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REV IT UP: Movie charts racing history in the Piedmont. 1B

September 28, 2009 125th year No. 271

SHOTS PROVIDED: Guilford County hosts vaccine clinic for students Tuesday. 2A

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MONSTER MAN: Jimmie Johnson continues Dover dominance. 1D

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College officials wary of loan overhaul BY PAM HAYNES ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT – Local college financial aid advisors are skeptical about an attempt to overhaul college aid programs that was passed by Congress last week. The Student Aid and

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 was approved 253171 on Sept. 17. The bill, awaiting a vote from the Senate, would eliminate the Federal Family Education Loan Program, or FFELP, to bolster the Pell Grant program. Rather than FFELP, students would use the William D.

Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, which already is an alternative to FFELP. Under a direct loan program, all funds would be distributed by the U.S. Department of Education rather than private lenders, such as Wachovia or Bank of America, both participants of FFELP.

The bill boasts that eliminating FFELP would save about $40 billion in taxpayer money. “It’s never going to be as cut and dry as the federal government presents it,” said Julie Setzer, director of student financial planning at High Point University. “If it paid off, it may

be worth it. But I’m not sure that those numbers will translate.” Setzer said the bill would eliminate the amount of choices that students have to finance their future. “Because of controversy in the student loan indus-

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Julie Gehling joined Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School in High Point as a new guidance counselor. Gehling, who sent all five of her children to IHM, has a background in community health and worked for the national board for certified counselors for several years.

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Bicycle tour to make overnight visit to Thomasville BY DARRICK IGNASIAK ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

THOMASVILLE – Marge Hammond and Mark Scott will be welcoming approximately 1,100 cyclists, including NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte, as they stop in SONNY HEEDGECOCK | HPE the Chair City for an overnight Marge “Purple Grandma” Hammond and Mark Scott check out items in the Bicycle Gallery located in the stay Tuesday. Oakwood Furniture Galleries. Thomasville is one of six cities serving as overnight stops for Chair City an overnight stay this to arriving at Baptist Children’s will perform, and Miss Teen cyclists who are participating in year. During the brief stop, May- Home, the cyclists will come off North Carolina will make an or Joe Bennett handed out Big Martin Luther King Drive, turn appearance. The city of Thomasville will Chair lapel pins and Hammond, left on Main Street and cross the provide bicycle-guided tours of a longtime Thomasville Medical railroad tracks, Scott said. “We hope businesses might the Civil War Trail and free range Center volunteer known as “Purple Grandma,” hugged cyclists, see fit to either close or let half balls and golf lessons at Winding their employees leave for half Creek Golf Course, and live music Scott said. Serving as an overnight stay for an hour between 1 p.m. and 4:30 will be going on at the bandstand the event, the city of Thomasville p.m. to line the course,” Scott and amphitheater in downtown Thomasville. and Baptist Children’s Home of said. the 2009 Cycle N.C. “Mountains to N.C. have big plans for the cyLabonte also is expected to proThe Baptist Children’s Home, the Coast” bike ride, which began clists. which will have sleeping quar- vide remarks at a ceremony that Saturday in Blowing Rock. At noon, the majority of cyclists ters for the cyclists, will pro- evening. According to Scott, director will begin arriving at the Baptist vide entertainment, food and Scott said he anticipates the of Thomasville Tourism, a mid- Children’s Home from Waston an evening outdoor movie. The event will have a $75,000 econommorning pit stop in Thomsaville Avenue, going under the arch- Baptist Children’s Home chil- ic impact on Thomasville. three years ago helped entice way entrance to be greeted by dren also will sing, the East DaCycle N.C. officials to make the staff members and vendors. Prior vidson High School Jazz Band dignasiak@hpe.com | 888-3657

Thomasville is one of six cities serving as overnight stops for cyclists.

BEATING CANCER: Woman inspired to help others. 1C OBITUARIES

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Myrtice Bowman, 89 Gary Collins, 56 Eugene Bush, 84 Jan Lindsay, 73 Mae Gray, 98 Roy Parks, 78 Obituaries, 2B

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Partly cloudy High 81, Low 50 6D

N.C. 62 study moves well past halfway mark BY DARRICK IGNASIAK ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

ARCHDALE – A study that will guide development along N.C. 62 is about two-thirds completed, according to Jeff Wells, Archdale’s planning and zoning director. The Archdale City Council approved an agreement earlier this year with the N.C. Department of Transportation to commission a study – the N.C. 62 Corridor Access Management Plan – to examine how to take advantage of anticipated development along the N.C. 62 corridor near Interstate 85 and the Interstate 74/U.S. 311 Bypass. “What we are trying to do is ensure the traffic safety and mobility of N.C. 62 is maintained through

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current and future years,” Wells said. “What we have found out is that the

‘What we are trying to do is ensure the traffic safety and mobility of N.C. 62 is maintained through current and future years.’ Jeff Wells Archdale planning and zoning director thoroughfare works and functions pretty well, but looking into the future, we have identified this area as an area that will be

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Jeff Wells stands next to the map of the N.C. 62 area that Archdale is interested in. a high-growth corridor.” Wells said development along the N.C. 62 corridor has been slow for several years. He said the last development in that area was two years ago on a four-lot industrial subdivision. Also, there was discussion in 2007 of a Wal-Mart locating on a 150-acre tract on the southeast quadrant of N.C. 62, but company officials withdrew the plan

before the request went to the City Council. “This is the right time to be doing this while there is no development that’s come along out there,” Wells said of the study. “If they came along, it would be tough doing this simultaneously. ... I think it will be very key for economic development. It will help us as a city to be able to have a plan in place, so

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we can ensure the traffic, safety and mobility of people traveling through the corridor is not impaired in the future.” The study, which is being funded by the N.C. DOT and High Point Metropolitan Planning Organization, is set to be completed by early 2010, according to Wells. dignasiak@hpe.com | 888-3657

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