Francisco pitcher Matt Cain. Wright, on the 15-day disabled list with a concussion, is expected to be activated Tuesday before the opener of a three-game series in Colorado. Mets manager Jerry Manuel said he would take it day by day with Wright, gauging his condition after each game. But the All-Star third baseman, who worked out Saturday with his teammates at Wrigley Field, seemed to have other plans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I feel good after the first day, then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to play the second day,â&#x20AC;? Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And if I feel good after the second day, I want to play the third. I think he understands that I want to play. I appreciate him trying to look out for me, but we have obviously all of September left and I want to try and go out there and finish as strong as possible, individually and as a team.â&#x20AC;? The Mets, who have 13 players on the disabled list, were 13 games under .500 entering Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against the Chicago Cubs. Manuel said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll talk to Wright to determine if heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Diamondbacks 9, Astros 0 PHOENIX (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mark Reynolds hit his 40th homer and Jon Garland threw seven sharp innings as Arizona routed Houston. With his two-run shot in the third inning, Reynolds became the second Diamondbacks player in the franchiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12-year history to homer 40 times in a season. The first was Luis Gonzalez, honored in a pregame ceremony after announcing his retirement following 19 big league seasons. Gonzalez will join Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front office as an assistant to president and CEO Derrick Hall. Garland (8-11) was masterful, giving up only five hits and a walk. He struck out five and did not let a runner reach third. Justin Upton had three hits, including his 21st

homer, and Miguel Montero had a three-run double for the Diamondbacks, who have scored 34 runs in their last three games. Arizona roughed up Houston starter Bud Norris (3-3) for the second time in six days.

Cardinals 9, Nationals 4 ST. LOUIS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Matt Holliday and Colby Rasmus each hit a three-run homer to power the surging St. Louis Cardinals past Washington. Holliday is hitting .376 with eight home runs and 32 RBIs since joining the Cardinals on July 24. The NL Central leaders are 24-9 during that stretch, including a 17-4 mark over their last 21 games. St. Louis is a seasonhigh 21 games over .500 at 76-55. Albert Pujols doubled twice and scored two runs. Skip Schumaker added three hits, including two doubles. Brewers 7, Pirates 3 MILWAUKEE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pinch-hitter Jody Gerut doubled to drive in the goahead run and Milwaukee took advantage of Kevin Hartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wildness for its 20th straight win over Pitts-

burgh at Miller Park. Andy LaRoche homered for the Pirates, but they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end the longest winning streak by one team over another at home since the Indians beat the Orioles franchise 27 consecutive times at Cleveland Municipal Stadium from 1952-54. In this one, Hart (4-4) was wild at costly moments and his defense let him down to keep Pittsburgh winless in Milwaukee since May 3, 2007. The Pirates get a final chance Sunday to snap the skid before next season.

Padres 7, Marlins 4 MIAMI (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tony Gwynn Jr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-run triple broke an eighth-inning tie, Oscar Salazar had three hits and San Diego beat reeling Florida. Will Venable hit his ninth home run and scored twice for the Padres, who improved to 9-59 when trailing after six innings. Ronny Paulino hit his eighth homer and drove in three runs for Florida, which has dropped seven of 10. Wes Helms had two hits for the Marlins â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who have given up 26 runs and 44 hits in their last three games, all losses.

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ready. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It comes down to him wanting to look out for my best interest,â&#x20AC;? Wright added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always had an open line of communication. He knows I want to play and I know he wants to look out for me. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll discuss it and hopefully Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll win.â&#x20AC;? Wright is confident heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fit to be back on the diamond, having undergone tests with trainers and neurologists. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think if there was any gray area they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have let me come back,â&#x20AC;? Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because they want to make sure thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no lasting effects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a slow,

gradual process, meeting with a lot of doctors, doing a lot of tests,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And in the end Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thankful they did it this way because it kind of took it out of my hands and allowed me to recuperate the way I should and not on my schedule, which was probably the wrong way.â&#x20AC;? Wright was batting .324 with a .414 on-base percentage when he got beaned Aug. 15. His 55 RBIs, 74 runs scored and 199 total bases are all team highs. Manuel said Wright looks as fresh as ever, but reiterated how carefully heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be monitoring the third basemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s condition.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to really watch him after the first game and check with him the next day and see exactly how he feels,â&#x20AC;? Manuel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If he feels a little stiff, a little banged up, then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to give him that day off.â&#x20AC;? Manuel said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not concerned with how Wright will adjust to being back in the batterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box. But Wright acknowledges heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not so sure what to expect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You never know until it happens,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done for as long as I can remember, so hopefully nothing changes. Until you step in the box you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know.â&#x20AC;?

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TENNIS U.S. Open Draw List

At The USTA Bilie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York Aug. 31-Sept. 13 wc-wild card; q-qualifier; ll-lucky loser Men n Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, vs. wc-Devin Britton, United States n q-Giovanni Lapentti, Ecuador, vs. Simon Greul, Germany n Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, vs. Oscar Hernandez, Spain n Thiago Alves, Brazil, vs. Lleyton Hewitt (31), Australia n James Blake (21), United States, vs. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, Spain n Olivier Rochus, Belgium, vs. Igor Kunitsyn, Russia n q-Peter Polansky, Canada, vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain n q-Donald Young, United States, vs. Tommy Robredo (14), Spain n Robin Soderling (12), Sweden, vs. Albert Montanes, Spain n Mischa Zverev, Germany, vs Marcel Granollers, Spain n Kevin Kim, United States, vs. Dudi Sela, Israel n q-Michael Yani, United States, vs. Sam Querrey (22), United States n Paul-Henri Mathieu (26), France, vs. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia n Potito Starace, Italy, vs. q-Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland n Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, vs. Rainer Schuettler, Germany n q-Dieter Kindlmann, Germany, vs. Nikolay Davydenko (8), Russia n Novak Djokovic (4), Serbia, vs. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia n q-Juan Pablo Brzezicki, Argentina, vs. q-Carsten Ball, Australia n Karol Beck, Slovakia, vs. Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina n q-Jesse Witten, United States, vs. Igor Andreev (29), Russia n Philipp Kohlschreiber (23), Germany, vs. Andreas Seppi, Italy n q-Somdev Devvarman, India, vs. Frederico Gil, Portugal n Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, vs. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina n Simone Bolelli, Italy, vs. Radek Stepanek (15), Czech Republic n Fernando Verdasco (10), Spain, vs. Benjamin Becker, Germany n Florent Serra, France, vs. Janko Tipsarevic, Croatia n Robert Kendrick, United States, vs. Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina n q-Alejandro Falla, Colombia, vs. Tommy Haas (20), Germany n Victor Hanescu (28), Romania, vs. John Isner, United States n q-Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, vs. Christophe Rochus, Belgium n Marc Gicquel, France, vs. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia n Bjorn Phau, Germany, vs. Andy Roddick (5), United States n Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (7), France, vs. wc-Chase Buchanan, United States n Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, vs. Fabio Fognini, Italy n Flavio Cipolla, Italy, vs. Julien Benneteau, France n ll-Peter Luczak, Australia, vs. Viktor Troicki (30), Serbia n Tomas Berdych (17), Czech Republic, vs. Wayne Odesnik, United States n q-Michael Berrer, Germany, vs. q-Federico Zeballos, Bolivia n q-Josselin Ouanna, France, vs. Rajeev Ram, United States n Nicolas Massu, Chile, vs. Fernando Gonzalez (11), Chile n Gael Monfils (13), France, vs. Jeremy Chardy, France n Evgeny Korolev, Russia, vs. Andreas Beck, Germany n Marcos Daniel, Brazil, vs. Jose Acasuso, Argentina n Alberto Martin, Spain, vs. David Ferrer (18), Spain n Nicolas Almagro (32), Spain, vs. Steve Darcis, Belgium n Robby Ginepri, United States, vs. Andrei Pavel, Romania n wc-Michael Llodra, France, vs. Nicolas Kiefer, Germany n Richard Gasquet, France, vs. Rafael Nadal (3), Spain n Juan Martin del Potro (6), Argentina, vs. Juan Monaco, Argentina n Jurgen Melzer, Austria, vs. Marat Safin, Russia n Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, vs. wc-Chris Guccione, Australia n Daniel Koellerer, Austria, vs. Mardy Fish (25), United States n Juan Carlos Ferrero (24), Spain, vs. Fabrice Santoro, France n Philipp Petzschner, Germany, vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine n q-Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, vs. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan n Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, vs. Gilles Simon (9), France n Marin Cilic (16), Croatia, vs. wc-Ryan Sweeting, United States n Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, vs. wc-Jesse Levine, United States n Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, vs. wc-Brendan Evans, United States n Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, vs. Stanislas Wawrinka (19), Switzerland n Ivo Karlovic (27), Croatia, vs. Ivan Navarro, Spain n Feliciano Lopez, Spain, vs. wc-Taylor Dent, United States n Paul Capdeville, Chile, vs. Victor Crivoi, Romania n Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, vs. Andy Murray (2), Britain Women n Dinara Safina (1), Russia, vs. wc-Olivia Rogowska, Australia n Urszula Radwanska, Poland, vs. Kristina Barrois, Germany n Tathiana Garbin, Italy, vs. wc-Mallory Cecil, United States n Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, vs. Alisa Kleybanova (27), Russia n Patty Schnyder (19), Switzerland, vs. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic n Sara Errani, Italy, vs. Arantxa Rus, Netherlands n Peng Shuai, China, vs. Jarmila Groth, Australia n Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, vs. Virginie Razzano (16), France n Ana Ivanovic (11), Serbia, vs. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine n q-Shenay Perry, United States, vs. Monica Niculescu, Romania n q-Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, vs. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain n Aravane Rezai, France, vs. Sabine Lisicki (23), Germany n Alona Bondarenko (30), Ukraine, vs. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia n Gisela Dulko, Argentina, vs. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia n Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, vs. Masa Zec Peskiric, Slovenia n Roberta Vinci, Italy, vs. Jelena Jankovic (5), Serbia n Elena Dementieva (4), Russia, vs. q-Camille Pin, France n Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, vs. Melanie Oudin, United States

n Polona Hercog, Slovenia, vs. wc-Christina McHale, United States n Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, vs. Maria Sharapova (29), Russia n Zheng Jie (21), China, vs. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany n Alize Cornet, France, vs. q-Monique Adamczak, Australia n q-Eva Hrdinova, Czech Republic, vs. Julie Coin, France n Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, vs. Nadia Petrova (13), Russia n Caroline Wozniacki (9), Denmark, vs. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan n q-Petra Martic, Croatia, vs. Severine Bremond Beltrame, France n wc-Kristina Mladenovic, France, vs. Stephanie Dubois, Canada n Ayumi Morita, Japan, vs. Sorana Cirstea (24), Romania n Agnes Szavay (32), Hungary, vs. Shahar Peer, Israel n Varvara Lepchenko, United States, vs. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain n Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, vs. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia n Julie Goerges, Germany, vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova (6), Russia n Victoria Azarenka (8), Belarus, vs. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania n q-Marta Domachowska, Poland, vs. q-Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic n Alberta Brianti, Italy, vs. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland n q-Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, vs. Francesca Schiavone (26), Italy n Li Na (18), China, vs. Ioana Raluca Olaru, Romania n Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portugal, vs. Mathilde Johansson, France n Maria Kirilenko, Russia, vs. q-Mariya Koryttseva, Ukraine n Patricia Mayr, Austria, vs. Agnieszka Radwanska (12), Poland n Marion Bartoli (14), France, vs. Rossana de Los Rios, Paraguay n Viktoriya Kutuzova, Ukraine, vs. wc-Kim Clijsters, Belgium n Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, vs. Jelena Dokic, Australia n wc-Gail Brodsky, United States, vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues (20), Spain n Kaia Kanepi (25), Estonia, vs. q-Chang Kaichen, Taiwan n Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, vs. q-Valerie Tetreault, Canada n Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, vs. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic n Vera Dushevina, Russia, vs. Venus Williams (3), United States n Vera Zvonareva (7), Russia, vs. Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain n q-Erika Sema, Japan, vs. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia n q-Carly Gullickson, United States, vs. Jill Craybas, United States n Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, vs. Elena Vesnina (31), Russia n Amelie Mauresmo (17), France, vs. Tatjana Malek, Germany n Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, vs. Laura Granville, United States n Olga Govortsova, Belarus, vs. Sania Mirza, India n Edina Gallovits, Romania, vs. Flavia Pennetta (10), Italy n Samantha Stosur (15), Australia, vs. Ai Sugiyama, Japan n wc-Vania King, United States, vs. Anastasiya Yakimova, Belarus n Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, vs. q-Vesna Manasieva, Russia n Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, vs. Daniela Hantuchova (22), Slovakia n Sybille Bammer (28), Austria, vs. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain n q-Angelique Kerber, Germany, vs. Andrea Petkovic, Germany n Melinda Czink, Hungary, vs. Maria Elena Camerin, Italy n wc-Alexa Glatch, United States, vs. Serena Williams (2), United States

GOLF PGA — Barclays Scores

Saturday, at Liberty National Golf Club Course Jersey City, N.J. Purse: $7.5 million Yardage: 7,419; Par: 71 Third Round Paul Goydos 65-71-68 — Steve Marino 65-71-68 — Fredrik Jacobson 66-72-68 — Webb Simpson 66-68-72 — Steve Stricker 69-70-68 — Heath Slocum 66-72-70 — Tiger Woods 70-72-67 — Zach Johnson 70-72-67 — Padraig Harrington 67-75-67 — Matt Kuchar 68-73-68 — Ian Poulter 67-72-70 — Bo Van Pelt 70-74-66 — Greg Owen 71-74-65 — Rod Pampling 68-73-69 — Nick Watney 68-73-69 — Ernie Els 72-68-70 — Y.E. Yang 71-72-68 — Scott Verplank 73-70-68 — Troy Matteson 71-71-69 — Bill Haas 72-70-69 — Charley Hoffman 66-74-71 — Hunter Mahan 72-72-68 — Robert Allenby 68-75-69 — Jim Furyk 69-73-70 — Tim Clark 71-70-71 — Richard S. Johnson 68-71-73 — Lee Janzen 68-75-70 — Jason Day 70-73-70 — Stewart Cink 70-72-71 — Brian Gay 70-72-71 — David Toms 67-75-71 — Jonathan Byrd 72-74-67 — Bill Lunde 70-73-71 — Justin Rose 73-72-69 — Mike Weir 71-71-72 — Brandt Snedeker 72-75-67 — Justin Leonard 68-75-72 — Luke Donald 73-69-73 — Kevin Streelman 68-78-69 — D.A. Points 70-71-74 — J.B. Holmes 73-73-69 — Sergio Garcia 65-76-74 — Harrison Frazar 73-71-72 — John Senden 72-73-71 — Kevin Na 73-72-71 — Cameron Beckman 70-72-74 — John Mallinger 74-72-70 — Vaughn Taylor 71-76-69 — Ben Crane 74-73-69 — Fred Couples 71-76-69 — Dustin Johnson 70-74-73 — John Rollins 71-73-73 — Davis Love III 70-75-72 — Kenny Perry 71-75-71 — Anthony Kim 75-71-71 — Daniel Chopra 77-69-71 — Bob Estes 73-74-70 — Chris Riley 72-75-70 — Chad Campbell 72-75-70 — Retief Goosen 70-74-74 — Charles Howell III 76-70-72 — Phil Mickelson 70-75-74 — J.J. Henry 72-73-74 — Tim Petrovic 69-76-74 — Boo Weekley 75-70-74 — Charlie Wi 73-73-73 — James Nitties 71-75-73 — Adam Scott 75-72-72 — Brett Quigley 70-77-72 — Mark Wilson 72-75-72 — Jeff Overton 72-71-77 — Alex Cejka 71-72-77 — Kevin Sutherland 69-76-75 —

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At Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec Lap length: 2.709 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 80.905. 2. (60) Carl Edwards, Ford, 80.116. 3. (5) Ron Fellows, Chevrolet, 79.717. 4. (09) Boris Said, Ford, 78.902. 5. (20) Brad Coleman, Toyota, 78.837. 6. (32) Jacques Villeneuve, Toyota, 78.823. 7. (10) Justin Marks, Toyota, 78.287. 8. (86) Antonio Perez, Dodge, 78.261. 9. (11) Andrew Ranger, Toyota, 78.257. 10. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 78.206. 11. (29) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, 78.184. 12. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 78.092. 13. (66) Steve Wallace, Chevrolet, 77.984. 14. (0) Andy Lally, Chevrolet, 77.895. 15. (16) Colin Braun, Ford, 77.551. 16. (23) Jean-Francois Dumoulin, Chevrolet, 77.542. 17. (62) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 77.481. 18. (33) J.R. Fitzpatrick, Chevrolet, 77.409. 19. (88) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 77.358. 20. (87) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 77.337. 21. (27) Jason Keller, Ford, 77.115. 22. (38) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 76.973. 23. (81) Alex Tagliani, Dodge, 76.915. 24. (61) D.J. Kennington, Ford, 76.875. 25. (40) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 76.78. 26. (49) Mark Green, Chevrolet, 76.707. 27. (90) Chris Cook, Chevrolet, 76.456. 28. (1) Max Papis, Chevrolet, 76.449. 29. (6) Erik Darnell, Ford, 76.152. 30. (01) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 75.863. 31. (15) Michael Annett, Toyota, 75.849. 32. (96) Michael McDowell, Dodge, 75.659. 33. (34) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 75.293. 34. (41) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, 75.198. 35. (91) Tom Hubert, Chevrolet, 75.12. 36. (05) Victor Gonzalez Jr., Ford, 74.787. 37. (75) Brett Rowe, Chevrolet, 74.521. 38. (28) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 74.439. 39. (12) Justin Allgaier, Dodge, 73.963. 40. (99) Patrick Carpentier, Toyota, 73.919. 41. (24) Eric McClure, Ford, Owner Points. 42. (26) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, Owner Points. 43. (52) Tony Ave, Chevrolet, 74.517. Failed to Qualify 44. (31) Daryl Harr, Chevrolet, 74.241. 45. (89) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, 71.956.

PREP FOOTBALL Friday’s Scores

Albemarle 44, West Stanly 0 Alleghany County 21, Grayson County, Va. 20 Asheville 14, Waynesville Tuscola 14, TIE Asheville Roberson 20, West Henderson 6 Avery County 55, West Wilkes 27 Ayden-Grifton 20, Greene Central 19 Belmont South Point 21, Lincolnton 14 Bessemer City 13, Gastonia Huss 12 Black Mountain Owen 35, Asheville Erwin 0 Canton Pisgah 38, Enka 7 Cape Fear 7, Fayetteville Westover 0 Cary 7, Northern Nash 0 Central, S.C. 27, Anson County 7 Central Davidson 31, Randleman 24 Charlotte Berry Tech 21, Charlotte Garinger 8 Charlotte Catholic 48, Charlotte Providence 47, 3OT Charlotte Independence 56, Huntersville Hopewell 12 Charlotte Latin 44, West Montgomery 7 Charlotte Olympic 35, Charlotte Myers Park 14 Cherokee 30, Andrews 0 Cherryville 21, Vldese Draughn 14 Chesnee, S.C. 35, Forest City Chase 7 China Grove Carson 32, North Rowan 0 Clinton Union 21, Dixon 0 Clover, S.C. 39, Gastonia Ashbrook 6 Concord Robinson 62, Cuthbertson 6 Creswell 28, Chocowinity Southside 22 Croatan 42, Lejeune 16 Durham Riverside 9, Apex 8 East Bladen 48, Red Springs 6 East Burke 25, Morganton Patton 0 East Duplin 68, Southeast Halifax 0 East Mecklenburg 18, Charlotte Vance 7 Eastern Alamance 22, Graham 0 Eastern Randolph 14, Southwestern Randolph 0 Elkin 39, North Surry 13 Fayetteville Britt 69, Hoke County 19 Fayetteville Pine Forest 22, Wilmington Laney 7 Fayetteville Sanford 46, Fayetteville Byrd 6 Fayetteville Seventy-First 14, Wilmington Hoggard 11 Fayetteville Smith 54, Southern Lee 0 Franklin 19, Murphy 13 Franklinton 19, Northern Vance 10 Gastonia Forestview 19, East Rutherford 7 Greensboro Page 34, Davie County 14 Greensboro Smith 48, North Cross, Va. 7 Greenville Rose 41, Greenville Conley 0 GW-Danville, Va. 34, Durham Hillside 20 Harnett Central 34, Erwin Triton 0 Havelock 48, East Carteret 0 Hertford County 34, Bertie County 14 Hickory Grove 36, Raleigh Wake Christian 9 High Point Central 28, Greensboro Grimsley 0 Hillsborough Cedar Ridge 14, Chapel Hill 6 Hobbton 27, Seven Springs Spring Creek 8 Holly Springs 28, Raleigh Wakefield 14 Hope Mills South View 34, Hope Mills Gray’s Creek 12 Indian Trail Porter Ridge 6, Monroe Piedmont 3 Jacksonville White Oak 33, Richlands 10 Jamestown Ragsdale 18, Greensboro Dudley 8 Kill Devil Hills First Flight 40, Camden County 14 Kings Mountain 50, Kennedy Charter 12 Kinston 51, South Lenoir 6 Lenoir Hibriten 40, Wilkes Central 7 Lexington 21, Concord 15 Louisburg 24, Raleigh Ravenscroft 17 Lumberton 36, Spring Lake Overhills 0 Mallard Creek 51, Charlotte Harding 0 Manteo 76, Cape Hatteras 0 Marshville Forest Hills 42, Weddington 21 McDowell County 7, Mitchell County 6 Monroe 55, Monroe Parkwood 21 Monroe Central 35, Gastonia Highland Tech 6 Mt. Airy 28, Thomasville 21 New Bern 19, West Craven 13 New Hanover County 23, Scotland County 0 Newton-Conover 27, East Lincoln 19 North Brunswick 6, Fairmont 0 North Buncombe 22, Madison County 14 North Henderson 35, Rosman 6 North Lenoir 26, North Johnston 19 North Mecklenburg 51, Charlotte Ardrey Kell 21 North Pitt 32, Robersonville Roanoke 12 Northampton-East 26, Perquimans County 21 Northwest Guilford 22, Western Guilford 14 Orange County 28, Carrboro 27 Panther Creek 30, Durham Jordan 15 Patrick County, Va. 19, North Stokes 6 Pembroke Swett 28, St. Pauls 6 Pender County 18, Topsail 13 Person County 28, Oxford Webb 14 Pikeville Aycock 61, Rosewood 6 Pinetown Northside 34, Pamlico County 18 Pittsboro Northwood 14, Western Harnett 6 Plymouth 50, Jamesville 0 Polk County 14, Brevard 0 Princeton 33, North Moore 14 Providence Grove 49, Wheatmore 0 R-S Central 34, East Henderson 14 Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 34, East Chapel Hill 7 Raleigh Enloe 30, Raleigh Athens Drive 28 Raleigh Leesville Road 44, Morrisville Green Hope 0 Raleigh Millbrook 20, Knightdale 14 Reidsville 52, Eden Morehead 6 Richmond County 28, Lee County 0 Rockingham County 13, Southern Guilford 10, OT Salemburg Lakewood 6, North Duplin 0 Salisbury 46, East Rowan 10 Shelby 25, Watauga County 12 Shelby Crest 30, Lawndale Burns 27

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Siler City Jordan-Matthews 44, Chatham Central 7 Smithfield-Selma 27, Nash Central 7 South Caldwell 21, West Caldwell 12 South Central Pitt 28, Farmville Central 21 South Columbus 42, East Columbus 3 South Granville 32, Southern Vance 6 South Johnston 10, West Johnston 7 South Mecklenburg 53, Charlotte Waddell 0 South Rowan 21, Kannapolis Brown 19 South Stanly 38, North Stanly 0 Southeast Guilford 23, Asheboro 12 Southern Durham 28, Apex Middle Creek 21 Southern Nash 24, Bunn 22 Southern Pines Pinecrest 41, Cameron Union Pines 0 SouthWest Edgecombe 52, Currituck County 6 Southwest Guilford 7, Eastern Guilford 6 Southwest Onslow 30, Jacksonville 0 Statesville 25, Hickory 15 Swain County 56, Sylva Smoky Mountain 20 Tarboro 31, Washington 0 Trinity 23, East Davidson 6 Union County, Ga. 41, Hayesville 26 Wake Forest-Rolesville 19, East Wake 0 Wallace-Rose Hill 27, Clinton 14 Warsaw Kenan 14, Jones County 0 West Carteret 51, Swansboro 6 West Charlotte 55, West Mecklenburg 26 West Lincoln 54, North Wilkes 0 West Rowan 33, Northwest Cabarrus 6 Western Alamance 25, Southern Alamance 7 Whiteville 15, West Columbus 7 Williamston 20, Edenton Holmes 0 Wilmington Ashley 28, South Brunswick 14 Wilson Hunt 48, Wilson Fike 0 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Rocky Mount vs. Northern Durham, ppd. Raleigh Sanderson vs. Southeast Raleigh, ppd. to Aug 29. North Gaston vs. East Gaston, ppd. to Aug 31. Goldsboro vs. Eastern Wayne, ppd. to Aug 29. Hickory St. Stephens vs. Catawba Bandys, ppd. to Aug 31. Maiden vs. Newton Foard, ppd. to Aug 31. Thomasville Ledford vs. North Davidson, ppd. to Aug 31. South Davidson vs. West Davidson, ppd. to Aug 31. Alexander Central vs. West Iredell, ppd. to Aug 29. West Forsyth vs. Kernersville Glenn, ppd. to Aug 29. Burlington Cummings vs. Burlington Williams, ppd. to Aug 29. West Brunswick vs. Socastee, S.C., susp.

LITTLE LEAGUE Saturday’s Little League World Series Linescores

At South Williamsport, Pa. UNITED STATES San Antonio, Texas 000 2 — 2 1 3 Chula Vista, Calif. 903 x — 12 9 0 Shull, Daves (1), Montemayor (2) and Daves, Shull (1), Daves (3). Ramirez and Porras, Jr., Peterson (3), Porras, Jr. W—Ramirez. L—Shull. HR—Calif., Ramirez, Graft 2, Rios. INTERNATIONAL Taoyuan, Taiwan 022 005 — 9 6 2 Reynosa, Mexico 000 202 — 4 6 6 Sung and Kao. Martinez, Noguera (5), Maldonado (6), Perez (6) and Trevino. W—Sung. L—Martinez. Sunday Third Place At Volunteer Stadium San Antonio vs. Reynosa, Mexico, 11 a.m. World Championship At Lamade Stadium Taoyuan, Taiwan vs. Chula Vista, Calif., 3:30 p.m.

SOCCER MLS Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Columbus 10 3 9 39 34 Chicago 10 6 8 38 33 New England 9 6 6 33 26 D.C. 7 5 11 32 35 Toronto FC 8 8 7 31 30 Kansas City 5 10 6 21 20 New York 3 16 4 13 19

GA 24 28 26 34 33 29 41

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Houston 11 6 7 40 31 21 Los Angeles 8 4 11 35 27 23 Seattle 8 6 10 34 29 23 Real Salt Lake 9 9 6 33 35 27 Chivas USA 10 8 3 33 23 23 Colorado 8 7 6 30 34 27 FC Dallas 6 11 5 23 31 35 San Jose 5 12 5 20 27 40 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday’s Games Real Salt Lake 4, Chivas USA 0 Saturday’s Games Seattle FC 0, Toronto FC 0, tie New England 2, San Jose 1 D.C. United 1, Chicago 0 Real Salt Lake 1, Kansas City 0 Chivas USA at Los Angeles, 11 p.m. Sunday’s Games Houston at Colorado, 3 p.m. Columbus at New York, 6 p.m. Saturday, September 5 Kansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m. D.C. United at FC Dallas, 8 p.m. Toronto FC at Colorado, 10 p.m.

WNBA Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Indiana 20 8 .714 — Atlanta 15 13 .536 5 Connecticut 14 14 .500 6 Chicago 14 15 .483 6 1/2 Detroit 13 15 .464 7 Washington 13 15 .464 7 New York 11 17 .393 9 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Phoenix 19 9 .679 — Seattle 17 11 .607 2 Los Angeles 14 14 .500 5 Minnesota 12 16 .429 7 San Antonio 12 17 .414 7 1/2 Sacramento 10 20 .333 10 Friday’s Games Minnesota 100, Sacramento 95 Chicago 96, New York 77 Saturday’s Games San Antonio 100, Detroit 88, OT Sacramento 79, Indiana 78 Atlanta at Seattle, 10 p.m. Connecticut at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago at New York, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Washington, 4 p.m. Connecticut at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. Monday’s Games No games scheduled

MLB National League Standings Philadelphia Atlanta Florida New York Washington

East Division W L Pct GB 74 53 .583 — 68 61 .527 7 67 62 .519 8 58 72 .446 17 1/2 46 84 .354 29 1/2

St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Houston Cincinnati Pittsburgh

Central Division W L Pct GB 76 55 .580 — 65 62 .512 9 63 66 .488 12 62 67 .481 13 56 72 .438 18 1/2 53 74 .417 21

Los Angeles Colorado San Francisco Arizona San Diego

West Division W L Pct GB 77 53 .592 — 72 58 .554 5 71 59 .546 6 58 72 .446 19 56 75 .427 21 1/2

Sunday’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-7) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 11-12), 1:10 p.m. San Diego (Latos 4-3) at Florida (West 5-5), 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 11-8) at Milwaukee (Suppan 5-8), 2:05 p.m. Washington (Mock 3-5) at St. Louis (Wainwright 15-7), 2:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Figueroa 1-3) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 7-5), 2:20 p.m. Colorado (Hammel 8-7) at San Francisco (Cain 12-4), 4:05 p.m. Houston (W.Rodriguez 12-8) at Arizona (Haren 12-8), 4:10 p.m. Atlanta (Jurrjens 10-8) at Philadelphia (Blanton 8-6), 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m., 1st game Atlanta at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m., 2nd game Houston at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Washington at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

York, 164; MiCabrera, Detroit, 162; Markakis, Baltimore, 162; AHill, Toronto, 158. n DOUBLES—BRoberts, Baltimore, 48; Butler, Kansas City, 41; Markakis, Baltimore, 41; Pedroia, Boston, 40; Lind, Toronto, 39; Byrd, Texas, 38; Cano, New York, 37. n TRIPLES—DeJesus, Kansas City, 9; Ellsbury, Boston, 8; Span, Minnesota, 8; Andrus, Texas, 7; Bloomquist, Kansas City, 7; Figgins, Los Angeles, 7; Granderson, Detroit, 7. n HOME RUNS—CPena, Tampa Bay, 37; Branyan, Seattle, 31; AHill, Toronto, 31; Teixeira, New York, 31; Bay, Boston, 29; KMorales, Los Angeles, 29; Morneau, Minnesota, 29. n STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 55; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 54; Figgins, Los Angeles, 39; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 36; RDavis, Oakland, 28; Kinsler, Texas, 28; BAbreu, Los Angeles, 27; BRoberts, Baltimore, 27. n PITCHING —Sabathia, New York, 15-7; Feldman, Texas, 14-4; Beckett, Boston, 14-5; Verlander, Detroit, 14-7; FHernandez, Seattle, 13-5; JerWeaver, Los Angeles, 13-5; Halladay, Toronto, 13-7. n STRIKEOUTS—Verlander, Detroit, 211; Greinke, Kansas City, 197; Lester, Boston, 187; FHernandez, Seattle, 179; Beckett, Boston, 163; Halladay, Toronto, 159; Sabathia, New York, 158. n SAVES—Fuentes, Los Angeles, 37; MaRivera, New York, 36; Nathan, Minnesota, 33; Papelbon, Boston, 32; Aardsma, Seattle, 31; Rodney, Detroit, 28; Jenks, Chicago, 27.

NFL Preseason Standings

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Miami 3 0 0 1.000 49 New England 2 1 0 .667 60 N.Y. Jets 1 2 0 .333 70 Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 66 Tennessee Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville

W 2 1 1 0

South L T 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0

Pct .500 .500 .333 .000

PF 75 30 42 65

PA 91 48 46 68

Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 3 2 2 1

North L T 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0

Pct 1.000 .667 .667 .333

PF 64 50 50 35

PA 36 44 27 47

Oakland San Diego Denver Kansas City

W 1 1 0 0

West L T 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 0

Pct .333 .333 .000 .000

PF 58 55 29 33

PA 76 53 44 47

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 1 2 0 .333 53 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 52 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 73 Washington 1 2 0 .333 41

PA 61 61 82 63

South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 3 0 0 1.000 100 Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 73 Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 50 Carolina 0 3 0 .000 47

PA 28 64 60 68

American League Standings New York Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore

East Division W L Pct GB 81 48 .628 — 75 54 .581 6 70 58 .547 10 1/2 58 69 .457 22 53 77 .408 28 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 68 60 .531 — Minnesota 64 65 .496 4 1/2 Chicago 64 66 .492 5 Cleveland 58 71 .450 10 1/2 Kansas City 49 79 .383 19 Los Angeles Texas Seattle Oakland

West Division W L Pct GB 76 51 .598 — 72 56 .563 4 1/2 67 62 .519 10 56 72 .438 20 1/2

Sunday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Garcia 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 8-4), 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Niemann 12-5) at Detroit (Verlander 14-7), 1:05 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 4-5) at Baltimore (Matusz 2-2), 1:35 p.m. Toronto (Halladay 13-7) at Boston (Byrd 0-0), 1:35 p.m. Texas (Millwood 10-8) at Minnesota (S.Baker 12-7), 2:10 p.m. Oakland (Bre.Anderson 7-9) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 8-7), 3:35 p.m. Kansas City (Greinke 12-8) at Seattle (RowlandSmith 2-1), 4:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Today’s Major League Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE n BATTING—HaRamirez, Florida, .362; Sandoval, San Francisco, .336; DWright, New York, .324; Helton, Colorado, .323; Pujols, St. Louis, .319; Votto, Cincinnati, .316; Kemp, Los Angeles, .315. n RUNS—Pujols, St. Louis, 102; Zimmerman, Washington, 94; Braun, Milwaukee, 93; Utley, Philadelphia, 93; Victorino, Philadelphia, 89; Reynolds, Arizona, 86; Howard, Philadelphia, 84. n RBI—Fielder, Milwaukee, 119; Howard, Philadelphia, 111; Pujols, St. Louis, 109; Braun, Milwaukee, 95; Dunn, Washington, 91; Reynolds, Arizona, 90; Zimmerman, Washington, 90. n HITS—HaRamirez, Florida, 170; Braun, Milwaukee, 157; Tejada, Houston, 156; FLopez, Milwaukee, 155; Sandoval, San Francisco, 153; Victorino, Philadelphia, 153; Kemp, Los Angeles, 152. n DOUBLES—HaRamirez, Florida, 37; Sandoval, San Francisco, 37; Tejada, Houston, 37; Hawpe, Colorado, 36; Ethier, Los Angeles, 34; Helton, Colorado, 34; Pujols, St. Louis, 34; Rollins, Philadelphia, 34. n TRIPLES—Bourn, Houston, 11; Victorino, Philadelphia, 11; SDrew, Arizona, 9; Fowler, Colorado, 9; Counsell, Milwaukee, 8; GParra, Arizona, 8; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 8. n HOME RUNS—Pujols, St. Louis, 41; Reynolds, Arizona, 40; Howard, Philadelphia, 37; Fielder, Milwaukee, 36; Dunn, Washington, 35; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 34; Werth, Philadelphia, 29. n STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Houston, 46; Morgan, Washington, 42; Kemp, Los Angeles, 28; Fowler, Colorado, 26; Rollins, Philadelphia, 25; Taveras, Cincinnati, 25; HaRamirez, Florida, 24; DWright, New York, 24. n PITCHING —Wainwright, St. Louis, 15-7; CCarpenter, St. Louis, 14-3; Marquis, Colorado, 14-9; JoJohnson, Florida, 13-3; Lincecum, San Francisco, 13-4; DLowe, Atlanta, 13-8; Pineiro, St. Louis, 13-9. n STRIKEOUTS—Lincecum, San Francisco, 222; JVazquez, Atlanta, 192; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 186; Haren, Arizona, 173; Jimenez, Colorado, 158; Wainwright, St. Louis, 157; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 153. n SAVES—Franklin, St. Louis, 34; Street, Colorado, 33; BrWilson, San Francisco, 32; HBell, San Diego, 31; Hoffman, Milwaukee, 28; Broxton, Los Angeles, 28; Cordero, Cincinnati, 28. AMERICAN LEAGUE n BATTING—Mauer, Minnesota, .371; ISuzuki, Seattle, .359; MiCabrera, Detroit, .338; Bartlett, Tampa Bay, .338; Jeter, New York, .333; MYoung, Texas, .327; Cano, New York, .315; ACabrera, Cleveland, .315. n RUNS—Figgins, Los Angeles, 98; BRoberts, Baltimore, 93; Damon, New York, 91; Pedroia, Boston, 91; Jeter, New York, 90; Scutaro, Toronto, 89; Cano, New York, 86. n RBI—Teixeira, New York, 97; Morneau, Minnesota, 96; Bay, Boston, 92; CPena, Tampa Bay, 92; KMorales, Los Angeles, 91; Markakis, Baltimore, 89; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 88. n HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 184; Jeter, New York, 173; MYoung, Texas, 166; Cano, New

PA 32 56 72 89

Green Bay Minnesota Detroit Chicago

W 3 2 2 1

North L T 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .667 .500

PF 92 30 55 37

PA 58 16 70 30

San Francisco Seattle St. Louis Arizona

W 3 3 2 0

West L T 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .667 .000

PF 58 61 60 53

PA 49 37 61 81

TRANSACTIONS Saturday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL n American League BOSTON RED SOX—Recalled RHP Marcus McBeth from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Junichi Tazawa to the Red Sox (GCL). Acquired OF Joey Gathright from Baltimore for a player to be named or cash and assigned him to Pawtucket (IL). MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with LHP Ron Mahay. Designated RHP R.A. Dickey for assignment. Recalled C Jose Morales from Rochester (IL). SEATTLE MARINERS—Placed 1B Russell Branyan on the 15-day DL. Activated RHP Chris Jakubauskas from Tacoma (PCL). n National League CINCINNATI REDS—Recalled LHP Matt Maloney from Louisville (IL). Optioned INF Kevin Barker to Louisville. FLORIDA MARLINS—Optioned RHP Chris Volstad and INF Gaby Sanchez to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled RHP Luis Ayala and RHP Tim Wood from New Orleans. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Recalled LHP Wade LeBlanc from Portland (PCL). Placed OF Kyle Blanks on the 15-day DL. n Eastern League TRENTON THUNDER—Announced OF Francisco Santana was assigned to Staten Island (NYP). n American Association SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS—Traded INF Chris Garcia to New Jersey (Can-Am) for cash and a player to be named. n Can-Am League QUEBEC CAPITALES—Signed INF Issael Gonzalez. Acquired LHP Jo Matumoto from Chico (GBL) for cash and a player to be named. WORCESTER TORNADOES—Signed C Mike Leonard. n Golden Baseball League CALGARY VIPERS—Acquired INF Wilver Perez from Victoria for future considerations and cash. FOOTBALL n National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS—Released CB Jamar Fletcher. Waived WR Greg Orton and DT Pernell Phillips. HOUSTON TEXANS—Placed LB Cato June on injured reserve. Signed CB Cletis Gordon. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Waived WR Anthony Armstrong, K Connor Barth and NT Louis Ellis. Placed FB Joe Kowalewski on the waivedinjured list. OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed LB Chris O’Neill. Released LB Napoleon Harris. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Announced the retirement of OT Marvel Smith. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Released DE Jarriett Buie, DB DeAngelo Willingham and G Julius Wilson. Placed WR Kelly Campbell on the waived-injured list. HOCKEY n National Hockey League SAN JOSE SHARKS—Acquired C Patrick White and D Daniel Rahimi from Vancouver for D Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich. n ECHL IDAHO STEELHEADS—Agreed to terms with F Greg Rallo.

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2009 ACC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 2009 Team Schedules

5-Sep

12-Sep

19-Sep

26-Sep

3-Oct

Boston College

Northeastern

Kent State

@Clemson

Wake Forest

Florida State

10-Oct

17-Oct

Schedule found at www.theACC.com

24-Oct

31-Oct

7-Nov

@Notre Dame

Central Michigan

14-Nov

21-Nov

28-Nov

@Virginia

North Carolina

@Maryland

ACC - Atlantic Division @Virginia Tech

NC State

OFF Middle Tennessee

Clemson

@Georgia Tech (Sept. 10)

Boston College

TCU

@Maryland

Wake Forest

@Miami

Coastal Carolina

Florida State

@NC State

Virginia

@South Carolina

@North Carolina (Oct. 22)

NC State

@Clemson

@Wake Forest

Maryland

@Florida

@NC State

Virginia Tech

@Florida State

Boston College

@Florida State

Maryland

Clemson

@Virginia Tech

North Carolina

Miami

@Georgia Tech

Florida State

OFF Florida State

Miami (Sept. 7)

Jacksonville State

@BYU

South Florida

@Boston College

Georgia Tech

OFF @California

Maryland

James Madison

Middle Tennessee

Rutgers

Clemson

@Wake Forest

Virginia

@Duke

OFF NC State

South Carolina (Sept. 3)

Murray State

Gardner-Webb

Pittsburgh

@Wake Forest

Duke

@Boston College

OFF Wake Forest

Baylor

Stanford

Elon

@Boston College

NC State

Maryland

@Clemson

@Navy

@Duke

OFF

ACC - Coastal Division Duke

Richmond

@Army

@Kansas

North Carolina Central

Virginia Tech

@NC State

Maryland

@Virginia

@North Carolina

Georgia Tech

@Virginia

@Vanderbilt

Wake Forest

@Duke

@Miami

Wake Forest

OFF Georgia Tech

Jacksonville State

Clemson (Sept. 10)

@Miami (Sept. 17)

North Carolina

@Mississippi State

@Florida State

Virginia Tech

Georgia

OFF Miami

@Florida State (Sept. 7)

Georgia Tech (Sept. 17)

@Virginia Tech

Oklahoma

Florida A&M

East Carolina

@Georgia Tech

Virginia

Georgia Southern

@Central Florida

Clemson

@Wake Forest

Virginia

@North Carolina

Duke

@South Florida

Duke

Miami

@Boston College

@NC State

@Miami

Boston College

@Clemson

Virginia Tech

@Maryland

NC State

@Virginia

OFF North Carolina

The Citadel

@Connecticut

Florida State (Oct. 22) @Virginia Tech (Oct. 29)

OFF William & Mary

Virginia

TCU

@Southern Miss

@North Carolina

Indiana

@Maryland

@Duke

Boston College

@Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech

Duke

OFF Virginia Tech

Alabama (Atlanta)

Marshall

Nebraska

Miami

North Carolina (Oct. 29) @East Carolina (Nov. 5)

OFF

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium - December 5, 2009

Carolina PANTHERS

East Carolina PIRATES Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 28 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 19 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 13

Sept. 5 vs. Appalachian State 12 p.m. Sept. 12 at West Virginia 3:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at North Carolina 12 p.m. Sept. 26 vs. UCF 3:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Marshall 12 p.m. Oct. 10 at SMU 8 p.m. Oct. 17 vs. Rice (HC) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at Memphis 8 p.m. Nov. 5 vs. Virginia Tech 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Tulsa 8:15 p.m. Nov. 21 vs. UAB 3:30 p.m. Nov. 28 vs. Southern Miss 1 p.m. Dec. 5 C-USA Championship Game

vs. Philadelphia at Atlanta at Dallas vs. Washington at Tampa Bay vs. Buffalo at Arizona at New Orleans vs. Atlanta vs. Miami at New York Jets vs. Tampa Bay at New England

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Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Jan. 3

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8:20 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

N.C. Central EAGLES Sept. 5 at Hampton 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at Liberty 7 p.m. Sept. 19 vs. Morehead St. 1:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at Duke 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at North Carolina A&T 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at Appalachian St. 3:30 p.m. Oct. 17 vs. Central Methodist 1:30 p.m. Oct. 31 vs. Central State (Oh.) (HC) 1:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Old Dominion 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at Winston-Salem St. 1 p.m. Nov. 21 vs. Savannah St. 1:30 p.m.

North Carolina A&T AGGIES Sept. 5 at Winston-Salem St. 6 p.m. Sept. 12 vs. Norfolk St. 6 p.m. Sept. 19 vs. Hampton 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at Coastal Carolina 7 p.m. Oct. 3 vs. N.C. Central 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at Morgan St. 1 p.m. Oct. 24 at Howard 1 p.m. Oct. 31 vs. Bethune-Cookman (HC) 8 p.m. Nov. 7 at Florida A&M 3 p.m. Nov. 21 at South Carolina St. 1:30 p.m.

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eleste LaBonte’s knee gave out one day at home. Her orthopedist told the Blackstone, Mass. mom that the knee damage was caused by her excessive weight. Celeste found that, at 294 pounds, she had to use a seat belt extender on planes and that she had a difficult time going up stairs. But it wasn’t until she learned of her husband’s upcoming professional award and imagined embarrassment at the ceremony that she decided to make a big change. Celeste isn’t alone. With challenges to the body like a slowing metabolism, stress, childbearing and easy access to less than nutritional food, it’s no wonder that so many women struggle with their weight. Weight can affect your health. According to the Centers for Disease Control, being overweight increases your risk for a host of health problems, including: � Coronary heart disease � Type 2 diabetes � Cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon) � Hypertension � Stroke � Liver and gallbladder disease � Sleep apnea and respiratory problems � Osteoarthritis � Gynecological problems (abnormal menses, infertility)

The Search for a Solution Millions of dollars are spent each year on diet programs, yet up to 95 percent of dieters fail to maintain weight loss. There is often an initial loss of weight, but then many people hit a plateau and stop losing weight. Another problem with many diets is that people just can’t maintain a diet long-term. But many of those programs are based on a flawed premise: if you simply eat less and move more, then you’ll be smaller. There’s more to it than that.

Metabolism Matters When calories are restricted, your metabolism drops. When this happens, you hit a plateau and the pounds stop coming off. In order to break through that plateau, most diets call for a further reduction in calories. This lowers the metabolism more, requiring a lifetime of low-calorie dieting to maintain your goal weight.

According to the Weight-Control Information Network, safe and effective weight-loss programs should include: � Healthy eating plans that reduce calories but do not forbid specific foods or food groups. � Tips to increase moderate-intensity physical activity. � Tips on healthy habits that also keep your needs in mind, such as lower-fat versions of your favorite foods. � Slow and steady weight loss. Depending on your starting weight, experts recommend losing weight at a rate of 1/2 to 2 pounds per week. Weight loss may be faster at the start of a program. � A plan to keep the weight off after you have lost it.

Celeste LaBonte

Celeste joined Curves, a fitness franchise designed for women. She signed up for their free weight management plan, which takes metabolism changes into account. She’s lost over 60 pounds so far. “The Curves plan has changed how I think about food,” said Celeste. “It helped me jump-start my weight loss, and I’ve been following the essentials of the plan ever since.” She also found that the program, combined with 30 minutes of exercise three times a week, improved her cholesterol, blood pressure, acid reflux and knee pain.

The Real Key to Weight Loss “The secret is not willpower or self discipline,” says Nadia Rodman, senior dietician for Curves, “but rather a proper understanding of how we can change our behavior, or, more specifically, our habits.” Rodman believes that women can take charge of their health and combat the effects of aging and disease. “We’re about fitness, health, and moving away from disease,” she says. “We’re about losing weight and gaining strength. In a community of support and encouragement, you can reach your goals.”

Plan the Solution

From the book “Curves Fitness and Weight Management Plan”: Setting goals is a must. Your goals must be specific, written, exciting and achievable. Begin by asking yourself these questions: � What personal strengths will help you succeed? � What are your triggers for making poor food choices? � How can you manage those triggers more effectively? � What time of day will you take a 30-minute walk? � What are your biggest fears about starting a new plan? � How could you proactively address those fears?

How One Plan Works Nadia Rodman, senior dietician for Curves International

Celeste has a new vision of herself. “I’d always be looking around, asking myself, ‘Am I the fattest person in the room?’ This has changed the way I view myself. I’ve always been happy, but now it’s about having fun, not making fun of myself.” For more about the free Curves Weight Management Plan, visit your local Curves or curves.com.

The Curves Weight Management Plan is a cycle made up of three phases. � Phases 1 and 2 are weight loss phases that you use for a combined 30 days. � Phase 3 is two to four weeks of metabolic recovery. Research has shown that by following a strength training program, such as the one offered by Curves, and eating a higher protein diet, metabolism is not significantly decreased. Sometimes, it actually increases — making it easier to burn fat and maintain permanent weight loss. For more about the free weight management classes — available to non-members as well as members — visit your local Curves or curves.com.

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Meagan Leigh Harris and Christopher Wade Edgerton joined together in holy matrimony Meagan Leigh Harris of Henderson and Christopher Wade Edgerton of Warrenton were united in marriage at 6 p.m. July 11, 2009, at North Henderson Baptist Church in Henderson. The Rev. John (Jack) W. Edge officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Gregory and Terry Harris of Henderson. She is the granddaughter of Ruth and Davis Hale and Maynard, Pat Pegram and Mary Ann Harris, all of Henderson, and the late Johnny Harris. She is the great-granddaughter of Alyce Harris. The bride graduated from Southern Vance High School in 2004. She is employed as a senior customer service representative with ACS (Affiliated Computer Services). The groom is the son of Gilbert and Tammy Edgerton of Warrenton. He is the grandson of Peggy Robinson and David Boone of Raleigh, Barbra and Scott Ayscue of Henderson and Gilbert Edgerton of Warrenton. He graduated from Southern Vance High School in 2004 and is employed as a retail sales manager for Franklin Brothers Nursery. Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a white satin A-line strapless bridal gown with

Ushers were Josh Peoples, cousin of the bride; Sam McDaniel and Zack Morris, cousins of the groom; and Wayne Gill, friend of the groom. Riley Edgerton, daughter of the groom, served as the flower girl. The ring bearer was Cameron Glover, cousin of the groom. The music was created and organized by David Stokes and played by Ethon Stokes. Connie Roberson directed the wedding. Hannah Puckett was the register attendant and Lauren Railey was the program attendant. Immediately following the ceremony, a reception was held at the Henderson Mr. and Mrs. William Leonard Moss Family Moose Center, hosted by the bride’s parents. After a wedding trip to Carolina Beach, the couple will make their home in the Cokesbury community.

Mrs. Meagan Edgerton a tulle overlay, which split in the front. The tulle overlay had a pencil edge and floral cascading vine motif. The chapel length train was also made of tulle with the same floral cascading vine. She wore a floral- and diamondaccented headpiece attached to an elbow-length, one-tiered veil with a metallic pencil edge and floral cascading vine to match the gown. The bride carried a bouquet of white hydrangeas tied with a

sheer white ribbon. Matron of honor was Jessica Brame, friend of the bride. Maid of honor was Kristin Edgerton, sister of the groom. The bridesmaids were Melony Baker, cousin of the bride, and Jamie Clark, friend of the bride. The father of the groom served as the best man. The groomsmen were Robbie Gill and Kelly Felts, friends of the groom, and Justin Glover, cousin of the groom.

Wedding showers/events • On May 30, 2009, a bridal shower was hosted by family and friends at North Henderson Baptist Church. • On June 19, 2009, a bridal shower was hosted by coworkers of the bride’s at ACS. • The parents of the groom hosted the rehearsal dinner at Middleburg Steakhouse.

Sherry Privette Watson and William Leonard Moss wed

Sherry Privette Watson and William Leonard Moss, both of Henderson, were married at 6 p.m. on Aug. 7, 2009, at Forest Lake Club House in Louisburg. The Rev. Tony Broome officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Marie and Jackie Tant of Henderson and Tommy Privette Sr. of Butner, Tenn. The bride is attending Vance-Granville Community College to study nursing. She is currently employed in asset protection at the Walmart Distribution Center. The groom is the son of Kay and Carlton Moss of 11, prior to the ball that 9, 1956. They have three evening. children and six grandchil- Henderson. He is employed as a Williams was raised in dren. Henderson. She attended Williams made her debut maintenance supervisor at Salem Academy in Winin 1953 and served as girl’s the Walmart Distribution ston-Salem. She attended chairman in 1969. Her hus- Center. The bride was escorted by Sweet Briar College and band was a member of the her stepfather and given in graduated from the UniTerpsichorean Club. Her versity of North Carolina son, Murray, is also a mem- marriage by her mother and stepfather. She wore a white at Chapel Hill in 1956. ber of the Terpsichorean Club. Both of her daughters halter gown with sequins Williams married Thomas across the bust and the front made their debuts. Murray Williams on June of the gown. The back of the was decorated with red Student Honors gown lacing and flowed into a red train. She wore a fingertipor higher grade-point aver- pear in the All-American length white, two-tier veil age. Only scholars selected Scholar Yearbook which is with pencil trim. by a school instructor, published nationally. She carried a bouquet counselor or other qualiAbbott is the son of Meof red roses, greenery, and fied sponsor are accepted. linda and Wade Abbott of baby’s breath. Abbott, who attends Henderson. His grandparMatron of honor was the Vance Charter School, was ents are Velma and Larry bride’s mother. The bridesnominated by Sofia Miller- Daeke of Henderson and maids were Hope Jackson, Ford, his foreign language Carol and Trent Abbott of Karen Watson and Duana teacher. Abbott will apHenderson. Bonney, friends of the bride, and Alexis Watson, daughter Birth Announcements of the bride.

Former Henderson resident selected as honorary chairman of N.C. debutante ball Mrs. Thomas Murray Williams (formerly Mishew Cooper) has been chosen by the Terpsichorean Club to be the honorary chairman of the 2009 North Carolina Debutante Ball. The Terpsichorean Club, formed in the 1920s to sponsor an annual statewide debutante ball, selects an honorary chairman each year in

recognition of civic contributions made to the Raleigh community and to the state. As honorary chairman, Williams will be a special guest at the Debutante Ball and all the functions surrounding it. Also, she will host a luncheon for the mothers of the debutantes at the Carolina Country Club in Raleigh on Sept.

Bryce Abbott

Award Program to recognize superior students who excel in the academic disciplines. The Abbott All-American Scholars must earn a 3.3

The U.S. Achievement Academy (USAA) has announced that Bryce Abbott from Henderson has been named an All-American Scholar. The USAA established the All-American Scholar

Kamillionah Janéa Harris Sashakika Daniels of Henderson announces the birth of her daughter, Kamillionah Janéa Harris, on Aug. 19, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. The infant weighed seven pounds, six ounces. Grandparents are Jacqueline Daniels of Raleigh and Tommy Davis of Durham.

Joel Azariah Morgan Tamita Renee Palmer and Vassie Joseph Calvin Morgan of Henderson announce the birth of their son, Joel Azariah Morgan, on Aug. 25, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. The infant weighed seven pounds, six ounces. Grandparents are Pecolia Sypho Palmer and John Palmer of Henrietta, N.C., and Edward and Joyce Morgan of Oxford.

Elijah La’Quan Rainey Latonya Quinitchette of Henderson announces the birth of her son,

Elijah La’Quan Rainey, on Aug. 19, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. The infant weighed eight pounds, two ounces. Grandmother is Bettye Quinitchette of Vance County.

Benjamin Carlsson Strickland Sam and Lisa Strickland of State College, Penn., announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Carlsson Strickland, on Aug. 10, 2009, at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Penn. The infant weighed six pounds, 15.5 ounces. Grandparents are Hal and Inger Musger of State College, Penn., and John and Nancy Strickland of Henderson.

Zy’Kise Elijah Thurman Montressa Leatrice Thurman of Norlina announces the birth of her son, Zy’Kise Elijah Thurman, on Aug. 20, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. The infant weighed five pounds, seven ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dunston of Norlina and

Vicent Thurman of Kittrell.

Amelia Skyy Wade

Engagement Announcement

Jennifer and Anthony Wade of Henderson announce the birth of their daughter, Amelia Skyy Wade, on Aug. 23, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. The infant weighed eight pounds, one ounce. Grandparents are Bobby and Nancy Dail of Henderson, Lee and Pamela Hughes of Henderson, the late Judy Ms. Morris and Mr. Serls Sue Dail and the late Tony Wade.

Harper Parham Wright Blake and Kimberly Wright of Franklinton announce the birth of their son, Harper Parham Wright, on July 31, 2009, at WakeMed in Raleigh. The infant weighed eight pounds, two ounces. Grandparents are Wayne and Phyllis Melton of Oxford and Gregg and Daphne Wright of Oxford. Great-grandmothers are Annie Claiborne of Bullock, Mary Wright of Henderson and Carrie Belle Gillis of Oxford. Great-great-grandmother is Clarice Overton of Oxford.

Morris/Serls Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Morris of Berea announce the engagement of their daughter, Eleisha Renay Morris, to Frank Holden Serls, son of Mr. and Mrs. Niles Edward Serls II of Warren County and Delois Serls of Roxboro. The wedding is planned for 4 p.m. on Sept. 19, 2009, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Berea. Family and friends are invited to attend.

Jason Hoyle, friend of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen were Ben Bell, nephew of the groom; Russell Bell, the groom’s brotherin-law; and Willie Stanton, friend of the groom. Ushers were Jimmy Tant and Timmy Tant, both stepbrothers of the bride. Logan Privette, niece of the bride, was the flower girl. Christian Tant, nephew of the bride, was the ring bearer. The wedding director was Sharon Reed. Register attendant was Tonya Bell. Immediately following the wedding, the families of the bride and groom hosted a reception at the Forest Lake Club House. After a wedding trip to Atlantic Beach, the couple now resides in Henderson.

Wedding showers/events • The parents of the groom hosted a rehearsal dinner at the Murphy House in Louisburg. • On April 17-18, 2009, Jason Hoyle hosted a men’s fishing trip to Wilmington. • Hope Jackson, Karen Watson and Marie Tant held a lingerie shower at Middleburg Steak House on June 12, 2009. • A bridal shower was held on July 18, 2009, at New Sandy Creek Baptist Church, hosted by Kay Moss and Tonya Bell.

Guidelines for Announcements The Daily Dispatch publishes engagement, wedding and birth announcements in the “Celebrate” section of the paper each Sunday at no charge as a service to the community. To be included in Sunday’s paper, announcements must be received by noon on Wednesday. A photo may also be submitted with engagement and wedding announcements. The photo can be either black-andwhite or color. Printed photos should be 5x7 or larger. Photos can be e-mailed as a digital file, but please contact the paper in advance for details on the size and resolution needed for digital photo files. For more information on submission guidelines related to announcements, please contact Linda Gupton, features editor, at 436-2837 or e-mail her at communitynews@ hendersondispatch.com.

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Beacon Light Lodge awards scholarship Darius Hunt, 19, of Henderson, was awarded the William Rogers Scholarship Award from Beacon Light Masonic Lodge #249. He currently attends N.C. State University, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in social work. He is involved in N.C. State’s gospel choir, Uninhibited Praise, where he plays the saxophone. He is also involved in the Collegiate 100 Chapter at the university as well, and during his spare time, he is also involved in the Site-Base Plus Program with the Triangle’s Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation. Presenting the award is Past Master Michael Edwards, scholarship chairman.

Masonic lodge raises three new members Beacon Light Masonic Lodge #249 raised three new members in August to the sublime degree of a master mason. The class was named in honor of Past Master Charlie R. Marable. Pictured are (standing) Byron Goff, Melvin McLawhorn and Waverly Taylor; (sitting) Michael Edwards, assistant instructor/past master, and Steven Floyd, head instructor.

Special 40th anniversary celebrations scheduled for all four VGCC campuses during month of September

Epsom Lions Club presents scholarship to Andrea Eaves The Epsom Lions Club presented Andrea Jordan Eaves a $500 scholarship on July 16. Club President Alton Foster, on behalf of the club, presented the scholarship, which is based on good grades, total merit performance, and all around good school spirit. Jordan is the daughter of Mike and Cheryl Eaves.

Auditions for Clarksville Community Players Christmas pageant set for Sept. 8 and 10 Ever.” Auditions will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Sept. 8 and Sept. 10 at the Fine Arts Center. There are roles for 10

adults and 20 children (ages nine and up). For more information, call (434) 738-3323 or (434) 374-0058.

main campus in Vance County from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A reception will be held in the student lounge in Building 2, with a brief rededication in the courtyard at 11:30 a.m. and the opening of VGCC’s Hall of History in Building 8. VGCC’s South Campus, located between Butner and Creedmoor, will hold its event on Sept. 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in room 134, including a brief rededication at 11:30 a.m. For students who only attend classes during the evening, a reception will be held from 4-6 p.m. The Warren County Campus in Warrenton will hold its event on Sept. 23 from 5-7 p.m. The Franklin County Campus near Louisburg will hold its event on Sept. 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4-6 p.m. (for students who only attend classes during the evening). More events will continue the anniversary celebration in October. On Oct. 3, the Anniversary Ball, a ticketed dinner and dance, will be held in the

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The Clarksville Community Players will be holding auditions for the fall production of “The Best Christmas Pageant

Vance-Granville Community College will hold special celebrations on each of the college’s four campuses in September to mark VGCC’s 40th anniversary and to express appreciation to its students. On Sept. 4, 1969, the original charter for the college was signed, beginning 40 years of excellence in education. Each campus event will commemorate the founding with remarks by VGCC officials on the history of the college. Also, students and guests will enjoy refreshments as part of “Student Appreciation Day,” an annual event that honors students for choosing to continue their education at VGCC. “While we are reflecting on the past 40 years, we recognize one of the qualities of the college that has remained the same is our commitment to the success of every student,” VGCC President Randy Parker said. The series of events kicks off on the anniversary date, Sept. 4, with a celebration on the college’s

Miriam Falkner named official member The Epsom Lions Club inducted Miriam Falkner into the club as an official member on July 16 following many years of actively participating in club projects with her late husband, Pete Falkner. Miriam Falkner currently serves as the club pianist and news bulletin editor.

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VGCC Civic Center on the main campus. On Oct. 10, the public is invited to the “Festival for the 40th,” which will be held at various indoor and outdoor locations on the main campus. Finally, VGCC’s Endowment Fund will sponsor a “study abroad for the community,” an educational trip to Italy scheduled for Oct. 17-26. Plans are currently in the works for a similar trip to Ireland or France in 2010. For more information, call Jo Anna Jones, VGCC’s vice president of institutional advancement and director of the endowment program, at 738-3430.

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

VGCC recognizes students for summer employment Vance-Granville Community College’s Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Department held a recognition ceremony and reception for area young people who gained valuable work experience this summer. The Summer Youth Employment program was made possible by federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds. The event was held in the Civic Center on VGCC’s main campus on Aug. 18. This summer, the program placed young people from Vance, Granville and Franklin counties in jobs, where they worked four days per week for eight weeks. They also spent four hours each week in a classroom setting, where they learned work readiness skills and how to make successful career decisions. Many participants received a career readiness certificate through the VGCC Human Resources Development program. Some of the participants, who ranged in age from 16-24 years old, were not enrolled in school, but were seeking employment. Others were enrolled in area high schools, colleges and universities.

Among the participating Vance County students recognized were Rockele Bryant and Abril Johnson, who worked at the City of Henderson Planning & Community Development Department; Channie Yancey and Safiya Grice, the Henderson Human Resources Department; Lillieann Lemay, Dabney Elementary School; RayShanne Baker, Tiffany Branch, Cassandra Daniel, Janai Glover, Tamara Marshall and LaTasha Price, FVW Opportunity; Keyanda Hargrove, Gateway Community Development Corporation; Sharlette Fields and Rashema Somerville, H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library; Shanise Kelly, Henderson Florist & Gift Shoppe; Kwite Davis, Henderson Middle School; Luis Boyd, Carl Daniel, Brandin Daye, Allen Travis, Bernetta Daniels, Johnnie Hargrove, Ricardo Lewis, Christal Watson and Christopher Watson, Henderson-Vance Parks and Recreation Department; Schele Neal and Alexander Bullock, Southern Vance High School; Modjeska Thrower, The Daily Dispatch; Dejarvis Baskerville and Shakeena Nelson, VGCC’s main

VGCC Workforce Investment Act director Sylvia Jones (far left) and WIA Supervisor/Job Developer Blondelle Edgerton (far right) present certificates to three of the students involved in the summer employment program: (from left) Sherri Autrey of Granville County, Tamara Marshall of Vance County and Day-Quon Marrow of Franklin County. campus; Quinton Glover, Western Vance High School; Quon’Tavious Branch and Josh’Tavious Thomas, YMCA of Henderson; and Brittany Thomas, Employment Security Commission in Vance County. Participants from Granville County included Taja Green and Markeithia Wade, who worked at Hawley Middle School; Derrick Horton, the VGCC Bookstore; Sherri Autrey, VGCC’s South Campus;

and Ashley Smith, Western Vance High School. Participants from Franklin County included Aldermon Burgmon, Michael Hicks and Bobby Massenburg, who worked at Bull Creek Country Club; Skyler Williams, Bunn High School; Prince Harris, Cedar Creek Middle School; Linda Livingston, FVW Opportunity; Tamani Wright, Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce; Sherricka Burnett, Happy Camp-

ers (New Hope)/VGCC’s Franklin County Campus; Day-Quon Marrow, Franklin County Human Resources; Catalina Mirabal, Gloria Moore and Britney Perry, Franklin County Extension; Glen Prince, Franklin County Information Technology Department; Juana Deleon, Franklin County Library (Louisburg); Shanequa Burroughs and Jamaal Epps, Franklin County Parks and Recreation; LaShonda Burroughs,

Happy Campers (New Hope)/Franklin County Sheriff’s Office; Annette Gupton, Lacer Camp/ VGCC Franklin Campus GED department; Cory Newell and Keith Smith, Lacer Camp/Help Make a Difference; Kevin Epps, Help Make a Difference Camp; Annie Cooke, Lacer Camp/Franklin County Sheriff’s Office; Danielle Harris and Daniel Harris, Safe Space; Shaqiel Clark, Terrell Inman and Bretney Strickland, Terrell Lane Middle School. After words of welcome from WIA Director Sylvia Jones, participants and employers received certificates from VGCC Human Resources Development coordinator Kyle Burwell, WIA Supervisor/ Job Developer Blondelle Edgerton, WIA educational specialist Denise Davis, WIA youth specialists Ashley Boone and Courtney Cooke and administrative assistant Willie Mae Hill. VGCC Vice President of Community & Economic Development Vanessa Jones also made remarks. The Kerr-Tar Workforce Development Board administers federal WIA and recovery funds.

Granville County Schools give diplomas to first summer grads

908 Avis Lane chosen as Yard of the Month On Aug. 14, Granville County Schools held the first ever summer graduation ceremony to honor 15 students who completed coursework over the summer months to meet the graduation requirements. Leonard Peace, chairman of the Granville County Board of Education, presided over the ceremony and officially declared the group of students “graduates” shortly after 11:30 a.m. Parents, relatives, friends, teachers and school administrators shared their pride and excitement over the perseverance and dedication demonstrated by these students. All of the students who completed the graduation requirements this summer did so through the completion of coursework in an online format. This is the first such summer program offered at the high school level. Pictured (above) from J.F. Webb High School are (left to right) Amanda Elizabeth Rector, Jessica Daniel Chalfant, Christy Renee Thorpe and Samiya Demetria Nevels. South Granville High School graduates (below) are (left to right) Angelica Elizabeth Dawn Jackson, Erica Dawn Richardson and Alexis Shante Philip.

The beautifully planted yard at 908 Avis Lane has been chosen as Yard of the Month for August. The yard was chosen by members of Colonial Garden Club in conjunction with the Henderson Appearance Commission. The Colonial Garden Club chooses a yard each month during flowering season, and tries to include yards all over the city. Extra emphasis is put on the property owner’s involvement in the planting and upkeep of the yard. Ralph and Mildred Ross, whose yard was chosen this month, have used salvia, yellow marigolds, small shrubs, caladiums and liriope in numerous sections of the yard. Planters holding geraniums are in evidence on the porch of the home. The Rosses are enjoying the work they have done to their yard, and are also enjoying learning about new flowers and plants.

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Perry Library Labor Day weekend, don’t forget that the library will be closed Sept. 5-7 for the holiday. We will resume regular programming on Sept. 8.

Youth Services Check out the September edition of our newsletter “The KidsShelf,” available at the Library. You’ll find a calendar of all our Children’s and Young Adult programming, as well as important info and book reviews. Game On! (all ages): Mondays at 4 p.m. Bring your favorite board game to play with other kids. Families welcome! Bedtime Stories (ages 3-6): Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Kids are invited to wear their pajamas for this evening storytime, full of songs, stories, bubbles and more. Teens and Tweens Club (middle and high school): Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Join Programming Specialist Ms. Barbara and other teens and tweens to hang out and chat, discuss books and listen to interesting guest speakers. Anime/Manga Madness (ages 13-17, or 10-12 with parental permission): Wednesdays at 3 p.m. Are you crazy about graphic novels? Join Youth Services staff

to discuss all things animated and to watch a new featured selection each week! Mother Goose Time (for infants and toddlers—ages birth-3): Thursdays at 11 a.m. Songs, rhymes, books, clapping, laughing, fun!

Adult Services Nonfiction on CD: “The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work,” by Alain de Botton; “Closing Time: A Memoir,” by Joe Queenan; “The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama,” by Gwen Ifill; “Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood,” by Michael Lewis; “Anne Frank Remembered,” by Miep Gies; “One Less Thing to Worry About: Uncommon Wisdom for Coping with Common Anxieties,” by Jerilyn Ross; “The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope,” by Jonathan Alter; “Showing up for Life,” by Bill Gates; “American-Made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA – When FDR Put the Nation to Work,” by Nick Taylor; “Hot Flat and Crowded,” by Thomas Friedman; “How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life,” by John Maxwell.

Horoscopes

By LOU KESTEN Associated Press Writer

The video-game industry has defeated more superheroes than Lex Luthor could ever dream of. Superman, Aquaman, Iron Man, X-Men: All rendered lifeless by forces more focused on making a buck than on delivering thrills. So calling “Batman: Arkham Asylum” (Eidos, $59.99, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) one of the best superhero games ever is kind of a backhanded compliment. Let’s just call it a great game, period. For DC Comics fans, it’s a must-buy, but it’s hugely entertaining even if you aren’t versed in the whole Batman mythology. It begins with the Caped Crusader ushering the Joker back to Arkham Asylum, Gotham City’s home for the criminally insane. This time, however, the supervillain has set up a clever trap and quickly takes over the entire facility. Besides setting free hordes of violent lunatics, the Joker has an even deadlier endgame in mind — and only Batman can stop it. Fans will relish the chance

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to take on familiar foes like Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc and Scarecrow. Combat is easy to handle, and Batman can usually handle a dozen or so henchmen without breaking a sweat. But it’s more rewarding to take them out one by one, using Batman’s stealth skills to sneak up on them or swoop down from the rafters. More intriguing is the opportunity to explore Arkham, the eeriest video-game setting since Rapture, the underwater city in “BioShock.” The dank, decaying facility oozes menace and depravity, even when the all-seeing Joker isn’t taunting you over the public-address system. Throughout the asylum, you discover tools from Batman’s utility belt: “batarangs,” explosive gel, a grappling hook and other wonderful toys that open up new areas of Arkham and help you uncover its secrets. “Arkham Asylum” developer Rocksteady Studios borrows freely from other games: puzzles from “The Legend of Zelda,” stealth from “Metal Gear Solid,” freaky nightmare sequences from “Eternal Darkness.” But

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Anything you acquire you have to care for. You have your eye on something shiny and new. Think about what the long term will bring with this acquisition. Can you really see yourself maintaining it in the years to come? TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ve had many signs over the last few weeks that the old way isn’t working anymore. The afternoon brings inspiration. Brainstorm about the changes you might make to improve the picture. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll be offered assistance that you don’t really need. There are hidden costs involved, probably having nothing to do with money. Luckily, you have a way of turning people down that makes them feel like they have won. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re being encouraged to expand your horizons. You’ll get stellar recommendations for traveling cheaply and well. Compile a list of places you’d like to visit. With a little effort, you’ll see at least one by the end of the year. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are a perceptive leader. You understand when to assert pressure and when to take it off. Today you’ll be compassionate as you let others do things their way, but if they get out of line, you will sternly pull them back in. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Right now, if you serve your whims, you’ll get off track. The easy, fun thing to do is not the thing that is necessary. Be prudent, frugal and conservative, and you’ll make choices that you will be proud of. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your friends have an easy time relating to you, though they may not be getting along with one another these days. You’ll be asked to moderate, and you’ll get them to strike a fast deal. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Beautiful people are brainy people. You take pleasure in relating to those who are on your wavelength and will be intensely attracted to those who can soar beyond your body of knowledge. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s interesting what others see in you. You are likely to be cast in a role that you weren’t aware you would be filling. With your usual spontaneity, you leap at the chance to try out this new part. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Communication issues abound. Try not to add to the confusion. It’s better not to answer at all than to give wrong information. Silence is part of the remedy. So is admitting that you don’t know. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You may be caught off guard by all the attention coming your way. It’s natural to feel flustered when others express an interest in you, but try to recover quickly. It’s OK to be you — as is. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Long ago you placed your affections with a rebellious figure and your heart was broken in the process. Now you’ll be shown how far you’ve come. Your affection is placed where it is appreciated and reciprocated.

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those are pretty good games to imitate, and this game blends its influences smoothly. The mood reflects the darker tone of last year’s “The Dark Knight” movie, and younger Batfans may find the violence and dialogue disturbing. The smart script is by Paul Dini, a veteran of the noirish “Batman: The Animated Series,” and that show’s two stars — Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as the Joker — deliver stellar voiceover work. Demanding fans will be disappointed by the absence of some popular villains, and most of the major boss battles are lackluster. And it’s frustrating that Batman’s powers are sometimes unnaturally limited, forcing you to solve problems the way the programmers want you to do. But it’s a fascinating journey, combining a solid story with a lively mix of diverse gameplay styles. Rocksteady has, at long last, delivered a superhero game that’s really super. Three-and-ahalf stars out of four. On the Net: • http://www.batmanarkhamasylum.com/

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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I live and work

DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend, “Ashley,” and I have been dating exclusively for about two years. Last week, her boss asked her to be his friend’s date so he and his girlfriend and the friend could attend a concert for which he had tickets. I was upset about it, but Ashley said that because I couldn’t afford tickets she was going to take the opportunity and go. In other words, she accepted the offer to be his friend’s date in order to attend. Am I right to be upset with my girlfriend for being her boss’s friend’s date? — HURT IN INDIANA DEAR HURT: Yes, because it appears that for the price of a concert ticket your relationship with Ashley is no longer “exclusive,” and she went in spite of your feelings. It was also inappropriate for her boss to ask her to be someone’s “date,” especially if he knew she had a steady boyfriend.

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in a delightful resort town. Lately, we have noticed a trend among our friends and family who are traveling to our town. Instead of calling in advance, many of them call us on the day they hope to see us. In the last two weeks, it has happened three times. These are people we like and would enjoy seeing, but we work full-time and we usually need a little more advance notice. We know our friends make plans well in advance to book airline reservations, so we’re baffled that they don’t contact us while they are making their travel plans. What can we say when our friends call hoping to see us and then are disappointed when we already have plans? — BEACH DWELLERS IN CALIFORNIA DEAR BEACH DWELLERS: Tell them that you are disappointed, too, and the next time they plan to be in the area to please call sooner because you make your plans in advance and can’t cancel the ones you already have.

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DEAR ABBY: My neighbors and I are extremely concerned about my next-door neighbor of 38 years, “Anne.” She was always somewhat of a narcissist, and her husband has always been an unsociable, passive-aggressive bore who thinks he’s always right. Since he retired, Anne has been drinking. She even asked one of our neighbors’ sons if he had any marijuana. She seems to live in a fantasy world and tells Dear stories that aren’t true. Abby Anne Universal Press never talks Syndicate to anyone on the phone anymore and has become isolated from most of her former friends. When people ring her doorbell, she pretends she isn’t home. She is always with her husband and only expresses his likes, opinions and thoughts. He apparently likes these changes in his wife, but the rest of us find them alarming. When we ask Anne if anything is wrong, she says “everything is fine.” Do you think there is anything we can do to help her? — SAN CARLOS NEIGHBOR DEAR NEIGHBOR: Does Anne have any children or siblings that you know of? If the answer is yes, contact them and let them know there have been significant changes in her behavior and that you and the other neighbors are worried about her. However, if she doesn’t, and because she insists that everything is fine, make sure she knows that you and her other friends care about her. Tell her you are concerned because you rarely have contact with her, but will be there for her as always if she needs you.

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Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Kitty Wells is 90. Opera singer Regina Resnik is 87. Actor Bill Daily is 82. Actress Elizabeth Ashley is 70. Actor Ben Jones is 68. Cartoonist R. Crumb is 66. Skier Jean-Claude Killy is 66. Actress Peggy Lipton is 62. Comedian Lewis Black is 61. Actor Timothy Bottoms is 58. Actor David Paymer is 55. Jazz musician Gerald Albright is 52. Actor Michael Chiklis is 46. Music producer Robert Clivilles is 45. Actress Michael Michele is 43. Country musician Geoff Firebaugh is 41. Country singer Sherrie Austin is 38. Rock singer-musician Lars Frederiksen (Rancid) is 38. Actress Cameron Diaz is 37. Rock musician Leon Caffrey (Space) is 36. TV personality Lisa Ling is 36. NFL player Shaun Alexander is 32. Rock musician Matt Taul (Tantric; Days of the New) is 31. Tennis player Andy Roddick is 27. Rock musician Ryan Ross is 23. Actor Cameron Finley is 22.

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