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Lifelong BY ELIOT DUKE

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hen Margery Veatch wakes up tomorrow and goes into her dining room, it’s a good bet a little Valentine’s Day card from her husband Roger will be sitting on the table. In return, there’s a good chance Roger will enjoy his breakfast with a piece of heartshaped toast, compliments of Margery. While void of roses and boxes and candy, the Veatch’s still find a way to express their love for one another after 64 years of marriage. In a time where nearly half of all marriages end in divorce, the Veatch’s are proof positive that partnerships can still work. It just takes hard work and understanding.

“If you’re not a person who is focused more on problems that you have outside rather than inside that helps,” Roger Veatch, a retired bio-chemist, said. “We have very different personalities. She is much more intuitive where I am analytical. We always supported each other, no matter what was going on. People are very complicated and many times you don’t know what another person is going through.” Margery Veatch, a retired speech therapist, said a key to her marriage’s longevity is the ability to laugh and cry with her husband. One of the reasons why marriages fail, Margery feels, is that couples fail to see just how challenging staying together really is.

Top photo, Roger and Margery Veatch. Bottom photo, Avis and Kathryn Tobin.

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“Young people expect too much of each other and their marriage,” said Margery. “You think it’s going to be lovey-dovey all the time and it isn’t. When we’ve had problems, we go at them together and tackle the hard things together. I think that has helped over the years. We admire each other’s skills and we have learned to be forgiving.” Roger said it’s important to accept a person for who they are and not try to change them. When an argument happens, sometimes the best thing to do is simply “keep your mouth shut.” Marriage is all about respecting one another and having the ability to compromise, instead of arguing and making the situ-

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ation worse than it already is. “Young people buy into that romantic image,” Roger said. “They know they have frailties but they don’t want to face the fact someone else isn’t going to solve your problems. If you have two people, there’s always some negotiating going on. It never ends. “You aren’t going to change anyone. Never. We change. I hope I’m not the same person I was at 22, but it’s a matter of accepting people and letting them be.” Roger and Margery met in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1942 and married three years later. The couple tied the knot not long after Roger enlisted in the Army during World War II. “I had to wear my G.I. uniform for the wedding,” Roger said. “It was regulation during war time.” Once the war ended, the Veatch’s eventually found their way to North Carolina, first living in Chapel Hill be-

County seeks ways to trim budget BY ERIN WILTGEN Staff Writer

LEXINGTON — In a struggling economy, government feels the same tightening of the purse strings as its tax-paying citizens. Davidson County Board of County Commissioners gathered Thursday for its planning retreat to discuss the budget plan and options for cutting back spending. One option — an early retirement incentive plan for county employees.

COUNTY RETREAT Find more about Commissioner’s Annual Retreat, Page A6. Essentially, an early retirement plan would offer a monetary compensation to employees who decided to retire before age 65 and save the county money by allowing employers to hire or promote someone to the position at a lower salary or by consolidat-

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ing jobs. “What you’ve got to emphasize in a program like this is you’re not really doing this for an employee,” said Board Chair Max Walser. “You’re doing it for the county taxpayers. It’s saving for the county taxpayers.” Human Resources Director Jim Tysinger presented the board with a variety of criteria, such as defining those eligible for early retirement as

fore ending up in Thomasville 12 years ago. With their 65th wedding anniversary on the horizon, the Veatch’s are still going strong, and they’re doing it together. The couple has four children. ••• Avis and Kathryn Tobin met on a double date in the early 1940s. Born and raised in Thomasville, Avis and Kathryn married on Jan. 30, 1945, but like most couples of the time, enjoyed an abbreviated honeymoon. A week after tying the knot, Avis got word he was shipping out overseas to join in the Pacific front of World War II. He would not see his new bride again for the next 22 months. “We were issued winter clothing because we thought we were

going to attack Japan,” Avis said. “Ships were loaded down with artillery and infantry as we were heading to Okinawa when a typhoon hit. It lasted like six days. Landing crafts were washed up on the beach for two miles.” Before any land invasion could be carried out, the United States ended the war by dropping two atomic bombs on Japan. As part of the occupational forces, Avis went to Hiroshima where bodies still laid in the streets. “We got old fast with that war going

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Ledford High School teacher arrested for sex offense with student

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BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer A Ledford High School teacher is facing multiple charges for having a sexual relationship with one of his students. Scott Edwin Ring, 41, of 936 South Ridge Court in Winston-Salem, was arrested Friday and charged with felony taking indecent liberties with a minor and felony sex offense with a student by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, according to an arrest warrant obtained from the Davidson County Clerk of Courts office.

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“I can confirm that the SBI arrested Scott Ring on charges of taking indecent liberties with a student and sex offense with a student,” Noelle Talley, public information officer with the N.C. Department of Justice, said in a e-mail to the Thomasville Times. “I don’t have any other details to share right now. The investigation is ongoing.” Ring, a science teacher at LHS for the past 12 years, was taken to the Davidson County Detention Center and issued a $200,000 secured bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on May

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What’s happening? Habitat volunteers

Habitat For Humanity is seeking volunteers to help build decent and affordable homes in Thomasville. The work site is located at 814 Barnwell St. Work begins at 8 a.m. each Saturday and ends at noon. This Saturday’s work will include a punch list of items to be completed. No construction experience is necessary. Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age. For further information, contact Linda Berrier at 476-8570 or Butch Langfitt at 475-6843. For more information on Habitat for Humanity, visit www.habitat.org.

Blood pressure checks

The Davidson County Department of Senior Services Senior Dynamics program offers free bi-monthly blood pressure checks. Visit the Lexington Senior Center at 106 Alma Owens Drive the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. and the last Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. to have your blood pressure checked. The blood pressure checks are being provided by CareSouth Home Care Professionals and Piedmont Home Care. For more information, call the Senior Center 242-2290.

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Carolina Regional Heart Center at High Point Regional Health System is sponsoring a community education event on Friday, Feb. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at High Point Country Club. Cardiologist, Dr. Kathryn McFarland, will discuss heart healthy tips for women. A fashion show and lunch are planned.

The cost of the event is $20 and registration is required. The Country Club is located at 800 Country Club Road in High Point. Call (336) 878-6888 for registration. Seating is limited.

Red Cross courses The American Red Cross has scheduled community CPR/AED/First Aid courses to be held at Thomasville Fire Department Headquarters, 712 E. Main St. Courses are as listed: • Standard first aid with adult CPR course, Feb. 16, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. • Standard first aid with adult CPR, Feb. 16, 2 to 7:30 p.m. • First Aid courses, Feb. 17, 1:30 to 5 p.m. • Adult CPR/AED course, Feb. 22, 6 to 10 p.m. • Standard first aid with Adult and Child CPR/AED, plus infant CPR, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Feb. 23. • Child/Infant CPR course, Feb. 23, 6 to 10 p.m. • First aid course, Feb. 25, 6 to 10 p.m. Course fees are $25. For more information, or to register, call 475-5545 or email hulind@ ci.thomasville.nc.us by Feb. 10.

Gumtree spaghetti dinner Gumtree Fire and Rescue Auxiliary will sponsor a spaghetti dinner fundraiser today from 4 to 7 p.m. The meal includes all you eat of salad, spaghetti, bread, dessert, tea or coffee. Adult dinners are $$7, senior citizens (65 and older) are $6, children 12 and under is $4, and all take out orders are $7. Hot dogs will be offered for $1. Extra salad, desert or bread are $1 each. Proceeds will be used to purchase items needed by the firefighters and rescue squad as they serve the community.

mission price is $5 for adults and $3 for children 10 and under. The Miss Thomasville Scholarship and Thomasville’s Outstanding Teen Pageant will be held at 6:30 p.m. p.m. Ticket price is $10 in advance or $12 the day of the pageant. Advance tickets for the Miss Thomasville Scholarship and Thomasville’s Outstanding Teen Pageant are now available for purchase at The Thomasville Area Chamber of Commerce office located at 6 W. Main St. Advance tickets can be purchased until Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Advance tickets may also be purchased from any 2010 Miss Thomasville and Thomasville’s Outstanding Teen contestants as well.

Beekeeper’s meeting Davidson County Beekeeper’s Association will hold it’s next meeting on Monday at p.m. at the Davidson County Agricultural Auditorium, 301 E. Center S., Lexington.

Genealogy class

The Lexington Public Library will be offering a free class in beginning genealogy during the month of March for people interested in researching their family history. It will be held on four consecutive Tuesday evenings, March 9, 16, 23, and 30, from 6:30 to 7:30 each evening in the genealogy room at the library located at 602 S. Main St. in Lexington. To register call 242-2935 or register by e-mail at genealogy@davidsoncountync. gov. Registration also can in person at the library. Due to limited space, enrollment will also be limited so registrants need to commit to all four sessions.

Civitan steak supper The Silver Valley Civitan annual steak supper on Feb. 20 will again provide funds for the Civitan-Troy Jarrell Memorial Scholarships at South Davidson High School. The club has presented 43 scholarships since 1989 totaling $39,000. Two grants for higher education of $1,000 each will be presented in June. Dine-in or take-out from 4:30 until 7:30 p.m. at this enjoyable dining experience. The evening meal will include a salad bar, baked potato, dessert table, bread and beverage. The meal will be served at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall located on Old Highway 64 at the Davidson-Randolph County line. Tickets are sold in advance only at $12 from any Civitan member or by contacting Harold Parrish at 472-2379.

Miss Thomasville Pageant The 2010 Thomasville’s Outstanding Little Miss Pageant, Miss Thomasville Scholarship Pageant and Thomasville’s Outstanding Teen Pageant will be held today at T. Austin Finch Auditorium, 406 Unity St. in Thomasville. Thomasville’s Outstanding Little Miss Pageant will be held at 1 p.m. Ad-

lington and Louis Armstrong. Admission is $20 in advance and includes food from The Vine Catering. There will be a cash bar. Tickets are available at The African American Art Store located on the first floor of Four Seasons Mall. For more information, call 336-253-6795.

Harlem Nights Studio B celebrates Black History Month on Feb. 27 with performances by Bertha Young, Joe Robinson, Saundra Crenshaw, Phyllis Ottley and Diana Ruffin. Come see and hear the sounds of Billie Holliday, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald and the music of Duke El-

Triad’s Human Race

The Volunteer Center of Greensboro, Inc., a nonprofit, will hold the annual Triad Human Race, a community fundraising event that allows participants to raise money for their favorite nonprofit organization. On March 27, fundraisers will gather at Grimsley High School to walk, run, or roll in support of their chosen nonprofit either as individuals as a team. Race day features a 5K walk and competitive run, free food, live music, prizes, and other activities. The race day schedule includes: 9:00 am - Gates Open 9:00 am - 10:00 am - Competitive Runner Registration -Check-in and Family Fun 10:00 am - Opening Ceremony and Race Start 10:30 am - 11:45 am - Food and Entertainment 11:45 am - Awards Ceremony 12:00 noon - End of 2010 Human Race For more information and to pre-register visit www.yadkinriverkeeper.org and click on events. This event is also sponsored by Disney’s Give a Day Get a Day program!

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Weather Trivia Are there natural sources of acid rain?

Sunday Mostly Sunny 45/26

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Hospice of Davidson County receives generous donation TIMES STAFF REPORT

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Gov. Perdue honors area Boy Scouts on their 100th anniversary TIMES STAFF REPORT

RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue honored Boy Scouts of the Old North State Council on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. That day marked the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts and was celebrated around the country, including in Raleigh where Boy Scouts met with Gov. Perdue and First Gentleman Bob Eaves to present their community ser-

vice plans for the coming year. The Old North State, which includes Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Person, Randolph, and Rockingham counties, committed to 8,000 hours of community service. “Congratulations to the Boy Scouts on their 100th anniversary,” said Gov. Perdue. “I’m especially proud of their commitment to community service. During these tough

times it’s more important than ever to give back to the community and the Boy Scouts are a shining example.” The scouts who attended the Raleigh ceremony were: Michael Fabbri, Alamance; Austin Brandon, Caswell; Ty Humphries, Davidson; William Suggs, Davie; Tate Overbey, Guilford; Andrew Parker, Person; Anderson Burgess, Randolph; Ben Jones II, Rockingham.

Wallburg Elementary School names honor roll students TIMES STAFF REPORT

The following students at Wallburg Elementary School were named to honor rolls for the second nine weeks of the 2009-10 school year.

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Grade 3: Morgan Brisendine, Megan Coward, Greyson Donato, Hannah-Ireland Durando, Jennifer Flores, Megan Gorman, Katelyn Graham, Spencer Jarvis, Ginny Maneen, Trey Patterson, Natalie Phillips, Elena Potter, Brooke Raschke, Ethan Reece, Eric Sidden, Spencer Thomas, Gracie Walker, and Haley Yokeley. Grade 4: Diana Bodea, Erika Bogue, Leland Briggs, Olivia Carlson, Juan Castro, Quinlan Cooper, Carrie Crotts, Ryan Curry, Keagan Galbraith, Laurel Hey, Victoria Horstcamp, Nick McCormick, Kaitlyn Moss, Emily Motsinger, Shaylyn Owen, Wesley Repeta, Leah Sherrell, Marley Snyder, Justin Vaughn, and Nancy Ward. Grade 5: Drayton Ader, Dustin Alcon, Allen Eure, Kalee Galloway, Sarah Hamby, Summer Jones, Logan Mayo, Evan Phillips, Taylor Rogers, Amanda Shields, and Brett Sidden.

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Grade 3: Owen Archer, Tanner Barley, Jessica Baxley, Jackson Brown,

Chloe Canada, Jordan Cooke, Garrett Davis, Hannah Dills, Jake Eaton, Abbey Edwards, Greer Gage, Timber Hall, Jennifer Harris, Sierra Hedgecock, Keith Johnson, Frannie Jones, Morgan Kirby, Cameron Lee, Ethan Lee, Isaac Lester, Katelyn Lynch, Noah Mattes, Mary McClellan, Hunter Reppert, Drake Robertson, Ariel Roche, Katie Rothley, Logan Russ, Xander Setzer, Zoe Sill, Holly Small, Christine Smith, Divine Smith, Grace Smithson, Jake Stroud, Jordan Taylor, Caleb Vasquez-Rivera, Mason Venable, Kayla Vest, Rhianna Weavil, Savannah Welch, Lauren White, Ana Woosley, Cheynie Wray, and Ronnie Zinke. Grade 4: Haley Ader, T. J. Archer, Ben Baker, Alyssa Banesse, Andre Bautista, Sam Baxley, Griffin Boze, Maggie Brown, Joshua Burns, Crystal Carpenter, John Carroll, Tanner Cecil, Hany Chouchane, Faith Constantine, Samuel Coronado, Maddie Davis, Hannah Doss, Justin Engler, Ashton Farlow, Alexis Finley, Jodi Flynt, Zane Fritts, Tyler Goins, Cynthia Guy, Angel Gonzalez, Caleb Greene, Kesleigh Harris, Tevin Harris, Ryane Kennedy, Jacqueline Le, Aubrey Mann, Patricia McCormick, Reagan Mosher, Emma O’Toole, Tanner Pegram, Brittany

Ray, Eamy Ross, Katie Rotan, Chandler Smithson, Stephanie Soltanis, Alexander Stewart, Michael Sparks, Tyler VanLeuvan, Chloe Ward, Faith Wilhoit, and Ally Zipp. Grade 5: Ethan Blair, Autumn Brim, Abigail Carpenter, Ashley Cisco, Ethan Collis, Payton Combs, Kade Compton, Evan Cooper, Brandon Dixon, Hannah Edwards, Brooke Essick, Bobby Farge, David Foggin, Taylor Freeman, Jeremy Fulp, D. J. Ghent, Tyler Granillo, Spencer Ham, Lindsay Harris, Markus Havely, Kelsey Hoover, Katherine Horrell, Harrison Idol, Darci Johnson, Cody Kintner, Bailey Le, Jhinika Louve, Cierra Lukenda, McKenzie Mahoney, Cierra Martin, Angelica Martiz, Cody Mathis, Ian O’Toole, Sierra Perryman, CeQuan Person, Kylie Reeves, Gregory Rhine, Alexandra Rodriguez, W. Carson Shaw, Trinity Smith, Autumn Stover, Taylor Swaim, Andrew Todd, Eleanor Tracy, Mason Ward, Kate Weisman, Lauren Whitley, and Jenny Zinke.

Hospice of Davidson County, a non-profit, United Way agency, was the recent recipient of a generous donation from Mr. and Mrs. Ian Silversides of Lexington. The $250,000 contribution will be allocated to project costs incurred during the construction of The Henry Etta and Bruce Hinkle Hospice House, the county’s first 12-bed inpatient facility. Mrs. Talmadge Hinkle Silversides is the daughter of the late Henry Etta and Bruce Hinkle who were supporters of the agency since its inception. Mrs. Henry Etta Hinkle was an advocate for quality, end-of-life care and was named Honorary Chair of the agency’s capital campaign prior to her death in December, 2005. “We are so honored by this significant gift“, commented agency CEO Lisa Hathaway. “Talmadge and the Hinkle family have been so supportive of our mission. We are

exceedingly fortunate to have their continued involvement and support.” In 2009, the agency provided care to over 500 terminally ill Davidson County residents. Of those, 200 were cared for at the Hinkle Hospice House which accepted its first patient in March of that year. This year marks the 25th anniversary of caring for area residents faced with a life-limiting illness. Hospice of DC

is approved by the Accreditation Commission of Health Care, a further recognition of the excellence of their healthcare practices. For more information regarding opportunities for involvement or to learn more about programs and services contact Laura Owen, Director of Communications and Development at: 4742078 or lowen@hospiceofdavidson.org.

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Participating in the Civitan Clergy Appreciation Observance were (from left)Rev. Sandy Young, Denton Ladies Civitan President Jean Palmer, Rev. James Cooper, Rev. Michael Ester, Rev. Terri Lanning-Cook, Silver Valley Civitan President Roger D. Barker and Rev. Gary Myers.

Local Civitan honor clergy TIMES STAFF REPORT

The Denton Ladies and Silver Valley Civitan Clubs honored local pastors at their annual Clergy Appreciation Observance. Held jointly for a third year, the event honored four local ministers and their spouses in attendance in the fellowship hall of Central United Methodist Church. Sixty people shared a covered dish supper provided by club members. Honored guests attending were The Rev. Sandy Young and wife, Kelly, of the Clear Springs and Siloam United Methodist Churches, The Rev. Gary Myers of Oak Hill Memorial Baptist Church of Thomasville, The Rev. James Cooper and wife, Ina, retired from the Church of God, and The Rev. Terri Lanning-Cook from New Beginnings Church. The Rev. Michael Ester interwove humor and scripture as the featured speaker for the event. Rev. Ester is the Liberty Baptist Associational Missionary. Silver Valley Civitan Chaplain Sara Barker invited and introduced the speaker. Gail Staley, Chaplain of the Denton Ladies Civitan Club, opened her remarks by speaking about love in reference to Valentine Day. She then noted highlights of the story of The Four Chaplains that inspired the establishment of the world clergy observance by Civitan International. A Catholic Priest, a Rabbi and two Protestant ministers, went down with their troop transport ship. They had

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given their life jackets to soldiers who had left their vests below deck in the scramble to evacuate their ship. Sixty-eight years ago, on February 3, 1943, a total of about 678 men lost their lives, including the chaplains, out of 904 or 905 on board the U.S.A.T. DORCHESTER. The ship sank in 27 minutes off the coast of Greenland during World War II after being hit by two torpedoes from Nazi U-Boats. Survivors stated that the chaplains stood with arms linked together, braced against the railing reciting “The Lord’s Prayer” and singing as the ship sank. The Silver Valley Civitan Club held their inaugural Clergy Appreciation Observance in October 1964. The late J. W. `Bill’ Sowers, 1964-65 club president, had read about the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Breakfast Civitan Club holding the first such Civitan observance in 1960. The Denton Ladies Civitan Club has conducted an observance since 1985. Hundreds of Civitan

clubs around the world participate in International Clergy Appreciation Observances held near February 3 each year honoring ministers of all faiths for service to their communities. Denton President Jean Palmer made introductions and presented contributions from both clubs to the South Davidson Family Resource Center in honor all local ministers and their spouses. Roger D. Barker, president of the Silver Valley Club, welcomed those in attendance and closed the meeting by leading the recitation of The Civitan Creed. Caroline Garner, a sixth grade student, entertained by singing. Civitan is a worldwide service organization dedicated to community service with an emphasis on assisting people with disabilities. The Silver Valley club currently has 39 members and typically meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. The Denton Ladies have 30 members typically meeting the first and third Mondays.

on,” said Kathryn. “It was hard for me but it was difficult for him, too.” Once the war ended, Avis returned to Thomasville and the Tobins officially began their life together. Avis took a job at Thomasville Furniture Industries, where he would stay for 42 years, and Kathryn worked in a hosiery mill before embarking on a career with Prudential. With their 65th wedding anniversary less than a month old, Kathryn credits a higher power for their perseverance. “We couldn’t have made it without the Lord’s help,” Kathryn said. “That’s the main thing. [Avis] asked my father if we could get married on a Friday before he went off the war but he didn’t get an

‘There has to be love there to go through the hard times. Maybe some marriages aren’t built on love anymore.’ — Kathryn Tobin answer until Monday or Tuesday. My father said he had to pray about it. We were raised in a different generation.” Avis said marriage is like anything else and there has to be a little bit of give-andtake between couples. Kathryn feels too many couples rush into marriage too quickly, and therefore, end their marriages just as fast. “They get married these day, and if things don’t work out, it’s over with,” said Kathryn. “We were raised to stick it out, so to speak. Nowadays, they do it even when children are involved, and that’s what

makes my heart ache. They don’t care that it’s the children who are hurt. There has to be love there to go through the hard times. Maybe some marriages aren’t built on love anymore.” The Tobins faced more adversity in their first two years of marriage than most couples experience in a lifetime, yet are still together 65 years later. With a little give-and-take and a lot of love, the Tobins make a great example of what is right with marriage. Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 888-3578, or duke@ tvilletimes.com.

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Happy Valentine’s Day matter the group. Cooking abilities would also be a plus. I’m willing to do the clean up and even this is negotiable as long as salads, crock pots and takeout are acceptable. The other choice is to nag and complain about not getting your way, completely ignoring the assets that matter more and last longer like looking at you as if you really are the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen or MARTHA R. CARR being nicer to your mother than you’ve ever been able to Syndicated Columnist muster or occasionally going Valentine’s Day was not one to a chick flick and staying of my favorite holidays when I awake for the entire movie. was a twenty-something lookThese are the traits that ing for love. I spent too much matter and are the clues you time waiting to see what I was not only have a lover but a getting and not enough time good friend as your mate. wondering what I could give. It’s that friendship part that There are a few great mohelps a relationship go the ments that stand out in my distance because there are memory from that decade, like going to be times when the the time a boyfriend delivered going get very rough. But you two dozen long stemmed roses look up and see that you’re to the bank where I was worknot alone and he appears to be ing as a teller. John came in calm. It’s in that moment that person and stood there beamit dawns on you that you can ing as the other tellers seemed share the burden and nothing to congratulate me on getting ever seems quite so difficult flowers. It was as if the rankagain. It’s what pulls two ings had come people together out and just till they become for a day I was family in the ‘It’s that friendship abest right up there. sense of the This is often word. Families part that helps a how the female take every memworld of that relationship go the ber into considage group can eration and try distance because work and it all to be of service feeds right into there are going to so that everyone Valentine’s be times when the can flourish. Day and the See, that’s the need to score going gets very part I was misssome bling. ing in my flighty rough.’ However, 20’s. I didn’t get problems arise that gifts are not only when temporary and there’s no boyfriend as the in the end don’t really mean holiday lurches around but anything. However, being of when there’s a great guy in service to someone else is like your life who is present-disa root we plant deep into the abled. No matter how many ground while we simultanehints are dropped or general ously reach out to others. As conversations are prompted for me, I’m going to send out about what you might like a flurry of Valentines with to see in your hands, he my mother, Tina at the top of doesn’t get it. He’s not ignorthe list. I know she’s missing ing you; he just doesn’t see my dad who’s been gone for what all the fuss is about. almost five years now and the Frankly, I finally have to joy I’ll get from returning a agree with him. Don’t get me little of the love back to its wrong, it’s still nice to get source is a better way to celflowers or jewelry or even a ebrate this day anyway. Happy card but it’s not necessary Valentine’s Day everyone. anymore. There are more important things I’d like to Martha’s latest book, Live see in a man like whether or Your Big Adventure is availnot he shares well. Or if he able at www.MarthasBigAdhas a sense of humor that venture.com. Email Martha at: isn’t mean-spirited and can Martha@caglecartoons.com. he play well in a group, no

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LARRY MURDOCK Guest Columnist It’s Back, Save the Date! After an absence of a number of years, “An Evening of Music” returns to Finch Auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 13 for an evening performance and on Sunday, Nov. 14 for an afternoon performance. The event had previously been sponsored by the Women’s Guild of the Hospital. This year’s event will be sponsored by the Thomasville Medical Center’s Foundation Board. So you won’t forget, put those dates on your calendar now! Also don’t forget “Fat Tuesday Pancake Day” at Memorial United Methodist Church, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6:15 a.m. until 8:30 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. All you can eat! Take-outs are available. Proceeds support Local Missions Outreach. ••• Another important day is tomorrow, Sunday, it’s Valentine’s Day. If you haven’t already bought a card or a gift, you better get busy. Time is running out. ••• Last night I took my Valentine, Gayle, to Greensboro for an early Valentine dinner at our favorite Italian Restaurant, Anton’s. This was our 38th consecutive Valentine dinner there. We have been going there ever since we started dating. Back then, dining was available in the main restaurant or in the Cellar. We always ran into quite a few Thomasville folks dining in the cellar. The cellar had a lot of atmosphere and was “THE” place. You might remember Fitz, the head waiter, wait-

ers Elmer and Charles, as well as Ingrid who played the accordion. The cellar is now only open for private parties, receptions, large group reservations, etc. The dining area on the main level is open for lunch and dinner. Maybe we can reserve the cellar some night for a reunion of all Thomasville area folks who can remember the “Cellar.” Let me know! ••• Here is a little Valentine’s Day trivia: • Fifteen percent of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day. • Seventy-three percent of people who buy flowers for Valentine’s Day are men, while only 27 percent are women. • About 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged each year. • Valentine’s is the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas. • About 3 percent of pet owners will give Valentine’s Day gifts to their pets. ••• I have found that most readers of this column like to reminisce as I do. I like to try to get my hands on a “Reminisce” or similar magazine and I do have copies of “Wheels of Faith and Courage” and “A Pictorial History of Thomasville (a Times publication).” I find some quite interesting books on the shelves at our branch of the Public Library. One that I checked out recently was, “Images of America, Davidson County.” It is apparently a publication of the Davidson County Historical Museum. This book is full of photographs with a narrative for most of the photographs. I did find a photo of an old “T” Model that had crashed into a building that housed E. G. Motor Company which was owned by Roy Grubb. The caption under the photo indicated that it was at the corner of East Main and State Highway 10. It further stated that Highway 10 was called the “Main Street of North Carolina.” I

have always been under the impression that portions of West Main Street, East Main Street and National Highway that ran through the city were on U.S. Highway 29. Not that it makes any difference but I am just curious. ••• For the next several publications of “THIS-N-THAT”, we will discuss the “Amazing Cucumber.” This information was in The New York Times several weeks ago as part of their “Spotlight on the Home” series that highlighted creative and fanciful ways to solve common problems. Hope you will enjoy them. Here’s the first! Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day ... Just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc. Feeling tired in the afternoon? Put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours. More in two weeks! ••• Gayle and I were watching an Andy Griffith episode one night last week on one of the cable channels. In this episode Howard Sprague was on a TV program in a nearby town telling jokes about Goober, Floyd, Clara Edwards, Andy and Aunt Bea. Initially, they all became upset with Howard’s jokes about them but when other Mayberry citizens reacted to their notoriety things began to change. Clara Edwards responded to Aunt Bea and Andy that since Howard’s appearance and remarks about Mayberry, she had been invited to speak to the “Ladies Historical Society in Thomasville.” So, we used to be identifiable with “furniture” now we’re identifiable on TV via the “Andy Griffith Show.” Guest Columnist Larry Murdock can be reached at larry.murdock@hotmail.com.

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OBITUARIES Jimmy Helms

County addresses property complaints BY ERIN WILTGEN Staff Writer

With one of the coldest North Carolina Februaries on the record and spring greenery not yet on the radar, Davidson County Board of Commissioners decided to bring property maintenance concerns to the discussion board at the annual planning retreat Thursday. In the past six to eight months, the planning board received 18 complaints about a neighbor’s property. Most complaints came during the summer and involved tall grass or untrimmed bushes. While seven of the 18 cases were resolved peacefully with the property owner, Planning Director Guy Cornman suggested that the board look into new regulations, perhaps adding new codes to the County zone ordinance. “I think it’s something we’re going to have to deal with as people move closer and closer together,� said Commissioner Larry Potts. Given the amount of manpower and expense of manually acting on every tall grass complaint — going out to private property and mowing

the yard, for example — Cornman and other commissioners in favor suggested merely including property maintenance as a regulation. “I don’t think we can just turn our heads and ignore that,� said Chairman Max Walser. “I just think it’s part of our job to help deal with stuff like that. The government does for people what they won’t do for themselves.� Other commissioners seemed wary of crossing the line of regulating an individual’s private property. “I don’t think government is in a position to do everything for anyone that’s out there,� said Commissioner Fred McClure. “I don’t have any problem tightening the zone ordinance for cars in the yard. But the next thing is the guy has three slats out in the shutter — now, what are you going to do about it?� The other aspect to Cornman’s planning presentation dealt with transportation. Sometime before April 1, the board will have to hold a public hearing to formally adopt the County’s first comprehensive transportation plan. The County’s plan will ideally fit with High

Point, Lexington and Winston-Salem’s through the coordination of Hanna Cockburn, Piedmont Triad RPO administrator. “Our goal is to have a seamless set of transportation recommendations that blur the lines between jurisdictions,â€? Cockburn said. “We want to have some consistency in what the cross sections look like.â€? In other news, the board also discussed: • The status report of the 2009-10 budget • The proposed 201011 Capitol Improvement Plan • School capital expenditures • Facility issues with the County jail and courthouse, Cecil School, Colonial Drive, the old Senior Services Center and the old Post Office Board of Commissioners’ Rules of Procedure: ethics policy • The possible shift in operation of the animal shelter from the Police Department to another County department or a private contractor • Funding booster clubs that choose to work outside the County Recreation Department • Broadcasting commissioners meetings on TV

FROM PAGE A1 OFFENSE From page A1 3 in Lexington. According to the arrest warrant, the offenses occurred between Aug. 1, 2008 and Sept. 30, 2008. “The defendant’s detention is justified because there is probable cause to believe that on or about the date of offense shown [Ring] unlawfully, willfully and feloniously did engage in a sexual act with a known Ledford High School student,� the arrest warrant states. “At the time of this offense, the defendant was a teacher at Ledford High School and the victim was a student at this

BUDGET From page A1 workers 50 years or older with at least 25 years work experience, and various incentives, such as a few hundred extra hours of pay based on how long they’ve been in the business. After the veteran employee retires, the county can hire or promote another individual into the open position, offering salary at the lower end of the pay grade instead of the higher end, which the veteran was getting. While the plan could save the county about $470,000 if all employees eligible accept the early retirement plan, Tysinger warned that not everyone will do so. “With the economy like it is and unemployment like it is, there might be a lot of folks who want to hang onto what they’ve got,� Tysinger said.

same school.� Davidson County Schools Superintendent Dr. Fred Mock said Ring is still employed, but is no longer at LHS while the school system conducts its own investigation. “[Ring] has been a teacher with us since 1998,� said Mock. “The matter is under investigation by our HR division in collaboration with our board attorney. He is currently an employee. The investigation is ongoing at this time. [Ring] is not at the school.� Talley would not say what spurred the investigation or how the SBI became aware of the incident. Davidson County Sheriff David Grice said his office was not involved in the investigation.

For instance, WinstonSalem offered a similar program last year, but out of 104 eligible employees, only 44 took advantage. In New Hanover, 65 employees will be eligible this year, but the county anticipates that only 22 will participate. Before it makes any decision on the issue, the board decided to defer the matter to county staff to gather information about eligible and interested employees. In the meantime, commissioners continued to discuss other ways to manage the budget through cutting back on departments or eliminating them altogether. County Manager Robert Hyatt said that county staff was constantly looking into new technology and service companies to save money and stabilize costs. “The buzz word today is sustainability, if you’re talking about the environment and if you’re

talking about the budget,� Hyatt said. Even though Assistant County Manager Zeb Hanner Jr., said the county is behind on certain revenues, it also is ahead on others, meaning the total revenue sums should essentially break even, leaving the budget in good shape for the rest of the year. “It looked very encouraging to me,� Walser said. “A lot of other towns and cities are in serious trouble.� That being said, the County is projected to have to borrow $102 million for projects — some of which may no longer be on the books, Hanner reminded commissioners — over the next five years, which will add to the bottom line debt service. “It’s going to get tighter and tighter and tighter down the road for all municipalities,� Walser said. “Something’s gotta give.�

Index Thomasville: Jimmy Helms, 74 Mary E. Hilton, 97 Mary “Granny� Overman, 85 Leonard Smith, 84 Lexington: Linda M. Applebee, 67 Other Areas Charles G. Deal, 86 Hollan Gallimore, 88

Linda M. Applebee LEXINGTON - Linda Mae Hege Applebee, age 67, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center after a battle with lung cancer on. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Maple Grove of the Brethren with Mark Craddock officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Davison Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.

Charles G. Deal HIGH POINT – Mr. Charles Grady Deal, 86, a resident of High Point, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at High Point Regional Health System. Born Oct. 5, 1923, in Newton, N.C., a son of Charles Everett Deal and Eunice Bell Deal, Grady was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Floral Garden Park Cemetery in High Point with the Rev. Jeffrey H. Sypole officiating. The family will receive friends at their home. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials to be made to Highland United Methodist Church, 1015 Mill Ave., in High Point. J.C. Green and Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville is assisting the Deal family, and online condolences may be sent to www.jcgreenandsons. com.

Hollan Gallimore DENTON - Mr. M. Hollan Gallimore, age 88, of Spring Street, Denton, died Thursday, Feb. 11. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sundayat Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will see friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Briggs Funeral Home.

Mr. Jimmy Floyd Helms, Sr., 74, a resident of Thomasville, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Born Feb. 20, 1935, in Thomasville, N.C. a son of Jesse Floyd Helms and Bertie Hayes Helms, he was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at New Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. Donnie Lunsford officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be made to the Disabled American Veterans VA Regional Office Federal Building, 251 N. Main St. Room 115, in Winston Salem. J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home is assisting the Helms family. Online condolences may be sent to the Helms family at www.jcgreenandsons. com. Mary E. Hilton Mrs. Mary Everhart Hilton, 97, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at her home. She was born on April 28, 1912, in Davidson County to Henry Lee Everhart and Minnie Jane Murphy Everhart. She worked at Adam’s Millis and retired from Dogwood Hosiery and was the current oldest member of Zion United Church of Christ. She enjoyed the simple life of spending time with her daughter, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and sisters, and had a love of cooking. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband and best friend of 71 years, Marshall Howard Hilton, on July 25, 2009; and sisters, Zona Ruth Everhart, Gertie Griffin, and Ruby Hilton. Surviving is a daughter, Linda Ridge, and her husband, Sam, of Thomasville; grandchildren, who she loved dearly and helped raise like her own, Michael Ridge and his wife Robin, of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Matt Ridge and his wife Candice, of Thomasville; g reat-g randchildren, Benjamin, Mattison, and Parker Ridge; and sisters, Dorothy Simerson, of Thomasville, Alline Payne and husband the Rev. Ardis D. Payne, of High Point, and Betty Sue Walker, of WinstonSalem. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Zion United Church of Christ with the Rev. James Simonds, the Rev. Dr. Joe D. Coltrane and the Rev. Ardis D. Payne officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Hilton will remain at J.C. Green & Sons Fu-

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neral Home in Thomasville until taken to the church thirty minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home on Saturday from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. and at other times at the home of her grandson, Matt Ridge. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Brenda, Karen, and Brenda for their loving care to both Mary and Howard. Memorials may be directed to Zion UCC, 130 Hasty School Road, or to Hospice of Davidson County, 200 Hospice Way, in Lexington. On-line condolences may be sent to www.jcgreenandsons. com. ***

Mary “Granny� Overman

Mrs. Mary Lee “Granny� Marley Overman, 85, a resident of 1000-A Liberty Arms, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at the Hospice Home at High Point. Born on Sept. 20, 1924, in Randolph County to William Alexander Marley and Rosie Bell Williams Marley, she retired from Thomasville Furniture Industries and was a member of Midway School Road Baptist Church. Funeral service will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Midway School Road Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Walker officiating. Interment will follow in Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Overman will remain at J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. and at other times at the home. Memorials may be directed to Midway School Road Baptist Church, 6735 Midway School Road. Online condolences may be sent to www.jcgreenandsons.com.

Leonard Smith

Leonard Smith, 84, died Wednesday, Feb., 10, 2010. A proud veteran, Mr. Smith was an active member of AUMC, the Lee County Chapter of Gideons International, the American Legion and the AU Athletic Director’s Club. Funeral service will be held in the Founder’s Chapel at Auburn United Methodist Church on Saturday at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancer Society, the Gideon Society, or Auburn United Methodist Church.

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CHURCH NOTES Discussion group

St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church of Thomasville will host a “Where is the Church going?” discussion group today at 3 p.m. The aim of the discussion group is to ponder and question the methods and theological foundations of the Christian faith and to identify different methods to reaching the local community and abroad. The group will be facilitated by Dr. T. Marquis Ramsey, pastor and professor emergent theology and divinity at The Insitute for Divinity Research. For more information, call of 475-7675 or visit ssbcthomasville@aol.com.

Gospel singing

Faith Baptist Church, 2984 Rob Cruthes Road in Archdale, will have gospel singing today at 6 p.m.

Teddy Bear dedication

Zion United Church of Christ will hold a Teddy Bear dedication on Sunday during the 10:30 a.m. worship. Brownie Troop No. 41674, which meets at Zion Church, has led an effort to collect stuffed animals. These animals will be given to officials in the Guilford and Davidson County Sheriff ’s offices, Hasty Volunteer Fire Department and the Thomasville Police De-

partment to give to small children in their times of crisis. The church is located at 130 Hasty School Road in Thomasville.

Sunday singing Landmark Baptist Church, 6055 Sunset View Drive in Archdale, will hold its second Sunday singing at 2:30 p.m. with New Jerusalem from Mt. Airy. The church will hold revival services Monday from Friday at 7:30 each night with Melvin Sisson from Somerset, Ky.

Taste of Judaism Temple Emanuel, Oakwood Drive in WinstonSalem will hold three one-hour presentations on the “Top 10” of Judaism on Feb. 16 and Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Join Rabbi Mark Strauss-Cohn as he speaks about the greatest topics in Jewish life. A 30 minute social will follow each presentation. The even is free and open to the public. For more information, call 722-6640 or visit templeemauel1@triad. rr.com.

Buffet breakfast dinner Johnsontown United Methodist Church will hold a buffet breakfasst dinner on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 5 to 5:30 p.m. The menu consists of eggs, country ham, ba-

con, sausage, grits, sausage gravy, pancakes, coffee, milk and orange juice. The cost is $7 for adults, $6 for children 612, and free for children under 6. The church is located at 1057 Johnsontown Road in Thomasville.

Country breakfast Hopewell United Methodist Church will hold a country breakfast buffet on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 7-10 a.m. The menu will include eggs, grits, biscuits, gravy, pancakes, bacon, sauage, ham and a choice of beverage. The cost is $7 for adults, $3 for children 6-12 and free for children 5 and under. Proceeds will benefit the building fund. The church is located at 4540 Hopewell Church Road in Trinity.

Gospel concert First Missionary Baptist Church, in conjunction with WEOM 103.1 FM, will celebrate Black History month with a day-long celebration on Feb. 27. Workshops will be held from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.; Guest speaker Phillip Metcalf will offer a sermon at 6 p.m., followed by awarads and fundraiser at 6:30 and a gospel concert at 7. Performing at the concert will be First Missionary Baptist Church Youth Choir; Salvation

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Lenten Concert The Memorial United Methodist Church chancel choir and chamber orchestra will present a Lenten concert: “The Seven Last Words of Christ,” an oratorio by Theodore Dubois. The concert will be held Sunday, March 14, at 7 p.m. in the church sanctuary. All are welcome. Scheduled soloists include Priscilla Oldaker, soprano, Neal Holladay, tenor, and Laverne Mohl, baritone. For more information, please contact the church office at 336472-7718.

Spring Cantata The Memorial United Methodist Church chancel choir and orchestra presents a Spring Cantata, “Simple Gifts,” featuring anthems by Mack Wilberg, Jay Rouse, Mary McDonald and Rene’ Clausen. The cantata focuses on the simple gifts – life, light and peace – and includes sacred and symphonic music as well as a multi-media presentation to inspire all the

senses. The cantata will be held on Palm Sunday, March 28, at 10:55 a.m. in the church sanctuary. The performance will feature more than 75 musicians. All are welcome to attend. The Memorial United Methodist Church is located at 101 Randolph St. For more information, contact the church office at 336-472-7718.

Relay for Life Most congregations and faith-based groups across the area have had members who have lost the fight against cancer, are currently fighting it or will sometime in the future face the possibility of fighting it. These groups are joining the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in the fight to find a cure for this disease. This year’s relay (a walking relay) will be held in High Point at S.W. High School Saturday, May 22, from noon to midnight. Relay team meetings are normally held the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Millis Center in downtown High Point. To enter a team, contact Rich Guilliouma at 336-905-7954 or rrichray@ email.com.

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Pastor Reginald M. Holiday and The Gate Church family will honor Davidson County teachers. Celebration and service invitation is extended to all city council officials and school board members. The service for Ledford High School and Thomasville High School will be held Sunday, Feb. 21, from 8-10 a.m. The service for Thomasville Primary School and Hasty Elementary School will be held Sunday, March 21, from 8-10 a.m. Services are purposed to honor the individuals who give much of themselves daily in support, preparation and the strengthening of the youth of the community. The celebration includes a breakfast and recognition program at 8 a.m. followed by Sunday morning worship at 9 a.m. with a special prayer for teachers, faculty and administration at the end of service. All teachers will be honored with certificates and keepsakes in addition to a selection of free items for the classroom such as dry eraser markers, pens/pencils, hand sanitizer, paper, calculators and more.

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BY ZACH KEPLEY Sports Editor LEXINGTON — Rivalry games can bring the best out of a team. Friday night, the Thomasville Bulldogs played the best they have all season, blowing out Lexington 66-28 in front of a packed house. Christina Carter and Jojo Davis were driving forces behind the domination, stealing the ball away with ease and finishing at the other end. Carter ended up with 16 points with Davis not far behind with 14. “They have not won in a while, and they wanted to win badly tonight,” said Thomasville head coach Lacardo Means. “We were making shots, had plenty of energy and just played well.” Playing well is an understatement.

Up 19-10 early in the second quarter, the Lady Bulldogs were playing well, but they far exceeded just playing well the rest of the half. Thomasville went off on their archrivals for 19 points in the final five minutes, taking a 38-19 lead into halftime. Six different Thomasville players scored during the stretch, and the Lady Bulldogs were doing something that has not happened for them much this season — making outside shots. They were hitting 3-pointers, making long jumpers and playing with a load of confidence. Lexington did not help themselves with careless ballhandling, but the THS pressure had a lot to do with it. When the Yellow Jackets did get into a halfcourt set, they rushed shots from the outside, instead of utilizing their huge height advantage inside with

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Johnson, Kahne get wins NASCARMEDIA.COM DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Michael McDowell summed up how drivers feel when they make the Daytona 500. He fini s h e d 14th in the first NASCAR Gatorade Duel here Thursday Johnson at Daytona International Speedway but, more importantly, he finished first amongst the drivers who had to race their way into NASC A R ’ s biggest event. A n d Max Papis joined him to earn the Kahne right to be a part of Sunday’s 43-car starting field. Nevermind that fourtime champion Jimmie Johnson nipped Kevin Harvick by inches at the finish line to win the race, it was McDowell and Papis’ time to shine. There were nine drivers in the first race who had to beat each other in order to make the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dayto-

na 500 starting field. McDowell and Papis were overcome with emotion and relished the accomplishment. For McDowell, it might make race fans forget his most famous highlight reel when he crashed and rolled spectacularly at Texas several years ago. Trailing Johnson and Harvick were Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Regan Smith, Jamie McMurray, AJ Allmendinger, Ryan Newman, David Ragan and Jeff Gordon. Greg Biffle was 11th after getting shuffled out of the lead some eight or nine laps from the finish of the 60-lap race. Hard-luck Michael Waltrip looked as though he was going to be one of the two “race-yourway-in” Daytona 500 starters but slipped up the race track and was bumped by Regan Smith. The contact sent Waltrip spinning off the track into the inside retaining wall. Todd Bodine made an impressive bid to get Kirk Shelmerdine’s Toyota in the race but fell one position shy. The race was run under a cool, overcast sky. Bill Elliott and Joe Nemechek will start the Daytona 500 based on their qualifying speeds.

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Daytona 500 Lineup 1. Mark Martin 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3. Jimmie Johnson 4. Kasey Kahne 5. Kevin Harvick 6. Tony Stewart 7. Kyle Busch 8. Juan Montoya 9. Clint Bowyer 10. Kurt Busch 11. Regan Smith 12. Elliott Sadler 13. Jamie McMurray 14. Martin Truex Jr. 15. A.J. Allmendinger 16. Joey Logano 17. Ryan Newman 18. Marcos Ambrose 19. David Ragan 20. David Reutimann 21. Jeff Gordon 22. Brian Vickers 23. Greg Biffle 24. Matt Kenseth 25. Denny Hamlin 26. Brad Keselowski 27. Carl Edwards 28. Mike Bliss 29. Michael McDowell 30. Scott Speed 31. Max Papis 32. Paul Menard 33. John Andretti 34. Robby Gordon 35. Travis Kvapil 36. Sam Hornish Jr. 37. Robert Richardson 38. Boris Said 39. Jeff Burton 40. Bill Elliott 41. Joe Nemechek 42. Bobby Labonte 43. Michael Waltrip

LEXINGTON — Davidson County Community College has a huge game looming today, so what better way to prepare for it than handing out a good, old-fashioned whooping. The Louisburg College junior varsity graciously agreed to come play the Storm after losing in a previous meeting by 27, and this outcome was just about the same. DCCC started slow, but filled the basket up with ease for much of the game to roll in a 94-67 contest. Rico Geter sank eight 3-pointers to lead the Storm with 26 points. Justin Glover chipped in with 18 points, Phillip Williams 15 (12 assists), Kimani Hunt 13 and Zack Williams 12.

Davidson jumped out to a 13-0 lead, but were not overly impressive in doing so. They lacked enthusiasm, and were able to build the lead thanks to poor shooting from the Hurricanes. Louisburg did not score until the 14:08 mark of the first half, and trimmed the deficit to eight four minutes later. DCCC (22-4) quickly shook out the cobwebs and dominated the Hurricanes the next five minutes. Started by a free throw, DCCC unleashed a 12-0 run in a flash, nailing a trio of 3-pointers and a bucket by Phillip Williams. O.J. Warfield converted a layup to break up the spell, but it only led to another spurt. This time

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SPORTS AREA SPORTS BRIEFS WRESTLING East splits in tri-match East Davidson defeated R.J. Reynolds 48-29 in one match on Thursday and lost to Southwest Guilford 49-28 in another. Winners for East in the first match were Dillon Wilder (forfeit), A.J. Holder (decision), Jamar Harrington (pin), Zack Brubaker (decision), Gabriel Torres (forfeit), Devin Nelson (pin), Chirs Bowen (pin), Jordon Beal (pin) and Josh White by forfeit. In the second match, Harrington, Nelson, Beal, Alan Godbolt and White all had wins. East is now 6-17 on the season.

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STORM From page B1 it was a 10-0 run, highlighted by some special play from the Storm. Glover kicked it all off with a slam on the break, and Geter followed that up with two 3s from the wing. Eric Potts dotted the exclamation point when Williams broke free on the break, tossed a pass behind his back to the trailing Potts, who threw it down one-handed over a Hurricane. By that point it was 40-12 and the game was pretty much over. DCCC maintained a 49-22 lead at the half. “At the beginning their zone really slowed us down and we did not do a good job penetrating,� said associate head coach Brandon Mullis, filling in for coach Matt Ridge who was tending to a family emergency. “The guys made a conscious effort to start attacking the gaps, and when we did that, the shooters were wide open. We are pretty good when we are wide open.� Geter continued to impress in the second half, making 3-pointers like they were layups. The lead grew to its highest point at 73-32, and the overmatched Hurricanes had no way of stopping the attack. Davidson had a decisive advantage on the boards, outrebounding Louisburg 57-29. Of the 57 rebounds, 18 of them came on the offensive glass, which DCCC converted into 18 second chance points. “We did a good job and only gave up 10 rebounds,� said Mullis. “We crashed offensively, so when we did miss we had second and third op-

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portunities to score.� Already having wrapped up the Tarheel Conference regular season championship, DCCC still has much to play for on Saturday in the conference finale against second-seeded Caldwell. The Cobras kept Davidson from winning it outright last year, and the Storm also have a chance of fin-

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Is firearms ownership respectable again? A couple is asleep in bed and the wife hears a bumping sound. She wakes the husband and tells him there’s a burglar in the house. He leans out of the bed, opens a nightstand drawer, and punches the security code on a gun lock box. The door pops open and the husband takes the gun out and starts cautiously down the stairs. This is followed by a comedic scene ending with him using safe gun handling techniques and choosing not to shoot his best friend who had unwisely dropped by in the middle of the night to talk without bothering to ring the doorbell. This scene didn’t come from The Armed Citizen, a page of the National Rifle Association’s magazine where about a dozen examples are related each month about real people saving their own lives by successfully and safely defending themselves with a gun. This scene came from a mainstream Hollywood movie, Couples Retreat. Last week, I went to a chick flick as a part of my “Show Your Wife You Love Her by Taking Her to a Chick Flick” program. As I watched the movie, I realized how far we’ve come in making firearms ownership an acceptable part of American life again. In the fifties, gun ownership was accepted as a mainstream part of life. Not everyone owned and shot guns, but it was widely accepted as normal behavior. In the late sixties, all that changed and all sorts of draconian gun laws were passed as part of an anti gun ownership campaign spawned by the assassinations of President Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy, and Reverend Martin Luther King. The sentiment was based more on emotional backlash than any real threat to civilized society by private gun ownership, but it did for a time become a hot political topic. In the movie scene, there was no negative judgment made on the husband for choosing to defend his home. The directors opted not to make him look like a kook because he owned a gun nor did they make him look like a sociopath for choosing to take an active part in protecting his family. I take that scene as a sign that gun owners are winning the war for respectability in the eyes of the American public and it makes me very happy.

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DICK JONES Outdoor Columnist If any group can be given the credit for this, it would be the National Rifle Association. While the NRA has been the brunt of countless jokes on Saturday Night Live and other mainstream comedic outlets, they kept their heads and stayed calm. With mainstream media ridiculing the need for individual gun ownership, the NRA stayed on message. Instead of insulting the opposition, they calmly set about the task of educating their members so their members could educate those who mildly opposed or were neutral about firearms issues. By focusing on those Americans who didn’t hold a strong opinion about gun ownership, the NRA was able to strengthen their position. Obviously, those with strong anti gun sentiments aren’t going to be converted by arguments or name calling and debates with the opposition isn’t likely to do much good. What the strategy planners at NRA did was remind its membership that evangelism to draw the mainstream public into the ranks of gun owners would be much more effective than telling everyone that their guns could only be taken by prying them from their cold dead fingers. I suppose it’s true that the NRA is one of the largest special interest groups in the United States but the reason NRA has five million members is because they were so effective in getting so many people to agree with their goals. Through informing their membership on the issues and stressing firearms safety through training and educational programs, they’ve managed to make a negative position on private gun ownership a political liability. As a result, most politicians who oppose private gun ownership are pretty quiet about that position in today’s political arena. That level of acceptance for gun ownership is reflected in record

numbers of firearms sales. Concealed Carry permits are at an all time high, and shooting events and hunting are more respectable today than they have been since the fifties. Record numbers of women are not only buying firearms but are enjoying recreational shooting as well. Years ago, at a meeting of the North Carolina Rifle and Pistol Association, NRA Representative Fred Edgecomb, reminded us that, for us to win, we had to do more than keep our guns, we had to retain the right to hunt with and use them and that the only way to do that was to make shooting a mainstream activity. Seeing Vince Vaughn defend his home in a chick movie reminded me that we, with the leadership of the National Rifle Association, have made great strides in doing just that.

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Blue Devil run late buries Tar Heels BY BRYAN STRICKLAND Durham Herald Sun CHAPEL HILL — Duke’s shooting struggles away from home nearly sunk to new depths Wednesday night, of all times, on the Blue Devils’ shortest but most significant trip of the season. The Blue Devils, however, found their touch just in time to keep North Carolina in the depths of despair. Duke, hitting barely one out of every four shots heading to the final seven minutes all tied up with the Tar Heels, hit six of its final seven shots to take control and finish off a 64-54 victory at the Smith Center. The No. 8 Blue Devils (20-4, 8-2 ACC) maintained first place in the ACC with their third victory in the past five trips to Chapel Hill, though just their second win overall in the teams’ eight most recent meetings. The Tar Heels (13-11, 2-7) scored the fewest points in the Roy Williams era to drop closer to the ACC cellar with their fourth consecutive loss. “I thought both teams played really hard; buckets were hard to come by,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “For us to keep up our defense and rebounding throughout, when the ball wasn’t going in the basket, was a big thing.” With the ball not going in for Duke inside the 3point line at an amazing rate — the Blue Devils had missed 31 of 34 twopoint attempts at one juncture — and with UNC making matters difficult with 12 blocked shots, the Tar Heels were able to inch ahead 43-39 with about 12 minutes left. But from that point until the final minute, the Tar Heels misfired on 9 of 11 shots on their way to 34.5-percent shooting, marginally better than Duke’s 31.9-percent effort. During UNC’s drought, Duke’s offense finally caught up to its defense and rebounding. With big man Lance Thomas out with what appears to be a significant knee injury, Duke freshman Mason Plumlee started the decisive spurt, grabbing one of Duke’s 23 offensive rebounds and slamming it backwards over his head for a 47-45 lead with 7:01 left. Duke never trailed again. “We kept getting blocked inside, so you’ve got to try something new eventually,” said Plumlee, who finished with seven points and nine rebounds. “I shot-faked and used the rim to block off the shot blockers. “I was just trying to get the shot off without getting it blocked again.” The power of the play seemed to dislodge whatever had been blocking the Duke’s basket. Jon Scheyer, who paced all scorers with 24 points, hit a runner through the lane the next time down. After Will Graves, who led UNC with 13 points, answered with a 3-pointer, Scheyer came right back with one of his five 3-point shots. After baskets by Duke’s Nolan Smith and UNC’s John Henson, Kyle Singler (19 points) received a perfect pass from big

man Brian Zoubek cutting through the lane for a layup. Scheyer hit another 3-pointer after Marcus Ginyard had barely missed one for UNC. Just like that, Duke led 59-50 with less than three minutes to go. “We had the mentality that we were just going to keep attacking and not let anything faze us,” said Smith, who scored all 10 of his points in the second half. “It started with our defense. We were able to get some easy things off defense and offensive rebounding, and the guys just kept fighting.” The Blue Devils hit 9 of 18 shots from 3-point range, with Scheyer going 5-of-9 and Singler 4of-5, though much of the long-distance damage came in the first half. Duke shot just 22.5 percent in the first half, including a remarkable 3of-28 inside the line (10.7 percent), but the Devils drilled 6-of-12 from 3point range to lead 28-27 at the break. Duke claimed a 28-24 lead late in the half on a 3-pointer by Singler and a follow shot by Plumlee, who made two of Duke’s three two-pointers in the half. UNC sophomore Larry Drew II broke free from a mad scramble and converted a three-point play with 2.8 seconds left to tighten things up again and give the Tar Heels some momentum they maintained — for a while. “For about 30 minutes, I thought it was a really good basketball game,” Williams said. “Their work on the offensive boards was a killer, and I think our inability to put the ball in the basket does hurt. “No moral victories. We’ve got to play better.”

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SPORTS WINS From page B1 Duel No. 2 Kasey Kahne held on at the end to win the second Gatorade Duel by a narrow margin over Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya. The final lap had a huge crowd on its feet cheering as the leaders sped through the tri-oval and a slew of “go-or-go-homers” battled for two coveted spots in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 back in the field. Two drivers had to beat eight others to claim a starting spot in NASCAR’s biggest race. Mike Bliss, driving a Tommy Baldwyn Chevrolet, held off Casey Mears and others to finish 13th and grabbed the first of two spots. Red Bull Racing’s Scott Speed finished one spot back to take the other spot. Speed’s effort cleared the way for Michael Waltrip to make the Daytona 500 on qualifying speed after misfor-

THUMP From page B1 Jazmine Carter and Domonique Murphy. Carter did end up with 11 points to lead Lexington, but much of those came on offensive rebounds she put back up and in. Thomasville continued to dominate after intermission, lulling the large crowd to sleep who were anticipating the boys’s game to follow. The Lady Bulldogs scored 21 points in the third quarter, while their counterparts accounted for only one basket. Lexington’s lone hoop came with 4:48 on the clock, and they would not score again until late in the fourth quarter. THS led 66-21 with 3:49 left and deservedly brought home a much needed win for team morale. “Things just went our way tonight,” said Means. “I wish we could have saved some for another game, but I am happy for them.” Sports Editor Zach Kepley can be reached at 8883631, or at kepley@tvilletimes.com.

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tune prevented him from making the field in the first qualifying event. Bobby Labonte claimed the final starting spot with a provisional awarded to former champions. Trailing Kahne, Stewart and Montoya were Kurt Busch, Elliott Sadler, Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano, Marcos Ambrose, David Reutimann and Brian Vickers. Dale Earnhardt Jr., led from the front row but encountered tire problems and finished 27th. A - High Point/Archdale/Guilford Co. Ê - Sports D - Davidson Co. Ë - News/Talk

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BUSINESS LabCorp to bring 346 jobs to Greensboro Medical testing company to open billing operation

TIMES STAFF REPORT

RALEIGH — Gov. Bev Perdue announced Friday that Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings Inc., a national provider of medical laboratory testing services, will open a new billing operations office in Guilford County. The company will create 346 jobs and invest $4 million during the next three years in Greensboro. The project was made possible in part by a $275,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. “Creating jobs continues to be my top priority. Medical and biotechnology firms know that North Carolina is the perfect place to locate, invest and grow their operations,”

Gov. Perdue said. “Our top business climate and dedicated workforce continue to attract nationally known companies like LabCorp.” LabCorp, headquartered in Burlington, provides testing services for medical lab specimens, drug testing, diagnostic support, cancer detection and other services to doctors, hospitals and other health-care providers. The company, which has labs and other facilities nationwide, plans to consolidate billing operations into a new office in Greensboro. The company will create 346 new jobs in Guilford County and transfer approximately 50 positions from its Burlington billing operation to the new office in Greensboro. “LabCorp has historically made major investments in the Piedmont Triad Region, including the construction of our new corporate headquarters in Burlington, job creation in Alamance

County and now creation of jobs in our new national billing operation in Greensboro,” said David P. King, chairman and chief executive officer of LabCorp. “We are proud to underscore LabCorp’s commitment to supporting economic growth in the Triad, Burlington and Alamance County.” The One North Carolina Fund provides financial assistance to attract business projects that will stimulate economic activity and create new jobs in the state. Companies receive no money up front and must meet job creation and investment performance standards to qualify for grant funds. These grants also require and are contingent upon local matches. “During these tough economic times, it’s important that North Carolina make the critical investments to create jobs and grow businesses,” said Sen. Don Vaughan. “Our highly-skilled,

knowledgeable workforce continues to be a driving decision for companies to expand and to relocate to North Carolina,” said Rep. Pricey Harrison. North Carolina continues to have a topranked business climate. Through Gov. Perdue’s JobsNOW initiative, the state will work aggressively to create jobs, train and retrain its workforce, and lay the foundation for a strong and sustainable economic future. Other partners who assisted with this project include: the N.C. Department of Commerce, N.C. Community Colleges, Guilford County, City of Greensboro, Guilford Technical Community College, Greensboro Economic Development Alliance and the Greensboro/High Point/Guilford County Workforce Development Board. For more information about LabCorp, including job opportunities, go to www.labcorp.com.

The publisher of High Point Enterprise, Thomasville Times, and Archdale-Trinity News is not liable for slight typographical errors or other minor mistakes that do not lessen the value of the advertisement. The publisherʼs liability for other errors is limited to the publication of the advertisement or the refund of money paid for the advertisement. Please check your advertisement on the first day of publication. The High Point Enterprise, Thomasville Times, or Archdale-Trinity News will not give credit after the first insertion. The High Point Enterprise, Thomasville Times, or Archdale-Trinity News will not be held libel for the omission of an advertisement. All claims for adjustments must be made within 7 business days of insertion of advertisement.

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Legals NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as the Executrix of the estate of Alda Dorsett Loflin, deceased, of Davidson County, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate to present the same, duly proven, to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of April, 2010 otherwise this notice will be plead in bar of recovery. All person, firms, and corporations indebted to the estate will please me prompt settlement with the Executrix. Deborah E. Loflin Executrix of the Estate of Alda Dorsett Loflin 220 Woodrow Ave. High Point, N.C. 27262 J. Frank Green Attorney at Law 22 West Guilford St. Thomasville, N.C. 27360 (336)475-0557 January 23, 30, 2010 February 6, 13, 2010

State recycling data shows positive trends

First Bank Insurance Services acquires The Insurance Center TIMES STAFF REPORT

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RALEIGH – As detailed in the North Carolina Solid Waste Annual Report, the total amount of material recycled last year by North Carolina municipalities and counties increased by 40,000 tons from the previous fiscal year. The tonnage increase represents a 3.2 percent rise during a year in which total landfill disposal fell by 12.2 percent. “It is remarkable to see this kind of increase during a recession, and it bodes well for North Carolina’s ability to create jobs and grow the economy around the recovery of materials,” said Scott Mouw, chief of Community and Business Assistance in the N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance. The opposite trajectory of recycling and waste disposal tonnages produced the first rise in the ratio of recycling to disposal in many years from 0.11 to 0.13. This result may indicate that, in addition to a poor economy, increased recycling is part of the reason why disposal declined. Factors that helped account for improved recycling performance include a nine percent jump in paper and a 22 percent leap in glass recovery, driven mostly by local government collection of bar and restaurant containers under the ABC recycling program. An 11 percent increase in plastic recycling and a doubling of oil filter collection programs helped local governments get ahead of the disposal bans that took effect on those materials in October 2009. Local governments also boosted electronics recycling efforts by 64 percent, with total recovery approaching 4,000 tons. The number of households receiving curbside recycling service also grew slightly. Last year’s figures are still down from the high water mark of 1.35 million tons collected the previous year. A par-

tial explanation for last year’s numbers falling short of the previous year is the effect of the recession, which dampened consumption and the generation of recyclable materials. Yard waste totals were also down last year from the previous year, likely due to the lingering effects of the drought that resulted in the generation of less grass, leaves and other yard wastes. As a supplement to the recycling data in the state Solid Waste Management Annual Report, the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, or DENR, today released the rankings of counties and their recycling performances for last year. The totals include tonnage recycled by both county and municipal programs within the county. The rankings show the wide range of performance across the state and once again challenge some conventional thinking about why some counties do better than others. For example, although poorer, rural counties might be expected to struggle with recycling, the top 10 counties include some remote jurisdictions that have consistently performed well in the state rankings. “As DENR has done these rankings over the years, it has become clear that a number of other factors besides location and economic conditions really help determine any given county’s performance,” said Paul Crissman, chief of the Solid Waste Section of the N.C. Division of Waste Management. “It often has as much to do with the commitment and leadership of local decision-makers with respect to offering excellent recycling services as it does with a local government’s geographical spot on the state map.” Examples of small rural counties performing consistently well in the recycling rankings include Swain, Macon, Pamlico, Polk, Dare and Watauga counties.

TROY — First Bancorp (NASDAQ - FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, announces today that its insurance subsidiary, First Bank Insurance Services, Inc., has completed the acquisition of The Insurance Center, Inc., a Montgomery County based property and casualty insurance agency with over 500 customers. The acquisition was effective on February 11, 2010. Kim Birckhead, President of The Insurance Center, will serve in a temporary role to ensure a smooth transition of her customers to First Bank Insurance Services. Ms. Birckhead addressed her customers, “I am pur-

suing a new career, but it was important to me to make sure I moved your account to a local company that I could trust to take good care of you. You are in good hands with Jeff Morris and First Bank Insurance Services.” Jeff Morris, Vice President of First Bank Insurance Services, stated, “I have known Kim for many years and always admired her attention to customer service, on which we also place great emphasis.” Mr. Morris addressed Ms. Birckhead’s customers, “Welcome to First Bank Insurance Services. We have already put in a lot of work to ensure a seamless transition. You will receive a welcome letter in the coming days,

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The Classifieds NORTH CAROLINA DAVIDSON COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Sharon Farrell Ward, late of 626 Bowers Road, Lexington, Davidson C o u n t y , N o r t h C a r o l i n a , t h e undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit t h e m t o t h e undersigned, c/o Angela Kreinbrink, McAllister & Tyrey, PLLC, P.O. Box 5006, 201 Neal Place, High Point, North Carolina 27262 on or before the 17th day of May, 2010 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or c o r p o r a t i o n s indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 13th February, 2010.

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Piedmont Crossing, a continuing care retirement community, located in Thomasville, is seeking a Certified Medication Technician that desires a working environment where quality care and teamwork are priority. The Assisted Living (Adult Care Home) CMT provides medication administration, direct resident care, and assists the resident to reach and maintain the highest level of functioning under the direction of a RN in accordance with physician’s orders, company and industry standards and federal and state regulations. Successful candidates will have current CMT and CNA certification with a minimum of three onths work experience. Position will work every other weekend. 7-3 and 3-11. Piedmont Crossing offers competitive wages, flexible scheduling and great benefits. Please apply in person at 100 Hedrick Drive, Thomasville, NC 27360 www.piedmontcros sing.org. EOE RN CASE MANAGER Full time RN Nurse Case Manager to p r o v i d e c a s e m a n a g e m e n t services for North Carolina Medicaid patients in Davidson County. Two years experience in medical case management and/or public health preferred. Applicants must have excellent o r a l / w r i t t e n communication skills and be able to work i n d e p e n d e n t l y . Computer skills required. Position r e q u i r e s s o m e local/state travel; reliable transportation required. Excellent employee benefits. Attention: Cherie Ross a t hrcm@ncaccesscare. org or mail to 3500 Gateway Centre Boulevard, Suite 130 Morrisville, NC 27560-8501. Please reference Davidson county.

Customer Service Representative: Candidate must have experience in the Customer Service field. Experience in the corrugated and packaging industry a plus.

WELL KEPT HOME with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths on large lot. Den could be a third bedroom or master suite. Home has a paved drive and in good location. $109,900

OLDER HOME with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room, dining room and kitchen on 3.43 acres in the county. $89,900

BRICK AND ROCK with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, hardwood floors, tile w/ lots of extras. Triple garage and paved drive on 2 acres. $295,000

NEED MORE ROOM? 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, with partial basement (some of it finished), fresh paint in living room and bedrooms. New carpet in bedrooms. Double garage in basement on .94 acres. $149,900.

Designer: Candidate must have experience in the Designer/High Graphic field. Experience in the corrugated and packaging industry a plus. Help Desk Technician/IT Assistant: Candidate will handle ERP software and will concentrate on software not hardware. Candidate will be trained on the ERP package and will be expected to train on a corporate level. They will also train and implement new software modules as needed. Strong slills in the MS office suite, particularly MS Excel (an understanding of writing Macros is a plus). Candidate will also need to have an understanding of database platforms. Please send resume to: Human Resource Department, P. O. Box 1625, Laurinburg, NC 28352 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 08 CVS 6788 NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY PIEDMONT AVIATION CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, v.

GOOD FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS or NEED LOTS OF ROOM? This home has 4 investors. Brick home with 3 bed- bedrooms, 3 baths, with over 2500sf. rooms, 1 bath. $49,500. Home has a large den in basement. Nice lot with double garage on main and garage and workshop in basement. $189,500 FIRST TIME BUYER take advantage of $8000 tax credit! This home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace in living room. Fresh paint & new floor covering. $99,500.

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OVER 13 ACRES IN EAST DAVIDSON DISTRICT. $139,900 LAND FOR SALE 13.05 ACRES fenced and perfect for horses. Stall and septic tank on property. $89,900 509678©HPE

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TO: Levora Martin 322 Myrtle Drive, Apt. D Thomasville, NC 27360 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the aboveentitled action. The nature of relief being sought is as follows: money owed on account. You are required to make defense to such pleading within forty (40) days from January 30, 2010 or not later than March 12, 2010, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you may apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 30th day of January, 2010. Jeffery B. Watson, Esq. Attorney for Piedmont Aviation Credit Union 50 Cemetery Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (336) 793-0111 January 30, 2010 February 6, 13, 2010

B8 – Thomasville Times – Saturday, February 13, 2010

POLICE REPORTS

All entries in the section are based on information provided in police reports from the Thomasville Police Department.

Jan. 24

• Joshua Lee Curry (WM, 23) arrested on charge of resist, delay, obstruct a police officer at 305 James Ave. • Charles Houston Chambers (WM, 52) arrested on charge of impaired driving at 499 Morton St. • Akeem Antione Rainey (BM, 19) arrested on charge of unauthorized use of motor vehicle at 7 W. Guilford St. • Stephen Ray Brisson (WM, 18) arrested on charge of possessing a controlled substance at Pine Street. • Lisa Conrad Cecil (WF, 430 arrested on charge of worthless check at 207 Larkspur Lane. • Kristin Billings (WF, 18) arrested on charge of failure to appear at 109 Black Ave. • James Riley Eddins (WM, 35) arrested on charge of breaking and entering into vehicle at 112 E. Guilford St.

Jan. 27

• Kimberly Dawn Prater (WF, 18) arrested on charge of telephoning repeatedly at 7 W. Guilford St. • Douglas Eugene Parrish (WM, 46) arrested on charge of assault inflicting serious injury at 609 Culbreth Ave. • Patricia Ann Conklin (WF, 24) arrested on charge of telephoning repeatedly at 7 W. Guilford St. • Sarah Cortez Parada (WF, 220 arrested on charge of telephoning repeatedly at 7 W. Guilford St. • Eric Moreno Cervantes (WM, 34) arrested on charge of possession with intent to sell a controlled substance at 848 Julian Ave. • Rigoberto Villa (WM,

30) arrested on charge of trafficking marijuana at 848 Julian Ave. • Fast Track victim of larceny at 1140 Randolph St. • Jasmine Nikole Holmes (BF, 19) arrested on charge of assault and battery at 725 Trotter St. • William Harold Roberts (WM, 33) arrested on charge of possessing drug paraphernalia at 1 Unity St.

Ave. • Johnny Stanley (WM, 25) arrested on charge of simple assault at 300 Goforth. • Gregory Douglas Hairston (WM, 31) arrested on charge of hit and run property damage at 109 Browning Drive.

Feb. 2 • Kelly Ann Decker (WF, 37) arrested on charge of simple assault and battery at 513 Julian Ave.

Jan. 28 • Donald Eugene Loman (WM, 41) arrested on charge of misdemeanor larceny at 7 W. Guilford St. • Wallace Nathaniel Burnside (BM, 42) arrested on charge of breaking and entering at 106 Winston St. • Calvin Junior Bennett (BM, 45) arrested on charge of financial card transaction fraud at 12 Cox Ave.

Jan. 29 • Jose Luis Garcia (WM, 24) arrested on charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor at 410 Unity St. • Judarius Jamar Quick (BM, 20) arrested on charge of communicating threats at 1024 Blair St.

Feb. 4 • John Henry Lawson (WM, 52) arrested on charge of failure to appear at 100 Taylor St. • Phillip Wesley Lones (WM, 22) arrested on charge of assault by pointing a gun at 7 W. Guilford St. • Joshua Blake Lambert (WM, 25) arrested on charge of communicating threats at 1503 Kingston Place. • Phillip Wayne Mattox (WM, 48) arrested on charge of worthless check at 3612 Walton Lane in High Point. • Donald Darris Keaton (WM, 37) arrested on charge of assault serious bodily injury at 18 Salem St.

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Jan. 30 • Whitney Nicole Montford (BF, 20) arrested on charge of assault and battery at 813 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Feb. 1 • Nathan Eugene Carter (WM, 22) arrested on charge of intoxicated and disruptive at 31 Ward St. • Angel Alejadra Rojas (WF, 17) arrested on charge of adulterates/ misbrands any food, drug or cosmetic at 500 Watson Ave. • Cierra Nicole Roseboro (BF, 16) arrested on charge of adulterates/ misbrands any food, drug or cosmetic at 500 Watson

SCHOOL MENUS Thomasville City Schools

Monday, Feb. 15 — Breakfast: Danish, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Chili Con Carne w/beans, ham and cheese, sandwich, chef salad, taco salad, potato wedges, steamed cabbage. Tuesday, Feb. 16 — Breakfast: Chicken biscuit, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Smoked sausage, cornbread, cheeseburger, chef salad, steamed cabbage, seasoned corn, chilled peaces, fresh fruit. Wednesday, Feb. 17 — Breakfast: Cereal w/animal crackers, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Pizza, chef salad, navy beans, tossed salad, congealed fruit, fresh fruit, milk. Thursday, Feb. 18 — Breakfast: Pancake on a stick, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken parmesan, chef salad, turkey/dressing supreme, seasoned green beans, chilled pears, cherry. Friday, Feb. 18 — Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: BBQ sandwich, taco salad, baked potato, stewed apples, fruit juice, fresh fruit, milk.

Davidson County Schools

Monday, Feb. 15 — Breakfast: Pancake and sausage on a stick, assorted fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Pizza, spaghetti w/roll, mini corn dogs, green beans, baby carrots

w/dip, garden salad, apricots, assorted fresh fruit. Tuesday, Feb. 16 — Breakfast: Chicken fillet, assorted fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Hot dog w/ slaw and chili, chicken poppers w/roll, vegetable beef soup, black-eyed peas, vegetable medley, garden salad, pears, assorted fresh fruit. Wednesday, Feb. 17 — Breakfast: Super donut, assorted fresh fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken nuggets w/roll, Sloppy Joe on a bun, pizza dippers, green peas, steamed carrots, garden salad, strawberry cups, assorted fresh fruit. Thursday, Feb. 18 — Breakfast: Egg and cheese omelet on English muffin, assorted fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Quesadillas, nachos, turkey and gravy casserole, potato roasters, vegetarian beans, lettuce and tomato, fruit cocktail, assorted fresh fruit, apricot cobbler. Friday, Feb. 19 — Breakfast: Peanut butter and jelly breakfast sandwich, assorted fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken fillet, hamburger, cheeseburger, steak and cheese sub, steamed broccoli, sweet potato fries, lettuce and tomato, applesauce, assorted fresh fruit. * Cereal and toast served daily with breakfast. * Chef salad meal w/ crackers, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, boxed raisins, dried cherries and milk offered daily.

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