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HIGH POINT – Voters will have a lot of names to pick from when they go to the polls Nov. 2 in High Point’s municipal election – more names than would have been on a general election ballot in the past when the city still had primaries. When High Point City Council received permission from the N.C. General Assembly four years ago to shift its elections to even-numbered years, the bill eliminated municipal primaries. Up until 2005, voters would narrow the number of candidates in races with a large number of hopefuls through an October primary in odd-numbered years. Now, all candidates who file for mayor and the eight seats on the

City Council go before voters in the general election. Of the nine seats city voters will fill Nov. 2, contests for six of the seats would have involved primaries to narrow the number of candidates for the general election under the city’s former election system. Based on the candidate filing that ended Friday, primaries would have been held to narrow the candidates for mayor, the two at-large City Council seats and in wards 2, 5 and 6. Members of the City Council have discussed seeking another legislative bill to reinstitute city election primaries, said Mayor Becky Smothers. One reason council members began discussing the possibility is the number of candidates who filed in last year’s

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Greensboro municipal elections. In 2009, Greensboro featured 11 candidates in its race for three at-large seats on its City Council. The number of Greensboro atlarge candidates was pared to six in the October primary. “If you have so many people who file and there’s no primary, you’re using strictly a plurality. You’re not necessarily going to get someone elected who has substantial support,” Smothers said. High Point would have two options for a primary. The filing period for municipal candidates, now held in July, could be moved to February with all other candidates running in even-numbered years. High Point’s primary would take place with others in May. The other option would be

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High Point voters will have a large number of candidates to choose from when they go to the polls Nov. 2 to select a mayor and eight members of City Council. Seven incumbents and 17 challengers filed during the candidate filing period, which ended Friday. The race for mayor, two at-large seats and six ward seats are all contested. a separate primary in October, which is the traditional month for municipal primaries in oddnumbered years. The change to even-numbered years didn’t affect Archdale’s elections. “We’ve never had a history of holding primaries,” Archdale Mayor Bert Lance Stone said. pjohnson@hpe.com | 888-3528

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Wake Forest University Professor of Law Jennifer Collins was named associate provost for academic initiatives. Collins will work with faculty to develop academic programs.

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In early 2009, Elijah Lovejoy began work to make his dream a reality. He wanted to stage a series of events – music, sales by local vendors, art exhibits, family activities – that would showcase High Point and create a sense of community. His dream came to life last spring with the six-event Party on the Plank. While in many ways it was a success, the inaugural year for the event also came with a learning curve. This three-part series looks at both the successes and shortcomings of this year’s parties and what changes may be in store for next year.

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Party on the Plank organizer Elijah Lovejoy is shown at one of the July events at the Mendenhall Transportation Terminal in downtown High Point. BY VICKI KNOPFLER ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT – When Elijah Lovejoy began talking about Party on the Plank more than a year ago, he was met with puzzlement and often suspicion. Fairly new to High Point and a minister by profession, Lovejoy told community leaders of his plans to celebrate High Point’s beginnings along the Old Plank Road and shared his vision to build a sense of community among locals and to geographically

focus that community in the little-used downtown. Kem ElPARTY ON lis, director of High THE PLANK Point Neal F. Austin Looking Public Liback, looking brary, was ahead a m o n g ■■■ the first to share Lovejoy’s enthusiasm, and he volunteered the library as the site. Eventually, com-

munity and city leaders and groups joined with financial sponsorships and offers of services and facilities. The first Party on the Plank – weekly events held each Thursday for six weeks – ended July 8, and Lovejoy is buoyed by the parts that went well, stoic and wiser about what could have gone better and already planning next year’s party. People in the community began to come together, he said, and structure and

roots for next year’s party or similar events were established. Attendance and income were a disappointment, and Lovejoy believes weather and the economy played a large part in both. City leaders are pleased with Party on the Plank and praise Lovejoy for his contributions to their efforts to return cultural and financial vitality to the downtown area. Lovejoy describes High Pointers’ connection to downtown, or a figurative town square, as a muscle

that long has been disused and needs to be exercised to return to vitality. “I’m not discouraged,” he said. “I’ve learned a lot, and there are things I would do different, but I’m proud of all the things that came together. In looking to next year, I think the muscle will get stronger, and people will be more familiar with the town square concept, and we’ll continue to build on what we’ve started.” vknopfler@hpe.com | 888-3601

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HIGH POINT – Several significant positives – and other substantial benefits

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denhall Transportation Terminal, and Lovejoy became a fan of the facility that can serve many purposes for public gatherings. He also saw the beginnings of a sense of community in High Point, and he believes Mendenhall can serve as High Point’s town square.

“I originally thought nobody went down there, and I wanted Party on the Plank to be in a location that had good foot traffic,” Lovejoy said. “The beauty of it is that it’s weatherproof – rain, shine, hot weather – has built-in electricity, built-in signage, parking and sanitation. It’s a great place.

“If a town doesn’t have a heart, people fragment. It’s the natural place to be a town square, but it’s not functional yet because people think it’s just for furniture market and think, there’s nothing there for me, so the chal-

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Though successful, lessons were learned the first time around BY VICKI KNOPFLER ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT – The first Party on the Plank came with a steep learning curve that gained organizer Elijah Lovejoy valuable experience but financially was expensive. Even before Party on the Plank kicked off on June 3, Lovejoy had to make significant revisions. He gathered less in sponsorships than he expected, and he applied for seven grants that didn’t come through. So he made the difficult decision to charge admission for what he hoped would be free events. Then weather became a huge negative factor, with the threat of rain the first night and temperatures approaching 100 degrees and high humidity the other five evenings. Seeking shelter and shade, organizers moved Party on the Plank from the public library to Mendenhall Transportation Terminal, in front of the Inter-

national H o m e Furnishings Center. LovePARTY ON joy believes the THE PLANK change of venue, Looking the heat back, looking and possiahead bly the ad■■■ mission charge hurt attendance. He anticipated 2,000 a night but drew an average of 625 a night, with most people attending the first of the parties. “You want to establish your five Ws,” he said, referring to “who, what, when, where and why.” “When you have to reconfigure, it can be disorienting. Ultimately, Mendenhall station was the right place because of the heat. If we’d stayed at the library (parking lot), we would have had a lower turnout.” Lovejoy’s intended to showcase local musical acts, so he restricted applications to bands and musicians from the im-

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TODAY: A look back at the first Party on the Plank concert series and how organizers assess its strengths and weaknesses MONDAY: City officials praise initial effort TUESDAY: Changes could be in store for next year

mediate area. But because those musicians were local, they didn’t draw audiences from a wide area, contributing to low attendance, he believes. “Every single band has been first class,” he said. “There were no offkeys or screaming mics, but what we’re seeing is if you’re good but don’t have a large following, your crowd is going to be limited.” Lovejoy projected raising $55,000 from fundraising for and revenue from the six parties, but he only reached $38,712, and a portion of that was money he personally contributed to finance the first night. He hopes some of what he kicked in will be reimbursed,

and he waived his $20,000 event management fee for a year of substantial work and planning, he said. In the end, all the bills were paid, and the six parties broke even. “The city (of High Point) really stepped up when the budget got tight. They helped in whatever ways they could to alleviate costs,” Lovejoy said. “The learning curve cost us this year. ... “We did it to serve the community and paid the bills by cutting back where we could, including me not getting paid for the past year. But it’s more about service than personal gain.” vknopfler@hpe.com | 888-3601

Policy aims to boost students’ character BY DAVID NIVENS ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

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GUILFORD COUNTY – Marilyn Hagaman, a third-grade teacher at Brightwood Elementary School, hopes a new districtwide character development program will include an emphasis on honesty. Hagaman has had a problem with classroom thefts, according to a letter she wrote to district officials recently to comment on a new character development program Guilford County Schools Superintendent Mo Green started this year. The Guilford County Board of Education is evaluating a policy that supports the program. The district will receive public comments until July 23. The new program

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Awards: Starting at the beginning of the 2010-11 school year, students who complete more than 100 hours of service learning activities and/or community service will be eligible to receive the Exemplary Service Learning Award. High school seniors: Starting at the beginning of the 2011-12 school year, students who complete 250 hours of service learning activities and/or community service will be eligible to earn a special Service Learning Diploma and will be eligible to wear a service cord at their high school graduations. Comment: Submit comments by e-mail to policies@ gcsnc.com or via courier or U.S. mail to Policy Development, Guilford County Schools, 712 N. Eugene St., Greensboro, NC 27401. encourages character development through civic education and service learning. The district has formed partnerships with service agencies to show students how to serve their community. Students worked on a Habitat for

Humanity house. Also, the National Conference for Community and Justice will expand its human relations project to every middle school in the 2010-11 school year thanks to a private donation. In the classroom, the

program will emphasize courage, integrity, kindness, perseverance, respect, responsibility and self-discipline. School officials will track student service learning hours to determine eligibility for a service learning award and/or diploma. Green emphasized the importance of the program again last week. “This program is very important for us,” he told the school board. The program is part of the district’s Strategic Plan, a five-year program to guide the district in school reform efforts. The theme of the plan is excellence in all areas, including academics, character development and operations. The proposed policy also encourages district staff to model good character. dnivens@hpe.com | 888-3626

lenge is to create enough momentum for a consensus that’s the place we want to gather. “I started seeing the same people out each week, getting to know each other and talking about the city. I think people started to get into the habit of going to Mendenhall station every Thursday night and enjoying Party on the Plank.” Lovejoy also designed Party on the Plank to be a mini-economic engine. Four nonprofit groups, for instance, received vendor fees, staffed sales areas and kept some profits, and they netted $6,000. Similarly, local vendors paid only $25 a night to sell food and merchandise, and they kept money from their sales. “Even if they didn’t sell much, they only lost $25 a night, and they got exposure. I think food vendors did extremely well, particularly Taco Corner. I heard numerous people say they were going to go down S. Main Street and eat their food because they had it for the first time at Party on the Plank,” Lovejoy said. Other towns obviously noticed High Point’s party, so the city received good publicity, Lovejoy said. He’s been approached

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CHARLOTTE – A man was robbed at knifepoint at the I-485/South Boulevard Lynx light-rail station Friday evening, according to CharlotteMecklenburg police. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. The suspect hit the victim, took his wallet and fled on foot. Police said two suspects were found in the bathroom of the Target store

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by people in Clemmons and Burlington to organize similar events designed to bring a city to life around a figurative town square. He hasn’t made a decision on those additional projects, but he knows that only one city can have a Party on the Plank.

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Group: Gruesome SC slaying is hate crime NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) – For the New Black Panther Party, it’s simple: A black man being shot to death by a white man and dragged for miles behind a pickup truck is a racial hate crime. For local authorities and residents in this city of 11,000 in central South Carolina, it’s not so clear: The suspect and the victim were apparently friends, often eating lunch together at the turkey processing plant where they worked. Collins Investigators say they spent several hours together before the gruesome slaying. And some speculate whether it started with an argument about a woman. Federal authorities haven’t yet decided whether to classify the killing of Anthony Hill, 30, as a hate crime. State authorities are still investigating and monitoring news conferences by the black activist group, which plans a rally Saturday on its insistence that Hill was killed for his color. “Certain types of killings, like being dragged behind a pickup truck, are vestiges of slavery and Jim Crow-type punishments,� said Malik Zulu Shabazz, president of the New Black Panther Party. “They’re inherently hate crimes. That’s our position – that any time a black person is dragged behind a pickup truck, automatically, there is a presumption that it is a hate crime.� The investigation began early in the morning June 2, when a passing motorist saw a body on the side of a main road through Newberry. About 41 percent of its

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A pair of rubber gloves lies on the ground outside the home of a Gregory Collins in Newberry, S.C., on Thursday. Collins, 19, is accused of killing Anthony Hill, 30, and then dragging Hill’s body for miles by a rope tied to his truck. people are black, 53 percent white. Officials say Hill, a former firefighter in the National Guard, was killed by a single gunshot to the head before he was dragged. On the asphalt near his body, investigators noticed a dark, bloody stain, the end point of an 11-mile trail they traced back to the home of Gregory Collins. Noticing a piece of rope hanging from the back of a pickup truck, deputies knocked on the door of Collins’ rented mobile home. Collins appeared and then retreated, barricading himself in his home for several hours, only surrendering after being forced out with tear gas. Quickly arrested and charged with Hill’s murder, the 19-year-old white man has been held in isolation in

the local jail, and his bond has not been set. His public defender hasn’t commented on the case. State police and the FBI arrived to assist Newberry County sheriff’s deputies with the investigation into whether the death was a hate crime, a determination that will be up to the U.S. Justice Department because South Carolina has no hate crime statute. If there was racial tension or other animosity between the two men, it has not yet become known. Authorities said Hill and Collins had spent hours together before the shooting, hanging out late into the evening. Hill’s co-workers told police he and Collins frequently ate lunch together at work. Shabazz, who says he has helped several families

throughout the country affected by similar crimes, says he has all the evidence he needs to see that Hill’s death should be a hate crime. “The only option is for the Justice Department to intervene here and to charge Mr. Gregory Collins with a hate crime,� Shabazz said. “Just because Anthony Hill was an acquaintance of Gregory Collins, to us it’s not material.� Maj. Todd Johnson, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, says the state murder investigation is on track and won’t be sidelined while federal authorities mull the possibility of a hate crime charge. Solicitor Jerry Peace, Newberry County’s top prosecutor, says he hasn’t determined if Collins could face the death penalty. U.S.

Attorney Bill Nettles says he’ll discuss the case file with Peace and other officials. Shabazz said his group has been assisting Hill’s estranged wife with legal services. “I just want justice for the kids,� Aurea Hill said Friday, of the two young sons she shared with Hill. “All I’m asking for is answers.� In a barbershop he owns a few blocks away, 37-year-old Keith Suber says he knew Hill and feels that the black community in Newberry isn’t outraged by the lack of a hate crime charge. “My heart goes out to the young man and his family,� says Suber, who is black and has a 16-year-old daughter. “I think the community here just wants some justice overall.�

Police say man tortured child SMITHFIELD (AP) – Police have arrested a North Carolina man after investigators say he tortured a 4-yearold girl left in his care. Johnston County sheriff’s spokeswoman Tammy Amaon said the girl remained in critical condition Saturday at UNC Hospitals. Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell says 21-year-old Douglas Richardson of Smithfield was charged with felony child abuse with severe bodily injury after he took the child to a hospital Friday claiming she had been hurt in a fall from a bed. Bizzell said there was evidence of sexual abuse and the girl had a serious head injury along with bites, cuts and bruises all over her body. Richardson was being held at the Johnston County jail. It was not clear whether he has an attorney.

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40 detained after Iran mosque bombing TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iranian police arrested 40 people following the devastating bombings of a mosque in the country’s southeast as funerals were under way for the victims, local media reported on Saturday.

Gen. Ahmad Reza Radan, Iran’s deputy police chief, told the semiofficial Fars news agency that those detained “intended to create insecurity in Zahedan after the bombing,” but all was

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Bombs kill 5 NATO troops KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Roadside bombs killed five NATO troops in Afghanistan, the international force said Saturday, adding to a violent summer as coalition forces step up patrols in the Taliban-dominated south. Separately, NATO reported that Afghan and foreign troops found nearly 2 tons (1.8 metric tons) of processed heroin, 1,800 pounds (800 kilograms) of opium and 200 pounds (90 kilograms) of ammonium nitrate Friday that could have been used to make 25 roadside bombs in the southern province of Helmand.

The drugs had a street value in the United States of more than $38 million before taking into account the common practice of cutting them with other ingredients, which would exponentially increase the value, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Another joint force arrested a Taliban insurgent involved in bomb-making after intelligence indicated he was plotting an attack during the upcoming international conference Tuesday in Kabul, NATO said. Several other insurgents were arrested during the raid Friday night in Kabul.

Militants slay 16 passengers in northwest Pakistan PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) – Militants armed with assault rifles ambushed a convoy of civilian vehicles, killing 16 people Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, the scene of extensive military operations targeting Islamist insurgents. Several people also were wounded in the attack in Char Khel village in the troubled tribal region of Kurram. The travelers were heading to the main northwestern city of Peshawar in vehicles when they were ambushed. Kurram has witnessed

scores of such attacks, robberies and kidnappings for ransom in the past three years. Military offensives have left Pakistan’s army tied up in most of the tribal belt, as well as in the Swat Valley, also in the country’s northwest. Even after major operations have ended in some of these areas, militant activity has continued. The army has moved primarily against the Pakistani Taliban network, which is distinct from the Afghan Taliban factions, though it shares many of the same Islamist and anti-Western goals.

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Albania: 14 die, 12 injured as bus drops off cliff TIRANA, Albania – Fourteen people died and 12 others were injured, many of them seriously, Saturday when a bus fell off a cliff 87 miles north of the capital, Tirana, Albanian authorities said. Police official Hysni Burgaj said a sudden downpour caused the accident. The bus fell 30 to 40 meters off a cliff in Dom Gjegjan village, in the district of Puka, police said.

Abbas: Israel must accept foreign border force RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he’ll resume direct peace talks if Israel accepts its 1967 frontier as a baseline for the borders of a Palestinian state and agrees to the deployment of an international force to guard them. Abbas is under growing pressure from the United States to resume negotiations, and met Saturday with President Barack Obama’s Mideast envoy, George Mitchell.

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WASHINGTON – Election watchdogs have fined Joe Biden’s 2008 presidential campaign more than $219,000 for sloppy bookkeeping and accepting excessive contributions, including a discounted flight on a private jet. The audit was released Friday by the Federal Election Commission. It determined that the Biden campaign accepted an illegal corporate contribution in the form of a round-trip flight between New Hampshire and Iowa in June 2007 for three people.

Twin toddler girls drown in family pool LYNNFIELD, Mass. – Authorities say twin toddler girls are dead after they drowned in the family swimming pool in Massachusetts. Essex District Attorney spokeswoman Carrie Kimball Monahan said police were called to the home in Lynnfield, about 17 miles north of Boston, at about 10:20 a.m. Saturday after a report of “babies in the pool.” Monahan said firefighters gave CPR to 2-year-old Angelina and Veronica Andreottola before they were taken to Union Hospital in Lynn, where they were pronounced dead. ENTERPRISE NEWS SERVICE REPORTS

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In this image taken from video provided by BP PLC, a robotic arm uses a long wand-like object to clean out debris from a pipe at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday.

The Gulf waits: Oil is plugged, but for how long? NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The Gulf Coast found itself in an odd moment of limbo Saturday: The oil has been stopped, but no one knows if it’s corked for good. The clock expired on BP’s 48-hour observation period and the government added another day of critical monitoring. Scientists and engineers were optimistic that the well showed no obvious signs of leaks, but were still struggling to understand puzzling data emerging from the bottom of the sea. It’s possible the past three days will be only a brief reprieve from the flow of oil bleeding into the Gulf. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the

government’s point man on the crisis, decided Saturday that after the testing was complete the well would be hooked up again to ships on the surface to contain the oil. That likely means releasing crude back into the water temporarily to relieve pressure. It would still not be gushing at the rate it had been before BP’s latest fix. If the coast was on edge about the impending decision, it wasn’t apparent. In coastal Alabama, lounge chairs for rent outside of hotels were full and swimmers bobbed in emerald green water virtually oil-free, save for a few small tar balls.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy is asking a federal appeals court to release him from prison as his appeal is considered. Scrushy made the request in light of a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month that ordered a review of his government corruption convictions and those of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. Scrushy had been denied appeal bond in 2008 but wants the court to reconsider that order.

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Hackensack Fire Department Lt. Stephen A. Lindner announces Saturday in Hackensack, N.J., that searchers have not found any victims in crushed vehicles as officials originally thought, following the collapse of a parking garage and the front of an apartment building on Friday.

Officials: No one under NJ parking garage rubble HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) – Authorities called off a 22-hour rescue mission at a partly collapsed parking garage Saturday after determining that no one had been trapped when a glass canopy attached to a high-rise condominium building fell the day before, a fire official said. “We are looking at it as a major tragedy that was averted,” Hackensack Fire Department Lt. Stephen Lindner said Saturday morning. Officials said rescuers dug through debris overnight to reach the vehicles feared to contain occupants. But when searchers got

to the cars early Saturday, Lindner said they didn’t find anyone inside. Another partial collapse occurred around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, but no injuries were reported. Crews were briefly removed from the site after the collapse as a precaution, and were expected to return to work later in the day. The three-story garage in Hackensack pancaked Friday morning when the canopy fell on it. The top of the garage, level with the street, was littered with dirt, debris and glass, and the pavement split into chunks.

Rescuers needed to clear debris and shore up the structure before attempting a rescue. Both cars had their flashers on during the rescue operation, leading to reports that people may have been inside, Lindner said. But no one was in the car on the first level down, and it was determined that no one was in the car on the lower level, either. Lindner said the force of the collapse likely knocked the cars around, causing their flashers to activate. It may be up to a week before residents – who were evacuated as a precaution – will be allowed to return to the building.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The University of Georgia’s bulldog mascot, Uga, gets a special medical procedure to help him fly safely. But many other short-snouted dogs do not fare as well when put on airplanes, new data shows. Dogs with pushed-back faces such as English bulldogs and pugs accounted for roughly half the purebred dog deaths on airlines in the past five years, the Transportation Department said Friday. Overall, at least 122 dog deaths have been reported since May 2005, when U.S. airlines were required to start disclosing them, the department says. The dogs died while being shipped as cargo. English bulldogs accounted for 25 of the deaths, the single highest number among the 108 purebreds on the list. Pugs were next, with 11 deaths; followed by golden retrievers and labradors, with seven deaths each;

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Uga VII, the English bulldog mascot for the University of Georgia who died last football season, keeps to the sidelines in Tempe, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2008. French bulldogs, with six; and American Staffordshire terriers, four. Boxers, cockapoos, Pekingese and Pomeranians each accounted for two deaths. Short-nosed breeds have a skull formation that affects their airways, said Dan Bandy of Shawnee, Okla., chairman of the Bulldog Club of America’s health committee.

Father of missing Oregon boy: 3rd party involved PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The father of a missing 7-year-old Portland boy says he believes a third party was involved along with his estranged wife in the disappearance of the child six weeks ago. In e-mail answers to questions Friday from Portland reporters, Kaine Horman gave no basis for his belief other than “briefings.” The comments were the

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MILAN (AP) – It’s no wonder the Italian businessmen claimed George Clooney was behind their fashion line – the actor knows how to wow an audience whether he’s on the red carpet or the witness stand. Maintaining his trademark aura of cool, Clooney delivered a few wisecracks Friday as he testified against three defendants accused of co-opting his name with the goal of launching a fashion line. The appearance of the star, who maintains a villa on nearby Lake Como but is rarely seen here in public, sent the normally staid courthouse into full celebrity tilt. Clooney had to push his way through

said the video’s success was “crazy.� The singer wrote: “I started on Bieber youtube so ... WOW!� Bieber’s video and Lady Gaga’s switched positions briefly Friday, but as of late afternoon, Bieber was ahead by more than 600,000 views. The most-watched clip on YouTube that isn’t a music video is the popular “Charlie bit my finger� viral video, which more than 210 million have watched.

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Residents clean up in wake of storms BY PAUL B. JOHNSON ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT – Patricia Villanueva realized how lucky she was as she swept twigs and sticks off the back porch of her home Saturday morning. Villanueva’s house, in a yard dotted with trees along N. Centennial Street, was in the path of severe thunderstorms that cut through parts of northwest and northern High Point Friday evening. The Friday night storm didn’t cause any injuries or widespread property damage, a High Point Po-

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where some trees fell, the dispatcher said. Villanueva found some limbs in her yard when she went out Saturday,

but no extensive damage. However, at a house about 100 to 200 yards from her home, a large oak tree fell and smashed a carport. The main disruption from Friday night’s storm involved power outages. At the height of the storm, close to 8,000 city utility customers were without power, said Larry Hopkins, city electric operations engineer. The outages took place across northern and northwest High Point, he said. Electric utilities crews spent Saturday morning cleaning up the remnants of downed trees and debris related to the outages, Hopkins said.

Another round of storms swept through the area Saturday afternoon, knocking out power to Duke Energy customers in northwestern Randolph County. Duke Energy’s website showed outages in Archdale, Trinity and points south along the U.S. 311 corridor as of 9:30 p.m. Archdale police reported that parts of the city lost power around mid-afternoon as storms came through, and that crews were still working to restore some of outages as of 9:30 p.m.

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BY DIANNA BELL ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT – West End Ministries’ women’s shelter, Leslie’s House, was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation that will aid general operating expenses during the 2010 fiscal year. The shelter opened its doors in December 2007 and houses a third of Guilford County’s homeless women without dependents. At maximum capacity, 23 women can stay at Leslie’s House and are provided with two meals a day for up to 30 days. “A lot of women will stay longer because they might be in the process of getting a job or going back to school,” said Judy Mendenhall, executive director of Leslie’s House. Women making these transitions are guided by a case manager, who helps them along their journeys. The shelter also provides weekly personal development and life skills courses. Unlike most shelters, Leslie’s House is open to those who are 18 and older. “Most shelters require individuals to be 21,” Mendenhall said. “Because of this, we receive lots of referrals.” The shelter hovers around maximum capacity year round. The grant will help pay staff who operate the shelter on a daily basis as well as cover utilities and maintenance. “We have a case manager, two full-time night managers, three parttime managers and one administrator assistant,” said Dana Bentley, director of community relations and development. “The grant is important for the shelter’s sustainability.” The grant will go a long way in helping Leslie’s Shelter provide a temporary safe haven for women in need as well as giving them the tools to work towards becoming independent and self-reliant. “We are very grateful for the help and support from the TannenbaumSternberger Foundation,” Mendenhall said. The Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation is a private organization that concentrates on promoting and supporting programs that benefit the residents of Guilford County. For more information on West End Ministries and Leslie’s House, visit www.westendministries.org. editor@hpe.com | 888-3537

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Thomasville considers buying second-hand replacement after reserve truck breaks down BY DARRICK IGNASIAK ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

THOMASVILLE – Firefighters with the Thomasville Fire Department hope to get some help from the Thomasville City Council help with the purchase of a used fire truck. The City Council on Monday night will consider purchasing a fire truck for $80,000 from Bluffton, S.C. The request is being made because one of the department’s fire trucks has broken down. “We desperately need your help,” Fire Chief Martin Dailey told the City Council last week. “We have a very sick truck.” According to a preliminary report, the pump in the department’s 1982 Mack fire truck is “shot,” Dailey said. The cost to repair the pump

is between $20,000 and $25,000, which Dailey believes is more than the truck is worth. “Currently, with this truck being out of service, we have no reserve fire trucks,” the fire chief said. “That means if any truck in our fleet goes down, we don’t have anything to replace it with. That’s the dilemma we are in now.” City Manager Kelly Craver said Thursday that he placed a down payment of $4,500 on the Bluffton, S.C. fire truck. The amount is non-refundable. Tony Jarrett, the city’s finance director, said the 201011 fiscal year budget allows for the fire department to purchase $91,500 of equipment. Instead of purchasing the equipment, Dailey told the City Council that the fire truck is the department’s top priority.

A committee from the department recently traveled to Bluffton, S.C., to look at the truck. “Maintenance records are available,” Dailey said. “It had a very good maintenance record. We were very pleased. The truck did pump very well. We didn’t see any problems there. That’s the main operation.” Jarrett anticipates that the city will be able to sell its old truck for at least $10,000 to recoup some of the cost toward the truck. “A Mack is very good truck,” Dailey said. “It’s been running for a long time. We also have a 1973. We are hoping we can get a pretty good price for it.” dignasiak@hpe.com | 888-3657

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Evelyn Rearwin TRINITY – Mrs. Evelyn Louise Blood Rearwin, 90, of Trinity, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at High Point Regional Hospital. Born November 30, 1919 in Oaks Corner, NY, she was the daughter of the late Alan Eugene and Marian Ruth Phillips Blood. She originally moved to the High Point area in 1961 before moving to Florida, and returned from Florida in 1987. She was a member of Archdale United Methodist Church where she was active in the Adult Fellowship Class and the United Methodist Women, plus volunteering in the church office. She also was a former volunteer with Hospice of the Piedmont. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Earle W. Rearwin, in January of 1995, and a sister, Doris Clark. Survivors include her daughter, Gayle Rearwin, of Trinity, and two nieces, Linda Routh, of Sophia and Sondra Ware, of Carolina Beach. Memorial service will be 7:00 p.m., Tuesday at Archdale United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Stuart Noelle and Rev. Harold Shives. The family will receive friends following the service in the fellowship hall. Memorial contributions may be directed to Archdale United Methodist Church’s Stephen’s Ministry or United Methodist Women, 11543 N. Main St., Archdale, NC 27263. Online condolences can be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale.

Zachary Rushing KERNERSVILLE – Zachary Andrew Rushing, 23, a former resident of 1525 Eagle Watch Lane, died July 13, 2010 in Houston, Texas. Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Friedland Moravian Church. Visitation will follow the service. Friends may offer condolences at www.jcgreenandsons.com.

Travis Coble ASHEBORO – Mr. Larry Travis Coble Jr., 28, died July 16, 2010. A funeral will be held Monday, July 16, at 6 p.m. at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel in Asheboro. Visitation will be at the funeral home following the service Monday. Arrangements by Ridge Funeral Home.

David Brogdon LEXINGTON – David Arnold Brogdon, 75, died July 17, 2010 in Britthaven of Davidson. A Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Memorial Park. Davidson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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THOMASVILLE – Hugh Lee Gailey, 98, passed away on July 13, 2010 in Snellville, Georgia. Born on August 24, 1911 in Commerce, Georgia to Ferd Lee Gailey and Lura Beck Gailey. He is preceded in death by his parents. Survived by his daughter Doris Medlin and her husband Sonny of Loganville Georgia, son Harold Leon Gailey and his wife Nadia of Stevenson, Washington, grandchildren Cindi Medlin Marbury and her husband Rob of Buford, Georgia , Jason Medlin of Lithia Springs, Georgia, great grandchildren; Andrew, Jessica, Jake and Jordan Marbury all of Buford, Georgia. Family will receive friends form 12:00 to 2:00 P.M. on Monday July 19, 2010 at Thomasville Funeral Home with a funeral service at 2:00 PM in the Chapel followed by Interment in Holly Hill Memorial Park. Arrangements were made through thomasvillefh.com

HIGH POINT – Mrs. Evelyn Geneva Robison Page, 67, of High Point, died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at the Hospice Home at High Point. Born July 10, 1943 in Bladenboro, she was the daughter of the late Furnie and Myrtle Smith Robison. She had worked as a CNA for the Brian Center in Asheboro and later worked for Wal Greens in High Point. She was a member of Trindale Holiness Church in Archdale where she served as a Sunday School teacher, as the church’s pianist and was active in the music ministry. She enjoyed writing music and poetry, and loved tending to her flowers and her dogs. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Page, on February 18, 2006. She is survived by four children, James Glenn Halsey, Jr. and wife, Kim, of Roanoke, VA, Tiny Hughes and husband, Mike, of Sophia, Mark Halsey and wife, Patty, of Thomasville, and Tim Halsey and wife, Rhonda, of High Point; her fiancÊe, Bobby Hill, of Jamestown; eight grandchildren, Christopher, Leslie, Jennifer, Michael, Jason, Lauren, Jordan and Amber; five great grandchildren, Haley, Lindsay, Nathaniel, Matthew and Dakota; a brother, Tommy Robison, of Sanford; and three sisters, Bobby Jean Sykes, of Denton, Rose Robison and Virginia Hardee, both of Thomasville. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Monday at the Oaklawn Cemetery in Asheboro officiated by Rev. Tommy Garner and Tommy Robison. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 5 until 7 at Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Dr., High Point, NC 27262. Online condolences can be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale.

Evelyn Greenwood ASHEBORO – Mrs. Evelyn Ella Cribb Greenwood, 77, died on July 15, 2010 at Asheboro Rehabilitation Facility. Funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at People’s Funeral Chapel. Professional arrangements entrusted to People’s Funeral Service Inc.

John Lane HIGH POINT – John Earvin Lane, 80, of 1714 Lamb Ave., died July 15, 2010. Services are incomplete at Haizlip Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www. haizlipfuneralhome.com.

Curtis Lee LEXINGTON – Curtis Lee Tate, 72, of 198 Wiley Lane, died July 11, 2010. Graveside services will be conducted on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Salisbury National Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to www.jcgreenandsons.com.

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July 17--Max Tharpe captured ordinary slices of life through the lens of his camera, and through his art, left a lasting legacy. Tharpe, who died at the age of 90 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a week ago, was laid to rest Friday at the Holly Springs Baptist Church cemetery in Harmony. Before being taken to his final resting place, a small group of friends and family gathered at Nicholson Funeral Home to remember the renowned photographer. Dottie Tharpe, who is the widow of A.W. Tharpe, a cousin to Max Tharpe, remembered him as a fun, genuinely nice man. She also remembered him like many others do, as the man behind the lens. “He took pictures at my wedding,� she said. But she also remem-

bered the man she’d see occasionally at family gatherings. “He was just a good person. He was very special,� she said. The Rev. Stephen Scott, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, presided over the funeral service for Tharpe. He said the photographs Tharpe left behind provided a glimpse into his work and his art. Scott said an exhibit of Tharpe’s works at Mitchell Community College last year allowed many people to see folks they knew in a totally different light. “When you’re looking at something through the lens of an artist, you see it differently,� he said. “You see the character of the person that you otherwise might have missed.� Scott eulogized Tharpe with readings from the book of Psalms, chapter 8. He said the verses in the Bible brought to mind Tharpe’s artistry with a camera.

James Everette Edwards THOMASVILLE – James Everette Edwards, 82, a resident of 1002 Ferndale Drive, died Saturday, July 10, 2010 at his residence. He was born June 27, 1928 in Randolph County, a son of the late Ollie Edwards and Mittie Ridge Edwards. Mr. Edwards was a retired employee with Carolina Seating, Inc. of Thomasville and also retired as a home builder, which he did for many years. He attended Holly Hill Wesleyan Church, served as an usher and a driver for the bus ministry. On December 16, 1949 he was married to Joe Ann Blair, who survives of the home. Also surviving are children, Deborah Terry and husband Howard of Thomasville, Rev. Douglas Edwards and wife Colleen of Eustis, Florida, Deanna Dunlap of Thomasville and Dawn Leonard and husband Ron of Plant City, Florida; a sister, Eva Eddinger of Trinity; nine grandchildren, Jana Wells and husband (Richie), Lindsey Terry, Ryan Edwards, Christopher Edwards, Holly Edwards, Cali Leonard, Brooke Leonard, Chase Leonard and Helen Dunlap. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 3 P.M. in Holly Hill Wesleyan Church with Rev. Mark Mullins and Rev. Douglas Edwards officiating. Burial will follow in Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Edwards will remain at the J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home until taken to the church thirty minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 9 P.M. and other times at the home. The family request memorials be directed to Hospice of Davidson County, 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, N.C. 27292 or to Holly Hill Wesleyan Church, 202 West Holly Hill Road, Thomasville, N.C. 27360. On-line condolences may be sent to the Edwards family at www.jcgreenandsons.com.

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The village of Clemmons is asking the N.C. Department of Justice for an opinion on whether, under state law, the city of Winston-Salem could provide police service to the village. Noelle Talley, a spokeswoman for the N.C. Attorney General’s Office, said that her agency is reviewing the matter. Village Attorney Warren Kasper, who sent the letter to the state, was not available for comment. Clemmons has for years contracted with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office to patrol the village, paying for deputies’ salaries and equipment. The current contract between the village and the sheriff’s office will be $870,726 for the 2010-11 fiscal year.

‘I’m accountable to make sure everybody understands if they violate our codes and our policies, I’m going to deal with it. And, I have dealt with it because those individuals are no longer with us.’ Col. Randy Glover N.C. State Highway Patrol commander son, a spokeswoman for the governor, said Glover’s official retirement date will be Sept. 1 and that he will aid in the transition process. The resignation comes after a string of ethical lapses in the Highway Patrol that drove Perdue to recently demand change. The force has seen a number of troopers resign or be fired for problems ranging from drunken driving arrests to sending inappropriate text messages. “Again, I continue to believe that 99.9 percent of the members of the North Carolina Highway Patrol serve the state with honor and integrity, and I thank

Prosecutor fired after talking to media MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

Sean Smith, an assistant district attorney for nearly six years, was fired this week after criticizing a defensive driving course he says allows ticketed motorists to avoid paying millions of dollars in fines that would go to public schools. Smith, who is running for a district court judgeship, said Mecklenburg District Attorney Peter Gilchrist fired him Thursday, a day after he told the district attorney he talked to a television reporter about the defensive driving course. Smith said Gilchrist didn’t give him a reason for the firing. “He told me I was terminated effective immediately,� Smith said. “I’m shocked.� Smith described himself as “an above average employee.� He’s been prosecuting violent felonies, including armed robberies and assaults. “I haven’t lost a trial in four years,� he said. Gilchrist wouldn’t talk about Smith’s firing. “Sean Smith’s dismissal is a personnel matter,� he said.

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the Highway Patrol. “We need someone completely free of questions of political influence and political patronage,� Sinsheimer said. “We need an outsider to come in and take the reins of the patrol and change the culture. Anything short of that would be a mistake.� During a press conference earlier this month, Glover indicated that he thought the press was exacerbating the force’s problems. He restricted media access to a meeting with troopers Thursday in Graham. At that meeting, Glover

defended his job to WFMYTV, saying he didn’t tell individuals to make bad choices. “I’m accountable for this organization,� Glover told the station. “I’m accountable to make sure everybody understands if they violate our codes and our policies, I’m going to deal with it. And, I have dealt with it because those individuals are no longer with us.� Speaking with WRAL-TV at his home in New Bern on Friday, Glover said, “I finally saw clearly that the target was on me.�

Forsyth County firefighters are still investigating a Thursday fire in Belews Creek that killed one person and destroyed a house. Investigators have not identified the person who was killed, said Deputy Fire Marshal Tim Whicker. They do not know what started the fire. Neighbors reported smoke in the air about 2:20 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters searched the area, Whicker said, and found a house at 7759 Carson Drive engulfed by flames. “This area is extremely rural,� Whicker said. He said that no one who called 911 about the fire actually saw the flames. “It was just people

who saw smoke in the distance,� he said. Firefighters had the fire out in about 30 minutes, he said, but the house had already started to collapse. When firefighters went inside, they found a body. Emergency workers took the body to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Whicker said that firefighters have not been able to contact the owner of the home, listed in tax records as James B. Boldman. The house was destroyed, Whicker said. “There are just a few remnants of the brick walls standing,� he said. Whicker said that it had been “years� since someone was killed in a fire in Forsyth County.

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STATESVILLE – Just about everyone who has driven on an interstate highway for any appreciable length or any number of other places in the past year or so has passed a sign indicating that a driver is close to a project being funded by federal stimulus dollars. Earlier this week, both of Iredell County’s two members of the U.S. House of Representatives – along with every other House Republican – voted on a plan to stop more of those signs from being put up. Estimates by the office of Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock – who sponsored the bill called, “End

the Stimulus Advertisement Act� – put the cost of the signs, nationally, at up to $20 million. In a press release issued by U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx’s office, the congresswoman is quoted as saying there are 10,000 signs “littering the highways.� Foxx, whose 5th District includes the northern two-thirds of Iredell County, went on to say that using the signs “to promote the stimulus is a poor use of taxpayer dollars.� The cost of the signs range depending on size and location, but most of them in North Carolina cost $2,500, according to Foxx spokesperson Aaron Groen, who added that there was no record of the exact number of the signs that have been

put up in the state or nation as they appear at some projects but not others. At least one sign in the Washington, D.C. area cost as much as $10,000, Groen said. “That one really got people upset when they found out about it,� Groen said. He said that opposition to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is one thing, but the signs are salt in the wounds to those who opposed the stimulus plan. “What really peeves the congresswoman and others about the signs is that they aren’t fixing roads or building bridges,� Groen said. “They’re not putting people to work, they’re just wasting money.�

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In a July 8 file photo, Sen. R.C. Soles, Jr. (left), and Sen. Jim Jacumin talk during a break in their session in Raleigh. Soles was known for getting things done for his rural district. In recent years, his legislative accomplishments have been overshadowed by a strange series of events that culminated with him shooting a former law client.

Longest-serving lawmaker in NC leaves after shooting RALEIGH (AP) – Sen. R.C. Soles was known for getting things done for his rural district. In recent years, his legislative accomplishments have been overshadowed by a strange series of events that culminated with him shooting a former law client after another man with him tried to kick down the lawmaker’s door. Soles, whose 42 years in the General Assembly made him North Carolina’s longest continuously serving lawmaker, quietly cast what is likely his last vote in the middle of the night last weekend. Faced with the prospect of a felony assault charge for the shooting – along with his father’s declining health and ever-increasing campaign expenses – he decided last December it was time to retire. Barring a veto override or special session, he won’t be back. “My father had just absolutely begged me not to run,� the soft-spoken Soles said in an interview, but “I’d be untruthful if I didn’t say that all (the le-

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“green religion� or “ecotheology� are using blogs and news conferences to get the word out. Some are visiting the Gulf, inspecting oil-spattered wetlands and praying with idled fishermen and other victims. And believers in the stricken coastal regions are looking at the consequences of the oil’s reach and asking what good can come out of it. During worship services on a recent Sunday, pastor Eddie Painter of Barataria Baptist Church in the fishing village of Lafitte told his congregation a silver lining in the tragedy might be renewed government commitment to restor-

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e complimented officials of the Piedmont Triad International Airport a couple of weeks ago for deciding to delay action on an airport master plan update until August. The move gives members of the public and officials in High Point more time to digest the plan and perhaps add further comment even after the official public hearing phase has ended. But today, we’d like to raise a question that has been troubling us about the study process: Why were no members of High Point’s professional staff and no elected city officials involved in the research and development phase of this long-range plan update? It’s our understanding that High Point officials got basically their first look at the airport’s updated plan less than a month ago when PTIA officials presented the document to city leaders during a regular City Council meeting. During that meeting – and since – several City Council members have raised questions about the document and how the development it anticipates might impact High Point. We’re not saying here that High Point folks should have any special influence or veto power in any planning or development for which the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority is legally responsible. But we do think that with the history of public concerns and controversy in regard to airport growth and expansion matters, the Airport Authority’s consultants preparing the plan should have sought more input from those in this southwestern portion of Guilford County. The master plan update looks 40 years into the future, and of course, a lot can change over time. But a major part of the update is the construction of a fourth runway at PTIA at some point during the period. We all know how much controversy was generated by construction of the airport’s third runway during the past five years to serve FedEx. And much of that controversy has surrounded north High Point and the potential conflicts between residential development and aircraft noise. It would seem that soliciting input from High Point officials and staff during the research and development of the master plan update could have been beneficial to this planning process. However, at least now all interested parties are getting the chance to take a longer look at the plan. We hope airport officials will give serious consideration to questions and comments that arise during this period. And despite our earlier question about High Point’s involvement in the process, the product will be beneficial. Now, the airport will have an updated guide to assist cities and counties in planning for the area’s residential and commercial growth that is expected to come.

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lthough I was lucky enough to become an independent contractor, delivering The News-Tribune (Beaver Falls, Pa.) and the Sun-Telegraph (Pittsburgh) at age 10 in my hometown, my fascination with newspapers began 5 years earlier when I learned to read the “funnies.” We didn’t have kindergarten in those days, so my sister, who was in fifth grade in 1940 and already had determined that she would be a school teacher, would tutor me every day after school. Nancy grew up to become a teacher (kindergarten and first grade), a career that spanned four decades. I got my first carrier experience as a sub (when I was 10) for two guys, both of whom were a year older than me, when their families went on vacation or when they were sick or hurt during that last year of World War OPINION II. I recall vividly that, after I had filled in for Bob Merriman for 10 Tom days, he took me to Woolworth’s Blount and, as a reward, bought me a ■■■ banana split (35 cents). Shortly after that, a route that stretched from Eighth to 15th streets and from Seventh to 11th avenues, came open and I signed up for it. About three dozen of the subscriptions were for the Sun-Telegraph, one of two afternoon papers in Pittsburgh (30 miles away) and the other 79 were the hometown newspaper. We wrapped a belt around our shoulders and around the papers because the dealer was too cheap to furnish bags. On Wednesdays, it was quite difficult to haul those 60- and 80-page papers the Sun-Tele published in the days when all the ads were part of the paper instead many of them being inserts as they are today. In those days, carriers (mostly youngsters between the ages of 10 and 20) had to collect every week (Friday or Saturday) and turn the money in to the dealer, who would then give us our share (1.25 cents per paper delivered). Pretending it was a savings account but it really was insurance against a carrier running off with some of the dealer’s money, he held back a dollar every week. That meant, that I took home about $7.60 cents a week, plus any tips my customers gave me. The papers were 4 cents a day or 24 cents a week and most customers gave me a quarter each weekend and told me to keep the change. Hence, in addition to what the dealer paid me, I took home a little more than a dollar in tips each week. That totaled about $8.75 take-home a week for a little more than an hour’s work each weekday. I always made certain that I put the papers for Mr. McChesney (he subscribed to both) inside the screen/storm door because not only did he give me 50 cents (which meant a 2-cent tip) every week but, about once a month, he would slip me two tickets to the Regent Theatre – the one that showed cowboy movies every weekend – where he worked as a ticket-taker at night

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after working in the (Armstrong) cork works all day. Everything was going smoothly until midsummer, when both newspapers raised the price of their papers from 4 to 5 cents a day. Suddenly, customers began giving me a quarter and a nickel for each paper when I collected. You could count on both hands the number of people who still gave me a tip. The “raise” barely afforded me the luxury of one of those 35-cent banana splits each week. Part of the lower end of my route was in a project and most of the fathers in the families residing there had gone off to war. There was one guy, apparently classified 4-F for the draft, who often paid me 24 or 48 cents when I was collecting. No tip. Several times, he would open the door of an apartment when I knocked and ask me what I wanted, adding, “I paid you for two weeks last week.” To which I usually replied, “True, but last week you were staying with the lady in 24. This week you’re staying with the lady in 27.” Sometimes, I’d hint that I’d tell the ladies’ husbands when they returned. That often spurred him not only to pay me but to give me a tip as well. The next year, I began playing both elementary school and church-league basketball and City League baseball, so I gave up the paper route. It was a great experience, though, and a way for a kid to make decent spending money without having to work too hard. I’ve been hooked on newspapers ever since.

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he other day, I was reminded of why I turned against the Democrat Party. Up until the 1990s, I mistakenly considered the Democrat and Republican parties to be about the same. I didn’t like either of them very much, mainly due to a lack of trust. During the 1970s and 1980s, I never realized how much of the news that I saw on TV and read in newspapers and magazines was biased in favor of liberal Democrats. Yet even with all that bias, the Democrats only managed to come out about even with the Republicans as far as I was concerned. That says a lot about Democrats and Republicans, and it also says a lot about the inherent strength of my core values: I didn’t know much about politics – during my entire life the mainstream media had been trying to get me to vote for liberal Democrats – but I ended up rejecting liberalism OPINION anyway. That was beMike cause my parents Hughes taught me tradi■■■ tional American values before the progressives had a chance to get to me. In my teens and 20s, I was exposed to quite a bit of liberal thinking. In my youthful ignorance, I was somewhat swayed by some aspects of the left-wing ideology, but I wisedup by the time I got to my 30s. I recently read that media bias has been a part of American politics since our country was founded. I suppose this is a part of human nature. But liberal bias had a long run in America without opposition. Unfortunately for former President Bill Clinton, that long run came to an end in the 1990s. The authors of “A Patriot’s History of the United States” wrote, “Talk radio and the Internet joined a couple of conservative papers and the Fox News Network to provide, for the first time in 50 years, a genuine opposition press in America. The liberal media would no longer control the spin of public events.” It was this opposition press that exposed the Monica Lewinski scandal. What turned me against the Democrats wasn’t so much what Clinton did or said. I already knew what to expect of Clinton. What turned me against the Democrats was the extent to which so many of them tried to excuse Clinton’s inexcusable behavior. Now Clinton has tried to excuse the late Sen. Robert Byrd’s close association with the Ku Klux Klan by saying that Byrd “was a country boy from the hills … ,” “was trying to get elected” and “spent the rest of his life making it up.” Maybe Clinton was referring to the rest of Byrd’s life after age 46 when he tried to block the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with a filibuster. Well, no. Clinton was trying to excuse inexcusable behavior in a fellow Democrat just as other Democrats tried to excuse Clinton’s reprehensible behavior back in the ’90s. The art of the excuse (or the cover-up) is something that many Democrats strive to excel in because their behavior typically leads them into situations where they would like to be excused. What should Clinton have said about Byrd’s ties to the Klan at his funeral? Not a word. MIKE HUGHES is a Navy veteran who lives in Jamestown. His column appears here every other Sunday. To comment, visit www.hpe.com and click on opinion/commentary. E-mail him at mrmike27282@gmail.com.

here is some disagreement about whether we are experiencing a double dip recession or a stagnant recovery, but few believe North Carolina’s economy is improving very fast. The fundamental problem is employers are not creating new jobs. Gov. Perdue often states her top priority is creating jobs and legislative leaders echo her priority, but their solutions are misguided and too expensive. Before adjourning, our Legislature handed out $240 million in economic incentives to large corporations. Our track record in the incentives game is less than stellar. Since dipping our feet in the incentive waters in the mid-1990s, we have quickly plunged into the deep end. It often takes years, if ever, for corporations to create the jobs promised, and in far too many instances we have had to claw back incentive dollars. These corporate giants operate solely in their own enlightened self-

interests. That’s why they chose us and why they will just as quickly leave us. How much is reasonable to invest in each MY SPIN new job? It is not at all uncommon Tom to see six-figure Campbell sums given per ■■■ job created. When resources are scarce, it is fair to ask if we are getting the best bang for our buck. We think not. We are working at the wrong end of the job creation pendulum. Seven out of 10 jobs in our state are created and sustained by small businesses. Leaders pay lip service to them but either do not understand small businesses or are not serious about doing what it takes to help them. North Carolina needs to change its economic development policy and become the state that encourages and nurtures small

businesses. Two practical suggestions would yield more jobs with less cost per job created and less risk. Even as large banks and financial institutions are reporting handsome profits, they are still not lending to small companies. Without capital, our small enterprises cannot expand. Why not dedicate one-third of the sum our Legislature just allocated to co-insure loans (say 50 percent of each loan) to worthy small companies? This would incentivize the banks to lend and if the business repays the loan, there’s no cost to taxpayers. Even if we pay out on a few defaulted loans we will have invested in firms already in our state. We should also jump-start job creation by instituting a program that would pay employers a percentage, say 20 percent, of the hourly wage for every new hire for a period up to 18 months. The concept needs further definition but

the employer, the employee and the taxpayers would all be working in concert. For example, a new $20 per hour employee would earn $41,600 per year. The employer would only pay $33,280, taxpayers would invest $8,000 (compared to hundreds of thousands per new job) and the employee would have 18 months to prove worthy of retention. These are two ideas that are better public policy, would put people to work immediately, help businesses already located in our state and benefit every county instead of just the few, mostly urban areas that usually get the new plants. If job creation is truly job 1, it is time to change direction and pull together to improve our economy. TOM CAMPBELL is former assistant N.C. state treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of N.C. issues airing Sundays at 6:30 a.m. on WFMY-TV. Contact him at www.ncspin.com.

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Tea Party saboteurs and demonizers won’t damage reform group efforts BY PAUL KENGOR

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’ve never participated in a Tea Party rally. My natural habitat is a classroom or behind a keyboard. That said, I’ve had a lot of contact with Tea Party people, and, of course, I hear the angry charges from those doing their worst to discredit the movement. For what it’s worth, here are some personal experiences and observations: The first time I was contacted for a Tea Party event was by a Pittsburgh woman named Patti. She called last spring. I asked: Who’s behind this Tea Party business? Is the Republican Party running this? I learned no one was ordering Patti but herself. A mother of three daughters, wife of a physician, and a Harvard MBA, Patti calmly explained that she was so concerned about her country that she got involved. “This is completely grass roots,” she assured me. Indeed, at that moment, President Obama and the Democratic Congress had taken a record budget deficit from George W. Bush and exploded it in one fell swoop with an enormously destructive $800-billion “stimulus package.” Liberals attacking the Tea Party must understand that it was such extremist policies by their own politicians that sent the likes of Patti into the streets. Not long after that conversation, I watched in awe as such unceasing fiscal insanity drove a huge swath of concerned citizens to Washington on Sept. 12, 2009. In response to this massive “9/12” march, liberals were apoplectic. They exhibit an intense emotional attachment to Obama, lashing out at anyone who criticizes him. That reaction is particularly pronounced in their fits of rage at Tea Party people, who they denounce with ugly epithets: Nazi, racist, hate-monger. The hysterics have only gotten worse. Smear groups like “CrashTheTeaParty. org” are infiltrating the Tea Party. The goal, according to Jason Levin, who spearheads the group, is to “act on behalf of the Tea Party in ways which exaggerate their least appealing qualities,” in order to “damage the public’s opinion of them.” Alas, I don’t think the saboteurs and demonizers realize how this may backfire.

firmed. My first question to anyone who has attended a Tea Party rally is the breakdown of independents and Democrats. The reports I get are that there are many, upwards of one-third or more. I’m told this by people I trust, who are more interested in ascertaining truth than flailing about, hurling invectives at anyone who dares to disagree with Obama. Speaking of whom, these numbers are a major threat to President Obama. Bear in mind that it was the huge swing group of independents and moderates who in November 2008 went for Obama by 52 to 44 percent (MSNBC exit poll data), and thereby elected the most left-wing presidential candidate in American history. According to consistent polling by Zogby, independents now approve of Obama by only around 40 percent. Thus, all of this adds up to an uncomfortable thought I pose to the Obama acolytes: If independents, moderates and Democrats are a notable element of the Tea Party movement, or sympathize with it, do you really want to inflame them, especially as November approaches? Those within the Tea Party don’t seem This is a multifaceted movement, but to care about the nasty names. This is a one thing seems certain: Those taking movement with no single leader wedded pleasure assailing Tea Partiers may ento a political future or with politically liven the very movement they endeavor sensitive ambitions. There’s no one face to destroy. I’m reminded of a quote from fearful of being maligned by the New an early Church father (Tertullian): “We York Times, NPR and Keith Olbermann. multiply wherever we are mown down Few movements are so huge and yet so by you.” The “blood” of the faithful is anonymous. “seed.” Most significant, many Tea Party Needless to say, I’m not equating the people, not to mention those who agree with them – even if they never attend ral- Tea Party with the early church, even lies – are independents and Democrats. A as I’ve found an undeniably strong (and recent Gallup poll found that 50 percent of hardly irrelevant) Christian element within the movement. Yet, there’s a “Tea Party identifiers” are Republicans parallel in that the persecution of the while 43 percent are independents and 7 movement – by an aggressively secular, percent are Democrats. That’s a remarkmilitant left, mind you – may backfire, ably high number of non-Republicans. big time. Another telling survey was released And that’s surely not the intention of by Rasmussen in March. It found that the anti-Tea Party crusaders. by an overwhelming margin, 62 percent to 12 percent, “Mainstream Americans” PAUL KENGOR, Ph.D., is professor of political scibelieve the Tea Party is “closer to their ence and executive director of The Center for Vision views” than Congress. By a margin of 68 & Values at Grove City (Pa.) College. His coming percent to 16 percent, they deemed Tea book is “Dupes: How America’s Adversaries Have Party members “better informed” than Manipulated Progressives for a Century.” www. members of Congress. VisAndVals.org Anecdotally, I find much of this con-

Ethics lessons alone won’t fix patrol The Sanford Herald, July 14

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ov. Bev Perdue has used hard words of late when talking about her plan to clean up the North Carolina Highway Patrol’s image. Unfortunately, the words have included very little action ... unless you count a reiteration of the code of conduct. The department’s image has taken a beating of late. ... Perdue’s response – meet with leadership and announce zero tolerance for this behavior.

The man in charge? Col. Randy Glover remains in place, and he and Secretary of Crime Control Reuben Young have roughly two months to restructure the patrol’s leadership. Other measures: ethics training for all troopers and managers, an internal review and other minor immediate changes announced by Young. In other words, if the training is in place and it happens again, at least the governor can say she tried.

What the extra training will mean is a lot of wasted time and money spent on men and women – many of them veterans of the force – whose reputation has been spoiled by a few bad apples. What we didn’t see was the onus put on the top officials. Immoral activity doesn’t happen because of lack of morality training. It happens because backgrounds and references go unchecked and “bad apples” are hired. In other words, heads should

have rolled. The Highway Patrol needs strict leadership at the top of its organization ... not an ethics lesson from a governor. Troopers take an oath when they join the force. The illegal and immoral activity that’s plagued the department was covered in that oath. Perdue has essentially created a double-secret oath. It’s like putting a Band-Aid on a massive head wound. Visit http://www.sanfordherald.com

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Surprise Senate nominee readies for first SC rally COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Alvin Greene, is speaking directly to voters Sunday – the first time he’s done so since the mysterious candidate’s surprise primary win. Greene is set to speak at the monthly meeting of the local NAACP branch in his hometown of Manning. It’s the first known public speech for Greene, who’s spoken only in a series of awkward, terse and confusing media interviews. Interest in Sunday’s appearance is so high that the meeting was moved twice – first to a larger church, then to the local junior high school’s gymnasium. “The interest is really starting to swell,� said Bobby Fleming, president of the Manning branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Greene won an unexpected victory June 8 over former state lawmaker Vic Rawl to earn the chance to try to take down Republican U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint. Also challenging DeMint is Green Party candidate Tom Clements. An unemployed military veteran who lives at home with his ailing father, Greene has called himself “a true American hero� and suggested last week the creation of action figures of his own likeness as a way to create jobs in South Carolina. Greene said he campaigned in the weeks leading up to the primary, but he has refused to name anywhere he spoke, and no one has come forward to say they saw him try to woo voters outside of his barber shop in Manning. Greene won’t reveal much about what he plans to do with the kickoff to his campaign. “I’ll just be talking about jobs, education and justice,� said Greene, repeating the only three topics on

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DANVILLE, Va. (AP) – A former tobacco auction warehouse in Danville will reopen in August, giving growers an alternative for selling their product. Tobacco was last sold in the 125,000-square-foot warehouse in 1971. Warehouse operators Harry Lea and Jim Eggleston say they expect to receive their first shipment of baled flue-cured tobacco on Aug. 16. Lea said the warehouse will sell unwanted, reject-

ed or excess tobacco. Growers now contract with companies for a specific amount of tobacco. The contract system replaced an auction system that dated back more than a century. Lea says the new system doesn’t allow growers an opportunity to market excess tobacco. Pittsylvania County tobacco grower C.D. Bryant calls the warehouse reopening a plus for growers.

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Alvin Greene, South Carolina Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, holds his own personal copy of his campaign flyer he used to show people he campaigned in Manning, S.C. the “issues� section of his new website. Fleming has known Greene for most of his life. Their fathers attended American Legion meetings together. Greene’s late mother ran a flower shop, and Fleming said he remembers the woman – with young Alvin in tow – often coming to make deliveries at his family’s funeral home.

“He was always willing to help his mother out,� said Fleming, recalling how Greene was dwarfed by the large arrangements he carried through the halls. Fleming said the NAACP decided to invite Greene after the State Law Enforcement Division cleared him of any criminal charges on how he got the money to pay his $10,440 filing fee.

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DEARING, Ga. (AP) – “It’s just a little hole in the road,� said Sara Cranford, lay leader at Boneville’s only church. The community’s post office and only store have closed in the past three years. All that’s left is a Methodist church and a few scattered dwellings. “People are still (in Boneville),� said Gail Higdon, Boneville’s last postmaster, “but what the future holds, I don’t know.� One hundred years ago, it was a different story. Boneville in the late 1800s to early 1900s was a resort community said to have been named for Jones Bones, an Augusta investor in the factory there. But in 1922, the Georgia Railroad discontinued Boneville’s train station, and things began to change. “Since that time, Boneville kind of dried up

– like bones,� said Jenny Lindsay, the director of the McDuffie County Museum. The community, halfway between Thomson and Dearing, is now just a remnant of the past. The old Boneville Inn stands with its doors wide open and graffiti covering its walls. The post office closed in 2007 because of mold infestation, a collapsing roof and brick deterioration. The Boneville Methodist Church, which has been open since 1902, is down to fewer than 10 regular attendees. Although many consider Boneville a “ghost town,� 80-year-old Harold Harbin still calls it home. His own children moved away years ago, but he said he understood. “There’s nothing here for them,� he said with a grin.

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Hot commodities Investors avoid volatility in traditionally volatile assets MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

ST. LOUIS — With markets roiling from uncertainty, investors looking to dodge some of the volatility might benefit from putting their money into one of the most volatile asset classes around — commodities. Sounds counterintuitive, right? Chaotic trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor, futures contracts, speculators. The terms don’t exactly bring to mind the predictability so many investors seek. But for long-term investors desiring insulation from price swings in traditional assets, such as stocks and bonds, moving some money into a broad basket of commodities — wheat,

oil, cattle, precious and industrial metals — could be a good bet. Experts tout commodities as a good hedge against inflation because the price of raw materials tends to rise with the price of the goods they’re used to make. They also point to their historically negative correlation with the price movement of traditional assets. As described by Mike Brown, first vice president of investments for UBS Financial Services in St. Louis, it’s an investment “that zigs when others zag.” Other analysts agree that, used correctly, commodities can help protect a long-term investor’s portfolio from shifts in the prices of their other assets.

Putting some money into a number of different commodities can reduce your portfolio’s overall volatility and still get returns similar to a portfolio with just stocks and bonds, said Paul Christopher, senior international investment strategist with Wells Fargo Advisors. Since the market crash of 2008, investors have been looking for alternatives to traditional stocks and bonds. Commodities have been one of those asset classes, and financial analysts and advisers say their popularity has grown noticeably. Standard & Poor’s GSCI, a broad commodity index, had about $60 billion in financial instruments pegged to it in February 2007, when Goldman Sachs sold the index to Standard and Poor’s. As of the end of March, there was an estimated $75 billion to $80 billion tracking it.

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index, another broad-based index, had about $24.9 billion tracking it in the second quarter of 2006. By the end of 2009, it had $54 billion following it. Some of that is based on access. Once virtually inaccessible for ordinary investors, new financial instruments produced over the past several years have made it possible to get exposure to commodities without worrying about ending up with a warehouse full of soybeans. “There’s really been an explosion of vehicles for ordinary investors to get commodity exposure,” Christopher said. Mutual funds that invest in commodity futures and equities in businesses such as mining companies have grown more common. Instruments such as exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, which trade like stocks, invest in a number

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of securities and allow investors to get commodity exposure with the ease of equity trading. For investors new to commodities, analysts recommend they put no more than 10 percent of their portfolio into commodity-related products. But getting the broad benefits of commodities isn’t as easy as just buying gold bullion or stock in Alcoa. To get the inflation hedging and negative-asset correlation advantages, investors should invest in instruments that are broadly exposed to agriculture, livestock, metals and energy commodities. Even then, expect a relatively volatile asset in the short run. “Our advice for the average investor is not to pick a specific commodity, but invest in a basket,” said Cindy Rapponotti, Commerce Trust Company’s director of alternative investment strategy.

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HVAC repairman goes for green BY PAM HAYNES ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT - When the air conditioning fails in the dog days of summer and people anxiously peer out their windows waiting for the service provider to arrive, a blue Honda Fit probably isn’t the vehicle that they expect to see pull into the driveway. But as Ray Coffey, owner of Paul’s Heating, Air Conditioning and Electri-

‘Everything we do is directed towards energy efficiency. That was my focus from the get go.’ Ray Coffey Owner cal Services, is finding out, the fuel-efficient car is a great alternative to a bulky service van. “I haven’t been on a job yet when I didn’t have the right parts with me in this car,” he said, while standing next to its overflowing hatchback. Coffey bought the business in March from Paul Tyler, who operated the company for 30 years. Coffey has worked in the manufacturing and service side of the industry his entire career, taking

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Ray Coffey operates his heating and air business from the packed Honda Fit he drives, rather than a large van or truck.

jobs across the country and owning his first heating and air conditioning business in the 1970s. His career spans four decades, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t modern. Coffey realized a few months ago that it would be a good idea to drive a fuel efficient car while driving across the Triad to give free estimates instead of using one of the company’s large service vans, which average 10 to 14 miles a gallon. He had purchased a Honda Fit for himself, and decided to try it out for work. The car saved Coffey fuel as it can average 40 miles to the gallon in optimal conditions. As a business owner who focuses on energy efficiency, it was the perfect match. “But sometimes I would get service calls in between estimates,”

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he said. “I decided to throw some supplies into the Fit, like some anti-freeze and what not (for those calls). Before I knew it, the car was full (of supplies).” It turns out the car has plenty of room for his supplies. The company still has its original service vans, which other employees use for calls, but Coffey zips around town in the Fit all day and uses the service vans as “hubs”

for supplies if he needs anything extra. Using the car in place of a van goes along with his vision for the company, he said. “Everything we do is directed towards energy efficiency,” he said. “That was my focus from the get go.” Being green has been especially easy these days as federal government programs are offering tax credits for energy efficient prod-

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ucts, he said. Any heating or air conditioning unit that is designated as a 15 SEER (seasonal energy efficient ratio) is eligible for a credit. “A lot of people are on top of this,” he said about the tax credits and the green movement. “It’s time that we as a nation became less independent on imported oil. It’s just in keeping with that movement.” Almost every new unit the company has sold lately has been considered energy efficient, and those products save people money on their energy bills, he said. The Fit is certainly more aesthetically pleasing than the white service vans, but being energy efficient is always Coffey’s main concern. “I’ve really embraced the car and energy efficiency,” he said. phaynes@hpe.com | 888-3617

NEW YORK (AP) — In one of the largest viral video ad campaign ever launched, Old Spice is swarming YouTube. The Procter & Gamble Co. brand released more than 180 videos featuring the campaign’s star, ex-football player Isaiah Mustafa (mooSTAH’-fah). In the videos, he responds personally to online queries or comments from various Web users and some famous ones, including Ellen DeGeneres and Alyssa Milano. The videos, all of which feature Mustafa in a towel speaking directly to the camera, have been steadily released over the last few days. On Friday, they accounted for eight of the most popular 11 videos on YouTube and more than 21 million views in total. The “Smell Like a Man” ad campaign was launched earlier this year by Portland, Ore.-based ad agency Wieden + Kennedy. The television spots have been popular and the first TV spot won a Cannes advertising festival award.

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Efforts keep the arts alive in High Point Y

ou have read much about the High Point Area Arts Council recently and the challenges they are facing but the have much to celebrate also which they did at the Luminary Gala which featured the Mayor’s Awards for the Arts. I will get to that but first...... I was shopping recently at Harris Teeter. On the magazine rack I noticed that on the cover of the July issue of ABOUT “Boom” TOWN magazine was a Mary photo of Bogest my friend ■■■ Debbie Lumpkins, executive director of the High Point Area Arts Council. How coincidental that we had scheduled lunch for the following day. The photo was a “teaser” for the article she had written in the magazine’s Fifty and Fabulous segment entitled, “Everything I Learned About Life, I Learned in Ballet Class.” The article was accompanied by a photo of Lumpkins as a teenage ballerina elegant in her pink tutu, tights and pointe shoes!

‘We can’t afford not to have an arts center that is accessible to everyone in High Point. A city that is culturally poor is economically poor.’ Debbie Lumpkins High Point Area Arts Council

In that article she wrote, “It is not what happens to you in life that matters, but how you handle the situation. That lesson has come in very handy as an arts administrator, as I have had to handle some difficult situations.” How timely and prophetic was that statement? We have all read about budget cuts for the arts but probably one of the most difficult situations she has faced recently was the loss of anticipated funds of $425,000 that had been earmarked for the Arts Council for a community arts center. Last month those funds were released by the High Point Community Foundation to the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival. So when we met for lunch I had to ask the question, “Debbie, do you still have hopes for a community arts center?” She looked at me and with no hesitation answered, “In my mind I am still planning on it. There is still a vision for an arts center. We can’t afford not to have an arts center that is accessible to everyone in High Point. A city that is culturally poor is economically poor.” Then I queried her vision for that arts center. “When arts venues are spread apart there is

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Ken Neves, general manager for KI High Point (from left), received the Mayor’s Award for Corporate Support of the Arts. Also pictured are Mayor Becky Smothers, Susan Moorefield, who received the Mayor’s Award for Teacher of the Arts, Bob Phillips, recipient of the Mayor’s Award for Individual Support of the Arts, and Debbie Lumpkins, executive director for the High Point Area Arts Council. no synergy,” she said and explained that the community arts center would not only include the affiliates of the Arts Council but also other community art organizations. This would require approximately 50,000 square feet, it should be in a centralized location on a bus line providing a safe environment where parents can take children to participate in the arts. Participation in the arts is a passion of Lumpkins. There is no greater advocate of the arts than Lumpkins on the local level, the state level and even the national level, so much so that she could be the envy of many a professional lobbyist. Lumpkins didn’t spill any particulars but two dynamic art lovers are continuing to co chair the Facility Committee. They are Dave McCoy and Sparky Stroud. I expect we will have updates on the ongoing and relentless quest for a community arts center. Stay tuned. There is also good news for the Arts Council. The Luminary Gala celebrated the arts at a black tie (optional) dinner and dancing and featured the Mayors Awards for the Arts. Mayor and arts advocate Becky Smothers made the presentations after a delicious sit down dinner. Before Mayor Smothers began her mayoral duty, Pam Anderson, president of the board of directors first presented the Volunteer of the Year Award. Ellen Bliven served on the board for the past six years and has chaired the marketing committee for the past three years. “She even brought us into the 21st century by getting us on Facebook! She is also responsible for producing a DVD that will help us in our capital campaign for an arts facility, ” said Anderson. Way to go, Ellen and good luck on your new position as Marketing and Development Director for the Salvation Army in Winston-Salem. Mayor Smothers most appropriately made the presentations, the first for Individual Support of the Arts. I think I have known Bob Phillips al-

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Debbie Lumpkins participated in the arts since her own childhood, as shown in this photograph of Lumpkins taken during her youth. most as long as I have been in High Point and this award was so well deserved. Among many other musical and arts endeavors Phillips is a board member of both Piedmont Artists, High Point Community Concert and High Point Community Chorus. He is an organist, a pianist and a tenor. He is truly a lover of the arts. Way to go, Bob! Mayor’s Award for Teacher of the Arts was established in 2001 to recognize a current or retired teacher who has demonstrated excellence and commitment in teaching a performing or visual art. Susan Moorefield has been teaching music to elementary students for the past 24 years. Last year she taught over 870 students daily at Florence Elementary School often staying after school for extracurricular activities. Principal James McNeil said of Moorefield, “She has shown a great deal of pride and enthusiasm in the de-

velopment of her chorus. She seems to look forward to working with the students and creating a very constructive a classroom environment. Because of this stimulating setting, many students are performing at high levels and enjoying it.” Way to go, Susan! The final Mayor’s Award was for Corporate Support of the Arts. Mayor Smothers told of KI High Point impressive involvement with the High Point Area Arts Council, “Over the past five years KI High Point has donated furniture for the silent auction at Expo Vino. This year they also loaned a showroom of furniture to use in the newly defined Arts on Main space which was the venue for a weeklong jazz series plus High Point’s first Salsa Social. At the conclusion of that week, KI High Point donated all of the furniture to the Arts Council. This donation was done as a show of sup-

port of their belief in the importance of an Arts Center becoming a reality in High Point! General Manager Ken Neves accepted the award. There is something else you should know about this caring company. They compensate any employee who adopts a dog ($150) or a cat ($100) from a shelter. This is a remarkable company. Way to go KI High Point! The arts are so important in our lives and as an artist and former recipient of the Mayor’s Award for Individual Support of the Arts I salute all of those people who are trying to make the arts an integral and vital part of every High Pointer’s life. As Lumpkins said of a dancer, I can say of arts advocates, “They don’t quit when things are difficult. They are resilient.” MARY BOGEST is an artist and writer who resides in High Point | MSBogest@aol. com

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• The Harris Teeter supermarket chain reports that its Together in Education program distributed $1.4 million to participating schools during the 2009-10 academic year, raising the total earned by schools since 1998 to $14.1 million. Area schools that benefited during the 2009-10 academic year include Immaculate Heart of Mary in High Point, $1,396.71; Westchester Country Day School, $1,212.44; and East Forsyth High School, $979.95. Schools that have a Together in Education code can earn money when community members link their Harris Teeter VIC cards to the code and purchase Harris Teeter brand products. • Dechra Pharmaceuticals, a British-based veterinary pharmaceutical company, and Piedmont Pharmaceuticals, a Greensboro-based specialty pharmaceutical company, signed an agreement for Piedmont to provide its soft chew formulation for companion animal drug delivery to Dechra. The agreement will allow Dechra to conduct studies to achieve regulatory filings and government approvals within the United States, Europe and other nations. Dechra will hold exclusive worldwide rights for the sale and distribution of a veterinary product containing the proprietary soft chew formulation, the companies announced last week. • Liberty Property Trust last week announced that it has renewed leases with three tenants totaling 25,445 square feet in its High Point portfolio. The Berry Co. has renewed a lease for 16,127 square feet at 4050 Piedmont Parkway in the Mendenhall Park. The company expanded its premises and relocated its operations to the third floor of the building. Thomas Gourmet Foods renewed its warehouse lease at 4500 Green Point Drive. The company leases 8,300 square feet of space and has been a Liberty tenant for seven years. Management Science Associates signed a lease renewal for 1,018 square feet of office space at One Piedmont Centre. INFORMATION TO APPEAR in this column should be received in the offices of The High Point Enterprise by 4 p.m. of the Wednesday preceding the Sunday of publication. Address information to Business Notes, The High Point Enterprise, P.O. Box 1009, High Point, NC 27261.

Schwab beats forecast SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Retail brokerage Charles Schwab Corp. on Friday reported flat second-quarter net income as waivers of clients’ money market fees amid low interest rates continued to crimp revenue growth, but results ticked higher from the first quarter and the company forecast continuing improvement in the second half of the year. Revenue was flat at $1.08 billion compared with $1.085 billion in the prior-year period as the discount broker trimmed asset management fees on its exchange-traded and money-market funds. But short-term interest rates rose a bit further from the first to second quarters, allowing the company to reduce fee waivers on its money market funds.

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Self-awareness, discipline key to remote working BY MILDRED L. CULP WORKWISE FEATURES

Does your full-time job keep you at a computer at least 75 percent of the time? If so, you might be interested in some results of Microsoft’s eight-minute, random online poll of 3,600 business professionals in late January and early February. Well over half (59 percent) of the respondents come from companies without a formal remote working policy. In the remaining 41 percent of the companies, 63 percent choose to work in conventional environments. While it’s within Microsoft’s best interests to encourage remote working, people already work remotely on vacation, in coffee shops and while traveling, even if they aren’t working out of the office on an otherwise regular basis. The Microsoft survey uncovers some surprising venues for remote working – a funeral (1 percent), a place of worship (2 percent), a movie theater (2 percent), an amusement park (2 percent), a campground (4 percent), a “bathroom” (9 percent) and a park (10 percent). Microsoft didn’t ask about the dinner table. This exuberant embrace of technology certainly indicates that work is being done, but it begs a question about suitable environments. Mike Lingle, senior vice president of Sales and Strategy at Sales Graphics Inc., in New York City, founded a venture capital firm in San

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A recent Microsoft survey finds that some people work remotely in surprising locations. Francisco, for which he did the selling in New York. He had an office but encountered two problems – insufficient facetime with co-workers, which meant it was difficult to remain current on developments, and a tendency for “the work to bleed too much into my home life.” The parting wasn’t sweet. You can’t help thinking of survey respondents at a funeral with Lingle’s comment about problems “making phone calls

from public places with unprofessional sounds immediately bleeding into a call. I try to pick the location carefully. It isn’t as controlled.” Of course, texting is another alternative, but Lingle believes that non-office environments leave something wanting. Lingle hasn’t given up remote working altogether, because connectivity from home and on business trips relaxes him and helps keep everything under

control. He concedes, however, that “I’ve had to TRAIN myself to put the BlackBerry down.” He still does Web presentations but also is “back to connecting with people personally. I feel more connected to business and feel more professional.” Michael Ferree, director of Craig Technologies in Cape Canaveral, has worked remotely for four companies over the years, once even in a hospital emergency waiting room.

“There are some environments that people should not be working from,” he observes. He also mentions that because of their constant use, people sometimes leave technology on during a meeting with another customer, which “can make the customer you are with feel less important.” Andrew Josuweit, director of Business Development at Wafflehaus Media LLP, a company he owns, currently finds himself in a three-month period working from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Bali, Indonesia, and the Philippines. He has 15 employees scattered from Uzbekistan and the Philippines to Chicago, all invited to work as they choose, when they choose. He describes the experience as “great. It’s important that you stay ultraorganized, keep the communication lines open and adjust your sleeping hours according to time zone differences. Remote working has not taken over my life. It has provided me with unlimited amounts of freedom.” All three of these people are extremely happy with their versions of remote working. Even Josuweit’s exuberance is buttressed by the self-awareness and self-discipline to assure effectiveness. DR. MILDRED L. CULP, Workwise Features, is an award-winning journalist. E-mail questions or comments to culp@workwise.net.

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***GIGANTIC BANK ORDERED*** CATERING & RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT AUCTION!!! SAT., July 24th. - 10:00am High Point, NC @Mendenhall Auction Gallery (6729 Auction Rd, Archdale, NC) 1,000's of Items coming from Several Foreclosed Restaurants & Large Catering Facility SS Prep Tables, Insulates Food containers, Popcorn Machines, Shaved Ice Machines, Barbecue Grills, 1,000's of Plates/Dishes/coffee cups/ Tea Glasses, etc., Barbecue Shoulder Cooker, Mixers, Slicers, Gas Ovens, SS Refrigerators, 100's of Table Decorations, Freezers, Racks, Office Equipment, and much more... Inspection: Fri., July 23nd. – 12:00noon – 4:00PM. Terms: Cash, Certified Check, Company Check accepted w/Bank Letter of Credit.13% Buyers Premium applies. MENDENHALL AUCTION CO., INC. PO BOX 7344 HIGH POINT, NC NCAL#211 889-5700 www.MendenhallAuction.com (Special Events Section)

***WOODWORKING*** LIQUIDATION AUCTION!!! Thurs., July 22nd. – 4:00PM 1332 Potts Ave., High Point, NC LIQUIDATIONS OF: H & H WOODWORKING Torit Dust Collection System, Band Saw, (2)2- Explosion Proof Cabinets, Ritter Twin Spindle Shaper, (2)Blum Hinge Boring Machines, Time Saver 30” Wide Belt Sander, Costa 53” Wide Belt Sander, Cheisa Automated Edge Banding Machine, Paint Pots, Wood Tech Duct Collectors, Routers, Edger, (2)5hp Air Compressors, Paint Spray Booth, Hyd Press, Pallet Jack, Shop Carts, Office Furniture, Computer, Printers, Numerous Hand Tools, (10+) Makita & Dewalt Cordless Drill & Sanders, Nail Guns, and much more…Lots of Material:Plywood, Moldings, Plexiglass, Lumber, etc. Inspection: Thurs., July 22nd. – 12:00noon – Sale Time. Terms: Cash, Certified Check, Company Check accepted w/Bank Letter of Credit.13% Buyers Premium applies. MENDENHALL AUCTION CO., INC. PO BOX 7344 HIGH POINT, NC NCAL#211 887-1165 www.MendenhallAuction.com

0509 Household Goods GE Refrigerator Almond Color Good Condition. $165. Call 336-887-3197

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ESTATE AUCTION SAT. JULY 24TH 10:00 AM REAL ESTATE & PERSONAL PROPERTY OF VIRGINIA TESH (deceased) 8410 N.NC HWY 150, Arcadia Community, Davidson County REAL ESTATE: Track 1- 2 Story Farm House on 5.1 +/acres. Large Barn with aluminum siding. Several other out buildings, Some mark able timber on the property. This property is ideal for some who would like to keep horses. Property has 100 year old grape vines. Both Properties are zoned RA but could be rezoned commercial. The property is within 15 miles of Winston Salem, close to schools, shopping center, hospitals. Open house will be July 18- 2-4 for the real estate only. Track 2- 1.7 acres with 332.05 ft. road frontage on Hwy 150. This property has been perked and approved for 3 bedroom home. Shown by appointment. Terms of Real Estate are 5% down day of sale with the balance due on delivery of deed in 30 days or closing. Bid to be confirmed. For Personal Property listing & Pictures go to auctionzip.com ID# 16902. SALE CONDUCTED BY: BOSTICK AUCTION SERVICE NCAFL# 6273 191 Jones Rd., Mocksville, NC – Phone- 336-492-5992Auctioneer. Arthur Bostick, NCAL# 1365David Speer, NCAL# 2984 Broker, Eva Bostick, NCREL# 52786

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0610

Black Kenmore Elite Side by Side Refrigerator Cost $1000, Selling $400 870-0723 or 475-2613

2BR, 1BA avail. 2427 Francis St. Newly Renovated. $475/mo Call 336-833-6797

New Whirpool Dishwasher Still in Box. Black & Tan $250 870-0723 or 475-2613 USED APPLIANCES Sales & Services $50 Service Call 336-870-4380

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Sporting Goods

(New) Sears Profrom Crosswalk 380 Treadmill. $175, ($500) in Store. Call 336-313-0013

0533

Furniture

Upholster Chair, by Thayer Coggins. Cushion & back are Blue & Burgundy. Cherrywood Finish. $30. Call 336-869-3340

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Misc. Tickets

Carolina Panther Season Tickets. 2 Seats or 4 Seats. Call 336-471-6041

0554

Wanted to Rent/ Buy/Trade

Autos for Ca$h. Junk or not, with or without title, free pickup. Call 300-3209 BUYING ANTIQUES Pottery, Glass, Old Stuff 239-7487 / 472-6910 Cash 4 riding mower needing repair or free removal if unwanted & scrap metal 882-4354 QUICK CASH PAID FOR JUNK CARS & TRUCKS. 434-1589. Top cash paid for any junk vehicle. T&S Auto 882-7989

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Misc. Items for Sale

Kenmore White Washing Machine $125 870-0723 or 475-2613

New Coleman Generator Still in Box $900 870-0723 or 475-2613 SAM KINCAID PAINTING FREE ESTIMATES CALL 472-2203 SCA Wolff System Tanning Bed, Less than 300 hours. All new Bulbs. Just Serviced. $900. Call 336-289-5209 Streaker D710, Fun Kart. Black High Performance Pace Setter. Roll Cage. 2 Seater. 6HP $599. Call 336-476-7537

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Real Estate for Rent

RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL NEEDS Call CJP 884-4555

2br, Apt, Archdale, 302 D. Goodman, Cent. A/C Heat, W/D hook up, Refrig/Stove $495/mth. 434-6236 2BR/1BA,. 700 Trotter St. Duplex, T-ville. Appl incld, Cent H/A. $475/mo+dep. 476-9220 3 ROOM APARTMENT partly furnished. 476-5530 431-3483 Clositers & Foxfire 1 month free move in special 885-5556 For Rent 2BR Duplex Apartment. SE High Point. Stove, Fridge, Dishwasher Included. Large Back yard. $485Mo. $485Dep. Call 336-259-5980 Must Lease Immediately! 1, 2, & 3 Br Apts.Starting @ $475 *Offer Ending Soon* Ambassador Court 336-884-8040 Nice 1BR Condo $460 Nice 2BRCondo $560 Convenient location Kitchen appls. furn. GILWOOD NORTH Call (336) 869-4212 1 & 2 BR, Appls, AC, Clean, Good Loc. $380-$450 431-9478 T'ville 2BR/1.5BA Townhouse. Stove, refrig., & cable furn. No pets. No Section 8. $440 + dep. 475-2080. WE have section 8 approved apartments. Call day or night 625-0052.

0615

Furnished Apartments

Summer Special! 714-A Verta Ave. Archdale 1BR/1BA Stove, refrig., w/d conn. $325/mo. + dep. Call 474-0058

0620

Homes for Rent

2BR/1BA 1112 Richland St, $425 336-434-2004 1 Bedroom 217 Lindsay St.................$400 2 Bedrooms 709-B Chestnut St...........$350 1017 Foust St..................$375 713-A Scientific St...........$395 2405 Fala.........................$400 318 Monroe Pl.................$400 309 Windley St................$425 3117-B Bowers Ave........$435 920 E. Dayton.................$450 203 Brinkley Pl................$500 5928 G. Friendly Ave......$700 3 Bedrooms 101 N. Scientific...............$400 302 Ridgecrest.................$500 1108 Adams St................$525 504 Blain St.....................$650 1427 Madison St.............$675 Call About Rent SpecialsFowler & Fowler 883-1333 www.fowler-fowler.com 1650 SF Archdale, 5367 Jennifer Ct., $600mo www.ces4.net/rentals/5367/

2 BEDROOMS 320 New St....................$395 140A Kenilworth.............$385 316 Model Farm..............$450 410 Meredith..................$250 226 Windley....................$350 652 Wesley.....................$295 807 Burgess...................$850 208 Grand.......................$495 3762 Pineview................$500 2415A Francis................$475 410B Meredith................$295 412B Meredith................$295 706 Kennedy..................$350 Scientific.........................$395 Woodside Apts................$450 300 Charles....................$450 1034 Pegram..................$450 315-C Kersey..................$365 1413 Bragg......................$395 204A Chestnut.................$360

3BR 609 Jeanette Ave. H.P. Cent. air/heat. $700/mo. Section 8 welcome. 887-0825.

3300 Colony Dr............$1100 CONDOS/TOWNHOMES 2449 Cypress Ct..............$975 3705 Spanish Pk...........$1050 Craven-Johnson Pollock 615 N. Hamilton St. 884-4555

0610

Unfurnished Apartments

3 BEDROOMS 1508 N Hamilton..............$425 807 Eastchester...............$398 503 Pomeroy....................$480 406 Summitt.....................$750 523 Guilford.....................$450 2346 Brentwood...............$550 1009 True Lane................$450 1015 True Lane................$450 100 Lawndale...................$450 121 Lawndale...................$645 3228 Wellingford..............$450 1609 Pershing..................$500

2 BEDROOMS 1208 Worth......................$350 1001 E. Kearns................$250 1419 Welborn..................$395 224-D Stratford................$375 511 E. Fairfield.................$398 515 E. Fairfield.................$398 1605 & 1613 Fowler.........$400 804 Winslow.....................$335 1500-B Hobart..................$298 824-H Old Winston Rd.....$550 706-C Railroad.................$345 231 Crestwood.................$425 305-A Phillips...................$300 1101 Carter St.................$350 705-B Chestnut................$390 201-G Dorothy.................$375

1 BEDROOM 211 E. Kendall..................$345 620-19A N. Hamilton........$310 618-12A N. Hamilton........$298 Apt. #6..............................$379 320G Richardson.............$335 620-20B N. Hamilton........$375 1003 N. Main................... $305 900A Richland.................$220

SECTION 8 614 Everette....................$498 1106 Grace......................$425

4 BEDROOMS 507 Prospect...................$500 3 BEDROOMS 1209 N. Rotary...............$1100 2457 Ingleside................$1100 202 James Crossing........$895 1312 Granada..................$895 1420 Bragg Ave..............$750 2713 Ernest St.................$675 222 Montlieu....................$625 1700-F N.Hamilton...........$625 813 Magnolia...................$595 1205 Fifth.........................$595 726 Bridges......................$575 1020 South.......................$550 2507 Dallas......................$550 2208-A Gable Way...........$550 507 Hedrick......................$525 601 Willoubar...................$525 324 Louise.......................$525 1016 Grant.......................$475 919 Old Winston..............$525 101 Chase.......................$500 1220-A Kimery.................$500 2219 N. Centennial..........$495 609 Radford.....................$495 127 Pinecrest..................$500 836 Cummins..................$450 913 Grant........................$450 502 Everett......................$450 410 Vail...........................$425 328 Walker......................$425 322 Walker......................$425 914 Putnam.....................$399 1303-B E Green...............$395

2BR, 1BA near Brentwood, $500. mo. Call 861-6400 2BR, carpet, blinds, appli. gas heat, $500. mo. 883-4611 Leave mess.

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Homes for Rent

WOW Summer Special! 2br $395 remodeled 1/2 off dep-sect. 8 no dep E. Commerce 988-9589

1 BEDROOM Chestnut Apts..................$295

3 BEDROOMS 3705 Spanish Peak........$1050 2449 Cypress...................$975 426 Habersham...............$495 1310 Boundary................$425 2603 Ty Cir......................$600 508 C Lake......................$625 125 Thomas....................$625 127 Thomas....................$625 2915 Central Av...............$475 1110 Cedrow..................$460 617 W Lexington............$600 807 Newell......................$585 515 Spruce......................$750 804 Brentwood................$400 806 Brentwood.................$400 1807 S Elm......................$550 2511 Whitefence.............$995 5610 Wellsley.................$1200

0620

3BR, $585, Cent H/A, Storage Bldg, blinds, Near Westchester Dr. No Dogs, Sec 8, 882-2030 3BR, DR, Lrage Kitchen & Den. Garage. Circle Dr. Dead End ST, Quiet Neighborhood. $650/mo. $500 dep. 4405 Burgemere St. Archdale. Call 336-689-3329 3BR/2BA, 1616 Seven Oaks. $675 + Deposit. Call 336-989-2434 or 987-4934 3BR/2BA. Hasty School Area. Good Neighborhood. $750 336-561-6631 621 Westwood, High Point. 2BR/1BA, utility bldg. Great location! $600/mo sec. dep $600. Approved ref. Robert Smith 215-4464 A-1 ROOMS. Clean, close to stores, buses, A/C. No dep. 803-1970. Archdale, Lease Purchase, 3br, 2ba, dbl car garage, 6 yrs old, $1075. mo. Call 944-3113 Down Stairs Apartment for rent. 3BR, 2BA, Nice Neighborhood. $700 month. Call 472-0310 or 491-9564. Hasty School Area. 3BR/2BA, $700 mo, $700 dep. Taking Apps. 476-6991 House 3br, 1ba, All appl. incl. 1218 RC Baldwin Ave. Thru-wall A/C unit, Washer conn. $495. mo + $250 dep. 336-698-9088 916 Ferndale-2BR 318 Charles-2BR 883-9602 Small House. $425 month. Close to S. Main Walmart. Call 336-906-6612 Spacious 2BR, 1BA, W/D Hook upsMove in Specials. Call 803-1314

1BR Apt, Utilities Incld. Refrig, Stove, Microwave, W/D, & Wireless Internet. $590 w/Same Sec & 1 yr Lease. Call 336-324-8463

Special No Sec. Dep. 1st Month Rent Free, 2 & 3 BR house, 2 BR 1 ½ Apt. T-ville. Call 240-3890 or 476-9191

1br Archdale $395 2BR Archdale $495 Lg BR, Archdale $405 Daycare $3200 L&J Prop 434-2736

FOR RENT 1503 Brentwood St. 4 room house. 2BR Reasonable rent $365/mo. Henry Shavitz Realty 882-8111

2 BEDROOM 495 Ansley Way..............$750 1720 Beaucrest...............$675 1112 Trinity Rd................$550 213 W. State...................$550 101 #6 Oxford Pl.............$535 1540 Beaucrest...............$525 305 Barker......................$500 903 Skeet Club...............$500 204 Prospect..................$500 120 Kendall....................$475 905 Old Tville Rd............$450 1101 Pegram..................$450 215 Friendly....................$450 1198 Day........................$450 205-D Tyson Ct..............$425 700-B Chandler..............$425 1501-B Carolina..............$425 111 Chestnut.................$400 324 Walker....................$400 713-B Chandler.............$399 204 Hoskins..................$395 622-B Hendrix..............$395 2903-A Esco.................$395 1704 Whitehall..............$385 129 Pinecrest...............$385 609-A Memorial Pk........$375 601-B Everett.................$375 2306-A Little..................$375 501 Richardson..............$375 1227 Redding.................$350 1709-B W. Rotary..........$350 311-B Chestnut...............$350 1516-B Oneka.................$350 309-B Griffin...................$335 815 Worth.......................$325 12109 Trinity Rd. S.........$325 4703 Alford......................$325 301 Park..........................$300 313-B Barker...................$300 1116-B Grace...................$295 1715-A Leonard...............$285 1517 Olivia......................$280 1515 Olivia......................$280

1 BEDROOM 1123-C Adams...............$450 1107-C Robin Hood.......$425 620-A Scientific..............$375 508 Jeanette..................$375 1119-A English...............$350 910 Proctor.....................$325 305 E. Guilford................$275 309-B Chestnut...............$275 502-B Coltrane................$270 1317-A Tipton..................$235 CONRAD REALTORS 512 N. Hamilton 885-4111 Tville, Hasty/Ledford Sch 4BR/2BA Home with Basement. No Pets. $825mo. 475-7323/442-7654

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Rooms for Rent

A Better Room 4U HP within walking distance of stores, buses. 886-3210/ 883-2996 AFFORDABLE rooms for rent. 1/2 off 1st Weeks Rent Call 336-491-2997 LOW Weekly Rates - a/c, phone, HBO, eff. Travel Inn Express, HP 883-6101 no sec. dep. Private extra nice. Quiet. No alochol/drugs 108 Oakwood 887-2147 Rooms For Rent 12 Cox Ave. $75-$95/wk. Cable incld. 688-1773 / 996-4649 Rooms, $100- up. Also 1br Apt. No Alcohol/Drugs. 887-2033 Walking dist.HPU rooming hse. Util.,cent. H/A, priv. $90-up. 989-3025

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Misc for Rent

3 BEDROOMS 317 Washboard................$950 330 W. Presnell................$900 1506 Chelsea Sq.............$850 205 Ridgecreek...............$875 1806 King.........................$600 1704 Azel.........................$600 603 Denny.......................$600 1014 Grace......................$575 281 Dorothy.....................$550 116 Dorothy.....................$550 1414 Madison..................$525 1439 Madison..................$495 404 Shady Lane..............$450 920 Forest.......................$450 326 Pickett......................$450 1711 Edmondson............$350 2 BEDROOMS 1100 Westbrook..............$650 1102 Westbrook..............$615 3911 D Archdale.............$600 524 Player.......................$595 306 Davidson..................$575 6712 Jewel......................$550 931 Marlboro..................$500 285 Dorothy...................$500 532 Roy............................$495 112 A Marshall................$450 1037 Old Thomasville....$450 110 Terrace Trace...........$450 410 Friddle......................$435 10721 N Main..................$425 500 Lake.........................$425 215-B W. Colonial...........$400 600 Willowbar..................$400 304-A Kersey...................$395 412 N. Centennial............$385 1418 Johnson.................$375 1429 E Commerce..........$375 802 Barbee.....................$350 1 BEDROOMS 313 B Kersey..................$340 203 Baker.......................$325 205 A Taylor....................$285 KINLEY REALTY 336-434-4146 Mobile Homes & Lots Auman Mobile Home Pk 3910 N. Main 883-3910

0665 Vacation Property Myrtle Beach Condo. 2BR/2BA, Beach Front, EC. 887-4000 N. Myrtle Beach, Shore Dr area. 2 BR, 2 BA. Ocean view condo. Weeks available. 336-476-8662

Business Places/ 0670 Offices

Office 615 W English 4300 sf. Industrial 641 McWay Dr, 2500 sf. Fowler & Fowler 883-1333

THE HIGH POINT ENTERPRISE SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 www.hpe.com 5C Business Places/ Business Places/ 0670 0670 Offices Offices COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, RESIDENTIAL NEEDS Call CJP 884-4555 2516 W'chester.............1130sf 110 Scott.................. ....355sf 110 Scott..... Individual Office 409E Fairfield.................500sf 1638 W'chester............1000sf 615-B N. Hamilton..........658sf 603C E'chester..............1200sf 124 Church...................1595sf 1321 W. Fairfield............660sf 1001 Phillips..............1-2000sf 1321 W Fairfield...........1356sf 724 English...................1200sf 131 W Parris...........406-795sf T'ville1672 sf.................Office 1638 W'chester..............Dental 108E Kivett..........2784-5568sf 1903 E Green....................Lot 900 W. Fairfield.................Lot 333 S. Wrenn................8008sf

COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

106 W. KIVETT Showroom space. Approx. 1750 SF just off Main.......................... $985 788 A N. MAIN Approx. 1500 SF, gas heat, central air, several compartments........ $950 614 N. HAMILTON Ideal for beauty or nail salon. Heat, water, hot water, central AC $685 652 N. MAIN showroom, approx. 5000 SF...............$5000 307 E ARCHDALE RD. Office space, approx 1000 SF, gas heat, central air.............. $525 120-122 W. BROAD Approx 560 SF Gas ht., air, brick, paved street across from railroad station.................... $596 116 W. BROAD 280 SF.. $298

WAREHOUSE 1006 W Green...........10,100sf 2507 Surrett..............10,080sf 1820 Blandwood..........5400sf 1200 Dorris....................8232sf 320 Ennis.....................7840sf 2136 Brevard.............43,277sf 651 Ward...................38,397sf 2415 English Rd..........21485sf 1200 Corporation..........3000sf 2330 English.................9874sf 521 S Hamilton............4875sf 920 W Fairfield..........28000sf 3204E Kivett........2750-5000sf 1006 Market Ctr........20000sf 2112 S. Elm..............30,000sf 2505 Surrett................8000sf 3214 E Kivett................2250sf 608 Old T-ville..............1200sf 1914 Allegany.............6000 sf 1945 W Green........25,220+sf 1207 Textile........3500-7000sf 1323 Dorris...................8880sf 1937 W Green............26447sf 2815 Earlham.............15650sf 255 Swathmore..........93000sf SHOWROOM 207 W. High .................2500sf 422 N Hamilton.............7237sf 404 N Wrenn................6000sf 135 S. Hamilton..........30000sf 100N Centennial.........13000sf Craven-Johnson-Pollock 615 N. Hamilton St. 884-4555 www.cjprealtors.com

1000 SF retail space close to new 85. $595/month. Call day or night 336-625-6076

2800 sf Wrhs $650 10,000 sqft $1600 T-ville 336-362-2119

2BR, 1 1/2BA Apartment. Thomasville. Cable TV, Appls Incld. $450 mo. 336-561-6631

8000 SF Manuf $1800 168 SF Office $250 600 SF Wrhs $200 T-ville 336-561-6631

1000 SF OFFICE The Best Deal In Town! Good location, beautiful ground floor, good parking in front. Special price $510/mo. Henry Shavitz Realty 882-8111

0675

Mobile Homes for Rent

2 Bedroom for rent. Private lot, Archdale area. NO PETS. Call 431-9665 or 689-1401. Mobile Home for Rent Suitable for one person. Archdale Area. Call 336-431-2684. Mobile Home for rent Archdale area. Weekly or monthly. Call 883-8650 NICE 2-3BR Mobile Homes! Washer, Dryer, Stove, Refrigerator, Cent A/C. No pets. Sec Dep Required. July Free. Section 8 welcome. 472-7798

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0710

Homes for Sale

606 Martha Place. 3bed 1 bath investment home. Tax value $48,600 sales price $34,900. David Wilson CJP Realtors 847-3690 New mountain house, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, porch, 2 car garage, on 2 acres, $145,000.00, 336-449-4852

0747

Manufactured Homes for Sale

2 & 3 BR homes Sophia, Randleman & Elon plus Handyman Homes Fix it and it's yours! Sophia & Randleman 336-799-4199 Elon 336-449-3090

0754 Commercial/Office 1,000 sq. ft retail space near new 85. Reasonable rent & terms. Phone day or night 336-625-6076. 70,000 ft. former Braxton Culler bldg. Well located. Reasonable rent. Call day or night. 336-625-6076 Almost new 10,000 sq ft bldg on Baker Road, plenty of parking. Call day or night 336-625-6076 Very nice 1000 sq. ft in small center off S. Main. Good parking. Reasonable rent & terms. Phone day or night 336-625-6076 1800 Sq. Ft. Davidson County Conrad Realtors 336-885-4111

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0625

Condominiums for Rent

2BR/2BA, Designer Decorated, ARchdale, Ready 8/1/10, $610. Call 769-3318

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Income Property

1BR/1BA, 227 Grand Ave, Needs Work. $12,500. Call 336-848-2028 or 454-2431

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1 Plot at Holly Hill Cemetery in the Front Sec. Will Sell Cheap! 336-491-9564 or 472-0310

REQUEST FOR BIDS Bid Number 04-072810 Sealed Bids will be received by the Purchasing Department of the City of High Point, North Carolina in the Conference Room located on third floor of the Municipal Office Building until 2:00 p.m., EST on Wednesday, February 28, 2010, at which time they will be publicly opened and read for the furnishing of the following: Sewer Jet Truck. Copies of complete bid documents are available on line at www.high-point.net. Click on the Purchasing Department link in the Quick Links section to obtain bid information. Documents are also available in the Purchasing Department, Room 215 of the Municipal Office Building, 211 S Hamilton St., High Point, NC. Contact: Patty Sykes at 336-883-3220 or patty.sykes@highpointnc.gov. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, as may, in the judgment of the Council of the City of High Point, serve its best interest and to waive irregularities and informalities in any bid submitted. No Bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days. T. Robert (Bob) Martin Purchasing Manager July 18, 2010

Monuments/ Cemeteries

2 Plots Floral Garden Veterans Sec. For $3400. Janet at Floral Can shoe the location. If interested Call 1-828-658-3323 4 Plots Floral Garden, Sec KK for $7000 Janet at Floral Can shoe the location. If interested Call 1-828-658-3323

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2003 Mercury Grand Marquis, LS, Ult, Low Miles, EC. Fully Loaded. $9000. 336-906-1829

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2005 Ford Focus FX4, SE. 28-34 mpg. 73K miles. $6800 obo. Call 336-442-9283

Motor Homes

'01 Damon motorhome. 2 slides, 2 ACs, 10k, loaded. 36ft. Very good cond., $52,000. Back-up camera. 431-9891

Sport Utility Vehicles

0856

95 Toyota 4-Runner, 145K miles, Exc Cond. $5,200. Call 336-687-8204

0860

Vans for Sale

1989 Ford E250 work van, working lift gate, 302 Engine. $700. firm. 889-0012 Large Comm. Van, '95 Dodge Van 2500, new motor & trans., 883-1849 $3000 neg

Pickup Trucks for 0864 Sale

1984 GMC Caballero, 93K miles. Very Good condition. Runs Good. $5000 obo. Call 336-841-1525 2003 Chevrolet S-10, 6 Cylinder. 85,000mi. 1 owner. EC. $6500 Call 884-5408

Boats for Sale

1990 Ranger, 361V Johnson, 150hp GT Loaded/Exc Cond $7,000, 431-5517

0816

0820 Campers/Trailers '94 Champion Pull Behind Camper, 29 ft. Sleeps 7, Some New Appliances. GC. $6000. Call 301-2789

Recreational Vehicles

'90 Winnebago Chiefton 29' motor home. 73,500 miles, runs good, $11,000. 336-887-2033

96 Monte Carlo. 50,000 mi. Very Nice. $2700. Call 431-6020 or 847-4635

98 Ford Taurus SE. 4dr, Clean, Good Air. V6. Good on gas. 300 Motor. $1895neg. 434-6564/6892383

98 Lincoln Cont Mark VIII Black, Loaded, Very Nice. $4,295 obo. 336-906-3770

AT Quality Motors you can buy regardless. Good or bad credit. 475-2338 Saturn L-300 '01. V6 all power, extra clean. Low miles. $3500 Call 336-495-9636 or 336-301-6673

Legals

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Notice is hereby given that on July 29th, 2010 at 606 Greensboro Road High Point N.C 27260, The undersigned All American Self Storage in accordance with G.S. 44A-43, will sell at public sale by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore stored by the undersigned: Sherry Mclendon Angela Gaskin Byron McBee Lisa Cash Nina Garrison Geoffrey Young Jose Ramirez Dorothy Carter Tammie Jones Hazel Royal Willie Brown Anthony Gainey Teresa Stone Brandie Dumas Markeithia Walker Joe Whisnant All American Self Storage606 Greensboro Rd.High Point, NC 27260 July 11 & 18, 2010 More people... Better results...

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86 Toyota Pick Up, 4 cylinder, 4 Spd, 230k mi., $1400. Call 336-474-4602

0868

Cars for Sale

Put your message in 1.6 million N.C. newspapers for only $300 for 25 words. For details, call Enterprise classified, 888-3555

Cars for Sale

1999 Mitisubushi Eclipse, Black, 88k mi, Auto, 18 in wheels, New Tires. DVD, Subs, AMPs, Like New EC. $6300. Call 336-870-4793

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Memory loss plagues Smith RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina coaching great Dean Smith is dealing with memory loss. His family sent a letter to former players and coaches Saturday, discussing the 79-year-old Hall of Famer’s health after generally declining to comment for privacy reasons. Smith’s condition was described as a “progressive neurocognitive disorder that affects his memory.” “He may not immediately recall the name of every former player from his many years of coaching, but that does not diminish what those players meant to him or how much he cares about them,” the letter said. “He still remembers the words of a hymn or a jazz standard, but may not feel up to going to a concert. He still plays golf, though usually only for nine holes instead of 18.” Smith had largely kept a low profile in retirement, consistent with his habit of trying to deflect credit to his players while never seeming comfortable with the attention that followed him during the peak of his coaching years. He has maintained a campus office, frequently coming in to meet with former play-

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Legendary former UNC basketball coach Dean Smith suffers from ‘progressive neurocognitive disorder that affects his memory’ according to his family. ers, sign autographs or return fan mail. According to the letter, Smith “insists” on watching North Carolina’s televised games to cheer for the Tar Heels and Roy Williams, an assistant to Smith for 10 years before spending 15 years at Kansas. Smith’s health became a question after The Fayetteville Observer recently reported he

had occasional memory loss. A week later, author John Feinstein posted on his blog that he backed off an effort to collaborate with Smith on a book in the past year because of related issues. The family letter states that Smith has had two hospital procedures in the past three years, one for knee replacement and the other for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. His wife, Linnea, said following the knee replacement surgery in December 2007 that there had been some “cardiological and neurological complications,” though she didn’t elaborate at the time. “It’s a stark contrast,” the letter states of Smith’s memory loss, “because he is widely known for remembering a name, a place, a game, a story — it’s what made other people feel like they were special, because our dad remembered everything. “Coach Smith wanted to keep his professional and personal life separate. But as we all know, the personal and professional life can sometimes overlap, and we understand that many fans, former players and friends are concerned about his well-being.”

Weaver gaining confidence

Former Wesleyan Christian Academy standout Wil Myers continues playing well in his first full year of professional baseball, earning a promotion that will bring him close to home. Last summer’s third-round pick by the Kansas City Royals recently got moved to high Class-A Wilmington (Del.) of the Carolina League. The catcher will appear in WinstonSalem from Aug. 2-4 when the Blue Rocks play the Dash.

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High Point native Drew Weaver is learning the ropes about professional golf on the minor-league eGolf Tour. He returns home to play when the tour visits Willow Creek this week, see story on 4D. “There’s a lot of great players on this tour,” Weaver said. “It’s amazing that there’s guys who had their PGA Tour cards just two, three years ago playing this tour, and that shows you how fickle the game is. It’s a pretty big learning curve. It took me a while to figure out how to get in the right mindset.” His first two tournaments netted two missed cuts. In all, he would miss four cuts before breaking through with a sixthplace tie at Rock Barn outside of Hickory (worth $5,654) and a near win at Salisbury and Sapona country clubs. Rounds of 66, 65, 63 and 65 put Weaver a mere shot out of first place, good for a payday of $16,975. “It would be very easy for me to sit back, get really bitter and negative and think about how I’d rather be on the Nationwide or PGA Tour,” Weaver said. “But I made a pretty conscientious effort to make sure I don’t let my attitude beat me. I feel like that can happen pretty easily out there. More than anything it was a mindset of playing good golf and not forcing it, letting it come. It sounds kind of cliche,

but when you narrow your goals and narrow your mindset, the big picture seems to be a lot more attainable.” Weaver didn’t allow one bad round to beat him this past weekend at The Southern Open. He followed a third-round 75 with a 65 on Saturday, earning another $2,061. Weaver currently ranks 17th on the season-long money list and has high hopes to make a move this week when the tour comes to High Point Country Club’s Willow Creek course and Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro. Weaver is a member at Willow Creek. Knowing the course so well is one boost. Being able to sleep in his own bed and spend time at home with family also is a huge benefit. Last December, Weaver’s world was rocked by the news that his mom, Cathy, had breast cancer. “With her fighting cancer, it’s certainly a lot different than some of the other things I’ve gone through. There’s not many other things in the world that will hit you as close to home as that,” Drew said. “A lot of things

have kind of happened this year that I don’t think are coincidences. Me being able to kind of base out of High Point for a number of events is huge to spend time with my family. It couldn’t come at a better time.” Cathy Weaver recently got good news following initial treatments. Drew now wears a pink bracelet to go along with gear from his sponsors Polo and Titleist, and he said he’ll be staging a personal “pink-out” on the Friday of the Wyndham Championship. Weaver received a sponsor’s exemption into next month’s PGA Tour stop in Greensboro and will wear pink – and be followed by a pink gallery – to raise awareness. After the Wyndham, Weaver will finish out the eGolf season and continue preparing for another trip to Q School. “I think things are looking good for me,” Weaver said. “I’ll be going there with confidence. I’m certainly not dreading it. As long as I can keep on building each week, I think I’ll be at a good place come Q School.” shanf@hpe.com | 888-3526

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rew Weaver has stayed in modest rooms at out-ofthe-way golfing locales in the past. The crow’s nest at Augusta National comes to mind. Granted, that stay could be considered a thrill-of-a-lifetime for an amateur golfer. Now approaching his oneyear anniversary of joining the professional ranks, Weaver continues chasing the dream of PGA Tour status SPORTS as a member of the eGolf Professional Steve Tour. Hanf “On the mini ■■■ tour it’s a lot different than most people perceive,” Weaver said. “You’re traveling to pretty small areas, staying in pretty marginal hotels, learning different golf courses each week. You try to get ready and then play as well as possible for four days.” And despite all the challenges Weaver has faced this season – and regardless of the fact he’s already competed in three of golf’s major championships as an amateur – the High Point Central graduate is pleased with where he’s at right now. “Nobody wants to be on the mini tours, that’s for sure,” Weaver said. “But I think it’s been good for me this year to embrace it and learn. To be honest, I don’t know if I would have been ready if I would have gotten some kind of status for this year. I had a lot of good results last year, but I don’t think I quite understood what it would take to be successful professionally.” Weaver reached the second stage of the PGA Tour’s qualifying tournament last season, not far enough to land on even the Nationwide Tour. After that, the 23-year-old Virginia Tech graduate set up shop near his sports agency’s headquarters at St. Simons Island, Ga., and began preparing for his 2010 season. Weaver worked on his swing with Mark Love – brother of PGA Tour star Davis Love III – and became a member of the eGolf Tour.

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British Open champion will be crowned for the 28th time early this afternoon (our time) at the Old Course at St. Andrews. Think about that for a moment. This storied patch of ground has been the site for 28 British Opens. The first champ was crowned way back in 1873, when Tom Kidd took the title. I’m not sure any triumphant walk in sports can match this for sheer history.

The lucky man to take that stroll today will be following in the footsteps of Bobby Jones in 1927, Sam Snead in 1946, Peter Thomson in 1955, Bobby Locke in 1957, Tony Lema in 1964, Jack Nicklaus in 1970 and ‘78, Seve Ballesteros in 1984, Nick Faldo in 1990, John Daly in 1995 and Tiger Woods in 2000 and 2005. I remember the drama of Daly’s unlikely playoff victory in ‘95 and the regality of The Golden Bear’s walk up 18 with his third Brit-

ish Open championship in hand in ‘78. The dashing, slashing Seve wowed us in ‘84 and the unflappable Faldo impressed us in ‘90. I can’t wait to see who joins that impressive array of St. Andrews champions today. It is golf’s oldest and grandest stage, after all.

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Yankees legends reminisce about ‘The Boss’ NEW YORK (AP) — Many great Yankees were on the field wearing the famous pinstripes again, now with special memorial patches in honor of George Steinbrenner and Bob Sheppard. Amid all the tributes of the past week since the owner’s death, Goose Gossage tried to lend some perspective, to contrast the beloved father figure of Steinbrenner’s later years with the tempest who shook up New York, baseball and all of sports in his uninhibited younger days. “The last decade or decade and a half, I just don’t think he was as tough as he was when we were there, crazy or whatever you want to call it. He was crazy,” Gossage said Saturday. “He was off the charts. The craziest thing about George was the more you won, the crazier he got. Most people are like satisfied, and he got crazier.” Unless you were there, you wouldn’t understand. That was the era when Gossage labeled “The Boss” “The Fat Man” during a clubhouse rant. While Steinbrenner’s casket was being placed in a mausoleum during a private service in Trinity, Fla., the Yankees held their 64th Old-Timers Day, a ritual celebration of pinstripes, titles and the tradition handed from Ruth and Gehrig, to DiMaggio to Berra and Mantle, and now to Jeter and Rivera. Yogi Berra was missing after falling the previous night near his home in Montclair, N.J. On a day of reflection and with flags at half-staff, the emotional high was the introduction of Mary Sheppard, the widow of the team’s public announcer from 1951-07. Sheppard died last Sunday, two days before Steinbrenner, the team’s owner since January 1973. Steinbrenner, as he had in life, dominated proceedings. “He came in the clubhouse one day,” Ron Guidry recalled. “The finger was at me, and ’You’re 0-2 in your last two starts.”’ A Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series champion, Gator was taken aback. “I’m 0-2. I got a 1 ERA. It’s not my fault,” he remembered responding. “He would come in there and he

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Retired New York Yankees players (left to right) Don Johnson, Hank Workman, Duane Pillette, Charlie Silvera, Jerry Coleman, and Whitey Ford pause to remember team owner George Steinbrenner during Old-Timers’ Day ceremonies at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. Steinbrenner died on Tuesday. would get you. Or he would drop a line in the paper about the way you’re pitching. I would read it, or if he said it to me face to face, the worst thing is it would get my dander up, so the next time I went out I had that on my mind.” Steinbrenner’s bluster not only caught the attention of players, it captivated sports fans around the world. The battles between George and Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson and Thurman Munson in the late 1970s couldn’t be equaled — not did anyone particularly want them to be. “That era there was the best soap opera in the country,” Guidry said, “because everybody that I would speak to on the street, they couldn’t wait to pick up a paper every morning and see what happened to the

Yankees last night. Because things were done during the game or after the game or at 2 o’clock in the morning. One day you leave the park, you say good night to your manager. And the next, another guy comes in and gives you the ball. You look at him, he goes, ’I’m the new manager.’ It happened about 17 times when I was here.” Graig Nettles defined the era when he famously said: “When I was a little boy, I wanted to be a baseball player and join the circus. With the Yankees I have accomplished both.” “It just came to me,” Nettles remembered. Jackson was shaken when he learned of Steinbrenner’s death, too emotional to discuss it at the AllStar game.

Yankees fail to make Steinbrenner proud THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — On the day George Steinbrenner was laid to rest in Florida, the New York Yankees gave a performance that would’ve riled up The Boss. Reid Brignac had his first two-homer game and drove in a careerhigh five runs and Carlos Pena homered and had three RBIs, helping the Tampa Bay Rays silence the Yankee Stadium crowd Saturday with a 10-5 victory. Hours earlier, the Yankees paid tribute

to longtime public address announcer Bob Sheppard during OldTimers Day festivities. Sheppard died last Sunday at 99. At a cemetery in Trinity, Fla., about a half-hour drive from Steinbrenner’s home in Tampa, the late owner’s casket was placed inside a mausoleum Saturday afternoon. About 40 people attended the brief ceremony, including his four children, wife Joan and Yankees employees. Steinbrenner died of

a heart attack Tuesday at 80.

INDIANS 4, TIGERS 3 CLEVELAND — Trevor Crowe singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the seventh inning and Cleveland beat Detroit in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Fausto Carmona (97) outlasted Detroit’s Justin Verlander in a matchup of All-Star right-handers. A wild Carmona fell behind 3-0 in the first inning, but got stronger while the Tigers’ ace faded.

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St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Skip Schumaker (top) avoids Los Angeles Dodgers’ Andre Ethier as Schumaker turns the double play during the sixth inning of a game Saturday in St. Louis.

Cardinals blank Dodgers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright pitched six sharp innings to remain unbeaten at home and Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan each drove in a run, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 on Saturday. Wainwright (14-5) has allowed just one earned run in his last 291⁄3 innings, lowering his ERA to 2.02. He improved to 10-0 with a 1.31 ERA in 10 starts at Busch Stadium. The All-Star righthander gave up five hits and walked one while winning his fourth consecutive start and sixth in the last seven. St. Louis has won four in a row and has outscored Los Angeles 17-5 while winning the first three games of the fourgame series. Kyle McClellan followed Wainwright with two innings of one-hit relief. With a runner on first and two outs in the ninth, Ryan Franklin

came on to retire Casey Blake for his 17th save in 18 opportunities. Hiroki Kuroda (7-8) gave up one run and four hits over six innings for Los Angeles.

Chicago snapped a scoreless pitching duel between Randy Wells and Cole Hamels in the seventh on Ryan Theriot’s bunt single.

MARLINS 2, NATIONALS 0 PHILLIES 4, CUBS 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Placido Polanco, just off the disabled list, hit a tying single with two outs in the ninth inning and Philadelphia rallied for four runs against wild closer Carlos Marmol. Chad Durbin (1-1) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win and Brad Lidge got three outs for his seventh save in 10 tries. Chicago won the first two games of the series and appeared on its way to making it three straight with a 1-0 lead. Marmol (2-2) struck out the side in the ninth Friday to get the save. After Polanco’s hit, Ross Gload scored on a wild pitch, Jayson Werth walked to force in a run and Raul Ibanez had a run-scoring infield hit.

MIAMI — Josh Johnson and three relievers combined on an 11-hit shutout, and the Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 Saturday night. The Nationals went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10. Johnson (10-3) struck out seven and walked none in six innings, lowering his NL-leading ERA to 1.62. The All-Star pitcher has not allowed more than two runs in his past 12 starts, pitching at least six innings each time. Ronny Paulino drove in the only runs with a single in the second off Livan Hernandez (6-6). Washington had plenty of scoring chances, with at least one hit in seven innings.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The Thomasville HiToms rallied for three runs in the seventh inning, but fell short of coming all the way back in a 5-4 loss at Martinsville on Saturday. The Mustangs (20-22, 95 second half) jumped to

a 5-1 lead, scoring three runs off HiToms starter T.J. Clarkson. Clarkson allowed just three hits in his four innings of work, but took the loss. Thomasville dropped its eighth straight game of the season in falling to 12-31 overall, 2-13 in the second half. Alex Yarbrough had two singles

and scored twice for the HiToms, and Zak Wasserman had an RBI double to lead the offense. The HiToms are idle for three days and return from the all-star break to visit Asheboro on Wednesday. The team’s next contest at Finch Field is Friday against Forest City.

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igh Point University athletics director Craig Keilitz likes the format that the NCAA basketball committee crafted for the addition of three teams to the men’s Division I basketball tournament. “It was a good compromise,” Keilitz said of the format for the First Four games that will include the bottom four teams from the automatic qualifiers among conference champions and the last four teams getting at-large bids. “It makes it more likely that the same teams aren’t in the first round every year. It was equitable. They could have SPORTS put the eight lowest automatic qualifiers or the eight lowest at-large teams in Greer the First Four.” Smith Judging by history, if the Panthers ■■■ were to win the Big South tournament, they would most likely be slotted in the first round as one of the lowest four automatic qualifiers because Big South schools have always been among the bottom seeds. In 18 trips to the tournament, teams from the Big South have been seeded higher than 15th just four times, above 14th just twice and better than 13th just once – that a No. 11 seed for Winthrop in 2003. Big South teams have been seeded 16th on nine occasions and have lost twice in the play-in game, the most recent being Winthrop’s loss to Arkansas-Pine Bluff last March.

“The goal for the conference and the school is to improve our programs so that we don’t have such a low seed each year,” Keilitz said.

HIGHLY RANKED PREP STAR If you believe the college basketball recruiting websites, Deuce Bello is no longer the best college prospect who will play at Westchester Country Day this season. That honor now goes to 6-foot-9 Quincy Miller, a Chicago native who transferred from Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem. Miller is rated by Scout.com as the top power forward in the country, while recruiting guru Bob Gibbons of Lenoir lists him at No. 2 among power forwards (behind UNC commitment James McAdoo) and sixth overall. Duke, Illinois, Kentucky, Memphis, Ohio State, Syracuse and Wake Forest are among schools highest on Miller’s list, according to Scout.com. Baylor, Georgetown, Louisville, Miami and N.C. State are also trying to land him. McAdoo, of Norfolk Christian, is ranked as the second-best power forward by Scout. Duke commitment Marshall Plumlee of Christ School near Asheville was ranked as the fifth-best center. Bello is listed as the 10th-best shooting forward. Duke commitment Michael Gbinije is Scout’s fourth-best shooting forward, and UNC recruit P.J. Hairston – the former Dudley star now at Hargrave Military – is the eighth-best shooting guard. Joseph

ON DECK This week shapes up as one of the biggest for sports in the area this summer. The barrage kicks off with the East-West prep all-star games in Greensboro. Wednesday also brings the eGolf Tour to Willow Creek and Forest Oaks. For speed enthusiasts, the Lucas Oil drag boat racing series will thunder across Oak Hollow Lake. Practice begins Friday, with qualifying on Saturday and the finals a week from today. And speaking of Sunday, ACC football media days begin with player interviews on Sunday at the league’s annual kickoff event. Coaches get their turn in front of the microphones the following day. gsmith@hpe.com | 888-3519

Montana’s son among 11 athletes arrested for underage drinking

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Gino Torretta, Miami quarterback from 1989-92, strikes the Heisman pose after receiving his Hall of Fame jacket during enshrinement Saturday into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind. Torretta won the Heisman in his senior year. Most said the best part of the weekend was hanging around and talking football with the others being honored. “One of the things I miss most about being in the game is being in the locker room. When you come to things like this you get it back,” said McMichael, who played at Texas 1976-79. “I don’t care what team a guy played on, I don’t care what year he played in, the locker room has always been the same: fun sarcastic humor. You’re messing with your buddies. The brotherhood of football.” Robinson said when he thinks about his coaching career he thinks more about the people than the games. “The wins and losses are still there, but the

best memories are about the people,” he said. MacPherson said he found it hard to believe he was be going into the hall with Robinson and joining all the other coaching greats. “You don’t even think about it until it happens. It’s overwhelming,” he said. It was a bittersweet day for Spielman, who credits wife Stefanie with being a driving force yet humbling voice in his life. She died in November at age 42 after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. “When you experience the death of a loved one there’s always firsts. This is a first. We had the first family vacation, the first birthday, the first Christmas. This is just another first,” he said.

Others being enshrined were: New Mexico State halfback Pervis Atkins; Maryland Eastern Shore halfback Emerson Boozer; Marshall wide receiver Troy Brown; Arizona defensive back Chuck Cecil; Auburn fullback Ed Dyas; BYU tight end Gordon Hudson; Cal Lutheran linebacker Brian Kelley; Harvard center William Lewis; Alabama linebacker Woodrow Lowe; Stanford receiver Ken Margerum; UMass tight end Milt Morin; Iowa linebacker Larry Station; Georgia Tech defensive end Pat Swilling; Nebraska defensive end Grant Wistrom; Willie Jeffries, who coached at Howard, Wichita State and South Carolina State; and Ted Kessinger, who coached at Bethany.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The son of former Notre Dame standout Joe Montana was among 11 Fighting Irish athletes arrested on misdemeanor charges of underage drinking at a party Friday night. A total of 44 people were arrested after city police responded to a call about a fight near a roadway and discovered the party, said St. Joseph County Police assistant chief Bill Redman. Two non-athletes face a misdemeanor charge of providing alcohol to minors. The arrests were handled by state excise police, who didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment on Saturday. The most recognizable athletes arrested were Nate Montana, a walk-on who was the backup to starter Dayne Crist coming out of the spring, and Tim Abromaitis, the second leading scorer on the Irish basketball team at 16.1 points a game last season. Montana spent last season as a backup at Pasadena City (Calif.) College. Several incoming freshmen are ex-

Wizards sit Wall LAS VEGAS (AP) — John Wall had already shown the Washington Wizards enough. The No. 1 overall draft pick sat out his team’s final Summer League game on Saturday, and watched the Wizards blow a 20-point lead and lose 109-107 in overtime to the New York Knicks. Wall scored 31 points in a game against the New Orleans Hornets, but spent the Wizards’ third game in as many days dressed in a T-shirt and sweatpants. The former Kentucky star was leading the Summer League in assists and was second in scoring.

pected to compete with him for the No. 2 spot when practice begins next month. The other athletes arrested were wide receivers Robby Toma and Tai-ler Jones, linebacker Steve Filer, kicker Nick Tausch, cornerback Lo Wood, and offensive linemen Chris Watt and Tate Nichols; incoming freshman point guard Eric Atkins; and incoming hockey goalie Steven Summerhays. Most of those arrested had been released on $150 bond, Redman said. They are scheduled to make court appearances July 30. If convicted, each faces a maximum sentence of 30 days in jail. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said he was aware of the arrests and was gathering information. “If there is any teamrelated discipline to be issued, it would be handled internally,” he said. Bernie Cafarelli, Notre Dame’s sports information director, said basketball coach Mike Brey also would handle any punishment internally.

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Chmura, Fleming, Koch inducted into Packers Hall GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Mark Chmura was pretty sure this day would never come. The former Green Bay tight end was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame on Saturday despite a career that was tarnished by a sexual assault allegation.

A vital cog on the Packers’ two Super Bowl teams in the 1990s and a three-time Pro Bowl selection, Chmura called this the “icing on the cake” of his football life. He was joined by Glory Years tight end Marv Fleming and 1980s of-

fensive tackle Greg Koch in the hall’s 40th class of inductees. Chmura caught 188 passes for 2,253 yards and 17 touchdowns during his career in Green Bay, but many best remember him for a highprofile sexual assault trial at the end of his

career. A girl who was 17 at the time accused him of assaulting her in a bathroom during a post-prom party at a friend’s home in April 2000. He was acquitted in February 2001 and retired from football four months later.

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Crowd backs Spielman SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Tim Brown struck the Heisman Trophy pose on stage at the urging of a fan after putting on his new College Football Hall of Fame blazer, then moments later, Steve McMichael playfully rushed past emcee Mark May like he was about to chase down a quarterback. Both drew appreciative cheers from the crowd gathered for a rally to see the 24 former players and coaches who were being enshrined Saturday. The biggest cheer, though, was for Chris Spielman, with nearly 100 people in the crowd wearing his No. 36 Ohio State shirt. “This is how we do it at Ohio State,” Spielman said to another loud cheer. Even former Southern California coach John Robinson drew applause despite being in the backyard of rival Notre Dame. “It’s nice to be in South Bend and not get booed,” Robinson told the crowd. Among the others being honored were former Miami quarterback Gino Torretta, who won the Heisman in 1992; Penn State running back Curt Warner; West Virginia quarterback Major Harris; and Dick MacPherson, who coached at UMass and Syracuse. Those being honored found out in April 2009 they were going into the hall and were inducted into it during a ceremony in New York last December. The event in South Bend was the final step in the process. Many called the experience humbling. “To be part of the fabric of college football forever is just awesome,” Torretta said. The college greats also took part in a parade and an autograph session Saturday.

Uchebo of Raleigh Word of God, who says he is going to N.C. State, is No. 10 among centers, one slot ahead of Tyler Adams, who says he will sign with Duke. Gibbons has Hairston as the 17th-best prospect in the country, Gbinije 19th, Adams 32nd, guard Chase Fischer – a Wake commitment – of West Virginia 53rd, Plumlee 56th, Bello 59th and Uchebo 66th. Kentucky has received commitments from the top point guard, Marquis Teague of Indianapolis, and the top shooting forward, Michael Gilchrist of Elizabeth, N.J. Gilchrist is ranked No. 1 and Teague No. 3 overall by Gibbons.

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Willow Creek eager for eGolf event BY STEVE HANF ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER

HIGH POINT – Willow Creek, the home course of four professional golfers, will welcome 204 pros this week when the eGolf Tour conducts its next tournament. High Point Country Club will play host to a pair of rounds in the Forest Oaks Classic, which takes place Wednesday through Saturday. Willow Creek will be used to split the field Wednesday and Thursday, with those golfers who make the cut finishing at Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro on Friday and Saturday. “We’re excited to have the professionals coming,” said Jim

Brotherton, Willow Creek’s director of golf. “You have guys that play with some Nationwide membership along with some guys who have played on the PGA Tour. To have them come play Willow Creek and see what they’re going to do, that’s great to have. “We love for everybody to see the golf course and the challenge of it,” Brotherton added. “We’re just trying to show off Willow Creek, show off what a great golf course it is.” Many of the pros will be familiar with the layout, as Willow Creek also teamed with Forest Oaks to host last year’s inaugural event. While golfers carded 29 eagles

in their two rounds, the course hardly was a pushover with 550 bogeys and 72 doubles being recorded. Willow Creek’s Round 1 stroke average last year was 72.12, while Round 2 came in at 70.88. Forest Oaks’ totals were 71.78 and 72.45, respectively. Scott Brown took the title – and the $30,000 first-place check – with a 16-under-par effort. This year’s winner pockets $35,000. Among the recognizable names chasing that prize will be former college All-Americans, PGA and Nationwide tour performers. A local favorite in the event will be Drew Weaver. The High Point Central graduate is a member at Willow Creek and

joins the PGA’s Bubba Watson, the LPGA’s Marcy Hart and the Champions Tour’s Mike Goodes as pros on the membership rolls at the country club. Brotherton said he would like to see Willow Creek continue hosting pro events, as the course did in the 1980s with the LPGA Tour. “When they contacted me (last year), they were looking for a course to share it with Forest Oaks,” Brotherton said. “What we’d like is for us to have our own event if we can find another spot on the tour. They seem interested. We’ll just have to wait and see.” shanf@hpe.com | 888-3526

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England’s Paul Casey hits off the second tee during the third round of the British Open Championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, on Saturday.

UK cheers for Casey ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) – Go ahead, pile the hopes of all of England on Paul Casey’s shoulders. The rest of the United Kingdom, too. He doesn’t mind. A year after a rib muscle forced him to miss three months of the season, Casey is in contention to become the first Englishman to win the British Open since 1992. His bogey-free 67 Saturday matched the low round of the day and pulled him within four strokes of Louis Oosthuizen. “Sitting here right now, I’m ecstatic,” said Casey, who couldn’t stop grinning. “You know, even right now, occasionally I feel the muscles in the ribs. In no way do they affect my golf. But it’s a small reminder that quite often you take for granted a lot of things, and nothing is better than an Open Championship at the home of golf. “So I’m loving it. I’m loving the fact I’m playing absolutely great golf, and I’m four shots behind Louis.” While conditions at the Old Course were challenging on moving day, there were birdies to be had for those who played it right. Casey played the front nine at 5-under, then parred out to earn a spot in today’s final pairing. Former British Open champ Mark Calcavecchia also made a move – in the wrong direction. Trying to become the third straight member of the senior set to steal the show at the British Open, the 50-year-old instead opened with three straight bogeys. He then had a quadruple-bogey nine – yes, a nine – after being assessed two penalties worth three shots over a lost ball. Calcavecchia rallied with three straight birdies on the back nine, but he’s now at 2-under for the tourna-

ment, 13 strokes behind Oosthuizen. While Americans win their national championship with regularity, the British Open is often a source of consternation for the British. For all the great young golfers they’ve produced the last two decades – Casey, Justin Rose, Ian Poulter, to name a few – no Englishman has won the Open since Nick Faldo at Muirfield. The stats aren’t much better when you throw it open to the rest of the U.K., with Scotland’s Paul Lawrie in 1999 the last Brit to hoist the claret jug. But the British arrived at St. Andrews brimming with confidence, thanks to their recent run of success on both sides of the Atlantic. Golfers from Britain and Northern Ireland won four PGA Tour events in five weeks, including Graeme McDowell’s surprise victory at the U.S. Open, and seven players in the top 20 hail from the U.K. That it’s Casey, not Lee Westwood or Rose, might be the only surprise. Casey had climbed to No. 3 in the world last year before straining the rib muscle a week before Turnberry. He tried to let it heal with rest and treatment, but would not play a full round again until the World Match Play Championship in October, where he lost all three of his matches. Casey had a couple of top-10 finishes earlier this year, but it was more time off that really turned things around for him coming into St. Andrews. After Pebble Beach and the BMW International, he actually took a vacation. In the summer, the height of golf season. “Bit of a tan, nice and chilled out, and just enjoyed myself on the golf course,” Casey said. “And I feel fresh and feel ready to play good golf.”

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) – The last test for Louis Oosthuizen was his second shot to the 17th green at St. Andrews, where the pin was planted perilously behind the Road Hole bunker. He safely sent his 5-iron through the green and onto the 18th tee, where it stopped about six feet away from where Paul Casey was about to hit. Lee Westwood walked over to the ball and acted as though he was going to smash it back at Oosthuizen. Even that might not have stopped him Saturday in the British Open. Oosthuizen opened with a nervous bogey, then settled down quickly on another windswept afternoon for a 3-under 69 that gave him a fourshot lead over Casey and a chance to become the first player in 46 years to win his first major at the home of golf. Ernie Els called him Saturday morning to wish him well. Gary Player left a message at his hotel. Maybe it’s time for the 27-year-old Oosthuizen to start thinking he could be the next South African with a claret jug. “I don’t think anyone was thinking I was going to be up there,” Oosthuizen said. “You’ve heard yourself, no one can actually say my surname, so they don’t even know who I am out there. It’s great being up there. I just want to enjoy everything about it. I loved it out there. It was great fun for me. And hopefully, (today) will be the same.” Oosthuizen (WUHSThy-zen) was at 15-under 201. A victory would make him the first player since Tony Lema in 1964 to win his first major at St. Andrews. Casey went out in 31

when the wind was at its strongest, and mostly into his face. He finished off a bogey-free round of 67 that puts him in the final group of a major for the first time. He was at 11-under 205. It might be a two-man race between players who have never seriously challenged in a major. Oosthuizen was seven shots clear of Martin Kaymer of Germany, who had a 68 and was alone in third. Another shot behind – and eight shots out of the lead – were Henrik Stenson (67), Alejandro Canizares (71) and Westwood (71), who didn’t make a birdie on the front nine but did well to at least stay in the game. Americans have won six of the last eight Opens at St. Andrews, but they have disappeared in this one. Dustin Johnson birdied his last two holes for a 69 and was nine behind. Tiger Woods, who won the last two times at St. Andrews by a combined 13 shots, has never been within four shots of the lead all week, and he wasn’t even close Saturday. He had four long eagle putts – only one of them on a par 5 – and three-putted for par on three of them to shoot 73. He was 12 shots behind, sure to match his longest start to the season without a victory in his seventh tournament. “I’m playing better than my position,” said Woods, who was tied for 18th. Phil Mickelson, who had a chance at the start of the week to go to No. 1 in the world, was another shot behind. Whatever momentum he had was lost with a 5-iron that he hooked out-of-bounds for a double bogey on No. 16 for a 70.

McCarron at home in Reno THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENO, Nev. – Scott McCarron rattled off five birdies and an eagle on the front nine on his way to a 5-under 67 on Saturday and has a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the Reno-Tahoe Open at his home course. McCarron is at 10-under 206 at Montreux Golf & Country Club as he seeks his fourth career PGA Tour victory and first since 2001. Robert Garrigus began the day as the co-leader but bogeyed the 18th to finish with a 73, falling into a tie with John Mallinger (71) at 9-under. Former Boise State star Graham DeLaet is another shot back after tying the course record earlier in the day with a 10-under 62.

AMERICAN CENTURY STATELINE, Nev. – Former NFL quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver leads the American Century Championship after scoring a record 33 points in the modified Stableford format. Tolliver shot 6-under 66 and had 58 points after two rounds at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. Firstround co-leader Jack Wagner was 11 points back in second place.

NATIONWIDE CHIQUITA CINCINNATI – Tommy Gainey matched the Nationwide Tour’s 54-hole record of 24-under and had a four-shot lead entering the final round of the Chiquita Classic. Colt Knost is alone in second at 20-under, and Justin Smith is at 18-under.

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WHERE: The Club at Irish Creek (Kannapolis) and Warrior Golf Club (China Grove) FORMAT: Four rounds of stroke play WINNER: Jhared Hack of Sanford, Fla., won his second career eGolf Tour title with a 66-67-68-65–266. The 20-year-old edged Josh Gallman of Gaffney, S.C., – making his first eGolf start – by one stroke to pocket $34,726. OF NOTE: High Point’s Drew Weaver rebounded impressively from his third-round 75, firing a round of 65 on Saturday to climb to a tie for 31st at 6-under, good for prize winnings of $2,061.

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WHERE: Colonial Country Club FORMAT: Two rounds of stroke play LEADERS: Barbara Munnett shot a 75 on Saturday to lead the championship flight of Colonial’s Ladies Invitational by two shots over Carole Jones and three over Cindy Corlett. Dollie Watson was tops in first flight at 82, ahead of Lisa Layne (84) and Tess Kirkman (85). Other flight leaders are Delores Hammer (second), Ginger Bowman (third) and Shirley Scheer (fourth).

Lion Kim takes Publinx GREENSBORO (AP) – Lion Kim defeated David McDaniel 6 and 5 on Saturday night to win the 36-hole final at the rain-delayed U.S. Amateur Public Links. The 21-year-old soonto-be senior at Michigan came out of a 7-hour weather delay and won two straight holes, Kim gradually built up his lead and claimed both a trophy and a traditional invitation into the field at next year’s Masters. He clinched the victory in virtual darkness at the Bryan Park course. He sank an 8foot putt for par on the par-4 No. 13 – roughly 30 minutes after sundown – to seal the victory. He said the only thing he saw was the hole. Kim marked his win by pumping his fist, but his celebration was visible only when photographers popped their flashbulbs. The putt capped a marathon 14-hour day. Kim led 2 up through 12 holes when play was halted at 9:43 a.m. by a line of thunderstorms. With darkness descending on the course, an official from the USGA approached both players at the tee box on No. 13 and told them that if either wanted to stop, he would halt the match and resume it at that point today. Play on, they both said.

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Harvick trucks in domination at Gateway MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Kevin Harvick took the first half of a racing doubleheader Saturday with a near wire-towire victory in the Camping World 200. Harvick won for the third time in four NASCAR truck races this season, leading for 143 of the 160 laps at the 1.25-mile Gateway International Raceway. He led by up to 8 seconds and the margin of victory was more than 5 seconds in a Chevrolet from his Kernersville shops.. “That was the hope coming here, that the day was going to go like it did,” Harvick said. Before qualifying for the Nationwide Dodge Dealers 250 on Saturday night, he traded barbs with runner-up Brad Keselowski. “The only way we were going to win the race is if he made a mistake, and I felt like he did. He passed the pace car pitting and you’re not supposed to do

that,” said Keselowski, while acknowledging that Harvick had the best truck all race. “He got away with that one, so we didn’t catch that break.” Harvick’s response: “I’d Harvick have complained if I got beat that bad, too.” The truck race was postponed Friday night because of a power failure. The top three finishers plus Steve Wallace, who was 17th, planned to race Saturday night. Harvick took the first trucks pole position of his career in qualifying Friday, then dusted the field with an average speed of 101.983 mph. Johnny Sauter finished third and Aric Almirola, who led for 16 laps, was eighth. High Point University student Austin Dillon was seventh.

“You can’t take anything away from the fact he’s a hell of a race car driver,” Keselowski said of Harvick. “He’d be tough to beat if he you were heads-up equipment-wise, and beyond that he’s probably got an advantage of being in the series for a few years.” Todd Bodine, the series points leader, was fourth on a hot, muggy day with temperatures in the high 90s. Minutes after the finish he was sprawled in the air-conditioned media center surrounded by ice packs. “Man, I burned my butt bad and my back even got burned,” Bodine said. “That’s why I laid down on the cold floor.” The top finishers weren’t concerned about racing more in the heat. “It won’t be near as hot tonight,” Harvick said. “This race, it was hot, but it’s still shorter than a NASCAR

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Rain led to the postponement of Saturday’s action at Bowman Gray Stadium and Caraway Speedway. Caraway’s “Whelen Night,” featuring two 75-lap Late Model Stock races and $3 admission, is rescheduled for next Saturday. Monster truck car crushing scheduled in addition to Bowman Gray’s races will not be rescheduled. But, the Demolition Derby will be part of next Saturday’s $1 Ladies’ Night that features twin 50-lap Modified races. (Cup) race ... so I should be OK.” The heat might have helped Harvick, who woke up with a stiff neck. “The longer I ran, I actually felt better,” he said. “As the race went on I got more and more relaxed.”

Wilson nabs first IRL pole

AP

Splish, splash Loren Short kicks up a spray after sliding off the track into the infield during a B-feature qualifying race for the Legends Million main event that was scheduled Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Beckman sets Funny Car track record at Infineon THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SONOMA, Calif. — Funny Car driver Jack Beckman set both ends of the Infineon Raceway track record while earning his first No. 1 qualifier of the season at the NHRA Nationals. Beckman paced the Funny Car field with a 4.063-second pass at

311.56 mph on Friday night in his Dodge Charger, and the time held up on Saturday. The other No. 1 qualifiers on Saturday were Larry Dixon in Top Fuel, Allen Johnson in Pro Stock and Hector Arana in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Dixon’s run of 3.839 at 317.79 mph gave him 45 career No. 1 qualifiers,

moving him into a tie with Angelle Sampey for ninth place on the career list in all classes.

HAYES REGAINS LEAD LEXINGTON, Ohio — Josh Hayes led every lap after starting on the pole to win his race during the AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike doubleheader on Saturday.

Hayes held off former teammate and fellow Yamaha rider Ben Bostrom to earn his fourth victory of the season. Hayes also regained the series points lead from Tommy Hayden, who finished third. In the Daytona SportBike series, Josh Herrin also won for the fourth time this season aboard a

Yamaha, beating Ducati rider Bobby Fong to the line by 0.045 seconds. Herrin extended his points lead over defending series champion Danny Eslick. Another doubleheader Sunday closes out the Honda Super Cycle Weekend at the 2.4-mile MidOhio Sports Car Course in Central Ohio.

TORONTO (AP) — Justin Wilson won his first IndyCar Series pole to end Team Penske’s streak at eight Saturday in the Honda Indy Toronto, turning a series track-record lap of 104.827 mph on the 11-turn, 1.755-mile street circuit. Wilson, the winner from the pole in the 2006 Champ Car race at the tight and bumpy Exhibition Place track, gave owner Dreyer & Reinbold Racing its first IndyCar pole since Sarah Fisher led the field at Kentucky Speedway in 2002. “We’ve had a couple of tough races, so to come back and get the pole here is just fantastic,” Wilson said. “Everyone at Dreyer & Reinbold has worked so hard. “It’s a good weekend so far. We have to keep it up. We’ll keep pushing for the race. It’s easy in this stage to sit back and relax, but we have a lot of work to do.” Wilson saved a set of red-lined tires — the softer and less durable of the two Firestone models — for the 10minute, six-car qualifying finale. Penske’s Will Power, the series leader and a three-time winner this season on street and road courses, qualified second at 104.505. Penske’s Helio Castroneves (103.887) qualified third.

Vinokourov, back from doping ban, wins Tour stage REVEL, France (AP) — Alexandre Vinokourov did his time for doping. Now, he’s back to basking in Tour de France glory again. The 36-year-old from Kazakhstan capped his return to cycling’s main event by winning the 13th stage on Saturday with a solo breakaway that said more about savvy and opportunistic cycling than leg power. It was a far cry from the 2007 Tour, when Vinokourov was kicked out and instantly became an emblem of doping shame after testing positive for a banned blood transfusion. Police raided his Astana team’s hotel and the squad quit the race. Tour organizers lost the gamble they made by giving Astana a wild card to race a year after it was forced out in another doping scandal.

Vinokourov has since said he doesn’t want to dwell on the past. He wants to regain the trust of fans and prove that he can win with hard work alone. “I showed I worked hard in these two years,” he said Saturday. It was his fourth career Tour stage victory. It would have been No. 6 — but his two stage wins in the 2007 Tour were nullified after his disqualification. Cycling’s past with doping lingers at this Tour, especially after recent allegations by Floyd Landis that the use of banned substances was common on the U.S. Postal team when he rode with Lance Armstrong. The New York Post reported Saturday that three-time Tour champion Greg LeMond has been served with a grand

TOUR DE FRANCE AT A GLANCE

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REVEL, France (AP) — A brief look at Saturday’s 13th stage of the Tour de France: Stage: The 13th stage took riders on a 121.8-mile course from Rodez to Revel, over five low-level climbs. Winner: Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan in a solo breakaway. He clocked 4 hours, 26 minutes, 26 seconds. Mark Cavendish of Britain was second, Alessandro Petacchi of Italy was third — 13 seconds behind along with the main pack. Yellow Jersey: Andy Schleck of Luxembourg kept the yellow jersey. He holds a 31-second lead over defending champion Alberto Contador. Spanish rider Samuel Sanchez is 2:45 back in third. Quote of the Day: “I like the sound of it” — seventime Tour champion Lance Armstrong, responding to a Twitter posting suggesting that he might be planning “a big surprise” for Sunday. Next stage: The 114.65-mile ride from Revel to the ski station of Ax-3 Domaines takes riders up two extreme climbs, first the Port de Pailheres — one of the toughest ascents in cycling — and an uphill finish. It’s the first of four punishing mountain stages in the Pyrenees.

jury subpoena as part of a U.S. federal investiga-

tion of possible fraud and doping charges against

Armstrong and his associates. On Saturday, Vinokourov looked back at the trailing pack and thrust his arms skyward at the end of the 121.8-mile course from Rodez to Revel over five low-level climbs and beat the onrushing pack by 13 seconds. Andy Schleck of Luxembourg retained the yellow jersey, finishing in the pack alongside Vinokourov’s teammate Alberto Contador, who trails by 31 seconds. Samuel Sanchez of Spain is a distant third, 2:45 back. A showdown between Contador and Schleck looms in the Pyrenees, where the pack heads on Sunday for the first of four stages — one of the toughest sequences of climbing the three-week race has seen in recent years.

The 114.7-mile ride from Revel to the ski station of Ax-3 Domaines will lead riders up two extreme climbs, first the Port de Pailheres — one of the toughest ascents in cycling — and an uphill finish. Schleck was happy to be able to save up energy Saturday. “It was a good day for my team,” said Schleck, the Saxo Bank leader. “We didn’t have to work. ... Today was calm — tomorrow is the battle. We’re going to have a nice stage tomorrow.” Contador, after hugging Vinokourov at the finish, was still drinking up Astana’s victory on Saturday: “I am happier than if I had won.” Vinokourov faced a grilling from reporters about doping after he won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege in Belgium in April.

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Major Leagues All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division

New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

W 57 55 51 45 29

L 33 35 39 45 60

Pct .633 .611 .567 .500 .326

Chicago Detroit Minnesota Kansas City Cleveland

W 50 48 47 39 36

L 39 40 43 50 54

Pct .562 .545 .522 .438 .400

Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle

W 52 49 44 35

L 38 44 46 55

Pct .578 .527 .489 .389

Atlanta New York Philadelphia Florida Washington

W 53 48 48 42 40

L 37 42 42 47 50

Pct .589 .533 .533 .472 .444

Cincinnati St. Louis Milwaukee Chicago Houston Pittsburgh

W 50 50 41 41 37 30

L 41 41 50 51 53 59

Pct .549 .549 .451 .446 .411 .337

San Diego Colorado San Francisco Los Angeles Arizona

W 52 49 49 49 34

L 37 40 41 42 56

Pct .584 .551 .544 .538 .378

GB — 2 6 121 27 ⁄2

WCGB — — 4 10 251⁄2

L10 8-2 8-2 3-7 5-5 5-5

Str L-1 W-1 L-2 W-1 L-1

Home 29-14 26-20 29-19 24-22 16-26

Away 28-19 29-15 22-20 21-23 13-34

L10 9-1 6-4 3-7 5-5 4-6

Str L-1 L-3 W-1 L-4 W-2

Home 27-19 32-13 27-18 18-22 19-22

Away 23-20 16-27 20-25 21-28 17-32

L10 4-6 4-6 5-5 2-8

Str W-2 W-2 W-3 L-3

Home 31-19 26-20 26-20 21-24

Away 21-19 23-24 18-26 14-31

L10 6-4 3-7 6-4 5-5 5-5

Str L-1 L-2 W-1 L-1 W-1

Home 31-11 30-16 25-17 21-24 25-21

Away 22-26 18-26 23-25 21-23 15-29

L10 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 5-5 2-8

Str W-1 W-4 W-1 L-1 W-1 L-7

Home 28-19 30-15 20-26 22-24 20-26 19-21

Away 22-22 20-26 21-24 19-27 17-27 11-38

L10 6-4 7-3 8-2 4-6 2-8

Str W-2 L-2 W-4 L-3 L-2

Home 28-19 31-16 27-17 28-18 21-25

Away 24-18 18-24 22-24 21-24 13-31

Central Division GB — 111⁄2 3 ⁄2 11 141⁄2

WCGB — 6 8 151⁄2 19

West Division GB — 41⁄2 8 17

WCGB — 71⁄2 11 20

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division GB — 5 5 101⁄2 13

WCGB — 111⁄2 1 ⁄2 7 91⁄2

Central Division GB — — 9 91⁄2 121⁄2 19

WCGB — — 9 91⁄2 121⁄2 19

West Division GB — 3 31⁄2 4 181⁄2

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday’s Games

Friday’s Games

Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia 3 Houston 5, Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 3, Colorado 2 Washington 4, Florida 0 Milwaukee 9, Atlanta 3 St. Louis 8, L.A. Dodgers 4 San Diego 12, Arizona 1 San Francisco 1, N.Y. Mets 0

Cleveland 8, Detroit 2 N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 4 Toronto 4, Baltimore 2 Texas 8, Boston 4 Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 4 Oakland 5, Kansas City 1 L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 2 Cleveland 4, Detroit 3, 1st game Tampa Bay 10, N.Y. Yankees 5 Detroit at Cleveland, 2nd game, late Toronto at Baltimore, late Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, late Oakland at Kansas City, late Texas at Boston, late Seattle at L.A. Angels, late

Today’s Games Detroit (A.Oliver 0-3) at Cleveland (Gomez 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Price 12-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 11-2), 1:05 p.m. Texas (C.Wilson 7-5) at Boston (Lester 113), 1:35 p.m. Toronto (Marcum 7-4) at Baltimore (Matusz 3-9), 1:35 p.m. Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 9-3) at Minnesota (Blackburn 7-7), 2:10 p.m. Oakland (Mazzaro 4-2) at Kansas City (Bannister 7-7), 2:10 p.m. Seattle (J.Vargas 6-4) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 8-7), 3:35 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Phillies 4, Cubs 1

Totals

h 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

h bi 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1

Philadelphia 000 000 004 — 4 Chicago 000 000 100 — 1 E—R.Wells (4). DP—Philadelphia 1. LOB—Philadelphia 12, Chicago 9. 2B—Werth (28), Colvin (12), S.Castro (12). SB—Rollins (4), Ibanez (3). CS—Victorino (3), Ibanez (3), Theriot (5), D.Lee (3). IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia Hamels 7 8 1 1 2 6 Durbin W,1-1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Lidge S,7-10 1 0 0 0 1 1 Chicago R.Wells 7 7 0 0 2 5 Marshall H,12 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 Marmol L,2-2 BS ⁄3 1 4 4 5 1 J.Russell 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Cashner ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 J.Russell pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. HBP—by R.Wells (Howard). WP—Marmol. T—3:03. A—40,924 (41,210).

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0

Totals

St. Louis bi ab 0 FLopez 3b 2 0 Rasms cf 4 0 Pujols 1b 3 0 Hollidy lf 4 0 Jay rf 3 0 McCllln p 0 0 Miles ph 0 0 TMiller p 0 0 Frnkln p 0 0 YMolin c 3 0 Schmkr 2b 2 0 B.Ryan ss 1 Wnwrg p 2 Winn rf 1 Greene ss 2 31 0 6 0 Totals 27 r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

r 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

h bi 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2

Los Angeles 000 000 000 — 0 St. Louis 000 100 01x — 2 E—DeWitt (5). DP—St. Louis 2. LOB— Los Angeles 6, St. Louis 9. 2B—Furcal (17), DeWitt (15), F.Lopez (13), Schumaker (12). CS—Jay (2). S—Miles. SF—B.Ryan. IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles Kuroda L,7-8 6 4 1 1 1 8 Kuo 1 0 0 0 2 0 Jef.Weaver 1 1 1 1 2 0 St. Louis Wnwright W,14-5 6 5 0 0 1 3 McClellan H,13 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 T.Miller H,7 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Franklin S,17-18 1⁄3 HBP—by Kuroda (Greene). WP—Kuroda 2. T—3:00. A—43,667 (43,975).

Indians 4, Tigers 3 First Game Detroit AJcksn cf Damon dh Ordonz rf MiCarr 1b Boesch lf CGuilln 2b Inge 3b Avila c Santiag ss Totals

Cleveland bi 0 Brantly cf 0 J.Nix 2b 0 CSantn c 0 Hafner dh 0 LaPort 1b 2 Duncan rf 1 Kearns rf 0 Crowe lf 0 AMarte 3b Donald ss 29 3 6 3 Totals

ab 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 4

r 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

h 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

ab 4 3 3 3 4 2 0 4 4 4 31

r 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4

h bi 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 8 3

Detroit 300 000 000 — 3 Cleveland 002 001 10x — 4 E—Brantley (1). DP—Cleveland 3. LOB—Detroit 6, Cleveland 9. 2B—Damon (22), Inge (23), LaPorta (8), Donald (14). SB—A.Jackson (16), Inge (2), Brantley (1). IP H R ER BB SO Detroit Verlander 6 6 3 3 5 9 Coke L,5-1 1 2 1 1 1 0 Perry 1 0 0 0 0 1 Cleveland Carmona W,9-7 7 6 3 3 6 3 2 J.Smith H,7 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 1 R.Perez H,4 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 C.Perez S,8-11 1 0 0 0 1 1 Carmona pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP—Verlander 2. T—2:53. A—20,090 (45,569).

Rays 10, Yankees 5 Tampa Bay ab Zobrist rf 5 Crwfrd lf 5 Longori 3b 4 C.Pena 1b 5 Joyce dh 3 Jaso c 4 BUpton cf 3 Bartlett ss 4 Brignc 2b 5 Totals 38

Today’s Games Colorado (Cook 3-5) at Cincinnati (Tr. Wood 0-0), 1:10 p.m. Washington (Stammen 2-3) at Florida (Sanabia 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Houston (Oswalt 6-10) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 5-7), 1:35 p.m. Milwaukee (M.Parra 3-6) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 9-8), 1:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Padilla 4-2) at St. Louis (Suppan 0-5), 2:15 p.m. Arizona (E.Jackson 6-7) at San Diego (Correia 5-6), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 7-5) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 7-6), 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Halladay 10-7) at Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 4-5), 8:05 p.m.

New York r h bi ab 0 1 0 Jeter ss 5 0 0 0 Swisher rf 4 3 2 0 Teixeir 1b 4 1 4 3 ARdrgz 3b 4 1 1 0 Cano 2b 5 1 1 1 Posada dh 5 0 0 1 Grndrs cf 3 2 1 0 Cervelli c 2 2 3 5 Gardnr lf 3 10 1310Totals 35

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia at St. Louis, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Houston at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

A.L. leaders

Chicago

bi ab 0 Theriot 2b 5 1 Colvin rf-lf 4 0 D.Lee 1b 4 0 ArRmr 3b 3 1 Byrd cf 3 1 ASorin lf 4 0 Marml p 0 0 JRussll p 0 0 Cashnr p 0 0 Soto c 2 0 Fontent ph 1 0 SCastro ss 4 0 R.Wells p 2 0 Nady ph 1 0 Marshll p 0 Fukdm rf 0 34 4 9 3 Totals 33

Los Angeles ab Furcal ss 4 Kemp cf 4 Ethier rf 2 Loney 1b 4 DeWitt 2b 4 Blake 3b 4 Paul lf 3 Kuo p 0 JefWvr p 0 A.Ellis c 3 Kuroda p 2 GAndrs lf 1

Philadelphia 4, Chicago Cubs 1 St. Louis 2, L.A. Dodgers 0 Houston at Pittsburgh, late Colorado at Cincinnati, late Milwaukee at Atlanta, late Washington at Florida, late Arizona at San Diego, late N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, late

Monday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Toronto at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Boston at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

r 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

TRIVIA QUESTION

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Q. Can you name the New York Met legendary pitcher who led the NL in ERA in 1970, ‘71 and ‘73?

Race Statistics

Coastal Plain League Note: HiToms home games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Sunday, July 18

Saturday’s Games

Saturday’s Games

Philadelphia ab Victorn cf 5 Polanc 3b 5 Rollins ss 4 Howard 1b 2 Werth rf 4 Ibanez lf 4 C.Ruiz c 2 Dobbs ph 1 Ransm 2b 1 WValdz 2b 3 Schndr ph-c0 Hamels p 3 Durbin p 0 Gload ph 0 Lidge p 0

WCGB — — 1 ⁄2 1 151⁄2

r 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5

h bi 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 8 5

Tampa Bay 121 041 010 — 10 New York 020 011 001 — 5 E—A.J.Burnett (3). DP—New York 1. LOB—Tampa Bay 9, New York 10. 2B— Longoria (29), C.Pena (11), A.Rodriguez (21), Cano (24). HR—C.Pena (19), Brignac 2 (4), Teixeira (18), Posada (11). SB—Bartlett (5), Cervelli (1). SF—Jaso, B.Upton. IP H R ER BB SO Tampa Bay 4 4 4 6 Niemann W,8-2 621⁄3 6 Benoit ⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 1 0 Cormier 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Balfour Sonnanstine 1 1 1 1 1 0 New York A.J.Burnett L,7-8 2 4 4 4 0 1 Moseley 3 5 4 4 3 2 Gaudin 4 4 2 2 1 5 HBP—by A.J.Burnett (Bartlett, Longoria). WP—A.J.Burnett. T—3:35. A—48,957 (50,287).

BATTING—Hamilton, Texas, .347; Morneau, Minnesota, .345; MiCabrera, Detroit, .343; Cano, New York, .333; ABeltre, Boston, .332; Boesch, Detroit, .332; Guerrero, Texas, .325. RUNS—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 70; Youkilis, Boston, 68; MiCabrera, Detroit, 65; Teixeira, New York, 64; Cano, New York, 63; Hamilton, Texas, 60; Jeter, New York, 60. RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 78; Guerrero, Texas, 76; ARodriguez, New York, 71; Hamilton, Texas, 65; Konerko, Chicago, 64; TorHunter, Los Angeles, 62; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 62; Quentin, Chicago, 62. HITS—Hamilton, Texas, 121; ISuzuki, Seattle, 119; Cano, New York, 117; MYoung, Texas, 112; ABeltre, Boston, 109; MiCabrera, Detroit, 109; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 108; Guerrero, Texas, 108. DOUBLES—Longoria, Tampa Bay, 29; Hamilton, Texas, 28; Markakis, Baltimore, 28; MiCabrera, Detroit, 27; ABeltre, Boston, 26; Butler, Kansas City, 26; Mauer, Minnesota, 26; VWells, Toronto, 26. TRIPLES—Span, Minnesota, 7; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 6; Pennington, Oakland, 6; AJackson, Detroit, 5; Youkilis, Boston, 5; 7 tied at 4. HOME RUNS—JBautista, Toronto, 24; MiCabrera, Detroit, 22; Hamilton, Texas, 22; Guerrero, Texas, 20; Konerko, Chicago, 20; CPena, Tampa Bay, 19; Quentin, Chicago, 19; VWells, Toronto, 19. STOLEN BASES—Pierre, Chicago, 32; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 31; RDavis, Oakland, 28; Gardner, New York, 25; Podsednik, Kansas City, 25; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 25; Figgins, Seattle, 24. PITCHING—Sabathia, New York, 12-3; Price, Tampa Bay, 12-4; Pettitte, New York, 11-2; PHughes, New York, 11-2; Lester, Boston, 11-3; Verlander, Detroit, 11-5; Buchholz, Boston, 10-4; Garza, Tampa Bay, 10-5; Pineiro, Los Angeles, 10-6; Pavano, Minnesota, 10-6. STRIKEOUTS—JerWeaver, Los Angeles, 142; FHernandez, Seattle, 134; Liriano, Minnesota, 125; Lester, Boston, 124; Verlander, Detroit, 119; JShields, Tampa Bay, 114; RRomero, Toronto, 113. SAVES—Soria, Kansas City, 25; NFeliz, Texas, 23; RSoriano, Tampa Bay, 23; Gregg, Toronto, 21; Papelbon, Boston, 20; MRivera, New York, 20; Rauch, Minnesota, 20; Jenks, Chicago, 20.

N.L. leaders BATTING—Prado, Atlanta, .323; Ethier, Los Angeles, .322; Byrd, Chicago, .321; Polanco, Philadelphia, .316; Votto, Cincinnati, .314; CGonzalez, Colorado, .313; Pagan, New York, .310. RUNS—BPhillips, Cincinnati, 68; Prado, Atlanta, 63; Votto, Cincinnati, 60; Kemp, Los Angeles, 59; Howard, Philadelphia, 58; Pujols, St. Louis, 58; CGonzalez, Colorado, 57. RBI—Howard, Philadelphia, 71; Hart, Milwaukee, 66; DWright, New York, 65; Loney, Los Angeles, 64; Pujols, St. Louis, 64; Gomes, Cincinnati, 61; CYoung, Arizona, 61. HITS—Prado, Atlanta, 123; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 111; Byrd, Chicago, 109; Loney, Los Angeles, 108; Howard, Philadelphia, 106; Braun, Milwaukee, 104; CGonzalez, Colorado, 103; Holliday, St. Louis, 103; Pujols, St. Louis, 103; DWright, New York, 103. DOUBLES—Werth, Philadelphia, 28; Byrd, Chicago, 27; ADunn, Washington, 26; Loney, Los Angeles, 26; Holliday, St. Louis, 25; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 25; Prado, Atlanta, 25; DWright, New York, 25. TRIPLES—Victorino, Philadelphia, 8; SDrew, Arizona, 7; Fowler, Colorado, 7; Bay, New York, 6; Pagan, New York, 6; JosReyes, New York, 6; AEscobar, Milwaukee, 5; Furcal, Los Angeles, 5; Morgan, Washington, 5; Olivo, Colorado, 5. HOME RUNS—ADunn, Washington, 22; Hart, Milwaukee, 22; Votto, Cincinnati, 22; Pujols, St. Louis, 21; Fielder, Milwaukee, 20; Howard, Philadelphia, 20; Reynolds, Arizona, 20. STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Houston, 28; Morgan, Washington, 21; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 20; Pagan, New York, 19; JosReyes, New York, 19; HRamirez, Florida, 18; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 17; Torres, San Francisco, 17; Victorino, Philadelphia, 17; CYoung, Arizona, 17. PITCHING—Jimenez, Colorado, 15-1; Wainwright, St. Louis, 14-5; Carpenter, St. Louis, 10-3; Pelfrey, New York, 10-4; Lincecum, San Francisco, 10-4; Latos, San Diego, 10-4; Arroyo, Cincinnati, 10-4; Halladay, Philadelphia, 10-7. STRIKEOUTS—Lincecum, San Francisco, 136; Haren, Arizona, 133; Wainwright, St. Louis, 130; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 129; Dempster, Chicago, 129; Halladay, Philadelphia, 128; JoJohnson, Florida, 123. SAVES—FCordero, Cincinnati, 25; HBell, San Diego, 24; BrWilson, San Francisco, 24; Capps, Washington, 23; Lindstrom, Houston, 22; Wagner, Atlanta, 21; FRodriguez, New York, 21.

South Atlantic League All Times EDT Today’s Games Lakewood at Kannapolis, DH, 2:05 p.m. Rome at Hagerstown, 2:05 p.m. Hickory at Lexington, 2:05 p.m. Asheville at Greensboro, 4 p.m. Augusta at Charleston, 5:05 p.m. West Virginia at Delmarva, 5:05 p.m. Greenville at Savannah, 6:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games No games scheduled

Carolina League All Times EDT Today’s Games No games scheduled

Monday’s Games Winston-Salem at Kinston, 7:05 p.m. Salem at Potomac, 7:05 p.m. Frederick at Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. Wilmington at Myrtle Beach, 7:05 p.m.

Appalachian League Today’s Games Burlington at Princeton, 4 p.m. Bluefield at Greeneville, 6 p.m. Kingsport at Johnson City, 6 p.m. Elizabethton at Bristol, 7 p.m. Danville at Pulaski, 7 p.m.

Monday’s Games Bluefield at Greeneville, 7 p.m. Elizabethton at Bristol, 7 p.m. Kingsport at Johnson City, 7 p.m. Burlington at Princeton, 7 p.m. Danville at Pulaski, 7 p.m.

8. (16) Aric Almirola, Toyota, 160, 90.2, 147, $14,125. 9. (10) Brian Ickler, Toyota, 160, 90.5, 138, $13,425. 10. (13) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 160, 87.1, 134, $14,225. 11. (23) Jason White, Dodge, 160, 82.7, 130, $12,675. 12. (2) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 160, 81, 127, $10,250. 13. (25) David Starr, Toyota, 160, 76.2, 124, $12,425. 14. (19) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, 160, 71.8, 121, $12,375. 15. (21) Max Papis, Toyota, 160, 68.2, 118, $11,125. 16. (20) Brad Sweet, Toyota, 160, 66.3, 115, $9,775. 17. (22) Steve Wallace, Toyota, 160, 70.2, 112, $9,725. 18. (17) Tony Jackson Jr., Chevrolet, 159, 54.4, 109, $11,800. 19. (12) Stacy Compton, Chevrolet, 159, 60.7, 106, $11,700. 20. (33) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ford, 158, 44.8, 103, $13,175. 21. (31) Brett Butler, Chevrolet, 158, 47.1, 100, $11,650. 22. (29) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, 158, 43.5, 97, $9,375. 23. (24) Jack Smith, Ford, 158, 54, 94, $9,350. 24. (34) Carl Long, Chevrolet, 157, 38.2, 91, $11,575. 25. (35) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 153, 35.8, 88, $11,550. 26. (8) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 150, 91.8, 90, $12,525. 27. (4) Justin Lofton, Toyota, power steering, 127, 78.7, 82, $10,250. 28. (30) Clay Greenfield, Dodge, steering, 105, 43.3, 79, $10,575. 29. (18) Ricky Carmichael, Chevrolet, accident, 79, 63, 76, $9,200. 30. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, accident, 79, 39.7, 73, $9,180. 31. (11) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, accident, 49, 49, 70, $9,670. 32. (36) Chris Jones, Chevrolet, electrical, 25, 32.9, 67, $9,160. 33. (27) Mike Harmon, Ford, brakes, 21, 33.9, 64, $9,125. 34. (15) Mike Garvey, Chevrolet, brakes, 19, 37.6, 61, $9,100. 35. (26) Dennis Setzer, Dodge, overheating, 3, 31, 58, $9,055. 36. (28) Johnny Chapman, Chevrolet, engine, 1, 29.7, 0, $9,039.

Columbia at Florence Martinsville at Gastonia

Monday, July 19 CPL All-Star Celebration, at Forest City

Tuesday, July 20 CPL All-Star Game, at Forest City

Wednesday, July 21 Thomasville at Asheboro Wilmington at Fayetteville Martinsville at Gastonia Peninsula at Wilson Outer Banks at Petersburg Florence at Columbia

Thursday, July 22 Thomasville at Gastonia Peninsula at Morehead City Wilson at Outer Banks Martinsville at Asheboro Fayetteville at Wilmington Edenton at Petersburg Columbia at Florence

Thomasville at Gastonia Outer Banks at Peninsula Edenton at Wilson Martinsville at Forest City Asheboro at Petersburg Columbia at Morehead City Fayetteville at Catawba Valley Wilmington at Florence

Sunday, July 25 Forest City at Thomasville, 5 p.m. Peninsula at Petersburg Wilmington at Columbia Fayetteville at Morehead City Edenton at Outer Banks Asheboro at Gastonia

Monday, July 26 Thomasville at Forest City

GOLF British Open Saturday At St. Andrews (Old Course) St. Andrews, Scotland Purse: $7.3 million Yardage: 7,305; Par: 72 Third Round (a-amateur) 65-67-69 69-69-67 69-71-68 68-74-67 67-71-71 67-71-71 69-72-69 67-73-71 67-72-72 69-70-72 68-71-72 70-72-70 63-80-69 71-71-70 68-73-71 69-71-72 68-70-74 68-78-67 68-77-68 68-75-70 67-76-70 67-73-73 69-71-73 72-67-74 66-73-74 71-75-68 69-76-69 73-72-69 71-73-70 73-71-70 70-74-70 72-70-72 73-69-72 69-72-73 67-74-73 71-68-75 70-67-77 70-74-71 69-75-71 71-68-76 72-74-70 69-76-71 71-74-71 70-74-72 73-71-72 66-76-74 74-69-73 67-75-74 72-70-74 66-76-74 68-73-75 72-74-71 72-74-71 79-67-71 72-73-72 70-74-73 69-75-73 68-76-73 66-77-74 68-74-75 70-70-77 67-74-76 68-73-76 70-70-77 66-79-73 71-74-73 69-76-73 73-71-74 71-75-73 74-71-74 72-73-74 72-74-74 69-77-74 71-74-75 71-73-76 71-73-77 73-73-76

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Missed Cut a-Eric Chun Bubba Watson Oliver Wilson Thomas Bjorn Justin Rose Mark O’Meara Gregory Havret Tom Whitehouse Rhys Davies Ben Crane Gareth Maybin Ryuichi Oda Seung-yul Noh Ross McGowan G.Fernandez-Castano Ernie Els Tom Watson Mike Weir Tano Goya Ben Curtis Angel Cabrera Jason Bohn D.A. Points Todd Hamilton Chris Wood Davis Love III Michael Sim Koumei Oda Jim Furyk Geoff Ogilvy Hiroyuki Fujita Justin Leonard K.J. Choi Paul Goydos Bill Haas Yuta Ikeda Padraig Harrington Kenny Perry Anders Hansen Sandy Lyle Francesco Molinari Tim Petrovic Jean Hugo Paul Lawrie Loren Roberts Soren Hansen Tim Clark a-Byeong-Hun An Phillip Archer Kurt Barnes Darren Fichardt Paul Streeter Josh Cunliffe Shunsuke Sonoda Thongchai Jaidee

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At The Old Course St. Andrews, Scotland All Times EDT a-amateur Today

Saturday, July 24

Louis Oosthuizen Paul Casey Martin Kaymer Henrik Stenson Alejandro Canizares Lee Westwood Dustin Johnson Nick Watney Sean O’Hair Retief Goosen Ricky Barnes J.B. Holmes Rory McIlroy Sergio Garcia Shane Lowry Robert Karlsson a-Jin Jeong Robert Rock Ross Fisher Camilo Villegas Lucas Glover Tiger Woods Ignacio Garrido Miguel Angel Jimenez Peter Hanson Charl Schwartzel Steve Marino Luke Donald Stephen Gallacher Phil Mickelson Kevin Na Adam Scott Jeff Overton Bo Van Pelt Fredrik Andersson Hed Tom Lehman Mark Calcavecchia Stewart Cink Robert Allenby Graeme McDowell Soren Kjeldsen Hunter Mahan Steve Stricker Zane Scotland Marc Leishman John Daly Simon Khan Marcel Siem Alvaro Quiros Bradley Dredge Ryo Ishikawa Tom Pernice Jr. Matt Kuchar Rickie Fowler Colm Moriarty Kyung-tae Kim Simon Dyson John Senden Andrew Coltart Trevor Immelman Darren Clarke Y.E. Yang Vijay Singh Toru Taniguchi Steven Tiley Heath Slocum Edoardo Molinari Peter Senior Hirofumi Miyase Colin Montgomerie Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Danny Chia Jason Day Ian Poulter Thomas Aiken Richard S. Johnson

73-79 77-76 80-73 74-79 73-80 72-81 79-75 73-81 70-84 72-82 80-75 72-83 78-77 76-79 78-77 73-82 77-78 76-79 79-77 78-79 74-83 81-78 81-79 79-86

British Open tee times

Friday, July 23 Forest City at Thomasville Morehead City at Wilmington Florence at Fayetteville Asheboro at Outer Banks Petersburg at Edenton Wilson at Columbia Gastonia at Martinsville

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a-Jamie Abbott Katsumasa Miyamoto a-Victor Dubuisson Mathew Goggin Alexander Noren Nick Faldo Jerry Kelly Thomas Levet Ryan Moore Mark F. Haastrup Jose Manual Lara Brian Gay a-Tyrell Hatton Jae-Bum Park George McNeill Jason Dufner David Duval Cameron Percy Gary Clark Glen Day Martin Laird Ewan Porter a-Laurie Canter Simon Edwards

2:25 a.m. – Richard S. Johnson 2:35 a.m. – Thomas Aiken, Ian Poulter 2:45 a.m. – Jason Day, Zach Johnson 2:55 a.m. – Danny Chia, Scott Verplank 3:05 a.m. – Colin Montgomerie, Hirofumi Miyase 3:15 a.m. – Peter Senior, Edoardo Molinari 3:25 a.m. – Heath Slocum, Steven Tiley 3:40 a.m. – Toru Taniguchi, Darren Clarke 3:50 a.m. – Vijay Singh, Y.E. Yang 4 a.m. – Trevor Immelman, Andrew Coltart 4:10 a.m. – John Senden, Simon Dyson 4:20 a.m. – Kyung-tae Kim, Colm Moriarty 4:30 a.m. – Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar 4:40 a.m. – Tom Pernice Jr., Ryo Ishikawa 4:50 a.m. – Bradley Dredge, Alvaro Quiros 5:05 a.m. – Marcel Siem, John Daly 5:15 a.m. – Simon Khan, Marc Leishman 5:25 a.m. – Zane Scotland, Steve Stricker 5:35 a.m. – Hunter Mahan, Soren Kjeldsen 5:45 a.m. – Graeme McDowell, Robert Allenby 5:55 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Mark Calcavecchia 6:05 a.m. – Tom Lehman, Fredrik Andersson Hed 6:15 a.m. – Bo Van Pelt, Jeff Overton 6:30 a.m. – Adam Scott, Kevin Na 6:40 a.m. – Phil Mickelson, Stephen Gallacher 6:50 a.m. – Luke Donald, Steve Marino 7 a.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Peter Hanson 7:10 a.m. – Miguel Angel Jimenez, Ignacio Garrido 7:20 a.m. – Tiger Woods, Lucas Glover 7:30 a.m. – Camilo Villegas, Ross Fisher 7:40 a.m. – Robert Rock, a-Jin Jeong 7:55 a.m. – Robert Karlsson, Shane Lowry 8:05 a.m. – Sergio Garcia, J.B. Holmes 8:15 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Ricky Barnes 8:25 a.m. – Retief Goosen, Sean O’Hair 8:35 a.m. – Nick Watney, Dustin Johnson 8:45 a.m. – Lee Westwood, Alejandro Canizares 8:55 a.m. – Henrik Stenson, Martin Kaymer 9:05 a.m. – Paul Casey, Louis Oosthuizen

PGA Reno-Tahoe Open Friday At Montreux Golf and Country Club Reno, Nev. Purse: $3 million Yardage: 7,472; Par: 72 (a-amateur) Third Round Scott McCarron John Mallinger Robert Garrigus Graham DeLaet Craig Barlow Rod Pampling Chad Campbell Bob Heintz Matt Bettencourt Stuart Appleby Mathias Gronberg Jonathan Kaye Chris DiMarco Kevin Stadler Bill Lunde John Merrick Steve Allan Alex Cejka Mark Hensby Paul Stankowski Jeff Quinney Will MacKenzie Kent Jones Martin Flores Robert Gamez Steve Elkington Aron Price Steve Wheatcroft Ben Fox J.J. Henry Steve Flesch Kirk Triplett Greg Kraft Len Mattiace Woody Austin Todd Fischer Mark Wilson David Lutterus Seung-su Han Rich Barcelo Craig Bowden Johnson Wagner James Nitties Vaughn Taylor Vance Veazey Matt Hill Jim Carter John Rollins Jarrod Lyle Jeev Milkha Singh Garth Mulroy Omar Uresti Dicky Pride Kevin Streelman Ted Purdy Brent Delahoussaye Josh Teater Tom Gillis Mark Brooks Nicholas Thompson Willie Wood Henrik Bjornstad Skip Kendall Kris Blanks Cliff Kresge Charles Warren Guy Boros Roger Tambellini Robin Freeman Mike Small Matt Every

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Nationwide Chiquita Saturday At TPC River’s Bend Maineville, Ohio Purse: $550,000 Yardage: 7,180; Par: 72 Third Round Tommy Gainey Colt Knost Justin Smith Peter Tomasulo Joe Affrunti Chris Kirk Jamie Lovemark Darron Stiles Scott Stallings Dave Schultz Geoffrey Sisk Brendan Steele David Mathis Stephen Poole John Riegger Trevor Murphy Chris Kamin Troy Kelly Andrew Svoboda Brad Elder Garrett Osborn Chris Nallen Jon Mills Michael Putnam Rob Oppenheim Bret Guetz Jason Gore Scott Sterling James Hahn Nathan J. Smith Doug LaBelle II Casey Wittenberg D.J. Brigman Martin Piller Jhonattan Vegas Jeff Curl Scott Dunlap Andrew Buckle Brian Smock Brandt Jobe Jonas Blixt Peter Gustafsson Daniel Summerhays Manuel Villegas Hunter Haas Justin Peters David McKenzie B.J. Staten Alistair Presnell Steven Bowditch Fabian Gomez

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CYCLING Tour de France stages

July 3 — Prolog, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 8.9 kilometers (5.5 miles) (Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland; Cancellara) July 4 — Stage 1, Rotterdam—Brussels, plain, Belgium, 223.5 (138.9) (Alessandro Petacchi, Italy; Cancellara) July 5 — Stage 2, Brussels—Spa, Belgium, hilly, 201 (124.9) (Sylvain Chavanel, France; Chavanel) July 6 — Stage 3, Wanze, Belgium—Arenberg-Porte du Hainaut, France, plain, 213 (132.4) (Thor Hushovd, Norway; Cancellara) July 7 — Stage 4, Cambrai—Reims, plain, 153.5 (95.4) (Petacchi; Cancellara) July 8 — Stage 5, Epernay—Montargis, plain, 187.5 (116.5) (Mark Cavendish, Britain; Cancellara) July 9 — Stage 6, Montargis—Gueugnon, plain, 227.5 (141.4) (Cavendish; Cancellara) July 10 — Stage 7, Tournus—Station des Rousses, medium mountain, 165.5 (102.8) (Chavanel; Chavanel) July 11 — Stage 8, Station des Rousses—Morzine Avoriaz, high mountain, 189 (117.4) (Andy Schleck, Luxembourg; Cadel Evans, Australia) July 12 — Rest day in Morzine Avoriaz July 13 — Stage 9, Morzine-Avoriaz—Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, high mountain, 204.5 (127.1) (Sandy Casar, France; Schleck) July 14 — Stage 10, Chambery—Gap, medium mountain, 179 (111.2) (Sergio Paulinho, Portugal; Schleck) July 15 — Stage 11, Sisteron—Bourgles-Valence, plain, 184.5 (114.6) (Cavendish; Schleck) July 16 — Stage 12, Bourg-de-Peage— Mende, hilly, 210.5 (130.8) (Joaquin Rodriguez, Spain; Schleck) July 17 — Stage 13, Rodez—Revel, plain, 196 (121.8) (Alexandre Vinokourov, Kazakhstan; Schleck). July 18 — Stage 14, Revel—Ax-3 Domaines, high mountain, 184.5 (114.6) July 19 — Stage 15, Pamiers—Bagnesde-Luchon, high mountain, 187 (116.2) July 20 — Stage 16, Bagneres-deLuchon—Pau, high mountain, 199.5 (124.0) July 21 — Rest day in Pau July 22 — Stage 17, Pau—Col du Tourmalet, high mountain, 174 (108.1) July 23 — Stage 18, Salies-de-Bearn— Bordeaux, plain, 198 (123.0) July 24 — Stage 19, Bordeaux—Pauillac, individual time trial, 52 (32.3) July 25 — Stage 20, Longjumeau—Paris Champs-Elysees, plain, 102.5 (63.7) Total — 3,641.4 kilometers (2,262.6 miles)

BASKETBALL

Modified Stableford Scoring system: 10 points for double-eagle, 8 for ace, 6 for eagle, 3 for birdie, 1 for par, 0 for bogey, minus-2 for double bogey or higher. Billy Joe Tolliver 25-33 — 58 Jack Wagner 26-21 — 47 Dan Quinn 23-23 — 46 John Elway 20-25 — 45 John Smoltz 16-25 — 41 Tony Romo 21-19 — 40 Jeremy Roenick 26-14 — 40 Trent Dilfer 19-18 — 37 Mark Rypien 21-16 — 37 Jamie Langenbrunner 20-17 — 37 Steve Bartkowski 16-20 — 36 Mark Mulder 24-12 — 36 Joe Theismann 15-20 — 35 Mike Modano 18-17 — 35 Rick Rhoden 21-14 — 35 Vince Coleman 16-18 — 34 Grant Fuhr 18-16 — 34 Dale Jarrett 17-16 — 33 Brett Hull 14-18 — 32 Bret Saberhagen 12-19 — 31 Vinny Testaverde 24-7 — 31

After Saturday qualifying; race today On the Toronto street circuit Toronto Lap length: 1.755 miles (Car number in parentheses) All cars Dallara chassis, Honda engine 1. (22) Justin Wilson, 104.827 mph. 2. (12) Will Power, 104.505. 3. (3) Helio Castroneves, 103.887. 4. (37) Ryan Hunter-Reay, 103.847. 5. (10) Dario Franchitti, 103.663. 6. (9) Scott Dixon, 103.652. 7. (6) Ryan Briscoe, 103.72. 8. (11) Tony Kanaan, 103.708. 9. (77) Alex Tagliani, 103.574. 10. (26) Marco Andretti, 103.185. 11. (2) Raphael Matos, 103.097. 12. (7) Danica Patrick, 102.802. 13. (8) E.J. Viso, 102.884. 14. (02) Graham Rahal, 102.395. 15. (4) Dan Wheldon, 102.411. 16. (36) Bertrand Baguette, 102.221. 17. (34) Mario Romancini, 101.973. 18. (5) Takuma Sato, 102.212. 19. (24) Tomas Scheckter, 101.833. 20. (32) Mario Moraes, 101.747. 21. (78) Simona de Silvestro, 101.665. 22. (06) Hideki Mutoh, 101.665. 23. (19) Alex Lloyd, 100.904. 24. (15) Paul Tracy, 101.025. 25. (18) Milka Duno, no speed. 26. (14) Vitor Meira, 100.168.

W 14 12 12 11 9 10

L 7 6 7 8 9 11

Pct .667 .667 .632 .579 .500 .476

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WTA Prague Open Saturday At ICLTK Praha Prague, Czech Republic Purse: $220,000 (Intl.) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Semifinals

Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (8), Czech Republic, def. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, 6-2, 6-0. Agnes Szavay (7), Hungary, def. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles Semifinals Monica Niculescu, Romania, and Agnes Szavay, Hungary, def. Ekaterina Dzehalevich and Tatiana Poutchek, Belarus, 6-2, 6-3.

WTA Palermo Open Saturday At ASD Country Time Club Palermo, Italy Purse: $220,000 (Intl.) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Semifinals Kaia Kanepi (5), Estonia, def. Romina Oprandi, Italy, 6-3, 6-2. Flavia Pennetta (1), Italy, def. Julia Goerges (8), Germany, 6-0, 6-4.

Doubles Championship Alberta Brianti and Sara Errani, Italy, def. Jill Craybas, United States, and Julia Goerges, Germany, 6-4, 6-1.

ATP Swedish Open Saturday At Bastad Tennis Stadiun Bastad, Sweden Purse: $568,500 (WT250) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Semifinals Robin Soderling (1), Sweden, def. David Ferrer (3), Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Nicolas Almagro (4), Spain, def. Tommy Robredo (5), Spain, 6-1, 6-3.

ATP Mercedes Cup Saturday At TC Weissenhof Stuttgart, Germany Purse: $568,500 (WT250) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Semifinals

Doubles Semifinals

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE GB — 1 ⁄2 1 2 31⁄2 4

Christopher Kas and Philipp Petzschner (3), Germany, def. Michael Kohlmann, Germany, and Jurgen Melzer (1), Austria, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 10-7 tiebreak. Carlos Berlocq and Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, def. Philipp Marx, Germany, and Igor Zelenay, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-1.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Seattle Minnesota Phoenix San Antonio Los Angeles Tulsa

W 18 7 7 6 5 4

L 2 12 12 12 14 15

Pct .900 .368 .368 .333 .263 .211

GB — 1011⁄2 10 ⁄2 11 1211⁄2 13 ⁄2

Friday’s Games Indiana 89, Atlanta 70 Tulsa 75, San Antonio 70 Chicago 80, Los Angeles 68

Saturday’s Games Seattle 73, Minnesota 71 Atlanta at Connecticut, late Tulsa at Phoenix, late

Today’s Games Los Angeles at San Antonio, 3 p.m. Indiana at New York, 4 p.m. Chicago at Washington, 4 p.m.

Tahoe Celebrity Saturday Edgewood Tahoe GC, Stateline, Nev. Yardage: 6,972; Par 72 Second-Round Leaders

IRL-Honda Indy Toronto

Albert Montanes (5), Spain, def. Juan Carlos Ferrero, (4) Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (6). Gael Monfils (3), France, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.

Women’s NBA

Atlanta Washington Indiana Connecticut New York Chicago

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

TENNIS

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Avg. Speed of Winner: 101.983 mph. Time: 1 hour, 57 minutes, 40 seconds. Margin of Victory: 5.241 seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 27 laps. Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers. Lap Leaders: K.Harvick 1-16; R.Hornaday Jr. 17; K.Harvick 18-74; A.Almirola 75-90; K.Harvick 91-160. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Harvick, 3 times for 143 laps; A.Almirola, 1 time for 16 laps; R.Hornaday Jr., 1 time for 1 lap. Top 10 in Points: 1. T.Bodine, 1,715; 2. A.Almirola, 1,614; 3. J.Sauter, 1,519; 4. T.Peters, 1,510; 5. M.Skinner, 1,456; 6. R.Hornaday Jr., 1,454; 7. A.Dillon, 1,434; 8. M.Crafton, 1,418; 9. D.Starr, 1,390; 10. J.White, 1,369.

TRANSACTIONS

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BASEBALL American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Recalled C Dusty Brown from Pawtucket (IL). Reinstated RHP Manny Delcarmen from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Fernando Cabrera for assignment. Optioned LHP Felix Doubrount to Pawtucket. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Placed RHP Kerry Wood on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jensen Lewis from Columbus (IL). DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned LHP Daniel Schlereth to Toledo (IL). Recalled RHP Rick Porcello from Toledo.

National League

MOTORSPORTS

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NASCAR Truck

CampingWorld.com 200 results Saturday At Gateway International Raceway Madison, Ill. Lap length: 1.25 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 160 laps, 150 rating, 195 points, $47,550. 2. (3) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 160, 117.3, 170, $32,390. 3. (5) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 160, 112, 165, $31,235. 4. (14) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 160, 102, 160, $24,200. 5. (9) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 160, 111, 155, $19,650. 6. (7) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 160, 108.5, 150, $19,800. 7. (6) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 160, 100.8, 146, $16,125.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Reinstated INF Placido Polanco from the 15-day DL. Released INF Juan Castro unconditionally.

Carolina League WINSTON-SALEM DASH—Recalled INF Zach Kayne from Kannapolis (SAL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS—Agreed to terms with C Brad Miller on a three-year contract. MIAMI HEAT—Signed C Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

COLLEGE CAMPBELL—Named Dee Nocero women’s assistant soccer coach. PFEIFFER—Named Oderra Jones and Chris Cline men’s assistant basketball coaches.

TRIVIA ANSWER

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ADVENTURE, CALENDAR, TENNIS THE HIGH POINT ENTERPRISE SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 www.hpe.com

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love outdoor sounds, and one of my favorite sounds is the night sound of summer. The sound of crickets and cicadas in the distant woods soothes me like the sound of surf. It reminds me of pleasant evenings and mornings in the places I love the most. God is very good to me in that he’s blessed me with a permanent background soundtrack that will last me the rest of my life. If that sounds confusing to you, I can understand. I have tinnitus, a constant sound in my ears that comes from loss of hearing and damage to my ears. Fortunately, mine sounds like something I love. For many people, it’s an unpleasant ringing or buzzing. When I think of my hearing loss, I always think of a summer afternoon not much different than yesterday’s. I had just purchased my first handgun, a 6½-inch-barreled Ruger Blackhawk in .357 Magnum. I walked out behind my mom and dad’s house into the edge of the woods impatient to try out the gun. I placed a couple of Coke cans on the base of a tree and stepped back several paces. As I cocked the hammer, I remembered I should have brought my ear muffs, but I didn’t want to walk back to the house. I fired off six rounds and my ears rang for a couple of days. Since that time, I’ve been exposed to hundreds of thousands of firearm reports. There are 1,500 centerfire rifle shots fired in one 60-second period alone at Camp Perry during the National Matches. With seven relays in the National Trophy Individual Match, there are 52,500 shots fired on Viale range, not counting alibis and refires. This is only one day of shooting. I attended Camp Perry for 18 years and sometimes shot for two weeks. This doesn’t include hundreds of days of practice on lesser ranges. During that time, I wore various forms of ear protection. As a pistol shooter, I normally wore muffs, but when I started shooting rifle, the muffs contacted the stock and were in the way. I switched to ear plugs and probably used up a bushel basket of the disposable foam kind. At the National Rifle Association convention this year in Charlotte, I ran into Tim Sparks. Tim owns Tactical Hearing and sells ear-hearing protection that also enhances normal hearing. (I’m going to call them EEPlugs since they enhance electronically). The units I have look like hearing aids. They insert in my ears like hearing aids but they have little rubber tips that seal off the space between my ear canal and the EEPlugs. The EEPlugs enhance my hearing like a hearing aid. They have multiple bands that can be adjusted to correct my hearing loss by amplifying the frequencies I can no longer hear. They give me the same result as hearing aids in daily wear. With them in, I can hear conversations I couldn’t hear before, I can hear high-pitched sounds, and my hearing is enhanced to the point I can now hear a squirrel’s toenails on bark like I could at 16.

But there’s more to what the EEPlugs do than that. When I experience loud noise that’s above the 90 decibel level that can damage hearing, the EEPlugs shut that noise down in microseconds, SPORTS so I experience the loud sound as if it were distant Dick enough to do no damage. Jones I hear it, but it’s not loud. ■■■ This means I can shoot on the range and hear background conversations better than I could without the EEPlugs. If I’m hunting, I can hear what other hunters are saying without worrying about further damaging my hearing when I, or others, shoot. When I give shooting instruction, I can clearly hear and understand what my student has to say. If I was still shooting team matches at Camp Perry, I would be able to hear my coach’s voice or the voice of shooters I was coaching, over the din of hundreds of rifle reports per minute. The really wonderful part of this is that electronic hearing protection that enhances hearing is cheaper than hearing aids which don’t protect the wearer from high-pressure sound in spite of the fact that many of the EEPlugs are often made by hearing aid companies. Electronic hearing protection is not regulated by the FDA like hearing aids. My Tactical Hearing Ultimas sell for $1,299 a pair. This sounds like a lot of money for ear plugs, but remember that this is something I can use every day. They are comfortable, they increase my understanding of conversations, and they protect my ears when I shoot. I could spend $4,000 on a set of hearing aids that would cover the first two requirements, but I’d still have to take them out and wear plugs or leave them in and wear muffs when I shoot. I’m getting more function for less money than hearing aids. The Tactical Hearing units I have aren’t the only electronic enhanced hearing protection on the market: There are several companies in this growing field. Many of the systems simply increase the sound without the ability to tune the sound to match the deficiency of the owner’s hearing and a few other companies make tunable units. To be able to hear as well as I could before I unwisely tried out my Blackhawk some 40 years ago is like a miracle. Ain’t technology grand? DICK JONES IS a freelance writer living in High Point. He’s an NRA Certified Instructor and an upcoming member of the board of directors of the Southeast Outdoor Press Association. He writes about hunting, fishing, dogs and shooting for several NC newspapers as well as magazines. He teaches shotgun rifle and pistol as well as the North Carolina Concealed Carry Certification and Hunter Safety courses. Contact him at offtheporch52@yahoo.com or visit his website at offtheporchmedia.com.

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Serena Williams, seen here posing with her trophy after defeating Vera Zonareva to win the women’s singles final at Wimbledon earlier this month, will be out of action until the U.S. Open. A report from the WTA Tour on Saturday said Williams suffered a cut on her foot from broken glass at a restaurant.

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Serena Williams needs surgery on her right foot after cutting it on a broken glass at a restaurant. The top-ranked women’s player was injured last week and will miss three tournaments leading to the U.S. Open, the WTA Tour said Saturday. Williams has withdrawn from tournaments in Istanbul, Cincinnati and Montreal. The tour website offered no details about what happened at the restaurant. “I’m so upset I won’t be able to play in the upcoming events because of this foot surgery,” Williams said on the website. “Thank you for all of your support. I can’t wait to get back on the courts.” A message left with her agent was

not immediately returned. On Monday, World TeamTennis said Williams would miss the entire season. Her Washington Kastles team said she cut the bottom of her foot and needed stitches. On July 10, Williams attended the wedding of Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony in New York. In a photo, it appeared she had two bandages on the top of her right foot. Williams won her fourth Wimbledon crown and 13th major in July. The Rogers Cup in Montreal begins Aug. 16, and the U.S. Open starts Aug. 30. After winning the Australian Open at the end of January, Williams was sidelined through April because of an injured left knee. She lost in the French Open quarterfinals in June before capturing Wimbledon.

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BASEBALL HURLEY’S ACADEMY TOURNAMENT – Hurley’s Baseball Academy will host a 14-U tournament at Randleman High School from July 28 to Aug 1. Proceeds from the 12-team tournament will benefit Randleman High School’s baseball program. Each team gets three guaranteed games. To sign up or for more info, contact Van Hurley Jr. at 848-7680 or vhurley@hurleysbaseballacademy.com.

Player evaluations and parent orientations begin Monday, July 12, at 6 p.m. at the Carl Chavis Family YMCA. Registration forms can be picked up at Crossover, the Chavis YMCA, or at www.crossovercommunitychurch. com. For info or to volunteer, contact the league director at 431-7113 ext. 104. UNION CROSS BOBCATS – Sign-ups will be held July 24 and Aug. 1-20 from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Southeast Middle School in Kernersville. Check the web at www.eteamz.com/ucbobcats for info.

BASKETBALL GOLF HIGH POINT STARS FALL TRAVEL SEASON – Looking for rising fourth-10th graders for girls and boys teams. Call Aaron Grier at 991-0597 or check the web at www. eteamz.com/highpointstarsbasketball for info. Registration ends Aug. 21.

COACHING VACANCIES HIGH POINT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY – Needs a varsity girls basketball head coach with experience in leading a program. Also needed are middle school girls and boys basketball coaches. For info, contact athletic director Corey Gesell at 688-5487. SOUTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL – Needs head coaches for the 2010-11 school year for boys track and field and junior varsity boys soccer. Experience requested for both positions. For info, contact athletic director Brindon Christman at 819-2978 or 819-2970. WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL – Needs head coaches for the 2010-11 school year for varsity girls basketball and varsity girls soccer, plus an assistant varsity track and field coach. Anyone interested in the positions should contact athletic director Pat Kahny at 822-4063.

FLAG FOOTBALL/CHEERLEADING UPWARD AT CROSSOVER COMMUNITY CHURCH – Registration is open for Upward Flag Football and Cheerleading at Crossover Community Church of High Point. Open to children in kindergarten to sixth grade. Practices begin Aug. 9 with play beginning Sept. 11. Cost is $50 per child before Aug. 1 and $55 after.

TRIAD CHRISTIAN CENTER SCHOLARSHIP CLASSIC – The Singles Ministry at Triad Christian Center is holding its first “Scholarship Golf Classic” on Saturday, Aug. 7, at 1 p.m. The event at Maple Leaf in Kernersville is being held as a day of fun, networking and fellowship while also impacting the lives of students needing help with continuing education. Price for singles is $100 and foursomes can sign up for $350, with an awards dinner and banquet set to follow the golf at 6 p.m. Sponsorships also are available from the $50-$500 range. Deadline for the event is July 30. For info, contact JoVan Turner at255-5164 or jvt7@ hotmail.com.

SOCCER CHALLENGER CAMP – The No. 1 soccer company in the U.S., Canada and Australia – Challenger Sports – will hold one of its nationwide programs of British Soccer training camps in Archdale. Archdale Parks and Recreation will host the week-long camp from July 19-23 at Creekside Park. In addition to a daily regimen of foot-skill development, technical and tactical practices and daily tournament style plays, each child will be treated to a rich cultural experience and lessons on respect, responsibility, integrity, leadership and sportsmanship. Costs and times are: ages 3-4 (8-9 a.m., $75); ages 4-6 (9-11 a.m., $95); ages 6-16 (8-11 a.m. or 12–3 p.m., $113); ages 8–16 (8-11 a.m. and 12–3 p.m., $159). Teams also can attend and receive focused instruction to prepare for the fall season. Campers will receive a T-shirt, soccer ball, giant soccer poster and an individual skills performance evaluation. Any child signed up online at least 45 days prior to camp will receive a genuine British Soccer replica jersey. To sign

up or for more info, visit http://www.challengersports. com or contact Ben Cook at 877-263-7909 or bcook@ challengersports.com. UPWARD SOCCER REGISTRATION – Now under way at Rich Fork Baptist Church. Open to kids ages 4 through the sixth grade. Cost is $60 before Aug. 10 and $75 after. Call 476-6258 for info. KERNERSVILLE SOCCER ASSOCIATION – KSA’s U10 Academy, U11 and U12 Challenge and Classic team tryouts plus the Piedmont Triad Football Club’s U13U18 Challenge and Classic team tryouts are ongoing; registration for KSA’s Little Kickers (3-year-olds) and Recreational League (ages 4-17) ongoing through July 15. For info on any of these programs, call 992-0089 or visit http://www.ksasoccer.com.

SOFTBALL COED TOURNAMENT – A tournament for coed teams will be held July 24-25 at Bill Aldridge Park in Archdale. For info or to sign up your coed team, call 307-9573. ARCHDALE PARKS AND RECREATION – Registration for a ladies league is ongoing. Cost is $400 per team and play will begin in late July or early August. Games to be played at Creekside Park. Call 434-7313 for info.

TRACK AND FIELD FREE KIDS MEET – A free track and field meet open to all kids ages 7-13 of all abilities will be held Wednesday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m. at Greensboro Day School. No track experience is needed in this fun environment in which all finishers get ribbons. Competitors will be split into five age groups for the 100, 200, 400 and mile races and long jump, high jump, shot put and turbo javelin. For info, contact Charlie Brown at snoopytrac@aol.com or visit www.greensboropacesetters.com.

REPORTING ITEMS The High Point Enterprise publishes announcements in the Calendar free of charge. Send info to sportsroom@hpe.com, call 888-3556 or fax to 888-3504.

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Trinity men prove the popular card game isn’t just for kids BY JIMMY TOMLIN ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

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f you think the notion of adults playing Pokémon is lame, brothers Erik and Kevin Nance – ages 25 and 20, respectively – beg to differ. The two young men from Trinity, both nationally ranked Pokémon players, say the popular trading card game – once dominated by teenagers and kids even younger – has become more sophisticated, more challenging and, consequently, more appealing to young adults. Still lame, you say? Well, consider that Erik won second place at last month’s 2010 Pokémon National Championships – out of nearly 900 competitors in his age division – earning himself $3,000 in prize money and an all-expensespaid trip to Hawaii next month for the world championships. Try telling him Pokémon is lame. Meanwhile, Kevin’s also going to Hawaii next month, by virtue of his stellar current ranking – 21st in North America – and has won more than $3,500 himself in various tournaments. What’s lame about that? “The game itself is a game that’s geared more toward teenagers, but you can say that about a lot of things that people get interested in, like Harry Potter. I know people older than me who are Harry Potter fanatics,” Erik says. “The thing is, though, it’s an extremely strategic game. If I could sit down and spend 30 minutes with somebody and show them, chances are after 30 minutes they’d still have no idea what’s going on, because it’s just so complex.” The brothers acknowledge there’s a geek stigma attached to Pokémon, but it’s based on misperceptions about the game. “Once you get past that stigma, you realize it’s not really about that,” Erik says. “It’s about strategy, it’s about complex thinking, it’s about making the right decisions. And it’s fun.” The Nance brothers, both graduates of Trinity High School, initially began play-

’If I could sit down and spend 30 minutes with somebody and show them, chances are after 30 minutes they’d still have no idea what’s going on, because it’s just so complex.’ Erik Nance Pokémon expert ing Pokémon when the game was introduced in 1999, but they soon gave it up as a passing fad. Five years ago, though, when Erik found some of his old playing cards and decided to sell them, he went online and discovered a thriving Pokémon community with tournaments and monetary prizes – and, to his amazement, many of the players were adults. Intrigued, he talked a reluctant Kevin into giving the game another try. “I wasn’t going to,” Kevin says with a chuckle, “but he said he would buy me some cards, so I went along with it.” Before long they were competing in tournaments, and soon after that they were winning tournaments. In 2006 – only a year after they’d begun competing – they both qualified to go to the world championships, where Kevin finished in the top 32 and Erik made the top 16. They’ve done well in plenty of competitions since then, but this year marks their

Randolph Hospital will hold a babysitter’s training course on Aug. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The “Safe Sitter” program invites interested 11- to 13-year-olds to participate. By becoming a “Safe Sitter,” young adults will be better prepared to handle unexpected situations. Helping adolescents become better prepared for babysitting is the focus of this clinic. “Safe Sitter” will provide information on nurturing child care and life-saving techniques, safety precautions and how and when to call for help. Moreover, certified “Safe Sitter” instructors will teach participants how to handle medical emergencies. The class will take place in the Randolph Hospital Health Education Center at 200-A Foust St. in Asheboro. There is a $35 charge for materials, and participants should bring a bag lunch. Drinks will be provided. Class size is limited, and pre-registration is required. This clinic is one of Randolph Hospital’s community education events offered each month on a variety of health-related topics. For more information or to register for this event, call Randolph Hospital at (336) 633-7788, or register online at www.randolph hospital.org under the “Events” section.

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first return to the worlds – Erik qualifying with his second-place finish at nationals, and Kevin accumulating enough points at tournaments during the past year to qualify as one of the top 25 players in North America. Erik, now living in Jamestown and working for a Greensboro insurance firm, admits he was stunned to make it to the finals at the national competition. “(The tournament) took place over three days, and you’re getting up around 8 o’clock in the morning and going till 8 o’clock at night, and then you get up and do it again the next day, and then you get up and do it again the day after that,” he says. “So it was exhausting. By the time I got to the top two, my brain was just barely functioning.” In the finals, in which the champion must win two of three games, Erik won the first game before losing the next two. Kevin, a psychology major at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, finished in the top 64 at nationals. In the Pokémon card game, which is based on the earlier video game, each player begins with a deck of 60 cards. As the battle ensues, the goal is to “knock out” the opponent’s Pokémon characters.

“I would say it’s kind of like an advanced game of chess,” Kevin says. “There’s a lot of strategy involved.” As the world championships approach – they’re scheduled for Aug. 13-14 in Waikoloa, Hawaii – the brothers try to get together as often as possible and “play-test” to prepare for the tourney. “We sit down and look at different decks that are popular – the different decks that have proven to be very good decks – and we play against each other,” Erik explains. “We’re constantly trying to figure out which one card could be the difference. It takes a lot of time to figure out how valuable this one card is, or do I change the deck entirely and go with something else? So we do a lot of play-testing and a lot of practicing. There are so many crucial decisions that if you make a mistake, there’s a good chance that you could lose the game because of that one mistake.” Both brothers feel confident. “We’ve been to worlds and both made it into the top 32,” Erik says. “You don’t want to get overconfident, but at the same time I feel like we have a very good chance at doing well.”

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sated? Please don’t tell me to set a specific fee, because I’d be glad to accept any offering they can afford. Besides, it seems tacky for a member of the clergy to ask for a fee upfront. It would be different if I was still on staff at a church and receiving a salary, but such is not the case. – Thorny Issue in Florida

percentage of their Part B premium based on income they reported to the Internal Revenue Service. If you cashed in an IRA two years ago, it could affect your premium for this year. To determine your current Part B premium, we use the most recent tax return information provided by the Internal Revenue Service. Generally, this information is for two years prior to the year in question. For example, we generally would use your 2008 tax return information for your 2010 premium. We use your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) from your tax return to determine your premium for one year. Your MAGI is a combination of your adjusted gross income and tax exempt interest income. So, if your premium increased in 2009 because you cashed in an IRA in 2007, it could decrease in 2010. For more information, see Social Security’s publication, New Rules For Beneficiaries With Higher Incomes at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10161. html, call us toll-free at (800) 772-1213, TTY at (800) 325-0778), or visit your local Social Security office at 6005 Landmark Center Blvd. in Greensboro. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, visit the Web site www. socialsecurity.gov or call toll-free at (800) 772-1213 or TTY at (800) 325-0778. OZELLA BUNDY is a public affairs specialist with the Social Security Administration. You can contact her at (336) 854-1809, Ext. 240 or via e-mail at ozella. bundy@ssa.gov.

Justice and charity walk hand in hand. Dear Abby: When I’m finished with my silverware, plate, drinking glass, etc., I place them directly in the dishwasher. I do not understand why someone would put these items in the sink when the dishwasher is right there. What is the proper etiquette for family? What about friends and company? – Michael in New York Dear Michael: People place their used eating utensils in the sink because some hosts are particular about how dishes and silverware are placed in the dishwasher. Some people prefer to wash their “good” china, glassware and silverware by hand. Please do not take offense. Tell friends and family what you prefer, and I’m sure they’ll gladly comply. Dear Abby: You often advise readers

to consult a counselor or psychologist. We live in a small town with limited resources. There are a couple of good-sized cities within a reasonable distance. How do I know a practitioner is qualified to meet our needs? – Needs Guidance in New Mexico Dear Needs Guidance: The first thing to do is to find out if the person is licensed to practice in your state. You should also ask your health-care provider if he or she knows of any good therapists. After that it’s up to you to interview the candidates to make sure that you feel comfortable enough to confide your problems, because not everyone – regardless of how qualified he or she may be – may be a good “fit.” DEAR ABBY is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Sunday, July 18, 2010 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Chace Crawford, 25; Kristin Bell, 30; Vin Diesel, 43; Elizabeth McGovern, 49 HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You’ll face some emotional moments this year. Change is upon you but you must make the final decision. Dealing with authority and professional situations will not be easy but, as things unfold, you will gain greater vision, allowing you to follow the path that is best for you. Your numbers are 2, 8, 15, 22, 25, 36, 45 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t get pulled into someone else’s dilemma. You can offer insight but to take on added responsibility or to burden yourself with someone’s financial debt will not help the person you are dealing with -- or you. Give advice and offer solutions instead. ★★★ TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A physical change or picking up information that will help you professionally will both bring positive results. Love is looking pretty good. Take the time to meet new people, if you are single, or plan a day trip for two if you are in a relationship. ★★★ GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There is money to be made if you are willing to put in the effort required. Procrastinating will turn potential moneymakers into another dream not fulfilled. Take the initiative. ★★★★★ CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t let something you cannot change get you down. Sharing ideas and plans for the future will give you, as well as the people in your life that count, the incentive to pitch in and help accomplish your goals. ★★ LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take care of your chores and get out the door. You will enjoy activities and events. Observing different cultural backgrounds will encourage you to do things to improve your current lifestyle. ★★★★ VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Finding out more about a skill or hobby you have will give you ways to market and present something you enjoy doing. Romance is in the stars and can lead to someone who

can change your life personally, professionally or financially. ★★★ LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s best to keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself. Ease any stress you are feeling with a hobby or creative endeavor. Don’t let someone else’s uncertainty cause you grief when there is nothing you can do about it. ★★★ SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Size up your personal situation and assess your financial issues. You may have to let go of something or someone in order to ease any stress you are undergoing. Help will be given if you can figure out a way to utilize what someone has to offer. ★★★ SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You can spend your time arguing or you can put your ideas on the table and be receptive to the feedback and offers you receive. There is money to be made if you are smart in the way you approach people and projects. ★★★ CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have a lot more going for you than you realize. Take on a project that will enhance your home, your personal life or your looks. Having a serious attitude about what you want will lead to your getting your way. ★★★★ AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll have some serious decisions to make regarding your health, well-being and the way you direct your life in the future. Follow your heart and make choices based on what you feel you can do, not what others want you to do. ★★ PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Money, intrigue and partnerships are all circling, waiting for you to make your move. Money doesn’t necessarily bring you happiness, but following a path that interests you will. Choose what will satisfy you mentally, physically and financially. ★★★★★ ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts; work behind the scenes or read a good book. Two stars: You can accomplish but don’t rely on others for help. Three stars: If you focus, you will reach your goals. Four stars: You can pretty much do as you please, a good time to start new projects. Five stars: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold.

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ear Dr. Donohue: Will you please explain vertigo? I fell asleep in a chair one evening, and when I woke, I was slightly dizzy. The next morning when I woke up and sat up, I was extremely dizzy. Everything was going back and forth. When I tried to walk, I was bouncing off the walls. The room was moving. My doctor prescribed Dramamine. I still wake up dizzy but not as bad as the first two nights. I am 69. – E.B. Vertigo is a hallucination that everything is moving. It’s not. What you describe fits the definition. Many causes of vertigo can be traced to the inner ear, which has two important functions: hearing and balance, the orientation of our body to the things around it. That function is handled by the vestibular system of the inner ear. Sometimes a viral infection of the ear can trigger vertigo. The only way to handle it is to take a medicine such as you’re taking and wait for the infection to clear in about three to six weeks. Or it can come about because tiny calcium particles in the inner ear have made their way to places where they shouldn’t be. This is benign positional vertigo. When affected people move their head or change position from lying or sitting to standing, the calcium particles activate the vestibular system abnormally, and profound dizziness strikes. When you woke up and sat up, you became dizzy. You changed positions. Calcium particles activated your vestibular system. A doctor easily can prove benign positional vertigo by provoking a dizzy spell through a series of head and body movements. He or she can coax those transplanted calcium specks back to their site of origin through another series of movements, called the Epley maneuvers. The medicine you mention often lessens symptoms. Antivert is another useful drug. So is scopolamine – in its oral form, not in its patch form. I made vertigo sound like an easy diagnosis and an easy treatment; it isn’t. Many other serious conditions have to be considered by the examining doctor. Dear Dr. Donohue: Some time ago, I was diagnosed with myelodysplasia. When I visit my hematologist, my blood count seems to go down. She says nothing can be done. Occasionally, I get a Procrit shot. Do you have any advice? – A.K. Here, “myelo� indicates the bone marrow, the place where blood cells are made. “Dysplasia� means defective production. The bone marrow greatly lags in its production of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets (the clotting blood cells). Myelodysplasia is not one illness; it’s a group of illnesses. Anemia is common to all members of the group, and you are being treated for it. Procrit ups the production of red blood cells. Sometimes, observation is the best approach to

myelodysplasia. When the platelet (clotting cells) count or white HEALTH blood cell count Dr. Paul drops, Donohue specific ■■■therapy can be given. Blood transfusions can make up for a deficiency of red blood cells if Procrit isn’t working. There isn’t a uniformly effective treatment for all the varieties of myelodysplasia. The cause of this disorder isn’t known. Dear Dr. Donohue: Is swallowing gum harmful? I have done it for many, many years. Now I wonder if I am hurting myself or my stomach by doing this. Am I? – D.J. You’re not hurting yourself or your stomach. Gum isn’t digested. It passes through the small and large intestines without causing any trouble. Gum wasn’t meant to be swallowed. Most people prefer to take it out of their mouth and dispose of it. DR. DONOHUE regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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uestion: My 3-yearold can be counted on to behave like a brat whenever we are in the mall or in a restaurant. He seems to know I will not punish him there in front of other people. How should I handle this tactic? Dr. Dobson: Let me answer you with an illustration from nature. They tell me that a raccoon can usually kill a dog if he gets him in a lake or river. He will simply pull the hound underwater until he drowns. Most other predatory animals prefer to do battle on the turf of their own choosing. So do children. If they’re going to pick a fight with Mom or Dad, they’d rather stage it in a public place, such as a supermarket or in the church foyer. They are smart enough to know that they are “safer� in front of other people. They will grab candy or speak in disrespectful ways that would never be attempted at home. Again, the most successful military generals are those who surprise the enemy in a terrain advantageous to their troops. Public facilities represent the high ground for a rambunctious preschooler. You may be one of the parents who has fallen into the trap of creating “sanctuaries� in which the old rules aren’t enforced. It is a certainty that your strong-willed son or daughter will notice those safe zones and behave offensively and disrespectfully when there. There is something within the tougher child

that almost forces him to “test the limits� in situations where the resolve of adults is in FOCUS question. Therefore, ON THE I recomFAMILY mend that you lay out Dr. James the ground Dobson rules ■■■before you enter those public arenas, making it clear that the same rules will apply. Then if he misbehaves, simply take him back to the car or around the corner and do what you would have done at home. His public behavior will improve dramatically. Question: I have a very fussy 8-month-old baby who cries whenever I put her down. My pediatrician says she is healthy and that she cries just because she wants me to hold her all the time. I do give her a lot of attention, but I simply can’t keep her on my lap all day long. How can I make her less fussy? Dr. Dobson: The crying of infants is an important form of communication. Through their tears we learn of their hunger, fatigue, discomfort or diaper disaster. Thus, it is important to listen to those calls for help and interpret them accordingly. On the other hand, your pediatrician is right. It is possible to create a fussy, demanding baby by rushing to pick

her up every time she utters a whimper or a sigh. Infants are fully capable of learning to manipulate their parents through a process called reinforcement, whereby any behavior that produces a pleasant result will tend to recur. Thus, a healthy baby can keep her mother hopping around her nursery 12 hours a day (or night) by simply forcing air past her sandpaper larynx. To avoid this consequence, it is important to strike a balance between giving your baby the attention she needs and establishing her as a tiny dictator. Don’t be afraid to let her cry for a reasonable period of time (which is thought to be healthy for the lungs), although it is necessary to listen to the tone of her voice for the difference

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one of the park’s 20-minute airboat rides. Lago said he can never predict what he’ll see each time he takes a group out. Around the first bend might be a school of fish, some lazing turtles or a rare Florida panther skulking. Or there might be a water buffalo chewing on mangrove cud – although water buffalo, along with some of the other animals you might encounter like bison and ostriches, are not native. They were taken in from exotic animal farms, where some, like the ostriches, might have been killed as surplus. On parts of the tour, the water is as slick and smooth as mirrored glass, not the brackish muck you’d expect to find in the Everglades. On others, it’s exactly as imagined: dark, dank and full of gators. The buggy tours are a different type of excursion. Here the tourists are caged in and the animals roam free. Each buggy is as tall as a house, with a waist-high frame of latticed iron surrounding the elevated seats. At one point, guide Matthew McLean got out of the buggy to demonstrate how the sabal palm, Florida’s state tree, could be used to make shelter, a fishing harpoon and even

dinner – hearts of palm, anyone? And that’s not the only edible here. There’s also the shoestring fern, which can be boiled to make a stomach-calming tea, and marshmallow plants, which yield a sweet treat after growing in – you guessed it – the marshes (though today’s confections are usually made with substitute ingredients). McLean also pointed out a murky, albeit innocuous-looking pool of water. Surrounded by pop ash trees, it’s actually a patch of a quicksandlike substance. Past excavations of the small pond have yielded centuries-old Spanish armor. McLean said the Seminoles also used the treacherous bits of swamp to trap U.S. soldiers while fighting to retain control of their land. The outnumbered tribe fought the U.S. Army three times between 1817 and 1842. In the end, about 3,800 Seminoles were forcibly removed to Oklahoma but the 500 who remained never signed a peace treaty with the federal government. To this day, their descendents call themselves the “Unconquered People.� Ed Woods, park director at Billie Swamp Safari, said he hopes both the “Swamp Men� show and park tours help educate people about Florida

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wildlife. But he doesn’t want kids to think that they should be handling snakes or alligators the way the staff does in their show. He doesn’t like the term “alligator wrestling,� and he points out that the handlers here wears special safety gear. “We’re not here to show, we’re here to educate,� Woods said, adding: “There ain’t no reason to stick your head into an alligator’s mouth.�

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Garris - Bowman Stacey Bowman and Dustin Paul Garris, both of Archdale, were united in marriage May 1, 2010, at Magnolia Manor, Colfax. Pastor Stephen L. Welborn officiated at the 6:30 p.m. ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Bowman of Sutherlin, Va. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie D. Garris of Archdale. Escorted by her father, Ronald D. Bowman, the bride was attended by Mrs. Tabitha Slayton, matron of honor. The groom chose his father, Ronnie D. Garris, to serve as best man. The bride is a 2004 graduate of Dan River High School in Ringgold, Va. and a 2009 graduate of Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, with an Associate in Business Administration. She is employed at Sheffield Financial in Winston-Salem. The groom is a 2001 graduate of Wesleyan Christian Academy and a 2005 graduate of Averett University, DanStacey Bowman ville, Va., with a bachelor’s degree in Weds Dustin Garris Aerospace Management and Flight Operations. He is employed by Pinnacle Airlines in Memphis, Tenn. Following a wedding trip to Pigeon Forge, Tenn., the couple resides in Archdale.

Godfrey - Bivins Emily Caitlin Bivins and Devon James Godfrey, both of Mebane, were united in marriage June 19, 2010, at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, High Point. The Rev. Ashley Crowder Stanley officiated at the 6 p.m. ceremony. Wedding music was provided by Megan Bright, vocalist; and Dr. Michael Dougherty, organist. The bride is the daughter of Julie Rouse and the late Richard Keith Bivins of High Point. She is the granddaughter of David and Hilda Rouse of High Point. The groom is the son of Don and Donna Godfrey of Hillsborough. He is the grandson of David and Juanita Connelly of Naples, Fla. Escorted by her grandfather, David Rouse, the bride was attended by Ashley Towers, matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Kari Lewis of Winston-Salem; Megan Bright, Nicole Carter and Jennifer Rush, all of High Point. Emily Bivins The groom chose Michael Stone to Weds Devon Godfrey serve as best man. Groomsmen were Jordan Bivins and Jarrod Bivins, both of High Point; KC Annaloro of San Diego; and Michael Donovan of Jordan, Minn. The reader was Libby Boudreau. The guestbook attendant was Amy Pugh. The reception was held following the ceremony at JH Adams Inn in High Point. The bride is a 2003 graduate of Southwest Guilford High School. In 2005, she received an Associate of Applied Science in Radiation Therapy Technology from Forsyth Technical Community College. She was employed by High Point Regional Health System as a radiation therapist before continuing her education. She is a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in Biology and a minor in History. The groom is a 1993 graduate of Inglemoor Senior High School, Kenmore, Wash. He received dual degrees from Southern Oregon University in Physics and Chemistry. He attended Duke University for a Ph.D. program in Biomedical Engineering, graduating in 2005. He is employed as an assistant professor of Medical Physics at Duke University Medical Center. Following a wedding trip to Ambergris Caye, Belize, the couple resides in Mebane.

Strickland - Overcash Jessica Lindsey Overcash of Thomasville and Justin Wilson Strickland of Winston-Salem were united in marriage May 29, 2010, at the home of the groom’s uncle in Danbury. Dr. Steve Livengood officiated at the 4 p.m. ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Michael and Diann Overcash of Thomasville. The groom is the son of Ramona Strickland of Petersburg, Va. and Butch Strickland of Myrtle Beach, S.C. Escorted by her father, Michael Overcash, the bride was attended by Ashley Yates, maid of honor. The groom chose his father, Butch Strickland, to serve as best man. The bride is a 2006 graduate of East Davidson High School. In 2010, she graduated from High Point University with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. She is a high school English teacher. The groom is a 2006 graduate of Jessica Overcash East Davidson High School. He atWeds Justin Strickland tended Guilford College and in 2008 graduated from Davidson County Community College. He is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is employed by Harris Teeter Distribution Center. Following a wedding trip to Las Vegas, the couple resides in Winston-Salem.

Yates - Maynard Randy and Tamara Yates of Trinity announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Dawn Yates, to Dustin Dean Maynard of Thomasville. The wedding is planned for September 25, 2010, on the beach at Fort Fisher. Miss Yates is a 2006 graduate of East Davidson High School. In 2010, she received her degree in Business Finance from East Carolina University. Mr. Maynard is the son of Ricky and Sheri Maynard of Thomasville. He is a 2006 graduate of East Davidson High School. In 2010, he received his degree in Management Information Systems from East Carolina University. He is employed as a Technical Analyst with Credit Suisse Financial in Raleigh.

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Barkers celebrate 70th anniversary Glenn and Laura Barker of Lexington, celebrated 70 years of marriage June 22, 2010. The couple were married June 22, 1940. They have three children; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Barker will be blessed with 90 years of age on August 6, 2010. Mrs. Barker turned 85 on April 7, 2010.

Laura and Glenn Barker Married June 22, 1940

Shelby and Frank Hedgecock In 1960

Shelby and Frank Hedgecock In 2010

Hedgecocks celebrate 50th anniversary Frank and Shelby Hedgecock of High Point celebrated 50 years of marriage July 3, 2010, with a cookout at the home of Roger and Lorie Hamby, with family and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Hedgecock were married July 1, 1960, in Guilford County. Mrs. Hedgecock is the former Shelby Flinchum of High Point. The couple have four children: Kim Moss and husband Patrick, Debbie Stack and husband Greg, and Lorie Hamby and husband Roger, all of Wallburg; and Kathy Walker and husband Jon of Winston-Salem. The couple have 13 grandchildren.

Mr. Hedgecock started with National Upholstery of High Point and retired from Trailmobile of Kernersville after 28 years. Mrs. Hedgecock started with Old Dominion of High Point, worked at Jefferson Pilot, Housing and Urban Development in Greensboro and retired from the Veterans Administration, WinstonSalem. Shelby and Frank are active members of Abbott’s Creek Missionary Baptist Church. They have participated with the choir, Girls In Action, Bible school, and have been on several mission trips.

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ear Dr. Fox: My daughter’s female dog is a mixed breed adopted from a rescue shelter. She has a wonderful disposition, but she sheds terribly. Her fur gets on clothing, on floors and even on tables. She is a shorthair (perhaps a mix of boxer, pointer, pit bull and border collie). My daughter vacuums several times a day. My daughter and family live in Florida, and when they come to visit us in Virginia, the shedding seems less, but it’s still a problem. My daughter brushes the dog with a special brush, but it doesn’t seem to help much. Is there some nutritional solution or product that could help with this shedding problem? – C.A.R., Virginia Beach, Va. Dear C.A.R.: The shedding of a dog’s fur on a constant basis rather than on a seasonal cycle is, in part, attributable to living in an indoor, relatively oneseason environment. Air conditioning in Florida and heat and humidity outdoors could influence what might be primarily a lightsensitive, coat-shedding cycle. This cycle can be disrupted in some dogs that develop a seasonal alopecia (hair loss) during winter months, but disappears when they get outdoors and into more sunlight in the spring. Constant shedding is all too common in dogs with chronic health problems (such as hypothyroidism) and those fed dry dog foods deficient in essential fatty acids and other nutrients that help maintain a healthy coat and skin. A daily teaspoon of flaxseed oil and brewer’s yeast could make a world of difference if the problem is nutritional. Dear Dr. Fox: A lady friend, who reads your syndicated column, suggested that I e-mail you with a question. My 100 percent indoor male cat (almost 6) has not urinated in his litter box in almost three days. What do you think could be the problem of him withholding urine? – D.S., Washington, D.C. Dear D.S.: Your poor, presumably neutered male cat, most likely has a urinary-tract blockage, probably because of urinary stones or “sand”

or mucous plugs that are common in cats, which are fed an all-dry diet ANIMAL and do not drink a lot DOCTOR of water every day. Dr. Michael I am glad Fox that you ■■■ e-mailed me about this issue. I receive many missives every week and wish that pet owners would bring their animals to see the veterinarian – or into an emergency hospital, in your cat’s case – whenever there is any sudden change in normal behavior – eating, urinating, showing fear or aggression.

an antibiotic eye ointment and transitioning onto a natural, additivefree, whole-food diet. Chronic eye infections can lead to dry eyes and corneal ulcers that are difficult to treat and can permanently impair vision.

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known endocrine disruptor. This may play a role in thyroid disease, especially in cats, and be associated with other health problems. Most pet-food manufacturers have quietly addressed this concern, and their smaller (3- and 5.5-ounce) aluminum cans do not generally contain BPA. Larger-sized steel cans still contain BPA, however. Eden Foods claim to be the only (human) food manufacturer not to use cans with this chemical liner. I spoke with a representative of its can

Dear Dr. Fox: Our 6-year-old miniature poodle is in excellent health. She eats only food that we purchase from our vet: Hill’s dry food. She has been on this same food for three to four years. In the last year, the weeping from her eyes has turned brown. We took her to our vet, and he did not find a cause for the brown stain. He could only recommend Angel Eyes. We gave her Angel Eyes over a threemonth period without improvement. We have also used Excel Tear Stain Remover pads to little or no effect. Please tell us what you might recommend. – W.T.Y., Fort Worth, Texas Dear W.T.Y.: Hydrogen peroxide in an equal amount of warm water will clean up your dog’s tear stains. Apply a little Vaseline under each eyelid before wetting and gently rubbing the facial fur between your fingers. Rinse off with a little baby shampoo and warm water after 10 to 15 minutes. Repeat daily as needed. Red-brown tear stains come from two sources: pet-food dyes and natural porphyrins (tissue pigments) that are secreted into the tears from the Harderian gland as a byproduct of metabolism. Many animals, notably gerbils, secrete these substances that can look like dried blood in the corners of their eyes. There is more secretion of porphyrins when there is infection, so the best solution may be a course of treatment with

Yellowstone road work may cause more delays YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) – Motorists in Yellowstone will see more delays over the next few weeks because of road work. On the east side of the park, the contractor is gearing up to start work on a one mile section of the East Entrance road through Sylvan Pass. Once construction begins, visitors can expect up to 30-minute delays through the area until work con-

cludes in the fall. Other work will be done on the road between Lewis River Falls and the park’s South Entrance and on the road between Canyon Junction and Fishing Bridge Junction. Visitors can expect traffic delays of up to 30 minutes in both cases. Motorists also will continue to experience delays and night closures between Norris and Madison through Gibbon Canyon.

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BPA-containing liner. So it is time for pet-food manufacturers to label whether their cans are BPA-free or not. But remember, cat owners: Giving cats only dry food as a precaution could cause even more serious health problems. SEND YOUR QUESTIONS to Dr. Michael Fox, c/o The High Point Enterprise, P.O. Box 1009, High Point, NC 27261. Visit Dr. Fox’s website at www.twobitdog.com/DrFox. The volume of mail received prohibits personal replies, but questions and comments of general interest will be discussed in future columns.

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Son Jung-hun, who defected from North Korea, holds a picture showing his brother Son Jong Nam in Pyongyang, North Korea, during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Seoul, South Korea. Like most North Koreans, Son Jong Nam knew next to nothing about Christianity when he fled to neighboring China in 1998. Eleven years later, he died in a North Korean prison, reportedly tortured to death for trying to spread the Gospel in his native land.

Tests of faith North Korean killed for spreading Gospel BY HYUNG-JIN KIM ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

SEOUL, South Korea — Like most North Koreans, Son Jong Nam knew next to nothing about Christianity when he fled to neighboring China in 1998. Eleven years later, he died back in North Korea in prison, reportedly tortured to death for trying to spread the Gospel in his native land, armed with 20 bibles and 10 cassette tapes of hymns. He was 50. His story, pieced together by his younger brother, a defector who lives in South Korea, sheds light on a little-discussed practice: the sending back of North Korean converts to evangelize in their home country — a risky move, but one of the few ways to penetrate a country that bars most citizens from outside TV or radio and the Internet. Little is known about the practice, believed to have started in the late 1990s. Missionaries won’t say how many defectors they have sent back, citing their safety and that of the defectors. “It’s their country, where people speak the same language. They know where to go and where to escape,” says the Rev. Isaac Lee, a Korean-American missionary in Seoul who has dedicated his life to spreading Christianity in the North. “But I agonize a lot whenever I have to send defectors to the North as I know what kind of punishment they would get if arrested.” Officially, North Korea guarantees freedom of religion for its 24 million people. In practice, authorities crack down on Christians, who are seen as a Westerninfluenced threat to the government. The distribution of bibles and secret prayer services can

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Son Jung-hun, who defected from North Korea, speaks about a photo showing himself and his brother Son Jong Nam during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Seoul, South Korea. mean banishment to a labor camp or execution, defectors say. For North Koreans, a personality cult surrounding the country’s founder Kim Il Sung and his son and current leader Kim Jong Il serves as a virtual state religion. “Kim Jong Il is above the country’s law ... and in North Korea what he instructs is like Jesus Christ’s words in the Bible,” says Son Jung-hun, a human rights activist who has become a devout Christian since his brother’s death. It was into this world that Son Jong Nam was born on March 11, 1958. He served in the presidential security service for 10 years until his discharge as a master sergeant in 1983. In those years, he was ready to dedicate his life to fighting the “American imperialists,” his brother says.

The first twist in his life came in 1997. His wife, eight months pregnant at the time, was arrested for allegedly saying Kim Jong Il had ruined the economy and caused a mass famine. Interrogators seeking a confession kicked her in the stomach, forcing her to discharge blood and have a miscarriage, Son’s brother says. Terrified and disillusioned, Son, then 39, fled in January 1998 with his wife and their 6-year-old daughter to the Chinese border town of Yanji. Son’s wife died of leukemia seven months later. That’s when the next twist came. Son grew closer to a South Korean missionary, who had talked to him about Christianity and North Korea, while sheltering and feeding him and his family after their arrival in China.

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Their meeting was not unusual. South Korea has a large Christian population, and hundreds of South Korean, American and Canadian missionaries work undercover in Chinese towns near the North Korean border, say Seoul-based activists specializing in North Korean human rights issues. They hide bibles in shipments of food, clothing, bicycles and other aid bound for North Korea. They release balloons imprinted with the Gospel of St. Mark and let winds carry them across the border. They help North Koreans flee and teach them about Christianity. And sometimes they send them back. One missionary, Korean-American Robert Park, made headlines after he crossed into North Korea last Christmas, shouting that he brought God’s love and carrying a letter demanding Kim’s resignation. The 26-year-old was arrested and later released in February. The South Korean missionary who converted Son disguised himself as head of a timber mill. Son’s brother never met the missionary; he says his brother wouldn’t let him or even reveal his name, because of concerns about the missionary’s safety. After becoming a Christian, Son began helping the missionary try to convert other North Koreans hiding in China. Son was arrested in January 2006 after police found bibles at his home in the northeastern city of Hoeryong. He was also charged with spying for the United States and South Korea and sentenced to public execution by firing squad. His brother launched an international campaign to save him. That apparently led his captors to switch to a less public method: torture. He died in a prison in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, in December 2008. “He told me his dream is to build a church at a good Pyongyang location and work as a pastor there,” his brother says. “I thought the religious faith completely changed his fate.”

North Koreans sent to prison camps and detention centers are often subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, according to the human rights organization Amnesty International. Prisoners are punished if suspected of lying, not working fast enough or forgetting the words of patriotic songs. Forms of punishment include beatings, forced exercise, sitting without moving for prolonged periods of time and humiliation. Due to the combination of forced hard labor, inadequate food, beatings, lack of medical care and unhygienic living conditions, many prisoners fall ill and die in custody or soon after release.

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A worker places a plastic bag containing oiled sand in a pile while cleaning Fourchon Beach in Port Fourchon, La. A reader-submitted question about what happens to all the oil that workers have been collecting from beaches since the Gulf oil spill is being answered as part of an Associated Press Q&A column called “Ask AP.”

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What happens to all the oil that workers have been collecting from beaches since the Gulf oil spill? That’s one of the questions being answered in this edition of “Ask AP,” a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers’ questions about the news. If you have your own news-related question that you’d like to see answered by an AP reporter or editor, send it to newsquestions@ap.org, with “Ask AP” in the subject line. And please include your full name and hometown so they can be published with your question. You can also tweet your questions to AP, using the AskAP hashtag. Ask AP can also be found on AP Mobile, a multimedia news service available on Internetenabled cell phones. Go to http://www.apnews. com/ to learn more. Q. What’s next for McChrystal? Is he now retired? A drop in rank from general to lieutenant general? Joseph Skelly South Dakota A. The week after he was relieved of command for remarks he and his aides made about Obama administration officials, Gen. Stanley McChrystal informed the Army that he will retire from

military service. His retirement will be effective later this year. He will keep his current rank as a four-star general, because the administration is waiving an Army rule that requires generals to serve three years in their highest rank to keep that rank in retirement. The difference for McChrystal is more than $20,000 in additional retirement pay, in addition to the prestige of the four-star rank. McChrystal returned to his military-issued house on Fort McNair, in Washington, immediately after his Oval Office showdown with President Barack Obama. Some of his staff who had traveled with him from Afghanistan for the meeting flew back there without him a few days later. Anne Gearan AP National Security Correspondent Washington Q. Thousands (or millions) of tar balls and oil patches are being removed from Gulf of Mexico beaches. How are these pieces of oil disposed of after they are

collected? Robert Lamberson Canandaigua, N.Y. A. Crude oil and tar balls from the Gulf oil spill wash in sporadically on beaches in waves that sometimes turn the surf the color of chocolate milk. The oil collects on beaches in long, brown or burnt-orange lines that can stretch for miles and can reach a depth of several inches. Cleanup workers typically use shovels to pick up the deposits and place the debris in plastic bags, which are sealed with duct tape. Also, workers are using sand-sifting machines that scoop up oil more quickly and in larger amounts. The refuse typically is placed in lined waste bins and taken to one of several landfills in the region. The Environmental Protection Agency hasn’t classified the oily waste as hazardous material, so it can be put in the same dumps that accept common household garbage. Some of the waste-handling work has been haphazard, with bin liners coming apart and some material being placed in unlined containers. Contractors like Waste Management Inc., a major BP PLC contractor and the nation’s largest trash hauler, say they are trying to do better. Jay Reeves Associated Press Writer, Orange Beach, Ala.

Stamp sought for Beirut veterans MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE REGIONAL NEWS

JACKSONVILLE – After 24 years and numerous rejections, members of the Beirut Veterans Stamp Initiative have decided to move forward with a

commemorative stamp design – with or without the approval of the U.S. Postal Service. The stamp would honor the 241 Marines and sailors who died in a terrorist attack in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1983.

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Bus makes stop to help grocers BY JANNETTE PIPPIN MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE REGIONAL NEWS

SWANSBORO – Convenience wasn’t just for customers Tuesday at the Piggly Wiggly in Swansboro. A bus converted to showcase the latest in technology and products for grocery and convenience stores rolled into the parking lot, giving store manager Nathan Owens a first-hand look at products he might not get

a chance to see otherwise. As an independently owned grocer, the store doesn’t necessarily have the same resources as the big-chain grocers, and taking the time to track and review the latest products in person is difficult. “As far as the Food Lions and the Lowes Foods and stores like that, they have so many people to help them find these kinds of things,” Owens said. “We don’t have those resources. For us, we really have to do the research,

and for someone to have someone come by here so we can see what’s out there ... gives us an opportunity we might not have had.” Owens said he can research products via the Internet and review brochures and catalogs, but there’s nothing like the personal contact. The mobile Innovation Center stopped in at the Swansboro Piggly Wiggly as part of the Utopia Across America tour supporting independent grocers.

100th reunion keeps family connected BY TED RICHARDSON MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE REGIONAL NEWS

CARY – In the 100 years since their first reunion, the Stephenson-Maynard family has scattered to all corners of the country. But they always come home. Still heeding the call of Isadora Stephenson, who in 1910 drew the family in from the tobacco fields for

a home-cooked meal and an afternoon of fellowship, more than 250 kin, on the Fourth of July, converged on the Stephenson Homeplace near FuquayVarina for their 100thstraight family reunion. It took more than a dinner bell to get them all here this time: Two years of planning, several committee meetings, conference calls, a Facebook page and an E-vite.

“We just love each other,” said Isadora and Oscar Stephenson’s granddaughter, Nancy Stephenson-Young, 72, of Austin, Texas. “We’ll do anything to come back home.” Stephenson-Young recently renovated her grandparents’ heart-pine and beadboard homestead as a haven for her immediate family, and as the site of this year’s grand home-

coming: the same place it was held 100 years ago. Before Oscar and Isadora married in the late 1800s, Oscar built a twobedroom log cabin on the same lot. Later, with seven children of their own, they moved into a bigger house. But that house burned down in the 1920s. So, for several months, while they rebuilt, the family moved into a tobacco barn.

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riving home from a screening of “Inception� the other night, my husband said to me, “I don’t know how you’re going to write about this movie.� “What, you mean without giving anything away?� I asked. “No,� he said. “I don’t know how you’re going to explain what it’s about.� Well, yes. There is that, too. We can begin by announcing, with great relief, that all the hype is justified. Writer-director Christopher Nolan’s first film since “The Dark Knight� is a stunningly gorgeous, technically flawless symphony of images and ideas. In its sheer enormity, it’s every inch a blockbuster, but in the good sense of the word: with awesomeness, ambition and scope. The cinematography, production design, effects, editing, score, everything down the line – all superb. But unlike so many summer movies assigned that tag, “Inception,� which opened Friday, is no mindless thrill ride. It’ll make you work, but that’s part of what’s so thrilling about it. With its complicated concepts about dreams within dreams, layers of consciousness and methods of manipulation, “Inception� might

make you want to stop a few times just to get your bearings. The juggernaut of Nolan’s storytelling momentum, however, keeps pounding away. Even from the very beginning, you may feel a bit off-balance, with Nolan jumping around in time before dropping you into the middle of a tense conversation between Leonardo DiCaprio as dream thief Dom Cobb, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as his right-hand man, Arthur, and Ken Watanabe as one of their clients. That’s part of the game, though: making us question what’s reality and what’s a product of sleep, right alongside the characters. So ... where were we again? Ah yes, explaining what “Inception� is about. DiCaprio’s Dom Cobb is an extractor, a sort of master thief who enters the mind while a person is dreaming to steal their secrets. Watanabe, as the powerful businessman Saito, hires Dom and his team for a different kind of crime: sneak into the subconscious of a competitor (Cillian Murphy) and implant an idea that will ruin his empire. In return, Saito will help Dom clear his name for a crime he didn’t commit, one that’s torn him from his wife and two children and forced him to go on the run. And so, as in any classic caper, “Inception� provides the anticipa-

tion of watching Dom assemble his crew and map out his scheme, with each person performing a specific function. While Dom is the big-picture guy, Arthur handles the details. Eames (the hugely charismatic Tom Hardy from “Bronson�) is the forger – someone who can assume another identity to control the dreamer. Yusuf (Dileep Rao) is the chemist whose concoction allows them all to turn on, tune in and drop out together. Ariadne (Ellen Page, showing an appealingly low-key intelligence) is the architect, the one who builds the maze-like structure of the dream. Since she’s the newcomer, she also serves as our guide in this brave new world. But when they all fall asleep and dream together, both as practice and during the real deal, forces from their own subconscious states enter the picture – namely Dom’s wife, Mal (Marion Cotillard). Here’s where DiCaprio infuses the character with vulnerability to complement his drive. Wistful memories of their relationship provide the necessary heart to balance out the intense braininess of the picture. “Inception,� a Warner Bros. Pictures release, is rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action throughout. Running time: 147 minutes. Four stars out of four.

NEW YORK (AP) – On a recent night at a Los Angeles karaoke bar, a meek-looking woman in a business suit and glasses was coaxed on stage by her co-workers. While the boozy crowd readied itself for four minutes of awkward singing, the woman – “Karen� – suddenly belted out exquisite, pitch-perfect renditions of the Jewel songs “Who Will Save Your Soul� and “Foolish Games.� Astonished crowd members picked their jaws off the floor and cheered wildly. One person was heard comparing Karen to “an American Susan Boyle.� Unbeknownst to them, they had been victims of “undercover karaoke.� Karen really was Jewel, and the proceedings had been filmed by FunnyOrDie.com, the comedy video website cofounded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The video was posted last week and was rapidly circulating online, with more than 160,000 views as of the first evening. “I was a bit nervous

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Yuri Samodurov (left) and Andrei Yerofeyev, Russian curators who staged a 2007 exhibition titled “Forbidden Art” that angered the powerful Russian Orthodox Church, listen to the court verdict on their case in Moscow last week.

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OSCOW (AP) – Two Russian curators who angered the Russian Orthodox Church with an exhibition that included images of Jesus Christ portrayed as Mickey Mouse and Vladimir Lenin were convicted last week of inciting religious hatred and fined, but not sentenced to prison. The case of Yuri Samodurov, 58, and Andrei Yerofeyev, 54, has been closely watched by human rights activists. The decision by a Moscow court could sidestep the possibility of an international outcry over imprisoning the two respected art-world figures, but is unlikely to stem concerns about the growing influence of the church and the specter of Soviet-style censorship returning. “This conviction means our government is following a dangerous path for a socalled democracy,” Samodurov said in the courtroom right after the hearing. He said he couldn’t pay the fine and would appeal the verdict, which took Judge Svetlana Alexandrova just over two hours to deliver in a packed and sweltering courtroom. Alexandrova said she took into account the defendants’ ages and families in deciding against incarcerating them.

But the prosecutors, backed by a resurgent Orthodox Church enjoying its best relations with the Kremlin since the Soviet break up, refused to back down. After the verdict there were brief scuffles outside the court as the defendants’ supporters clashed with Orthodox activists angry that the defendants were set free. “This can’t be allowed to stand,” said church activist Leonid Semyonovich, dressed in black and holding a silver cross nailed to a wooden plinth. “Society must be protected from these people. We wage spiritual war on them and will hound them out of Russia.” The religious activists’ chants of “Disgrace! Disgrace!” were drowned out by “Bravo! Bravo!” from supporters. The 2007 exhibit was closed a few days after it opened after a group of altar boys defaced many of the contemporary paintings, which used religious allusions to express attitudes toward religion, culture and the state. Religious ultranationalist groups won the support of the Russian Orthodox Church in pushing prosecutors to bring charges in 2008 and then kept up their pressure on the two curators throughout the trial.

The curators were convicted for their 2007 exhibit titled “Forbidden Art” at the Sakharov Museum, a human rights center named after celebrated dissident

The decision could sidestep the possibility of an international outcry over imprisoning the two respected art-world figures. physicist and Nobel peace prize laureate Andrei Sakharov. The two could have been sentenced to up to three years in prison, but were ordered only to pay fines of up to 200,000 rubles ($6,500). Artists and activists had appealed to the Kremlin to put a stop to the prosecution. Even Russia’s culture minister said the two men did nothing to break the law against inciting religious hatred. Other curators have promised to display the exhibit to support the two defendants.

LONDON (AP) – Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom has returned to his English hometown to receive an honorary degree from the University of Kent. T h e “Lord of the Rings” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Bloom sported a red gown and mortarboard as he took his place along with more than 340 graduates for the ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral last week. The 33-year-old was born in Canterbury in Kent, about 60 miles from London. He said ahead of last week’s ceremony that he felt honored to be back in his hometown. He was joined by his fiancee, Miranda Kerr, his parents and his sister Samantha.

U2 announces rescheduled US tour dates NEW YORK (AP) – The U2 summer concerts that were postponed after Bono’s back surgery have been rescheduled for the spring and summer of 2011. The band was supposed to start the second U.S. leg of their “360” tour on June 3 in Salt Lake City, but Bono had to undergo emergency surgery in May. Live Nation announced that the rescheduled tour will start May 21 in Denver and run through July 23, 2011, in Minneapolis. U2 Manager Paul McGuinness thanked fans for their patience, saying: “The band wants to get back to where they belong, surrounded by their audience.”

Village People singer: ‘Y.M.C.A.’ song won’t change despite name switch ter more than two years of research indicated many people don’t understand what the group does. The group’s mis-

CHICAGO (AP) – The Village People won’t be changing their hit song “Y.M.C.A.” just because the YMCA is now known officially as just “the Y.” The lead singer of the original group, Victor Willis, released a statement after the Chicago-based U.S. nonprofit announce that it’s changing both its logo and name to “the Y.” Willis says the change won’t affect the song – or the dance that goes along with it, in which participants use their arms to make the shape of each letter. The name switch for the Y comes af-

Victor Willis says the change won’t affect the song – or the dance. sion is to strengthen communities by focusing on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

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Chicago’s eye Pedestrians walk past artist Tony Tasset’s 30-foot painted fiberglass sculpture, titled “EYE,” at Pritzker Park inside Chicago’s famed loop last week. The sculpture can be seen until the end of October.

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First Class Cadet Ryan Schmid (left) yells at members of Foxtrot Company as members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2014 start their indoctrination at the start of Swab Summer on Reporting-In Day at the academy in New London, Conn.

Minority wave arrives in summer tide of Coast Guard swabs NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) – New recruits at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are supposed to look straight ahead, but Rasheed Breland was able to glance at his classmates long enough to realize that many besides him were minorities. Swabs from racial and ethnic minority groups make up 24 percent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2014 – the second highest percentage in the school’s history, surpassed only by one class that was a percentage point higher. The academy has been criticized for its lack of racial and ethnic diversity, with some in Congress attempting to bring the admissions process in line with the other service academies to increase diversity. Monday, June 28, was the first day of swab summer, an intense, seven-week training program designed to transform civilian students into military recruits and to prepare them for the academic year. Of the 290 who reported on Monday, 36 are Hispanic, 15 black, 13 Asian, five Pacific Islander and one Native American. Six international students are also attending. About 2,200 high school students applied for the Class of 2014. Fewer than 400 were accepted. The other service academies admit students by congressional nomination while the Coast

‘There’s more diversity instead of all the same race at the academy. It will get more culture into the academy.’ Rasheed Breland Coast Guard recruit from Hampton, Va. Guard Academy has traditionally admitted students on the basis of academic merit, much like civilian colleges and universities. Breland, whose father retired from the Coast Guard as a chief petty officer, spent a year at a preparatory school so he could get into the academy. He was also one of 18 students who attended a pre-orientation program for minority and international students, offered for the

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Members of Foxtrot Company line the halls as they get their sea bags on Reporting-In Day at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. first time this year at the academy. They arrived at the school on Friday, days before the other swabs, to get to know each other, meet the faculty and staff and learn about the support services offered on campus. Breland, 19, of Hampton, Va., said the academy’s efforts will enhance his experience there. “There’s more diversity instead of all the same race at the academy,” he said. “It will get more culture into the academy.” The percentage of minorities in each class has traditionally hovered around 15 percent. The school has fared better with women, who typically make up about 30 percent of each class. The incoming class of 2014 is 31 percent female. The Coast Guard commandant and academy officials acknowledge that the student body needs to be more diverse, but they have argued that changing the school’s admissions process is not the way to do it. Instead, the academy is spending more to advertise, recruit and host educators and minority students on campus. The academy is also sending more students to preparatory school to meet the

academy’s requirements. Rear Adm. J. Scott Burhoe, academy superintendent, wants minorities to comprise between 25 and 30 percent of the student body by 2015. The Class of 2014, Burhoe said, is the beginning of the corps of cadets being “reflective of the nation we serve.” He said the academy will become a “better institution” as the number of minorities increase. Most of the new swabs, however, were not focused Monday on the changes going on at the academy; they just wanted to make it through the day. Senior cadets yelled at the swabs and ordered them around from the moment they stepped off the bus that morning in front of their new home, Chase Hall. “Let’s go! Let’s go!” Evin Moses, a second-class cadet, yelled. “Wipe that smile off your face!” Once inside, the 37 members of Foxtrot Company were told to change into blue Coast Guard shorts and a gray academy Tshirt. Moses and the rest of the cadets in charge of the training kicked the closed doors. “Why are you taking so long?” screamed Nicholas

Cosenza, a second-class cadet, his face turning red from yelling so loudly. “I take a lot of pride in Foxtrot and the standard is perfection!” J. Matthew Hurtt, of Old Lyme, introduced himself. “My name is 2nd Class Hurtt, like the pain you’re going to feel in the next seven weeks,” he said. The group learned how to “sound off,” with the first person in line calling out “01” up to the last, “37.” One mistake meant they had to start over. They learned the formal way to greet cadets and officers, and they were expected to remember their leaders’ names immediately. Swabs were hustled around the academy to fill out paperwork, pick up uniforms, get haircuts and practice marching. Parents wandered around the grounds, hoping to get a glimpse of their children and the new life they will lead. Hurtt said the day is a “wakeup call” for the swabs. “They have chosen a path that requires them to be a more developed person at an earlier age, and they have to understand the ramifications of that action,” he said.

By the end of the day, the hours of in-your-face tactics began to take a toll on the newest members of the academy. “It’s been an interesting experience,” said Marie Navetta, 17, of Montville, one of nine swabs from Connecticut. “I’m a little nervous. I hope I can handle it. I’ve just got to take it day by day.” “It’s only going to get better,” said Carlos Quintero, 19, of Philadelphia. Kevin La Mothe, 18, of Victorville, Calif., added, “They put you right in the fire, but we’re all going to succeed together.” Brandy Lowary, 18, of Danville, Iowa, said it was a “great honor” to be accepted into the academy. As Monday ended, only one female swab had opted to leave the program, not joining the other 289 new arrivals in taking the oath that is part of the process. But Breland called his first day “outstanding,” marching onto Washington Parade Field with the rest of the Class of 2014, raising his right hand and swearing that same oath – to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

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