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A representative of Senior Home Care gives gifts to a senior at LibertyWood Nursing Home. The gifts came as part of the “Be a Santa to a Senior” program, which provides gifts to those with no family.

Santa visits seniors Home Instead Senior Care helps provide gifts to elderly BY KARISSA MINN Staff Writer Santa Claus made an early stop this Christmas season to spread some cheer to his fellow senior adults. He joined staff and volunteers from Home Instead Senior Care as they distributed gifts collected through the group’s “Be a Santa to a Senior” program. Sarah Chambers, community service representative for Home Instead, said that the Lexington office brought gifts to seniors in two area facilities, including LibertyWood Nursing Center in

Thomasville on Monday. “It was incredible,” Chambers said. “It was a wonderful, touching day to see all of the seniors have such a nice Christmas.” She said that Home Instead, a provider of non-medical home care and companionship for older adults, holds the “Be a Santa to a Senior” program every year in its offices nationwide. The Lexington office covers both Davie and Davidson counties, and it decided to focus on different facilities that were financially challenged or low-income, and on seniors that did not have many people — or any at all — visiting for the holidays. “We actually spread the word and let folks know that we had trees out in the area with ornaments attached,” Chambers said. “The ornaments had a senior’s first name and the wish list items they had asked for — pretty much

personal care items, like shampoo, conditioner, powder, socks, tissues and throw blankets.” Nearly 200 names were placed on the trees at participating businesses and organizations, including Chelsea’s Manor, Suntrust Bank and Newbridge Bank. Shoppers picked up the ornaments, bought the items on the list, and returned them in gift bags with the corresponding ornaments attached. Chambers said that next year, the group will aim to help even more people. “Everybody cooperated, and we were able to buy for every single senior,” Chambers said. “We had some monetary donations, and we were able to get some extra items for the seniors as well.” About five or six people from the Home Instead Senior Care office visited LibertyWood Nursing

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Restrictions remain at TMC Policy eased for Christmas holiday BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer

As some hospitals across the state begin easing restrictions regarding child visitations, Thomasville Medical Center feels the time just isn’t right to let its guard down. With the H1N1 flu virus spreading, Novant — the corporation

that owns TMC — issued a company-wide policy in September restricting visitors under the age of 18 in an effort to protect patients from exposure. Anyone under 18 was not allowed to visit patient rooms and were restricted from hospital lobbies, waiting areas and classrooms. Duke University Medical Center in Durham, Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro and hospitals in Chapel Hill have since started lifting such restrictions as the spread of H1N1 is slowly declining. “We had contemplated it,” Jane

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Wilder, TMC’s director of community relations, said. “At this point, we’re not 100 percent sure we’re completely out of the woods yet for everybody.” TMC is making exceptions for Christmas, however. On Thursday and Friday, visitors under the age of 18 will be allowed to visit loved ones at TMC for a short period of time if they have no flu symptoms, and they may be required to wear surgical masks while on the hospital’s campus. Lexington Memorial Hospital is taking similar

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The Davidson County Board of Commissioners elected Dr. Max Walser chairman of the board for 2010 in a vote held at the beginning of the month. Sam Watford will serve as vice chairman for Walser a second year. “I feel very honored and gratified that my fellow commissioners felt that I could serve as chairman,” Walser said. “I think it’s an expression of their confidence in me and my leadership, and that’s always gratifying. I’m very pleased that I’ll be able to serve in this capacity for the next year, until next November.” As board chair, Walser will serve as the face of county government, at-

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Benefits extended to those unemployed BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer Christmas arrived early for thousands of people on unemployment thanks to new legislation recently signed by President Barack Obama. Last week Obama signed into law a new bill that extends unemployment benefits until next February, giving good news to those who were set to see their checks stop on Dec. 31. “This is great news for a lot of people,” Larry Parker, spokesperson for the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, said. “If you were set to run out at the end of year, you can continue on to the next tier. That’s going to be really helpful to a lot of people in North Carolina.” As a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRC), Emergency Un-

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tending functions like ribbon cuttings and community meetings. He said that in meetings, his role will focus less on his own input and more on making sure that all of the board members have the opportunity to give their input and facilitating discussion. “My goal is to provide leadership that will enable the board to look carefully at all of the issues and hopefully reach a consensus,” Walser said. “I don’t intend to inject myself like I have in the past. I think my role is different now.” Walser said that while he has chaired committees before and served as a school superintendent, he has never had the responsibilities that he has now. “There’s a lot of logistical stuff that goes on that I’m going to have to pay a lot of attention to,” Walser said. “Procedurally,

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employment Compensation (EUC08) — a federal extension of unemployment benefits — established two different tiers for those receiving compensation from the ESC. The first tier allowed for an additional 20 weeks of unemployment compensation with the second adding 13 weeks. Once those extensions expired, a person could file for Extended Benefits (EB) due to the fact North Carolina had a three-month average of unemployment above 6.5 percent. To complicate matters even more, earlier this year, two additional tiers totaling 20 extra weeks of unemployment compensation were added. Had this new bill not been signed, anyone who was about to move on to the next tier would not have been able to and would stop receiving benefits

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What’s happening? Salem Christmas

Celebrate Christmastime with carol singing, Christmas baking, and more amid the beauty of historic buildings on Saturday, Dec. 26, when Old Salem Museums & Gardens presents a full day of seasonal festivities, crafts and food for all ages. All visitors will enjoy baking Queenscake in the Vogler House, as well as gunsmithing and blacksmithing in the Timothy Vogler Gun Shop. Children will especially love sampling candy from the Vierling House’s apothecary, and a special puppet show, “Sophie & the Gingercakes,” in the Horton Museum Center. To cap off the day, there will be carol singing and a giant lighted Christmas tree, modeled after the traditional Moravian decoration. For more information, call the Visitor Center at 336-721-7350. All activities are included with an All-In-One Ticket.

Holiday garbage schedule

The Solid Waste Department will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 in observance of Christmas. Garbage and recycling routes will be altered the following days: Garbage and recycling routes: Week of 12/21 – 12/25 Wednesday and Thursday will be on Wednesday Friday the 25 will run on Monday, Dec. 28 Monday and Tuesday will collect on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday will collect on Wednesday Friday will collect on Thursday Friday will be closed for New Years

Day * If items are not collected on listed day, please leave at the curb for next day collection.

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.

WDB Youth Council meeting The DavidsonWorks Workforce Development Board Youth Council will meet Wednesday, Jan. 6 at noon at Davidson County Community College, Mendenhall 116.

Start Safe Preschool training program Start Safe — a fire and burn safety program for preschoolers and their families — is being offered to preschooler teachers to pass along to children in the classroom. Classes will be held Jan. 11, 13, 19 and 21 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. nightly at the Thomasville Fire Department headquarter, 7 E. Main St. Pre-registration is required by Dec. 30. The program is unique because it not only involves educating children about fire and burn safety, but encourages their parents to learn safety measures along with their child. The program

covers easy-to-learn techniques such as Making a home safer, preventing burn injuries, using smoke alarms, making a home escape plan and how to get out of the home if there is a fire. The course can be integrated into any topic that may be discussed in a classroom. For more information, contact Dolly Hulin at 475-5545. Seating is limited to 15 per class. Three Child Care CEU Credit Hours will be awarded by the N.C. Division of Child Development.

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, please call the Senior Center 242-2290.

Gumtree spaghetti dinner Gumtree Fire and Rescue Auxiliary will sponsor a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 from 4 to 7 p.m. The meal includes all you eat of salad, spaghetti, bread, dessert, tea and coffee. Adult dinner is $7, senior’s (age 65 and older) dinner is $6, and child’s dinner (12 and under) is $4. Hotdogs also will be available for $1. All takeout orders are $7. Extra dessert or bread is $1 each. The money will be used to puchase items needed by the firefighters and rescue squad members as they serve the area.

Fit and Strong classes Are you an older adult with arthritis? Do you have stiffness or pain in your lower back, hips, knees, ankles or feet? Not participating in exercise regularly, or have you NEVER exercised? If you answered YES to any of these questions, join Fit and Strong!. Fit and Strong! is an award-winning, evidence-based physical activity program developed by the University of Illinois at Chicago, Center for Research on

Healthy Aging (CRHA) proven to benefit arthritis symptoms and promote an active lifestyle. Join the CHRA in partnership with the Davidson County Department of Senior Services Senior Dynamics program for this life-changing course. Classes will begin on Jan. 25 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm and will meet every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for a total of eight weeks. Each class will consist of exercise and arthritis/exercise education and discussion. Fee for 8 week program is $5. All equipment will be provided. To register, please call the Lexington Senior Center at 242-2290. Advanced registration is required. Class size is limited, so sign up today! Deadline for registration is Jan. 18. Fee due upon registration.

THS Class of 1962 Reunion

A reunion of the Thomasville High School Class of 1962 will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2010, at the Colonial Country Club in Thomasville. Organizers are looking for up-to-date addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for classmates. For more information, contact Alice Ervin at 561-732-1521.

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Join those at the Lexington Senior Center for Bingo and fellowship each Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.. The center is located at 106 Alma Owens Drive, Each person is requested to bring two small gifts for prizes. All Davidson County residents 55 and older are welcome to attend. For more information, please call 242-2290.

Thomasville history books

The Thomasville Historic Preservation Commission joined with Thomasville Habitat for Humanity as the exclusive distributor of “Wheels of Faith and Courage.” Copies of the book are available at the Thomasville Visitor’s Center for $20 and proceeds will benefit both organizations. Wheels of Faith and Courage was published in 1952 and dedicated as a Centennial Memorial. Thomasville history books.

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Project Santa to deliver Christmas joy TIMES STAFF REPORT

The 43rd edition of Silver Valley Civitan Project Santa Claus is moving rapidly to its conclusion with the delivery of gifts planned to around 340 people on Christmas Eve. Project Santa’s Christmas angel has stepped forward for a third consecutive year to contribute shares of stock. The proceeds from their sale were $4,177.80. The donor wishes to remain anonymous. Other cash contributions totaling $2,100 have been received from John Bender Worship Center of High Point ($1,000), Silver Valley Baptist Church ($200), Southland Homes, Inc. ($200), Pleasant Grove United Methodist Women ($100), MKM Sales ($100) and six individuals ($500). A $100 donation was in the memory of Charles and Cosie McDonald. Monies not used by Project Santa will be set aside for later use to assist families in need through the club emergency fund. Essentials such as heat, food and medicine may be provided. The Project Santa list is now complete with 64 families, ten more than last year. There are 42 new families added for 2009. Only seven families have been served for 3 or more years. Five families assisted in 2008 declined help this year. Volunteers contacted around 90 families to determine needs. Clothing and toys will be distributed to 52 families, totaling 118 children, up from 98 youth last year. Food will be distributed to 28 families. Ten households receiving food will be to seniors and two families for people with disabilities. Three families in need have been ‘adopted’ for Christmas and will receive gifts directly from their benefactors in the name of Project Santa. Triad Auction of Denton and several individuals have contributed more than 300 toys, games, dolls, plush animals and other presents. The Workshop of Davidson, Inc. donated 144 pairs of socks. A visit to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina garnered nearly a ton of food. County Civitan clubs collected over 150 cans of food at the fall area meeting. Customers of the local Food Lion contributed 130 food packages. The students of Silver Valley Elementary School contributed 193 food items. Silver Valley Civitan will purchase additional food, clothing and toys. The shopping trip scheduled for Friday, postponed by the snow, sleet and ice, was re-scheduled to Sunday afternoon. Santa made his annual visit to Kateland Family Care on December 16. The residents of Westanna Family Care of Lexington were also present. PSC gave the dozen ladies gifts of personal

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people with disabilities will receive cards and presents. In the past five weeks, lists have been complied and revised numerous times. Families have been visited or contacted. Gift boxes have been assembled and wrapped with presents sorted and placed in the boxes.

Volunteers have provided more than 160 hours with the busiest week still remaining. Food boxes were scheduled to be packed on Monday, December 21, with fruit bags being prepared Wednesday evening at Santa Central. The delivery of all gifts will be on Christmas Eve beginning at 8 a.m.

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Imagine coming upon a hillside covered with Christmas trees, growing in perfect formation just as they were planted. You notice that one of the tall, fragrant cedars seems to have something under it and you move in its direction to get a closer look. As you come upon this singular tree, you see it does indeed shelter gifts, five in all. Each gift looks different in shape, size and color. But all are individually tagged and surprisingly, bear your name. You gather up the gifts and move to a clearing where you can sit and ponder this extraordinary find. Your mind fills with questions. What is this all about? How did those gifts get there? Who DID this and WHY? Soon, curiosity wins out and you select one of the gifts to unwrap. As you remove the wrapping and open the box, you notice a slight tremor in your hand. It is impossible to imagine what might be inside — yet is also impossible NOT to imagine what might be inside. As you look in the box you see a slip of paper — just plain, ordinary, everyday writing paper. About 1/4 page, it looks a bit worn, as if it has been handled before or passed along. One word is written on the paper, and it is a word you have seen before. You read the word. You read it again, out loud. You turn the paper over to see if something else is written on the other side, but it is blank. What are you supposed to make of this? Nothing remains for the moment but to repeat the ritual with the other four gifts. So one by one you open them, carefully examining the contents and hoping for a clue as to the origin of the unexpected gifts. Each time it is the same. Each gift, addressed to you, contains

a little slip of paper on which is printed one word. The words are different, but they all point to some sort of special attribute or talent. More questions emerge: Are these gifts really for me? Why find them now? What do I DO with them? Still puzzled by the discovery, you gather up the questions and the wrappings and the gift words and make your way make back ‌ Driving along, you think about the experience you just had. It dawns on you that the gifts you just discovered aren’t really new to you, although you have never thought about them in the way you are thinking of them now. In the past, you’ve never experienced their collective power nor felt the profound sense of gratitude that you feel at present. What if these words plucked from beneath the untrimmed tree truly capture gifts given to YOU — a part of you just as your temperament, your intelligence or the color of your eyes? And what if you claim these gifts, develop them and use them to make a difference in the world? Want to know what is written on the five slips of paper? Maybe your gifts include strengths like FOCUS, DISCIPLINE, STRATEGIC, INPUT or WOO. There are thousands of combinations resulting from the 40+ year Gallup strengths study. To find out what your five gifts may be, purchase a copy of Strengths Finder 2.0, or go to www. strengthstest.com. You can assess which of Rath’s 34 themes are among your top talents. This TaylorMade Christmas Eve column completes the series on Strengths Finder 2.0 (Rath, 2009). A new series begins in 2010 — with best wishes for a safe and peaceful holiday season to all.

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books, movies, and other editorials, and on posters and stamps. “DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. “Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. “Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ “Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? “VIRGINIA O’HANLON. “115 WEST NINETYFIFTH STREET.” VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It

would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

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MARTHA R. CARR Syndicated Columnist This may be my favorite Christmas season yet. I’ve finally gotten to the point where I’m not trying to meet anyone’s expectations, especially my own. As a child I wanted to make sure I lived up to what was expected and worried about how to get a gift for each of my four siblings, my best friend Paula and my parents. The holiday season was an equal mix of delighted anticipation and dread. A big part of me was always glad when it was over for another year. As a single parent I often took on an additional seasonal job to make sure that all of Louie’s requests to Santa Claus were fulfilled. I had carried forward the same sense of obligation that somehow Christmas was all about making sure I got it right. That meant going above and beyond to do whatever was asked of me. It never occurred to me to say no or to make out a more reasonable plan that included a budget. The idea that my giving could also be about

what I wanted for the person and not just a desire created mostly by the media was never a consideration. It’s as if I saw myself as worth whatever I could spend on someone else. Some years I scored really high and others years I heaped on the blame and guilt. But here are a few other things I wasn’t noticing at the time that shed a little more light on things and helped me to turn around my holiday attitude. No one remembers what I gave them when I was little, including me. Not one of my homemade gifts or something purchased with my 15 cents a week allowance stands out for anyone. Also, Louie doesn’t use any of the gifts I spent sixty hour work weeks to make sure he received. There was a Ninja Turtle Sewer one year that was an enormous hit and involved a nationwide search by every aunt, uncle and grandparent till my mother finally located the last one off a truck stop just ahead of another grandmother, but that was an exception. The truth is, every Christmas there was one question I was never asking myself that could have helped me to stop throwing everything out of balance. What was my intention behind this gift? As a child, that’s a little more introspection than can be expected but as an adult I can be more honest and realize that a lot of it has to do with making sure everyone is happy with me. In other words my gift giving was more about me

and how I’d like to be seen. But this year, that’s all changed. I’ve been able to make a budget and stick to it, which has meant limiting the gift giving and buying things for Louie, who is now grown at 22, which are more practical and less expensive. The upside is I’ve been able to relax and enjoy the season a lot more. Instead of a long list of gifts I can’t afford to give there’s a long list of things I’m grateful for and it’s pretty much the same people. Making the adjustment has helped the way I am around my loved ones because I’m more relaxed and have the time to notice more about the beauty inside of them. It’s not about meeting some goal that was more determined by an ad on TV. This year I can be grateful for a warm place to live in a great city like Chicago near my son, Louie who is doing well. I can give thanks for my health and all of the amazing people who helped me become healthy again. And I can say thank you to all of the amazing readers who send me notes on their lives and well wishes. No department store or web site carries any of those things but they are more valuable to me than a cashmere sweater or a new bike. Merry Christmas everyone. 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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While we all celebrate Christmas this week we must keep in mind what this holiday is all about. Throughout the years many other trappings have been added which has really diverted our society from the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas is foremost and only the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God who came to our world to save mankind from their sins. Someone has recently said that if we had needed someone to paint artistic works, God would have sent a great artist. If we had needed someone to build famous buildings, God would have sent a great

architect. If beautiful music was our greatest need, God would have sent to mankind a composer. But our greatest need is to be forgiven of our sins and so God sent a Savior. Jesus is God in physical form come to earth to die on a cross, but to rise from the grave in order that sinful man with all of his deceit, unbelief, and immorality might come to Him to be forgiven. Take time to read the Christmas stories from Matthew chapters 1 and 2, and from Luke chapters 1 and 2. Come to Jesus Christ in humility and repentance so you may have the best Christmas of all. Rev. Sid Stewart Trinity

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OBITUARIES Index Thomasville Audrey Clodfelter, 76 Ila Embry, 91 Heidi Laws, 53 Keith C. Phillips, 49 Darrell Ray Teer, 53 Lexington Ethel M. Bailey Dorothy B. Bates, 80 Wayne Keith Virginia Link, 87 Ruby M. Parks, 86 Other Areas Lloyd Brannock, 78 Ira Cook, 83 Ethel M. Bailey

LEXINGTON — Ethel Marie Bailey, of West Fifth Ave. in Lexington, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Bailey was born April 23, 1920, in Davidson County, to William Henry Bailey and Maud Warner Bailey. She worked for the High Point Enterprise as Social Editor, worked for Siceloff Manufacturing as personal secretary and owned and operated Bailey’s Antique Store on Winston Road until her retirement. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Dr. Walter Patten officiating. Burial will be in Thomasville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 1:45 p.m. today at Piedmont Funeral Home. Memorial may be made to First Reformed United Church of Christ in Lexington. Online condolences may be made at www.piedmontfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy B. Bates

LEXINGTON — Dorothy Berrier Bates, 80, of Arnold Road in Lexington, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at Hinkle Hospice House. Bates was born Dec. 31, 1928, in Davidson County, to Charlie Berrier and Mae Link Berrier. She was a member of Arrington Heights Free Will Baptist Church and a retired employee of Dacotah Mills. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Arrington Heights Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Doug McGee officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Davidson Funeral Home and other times at the home on Arnold Road. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.

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RANDLEMAN — Lloyd Gray Brannock, 78, of Windsor Place Apartment in Randleman, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at Randolph Hospital. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Cha-

pel, with the Revs. Chris Byrne and Wade Craven officiating. Burial will follow at Parklawn Memorial Park. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.

Audrey Clodfelter Audrey Proctor Hill Clodfelter, 76, a resident of 704 Johnson St., died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at The Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. Clodfelter was born on Aug. 5, 1933, in Davidson County, to Roby Howard Proctor and Athlene Craven Proctor. She retired from The News Center and volunteered for several wonderful years at Thomasville Medical Center. She was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher, on the church council, and bereavement meal coordinator. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a husband, Billy Joe Hill Sr., on Sept. 23, 1985. On July 15, 1990, she married Jacob “Jake” Hewey Clodfelter, who survives of the home. Also surviving are three sons, Dr. Billy Joe Hill Jr. and wife Diana, of Matthews, Blake Hill and wife Barbara, of Thomasville, and Benji Hill, of Florida; step-children, Michael Clodfelter and wife Kathy, of Lexington, and April Suzanne Clodfelter, of Hickory; grandchildren, Chrystiana Parrish Morgan and husband Josh, Josh Hill and wife Ashley Reece, and Brian Hill and Jenna Hill; stepgrandchildren, Kitzie and McKay Clodfelter; and great-grandchildren, her pride and joy, Arissa Zoe Morgan and Makayla Audra Morgan. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Keys Pendleton, B. Joe Parker, and Jenna W. Grogan officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of Davidson County in Lexington or Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Thomasville. Online condolences may be sent to www.jcg reenandsons. com. ***

Ira Cook WELCOME — Ira “Joe” Mclean Cook, 83, of Bethesda Road, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel, with the Revs. Larry Michael, Wade Laughter and Dan Walser officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park with Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Honor Guard. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.

Ila Embry Ila Mae Curry Embry, 91, of Centerclair Nursing Center in Lexington, formerly of 510 Chapel Drive in Thomasville, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, in the nursing center.

She was born Sept. 7, 1918, in Davidson County, daughter of Willie Lee Curry and Mabel Lee Edinger Curry. She was a retired employee of Dillard Plastic Company. Embry was a member of Rich Fork Baptist Church and the Victory Sunday School Class. She was married to Mitchell Segraves Embry, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by three sons, Rickey Lee Embry, Mitchell Samuel Embry and Jimmy Michael Embry Sr., and two sisters, Carol Conrad and Odessa Maner. Surviving are one daughter, Madeline Trotter and husband Jerry, of Lexington; one son, Larry Embry, of Thomasville; two brothers, Troy Curry and wife Doris and James Curry and wife Colleen, both of Thomasville; ten grandchildren, Lynette Byerly and husband Tim, Craig Trotter and wife Laura, Mark Embry, Amy Wall and husband Ken, Paula Heafner and husband Ken, James Embry Jr., Tammy Embry, Michelle Embry, Michael Embry and wife Crystal and Pam Hicks and husband Scott; and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at J.C. Green and Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville, with the Rev. Michael Bowers and Ronnie Johnson officiating. Family will be receiving visitors from 12-1 p.m. at the funeral home and other times at the home of the daughter, of Lexington. Interment will follow at Rich Fork Baptist Church. Memorials may be directed to the building fund or the cemetery fund at Rich Fork Baptist Church in Thomasville. Online condolences may be sent to the Embry family at www.jcgreenandsons.com ***

Shaffer. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at Coggins Memorial Baptist Church and at other times at the home on Lee Ave. Davidson Funeral Home is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.

Heidi Laws Heidi Liane Smith Laws, 53, a resident of Carolina Avenue in Thomasville, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center. Heidi was born Sept. 13, 1956, in Davidson County, a daughter of Harold L. Smith and Ursula Hilger Smith. She was a lifelong resident of Thomasville and worked for Lankford Security. Heidi loved being a wife and mother and enjoyed playing with her dog. On Feb. 5, 1994, she married Clifford Calvin Laws, who survives of the home. Also surviving are daughters, Tracy Albright, of Thomasville, Kimberly Laws, of High Point, and Felicia Laws, of Alabama; a son, Jerry Lomax, of High Point; a sister, Terri Jarrett, of Thomasville; a brother, David Smith, of Lexington, Ky.; and 12 grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at J.C. Green and Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Orman officiating. Interment will follow in Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home and other times at the residence. The family requests memorials be made to Clifford Calvin Laws of 107 Carolina Ave. in Thomasville. Online condolences may be sent to the Laws family at www. jcgreenandsons.com. ***

Wayne Keith LEXINGTON — Luther Wayne Keith, of Lee Avenue in Lexington, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at his home after declining health of 2 1/2 years. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lexington City Cemetery with the Rev. Lewis Johns officiating. Memorial service will be held at Coggins Memorial Baptist Church at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 6 p.m. with the Revs. Lewis Johns and David

Dec. 29, at Oakwood Cemetery in Hickory, with the Rev. Mark Blair officiating. There will be no visitation, but the family will be at their respective homes. Memorials may be made to Brenner Children’s Hospital Development Office, care of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.

Ruby M. Parks LEXINGTON — Ruby Mefford Parks, 86, of Jack Young Road in Lexington, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, in Lexington Memorial Hospital after an illness of eight months. Parks was born in Oldham County, Ky. on Dec. 18, 1923, to John Minish Mefford and Mary Carpenter Mefford. She was a homemaker and of the Lutheran faith. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Mocko officiating. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Davidson County in Lexington or St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.

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Darrell Ray Teer, 53, of Reid St. and formerly of Salem St., died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, at his residence. Teer was born Oct. 18, 1956, in Guilford County, a son of Donald Ray Teer and Jane Edwards. He was a tailor and was a former employee of Arnold Craven and Lindsay Odom clothing stores in High Point. Funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009, at J.C. Green & Sons Chapel in Thomasville by the Rev. Bobby Loving. The family will receive friends following the service and other times will be at the home of his mother, Jane Edwards, 1501 East Fairfield Road in High Point. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family or The American Parkinson Disease Association in Staten Island, N.Y. Online condolences may be made to www.jcgreenandsons. com.

Keith C. Phillips Keith Cornelius Phillips, 49, of 312 Small St.,

Virginia Link LEXINGTON — Virginia Rose Hale Link, 87, of Link Road, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at her home. Link was born Nov. 10, 1922, in Catawba County, to Jenny Hale. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Welcome. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday,

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Thomasville ends skid for first win Clark gets victory No. 1 in his high school coaching career BY ZACH KEPLEY Sports Editor GREENSBORO — New Thomasville boys basketball coach Tony Clark has waited for what has seemed like an eternity to get his first win as a high school coach. After Tuesday’s 68-51 victory over Lawrence Academy in the Berico Heating and Cooling Holiday Classic at Northern Guilford High School, the wait came to an end as he joined the fraternity of high school coaches with a win. “This is my first high school victory, and I am going to go home and celebrate it,” said a very relieved Clark. “It has been a couple of restless nights, but we were able

to get the win and I am very happy about that.” The first three games have been rough for the 1-3 Bulldogs who have played some top-notch competition. They were able to match up well with the Warriors, and did much of the damage on the glass — a place where they have been burned so far. “Tonight, we played a team we were evenly matched with and were able to get on the boards and get out in transition,” said Clark. Owners of a 19-12 lead at the end of one period, THS would tack on eight more points to its side of the scoreboard and hold the Warriors to two, 3:30

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BY BRIANA GORMAN GREENSBORO — Thomasville found out that starting slow against Smith High School is not a good idea. The Eagles rattled off a 26-8 run to open the game, which in the end was too much for the Lady Bulldogs to overcome, as they fell 60-46 at the Berico Heating and Cooling Holiday Classic at Northern Guilford High School on Tuesday. Smith built the commanding lead by working the ball into the paint against the smaller Bulldogs and racing down the court for layups led by point guard Ashlyn Dubose. THS trailed just 7-6 after a layup by Brooke Ward, but the Eagles took flight for a 12-2 run to close out the first quarter. They would add onto the run scoring the first seven points of the second quarter, putting Thomasville in an 18-point hole. Smith struggled to find its offense the remainder of the half and the Lady Bulldogs dug deep to climb back into the game. An 8-0 run ended the first 16 minutes, and Christina Carter

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to block out and kept the taller Eagles on their back. But the next three minutes were not as kind to the Lady Dogs, as the Eagles owned the boards and hit a 10-2 spurt to roll to the finish. “I think it took a lot of

CHAPEL HILL — After starting at small forward for the first 11 games of the season, North Carolina’s Will Graves said it wasn’t weird to be on the sidelines for the start of Tuesday’s game against Marshall. After all, the redshirt junior averaged just 7.3 minutes his first two years and was suspended last season. Still, Graves responded to his first-half benching with 13 points and career-high 10 rebounds to help the 10th-ranked Tar Heels beat the Thundering Herd 98-61 at the Smith Center and rebound from a loss to No. 2 Texas on Saturday. “Coach said he wasn’t happy with a little bit of my play so obviously everything needs to step up and that’s what I tried to focus on,” Graves said. “Just step up every aspect of my game.” Graves said he found out just before the game that freshman David Wear would start in his place, but he didn’t seem too upset or disgruntled after the game.The junior had been 7-for-25 from the floor over the past three games with 21 points. “Usually when guys don’t play it’s because of poor play that precedes it,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. Graves said he focused on the little things against Marshall (9-2) and just tried to give the Tar Heels (9-3) a spark off the bench. Williams said Graves was more active against Marshall and the coach said he was more pleased with the junior’s defensive effort than his three 3-pointers. “I always try to come out and try to be

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Brooke Ward looks around for one of her Thomasville teammates on Tuesday against Smith High School. added the first points of the second half to shrink the Eagle advantage to 10. Alexis Lambert cleaned up the offensive board for two more, putting Thomasville was back in business at 28-20. Rebounding was a key to the comeback as Thomasville found someone

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Thomasville defeated East Forsyth 53-44 on Monday in a holiday tournament at Northern Guilford High School. Joslyn Spires scored nine points with Christina Carter, Alexis Lambert and Chasity McCurdy

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FROM JESUS From page 7 into the frame. Shabazz Atkins converted two free throws 12 seconds in, moments before a flurry of baskets by the Bulldogs. De Dow committed a legal crime in basketball stealing the leather from Lawrence and driving in for an uncontested layin. Next trip down, Isaiah Williams found Sam Nelson on the wing for a trifecta, and Nelson would connect on another just over a minute later to post a 27-14 Thomasville lead. Lawrence stepped up its work on the offensive glass to mount a charge before intermission, and was able to get in the lane to draw in the defense. Atkins made good on two three-point plays and Chad Whitehead added a runner inside the free throwl line to get the Warriors within five. A 3-pointer by Lawrence trimmed the deficit down to 34-32 with one half to play. A free throw by the Warriors knocked one more point off before Thomasville showed its strength as it had all night at the beginning of a quarter. Sharing the rock around the perimeter, the quick

‘We were able to move the basketball tonight, which is something we have not done in our first three games.’ — Tony Clark Thomasville head coach

movement opened up Nelson on two straight trips as he swished two more 3s giving him 12 points for the game. Tevin Davis had a strong night down low for Thomasville as he ran the floor for a layup, turning what had been a one-point game just a couple minutes before to nine. “We were able to move the basketball tonight, which is something we have not done in our first three games,” Clark said. “That seemed to be the key of the game for us. We know that Sam can knock it down and tonight we were able to recognize that if we just made one more pass, that he would hit it.” Sparked by eight more points from Davis, Thomasville outhustled and outscored the Warriors 12-5 during a five minute span to lead 54-38. Lawrence would get no closer than 12 points in the final eight minutes.

Davis wrapped up his night with 18 points and Dow found double figures in scoring with 10. Thomasville’s next game will be Jan. 8 as it opens league play with Central Davidson. Sports Editor Zach Kepley can be reached at 888-3631, or at kepley@tvilletimes.com.

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From page 7 energy to cut it to eight, and we were forced to up the tempo which limited who we could put it on the court,” said Lacardo Means, head coach of the Bulldogs. “Rebounding is something that we are going to have to work on because we are not a big team. When you are not big you have to do the fun-

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‘We are proud of them because they did not quit.’ — Lacardo Means Thomasville head coach TIMES PHOTO/ZACH KEPLEY damental things to make things work for you. But we are proud of them because they did not quit.” Dubose made sure the Bulldogs would not fight back a second time, scoring nine points in the final quarter and becoming impossible to stop with her dribble penetration. “The point guard was excellent,” Means said. “She controlled the tempo and caused us all kinds of problems.” The 2-2 Lady Bulldogs got 11 points from Joslyn Spires and 10 more from JoJo Davis. Carter contributed seven rebounds with six assists. Smith got 17 points from Dubose in improving to 5-3. Thomasville is off until Jan 8. when they open Central Carolina Conference play against Central Davidson.

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A Star in the East The Hubble Space Telescope captured the explosion from Supernova 1987A. The rings in this show of light are from dust and gas from the exploding star. Some experts believe the Christmas star might have been a supernova. photo courtesy NASA and L. Barranger

For many people, learning about the science and history that go along with religious beliefs makes special holidays ever more wondrous. You and your family may have wondered about some of the mysteries of the holiday season. The Mini Page talked with an expert at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum to find out more about the mystery of the Christmas star.

Following the star

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For hundreds of years, astronomers have been trying to figure out an explanation for the Christmas star. No one knows for sure what it was. Part of the difficulty in answering this question is that no one knows exactly when the magi went on their journey. The top scientific explanations for the star include: s A SUPERNOVA s A COMET s SEVERAL planets coming so close to each other that they seemed like one bright star.

Once in a while, stars suddenly flare up. From Earth, a flare-up can look as if a new star has suddenly appeared. Nova (NO-vuh) means “new star.” Sometimes, a very old star explodes. The exploding burst of light can also appear as a super bright new star in the sky, or supernova. photo courtesy NASA/ESA/JHU/R.Sankr it & W.Blair

In the Christmas story, a group of wise men, or magi (MAY-jie), followed a bright star to find the Christ child. Magi were early astronomers. They recognized the positions of all the stars. When a new star appeared in the sky, they knew it. They also believed in astrology (uh-STRAW-luh-jee), or the idea that the position of the stars affects people’s lives. Scientists no longer believe this. When the magi saw a new star appear in the eastern sky, they believed it was a sign that a new king of the Jews had been born.

In 1604, astronomers saw what they thought was a new star. About 400 years later, NASA observatories made pictures of this supernova’s still-glowing gas.

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SPORTS Johnson tabbed top male athlete NASCARMEDIA.COM DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The post-season honors keep piling up for Jimmie Johnson and once again, the fourtime NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion is making history. Johnson has been named the Male Athlete of the Year by members of The Associated Press becoming the first race car driver to win this prestigious award in the 78 years it has been presented. Johnson made history this season when he became the first driver to win four consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup titles, accomplishing a feat that the likes of Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough were unable to achieve. In 2009, Johnson won seven races, including four during NASCAR’s “playoffs� — the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Johnson and the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet team at Hendrick Motorsports have elevated themselves to the “dynasty� level. And, taking into consideration that this award has been presented in the past to such superstars as Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Joe Montana, Carl Lewis, Muhammad Ali, Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Byron Nelson, Joe DiMaggio, Jesse Owens, and Joe Louis, it’s safe to say that Johnson has etched his named alongside some of sports’ greatest of all-time. “We’d been wondering the last few years, ‘When is this going to hit?’� Johnson told the Associated Press. “It seems like the answer is now. The wave is finally peaking and we don’t know where it’s going to take us. The fourth-straight title takes it out of our sport and makes it a point of discussion like, ‘Wow, a race car driver won this thing.’� Johnson received 42 votes from editors at U.S. newspapers which are members of the AP. Tennis star Roger Federer (30 votes) and Olympic gold medalist sprinter Usain Bolt (29) were the only other athletes with totals in the double-digits. Swimmer Michael Phelps, who won a record eight Olympic gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Games, was last year’s recipient.

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“It is a tale of two halves for our team,� Marshall coach Donnie Jones said. “We obviously came out

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UNC went on an 18-0 run to put the game out of reach. The Tar Heels led by as many as 37 in the second half, and Ed Davis scored a game-high 19 points with 10 rebounds for UNC. Tyler Zeller (18), Marcus Ginyard (14) and Deon Thompson (14) also finished in double figures for the Tar Heels, who don’t play again until they host Rutgers on Dec. 28. Marshall (9-2) was led by Shaquille Johnson, who finished with 16 points.

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forth, but with the score tied at 27, UNC closed out the first half on a 17-8 run. A Graves 3-pointer just before halftime put the Tar Heels up 44-35 at the break. “I didn’t start Will and yet Will was active and was more invovled [than David Wear] and so I said, ‘Well heck let’s play you in the second half and start you as well,’ “ Williams said. Marshall scored the first five points of the second half, but then

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FROM PAGE 1 SENIORS From page 1 Home on Monday to deliver the gifts. If certain residents could not come out of their rooms to the common area, the gifts were delivered directly to them. “Santa Claus was there, and they were each given more than one item,” Chambers said. “We had music playing on the piano or just from the radio, and it was great seeing their faces. Even the ones that could not see or had a hard time hearing had a great, great time.” She said that when she gave gifts to a blind couple, she put the gifts in their hands, described

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there’s more to it than it looks like.” Fred McClure, who served as board chair over the past year, agreed that the position can be a difficult one. “You have to do a lot more than just sit there and study issues,” McClure said. “Your job is to kind of manage the meeting, and in order to do that, you’ve got to be aware of what’s going on with all of the commissioners and try to get all of the commissioners involved.” McClure was nominated again this year by Commissioner Larry Potts, but he did not receive enough votes to be elected as chairman over Walser. “I told the commissioners that I really

TMC From page A5 measures over the next two days. “Ours is still in effect,” said Wilder. “We are releasing it for Christmas Eve and Christmas day. We are keeping our visitation limits on. We are cautiously optimistic. We know it’s a inconvenience and we appreciate everyone working with us. We need to keep it place until we know for sure it’s not coming back.” Wilder said TMC is

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the items and let them smell the scents. Danielle Slaydon, activity director at LibertyWood, said that the residents are touched by the gifts they receive from Home Instead and other groups, because some of them don’t have family and wouldn’t get Christmas gifts. “With some of them, you don’t get much of a reaction, but others say, ‘I get a present? Somebody cares about me,’” Slaydon said. “You read the expression on these people, and you’ll see tears from everybody.”

appreciated the opportunity to serve as board chair, and that I would support Mr. Walser in any way I could,” McClure said. Commissioner Billy Joe Kepley nominated Walser, in part because he was the top vote-getter despite being the only Democrat on the board. Kepley also said Walser deserved the nomination because he was very qualified to lead. “He’s the only person with a doctorate on the board,” Kepley said. “He’s the only person that has been a CEO of 2,000 or more people in a school system, and I just thought that he would make a good chairperson.” Staff Writer Karissa Minn can be reached at 888-3576 or newsdesk@tvilletimes.com.

maintaining restrictions to avoid any confusion should the H1N1 virus begin spreading again. Rather than lift any visitation ban only to re-apply it later will risk making the situation worse, Wilder said. Restrictions were put in place due to the fact that people under 18 are some of the most affected by the H1N1 virus. “We think it would be easier to just maintain it right now versus lifting it and having to put it back on,” Wilder said. “We’re not sure we’re not going to have another wave of

BENEFITS From page 1 from the ESC. “The fact of the matter is, nobody would’ve made it to Tier 4,” said Parker. “Thirteen weeks past mid-December would’ve got someone into February, but there would’ve been no chance of getting the Tier 4. It also means that if you were in regular [unemployment] up until January, you wouldn’t have been able to go into EUC at all. The program

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Seniors were all smiles after receiving a visit from Santa Claus and his elves Tuesday night.

people getting sick. We’re trying to make the wisest decision possible in terms of helping people know what we’re doing. If you take it off and put it back up, it makes it hard on people to keep up.” Visitation restrictions also will remain at other local hospitals such as Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Forsyth Medical Center, Rowan Medical Center and Medical Park Hospital in Kernersville. Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 888-3578, or duke@tvilletimes.com.

would be effectively done where now you have an extra two months.” North Carolina’s unemployment rate in November registered 10.8 percent with a total of 487,631 people actively seeking work. Claimants will not have to apply for the extension and those receiving a check will continue to do so as long as they keep filing unemployment claims. The bill also continues the extra $25 a week benefit allotted in the ARRC. Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 888-3578, or duke@tvilletimes.com.

POLICE REPORTS

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

Dec. 15

• Shannon James Nance (WM, 37) cited with driving with a suspended license at 1033 Randolph St. • Kevin Howard Allen (WM, 32) cited for driving with a suspended license at 6754 Bus. 29/70. • Elisa Flores Rivera (WF, 45) cited for exceeding safe speed limit at 706 Randolph St.

Dec. 16

• Derrick Gerard McClain (BM, 38) cited for displaying revoked registration at Unity Street. • William Steven Haskins (WM, 34) cited for failure to stop at stop

sign and exceeding 15 mph over speed limit at 8306 Bus. 29/70. • K-Mart victim of larceny shoplifting at 1122 Randolph St. • Victim of suicide at 510 Cox Ave. • James Edward Holt (BM, 28) arrested on charge of failure to appear at 22 Randolph St. • Thomas Devon Owens (BM, 210 arrested on charge of trafficking heroin at 407 National Highway.

Dec. 17 • Joey Lee Deweese (WM, 19) arrested on charge of possessing a controlled substance at 816 Randolph St. • Carey Leon Cannon (BM, 29) arrested on charge of driving after consuming alcohol at 509 Smith St.

• Jaden Sierra Craig (WF, 19) arrested on charge of possessing a controlled substance at 816 Randolph St. • Walmart victim of forgery at 1585 Liberty Drive. • Victim of financial identity theft at 630 Liberty Drive. • Walmart victim of larceny at 1585 Liberty Drive. • Joey Lee Deweese (WM, 19) arrested on charge of possessing a controlled substance at 816 Randolph St. • Derek Leroy Scism (WM, 17) arrested on charge of failure to appear at 221 Center St. • Stacy Addison TusseyGarris (WF, 34) arrested on charge of larceny shoplifting at 157 Bog Hogs Ave.

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DOT takes steps to make holiday travel easier TIMES STAFF REPORT

RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation will suspend most road construction activities over the holidays to help ease traffic delays and improve driving conditions throughout the state. Most construction projects along interstates, N.C. and U.S. routes will be suspended now until 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 4, with one exception: • 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, trucks are restricted on this route and detour signs are in place. All motorists are encouraged to use the U.S. 17 Bypass around Windsor to avoid possible delays. 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. Other alternate routes are available to passenger vehicles, however, they are more likely to be closed or have icy conditions during winter weather. Motorists should check road conditions before travelling these routes. U.S. 321 near Lenoir in Caldwell County is open following removal of boulders that were loosened during a widening project. NCDOT has requested that the contractor postpone routine blasting work in the area until Jan. 5 to allow U.S. 321 to remain open through the holidays. NCDOT reminds motorists that all businesses and attractions in this area are still accessible during construction. Two new lanes on N.C. 12 north of Rodanthe are now open to traffic following damage from ocean overwash in November due to a nor’easter. Lane closures will take place after Dec. 29 for a beach renourishment project and to place sandbags near the right of way. 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 and ferry passengers on Twitter. For more information on how to get travel information, visit www.ncdot. gov/travel. Motorists are reminded to move over when passing stopped emergency vehicles or if involved in a minor accident. Under the “Move Over” 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 Bender” 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; and • Use alternate routes, when possible, to avoid traffic congestion.

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CO-EXECUTOR’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as CO-EXECUTORS of the Estate of AVIS S. BUNTING a/k/a AVIS SECHREST BUNTING, deceased, late of DAVIDSON County, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present t h e m t o t h e undersigned on or before March 10th, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and c o r p o r a t i o n s indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 10th day December, 2009.

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The High Point Enterprise is seeking an individual that enjoys interacting with the public. Candidate must have good verbal skills and be very organized. This position will be answering incoming calls as well as calling past and current subscribers to The High Point Enterprise. Hours of o p e r a t i o n a r e 6:00am to 5:00pm Monday Friday also Saturday and Sunday 6:00am12:00pm and Holidays. Must be flexible in scheduling. Please apply in person at The High Point Enterprise Monday thru Friday 9am-3pm. No phone calls please. EOE.

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Our Goal is 10,000 Items These businesses and groups have already accepted the challenge. Are you ready to help someone?

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NORTH CAROLINA MECKLENBURG COUNTY DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 09-CvD-24337 Notice of Service By Publication Jacqueline Malone -VsChristopher Shawn Malone

If your business, club, civic organization, or Sunday School class wants to help feed the less fortunate children & Seniors in our community this holiday season...

TO: Christopher Shawn Malone, Defendant TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action, wherein the plaintiff is seeking an absolute divorce. YOU ARE required to make defense to such pleading not later than February 4 , 2010, exclusive of said date, and up on your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for summary judgment for the relief sought on or after the week of February 22, 2010. This December 15, 2009.

1. Commit to gather at least 10 non-perishable food items per person in your group by Thursday, December 31.

John G. Walker, (State Bar ID # 4520), PO Box 222111, Charlotte, NC 28222

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.

December 24, 31 & January 7, 2010 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF THOMASVILLE

3. Notify the Times that you will participate so that you can be included in the list of community participants.

Notice is given that on the 29th day of December 2009 at 5:30 P.M. in the City Council Chamber (Old Thomasville Courtroom) 7 West Guilford Street Thomasville, North Carolina, the Thomasville City Board of Planning & Adjustment will conduct a Public Hearing in consideration of the following:

4. Keep a rough count of the food items you collect, so that the community can be updated on a weekly basis.

1. Z-09-07 Request for Rezoning Applicant: Larry Tyndall Location: 815 Cox Avenue Existing Zoning: R-10 Low Density Residential Proposed Zoning: R-8 Medium Density Residential

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 can call the North Carolina relay number for the Deaf (Dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-735-2962). 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.

6. Know that you have helped someone at a difficult time in their life and that you have helped make a positive difference in our community.

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Copies of the proposed agenda items are available for inspection in the offices of the Planning & Inspections Department, Second Floor, City Hall, 10 Salem Street between the hours of 8:00 A.M. & 12:00 Noon and between 1:00 P.M. & 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. For further information call Ken Hepler at 336475-4255. This is the 15th day of December, 2009. Ken Hepler Planning & Zoning Administrator City of Thomasville December 17 & 24, 2009.

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