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FRIDAY

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Chamber presents annual awards. 1B

February 5, 2010 126th year No. 36

TASER ROUND: Commissioners approve funds for 10 stun guns. 2A

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SMASHING START: Wrecks dominate first day at Daytona. 1D

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Here we go again Tricky weather brings chance of wintry precip BY PAUL B. JOHNSON ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

TRIAD – High Point area residents should know sometime today if they skated away from the worst consequences of the latest winter storm to sock the region. The second winter storm in a week was supposed to move into the Triad Thursday night and linger through Saturday. Forecasters said Thursday afternoon that the storm could bring a mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain. “This event is a lot more problematic than the last

one. Last week, there was no question to the amount of cold air we were going to have in place. This time there’s a high uncertainty. We could be 31 degrees, or we could be 34,” said Brandon Locklear, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Raleigh. Officials announced Thursday night that Guilford County Schools will be closed today. If temperatures dip enough below freezing, the latest storm could produce snow. But if temperatures rise enough above freezing, the storm might result in a cold rain. In between is the chance for freezing rain. The storm could have begun as snow and sleet Thursday night and early today before changing by daybreak to sleet and freezing rain, said Brian Slo-

SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE

Dalen Riddle of Asplundh Tree Servicecuts limbs that overhang the power lines along Rotary Drive in hopes of heading off problems with ice on on the wires. cum, WXII-TV 12 Weather Plus meteorologist. By this afternoon in the High Point area, the precipitation should turn to a cold rain. “We are very hopeful that this doesn’t become

an ice storm (in the High Point area),” Slocum said Thursday afternoon. The storm should start to wind down this evening, possibly ending as snow showers Saturday morning or early Saturday af-

ternoon if temperatures drop, Slocum said. “To sum up, we could see a couple of inches of snow Thursday night, followed by some glazing on elevated surfaces. Then rain Friday late, finishing up as flurries Saturday,” Slocum said. The chance for the heaviest totals of frozen precipitation is greater in parts of the state north and northwest of the High Point area, Locklear said. Any frozen precipitation with this winter storm would come on top of the 5 to 8 inches of snow dumped on the greater High Point area from a system a week ago. The Triad will have endured three major winter storms in the past six weeks. pjohnson@hpe.com | 888-3528

WHO’S NEWS

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High Point resident Tom Terrell was named a Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine. Terrell, a partner with Smith Moore Leatherwood in Greensboro, has a statewide practice that focuses on land development and environmental law.

INSIDE

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NATIONAL HONOR: Thomasville Medical Center earns recognition.

IHM plans to expand

1B OBITUARIES

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BY PAUL B. JOHNSON ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT – Immaculate Heart of Mary will invest $10 million in a new education center at the Catholic church in north High Point. Named the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Life & Mark and Rena Norcross Education Center, the facility will house the IHM School and other parish and community resources. The center, at more than

SPECIAL TO THE ENTERPRISE

The center at the IHM school, at more than 73,000 square feet, will double the education space at Montlieu Avenue and Centennial Street near downtown. 73,000 square feet, will double the education space now at the IHM School at Montlieu Avenue and Centen-

nial Street near downtown. The new location will allow the student capacity to grow from 275 to 400 for

prekindergarten through eighth grade, IHM officials say. The facility will include a high-tech media

center and library facilities for teaching science,

EXPANSION, 2A

Ledford principal retiring as noted educator BY DARRICK IGNASIAK ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

DAVIDSON COUNTY – Evan Myers, principal of Ledford Middle School, sent a letter home with students Thursday to inform parents that he plans to retire later this month. Myers, who has 34 years of education experience with Davidson County Schools, tells parents in the letter that his “heart will always” be with the students and he looks “forward to seeing their children grow up and be successful.” Even though he is still passionate about the job, Myers said he is giving up his love of being in education for another one – working in the agriculture business. “As you can see sitting in this office that I’m a big John Deere fan,” Myers said. sitting at his desk at Ledford. “I’m going to work for James River Equipment, which has 20 John Deere dealers in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. I always thought, ‘What would I

SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE

Evan Myers holds one of the many model tractors in his office at Ledford Middle School. Myers plans to work selling farm equipment after retiring. want to do when I retire?’ I couldn’t think of anything else because I grew up on a farm ... I had been eligible to retire for a long time, so this was a choice I made. I’m doing my second love, and that’s dealing with agriculture.” Myers got into education because his mother, Thelma, an educator for

38 years, encouraged him and his sister, Sally Landis, to teach. Landis ended up retiring as a teacher in Randolph County. Continuing the family tradition, Myers’ children, Lisa Henderson and Charles Myers, also are teachers with Davidson County Schools. Henderson is a second-grade teach-

er at Davis-Townsend Elementary School and Myers is a fifth-grade teacher at Pilot Elementary School. Myers’ son-in-law, Mike Henderson, also is a teacher at Ledford Middle. “Both of my kids went to school at (Wallburg), (Ledford Middle) and Ledford High School,” Myers said. “They both graduated from High Point University. They both went into education because that’s what they grew up in.” As principal of Ledford Middle, Myers recently helped the school make Adequate Yearly Progress. Ledford Middle also has been a School of Excellence. Looking back on his career in education, Myers said he will miss the faculty and students. Myers said he also is appreciative to all of his bosses over the years. “I guess one of the most rewarding things is that I’ve got parents who I taught when they were in high school who are my parents now who come up to me,” Myers said. “The reward is when they come

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Fred Boettner, 91 Dorothy Bottoms Anna Callahan, 64 John Coman, 85 Delores Cope, 75 Betty Croker, 80 Alva Floyd, 91 J. Froneybarger, 63 Nellie Guy Fredie Hayes Doris Hepler, 83 George Kindley, 58 Robert Martin, 77 W. McKaughan, 73 Fred Sink Sr., 93 Lincoln Taylor, 66 John Vance, Sr., 90 Jayne Wolford, 73 Obituaries, 2-3B,3A

WEATHER

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Rain, snow High 33, Low 32 8D

EVAN MYERS

Residence: Wallburg Education: Received bachelor’s degree in history and political science from High Point University in 1974; received master’s degree in school administration from N.C. A&T State University in 1981; received education specialist degree from Appalachian State University in 1983 Awards: Outstanding Service Award in 2006 from the N.C. Association of School Administrators Family: Wife, Carol; Children, Lisa Henderson, Charles Myers. to you and say, ‘You know, I now appreciate you more than ever and thank you for what you did for me and thank you for what you do for my kids.’ That’s the reward in this business.” dignasiak@hpe.com | 888-3657

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