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Travelers reacting to threats Passengers on planes willing to be proactive By ED WHITE Associated Press Writer

DETROIT — They heard a pop that sounded like fireworks. They saw a glow of flame followed by a rush of smoke. And that was enough for passengers on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 to pounce. From several seats away, Dutch tourist Jasper Schuringa says he jumped to extinguish a fire ignited by a quiet man who just moments before allegedly told passengers his stomach was upset and pulled a blanket over himself. Schuringa said his first thought wasn’t to signal a flight attendant or wait for an Please see TRAVELERS, page 9A

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Deaths Henderson Ernest L. Glasscock, 74 Saimaya Williams, 6 months Irvington, Va. Elizabeth C. Palamar, 87 New York Annie R. Jones, 68 Oxford Pauletta F. De Jong William T. Pritchett Jr., 77 Wanda W. Williamson, 51 Wake Forest Brenda R. Shomo, 62 Willingboro, N.J. Samuel G. Sanders Jr., 70

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Murder, she wrote while at Dispatch Barbara Arntsen

Former reporter here publishes first mystery Officials like location off Philco White Road for elementary campus By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Barbara Arntsen, a former Daily Dispatch reporter who always danced to a different drummer, has had her first murder mystery novel published. It’s called “SOS.” Instead of the well-known distress signal, the acronym stands for “Society Of Stranders.” Their 10day musical event occurs in the spring and again in the fall of each year in the shagging world of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., on The Grand Strand. It was on her first visit in 2001, Arntsen recalled, that “I was blown away. I’ve never seen so many people going in and out of clubs, and up and down alleys. All of this to dance The Shag.” Then and there, she decided: “This would be a good place for a murder mystery.” And so it was. Besides the title, incoming ocean waves and an intriguing silhouetted figure are featured on the front cover which began coming off the presses of Eloquent Books in October. The company is a division

of Strategic Publishing Group, which is in New York City. The 52-year-old Southport native — who now lives in Goldsboro and is the communications director for Wayne County — started crafting the fictional tale in 2002. Arntsen would sometimes read excepts from the first few pages written at home to her fellow employees while she sat in her stall in the Dispatch’s newsroom. At one point, Arntsen wondered aloud whether to inject a hurricane into the plot. “I do have a hurricane in the book,” she mentioned over the phone Wednesday during an interview. Arntsen came to the Dispatch in 1997, and left in 2002. In between, she won four North Carolina Press Association awards. In her first journalism job, the woman with the piercing blue eyes and the amazingly thick blond hair became both famous and infamous in Henderson and Vance County — depending on whom you asked — for her investigative stories. The subjects included an office-holding rule violation, as well as improper spending of taxpayers’ money in local government.

A number of the articles were on crimes committed by a real estate company. Several focused on the illegal shooting-deaths of countless pigeons for fun and profit in a rural area. Her daughter, Mikaela Anderson, was a summer intern at The Daily Dispatch in 2001. Now 26, she lives in Florida and works for The National Conservancy. Arntsen won two NCPA writing prizes while working at two other newspapers. One was during her time at the Goldsboro News-Argus from 2002 to 2005. The other was while she was employed at the High Point Enterprise from 2005 to 2006. The book had yet to be completed when Arntsen took the manuscript out of a drawer about a year ago, and did a rewrite before submitting it last summer for publication. The action at the SOS event takes place over a three-day getaway weekend shared by the star of the book, Periwinkle “Peri” Mason, and her two friends, Jan and Laura. Mason, who has been a widow for two years, is an investigative reporter for a small-town newspaper in Eastern North Carolina. The way Arntsen made her pitch to the publishing company, her plot really gets underway at Fat Harold’s dancing club, where Peri has an encounter with a renegade cat

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Transportation planner likes rural area Granville staffer grew up in an agricultural section of Idaho By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — Granville County Transportation Planner Justin Jorgensen said he got his first full-time job here right out of graduate school because he grew up in an agricultural area in eastern Idaho and wanted to work in a rural setting. Jorgensen, 28, completed his undergraduate work in 2007 at Brigham Young University-Idaho and went on to the University of Iowa, where he earned a master’s degree in urban and regional planning. He said he had become interested in how land and people interact. The main reason for Jorgensen’s decision to seek employment in Granville County was the Please see PLANNER, page 3A

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Large maps of Granville County are part of the scene in County Transportation Planner Justin Jorgensen’s office. He has been with the county since late August.

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

WILTON — The Granville County School District has picked a potential site off Philo White Road for a future elementary school to ease overcrowding at the southeastern end of the county, particularly at the nearby Wilton Elementary campus and at the Creedmoor Elementary campus. “We need to get these children out of these huts at Wilton and Creedmoor,” County Associate Schools Superintendent Allan Jordan said, referring to the presence of modular units at both campuses to compensate for the lack of space. Jordan “I mean, we need to get ‘em inside the building.” Jordan said that the district will be waiting to see if there are favorable soil testing results for the land off Philo White, which belongs to Glenn and Joelle Preddy. And Jordan said a transaction could possibly occur in approximately 60 days. The County Board of Education has approved a conditional offer to the Preddys, who responded to advertising the district took out in newspapers seeking land, Jordan said. The Preddy’s land is approximately 42 acres. Some of the front part of the property has been used for agriculture, but the largest part remains wooded, Jordan said. The land has other pluses in addition to the location near Wilton Elementary, Jordan said. Factoring in the Preddys’ federal income tax write-off of the land as a contribution to public education, the district would be paying approximately $350,000 for the site, Jordan said. The district’s plan had been to pay $400,000 for a 20-to-22-acre site, which Jordan said is the recommended size for an elementary school. And the Preddys’ land site has enough room for a middle school if needed. “We did not go out searching for enough land to build two schools,” Jordan said. “It just so happens that this piece of land was offered to us at a price that allowed us to stay within our budget and put the school system and the county in a situation where it would have land when a middle school is needed down there. “The kids who are in elementary school now, for whom we are building schools, will not go away,” Jordan said. “They will still be there and ultimately there will probably be a need down the Please see GRANVILLE, page 6A

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Kittrell Job Corps students give back to community for Christmas

Mark It Down Today Blood drive — Marketplace Cinema will sponsor a blood drive from 2:30 to 7 p.m. at the theater on Beckford Drive. Appointments may be made in 15-minute increments. Every donor will receive a free movie pass plus other goodies. To schedule an appointment, call Nancy Jo Smith at (252) 4383892 or (252) 431-4563 or e-mail her at lighthouse@vance. net.

Wednesday Stroke support group — The Maria Parham Medical Center Stroke Support Group will meet from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Center for Rehab Conference Room of the Brodie Waddill Building at Maria Parham Medical Center. The group follows the National Stroke Association Discovery Circles program, a nationally recognized stroke support group format. Stroke survivors, families, friends and caregivers are invited to attend. Please contact Liz Karan at 436-1604 with any questions.

In the belief that Christmas time should be joyous for all children, both staff and students at Kittrell Job Corps Center dug deep into their pockets to buy toys and presents for children at three separate locations. “Times are tough for everyone,” said Business Community Liaison Joan Robinson. “So it’s especially touching to see our students give up part of their personal funds to help out these kids.” Donations went made to the Vance County Department of Social Services Foster Care Program, Toys for Tots, and the Central Children’s Home in Oxford.

Guidelines The “Mark It Down” calendar announces events happening in the community that are sponsored by civic organizations, non-profit groups, government organizations and similar groups. 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. Due to the overwhelming number of churches served by the Dispatch, church events cannot be listed in the “Mark It Down” calendar.

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Gamma Chi Chapter takes a trip to the South Pacific Warren County’s Gamma Chi chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International met in December at the Norlina Baptist Church. Acting for the president, Melanie Burnette welcomed members. After the blessing, given by Trina Paynter, members enjoyed a delicious meal. Member Nancy Tunstall presented her “Trip of a Lifetime” slide show chronicling her 30-day cruise from San Francisco to Sydney, Australia. The

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focus was on the Polynesian peoples and their culture as seen in Hawaii, French Polynesia (Tahiti, Bora Bora and Moorea), Samoa, Fiji and Tunstall New Zealand. Exotic and beautiful scenery was viewed and many facts shared with the members. In the business session,

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PLANNER, from page one brainpower of the Research Triangle region and his wife, Amy, wanting to pursue a graduate degree in English. She is attending N.C. State University and wants to be a teacher. She was teaching an undergraduate English course at BYU-Idaho. “I view it as an opportunity to continue my education, too,” Justin Jorgensen said, noting he would perhaps like to take a planning course yearly. The couple lives in Raleigh and is looking for a new home in the southern part of Granville County. They have two young sons and are expecting another child in May. Of his approximately hour-long commute from the capital city, Jorgensen, with a smile, said, “It’s not fun, but you do what you have to do.”

Jorgensen became Granville County’s transportation planner on Aug. 24, succeeding Scottie Wilkins, who left the county government June 12 to become Creedmoor’s business development and transportation projects manager. Wilkins, originally from Kentucky, in 2005 became the county’s first official to work with citizens and area, local and state officials on the long-term needs of bicyclists, motorists and pedestrians. Wilkins was hired by Creedmoor at a salary

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of $48,220. The county was paying her a salary of $40,633. The county is paying Jorgensen a salary of $41,000. Jorgensen said he likes the open spaces of the county and added, “The people are friendly here.” Jorgensen, before joining the county, worked two years as a transportation planning intern at the Johnson County, Iowa, Council of Governments.

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Deaths Annie R. Jones NEW YORK — Annie Gray Royster Jones, 68, of New York, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, in University Hospital in Newark, N.J. She was born in Vance County and was the daughter of Eddie Sr. and Lenora Gray Vann Royster. She was educated in the Vance County public schools and was a graduate of the former Henderson Institute. She moved to New York and furthered her education at Bronx Community College with an associate degree in business. She was employed for 14 years with the Veteran Administration in Manhattan, N.Y., and was a self-employed tailor. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shiloh Baptist Church in Henderson by the Rev. Joseph Ratliff. Burial will follow in Long Creek United Holy Church in Kittrell. Survivors include a daughter, Jacqueline A. Capello of New Jersey; two granddaughters; a greatgrandchild; three sisters, Martha Blakely of Miami, Fla., Bertha Peace of Wilton, and Laretta Hunt of Oxford; three brothers, Eddie Royster Jr. of District Heights, Md., and James H. Royster and

Harold A. Royster, both of Henderson. The family will receive friends Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. The body will be on view at the church one hour before the service. Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Pauletta F. De Jong OXFORD — Pauletta Fay De Jong, a resident of Oxford, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, at her home. She was a native of Mauldin, Mo., and was the daughter of the late Henry Albert and Rosaleen Sillmen Caulder. Surviving are her husband, John De Jong; two daughters, Deborah Michelle of Texas and Dorothy Fay Price of Michigan; two sons, John De Jong and Don De Jong, both of Michigan; two sisters, Dana Wilson of Michigan and Teresa Tyler of Florida; two brothers, Henry Caulder and Paul Calhoun, both of Michigan; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pauletta De Jong Funeral Fund, c/o Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home, P.O. Box 57, Oxford, N.C. 27565.

Ernest L. Glasscock HENDERSON — Ernest Lee Glasscock, age 74, a resident of Vance County, died Dec. 26, 2009, in Maria Parham Medical Center. He was a native of Halifax County, Va., and the son of the late John and Janie Hatchell Glassock. Mr. Glasscock was a member of Eastside Baptist Church. Memorial services will be held on Monday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home by the Rev. Aubrey Florence. Surviving are his wife, Nanie Travis Glasscock of the home; four daughters, Glenda Layton of Greensboro, Brenda G. Watkins and Patsy G. Dean, both of Henderson, and Tammy G. Pierce of Arrangements are by Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home of Oxford.

William T. Pritchett Jr. OXFORD — William Talmage Pritchett Jr., 77, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, at his home. He was a native of Granville County and was the son of the late Talmage Pritchett and Estelle Moss Pritchett.

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Missouri; a son, Ernest B. Glassock of Henderson; a sister, Peggy Travis of Henderson; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a niece, Faye Turner of Oxford; and a bull dog, Sassy Girl. He was preceded in death by a brother, John J. Glasscock Jr.; a stepdaughter, Carol Ann Linsy; a grandson, Jerry Elliott; and a son-in-law, Robert “Robbie” Watkins. The family will receive friends immediately following the services in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ernest Glasscock Memorial Fund, 4244 Dabney Road, Henderson, N.C. 27536. Online memorials www.gnvfh.com; select obituaries. Paid Obituary

He was a member of Enon Baptist Church and was a retired supervisor with the City of Durham Waste Industries Plant. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Enon Baptist Church by the Revs. James C. Shelly Jr. Billy Lynch and Terry Howard. Burial will be in Enon Baptist Church cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Marion Surratt Pritchett of the home; a son, Bill Pritchett of Oxford; a

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stepson, Percy L. Powell Jr. of Oxford; a stepdaughter, Tanyh P. Mattietly of Oxford; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Kathleen Pritchett. The family will receive friends today from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the GentryNewell and Vaughan Funeral Home. At other times, they will be at the home. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Enon Baptist Church, c/o Buck Adcock, 2115 Tommie Road, Oxford, N.C. 27565; or to Sharon Baptist Church, 6746 Goshen Road, Oxford, N.C. 27565. Arrangements are by Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home of Oxford.

He was educated in the Vance County school system and graduated from St. Augustine College in Raleigh. He is survived by a son, Samuel George Sanders III of Sicklerville, N.J.; two grandchildren; and a brother, William Edward Sanders of Henderson. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Garnes and Toney Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Richard Batts. Burial will follow in the Sanders Family Cemetery in Liberia, N.C. Condolences may be sent to the family at 117 Harrington Circle, Willingboro, N.J. 08046. Funeral arrangements are by Garnes and Toney Funeral Home. Please see DEATHS, page 5A

Samuel G. Sanders Jr. WILLINGBORO, N.J. — Samuel George Sanders Jr., 70, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at Cedar Grove Hospital in Cedar Grove, N.J. He was the son of the late Samuel George Sanders Sr. and Geneva Cheek Sanders of Warren County.

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Elizabeth Chase Palamar IRVINGTON, Va. — Elizabeth Chase Palamar, 87 of Irvington, Va., died Friday, December 25, 2009, at the Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury Life Care Retirement Community, where she had been a resident since 2002. The daughter of the late Nellie Schuman and Morton Hazen Chase, she was born in Holyoke, Mass., on February 11, 1922. She attended and graduated with honors from The Walnut Hill School and received her B.A. in Economics from Mount Holyoke College in 1943. She then joined the war effort by attending

Brenda R. Shomo WAKE FOREST — Brenda Rogers Shomo, 62, of 1105 Casey Drive, Wake Forest, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, at her home. A native of Toledo, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Otis and Mildred Pleasant Rogers. She was of the Baptist faith and a retired registered nurse. Private funeral services will be conducted at a later time. Surviving are her husband, Charles E. Shomo of the home; two daughters, Angela B. Heins of Medford, N.J., and Kristie S. Hall of Creedmoor; a son, Hunter Spanks of Baltimore, Md.; and a grandson. Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home of Creedmoor.

Saimaya D. Williams HENDERSON — Saimaya Deshauna Williams, 6 months old, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at Duke Medical Center. She was born in Vance County and was the daughter of

a special training course at Columbia University and went to work for Grumman Aircraft in Farmingdale, N.Y., as a draftsperson. She married Eugene J. Palamar on February 21, 1944. They resided initially in Westbury, N.Y., and then moved to Quogue, N.Y., until relocating in 1988 to Weems, Va. Mrs. Palamar focused her life on service to others — her family, friends and her community. She was an active PTA member, Cub Scout Den mother and community volunteer and found joy in assisting her family and friends. She enjoyed reading, writing letters, knitting, gardening and fishing and adored spending time with her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her two sons, Randal Chase Palamar of Fredericksburg, Va., and Richard Chase Palamar and his wife, Jean Alston Palamar, of Henderson, N.C.; three grandsons, Richard Chase Palamar Jr., and his wife, Katherine Smith Palamar, of Dallas, Texas, John Hazen Palamar and his wife, Maria Baron Palamar, of Raleigh, N.C., and Christopher Rhoads Palamar of Denver, Colo.; one great-grandson; Mercer Chase Palamar of Dallas, Texas; three nieces and nephews, Clayton T. Chase and his wife, Jo Ann, of Ashburn, Va., Richard H. Chase and his wife, Cheryl, of Suffield, Conn., and Betty C. Hyde and her husband, John, of South Hadley, Mass.; and her sister-in-

law, Dorothy T. Chase of South Hadley, Mass. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 58 years, Eugene J. Palamar; and her beloved brother, Hazen P. Chase. A memorial service will be held at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury on Saturday, January 9, 2010, at 12:30 p.m. Arrangements are being handled by the Currie Funeral Home of Kilmarnock, Va. The family would especially like to thank the staff of RW-C for the love, care and support of Mrs. Palamar throughout her time at RW-C. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a gift be made to the RW-C Foundation. foundation@ rw-c.org.

Shenna Henderson and Percy Lee Williams Jr. Chapel services will be at 4 p.m. today at DavisRoyster Funeral Service by the Rev. Clarence Dale. Burial will follow in Antioch United Church of Christ Cemetery. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, William Henry and Vernell Henderson Johnson; and paternal grandparents, Richard and Carrie Helen Kearney. The family will receive friends at the residence of Joyce W. Galloway, 3480 Highway 39 North, Henderson. Funeral arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

and Hattie Belle Roberson Wiggins. She was medically retired and was a former employee of Kiddie Kampus in Wilson. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Middleburg Baptist Church by the Rev. Eddie Nutt. A private burial will be held by the family at Elmwood Cemetery. She is survived by a daughter, Tracey Mooring Haynes of Warrenton; two brothers, William L. Wiggins of Middleburg and Dennis W. Wiggins of Henderson; a sister, Tammy Faye Worthington of Whiteville; and two grandchildren. She was

preceded in death by a brother, Donnie Ray Wiggins. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the fellowship hall of Middleburg Baptist Church. At other times they will be at the home of William and Bonnie Wiggins at 1015 Flemingtown Road. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Wanda Kay Wiggins Williamson Funeral Fund, c/o J.M. White Funeral Home, 60 Zeb Robinson Road, Henderson, N.C. 27536. Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

Wanda W. Williamson OXFORD — Wanda Kay Wiggins Williamson, 51, a resident of Garden Park Villas, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, at Franklin Regional Medical Center. Born in Vance County on July 29, 1958, she was the daughter of the late William Alford Wiggins

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GRANVILLE, from page one road for a middle school. And hopefully we will already have positioned things so that we can do that.” What additionally helped the district make a decision in favor of the Preddys’ land is the lack of other sites being close enough to water and sewer lines, Jordan said. The district budgeted $1.5 million for a hookup and the Preddys’ land is close enough for the district to secure one for approximately $1 million, Jordan said. Jordan said the total cost of the new elementary school would be at least $16.6 million, with the County Commission to have to decide on how to pay for the project. The commissioners earlier this month approved taking steps toward the possible issuance of economic recovery zone bonds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which is the Obama administration’s attempt to kick start the weak national economy with massive government spending. The act created new types of borrowing funds in which local governments could receive a 45 percent interest payment subsidy for projects promoting economic development or economic activities

such as the construction of public facilities. County Manager Brian Alligood has said the county has looked at financing arrangements for the future elementary school and said recovery zone bonds are an option. What the commission’s action did was designate all of Granville County as a recovery zone, with the future school as a project. Alligood has said the county could even seek bond money from other counties that do not use theirs. Alligood has said there is no guarantee of such funding and said the county would choose the best financing, but has reiterated recovery zone bonds would remain an option. Jordan told the newspaper that, subject to funding, the plan is to complete construction in June or July 2011 and have the doors open that autumn. The plan is to serve 600 or 650 elementary students, with expandability to serve 800, Jordan said. The situation is an urgent one because of the sprawl from the Raleigh-Durham area. Creedmoor Elementary has seven modular units and

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Wilton has eight. Mount Energy Elementary School, which opened in 2001 between Wilton and Creedmoor, does not have modular units, but the structure is operating over capacity. Mount Energy’s present enrollment is 671, with the school designed to have a reasonable capacity of 608 and a maximum capacity of 640. Jordan said “the killer here” is Wilton Elementary, where the present enrollment is 650, the reasonable capacity is 375 and the maximum capacity is 395. The district additionally wants to avoid a repeat of what happened in June 2007. That was when the County Commission had to cover construction cost overruns at the new Granville Central High School off Sanders Road near Stem

and additionally had to bail out a cash-strapped county schools system. County voters in 2004 overwhelmingly approved a $35 million bond issue for public education expansion and improvements countywide, including a $17.9 million high school. The cost of Granville Central High ended up being $22.2 million after $600,000 was added for a nearby water tower, a sewer link and a widening of Sanders Road in front of the school grounds. The commission for Fiscal Year 2007-0808 had to raise the tax rate from 70 cents to 75.5 cents on the hundred, largely to help the schools. This past June, the commission, with two dissenting votes and a board member absent, approved a Fiscal Year 2009-2010 budget with a property tax hike to pay for an $8 million bond issue to upgrade libraries countywide

and with a property tax hike for public education. County residents are now paying 82.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, a sevencent increase, with 2.5 cents going to the libraries and the remaining 4.5 cents going to the schools system. The 2007 tax hike was approved before Tim Farley succeeded the retiring Tom Williams as superintendent. Farley made a flurry of hires, including of Jordan, to fill administrative departures or retirements and also did a restructuring of the central office in Oxford. And 10 modular buildings are at Granville Central High because of the new school still not being large enough to serve students. This time, the district has retained a professional firm, the Cary-based Construction Control Corp., to make sure costs are carefully managed when acquiring the land for

and when constructing the future elementary school. Representatives of the corporation made a presentation to the County Commission in October. Jordan told the newspaper the plan is to build the school based on a prototype of another school, with the question being which prototype best fits the district’s need. And Jordan noted the school board having construction liaisons to the commission and the commission having public education liaisons to the school board, with both groups meeting approximately once a month. “And we keep everybody in the loop,” Jordan said, adding that the commissioners are “courageous” in being willing to work with the district and back the project. Contact the writer at bwest@ hendersondispatch.com.

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News Briefs Missionary crosses border into N. Korea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Christian missionary from the U.S. has entered North Korea in order to highlight the plight of tens of thousands of political prisoners Park estimated to be held in the communist state, a human rights activist said Saturday. Robert Park crossed the frozen Tumen River into North Korea from China on Christmas Day to call on North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to release political prisoners and shut down the “concentration camps” where they are held, said the activist, who spoke on condition of anonymity. It was unclear if Park was in custody. North Korea holds some 154,000 political prisoners in six camps across the country, according South Korean government estimates. The activist would only say he is with Pax Koreana, a conservative Seoul-based group that calls for North Korea to improve its human rights record.

men killed an Israeli in a West Bank ambush. The West Bank has been relatively calm, and army raids against Fatah activists are unusual. Abbas and Israel have instead focused on a common foe, the Islamic militant group Hamas.

Sunday with Ashoura — a day that coincides with the seventh day since the death of Iran’s most senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, 87, a sharp critic of Iran’s leaders. His death has given a new push to oppositon protests.

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian security forces beat protesters in central Tehran on Saturday, a sign of mounting tensions ahead of planned opposition rallies to mark a religious festival and the death of a dissident cleric a week ago, the reformist Web site Rah-e-Sabz said. The site said forces used tear gas and pepper spray in an attempt to disperse demonstrators, and broke the windows of cars whose drivers were honking horns in protest. Iran is marking the first 10 days of the Islamic month of Moharram, a time of mourning rituals for a revered Shiite saint. The period culminates

OSLO (AP) — A museum official says Knut Magne Haugland, 92, the last of six crew members who crossed the Pacific Ocean on board the balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki, has died of natural causes. Haugland, decorated by the British in World War II for helping prevent the German nuclear program from getting heavy water to make weapons, joined Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl’s expedition in 1947 as a radio operator. The crew sailed the raft with basic equipment 4,900 miles from Peru to Polynesia in 101 days to prove Heyerdahl’s theory that ancient mariners may have migrated across ocean stretches.

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Three Fatah activists killed in Israeli raid NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian officials say Israeli troops have killed three activists of the Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Anan Attireh, deputy governor of the West Bank’s Nablus district, says Israeli forces opened fire while storming the homes of the men in the city of Nablus. The Israeli military declined immediate comment. Saturday’s operation in Nablus’ old city came two days after Palestinian gun-

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Daily Meditation When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. Matthew 2:9-15

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Who’s your local hero? Our local chambers of commerce do much good work in our communities and for that we are grateful. They market our cities, towns and counties; promote our businesses; bring us together for business after hours and concerts; and are a valuable advocate for their members, among numerous tasks. Two of those chambers – HendersonVance and Granville County – perform another valuable service by recognizing outstanding citizens. The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce honors a Citizen of the Year while the Granville County Chamber of Commerce awards the John Penn Citizen Award. Both honors are awarded at each chamber’s banquet in mid- to late January. Do you have a local hero? Not the kind of person who wears a cape and leaps tall buildings in a single bound. We’re talking more so about the kind of hero who volunteers in some capacity to make our communities better places to live or to help others have a better quality of life. If you’ve got someone in mind, the deadlines are fast approaching for you to get that hero recognized. In Henderson, the Citizen of the Year Award honors an individual “who has made a significant contribution and demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of Henderson and Vance County.” The chamber asks for nominations for someone who “enjoys a reputation for continuous community service in areas such as civic involvement, quality of life improvements, support of business and economic development and humanitarian issues.” The contribution must be outside the realm of the individual’s occupation and nominees must be a Vance resident. In Granville, the John Penn Citizen Award is named for Granville County’s signer of the Declaration of Independence. The Granville chamber encourages members to nominate a citizen who has contributed and given outstanding service to Granville County. Those who are making nominations are asked to list a person’s contributions to the community and their achievements. Both chambers have a form that should be used to submit a nomination, and both have a review committee that selects nominees. The deadline for nominations for the Henderson-Vance award is this Thursday, Dec. 31. Granville’s deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 5. The Henderson-Vance chamber presents its award on Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. Granville’s John Penn Citizen Award will be presented on Monday, Jan. 25, also at the Civic Center. In addition to recognizing the efforts of citizens, these awards also offer encouragement to others in the community to get involved in civic and humanitarian efforts. Chambers, thanks for recognizing the good work done in the community. We hope you are overrun with nominations this year.

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Those duct-tape daredevils (EDITOR’S NOTE: This column was originally published July 11, 2004.) These days, we take flying for granted. We walk aboard commercial airplanes, and although we don’t understand how they work, we’re confident that, thanks to the sophisticated technology embodied in these complex machines, some teeny part, possibly in the toilet, will malfunction and we will be delayed. But sometimes planes actually fly. And when they do, they become soaring monuments to the brave pioneers who made modern aviation possible — people like Wilbur and Orville Wright Brothers, Amelia “Air” Hart, and Earl P. Flinchwater, who developed the computer program that guarantees that no two passengers on any given flight ever pay the same fare. And the aviation pioneering goes on. On a recent Sunday on Biscayne Bay in Miami, I watched as 28 teams of courageous young people — and here I am using the word “courageous” in the sense of “completely out of their minds” — competed in an event called “Flugtag.” Flugtag (pronounced “floog tog”) is sponsored by the Red Bull energy beverage. I tried one,

and it gave me a refreshing lift. I hope to be able to sleep again by Halloween. In Flugtag, which is German for either “Flying Day” or “Make Sure Everybody Signs a Liability Waiver,” competitors build humanpowered aircraft, then push them off a 30-foot-high platform and see how far they can Dave fly. ComBarry petitors Tribune Media also get Services points for style, so they wear costumes and perform skits just before their flights. Before the competition, I examined the aircraft, which were duct-tape-intensive contraptions representing a wide range of aerodynamic concepts. One was a giant replica of Homer Simpson, lying on his back, arms outstretched to form wings. Another was shaped like an enormous pigeon. It was completely covered with feathers, as was its flight team. I asked the pigeon’s designer, Corby Rusk, if he thought the pigeon would actually fly.

“Of course!” he said. “The feathers will give it lift! Feathers fly, right?” Some of the entries looked vaguely like actual airplanes; others did not even have wings. One, entered by a team from England, was shaped like a giant bowler hat. My personal favorite, called “Joy of Birth,” was an enormous cow lying on her back. The cow team members were also dressed as cows. Their skit involved opening the cow’s legs in a clinically gynecological manner and having a team member slide down a ramp and shoot out the birth canal into the bay. “Tasteful” does not begin to describe it. The competition was excellent. Virtually every flight went the same: The team would push its craft onto the 30-foot-high flight platform and be announced by an unnaturally enthusiastic emcee who sounded as though his blood content was 80 percent Red Bull. Then, at the big moment, the team’s pilot would climb into the craft, and the other team members would push the craft toward the end of the platform, gaining speed, until the dramatic moment when the craft would go off the end, and — in a triumph of human ingenuity — fall straight down into the bay.

Yes. Virtually every craft displayed the aerodynamic characteristics of a crowbar. Some of them — notably the ones that resembled real airplanes — appeared to fall even faster than could be explained by gravity alone. Several fell apart before they even reached the platform edge, and just tumbled off in pieces. This went on for more than three hours, yet it somehow remained riveting entertainment. You can have your Master’s golf tournament and your Super Bowl; give me overcaffeinated young people crashing in underengineered contraptions any day. The crowd also loved it. At one point, the emcee was interviewing a team about to compete, and somebody noted that one of the team members had a prosthetic leg. The emcee turned to the crowd and shouted — I swear I am not making this up — ”Give it up, Miami, for the prosthetic leg!” And Miami, not known as a generous town, did. Anyway, the next time you’re on a plane, waiting for a toilet part, take a moment to reflect on the efforts of these bold modern-day aviation pioneers to advance the frontiers of human flight. Then look at the wings. If you see feathers, get off.

Obama has failed his words On his own terms, President Obama is a failure. During the presidential campaign, he fought hammer and tongs with Hillary Clinton over the best way to govern. Clinton, casting herself as a battle-scarred political veteran, argued that diligence, dedicated detail work and working the system were essential for success. Obama, donning the mantle of a redeemer descending from divine heights, argued that his soaring rhetoric was more than “just words”; it was a way out of the poisonous, partisan gridlock of yesteryear. Early on, in New Hampshire, he proclaimed that his “rival in this race is not other candidates. It’s cynicism.” Occasionally the ObamaClinton argument was explicit (such as when they sparred over who was more important to the Civil Rights Act — Martin Luther King Jr. or Lyndon Johnson), but it was always there, implicit in everything from their body language and stagecraft to position papers and platforms. The great irony of it all is that it seems they were both wrong. Obama’s rhetoric in fact looks to be the best way to achieve a Clintonian agenda. But a Clintonian agenda is the worst possible way to live up to Obama’s rhetoric. From his 2004 DNC keynote speech onward, Obama rejected the partisan divide.

He earned points by insisting that invidious descriptions of political opponents were deleterious to civic health and distracted us from the fact that “we are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.” In a speech following a June primaJonah victory, Goldberg ry Obama Tribune Media said he was Services “absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children ... this was the moment — this was the time — when we came together to remake this great nation.” So, does anyone feel like Americans are coming together? Obama the outsider hasn’t changed the way Washington works; he’s worked Washington in a way that only an outsider with no respect for the place would dare. Consider his signature domestic priority: health care reform. After a year of working on it, his progressive base is either profoundly disappointed with him or seethingly angry. His Republican and conservative opponents are not only

furious, they are emboldened. And independents — who’ve been deserting the Democrats in polls and off-year elections — are simply disgusted with the whole spectacle. Most important, an administration that once preened over its people-power roots can’t even claim that Americans like what he’s doing. The bill does have its supporters: inside-the-Beltway pundits and Capitol Hill dealmakers, the pharmaceutical industry and the supposedly rapacious insurance companies (don’t take my word for it, just ask Howard Dean — or your stockbroker). Under the Clintonian paradigm of governance, Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson’s parlaying of his pro-life objections to the Senate bill into a windfall for his state and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ leveraging of his socialist principles for billions in special deals would be dramatic twists in a conventional story of LBJstyle arm-twisting. But Clintonian means cannot further Obamaian ends. For the last year, Obama’s party has made a mockery of everything Obama was supposed to represent. The tone has gotten worse as his communications staff spent the year demonizing Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Fox News. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer called opponents of their health

proposals “un-American.” Over the weekend, Rhode Island’s Sheldon Whitehouse insisted that Senate opposition is being driven in part by “Aryan support groups.” Everywhere you look, the sizzle doesn’t match the steak. He won the Nobel Peace Prize as he (rightly) sent even more men off to war. He promised that the oceans would stop rising but delivered a nonbinding something-or-other in Copenhagen. In his special health care address to Congress in September, he said, “I am not the first president to take up (the cause of health care reform), but I am determined to be the last.” Those were just words, and everyone, including Obama, knew it. Indeed, the only grounds for supporting the bill, according to progressives, is that it is a “first step” or a “starter house” that they’ll build on for years, even generations, to come. In other words, the health care debate is not only not going to end, it’s going to get uglier for as far as the eye can see. But here’s the point: Obama’s rhetorical audacity breeds cynicism, because utopianism always comes up short. Obama has many victories ahead of him, but his cause is already lost. You can write to Jonah Goldberg in care of this newspaper or by e-mail at JonahsColumn@aol.com.

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Richelle Keepman, 24, of air marshal to break cover, Va. Congressman Oconomowoc, Wis., said but rather, “He’s trying to passengers were later interblow up the plane.” Bobby Scott pushes viewed by authorities and re“I basically reacted directleased from the airport. When anti-gang bill ly,” Schuringa said Saturday Schuringa came through the in an interview with CNN. “I NEWPORT NEWS, Va. area, “we were all clapping,” didn’t think. I just jumped. I (AP) — Virginia Congressjust went over there and tried she said. man Bobby Scott has the Schuringa joins the pasto save the plane.” backing of more than sengers on United 93 and Aviation safety experts half of his fellow House others who have leapt into once would have called Schumembers for a $2 billion, action to defend themselves ringa’s actions a mistake and cautioned passengers against aloft since 9/11. Just three five-year anti-gang bill. months after the attacks, fighting back during hijackThe Newport News Briton Richard Reid was ings and other crises in the Democrat is proposing the air. That was before the Sept. overpowered by passengers spending to reach highand crew members on a flight risk youths before they 11 attacks and the actions of from Paris to Miami as he passengers on United Flight turn to gang activity. tried to ignite plastic explo93, who learned while aloft His initiative is called sives hidden in his shoes. A about the hijacked jets that the Youth PROMISE Act. doctor onboard went so far as slammed earlier that day PROMISE is an acronym into New York’s World Trade to inject the restrained Reid for “Prison Reduction with a sedative. Center. through Opportunity, Passengers aren’t only They staged a cabin revolt responding to obvious acts of Mentoring, Intervention, against the al-Qaida terrorSupport and Education.” terror. In June, two off-duty ists who had taken control It involves steering fedofficers handcuffed a traveler of their flight and died when eral grants to local efforts who took off his clothes and their plane crashed into a that can demonstrate they kicked and punched a flight field in Shanksville, Pennsyluse proven methods to attendant on a US Airways vania. But they succeeded in prevent young people from flight to Los Angeles from keeping the jet from destroyCharlotte, N.C. In April 2008, joining gangs or turning to ing another building that passengers duct-taped a day, and their story became crime. drunken man to his seat after legend. One critic is a fellow he attacked a United Airlines Virginian, Republican “I don’t think people are flight attendant on a trip to going to sit back and let Congressman Randy Los Angeles from Hong Kong. Forbes. He wants tougher somebody kill them in the “Aggressive intervention process of fulfilling their sentencing to be a part of has become the new societal extremist agenda or whatthe bill. norm,” said Bill Voss, an ever it happens to be,” said expert at the Flight Safety Dave Heffernan, who helps Monticello now Foundation in Alexandria, oversee self-defense training Va. for commercial flight crews open to private The day after the atat Valenica Community Coltack, authorities at airports lege in Orlando, Fla. “People functions worldwide tightened security, have talked about it. They’ve thought about it. They have a imposing extra searches CHARLOTTESVILLE, on the ground and telling plan of action.” Va. (AP) — Thomas Jefferpassengers flying to the U.S. son’s Monticello is swingOn Saturday, a day after from overseas they can’t get the failed attack on Northing open its historic doors out of their seat during the west 253, federal prosecutors to private functions. charged Umar Farouk Abdul- last hour of their flight. None While Jefferson’s home seemed to mind, and many mutallab, 23, a native of Niis not part of the new said they knew the story of geria, with trying to destroy policy, his library, portions United 93 and would respond the airliner with a device of the Thomas Jefferson aggressively if the new secucontaining a high explosive Visitor Center and other attached to his body. 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Conn. launches interactive highway map for drivers HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials say they hope a new online traffic map helps reduce holiday congestion by letting travelers spot and avoid highway trouble areas. The real-time interactive map went online in November at: www.ct.gov/ dot/cttravel. Connecticut officials say they want to spread the word about the map while travelers are on the road during the holiday season. It lets users view highway incidents with images from traffic cameras, and is updated regularly with details about what’s causing the congestion and when it’s expected to ease. Connecticut transportation Commissioner Joseph Marie says it’s part of a network that also includes more than 300 traffic cameras and dozens of variable message signs.

Cubans mark Operation Pedro Pan anniversary MIAMI (AP) — Thousands of Cubans are remembering their parents’ decision to send them out of communist Cuba — alone. Saturday marked the 49th anniversary of Operation Pedro Pan.

After Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, some parents on the Caribbean island sent their children ahead with visa waivers. The flights began Dec. 26, 1960. By the time they ended 18 months later, more than 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban children had been flown to Miami. The U.S. government funded the effort and supplied the children’s waivers, and the Roman Catholic church promised to care for them. The children lived in orphanages, foster homes and schools until their parents could find a way out of Cuba. Parties, books and documentaries are planned for the 50th anniversary next year.

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Walt preps for a trip to sunny Florida What a wonderful Christmas we had, especially with the new grandson, John experiencing his first at 11 months old. He had a ball, and although I know he won’t remember it and didn’t know what it was all about, he knew something was up what with all the people, pretty paper and food. John is a great kid, and he sure does ham it up for the camera. We got some great pictures of him with his Christmas elf hat on opening presents and playing. After stuffing ourselves with country ham and everything else you could ask for, we all opened our presents, and I Walt don’t Bowen think On the Water anyone Weekly was disappointed. How fortunate we are to have a healthy family and to be able to keep a roof over our heads and food in our bellies during this challenging time for our nation. As I write this, Susan is driving and she, Fred and I are crossing the Georgia-Florida border headed south to Astor, Fla. for nine days of fishing and exploring on the St. Johns River. The first thing we’ll do when we get there is head to the riverside restaurant a couple of miles upstream from the campground for some fried alligator. My hope is that next week’s column will be packed with action and thrills from the land of eagles and other beautiful birds, manatees and alligators. I wish I had the time to do all the things that I could be doing right now. Sam Alashmli invited me to go to the Chesapeake Bay with him to fish for the giant stripers that are migrating through there right now and my cousin Jim invited me to head out fishing with him for the giant blue fin tuna migrating down the North Carolina Coast. Some of the tuna weigh

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Urban Meyer resigns as Florida coach By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer

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North Carolina's Greg Little reaches out to catch a touchdown pass as Pittsburgh's Jarred Holley and Ricky Gary defend during the the Meineke Bowl in Charlotte.

Heartbroken again UNC loses nailbiter to No. 17 Pitt, 19-17 By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE — Pittsburgh hasn’t won this many games since Dan Marino was the quarterback. The only player in school history to rush for more yards in a season than freshman sensation Dion Lewis is somebody named Tony Dorsett. Thanks to a late-game rally in front of a hostile crowd, the Panthers made a strong case they’ve returned to prominence. Lewis rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown to move up in the record book and Dan Hutchins kicked a 33-yard field goal with 52 seconds left, giving 17th-ranked Pitt a 19-17 victory over North Carolina on Saturday in the Meineke Bowl. Winning 10 games for the first time since the Marino era in 1981, Pitt (10-3) overcame a disappointing loss to Cincinnati three weeks ago that cost it a spot in a BCS bowl. “It’s back,” Lewis said

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Pittsburgh kicker Dan Hutchins reacts as North Carolina's Charles Brown looks on after Hutchins' field goal during the final seconds of Pittsburgh's 19-17 win. of Pitt football, moments after he was voted bowl MVP. “We’re not satisfied with just 10 wins. We want to get more next year.” The last win in 2009 required a remarkable 17-play drive that lasted nearly 9 minutes, included a key fourth-down conversion, a costly penalty against North Carolina and 13 runs by the dy-

namic Lewis. Eclipsing Dorsett’s freshman rushing record of 1,686 yards in the first quarter, Lewis also moved past Craig Heyward into second on the school’s single-season list with 1,799 yards. Dorsett rushed for 2,150 yards in 1976 when he won the Heisman Trophy and Pitt won its last national title. “It’s tough to describe what Dion has accomplished,” coach Dave Wannstedt said. “He’s special.” T.J. Yates threw two touchdown passes to Greg Little, but his incomplete pass on fourth-and-10 from his own 49 with 6 seconds left sent the Tar Heels (8-5) to their second straight loss. Yates was 19 of 32 for 183 yards and an interception while Little caught seven passes for 87 yards and Ryan Houston rushed for 83 yards. But North Carolina’s defense, which came in Please see MEINEKE, page 3B

Trojans come to play USC defeats BC, 24-13 in San Fran By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer

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Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley throws against Boston College during the first quarter of the Emerald Bowl.

SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Barkley threw touchdown passes to Stanley Havili on Southern California’s first two possessions and added a touchdown run in the fourth quarter to help the Trojans beat Boston College 24-13 in the Emerald Bowl on Saturday night. The victory was far from impressive but it did put a positive ending on a disappointing season for USC (9-4). The Trojans lost three of their final five regular-season games to fall out of the national rankings for the first time

since Pete Carroll’s first season as coach in 2001. That left USC in an unfamiliar bowl setting after making it to the Bowl Championship Series the past seven years, including four straight Rose Bowl bids. But the Trojans made the most of it, handing Boston College (8-5) its second straight bowl loss after an eight-year bowl winning streak. Damian Williams caught 12 passes for 189 yards in what could be his final game for the Trojans, grabbing long passes to set up Havili’s second score and Barkley’s 1-yard Please see EMERALD, page 2B

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer resigned Saturday as Florida’s football coach after five seasons and two national titles because of health concerns that came to light when he suffered chest pains following the SEC championship game earlier this month. The 45-year-old Meyer will coach his final game at the Sugar Bowl against Cincinnati on New Year’s Day. He leaves No. 5 Florida with a 56-10 record that includes a 32-8 mark in league play and a schoolrecord 22-game winning streak that was snapped by Alabama in the Southeastern Conference title game Dec. 5. “I have given my heart and soul to coaching college football and mentoring young men for the last 24-plus years and I have dedicated most of my waking moments the last five years to the Gator football program,” Meyer said in a statement. “I have ignored my health for years, but recent developments have forced me to re-evaluate my priorities of faith and family.” Meyer said he consulted with his family, doctors, school president Bernie Machen and athletic director Jeremy Foley before deciding it was in his best interest to focus on his health and

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In this Jan. 8, 2007 file photo, Florida head coach Urban Meyer holds the Championship Trophy after defeating Ohio State 41-14 at the BCS national championship game. family. Meyer will hold a news conference in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon. “Coach Meyer and I have talked this through and I realize how hard this was for him to reach this decision,” Foley said. “But the bottom line is that Coach Meyer needed to make a choice that is in the best interest of his well being and his family. I certainly appreciate what he has meant to the University of Florida, our football program and the Gator Nation. I have never seen anyone more committed to his players, his family and his program. Above all, I appreciate our friendship.” A tireless recruiter and creative motivator, Meyer Please see MEYER, page 2B

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Charlotte guard Raymond Felton drives the ball toward Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook in the first quarter in Oklahoma City.

Bobcats fall to Durant and Thunder in Oklahoma City OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Russell Westbrook had 22 and the Oklahoma City Thunder held off the Charlotte Bobcats 98-91 on Saturday night. Nenad Krstic added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the surprising Thunder, who improved to 15-14. They didn’t earn their 15th win last season until the 60th game, on March 2. A near-capacity crowd of 17,961 showed up at the 18,203-seat Ford Center, two nights after the biggest snowstorm (14 inches) in Oklahoma City history. Stephen Jackson had 24 points for the Bobcats, who dropped to 1-13 on the road. Early in the second

half Oklahoma City led by as many as 12 points, 62-50, after a 12-0 run. But Charlotte didn’t go away, twice closing within four in the final 2 minutes. Beginning late in the first quarter, the Thunder built a 37-27 lead on the strength of a 17-0 run. Reserve guard Eric Maynor, playing in his first home game since being acquired by the Thunder, led the scoring spree. He had seven of the final 10 points during that span, scoring after a steal, on a driving layup and with a 3-pointer. After Oklahoma City went ahead 39-29, Charlotte answered with a 12-0 run. But the Thunder led 53-50 at halftime.

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Two-minute drill No. 6 West Virginia needs overtime to remain undefeated NFL Person of interest named in Panthers case CHARLOTTE (AP) — Police say a man wanted for cyberstalking may be the same person pretending to be Carolina Panthers left tackle Travelle Wharton. A misdemeanor cyberstalking warrant has been issued for Christon Brewer, who has lived in Charlotte and Monroe. The Panthers announced last week that a Wharton impostor defrauded a handful of people out of about $25,000 in bogus investment scams over the past year. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Sgt. Walter Bowling said Saturday that Brewer used an alias of Travelle Wharton and is a “person of interest” relating to the impersonation investigation of the Panthers player. No arrests have been made.

Panthers RB Sutton won’t play vs Giants CHARLOTTE (AP) — Panthers reserve running back Tyrell Sutton won’t play against the New York Giants on Sunday because of a calf injury. Sutton didn’t travel on Saturday, a day after the team listed him as doubtful for the game. Starting running back DeAngelo Williams was also doubtful with a sprained left ankle, although he made the trip to New York. His backup, Jonathan Stewart, replaced Williams in the first quarter last Sunday against Minnesota and rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown.

College Football Thomas 1st woman to officiate bowl DETROIT (AP) — Sarah Thomas is making history at the Pizza Bowl. A bowl spokesman says Thomas became the first woman to officiate a bowl game when she worked Saturday’s Ohio-Marshall matchup as the line judge. She was the first woman to be an official for a major college football game in 2007 and is on the NFL’s list of officiating prospects. The married mother of two young sons is from Brandon, Miss., and is a pharmaceutical representative. Thomas is one of five women officiating in major college football.

NBA Lakers: Ron Artest injured in fall at home LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest has injuries to his head and left elbow after falling at his home. The team says in a news release that Artest didn’t travel with the Lakers to Saturday’s game at Sacramento after tripping over a box and falling down a flight of stairs at his home on Christmas night. He was treated at UCLA Medical Center, undergoing a CT scan and receiving stitches in the back of his head and his elbow. He’s expected to be examined by a neurologist later Saturday, when the Lakers will be able to estimate when Artest can rejoin the team. Lakers coach Phil Jackson allowed his team to stay home on Christmas night after Los Angeles’ 102-87 loss to Cleveland, flying to Sacramento on Saturday morning.

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NEWARK, N.J. — Devin Ebanks scored 22 points, Da’Sean Butler had 21 and Kevin Jones added 19 to lead No. 6 West Virginia to a 90-84 overtime victory over Seton Hall on Saturday, keeping the Mountaineers one of six unbeaten teams in Division I. Ebanks had 17 rebounds and Jones grabbed 14 for the Mountaineers (10-0) in the Big East opener for both teams.

Jeremy Hazell had a career-high 41 points for the Pirates (9-2), who closed regulation with a 12-2 run to force the extra 5 minutes in the only game in the country on Saturday involving a Division I team. Butler hit a 3-pointer 34 seconds into the overtime to give West Virginia the lead for good. The biggest plays of the overtime belonged to Jones, a freshman forward. Ebanks missed a jumper as the shot clock wound down with 56 seconds to play and Jones grabbed the

RALEIGH — Mike Richards and Danny Briere scored in the shootout, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday night to give coach Peter Laviolette a victory against his former club. Richards, Briere and Jeff Carter scored in regulation for the Flyers, and Michael Leighton stopped his former Carolina teammates cold in the shootout. The Flyers blew a three-goal lead with 11 minutes left but regrouped to improve to 3-2 in shootouts this season. They won consecutive games for the first time in more than a month and kept the Hurricanes winless in three straight. Jussi Jokinen scored two goals and Brandon Sutter added one for Carolina, which came up empty on attempts by Tuomo Ruutu and Jokinen in the shootout. Richards ended it in the

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in the 2007 season. BC got help from a big mistake by USC to get another score late in the half. Michael Morgan was called for pass interference on a third-and-21 toss to Chris Pantale that went only 2 yards. But the infraction gave the Eagles an automatic first down and Shinskie connected with Rich Gunnell on a 61-yard TD pass on the next play to make it 14-13. Gunnell finished with six catches for 130 yards, breaking Pete Mitchell’s school record for yards receiving with 2,659 in his career.

we talk about a lot. You’ve got to take care of yourself. Although we’re both very passionate, you can’t always let it all feel like everything is on your chest. “And I think he’s doing a better job of doing that. But when you have guys kind of not doing the right thing and you get beat in a game like that, it can weigh on you a little bit. I think he felt a little bit of that. But I think he’s doing a little bit better now, though.” Meyer has a wife and

three children — the oldest recently started college at Georgia Tech — and has said repeatedly he would never stay in coaching long enough to be like Florida State’s Bobby Bowden or Penn State’s Joe Paterno. Nonetheless, his tenure will be remembered. “He leaves a lasting legacy on the field, in the classroom and in the Gainesville community,” Machen said. “I am saddened that Urban is stepping down, but I have deep respect for his decision.”

Carolina goalie Cam Ward tries to control the shot of Philadelphia’s Darroll Powe during the first period. second round by tucking the puck between Cam Ward’s legs. For Philadelphia, a season-high six-game road swing that includes the Winter Classic at Fenway Park got started with its first winning streak since mid-November. It certainly wasn’t easy, though it looked that way early. The Flyers led 2-0 midway through the first period when Richards chipped his rebound past Ward at 10:13 and Carter

EMERALD, from page 1B sneak that gave USC a 2413 lead with 11:53 remaining. Williams is expected to skip his senior season to enter the NFL draft. The Eagles stayed close with the Trojans for most of the game before Dave Shinskie threw an interception to Shareece Wright early in the fourth quarter. On the next play, Barkley connected on a 48-yard pass to Williams, who made a leaping grab between three defenders. Barkley scored on the next play. The Trojans won despite playing without leading rusher Joe McKnight, who

was not cleared to play as the school investigates whether he violated rules by using an SUV that doesn’t belong to him. McKnight is USC’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2005, with 1,014 yards on 6.2 yards per carry and eight touchdowns. USC struggled on the ground without McKnight but was able to move the ball consistently through the air as Barkley often found open receivers on slant patterns. Barkley completed 27 of 37 passes for 350 yards in the second 300-yard game of his freshman season. He also threw two interceptions

came to Florida from Utah in fall 2004 amid speculation he would end up at Notre Dame. Meyer brought most of his staff with him — some of whom worked with him at Bowling Green (200102) and Utah (2003-04). Together, they restored the program to national prominence two years later with the school’s second national championship. The Gators upset Ohio State 41-14 in Glendale, Ariz.; they won another one last January by beating Oklahoma 24-14 in Miami. With just about his entire team returning this fall, Meyer spent all season coaching under intense pressure and sky-high expectations. He said he welcomed it all as the defending national champions tried to become just the second team in the last 14 years to repeat. But the season was far from smooth. Florida dealt with distraction after distraction, prompting Meyer to call it “the year of stuff.” It included preseason talk about perfection; flulike symptoms that

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that allowed Boston College to stay close until the fourth quarter. The Trojans got a fast start by scoring touchdowns on their two possessions with passes from Barkley to Havili to go up 14-0. But USC didn’t score again in the half, with Barkley throwing an interception deep in BC territory to end one potential scoring drive. The Eagles got right back into the game with a 7-yard run by Montel Harris. Steve Aponavicius hit the upright on the extra point attempt, ending a streak of 81 straight makes since late

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WELCOME, (AP) — A crew member for Richard Childress Racing has died of complications from the H1N1 virus. Donald “DJ” Richardson died late Friday after a lengthy hospitalization for acute respiratory distress syndrome. Richardson contracted H1N1 during a Thanksgiving visit to his home state of Massachusetts, and team officials say he had been hospitalized at Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster the entire time. The 37-year-old Richardson spent last season as a tire changer on Kevin Harvick’s crew. He began his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career with Andy Petree Racing in 1999 and had previously worked for Penske Racing, Hendrick Motorsports and Braun Racing.

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slipped into the high slot and beat Ward with a high snap shot about 4 minutes later. Briere made it a three-goal game midway through the third. But instead of burying the Hurricanes, that goal seemed to wake them up. Jokinen’s first goal came 24 seconds later on a backhand, Sutter outmuscled Braydon Coburn to make it 3-2 with 4:02 left and Jokinen tied it with a wrist shot with 3:13 left,

giving him his first multigoal game of the season. Leighton finished with 37 saves for Philadelphia against the team that cut him loose earlier this month. He went 1-4 with Carolina but became expendable to the Hurricanes when they signed Manny Legace to fill in when Ward was hurt, and was claimed off waivers by the Flyers on Dec. 15. Ward stopped 33 shots against his former backup. This was a matchup of the only two coaches the Hurricanes’ franchise has known since leaving Hartford. Paul Maurice shepherded the Whalers’ move to North Carolina in 1997 and led the franchise to the 2002 Stanley Cup final but was fired a year later and was replaced by Laviolette — who led Carolina to its only Cup in 2006 but was fired 2 1/2 years later and was, in turn, replaced by Maurice. The Flyers hired Laviolette on Dec. 4 after they fired John Stevens.

By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer

MEYER, from page 1B

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play with 57 seconds left in regulation gave the Mountaineers a 75-65 lead. Hazell hit a 3 to cap a 9-0 run that brought Seton Hall within 75-74 with 15 seconds left. Butler made two free throws for a three-point lead with 12.9 seconds left. Hazell hit a 3 with 6.9 seconds left to tie it and Ebanks missed a chance to win it when his 3-point attempt bounced off the rim at the buzzer. West Virginia has won five straight games in the series, including a 92-66 blowout last season.

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rebound. With 32 seconds left, Jones hit a 3 to give West Virginia an 87-80 lead and the Pirates didn’t get closer than six points the rest of the way. That Seton Hall even had a chance to get the game to overtime was surprising considering the Pirates finished 6 of 30 from 3-point range — 4 of 19 by Hazell — and they shot less than 50 percent from the free throw line (16 of 33), including going 8 of 20 from the line after halftime. Butler’s three-point

ravaged the team; Tim Tebow’s concussion; opposing fans hijacking cell phone numbers; facing former assistant Dan Mullen; linebacker Brandon Spikes’ eye-gouging incident; Meyer’s hefty fine for criticizing officials; defensive end Carlos Dunlap’s drunk-driving arrest; a few controversial calls; some close games; and what seemed to be a season-long offensive slump. Indeed, the Gators went through just about everything in 2009. Still, the loss to Alabama was the most crushing blow — until this. The Crimson Tide derailed Florida’s perfect season and left Meyer in a Gainesville hospital. Team officials initially said he was treated and released for dehydration. But players and coaches later said Meyer had chest pains. Meyer refused to talk about his hospital stay, but acknowledged that he needed to take better care of himself. “He puts a lot on himself and he cares a lot and he takes a lot of the burden on himself,” Tebow said last week. “That’s something

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The AFC West race has ended with San Diego winning it and the Broncos desperately clinging to a wild-card spot at 8-6. A loss to the Eagles, who already own at least a wild-card berth in the NFC, could send Denver spiraling out of the postseason altogether.

San Diego at Tennessee (11-3) (7-7)

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Chargers need a win or Patriots loss to clinch AFC’s No. 2 seed and first round bye. Titans remain mathematically alive for the playoffs.

Colts try to stay unbeaten against Jets in Week 16 Buffalo at Atlanta (5-9) (7-7)

Bills only win in Atlanta was in 1973. They have not made the playoffs in this decade. The Falcons need to sweep final two games to stay in it.

Kansas City at Cincinnati (3-11) (9-5)

Oakland at Cleveland (5-9) (3-11)

Chiefs and Bengals split the previous four games. Bengals can clinch AFC North title with win or Baltimore loss, but wasted chances in last two games.

Two storied struggling franchises with coaches on the hot seat. Raiders are seeking first back-to-back wins this season.

Jacksonville at New England Tampa Bay at New Orleans (2-12) (13-1) (7-7) (9-5)

Carolina at N.Y. Giants (6-8) (8-6)

Both teams missed chances to ruin Indianapolis’ unbeaten season by giving up late scoring passes from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne.

Saints can clinch No. 1 NFC playoff seed with win. Bucs seek first two-game winning streak of season. Tampa Bay last won in New Orleans in 2007.

Last week, Panthers QB Matt Moore had career-high 299 yards and three TDs over the Vikings; Giants 45 points were their most on the road since 1954.

Seattle at Green Bay (5-9) (9-5)

Houston at Miami (7-7) (7-7)

Seahawks lost the last four in Green Bay, including in playoffs to end their 2003 and 2007 seasons. Packers are second in NFL in total defense.

Texans are the only NFL teams the Dolphins have never defeated. A win Sunday would tie Houston’s franchise record for victories with eight.

Denver at Philadelphia (8-6) (10-4)

Baltimore at Pittsburgh (8-6) (7-7)

Broncos are now in danger of falling out of playoffs. Eagles won five in a row to secure playoff spot. A win Sunday with a Cowboy loss gives Eagles NFC East.

Teams are meeting for the fourth time in 13 months. Baltimore can clinch AFC playoff if they win and Jaguars and Jets lose. (Mon.)

St. Louis at Arizona (1-13) (9-5)

Rams have lost six in a row to Cardinals. If Cardinals beat St. Louis, 10 wins would be their most since 1976.

Detroit at San Francisco (2-12) (6-8)

Detroit has lost 82 games since start of 2003 season. San Francisco needs to win its final two games to avoid seventh straight losing season.

N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis (7-7) (14-0)

Jets face undefeated team in December for second time in three seasons. Colts have set NFL records with 23 straight regularseason wins and 115 in a decade.

Dallas at Washington (9-5) (4-10)

Cowboys will clinch playoff berth with a win and Giants loss to Carolina. Dallas is trying to win first back-to-back games in December since 2003.

MEINEKE, from page <AP> 1B NFL WK 16 CAPSULES 122309: ADVANCE FOR DEC. 26-27; NFL Week 15 matchups; 4c x 4 1/2 inches; 245 mm x 114 mm; with sixth in the nation overall and ninth against the run, struggled to contain the shifty Lewis and continued a trend of struggling to close out games over the past two seasons under coach Butch Davis. “I don’t think we played as smart as we needed to,” Davis said. The matchup of old coaching buddies went to Wannstedt. Davis and Wannstedt worked on Jimmy Johnson’s staffs at Oklahoma State, Miami and the Dallas Cowboys, winning a national title and Super Bowl together. Their careers then included NFL head coaching jobs before they returned to college. It took Wannstedt’s big gamble to lift Pitt after North Carolina took a 17-16 lead late in the third quarter on Yates’ 14-yard TD pass to Little. Facing a fourth-and-1 from his own 30 with 6:36

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left, senior Bill Stull got 3 yards on a quarterback keeper. Lewis was later stuffed on third down, leaving Wannstedt with another decision on fourth-and-2 from the North Carolina 30 with 1:30 left. He brought out the field goal unit, but Pitt used a hard count and North Carolina’s Cam Thomas jumped offsides, giving Pitt a first down. “We were definitely trying to draw them offsides,” Wannstedt said. “But we were going to kick it. ... But that extra 20 yards sure helped.” Lewis got 13 yards on the next play, and his 6-yard run into the middle of the field on his 28th carry set up Hutchins’ fourth field goal. “The running back, Dion Lewis, he just bounced when he needed to bounce, he got in the hole when he needed to do it,” North

Carolina cornerback Kendric Burney said. Lewis broke Dorsett’s 36-year-old freshman mark on a 24-yard run late in the first quarter that ended with him fumbling the ball through the end zone for a touchback when E.J. Wilson knocked the ball free. The speedy Lewis made up for it an 11-yard touchdown run that put Pitt ahead 10-7 early in the second quarter. The 5-foot-8 Lewis had eclipsed 100 yards by halftime, his 10th 100-yard game of the season and his eighth straight. Not bad for a lightly recruited player deemed too small by most of the major schools. Davis compared him to Clinton Portis, and Lewis was already fielding 2010 Heisman Trophy questions after the game. “That’s too much,” Lewis said. “I don’t think I’m ready for that right now.”

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 36 26 9 1 53 107 79 Pittsburgh 38 26 11 1 53 124 97 N.Y. Rangers 38 18 16 4 40 105 106 N.Y. Islanders 39 15 17 7 37 96 123 Philadelphia 37 17 18 2 36 104 108

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 23 5 .821 Toronto 14 17 .452 New York 11 18 .379 Philadelphia 7 22 .241 New Jersey 2 28 .067

GB — 10 1/2 12 1/2 16 1/2 22

Buffalo Boston Ottawa Montreal Toronto

Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 37 22 11 4 48 98 84 36 18 11 7 43 96 91 38 19 15 4 42 105 113 40 19 18 3 41 105 110 39 13 17 9 35 109 136

Orlando Atlanta Miami Charlotte Washington

Southeast Division W L Pct 22 8 .733 21 8 .724 15 12 .556 11 17 .393 10 18 .357

GB — 1/2 5 1/2 10 11

Washington Atlanta Florida Tampa Bay Carolina

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 38 24 8 6 54 139 103 37 18 15 4 40 122 118 39 16 16 7 39 112 126 38 14 15 9 37 97 117 38 9 22 7 25 93 140

Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago Detroit Indiana

Central Division W L Pct 23 8 .742 12 16 .429 11 17 .393 11 18 .379 9 19 .321

GB — 9 1/2 10 1/2 11 12 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 37 25 9 3 53 112 75 Nashville 38 22 13 3 47 108 109 Detroit 38 19 14 5 43 100 100 St. Louis 37 17 15 5 39 96 102 Columbus 39 14 18 7 35 107 136 Colorado Calgary Vancouver Minnesota Edmonton San Jose Phoenix Los Angeles Dallas Anaheim

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 39 21 12 6 48 115 114 36 20 11 5 45 102 89 37 21 16 0 42 114 94 38 19 16 3 41 100 107 37 15 18 4 34 108 123 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 37 22 8 7 51 122 97 38 23 13 2 48 100 85 37 22 12 3 47 111 108 37 16 10 11 43 110 113 37 15 15 7 37 103 117

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Saturday’s Games Ottawa 3, Buffalo 2, SO Philadelphia 4, Carolina 3, SO Montreal 3, Toronto 2, OT Detroit 2, Columbus 1 N.Y. Islanders 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT Washington 4, New Jersey 1 Tampa Bay 4, Atlanta 3 Minnesota 4, St. Louis 3 Chicago 4, Nashville 1 Los Angeles at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Boston at Florida, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Buffalo at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Nashville at Chicago, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 8 p.m. Monday’s Games Atlanta at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m. Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m. Montreal at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Phoenix at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Rutgers 45, UCF 24 Sunday, Dec. 20 New Orleans Bowl Middle Tennessee 42, Southern Miss. 32 Tuesday, Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl BYU 44, Oregon State 20 Wednesday, Dec. 23 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Utah 37, California 27 Thursday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu SMU 45, Nevada 10

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 21 9 .700 Houston 18 12 .600 San Antonio 16 11 .593 New Orleans 13 15 .464 Memphis 13 16 .448

GB — 3 3 1/2 7 7 1/2

Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 20 10 .667 Portland 20 12 .625 Utah 17 13 .567 Oklahoma City 15 14 .517 Minnesota 7 24 .226

GB — 1 3 4 1/2 13 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct 23 5 .821 19 11 .633 13 15 .464 12 17 .414 7 21 .250

GB — 5 10 11 1/2 16

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Saturday, Dec. 19 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28, 2OT

Friday’s Games Miami 93, New York 87 Boston 86, Orlando 77 Cleveland 102, L.A. Lakers 87 Phoenix 124, L.A. Clippers 93 Portland 107, Denver 96 Saturday’s Games Dallas 106, Memphis 101 Atlanta 110, Indiana 98 Houston 98, New Jersey 93 Oklahoma City 98, Charlotte 91 Chicago 96, New Orleans 85 Minnesota 101, Washington 89 San Antonio 112, Milwaukee 97 Utah 97, Philadelphia 76 L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Detroit at Toronto, 1 p.m. Indiana at Miami, 6 p.m. Houston at Cleveland, 6 p.m. San Antonio at New York, 6 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 8 p.m. Boston at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Monday’s Games Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Memphis, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m. Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Boston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Ohio 21 Marshall 17 Meineke Bowl At Charlotte Pittsburgh 19 North Carolina 17 Emerald Bowl At San Francisco Southern Cal 24 Boston College 13 Sunday, Dec. 27 Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. Clemson (8-5) vs. Kentucky (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 28 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Georgia (7-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 29 EagleBank Bowl At Washington Temple (9-3) vs. UCLA (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Miami (9-3) vs. Wisconsin (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Minnesota at Chicago (11-3) (5-9)

Vikings would earn firstround bye in NFC playoffs with win and Philadelphia loss or tie; or Vikings tie and Eagles loss.

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North Carolina couldn’t overcome its numerous mistakes in falling to 0-3 in the Charlotte bowl. Erik Highsmith’s fumble set up a Pitt field goal, and Yates was picked off by Dan Mason near the goal line in the second quarter. Even Yates’ 15-yard TD pass to a double-covered Little in the first quarter ended with a 15-yard penalty when Little punted the ball into the stands. There wasn’t much competition for the ball. The crowd of 50,389 was the smallest in the bowl’s eight seasons, and North Carolina ended with a loss in Charlotte for a second straight season. “To put ourselves in back-to-back winning seasons, back-to-back bowl games these last two years, we’ve covered an awful lot of ground,” Davis said. “We haven’t scratched the surface of where we want to go.” (NFL) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Virginia Tech (9-3) vs. Tennessee (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Northwestern (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Penn State (10-2) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ABC) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Florida State (6-6) vs. West Virginia (9-3), 1 p.m. (CBS) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Ohio State (10-2) vs. Oregon (10-2), 5 p.m. (ABC) Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Florida (12-1) vs. Cincinnati (12-0), 8:30 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 2 International Bowl At Toronto South Florida (7-5) vs. Northern Illinois (7-5), Noon (ESPN2) Cotton Bowl At Dallas Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Mississippi (8-4), 2 p.m. (FOX) PapaJohns.com Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Connecticut (7-5) vs. South Carolina (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. East Carolina (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Michigan State (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 4 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Boise State (13-0) vs. TCU (12-0), 8 p.m. (FOX) Tuesday, Jan. 5 Orange Bowl At Miami Iowa (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (11-2), 8 p.m. (FOX) Wednesday, Jan. 6 GMAC Bowl

Wednesday, Dec. 30 Humanitarian Bowl At Boise, Idaho Bowling Green (7-5) vs. Idaho (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Nebraska (9-4) vs. Arizona (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Mobile, Ala. Central Michigan (11-2) vs. Troy (9-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 31 Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Stanford (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (7-5), Noon (CBS) Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Air Force (7-5) vs. Houston (10-3), Noon (ESPN) Texas Bowl At Houston Missouri (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Minnesota (6-6) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 5 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 23 East-West Shrine Classic At Orlando, Fla. East vs. West, 3 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 7 BCS National Championship At Pasadena, Calif. Alabama (13-0) vs. Texas (13-0), 8 p.m. (ABC)

Saturday, Jan. 30 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFL) Saturday, Feb. 6 Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Challenge At El Paso, Texas Texas vs. Nation, 3 p.m. (CBSC)

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In this file photo, Carolina receiver Steve Smith hangs onto the ball as he scores a touchdown against New England cornerback Shawn Springs. Different in size, style, age and stature, the two Smiths are big talents as they prepare to face off Sunday.

Two Steve Smiths prepare to do battle in the Big Apple CHARLOTTE. (AP) — Dwayne Jarrett played with receiver Steve Smith in college at USC. He's a teammate now in Carolina with receiver Steve Smith, too. They're just different guys. "I call that Steve Smith 'Smitty,'" Jarrett said pointing to his Panthers teammate's locker. "And I call the other Steve Smith 'Scuba.' That's his name from SC, 'Scuba Steve.' Or 'Eugene,' his middle name. Put that out there." While they have the same name, hail from California, weren't drafted high and play the same position in the NFL, there are plenty of differences between the two as they prepare to face off on Sunday when the Panthers (6-8) visit the New York Giants (8-6). Carolina's Smith is six years older, has been to the Pro Bowl four times and has established himself as one of the NFL's top receivers. He's also moody, has a fierce temper and his play is fueled on unmatched intensity. The Giants' Steve Smith is more laid back, two inches taller and has yet to establish his namesake's pro credentials. But a peek of the league's statistics show it's the younger Smith with better numbers this season. He's tied for fourth in the league with 90 catches and his 1,090 yards receiving rank ninth. Carolina's Steve Smith, slowed by poor quarterback play, has 60 catches for 922 yards. But he's coming off his best game of the season, catching nine passes for 157 yards and a touchdown in the Panthers' 26-7 upset of Minnesota. "I think we're different receivers," the Giants' Smith said. "He's shorter

and he's done special teams and he's fast and quick. I think we can both stretch the field and I think his playmaking ability after the catch is something I'm trying to get better at." The two Smiths could be — and probably should be — teammates in Carolina. The Giants then took Smith with the 51st pick, and the their careers have gone in opposite directions. Jarrett has been a big disappointment. He's yet to catch a touchdown pass in the NFL and was inactive for last Sunday's game. Meanwhile, his former USC teammate is on the verge of his first Pro Bowl selection after becoming the Giants' top receiving option. "My personal opinion: he might be a Pro Bowler," Carolina's Smith said. "So if you're a Pro Bowler, you're doing a great job. There is nothing that I can add to it or take away from it. There is nothing I can say to take away from it and it would be foolish, I think it would be disrespectful to try to take anything away from him. He has a Super Bowl ring, I don't." If Jake Delhomme hadn't struggled so much earlier in the season, Smith would probably be in line for another Pro Bowl selection despite being drafted in the third round out of Utah in 2001 as a kick returner. "He's a big play guy whether he's running reverses or catching the ball short and running or catching it deep," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. "He's always been that way and he deserves extra attention." But after being the "other Steve Smith" for his first two years in the NFL, the Giants receiver is making a case for equal billing.

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fishing season. I send mine to a fellow in Kannapolis, and he cleans and lubricates them after replacing any worn parts. His prices are very reasonable and he usually gets them back to me in less than a week. I will gladly send you his contact information if you drop me a line at the email address below. Also, if you are interested in upgrading to a top of the line home, see Debra at Oakwood on Norlina road and tell her Walt sent you. Contact the writer at waltbowen@yahoo.com.

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Marshall ushers in new era with win over Ohio in Detroit By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer

DETROIT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Martin Wardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tackle-breaking run and powerful plunge along with a punt return gave Marshall a big lead over Ohio in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Did Ward think it was going to be easy? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah, pretty much,â&#x20AC;? he acknowledged. Not quite. The Bobcats rallied to pull within four points late in the third quarter and had chances to complete the comeback in the fourth, missing a wide-open receiver on a trick play and failing to take advantage of their last two drives before losing 21-17 to Marshall on Saturday. DeQuan Bembryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interception with 40 seconds left

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Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gerald Moore pursues Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Andre Booker as Booker returns a punt 58 yards for a touchdown during the first quarter of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. sealed the victory for the Thundering Herd (7-6). â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just a relief,â&#x20AC;? Bembry said. The Bobcats (9-5) rallied with Shannon Ballardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rutgers vs. UCF (8-4) (8-4 )

Wyoming vs. Fresno State (6-6) (8-4 )

75-yard return off a fumble in the second quarter, Terrence McCraeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TD catch and Matt Wellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s field goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our players played hard

throughout the course of the second half,â&#x20AC;? said Ohio coach Frank Solich, the former Nebraska coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But for whatever reason, we were not ready to go at the beginning of the game.â&#x20AC;? The game looked like it was going to be a rout when Wardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2-yard run put Marshall ahead 21-0 with 7:21 left in the first half. He scored on a 12-yard run through more than a few defenders and Andre Booker had 58-yard punt return for a touchdown at the end of the quarter. Just when it appeared to be over, Ballard returned a fumble 75 yards to give Ohio a much-needed spark. The Bobcats carried the momentum into the second half, when Theo Scott connected with McCrae on an 8-yard pass midway through the third quarter.

Wellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 46-yard field goal made it 21-17 with 4:38 left in the third. Ohio drove to the Marshall 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; taking advantage of two late-hit penalties against the Herd â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but stalled and missed a field goal that wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve pulled the Bobcats within a point early in the fourth quarter. During the drive, wide receiver LaVon Brazill badly overthrew Taylor Price on a play that fooled the Herd. The Bobcats stayed in the game despite just 123 yards of offense. The schools, located 82 miles apart, played 52 times between 1905 and 2004 in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Battle for the Bell,â&#x20AC;? with the trophy symbolizing the Ohio River separating Ohio and West Virginia. They hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played since Marshall left

BYU vs. Oregon St. (10-2) (8-4)

Southern Miss. vs. Middle Tenn. (7-5) (9-3)

the Mid-American Conference for Conference USA in 2005. The Herd was led by interim coach Rick Minter. Mark Snyder resigned at Marshall after the season and will be replaced by West Virginia assistant coach John â&#x20AC;&#x153;Docâ&#x20AC;? Holliday, who was an assistant to Urban Meyer on Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2006 national championship team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Probably, not many guys from our staff will be asked back,â&#x20AC;? Minter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the business. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not shedding tears.â&#x20AC;? Martin is excited about the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To do this, after what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been through in the last month, that shows you what this program is about,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did this for the seniors, but we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop here.â&#x20AC;?

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Kentucky and Clemson meet again in Music City Bowl ST. PETERSBURG BOWL St. Petersburg, Fla. Dec. 19, 2009; 8 p.m. EST

NEW MEXICO BOWL Albuquerque, N.M. Dec. 19, 2009; 4:30 p.m. EST

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Call the Music City Bowl the Kentucky Wildcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new postseason home. Here for the third time in four years, Kentucky fans Southern Calbored vs. Boston arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t by theCollege familiar (8-4) (8-4) scenery. The Wildcats (7-5) EMERALD BOWL canSan make team history by Francisco Dec. 26, 2009; p.m. EST beating C.J.8Spiller and Clemson on Sunday night to win a fourth straight bowl game, and fans have bought more than 15,000 tickets through the school alone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our fans have been great traveling and certainly our biggest successes this year have been on Air Houstoncoach theForce road,â&#x20AC;?vs. Kentucky (7-5) (10-3) Rich Brooks said Saturday. ARMED FORCES BOWL â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had smaller groups Fort Worth, Texas Dec. 31, 2009, Noon EST

Clemson vs. Kentucky (8-5) (7-5) MUSIC CITY BOWL Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 27, 2009; 8 p.m. EST

because they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get enough tickets in SEC stadiums. But our visit against Vanderbilt, I believe we had more white and blue in the stands than Vanderbilt had at a home game.â&#x20AC;? Kentucky fans have been here often enough that they Navy know Missouri itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easiervs. to buy tick(8-4) (9-4) ets through the bowl office TEXAS BOWL than working through the Houston

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POINSETTIA BOWL San Diego Dec. 23, 2009; 8 p.m. EST

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Teacher Ruth Ndiagne Dorsey is shown with a Kwanzaa setting at her church, The Shrine of the Black Madonna, in Atlanta. Dorsey has been observing Kwanzaa for almost 20 years.

Kwanzaa celebrations continue, but is its popularity declining? By MEGAN K. SCOTT Associated Press Writer

black, including those who are multiracial. Mayes, an assistant professor of African American & African Studies at the University of Minnesota, says the black power movement was the “engine” for Kwanzaa, and the holiday faded as the movement receded. It started amid talk of revolution, black power and community control, but “in the ’90s and in the 21st century, it’s no longer referenced that way,” said Mayes, adding that white institutions celebrate it as part of a broader diversity initiative. “It’s all about inclusion, diversity, goodwill, multiculturalism.” Although Kwanzaa started here, it has become a PanAfrican holiday. The AfricanAmerican Cultural Center places the number of those who observe Kwanzaa worldwide at 30 million, but even that is a small fraction of the hundreds of millions of people of African descent all over the world. The word comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” which means “first

fruits.” It is not a religious holiday so it can be celebrated in conjunction with Christmas and Hanukkah. The weeklong observance is based on seven principles — one for each day — known as the Nguzo Saba: Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity) and Imani (faith). Celebrations take multiple forms, from a family lighting a candle each night in their home to an afternoon community celebration with African song and dance honoring the principles. Camille Zeigler, president of the Atlanta Alumnae Chapter for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., said many of the girls who are first-timers at the black sorority’s annual Kwanzaa celebration know very little about the holiday. “When you start talking about Kwanzaa and the history of it and what it truly means for African-American people, this is something that is new and

mind-boggling for some of our students,” she said. Broughton said when she told black friends she was observing Kwanzaa, she had to give them a lesson on its meaning. They had heard of it, but didn’t know anyone who celebrated it. Yvette Braswell, 37, of Studio City, Calif., who celebrated Kwanzaa a couple of times with her family, said once she moved to the Los Angeles area nine years ago, she struggled to find others in her inner circle who did. “I think it’s the culture in L.A.,” said Braswell, who owns an on-line vintage store. She hasn’t observed Kwanzaa in years. “People’s cultural values aren’t that strong here, in my opinion.” Some blacks, though, rejected the concept of Kwanzaa all along, considering it a pagan holiday and taking issue with its founder, a black nationalist and ex-con — he was convicted of torturing two women. Nicole Duncan-Smith, 36, of Brooklyn, N.Y., considers Kwanzaa a distraction from Christmas

NEW YORK (AP) — Four years ago, Evita Broughton celebrated Kwanzaa for the first time with her family — lighting a candle each night and discussing the respective principle. But she hasn’t celebrated the holiday since. “It felt like a school project that lasted seven nights,” said Broughton, 27, of Marietta, Ga. “I didn’t feel like I had that connection. I tried to share my experiences with others but no one else was celebrating it.” Kwanzaa, which runs from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, may be a mainstream holiday with greeting cards, postage stamps and public celebrations, but experts say its popularity is receding. It will not be getting a boost from the first family. The Obamas do not personally celebrate Kwanzaa, according to White House aides, though a written message from the president is likely, in keeping with the practice of his most recent predecessors, Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Maulana Ron Karenga, a professor at California State University, Long Beach, who is also executive director of the African American Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The holiday was a way for African Americans to honor their culture, but it was also part of the black power movement of the era. The big boom in Kwanzaa came during its first two decades, according to Keith Mayes, author of “Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African-American Holiday Tradition.” But he said participation has leveled off. Based on his research, he estimates a half-million to 2 million people in the U.S. celebrate Kwanzaa, out of about 40 million Americans identified by the U.S. Census as The Force of Nature Dance Theater Company is shown performing at the Apollo Theater.

and says it doesn’t make sense to honor the holiday’s seven principles only during Kwanzaa as opposed to all year. “I think I have a strong connection to my African heritage,” she said, adding that she has issues with the background of the founder, Karenga. “But I don’t think this particular holiday is of African derivative.” The Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, founder of BOND (Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny) and author of “SCAM: How the Black Leadership Exploits Black America” believes the holiday is racist. He advocates for blacks to see themselves as Americans — not African-Americans, thus no separate holiday. “Get rid of it,” said Peterson, who is black. “Reject it completely. Just as we would do if a white racist came up with a false holiday to celebrate whiteness.” But the need for African people to be connected to their culture hasn’t gone away, said Chimbuko Tembo, assistant director of the center. She said she hears from people all over the world who want to celebrate what it means to be of African descent. “It brings me back to my ancestors,” said Ruth Dorsey, 48, a teacher who lives in Union City, Ga., who has been observing Kwanzaa for almost 20 years. Teresa Hendrix Franco, 44, of Huntersville, N.C., has been observing Kwanzaa with her family for nearly 30 years, sometimes renting out a community center to hold all the people. “We started celebrating Kwanzaa when people were like ‘uh huh, whatever,’ not taking it seriously,” said Franco, who is from the Bronx, N.Y. “So many people have embraced it. We have passed the word on to other people.”

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Associated Press writer Darlene Superville in Washington contributed to this report.

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Mary Paquin Weaver and Norman Ivy Haithcock Jr. wed Mary Paquin Weaver of Oxford and Norman Ivy Haithcock Jr. of Warrenton were married at 1 p.m. on Dec. 5, 2009, at South Henderson Church of God in Henderson. Bishop Gary Harper officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Paquin of Lancaster, Penn., and the granddaughter of the late Mary Fry of Reading, Penn. She graduated from McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Penn., and retired from Roses Stores after 32 years of employment. The groom is the son of the late Norman and Lillian Haithcock Sr. of Warrenton and the grandson of the late Leonard Haithcock of Warrenton. He attended John Graham High School in

Warrenton and is retired from Simmons Ford. The bride was escorted and given in marriage by her son, Harvey Taylor Satterwhite Jr. She wore a long blue dress adorned with blue sparkles and accented with a long-sleeved jacket with a flared back. A tiara with blue sparkles adorned her hair. She also wore a wrist corsage of red roses and carried four long-stem red roses. The granddaughters of the groom — Lindsey Sirko, Heather Clopton and Meagon Clopton — presented a long-stemmed red rose to each of the groom’s daughters — Ann Hamrick, Norma Clopton, Marcia Pegram and Martha Sirko. The brother of the groom, Johnnie Haithcock, served as best man. The

sons of the bride, Harvey Taylor Satterwhite Jr. and Joseph Clinton Satterwhite, served as ushers in addition to Pete Collier, a friend of the bride and groom, and Tommy Haithcock, brother of the groom. A service of wedding music was provided by the Rev. Cleveland Harrison, pianist and vocalist. The wedding director was Alice Johnson. Brook Kemp and Rachel Wheeler served as register attendants. A reception, hosted by friends, family and the church, was held at the church following the wedding. Servers were Robin Wrenn, Kay West and Alice Johnson. Many others prepared food for the reception. After a wedding trip to the North Carolina,

Tennessee and Virginia mountains, the couple now resides in Oxford.

Wedding showers/ events • The rehearsal dinner was held on Dec. 4, 2009, at South Henderson Church of God, hosted by the bride’s son, Harvey Satterwhite Jr. • Martha Satterwhite hosted a breakfast on Nov. 21, 2009, at Denny’s Restaurant. • A reception was held at Westwood Pentecostal Holiness Church on Nov. 18, 2009, hosted by family and friends. • Marcia and Keith Pegram and Brandon Hayes hosted a dinner for the couple at Cracker Barrel on Nov. 10, 2009.

Capps celebrates 85th birthday On Nov. 28, William E. (Dickie) Capps celebrated his 85th birthday with a pig pickin’ barbecue event held in the Bullock Baptist Church fellowship building. The dinner was hosted by his children, Dale and Wanda Capps of Bullock and Don and Wanda Pulley of Chester, Va., and his grandchildren, Nathaniel Capps, Alan and Michelle Capps, Sheena Pulley and Chelsi Pulley. Buck Mathews assisted with the food preparation. Capps was born on Nov. 24, 1924, in Townsville to the late Clinton and Lucy Capps.

Sheriff Brin Wilkins recognized for search and recovery service

Mrs. Norman Ivy Haithcock Jr.

Birth Announcements Destini Michele Bullock Victoria C. Bullock of Henderson announces the birth of her daughter, Destini Michele Bullock, on Dec. 21, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The infant weighed five pounds, nine ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Sheila R. Bullock of Henderson and Gary Taylor of Kittrell.

Callie-Mae Elizabeth Cole Taylor White and Chris Cole of Henderson announce the birth of their daughter, Callie-Mae Elizabeth Cole, on Dec. 11, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The infant weighed six pounds, 15 ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Jerry and Beverly White of Henderson, John Cole of Greensboro and Sandra Cole of Bristol, Tenn.

Jacob Bryan Hale

Granville County Search and Recovery presented Sheriff Brin Wilkins, left, with an award in appreciation of his leadership through the years. Wilkins is formerly president of the organization and his service has included being a captain. Pictured with Wilkins (left to right) are his son, Holden, current president; Harold Slaughter, vice president; Greg Shaeffer, secretary-treasurer; and Kerry Coleman, captain.

Vance Charter Chess Club wins first place On Dec. 13, the Vance Charter School Chess Club competed in a K-5 Team Tournament at the Montessori School of Raleigh. Nine teams competed in the same section with Vance Charter School which placed first. Team members are Leowell Bacudio, Brooks Falkner, Jackson Grissom and Blaise Gruchacz. Each player received a one-year membership in the U.S. Chess Federation as well as a team trophy. The tournament was organized in two sections with over 60 elementary students participating in the event. The Raleigh Chess Academy sponsored the competition, which was rated by the U.S. Chess Federation. Vance Charter School’s fifth grade team won second place in the tourna-

Bryan and Emily Hale of Oxford announce the birth of their son, Jacob Bryan Hale, on Oct. 9, 2009, at Granville Medical Center in Oxford. The infant weighed seven pounds, eight ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Marvin and Deborah Daniel of Oxford, Pete and Delores Wilkinson of Stovall, and Steve and Kay Hale of Warrenton. The baby’s greatgrandparents are Mildred Wilson of Oxford, the late Nelson Wilson, the late Macon and Ila Mae Daniel, the Rev. Cecil Coates of Providence, the late Margaret Coates, Mildred Hale of Henderson, and the late Joseph Hale.

Hezekiah Frank Woods Hammonds Dikya Woods Hammonds

of Warrenton announces the birth of her son, Hezekiah Frank Woods Hammonds, on Dec. 16, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. The infant weighed six pounds, eight ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Kim and Gino Hudson of Warrenton.

Lillian Grace Kulp Kevin and Talon Kulp of Rougemont announce the birth of their daughter, Lillian Grace Kulp, on Dec. 21, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The infant weighed seven pounds, four ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Jay Nowell of Creedmoor, Terease Christmas of Timberlake, and William and Benedicta Kulp of Durham.

Zay’Vion Ladarius Robertson Frankie Robertson and Rashanda Durham Robertson of Oxford announce the birth of their son, Zay’Vioni Ladarius Robertson, on Dec. 20, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The infant weighed eight pounds, three ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Lucille Jeffers and Kenneth Durham Sr. of Henderson, and Vera Robertson and Frankie Robertson Sr. of Granville County.

Johnathan Chase Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Robinson of Henderson announce the birth of their son, Johnathan Chase Robinson, on Dec. 17, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. The infant weighed seven pounds, 12 ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Gertrude and Johnny Wilkins of Henderson, Mrs. Temple Robinson and the late John Robinson Jr.

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Winning members of the Vance Charter School chess team are (front) Blaise Gruchacz and (back, left or right) Brooks Falkner, Leowell Bacudio and Jackson Grissom. ment last year. Raymond Hight coaches the team and he is a certified level one coach as well as certi-

fied tournament director and life member of the U.S. Chess Federation. Vance Charter School

Chess Club is now in its fifth year of competition amount other local and state school clubs.

The Daily Dispatch publishes engagement, wedding and birth announcements at no charge as a service to the community. To be included in Sunday’s papers, announcements must be received by noon on Wednesday. Engagement, wedding or birth announcements can be submitted on-line at www.hendersondispatch. com. Go to the bottom of the home page and click on the appropriate form under “Announcements.” Forms can also be picked up from the front desk of the

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VGCC graduates 15 law enforcement cadets this month Fifteen cadets graduated Dec. 16 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) course at VanceGranville Community College in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on the main campus. After passing the state certification exam, all 15 are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Graduates of VGCC’s 88th BLET class included Jeffery Shannon Bell and Antoine Martel Eaton, both of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office; Tabitha Dawn Glasscock and Holden Lee Wilkins, both of the Granville County Sheriff’s Office; Jarid Adam Church Graduates of Vance-Granville Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training Class 88 of N.C. Parks & Recreation included (front row, from left) Jeffery Shannon Bell (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office), Dan(Kerr Lake); Brandon Scott iel John Bucklin, Jarid Adam Church (N.C. Parks & Recreation- Kerr Lake), Antoine Martel Logue of Henderson Police Eaton (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office) and Jeffery Rufus Garrett, Jr.; (middle row, from left) Department; Joshua Ryan Tabitha Dawn Glasscock (Granville County Sheriff’s Office), Chase William Jones, Brandon Taylor of Butner PubScott Logue (Henderson Police Department), Ryan Peter Lounsberry and Philip Ray Lowery; lic Safety; Kenneth Ray (back row, from left) Joshua Ryan Taylor (Butner Public Safety), John Lewis Tracz, Holden Lee Wood of the Vance County Wilkins (Granville County Sheriff’s Office), Kenneth Ray Wood (Vance County Sheriff’s Office) Sheriff’s Office; Daniel John and Graham Atlas Woodlief, with law enforcement training coordinator Tony Pendergrass. Bucklin, Jeffery Rufus Gar-

rett, Jr., Chase William Jones, Ryan Peter Lounsberry, Philip Ray Lowery, John Lewis Tracz and Graham Atlas Woodlief. Tony Pendergrass, the VGCC coordinator of law enforcement training, praised the class for completing 624 hours of grueling training over 16 weeks. Pendergrass also thanked the 45 instructors who helped train the class, the local sheriffs, chiefs of police and administrators who support the program, and the families and friends who supported and encouraged the students. BLET students chose one of their instructors, Sgt. Matthew Nies of the Henderson Police Department, to be their guest speaker for the graduation ceremony. The students had grown and changed over the course of the program, Nies said, “but from the beginning, they all shared a desire to serve something greater than themselves.” He emphasized

the importance of ethics in the profession and encouraged all graduates to have a “personal sense of honor.” Cadet Jarid Church spoke on behalf of his fellow graduates, thanking all their instructors and praising the friendships the students had developed. Nies and Greg Hughes, a VGCC law enforcement/corrections instructor, presented certificates to the graduates. Pendergrass handed out awards to the top students in the class in three categories. Garrett won the “Top Gun” Award for having the highest accuracy score in weapons firing. Taylor took the Physical Training Award for scoring highest in the various fitness tests the cadets undergo. Church was presented with the Academic Achievement Award for having the top grade average in the 35 written tests each cadet must take and pass. For more information on the BLET program, contact Tony Pendergrass at pendergrass@vgcc.edu.

Warren County NASA SEMAA ends successful 2009 fall session The academy students, their parents and other relatives, teachers, staff and dignitaries with the Warren County National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy (NASA SEMAA) gathered recently to hold their 2009 Fall Session Awards Day celebration at the Warren County High School auditorium theater. The SEMAA program was first established in 1993 in Cleveland, Ohio by Cuyahoga Community College and the NASA Glenn Research Center to increase the participation of the under-represented and under-served groups in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers by supplementing the regular classroom with hands on instructions and experimentations. In 1999, the local Warren County NASA SEMAA program opened its doors for the first time to serve students in northeastern North Carolina and southern Virginia with the help and efforts of former Congresswoman Eva M. Clayton, the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs in Washington, D.C., and NASA Glenn Research Center. One of the hardest achievements is to acquire a perfect attendance in any endeavor. The teachers and staff of Warren County NASA SEMAA were very proud to grant the following students a perfect attendance certificate for not missing a Saturday session: Caitlin Bobbitt, Roger Miller, Barbara Allen, Gabriela Powell, Leon Shaji, Hima Martin, Sha’Nyha Butcher, Joseph Peterson, Khia Cotton, Kenyon Cotton, Wayne Smallwood, Akeylah Martin, Jonnell Hardy, KeAsia Wilkins, Marcus Allen, Rasheed Green, Terez Benjamin, Jalen Lockhart, Jayven Wyche, Tazarian Ivey, John Burch, Jaelia Dinkins, Sharon Shaji, Brianna Brooks, Jeweltherese Sunny, Destiny Sexton, Jiben Jose Gigi, Lucia Alston, DeAndreya

Attaway, Jordan Cheek, Jonae Robison, Asya Watson, Jordan Woodard, Cori Battle, Regine Battle, Josna Ann Gigi and Evan Brooks. The Outstanding SEMAA Student Award was presented to the following students: grades K-2: Hima Martin, Leon Shaji, Barbara Allen, Khia Cotton, Akeylah Martin, KeAsia Wilkins, Tazarian Ivey, John Burch, and Jayven Wyche; grades 3-4: Sharon Shaji, Brianna Brooks, Jeweltherese Sunny, Destiny Sexton, Jiben Jose Gigi, Lucia Alston, DeAndreya Attaway, Ron Davis, Javien Melendez, Jonae Robison, and Christian Vaughan; grade 5: Camryn Williams, Lacie Steffenson, Kristina Carter, Regine Palmer, Sarah Boone, and Kenedi Childress; and grade 6 to high school: Colten Steffensen and Kathryn Stanberry. The SEMAA Award is presented to students in the third through sixth grades and the NASA Award is given to participants in the seventh to twelfth grades for exceptional performance in the NASA SEMAA program. This fall, the recipients were Brianna Brooks, third grade; Jordan Woodard, fourth grade; Victoria Richardson and Samoine Burton, fifth grade; Josna Ann Gigi, sixth/seventh grade; and Evan Brooks, eighth grade. The Warren County NASA SEMAA program leaders extended special appreciation to the teachers for their hard work and tireless dedication to the students and program: Doris Swann, Sandra Bullock, Mary Loyd, Folami Alston, Gail Coleman, Carolyn Benjamin, Norma Retzlaff and Johnny Williams. The student assistants, Toni Marrow, Drew Fleming, Christopher Caldwell and Matthew Taylor, and the custodial staff at the high school were also recognized by the staff of SEMAA, along with the parents, grandparents, siblings,

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VGCC radiography students ‘adopt’ families as part of giving back to the community Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) radiography students recently received national attention for giving back to their community. In the October/November issue of the ASRT Scanner, the VGCC radiography program was featured in a section about community service. The voice of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, ASRT Scanner is a bimonthly magazine sent to more than 131,000 members. The magazine noted that students in

VGCC’s radiography Class of 2010 created “Operation Helping Hand” and adopted a family in their community. Student involvement in the lives of the three adults and 10 children brought smiles to everyone’s face during a recent visit. The students had collected clothing, toys and school supplies to help the family. “The students know the true test in life is whether each individual has enough courage, determination and compassion to stand up for those who

cannot,” VGCC radiography program head Angela Thomas said. “It is an honor that the VGCC radiography students were recognized for their community service,” VGCC South Campus Dean Cecilia Wheeler added. “Because of the intensity of the radiography program, students often struggle to balance school, clinic and family. It is very commendable that they would recognize the importance of giving back to their communities and undertake such a meaningful project.”

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Kittrell Job Corps Center hands out appreciation awards

Kittrell Job Corps Center hosted an awards appreciation celebration on Dec. 15 at the Henderson Country Club for its Center Industry Council members, Community Relations Council Members, Work-Based Learning Partners, local political leaders and the media. A total of 50 people were in attendance and enjoyed a buffet breakfast. Arvin Lane, center director; Joan Robinson, business community liaison; Bryan King, career technical training manager; and Susan McNeil, student training director, presented plaques and certificates of appreciation to all in attendance for their support of the Job Corps program. Pictured seated with Arvin Lane, center director, (third from left) are members of the Job Corps Industry Council and Community Relations Council.

History of First Baptist Church subject of Vance County Genealogical Society meeting

From left, VGCC radiography Class of 2010 students Robert Windsor of Wake Forest, Laura McDonald of Creedmoor, Sheri Knight of Wake Forest and Rebecca Aycock of Youngsville pose with children who were “adopted” by the students’ Operation Helping Hand.

VGCC student government officers elected

The Vance County Genealogical Society met recently at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library. President Peggy Capps opened the meeting and welcomed members. Minutes were read and the treasurer’s report given and approved with a motion made by Judy Stainback and seconded by Joyce Duke. A Cemetery Committee report was given by Jan Reese, who stated that the first volume of the cemetery book would consist of various cemeteries located in all Vance County townships and would include all ethnic groups. The First Baptist Church, Henderson, was

the subject of the program given by Nancy Bobbitt and Annice Cannady. Cannady’s research had uncovered a letter written to Prof. J. T. Alderman in October 1926 by Martha Crandell Reid, a former teacher in Archibald Turner’s school. Reid was residing in Jackson, Mich., at the time and was 91 years of age. According to Reid, at the death of her husband, James Reid, in November 1854, she sent for Prof. W. T. Brooks of Wake Forest to conduct the funeral service, and she and Brooks also arranged for him to preach once a month. Brooks organized a church of 14 members in Reid’s

Show off your little bundle of joy on our special Vance-Granville Community College’s Student Government Association has elected a slate of officers to serve during the 2009-2010 year. The new officers include, from left, Parliamentarian Lisa Schronce of Henderson, Treasurer Blakely Bates of Henderson, Public Information Officer Joy Burnside of southern Granville County, Vice President Courtney Hardee of Wake Forest and President Rockele Bryant of Henderson. Not pictured: Secretary Cristina Mensaque.

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large dining room. Prior to this, it had long been believed that the founding of The First Baptist Church was accomplished in the dining hall of the Debnam Hotel next door. The discovery of the letter added one year to the age of the church and established the location of the beginning of The First Baptist Church. Reid married W. B. Reid, son of James Reid, in February 1855 and shortly after moved away. The First Baptist Church celebrated it’s sesquicentennial anniversary in 2006. Descendants of Samuel J. Parham, founding member, were also present.

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Horoscopes Did you know that the Perry Library is online? Check out our website at http://www.perrylibrary.org/ to find links where you can add us to your Facebook account, follow us on Twitter and subscribe to the Perry Library blog. Please note: The library will be closed on Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Day.

Youth Services The Youth Services Department is welcoming donations to supplement our programming and collections for children and teens. The library can use the following items in new or gently used condition: children’s and young adult books, magazines, DVDs, music or audio CDs, games, puzzles, art supplies, toys, etc. Materials can be brought to the Youth Services Desk and questions can be answered by calling (252) 4383316, ext 225. Your donations make a difference! Please note: The Youth Services area will be taking a brief break from regular pro-

gramming this week to re-fuel for the upcoming year. Regular programming, such as Bedtime Stories, Mother Goose Time and Teens & Tweens, will resume on Jan 4. Coming this week: • Kwanzaa Program (all ages, aimed at grades K-6): Tuesday from 5-7 p.m. Join local performance artist and storyteller Nana Vee Terry for a program celebrating Kwanzaa, complete with stories, crafts and more!

Adult Services • North Carolina novels at Perry Library: Winter’s Child by Margaret Maron, Creatures of Habit by Jill McCorkle, Two Days After the Weddings by Joan Medlicott, The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks, Black Mountain Breakdown by Lee Smith, The Road from Chapel Hill by Joanna Catherine Scott, The World Made Straight by Ron Rash, A Hard Bargain by Jane Tesh, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris, The Promise of Rest by Reynolds Price, Ruin Creek by David Payne, Time is a River by Mary Alice Monroe, Home to

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Holly Springs: The First of the Father Tim Novels by Jan Karon, Down River by John Hart, An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon, David McGregor’s Diary by Ian Fletcher, Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier, Where Trouble Sleeps by Clyde Edgerton, Perfect for Framing: An Appalachian Mystery by Maggie Bishop, and Garden Spells by Sarah Allison Allen. • Learn new computer skills in the new year at Perry Library: For those of you have conquered the basics of the computer, e-mail and the Internet, take the next step into the wonderful world of software. Perry Library, in partnership with Vance-Granville Community College, is offering a class that is ideal for job seekers or anyone who needs to compose letters, flyers, documents or spreadsheets. A weekly class in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel 2003 begins Jan. 11 and continues through Feb. 22. The class will be held Monday afternoons from 1-5 p.m. The cost is $65. Call Perry Library at (252) 438-3316, ext. 236, to sign up! • “Let’s Talk About It – 2010” at Perry Library: The Friends of the Library are gearing up for

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t be so hard on yourself. You must let go of the past in order to move forward. Now is not the time to put demands on yourself or on others. Relax and regroup, rethink and reevaluate. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t let what others do get to you when you have so much going for you. Sit back with friends or loved ones and plan your vacations for the upcoming year or strategize your game plan. Love is in the stars. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Put a little effort into your surroundings. Tidy up or make some alterations. Expect to receive a gift or cash from an unlikely source. An added responsibility will help you as much as it hinders you. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): The time spent with a partner or peer will be eye-opening. There is plenty to learn by observing how others react to situations. You will discover the true meaning of love and how important it is to be a nurturer. Patience will be required. 4 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Start to get your professional plans in order for the new year. It’s vital that you are well-prepared to make the necessary changes as soon as the opportunity opens up. Check out more efficient ways to take care of personal responsibilities. 2 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Share your thoughts and plans with others and you will get a new slant on old ideas. A trip will pay off. Love is on the rise and a social event will lead to an interesting end to a great evening. 5 stars LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You will face trouble at home and with family members. Listen but don’t try to tell anyone how to do things or you will be shut out. Be wise in how you deal with stubborn individuals. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Discuss your plans with the person your decisions will influence the most. Don’t hold back or try to spare someone the real truth. Change is heading your way so clear any unfinished business before moving forward. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take on a challenge or get involved in something creative or unique. You are up for an adventure or a trip to visit an old friend or lover. You can find out where you stand and what the possibilities are if you are straightforward about your feelings. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t let anyone limit you or hold you back. Get things out in the open so you can move forward. Share your good fortune with friends and family. Your kindness will be returned many times over in the new year. 5 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t get angry about the way things are, do something about it. Speak up and you will find out where you stand. It’s time to be honest with yourself and others about your plans, expectations and goals. 2 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Question your motives. Decide what’s best for you and go after it. Someone from your past will bring clarity to the confusion you have been feeling. Prepare to make whatever adjustments are required. 4 stars Happy Birthday: You can make major changes to your home and family situation, bringing about less stress and greater comfort. You’ll be able to cut overhead or give yourself a lifestyle more suitable to your needs. A commitment can be made that will help regulate how you do things in the future. You can get something you’ve wanted if you save. Your numbers are 5, 9, 13, 28, 35, 39, 43 If you were born on this date: You are patient, practical and prudent. You have an interesting approach to money matters and are skillful when it comes to getting your way. Eugenia’s Web sites: eugenialast.com for confidential consultations, myspace.com/ eugenialast for Eugenia’s blog, astroadvice.com for fun. COPYRIGHT 2009 UNIVERSAL UCLICK,1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 64106; (816) 581-7500.

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the 2010 season of the popular book talk program “Let’s Talk About It,” from the N.C. Humanities Council (“Many Stories, One People.”) The theme will be law and literature. This series is named for Eva Rubin, a leading scholar on public policy and the U.S. Supreme Court. The books focus on the formidable interactions between the justice system and the lives of individuals. The books featured include Billy Budd & Other Stories by Herman Melville, The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines, Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson, and The Emperor of Ocean Park by Yale University law professor Stephen L. Carter. This project is made possible by a grant from the N.C. Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in partnership with the North Carolina Center for the Book, a program of the State Library of North Carolina. The first program begins Jan. 12 and will continue every other Tuesday through March 9. The books have arrived at Perry Library for check out.

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Today is Sunday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2009. There are four days leftclient in the year. Today’s Highlight: On Dec. 27, 1968, Apollo 8 and its three astronauts made a safe, nighttime splashdown in the Pacific. On this date: In 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a roundthe-world voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. In 1932, Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City. In 1945, 28 nations signed an agreement creating the World Bank. In 1949, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed an act recognizing Indonesia’s sovereignty after more than three centuries of Dutch rule. In 1959, the Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants 31-16 to win the NFL championship. In 1979, Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan. President Hafizullah Amin, who was overthrown and executed, was replaced by Babrak Karmal. In 1985, Palestinian guerrillas opened fire inside the Rome and Vienna airports; a total of 20 people were killed, including four of the attackers, who were slain by police and security personnel. In 2007, opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Pakistan by an attacker who shot her after a campaign rally and then blew himself up. Ten years ago: Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew returned to Earth after fixing the Hubble Space Telescope. Former television executive Leonard H. Goldenson, who’d built ABC into a network powerhouse, died in Longboat Key, Fla., at age 94. Five years ago: The death toll continued to rise in southern Asia in the wake of a huge tsunami triggered by a monster earthquake underneath the Indian Ocean. Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko declared victory in Ukraine’s fiercely contested presidential elec-

tion. In an audiotape, a man purported to be Osama bin Laden endorsed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as his deputy in Iraq and will fill called for a boycott of January’s elections. One year ago: Israel bombed security sites in Hamas-ruled Gaza in retaliation for rocket fire aimed at civilians in southern Israeli towns, opening one of the Mideast conflict’s bloodiest assaults in decades. Tens of thousands of people in Pakistan paid homage to Benazir Bhutto on the one-year anniversary of her assassination. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s 18-year-old daughter Bristol gave birth to a son, Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. Sculptor Robert Graham died in Santa Monica, Calif., at age 70. Today’s Birthdays: Former U.S. Sen. James A. McClure, R-Idaho, is 85. Rockabilly musician Scotty Moore is 78. Actor John Amos is 70. Actress Charmian Carr (“The Sound of Music”) is 67. ABC News correspondent Cokie Roberts is 66. Rock musician Mick Jones (Foreigner) is 65. Singer Tracy Nelson is 65. Actor Gerard Depardieu is 61. Jazz singer-musician T.S. Monk is 60. Singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff is 58. Actress Tovah Feldshuh is 57. Rock musician David Knopfler (Dire Straits) is 57. Journalistturned-politician Arthur Kent is 56. Actress Maryam D’Abo is 49. Country musician Jeff Bryant is 47. Actor Ian Gomez is 45. Actress Theresa Randle is 45. Actress Eva LaRue is 43. Pro wrestler and actor Bill Goldberg is 43. Actress Tracey Cherelle Jones is 40. Bluegrass singer-musician Darrin Vincent (Dailey & Vincent) is 40. Rock musician Guthrie Govan is 38. Musician Matt Slocum is 37. Actor Wilson Cruz is 36. Singer Olu is 36. Actor Masi Oka is 35. Actress Emilie de Ravin is 28. Christian rock musician James Mead (Kutless) is 27. Rock singer Hayley Williams (Paramore) is 21. Thought for Today: “Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.” — Gertrude Stein, American author (1874-1946).

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