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• Archdale Bass Club casts into cooler crankbait weather — page 3
needs a LIFT
• Trinity approves cell phone tower with conditions — page 9
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Church news......5 Obituaries...........10 Classifieds........11 Police report.........8 Fire report..........8 Sheriff’s report......8
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
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wo days of rain, as much as 61â „2 inches in the Archdale-Trinity area, revealed the effectiveness of stormwater flow.
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BY DEBBIE HIGHTOWER
While stormwater may have looked like a ‘flood’ at Creekside Park, the system handled the 4 to 5 inches of rain in a reasonable time, said Archdale Photo by Marsha Ellison Stormwater Program Manager D.J. SeĂąeres.
A Trinity family was forced to leave their home about 4 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, but was able to return later in the day. Water did not enter the home of Samuel and Wanda Cumbie, of 6315 Twinwood Court, but the water was so high that the truck parked in the backyard was covered. Guil-Rand Fire Department assisted the
couple out of the mobile home and took them to safety. “Fortunately, the water didn’t come inside, but it almost did,� said Wanda Cumbie. “We are waiting to find out if there is any damage to our duct work or air conditioning.� “The residence wasn’t flooded, but the possibility was there,� said Bobby Bingham, Firefighter III, of Guil-Rand Fire Department. Firefighters urged the Cumbies and their neighbors to watch the water levels. The heavy rains revealed that some areas need stormwater improvements. SEE RAIN ON PAGE 9
Candidates gear up for election door-to-door T
hree seats on the Randolph County Board of Education are up for grabs and the six candidates vying for those spots will spend the next month campaigning for your vote. BY ROBYN HANKINS
Two long-time Board members will not seek re-election. Grady Lawson of Ramseur is retiring after 40 years and Paul Guthrie of Trinity, who taught school for 31 years and served on the Board for eight years, has decided to step down. However, the six candidates who are running for office, including incumbent LaVerne Williams of Asheboro and for-
Forum Oct. 14 Questions may be submitted to the Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce’s candidates forum set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, at Archdale United Methodist Church. The questions must be submitted prior to the start of the forum, said Chamber President Beverly Nelson. In addition to candidates for Board of Education, those running for municipal, county, state and federal offices were invited to participate. For more information about the forum, call the Chamber at 434-2073.
mer Board member Tommy McDonald of Randleman, will travel the county to talk with people door-to-door and speak at forums and events. “I’ll be out there as much as I can, but this county is big,� Williams said. “I want to know if someone has something to say (about the schools).� McDonald, who lost his seat in 2008, also is gearing up. “I’ve been getting back into the swing of things,� he told the NEWS. “We’re putting out signs, talking to people and have been asked to speak at some forums.� McDonald said he will not speak at all forums or events. He intends to avoid politically charged situations. “The two times I was elected (to the Board) I did not speak at any of those events,� he recalled. “Last time I tried to hit them all and lost!� That doesn’t mean, however, that he’s not talking to people. “I felt like the Randleman area needed the representation on the Board,� McDonald told the NEWS. “I’ve talked to a lot of people who feel the same, and I was asked to run again.� Newcomer Brian Biggs of Trinity said his entire campaign strategy rests on talking with people. “I’ve been going to lots of festivals and I’ve done a couple of forums, but I’m mostly knocking on doors across the county,� Biggs said. “If you see lots of my signs in people’s yards, it’s because I’m out talking to them.� Biggs hopes that meeting people will yield better results than spending a lot of money. He likes the forums because people have some of the same questions, even if he doesn’t have all the answers. “I’m just a dad, not a politician,� he told the NEWS. “When I go home I have to
Blessing of the animals
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Sophie gives a thank-you kiss to Angela Bennett for taking her to the first Blessing of the Animals held Oct. 3 by Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church at Creekside Park. Pastor Roger Weisner estimated 30 to 40 pets were blessed, mostly dogs, but one cat, too. The church provided refreshments for dogs and their owners, as well as door prizes for the smallest, oldest and best-dressed pet. Molly, pictured left, was among those who wore special attire for the event. More photos, by Lisa DeLuca McCarville, are on page 12.
After decades of waiting, the water is on! D
id you drink a glass of water or a cup of coffee this morning? If you live in Archdale, that water likely came from the Randleman Regional Reservoir. After decades of planning, construction and finally tests, the water was turned on Monday.
BY ELIZABETH SAUNDERS The John F. Kime Water Treatment Plant passed its state and federal tests with flying colors. A letter from the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, released Sept. 21, gave permission for the plant to release water to the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority’s customers, including Archdale. A Sept. 14 test and many visits showed that the treated water exceeded safe requirements for drinking water and
that the plant has working operational systems, procedures and trained personnel in place. The plant, which has multiple treatment systems, has to use all of them for at least three months. After that, written permission from the ENR will be required to bypass any of the systems. As a supplier, the plant has to regularly test the water it sends out, but it’s up to each customer, including Archdale, to test the water within the city’s system. Archdale was purchasing water from two suppliers, the city of High Point and Davidson Water Inc. Archdale turned off the valves from High Point two weeks ago. “We’re testing valves, turning valves off, making sure we’ve got pressure,� City Manager Jerry Yarborough told the NEWS last week. The city’s water tower supplies pressure. Many residents noticed water “leaks� during the past
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few weeks — including running water at a fire hydrant across from Holly Ridge Golf Links — as the city tested and flushed water lines. The plant started sending out water Oct. 4. As Archdale receives water from Randleman, the valves from Davidson Water will also be turned off. The SCADA (electronic monitoring) system has not yet been installed, but that won’t stop the flow of water, said Lewis Dorsett, city councilman and PTRWA Board member. City personnel will just have to read the meters manually. When SCADA is installed, pumps and meters can be monitored at an office or control center, without having to send out people in a truck. SCADA will also send alerts if something isn’t working correctly.
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