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Suspect in armed robbery sought BY LISA WALL Editor
Thomasville Police are searching for a man they believe robbed Members Credit Union Monday morning. Kelvin James Crosby, 28, has been identified as a suspect in the case by the Thomasville Police Department, and is wanted on a charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon. Crosby was last known to be living in High
just as she should have Point. He is wanted on — and the suspect left similar charges in High on foot in an unknown Point and Winston-Sadirection.” lem, according to a TPD At this time, police are press release. not releasing any infor“We received a call at mation on the type of 10:25 a.m. Monday and weapon used in the robwere told there was an armed robbery in progCrosby bery. Anyone with inforress at [Member Credit mation regarding this Union] 100 Lines St.,” said TPD Sgt. Les Rickard. “He crime or Crosby’s whereabouts, entered the bank and demand- are asked to contact the TPD at 475-4260 or Thomasville Crime ed an undisclosed amount of money. The teller cooperated — Stoppers at 476-TIPS (8477).
CRIME STOPPERS Anyone with information on Crosby’s whereabouts are asked to call 476-TIPS. All calls are confidential.
Improvements to Davidson Academy property approved BY KARISSA MINN Staff Writer
The Davidson County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to fund improvements to the former Davidson Academy property, which the board purchased in July. Assistant County Manager Zeb Hanner said that commissioners originally were given a cost of $327,000, but that number was reduced to $272,019 after taking out in-house labor costs. The two buildings will be used by Davidson County Senior Services, Davidson County Parks and Recreation and DavidsonWorks. It will allow DavidsonWorks to be located nearer to the Employment Security Commission, and it also will give the county health department more room in the building it shares with the organization. Local citizen Barney Hill spoke against the budget amendment during the public address, objecting to commissioners spending more money on the property after their $1.825 million purchase. “On the night of the vote, the chairman told you that you were buying a ‘turnkey facility,’” Hill said. “It’s not ‘turnkey’ if it needs $272,000 of upfits.” The amendment was approved 6-1, with Commissioner Larry Potts voting against. Potts said that he appreciated the work done by county employees to estimate and reduce the cost, but he didn’t see why
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TREE TRIMMING TIME Roy McMahon prepares a Christmas tree for a customer Tuesday night at Goldies Christmas Tree Lot, located at the corner of National Highway and Hasty School Road near Midway Plaza. Goldies offers fresh trees ranging in price from $23.50 to $30 from 9 a.m. to 9 a.m. daily.
Program looks to fill Christmas ‘wish lists’ BY LISA WALL Editor
There is little more heart warming than seeing the joy on a child’s face as they rip into paper and ribbons on Christmas morning to find that special gift. Fairgrove Family Resource Center is working to ensure that every child can enjoy that experience this Christmas. Through their Gifts from the Heart program, the resource center is looking for sponsors for more than 350 children who otherwise might not have a gift under the tree this year. “Gifts from the Heart is a very rewarding experience for anyone that participates in the program,” said Terri Nelson, director of Fairgrove Family Resource Center (FFRC). “Many families sponsor children in lieu of exchanging gifts with each other because they want to make sure that there is no child that wakes up Christmas morning without a gift under the tree. “Our goal is to make sure that there isn’t any child wondering why Santa didn’t come to see me.” Sponsors for Gifts from the Heart are asked to spend $100 for each child. A clearly defined “wish list” is given to the sponsor, which includes items of need and a few wants
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Organization highlights other families with ‘extreme’ needs BY KARISSA MINN Staff Writer This month, one family battling cancer in Davidson County received a dream home from ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” with the help of thousands of volunteers and supporters. The Creasey family of Lexington needed the help that was given to them, but so do many other families all across the county. Caron Myers, director of Davidson County Cancer Services, said that there are 700 cancer patients currently in the county. A significant number of them are so sick that they can’t work or do repairs on their own home. “We already knew that there were
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several needs in the community,” Myers said. “What the extreme home makeover has done is let us know that together, this community could rally together and do this for other families.” The family of Kate Thornton, who was diagnosed with leukemia last August, was in the running for the extreme home makeover. The Thomasville family may not have received a dream home, but Kate is getting to take her first trip to Walt Disney World in Florida, thanks to the MakeA-Wish Foundation, which helps grant the wishes of children with lifethreatening illnesses. She left Sunday and is coming back Saturday.
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Four-year-old Kate Thornton rides with her mother Susan See NEEDS, Page 11 Saturday in the Thomasville Christmas Parade.
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What’s happening? Holiday waste collection schedule
The Solid Waste Department will be closed Nov. 26 and 27 in observance of Thanksgiving. Garbage and Recycling routes will be altered the following days: Garbage and recycling routes week of Nov. 23-27: • Wednesday and Thursday routes will be collected Wednesday. • Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4 • Friday Nov. 27 route will be collected on Monday • Monday route will be collected Tuesday • Tuesday route will be collected Wednesday • Wednesday and Thursday routes will be collected Thursday • Friday will be regular schedule If items are not collected on listed day, please leave at the curb for next day collection
Fairgrove auction
Fairgrove Family Resource Center will hold its annual auction on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. at Fair Grove Elementary School gymnasium. A variety of items will be up for auction, including a Dempsey Essick painting, signed NASCAR memorablia, furniture, gift baskets, Wake Forest basketball tickets and more. All proceeds will benefit the center’s programs, which assists local families in crisis.
Loose leaf collection
The City of Thomasville currently is working to on Loose Leaf Collection. Please rake all leaves to the curb free
of any debris (i.e. rocks, trash, limbs). If leaves are mixed with any debris, they will not be collected. Pursuant to solid waste code; section 66-4; leaves should be kept out of the street so as not to impede traffic flow.
Claxton fruit cakes The Silver Valley Civitan Club has over 1,000 pounds Claxton Old Fashion Fruit Cake available for sale. The holiday treat may be obtained from any member, several local businesses or by calling Sales Manager Jerry Surratt at 472-1428. One and two pound cakes are available at $3.50 per pound. This is the 51st year that the Silver Valley club has sold Claxton Fruit Cake and now exceeds 73,000 pounds in total sales. Proceeds are used for numerous Civitan community service projecs including Project Santa Claus.
Gifts from the Heart Fairgrove Family Resource Center is now collecting gifts for local children for Christmas. Residents can call the resource center at 472-7217 to select a child to fill their wish list. Individual gifts of clothes and toys are also accepted. Donations can also be made to help the resource center purchase gifts for children of families in crisis. For more information about the program, call Terri Nelson at 472-7217.
Midway Christmas Parade The Midway Christmas Parade will be held Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. Starting at 9:30 a.m., there will be food, craft and music on the lawn of Oak Forest Methodist Church across from Cagney’s (formerly Country Kitchen Rest.) The event is free and open to the public. Midway is located on Old US Hwy 52, 10 miles north of Lexington.
Craft event The High Point Public Library at 901 North Main St., will host a series of free demonstrations of fun and easy seasonal crafts on Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Many people enjoy creating handmade decorations and gifts to share with fam-
ily and friends. They are a great way to spend quality time with loved ones and can even be an economical way to celebrate the holidays. Library staff will be sharing their favorite seasonal crafts throughout the day. Every hour a new decoration or gift idea will be demonstrated. Several of the crafts may be made by participants as they follow the demonstration. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 883-3646.
Christmas crafts Join the Davidson County Department of Senior Services Senior Dynamics program to create several different Christmas Ornaments to hang on a loved ones Christmas tree or your own tree at home. The classes will be held on Mondays, Dec. 7, 14 and 21, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Thomasville Senior Center, located at 211 W. Colonial Drive in suite 103. The fee for this program is $2. All materials will be provided. Advance registration is required. For more information or to register, please call 474-2754. Deadline for registration is Dec. 2.
Luminary Service Forest Hill Memorial Park in Lexington will hold a Luminary Service on Dec. 5. There will be a flame burning to celebrate the lives of loved ones cherished and missed. Donations for each luminary will be accepted to raise money for the American Red Cross, West Lexington Volunteer Firemen and Locks of Love. For more information, call 248-5312.
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 checks are being provided by CareSouth Home Care Professionals and Piedmont Home Care. For more information, call 242-2290.
Thomasville Library Trivia Q: A spooked turkey can run how many miles an hour? A: 20 miles an hour Q: What utensils did the pilgrims eat with at the first thanksgiving? A: Their hands, a spoon and a knife Q: What is a baby turkey called? A: a poult Q: What year did congress declare Thanksgiving as a national holiday? A: 1941 True or False: Turkeys have heart attacks. A: True: When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead. True of False: Turkeys can drown if they look up when it is raining. A: True
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Sunday Mostly Sunny 58/35
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Thursday, November 26, 2009 – Thomasville Times – 3
BUSINESS Find your strengths and be grateful for them Congdon rings NASDAQ’s closing bell TaylorMade
MARILYN TAYLOR Business Columnist
Do you believe yourself to be a talented individual? This question opened last week’s article and a new series on Strengths Finder. It’s an interesting question to consider for people at any age. I hope the answer is YES. Let’s try a follow up question. Can you NAME your strengths? It isn’t all that easy to talk about what one does well. There are many reasons for that, but one is we have not had a common, well developed “strengths language� in our culture. The Gallup organization looks to change that with their arsenal of books and longitudinal studies. They are making headway through the widespread use of their Strengths Finder findings and assessment materials. After taking the online assessment www. strengthstest.com ) the learning begins right away. Your top five ‘themes’ are revealed. These themes are your talents, raw mate-
rial which can become strengths with focused effort. The list of themes includes new language – words we know but may not have connected with the idea of talent. Examples include Activator, Arranger, Empathy, Focus, Input, Maximizer, and Woo. Do these words sound like talents to you? They may by the time you’ve finished reading. Detailed descriptions accompany each theme, along with ways that it can be put to good use. Although ingesting this information can be a powerful self-awareness moment, sharing the information with others is a powerful exercise of another sort. It’s exciting and fun to swap strengths stories with people who are learning the same system. But the benefits go way beyond enjoyment‌. Have you been through team building activities designed to build team spirit or to help the team work together better? Some of these exercise are a waste of time, others are helpful and informative. Please put Strengths Finders 2.0 in the “it worksâ€? category. Recently I used SF 2.0 as I worked with approximately 25 adults who met and work together routinely on a volunteer basis. Everyone took some
version of the SF test. As each person took time to share personal reflections on their strengths, you could have heard a pin drop. All were fully tuned in to hear about the strengths of their fellow group members. But something else happened as they listened. Natural affirmations came out. “Yep ~ “I can see it. You’re just like that�. Or, “Yeah, I’ve seen you use that strength time and again. You ARE really good at that�. Team building happens naturally when members are self-aware enough and selfless enough to bring their best to the group. They’ve got some new words now, some new language to describe themselves and each other. It’s positive language too, that can encourage and build up – and that is a good thing. Today is Thanksgiving, a day we focus on the good things we have been given. May we be grateful for them all. Marilyn Taylor is the owner of Taylor Training and a certified coach/corporate trainer with the Boston Coaching Company, home of PaperRoom System for Coaching. For more information, taylortrain@lexcominc.net or 249-3194.
TIMES STAFF REPORT Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODFL) President and CEO, David S. Congdon, presided over the NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. “We are pleased to preside over the NASDAQ’s Closing Bell to honor our 75th anniversary, as well as our long and fruitful relationship with NASDAQ,� Congdon said. “In the 18 years since our initial public offering, our stock price has increased more than 650 percent and our market capitalization has increased by more than 930 percent. Throughout this period, NASDAQ has been a great platform for increasing our visibility and for translating the growth of our Company into increased stockholder value. After 75 years in business, we are confident that our ability to deliver comprehensive services and superior service standards will continue to differentiate Old Dominion in the market and enable us to further expand one of our industry’s strongest record of long-term growth.� The ceremony took place at NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square from 3:45 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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FOCUS Isenhour graduates basic training TIMES STAFF REPORT Army Pvt. James R Isenhour II has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet
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Thomasville Housing Authority Director Lois Hunter (left) and residents of Liberty Arms display some of the vegetables grown in their organic community garden.
Thomasville Housing Authority creates first community organic garden TIMES STAFF REPORT
Thomasville Housing Authority (THA) is going “Green.” THA is making great strides towards creating a healthier environment for its residents by developing a Community Organic Garden. Their hopes are that it will become a catalyst for neighborhoods and community developments to stimulate social interaction, beautify the neighborhood and produce nutritious food. (THA) Liberty Arms residents have collaborated with Planted Seed to start its first Community Organic Garden. Planted Seed is an organization that supports community gardening by facilitating the formation of local community gardening networks and providing shelter for people who are homeless. Doug Gore, representative of Planted Seed Organization said, “God has given him a desire and a talent in gardening. He enjoys helping people and providing seeds of HOPE.” On Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, Planted Seed planted the seed of HOPE in the Liberty Arms community. The Thomasville Housing Authority staff, Liberty Arms residents and volunteers met at
the community garden. It was a fun day of harvesting in the garden while meeting other garden enthusiast to exchange ideas and garden stories. The first harvest produced fresh vegetables such as Collard Greens, Kale, Cabbages, Mixed Greens, Turnips Greens, Radishes and Lettuce. Lois A. Hunter, executive director of the Thomasville Housing Authority revealed she was inspired by the First Lady, Michelle Obama’s White House Garden. Mrs. Michelle Obama’s vision was to create an organic garden on the White House lawn. Hunter’s vision was to create something beautiful in a vacant lot located beside 1003 Building in the Liberty Arms elderly community. “This once vacant lot is now a flourishing neighborhood organic garden, and it has a purpose,” Hunter said. Hunter stated it was a wonderful experience to hear the older adults share their gardening and farming experience with one another during the harvesting. She stated she observed and felt a sense of well-being and community pride as she watch the residents and volunteers all par-
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ticipating in the sowing, raking and harvesting – everyone was made to feel welcome. She also commented on how the garden has had a tremendous positive impact on the morale of the community. She stated gardening is very practical and also an ingenious method of strengthening community pride and cohesiveness. The few organic stores that exist have exorbitantly high prices. Growing one’s edibles is cheap, simple and an easy way to insure that the food is fresh and nutritious. Hunter feels going “green” is just another measure of prevention when cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes have become a national concern. “THA gives special recognition to Jerri Cranford, Gloria Pope, Harley James, Geneva Owens, Mary Overman, Shirley Dingle and William Cody for their overwhelming support,” Hunter said.
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OPINION
Thomasville Times MICHAEL B. STARN Publisher mstarn@hpe.com • LYNN WAGNER Advertising Director lwagner@hpe.com
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Happy Thanksgiving VIEWPOINT
MARTHA B. CARR Syndicated Columnist Once again this Thanksgiving I’m asking everyone out there to support our men and women serving in the military with messages from home. The Postal Service has changed the rules since last year so pay attention because letters addressed to ‘Any Service Person’ will no longer be delivered. Go to www.amillionthanks. org for instructions on how to send an email or card to the men and women who stand ready to give of their time, their talents and sometimes their lives so that we can continue to extend the possibility of democracy around the world and enjoy it here at home. The web site was started in 2004 by Shauna Fleming, who was a high school student at the time at Lutheran High School in Orange, CA. Shauna’s original goal was to send one million thank you letters and emails to US service men and women around the world as appreciation for their sacrifice on our behalf. However, in 2006 then Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard B. Myers challenged Fleming to raise the goal to 2.6 million letters to equal the number of military that were serving our country. Shauna was a teenager on a mission and teamed up with GM automakers to do a series of national TV commercials and in 2007 the 2.6 millionth letter was created by Amber and Sean Siegfried of Easton, Pa. The project continues to this day and helps families in America connect through letters, pictures and drawings to those who make it possible for us to sit together this Thanksgiving and feel gratitude for everyone who gathers with us. Get out your markers, stickers and crayons and get busy but leave out the glitter.
As always, see if there is an extra seat or two at your table for a neighbor who is alone or in need of a helping hand. Being of service to those around us not only benefits those who receive but can teach the giver a little something about sharing as well. See if it’s possible to set aside any grievances and invite family members with an open heart. Choose during this holiday season to be happy and let go of needing to be right. Get ready for Thanksgiving by not only stuffing a turkey but by taking pen and paper and writing down three reasons to be grateful for each person who will be with you today. Don’t be surprised if this doesn’t lead to you seeing everyone from a better perspective, including yourself. The list doesn’t need to be shared except in the form of a kind word or a simple recognition of how happy you are to see each and every face. Leave off any ‘but’, ‘if only’ or ‘however’. For that matter, leave all of the ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions for another time as well. Take a leap and trust that just for today, all is well without your intervention. Give in to the moment and just be there with family and friends to celebrate that another year has come to pass. Also, take a moment to remember those who have passed and honor their lives with a renewed commitment to love without so many conditions. That won’t cost you a thing but the rewards are amazing. As for myself, I would like to take a moment to say thank you to all of the readers who have reached out to me this year to say thank you, to put me on your prayer lists and to check in from time to time. I am humbled and grateful to all of you for taking me into your lives this past year if even for just a moment. It’s been quite a year with so much to be grateful for and I’m looking forward to seeing what’s coming next. Keep writing me. More adventures to follow. Ask Martha how to get to your dream and receive a free gift of Martha’s new Big Adventure book, The 3 x 5 Game - www.marthasbigadventure.com. Email Martha at: Martha@caglecartoons.com.
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For Thanksgiving - pass the civility VIEWPOINT
TOM PURCELL Syndicated Columnist It’s bound to happen at Thanksgiving tables across America: A progressive liberal Democrat discovers he’s sitting next to a conservative Republican. There’s no need for mashed potatoes to fly. Harry Stein, an author, columnist and contributing editor to the political magazine City Journal, offers advice on how to navigate the situation. Stein, an erstwhile ‘60’s radical who evolved into a conservative, faced a similar dilemma at a dinner party a few years ago. When the guest next to him discovered his conservative/libertarian thinking, the fellow said loudly, “I can’t believe I’m sitting next to a Republican!” “It was,” says Stein, “as if I was wearing not only a white hood, but a Nazi armband.” So accustomed had Stein become to such broadsides — common experiences for conservatives living in progressive bastions — he wrote a humorous book on the subject: “I Can’t Believe I’m Sitting Next to a Repub-
lican: A Survival Guide for Conservatives Marooned Among the Angry, Smug, and Terminally Self-Righteous.” So what to do when bipolar political philosophies are seated next to each other at the Thanksgiving table? Make a concerted effort to get beyond “straw man” stereotypes. “In theory, liberalism is predicated on openness to varied perspectives, but talk to lots of liberals and what you’ll hear is that all conservatives are greedy, hardhearted knuckle draggers,” says Stein. “To them, ‘conservative’ is another way of saying ‘warmongering,’ ‘racist,’ ‘homophobic,’ not to mention ‘aching to wipe out every last polar bear for the sake of Big Oil.’” Who wouldn’t loathe a fellow with beliefs like that? The truth is conservatives, just as liberals, come in all shapes and sizes; many are as nuanced, complex and thoughtful as anybody else. The truth is progressives and conservatives agree with each other more than they are aware. “Discovering the common ground can only occur when discussions proceed in a logical and factual manner,” says Stein. “If you want to argue a point and demonstrate the truthfulness of your position, be sure to have your facts straight.” Stein gave one example pertaining to the health care debate. “Some progressives believe that conservatives are simply dupes of the insurance industry stampeded by phony propaganda, and,
yes, that we are racists,” he says. “The fact is, it’s a lot easier to name-call than deal with our arguments, starting with the likelihood that not only will a government takeover of health care have devastating effects on the economy, but it will not be good for health care.” Another example: Some progressives believe that conservatives could not care less about the poor. “What we believe is that conservative polices, such as tax incentives to hire, are a great deal more beneficial to the poor than the polices that came out of the Great Society,” says Stein. “Such policies encouraged women to raise children without fathers. Today, in some communities, 70 percent of children are born to single mothers.” Stein used to think it best to avoid such discussions at the Thanksgiving table, but his position has changed over the years. “We are facing a lot of challenges in our country and we really need to discuss them in a civil and thoughtful manner.” Still, if you’re a conservative and fearful of being discovered, Stein says, you may want to plan ahead. “You might want to sit beside a large liberal behind whom you can duck in case the mashed potatoes fly.” Tom Purcell, a humor columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, is nationally syndicated exclusively by Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate. isit Tom on the web at www.TomPurcell.com.
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RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation will suspend most road construction activities over the Thanksgiving holiday to help ease traffic delays and improve driving conditions throughout the state. Most construction projects along interstates, N.C. and U.S. routes were suspended on Tuesday, Nov. 24, and will remainsuspended until 9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 30, with three exceptions: • One of three lanes will be closed on I-85 North and I-85 South at the interchange with N.C. 62 at Exit 113 near High Point due to construction of the U.S. 311 Bypass. No work will occur during the holiday; however, the right lane in each direction will remain closed. • One lane of U.S. 220 South at the Randolph/ Montgomery County line will be closed due to the construction of rest areas. No work will occur during the holiday; however, the right lane in each direction will remain closed. • U.S. 17 in Windsor (Bertie County) is reduced to one lane on the Cashie River Bridge due to construction. Traffic is controlled by signals; however, no trucks are to use this route and detour signs are in place. Motorists are encouraged to use the U.S. 17 Bypass around Windsor. In addition, I-40 is closed at mile marker 2.6, near the Tennessee state line, due to a rockslide that occurred on Sunday, Oct. 25. A detour has been set up. Motorists traveling west to Tennessee should take I-40 West to I-240 West in Asheville to I-26 West. Follow I-26 West from Asheville to I-81 South in Tennessee, back to I-40. Eastbound motorists will follow the reverse directions. This detour adds 53 miles. Currently, one lane
of N.C. 12 for about ½ mile north of Rodanthe is open to traffic and the town is accessible following damage from ocean overwash last week due to a nor’easter. By Monday, Nov. 23, the road will be open to two-lane, twoway traffic for the holiday week. On the following Monday, Nov. 30, reconstruction of the highway will resume and lane closures to a single lane of traffic will be in place. Motorists are reminded to move over when passing stopped emergency vehicles or if involved in a minor accident. Under the “Move Overâ€? law, motorists are required to change lanes or slow down when passing stopped law enforcement, emergency vehicles, wreckers and NCDOT’s Incident Management Assistance Patrol Vehicles with flashing lights. Similarly, the “Fender Benderâ€? law requires motorists to clear the roadway of noninjury accidents to help keep traffic moving and reduce the likelihood of secondary crashes. NCDOT offers the following driving tips during the holidays: • Leave early to get a head start on your drive and travel at non-peak times; • Stay alert. Even though workers may not be present in the majority of work zones, drivers may encounter narrowed lanes and traffic shifts; • Be patient and obey the posted speed limit. The penalty for speeding through a marked work zone is $250; • Use alternate routes, when possible, to avoid traffic congestion; and • Know before you go by calling 511, the department’s free travel information line, or get real-time travel information on line. NCDOT also offers travel information for motorists Twitter. For more information, visit www.ncdot.gov/travel.
OBITUARIES Index Thomasville Lilli-Ann ReneÊ Hodgson Sue Kilby Myers, 87 Eutha Parrish Small, 90 Michael Lynn Wardell, 59 Lexington H. Leo Grubb, 86 Elva Leonard Ward, 66 Other Areas Larry Blesdoe, 66 C.J. Mullens Larry Blesdoe TRINITY — Larry F. Bledsoe, 66, of Trinity, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at the Hospice Home at High Point. Blesdoe was born Nov. 17, 1943, in Davidson County, a son of Gurney Franklin and Regina Atkins Bledsoe. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and was a real estate broker with Stan Byrd Realty, and he was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hopewell United Methodist Church with the Revs. Toni Ruth Smith and Bill Sessoms officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. J.C. Green and Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville is assisting the family. Memorials may be directed to Hopewell United Methodist Church in Trinity or Hospice of the Piedmont in High Point. Online condolences may be sent to the Bledsoe family at www.jcgreenandsons.com.
H. Leo Grubb LEXINGTON — H. Leo Grubb, 86, of Lexington, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Lexington. The family will receive friends at 10 a.m. Friday in Pless Hall at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. Piedmont Funeral Home is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www. piedmontfuneralhome. com.
Annual DCCC campus Your Town. lighting planned Your Times. TIMES STAFF REPORT
A new holiday tree will be featured in the annual campus lighting event scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 5:30 p.m. on the Davidson Campus of Davidson County Community College. The public is invited. DCCC President Mary Rittling will lead the countdown as the white lights adorning the campus are illuminated for the first time this season. New this year is a living holiday tree that will be decorated with white lights along with numerous campus shrubs and trees. The 12-foot Norway Spruce grew in the North Carolina mountains until it was dug up, transported to the Davidson Campus, and transplanted in its new home on Oct 23.
Each year, the lighting ceremony will mark the growth of the holiday tree as it becomes taller and more prominent in its location near the newly configured Main Campus Entrance on Old Greensboro Road. The Rich Fork Baptist Church Carolers will once again be a focal point of the festive evening as they entertain guests in their colorful costumes while performing their repertoire of four-part harmony, a cappella songs. Children’s activities include a holiday story reading by Dr. Mark Branson, dean of Arts, Sciences and Education. Refreshments of homemade cookies and hot wassail will be served. For more information, call 249-8186.
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Lilli-Ann ReneĂŠ Hodgson Lilli-Ann ReneĂŠ Hodgson went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at the Thomasville Medical Center in Thomasville. She was the daughter of Brittany Waynick and Jeremy Hodgson, of Davidson County. A memorial service will be at a later date in Dobson.
C.J. Mullens ADVANCE — C.J. Mullens, of Fork Bixby Road in Advance, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Mullens was born Oct. 14, 1958, in McDowell County, W.V., and was raised by his grandmother (Mom), Pansy Ila Johnson and his Paw, James Judd Johnson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a quality control manager for Kaplan in Lewisville. Funeral service was held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Shaffer officiating. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
Sue Kilby Myers Sue Kilby Myers, 87, of 207 Jones Circle, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at the Hospice Home at High Point. She was born in Wilkes County on Feb. 6, 1922, a daughter of James G. Kilby and Ann Elledge Kilby, and had been a resident of Thomasville for most of her adult life. She attended Woman’s College, now UNC Greensboro, and was employed as a secretary at Thomasville Furniture Industries until her retirement. She was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Austin Elliott Sunday School Class, the United Methodist Women and the Singles Are Special Club. She was also a member of the Bent Twig Garden Club and The Thomasville Woman’s Club. She was a former volunteer
with Meals On Wheels. On Aug. 14, 1942, she was married to Otis William Myers, who died on June 13, 1992. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Don Kilby. Surviving is a daughter, Beverly Myers, of Thomasville; three sons, Bill Myers and wife Kathy, of Charlotte, Jim Myers, of Clio, S.C., and Tom Myers and wife Jane, of Raleigh; two brothers, Ralph Kilby and wife Sylvia, of Concord, and Grady Kilby and wife Eleanor, of Winston-Salem; five grandchildren, Kim Sprague and husband Kevin, of Huntersville, Susan Ervin and husband Cale, of Cornelius, Bryan Myers, of Chapel Hill, Elisa Myers, of Raleigh, and Laura Myers, of Raleigh; and three great-grandchildren, Mackenzie Ervin, Clayton Sprague and Garrett Sprague. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Memorial United Methodist Church by Dr. Ivan H. M. Peden and the Rev. Peggy A. Finch. Burial will follow in Holly Hill Memorial Park cemetery. The body will remain at J.C. Green and Sons Funeral Home until the hour of the service. The family will be at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Saturday and other times at the residence. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Memorial United Methodist Church in Thomasville or Hospice of the Piedmont in High Point. Online condolences may be offered at www.jcgreenandsons.com. ***
Eutha Parrish Small Eutha Parrish Small, 90, of Kennedy Farm Road, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in the Hospice Home at High Point. Small was born July 29, 1919, in Randolph County, a daughter of Oscar Eugene Parrish and Ida Lee Myers Parrish. She attended Bunker Hill Primitive Baptist Church.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with Elder John T. Wingfield officiating. Burial will follow in the Pierces Chapel Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be directed to Hospice of the Piedmont in High Point.
Elva Leonard Ward
LEXINGTON — Elva Leonard Ward, 66, of Boones Cave Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, unexpectedly at High Point Regional Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Smith Grove Baptist Church, with the Revs. Terry Smith and David Wooten officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Piedmont Funeral Home and other times at the home. Online condolences may be made at www. piedmontfuneralhome. com.
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Michael Lynn Wardell, 59, of Arthur Drive, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center. Wardell was born Dec. 16, 1949, in Guilford County, a son of the late William Wardell and Magdeline Hickman Wardell. He was a member of Charity Baptist Church. Funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at Charity Baptist Church, with the Revs. Elton Wilborne and Jamie Johnston officiating. Visitation will follow the memorial service in the church. J.C. Green & Sons, 122 West Main St. in Thomasville, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the Wardell family at www. jcgreenandsons.com.
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The Thomasville Bulldogs found themselves bottled up in the running game last Friday night against Polk County. It will not get any easier this week with a speedy Lexington defense on guard.
The song, ‘I Will Survive’ should be blaring over the speakers Friday night at Cushwa Stadium. That is because both Lexington and Thomasville are fortunate to even be playing in the third round of the NCHSAA 2-A state playoffs. Facing elimination in overtime, the Bulldogs found it within themselves to pull off a thrilling 13-10 win over Polk County. Meanwhile, over in Starmount, the Yellow Jackets were pulling off a miracle of larger proportions, overcoming a 21-0 deficit in the third quarter to snatch a 22-21 victory. “We could have easily lost, so we are fortunate to be where we are at and have the opportunity,” said Thomasville head coach Allen Brown. Friday’s meeting will be the second for these two schools on the season, as the Bulldogs won the first time around 2313 during Central Carolina Conference play. After that game, coach Brown said he would not want to play them again. Brown’s wish was not granted, and now he must prepare his young men for what should be another hard-fought rivalry game. “They are a great team — I knew that going into the game last time and I still feel that way,” Brown said. “They are big up front, strong, and they are fast.” Thomasville is in familiar territory having won four championships in the last five seasons. For Lexington, being this deep in the playoffs is something they are not accustomed to. Judging by
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Cutcliffe to bid farewell to seniors BY BRYAN STRICKLAND Durham Herald Sun DURHAM — When Duke coach David Cutcliffe accepted the job nearly two years ago, he inherited a team full of players who were recruited by the previous coaching staff. Yet as a small but sig-
nificant class of nine seniors prepares to play its final game, there’s little doubt that the players that Cutcliffe adopted upon his arrival are family now. “I feel like they’re our own. Two years with them, [and] I absolutely feel like they’re our own,” Cutcliffe said.
“I have just as strong a feeling for those seniors now as any seniors I’ve had from start to finish. That’s how strongly I feel about them.” The nine seniors, all key contributors for multiple seasons, will wrap up their college careers Saturday when Wake Forest visits Wallace Wade
Stadium (noon, WRAL). Like so many classes before them, this one arrived at Duke intent on turning the program around. Unlike so many before, they can point to concrete numbers that suggest they’ve done just that. “I would say we are the class that helped turn
Duke football, but we didn’t do it ourselves,” record-setting quarterback Thad Lewis said. “One of the missing pieces to the puzzle was Coach Cutcliffe, him coming in and instilling what he’s instilled. “That helped us become
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UNC creating a lot more turnovers these days BY BRIANA GORMAN Durham Herald Sun CHAPEL HILL — Six weeks ago, North Carolina coach Butch Davis couldn’t really explain why his team wasn’t forcing turnovers. The Tar Heels produced just a combined seven turnovers through the first five games of the season, including none in losses to Georgia Tech and Virginia. But over the past six games, UNC’s defense has recorded 22 turnovers and the Tar Heels have won five games during that stretch. It’s a turnover turnaround that Davis couldn’t really explain Monday during his weekly news conference. “I wish I knew the answer,” Davis said. “I know that we practice creating turnovers in practice every single day. I mean, we do turnover drills, strip drills, interception drills — sometimes you’re fortunate enough to be there.” No. 24 UNC visits N.C. State on Saturday (noon, ESPN2) for the
regular-season finale and a chance for the Tar Heels to avenge an embarrassing 41-10 loss at Kenan Stadium a year ago. “It hurt a lot,” UNC safety Deunta Williams said. “But I think everybody still remembers what happened and how it happened, and we’ve got to make sure it doesn’t repeat.” The Tar Heels lost the turnover battle to the Wolfpack 4-0 in 2008, and it’s something they don’t want to have happen again. N.C. State has the worst turnover margin (-13) in the ACC this season. The Wolfpack has lost the ball a league-high 25 times, while the Tar Heels are ranked fourth in turnover margin (+5) thanks to their league-high 28 takeaways. It’s quite a turnaround for UNC, which ranked 106th in the country with a minus-1.06 turnover margin after the Virginia game. “I think we’re more aggressive,” Williams said. “We’ve got more
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Four-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson holds his trophy on top of the Empire State building on Tuesday. New York City held a Jimmie Johnson Day to celebrate his title.
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Road to history: Johnson career facts and stats NASCARMEDIA.COM On Sunday, Nov. 22 Jimmie Johnson captured a fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship — something that has never been done before in the 61-year history of NASCAR. The dynasty continues, as the list of Johnson’s achievements grows and his statistics overwhelm. Below are some of the highlights from the “FourPeat,” and his incredible career overall. • Johnson has won four straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships — 2006-07-08-09 • Johnson has 47 career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins, which puts him 13th on the all-time list. His winning percentage of 16.2 percent is sixth-best all-time. • In the 144 total races from Johnson’s championship years of 2006-09, Johnson has 29 victories, coming in some of the most prestigious races in all of motorsports: Daytona 500 (2006), NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
(2006), Brickyard 400 (2006, 2008, 2009). • In those 144 races, Johnson had 64 top fives, 94 top 10s, an average finish of 10.5, a Driver Rating of 107.9 and 6,340 laps led (14.9 percent). • During his title years, 2006-09, Johnson collected 12 wins, 24 top fives and 31 top 10s in the 40 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup races. He averaged a finish of 7.1 and led 2,756 laps (21.5 percent). • Johnson is the only driver to make all six Chases. In the 60 Chase races since 2004, Johnson has a series-high 18 wins — for a winning percentage of 30 percent. • He is the only driver to win four races during the 10-race Chase (three times: 2004, 2007, 2009). • In his 40 Chase races during his championship run, Johnson has registered a series-best Driver Rating of 114.0. • Johnson has finished in the top five in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings each year since his first full season in 2002.
MORE From page 7 confidence on defense. … But as far as getting the ball and teams really fearing Robert [Quinn] off the edge and doubleteaming him, it’s loosening other guys up like Marvin [Austin], Tydreke [Powell] and people like that. So they’re doing a good job on the front four, just getting pressure on [the quarterback].”
RUMBLE From page 7 the way the team looked in the middle of the season, many would have never guessed they would be here. But they were able to get over some injuries and work on some things, and now find themselves a couple wins away from a state title. “Our team has a lot of character,” said LHS head man Chris Deal. “We knew we had to get over some obstacles and we just needed some confidence. The boys stuck in there, they worked hard at practice, and little by little we got better each week. The biggest thing about my team, they kept that character
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UNC’s dominating defensive line has been a key to the turnovers, as they’re not giving quarterbacks much time with the ball. The Tar Heels are ranked second in the ACC with 29 sacks, and Quinn has recorded 11. “Quarterbacks under duress throw balls they wish that maybe they didn’t throw, and it gives kids in the back end the ability to maybe make some plays on the ball,” Davis said. “But you obviously want to stay in that
mode where you’re winning the turnover battle, because it’s so critically important to winning a football game.” And for UNC, turnovers are saving the offense. The Tar Heels’ have struggled to move the ball the past few games and have relied heavily on turnovers for points. Of UNC’s 14 turnovers during its current four-game winning streak, nine have resulted in points — including three interceptions and a fumble returned for
touchdowns. UNC leads the ACC with seven nonoffensive touchdowns this season. “I think guys are more focused in on what they’re doing,” linebacker Bruce Carter said. “I think the main thing for me and the rest of the linebackers is [to] just go out there and have fun, make sure everybody is on the same page communication-wise. Just go out there and have fun, and I think everything else will fall into place.”
even when people were talking not very good about them.” Lexington has been on the losing end of this rivalry 16 straight times, and Deal believes this is more of a rivalry for his team because of that current losing streak. His team had chances to win a few weeks ago against THS at home, but could not capitalize on five turnovers. Deal said it takes a little luck to beat the Bulldogs, and almost perfection. “They have got an awesome defense and you need a few breaks against them,” he said. “Offensively, they pound you and pound you, but they always have a good receiver, too. You have to create some turnovers against them. “In my opinion, Thom-
asville is what we want to be in a lot of ways. We have got to emulate a lot of what they do. Coach Brown and his staff do a tremendous job, and they have definitely been successful in the past.”
Notes: Thomasville center Jordan Hagens may miss his second game due to injury ... Pro Teem Sports will broadcast the game live on TimeWarner Channel 13.
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SPORTS SENIORS From page 7 the class to help turn Duke football around.” Before Cutcliffe’s arrival, the current seniors had won one game in two years, but they’ve won 10 over the past two years and have a chance to make it 11. The most recent time Duke won more than 11 games over the course of two seasons was 1989-90. “When we came in, they were sophomores and they were 1-and-23,” Cutcliffe said of the class record. “I don’t know if anybody anywhere can appreciate what they’ve done — and not just now. When you’re getting beat every week, but you go back out and spill your guts and prepare and fight — which they’ve done — they’ve set a precedent for young people. “This group has endured some difficult times; thank goodness they’ve been able to celebrate some good times.” Cutcliffe added that even with the spike in victories, the group’s contributions go well beyond the numbers and will reverberate beyond their final snaps Saturday. “It’s not just what you do on Saturday; it’s not even what you do on the practice field alone,” he said. “They have high marks in their conditioning work and in their summer passing work that they set up and organized themselves. “These kids work hard in school, too. It’s the only place I’ve ever been where we have kids staying up, having to finish papers on Friday night. They bring their laptop and go to work. They’re pretty special folks.” After Duke’s loss at Miami on Saturday, which eliminated the Blue Devils (5-6, 3-4 ACC) from contention for a bowl game, Cutcliffe bemoaned that the seniors wouldn’t get a chance to experience postseason play. Even so, if Duke qualifies for a bowl in the near future, these seniors will know they played a part. “Their bowl dreams have slipped away, but no parts of what they’ve built in a two-year period have slipped away,” Cutcliffe said. “They are champions.”
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Get the better of Black Friday this holiday season MS In an image reminiscent of marathoners lining up at the start of the race, each year stores across the country play host to scores of shoppers the day after Thanksgiving. Many of those shoppers arrive long before a store even opens, finding themselves elbow-to-elbow with similar deal seekers. Known as Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving appears to be bulletproof. Even last year, when the much-maligned national economy had already started to struggle mightily, shoppers spent more than $10 billion on Black Friday. This year could prove difficult to forecast, as the economy has recovered somewhat, though many families continue to struggle through layoffs. Adding to that difficulty are the differing points of view with respect to Black Friday. For every success story of a plasma TV purchased for 50 percent off, there seem to be a dozen or so more stories about the individual who waits outside a store in the cold, only to find a popular item
is sold out by the time he or she gets indoors. In other words, predicting the success of Black Friday for retailers is just as difficult as predicting the success of Black Friday for individuals: sometimes both get what they want, sometimes neither does. But as 2008 can attest, shoppers are still going to hit the stores this Black Friday, and they’re probably going to do so in droves. For those braving the mayhem that often characterizes Black Friday, consider the following survival tips. • Do your research. Perhaps no items are more steeply marked down in price come Black Friday than big ticket electronics, most notably plasma, LCD or DLP televisions. Unfortunately, not all such appliances are equal. Getting a good price is not necessarily the same thing as getting a good deal. This is where research needs to play a role. Research big ticket items, including televisions. Retailer Web sites often have customer ratings sections where customers can rate specific appliances. If
ratings are consistently poor or commenters routinely cite problems, then steer clear of those items, no matter how low the price might be. • Get up early. Some deals are exactly what they seem. While it can be difficult to get out of bed in the middle of the night to go holiday shopping, it will be easy to go back to sleep when arriving home with exactly what you wanted and knowing you got the best deal possible. Many stores open at 4 or 5 a.m. on Black Friday. While waking up that early seems like a tall order, particularly after eating so much turkey the day before, there’s
no law against napping on Black Friday, and if you get what you came for, you could be back in bed in a couple of hours. • Don’t stress out. Black Friday isn’t easy for anyone (just ask the nation’s retail employees). Chances are, even the most veteran Black Friday shopper is going to feel stressed out at one point or another. If the stress becomes too much, simply go home. This year figures to have lots of good deals throughout the holiday season, as retailers plan on families spending less thanks to the economy. That means the deals on Black Friday, while they might
is packed with coupons offering Black Friday discounts. Peruse the paper for such coupons while watching football on Thanksgiving and you’re likely to be glad you did.
be the best of the season, probably won’t be significantly better than something you might find a few weeks later. • Buy a newspaper on Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving Day paper
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Getting ready to go Preparing for a trip takes a lot of work! You can help your family by thinking ahead about what you’ll need while you’re gone. Make a list of the things you want to take in the car or on the airplane. You can carry them in a backpack or tote bag. Your list might include: s BOOKS TO READ OR PUZZLES TO DO s A HANDHELD VIDEO GAME PLAYER AND games s A FAVORITE STUFFED ANIMAL s MUSIC PLAYER s PLAYING CARDS s SNACKS s ART SUPPLIES s A CAMERA
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Before you leave for the holiday, there are many chores to be done. You can help with some of these. Ask your parents what needs to be done to get your home ready. You might: s TAKE OUT THE TRASH s MAKE THE BEDS s PUT AWAY TOYS AND OTHER ITEMS IN your room. s MAKE SURE PETS ARE CARED FOR WHILE you’re gone. s PICK UP BALLS skateboards or bikes outside and put them away where they belong. s TURN OFF GAMES OR computers. s CLOSE AND LOCK windows.
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FROM PAGE 1 NEEDS From page 1 Myers said that about 10 people recently met at the Thorntons’ 1,100-squarefoot home in Thomasville. They have been planning to build an addition and renovate the home, but now they are thinking bigger. The family also has four other children. “What we’d like to do is to acquire a piece of property in neighborhood that’s close by to their home and just build them a home,” Myers said. The Thornton family isn’t the only one Myers wants to support. Clayton “C.J.” Surratt, 28, lives in Lexington with his wife Melissa and three children — Spencer, 4, Chloe, 3, and Mason, 3 months. Surratt was working in the automotive industry, but he quit about two years ago because of health issues due to a car wreck. “I really can’t keep a full-time job, because the medicines I take mess with my head and my ability to drive,” Surratt said. “I did odd jobs, but we foreclosed on our house at the end of 2008.” The family moved into a two-bedroom house, figuring that their two kids would share a room. The week after they moved in,
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the county should upfit a building in Lexington for DavidsonWorks when it mostly serves people in Thomasville. In other news, commissioners approved a proposal allowing employees to request an unpaid personal day off between Monday, Dec. 21 and Friday, Jan. 1. Jim Tysinger, human resources director for Davidson County, said that county employees normally get three days off with pay around the Christmas holiday. This year, the way the calendar works out, they only get two. “By having another day off, they could be home
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for each child. Entire families also can be sponsored. “We do sponsor all children within a family and we accept children up to the age of 18,” Nelson said. “We focus on the needs more, but we do focus on wants as well. We also take donations and if someone only has a few dollars, then we combine the money and someone goes shopping for the children.” Nelson said that many children are sponsored by business offices, who choose to forego exchanging gifts with each other to help children in need. This year, however, the number of children being sponsored by businesses is down due to layoffs and downsizing. Fairgrove identifies children in need through school referrals. The parents are then called on to see if they want their children or family to be spon-
they found out that Melissa was pregnant with a third. “We’ve got three kids in one room,” Surratt said. “If one of them catches a cold or something, that messes with Chloe’s immune system, because the chemotherapy makes her so weak.” This October, when Chloe went in for her annual checkup, she received blood tests and was diagnosed with pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and began chemotherapy treatments. “We have friends come by through the church and bring us some food and help us get the house clean,” Surratt said. “Some local donations have helped us pay a couple bills here and there, but still, they’re just piling up, one after another.” He said that Medicaid covers their hospital visits, but other expenses are adding up. The family now has to take repeated trips to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, and has trouble paying for gas, parking and even food. The family’s Thanksgiving dinner is being donated to them, but they aren’t sure about their Christmas plans. The Surratts live just off of Highway 150 in Lexington. There are holes in the yard from water pipes
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Three-year-old Chloe Surratt gets chemo at Brenner Children’s Hospital, while her parents offer comfort. that have broken. The basement floods, and a black, powdery mold can be seen in certain spots all over the house. He said it costs his family $350 a month to heat the home with fuel oil, and $200 a month for electricity. Surratt is applying for Social Security disability payments, but right now, the family has no income. Shauna Needham, who lives in Denton, is a 35year-old single mother who also has three children — Carol Ann, 14, Cord, 12, and “BamBam,” 9. She was diagnosed in 2002 with chronic myelogenous leukemia, and
with their families and enjoy the holidays,” Tysinger said. “At the same time, the county could save money. It’s savings for our county and also a boost for our employee morale.” Tysinger estimated that the average salary of a county employee is $17 or $18 an hour, or nearly $150 per day. If multiple employees decided to take the personal day, the savings could be substantial. Commissioner Don Truell expressed concern that the county would be taking something away from the employees, but Tysinger stressed that the personal day is strictly voluntary. The change would only take effect this year, but if enough employees decided to take advantage of it, the county could consider making
it permanent. Also at Tuesday’s meeting, the board: • Canceled its Dec. 14 regular meeting and Dec. 22 planning and zoning board meeting. • Approved a $359,900 contract for M&M Builders Inc. of High Point for a sewer line extension at Churchland Elementary School. • Approved a $36,300 contract with the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments for technical assistance to fulfill requirements of a $631,000 federal stimulus grant for energy efficiency. The county has received $25,300 in federal funds so far for the development of a comprehensive energy strategy, and the PTCOG will be paid with grant money.
sored. Identified children are from eastern Davidson County and Thomasville City Schools — the same as the families the center serves on a daily basis. Donations made throughout the year, are strictly used for assisting families in crisis. That’s why Nelson says it’s so important to find sponsors for the Gifts from the Heart program. “We do not have funding for this program,” Nelson said. “We rely completely on the Thomasville community to support the children whose parents cannot afford to provide even the basic essentials for a child, much less the few wants they might have. “If this program suffers, that means there are children out there who wake up without something under the tree.” Fairgrove hopes to have all children sponsored and gifts returned by Dec. 10, so those interested in sponsoring a child are asked to call 472-7217 to obtain a shopping list
as soon as possible. To make donations for the program, send checks to PO Box 950, Thomasville, N.C. 27361. Specify on checks that the donation is for Gifts from the Heart (GFTH). “This is a stressful time of year for us, because we feel responsible for these children, but we know it takes a community to make this work,” Nelson said. “Each year all the children who have been referred to us have been sponsored and we’re hoping this year we will be able to do the same.”
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she underwent two bone marrow transplants and spent 15 months at UNC Chapel Hill hospital in 2003 and 2004. During that time, she also developed lymphoma. When she left Chapel Hill, she wasn’t able to walk, and she was in
a wheelchair for eight months. She then went into renal failure, and had to undergo regular dialysis. She also developed pre-cancer of the cervix. Now, Needham’s leukemia and lymphoma are in remission, and her cervical issues are carefully monitored. In July, she finally received a kidney transplant. She can walk now and is more active, but she still can’t work and is living off of disability payments. Needham said that her medical expenses have been extremely high, even with insurance. If it wasn’t for assistance from Cancer Services, she said, she wouldn’t have money for her medications. Needham rents an old home that is spacious but costly. She keeps her house cool in the winter and warm in the summer, despite complaints from her children, to cut down on fuel oil and electricity
costs. She doesn’t have a washing machine or dryer, so she has to take laundry to her mother’s house. Needham drives a van that is paid for, but things are beginning to break down and wear out on it that she can’t afford to fix. In the face of all these challenges, Needham is praising God that the family is receiving food for Thanksgiving and will be adopted by a Cancer Services volunteer for Christmas. “The Lord has really, really blessed me and brought me through so much,” Needham said. “Of course, there are still struggles, but it’s getting better.” For more information on how to help, contact Davidson County Cancer Services at 249-7265.
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SCHOOL NEWS Wallburg Elementary names honor roll students
The following students at Wallburg Elementary School were named to honor rolls for the first nine weeks of the 2009-10 school year.
A Honor Roll:
Grade 3: Megan Coward, Greyson Donato, Hannah-Ireland Durando, Jennifer Flores, Megan Gorman, Spencer Jarvis, Keith Johnson, Liam Kowalcyzk, Ethan Lee, Ginny Maneen, Trey Patterson, Elena Potter, Brooke Raschke, Ethan Reece, Eric Sidden, Holly Small, Caleb Vasquez, Gracie Walker, Rhianna Weavil, Savannah Welch, Lauren White, Haley Yokeley, and Ronnie Zinke. Grade 4: T.J. Archer, Ben Baker, Diana Bodea, Erika Bogue, Leland Briggs, Joshua Burns, John Carroll, Juan Castro, Sam Coronado, Carrie Crotts, Keagan Galbraith, Caleb Greene, Kesleigh Harris, Laurel Hey, Victoria Horstkamp, Ryane Kennedy, Jacqueline Le, Nicholas McCormick, Patricia McCormick, Mckenzie Miller, Kaitlyn Moss, Emily Motsinger, Marley Snyder, Michael Sparks, and Nancy Ward. Grade 5: Hannah Edwards, Sarah Hamby, Kelsey Hoover, Darci Johnson, Summer Jones, McKenzie Mahoney, Logan Mayo, Ian O’Toole, and Kate Weisman.
A/B Honor Roll:
Grade 3: Owen Archer, Tanner Barley, Jessica Baxley, Sydney Bell, Kellie Brewer, Morgan Brisendine, Jackson Brown, Maleah Brown, Chloe Canada, Mason Conger, Andruw Cook, Jordan Cooke, Madyson Dalton, Garrett Davis, Hannah Dills, Heather Donelson, Jake Eaton, Abbey Edwards, Greer Gage, Katelyn Graham, Jennifer Harris, Sierra Hedgecock, Frannie Jones, Morgan Kirby, Cameron Lee, Abigail Lyles, Robin Martin, Noah Mattes, Mary McClellan, Adrian Moctezuma-Hernandez, Landon Pendry, Natalie Phillips, Maddie Plumez, Hunter Reppert, Drake Robertson, Katie Rothley, Tyler Saintsing, Xander Setzer, Christine Smith, Divine Smith, Skyler D. Smith, Grace Smithson, Nathan Stamey, Braden Stevens, Jake Stroud, Jordan Taylor, Karen Tilley, Devin Vaughn, Mason Venable, Kolby Vest, Ana Woosley, and Cheynie Wray. Grade 4: Haley Ader, Sam Baxley, Alyssa Banesse, Griffin Boze, Mallory Bradley, Phillip Bridges, Madison Browne, Olivia Carlson, Crystal Carpenter, Kate Carpenter, Tyler Carter, Tanner Cecil, Hany Chouchane, Faith Constantine, Quinn Coo-
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF THOMASVILLE Notice is given that on the 30th day of November 2009 at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chamber (Old Thomasville Courtroom) 7 West Guilford Street Thomasville, North Carolina, the Thomasville Board of Planning & Adjustment will conduct a Public Hearing in consideration of the following:
2. Donations will be evenly distributed to Fairgrove Family Resource Center, Cooperative Community Ministry, His Laboring Few Ministries and Citadel of Faith Christian Fellowship in Thomasville.
1. Request for Variance (BOA-09-04) Applicant: Lakeview Mission Church Location: 205 Koontz Avenue Existing Zoning; R-10 Low Density Residential The variance will allow the church to add an addition to the existing NONCONFORMING building
3. Notify the Times that you will participate so that you can be included in the list of community participants. 4. Keep a rough count of the food items you collect, so that the community can be updated on a weekly basis.
2. Request for Variance/Flag lot Approval (BOA-09-05) Applicant: Donald Jarrett Location: dead end of South Grace Drive Existing Zoning: R-15 Residential The variance will allow the developer to access lots 2 & 3 from Grace Drive
5. When you finish your collection, deliver the items to Thomasville Parks & Recreation at 1 East Main Street. Call us at 888-3590 before you come so we can be prepared to take a photograph of your delivery. For large deliveries, call 475-4280 to schedule a drop-off time.
The Public is further advised that at said hearing all interested and affected parties will be heard on these matters. Hearing impaired persons desiring additional information or having questions regarding this subject should call the North Carolina Relay number for the Deaf (Dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-7352962). The meeting facilities of the City of Thomasville are accessible to people with disabilities. The City provides the opportunity to request in advance auxiliary aids and services. If you need special accommodations, please contact Ken Hepler, Planning & Zoning Administrator, at 336-475-4255.
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