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Suspect in murder arrested Attempted robbery at Jokers ended with shotgun blast

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Investigators have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a customer Oct. 20 during an attempted robbery at Jokers Bar & Lounge on U.S. 1/158.

Vance County Sheriff Peter White said Robert Maguel Brodie Jr. of 722 Young Ave. in Herderson is accused of causing the death of David D. Perry, 43, of 861 No Bottom Road in Warrenton.

Brodie was charged with first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a stolen firearm.

White said Brodie is in the Vance County Jail with no bond on the murder charge. Bonds on the other three charges total $75,000.

The defendant is scheduled to appear in District Court on Dec. 14.

The investigation is continuing, and more arrests could follow, according to the Sheriff.

Not long after the incident occurred, White gave an account of what had

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Vance Commissioner Danny Wright confirmed Friday the rumor that he won’t seek another four-year term in the District 7 seat he has already occupied for 27 years.

The next election will be held in November of 2010, at the end of his seventh term.

Wright “My priorities have shifted more toward my family,” said the 65-year-old certified public accountant who

Outstanding County Commissioner Award winner serving seventh term

plans to spend more time with his grandchildren.

He and his wife, Betty, have six. Three of them live in Wake Forest.

“Betty is the best grandmother in the world and I want to be the best granddaddy,” Wright explained.

“My grandchildren worship the ground I walk on,” Wright said during a telephone interview.

Chuckling, he added: “I’ve got

them fooled. I plan to fool them some more.”

Being a county commissioner has limited the number of hours he has been able to spend with his family, according to Wright.

“When Betty goes to Wake Forest to see them, they ask ‘Where is Grandy?,’” he said.

“The response is usually ‘Grandy is in a meeting,’” Wright added. “I just need to change that.”

Parading the season in Oxford

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Riders wave from the Cornerstone Christian Preschool float Friday night as it travels along Williamsboro Street during the Oxford Christmas Parade. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www.hendersondispatch.com.

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Miss North Carolina Katherine Elizabeth Southard waves to the crowd Friday night on the side of the parade route during the Oxford Christmas Parade. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www.hendersondispatch.com.

A tired dancer from Ballet Arts gets a lift in a wagon along the parade route Friday night during the Oxford Christmas Parade. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www.hendersondispatch.com.

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Members of the J.F. Webb U.S. Army JROTC, right, march in the Oxford Christmas Parade Friday night. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www. hendersondispatch.com.

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Vietnam vet Granville chamber speaker

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

A Vietnam veteran who today says he serves in the Lord’s Army will give the keynote address to the Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s 68th annual banquet, which is set for Jan. 25 at VanceGranville Community College’s main campus.

Former Marine Lt. Patrick Cleburne “Clebe” McClary was wounded in combat on March 3, 1968. McClary lost his left eye and his left arm, spent more than two years in military hospitals, underwent more than 30 surgeries and spent numerous hours in

physical therapy.

McClary received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts.

McClary, in his biography, said he McClary was raised on a 10,000 acre plantation in South Carolina’s Low Country, had fulfilled a dream of becoming a college coach and had plans to marry a Southern Belle. Two weeks before the wedding, McClary said he saw the burning of an American flag on a college campus by students protesting the conflict in Vietnam.

Barron Stainback said Friday morning he will run for the Vance County Board of Commissioners’ District 7 seat held by Scott Hughes and already sought by Tommy Hester.

The second challenger announced his intentions after both Hughes and Hester stated that they plan to file again in a story published Friday by The Daily Dispatch.

Stainback Stainback said Friday that he is a friend of Hughes, and is certain the current commissioner will be able to carry out his plan to go into the military after he is cleared of a criminal misdemeanor charge facing him in Craven County.

“We (he and Hughes) are covering the Democratic Party” to make sure that it has a candidate in the District 7 race, Stainback said Friday morning.

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Butner Jodie O. Wrenn, 49 Conyers, Ga. Artis A. Hargrove, 70 Henderson James E. Blackwell, 82 Antonia P. Burchette, 41 Hezekiah Johnson Jr., 78 Ruth C. Nelson, 80 Kittrell Polly J. Moore, 87 Macon Monica Donoughue, 66 Norlina Randolph Fogg, 58 Oxford Willie M. Harrington, 63

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Whether he could or couldn’t win another four-year term is a question that had no part of his decision not to run again, Wright replied Friday when asked just that.

On Aug. 29, he was one of two people to receive the Outstanding County Commissioner Award for 2008-2009.

It was presented in Hickory during the 102nd Annual Conference of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC).

The first Vance commissioner to win the award, Wright has

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McClary, dismayed by the lack of support for the U.S., said he resigned from his coaching position, volunteered for the Marine Corps, completed officer training at the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Va., and served as platoon leader of the 1st Recon Battalion in Vietnam.

McClary, a graduate of Erskine College in South Carolina, has been married 35 years to Deanna McClary. He is the father of two children and a grandfather of four.

The Chamber banquet will be at 6:30 p.m. in Vance-Granville’s Please see SPEAKER, page 3A

A 24-year-old Kittrell man has been arrested by the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Unit, Sheriff Peter White said Friday.

James Sellars Floyd III of 123 Van Dyke Road was charged with: • Felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine.

• Felony possession with intent to manufacture cocaine.

• Felony sell and deliver cocaine • Felony possession of cocaine.

• Felony maintaining a vehicle for keeping and selling cocaine.

Floyd is being held in the Vance County jail in lieu of $50,000, pending a court appearance on Dec. 28.

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Mark It Down Today Christmas parades — The City of Creedmoor’s Christmas Parade will be held at 11 a.m. and the Town of Butner will hold its Christmas parade at 2 p.m.

Henderson Institute — The Henderson Institute Triad Chapter will hold its regular meeting at 11 a.m. at the Henderson Institute Museum on Rock Spring Street. Guest speaker will be Michael W. Putney, principal of Dabney Elementary School. The chapter’s Christmas celebration will also take place during this meeting. Members are reminded to please bring non-perishable food items for the food bank at ACTS. College Day — The Reclaiming Our Youth (ROY) Leadership Program will sponsor its sixth annual HBCU College Day beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Dabney Elementary School on Lanning Road in Henderson. Admissions representatives from all the historically black colleges and universities (HBCU’s) in North Carolina and Virginia will be on hand to share information with parents and students about their respective schools. Students will be allowed to also speak individually with representatives and complete applications on site. Some application fees will be waived. High school juniors and seniors are especially encouraged to attend. SAT scores and transcripts should be available for immediate consideration. Entertainment will be provided by local step teams and drum lines. This event is free. For more information, contact Vincent Ragland at (252) 213-2095, Michael Perry at (252) 213-0887 or Sarah Baskerville at (252) 492-5981.

Pigeon Club — The VGWF Racing Pigeon Club is hosting a show and auction at the Kittrell Community Club House, 27 Main St., Kittrell, beginning at 11 a.m. Show birds will include yearling hen, yearling cock, old bird hen and old bird cock with a prize for best in show and best opposite sex. Entry fee is $2 per birth. Birds being auctioned off will be donated by VGWF lofts and other lofts across Virginia and North and South Carolina, 50/50 split. Refreshments and prizes will be offered. Marion Cutler will serve as judge and Skip Walston will serve as the auctioneer. For more information, contact Sam Parsons at (252) 432-6380.

Chorale performance — The Northeast Piedmont Chorale will present the regional premiere of Mark Hayes’ “Gloria” in Binkley Chapel on the campus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest at 7 p.m. In addition to “Gloria,” the chorale will sing a mix of seasonal favorites. The chorale will be joined by members of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Choir and the Wake Forest Baptist Church Chancel Choir.

Alpha Phi Alpha — The members of the Rho Beta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity will meet at 4 p.m. at Brother Ramey’s house, 2555 Raleigh Road, Henderson. All area Alphas are invited to attend.

Santa visit — Santa Claus will be arriving in an “interesting” way today at 11 a.m. at the Henderson Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market, 2726 Raleigh Road, Henderson. The public is invited to attend and take pictures with the jolly old elf. For more information, call 430-9194.

Sunday Henderson Christmas parade — The annual Henderson Christmas parade will be held downtown starting at 2:30 p.m.

Area bands will provide music and businesses and civic/religious groups will sponsor floats. Santa Claus will also be in attendance. The parade route goes from Dabney Drive Extension to Garnett Street, ending at Rose Avenue.

Monday Granville Commission — The Granville County Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in the commission meeting room, 145 Williamsboro St., Oxford.

Planning Board – The City of Henderson’s Planning Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. Land Planning Meeting — A City of Henderson Land Planning Meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the large conference room at City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. On the agenda is consideration of the lease of city property at Montgomery and William streets for the Henderson Collegiate Charter School.

School board — The Granville County Board of Education will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. at the Granville County Board of Education administrative offices, 101 Delacroix St., Oxford.

Community watch — The Ruin Creek Community Watch will meet at 6:30 p.m. at West Hills Presbyterian Church for a covered dish supper. Those attending are asked to bring a favorite meal item to share with other families, along with canned food items and/or a toy to support West Hills Presbyterian’s efforts to assist Life Line Ministries and ACTS during the Christmas season.

It is an extended form of parental ignoring. Children are briefly removed from all sources of positive reinforcement, especially adult attention.

Here are some tips for using “time out:” • Time out is not used until children have the developmental capacity to start learning to selfregulate, which is usually around three years old.

• Expect repeated learning trials and be prepared for testing.

• Use “time out” consistently for chosen misbehaviors, regardless of setting.

• Don’t threaten “time outs” unless you’re prepared to follow through.

• Ignore the child while in “time out.” Use personal “time out” to relax and refuel energy.

• Use nonviolent approaches such as loss of privileges for older children who refuse to go to or stay in “time out.”

• Hold children responsible for cleaning messes made in “time out.”

• Support a partner’s use of “time out.”

Before using “time out,” decide which specific misbehaviors will result in “time out.” Examples of behaviors that cannot be ignored such as extreme noncompliance or oppositional behavior, hitting

Holiday stress may cause children to act out and parents to react too strongly.

Rather than lose control, consider taking a “time out” to help you and your child gain the selfcontrol needed to have a happy and memVickie orable Jones holiday season.

Cooperative The esExtension sence of “time out” is to allow yourself to step back from stress or anger and regain your focus on what is essential. Once you have gained perspective on the situation, you rob it of the power to overwhelm you.

Children who witness their parents take a “time out” to calm down learn that time out is not a punishment, but a time to regulate their emotions in a non-violent way.

All children need help from parents to learn selfcontrol. Time out is a useful technique to teach selfcontrol. It teaches children to calm down so that they can solve their problem in a more predictable way.

VGCC Community Band presents free holiday concert The Vance-Granville Community Band will hold its second annual Holiday Concert on Dec. 13. The program will begin at 4 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.

Michael Stephenson, the Vance-Granville Community College music instructor and director of the band, said that the evening’s music will include many favorite holiday selections, including “Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson, “The Messiah Overture” by Handel, and

The Daily Dispatch staff asks that items intended for inclusion in the calendar be submitted in writing at least five days in advance of the event. Please include a contact person’s name and phone number in case there are questions. Items for this listing can be e-mailed to communitynews@hendersondispatch.com.

many Christmas medleys.

A special portion of the program will also be devoted to small children.

Formed in October 2008, the community band is a combination of VGCC students and interested citizens. The band premiered with a holiday concert in December 2008. All four counties of the VGCC service area (Vance, Granville, Warren and Franklin) are represented in the band, which has grown to more than 50 members.

For more information, call Michael Stephenson at (252) 738-3346.

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“Time out” is only one of the many evidencebased approaches taught to parents of children ages three to five at the Vance County Center of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service. Parent educators Jean Bell and Vickie Jones facilitate “The Incredible Years” basic parenting program to provide parents with guidelines to help prevent behavior problems from occurring and with strategies to promote social, emotional and academic competence.

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The location for “time out” should preferably be a chair placed in an empty corner of a room or hall away from all family activities and television.

The chair can be called the “time out” or “calm down place” or “thinking chair.”

The length of time out follows the general rule of three minutes for threeyear olds, four minutes for four-year olds and five minutes for children five and older. “Time outs” longer than five minutes are not more effective.

However, children should not be let out of “time out” until there have been two minutes of quiet, signaling that they have calmed down. This means that when you first use “time out,” it may last longer (30 to 40 minutes) if your child continues to scream.

Finally, before using “time out,” explain the idea to your child. It is also very helpful to practice in advance the calm down strategies the child can use while in “time out.”

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He had been scheduled to appear at a hearing on Nov. 5 in Craven County District Court.

In the 2006 election for the same seat, Hester was the incumbent who lost to Hughes.

After the results were announced by the Board of Elections more than three years ago, Hester vowed during a telephone interview that same night in November that he would never run again for political office.

Stainback said Friday that he is in a political race for the first time because “We need somebody who will be go-getters, young blood, on the board (of commissioners).”

A 1984 graduate of Vance Senior High School, Stainback said he worked at A.C. Reynolds Construction Co. for six years, and was a superintendent when he left in 2005 due to physical problems.

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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A tour bus carrying South Carolina students home from a field trip has crashed on a mountain road near the North Carolina border, sending 15 people to hospitals with minor injuries.

WYFF-TV reports the bus crashed Friday afternoon, injuring three adults and 12 children ages 8 to 14.

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Richland 2 spokeswoman Theresa Riley said the bus was carrying Blythewood Middle students home from Camp Greenville in Cedar Mountain, N.C. She said school officials notified the families of students taken to hospitals.

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New charges for doctor in sex abuse trial HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — New charges have been filed against an Ohio pediatrician awaiting trial on child sex abuse allegations.

Butler County Prosecutor Robin Piper says Dr. Scott Blankenburg is in jail after being charged Friday with three counts of unlawful sexual contact with minors, two drug charges and bribery.

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He said the lone shooter, who might have intended to rob some customers inside the bar in the Greystone community, fled after the closerange shotgun blast struck Perry in the abdomen about

4:15 a.m. when he answered a knock at the front door.

“It (Jokers) doesn’t have a closing time,” the Sheriff explained.

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He has 12 more months on the board, Wright said. “I am going to be working hard to carry out the County’s strategic plan.”

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The banquet additionally marks the presentation of the John Penn Award, which is Granville County’s highest civic honor. Penn was the Declaration of Independence signer who lived near Stovall.

Nominations for the 2010 Penn Award are included in this month’s issue of the Chamber’s “Brightleaf” newsletter and are available on-line at www. granville-chamber.com/

The nominations are due Jan. 5 at the Chamber’s main office at 124 Hillsboro St., Oxford, and at the Chamber southern Granville County office at 598 N.C. 56.

Former state Rep. Stan Fox is the present recipient of the Penn Award.

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Stainback pledged to “work within the infrastructure of the State and the U.S. Government. I’ve got some contacts with some Congress members, personally.”

He said the County should “push educational opportunities and equipment operations and retrain people in the area.”

Stainback added that “We need to work on the State to get more money for community colleges.”

Faye Gill, director of the Vance County Board of Elections, said Friday that filings will begin Feb. 8 at noon and will end Feb. 26 at the same time.

The primary election will be held May 4. If a second one is needed, it will be held June 22.

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He was the NCACC president in 1997-98, the first Vance commissioner to hold the position.

For the past five years, Wright has been a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Counties (NACO).

Wright was on the West Coast Friday for a NACO board meeting when the telephone interview for this story was done.

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“I’ve got very, very deep concerns about this county and the direction it is going in,” he said.

“We’ve got to have some economic growth here,” Stainback mentioned during a telephone interview.

He also said “We’ve got a social problem in this county” that includes a poor economy, high-school dropouts and the teen birthrate.

Vance and Henderson have “a long way to go” in terms of youth gangs and other crime-control issues, according to Stainback.

Sheriff Peter White and Police Chief Keith Sidwell “have done a great job,” he said.

“I can direct some leadership within the board,” Stainback said. “I want to go out and bring in some businesses (to help the economic situation). I’ve got the time.”

He described Vance County as “a red-headed stepchild” who has “been

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Stainback added that he had discussed the matter with Hughes.

The incumbent did not return a phone call from the Dispatch on Friday.

On Thursday, Hughes said he should know the outcome of the case in Craven County within 12 days.

Hughes was arrested Oct. 10 on a charge of communicating e-mail threats to a Havelock man.

The one-count warrant had been taken out by Russell Railnear.

According to a spokesman for the Havelock Police Department, Railnear told officers he had met Hughes’ estranged wife “at school.”

Railnear also mentioned to police, the spokesman said, that Hughes found out and put several threatening messages in the alleged victim’s Face Book page.

Hughes, 34, of 309 Yowland Road, was released from custody under $300

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Deaths James E. Blackwell HENDERSON — James Edward Blackwell, 82, of 1770 Satterwhite Point Road, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at Britthaven of Henderson.

The family will receive friends at the residence.

Memorial services will be announced by DavisRoyster Funeral Service.

Antonia P. Burchette HENDERSON — Antonia P. Burchette, 41, of 613 East Montgomery St., died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Monica Donoughue MACON — Monica “Micki” Donoughue, 66, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, at her residence. She was a native of Philadelphia, Pa., born to the late Charles Barger and Dorothy Scaveria Barger.

She was a member of the Lake Gaston Ladies Club and was an avid bridge player.

The Rev. Dan Davis will conduct memorial services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Blaylock Funeral Home in Warrenton.

Surviving are her husband, Bernard W. “Bill” Donoughue; three children, William John Donoughue of Scotch Plains, N.J., Troy Ralph Donoughue of Winter Haven, Fla., and Denise Marie Harbin of Logonville, Ga.; and her two grandchildren.

The family will receive friends after the memorial service at Blaylock Funeral Home.

Arrangements are by Blaylock Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Randolph Fogg NORLINA — Randolph “Pete” Fogg, 58, of Norlina, died Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m.

Sunday at Locust Grove Baptist Church in Wise.

The Rev. James Pettaway will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery.

He is survived by a daughter, Constance F. Pettaway; two grandchildren; five sisters, Lella F. Plummer of Warrenton, Julia Irby of Philadelphia, Pa., Milbra F. Hinton of Mechanicsville, Va., and Phyllis F. Tunstall and Linda F. King, both of Greensboro; four brothers,

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Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Services of Warrenton.

Artis A. Hargrove CONYERS, Ga. — Artis A. Hargrove, 70, of Conyers, Ga., formerly of Warren County, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at Rockdale Hospital in Conyers, Ga. Arrangements are incomplete at this time, but will be announced later by R.H. Greene Funeral Home in Warrenton.

Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Willie M. Harrington OXFORD – Willie Mae Harrington, 63, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at Brantwood Nursing Center.

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Polly J. Moore KITTRELL — Polly J. “Nina” Moore, 87, of 4005 Eaton Road, Kittrell, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at Duke Medical Center.

She was the daughter of the late Mary and Marvin Weaver.

She was a member of Union Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church and was a member of the senior choir and a deaconess. She worked at the Wilton Elementary School until retirement.

Survivors include a son, the Rev. Thaddus Moore Jr. of Kittrell; two daughters, Ethel Jones of Durham and Katie Moore of Oxford; 18 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and five great-greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m.

Sunday at Betts and Son Funeral Home Chapel by the Revs. Dock Fuller and Janice Cooper. Burial will follow in the Union A.M.E. Zion Church cemetery in Wilton.

The viewing will be today from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.

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HENDERSON — Funeral services for Hezekiah “Jock” Johnson Jr., 78, who died on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Haywood Church cemetery. The Rev. Patricia Clifton will be officiating.

Surviving are his wife, Sarah Johnson of the home; a daughter, Josephine J. Perry of Henderson; two sons, Willie Howard Johnson of Louisburg and Stephon Johnson of Henderson; two sisters, Pearlie Frye and Mattie Davis of Franklinton; a brother, Tommy Lee Johnson of Louisburg; 18 grandchildren; 28 greatgrandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Open visitation will be at the Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg on Saturday from 3 to 8 p.m.

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HENDERSON — Ruth Cheatham Nelson, 80, of 1903 Francis Ave., died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at her residence. She was born in Vance County and was the daughter of the late Eugene and Mary Alice Eaton Cheatham.

She was educated in the Vance County public schools and joined Red Bud Baptist Church at an early age where she remained an active member until declining health.

She served on the Pastor’s Aide Club and Missionary Circle. She worked for the former J.P. Taylor Tobacco Company for 15 years and retired from Purolator after 30 years and five months of service.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m.

Sunday at Red Bud Baptist Church by the Rev. William C. Brodie. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Survivors include

two daughters, Marian Nelson of Washington and Jacqueline Nelson of Henderson; two sons, Robert “Spence” Nelson Jr. and Calvin Nelson, both of Henderson; two grandchildren; two sisters, Pauline Hall of New York and Alice Russell of Henderson; and a brother, Melvin Cheatham. The family is receiving friends at the residence of Calvin Nelson, 1881 Francis Ave. Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

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But Magistrate Jennifer Guerin denied Staton’s motion to modify or suspend his sentence pending appeal and threatened to double his community service hours to 600 hours or give him 25 days in prison.

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Carol Monahan told The Daily Dispatch that an appearance last year on the Food Network laid the groundwork for the Today Show opportunity.

Food Network host Sunny Anderson will feature Peanut Roaster among her selections of companies offering good gifts when she appears on the Today Show on Monday.

The Monahans came into the peanut business naturally. John’s father had started processing and selling peanuts in 1949 in conjunction with the family restaurant in Virginia.

With the encouragement of his father, John built a peanut processing facility in 1985 in Cary, N.C., moving the operation to Henderson in 1997.

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Viewers of the Today Show on NBC will have a chance on Monday to sample what Hendersonians take for granted. The Peanut Roaster will be one of five companies featured in a “good gifts” segment of the show.

“Today” is seen locally on WNCN, channel 8, from 7 to 11 a.m. each week day.

The segment featuring Jodie O. Wrenn the Peanut Roaster will be shown “8:30-ish,” according BUTNER — Jodie to a representative of the Oakley Wrenn, 49, of 1800 show in a recent telephone W. “B” St., died Thursday, conversation with Carol Dec. 3, 2009, at her home Monahan who, with husafter an 11-year battle band John, owns Peanut with a brain disorder. A Roaster. native of Granville CounThe Henderson Peaty, she was the daughter of nut Roaster retail store is the late Samuel Lee “Sam” located at 394 Zeb Robinson Oakley.

Road adjacent to exit 212 She was a member of from Interstate 85. The Pleasant Grove Baptist company’s peanut processChurch and was retired ing facility sits alongside. from the Federal Bureau Another retail store of Prisons where she was is located in Cary. For employed as a warden’s November and December secretary. the company also has retail Funeral services will be outlets in North Hills and conducted at 2 p.m. SunCameron Village in Raleigh, day in the Eakes Funeral Smithfield, Garner, KnightChapel in Creedmoor by dale and Wake Forest. the Revs. Lenny Rogers and Anthony Oakley and the Rev. Dr. Marc Tilley.

Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens.

Surviving are a daughter, Heather W. Roberts TUCSON, Arizona (AP) of Bahama; three broth— A judge has threatened ers, Kenneth Oakley of to sentence an Arizona Churchville, Pa., and Brad man to 25 days in prison Oakley and Eddie Abfor leaving jugs of water bott, both of Butner; and in the desert for illegal imparents and caregivers, migrants.

Shirley Oakley and Jake A federal jury in June Abbott. convicted Walt Staton of Flowers are accepted or Tucson of littering in the memorials may be made Buenos Aires National to one’s favorite church Wildlife Refuge. In August, or to Duke Hospice, 4321 a judge ordered Staton to Medical Park Drive, Suite pick up trash for 300 hours 101, Durham, N.C. 27704. and also sentenced him The visitation will be from to a year of unsupervised noon until 2 p.m. Sunday probation and banned him prior to the service at the from the refuge for a year.

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By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON — A surprising drop in the unemployment rate and far fewer job losses last month raised hopes Friday for a sustained economic recovery.

The rate unexpectedly fell to 10 percent, from 10.2 percent in October, as employers cut the fewest number of jobs since the recession began. The government also said 159,000 fewer jobs were lost in September and October than first reported.

If part-time workers who want full time jobs and laid-off workers who have given up looking for jobs are included, the so-called underemployment rate also fell, to 17.2 percent from 17.5 percent in October.

The better-than-expected figures provided a rare dose of good news for a labor market that’s lost 7.2 million jobs in two years.

The unemployment rate hadn’t fallen since July.

Still, the respite may be temporary.

Job creation is expected to remain far too weak in coming months to absorb the 15.4 million unem-

ployed people who are seeking work — and the 11.5 million others who are underemployed. As more people begin seeking work, the jobless rate is likely to resume rising.

The report offered evidence of how hard it remains to find a job: The number of people unemployed for at least six months rose last month to 5.9 million. And the average length of unemployment has risen to more than 28 weeks, the longest on records dating to 1948.

Even counting last month’s decline, the unemployment rate has more than doubled since the recession began in December 2007, when it stood at 4.9 percent. And the underemployment rate has jumped to 17.2 percent from 8.7 percent.

Economists and investors drew hope from the Labor Department report.

It said the economy shed 11,000 jobs last month — a sharp improvement from October’s revised total of 111,000. And it was much better than the 130,000 Wall Street economists had expected.

The average work week also rose to 33.2 hours, from a record low of 33

hours, along with average earnings. Economists expect employers will increase hours for their current workers before hiring new ones.

The economy has now lost jobs for 23 straight months. But the small decline in November indicates the nation could begin generating jobs soon.

Many economists think it will happen in the first quarter of next year.

The unemployment rate fell because the number of jobless Americans dropped by 325,000 to 15.4 million. The jobless rate is calculated from a survey of households. The number of jobs lost or gained, by contrast, is calculated from a separate survey of business and government establishments. The two surveys can sometimes vary.

The unemployment rate also dropped because fewer people are looking for work.

The size of the labor force, which includes the employed and those actively searching for jobs, has fallen by 1.2 million in the past six months.

That indicates more of the unemployed are giving up on looking for work.

Business Wire Obama says no to gambling, drug jobs ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Here’s one job-creating strategy President Barack Obama isn’t considering.

Obama just said no to a suggestion from a Pennsylvania college student that he consider legalizing nonviolent crimes, including gambling and drugs, to stimulate the economy and create jobs.

Obama told the student at a forum in Allentown, Pa., on Friday that he appreciated the “boldness� of the idea. And he said the young man was doing just what college students are supposed to do — questioning conventional wisdom.

But he says the student’s suggestion is not one he’s going to follow.

Chevron withdraws name from stations NEW YORK (AP) — Chevron will be pulling its

name from more than a thousand service stations in eastern states.

It’s just the latest oil major to cut back on retail operations.

BP, Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips have also stepped away from the retail side over the past 18 months because of razor thin profit margins.

Chevron Corp. says it will withdraw from motor fuels operations in 13 states from Indiana to South Carolina.

The company still supplies more than 5,000 stations in the East, and the company says it’s continuing to grow its retail gasoline business in other parts of the country.

ergy plants that will turn wood chips, cornstalks and algae into fuel.

The government will team up with private companies to create 19 biorefinery projects in 15 states. Federal officials announced the undertaking at a news conference Friday in Toledo, Ohio, where a pilot plant will turn agriculture and forest waste into diesel fuel.

The 15 states involved are California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Some $600 million for energy plants TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Energy Department says it will spend close to $600 million to help build renewable en-

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Reynolds offering buyouts to manufacturing workers

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM AP Tobacco Writer

RICHMOND, Va. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., maker of Camel cigarettes, said Friday it is offering buyouts to about 1,800 workers at its North Carolina factories to cut costs.

The company does not have a specific number of jobs it hopes to cut, spokeswoman Jan Smith said.

There are other productivity improvements and cuts the company, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., could make in manufactur-

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Employees who elect to take the current Reynolds Tobacco buyout could begin leaving as early as January, Smith said, though the costcutting process may last until 2011 as the company streamlines its manufacturing.

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By MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A North Carolina high school English teacher has been charged with ten felony counts of sexual misconduct involving a student.

The News & Record of Greensboro reported that 32-year-old Amy Elizabeth Yarbrough was arrested Thursday night in WinsonSalem. Yarbrough is charged with seven counts of sexual activity with a student and three counts of indecent liberties with a student.

Yarbrough is in custody on a $115,000 bond. Atkins High School officials say Yarbrough is suspended without pay. The school system reported Wednesday an inappropriate relationship between Yarbrough and a student.

There is no attorney listed yet for Yarbrough.

DA says cop justified in UNC frat shooting RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina prosecutor has concluded that a police officer was justified in the fatal shooting of a University of North Carolina fraternity president after a highway stop in August.

Randolph County District Attorney Garland Yates said Friday the student had told a 911 dispatcher he had a pistol and hid his hands despite police orders.

Yates said the officer fired after 21-year-old Courtland Smith suddenly drew his hand from behind his back while holding a black object.

Investigators found a cell phone but no gun.

The DA said Archdale police officer Jeremy Flinchum held his fire until Smith was just 10 feet away.

Recordings of Smith’s earlier 911 call reveal he told authorities he was trying to kill himself, had been drinking and was carrying a gun.

Kids’ Social Security numbers mailed RALEIGH (AP) — Officials at a North Carolina school district are blaming a programming error for mailing 5,000 postcards with student Social Security numbers printed on them.

WRAL-TV reports the postcards were mailed to parents across the Wake County district with their children’s’ Social Security numbers printed on the address labels. The cards were mailed Tuesday and have been arriving at homes throughout the week.

A spokesman for the school district said the students were in middle school and high school. The error was a result of a system no longer in place which uses Social Security numbers as student ID numbers.

The school is offering affected families a year of free credit report checks at a value of $20 per family.

RALEIGH — Sarah Palin says the United States should rededicate itself to seeking God’s will, arguing that a humble spirit could help leaders get more answers on issues such as health care, energy and national security.

In a video released Friday by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the 2008 Republican candidate for vice president said it’s important for leaders to acknowledge they don’t have all the answers.

“No one person has all the right answers,” Palin said. “It takes a united nation, and it does take godly counsel, and it takes prayer and answers to prayer — and a collective humble heart of a nation seeking God’s hand of protection and his blessings of prosperity. I think if we can get back to that, our country will be a safer, more prosperous and healthier nation.”

The former Alaska governor referred to an Abraham Lincoln proclamation that declared a day of national

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Former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin arrives Nov. 22 at the Asheville, N.C., for a visit with the Graham family. At left is Franklin Graham, who was there to meet her at the airport. humiliation, fasting, and prayer. She said the United States has been “touched by God” because the nation’s early leaders dedicated the country to God. “If we could get back to that — that humbleness, with that kind of contrite spirit — I think that we would be able to be provided more of the answers to so many of the great challenges

that we’re facing,” Palin said.

“And these are huge challenges, whether we’re talking about health care, whether we’re talking about energy independence, whether we’re talking about national security measures.”

Parts of Palin’s interview with the Billy Graham group have been released since she traveled a couple weeks ago to meet the aging religious

leader at his western North Carolina home, where they dined and prayed.

Franklin Graham, who now leads the Charlottebased association his father founded, said he has been impressed by Palin’s commitment to faith, family and country.

In the videos, Palin talked about some of the “shots” she takes in the media and in politics.

“God strengthens me through the challenges,” Palin said, adding that she believes in a line from the Bible she paraphrased as: “What the enemy seeks to destroy you with, no, God is going to turn it around for good.”

“God has so blessed me in really manifesting that promise over and over and over in my life,” she said.

Billy Graham, 91, has been a counsel to presidents and politicians for decades, though he now remains largely secluded due to deteriorating health. Palin was visiting North Carolina last month as part of a book tour for her new memoir, “Going Rogue.”

Suit claims Salahis bounced $24,000 check for liquor ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — The Virginia couple at the center of last week’s White House security breach is now accused of bouncing a nearly $24,000 check for liquor purchased in Maryland.

The Montgomery County government, which conducts all the wholesale liquor sales on its territory, filed a lawsuit Thursday against Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the couple who got into a state dinner

last week without an invitation. The Salahis purchased wine and beer for America’s Polo Cup World Championship, a charity polo event they held in the county in May. According to documents filed in Montgomery County District Court, the couple returned more than $10,000 worth of merchandise, but they still owe more than $13,000 from the bounced check.

A spokesman for Dewey & LeBoeuf, a law firm that represents the couple, declined to comment on the claim.

Meanwhile, at a Virginia courthouse Friday, Tareq Salahi was forced to give up a Patek Phillipe he was wearing to pay the couple’s $2,000 debt to landscaper Mike E. Dunbar. The Salahis’ lawyer said the watch would be worth far more than the debt.

The judge ordered the watch

held at the courthouse until the lawyers figure out how to sell it.

Virginia regulators said Thursday they are investigating the Salahis’ fundraising practices. The couple says money raised through the polo tournament goes to their nonprofit Journey for the Cure. But state officials say the nonprofit didn’t register with the state to raise money until last month.

CDC says swine flu less widespread; only in 25 states ATLANTA (AP) — Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups.

Swine flu was widespread in only 25 states last week — mostly in the Northeast and Southwest, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

In late October, 48 states were reporting widespread cases of swine flu. But since then, there’s been a decline across the country, and it appears that a fall wave of swine flu infections has peaked.

Meanwhile, a shortage of swine flu vaccine is easing, with 73 million doses now available, roughly twice as much as there was a month ago.

And another 10 million doses are expected in the next week, said Dr. Thomas Frieden, the CDC’s director.

Initially, limited supplies

caused the CDC to advise state and local health officials to reserve doses for those at highest risk for severe complications from swine flu or those who take care of them.

That group includes pregnant women, children and young adults, health-care workers and people with asthma and certain other health problems.

Demand for the vaccine is still high in many places, but enough has become available that some communities are now giving it to people outside the priority groups, Frieden said.

“The number of communities that do that will increase in the coming weeks,” he predicted, at a press conference in Atlanta.

At least three states — Alaska, Arkansas and Oklahoma — have begun offering swine flu vaccine to all comers. And some communities have opened vaccinations up, including Broward County, Fla., and Sacramento County,

Calif., said Paula Steib, spokeswoman for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.

Since it was first identified in April, swine flu has sickened an estimated 22 million Americans and killed 4,000.

It has proved to be similar to seasonal flu but a bigger threat to children and young adults.

The swine flu pandemic has so far hit in two waves in the United States: First in the spring, then a larger wave that started in the late summer.

Flu is hard to predict, and health officials say they are

worried of the possibility of a third wave this winter. The CDC said a new round of public service announcements about getting vaccinated are to begin next week.

Wise group hears historical interpretation

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WISE — The second meeting of the Wise Historic Restoration Project combined business with historical interpretation.

A number of citizen/ volunteers and members of the Wise-Paschall Ruritan Club met in the Wise Frame School on Nov. 21 to continue planning the project.

Dolores Clark, wellknown historic interpreter, appeared as a turn-of-thecentury farm wife who provided entertaining insights into the news of her day with a view of emerging farming techniques.

The business portion of the meeting focused on ways to preserve and restore three significant Wise historic properties: the two-story Brick School, built around 1904; the one-story Frame School, dating from the 1920s; and the medical office of Dr. Thomas Holt.

Warren County Commissioner Ernie Fleming continued to serve as temporary chair of the group. Officers of the project will be elected at a future meeting.

In other business, the members: • Agreed to pursue nonprofit status for the project.

• Began developing a flyer to solicit photos, stories and historical information about the three properties.

The next meeting will be held in January at a date to be announced later. Interested parties are invited to attend. A special appeal to participate is being made to alumni of the two schools.

Donations to support the project may be sent to the Wise Historic Restoration Project, P.O. Box 46, Wise, N.C. 27594. Checks should be made payable to the Wise Historic Restoration Project.

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Daily Meditation Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; [In] journeyings often, [in] perils of waters, [in] perils of robbers, [in] perils by [mine own] countrymen, [in] perils by the heathen, [in] perils in the city, [in] perils in the wilderness, [in] perils in the sea, [in] perils among false brethren; In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

2 Corinthians 11:25-31

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Political ball rolling early Who rolled the calendar past Christmas and all the way to February?

Judging from political announcements over the past couple of days, 2010 could bring a election year in Vance County.

Tommy Hester, a former Vance County commissioner, got the ball rolling on Thursday morning with a breakfast announcing that he will seek to regain the District 7 seat he lost in 2006 after one term.

A call by a reporter to the current commissioner in that district, Scott Hughes, revealed what could potentially be a rematch of the November general election battle of 2006, the Republican Hester vs. the Democrat Hughes, only with the incumbent roles reversed.

Of course, that’s assuming both men proceed with their plans and do indeed file — next February. Yes, not until February.

It’s one thing when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gives the appearance of running for president with a book tour three years before the next general election.

In Vance County politics, there’s usually not much movement on the campaign front until the filing begins. For the 2010 elections, those filings won’t start until Feb. 8, a full two months from now.

As if the news on Hester and Hughes wasn’t enough, Vance Commissioner Danny Wright followed up Friday by announcing plans to step down after next year. Wright was questioned by a reporter after comments were made at Hester’s breakfast. Wright confirmed he’ll quit after his current term expires, approximately a year from now. That puts the District 3 seat, held by Wright for seven terms, up for grabs.

And, in the meantime, Barron Stainback, who identified himself as a friend of Commissioner Hughes, added an unusual twist later Friday saying he’s running for Hughes’ seat, too. Stainback said he expects Hughes to be cleared of a criminal misdemeanor case that he is facing and that he will be making good on a plan announced earlier to join the military.

All this, and we’re still two months away from filing.

Among the races on the ballot in the May 4 primary election and the Nov. 2 general election will be those of the sheriff of Vance County; another Vance County Commissioners district seat, 4, held by Dan Brummitt; clerk of court; register of deeds; several seats on the Vance board of education; and N.C. House and Senate seats.

Quite frankly, it’s good to see interest in these races so early. It’s disheartening when there appears to be so little interest that a ballot is filled with unchallenged candidates.

Hang on. It could be an interesting ride in 2010.

Quotable “They were killing people like animals. I couldn’t understand what was happening.”

— Nasir Ali Sheikh who saw the attackers who killed at least 35 people at a mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Poll blurry; reflection clear You’d think it would be a simple question: How popular is Barack Obama?

And you’d think it would have a simple answer: According to a recent Gallup poll, the president’s approval rating stands at 49 percent, the first time it’s slipped to less than half. Of course, Obama — you may have heard this somewhere — is our first AfricanAmerican president and it is a reliable truism that when race enters the picture, “simple” leaves it.

Hence, when you parse the Gallup numbers more closely, you discover a not-sostartling divide. It turns out that among non-white voters (meaning in this case, AfricanAmericans and Hispanics), Obama’s approval rating remains stratospheric. A staggering 91 percent of blacks and a healthy 70 percent of Hispanics approve of the job he’s doing.

Among non-Hispanic whites, on the other hand, Obama is cratering. Just 39 percent give the president a passing grade.

Richard Prince, a black journalist who writes an online column for journalists, headlined a piece on the poll

findings as follows: “White Defections Drag Down Obama Rating.” Which is a fair reading, I suppose. But you could just as fairly headline it: “Non-white Support Inflates Obama Rating.”

We are not just arguing tomato to-mah-to here. No, the point is that the headline Prince didn’t use, like the dueling approval Leonard ratings Pitts themselves, Tribune Media testifies Services that race retains its power to shape — and misshape — perception.

Granted, that will be an obvious, even shopworn, observation to anyone with the slightest experience in this all-American conundrum.

But it assumes added urgency when you consider that this perceptual gap isn’t measuring the impact of race on how we view this year’s trial of the century, but, rather, an actual president of the United States

and, by extension, the state of the Union.

So one wishes, for our own sake, we could learn to see past our well-worn racial narratives. But racial narratives aren’t so easily put aside.

Not that this is the first time polling has quantified a racial divide. Far from it. This one, however, seems especially stark and consequential.

Again, we’re talking about a president — and there is a lot of space between 39 percent and 91 percent. But then, Obama has long been the unwitting catalyst for a raucous national discussion on the meaning and impact of race.

Because he exists — and really, where race is concerned, he’s done little more than that — we find this discussion overtaking us everywhere from our newspapers to our televisions to our barber chairs.

Who could blame him if sometimes Obama himself feels like shouting that he’s not the black president. He’s the president. For all the good that would do. The man made history and that history comes with a burden. More even than most presidents, he becomes a symbol, a lightning rod, a focal point — not simply for argu-

ments over the economy, the wars, and health care, but for all our tangled, contradictory and unresolved confusions and aspirations of race.

This is what we see quantified in that Gallup Poll.

The difference in perception it documents serves as a reminder that for two people to see a thing in the same way, it helps to be standing in the same place looking in the same direction. And we black, white and brown Americans are not there yet.

From where I sit, Obama’s performance has been neither as execrable as the rating among whites would suggest, nor as walk-on-water miraculous as the rating among blacks and browns would have us believe. And that gap between them is less a measurement of a president’s performance than of a nation’s enduring irresolution.

The poll was meant to be a window. It became a mirror instead.

(Leonard Pitts is a columnist for the Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, Fla., 33132. Readers may contact him via e-mail at lpitts@ miamiherald.com.)

Getting it right? A half-hearted strategy revealed As many of you will recall, in previous writings I urged President Obama to do the right thing when it came to providing Gen. McChrystal with his requested troop increases in support of the war effort in Afghanistan. And during the early debate over troop levels, I even accepted the president’s request for reasonable time to meet with his advisers to discuss all options available to obtaining military victory in Afghanistan.

Last night, I was pleased and encouraged to see that President Obama heeded the counsel of his generals on the matter of increased troop levels that are so critical to our continuing battle against terrorists and those who house and support them. He has called on us for unity and support, and that is how we should respond.

Sadly, we are already seeing many members of the president’s own political party take exception to an increase in troop levels — many pushing for a retreat from the fight against those who took the lives of so many innocent victims on September 11, 2001 and who are continually plotting for the next great attack against Americans on our home soil and/or abroad. How did so many Democrats forget that fateful day — a mere eight years ago?

This morning, the Taliban and Al Qaeda are on notice that 30,000 more of America’s best and brightest military personnel are gearing up to take the fight against terror to

the nearest town, village and even cave to track down and eradicate those who have done or desire to harm America and her interests.

But I do take exception to the fact that the Taliban and Al Qaeda have also woken up to news that this massive American military surge, one that will increase our troop levels to close to 100,000, already has a Michael publicized Reagon end date.

Tribune Media Yes, Services that is correct. Our enemy has been put on notice by the president himself that

by July 2011, we will begin pulling back our troop commitments in Afghanistan.

What makes this date even more disconcerting is the fact that it will take us several months to implement the 30,000-troop influx that is so central to this new security offensive — hopefully in time for the often-called “Spring fighting season” there.

This means we will begin leaving just a year after all the troops arrive — but conveniently in advance of the beginning of the 2012 election season.

Now I am not a general or even a military historian, but it doesn’t seem to me that it makes any sense to let your

enemy know when you are coming and when you plan to leave. All they should need to know is what you plan to do: win. And our troops on the ground need to have the confidence that these decisions and timelines are based on sound military principles rather than political calculation.

Last night, President Obama had a golden opportunity to borrow a line from my father — one that would have brought the house down and instilled more confidence in the plan he appeared halfheartedly to support. All he had to do was announce: “We win — they lose.” But rather, the president’s message and demeanor presented more of a détente approach to American foreign policy, in a speech where he never once made victory our goal.

Gen. David Petraeus, leader of the Iraq surge and now head of U.S. Central Command, acknowledged after President Obama’s speech that there was “tension” between the desire to win the conflict and the desire to pull out quickly. Those desires are both real and understandable, but no one knows better than Gen. Petraeus how much meeting both can sometimes prove impossible.

Moving forward, the American people, Afghan President Karzai, and our NATO allies must now rise to the task before us. But even as I move to follow my president, I can only hope that it is this pattern, rather than political timelines, which he follows in

the next two years.

To the men and women who now bravely go to serve, you have my deepest thanks, hopes, and prayers. You are the soul of this country, and your service will not go unmarked.

Letters to the Editor Green worthy choice for name of school To the editor: The name that was a household name for several years continues in Henderson, Vance County and surrounding counties, Dr. J.P. Green.

I dare say 25 years ago there wasn’t a black family in Vance County and Henderson who did not know Dr. Green because he delivered most black babies and treated the sick.

Let’s not forget blacks were not allowed to be treated at Maria Parham Hospital no matter how sick one was.

Our outstanding Dr. Drew who discovered blood plasma was turned away from a hospital (editor’s note: not a local hospital) because of the color of his skin.

All of that and much more I can call your attention to as to why I think it would be a great honor to name the new school for J.P. Green, M.D. God saved his life for reason.

H.C. HATTEN CLARK Henderson

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Today’s Birthdays: Singer Little Richard is 77. Author Joan Didion is 75. Author Calvin Trillin is 74. Musician J.J. Cale is 71.

Actor Jeroen Krabbe is 65.

Opera singer Jose Carreras is 63. Pop singer Jim Messina is 62. College Football Hall of Famer Jim Plunkett is 62.

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On this date: In 1776, the first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. In 1792, George Washington was re-elected president; John Adams was re-elected vice president.

In 1831, former President John Quincy Adams took his seat as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

In 1848, President James K. Polk triggered the Gold Rush of ‘49 by confirming that gold had been discovered in California.

In 1932, German physicist Albert Einstein was granted a visa, making it possible for him to travel to the United States.

In 1979, feminist Sonia Johnson was formally excommunicated by the Mormon Church because of her outspoken support for the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.

In 1994, Republicans chose Newt Gingrich to be the first GOP speaker of the House in four decades.

One year ago: The Labor Department reported that an alarming halfmillion jobs had vanished in Nov. 2008 as unemployment hit a 15-year high of 6.7 percent. Hundreds of workers laid off on short notice from the Republic Windows and Doors factory in Chicago began a six-day sit-in.

(Republic ultimately agreed to the workers’ demands for severance and accrued vacation pay; the factory was later sold to a California company, Serious Materials.) A judge in Las Vegas sentenced O.J. Simpson to 33 years in prison (with eligibility for parole after nine) for an armed robbery at a hotel room. Alexy II, the Russian Orthodox patriarch who’d presided over a vast post-Soviet revival of the faith, died at his residence outside Moscow at age 79.

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Today’s Highlight: On Dec. 5, 1933, national Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment.

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DEAR ABBY: I will be leave a secure job.

50 next year. My daughter I want to take advantage is determined to throw me a of this opportunity, but my party, but I’m not interested family’s attitude is starting to in acknowledging my age. In make me doubt myself. Am fact, thinking about it throws I naive and irresponsible? me into a panic.

— AMBITIOUS IN AUSI realize this is my probTRALIA lem, but how can I make DEAR AMBITIOUS: her understand that this No, you’re a woman with is something I truly do not a dream. And that’s OK. want and I won’t attend? She Until a century ago, nobody thinks I’m joking. — 49 AND thought man could fly, and HOLDING now we’ve struck water on DEAR HOLDING: Your the moon. daughter is well-meaning but HOWEVER, just to cover insensitive. Because you can’t your bases and see if your make her dream is practical, write a comprebusiness plan and take it to hend that a bank to see if they would birthdays be willing to lend you money have to start your business. If the different answer is yes, I see no reason connotawhy you shouldn’t invest in tions for yourself (at zero interest). different

people, DEAR ABBY: I am 30 and that and have been dating my Dear you prefer girlfriend, “Megan,” for a few to “forget” months. She’s 22. I’m in love Abby about this with her, but I can’t seem Universal Press one, plan to get something out of my Syndicate an enjoyhead. able getaway for yourself the Megan told me she is week that yours rolls around bisexual. She says she has and leave town. And every never been with a woman, time you feel yourself going but she’s attracted to them. I into a panic, practice this was in this situation before. mantra: 50 is the new 30.

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out on something and want DEAR ABBY: I recently to pursue other options. inherited some money. The Megan swears she amount is enough to allow wouldn’t cheat on me with me to leave a job I find anyone -- man or woman. stifling and set up my own Should I end this now, before business without having to we go any further, or am I worry about money for the being paranoid and worrying first year. for nothing? — CONFUSED I am excited about it, but IN RHODE ISLAND I’m getting nothing but doom DEAR CONFUSED: and disapproval from my Megan has been honest with family. My husband says he you. She’s also 22, and she supports me, but has conmay not be sure of exactly fided that he’s afraid I’m gowho she is. Until she’s cering to plunge us into poverty. tain about what she wants, My parents and siblings tell it is premature of you to be me I’m being irresponsible considering a permanent and wasting money I could relationship. At 30, you are be investing for retirement. ready to settle down. Megan They remind me of how may need time and the client freedom will fillto do some exploring many small businesses fail and tell me I’m “crazy” to before she will be.

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Late surge not enough Lady Vikings fall to Southeast Halifax

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Carolina 3A, NCC releases All-Conference teams

Southern’s Hykeem Henderson named Defensive Player of the Year From STAFF REPORTS

Southern Vance’s Hykeem Henderson headlines the local selections on this season’s AllConference teams. The Raider defensive lineman was named Carolina 3A Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

Joining Henderson on the All-Conference football team are Southern teammates Sardarius Henderson (RB), James Harris

(QB), Darriuan Ragland (WR), Dylan Hoyle (OL), Mike Jones (DB) and Howard Simmons (LB).

J.F. Webb had the most selections of the local Henderson schools with nine.

Running back Akeem Daniel and quarterback Joel Adcock were named, along

with offensive linemen Kyle Watkins and Ty Breedlove, defensive linemen Cory Terry and Tyler Eller, receiver Darquis Thomas, defensive back David Evans and linebacker Keon Thorpe.

Six Northern Vance players were named: RB Eric Jeffries, OL Dontae Mitchell, punter/kicker Joseph Falkner, LB Trey Elam, DL Jonathan Adcock and LB/RB Adrian Bridges.

Orange wide receiver Donovan

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Lady Raiders rout Louisburg

By ROBERT MILLWARD AP Soccer Writer

By KELLEN HOLTZMAN Dispatch Sports Writer

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Southern Vance’s George Richardson puts up a shot as a Louisburg player defends in the Raiders’ 69-46 win over the Warriors Friday night.

Too much Runnin’ for Warriors

By KELLEN HOLTZMAN Dispatch Sports Writer

Louisburg chased Southern Vance all night, managing to pull within nine points late in the third quarter, 46-37.

Then the Runnin’ Raiders put it in overdrive.

Southern took a 50-37 lead into the final period and sped away with a 69-46 win Friday.

“A win is a win on a Friday

night,” said Southern coach Mike Rotolo. “A 23-point win — I’m somewhat excited about that, but I told the guys, ‘enjoy it, but we have to get back to work. We made a bunch of correctable mistakes tonight.’ And we’ll work on them next week.”

Hakim Jones scored off of a layup and a turnaround jumper on the baseline to give the Raiders the 13-point lead heading into the fourth.

Darius Morgan kept the momentum rolling with two fastbreak layups off of turnovers in the first minute of the final period.

From that point forward, Southern’s lightning-quick tempo was too much for Louisburg to handle.

Rotolo threw all of his 16-player squad at the Warriors, with Please see RUNNIN’, page 4B

Viking D stifles Trojans Northern 5-0 after rout of Southeast Halifax

By ERIC S. ROBINSON Dispatch Sports Editor

Northern Vance cruised to a 60-29 rout of Southeast Halifax thanks to a stifling defensive effort Friday night.

The Vikings out-scored the Trojans 37-7 in the first and third quarters, and the defense created 18 turnovers.

“I think that the defense was above average the entire game. I think that for the first probably 12 minutes, it was exceptional,” said Northern coach Wilton Baskett.

“Steal, breakaway, layup, repeat” was the recipe to open the

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US to open against England at World Cup

Southern Vance’s Kewonia Rodwell attempts a shot in the Raiders’ 61-25 defeat of Louisburg Friday night.

It took less than 10 seconds for Southern Vance to establish control in Friday’s matchup with Louisburg.

Southern’s Kewonia Rodwell scored on a layup following the opening tip of the game and that was as close as the Warriors could get in a 61-25 loss.

The Raiders (1-2) jumped out to a 10-0 lead and never trailed in the game, boasting a 36-13 halftime lead.

“We needed to get a handle on a game, maintain momentum, start off well, and finish well — and we did,” said Southern coach Tracey Turner.

The Raiders forced 15 turnovers in the first half, burying Louisburg from the start with their press.

“It was very effective and difficult for them to get past that press,” Turner said.

Shauna Terry came up just three blocks short of a tripledouble, leading Southern with 20 points and 13 rebounds.

Terry was nearly at doubledouble status by halftime, with 13 points and seven rebounds.

“In a game like this where they didn’t really have a post to compete with her, you really expect her to dominate,” said Turner.

The Raiders ended any hope of a comeback by out-scoring the Warriors 13-4 in the third quarter.

Southern scored the first two baskets of the third and the last three, capped of by a Rodwell lay-in by way of Carslin Talley to make the score 49-17.

Rodwell finished with 16 and Tremanisha Taylor finished in double digits with 12.

Talley chipped in with nine.

Spreading the ball around and creating easy baskets has been a point of focus for Taylor.

“We’ve been working on

McCulley was named Offensive Player of the Year, and Cardinal Gibbons coach Mike Sheehan was Coach of the Year.

Warren County had one player named to the Northern Carolina All-Conference Team: RB/LB Jonell Brown. RB/CB Darrin Wilson and RB/LB Barry Williams were honorable mentions.

Roanoke Rapids won Player of

Northern Vance’s Phillip Martin attempts a shot as Southeast Halifax’s Jason Taylor defends in the Vikings’ 6029 win over the Trojans Friday night.

game. Shawn Brown’s dunk on a breakaway preceded Cameron Butler’s layup after a turnover, making the score 7-0 and setting the tone early.

Southeast was held without a field goal for the first five minutes, and the Vikings took a 20-3 lead into the second. The first quarter saw eight Trojan turnovers, most of them forced by the smothering Northern defense.

“I hope it gets better, but defensively, it might not get any better than that,” said Baskett.

“That was pretty good.”

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The United States will face England at the World Cup for the first time since a famous upset 60 years ago, then play Slovenia and Algeria in the first round of next year’s tournament.

The U.S. opens against England in Rustenburg on June 12, the teams’ first World Cup matchup since the Americans’ 1-0 victory at the 1950 tournament in Brazil.

The United States then meets Slovenia at Johannesburg’s Ellis Park on June 18 and completes the first round on June 23 against Algeria in Pretoria. The U.S. has never played either nation.

“This is the best draw we’ve ever had in any World Cup,” said former U.S. forward Eric Wynalda, now an analyst for the Fox Soccer Channel. “No disrespect to England, but this is an ideal group for us.”

Several U.S. players are well known to England because they play in the Premier League, including goalkeeper Tim Howard (Everton), midfielder Clint Dempsey (Fulham), defenders Jonathan Spector (West Ham) and Jay DeMerit (Watford) and forward Jozy Altidore (Hull).

U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra played for Fulham.

“It will be like a Premier League game,” Fulham manager Roy Hodgson said. “The USA is like a team you meet every week. It’s better than meeting North Korea and a style of play you’re not used to.”

The game could feature a matchup of Los Angeles Galaxy teammates Landon Donovan playing for the U.S. against England midfielder David Beckham. Donovan shrugged his shoulders when the U.S. was picked to play England. “It never ends,” he said — apparent reference to his connection to the English star.

“This is going to be awesome,” Donovan said. “I can’t wait. This is going to be great.”

The U.S. has beaten England twice and lost seven times in nine meetings. The other victory was 2-0 in a 1993 exhibition at Foxborough, Mass. In the most recent matchups, England won 2-1 at Chicago’s Solider Field in 2005 and 2-0 at Wembley last year.

The only official match between the teams was at the 1950 World Cup. “I think it will be not an easy game,” England coach Fabio Capello said. “It’s good.

USA plays good and the Premier League is the best championship in the world. If you are playing in England, you are a really good player.

Like basketball, if you are a European playing in the NBA, you are a good player.”

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Two-minute drill Central Michigan beats Ohio 20-10 for MAC title Local Sports Granville Central downs Webb in resumed game Granville Central defeated J.F. Webb in overtime Thursday, 53-44.

The teams were tied at 38 at the end of regulation.

The game began Wednesday, but was suspended in the third quarter because of moisture on the court.

Devin Oakley led the Panthers with 21 points, and Darrell Chavis had 11 points, seven rebounds and nine steals.

NFL Panther’s Williams questionable with ankle injury CHARLOTTE (AP) — Carolina running back DeAngelo Williams is questionable for the Panthers’ game against Tampa Bay with a sprained ankle.

Williams missed his third straight practice Friday.

He leads Carolina with 1,022 yards rushing.

His absence on Sunday would make it hard for the Panthers to establish their running game and take pressure off Matt Moore, who is making his fourth career start and first in two years. Starter Jake Delhomme has a broken finger.

Receiver Dwayne Jarrett (ankle) and cornerback Captain Munnerlyn (concussion) are doubtful.

Receiver Muhsin Muhammad (knee) and fullback Brad Hoover (ankle) are probable. Reserve defensive tackle Tank Tyler (knee) won’t play.

College Football Notre Dame won’t go to a bowl game SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The Notre Dame football season is officially over.

Athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced Friday that the school has decided against going to a bowl game with a 6-6 record, citing “unique circumstances.” He didn’t elaborate, but Swarbrick fired coach Charlie Weis after five seasons earlier this week and the search for a replacement is under way.

Swarbrick said he reached the decision after meetings with assistant coaches and team leaders.

“The unique circumstances surrounding our program at the current time prevent us from making the commitment required to compete in a bowl game,” Swarbrick said in a prepared statement.

Weis was the team’s offensive coordinator, so the team wouldn’t have had an experienced play caller for a bowl game. The school also likely would have lost money because their only option would have been a minor bowl.

There also have been questions about how motivated players and coaches would have been for the game. Players actually met this week to discuss whether to play in a bowl.

Notre Dame went to the Insight Bowl in 2004 when Tyrone Willingham was fired, but the school accepted the bid before Willingham was fired. Players at least initially weren’t sure they wanted to play in the bowl, but later voted to play. Both the offensive and defensive coordinators were still in place.

The Irish were beaten 38-21 by Oregon State.

The school decided against going to a bowl game in 1996 after Lou Holtz resigned as coach. An overtime loss to USC in the regular-season finale cost them a shot at a major bowl that season.

Local Preps Saturday, Dec. 5 College Basketball n Vance-Granville CC at Lenoir CC 2 p.m.

Wrestling Webb Duals 8 a.m.

Kerr-Vance, N. Vance at Franklinton Duals 9 a.m. n Southern Vance at Jim King Inv. (Orange) 10 a.m. n J.F.

Sports on TV Saturday, Dec. 5 BOXING 9:30 p.m. n HBO — Heavyweights, Cristobal Arreola (27-1-0) vs. Brian Minto (34-2-0); middleweights, Paul Williams (37-1-0) vs. Sergio Martinez (44-1-2), at Atlantic City, N.J. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Noon n ABC — National coverage, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh n ESPN — West Virginia at Rutgers n ESPN2 — Conference USA, championship game, Houston at East Carolina 3:30 p.m. n ABC — National coverage, Arizona at Southern Cal n ESPN — NCAA Division II, playoffs, semifinal, Carson-Newman at Grand Valley St. 4 p.m. n CBS — National coverage, Southeastern Conference, Florida vs. Alabama, at Atlanta 8 p.m. n ESPN — Atlantic Coast Conference, championship game, Georgia Tech vs. Clemson, at Tampa, Fla. n ESPN2 — South Florida at Connecticut 8:07 p.m. n ABC — Big 12 Conference,

championship game, Texas vs.

Nebraska, at Arlington, Texas 11:30 p.m. n ESPN2 — Wisconsin at Hawaii GOLF 1 p.m. n TGC — PGA Tour, Qualifying Tournament, fourth round, at West Palm Beach, Fla. 3 p.m. n NBC — Chevron World Challenge, third round, at Thousand Oaks, Calif.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 12:30 p.m. n CBS — National coverage, North Carolina at Kentucky 3:30 p.m. n ESPN2 — St. John’s at Duke 5:30 p.m. n ESPN2 — Wake Forest at Gonzaga RODEO 9 p.m. n ESPN CLASSIC — PRCA, National Finals, third round, at Las Vegas SOCCER 7:30 a.m. n ESPN2 — Premier League, Portsmouth vs. Burnley, at Portsmouth, England

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer

DETROIT — Dan LeFevour had a pair of recordbreaking touchdown passes in the first half and Central Michigan beat Ohio 20-10 on Friday night for the Mid-American Conference championship.

LeFevour set a major college football mark for combined touchdowns passing, rushing and receiving in the first quarter with his 147th. He threw for another score late in the first half to break Chad Pennington’s MAC record and give the Chippewas a 17-7 lead.

Central Michigan didn’t do much offensively after halftime, but held on to win the conference title for the third time in four years and MAC-best seventh since 1975.

The Chippewas (11-2) are expected to play in

GMAC Bowl.

Ohio (9-4) likely will make a return trip to Detroit for the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

LeFevour was 28 of 39 for 255 yards with two TDs and an interception.

The shifty senior also ran for 51 yards.

His 14-yard TD pass to Cody Wilson in the first quarter broke the mark set by Hawaii’s Colt Brennan in 2007 and matched

by Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell in 2008. Florida’s Tim Tebow ranks second among active players with 140 TDs entering the SEC championship game Saturday against Alabama.

LeFevour connected with Bryan Anderson in the second quarter for career TD pass No. 101, breaking the MAC record set a decade ago by Pennington at Marshall.

The senior from Downers Grove, Ill., has rushed for

46 touchdowns and caught one TD pass.

Anderson extended his NCAA all-division record with a catch in his 53rd straight game and finished with seven receptions for 54 yards.

Theo Scott was 10 of 23 for 138 yards for the Frank Solich-led Bobcats, who had a chance to win their first MAC title since 1968.

Terrence McCrae had seven receptions for 141 yards and caught a 29-yard pass from wide receiver Taylor Price on a trick play that pulled Ohio within three late in the first half.

Ohio’s Noah Keller had 16 tackles, setting a MAC championship game record.

LeFevour got off to a rough start, throwing two interceptions on his first drive. The first was negated by a questionable penalty and the second

was in the end zone.

Freshman Matt Weller matched Ohio’s single-season record with his 20th field goal in third, making it 20-10.

The Bobcats got into Central Michigan territory the next two times it had the ball, but came away with a punt and a missed field goal.

On their last drive, Scott converted a fourthand-14 with a pass to McCrae but was injured on the play. Tyler Tettleton, whose father, Mickey, is a former baseball player, threw a pass on fourth down that drew a penalty and gave the Bobcats the ball at midfield with 2:39 left.

Scott had a chance to covert another fourth down with a run, but was stopped by defensive end Larry Knight, allowing LeFevour to kneel for the victory.

ACC coaches don’t apologize for quality of league

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer

TAMPA, Fla. — Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney don’t feel they have to the defend the honor of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Saturday night’s ACC championship game may not have national title implications of the SEC and Big 12, but the coaches for the 12th-ranked Yellow Jackets and No. 25 Tigers aren’t going to apologize for how their teams got here.

Johnson and Swinney disagree with anyone who believes losing regular-season finales to Southeastern Conference also-rans has taken some of the luster off what otherwise figures to be an entertaining matchup at Raymond James Stadium.

Georgia Tech (10-2) lost to struggling Georgia, plummeting out of the Top 10. Clemson (8-4) was trounced by instate rival South Carolina and nearly dropped out of the poll.

Johnson and Swinney’s reaction? It’s time to move

on.

“Nebraska is playing in (the Big 12) championship game and they lost to Virginia Tech. Do they need to apologize? Pitt’s playing for the Big East championship and lost to N.C. State. ... Stanford’s had a pretty good year and they lost to Wake Forest,” Johnson said.

“I can understand the story line because the teams played SEC teams.

Last year, us and Clemson both beat Georgia and South Carolina and there didn’t seem to be any kind of story line. No one was saying the ACC is dominant. Every team has good players.”

Before stumbling, the Yellow Jackets and Tigers were two of the hottest teams in the country.

Georgia Tech had won eight straight since losing to Miami in September.

Clemson was riding a sixgame winning streak after losing three of five to start Swinney’s first full season at the helm.

“I just laugh at it,” Swinney said of the talk the matchup lacks appeal,

especially on a day when the SEC and Big 12 titles are also being decided.

“Teams from our conference have had a lot of good wins this year. We didn’t play very well, and I am sure Georgia Tech feels the same way. But we have to move on. It is all about this championship game. ...

That is all that matters.”

The winner will end a lengthy drought between league titles and earn a spot in the Orange Bowl.

Georgia Tech shared the ACC crown with Florida State in 1998, however the Yellow Jackets have not won the championship outright since 1990 — the year before Clemson won its most recent title.

Tech won the regular season meeting 30-27 in Atlanta, kicking two fourth-quarter field goals after blowing a 24-0 lead as Clemson scored 27 consecutive points.

The Yellow Jackets and Tigers are the top two scoring teams in the conference.

Georgia Tech is second in the nation in rushing at 305 yards per game,

and Clemson’s explosive offense features ACC player of the year C.J. Spiller, who has scored 16 touchdowns — seven rushing, four receiving and five on kick returns.

Georgia Tech’s Jonathan Dwyer and Josh Nesbitt, a distant second to Spiller for conference player of the year, are on pace to become the first teammates in the ACC to rush for more than 1,000 yards since 1993.

But after giving up 339 yards on the ground during the loss to Georgia, it will be interesting to see whether the Yellow Jackets can make necessary adjustments to contain Spiller, who’s close to becoming the first player in conference history with 1,000 yards rushing and 500 receiving in the same season.

“I’m concerned about everything, not just the defense,” said Johnson, who is trying to get the Yellow Jackets into a major bowl for the first time since 1966, when Tech played in the Orange Bowl. “We’ve had a lot of shootouts this year.”

Source: Pacquiao, Mayweather close to deal

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

NEW YORK — Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have signed off on the major issues in the negotiation for a megafight on March 13, and contracts could be signed in the next few days, a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum met with Pacquiao in his native Philippines on Friday and the charismatic champion agreed to terms with only minor changes, said the person, who requested anonymity because the sides agreed not to speak publicly during negotiations.

Arum planned to return to the United States on Sunday and present the amended terms to Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer, the person said.

Schaefer is negotiating on behalf of Mayweather and his promotional company.

An announcement could come Tuesday, which would coincide with Arum’s 78th birthday.

No site has been determined, but Top Rank plans to send a survey team to Dallas next week to examine the new, $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium, the person said. Team owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday that the Cowboys “are still desirous of looking at what we can do.”

The other possibilities are the New Orleans Su-

perdome and venues in Las Vegas, including the MGM Grand and a temporary outdoor stadium on the Strip.

The fight would be at 147 pounds for Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title, which he won in November with an impressive 12thround stoppage of Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas.

Michael Koncz, who is advising Pacquiao, said Friday that the contracts need “fine tuning” but declined to elaborate. Koncz added that Pacquiao is “very comfortable” with March 13, even though it is only four months after his last fight.

“Manny has some additional requirements, requests, which Arum didn’t think was a problem,” Koncz said. “The requests of Manny were so realistic that Arum doesn’t feel it’s a problem and it’s pretty much a done deal.”

The bout could be the richest ever, assuming projections are accurate.

Pacquiao’s fight against Cotto sold 1.25 million pay-per-views, while Mayweather’s comeback victory over Juan Manuel Marquez in September did 1.05 million.

The richest fight ever was in May 2007, when Mayweather’s split-decision win over Oscar De La Hoya generated 2.4 million buys for $120 million in pay-perview revenue.

The potential PacquiaoMayweather fight certainly would generate widespread international appeal, pit-

ting the flamboyant Mayweather against the man who most believe replaced him on the mythical mantle as the best pound-forpound fighter in the world.

Pacquiao has won an unprecedented seven titles in seven weight divisions, although his popularity has grown far beyond the sport.

He was featured on the cover of the Asian version of Time magazine, is wrapping up filming of an action movie called “Wapakman,” and submitted his candidacy for the 2010 elections on Tuesday.

“The difference between Floyd and others I have fought is that Floyd makes a lot of trash talk that should not be imitated by young people,” Pacquiao told GMA television, when asked about the potential matchup.

Pacquiao’s political ambitions are the reason the fight was moved up to mid-March. He plans to start campaigning in April in his second attempt at a

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congressional seat.

“March 13 is OK,” Pacquiao told GMA. “Nobody knows his body better than Manny,” Koncz said. “If Manny feels that that’s plenty of time to rest and recover, then you know, he has to do what he feels is right.”

Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach would again hold the start of camp in the Philippines, even though Pacquiao is such a national hero that hundreds of people trail him on morning runs and crowd around gym windows to watch him spar. Roach expressed concern about the distraction before Pacquiao demolished Cotto in the most impressive display of his career.

The Filipino champion has said he would spend about 12 weeks in camp, rather than the eight weeks he normally takes to prepare for a fight. That would mean Pacquiao would begin working out in about three weeks.

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North Carolina, Stanford advance at soccer’s College Cup The Tar Heels (22-31) will go for their 21st national title against undefeated Stanford (250) in Sunday’s final. The Cardinal beat UCLA 2-1 in the first semifinal.

“They’re an impossible matchup,” North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance said of the Cardinal.

“We’re looking forward to playing them, just because we think they’re an elite team. They’re an extraordinary team with tremendous talent.”

Christen Press scored 4 minutes into overtime in the first game to propel Stanford to its first Col-

By CHRIS DUNCAN AP Sports Writer

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — North Carolina is the only women’s soccer team to finish an unblemished season with a national championship.

The Tar Heels have earned the chance to prevent Stanford from matching that feat.

Casey Nogueira scored in the 83rd minute and North Carolina advanced to its 23rd NCAA championship game with a 1-0 victory over Notre Dame at the Women’s College Cup on Friday night.

lege Cup final.

Stanford is the 12th team to enter the semifinals with a spotless record. Most recently, Notre Dame came in at 25-0 last year before losing to North Carolina in the final.

The Tar Heels went unbeaten and untied from 1991-93 and again in 2003 on their way to championships.

“We have to stay humble and realize the job is not done,” Stanford coach Paul Ratcliffe said.

“We have one more step to take.”

UCLA (21-3-1), making

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Weekly Team Achievements HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP

Season To Date Individual Achievements

187 Michael Evans Joe Wheless 661 Brooks Brame 187 AVERAGE Michael Evans 277 GAME Joe Wheless 661 SERIES Brooks277 Brame 301 GAME Joe Wheless HIGH HIGH SCRATCH HIGH SCRATCH HIGH HANDICAP 182 Tommy Bryant 267 Craig Phillips 642 Ed Shuttleworth 182 267 Phillips 642 Shuttleworth 297 Phillips 187 Tommy Michael Bryant Evans 277 Craig Joe Wheless 661 Ed Brooks Brame 301 Craig Joe Wheless 180 Ed Shuttleworth 259 Michael Evans 639 Wilson Strickland 180 Shuttleworth 259 Evans 639 Strickland 282 Jeff HIGH AVERAGE GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES HIGH 182 Ed Tommy Bryant 267 Michael CraigHIGH Phillips 642 Wilson Ed Shuttleworth 297SCRATCH CraigOwens Phillips 180 Brooks Brame 257 Brooks Brame 636 Michael Evans 301 180 BrameEvans 257 Brame Evans 661 Brooks271 Gus Williams 180 EdMichael Shuttleworth 259 Brooks Michael277 Evans 639 Michael Wilson Strickland 282 Jeff Owens 187Brooks Joe Wheless 636 Brame 179 Morris Lassiter Tommy Bryant 629 Michael A. Dover297 179 Lassiter 246 Bryant A. Dover 271 Brame 180 Brooks Brame 257 Tommy Brooks267 Brame 636 Michael Michael246 Evans 271 Mark Gus Williams 182Morris Tommy Bryant Craig Phillips 629 642 Ed Shuttleworth 179 Willie AdamsEvans629 Michael A. Dover 639 Wilson270 179 Mickey Hester Morris Lassiter 246 Tommy259 Bryant 271 Mark Brame 180Willie EdAdams Shuttleworth Michael Strickland 282 178 Demarcus Simmons 178 Simmons 270 Brooks 179 Willie Adams 270Evans Mickey Brame Hester 180Demarcus Brooks Brame 257 Brooks Brame 636 Michael 271 178 Demarcus Simmons 270A.Brooks Brame HIGH HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 179 Morris Lassiter 246SERIES Tommy Bryant 629 Michael Dover 271 729 Alan Newman 729 Alan Newman 179 Willie Adams 270 HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 714 Ed Shuttleworth 714 Ed Shuttleworth 729 Alan Newman 178 Demarcus Simmons 270 701 Randy Broughton 701 Randy Broughton 714 Ed Shuttleworth HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 700 Brooks Brame 700 Brooks Brame 701 Randy Broughton 729Jeff Alan Newman 697 Jeff Owens 697 Owens 700 Brooks Brame 714 Ed Shuttleworth 697 Jeff Owens

301 Joe Wheless 297 Craig Phillips Jeff Owens GAME 282 HANDICAP 271 Gus Williams Joe Wheless 271 Mark Brame Craig Phillips 270 Mickey Hester Jeff Owens 270 Brooks Brame

CLASS 2-AA EAST (3) Williams Reidsville 26, (9) Kinston 0 Gus Mark Brame WEST Mickey Hester Brooks Brame (7) Newton-Conover 17, (8) Salisbury 10

CLASS 2-A EAST 3182 CAROLINA LANES (6) Tarboro 28, (1) East Bladen 22 To Team 1000 Season 4LANES BOWLERS & JOE 2744 4LANES BOWLERS & JOE 1112 ELECTRIC. 4LANES BOWLERS & JOE 3153 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. INC. 1000 BOWLERSLANES & JOE 2744 BOWLERS & JOE 1112 4 BOWLERS & JOE Achievements 3153 INC. 1030 4 CAROLINA 2876 4 CAROLINA 1132Date CAROLINA 3182 NEWMAN CAROLINA 977 2714 ELECTRIC. HARRIS OFINC. HENDERSON 1112 ELECTRIC. NEWMAN INC. 3080 4 BOWLERS & JOE WEST 977 HARRIS OF HENDERSON 2714 OFHARRIS HENDERSON 1112 NEWMAN 3080 BOWLERS & JOE ELECTRIC. 1000 4 BOWLERS & JOE 2744 HARRIS 4 BOWLERS & JOE OF HENDERSON 4 BOWLERS & JOE 3153 4 NEWMAN INC. CAROLINA LANES HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 940 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. 2637 ELECTRIC. NEWMAN ELECTRIC. INC. 1076 CLAYTON VACUUM 3068 AMERICAN LEGION POST 940 ELECTRIC. INC. 2637 ELECTRIC. INC. 1076 CLAYTON VACUUM AMERICAN LEGION 977 NEWMAN HARRIS OF HENDERSON 2714 NEWMAN HARRIS OF HENDERSON 1112INC. NEWMAN INC. 3068 3080 4 BOWLERS & JOE POST 1075 SENIORS AMERICAN LEGION 1075 AMERICAN LEGION 793068 AMERICAN 940 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. INC. 2637 NEWMAN INC. LANES 1076 CLAYTON VACUUM LEGION POST CAROLINA LANES 1030 CAROLINA LANES 2876ELECTRIC. CAROLINA 1132POST CAROLINA LANES 3182 POST CAROLINA LANES (2)79Burnsville Mountain Heritage 44, (9) Lexington 13 League #401 THURS SECURE HORIZON'S AMERICAN LEGION 79 1000 4 BOWLERS & JOE 2744 CAROLINA 4 BOWLERS 1075 & JOE 1112POST 4 BOWLERS & JOE 3153 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. INC. LANES League #4012714 THURS SECURE HORIZON'S SENIORS Meeting: 14 12/10/2009 1:30:00 PM 977 HARRIS OF HENDERSON League HARRIS OF Schedule HENDERSON NEWMAN ELECTRIC. INC. 3080 4 BOWLERS & JOE Schedule Upcoming #101 KINGPIN LEAGUE1112 Upcoming Meeting: 14 12/10/2009 1:30:00 PM 940 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. INC. 2637 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. INC. 1076 CLAYTON VACUUM 3068 AMERICAN LEGION POST Schedule Week Date 1-2 3-4 PM 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 Week Date 1-2 3-4 5-6 Meeting: 7-8 Upcoming 9-101411-12 CLASS 1-AA 12/07/2009 6:30:00 League 401, Secure Horizon’s Seniors LEGION POST 79 12/14/2009 06:30 PM 4-11 3-9 7-61075 10-1 AMERICAN 12-5 2-8 15 12/14/2009 06:30 PM 4-11 3-9No. 7-6 15 10-1 12-5 11-12 2-8 Week Date 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 06:30 PM Team 2-9 12-7Standings 3-1 8-5 4-10 6-11 16 8-5 12/21/2009 4-10 6-11 EAST 15 12/21/2009 12/14/2009 06:30 06:30 PM PM 2-9 4-11 12-7 3-9 3-1 7-6 16 10-1 12-5 2-8 Team Standings 06:30 PM 5-1 8-11 4-2 7-9 3-6 12-10 17 8-11 4-2 3-6 12-10 16 12/28/2009 12/21/2009 06:30 06:30 PM PM 5-1 2-9 12-7 3-1 177-9 8-5 12/28/2009 4-10 6-11 Team Standings (1) Southwest Onslow 42, (2) Goldsboro 6 17 12/28/2009 06:30 PM 5-1 8-11 4-2 7-9 3-6 Seg 12-10 Upcoming Schedule Seg Seg Seg Seg SegSeg Seg Seg Seg Week Date 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 On Pts Win Hcp Scr Ssn Hcp Ssn SsnScrSsn Ssn Ssn Ssn Seg Seg Seg Seg Seg 2-8 On Pts Pts Ssn WEST 15 12/14/2009 06:30 PM Lane 4-11 Won 3-9 7-6Pts 10-1 12-5 Win Place Tm Team Name Pct Total Total HGS HSS HSH Pts Win SsnTotal Ssn HGH Ssn Ssn HGS HSS HGH HSH Place Team Name Lane Lost Lost Total 16 Tm 12/21/2009 06:30 PM On2-9 Pts 12-7 3-1Won 8-5 Hcp 4-10ScrPct 6-11 1 Tm12/28/2009 7 FIRST CALL 06:30 PM Lane 115-1 Won 4.0 0.0 2967 2325 808 (1) Albemarle 31, (7) West Montgomery 0 Place Team Name Pct7-9Total HGS 2325 HSS 1003 HGH 2967 HSH 17 8-11 Lost 4-2 100% 3-6 Total 12-10 Season To Date Team Achievements Season To Date Team Achievements Season To Date Team Achievements

701 Randy Broughton 700 Brooks Brame

HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH GAMEHIGH SERIES SCRATCHHIGH SERIES HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HANDICAP HANDICAP HIGH SCRATCH HIGH HANDICAP HIGH HANDICAP 1030 CAROLINA LANES 2876 CAROLINA LANES 1132 CAROLINA LANES 2876 SERIES CAROLINA LANES 1132 GAME CAROLINA LANES 3182 SERIES CAROLINA LANES

HIGH GAME SCRATCH 697 Jeff Owens HIGH SCRATCH 1030 GAME CAROLINA LANES

HIGH SERIES HANDICAP

Kids Bowl FREE! Kids Kids Bowl Bowl FREE! FREE! 5pm – 9pm Tuesday’s 5pm KidsTuesday’s Bowl FREE! Tuesday’s 5pm – – 9pm 9pm

STRIKERS 21 10 10 LEWIS ELECTRIC 6 4.0 7 1 105 AUDIO STRIKERS 57.0 3 TV CATS 37 4.0 8 2 1 BOB 4 31 HARRIS OF HENDERSON 18 3.0 2 BOB CATS 55.0 3 7 AWESOME FOURSOME 5 27 AMERICAN 3.0 5 3 AWESOME LEGION FOURSOME 75 51.5 64 11 42BOWLERS & JOE 3.011 BUBBA'S BABES 9 4 2 BUBBA'S BABES 11 50.0 75 4 CAROLINA LANES 4 1.0 3 3 50-50's 5 50-50's 50.0 8 13 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. 123 1.0 6 11 WALTER'S FOUR 9 12 PO BOYS PHILLY STEAKS 2 1.0 2 6 11 WALTER'S FOUR 2 47.0 10 OF MUSIC 8UP 46.0 0.010 5 CHARLIE YOU'RE 77 65 MASTERS CHARLIE YOU'RE UP 10 118 9 CLAYTON VACUUM 0.0 4 9 HONEY & NUTS 104 8 9 HONEY & NUTS 44.0 12 8 GHOST TEAM 1 5 0.0

0.0

57.0 100%

34.0 207463% 19497 2944 732 31251 2093 1027 2978

594 1641

898 2553

34.0 63% 31251 594 2609 1641 1067 898 3050 2553 0.0 55.0 100% 2909 247160% 920 36.019497 31422 19950 615 1687 912 2553 1.0 75% 3015 19950 2625 977 36.0 60% 31422 615 2714 1687 1049 912 3015 2553 39.5 242457% 30790 1075 21295 631 1869 877 2487 CLASS 1-A 1.0 51.5 75% 2967 39.5 57% 30790 21295 893 631 2507 1869 877 3068 2487 1.0 50.0 75% 2948 1000 31585 2744 1112 3080 611 1724 41.0 260355% 19822 916 2639 EAST 41.0 55% 31585 19822 611 2876 1724 1132 916 3182 2639 3.0 50.0 25% 2941 2623 1030 41.0 55%61031102 20470 41.0 55% 31102 1678 1112 884 3153 2476 610 1678 884 2476 3.0 25% 2791 20470 2293 940 2637 (4) Wallace-Rose Hill 46, (7) North Edgecombe 14 44.0 31351 20827 914 with 2581 youth!

3.0 47.0 25% 2766 232852% 930 2581 3001 44.0 52% 20827 625 1726 1073 914 2581 625 One parent must be 1726 bowling One parent must be31351 bowling with youth!

4.0 46.0 0% 2861 225251% 848 2372 45.0 31339 21139 WEST OneBowling parent must be31339 bowling youth!

45.0 51% 21139 625with 1788 1053 915 2993 2658 625 1788 915 2658 Free Bowling good for1785 youth Free good youth thru 4.0 44.0 0%for 2749 190948% 816 2163 grade 1076 301312!

47.0 31512 20940 630 897thru 2624 grade 12!

47.0 48% 31512 20940 630 1785 897 2624 4.0 0%for 0 0 0 0 grade 0 012!

Free Bowling youth thru 3 GALS & A HOOTER 42.0 49.019864 46% 31627 1733 930 Up to 319864 per2601 youth.(1) Mt. Airy 27, (3) Robbinsville 26 to 93 good FREE per youth.

99 12 12 3 GALS & A HOOTER 9Up 42.0 49.0 46% games 31627 659 1733 930FREE 2601 659games to 63 51.0 FREE per youth.

10 6 INTIMIDATORS 6 INTIMIDATORS 6UpWeekly 40.0 51.0 44% 21270 2477 10 40.0 44% games 31089 21270 61631089 1733 867 Rental 2477 616 1733 Individual Achievements Shoe Extra867$2.75 Shoe Rental Extra $2.75 11 1 36.0 1 55.0Rental 40% 31236 21258 1772 21258 905 2549 646 1772 905 2549 11 4 BAMS 4 BAMS 36.0 55.0 40%64631236 Shoe Extra HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME $2.75 HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 12 8 TODDLERS 12 27.5 63.5 30% 29399 21071 633 1862 864 2546 12 8 TODDLERS 12 27.5 63.5 30% 29399 21071 633 1862 864 2546 277 Joe Wheless 636 Michael Evans 301 Joe Wheless 672 Michael Evans

5pm – 9pm

Tuesday’s

235 216 201 201

One parent must be bowling with youth!

Free Bowling good for youth thru grade 12!

575 Joe Wheless 255 Michael A. Dover 661 Eddie Shearin CAROLINA LANES CAROLINA LANES Up to 3 FREE games per 567 James Goolsby 248 James Gardner 647 Joeyouth.

Wheless Weekly Individual Achievements CAROLINA LANES 565 Ed Shuttleworth 235 Ray Walker League 637 KINGPIN Doug Vandervall Weekly Individual Achievements #101 LEAGUE League #101 KINGPIN LEAGUE Shoe Rental Extra $2.75 565 Eddie Shearin 231 James Henderson James Goolsby League KINGPIN LEAGUE 12/07/2009 6:30:00 PM Meeting:#101 14 12/07/2009 6:30:00 PM Meeting: 14636

Michael A. Dover Michael Evans Ed Shuttleworth Wilson Strickland

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

HIGH SCRATCH WOMENWOMEN HIGH GAME SCRATCH MEN HIGH SERIES WOMEN HIGH SERIES MEN HIGH SERIES SCRATCH MEN 636 James SCRATCH Henderson HIGHGAME GAME SCRATCH HIGH GAME SCRATCH MEN SCRATCH SCRATCH WOMEN Meeting: PM HIGH SERIES 202 Carlies Little 201 James Goolsby 14 12/07/2009 545 6:30:00 Carlies Little 545 James Goolsby 202 Carlies Little 201 James Goolsby 545 Carlies Little 545 James Goolsby Weekly 175 Helen Gregory 200 Melvyn Owens Team Achievements 493 Lily Atkinson 544 Melvyn Owens 175 Helen Gregory 200 Melvyn Owens 493 Lily Atkinson 544 Melvyn Owens EAST CAROLINA LANES 168 GAME Lily Atkinson 198 SERIES Jim Glorius 428 GAME Bev Hill 502 SERIES Bob Williams HIGH SCRATCH HIGH SCRATCH HIGH HANDICAP HIGH HANDICAP 168 Lily Atkinson 198 Jim Glorius 428 Bev Hill 502 Bob Williams 161 4 Tena Norcross 193 HARRIS Walter Waverly 417 Tena KINGPIN Norcross 496 HARRIS Walter OF Waverly 996 BOWLERS & JOE 2625 OF HENDERSON 1111 4 BOWLERS & JOE 3015 HENDERSON League #101 LEAGUE Cincinnati (11-0) at Pittsburgh 161CAROLINA 193 Walter Waverly 417 Tena Norcross 496 Walter Waverly 968 LANES 2623 LANES 1074 CAROLINA LANES 2967 FIRST CALL 158 BevTena Hill Norcross 192 CAROLINA Bubba Arrowood 41514 Sandy Mechalske 491 Jim Glorius Meeting: 12/07/2009 6:30:00 PM 900 JOE 1074 AMERICAN LEGION 2967 Mechalske AMERICAN LEGION POST 158HARRIS BevOF HillHENDERSON 2603 4 BOWLERS 192 & Bubba Arrowood 415POSTSandy 893 GAME AMERICAN LEGIONWOMEN POST HIGH 2471 GAME AUDIOHANDICAP TV 1030 SERIES HARRISHANDICAP OF HENDERSON 4 BOWLERS & JOE MEN HIGH HANDICAP MEN HIGH WOMEN 2948 HIGH SERIES HANDICAP

491

Saturday’s games (9-2), Noon

Jim WestGlorius Virginia (8-3) at Rutgers (8-3), Noon

SouthHANDICAP Florida (7-4)MEN at Connecticut (6-5), 8 p.m.

HIGH GAME HANDICAP WOMEN HANDICAP WOMEN HIGH SERIES 263 Carlies Little 262 JimHIGH GloriusGAME HANDICAP 728 MEN Carlies LittleHIGH SERIES696 John Gregory Season To Date Individual 263 Tena Carlies Little Jim Glorius 696 John Gregory 247 Norcross 258 Skip 262 Norcross 675 Achievements Tena Norcross 728 Carlies 683Little Jim Glorius Skip Norcross 675 Tena Norcross 683 Jim Glorius 250 GAME John258 Gregory 674 SERIES Iris Fisher 663 Skip Norcross HIGH SCRATCH HIGH SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP SOUTH 277 Joe Wheless 661 Brooks 301 Wheless 250 Roger Atkinson CathyBrame Greene 674 Iris Fisher 653 Joe James Goolsby 250 John Gregory658 663 Skip Norcross 267 Craig Phillips 642 Ed Shuttleworth 297 Craig Phillips 241 Walter Waverly 658 Sue Bryant 645 Don Hansen C-USAGoolsby championship, Houston (10-2) at East 250 Cathy Greene 653 James 259 Michael Evans Roger Atkinson 639 Wilson Strickland658 282 Jeff Owens 241 Bubba Arrowood 257 Brooks Brame 636 Michael Evans 658 Gus Williams 241 Walter Waverly Sue 271 Bryant 645 Don Hansen Carolina (8-4), Noon 246 Tommy Bryant 629 Michael A. Dover 271 Mark Brame 241 Bubba Arrowood 270 Mickey Hester

247AVERAGE Tena Norcross 236 Laila Evans HIGH 187 Evans 235 SueLaila Bryant 236Michael Evans 182 Tommy Bryant 233 Helen 235Ed SueHarris Bryant 180 Shuttleworth 233 Jane Foran 180 Brame 233Brooks Helen Harris 179 Morris Lassiter 233WillieJane Foran 179 Adams 178 Demarcus Simmons

HIGH HANDICAP HIGH SERIES GAME SCRATCH 729 Alan Newman 630 & NUTS 714 HONEY EdGAME Shuttleworth HIGH SCRATCH 701 TODDLERS Randy Broughton 622 630 HONEY 700 Brooks Brame& NUTS 615 CATS 697 BOB Jeff Owens

Weekly Team Achievements

HIGH SERIES SCRATCH

622BUBBA'S TODDLERS 611 BABES

1785 1778 1724 1662

611GAME BUBBA'S BABES HIGH SCRATCH

1662 BOB HIGH SERIES SCRATCH

615 BOB CATS

1030 CAROLINA LANES 1000 4 BOWLERS & JOE 977 HARRIS OF HENDERSON HIGH WOMEN INC. 940 AVERAGE NEWMAN ELECTRIC.

157 Lily Atkinson

146 Lois Blue HIGH AVERAGE WOMEN 145 157Helen LilyGregory Atkinson 143 Carlies Little Week 1-2 146Date Lois Blue 137 Antoinette Schrimpe 15 12/14/2009 06:30 PM 4-11 145 Helen Gregory 16 12/21/2009 06:30 PM 2-9 Carlies06:30 LittlePM 5-1 17143 12/28/2009 HIGH SERIES SCRATCH WOMEN 137 Antoinette Schrimpe 545 Carlies Little 508 Lily Atkinson

270 Brooks Brame

Weekly Team Achievements HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP

HONEY & NUTS 916 BUBBA'S BABES BUBBA'S BABES HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME2639 HANDICAP TODDLERS 914 WALTER'S FOUR 2581 WALTER'S FOUR 1785 HONEY & NUTS 916 BUBBA'S BABES BUBBA'S BABES 912 BOB CATS 2577 HONEY & NUTS 914 WALTER'S FOUR BOB1778 CATS TODDLERS 898 STRIKERS 2553 STRIKERS Season Date Team 1724 To BUBBA'S BABESAchievements 912 BOB 2553 CATSBOB CATS

CATS

898 HIGH GAME HANDICAP

STRIKERS HIGH SERIES HANDICAP

1132 CAROLINA LANES Season To Date Individual Achievements 1112 4 BOWLERS & JOE

2876 CAROLINA LANES 2744 4 BOWLERS & JOE 2714 HARRIS OF HENDERSON HIGH NEWMAN AVERAGEELECTRIC. MEN 2637 INC.

179 172 166 166 3-4 162 3-9 12-7 161

1112 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. INC.

San Jose St. (2-9) at Louisiana Tech (3-8), 2 p.m.

SEC championship, Florida (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-0)HANDICAP at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

HIGH SERIES 2639 BUBBA'S BABES (4-7) at Fla. International (3-8), Florida Atlantic 2581 WALTER'S FOUR 7 p.m.

2577 HONEY & NUTS ACC championship, Georgia Tech (10-2) vs.

2553 STRIKERS 2553 BOB CATS (8-4) at Tampa, Fla., 8 p.m.

Clemson

3182 CAROLINA LANES 3153 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. INC. 3080 4 BOWLERS & JOE

SCRATCH WOMEN HIGH SCRATCH MEN Season To HIGH Date Individual Achievements 1076 GAME CLAYTON VACUUM 3068 GAME AMERICAN LEGION POST

MIDWEST

Ed Shuttleworth 202 AMERICAN Carlies LittleLEGION POST 79 242 James Goolsby 1075 Melvyn Owens 200 Jo Jackson HIGH GAME SCRATCH 220 Ed Shuttleworth HIGH AVERAGE MEN WOMEN James179 Goolsby 193 Helen Gregory 202 Carlies218 Don Hansen Ed Shuttleworth Little Upcoming Schedule Bob Williams 189 Lily Atkinson 216 James Jones 5-6 7-8 11-12 172 9-10 Melvyn Owens 200 Jo Jackson James Jones 188 Lois Blue 214 Charlie Davis 7-6 10-1 12-5 2-8 166 James Goolsby 193 Helen Gregory 3-1 8-5 Wayne Sweet4-10 6-11

HIGH GAME SCRATCH Fresno St. (7-4)MEN at Illinois (3-8), 12:30 p.m.

242 James Goolsby Cent. Connecticut St. (9-2) at Butler (10-1), Noon 220 Ed Shuttleworth 218 Don Hansen 189 Lily Atkinson 216 James Jones 8-11 4-2 166 7-9 Bob 3-6 Williams 12-10 SOUTHWEST HIGH SERIES162 SCRATCH WOMEN HIGH GAME HANDICAP MEN 214 Charlie Davis JamesMEN JonesHIGH GAME HANDICAP188 Lois Blue 620 Ed Shuttleworth 277 James Goolsby Southern U. (6-4) at Texas Southern (5-4), 2 p.m.

161 Wayne Sweet 273 Jo Jackson

Kids Bowl FREE!

565 Wayne Sweet

265 Linda Marrone

275 Charlie Davis

HIGH SERIES HIGH SERIES SCRATCH MENLittle HIGH GAME HANDICAP 497 Lois Blue SCRATCH WOMEN 565 Melvyn Owens 263 Carlies 273 Don HansenWOMEN 545Helen Carlies Little Ed Shuttleworth 489 Gregory 561 James620 Goolsby 258 Ginny Glorius 273 Jo Jackson 262 Jim Glorius 508Sandy Lily Mechalske Atkinson 565 Wayne Sweet 257 Sue Bryant 265 Linda Marrone 475 557 Bob Williams 258 Skip Norcross 552 Charlie565 DavisMelvyn Owens257 Sandy Mechalske263 Carlies Little 497 Lois Blue 489 Helen Gregory JamesMEN Goolsby 258 Ginny Glorius HIGH SERIES HANDICAP WOMEN HIGH SERIES561 HANDICAP 475Carlies Sandy Bob Williams 257 Sue Bryant 728 LittleMechalske 718 Bubba 557 Arrowood Charlie Davis 257 Sandy Mechalske 709 Sandy Mechalske 705 Walter 552 Waverly

5pm – 9pm

Tuesday’s

HIGH GAME MEN Texas (12-0) vs. Nebraska Big 12HANDICAP championship, 277 James Goolsby (9-3) at Arlington, Texas, 8 p.m.

275 Charlie Davis 273 Don Hansen 262 Jim Glorius FAR WEST 258 Skip Norcross

New Mexico St. (3-9) at Boise St. (12-0), 3 p.m.

Arizona (7-4) at Southern Cal (8-3), 3:30 p.m.

California (8-3) at Washington (4-7), 6:30 p.m.

Wisconsin (8-3) at Hawaii (6-6), 11:30 p.m.

One parent must bowling 695 Linda Marrone 703 Charlie Davis HIGH SERIES HANDICAP WOMEN HIGH SERIESbe HANDICAP MEN with youth!

692 Ginny Glorius 691 Wayne Sweet 728 Carlies Little Free Bowling 718 good Bubba Arrowood for youth thru grade 12!

692 Bettie Bawcum 689 Ed Shuttleworth 709 Sandy Mechalske 705 Walter Waverly 689 Helen Harris 689 Jim to Glorius Up 3 FREE games per youth.

695 Linda Marrone 703 Charlie Davis 692 Ginny Glorius 691To Wayne Shoe Rental Extra $2.75 Season DateSweet Team Achievements 692 Bettie Bawcum 689 Ed Shuttleworth HIGH SCRATCH HIGH SERIES689 SCRATCH HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 689GAME Helen Harris Jim Glorius HIGH GAME HANDICAP 659 3 GALS & A HOOTER 646 BAMS 633 TODDLERS HIGH GAME SCRATCH 631 AWESOME FOURSOME

659 646 633 631

1869 1862 1788 1785

Season To Date TeamLANES Achievements CAROLINA

League #402 THURSDAY NIGHT MIXED LEAGUE

3 GALS & A HOOTER 1869 CAROLINA AWESOME FOURSOME 930 6:30:00 3 GALS & PM A HOOTER CAROLINA LANES LANES Meeting: 14 12/10/2009 BAMS 1862THURSDAY TODDLERS 916 BUBBA'S BABES League #101 KINGPIN League #402 NIGHTLEAGUE MIXED LEAGUE TODDLERS 1788 CHARLIE YOU'RE UP PM 915 CHARLIE YOU'RE UP Meeting: 14 12/07/2009 6:30:00 Meeting: 14 12/10/2009 6:30:00 PM AWESOME FOURSOME 1785 HONEY & NUTS 914 WALTER'S FOUR

League No. 402, Thursday Night Mixed League Team Standings

Place Tm Team Name

Place Tm Team 1 7 FIRST CALLName

On Lane

Pts

Pts Win Hcp Scr Ssn Ssn Ssn Ssn 0.0 100% 2944 2074 732 2093 1027 2978 6.0 5298 Lost Pct Total2.0Total75% HGS 6051 HSS HGH HSH 963 2687 1089 3065 0.0 100% 2909 2471 920 2609 1067 3050

4.0 4 Won 4.0 7 MORTON'S AUTO14 4 OF HENDERSON 3.0 12 39 HARRIS STRIKE FORCE 6.0 5 5 2 AMERICAN LEGION 7 3.0 HARRIS OF HENDERSON 23 7 10 MORTON'S AUTO 5 6.0 7 6 11 4 BOWLERS & JOE 9 3.0 34 104 CAROLINA HARRIS OFLANES HENDERSON 5.0 6 6 CAROLINA LANES47 7 1.0 8 ELECTRIC. 126 1.0 45 16 NEWMAN CAROLINA LANES 5.010 5 WILDCATS 9 BOYS PHILLY STEAKS10 2 1.0 56 125 PO WILDCATS 5.0 4 T&T CHARTER 10 6 MASTERS OF MUSIC 8 0.0 1 6 4 CLAYTON T&T CHARTER 1 4.0 11 7 9 11 VACUUM 10 0.0 2 AAA GAS 7 118 GHOST AAA GASTEAM 1 4.0 12 52 0.0

6.0 2.0 2625 55651049 4395 75% 977 3015 75% 3015 6051 529875% 963 2714 2687 1089 3065 861 2377 1098 75% 2967 2424 893 2507 1075 3068 5.0 3.0 439563% 5792 10985093 75% 5565 861 2377 3088 959 2794 1079 75% 2948 2603 1000 2744 1112 3080 63% 5792 5093 959 2794 1079 3115 861 2444 1026 5.0 3.0 63% 5754 4644 25% 2941 2623 1030 2876 1132 3182 25% 940 3153 63% 2791 5754 464463% 861 2637 2444 1026 3005 867 2461 1043 5.0 3.0 2293 56481112 4517 25% 2766 2328 930 2581 1073 3001 63% 5648 4517 867 2461 1043 3063 4.0 571010534876 0% 28614.0 225250% 848 2372 2993 987 2578 1133 50% 5710 4876 816 987 2163 2578 1076 1133 3013 3022 0% 27494.0 190950% 4.0 5651 4721 908 2562 1046 50% 5651 4721 908 0% 0 0 0 2562 0 1046 0 2976 0 SCREAM'N BULLIES 4.0 435050% 5418 10784350 88 12 12 SCREAM'N BULLIES 9 4.0 9 4.0 4.0 50% 5418 916 2559 3045 916 2559 1078 2 FAMILY EYE CENTER 3.0 5.0 461538% 5569 11104615 99 2 FAMILY EYE CENTER 11 Weekly 3.011 5.0 38% 5569 959 2682 3171 959 2682 1110 Individual Achievements 10 GAME 1 SCRATCH ELLIOTT 8 5.0 3.0 5.0 451038% 5566 11254510 922 2513 1125 10 1 ELLIOTT FARMSFARMS 8 SERIES 3.0SCRATCH 38% 5566 922 2513 3082 HIGH HIGH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 277 301 Joe25% Wheless 672860 Michael Evans1037 11 8 FULL HOUSE 12 Michael 2.012Evans6.0 2.0 25% 5433 860 2477 3041 11 Joe 8Wheless FULL HOUSE 636 6.0 4320 5433 10374320 2477 235 A. Dover 255 4577 A. Dover 661 Eddie Shearin 12 3 DREAM TEAM TEAM 575 3 Joe Wheless 1.0 3 7.0 1.0 13% 5558 884 2545 3044 12 Michael 3 DREAM 7.0 Michael 13% 5558 10604577 884 2545 1060 216 Michael Evans 567 James Goolsby 248 James Gardner 647 Joe Wheless Ed Shuttleworth Wilson Strickland

565 565

2658 2639 2624 2601

Team Standings Seg SegTeam Seg Standings SegSegSeg Seg Seg Seg Seg Pts Pts Win Hcp Ssn Ssn Ssn Ssn On Lost Pts Pts Scr Win Hcp Scr Ssn Ssn Ssn Ssn Won Pct Total Total HGS HSS HGH HSH Seg Seg Won Seg SegLost SegPct Lane Total Total 4.0 0.0 100% 2967 2325 808 2325 1003 2967 HGS HSS HGH HSH

11 On 2 10 LEWIS ELECTRIC 6 1 Tm 9 STRIKE Place Team Name FORCE Lane 3 5 AUDIO TV 3

201 201

FCS PLAYOFFS

AWESOME FOURSOME 930 3 GALS & A HOOTER 2658 CHARLIE YOU'RE UP Quarterfinals CAROLINA LANES TODDLERS 916 BUBBA'S BABES 2639 BUBBA'S BABES League #101 LEAGUE William & Mary (10-2) at Southern Illinois (11-1), Noon CHARLIE YOU'RE UP KINGPIN 915 CHARLIE YOU'RE UP 2624 HONEY & NUTS Meeting: 14 12/07/2009 6:30:00 PM HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME2601 HANDICAP HANDICAP HONEY & NUTS 914 WALTER'S FOUR 3 GALS & A HOOTER HIGH SERIES Stephen F. Austin (10-2) at Montana (12-0), 2:05 p.m.

1.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

Ed Shuttleworth Eddie Shearin

235

Ray Walker

637

Doug Vandervall

231 James Henderson 636 James Goolsby Weekly Individual 636 James Henderson WeeklyAchievements Individual Achievements

3088 3115 3005 3063 3022 2976 3045 3171 3082 3041 3044

CHARLIE YOU'RE UP New Hampshire BUBBA'S BABES (10-2) at Villanova (11-1), 3:30 p.m.

HONEY & NUTS Appalachian State (10-2) at Richmond (11-1), 7 p.m.

3 GALS & A HOOTER

COLLEGE HOOPS Friday’s Men’s Scores

SOUTH DePauw 86, Rhodes 64 Florida 85, Jacksonville 67 Life 85, Georgetown, Ky. 83 Mountain St. 100, Daemen 57 Reinhardt 94, Pensacola Christian 80 Troy 81, Auburn 77 UAB 74, ETSU 52 UNC Asheville 58, Gardner-Webb 56 WVU Tech 86, Cumberlands 82 HIGH SERIES SCRATCH MEN Xavier, NO 69, Philander Smith 60 610 Reuben Davis

HIGH GAME SCRATCH WOMEN HIGH GAMEWeekly SCRATCHTeam MEN Achievements HIGH SERIES SCRATCH WOMEN HIGH SERIES SCRATCH MEN HIGH GAME SCRATCH WOMEN WOMEN 200 Sarah Morton 221 JoeHIGH Garrett GAME SCRATCH 568 MEN Sarah MortonHIGH SERIES 610SCRATCH Reuben Davis HIGH SERIES221 SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGHMorton SERIES HANDICAP 198 Anna Baker 215 Melvin Davis Joe Garrett 519 Brenda Jiggetts 568 Sarah 586 Melvin Davis 996 4 BOWLERS & JOE 2625 HARRIS OF HENDERSON 1111 4 BOWLERS & JOE 3015 HARRIS OF HENDERSON 193 DavisBaker 211 Michael A. Dover 519 Phyllis Williams 519 Brenda 570 Jiggetts James Curtis 198 Janet Anna 215 Melvin Davis 586 968 CAROLINA LANES 2623 CAROLINA LANES 1074 CAROLINA LANES 2967 FIRST CALL 192 Phyllis Williams 207 4 Reuben 518 AMERICAN Melody Davis 568Williams Joe GarrettLEGION POST 570 900 OF Davis HENDERSON 2603 BOWLERS & Michael JOE 1074 LEGION 2967 AMERICAN 193HARRIS Janet 211Davis A. Dover 519POSTPhyllis 893 LEGION POST 2471 TV 1030 OF HENDERSON 2948 BOWLERS & JOE 189 Brenda Jiggetts 206 AUDIO James207 Curtis Reuben Davis 513 HARRIS Janet Davis 552 4Davis Michael A. Dover 192AMERICAN Phyllis Williams 518 Melody 568

HIGH SCRATCH 200GAME Sarah Morton

Melvin Davis James Curtis EAST Joe Garrett 64, Bucknell 60 Binghamton 552 Michael A. Dover

189GAME Brenda Jiggetts 206 James Curtis Janet HIGH HANDICAP WOMEN HIGH GAME HANDICAP MEN HIGH SERIES HANDICAP513 WOMEN HIGHDavis SERIES HANDICAP MEN Season To Date Individual Achievements Canisius 70, Loyola, Md. 65 243 Sarah Morton 233 Joe Garrett 697 Sarah Morton 637 Reuben Davis HIGH AVERAGE HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH GAME HANDICAP WOMEN HIGH GAME HANDICAP MEN HIGH SERIES HANDICAP HANDICAP MEN Cortland St. 77, Geneseo St. 231 Janet Davis 232 Michael A. Dover 627 Janet Davis 631 Melvin DavisWOMEN HIGH SERIES 187 Michael Evans 277 Joe Wheless 661 Brooks Brame 301 Joe Wheless 243 Sarah Morton 233 Joe Garrett 697 Sarah Morton 637 Reuben Davis 227 Anna Baker 230 Melvin Davis 615 Williams 615 Craig Patrick Williamson 182 Tommy Bryant 267 Craig Phillips 642 EdPhyllis Shuttleworth 297 Phillips Navy 73, Penn 67 180 Shuttleworth 259 Michael Evans 639 Wilson 282 Jeff OwensA. Dover 231EdCrystal Janet Davis 232 Michael A. Dover 631 Melvin Davis 227 Stevenson 223 Charles Roberson 608 MelodyStrickland Davis 627 Janet 615Davis Michael 180 Brooks Brame 257 Brooks Brame 636 Michael Evans 271 Gus Williams 88, Manhattan 64 227Morris Anna Baker Phyllis 615 Niagara Patrick Williamson 224 Phyllis Williams 218 James230 Curtis Melvin Davis607 ReginaA.Durham 613Williams Charles Roberson 179 Lassiter 246 Tommy Bryant 629 Michael Dover 615 271 Mark Brame 179 Adams Stevenson 227WillieCrystal 178 Demarcus Simmons

224SERIES Phyllis Williams HIGH HANDICAP 729 GAME Alan Newman HIGH SCRATCH 714 Ed Shuttleworth 963 FORCE 701 STRIKE Randy Broughton 700 HARRIS Brooks Brame 896 OF HENDERSON 697 Jeff Owens SCRATCH HIGH GAME 865 FAMILY EYE CENTER 963CAROLINA STRIKELANES FORCE 838

HIGH SCRATCH 896GAME HARRIS OF

223

Charles Roberson

Weekly Team Achievements 218 James Curtis HIGH SERIES SCRATCH

608 607

270 Davis Mickey Hester Melody 270 Brooks Brame Regina Durham

HIGH GAME HANDICAP

615 613

HIGH SERIES HANDICAP

Weekly Team Achievements

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Michael A. Dover Pittsburgh 47, New Hampshire 32 Charles Roberson St. Peter’s 56, Iona 54 Walsh 154, Mansfield 59 York, N.Y. 95, Wells 92

2687 STRIKE FORCE 1089 STRIKE FORCE 3065 STRIKE FORCE 2486 HARRIS OF HENDERSON 1049 FAMILY EYE CENTER 2934 CAROLINA LANES HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 2379 CAROLINA LANES 1023 CAROLINA LANES 2867 MORTON'S AUTO Date Team STRIKE FORCE 1089 STRIKE 2345 Season AAA 2687 GAS To 1007Achievements HARRIS OF HENDERSON 2858 FORCE FAMILY EYE CENTER 3065 STRIKE FORCE

MIDWEST

HIGH SERIES SCRATCH GAME HANDICAP HIGH EYE SERIES HANDICAP HENDERSON 2486 HARRIS OF HIGH HENDERSON 1049 FAMILY CENTER 2934 CAROLINA LANES Alma 71, Michigan-Dearborn 68 1132 CAROLINA LANES 3182 CAROLINA LANES 1023 CAROLINA LANESLANES 2867 MORTON'S AUTO Season To Date Individual Achievements 1112 4 BOWLERS & JOE 3153 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. INC. 1007 INC. HARRIS HENDERSON 2858 FAMILY EYECarthage CENTER 69 Calvin 72, 1112 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. 3080 OF 4 BOWLERS & JOE

1030 865 CAROLINA FAMILYLANES EYE CENTER2876 CAROLINA 2379 LANES CAROLINA 1000 4 BOWLERS & JOE 2744 4 BOWLERS & JOE 838 CAROLINA LANES 2714 HARRIS 2345 AAA GAS 977 HARRIS OF HENDERSON OF HENDERSON HIGH AVERAGE WOMEN HIGH AVERAGE MEN 940 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. INC. 2637 NEWMAN ELECTRIC. INC.

166 Nancy Kanouff 164 Brenda Jiggetts 163 Melody Davis 163 Anna Baker HIGH AVERAGE WOMEN Week Date 1-2 161 Phyllis Williams 15 12/14/2009 06:30 PM 4-11 166 Nancy Kanouff 16 06:30 PM 2-9 157 12/21/2009 Vickie Yancey

Brenda06:30 Jiggetts 17164 12/28/2009 PM 5-1

192 190 184 175 3-4 174 3-9

12-7 8-11

HIGH GAME SCRATCH WOMEN HIGH GAME SCRATCH MEN 1076 CLAYTON VACUUM 3068 AMERICAN LEGION POST Evansville 61, Alabama St. 57 Keith Marable 225 AMERICAN Patricia Wilson 1075 LEGION POST 79 276 Keith Marable Reuben Davis 221 Judith Pegram 259 Reuben Davis Hope 77, Wheaton, Ill. 52 Joe GarrettUpcoming Schedule 220 Nancy Kanouff 258 Michael A. Dover MarySCRATCH 63, Augustana,S.D. 49 James Goolsby 215 Anna Baker HIGH GAME254 Brian Stevenson AVERAGE MEN SCRATCH WOMEN HIGH GAME MEN 5-6 HIGH 7-8 9-10 11-12 Michael A. Dover 214 Melody Davis 246Wilson Ernest Morton 7-6 10-1 12-5 2-8 192 Keith Marable 225 Patricia 276 Keith Marable Michigan St. 72, Wofford 60

Season To Date Individual Achievements

3-1 4-2

8-5

4-10

6-11

190 Reuben 7-9 3-6 12-10Davis

259 Reuben Davis Minn. St., Moorhead 73, Bemidji St. 71

221 Judith Pegram

HIGH SERIES SCRATCH SCRATCH MEN HIGH GAME HANDICAP220 WOMEN HIGH GAME HANDICAP MEN 258 Michael A. Dover 163 Melody DavisWOMEN HIGH SERIES184 Joe Garrett Nancy Kanouff 584 Baker 670 Joe Garrett Keith Marable Minn.-Morris 163Anna Anna Baker 175 James Goolsby267 Shirlene Royster 215 Anna 284 Baker 254 Brian Stevenson88, Bethany Lutheran 56 570 Melody Davis 633 Reuben Davis 267 Judith Pegram 279 Michael A. Dover 161 Phyllis Williams 174 Michael A. Dover 214 Melody Davis 246 Ernest Minot Morton St. 92, Valley City St. 67 568 Sarah Morton 627 Brian Stevenson 265 Patricia Wilson 279 Ernest Morton 157 Vickie Yancey 557 Nancy Kanouff 617 Keith Marable 253 Regina Durham 278 Brian Stevenson Northwestern, Minn. 87, St. Scholastica 550 Judith Pegram 603 TerryHIGH Leyen SERIES SCRATCH 250 Janet Davis HIGH GAME268 Reuben Davis HIGH SERIES SCRATCH WOMEN MEN HANDICAP WOMEN HIGH GAME HANDICAP MEN55 Olivet 79, Madonna 263 Royster Terry Leyen 584 Anna Baker 670 Joe Garrett 247 Melody Davis 267 Shirlene 284 Keith Marable SIU-Edwardsville HIGH SERIES HANDICAP HANDICAP MEN 570 Melody DavisWOMEN HIGH SERIES633 Reuben Davis 267 Judith Pegram 279 Michael A. Dover 60, Drake 58 697 Morton 721 Joe Garrett 568Sarah Sarah Morton 627 Brian Stevenson 265 Patricia Wilson 279 Ernest Morton Texas-Arlington 75, North Dakota 65 688 Pegram Brian Stevenson 557Judith Nancy Kanouff One 699 617 Keith Marable 253 Regina Durham 278 Brian Stevenson parent Upper Iowa 64, Concordia, St.P. 60 669 Melody Davis 685 John Davismust be bowling with youth!

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Wayne, Neb. 74, Northern St., S.D. 72 247 Melody Davis 263 Terry Leyen 659 Minnie Parker 681 Terry Leyen

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HIGH SERIES HANDICAP WOMEN HIGH SERIES HANDICAP MEN Season ToRental Date Team Achievements Shoe 697 Sarah Morton 721 Joe Garrett Extra $2.75 688GAME Judith Pegram Brian Stevenson HIGH SCRATCH HIGH SERIES699 SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP 669 Melody Davis 685 John Davis 987 T&T CHARTER 2794 HARRIS OF HENDERSON 1133 T&T CHARTER CAROLINA LANES 662STRIKE Dolores Graf Ernest Morton1125 963 FORCE 2687 STRIKE683 FORCE ELLIOTT FARMS 659HARRIS Minnie 681 League #101Leyen KINGPIN LEAGUE 959 OFParker HENDERSON 2682 FAMILY EYE Terry CENTER 1110 FAMILY EYE CENTER 959 FAMILY EYE CENTER 922 ELLIOTT FARMS

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HIGH GAME SCRATCH 987 963 959 959 922

T&T CHARTER STRIKE FORCE HARRIS OF HENDERSON FAMILY EYE CENTER ELLIOTT FARMS

Winona St. 77, St. Cloud St. 72 Xavier 77, Kent St. 61

HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 3171 3115 3088 3082

SOUTHWEST Cent. Arkansas 69, Cal St.-Fullerton 49 Stephen F.Austin 79, Southern U. 52

FAMILY EYE CENTER HARRIS OF HENDERSON MORTON'S AUTO ELLIOTT FARMS

Season To Date Team Achievements

HIGH SERIES SCRATCH 2794 2687 2682 2578

HARRIS OF HENDERSON STRIKE FORCE FAMILY EYE CENTER T&T CHARTER

HIGH GAME HANDICAP 1133 1125 1110 1098

T&T CHARTER ELLIOTT FARMS FAMILY EYE CENTER MORTON'S AUTO

HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 3171 3115 3088 3082

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its seventh straight appearance in the College Cup, lost in the semifinals for the fourth consecutive time.

Stanford’s Kelley O’Hara and UCLA’s Lauren Cheney scored in the second half.

Press, a junior forward, scored after knocking down a clearing attempt by a UCLA defender.

She controlled the ball and sent a low shot past diving goalkeeper Chante Sandiford in the 94th minute.

“Yeah, in years past, it leaves a bit of a sour taste,” UCLA coach Jil-

lian Ellis said. “But this team has been phenomenally special to me. No regrets.”

The players braved unseasonably cold weather in south-central Texas.

The temperature at kickoff of the first game was 37 degrees and a stinging breeze blew across the field throughout the night.

Press set up O’Hara’s goal in the 64th minute.

O’Hara, the Pac-10 player of the year, spun away from a defender and fired a right-footed shot over Sandiford and just under the crossbar for her 26th

Texas A&M 74, Akron 62

Paul Gow, Australia a-Matthew Stieger, Australia Andrew Dodt, Australia Scott Arnold, Australia Woo Chang-wan, Canada Kelvin Jones, New Zealand a-Mithun Perera, Australia Stephen Dartnall, Australia Heo Won-kyung, South Korea Jason Norris, Australia Paul Sheehan, Australia Lee Min-chang, South Korea Peter Nolan, Australia Anthony Summers, Australia Henry Epstein, Australia Geoff Ogilvy, Australia Rohan Blizard, Australia Kim Felton, Australia Anthony Brown, Australia Cameron Percy, Australia Andrew McKenzie, Australia

FAR WEST Montana 71, N. Arizona 54 Montana St. 87, N. Colorado 63 Montana St.-Billings 82, Dominican, Calif. 54 Montana St.-Northern 63, Great Falls 50 TOURNAMENT Dominican College Tip-Off First Round Dominican, N.Y. 63, N.Y. Tech 42 Nyack 77, Molloy 71 Wierwille Hoops Classic First Round Berea 92, Warren Wilson 67 Temple Baptist 89, Asbury 88

Friday’s Women’s Scores

SOUTH Alabama St. 72, Alabama 67 Bowling Green 66, Vanderbilt 60 Coll. of the Ozarks 79, Georgetown, Ky. 63 DePauw 78, Rhodes 67 Fla. International 81, Memphis 72 Ga. Southwestern 67, Martin Methodist 66 George Mason 76, High Point 57 New Orleans 70, Longwood 52 Newberry 75, Wingate 57 South Florida 61, Washington 50 Southern Miss. 69, Alcorn St. 53 Tulane 67, Prairie View 63 EAST Baruch 74, Trinity, Conn. 61 Bryant 55, St. Francis, NY 41 Hartford 72, Saint Joseph’s 66, OT Marist 69, Tulsa 52 Roanoke 80, Randoph 42 St. John’s 75, Columbia 63

MIDWEST Augustana,S.D. 85, Mary 81, OT Carthage 58, Calvin 47 Concordia, St.P. 73, Upper Iowa 62 Creighton 69, Saint Louis 58 Dayton 86, Wis.-Milwaukee 52 DePaul 67, Ill.-Chicago 56 Illinois St. 85, N. Illinois 57 Kentucky 68, Cincinnati 57 Minn. Duluth 83, Minn.-Crookston 75 Minn. St., Moorhead 75, Bemidji St. 66, 2OT Minn.-Morris 76, Bethany Lutheran 65 Minot St. 70, Valley City St. 43 N. Colorado 65, Wichita St. 54 Northwestern, Minn. 71, St. Scholastica 51 Wayne, Neb. 64, Northern St., S.D. 42 Winona St. 72, St. Cloud St. 60 SOUTHWEST Drake 56, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 46 Rice 71, Texas-Pan American 47 Sam Houston St. 76, Jackson St. 60 FAR WEST Air Force 68, Chicago St. 48 Arizona 84, Nevada 57 Arizona St. 65, Idaho St. 56 BYU 72, San Francisco 60 E. Washington 68, CS Northridge 50 Gonzaga 87, Montana St. 72 Hawaii 76, BYU-Hawaii 46 Oregon 88, Boise St. 61 Portland 80, Pacific 66 San Diego St. 66, UC Riverside 59 TOURNAMENT Carol Eckman Classic First Round Millersville 75, Chestnut Hill 60 West Chester 75, Lincoln, Pa. 38 Commerce Bank Wildcat Classic First Round Kansas St. 87, Grambling St. 62 Missouri St. 80, UTEP 72

GOLF Australian Open Scores

Friday, at New South Wales Golf Club Sydney Purse: $1.36 million Yardage: 6,921; Par: 72 Second Round a-amateur Stuart Appleby, Australia 66-66 — 132 Adam Scott, Australia 68-66 — 134 Scott Hend, Australia 66-71 — 137 Jarrod Lyle, Australia 69-68 — 137 Nick O’Hern, Australia 69-68 — 137 James Nitties, Australia 67-72 — 139 Michael Curtain, Australia 71-69 — 140 Chris Campbell, Australia 71-69 — 140 Tim Wilkinson, New Zealand 73-67 — 140 John Daly, United States 72-69 — 141 Aaron Baddeley, Australia 73-68 — 141 Michael Sim, Australia 71-70 — 141 a-Brendan Smith, Australia 74-67 — 141 Terry Pilkadaris, Australia 71-70 — 141 David Oh, United States 68-73 — 141 Greg Chalmers, Australia 70-72 — 142 Eom Jae-woong, South Korea 71-71 — 142 Michael Brennan, Australia 69-73 — 142 Bryce Molder, United States 70-72 — 142 Leigh McKechnie, Australia 70-72 — 142 Scott Strange, Australia 72-70 — 142 Josh Carmichael, New Zealand 73-69 — 142 Heath Reed, Australia 71-71 — 142 Peter O’Malley, Australia 69-74 — 143 Michael McGrath, Australia 72-71 — 143 Stuart Bouvier, Australia 72-71 — 143 Andrew Tschudin, Australia 73-70 — 143 Mathew Goggin, Australia 73-71 — 144 Richard Green, Australia 73-71 — 144 Gavin Flint, Australia 70-74 — 144 Michael Long, New Zealand 69-75 — 144 a-Ben Campbell, New Zealand 76-68 — 144 Rudi Bezuidenhout, Australia 72-72 — 144 Gareth Paddison, New Zealand 73-72 — 145 Scott Laycock, Australia 76-69 — 145 Stephen Leaney, Australia 73-72 — 145 Stephen Allan, Australia 68-77 — 145 Rod Pampling, Australia 74-71 — 145 Brad Kennedy, Australia 75-70 — 145 Peter Wilson, Australia 67-78 — 145 Terry Price, Australia 74-71 — 145 Matthew Millar, Australia 71-75 — 146 Marc Leishman, Australia 71-75 — 146 Paul Marantz, Australia 71-75 — 146 Brenden Stuart, New Zealand 72-74 — 146 Craig Parry, Australia 80-67 — 147 a-An Do-eun, South Korea 73-74 — 147

78-69 — 147 72-75 — 147 69-78 — 147 72-75 — 147 73-74 — 147 73-74 — 147 77-70 — 147 75-72 — 147 73-74 — 147 79-69 — 148 74-74 — 148 75-73 — 148 74-74 — 148 79-69 — 148 76-72 — 148 73-76 — 149 78-71 — 149 76-73 — 149 77-72 — 149 74-75 — 149 75-74 — 149

Failed to qualify Jung Jae-hoon, South Korea 77-73 — 150 John Senden, Australia 76-74 — 150 a-Bryden McPherson, Australia 77-73 — 150 Kevin Chun, New Zealand 82-68 — 150 Kurt Carlson, Australia 80-70 — 150 Steven Conran, Australia 78-72 — 150 Richard Moir, Australia 78-72 — 150 Marcus Fraser, Australia 78-72 — 150 Andrew Bonhomme, Australia 72-78 — 150 Matthew Ballard, Australia 81-69 — 150 Han Min-kyu, South Korea 78-72 — 150 Lee Seung-ho, South Korea 79-72 — 151 Andre Stolz, Australia 75-76 — 151 Ryan Haller, Australia 78-73 — 151 a-Jason Perry, Australia 76-75 — 151 Steven Han, New Zealand 78-73 — 151 Tim Wood, Australia 77-74 — 151 Ed Stedman, Australia 77-74 — 151 Kang Ji-man, South Korea 79-72 — 151 Hong Chang-kyu, United States 80-71 — 151 Rodney Booth, Australia 76-75 — 151 Michael Etherington, Australia 75-76 — 151 Kevin Stadler, United States 73-79 — 152 Hong Soon-sang, South Korea 79-73 — 152 Sam Saunders, United States 74-78 — 152 Peter Senior, Australia 73-79 — 152 Tim Wise, Australia 71-81 — 152 Gui Ming Liao, China 77-75 — 152 Brett Rumford, Australia 75-78 — 153 Nathan Green, Australia 75-78 — 153 Steve Marino, United States 79-74 — 153 Brad Shilton, New Zealand 76-77 — 153 a-Jason Scrivener, Australia 77-76 — 153 Tristan Lambert, Australia 76-77 — 153 Brad Lamb, Australia 80-73 — 153 Grant Scott, Australia 77-76 — 153 Lee Tae-hee, South Korea 77-76 — 153 Kenichi Sawada, Japan 80-73 — 153 Tom Prowse, Australia 78-75 — 153 Scott Barr, Australia 77-77 — 154 Steven Bowditch, Australia 72-82 — 154 David Bransdon, Australia 78-76 — 154 Andrew Martin, Australia 79-75 — 154 Jamie Lovemark, United States 79-75 — 154 Darren Beck, Australia 79-75 — 154 Marcus Both, Australia 74-80 — 154 Simon Furneaux, Australia 75-79 — 154 a-Han Chang-won, South Korea 77-77 — 154 Sam Brazel, Australia 78-76 — 154 Josh Geary, New Zealand 76-79 — 155 Park Sung-kug, South Korea 82-73 — 155 Lucas Bates, Australia 79-76 — 155 Gregg McIntosh, Australia 77-78 — 155 Song Ki-joon, South Korea 72-83 — 155 Craig Scott, Australia 78-78 — 156 Craig Spence, Australia 80-76 — 156 Michael Moore, Australia 76-80 — 156 Wayne Perske, Australia 79-78 — 157 Moon Kyung-jun, South Korea 77-81 — 158 Choi Ho-sung, South Korea 80-78 — 158 Adam Crawford, Australia 76-83 — 159 James Carr, Australia 83-76 — 159 Jian Hou, China 74-85 — 159 C.J. Gatto, United States 76-83 — 159 Steven Jones, Australia 77-83 — 160 Ben Burge, Australia 81-79 — 160 Tian Ye, China 84-76 — 160 Li Chao, China 79-82 — 161 Damon Welsford, Australia 86-77 — 163 Kevin Chen, China 81-83 — 164 Adam Wilcox, Australia 85-79 — 164 Max Kellner, Germany 88-76 — 164 Zhang Meng, China 82-83 — 165 Shintaro Iizuka, Japan 83-82 — 165 Rowan Beste, Australia 83-82 — 165 Lee In-woo, South Korea 87-78 — 165 Zhi Jun Ou, China 82-84 — 166 Xie Zhi, China 88-79 — 167 a-Jake Oh, Australia 84-84 — 168 Jun Tae-hyun, South Korea 88-83 — 171 Jian Chen, China 82-90 — 172 Nathan Uebergang, Australia 90-82 — 172 Qin Xu, China 89-86 — 175 Michael Campbell, New Zealand WD Choe Jae-hae, United States WD Andrew Good, Australia WD

NHL Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh 29 20 9 0 40 New Jersey 26 18 7 1 37 N.Y. Islanders 28 11 10 7 29 Philadelphia 25 13 11 1 27 N.Y. Rangers 27 13 13 1 27

GF 96 74 76 77 80

GA 78 58 85 68 84

Buffalo Boston Ottawa Montreal Toronto

Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts 25 16 7 2 34 28 14 9 5 33 26 13 9 4 30 29 13 14 2 28 27 8 12 7 23

GF 72 69 77 73 76

GA 57 70 81 86 95

Washington Atlanta Tampa Bay Florida Carolina

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 28 17 5 6 40 100 80 25 14 8 3 31 85 72 27 10 9 8 28 70 82 28 11 13 4 26 79 98 27 5 17 5 15 62 100

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 27 17 7 3 37 83 63

goal of the season.

“Right after it hit off my foot it felt right,” O’Hara said.

O’Hara and Press have teamed up on 20 goals this season and have amassed 121 points, the highest combined total for any two players in the nation.

Cheney, UCLA’s career leading scorer, tied it with a similar-looking goal about 12 minutes later. She corralled a loose ball just outside the penalty area, turned away from a defender and sent a right-footed shot over goalie Kira Maker.

Nashville Columbus Detroit St. Louis

Calgary Colorado Vancouver Minnesota Edmonton

San Jose Los Angeles Phoenix Dallas Anaheim

28 28 27 26

16 13 13 11

10 10 10 10

2 5 4 5

34 31 30 27

70 87 77 65

75 102 77 69

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts 27 17 7 3 37 30 15 9 6 36 28 16 12 0 32 27 12 12 3 27 28 11 13 4 26

GF 84 91 88 73 84

GA 68 93 70 83 91

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 30 19 6 5 43 103 80 29 17 10 2 36 89 87 28 16 11 1 33 70 66 28 13 8 7 33 83 82 28 10 13 5 25 79 92

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday’s Games New Jersey 3, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 5, Anaheim 4, SO Montreal 5, Boston 1 Nashville 4, Chicago 1 Saturday’s Games Vancouver at Carolina, 1:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Dallas, 2 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Florida, 7 p.m.

Detroit at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Columbus, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Ottawa at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Calgary at San Jose, 10 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Friday’s Sports Transactions

By The Associated Press BASEBALL MLB—Suspended St. Louis Cardinals’ Jefferson Segundo, Florida Marlins’Joel Tamares, Arizona Diamondbacks’ Daniel Vasquez and free agent Matt Tupman 50-game suspensions after each violated the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. n American League BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with SS Marco Scutaro on a two-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Claimed INF Joe Inglett off waivers from Toronto. n National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Named Garey Ingram hitting coach for Mississippi (SL) and Kent Willis pitching coach for Myrtle Beach (Carolina).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with C Gregg Zaun on a one-year contract. Signed OF Trent Oeltjen to a minor-league contract.

NEW YORK METS—Named Wayne Krivsky special assistant to general manager.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Named Jason McLeod vice president/assistant general manager. n American Association GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS—Traded OF Mike Conroy to the Brockton (Can-Am) for a player to be named. Signed INF Jonathan Dziomba.

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS—Announced Pittsburgh (NL) purchased the rights to INF Christopher Garcia. n bFLORENCE FREEDOM—Signed INF Alex Bardeguez.

RIVER CITY RASCALS—Signed SS Joe Chavarria and RHP Greg Johnson.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS—Sold the contract of OF Robert Perry to the Colorado Rockies. n Northern League WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Agreed to terms with OF Dee Brown.

BASKETBALL n National Basketball Association NBA—Suspended Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles one game for his actions directed at a game official and for not leaving the court in a timely manner following his ejection in a Dec. 2 game against Washington.

FOOTBALL n National Football League NFL—Fined New York Jets S Kerry Rhodes $5,000 by the NFL for throwing a ball into the stands following an interception in a Nov. 29 game against Carolina.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Placed DT Tank Tyler on injured reserve. Claimed DT Derek Landri off waivers from Jacksonville.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed TE Bear Pascoe from their practice squad.

HOCKEY n National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Recalled F Dan Sexton from Manitoba (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Reassigned G Alexander Salak to the Rochester (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Recalled C Cal O’Reilly from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned F Mike Santorelli to Milwaukee.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Fired coach John Stevens. Named Peter Laviolette coach.

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Reassigned F Ryan Vesce and D Derek Joslin to Worcester (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled C Blair Jones from Norfolk (AHL). n American Hockey League PROVIDENCE BRUINS—Recalled D Scott Fletcher from Reading (ECHL).

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Signed D Anders Eriksson. n East Coast Hockey League READING ROYALS—Activated D Eric Werner and F Stefano Giliati.

International Hockey League PORT HURON ICEHAWKS—Signed F Pete Rouleau.

COLLEGE GEORGIA—Fired Willie Martinez, defensive coordinator, Jon Fabris, defensive ends coach, and John Jancek, linebackers coach.

MADONNA—Announced the resignation of Tino Scicluna, men’s soccer coach.

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The Daily Dispatch

Sports

Lady Vikes surge late, but fall to Trojans

By ERIC S. ROBINSON Dispatch Sports Editor

After trailing the entire night, Northern Vance pulled to within two in the final minutes of Friday night’s game against Southeast Halifax.

But the Vikings could get no closer, and the Trojans held on for the 41-36 win.

The Achilles’ heel for Northern was the opening quarter. Southeast was able to beat Northern’s press defense, and got many second-chance shots.

The Vikings didn’t score until over seven minutes in, and Southeast took a 12-2 lead into the second.

“They’re athletic, and we couldn’t get any shots off really, that first half especially,” said Northern coach Vangie Mitchell.

Take away the first stanza, and Northern outscored the Trojans 34-29.

“One thing about this game tonight is that, take away the first quarter, and we win,” said Mitchell. “It’s one of those things that we are... haunted by quite often — getting off to slow starts.”

Northern matched their opponent shot for shot in the second quarter. Nalinda Woods proved to be a solid defensive presence for the Vikings, getting several steals. She also led the of-

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Northern Vance’s Michelle Jones attempts a shot as a Southeast Halifax player defends during Friday night’s game. fense with 14 points.

“That’s probably her best effort,” said Mitchell.

“We’ve been trying to get on her all season about just working hard every play, not taking any plays off.

She made some good plays offensively and defensively.”

After trailing 20-10 at the half, the Viking defense came out in the second half and caused trouble early.

Northern forced seven turnovers in the third quarter.

They began to close the gap, but Jasmine Williams gave Southeast more

breathing room by swishing through a 3 in the final minute of the third. The Trojans took a 30-20 lead into the final frame.

But Northern began to rally early in the fourth.

A 3 from Jasmine Evans brought them to within eight, and Woods brought Northern within three by sinking two from the foul line. The score was 33-30 Southeast with 3:25 to play.

Woods went to the line again and made it 36-34, and Michelle Jones nearly tied it up with two minutes to go. Her shot rattled in and out of the basket.

Southeast knocked down some shots at the line, and allowed just one more Viking basket in the final two minutes.

“It’s hard to say, ‘okay, we’re going to spot you 12 and then try to come back and catch you,’” said Mitchell, whose team falls to 2-3 overall. “We led a gallant effort at it, and one less turnover here, one layup there, and it’s a different game.”

Evans scored eight points for the Vikings. The Trojans were led by Clayreese McDaniel’s 17 points.

Siedah Hunter scored 13.

The Vikings host Warren County Tuesday.

Contact the writer at erobinson@hendersondispatch.com.

ROUT, from page 1B that, so to see the ball passed around was a great thing for us,” she said.

Rodwell scored eight points in the Raiders’ dominant opening period, and set the tempo of the game, distributing from the point guard position.

“We look to her to do

that,” Turner said. “They didn’t pressure us as much on defense, so she could find our guards a little easier. Sometimes it’s been difficult because she’s panicking when no one is getting open. But tonight she did a great job of seeing the floor and moving and pass-

ing.”

Southern followed up the first by out-scoring Lousiburg 19-9 in the second.

Vanessa Brodie led the Warriors with nine points.

Turner is looking to cut down on turnovers ahead of Thursday’s

battle with Northern Nash.

“That was a vicious cycle there for a little while. We want to protect the ball. We’ve got to cut back on turnovers and we’ve got to box out.”

Warriors before a Jones jumper extended the lead back to six for Southern.

“We got a little sloppy, a little complacent,” Rotolo said of the stretch.

Louisburg got within five and then seven, but the Raiders got six straight points from Waverly to end the half up 32-21.

Ryan Branch led Louisburg with 13 points.

Batchelor gave Southern a big lift off the bench in the first quarter with two consecutive 3-pointers,

one from the right wing and one from the left, to put his team up 11-1 and 14-3.

“He came off the bench tonight, but I’m not sure he’s not an extra starter,” said Rotolo. “He’s been in the program for four years.

He knows what he can do.

We know what he can do.”

The Raiders (2-2) host Northern Nash on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

there being bad moments from either one of them, and as a coach, it just makes it a whole lot easier for you when your guards can be an extension of you.”

Brown led the Vikings’ scoring effort with 17 points. Butler contributed 10.

Brandon Hargrove scored nine points, and Rice and Phillip Martin each had six.

J’Maiz Powell led the Trojans with eight points.

With the win, the Vikings improve to 5-0 on the season.

“I really think that we’re a very good team. I just think we’re going to be tough to deal with,” said Baskett.

Northern hosts Warren County Tuesday.

NCC. Harris Johnson was an honorable mention.

RRHS’ Rudy Draper was Player of the Year, and Jackets coach Terry Frazier was Coach of the Year.

mention.

CGHS had five players on the All-Conference team, while CHHS had four. Crusader coach Jim Freeman was Coach of the Year, and CGHS’ Avery Striebel was Player of the Year.

Warren County’s Bridgette Allen was named All-Conference, while Rebekah Cox was honorable mention.

Bunn’s Katie Jones took NCC Player of the Year honors, and Louisburg coach Erica Wammock was NCC Coach of the Year.

Contact the writer at kholtzman@hendersondispatch.com.

RUNNIN’, from page 1B at least 10 players in a regular rotation for much of the game.

“That’s Runnin’ Raider basketball,” said Rotolo.

“We’re trying to wear you down throughout the course of the game.”

Hakim Jones, Joe Waverly and Quincy Batchelor each scored 12 points for Southern. Josh Young contributed eight points, all in the second half.

The Raiders got 30 points off the bench, including Batchelor’s 12.

“I’m not exactly sure what that the final rotation will be,” Rotolo said.

“This is the time of year where we have to figure out some roles. Sometimes the only way you can do that is to give them some game experience.”

Louisburg fell behind 16-6 in the first, but came to life in the second quarter.

Two free throws from Deandre Blacknall, who finished with 10 points, cut the gap to 21-17 for the

Contact the writer at kholtzman@hendersondispatch.com.

VIKINGS, from page 1B rolling in the second, extending their lead to 32-11 when a Quentin Rice slam dunk excited the crowd.

Southeast managed a better offensive showing in the second quarter, but still trailed 37-17 at the half.

The Northern defense continued to make things difficult in the third, creating 10 turnovers and holding Southeast to just four points.

“I think Southeast Halifax was atypical Southeast Halifax. I think they’ve got some shooters, and some very good athletes,” Baskett said.

Baskett credited solid play from the guard position.

“I thought my guard play from Jordan Branch and Cameron Butler was exceptional, an almost perfect game from both of them. I don’t remember

Contact the writer at erobinson@hendersondispatch.com.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Nets break winless streak against Bobcats, 97-91

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New Jersey Nets won for the first time this season, ending the worst start in NBA history at 18 losses by beating the Charlotte Bobcats 97-91 Friday night.

Brook Lopez had 31 points and 14 rebounds, and Courtney Lee scored a career-high 27 points in his return to the starting lineup for the Nets in their first game under Kiki Vandeweghe, their general manager who will coach the rest of the season.

Fans stood and cheered in the final minute as the Nets, who set the record for worst start with their loss to Dallas on Wednesday night, won for the first time since April 13, when they also beat the Bobcats.

Players hugged at center court after the final buzzer, with Vandeweghe standing and clapping in front of the bench.

Lee made the tiebreaking free throws with 2:22 left, dunked after a steal 15 seconds later, and New Jersey put it away when Devin Harris made three from the line with 1:26 remaining for a 93-86 lead.

New Jersey trailed by as much as eight points in the third quarter before controlling the fourth to end any fears of flirting with the NBA’s longest single-season losing

streak of 23 games, held by the Vancouver Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets.

Raymond Felton and Stephen Jackson each scored 28 for the Bobcats, who have lost two in a row after a four-game winning streak — including the loss that all New Jersey opponents had desperately wanted to avoid.

Lee’s jumper with 10:53 remaining tied it at 71 — though fans loudly groaned as the scoreboard operator, apparently unfamiliar with the Nets being in such good position in the fourth quarter — gave the points to the Bobcats.

The Nets opened a 7671 lead, blew that, then went ahead by six later in the period, only to have Jackson nail consecutive 3-pointers to tie it at 84 with 2:51 to play, setting up Lee’s big finish.

Vandeweghe was given the position Tuesday, two days after the Nets fired Lawrence Frank. Assistant Tom Barrise guided the team for the previous two losses so Vandeweghe could run practice Thursday before coaching for the first time.

The offense was surprisingly good in the first quarter, considering the Bobcats came in 29th in the league in scoring and field goal percentage, right above the Nets in both categories. Jackson scored 11 points, and Charlotte shot 55 percent in taking a 29-28 lead.

WORLD CUP, from page 1B Mexico was drawn Friday to meet South Africa in the tournament opener on June 11 in Johannesburg at Soccer City, which also is where the final will be played July 11. El Tri then plays France, which qualified with the help of Thierry Henry’s hand ball against Ireland, and Uruguay in Group A. In the other groups it was: Group B: Argentina, Greece, Nigeria, South Korea; Group C: Algeria, England, Slovenia, United States; Group D: Australia, Germany, Ghana, Serbia; Group E: Cameroon, Denmark, Japan, Netherlands; Group F: Italy, New Zealand, Paraguay, Slovakia; Group G: Brazil, Ivory Coast, North Korea, Portugal; Group H: Chile, Honduras, Spain, Switzerland.

Brazil, a five-time champion, wound up in the toughest group and will face two nations in the top 16 of the world rankings: Portugal, which is led by Cristiano

Ronaldo, the reigning world player of the year; and Ivory Coast, which has Chelsea’s Didier Drogba, who is tied for the Premier League scoring lead with 11 goals.

European champion Spain, which has never won the World Cup, will be a heavy favorite to make it through to the knockout phase.

Germany has won the title three times, but drew a challenging group.

Defending champion Italy, trying to match Brazil’s record of five titles, should be confident of reaching the next stage.

The Netherlands, which won all its qualifying games, should be favored to make it through to the second round.

Argentina is in among the more difficult groups and pressure will be on coach Diego Maradona, whose team struggled throughout qualifying to get the best out of talented stars such as Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez.

——— AP Sports Writers Ronald Blum and Dave Skretta in New York contributed to this report.

ALL-CONFERENCE, from page 1B the Year (Justin Rawles), Defensive Player of the Year (Kareem Martin), Lineman of the Year (Martin) and Coach of the Year (Russell Weinstein).

Warriors well-represented on soccer team Though Chapel Hill and Cardinal Gibbons took most of the All-Conference soccer selections, J.F. Webb was well-represented on this year’s team.

Seniors Kelby Perren and Toby Bellissimo and sophomores Stephen Hill and Colin Campbell received the honor.

Seniors Kevin Byrom and Joseph Falkner were All-Conference selections from Northern Vance, and Southern Vance freshman Humberto Salaazar was

also named.

All three area goalkeepers — Geoff Cash (Webb), George Richardson (SVHS) and Aaron Daeke (NVHS) — were honorable mentions.

Webb’s Alex Elliott and Leland Yancey, Southern’s Cameron Eatmon and Joel Lopez-Hernandez, and Northern’s Justin Munn were honorable mention field players.

Chipper Root of Chapel Hill was the Player of the Year, and Orange’s Hunter Joyner was Goalkeeper of the Year.

CGHS coach Tim Healy received the Coach of the Year honor.

Goalkeeper Adam Aycock was the lone AllConference selection from Warren County in the

Raiders’ volleyball duo selected Southern Vance’s dynamic duo of Shauna Terry and Tremanisha Taylor were named to the All-Carolina 3A Conference volleyball team.

Teammate Julia Sumner was an honorable mention.

Hannah Thompson and Nicole Powell were named All-Conference from Northern and Webb, respectively. Northern’s Emily Ellington and Webb’s Devonte Reese were named honorable

Triangle schools dominate tennis, cross country selections Cardinal Gibbons and Chapel Hill combined to

take 11 of the 15 AllCarolina 3A Conference tennis spots. CGHS won both Coach of the Year (Andrew Tuttle) and Player of the Year (Lauren Brooker).

Northern Vance was represented by Sierra Hanks and Laura Copley.

Neichelle Lewis was selected from Southern Vance.

Southern’s Cormikia Southerland was an honorable mention selection.

Warren County’s Calena Jeffries and Shannon Wilson were NCC All-Conference, as well as the doubles team of Jeffries and Ashleigh Smith.

The team of Shannon Wilson and Breyana Faulcon were honorable

mentions for Warren County.

North Johnston’s Sarah Wood was Player of the Year, while RRHS coach Michelle Pageau was Coach of the Year.

Northern and Southern Vance were not represented on the cross country All-Conference team, and were hurt with numbers against the teams at the top of the conference.

Both Chapel Hill’s boys’ and girls’ teams took the conference.

CHHS coach Ron Olsen was the girls’ and boys’ Coach of the Year. Chapel Hill’s Tristin Van Ord was female Runner of the Year, while Cardinal Gibbons’ Sean McGee was male ROY.

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Section C Saturday, December 6, 2009

Faith

u Special Services, 3C u Musical Programs, 3C u News & Notes, 3C u Weekly Programs & Services, 4C

Real ‘GPS’ leads the way home There’s nothing like going for a drive in the country with a GPS device at your side. You’ll never get lost.

At least, that’s what the TV commercials say.

But if you do get lost, it’ll be a well-intended mishap. For example, that farmer had actually intended for you to plow a jagged one-lane road through his cornfield, right?

Recently, a colleague and I had to rely on a GPS device to find our way back home after attending a two-day ministers’ retreat at a rural camp outside of Fayetteville. We plugged in the coordinates for “Henderson” and then followed the step-by-step directions.

About 15 minutes later, however, we noticed a familiar pattern of buildings. We passed a fried chicken restaurant, followed by a dollar store, Rev. Brian and then again, Keithline passed the same H ermon/Middleburg fried chicken Methodist Churches restaurant.

Eventually, we came to an intersection where a familiar-looking street peddler was sitting on the island in the middle of the road.

The peddler looked at us and then shook his head.

“Either you’re awfully generous folks,” the peddler said, holding the two dollars we had given him before, “or you’re lost – which, in that case, you’d better keep your money.”

We had to face the facts: all of this time, we’d been driving around in circles. The GPS wasn’t much help either. The screen would continue to flash while a computerized woman’s voice kept saying, “recalculating … recalculating.”

Finally, my colleague turned to me and said, “You know, one of these days, I wish she would just say, ‘I don’t know. You’re lost. Goodbye.’ At least, that’d be more honest.”

Sometimes in life, we have to admit that we’re lost. We have to stop, take the time to “recalculate,” and then sometimes, we have to ask for directions.

To keep going in the wrong direction will only lead us further away from our true destination.

And, being lost doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re stranded in the wilderness. Being lost can be any bump, bruise or fall that has knocked us off the “straight and narrow” path of salvation.

If someone struggles to control his or her temper, that’s being lost. If someone fails to break old, destructive habits, that’s being lost. If someone wishes that he or she were happier and more successful in life, that’s a sense of being lost, too.

The good news, however, is that we don’t have to remain “lost.” In Jesus Christ, we find honest and reliable directions for the road ahead with the real GPS, “God Provided Salvation.”

But, how do we know that we can trust in Jesus Christ?

Because, throughout the generations, God has revealed his divine presence to us.

When the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and took many of Judah’s leaders into captivity, many felt that the nation of Israel had been permanently “lost.”

Yet, the Lord spoke to the prophet Jeremiah, telling him that if only the people would turn from evil and trust in the Lord, he would lead them from their captivity.

“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart,” the Lord says in Jeremiah 29:13. Today, these words are still true. If we trust in Jesus Christ, he will guide us.

And on those long road trips, it doesn’t hurt to occasionally stop and to ask for directions. More than likely, the store clerk has watched you drive past several times now and has been expecting you to come in.

Blessings in the name of Christ.

The writer can be contacted at brian.keithline@duke.edu or (252) 492-1616.

Upcoming Christmas events at area churches

Church of Holy Innocents

The Church of the Holy Innocents at the corner of S. Chestnut and Pettigrew streets in Henderson invites the public to enjoy the carols of Christmas on Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. in the church courtyard. The children’s choir, youth group and friends will stand in the shape of a Christmas tree as they sing.

Warrenton Baptist The annual Chrismon/Hanging of the Greens service will be held at Warrenton Baptist Church (Main Street) on Sunday at 7 p.m.

There will be special music by the sanctuary choir and a reception will follow the service. Although optional, all attending are encouraged to bring a canned food item wrapped in plain white tissue paper to be placed under the tree.

Everyone is invited to join the celebration of the beginning of the Advent Season.

Christmas play Granville-Vance United Methodist Youth Fellowship, a conjunction of St. Peter’s, Hargrove Chapel and Zoar Chapel United Methodist Church, will present Terri Lee’s, “Beyond the Grave” Christmas play on Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church.

The church is located on 322 Linden Avenue, Oxford, and can be reached by taking Exit 204 (Highway 96) off of Interstate 85. Admission is free and food will be provided. Donations are encouraged.

Kesler Temple The Kesler Temple AME Zion Church Doorkeepers’ Ministry will celebrate its first Christmas anniversary celebration, “Carols To The King,” Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Appearing on the

program will be the St. Andrews Youth Choir of Henderson, Demension 7 Choir of Henderson and the Mitchell’s Missionary Baptist Church Ensemble Choir of Louisburg. The public is invited to attend.

Divine Habitation Divine Habitation Ministries will present a Christmas pageant, “The First Christmas” and “The Walk of Lights” on Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend this re-enactment of the night that Jesus Christ was born. For further information, please contact (252) 433-8299.

White Rock MBC The Pastor’s Choir of White Rock Missionary Baptist Church will present a concert entitled, “A Gospel Christmas,” on Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. at the church. Appearing in concert with the Pastor’s Choir will be Work in Progress of Henderson and the Inspirational Voices of Rock Spring from Creedmoor. The Rock of Prayer Praise Team of Henderson will lead in praise and worship. The public is invited to attend. The church is located at 6537 Old Roxboro Road, Oxford, in the Berea community.

Ministers Outreach The Youth Department of Ministers Outreach Tabernacle will be hosting a Christmas play entitled “Life” on Dec. 19 and 20 at 6 p.m.

Anyone still interested in being in the play may contact Minister Connie Terry at (252) 438-6543. Rehearsal will be today at 6 p.m.

The church is located at 925 Lehman Street, Henderson.

partment, along with friends from local area churches, will present a Christmas cantata entitled “Dawn of Redemption,” created by Dawn and Lori Marsh, on Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. at the church. The cantata is under the direction of Glendora Powell, L. L. Bartlett and Josephine Baskerville. The public is invited to attend.

God’s Way of Deliverance God’s Way of Deliverance, 691-A Bearpond Road, will hold a Christmas social event at 5 p.m. Dec. 19. There will be dinner, games, a play presentation entitled “Old Ship of Zion,” a fashion show, and more. Admission is $10 for ages 19 and up; $7, ages 12-18; and $2, ages 6-11. For information, call (252) 492-0094.

Christmas program James Martin and Harmony will be sponsoring a Christmas program for the less fortunate on Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 3005 Old Oxford Road, Henderson. Featured will be: The Gospel Heralds, The Senior Citizen Jubilees, Little Cedrick and Divine Sounds of Harmony, Work in Progress, Ernest Owens and The New Gospel Cliffs, St. James Mass Choir, and selections by Brian Foster. Everyone who attends is asked to bring non-perishable goods.

Brown’s Baptist Brown’s Baptist Church, State Road 1001, Norlina, will have a Christmas lunch on Dec. 13, following the worship service. The guest speaker will be James Stainback. Also, a candlelight service will be held Dec. 16 at 7 p.m., with refreshments to follow.

Brookston Baptist Brookston Baptist Church’s Music De-

Please see Christmas events, page 3C

First Presbyterian church welcomes its new pastor

By LINDA GUPTON Dispatch Features Editor

When the Rev. Keith Benze is ordained tomorrow as the new pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Henderson, he won’t be returning to the Tri-County area as a stranger.

In fact, Benze arrived in Oxford in 1982 with a team employed by Max Factor, the cosmetics company, to help with the opening of the company’s plant there (today the plant houses Revlon’s manufacturing facility). With few local places available to rent at the time, Benze ended up renting an apartment in Raleigh, where he met his future wife, Cheryl, at the Presbyterian church they both attended.

Other employment opportunities took the couple to Virginia and then Georgia, but a position with Johnson & Johnson, a health care and pharmaceuticals company, brought them back to the Triangle area. Benze also worked with the former Glaxo Wellcome and with a Research Triangle-based consulting firm before deciding that he wanted to pursue the ministry. “I knew when I was in high school that I wanted to go into the ministry,” Benze said. “I applied to seminary when I graduated from college, but for a number of reasons I didn’t go. I know now that as a 21-year-old, I couldn’t have done this.”

Approximately five years ago, Benze said he started to feel the calling again. “I sat down with Cheryl and told her how I felt. She said, ‘I’m surprised it took you 20 years to get this far!’ ” Benze began classes in June Rev. Keith Benze 2006 at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Va., graduating this past May. When he started looking for a pastorate in the data base maintained by the Presbyterian Church (USA), he felt a draw to Henderson.

“What I really like is that this church has so much outreach into the community,” he said. “If the community needs something, they open the doors and just do what needs to be done.”

Benze also felt called to pastor in a small

community versus pastoring a large church with multiple ministers. “I have no desire to be pastor of a church with 1,500 or 2,000 members,” he said.

The church is poised to take on a major role this month in establishing a men’s emergency shelter in Henderson. The church will provide space in its building to house the facility when it gets up and running later this month. “Unfortunately at this point, Henderson has a lot of needs,” Benze added.

Benze and his wife, who is the music librarian at Meredith College in Raleigh and a certified music therapist, are still living in Raleigh at this point, but will begin to look soon for a new home in Henderson. “The wonderful thing about this area is that you get all the benefits of living near Raleigh, but none of the disadvantages,” he said with a laugh.

Ordination services for the Rev. Keith Benze will be held during the 11 a.m. morning worship services tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church, located at 222 Young St., in Henderson. A reception for Benze and his wife, Cheryl, will follow the service. The public is invited to attend.

Contact the writer at lgupton@hendersondispatch.com

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CHRISTMAS EVENTS, from page 1C Christmas benefit musical A Christmas benefit musical will be held at Oxford Community Center on Orange Street in Oxford on Dec. 19. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the program starts at 6 p.m. Admission at the door is $5 (free for children under 12). Featured will be: the Jonathan Creek Male Chorus, The Spiritual Message, The Gospel Miracles, The Li’l Soulful

Singers, Visionaries, Soul Seekers, The Chavis Family, Third Generation, Steven Gregory and The RemissionAires, The Gospel Disciples, Amen, Reunited of Durham, Calvin Williams and Creative Souls, and others.

Your contributions will benefit families for the holiday. Larry Downey will emcee this event.

Three cash prizes will be given away. Food, drinks, water, etc., will be available for purchase.

For more information, call George (Pee Wee) Davis at (252) 492-6215 or (252) 492-5733.

Christmas bazaar The Church of the Holy Innocents ECW Christmas bazaar will be held today in the great hall of church, 210 S. Chestnut St., from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This year’s event, hosted

by Betsy Seifert, will feature

mistress of ceremony will be the Rev. Annie Davis of Rowland Chapel Christian Church.

the tea room, baked goods and frozen foods.

Christmas program The Calla Lily Garden Club will sponsor a Christmas musical program at Haywood Baptist Church at 4 p.m. Sunday. Featured will be Work In Progress, The Haywood Baptist Church Combined Choir and Praise Worshippers, and others. The

Union Grove MBC Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church will present its annual Christmas play entitled, “The Greatest Christmas Present Ever,” on Dec. 20 at noon after Sunday school. The public is invited to attend.

Special Services Jerusalem UCC The members of Jerusalem United Church of Christ, Palmer Springs, Va., will honor their pastor, the Rev. Otha Wimbush Jr., on his first anniversary at 2 p.m. Dec. 12.

The speaker for this event will be the Rev. K. Ray Hill of Wimbush the Southern Conference Association. Dinner will be served immediately afterwards.

Holy Faith Temple The Rev. Joshua Jones will be preaching at Holy Faith Temple CFAP, 150 W. Spring St., during the church’s regular 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday. Music will be provided by Genesis.

St. Andrews Christian The missionaries of St. Andrews Christian Church on Breckenridge and Mulberry streets will have their annual “Caring and Sharing” program for the needy on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the church. The speaker will be the Rev. Billy Williams,

and Danielle Brame. The Hicks will also celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on Dec. 12 at 2:30 p.m. at Grace MBC.

one of the associate ministers of the church. Music will be provided by the Nutbush Mixed Choir of Nutbush Baptist Church, with a solo by Jaylen Webb. All proceeds will be for families in need.

Divine Habitation

Mt. Calvary Holy There will be a widows program at Mt. Calvary Holy Church in Townsville on Sunday during the regular worship service at 11:30 a.m. Those who will be honored will be: Annie Lee Evans, Mary Ann Henderson, Mary Oakley, Queen Rainey, Marie Jones and also widower George Hargrove. The guest will be Psalm 100. Robin Howard will preside.

Dickie’s Grove Baptist Dickie’s Grove Baptist Church will hold its last church conference of the year today at 6 p.m.

God’s Way of Deliverance God’s Way of Deliverance, 691-A Bearpond Road, Kittrell, will hold a pre-anniversary service today at 7 p.m. at 691-A Bearpond Road. Shalita Lane from Hampton, Va., will be the guest speaker.

On Sunday at 4 p.m., Pastor Joann Allen with Divine Habitation Ministries will be consecrating three elders: Cleave Daniels, Susie Daniels and James Martin Jr., and ordaining three deacons: James Christmas, Lamont Parham and Bennie Perry. The public is invited to attend.

Revs. Daniel Sr. and Cheryl Hicks

God’s House of Deliverance The Revs. Daniel Hicks Sr. and Cheryl Hicks with God’s House of Deliverance Church will celebrate their second pastoral anniversary at 4 p.m.

Sunday. The celebration will be held at Grace Missionary Baptist Church on U.S. 1, Kittrell.

Guest speaker will be the Rev. Rosa Perry of Rock of Prayer Ministry, along with her praise team and choir. Also featured will be soloist Angela Neal Williams, gospel rapper Daniel Hicks Jr., and praise dancers Vanessa Hicks, Lesslie Brame

Antioch UCC

has been a musician at the church for over 23 years. Various choirs will sing and refreshments will be served. The public is invited.

Jordan Chapel Baptist Jordan Chapel Baptist Church announces the ordination service for the Rev. Carrie Alexander of Henderson, which will take place at 4 p.m. Dec. 6. The message will be by the Rev. John Barham of The Jordan Alexander

Chapel Baptist Church. The Rev. John Gooch of Jerusalem Baptist Church of Warrenton will be presiding.

The Rev. Dr. Mary Emma Evans, pastor of the Room at the Cross Pentecostal Holiness Church in Henderson, will be the guest speaker at the 11:15 a.m. worship service on Sunday at Antioch United Church of Christ, 357 Antioch Church Road in Townsville. The public is invited to attend.

Central Baptist James K. Walker, president of Watchman Fellowship, will be sharing his testimony and talking about his ministry in the field of counter-cult evangelism, apologetics and discernment during the 9:45 a.m. School school and during the 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship services Sunday at Central Baptist Church.

The public is invited to attend.

Guiding Star UHC Guiding Star United Holy Church in Drewry will hold an appreciation service for Ivory Foster today at 6 p.m. Foster

Musical Events Promoting anniversary Arnita Miles will be celebrating her seventh promoting anniversary at Henderson Middle School on Sunday. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. and the program starts at 4 p.m..

Featured will be: Harvey Watkins Jr. and The Canton Spiritual of Canton, Miss.; The Sensational Friendly Five of Bunn Level; The Christian Angels of Raleigh; The Spiritual Entertainers of Oxford; The Visionaires of Henderson; and The Gospel Disciples of Henderson. Opening the program will be special guests The Anointed Caravans of Roxboro. There will be over $250 in cash giveaways.

Ms. A&M Productions will also be crowned. Admission at the door is $18, $3 for children 6-10. This program is in preparation for the 2009 Athletic Banquet for Henderson Middle School athletes.

Your support will allow A&M Productions to provide a free meal to the athletes and their parents.

For more information, call Arnita Miles at (252) 432-5224 or Ernestine Miles, (252) 432-5883.

Spring Street MBC The Spring Street Gospel Ensemble will be in concert on Sunday at 4 p.m. The concert will be directed by the minister of music,

L. L. Bartlett. Concert songs will consist of anthems, hymns, Negro spirituals and gospel. The public is invited to attend.

Singing celebration An anniversary celebration for Al Harrison and the Gospel Tones of Ahoskie will be held at 5 p.m.

Sunday at God’s Vision Church, 315 East River Road, Louisburg.

The Rev. Sidney Dunston will be officiating. Featured will be: The Clifton Brothers of Louisburg, The Serenity Sisters of Apex, The Roadway QC’s of Henderson, Rhonda Hanks and the Anointed of Henderson, and Sister Har-

grove and Company of Henderson. Call (252) 287-2339 or (252) 213-0011 for more information.

St. Paul AME Zion

Singing anniversary The Sandy Grove Gospel Choir will celebrate its 36th anniversary at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Sandy Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 2266 Gillburg Road, Henderson. The following choirs will sing: Perry’s Chapel, Flat Creek, Shiloh and others. Soloists Evelyn Cough and Spencer Alston will also be singing. For more information, call (252) 438-3662 or (919) 4125670.

St. Paul AME Zion Church, 2309 Old County Home Road, will have a music program at 4 p.m. Sunday. Featured will be: The Joyful Noise Singers of Louisburg, Olive All Male Church Choir of Wake Forest, Sister Rhonda Hanks and the Anointed of Henderson, His Glory Church of God from Henderson, Sister Hargrove and Company of Henderson, and Sister Mary Spruill of Virginia. The Rev. William C. Harrison Jr. will emcee this event. For more information, call Harrison at (252) 213-0011 or (252) 456-2923.

News Mothers in Prayer Mothers In Prayer For Their Sons will meet via toll-free conference today at 8 a.m. Participants can dial in toll free at (605) 4754825, access code: 470076# to join in the prayer. For further information visit www.Jesus-works. webs.com or call (252) 456-9121.

Yard sale The Christian Education

Department of Cotton Memorial Presbyterian Church, 511 N. Chestnut St., will sponsor a yard sale today from 7-10 a.m.

Clothing, shoes and household items will be for sale. Proceeds will go toward outreach activities for the youth of the church.

tion” today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library, 205 Breckenridge St. in Henderson. There will be a mobile clinic in the library parking lot that will provide free glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, HIV

and syphilis testing. Inside the library, in the Farm Bureau Room, there will be a health fair with several area doctors and health-care professionals providing information and answering questions. For more information,

and

Notes

call the church at (252) 492-8500.

The church’s Health and Wellness Ministry will also share information on diabetes during the 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday. The church is located on Old Oxford Road in Henderson.

Health fair The “Keeping It Real” program of St. James Missionary Baptist Church presents “Health In Mo-

White Memorial UMC welcomes the Hinshaw Family Sunday morning The Hinshaw Family will be in concert Sunday during the 11 a.m. worship service at White Memorial United Methodist Church. The Hinshaw Family includes the parents Floyd and Connie Hinshaw and their three daughters, Debbie, Sandy and Robin. They have been singing gospel music all of their lives and love sharing the message of Jesus Christ through their music.

Gospel concerts to feature the Dosses The Dosses will be in concert at Hillcrest Baptist Church at 7 p.m. today. For information or directions, call 492-5781.

The group will also be in concert during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service at Living Stones Church of God Worship Center. The church is located at 6096 Tabbs Creek Road in Oxford. For information, call (919) 690-1113.

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Weekly Programs Blessed Hope Baptist Church, 741 Dabney Road, announces its regular schedule: Sunday — 9:45 a.m., Sunday school hour; 11 a.m., worship service and children’s church (nursery provided); 5 p.m., deacon meeting, choir practice and youth Bible study; 6 p.m., evening worship and radio broadcast on WIZS. Tuesday — 7 p.m., GROW Outreach. Wednesday — 7 p.m., prayer service, youth “Total Access,” and Team Kids. First and third Saturday — 9 a.m., visitation. <«–« Brookston Presbyterian Church will have its regular worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday.

Sunday school will be held at 11 a.m. The church is located at 720 Brookston Road, Henderson. <«–« Carey Baptist Church announces this week’s schedule: Sunday — 9:45 a.m., Sunday School; 11 a.m., worship service; 7 p.m., children’s Christmas musical. Monday — 5:45 p.m., adult bell ringers practice. Wednesday — 7 p.m., Chrismons’ service. <«–« Central Baptist Church, 2574 Ruin Creek Road, Henderson, announces its weekly schedule: Sunday — 9:45 a.m., Sunday school (6th grade through adults in sanctuary with teaching by Rev. James K. Walker); 11 a.m., worship service (guest speaker: Rev. James K. Walker), nursery/ pre-school children’s church provided); 5 p.m., youth small group meets; 5:45 p.m., AWANA; 6 p.m., evening worship (guest speaker: Rev. James K. Walker), children’s/ preschool classes. Monday — ladies book club at home of Connie Burnham. Tuesday — 10 a.m., ladies Bible study. Wednesday — 7 a.m., men’s Bible study; 4:15 p.m., puppet ministry practice; 5:30 p.m., fellowship dinner; 6:30 p.m., adult small group Bible study, Youth One Way, pre-school and children’s choir, handbell choir; 7:45 p.m., Celebration Choir practice. Thursday — 7 p.m., missions committee meeting. Upcoming events: Dec. 13 — 11 a.m., Lottie Moon Christmas offering ingathering; 6 p.m., Christmas candlelight service. Dec. 20 — 6 p.m., churchwide Christmas caroling; Dec. 24, 6 p.m., Christmas Eve service. <«–« Church of the Holy Innocents, 210 S. Chestnut St., Henderson, announces its schedule for Sunday: 8 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite One; 10:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite Two; 12:30 p.m., La Misa Spanish service. <«–« City Road United Methodist Church, 903 N. Garnett St., Henderson, announces this week’s schedule: Sunday — 9:45 a.m., Sunday school; 10 a.m., Britthaven Sunday school; 11 a.m., worship service; 6 p.m., Lights of Love celebration. Tuesday — 10 a.m., Prayer and Share Christmas.

Upcoming events: Dec. 15 — 6:30 p.m., Pridgen Peace Christmas Party at George’s Restaurant in Oxford. <«–« Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 2440 S. Cokesbury Road, announces its schedule: Sunday — 8:30 a.m., contemporary service; 9:45 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., worship service; 4 p.m., Heaven Harvest and youth practice; 6 p.m., cantata practice.

Monday — 7 p.m., men’s Bible study. Wednesday — 6:30 p.m., prayer time; 7 p.m., prayer and praise; 7:45 p.m., choir practice.

Thursday — 10 a.m., ladies Bible study; 6:30 p.m., contemporary practice and also ladies Bible study. Upcoming events: Dec. 16 — 6:30 p.m., children’s program.

Dec. 20 — Christmas cantata. <«–« Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Warrenton, announces its schedule for this week: Today — 7 a.m., prayer; 1 p.m., women’s fellowship Christmas luncheon at Golden Corral.

Sunday — 8:30 a.m., prayer; 9:30 a.m., Sunday school; 10:45 a.m., worship service. Monday — 7 p.m., recovery ministry and sanctuary choir rehearsal. Tuesday — 10:30 a.m., Senior Center Bible study; 7 p.m., trustee meeting; 8 p.m., Church Council. Wednesday — 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Bible study. Thursday — 6:30 p.m., children and youth choir rehearsal. Friday — 7 p.m., Christmas worship rehearsal. <«–« Crusade Pentecostal Deliverance Church, 45 Gorman St., Henderson, announces its schedule for the week: Sunday — 10 a.m., Sunday school; 11:45 a.m., worship service. First and third Wednesdays — 7 p.m., Bible study. Second and fourth Wednesdays — 7 p.m., Joy Night.

Upcoming events: Dec. 13 — 6 p.m., special program. <«–« Dickie’s Grove Baptist Church announces this week’s schedule: Today — 6 p.m., church conference. Sunday — 9 a.m., Sunday school; 10 a.m., “Youth Sunday” worship service. Wednesday — 6 p.m., Bible study. The church is located at 2996 Faulkner Town Road, Henderson. <«–« First Baptist Church, Henderson, announces its weekly schedule: Sunday — 7:45 a.m., Bell Ringers depart for Duke Chapel to participate in worship service; 8 a.m., mission breakfast with guest speaker Andrew

Justice; 9:15 a.m., pre-Sunday school fellowship; 9:15-11 a.m., Sue Kelly Library open; 9:45 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., morning worship; 5:30 p.m., Chrismon tree lighting service. Monday — noon, Sue Kelly current missions meeting/lunch; 3 p.m. ARK tutoring program; 7 p.m., Phillips Young Women in Action meet; 7:30 p.m., Evening Baptist Women’s study group meets. Tuesday — 11 a.m.5 p.m., Sue Kelly Library open; 3 p.m., after-school programs; 5 p.m., Mission Friends dismissal; 5:15 p.m., grades 1-3 dismissal.

Wednesday — 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sue Kelly Library open; 3 p.m., after-school programs; 5:45 p.m., grades 4-6 dismissal; 7 p.m., Evening Adult Bell Ringers rehearsal.

Thursday — 8:30 a.m., Morning Adult Bell Ringers rehearsal; 2-4 p.m., Sue Kelly Library open; 7:30 p.m., Chancel Choir rehearsal. <«–« First Congregational Christian Church, 429 Rowland St., announces this week’s schedule: Sunday — 9:45 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., worship service; 7 p.m., annual church Christmas fellowship featuring the Strum Family Singers. Wednesday — 6:30 p.m., choir practice; 7:30 p.m., prayer meeting. <«–« First Methodist Church announces its weekly schedule: Sunday — 9:30 a.m., coffee/fellowship; 9:45 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., worship; 5 p.m., Moravian Lovefeast. Monday — 11:45 a.m., Circle I meets in fellowship hall; 5:30 p.m., Weight Watchers.

Tuesday — 7 p.m., Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts meet. Wednesday — noon, Bible study (bring your lunch); 3:15 p.m., children’s choir refreshments; 3:45 p.m., KICKStart (Kids In Christ’s Kingdom) choir practice (age 4 through first grade); 4:15 p.m., JAM (Joy and Music) Choir (second through fifth grade); 7:30 p.m., Chancel Choir, UMYF Bible study. Thursday — 7:15 a.m., UMYF breakfast at Bojangles; 6 p.m., chess club.

Upcoming events: Dec. 13, 8 a.m., UMM breakfast; 11 a.m., children’s nativity pageant; 5 p.m., UMYF caroling/party. <«–« First Presbyterian Church, 222 Young St., announces its weekly schedule: Sunday — 9:30 a.m., coffee fellowship; 9:45 a.m., Sunday school classes, Christmas pageant practice; 11 a.m., worship service/installation of Rev. Keith Benze; 12:15 p.m., reception for Rev. Keith Benze; 4:30 p.m., youth group meets to go to First Methodist Love Feast. Monday — 7 p.m., Boy Scouts meets. Tuesday — 6:30 p.m., Girl Scouts; 7 p.m., Cub Scouts. Wednesday — 6 p.m., ESL classes, Handbell Choir practice; 7 p.m., Chancel Choir practice. Thursday — 6 p.m., Presbyterian Women’s Circle #2 meets at home of Deborah Bryan.

Upcoming events: Dec. 12 — 10 a.m., Angel Tree toy distribution; Dec. 13 — 12:15 p.m., soup kitchen; 12:30 p.m, property council/ grounds clean-up; Dec. 20 — 11 a.m., special music service; 4 p.m., Christmas pageant followed by covered dish dinner; 6 p.m., FPC youth group caroling. Dec. 21 — 7 p.m., session meeting. Dec. 23 — noon, college students’ luncheon; Dec. 24 — 5 p.m., Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols service. <«–« Full Gospel Faith Ministries, 104 College St., Warrenton, announces its weekly schedule: Sunday — 10 a.m., Sunday school; 11:15 a.m., worship service (communion on third Sunday, “Come as you are” on fourth Sunday).

Wednesday — 6:30 p.m., pastoral counseling; 7 p.m., intercessory prayer; 7:30 p.m., Bible study. <«–« Fuller Chapel United Church of Christ, Lynnbank Road, announces its weekly schedule: Sunday (ACTS Sunday) — 10 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., worship service, children’s church (nursery provided), annual business meeting following worship. Wednesday — 5:45 p.m., children/youth meet (supper provided); 7:30 p.m., adult choir practice. Upcoming events: Dec. 11, Sunday school dinner; Dec. 13, Christmas program. <«–« God’s Way of Deliverance, 691A Bearpond Road, announces its regular schedule: Sunday — 10:30 a.m., Sunday school; 11:30 a.m., worship service. <«–« Guiding Star United Holy Church, 650 Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Manson, announces this week’s schedule: Sunday – 10 a.m., Bible church school; 11 a.m., altar prayer; 11:15 a.m., praise and worship service/communion. Monday — noontime prayer; 7 p.m., church business meeting. Wednesday – 7 p.m., prayer and Bible study. <«–« Harriett Baptist Church, 935 S. Carolina Ave., announces this week’s schedule: Sunday — 8:30 a.m., coffee and fellowship; 9:45 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., worship service and children’s church; 5 p.m., adult choir Christmas cantata practice; 6 p.m., youth and children’s Christmas program; 6:45 a.m., social honoring the youth and children.

Wednesday — 6 p.m., fellowship supper; 7 p.m., Bible study and prayer service; 7 p.m., adult choir Christmas cantata practice. Upcoming events: Christmas Bows and Tags Community Mission

Adult Choir Christmas Cantata. <«–« Harris Chapel United Methodist Church will have worship services at 9:30 a.m., followed by Sunday school at 10:45 a.m. The church is located at 3870 Dabney Road, Henderson. <«–« Hillcrest Baptist Church, 1238 Debnam Ave., Henderson, announces its regular schedule: Sunday — 10 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., worship service; 7 p.m., worship service. Thursday — 7 p.m., midweek service. <«–« Joy Christian Center, an interracial and nondenominational fellowship, holds services at 7 p.m. each Wednesday and 10 a.m. every Sunday. The church is located at 1120 SE Industry Drive, near Revlon, in Oxford. A radio ministry is broadcast at 10 a.m. Monday through Friday on both WHNC AM 890 and WCBQ AM 1340, and at 11 a.m. Sundays on WCBQ AM 1340. A new ministry broadcast also can be heard Wednesdays on WIZS AM 1450 at 6:30 p.m. Call (919) 690-8272 for more information. <«–« Liberty Christian Church, Epsom, announces this week’s schedule: Sunday — 10 a.m., Sunday School; 11 a.m., Candle of Peace lighting by youth (guest preacher: Dr. Marion Lark).

Monday — mission meal delivery.

Tuesday — 7 p.m., deacons’ meeting. Wednesday — 11 a.m., senior citizens’ lunch at Bethel; 7 p.m., Bible study; 8 p.m., choir practice.

Next Saturday — prepare items to bring for mission projects. <«–« Living Stones Church of God, 6096 Tabbs Creek Road, Oxford, has Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., followed by worship services at 10:30 a.m., each Sunday. Every second and fourth Sunday, youth services for ages 13 and up are held at 9:30 a.m. Check the announcements for special evening services to be held at 6 p.m. on Sundays. On Wednesdays, evening services begin at 7 p.m. As part of the outreach ministries, rest home services are held at Magnolia Garden in Warrenton at 7 p.m.

Tuesdays and at Britthaven in Louisburg at 4:30 p.m. every third Friday. <«–« Middleburg Baptist Church announces its weekly schedule: Sunday — 8 a.m., Baptist Men meet at Bojangles; 10 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., worship service; 7 p.m., Characters for Christ team performs at Rock Spring Baptist Church. Wednesday — 10:30 a.m., puppet show at Britthaven; 5:30 p.m., WOM dinner meeting; 7 p.m., choir practice, puppet team performs at Murdock Center.

Dec. 12, 6:30 p.m., puppet team performs at St. Paul’s UCC; Dec. 13, Christmas cantata. <«–« Ministers Outreach Tabernacle, 925 Lehman St., Henderson, announces its weekly schedule: Sunday — 9 a.m., Bible teaching (adult and youth); 10 a.m., worship (please note time changes).

Wednesday — noon, prayer; 7:30 p.m., mid-week service. For more information, call 438-6543. <«–« Mount Zion Christian Church, 995 Burr St., announces its schedule: Sunday — 9:15 a.m., ministry class; 11 a.m., worship; 3 p.m., Spanish church. First and third Sunday — 7 p.m., worship.

Monday — 7 p.m., Spanish ministry. Wednesday — 7:30 p.m., Bible study. Friday — 7:30 p.m., Prayer Night service. Saturday — 9 a.m., outreach ministry; 7 p.m., Spanish ministry. For more information or transportation, call 430-7277. <«–« New Sandy Creek Baptist Church, 1699 Weldon’s Mill Road, announces its weekly schedule: Sunday — 8:30 a.m., early worship; 10 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., morning worship/children’s church; 5:30 p.m., youth. Monday — 7 p.m., deacons’ meeting. Tuesday — 7 p.m., Sanctuary Choir practice. Wednesday — 5:45 p.m., supper; 6:30 p.m., Bible study, youth, Team KIDS. Thursday — 7 p.m., men’s Bible study. Upcoming events: Dec. 12, youth to Disney on Ice; Dec. 13, 7 p.m., Christmas celebration. <«–« Norlina Baptist Church, 402 Division St., Norlina, (252) 4564121, announces its schedule for this week: Sunday — 9:45 a.m., Sunday school (all ages); 11 a.m., worship; 5 p.m., Bible study; 6 p.m., evening worship. Wednesday — 6 p.m., prayer meeting; 6:30 p.m., men’s Bible study, adult Bible study, Children in Action, Mission Friends, Youth on Mission; 7:30 p.m., adult choir practice. Upcoming events: Dec. 27, 6 p.m., Unashamed in concert. <«–« North Henderson Baptist Church announces this week’s schedule: Sunday — 9:45 a.m., Sunday School; 11 a.m., morning worship; 6 p.m., cantata. Tuesday — 11 a.m., Senior Citizen’s Home weekly prayer/worship service; 7 p.m., Bible study group Christmas party. Wednesday — 7 p.m., prayer meeting, Youth Bible study, Children in Action; 8 p.m., deacons’ meeting. Friday — 6 p.m., floating open house Christmas party at John Mark and Brittney’s house. Upcoming events: Dec. 12, 9 a.m., church outreach; Dec. 13, children’s Christmas program;

Dec. 16, 6 p.m., mission supper followed by business conference (budget vote); Dec. 24, Christmas Eve service; Dec. 27, Westwood Pentecostal Christmas cantata (joint service). <«–« Plank Chapel United Methodist Church, 3047 Bobbitt Road, Kittrell, announces its schedule for this week: Sunday — 9:30 a.m., “Beginnings” classes with refreshments, adult classes meet in the fellowship hall; 11 a.m., Pack Your Pew Advent worship service; noon, children and youth practice for Christmas program. Monday — 5:30 p.m., aerobics. Wednesday — 7 p.m., choir practice. Thursday — 5:30 p.m., aerobics. <«–« Poplar Creek Baptist Church, 1371 Poplar Creek Road, announces its schedule for this week: Sunday — 9:45 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., worship service/ Lottie Moon offering (children’s church/nursery provided); youth meeting after church. Monday — 6:30 p.m., Baptist Women’s Christmas dinner. Wednesday — 7 p.m., prayer time; 8 p.m., adult choir practice. Friday — 6:30 p.m., movie night. Upcoming events: Dec. 19, 9 a.m., breakfast with Santa; Dec. 20, youth and children’s Christmas program/ spaghetti supper; Dec. 24, 9 p.m., Christmas Eve candlelight service. <«–« Power of Life Missionary Baptist Church, 404 Hillsboro St., Oxford, has Sunday morning worship starting at 11 a.m. Rev. Calvin Young is now serving as pastor of the church. <«–« Raleigh Road Baptist Church announces its schedule for this week: Sunday — 10 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., morning worship (ordination service); noon, covered dish fellowship lunch; 4:30 p.m., adult and children’s choir rehearsal; 6 p.m., evening worship. Tuesday — 6:30 p.m., women’s Bible study. Wednesday — 6:15 p.m., pizza supper; 7 p.m., Mission Friends, GAs, RAs, youth, prayer meeting. Next Saturday — 7:45 a.m., Baptist Men’s breakfast. <«–« Ridgeway Missionary Baptist Church, 156 Wycoff Road, Ridgeway, announces its schedule for this week: Today — 8 a.m., male chorus practice. Sunday — 10 a.m., Sunday school; 11:15 a.m., worship service with the gospel chorus singing; 12:40 p.m., Holy Communion. Wednesday — 7 p.m., Bible class. Next Saturday — 8 a.m., male chorus practice. <«–« Shiloh Baptist Church of Henderson announces this week’s schedule: Sunday — 9:15 a.m., Baptist Training Union; 9:45 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., worship.

Monday — 4:30 p.m., calendar committee meeting; 5:30 p.m., Adult Basic Education. Tuesday — 5:30 p.m., Adult Basic Education; 6 p.m., trustees’/deacons’ meeting. Wednesday — 6 p.m., Christmas pageant rehearsal.

Thursday — noonday prayer; 6:30 p.m., combined choir rehearsal; 7 p.m., Jubilant Voices of Praise choir rehearsal. Friday — 5 p.m., Liturgical Dance rehearsal. Next Saturday — 10 a.m., Christmas pageant rehearsal. <«–« South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church, 905 Americal Road, announces this week’s schedule: Sunday — 8:30 a.m., early worship; 9:50 a.m., “Way of the Master” class; 11 a.m., worship service; 4:30 p.m., children’s choir practice, adult choir practice; 6 p.m., “The Highly Anticipated Christmas.” Monday — 10 a.m., morning circle with Evelyn Harris; 6 p.m., Painting By Faith Art Ministry. Tuesday — 10 a.m., clothes closet; 6:30 p.m., aerobics. Wednesday — 10 a.m., morning worship service/meal; 7 p.m., elective classes, Mpact Girls Club Christmas social. Thursday — 5 p.m., youth board meeting; 6:30 p.m., aerobics, D.C. Knight workshop. Friday — 6 p.m., All for Him Sunday School social; 6:30 p.m., SIS Christmas social at Milano’s, Oxford; 7 p.m., River of Life Recovery Fellowship, prayer service. Next Saturday — 10:30 a.m., dress rehearsal for children’s Christmas musical; 5 p.m., Prayer Warriors Sunday School social. <«–« Spring Green Missionary Baptist Church, 240 Powell Mill Road, Warrenton, announces this week’s schedule: Sunday — 9:45 a.m., church school; 11 a.m., worship service with Holy Communion.

Wednesday — 7 p.m., prayer and praise service. Friday — 7 p.m., International Bible Institute (now enrolling; call 257-4016 and leave a message). Sunday’s regular worship service is broadcast each Saturday at 11:30 a.m. on radio station WARR-1520 AM and also on the Web at www.1520.am.

Spring Green MBC meets all four Sundays of the month. For a free ride to the church, call Deacon Davis at (252) 257-3503. <«–« Spring Street Missionary Baptist Church, 511 Orange St., announces its weekly schedule: Sunday — 9:30 a.m., Sunday School; 10:50 a.m., worship service; 4 p.m., Gospel Ensemble in concert.

Monday — 7 p.m., Spiritual Dance rehearsal, trustee ministry meeting. Tuesday — 7 p.m., Gospel Ensemble rehearsal. Wednesday — noon and 7 p.m., Bible study.

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rehearsal. Next Saturday — 9 a.m., adult dance rehearsal. <«–« St. Paul AME Zion Church, 2309 Old County Home Road, will have its regular worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Osbin Currin, Th.D., of Henderson. The Revs.

Rhonda Hanks and William C. Harrison Jr. will also be speaking.

For more information, call Harrison at (252) 213-0011 or (252) 456-2923. <«–« St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, part of the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, announces this week’s schedule: Sunday — 8:30 a.m., communion worship service; 9:45 a.m., Sunday school and Bible classes; 11 a.m., communion worship service; noon, choir practice and also the children will have a light lunch and then practice for their Christmas program. Monday — 7 p.m., Board and Committee meetings; 8 p.m., Church Council meeting. Tuesday — 8 p.m., Ladies Aid meeting. Wednesday — 7:30 p.m., choir will have a dress rehearsal for their Christmas cantata, and also prayer time. Thursday — 9 a.m., Circuit Pastor’s Conference will meet; 6 p.m., Lutheran Women‘s Missionary League will have dinner at the Whistle Stop Restaurant in Norlina. Friday — 4:30 p.m., Confirmation Class.

Upcoming events: Dec. 12 — 9:3011:30 p.m., children will practice for their Christmas program; 6:30 p.m., Young Christian Fellowship group will go Christmas caroling. The church is located at 114 Poplar Mount Road, Norlina. For further details or directions, call the church office at (252) 456-2747 or log on to www.splcridgeway.org. <«–« Tabernacle United Methodist Church, 1725 Rock Spring Church Road, Townsville, announces this week’s schedule: Sunday (ACTS Sunday) — 9:45 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., worship service (last Sunday to reserve poinsettias). Monday — 9:30 a.m., Bible study. Wednesday — 5:45 p.m., Bible study; 7 p.m, choir practice. Thursday — 9 a.m., art class. <«–« United Faith Way of the Cross, 575 Horner St., announces its regular schedule: Sunday — 9:30 a.m., Sunday school; 11:30 a.m., worship; 6 p.m., worship. First and third Wednesdays — 7 p.m., Bible study. Second and fourth Wednesdays — 7 p.m., prayer and praise. <«–« Unity Baptist Church, 41 Martin Creek Road, has Sunday school at 9:45 a.m., followed by morning worship at 11 a.m. Bible study is held at 5:30 p.m. each Wednesday. Choir practice will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. <«–« Victorious Apostolic, 188 Shocco Springs Road, Warrenton, announces its weekly schedule: Sunday — 9:30 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., worship service.

Tuesday — 6:30 p.m., prayer service. Friday — 6:30 p.m., Bible study. For more information, call the church at 257-9909. <«–« Victory Baptist Church, 475 J.P. Taylor Road, announces its weekly schedule: Sunday — 10 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m., morning worship (children’s church provided); 6 p.m., evening service. Wednesday — 7:30 p.m., prayer, Bible study, King’s Kids, TRAC (teens) Club. Upcoming events: Dec. 20, church Christmas dinner after morning service, followed by 6 p.m. Christmas play/ cantata; Dec. 31, 8 p.m., New Year’s service. Sunday morning services are broadcast live on WIZS 1450 AM. Visit the church on-line at www.victorybaptistnc. com. <«–« Victory Temple of Deliverance, 1414 Hwy. 92, Boydton, Va., announces this week’s schedule: Sunday — 10:30 a.m., Sunday school; 11:45 a.m., worship service. Tuesday — 7 p.m., Bible study at Jireh Deliverance, 2565 U.S. 1/158, Henderson. For directions or further information, contact Co-Pastor Thomosa Dixon at (252) 213-9000 or Tomika Brown at (252) 767-8289. <«–« West End Baptist Church, 619 Dabney Dr., Henderson, announces this week’s schedule: Sunday — 9:40 a.m., Sunday School; 10:55 a.m., worship service; 6 p.m., evening service, youth group. Tuesday — 11:30 a.m., Annie Falkner Circle meets at George’s Restaurant; 6 p.m., Katie Oakley Circle meets at Irene Currin’s house. Wednesday — 7 p.m., prayer service, Bible study, youth group, Children in Action, Mission Friends, choir rehearsal.

Thursday — Open Door Class meets at Murphy House, GROW Team R meets. <«–« Westwood Pentecostal Holiness Church announces its schedule: Sunday — 9:45 a.m.

Sunday school; 10:45 a.m., worship; 6 p.m., worship/youth service. Wednesday — 7 p.m., midweek Bible study. <«–« Young Memorial Presbyterian Church has Sunday school at 10 a.m. each week. Every first and third Sunday, worship services begin at 11 a.m. The church is located on Jacksontown Road, Drewry.

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79.43 acres as shown on plat of property of the City of Henderson (being â&#x20AC;&#x153;Southerlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pond and Adjoining Propertyâ&#x20AC;?) prepared by Williams and Hamme, Civil Engineers, dated May 1, 1967, and on file in the office of the City Engineer in City Hall at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson. For further reference, see deeds recorded in Book 288 at Pages 505 and 550 and in Book 298 at Page 92, Vance County Registry.

Also conveyed is a perpetual right of way from the property here-

inabove conveyed at some mutually agreeable point across the 100 foot strip herein reserved, to provide access to the private road running along the Northeastern boundary of the 79.43 acre tract.

Excepted from the above property and not conveyed herewith is the following strip of land being 100 feet wide extending along the Northeastern line of said property and described as follows: Begin at a point located in the center line of the County Line Road at its intersection with

the center line of a private road (said private road running along the Northeastern boundary of the 79.43 acre tract of the City of Henderson known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Southerlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pond and Adjoining Propertyâ&#x20AC;?); run thence along the center line of said private road North 41Âş 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122; West 162 feet, North 55Âş 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122; West 249 feet and North 37Âş West 79 feet to an iron pin; run thence South 89Âş 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122; West 348.5 feet to an iron pin; run thence South 0Âş 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122; East 100 feet to a point; run thence North 89Âş 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122; East to a point 100 feet

Southwest of the center line of said private road; run thence Southeasterly parallel to the center line of said private road (and an extension of the same) and 100 feet Southwest thereof, to the center line of the County Line Road; run thence along the center line of the County Line Road North 2Âş East 135 feet, more or less, to the place of the beginning. The same containing approximately 2 acres of land.

The above property is subject to 50 foot easements lying 25 feet on either side of any

utility lines of the City of Henderson presently in existence, which easements can be used by the City for general utility purposes (including maintenance, repair, replacing and adding public utility facilities and ingress to and egress from the same) and is further subject to any matters which might be revealed by an accurate survey.

The above property is subject to easements and matters of record.

Also quitclaimed and conveyed (without warranty) is the right to use, jointly with the City

of Henderson (its successors, assigns and successors in title to the 100-foot wide strip of land excepted above), â&#x20AC;&#x153;the right of ingress and egress to and fromâ&#x20AC;? said respective property â&#x20AC;&#x153;from the proposed new road on either side or both sides of the bridge now being erectedâ&#x20AC;? as set forth in Deed from Robert Ed-gar Southerland and wife to the City of Henderson dated April 28, 1952 and recorded in Book 298 at Page 92, Vance County Registry.

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Book Q at Page 12, Vance County Regisry (which shows one such right of ingress and egress used across Southerlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land for ingress and egress since at least the date of said plat which was surveyed February 21, 1966 by John Lee Hamme, R.L.S.).

WHEREAS, Mr. Robert Southerland had offered to purchase said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $43,000.00 payable in cash, and had deposited with the City Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, Elissa

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Perry Yount had placed an upset bid for said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $50,000.00 payable in cash and had deposited with the Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, Bier Haus, LLC had placed an upset bid for said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $55,000.00 payable in cash, and had deposited with the Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, Elissa Perry Yount had placed an upset bid for said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $60,000.00 payable in cash and had deposited with the Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, Mr. Robert Southerland had offered to purchase said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $63,500.00 payable in cash, and had deposited with the City Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, Bier Haus, LLC had offered to purchase said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $70,000.00 payable in cash, and had deposited with the City Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, D. Randall Cloninger had offered to purchase said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $73,550.00 payable in cash, and had deposited with the City Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, O. William Faison had offered to purchase said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $90,000.00 payable in cash, and had deposited with the City Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, D. Randall Cloninger had offered to purchase said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $95,000.00 payable in cash, and had deposited with the City Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, O. William Faison had offered to purchase said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $105,000.00 payable in cash, and had deposited with the City Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, D. Randall Cloninger had offered to purchase said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $110,300.00 payable in cash, and had deposited with the City Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, O. William Faison had offered to purchase said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $120,000.00 payable in cash, and had deposited with the City Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, Mr. Robert Southerland had offered to purchase said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $127,000.00 payable in cash, and had deposited with the City Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, O. William Faison had offered to purchase said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $140,000.00 payable in cash, and had deposited with the City Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, Mr. Robert Southerland has offered to purchase said property â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Isâ&#x20AC;? for the sum of $147,050.00 payable in cash, and has deposited with the City Clerk the requisite good faith deposit; and WHEREAS, the City of Henderson proposes to accept said bid or offer pursuant to the provisions of G.S. § 160A-269.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Henderson: 1) That a notice be advertised in accordance with G.S. § 160A-269 that the City Council of the City of Henderson proposes to accept the above offer and advertise said parcel of land for additional upset bids with the additional 10 day period hereafter as provided by the Statutes.

2) That the City Clerk is hereby authorized to receive upset bids on said parcel of land within said 10 day period upon compliance by the proposed Purchaser with the General Statutes and depositing with the Clerk the sum of five percent (5%) of its bid, which deposit shall be forfeited if the bid is withdrawn. Any person placing an upset bid must raise the preceding bid by an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the first $1,000.00 of the preceding bid plus five percent (5%) of the excess of the preceding bid over the sum of $1,000.00. The bids shall all be open to the general public and sealed bids are not required.

3) City Council reserves the right at any time to reject any and all offers.

4) The sale shall be closed at a mutually agreeable date within 20 days after the City accepts an offer or upset bid, at which time the balance purchase price (after application of the deposit on the same) shall be paid in cash and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;non-Warrantyâ&#x20AC;? Deed delivered to the Purchaser by the City conveying the parcel in fee simple.

This the 5th day of December, 2009.

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Lost & Found LOST: Gray & white Rat Terrier male puppy.

Cedar Cove, Middleburg area.

252-572-2310 or 919-523-9165.

Schools & Instructions FOUND: Large white dog in Bobbitt area (Dick Smith Rd.) 252-767-8938.

Business & Services Southern Lawn Service Mowing, trimming, fertilizing, seeding, leaf clean-up, gutter cleaning. 252-226-2173.

Terryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Improvement.

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252-438-8190 or 252767-4773.

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Woodruff Moving, Inc. Full Service Movers.

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Movie Extras to stand in Background for a Major Film Production. No Experience Required. All Looks Needed. Earn Up to $150 a Day. 888664-4620

2008 Bowflex Blaze exercise equipment w/extra attachments $450 neg.

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Quality control. Earn up to $100 per day.

Evaluate retail stores.

Training provided. No experience required.

Call 877-448-6429.

Position Wanted 45 year old man looking Job. Part-time, Full time Willing to learn.

Call 252-432-5597 after 3:00 pm I will rake your leaves Cost by the hour or by the job 252-433-5239

Yard Sales CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Sunday, Dec. 6. Noon 6pm. Henderson Masonic Lodge, 401 Brodie Rd. Vendors, crafts, baked goods.

Corner of William & Montgomery St. B & C Auto Service. Sat. 12/5.

8am-until. Women & menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shoes, household, lots of misc.

Large garage sale! #158 N. past Greystone. Look for sign.

Fri & Sat. 12/4 & 5 10am-5pm. Kids clothes, baby items, toys galore!

Christmas Corner!

252-492-9776.

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252-654-0425 Shop online at www.rentcrusader.com

Fur Real Pony Sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mores New. Still in box. Cost $300. Will sell for $200 OBO. 252-432-4938.

Home Gym Weiider System 3 Cross Trainer 7 Exercising Functions Good Condition $75 Call 919-690-2599 Huge med. color wood entertainment center. 2 pc. white wood set.

Armoire & chest of drawers. 252-432-3306.

Moving Sale! Johnnie Woodard. 8009 Hwy. 39 S., Epsom Crossroads.

Entire inventory 30 to 40% off till Christmas. Bring your truck & save!

252-438-8828 or 252-432-2230 anytime Oval oak dining room table w/6 chairs Stationary bike Good condition 252-492-1960 Round brilliant cut diamond ring. Over 1 carat w/12 smaller diamond wrap.

Appraised over $8000.

252-430-8347.

Sunset Memorial Garden. 2 plots sideby-side in the circle. $675 each.

919-821-2803.

Farmers Corner Collards! You cut.

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3 AKC registered adult Labs. 1 Choc. male & 1 Choc. female. 1 Yellow female. $100 ea. 252492-6641.

handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

4 CKC registered Australian Shepherd adult dogs. Merles & Black Tri. $100 each.

252-492-661.

Boxer/Pit Bull puppies.

Male & female. 1st shots & wormed. Parents on site. $50 each. 252-4336490 Dachshunds.

CKC registered. Ready 12/23.

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Jack Russells.

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Labrador Retriever puppies. 1 Yellow male, Chocolate (2 females, 1 male), Black (1 female, 2 males). 1st shots & wormed. 7 wks. old.

Great Christmas gifts! $25 ea. 252-915-0577.

Pit Bull puppies. Fullblooded. 2 females, 4 males. Parents on site. $150 OBO. 252-767-1620 Toy Poodle pups. AKC reg. Shots & worming.

White & cream. Male & female. Ready now.

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Yorktese Male Puppy 12 weeks old 1st shots and regs.UKC $550 For more info Call 252-492-1890

Wanted To Buy Aluminum, Copper, Scrap Metal&Junk Cars Paying $75-$175 Across Scales Mikes Auto Salvage, 252-438-9000.

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14x76 Fleetwood SW 2BR/2BA. Cent. A/C Heat, Stove, fridge, excellent condition $8,900 Frigidaire Double Stack W/D Like New $400.

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Business Opportunities ANTIQUE VENDORS Wanted. New mall in Henderson. Call for details. 252-572-4646

Land For Sale 2 acres, only $11,990 Close to Kerr Lake Manufactured OK 919-693-8984 Pics: owner@new branch.com

Wester Realty 252-438-8701 westerrealty.com

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Homes For Sale

Apartments/Houses

2BR, 1BA. 1002 Beacon Ave. $465/mo.

252-430-3777.

2BR, 1BA. 2 car garage.

Gas heat. 118 W. Rockspring St. $295/ mo. 252-430-3777.

2BR, 1BA. 213 Craig Ave. Central heat & air. $400/mo + dep. & ref.

252-492-8524.

2BR, 2BA apt. $550/ mo.

1BR apt. $375/mo. 2BR MH $300/mo. Ref. & dep. 252-438-3738 320 & 322 John St. 2BR. Stove, fridge, washer & dryer. Central heat & air.

Ref. & dep. $585/mo.252-492-0743 327 Whitten Ave. 2BR. Central air/heat. Stove & fridge. Ref. & dep. reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. $485/mo.

252-492-0743.

406 Roosevelt. 1BR. Central air/heat. Stove & fridge. Ref. & dep. reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. $415/mo.

252-492-0743.

Lease w/option. 160 Mallard Lane. Key Estates. 3BR, 2BA. 252-432-4089.

Rustic 2BR, 1BA. Zeb Vance area. No pets. $375/mo. + dep.

252-438-6578.

Small 2BR. Convenient to Oxford, Henderson & I-85. $375/mo. plus refernces deposit.

919-693-3222.

Watkins Community.

3BR, 2.5BA. Wood stove. Full basement, garage, all appliances. 1 mo. sec., ref., ONE YEAR LEASE. Serious inquiries only. $1050/ mo. 252-432-2974.

Watkins Community.

Secluded 2BR brick, all appliances, garage, laundry room. 1 YEAR LEASE. Serious inquiries only. $800/mo. + sec dep. 252-4322974

3007 Sydney Hill. 2859 sq.ft. 3BR, 2.5BA. Quiet cul-de-sac near HCC golf course. Screened-in porch, Florida room, more! Only $225,000!

Call Denise at Remax/ Carriage Realty 252-431-4015 Homes & MHs. Lease option to owner finance.

As low as $47,900. $2000 dn. $495/mo. 2, 3 & 4BR. 252-492-8777 LEASE-TO-OWN 4BR, 2BA doublewide $740/mo.919-693-8984 Between Hdrsn/Wrntn

Manufactured Homes For Sale 1999 16x80 3BR, 2BA. Like new. Cash only!

I also buy SWs. Bobby Faulkner 252-438-8758 or 252-432-2035

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Land/home package in Henderson ready to move in now! 2100 sq.ft only $87,900. Call Joe Green. 919-810-5025

Farm Equipment 1950 Farmall Cub tractor. Cultivators, plows, disk & blade.

Good condition. $2000.

252-257-1852

Wanted to Buy Used Farm Equipment & Tractors 919-603-7211

Motorcycles For Sale 2002 Kawasaki Bayou 220 four-wheeler Good condition $1000 252-257-1852 Kawasaki 110cc dirt bike.

Excellent condition.

Like new. $950.

252-432-7630.

Autos For Sale $500! Police Impounds!

Hondas, Toyotas and more! For listings, 800749-8104, Ext. K276.

1990 Honda LX. 4DR. Gold color. Automatic transmission. Good condition. $1500.

434-252-0053.

1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser station wagon. 160K mi. $1000 252-432-2606 2003 Saturn Vue. V6.

Automatic. Sun roof, AM/FM stereo w/CD, cruise control, AC & heat, air bags, PW/PL/ PS. New tires.

Alloy wheels. $6600.

252-432-5599.

Ford Taurus 2002. Only $1000. Priced to Sell!

For Listings, 800-7498104, Ext. 7042.

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Vans White Ford high top conversion van. 1993. 1 owner.

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OPPORTUNITY advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex,

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CHILD SUPPORT AGENT II

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Education/Experience: Four year degree & six months directly related exp. (which includes eligibility, investigative, judiciary, or legal work); or Assoc. degree & 2 years directly related exp.; or High School graduation & 3 years of directly related exp.; or an equivalent combination of education & experience. Bilingual capabilities preferred. Valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license required. Applicant also subject to a criminal history background check & a drug/alcohol screen

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304 S. Chestnut St., Henderson, NC 27536

Salary: $29,664 DOQ Close Date: December 11, 2009.

Submit college transcript and a Vance County application to Vance County Human Resources as directed on application.

A county application is available at www.vancecounty.org.

Vance County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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