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Saturday, December 26, 2009
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New Year’s celebration to add twist to ball drop BY KARISSA MINN Staff Writer
BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer
There’s no formula for predicting a holiday shopping season. Trying to gauge how much people will spend for Christmas can be as unpredictable as the weather. Now that Christmas is officially over, one thing is clear — not only did people in Thomasville get out and shop, Chair City residents spent their money downtown. Several local businesses on Main Street reported a successful shopping season despite high unemployment in the area, an early snowstorm and a continuing national recession. “I’m very pleased,” Mike Floyd, owner of Shoppes on Main, said. “We’ve been pretty steady. The run up for Christmas was excellent.” Floyd took over Shoppes on Main in August and said the variety his store offers attracts all sorts of people looking for items such as lotions, toys, candles, soaps, costume jewelry and cigars. Floyd wasn’t quite sure what to expect from his first holiday shopping season, but so far the numbers have been positive. “I wasn’t sure,” said Floyd. “I knew what the numbers from last year were, and we’re ahead
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Caleb Evington hands an iced tea to customer Mike Floyd Wednesday at Monkeez Brew in downtown Thomasville. The store has experienced better-than-expected sales this holiday season. of last year. I can’t be more pleased going into the new year. Everything has been doing well.” Monkeez Brew shares space with Shoppes on Main at 32 E. Main St., and Lori DeRue said her business has been a hit for holiday shoppers. Last Saturday, as snow blanketed Thomasville, DeRue thought about not opening Monkeez Brew due to inclement weather and poor road conditions. That idea flew out the window once she real-
ized just how many people were already waiting outside. “We’ve been doing great,” DeRue said. “People have been making this place their little hangout. It’s more than I expected and has been really cool. People are finally realizing we’re here. The snow brought people. We’re weren’t going to open Saturday but we couldn’t leave people standing outside.” DeRue said patrons have been flocking to Monkeez Brew for church meetings, Christ-
mas parties and as just a place to open presents together. Monkeez Brew also plans to be open New Year’s Eve for a special celebration. Don and Brenda Hawks’ store, Natures Herbs, has been on the corner of Main and Salem Street for the past 10 years, giving the couple plenty of experience when it comes to a holiday shopping season. Even though Natures Herbs isn’t
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Two more arrested in High Point’s third murder of 2009 BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer
High Point Police Department arrested two more men in connection with a shooting that left a man dead. Marqualis Nyquan Parson, 16, of 407 Vine St. in High Point, and Antwain Orlando Owens, 18, of 1011 True Lane
in High Point, are in custody and charged with accessory after the fact of first degree murder for their involvement in Monday’s shooting of another teenager on Ennis Street. Police responded to a shooting call at 331 Ennis St. and found Kinitez Dante Gilbert, 19, lying in the road suffering from a gunshot wound shortly after 7
p.m. Gilbert was transported to High Point Regional Hospital and died hours later. HPPD arrested Parson on Wednesday but were still looking for Owens until early Thursday. “[Owens] came in with family members and turned himself in,” Capt. Margaret Erga said. “We had warrants out on him,
but he saved us a lot of trouble by just coming down here and turning himself in.” Within hours of Gilbert’s apparent murder, detectives had already begun an investigation and identified two suspects. By Tuesday, HPPD arrested Johnathan Brandon Mack, 17,
If Thomasville residents can’t make it to New York this New Year’s Eve, they still can enjoy the celebratory atmosphere right here in the Chair City. Several local churches are coming together to hold “Time Square at the Chair” on Dec. 31, from 8 p.m. until midnight on Main Street in downtown Thomasville. It will include a variety of entertainment, food and games, as well as the raising of a lighted cross as the year 2010 begins. Nonprofit organizations and churches will be invited to sell food to raise money for their outreach programs, said Janice Spainhour, missions committee chair at Thomasville Friends Church. Many also will set up game booths for the public. “I just hope that a lot of people will come, because we’ve got everything really ready, and we’re hoping lots of people will participate,” Spainhour said. “I think that it’s going to be a very positive, upbeat and really exciting event.” Participating churches include Christian Life Center, Thomasville Friends Church, Thomasville Church of the Nazerene, Covenant Life Church of the Nazerene, Cedar Lodge Baptist Church, Jesus Just In Time Ministries, He Cares Ministries, First Baptist Church, Kingdom Vision Ministries and others. The night will feature performances by Unified Cry Youth Band, Sheltered Quartet, Canaan-
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Chair City to play role in new film BY KARISSA MINN Staff Writer
HIGH POINT — Just a few months after ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” brought a bit of Hollywood to Davidson County, the Triad area will be hosting the production of a feature film written by a local professor. Ed Simpson, chair of the Performing Arts Department and professor of theatre at High Point University, penned the play “Elephant Sighs” in 1998. The well-received production has since been performed in theatres across the
country, and it now will be made into a feature-length movie with Hollywood actors. The production will be filmed in High Point and Thomasville from Jan. 3 through Jan. 24. Indoor scenes will be shot in a studio in High Point, and scenes taking place outdoors will be shot in both cities. “I love the look of Thomasville as a town, and a lot of the buildings and streets,” Simpson said. “In parts of Thomasville and High Point, the architecture looks a lot like what you would find in western Pennsylvania, which is where
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it takes place.” The film will star Ed Asner, a seven-time Emmy Award-winning actor known from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Lou Grant,” “Roots,” “Elf,” “Up!” and more. The production also will feature Tony Award-nominated John Cariani, of “Fiddler on the Roof,” “NUMB3RS” and “Law and Order”; Jack Kehler, of “The Big Lebowski,” “Love Liza,” “Dudley Doright,” “Waterworld” and “Men in Black II”; David Wells, of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Charlie Wil-
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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: 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
Habitat volunteers Habitat For Humanity is seeking volunteers to help build decent and affordable homes in Thomasville. The work site is located at 814 Barnwell St. Work begins at 8 a.m. each Saturday and ends at noon. This Saturday’s work will include framing. No construction experience is necessary. Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age. For further information, contact Linda Berrier at 476-8570 or Butch Langfitt at 475-6843. For more information on Habitat for Humanity, visit www.habitat.org.
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.
Eliminate Paper Clutter A two-hour, hands-on workshop on Jan. 7 from 1-3 p.m. will teach a simple system for managing the papers in your life. Bring a suitcase full of disorganized papers, files and photos. Leave with everything filed and organized. The workshop will be held at Lake Jeanette Office Park, 3820 North Elm St., Suite 101, in Greensboro. Advance registration required for $20. Contact Dorothy at 314-1207 or visit www.SimpleSolutionsPro.com.
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 traning 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 (8) weeks. Each class will consist of exercise and arthritis/exercise education and discussion. Fee for 8 week program is $5.00. 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 January 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.
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. The book written by Mary Green Matthews and M. Jewell Sink contains a definitive history Thomasville for the first one hundred years. In 2002 Habitat for Humanity of Thomasville reprinted the book as a fundraiser.
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Storey entertains Woman’s Club with seasonal music TIMES STAFF REPORT
The Thomasville Masonic Lodge recently installed officers for 2010.
On Dec. 8, the Thomasville Woman’s Club welcomed Stephen Storey and his music to help fill their hearts with Christmas music. Using the piano and his vocals, he entertained COURTESY PHOTO club members with the songs, “Joy to the World,” “People Need Christmas,” “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” “Twelve Days After Christmas,” “Away in the Manger,” “Heaven’s Child” and “Silent Night.” Club members John Crawford; Junior sang familiar songs and Steward-Matt Leonard; giggled at the funny ones. The song “The Twelve Chaplain-Jessie Reynolds; and Tyler-Bobby Days After Christmas” gave an interesting twist Golding. Freemasonry is the old- on the more familiar est and the largest frater- tune. It was revealed what nal order in the world. happens to all the colIt is a universal brother- lected items mentioned hood of men dedicated to in “The Twelve Days Beserving God, family, fel- fore Christmas” — for example, the pear tree was lowmen and country. chopped down and the partridge was shot. Stephen Storey grew up in Asheboro, where he got an early start sing-
Masonic Lodge installs officers TIMES STAFF REPORT
Thomasville Masonic Lodge No.214 A.F. & A.M. installed the officers for its Sesquicentennial Anniversary 150th year on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 in an open ceremony. Attendance included members and their families, out of town guests
and dignitaries Joe Bennett, Mayor of Thomasville Councilman Neil Grimes and Sam Watford, Davidson County Commissioner. Installation was conducted by North Carolina Past Grand Master M. W. Rev. David Cash and W. Brother Royal Jarvis served as the Marshall of Ceremonies.
The following officers were installed for the ensuing year: Master-Darrell W. Wilson; Senior Warden-Chris Stilwell; Junior WardenNeil Grimes; TreasurerFred Powers; SecretaryMark Hedrick Sr.; Senior Deacon-Ashley Leonard; Junior Deacon-Tony Downs; Senior Steward-
Civitan Club donates plush toys to TMC
ing at church and school. He started piano lessons when he was in the fifth grade. Storey sang in the chorus throughout his years as a student in both Asheboro Junior High and High School. He is an alumnus of Southern Wesleyan University in central South Carolina, where he majored in church music. His first four years of ministry were spent in Waterloo, Iowa, at Sunnyside Temple. In 1990, he returned to his home Piedmont region to serve at Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church as minister of music. In addition to the choir, Stephen directs hand bell groups and several ensembles. One ensemble is the Caroleers, a costumed acapella group that has performed at Chinqua Penn and Biltmore House. He is blessed with a wife, Jill, who teaches GED classes at Davidson County Community College. They have two sons — Ridge, 11, and Lleyton, 9.
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Members of the Davidson County Civitan Club contributed 154 new plush toys to be distributed throughout the year to young patients at Thomasville Medical Center. The number more than doubled the previous year thanks to the help from residents of Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. Civitan members Rhonda and Mary Craven delivered three large bags of stuffed animals from their friends. The club gathered the gifts for a sixth consecutive year at the club Christmas party held at TMC on December 15. Over 50 people attended and enjoyed viewing the outside luminaries as well as the decorated trees in the hospital lobby. Civitan dignitaries attending included District Director Brad Lackey and Lieutenant Governor Howard Stone, both of the Thomasville club. Presiding over the event was Davidson County Civitan President Teresa Shaw. New member Velma Dempsey, sponsored by
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The Davidson County Civitan Club presented 154 plush toys recently for young patients at Thomasville Medical Center. Viewing the gifts are club officers (from left) Melody Snow, Stacey Wright, Artanis Shaw, President Teresa Shaw, Anna Louvet and Sissy Lambeth. Karen Craven, was inducted by the Lieutenant Governor. Dempsey then won a framed Dempsey Essick print in the club’s fund raising holiday raffle. The print was donated by the Wright Family of Jerry, Gina, Stacey and Samantha. In other fund raising activities, the Davidson County Civitan Club is selling Claxton Old Fash-
ion Fruit Cake. Contact The Workshop of Davidson, Inc. at 248-2816 or 247-5772 for additional information. Entertainment for the meeting was Christmas carols led by The Reverend Ed Armfield, his wife, Cindy, and Linda Cook. The Thomasville Civitan Club provided refreshments for the party with eight representatives
including President Jeff Nance. Other members were Nell Myers, Don Osborne, David Sullivan, Jackie Welch and Roger Wiley. The Davidson County Civitan Club had eighteen representatives in the recent Lexington Christmas parade. The club was chartered September 27, 2002 and has 56 members.
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7 Bargains and after-Christmas tips EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE
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I don’t know anyone who relishes the idea of putting Christmas away for another year. However, I have to admit that today’s great reader tips almost have me looking forward to it! HOLIDAY BABY. I’ve found ways to save money on everyday items at the after-Christmas sales. I found infant sleepers that say “My First Christmas� marked down to $1 each at one store and Onesies with holiday graphics for 50 cents each at another. I bought several sizes to donate to our local crisis pregnancy center. Christmas sleepers are just as warm Jan. 1! — Susan V., Missouri PAPER POTENTIAL. When buying wrapping paper at the discount sales after Christmas, look for patterns that will do double duty during the year. Last year, I bought silver paper at 90 percent off that works beautifully for weddings and polka-dot paper for birthday gifts. — Susan V., Missouri SMART CARD. As a teacher, I get lots of gifts from my students during the holidays. It can get expensive to write and mail 20 or more thank you notes to them. This year, I bought a package of 20 Christmas cards at Walmart for $3. I cut the fronts off the cards and turned them into postcards. On the blank backsides, I drew vertical lines to separate the address sides from the message sides. I wrote a brief thank you note on each and mailed them for 27 cents each. I put the leftover envelopes in my envelope drawer for future use. — Gretchen, California
DECORATIONS DISMANTLED. When I pack my holiday decorations, I put each strand of lights into a different plastic shopping bag to keep them from getting tangled. I keep my ornaments in brown paper bags and put them in a plastic tote bag. I usually can get several ornaments in a paper bag, and it keeps them from breaking. — Lisa, Virginia HEIGHT HELP. I am vertically challenged, so I’ve found a creative way to reach my holiday decorations in the back of a deep closet. After the holidays, when I put everything away, I take a long strand of cheap Christmas ribbon or string and staple it firmly to the box. I let the strand dangle and push the box to the back of the shelf. The ribbon is long enough to be accessible. To get the box down, all I have to do is grab the ribbon and pull the box toward me until I can reach it. — JoAnne K., Maryland HOLIDAY JUMBLE. I have accumulated so many plastic tubs of Christmas decorations that I decided to mark each tub with a number and letter. When packing away my decorations, I make a list of everything that is going into a particular tub. Then I put the list on my computer. When the next Christmas season comes, I check the list and only bring in the tubs I need to decorate a particular area. — Janet F., e-mail Would you like to send a tip to Mary? You can e-mail her at mary@ everydaycheapskate. com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Include your first and last name and state. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including “Debt-Proof Living� and “Tiptionary 2.� To find out more about Mary and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
Students have chance to study abroad TIMES STAFF REPORT Three opportunities to study abroad and experience diverse cultures will be offered by Davidson County Community College in the spring and summer of 2010 for students, faculty, staff and interested individuals in the community. A May 21-June 4 trip to China, offered by DCCC through Community Colleges for International Development (CCID) will focus on China’s economic, social and cultural impact due to globalization. This travel program will be beneficial to business leaders whose companies have international economic ties, as well as people interested in learning about Chinese culture. CCID sponsors the trip in cooperation with Shanghai Finance University and Beijing Union University. Students may earn college credit while traveling in the republic of Turkey from May 28 to June 11. DCCC is collaborating with Istanbul University and Ankara University to offer an experience in which participants will be immersed in the social and cultural aspects of the country. A tour of the Eastern European countries of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, focusing on the cities of Budapest, Krakow and Prague, is planned for June 19-27. An option for a Berlin extension through June 29
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DCCC students await the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City in the spring of 2009. is available. An information session covering all three trips is set for Thursday, January 7, 2010, at 6 p.m. in the Mendenhall Building, room 226, on the Davidson Campus in Lexington. The two-week China experience will take participants to Shanghai and Beijing. They will learn about the Chinese economy, financial markets and banking; discover interesting facts about Chinese culture and life; explore and improve inter-cultural competency; and exchange cultural perspectives with Chinese nationals. English-speaking Chinese instructors will give lectures on academic subjects and facilitate visits to various business and
banking institutions. The program is complemented by cultural activities such as Chinese cooking, calligraphy and visits to landmarks such as the Great Wall of China and Tienanmen Square. “Participaints will have the opportunity to experience, firsthand, the Chinese culture, language, education system and business practices,� said Ron Doughtery, Director, International Education at DCCC. “They will gain a better understanding of our differences and commonalities through interaction with their Chinese counterparts.� The estimated program fee is $3,000. In addition, students pay tuition in order to earn course credit or a $25 enrollment
fee if not seeking college credit. Four $750 scholarships are available for qualified students. The completed program application, along with a $200 deposit are due by February 5, 2010. Payment of the remaining fee is due by March 12, 2010. Istanbul will be the first stop in Turkey, as students experience a cosmopolitan city rich in history. Participants will visit some of the oldest mosques in the world and tour Topkapi Palace, home to Ottoman sultans for more than 400 years. The remainder of the trip will include stops in the capital city of Ankara and Cappadocia, a natural landscape of rock formation and cave-
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DAVID HARSANYI Syndicated Columnist For many, the health care reform debate has only reinforced a number of richly deserved stereotypes regarding the workings of Congress and the synergetic crookedness of big government and big business. There’s a little something for everyone, really. (And for the utterly gullible, there is a shimmering new make-believe birthright to go along with the mess.) This week, Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa claimed passage of reform would mean our nation had crossed the “demarcation line” that would transform health care from a “privilege” to a “right.” Which is absolutely true if your definition of a “right” happens to be “do it or else.” Beleaguered citizens would deal with all the same anxieties they wrestled with before reform — a lack of portability, rising costs and so on — while enjoying a new, inalienable right to buy insurance in an uncompetitive marketplace with no downward pressure on prices. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Senate would increase overall health care spending by more than $200 billion between 2010 and 2019 — a striking accomplishment considering the bill wouldn’t even kick in until 2013. At the same time, those scandalous profit-mongering insurance outfits that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called “villains” and President Barack Obama referred to as greedy would have the right to enrich themselves with millions of new customers via mandate on individuals. Though most of the bill’s provisions wouldn’t be triggered until 2013, it doesn’t mean Americans wouldn’t have a right to pay taxes before that time. Paying taxes isn’t only a right; it’s patriotic. The Senate bill would create more than a dozen new taxes and fees — some of them scheduled years before
reform’s righteousness could fully bloom. And if you’ve purchased one of those elaborate Cadillac health insurance plans — and aren’t you selfish? — you would have the right to be charged a 40 percent excise tax for thinking you’re special. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that up to 10 million of you would have the right to no longer be covered by your private employers (independent groups put this number higher), despite the president’s fictitious promise that no one would surrender his insurance coverage under his watch. It’s true, too, that if you couldn’t afford health insurance, you would have the right to get it free. Everyone else would have the right to pay for you — except Nebraskans, who are blessed with a senator who can extract goodies from a feeble majority leader while wielding no more than an imaginary moral misgiving. You also would have the right to live under the guidance of a newly consequential U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which — as Kevin Patrick, editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, explained to The Washington Post — “has been one of the crown jewels of evidence-based neutrality. It’s like the Switzerland of thought on evidencebased medicine. I worry about it being politicized.” The task force’s political recommendations would define what basic health insurance coverage meant for millions. On mammograms. On colonoscopies. On wellness. On vaccines. On preventive care. On everything. The state-based insurance exchanges in which consumers (those who would be without insurance once their employers dropped them) would have the right to pick from a handful of government-authorized insurance plans would be guided by this task force. You call it rationing? They call it freedom. You call it coercion with no cost benefit to speak of ? Hey, in Washington, that’s called a right.
Pork passes over good policy VIEWPOINT
MICHAEL REAGAN Syndicated Columnist As families across our nation prepare to celebrate Christmas together, Democrats in the United States Senate and their ringleader, Harry Reid, have been deviously busy once again. They’re working hard to fill taxpayers’ stockings with large lumps of coal in the form of health care reform legislation that will likely decrease the quality of care for Americans, create a flurry of new taxes, and exponentially increase America’s deficit. How is that for holiday cheer? While Sen. Ben Nelson (D) of Nebraska appeared to be holding out as the Democrats’ 60th vote because of his moral concerns over taxpayer-funded abortions, he suddenly “found the light” when offered an additional $100 million in assistance for Nebraska’s state Medicaid program. This new provision, negotiated by Harry Reid and Sen. Nelson, will make Nebraska one of only three states to have their Medicaid expansion fully funded, leaving the rest of the country to pick up the tab. This compromising carrot is made all the more disturbing by the cost to the American taxpayer -- the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new information on Sunday
saying that this amendment alone will end up costing $1.2 billion over 10 years, hardly chump change. And in a less obvious bribe, Sen. Nelson also cut a deal to get tax and free breaks for Nebraska’s insurance companies. (Not surprisingly, the Center for Responsible Politics reports that Nelson has been given nearly $650,000 from insurance companies over the past five years -- more than any other industry has contributed.) These negotiated breaks are significant, saving companies like Blue Cross/Blue Shield up to $20 million. In other words, even as more tax money will be flowing into Nebraska, considerably less will be flowing out. For all the other states, a bad bill just got that much worse. But as I wrote just a few weeks ago, a cause for concern in this debate is not only the “what” of the actual legislation itself: it is the “how” we got here. When this debate headed to the Senate after the left wingled House pushed through its own version of reform, Harry Reid faced an uphill battle in finding the necessary 60 votes. But rather than relying on the actual merits of the legislation, if any such merits actually exist, the Senate’s fearless leader opened the troughs for a pork feeding frenzy… recognizing that his only chance at passage required buying off key Senators. Now, I am not naïve in this criticism, fully recognizing that when placed in a similar position of power, Republicans in Congress have been guilty of similar activities. Today in Washington, it seems that bribery by tax dollar has become the norm when it comes to moving bills along. But
for us taxpayers, that is simply not acceptable. Senators Reid, Nelson, Landrieu and other Democrats are simply trading their votes, trading their principles, so they can create a cycle of political gain rather than demanding good legislation. Their despicable behavior is meant to secure national “victories” for Democrats while also trying to pacify the growing chorus of opposition to the latest offered health care reform proposal within their own state by masking it with pork, plain and simple. Today, a lobbyist can face criminal charges for taking an elected representative to lunch or offering small gifts in exchange for votes or attention. President Obama has frequently boasted about his “ground-breaking” efforts to crack down on these types of negotiations. In the Senate, however, it is openly acceptable for intra-congress bribery costing billions of dollars in our tax dollars to take place. Landrieu and Nelson have both gloated over their respective high price tags. Where’s the honor here? The transparency, good governance, and integrity we were promised? Senate Democrats and President Obama should be ashamed they that have let petty bribes and penny-pinching politics triumph over sense and judgment. How’s that for the true meaning of Christmas?
Mike Reagan, the elder son of the late President Ronald Reagan, is chairman and president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation (www.reaganlegacyfoundation.org). Look for Mike’s books and other information at www.Reagan. com. E-mail comments to Reagan@caglecartoons.com.
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From page 1 land Praise and Worship Group, Wet Cement Drama Team and Never the Same. “There’s a lot of variety, so hopefully there’s something everybody will like,” Spainhour said. She said that while this is the first time that this new year’s event will be held, the participating churches have gotten together for other events in the past. “Several of us were feeling like God was saying that we need to get together as churches and do outreach together, rather than try to do everything in our own separate little church,” Spainhour said. This summer, about 16 local churches participated in an event called Son Festival, helping to provide food, music and activities. Because the event was so successful, several of the participants agreed to hold an event to celebrate the new year. “We thought that it would be something really good to do that would be unifying to the churches — plus, it would be an outreach event for the community,” Spainhour said. Terry Lamb, of Lamb’s Realty in High Point, has constructed the cross that will be raised 50 feet into the air at midnight. Lamb has worked in the construction business, so when he was asked by his
Thomasville Elizabeth D. Dennis, 44 Lexington Natalia Morato-Lozano, inf. Other Areas Ruth E. Brooks, 87 Shirley “Ginger” Foster, 66 Ruth E. Brooks
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Terry Lamb stands next to the cross that will be lifted into the air at midnight on New Year’s Eve. pastor to create the cross, he came up with a few ideas and began working on one of them. “It’s taken me, altogether, about five or six days to work on it,” Lamb said. “It’s not quite finished, but it’s very close. It’s going to be beautiful.” The 10-foot-tall, 6-feetwide cross is adorned with 1900 lights. Grand Central Rentals in Greensboro has donated a boom to raise the cross. “Within the last five minutes, we’re going to slowly raise it,” Lamb said. “It’s going to have red lights outlining it, and then when it comes time for it to be lit at midnight, all of the white lights will light up.” Richard Brown, pastor
SALES From page 1 known for its Christmas influx of shoppers, Don Hawks said business has been pretty good as the same faces keep coming through the door. “Its been pretty busy,” said Hawks. “Last week we were a little slow because of the weather, but we really picked it up this week. We stay pretty busy. I would say this year has been pretty average. I wouldn’t say it has been worse by any means.” Natures Herbs sells a wide array of vitamins, supplements and general health products not readily available in larger store chains. Hawks said a major-
MURDER From page 1 of 1615 Forrest St., and Trevorri Jamel McFadden, 17, of 1605 Tracer Place. Both suspects were charged with first degree murder and placed
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-like ancient homes. Students will visit Turkish colleges where they will have the opportunity to sit in on and participate in classes. “Last year, the students formed bonds with Turkish students and faculty, exchanging contact information and making friends for a lifetime,” said program coordinator Allison Palmadessa, a DCCC history instructor. Students selected for the study abroad program must register and pay for a Middle Eastern Culture humanities course. In addition, they must attend mandatory orientation sessions prior to departure. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and either full- or part-time students. Applications should be submitted no
of Christian Life Center, said that the significance of raising the cross is to convey a message of unity under Jesus Christ. “We want to make sure that we hold onto the foundation of why we are all able to be united,” Brown said. “The mystery of the Gospel is the fact that all types of people — whether someone has money or doesn’t have money, or whether someone is one nationality or another — can come together.” For more information, call Janice Spainhour at 681-2791. Staff Writer Karissa Minn can be reached at 888-3576 or newsdesk@ tvilletimes.com.
ity of his customers like the selection of products from reliable companies like Nature’s Sunshine and Barlean’s Fish Oil. “If people like these products they have to come here to get them,” said Hawks. “We’ve been in business for 15 years total, so we’ve pretty much seen it all. We haven’t really dropped off because of the economy.” Supporting local businesses is one of the simplest things people can do for their community. If this holiday shopping season is any indication, Thomasville residents showed they really do care about keeping Chair City money closer to home. Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 888-3578, or duke@tvilletimes.com.
in Guilford County Jail without bond. Erga said police are not releasing any details regarding Parsons and Owens involvement in the shooting or any motive that led to Gilbert’s murder. Lt. Steve Myers said HPPD started an initiative three years ago di-
later than February 2, 2010. A $250 deposit is required. A $1,375 payment is due upon acceptance into the program, and a final payment of $1,375 due later in the spring term. Four $1,000 schoarships are available for qualifying participants. In addition to the program fees, participants must pay for their own transportation to New York for departure with the tour group. For more information and an application, contact Palmadessa at 336249-8186, ext. 6155. The Eastern Europe cross-cultural experience is open to college faculty, staff and students, as well as community members. The trip includes a tour of Budapest, including Matthias Church, Budapest Basilica and a Danube River cruise. Stops in Krakow and Prague will take participants to Wawel Hill, Glowny Square, Charles Bridge, St. Vitus
rected towards the Southside neighborhood where the shooting occurred to try and cut down violence and drug activity in the area. Owens was issued a $250,000 secured bond. Monday’s murder marked the third homicide in High Point this year.
Cathedral and Golden Lane. Students will also visit Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp in Poland. Participants will have an option to extend the trip by two days for an excursion to Berlin. A guided tour will include visits to Brandenburg Gate, Kurfürstendamm, Checkpoint Charlie Museum and the remains of the Berlin Wall. Total cost of the trip is $2,678 for students under the age of 23 and $3,013 for adults The two-day extension to Berlin is an additional $355. A $95 enrollment fee is due when submitting the application. The last day to sign up and make the final payment is March 1, 2010. For more information on these study abroad programs, including payment, contact Ron Dougherty, Director, International Education, at 336-249-8186, ext. 4740.
HIGH POINT — Mrs. Ruth E. Bennett Brooks 87, of High Point NC., a resident of Westwood Rehabilitation Center in Archdale, N.C., went to be with our Lord early Monday morning, Dec. 21, 2009. God has called His chosen to come home and rest. She was born on March 18, 1922 to the late Mr. John and Lottie Price of Newton, N.C. She was a graduate of Bennett College in Greensboro, NC and received her Master’s Degree at New York University. She taught Home Economics in Statesville, N.C. High Schools for forty plus years. After retiring she joined and faithfully attended Memorial United Methodist Church of Thomasville, N.C., until failing health. She was a member of the choir and the Floor Club. She loved life and was full of laughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Dr. Glenn A. Brooks, and both parents John and Lottie Price.
FILM From page 1 son’s War,” “Basic Instinct,” “CSI” and “Dragnet”; and Mark Fite, who has voiced characters on “SpongeBob SquarePants” and appeared in “Independence Day,” “Fight Club,” “Seinfeld” and “Friends.” Wells and Kehler have previously taken on their roles in productions of the play, and they were both eager to participate in a movie version, Simpson said. “One of the things that helped us in casting was that the actors liked the story, the characters and the roles,” he said. “I think that that was what really sold them on the idea.” The film is the first project of new production company New Garden Media. Simpson says that its theme fits nicely with what the company hopes to produce in the future — films that celebrate human beings. “Elephant Sighs” is a story about loss, loneliness and the power of friendship and perseverance. It focuses on a young lawyer named Joel (Cariani) who is invited by an older man named Leo (Asner) to meet with a group of friends. Each of the five men is dealing with some kind of struggle, including the recent loss of a member named Walt. As Joel gets to know each of these very different men, he begins to realize why he is there himself. “It’s a comedy, but it’s got some heavier moments, too,” Simpson said. “The basic idea behind it is that there’s a secret life of men that, in our popular culture, we’re not always aware of.”
Mrs. Ruth Brooks is survived by her sister-inlaw Mrs. Donna Brooks Smyre, and niece Yvette M. Smyre both of Greensboro, N.C. Also, two god children, Adelaid Talbert of Midway, N.C., Russell Price of New York, N.Y. and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009, at Memorial United Methodist Church, 101 Randolph St., Thomasville, N.C. Family visitation is at 1:30 p.m. prior to service. Interment, Holly Hill Memorial Park, 401 West Holly Hill Road, Thomasville, N.C. Online condolences may be made to www. h o ove r s f u n e r a l h o m e. com Arrangements entrusted to: Hoover’s Funeral Home 1113 East Washington Street, High Point, N.C. ***
Elizabeth D. Dennis Elizabeth Diane Dennis 44, passed away on Sunday Dec. 20, 2009 at Hospice home at High Point. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Arrangements were made through Thomasville Funeral Home.
Shirley “Ginger” Foster HIGH POINT — Mrs. Shirley Virginia Hunter “Ginger” Foster, 66, of 468 Ledford Circle, passed away early Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, at her home. Born in Humboldt, Tenn., on June 20, 1943, to Homer Grady and Hazel Greer Hunter, she was an honors graduate of the University of
Simpson says that a premiere likely will be held on campus in late spring or early fall, before the film is released to theaters. Despite the project’s low budget, he thinks it will turn out to be a very good movie. “I think one of best descriptions of it is a bluecollar fable,” Simpson said. “It’s blue-collar, because these are all working, average sort of guys. It’s a fable, because there is a little bit of an element of magic. It’s very unexpected, and it’s sort of whimsical. There is a little bit of a moral embedded in there, too, with a positive message.” The screenplay, published by Samuel French Inc., will be directed by Simpson, and produced by Les Butchart, David Wells and M.L. Carr. HPU professors Matthew Emerson and Ami Shupe will be in charge of production design and costume design, respectively. HPU students Courtney Ziegler, Nathan Ruffin, Maggie Jo Saylor, Rankin Willard and Matthew Kniffen will serve
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LEXINGTON — Natalia Carmen Morato-Lozano, 6 months, died suddenly, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with Father Al Gondek officiating. Burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday prior to the service. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
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Pairings set for holiday tournament CALENDAR TODAY BASKETBALL NewBridge Classic @ Ledford 4:30 p.m.
MONDAY BASKETBALL NewBridge Classic @ Ledford 4 p.m.
BY ZACH KEPLEY Sports Editor With the hustle and bustle of Christmas now in the past, the excitement of basketball hits Ledford High School once again as the annual NewBridge Bank Christmas Classic gets underway today. Participants include Central Davidson, East Davidson, Ledford, Lexington (girls only), North Davidson, South Davidson, Southeast Guilford and West Davidson. The first game is set to tipoff at 4:30 p.m. with the Lady Black Knights
hosting the Yellow Jacket girls. Following that will be a pair of games featuring the Wildcats against the Panthers. Sunday will see a break in action before the hardwood heats up in full force with four games on Dec. 28. On tap first will be Southeast Guilford and East at 4 p.m. with two games between West and Central concluding the nights activities at 7
and 8:30 p.m. Consolation games will be held at 4 and 5 p.m. on Dec. 29 and 30 with semifinal contests set to go at 7 and 8:30. The finals will be held Dec. 31 with the girls’ final to be played at 5 p.m. and the boys’ final immediately following. Though losing several key players from last season, the defending tournament champion
Lady Eagles, appear to be a favorite once again. Guards Candace Fox and Haley Grimsley have become quite a tandem to deal with, leading East to an 8-1 start. North could play spoiler, having given the Lady Eagles their lone loss. But the last time the two hooked up, East avenged the loss winning easily. Host Ledford can never be counted out, although injuries have not been kind to the Lady Panthers. Head coach John Ralls has never seen anything like it during his
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Steven Fuquay will help lead the Ledford Panthers See TOURNEY, Page 8 in the NewBridge Classic.
TUESDAY BASKETBALL NewBridge Classic @ Ledford 4 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY BASKETBALL NewBridge Classic @ Ledford 4 p.m.
THURSDAY BASKETBALL NewBridge Classic @ Ledford (Finals) Girls — 5 p.m. Boys — 6:30 p.m.
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East Davidson guard Haley Grimsley is averaging just over 25 points in her last three games in helping the Lady Eagles to an 8-1 start this season.
Grimsley East’s shooting star BY ZACH KEPLEY Sports Editor For the last three seasons, the East Davidson girls basketball program has been one of the elite in the state, winning the championship in 2008 and falling one game short of the finals in 2009. After graduating three standouts last season, there were obvious question marks coming into the year of who would be the next star and could the Lady Eagles continue to compete at a high level. Shooting guard Haley Grimsley has helped in answering both. Stepping into the spotlight and loudly proclaiming the program at East is still in top form, the senior has led the Lady Golden Eagles to an 8-1 start on the season. Through those nine games, the sharp-
shooter has scored 183 points, good enough for an average of 20.3. She has been the leading scorer in every game, with her lowest total coming against Wheatmore when she had only 16 points in limited action. Grimsley seems to only be getting better, averaging over 25 points in her last three games, including a 30-point performance in a game against North Davidson where the Lady Eagles avenged an earlier loss to their cross-county rivals. “She means a lot to our team and not just offensively,” said East coach Brian Eddinger. “We look for her to score and scoring seems to find her. She finds different ways she can put points in the basket.” The transition from role player to leader has been different for her and
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Your pride can’t keep you warm In this light, the button on Evander’s wool coat looked blue and didn’t match the worn, fuzzy, green wool fabric. I pondered that I’d never noticed this before and my thoughts went back to how cold I was. There was a drop of moisture on the tip of my nose and I wondered why it didn’t freeze. If you’d have thumped my ear it would have fallen off. Everything else around us was frozen. We’d walked into the field in pre-sunrise light with the ice crunching under our feet like peanut brittle. I was regretting my decision not to wear more clothes but I wasn’t about to tell Evander I was freezing. Before we left his house, he launched into a dissertation on dressing to suit what you’re doing and he’d simply shrugged when I ignored his suggestions. He’d forced me to wrap a camouflage wrap around my neck under the premise that it would help hide us from the geese we hoped would fly over. He looked snug and comfortable in wool pants, with chaps, heavy boots, a heavy felt hat, a sweater, and a big Filson wool coat. I had one layer of pants, bird hunting boots, and a fairly heavy coat I normally wore duck hunting. At least, I didn’t have a wet butt from sitting on the ground with my feet in the ditch that ran across Van Parkers corn field. He’d brought a waterproof ground cloth for us to sit on. Wearing the right clothes in outdoor pursuits almost always means the difference between misery and comfort. If you have a reasonable selection of clothes, you can be comfortable in all but the most extreme weather our fair state can throw at you. Normally, being poorly prepared just means discomfort but if you get stuck
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DICK JONES Outdoor Columnist somewhere for some reason the results can be more ominous. What trips most of us up is that we dress for the weather but forget what we’re going to do. On my ill fated goose hunt, I was wearing the same clothes I wore normally in those same weather conditions; in fact, I was wearing a heavier coat than I normally did when bird hunting. What I failed to take into consideration was my lack of movement when waiting for a flock of Canada geese to make their way up Abbots Creek. When bird hunting, I walk. True, it’s usually a leisurely pace. But it’s still exercise. Exercise circulates blood and circulation keeps you warm. Our bodies are like a forced air heating system in a house. The fan moves the warm air around and keeps all the rooms warm. As the warm air comes out of the vents, the return in the center of the house takes cooler air back to the furnace to reheat it and push it back around again once it’s warm. When we sit, our furnace slows down. Since the blood has to pass through our joints, sitting is like shutting the door to a room and not allowing the cold air to get back to the return vent. That’s why your feet get cold quicker when you sit.
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SPORTS GRIMSLEY From page 7 successful to say the least, but she has some quality teammates who have made the changeover easier. One in particular is point guard Candace Fox. When it comes to running the fastbreak, these two have an uncanny knack of finding each other. “Candace always says, ‘All I have to do is get the ball and look up and you are there,’” said Grimsley. “I just take off and she always finds me.” Outside of the game of
TOURNEY From page 7 tenure, as Stevi Williams has been lost for the season and four others have been on the bench in street clothes. Carman Pericozzi may be back for Ledford, which will give them an inside presence that many of the teams cannot match up with. Central Davidson has shown vast improvement this year led by Jasmine Charles, and could make a run, while the Falcons enter as the wild card with many unknowns. Things could get quite interesting in the boys draw with Lexington not competing this year. Ledford and East both stand a good chance of getting to the finals for the Thomasville-area schools.
basketball, Grimsley prefers spending her time outdoors going hunting and fishing. When she is indoors, chances are it is a gym where she works year-round perfecting her stroke, sometimes two or three times a day. She has a unique shot, which sometimes appears as if it will hit the bottom of the rafters. But when the ball comes down from its high altitude, it rarely hits the rim, softly sailing its way through the nylon. “My dad always told me to have a better chance of it going in, I need to shoot it high over the rim,” Grimsley said. “So that is
what I do.” East will begin its defense of the NewBridge Bank Christmas Classic title beginning Monday, as they open with Southeast Guilford. While a tournament of this nature is mostly for fun and does not mean much towards the regular season, the competitive nature in Grimsley wants to win anything the black and gold Eagles suit up for. “It is pretty big to us,” she said. “You always want to come in winning and it is a goal of our team to win the Christmas tournament.” The real season begins after the holiday break as
conference action starts. It will be tough as always with Salisbury and newcomer Thomasville posing stiff competition, but Grimsley believes the new-look Eagles can hold their own. “I think we are going to do okay,” said Grimsley. “There are going to be times where we are struggling, but overall I think we are going to do pretty good. We are working hard in practice and just trying to bring it every game.” Sports Editor Zach Kepley can be reached at 888-3631, or at kepley@tvilletimes.com.
The Panthers caused quite a stir in the surrounding areas with a beatdown over the Trinity Bulldogs, but brought uncertainty to the matter turning around and getting it handed to them by the Golden Eagles. East’s decisive win over the Panthers came just a couple days after repaying North for an earlier loss, so the Golden Eagles are flying high into the holiday activities. North, Southeast and Central appear to be the other leading contenders to watch for. Admission each night is $5, with a charge of $6 on championship night. The schools participating divide the gate money. Sports Editor Zach Kepley can be reached at 888-3631, or at kepley@tvilletimes.com. 464102
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SPORTS From page 7 Unlike a home heating system, your body has certain areas it has to keep warm. These are your organs and your head. Your body is perfectly content to let your hands and feet freeze to keep your brain and organs warm. Hands and feet are like poorly insulated rooms. They have no organs that you need to survive and your brain shuts down blood flow to them when your head and core temperatures lower. The warmer you keep your head and body, the more blood flow you’ll get to your feet and hands. Hence, if you feet get cold, wear a hat. I suppose you can’t overdress in zero degree weather provided you aren’t moving but you certainly can if you’re doing any kind of physical activity. If you’re heavily dressed and exert yourself, you’ll sweat. Moisture is the biggest enemy of staying warm. If your feet sweat when you walk in to your deer stand, you will have cold feet no matter how good your boots are. If you know you’re going to exert yourself and then become idle, it’s best to carry your warm clothing in and put it on once you’re in position. When I hunted deer, I carried a big knapsack into the woods with my warm stuff inside and put them on just before I climbed up into the stand. Insulated coveralls are made just for this purpose and
it in my game pouch. I’ll wear boots that I know would be cold if I was stationary but, since I’ll be walking all day, my feet won’t sweat in them. Wool socks are a big bonus here since they still insulate if they’re damp. The most important part of staying warm is being dry. No clothes will keep you warm if they are wet. Wet feet get cold faster than a girl friend who doesn’t get a Christmas present. If it’s cold and there’s a chance for precipitation, you’d better be pre-
so are boot blankets. Wear light clothes in and then suit up. If you’re going to be active and expect the weather conditions to change, wear layers you can remove. For these kinds of conditions, I like something lightweight to wear under my outer layer. For instance, when bird hunting on a cold morning that I know will warm up, I’ll wear a lightweight but warm coat under my bird vest and, when I start to warm up, I can roll it up and put
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The nightmare after Christmas BY REV. JAMES L. SNYDER Guest Columnist
Technically, Christmas is over — all over our living room floor that is. Piles of wrapping paper in this corner and empty boxes in that corner and colorful ribbons from here to there, all evidence that Christmas must have been a success this year. I was reclining in my chair, sipping a nice cup of hot chocolate while the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage was cleaning up the kitchen. Both of us in our own little world were reveling over the past Christmas holiday. For us it is such a nice time of the year when families get together and just enjoy the season. My wife and I have come through a variety of phases when it comes to Christmas. Phase one; we spent our first Christmas in our own little apartment. Married only six months, all we had was each other. I must confess this was the cheapest
Christmas we ever had. All I had to do was buy one Christmas present for my new bride. Phase two; it was not long until the sound of little feet pattering down the hallway changed our Christmas forever. In a few years, we had approximately three children, I say approximately because they ate like a herd of elephants. I know, I had to pay the grocery bill. But Christmases at that time were wonderful events of excitement and surprises. Christmas was now becoming a more expensive item in our family budget. Phase three; is where we are at now. The children are all grown up and have children of their own. Now it is time for the grandchildren to come storming through the front door and be amazed by all of the gifts underneath the Christmas tree. It is almost like reliving your childhood. Christmas gets more expensive as we get older. I am looking forward to that phase of senility
when I do not know what is happening or how much things are costing. I must say that I enjoyed each phase at the time. Each phase seemed to get better and better. Those who opposed the Christmas season must not have enjoyed the Christmases such as my wife and I have enjoyed. Having wiggly, squiggly and giggly grandchildren all over the living room floor opening up their gifts and making a mess is an experience no one should miss. As I was pondering our past Christmas, I thought about how much goes in the preparing for Christmas. There is the shopping, the parties, the wrapping of presents. Reflecting on the past Christmas it came to my mind that we often spend too much, eat too much and laugh too much on our way to Christmas day. So much is put into getting ready for Christmas that there is a great let down the day after Christmas. There is no silence quite as loud as the
Joseph’s Christmas BY DOUG CREAMER Guest Columnist
Christmas is upon us once again. The packages are wrapped, the cards have all been sent, and the food is almost ready. Hopefully, we can stop all the rushing around and slow down long enough to savor this special time of the year. It’s wonderful when we can set aside our differences and focus on what can unite our hearts, the birth of the Savior. It’s important to enjoy the traditions of this special time of the year. The special music, the familiar holiday movies, and the decadent desserts put everyone in the holiday mood. For some, the holidays wouldn’t be what they are without all the shopping. For many, it’s the Christmas parades that make the season. But I think we all enjoy those special Christmas programs at church. My thoughts this year have turned to Joseph and the way he experienced the coming of Jesus. First, I imagine he struggled with doubt when he found out that Mary was pregnant. I imagine he felt sad and angry when he considered which of the local scoundrels had soiled his beautiful bride. The thought of losing a woman he was so deeply in love with must have been painful. The Bible teaches us that Joseph was obedient to his dream from heaven. The angel told him the baby was God’s son and to take Mary home as his bride. Even after such a powerful dream I wonder if Joseph struggled with doubt. I mean, who ever heard of a virgin giving birth? I believe the doubts may have intensified as they were in Bethlehem and Mary gave birth to her firstborn son. I believe God knew that Joseph was struggling with doubt so he sent him three powerful signs to help alleviate his doubts. First, the shep-
herds come with an incredible story of angels. Two years later, the wise men arrive with incredibly expensive gifts. Finally, after Joseph escapes to Egypt, he hears that all the boys two years or younger living in the vicinity of Bethlehem were slaughtered. I believe God saw Joseph as a man of great faith. I believe his carpentry skills were excellent. I believe he lived and worked with integrity. I think God believed in Joseph. He had hope that Joseph would raise Jesus in a godly way and teach his son good carpentry skills. I believe Joseph taught Jesus much about faith in the family, faith in the joys and sorrows of life, and faith in God when you are facing persecution. I believe that Joseph taught Jesus that you must trust God even when you don’t understand it all. I believe Jesus learned obedience to God from his father. I believe that Jesus learned the importance of waiting for God from Joseph, who guided his family safely to Egypt and back to Nazareth through prayer, listening, and obedience to God. Joseph was a good father to Jesus. I believe that Joseph and Mary are very much like you and me. God had hope and faith in them. He hoped that Joseph and Mary would do
what was right. He had faith in their parental abilities. He gave them a very important job to do. While I am sure that they were not perfect, they were faithful and fulfilled God’s purposes. I believe that God has the same faith and hope in us. He has given each of us talents and gifts and He wants us to use those abilities to bring glory to Him. He wants us to live with integrity in a world that is looking for the shortcut and the easy way out. He hopes that we will let our light shine in this dark world to offer His hope, grace, and mercy to anyone who would receive it. God has placed His hope in us as much as we have placed our eternal hope in Him. I want to encourage you to consider the role that Joseph plays in the Christmas story. God saw in Him what He sees in you and me, the potential to do great things for His kingdom. God had faith in Joseph. Christmas is a lot of things, one of which is a celebration that God has faith in us. Jesus came to bring hope to a sinful world. At this time of year, I wish each of my readers the peace of Christ which goes beyond understanding, the love of God which is deeper than we can comprehend, and hope which will give us strength to face each new day with the joy of the Lord’s birth in our hearts.
silence that dominates the house the day following Christmas. I used to think that good old St. Nick had the most difficult job in the world. I often wondered how he ever accomplished all that he did on Christmas. After all, he has to make the stuff, pack the stuff, ship the stuff and then stuff himself down a chimney. Not to mention that he usually stuffs himself with Christmas cookies. (The difference between Christmas cookies and other cookies is that Christmas cookies have no calories.) But I got to thinking. Santa Claus has the easiest job in the world. He does not have to stick around the day after Christmas. He does not have to worry if people liked what they got for Christmas. Nor, does he have to contend with returning gifts. I never know what to get anybody. Then my mind traveled in the direction of my purchases this past
Christmas. What was the condition of my credit card? I used it so much this Christmas that it was at the brink of a meltdown. I pulled it out of my wallet, and unless my mind was playing tricks on me, it did feel a little warm. I had a little frightening thought. Did I write down all my purchases in my checkbook? I must confess that my shopping is usually a receipt-challenged experience. I have no idea what happens to my receipts once I purchase an item. What if somebody wanted to return one of my gifts? How would they do it without a receipt? Then I revisited my thoughts about good old St. Nick. Perhaps he was wiser than I gave him credit for at the time. His job was simply to bring Christmas into the home. He did not worry about if he got the right present for the right person or not. Sure, he had a list but he only checked it twice. Then he forgot about it.
Christmas is not for fretting and worrying about if you got the right present for the right person. Rather, Christmas is to enjoy the experience of simply giving. Not so much what you give, as it is the act of giving itself. Actually, it was God who set a standard for Christmas. The Bible tells us, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16 KJV). Setting back in my easy chair with my hot chocolate, I exchanged the nightmare for the satisfaction I felt in giving to people I loved. The Rev. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, 1471 Pine Road, Ocala, FL 34472. He lives with his wife, Martha, in Silver Springs Shores. Call him at 352-6874240 or e-mail jamessnyder2@att.net. The church web site is www. whatafellowship.com.
CHURCH NOTES Christmas cantata The adult choir at Greenwood Baptist Church, located at 1010 Lexington Ave. in Thomasville, will present the Christmas cantata “The Spirit of Christmas” at 6 p.m. Sunday.
Guest speaker Zion United Church of Christ, located at 130 Hasty School Road in Thomasville, is pleased to welcome Dr. Mark Harrison to the pulpit at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Dr. Harrison is an assistant professor of finance at Southeastern University. He will be
sharing basic principals of personal and spiritual finance in a message entitled, “What’s in your wallet?”
Twelve Tribes program The Sisters of Charity and Brothers of Love of Zion Tabernacle Fire Baptized Holiness Church, located at 710 Douglas Drive in Thomasville, will sponsor their annual “Twelve Tribes” program at 4 p.m. Sunday. The speaker will be the Rev. Catherine Carpenter from Gray’s Chapel FBH Church in Salisbury. For
more information, call 476-6715.
Guest speaker
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem, located at 4055 Robinhood Road, will hear the Rev. D. Charles Davis speak on “How Will 2009 Be Remembered?” as part of the congregation’s annual Service of the Living Tradition at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. At the 9 a.m. pre-service forum, John Cavello will lead a discussion of current events. For more information, visit www.uufws.org.
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NewBridge Bank to acquire Bradford Mortgage Company TIMES STAFF REPORT
NewBridge Bancorp (NASDAQ: NBBC) (“NewBridge”) announced recently that its banking subsidiary, NewBridge Bank (the “Bank”), has entered into an agreement to acquire the business operations of Bradford Mortgage Company (“Bradford Mortgage”), a subsidiary of ACM Financial Trust, Inc. headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C. The acquisition includes the purchase of select assets including the name “Bradford Mortgage” and is expected to close by December 31, 2009. Pressley A. Ridgill, President and Chief Executive Officer of NewBridge, commented: “Bradford Mortgage has excellent name-brand reputation in the Pied-
mont Triad region, and we are delighted with the opportunity to align our interests. This acquisition will more than triple the size of NewBridge Bank’s residential mortgage activities, resulting in added efficiency, products and services.” Following the acquisition, the management team of Bradford Mortgage will assume leadership responsibilities for the Bank’s mortgage division and will report to the Bank’s Chief Banking Officer and Executive Vice President, David Barksdale. Bradford Mortgage’s current Production Manager, Beth Eller, will be named Senior Vice President and Director of Mortgage Banking. Bradford Mortgage executives Jeff Cook and Connie Piner will also be joining the Bank’s
mortgage management team in senior leadership positions. Bradford Mortgage was established in 2001 and employs approximately 30 people. Bradford Mortgage operates five offices in North Carolina, including Charlotte, Lake Norman, Raleigh, Wilmington and Winston-Salem and one office in Charleston, South Carolina. The Bank anticipates all employees of Bradford Mortgage will become employees of the Bank. The terms of the acquisition include a cash purchase of certain agreed upon assets and is not expected to result in the creation of any goodwill or other intangible assets. Management anticipates the acquisition will be accretive to the earnings of NewBridge.
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Local piano students perform recital
Piano instructor Mrs. Ellen Hemrick held a Christmas recital for her students on Dec. 7 at Holly Hill Wesleyan Church in Thomasville. Performing in the recital were: Lauren Thomas, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”; Abigail De Castro, “O Come All Ye Faithful”; Derek Brummett, “We Three Kings”; Sloan Reid, “Up on the House Top” and “O Christmas Tree”; Catelyn Townley, “Silent Night”; Lauren Chhim “The First Noel”; Kinsley Reedy, “Deck the Halls”; Caroline Sutphin, “Jingle Bells”; Seth Passmore, “The Little Drummer Boy”; Nathan Day, “Angels We Have Heard on High” and “What Child Is This”; Ashlyn Townley, “O Holy Night”; Michelle Lequire, “Away in a Manger”; Vincent Biansa, “Bells Caroling”; Briana Passmore, “O Little Town of Bethlehem”; Monique Biansa, “Hark! The Herald Angels”. Mrs. Hemrick presented gifts and candy to her students after the program.
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Saturday, December 26, 2009 – Thomasville Times – 13
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. • Latasha Patrice Lovett (BF, 32) arrested on charge of communicating threats at 7 Grace Drive. • Carey Leon Cannon (BM, 29) arrested on
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charge of driving after consumed alcohol 509 Smith St. • Jaden Sierra Craig (WF, 19) arrested on charge of possessing a controlled substance at 816 Randolph St.
Dec. 18 • Leonel Hernandez (AM, 37) arrested on charge of DWI at 10203 S. Main St. • Jasean Terrell Gillins (BM, 21) arrested on charge of robbery with a
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Dec. 19 • Vaughn Clark Kendricks (WM, 36) arrested on charge of assault on a female at 4729 Randolph Church Road. • Jason Lamar Parker (WM, 21) arrested on charge of misdemeanor larceny at 103 Moon St.. • Amos Lee Staton (BM, 61) arrested on charge
driving after consuming sufficient amount of alcohol at 322 Walker St. • Timothy Lamont Manning (BM, 31) cited for driving with a revoked license at 1 Unity St. • Victim of attempted rape.
Dec. 20 • Patrick James Hunt (WM, 24) arrested on charge of resist, delay, obstruct a police officer at 1112 Trinity St. • Madison Taylor Pick-
ett (WF, 16) arrested on charge of DWI at 153 Pine Oak Drive. • Keisha Danielle Proctor (WF, 32) arrested on charge of larceny shoplifting at 1585 Liberty Drive. • Laura Lynn Meadows (WF, 25) arrested on charge of larceny shoplifting at 1585 Liberty Drive. • Ashley Marie Wiseman (WF, 21) arrested on charge of larceny shoplifting at 1585 Liberty Drive.
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firearm at 208 White St. • Jasmond Tyjuan Gillins (BM, 20) arrested on charge of robbery with a firearm at 106 White St. • Dustin Mark Clodfelter (WM, 22) arrested on charge of DWI at Randolph Street. • Zachary Lane Poole (WM, 16) arrested on charge of breaking and entering at 304 Power Drive. • Mary Jane Meredith (WF, 27) cited for no operators license at 705 Naitonal Highway.
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