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The Bush Hill tab section, included with this week’s special edition, outlines all the festivities set for Sept. 11-12.
• Leadership team launches campaign for more books in schools — page 4
Gary Lewallen
• Tower enhances training at GuilRand Fire Department — page 12
The man and son behind the movie
Church news......5 Obituaries...........14 Classifieds........15 Police report........13 Fire reports.......13 Sheriff’s report.....13
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Serving the communities of Archdale, Trinity, Sophia, Glenola, Hillsville, Allen Jay and New Market
Archdale-Trinity News USPS [432-990]
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Expect N.C. 62 to grow
‘RED DIRT RISING’ Photo by Elizabeth Saunders
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he city of Archdale asked for input on the future of N.C. 62 and citizens responded.
Ready for the
BY ELIZABETH SAUNDERS The N.C. 62 corridor access management plan spans from Lakeview Circle past the U.S. 311 bypass (or future Interstate 73/74) to Penman Road and Fairfield Golf Course. Most of the area, which includes homes and businesses near the road, lies Maps in Guilford County. More than 50 peoare on ple attended a workpage 10. shop at the Archdale Public Library Aug. 20, including about 10 city employees, councilmen and board members. The city had hosted focus group meetings Aug. 18, to get input from property owners, business owners, realtors and civic organizations. Consultant Stephen Stansbery of KimleyHorn and Associates said the firm will incorporate those ideas into their recommendations to the city. A comparison of maps of existing zoning and future land use shows how city planners expect the area to grow commercially, as developers look for locations with easy access to a highway. N.C. 62 will not have an interchange with the U.S. 311 bypass (I-73/74). However, travelers on N.C. 62 will have access to that highway via the I-85 interchange. Although homes and businesses already line the road, behind them lie pastures and large tracts of land that would be attractive to developers. N.C. 62 will have to expand — current traffic already exceeds the design SEE N.C. 62 ON PAGE 16
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ed Dirt Rising’ wrapped up postproduction — adding music and sound — last week and is ready to hit the big screen. All the movie needs is a distributor to put it in theatres.
BY ELIZABETH SAUNDERS “Red Dirt Rising” was inspired by the book “Red Dirt Tracks,” by Gail Cauble Gurley, and based on the lives of Jimmie Lewallen, Bill Blair and other local racing pioneers. It was filmed mostly in Archdale and Trinity, with support from local residents who shared their land and homes, provided capital and equipment, and worked as extras. The movie was co-directed and produced by Kathleen Bobak and James Suttles. Gary Lewallen, executive producer and real-life son of Jimmie Lewallen, welcomed Todd Morris, a High Point native, as marketing guru. “He’s brought a lot of resources to the table. He has a passion for this project ... and he’ll do everything he can to sell it.” Because it’s an independent film, and therefore has a low budget, Morris has started with grassroots marketing. In August he promoted the movie personally at a racetrack in Virginia and advertised at Bowman Gray Stadium. Word of mouth has expanded from the Archdale-Trinity area to Nashville, where award-winning composer Cliff Downs has connected with other musical artists to work
NEWS joins the digital age L
ast year, the Archdale-Trinity News launched its presence online through its Web site, archdaletrinitynews.net. Now that site has undergone extensive remodeling and added all sorts of nifty goodies — so get your mouse ready, because the NEWS is fully joining the digital age. BY ROBYN HANKINS
on the production. Film enthusiasts also are interested in the movie, which was one of the first to use the high resolution, digital RED camera. In addition to newspaper articles and television interviews, Morris uses social networking sites to reach out to people across the country interested in racing. “Red Dirt Rising” has a Facebook page, which posts the latest news and a teaser trailer. (If you have a Facebook account, type Red Dirt Rising into the blank search box in the upper right part of your screen. Go to the page and select “become a fan.”) An interview with the cast is featured on the movie’s home page, www.reddirtrising.com. The movie has been submitted to film festivals. “The distributor will go out and do the national exposure for us,” Morris said. The film festivals won’t be held until winter, so the movie might not be in theatres until March or later. Meanwhile, a private screening will be held in late September to show appreciation for everyone who participated in the film and to raise money for the Racing Legends medical fund. “We’ve come to that point where it’s time for the people who have invested in the project, supported it, given resources and opened up their doors, to see it and to see what their labor of love has accomplished,” Lewallen said. The screening is by invitation only. Anyone who participated and does not receive an invitation can e-mail a request to info@reddirtrising.com.
All the best things about the NEWS will remain the same in the print edition. The coverage of schools, government and community characters will continue as it always has. However, if getting your local news fix involves logging on, then make sure you make it to the renovated archdaletrinitynews.net. The redesigned Web site offers more local news and photos in an easy-to-find format. While current features like the e-edition will continue to be available, visitors will notice some new tools to use. These include classified and businesses listings, videos and a Twitter feed. Yes, the NEWS tweets. Come follow us — just look up atnewsfeed. Another new feature is an interactive calendar designed to help spread the word about important events going on in the community. NEWS staff will post some events, but anyone can add church suppers and civic club meetings. The Web site is part of the NEWS commitment to community, as is its sponsorship of the Bush Hill Heritage Festival. This week’s edition has an additional bonus — more stories about the community in the regular edition as well as the tab section. NEWS staff will give away free newspapers, about 300 of them, and some editions of the High Point Enterprise, the parent company of the NEWS. As the major sponsor of the festival, the NEWS’ tent will be at the corner of N.C. 62 and Bonnie Place.
Trinity, now 2-1, to face Surry Central away B
ulldog-attired fans will trek north when Trinity travels to Surry Central High School Friday night to face the Eagles (0-3). BY LISA RUSSELL MOTLEY
Photos by Lisa Motley
THS defense stands strong.
Wheatmore to face East Montgomery Page 2 Bulldog fans cheer.
Trinity now stands 2-1, losing 7–6 to the West Stokes Wildcats. Both the ’Dogs and the ’Cats had multiple opportunities to score Friday night. However, neither team was able to cross into the end zone during the 48 minutes of regulation game time. The defensive battle had to be settled during overtime. With the scoreboard reflecting an agonizing performance of 0–0, Trinity won the OT coin toss and chose to receive. Both teams were given four plays to see what they could do after the ball was placed on the 10-yard line. Trinity’s Rhyne Kivett, on the first play, darted around the right side with the keeper but was stopped short with a loss of 5 yards. Angelo Dunn, No. 20, who was 12-for-38 Friday night, made up for the loss in the next play, getting the ball back to the original line of scrimmage to make it third and goal. Kivett chunked a pass into the end zone and Bulldog fans saw light at the end of the tunnel. That light dimmed when neither Ryan Spencer nor Mario McInnis were able to secure the ball and the ’Dogs were 4th and 10. Ron Griffin’s field goal attempt was blocked, but a breath of hope kept the ’Dogs alive when
Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. They had some, too, but we did not take care of the football.
— THS Coach Alex Mebane
the Wildcats were charged with roughing the kicker and the ball was placed on the 6. Ultimately, Kivett dashed to the right side of the field, then scrambled left as the offensive line cleared a path for the quarterback to come through with the keeper. Some ’Cats were left lying motionless on the field as 6 points lit up the board. Kivett attempted a run up the middle for the conversion but was stopped short, giving West Stokes a shot at scoring. On their second attempt, the ’Cats clawed their way to the Promised Land and the kicker had no problem with the PAT. “We have no one to blame but ourselves for this loss,” said Bulldog Coach Alex Mebane. “I didn’t do a good enough job of communicating who I wanted on the field. We had 10 players on the field for the 2-point conversion. We went for 2 because we didn’t have confidence in our kicking game.”
SEE BULLDOGS ON PAGE 2