Chatham News & Record Vol. 146 Issue 40

VOLUME 146 ISSUE 40 | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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CCSO marks 20 years of Thanksgiving meal deliveries The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office celebrated the 20th year of its Annual Thanksgiving Meal Drive, continuing a two-decade tradition of delivering holiday meals to seniors and families in need throughout the county. On Thursday morning, over a dozen staff members and their families distributed 75 freshly prepared meals to 60 different locations, embodying the spirit of giving.

According to a department press release, the preparation for this year’s event began with deputies engaging local businesses for donations of essential items and traditional Thanksgiving staples. The efforts culminated at the Chatham County Detention Center’s kitchen, where staff, led by Kitchen Manager Veronica Henry, undertook a 10-12hour cooking marathon. They prepared 14 turkeys along with all the traditional sides, balancing the demands of holiday meal prep with their regular duties.

Local businesses, including Food Lion, Piggly Wiggly, Harris Teeter, and Lowes Foods, were instrumental in this year’s success through their food donations. The meal recipients, identified by the Chatham County Aging Services and the Department of Social Services, were selected based on need.

NC’s captive insurance industry achieves industry award North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey congratulated the state’s captive insurance industry for achieving a top industry award this week.

Captive International, a leading captive insurance trade publication, recognized the state’s program as one of the top domiciles in the country and awarding it a Highly Commended designation.

“I want to congratulate the captive insurance industry in North Carolina for achieving this high honor,” Causey said. “I want to especially commend our captive insurance team at the Department of Insurance for providing effective regulation with excellent customer service that allows the industry to flourish.”

North Carolina enacted its modern captive insurance law, known as the Captive Insurance Act, in 2013.

The Wells-Fargo branch on 2nd Avenue in Siler City remains closed after a fire last month.

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Chatham contractors thrive despite national housing slowdown Local demand remains strong amid rising interest rates and national trends

By Cooper Metts For Chatham News & Record Chatham County contractors say they have steady demand for their services despite national construction of new homes decreasing amid rising interest rates.

The Federal Reserve last week announced it’s keeping the federal funds interest rate at a 22-year high and indicated it could be raised if inflation doesn’t continue to descend.

As the Federal Reserve raised interest rates from 0.33% in early 2022 to 5.33% this month, national construction of new homes dropped by 24%, according to Federal Reserve Economic Data.

While national construction of new homes is decreasing as

interest rates rise, there’s not enough supply of houses in Chatham County for increasing interest rates to impact the demand for houses and local contractors, according to Chris Faughnan of Chatham Park.

Houses in The Vineyards, a growing housing development in Chatham Park, are selling at approximately 25 sales every 90 to 120 days, according to Faughnan, despite rising interest rates. In Encore, a 55-plus living community in Chatham Park, Faughnan said houses are selling at an even faster rate of 27 sales every 90 to 120 days.

These sales rates indicate that housing is in demand in Chatham County, so much so that one local contractor said they “may have even noticed an increase, if anything,” in demand while interest rates increased.

Suits Homes, a modular home building company in Siler

City, is seeing an increase in demand, according to sales consultant John Babb.

Customers being pushed out of the custom home market by increasing interest rates and an influx of people from the Raleigh-Durham area taking up the existing supply in search of more affordable price points are driving Suits Homes’ increase in demand.

“It’s pushing people that are coming out of Raleigh that can’t get into the Chatham Park area because of the price points [...] [to us],” Babb said. “They’re looking for land and trying to figure out if they can build a [modular] house on it and be under what some of these mega subdivisions are charging.”

Chatham County’s housing supply issue could be compounded by economic development projects in the surrounding area such as Wolfspeed, VinFast and Toyota.

The three projects are expected to create a combined 11,050 jobs, according to press releases from Gov. Roy Cooper.

And between the two megasites that Wolfspeed and VinFast sit on, there are approximately 1,800 acres still available for use, according to Chatham County Economic Development Corporation President Michael Smith.

If these projects bring their estimated number of jobs, they’ll bring employees to Chatham County that need places to live. For contractor in the area, that means demand will likely persist, if not increase, in spite of rising interest rates.

“We have the Toyota and Wolfspeed [and VinFast] megasites, [...] and those people need places to live,” said Sherry Allen of Realty World Carolina Properties . “I don’t think it’s going to be a huge impact unless interest rates bottom out.”

Chatham deputy makes unusual rescue Quick thinking leads to safe escape for stranded deer

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Dignitaries from Randolph County, Teach for America, and Toyota Tsusho gathered in Liberty for a press conference announcing the donation and partnership.

Toyota Tsusho donates $100,000 to local high schools Partnership with Teach For America aims to expand Future Forward program in Randolph County schools

By Jordan Golson North State Journal LIBERTY – Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. has announced a donation of $100,000 to Teach For America North Carolina to expand the Fu-

ture Forward program in Randolph County. This initiative focuses on enhancing career and college readiness among marginalized high school students.

Initially committing $25,000 to Eastern Randolph High School in Ramseur, Toyota Tsusho boosted its support by an additional $75,000, allowing the program to reach more area schools. Mike Lavender, SeSee TOYOTA, page A7

IN A SCENARIO more akin to a wildlife adventure than a routine call, Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Deputy John Lacy faced an unusual challenge on the evening of November 17, according to a release from the CCSO. Responding to a call around 8:30 p.m. at a Bear Creek residence, Lacy encountered a predicament rarely seen in his line of work: two deer trapped in an above-ground swimming pool.

Describing the event as a novel experience, Deputy Lacy, who has been with the Sheriff’s Office’s Animal Resource Center since January, displayed remarkable ingenuity and determination in addressing the situation. The pool, with a depth of about six feet, presented a significant hurdle for the deer and for the deputy tasked with their rescue.

Upon assessing the scene, Deputy Lacy promptly devised a strategy. He positioned an aluminum ladder in the pool, with one end resting on the pool’s edge, creating an improvised staircase. Demonstrating an astute understanding of his unusual surroundings, the buck

was the first to seize the opportunity, using the ladder to extricate himself from the pool and swiftly disappearing into the woods.

The doe’s rescue, however, required additional effort. Lacy, undaunted, fetched a lasso from his vehicle. With a blend of skill and patience, he safely lassoed the doe, guiding her to the pool’s edge and eventually out of the water. After spending a few moments recovering from the ordeal, the doe, too, found her way back to the forest.

This incident not only highlights the diverse and unpredictable nature of law enforcement and animal control duties but also underscores the adaptability and commitment of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office in handling unique and unexpected situations.

Reflecting on the experience, Deputy Lacy humorously noted the varied and often surprising aspects of his job, marking this incident as one of his more extraordinary calls.

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Paris revisited: debunking ing myths, discovering magic From catacombs to cobblestones, a North Carolinians fresh perspective on the city of light

By Erika Hoffman For Chatham News & Record “PARIS IS ALWAYS a good idea,” Audrey Hepburn once famously declared.

Before my journey from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Charles De Gaulle Airport on October 25, 2023, I was besieged with a litany of warnings: bedbugs in hotels, unsafe subways, filthy streets, ongoing yellow vest protests, rampant pickpockets, supposed rudeness towards Americans, and concerns about safety amidst glob-

al tensions. They all concluded with a resounding, “Paris is so expensive!”

In response, I packed Vick’s Vapor Rub, a YouTube-recommended bedbug deterrent. My attire included a passport-wallet-pocket combo, worn discreetly, and trusty old sneakers, primed for navigating cobblestones. I wondered, could Paris really be more expensive or unsafe than New York City?

The flight was a pleasant surprise, spacious and comfortable. The hotel, contrary to fears, was devoid of bedbugs.

Parisian streets, apart from the occasional dog droppings, were pristine. No protests marred the cityscape. I saw gendarmes and armed female officers, a reassuring presence around landmarks like Notre Dame.

There were no encounters with

pickpockets, gypsies, or any unsavory characters. Surprisingly, the Parisians were as warm and friendly as folks back in North Carolina, and the city wasn’t as pricey as Westchester County, NY. The Metro, though riddled with stairs, was clean and secure.

I didn’t revisit the Eiffel Tower, having seen it before, but its night-time glitter from afar was a breathtaking sight. Notre Dame, now under restoration for the Olympic Games, had informative displays about the fire and its aftermath. Montmartre, once a haven for artists, was now bustling with a more diverse crowd, including Chinese sketch artists. The Sacre Coeur Church, reached by a trolley, spared us the arduous climb up the stairs.

A new adventure for me was

exploring the catacombs. Paris’s iconic limestone buildings owe their existence to these ancient quarries. In the 18th century, these quarries turned into ossuaries when houses began collapsing into them. The catacombs, a solemn tribute to Paris’s past, house remains of historical figures like Moliere and Louis XVI’s sister. Despite the daunting 132 spiral steps down, lack of lavatories, and the claustrophobic feel of the bone-lined tunnels, it was an unforgettable experience.

Emerging into daylight, we sought something more uplifting and found it in Sainte Chapelle’s stunning stained-glass windows.

Our exploration continued with a Seine river cruise, organized by North Carolina Travel in Siler City.

Erika Hoffman and her husband moved to Siler City in 1979 and their four children were born at the old Chatham Hospital. They moved to North Chatham in 2001. Erika has been writing professionally since 2011.

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November 20 x Gerald Stanley, 64, of Pittsboro, was arrested by Deputy Noah Thomas for misdemeanor stalking and cyberstalking. He was issued a written promise to appear. x John Kaleolani Overturf, 20, of Siler City, was arrested by Deputy Joseph Scott for larceny. He was issued a written promise to appear. x Robyn RodriguezHerrera, 23, of Pittsboro, was arrested

by Deputy Zackary Gross for failure to appear. She was issued a $10,000 secure bond.

November 22 x Brandy Danielle Edwards, 45, of Siler City, was arrested by Deputy Richard Gunter for exploit disabled/ elder trust, identity theft, financial card theft and financial card fraud. She was held without bond. x DeeDee Ann Davis, 30, of 1463 McLaurin Rd., Siler City, was arrested

by Deputy Brooke Roberts for failure to appear. She was issued a written promise to appear.

November 26 x Dmar Donell Alston, 33, of Chapel Hill, was arrested by Deputy Jesie Taub for domestic criminal trespass. He was held without bond.

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Erika Hoffman, a former schoolteacher in Chatham County Schools, with her husband, Dr. Byron Hoffman, at Moulin Rouge in Paris.

x Brandon Thomas Hill, 30, homeless, Goldston, was arrested by Deputy Tyler Clark for violation of condition of release.

He was issued a $1,000 secure bond.

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OPINION Neal Robbins, publisher | Frank Hill, senior opinion editor

VISUAL VOICES

COLUMN | ANDREW TAYLOR-TROUTMAN

A post-Thanksgiving confession Just not air the dirty laundry of our uninvited grill residents.

Mea culpa. My bad. I neglected the grill for a year or so. Maybe “neglected” is too strong a word; I mean, it’s not a living thing.

But since the grill was left to lie fallow for several years, it became the home of a family of living things, Mus musculus. This species has evolved in close proximity to humans and their various backyard accoutrements. Unlike their cousins in the woods or fields, these mice are sophisticated; they not only hacked into our grill but also our Wi-Fi. They did not install indoor plumbing or any kind of sewer system.

In their defense, these rodent residents were not given advanced notice of their eviction. Perhaps they might have cleaned up a bit before they left.

So, when I had the idea of firing up the grill postturkey day, my penance for negligence was the hard labor of scrubbing, swearing, spraying, scrapping, and more swearing. In the process of all of this, a neighbor happened by. He looked sympathetic. I asked if the same thing had ever happened to him.

“God, no.” He answered immediately. “But if I were you, I’d let that grill burn for a long time before I tried to cook anything on it.”

I agreed that this was a good plan. I asked if he had

any other suggestions.

“I wouldn’t let any of your guests know the truth,” he advised. We swore to keep this between us.

My wife, blissfully ignorant of my coverup, invited over several neighbors.

Don’t get me wrong: this is exactly the kind of impromptu event of fellowship and fun that I love, and a huge reason we moved into this community. We wanted neighbors who knew the name of our house wolf and shared their spicy buffalo chicken dip (extra special because they are actually from Buffalo, N.Y.).

We didn’t picture the neighbors across the way setting up a karaoke machine on their front steps, but we wanted to share our lives.

Just not air the dirty laundry of our uninvited grill residents.

The cookout was packed with neighbors. There were a variety of meats and plant-based products roasted, occasionally scorched, on the grill. Other than the occasionally blackened veggie patty or hotdog, things were going smoothly until my daughter, age six, held her cheeseburger aloft: “Daddy, I can’t even taste any mouse poop!”

Mea culpa. My bad. Confession is good for the soul, even if not every meal is good for one’s digestion.

EDITORIAL | BOB WACHS

Great literature, people one of keys to good life I know how he feels. I want mine, too.

There are numerous benefits to grandparent-hood.

You get to love on babies – while they remain babies.

You get to see how the next generation is turning out and, if your own youngsters were a handful at times, you get to say to the grandchildren’s parents things like “I’m glad you’ve got one just like you were.”

You’re glad to see them come and sometimes glad to see them go. For a period of time you can do no wrong and your grandchildren think you hung the moon.

When they’re nice and clean, you get to enjoy the nice clean baby smells and when one of the baby smells smells bad, you can hand them off to their parents and say, “Here. You do it” . . . unless they’re not there and you’re the baby-sitter.

And babies teach you lessons and serve as reminders . . . as in why, for instance, God intended for moms and dads to have their children when they (the parents) are young.

But lately I’ve discovered or remembered something else grand about grandchildren, namely that you get to read all sorts of really outstanding literature to the little folks and in the process your memory gets jogged.

From time to time, the five young princesses who make up the biggest chunk of my grands, took a shine to a growing collection of books with which they and I have spent many a fine moment together. They don’t do that quite as much as they once did mainly because they’re getting older and are turning into pretty good readers. Yet, we have read and sometimes reread classics, Among them are such offerings as “Barnyard Dance,” “If You Gave a Pig a Party,” “Rustie Gets Dirty,” and maybe our mostest favorite – “Llama

Llama Red Pajama.”

That particular offering is about a young llama whose mama reads him a bedtime story, tucks him in in his upstairs bed and then goes downstairs to wash dishes and such. Somewhere along the line, Baby Llama wants a drink of water and then gets all bent out of shape when his mama doesn’t come right away. Before it’s all over he’s gone from whimpering to yowling that he “wants his mama.”

I know how he feels.

I want mine, too.

Maybe it’s because Christmas is around the corner and I remember what Mama did in anticipation and celebration of that Event. Maybe it’s because I’m old enough now to allow Uncle Sam to give me back some of the money he “borrowed” from me, interest free I might add, through my 60-plus years and still going of employment. Sometimes the realization I am a bona fide Senior Citizen just doesn’t feel right in my little head and I think that’s the age my mama should be.

Maybe it’s lots of things. Maybe I just miss her and wish she – and the other parents in my lives – could see and meet the new generation. I think they’d like them.

Whatever it is, this Christmas marks another in a growing number of Christmases when I’ll visit with my Mama only in my thoughts and remember the decorations and the shoe boxes of candy and nuts and fruits she put under the tree and the food and the music on the stereo while she did all the preparation.

If you’ve still got yours – your mama, that is – tell her you love her . . . and let her see the grandchildren.

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COLUMN | JAN HUTTON

COLUMN BEN SHAPIRO

Human! Human! Human!

OK, unloading some resentment.

Care to join me?

Consider it a party!

web of our culture’s appearance sickness. Not only did I fully buy into weight injunctions for myself, but also in my judgments of others. (Can I run and hide after sharing this? Oh, wait, you want to come with me? Sure!)

How many people have I NOT truly seen because their appearance and, therefore, their essence, was blocked by my built-in cultural weight filters? I find myself skittering away from this painful reality, like avoiding the touch of a sore tooth with my tongue. These weighty injunctions are in the air we breathe. All of us.

How to move forward, kindly? Kindly? Yep, that’s would be it. Kind to myself during this season of, shall we say, food abundance; and kindly trying to see, really see others, beyond my good ‘ol cultural wounds of appearance shortsightedness. (OK, so I like challenges.)

Now here’s a thought. Ready? Humanizing.

Yep, that’s it - humanizing. Humanizing others.

Pretty novel, right?

Hmmm…I usually know when the cultural weight judgment filters descend over my eyes. For the most part, I’ve no idea what it’s like to be in the shoes of another person with their particular life story, their parents, their fill-in-the-blank.

But I do know they’re human, as am I. And I DO KNOW just how complicated it is to be human.

Hard. Complex. Exciting. Baffling. Can I perceive other people as stories continuing to unfold?

Their essence, ability to feel, wisdom, and pain?

In spite of my cultural programming, the quality of essence rises to the top in terms of how I wish to see others when my good ‘ol weight filters are threatening to descend. I truly hope my internal essence - yes, my wholeness - becomes primary for those who make the effort to see me.

So there, you false idols of appearance, begone!

“FAT IS YOUR FRIEND.” OK. Right. Sure.

You realize I was brought up in the Western culture, don’t you? Programmed to believe “Fat is NOT my friend?” Programmed up the wazoo to appearance standards that can be suffocating and not in alignment with my own body or values? (And now, we’ve moving into the chow down holiday season! Oy!) You realize all this, right?

“Fat is your friend.” Leaving a MD appointment wherein my doc shared this little nugget, applying it to people of a certain age.

(That would be me.) On one hand, I felt oh-so relieved, but also startled and a bit topsy-turvy.

You mean, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, I can now do a behavioral 180 degree and: Eat as many chocolate almonds as I want?

Whenever I want?

No!!

Yes!!

See what I mean about topsy-turvy?

But even the MD permission-giving didn’t put much of a dent in my many years of being culturally brainwashed about appearance (and how this has impacted my sense of worth.)

“OMG, I gained 3 pounds!!!” Still feeling quite dizzy with this apparent new reality.

It’s not just our culture’s misbegotten focus on APPEARANCE; it’s a deity at whose feet we often unwillingly worship. Ooowhee, no anger or frustration here. Nope.

Deep breath…

OK, unloading some resentment. Care to join me? Consider it a party! False idols are an ongoing energy drain and life is complicated enough. (I mean, it’s the holiday season, right?

Temptations abound.) However, like many women and men, I’ve been caught in the sticky

COLUMN | SUSAN ESTRICH

The Netanyahu of It all If elections were held today, the parties in Netanyahu’s current coalition would drop from 64 seats to 41 seats out of 120.

anti-Netanyahu and how hard it is to explain that, or maybe justify that, right now. And the disillusionment with the man at the center of Israeli politics and presence right now is, from left to right, in a popular phrase, “not good for the Jews.”

The disillusionment is clearly reflected in the latest poll numbers in Israel. Numbers released by the Hebrew outlet Ha’aretz and reported in the Israel Times show that if elections were held today, the parties in Netanyahu’s current coalition would drop from the 64 seats they captured in November 2022 to 41 seats out of 120. At the same time, parties in the “change” alliance, combined with the Arab Hadash-Taal would increase to 79. Benny Gantz’s National Unity party would win 43 seats compared to the 12 it won last November, while Netanyahu’s Likud party would win just 18 seats, down from 32 in November 2022.

The poll was taken before the hostage exchange deal, but the comments page in the Jerusalem Post was mostly written after the deal was announced, and it was not kind to the prime minister. What was striking to me was how many angry critics Netanyahu had on his right flank, where he was being criticized for caving to President Joe Biden’s pressure and making a deal with Hamas, as opposed to pushing forward while momentum may be on Israel’s side.

Would giving up four days of bombing give Hamas the time to regroup and rebound? How many hostages is that worth? Is 1-to-3 the right balance? What about the humanitarian aid desperately needed by innocent people in Gaza who are themselves civilians and not supporters of Hamas? And, ultimately, can you trust Netanyahu to thread the needle and get the balance exactly right in waging this war? We have to trust Netanyahu, even though we don’t, which is a nuance that is not easy to embrace.

WHAT DO JEWS talk about when we talk about the war between Israel and Hamas?

Obviously many things, including the outing of all the antisemites out there and what’s happening on college campuses and how scary the random acts of hate are and then whose friend or family in Israel has been called up or evacuated or grew up with someone whose kid was murdered. But mostly I’ve found that what we always get to, if we don’t start with it, is Benjamin Netanyahu.

There will be a time, Israeli officials said in the immediate aftermath of the Oct. 7 massacre, to talk about the utter security failure that occurred on the Israeli side. But that time comes after we win the war. It sounds good, but it doesn’t wear well with time. The questions — the whys (as in why was Israel at its woefully weakest) and the hows (as in how is this war being waged) — get louder every day, and in so many ways, answering them takes you back to Netanyahu.

In his desperation to protect himself, he was willing to divide the country by undercutting the independence of the judiciary, and he clung to office thanks to allying himself with the far right, which increased the tensions on the West Bank (at the expense of a stronger military presence in Gaza?). Hamas is the villain, no question of that, and we tend to credit Israeli intelligence when they point out Hamas targets or disclaim responsibility for an errant jihadist rocket more than some networks do. But as to how this war is being waged and its obvious human toll, what we can see is that Israel is losing face all over the world, and you can blame Hamas propaganda, and you can blame the media, but the real answer to how it’s being waged is that it’s being waged by Netanyahu.

This is when we all confide what we think about Netanyahu and how it is possible to be staunchly pro-Israel and almost as staunchly

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | JERRY MARKATOS

Friends, there is a difference between Judaism and Zionism.

Yet Zionism is a supremacist political construct contrary to Jewish faith.

RABBI HILLEL, around the time of Christ, was asked by someone who considered embracing the Jewish faith, “If you were standing on one foot, how would you summarize Judaism?” The rabbi answered “Don’t do to others what you wouldn’t want done to you. That’s the whole Torah.”

So neighborly relationship is at the heart of the faith. Yet Zionism is a supremacist political construct contrary to Jewish faith, that says it’s OK to kick Palestinians out of their land, homes and orchards and to take everything they have had, despite their having lived in peace with Jews for many centuries.

Some say “It’s complicated,” but as noted author Ta-Nehisi Coates says of the racist domination he witnessed in his visit to the West Bank, “You don’t need a PhD in Middle East studies to recognize what you see.” It

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should be clear that the US’ unfortunate one-sided policies, and failure to conduct an honest peace effort for decades, establishes a share of blame for administrations of both our main parties. Both Israelis and Gazans are ill served by excuses for harsh inequality, despite articles published here, that ignore a decades-long reality.

Sending billions in bombs and other weaponry today can enrich our arms industry but it only adds to the horror of what is recognized by Holocaust scholars and most people in the world as a genocide. Jewish Voice for Peace, Breaking the Silence, Not in Our Name, Voices for Justice in Palestine and Veterans For Peace are among the many groups insisting we can and must do better for each other in the Holy Land.

Jerry Markatos is a resident of Pittsboro.

Why the media despise Javier Milei SO, JAVIER MILEI is extremely scary.

That’s what the legacy media have decided: The newly elected libertarian conservative leader of Argentina is absolutely frightening.

Axios calls him a “far-right libertarian who’s been compared to (former President Donald) Trump.” The New York Times writes, “Argentina Braces Itself for Its New ‘AnarchoCapitalist’ President,” and called the election Argentina’s “Donald Trump moment.” “Who,” asks The Washington Post, “is Javier Milei, Argentina’s far-right president elect?”

This, unsurprisingly, is not the way the press treated the election of former convict and Left-winger Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva in Brazil. “Brazil Elects Lula, a Leftist Former Leader, in a Rebuke of Bolsonaro,” The New York Times reported last year. “Who,” the Washington Post asked, “is Lula? What to know about Brazil’s president.”

Milei, as we’ve said, is one scary character.

So, what are his deeply frightening positions? He has called for vast cuts to Argentina’s government — a necessity, since Argentina has defaulted on its debts three times since 2001, has a $43 billion outstanding loan to the International Monetary Fund, and now faces another default. They received a $57 billion bailout just five years ago. Thanks to out-of-control spending, Argentina has had to print pesos hand over fist, which is why, according to the Ministry of the Economy, total money supply in Argentina skyrocketed 30.7% a year from 2007 to 2022. The poverty rate in the country is 40%.

Milei’s media appearances may be colorful, but that all serves a purpose: a determination to make massive change to Argentina’s economic trajectory. Milei has promised to slash and burn his way through government, cutting 11 of 19 departments of the government; he campaigned with a chainsaw he pledged he would use on the “parasitic state.” He wants to draw closer to the United States and Israel, and away from China. He wants to dollarize the economy.

All of this should be treated as good news.

Argentina’s trajectory has been a total disaster area for decades, despite the glorification of Peronism at the hands of Hollywood. And, in fact, the markets are treating Milei’s election as they should: Argentine stocks and bonds have jumped on Milei’s election, mainly because he is the first leader of Argentina in generations who has a plan to actually avoid economic default.

So, why the heartburn?

Because the reality is that there are many in the United States and Europe, particularly on the political Left, who somehow feel more comfortable with the socialist radicalism of Lula De Silva, Gabriel Boric and even Nicolas Maduro than with anyone who smacks of libertarianism or conservatism.

That’s because Argentina is a living example of what happens when corporatism and social democracy are taken to their limits: the substitution of governments for markets, the overregulation of industry in pursuit of social redistributionism, the attempts to create autarky via tariff protections and trade restrictions — the endless populist promise that if all power is given to the government to protect “the people,” all will be well. That promise always results in privation and misallocation, in tyranny and poverty.

Milei’s victory represents that realization.

So Leftists hate Milei.

Now the media and the political Left will attempt to shovel all of Argentina’s failures on Milei’s shoulders. Milei still faces a partly Peronist legislature, as well as a court system stacked in favor of Leftist foolishness: The Supreme Court magistrate Horacio Rosatti recently said that any attempt to dollarize would be unconstitutional. This means that his power may be curbed; he still faces entrenched economic problems, and he will require an infusion of foreign capital in order to right the ship in Argentina. If he comes up short, capitalism and economic liberalism will be blamed for the failures of Peronism.

That’s always the pattern: corporatists ruin economies, and then capitalism gets the blame.

But Milei can succeed. Investors ought to look south, to put their money where their mouth is, to ensure that Argentina realizes its potential as a massive source of prosperity, wealth and power — and that alliance with the United States grows stronger as a result.

Ben Shapiro, 39, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and co-founder of Daily Wire+.

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William Wayne Harris, 81, of Siler City, passed away peacefully at SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan Hospice Home of UNC Health Care on Monday, November 20th, 2023, at 4:05 PM. Wayne was born July 16th, 1942, in Chatham County, to Paul D. and Mallie S. Harris.

He graduated from Chatham Central High School in 1960 and had a career of 53 years with Cooper Harris, Inc and Welford Harris, Inc as a salesman in the automotive field. Wayne also served in the US Army as a mess hall cook.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Clarice Andrews Harris and one daughter, Melissa H. Cooper and a son-in-law, James A. Cooper.

Wayne is preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Mallie; siblings, Linda H. Humphrey, Betty H. Lambert, Mildred H. Sheffield, Nancy H. Laird, Leon “Reid” Harris, Welford D. Harris, Herbert Hinson Harris and several nieces and nephews.

Wayne enjoyed gardening for many years and was well known for his bountiful harvests of home-grown vegetables and fruits. He enjoyed attending church activities, gospel singings, daily walks over his property, and lunches out with family and friends. He attended Meroney Methodist Church in Siler City, NC. Family and friends will gather for a celebration of his life at Meroney Methodist Church on Sunday, November 26th, 2023, at 2 PM. Service will be officiated by Reverend Linda Yow and Reverend Bob Wachs. Family will receive friends after the service and a meal will be provided.

The family would like memorials to go to Meroney Methodist Church Cemetery Fund or UNC Lineberger Cancer Research and/or any kidney disease foundations.

Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be assisting the Harris family.

Online condolences can be made at www.smithbucknerfh. com

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Adene Tillman Tyler, 71, of Garner, NC and Port Charlotte, FL died November 22, 2023.

Mrs. Tyler was born on August 23rd, 1952, to the late Charles and Ruby Tillman of Bonlee, NC. Adene retired in April 2014 from the NC National Guard Association in Raleigh, NC after 37 years of service.

Adene’s greatest joy in life was to be able to move to Florida to spend time with her son.

She is survived by her husband, Charles W. Campbell, son Charles (Chuck) T. Baldwin, sisters Charlene Binkley, Iris Terry, Ruby Edwards, and Tammy Hanson, as well as her beloved dog, Jilly.

She is preceded in death by her brother, Mike Tillman.

A Celebration of Life will be held Dec.2nd, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Bonlee Baptist Church Fellowship Hall (Lower level of Brick Church).

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the SPCA of Wake County.

Marvin Glenn Oldham, 56, of Goldston, passed away Sunday, November 19th, 2023, at home surrounded by family and loved ones.

Glenn was born November 27th, 1966, to Victor B. and Helen G. Oldham in Lee County, NC. Glenn was employed by Brooks Contractors, and he loved old cars.

He is survived by his mother, Helen Grace Oldham; his wife of 28 years, Jill Tillman Oldham; two children; Victor “Luke” Oldham and Olivia Faith Oldham; one granddaughter, Brielle Faith Hooker; one brother, Tony Oldham; three sisters, Teresa Ross, Vicki “V-Ron” Phillips, and Lisa O. Delgadillo. Glenn is preceded in death by his father, Victor B. Oldham.

Memorial graveside service will be Sunday, November 26th, 2023, at Carbonton Community Church, 5442 GoldstonCarbonton Rd., Goldston, NC 27252, at 2 PM. Service will be officiated by Josh Conrad.

Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be assisting the Oldham family.

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Donald Lee “Donnie” Smith, born on October 22, 1954, of Siler City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on November 19, 2023. Donnie is survived by his beloved wife, Sheree Fesmire Smith, of 40 years, stepdaughter, April Brooke Stephens, and grandchildren, Sean William Blackmon and Sasha Brooke Blackmon, and his siblings, Margaret Smith Young (Phil) of Reidsville, Carolyn Smith Handley (Herb), Ronald (Margaret), Mike (Carol) and his sister-in-law, Linda Smith, all of Siler City, and Randy (Lisa) of Bear Creek. Donnie is also survived by many nephews, nieces, and grands who he loved and cherished. He also left behind his beloved friends, Ricky Graves, Dee Sirl, Judy Cobb, Bernice Stout, and Dalton Keller.

Donnie was preceded in death by his parents, Heiskell Ernest (H.E.) and Kathleen Fox Smith, and his brother, Ernest Smith.

Donnie grew up watching his mother cook and bake. As a young boy, he loved playing, camping, exploring the woods and then later working the land of the Smith homeplace with his siblings.

Donnie was a master cabinetmaker and woodworker.

He began his trade building houses in Greensboro and then worked with Dixon Cabinets, Hart Cabinets and Premier Woodworking, all of Siler City. His home is full of many examples of his wonderful talents. After retiring, Donnie’s interest turned toward home where he loved to garden, bake, cook and watch his favorite Western TV shows. His fried apple pies and confectioneries were anxiously awaited and often fought over by his family each year. Donnie attended Calvary Faith Baptist Church for most of his life and more recently attended New Testament Baptist Church of Greensboro. Donnie was a kind man, a gentle soul, a family man, a man of faith who served and believed in God’s plan. A man who loved his red and white 1977 Olds 442 Cutlass.

A man of few words, but a man who led by example. He will be missed.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to the children and youth program at New Testament Baptist Church, 1404 W. Vandalia Rd, Greensboro, NC 27406.

Funeral service will be Saturday, November 25th, 2023, at 2 PM, at First Baptist Church.

Burial will follow at Love’s Creek Cemetery. The family will have visitation from 1-2 PM at First Baptist Church.

Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be assisting the Smith family.

Betty G. Siler Lane, 95, of Siler City, went to her Heavenly home Wednesday, November 15th, 2023, at home surrounded by loved ones.

Betty was born March 1st, 1928, in Siler City, to Jerry and Thedocia Hannah Siler. She is the wife of the late Clemon E. Lane of Siler City. Betty retired from working at US Postal service as a supervisor.

She was a member of Little Rock Bibleway Church.

Betty is survived by six children: Daughters - Shirley Dandy Sneed, Betty “Vicki” Lane, Deborah Johnson (Garry Sr.): Son – Maurice Lane (Melissa); Devoted special daughter – Lelia Reed; Devoted special Niece/daughter – Norma Mordecai (Andre). She has eleven grandchildren: Andre Lane, Sr. (Kimberly), Natalie Lyons, Darryl Reed, Johnnie Brockington, Jr., Jeffrey Brockington, Damen Holland, Tracy Johnson Hall, Garry Johnson, Jr., Barry Johnson, Gabriel Lane, and Michael Lane.

Twenty great-grandchildren: Andre Lane Jr, Kevin Arnold, Kendrick Carter, Koshya Smoot (Dennis), Kawana Brockington, Jamia Brockington, Aja Cooper Lane, Trinity Johnson Gunn, Kierra Brockington, Ashley Carter, Jeffrey Brockington Jr, Dominec Proctor, Devin Lane, Tyran Douglas (Shanesha), Davon Hill, Korey Carter, Kendyl Lane, Jahara Brockington, Jaydn Johnson & 27 great-great grandchildren.

In addition, Betty leaves a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Betty is preceded in death by her parents, Jerry and Thedocia, her husband, Clemon, her children, Doris Jordan Smith, Thedocia Evelyn Brockington, and Michael C. Lane; and one granddaughter, Lea Arnold Carter. All of Betty’s siblings precede her in death: Henry Siler, Sadie Graves, Exie Bryant, Nancy Siler, James Siler, Louise Hardy, Millard Siler, and Polly Bynum.

A service will be held Wednesday, November 29th, 2023, at Jordan Grove AME Zion at 2 PM. Visitation will be from 1-2 pm preceding the service. Burial will follow at Little Rock Bibleway Church Cemetery, 2991 W. 3rd St., Siler City, NC 27344.

Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be serving the Lane family.

Online condolences can be made at www.smithbucknerfh. com

Judith Arlene Webb Cruickshank

June 12th, 1940-Nov.20th, 2023 Judith Arlene Webb Cruickshank, of Siler City, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.

The daughter of the late James Arthur Webb and Elsie E. Webb, Judith was born June 12th, 1940, in Niagara Falls, New York.

A graduate of LaSalle High School, she attended Buffalo State University and then worked at Mount St. Mary’s Hospital for more than 20 years. Judith met and married the love of her life, the late Duncan Sinclair Cruickshank III, and they were married for 48 years.

She is survived by her brother Timothy Webb of Flint, Michigan, sister Nancy Brenske of Winston Salem, North Carolina, and sister Rosemary Trapasso of Youngstown, New York.

She leaves behind a legacy of four surviving children and their families: Duncan Sinclair Cruickshank IV of Siler City, North Carolina; Bruce Cruickshank and his wife Elizabeth of Chesapeake, Virginia, and their children Duncan, John, Rachel, and Elizabeth; Sharon Guariglia and her husband Richard of Silk Hope, North Carolina, and their children Michael and Nicholas; and Brenda Stecher and her husband Joseph of Siler City, North Carolina, and their children David and Emily.

A celebration of Judith’s life will be held on Friday, December 1st at 10:30am at St. Julia’s Church in Siler City, followed by a short reception in the church hall.

Visit www.niagara-gazette. com/obituaries for online guest register.

Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be assisting the Cruickshank family.

Online condolences can be made at www.smithbucknerfh. com

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What Should You Do With ‘Side Gig’ Money?

As you know, the gig economy has been booming over the past several years. If you’re thinking of using your skills to take on a side gig, what should you do with the money you’ll make?

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Tailei Qi, 34, is accused of killing associate professor Zijie Yan in a science building at the state’s flagship public university on Aug. 28. He is being held without bond on charges of first-degree murder and misdemeanor possession of a firearm on educational property.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Alyson Grine said Monday that two separate mental evaluations found Qi likely suffers from untreated schizophrenia.

“Qi demonstrated delusional thinking, experienced auditory hallucinations, engaged in self-harm in the detention center, showed fragmented thought processes that impeded his communication,” she said.

Severe mental illness has rendered him unable to comprehend his situation, assist in his legal defense and understand court proceedings, even with a Mandarin interpreter present, Grine said.

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An hourslong campus lockdown and police manhunt that resulted in Qi’s arrest frightened students and faculty who had just returned to campus for the start of the fall semester. Chapel Hill police arrested Qi without force in a residential neighborhood near campus within two hours of the attack, UNC Police Chief Brian James said.

The campus locked down again two weeks later after police received a 911 call that someone had brandished a weapon in the student union.

An autopsy released earlier this month showed that Yan had been shot multiple times in his office in Caudill Labs. Police found nine 9mm cartridge casings scattered around his office, but they have not recovered the handgun used in the shooting. Prosecutors and police have not said how Qi — who was in the United States on a student visa and would not have qualified to purchase a firearm legally — obtained the gun.

Yan was an associate professor in the Department of Applied Physical Sciences who had worked for the university since July 2019. He led the Yan Research Group, which Qi joined last year, according to the group’s UNC webpage. Students held a candlelit vigil for Yan and rallied for gun control measures after his death.

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CREDITOR’S NOTICE

Having qualified on the 15th day of November 2023, as Executor of the Estate of Misti Dawn Barbee, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before the 23rd day of February, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment.

Having qualified on the 17th day of November 2023, as Administrator of the Estate of Mary Marsh, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before the 28th day of February, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment.

This is the 16th day of November 2023.

This is the 22nd day of November 2023.

Edward Culberson, Executor of the Estate of Misti Dawn Barbee 773 RE Wright Road

W. Woods Doster, Administrator of the Estate of Mary Marsh 206 Hawkins Avenue Sanford, NC 27330

Snow Camp, NC 27349 Attorneys: Law Offices of Doster & Brown, P.A. 206 Hawkins Avenue Sanford, NC 27330

Attorneys: Law Offices of Doster & Brown, P.A. 206 Hawkins Avenue Sanford, NC 27330 Publish On: November 30th, December 7th, 14th, and 21st 2023.

Publish On: November 23rd, 30th, December 7th and 14th 2023.

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS CREDITOR’S NOTICE NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Hugh Cullman, late of 25 Speyside Circle, Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina 27312, the undersigned do hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o Jean Gordon Carter, McGuireWoods LLP, P.O. Box 27507, Raleigh, NC 27611, on or before the 1st day of March, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 30th day of November, 2023.

Katherine Cullman Hedges and Hugh Cullman, Jr., Co-Executors of the Estate of Hugh Cullman Attorney: Jean Gordon Carter McGuireWoods LLP P.O. Box 27507 Raleigh, NC 27611

NOTICE

NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION CHATHAM COUNTY FILE NO. 17 CvD 19

COUNTY OF CHATHAM Plaintiff, NOTICE OF SERVICE OF vs. PROCESS BY PUBLICATION MACLYN A. HUMPHREY, et al Defendants.

TO: MACLYN A. HUMPHREY and spouse, if any, and any HEIRS, ASSIGNS or DEVISEES of MACLYN A. HUMPHREY and spouse, if any, or any other person or entity claiming thereunder A pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action and notice of service of process by publication began on November 30, 2023.

The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Foreclosure on tax parcel(s) more completely described in the Complaint, to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes (assessments). Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in said property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after the date of the first publication of notice stated above, exclusive of such date, being forty (40) days after November 30, 2023, or by January 9, 2024, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service of process by publication will apply to the Court for relief sought.

This the 22nd day of November, 2023.

ZACCHAEUS LEGAL SERVICES MARK D. BARDILL/MARK B. BARDILL Attorney for Plaintiff NC Bar #12852/56782 310 W. Jones St. P. O. Box 25 Trenton, North Carolina 28585 Telephone: (252) 448-4541 Publication dates: November 30, 2023 December 7, 2023 December 14, 2023

CREDITOR’S NOTICE Having qualified on the 9th day of November 2023, as Executor of the Estate of Everette Lindsay Jones, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of February, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment.

This is the 13th day of November 2023.

Lisa Childress, Executor of the Estate of Everette Lindsay Jones 32742 Yasmine Loop Westley Chapel, Florida 33543 Attorneys: Law Offices of Doster & Brown, P.A. 206 Hawkins Avenue Sanford, NC 27330

Publish On: November 16th, 23rd, 30th and December 7th, 2023.

NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY All persons having claims against the estate of JONATHAN DIRCK MARTIN, of Chatham County, NC, who died on July 11, 2022, are notified to present them on or before February 14, 2024 to MALLORY MARTIN, Administrator, c/o Maitland & Stiffler Law Firm, 2 Couch Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.

Michele L. Stiffler MAITLAND & STIFFLER LAW FIRM 2 Couch Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Attorney for the Estate

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of George Jackson Brooks, Jr., late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th day of February, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MANZIE LEE SMITH All person having claims against Manzie Lee Smith, deceased, of Chatham County, NC are notified to exhibit the same to Mia L. Lawrence, Executor, at 720 Keck Road, Haw River, NC 27258 on or before February 26, 2024, or this notice will be pleased in bar of recovery.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ALL PERSONS, firms, and corporations having claims against Earnest Alvin Rickman, deceased, of Chatham County, N.C., are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before February 16th, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment.

This the 16th of November, 2023. Roger Lee Rickman, Executor of the Estate of Earnest Alvin Rickman, c/o Paul A. Yokabitus, Attorney, 1033 Wade Avenue, Suite 104, Raleigh, NC 27605.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY The undersigned, NANCY BISCARDI CASE, having qualified on the 25TH day of SEPTEMBER, 2023, as ANCILLARY EXECUTOR, of the Estate of MILDRED C. BISCARDI, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 7TH day of FEBRUARY, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 9th Day of November 2023.

NANCY BISCARDI CASE 475 COLFAX RD HAVERTOWN, PA 19083 Run dates:N9,16,23,30c Bill to: William J. Riley, Attorney at Law, Resident Process Agent PO Box 1687 Durham, NC 27702

ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION ESTATE FILE 23-E-559

The undersigned, having qualified as the Administrator of the Estate of Shirley Downing Harder aka Shirley Jean Harder, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms or corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at 5101 Butternut Road, Durham, North Carolina 27707, on or before February 9, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 9th day of November, 2023.

Lynne Kimberly Harder Administrator of the Estate of Shirley Jean Harder, Deceased c/o Gilliam Law Firm, PLLC J. Duane Gilliam, Jr., Attorney PO Box 53555 Fayetteville, NC 28305 11/9/23, 11/16/23, 11/23/23 and 11/30/23

Barbara Talbert Yates, Executor of the Estate of David Gerald Talbert 1480 Crawford Dairy Road Chapel Hill, NC 27516

MOODY, WILLIAMS, ATWATER & LEE ATTORNEYS AT LAW BOX 629 SILER CITY, NORTH CAROLINA 27344 (919) 663-2850

Attorneys: Law Offices of Doster & Brown, P.A. 206 Hawkins Avenue Sanford, NC 27330

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS ALL PERSONS, firms, and corporations having claims against Edward Collins Childress, deceased, of Chatham County, N.C., are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before March 1st, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment.

This the 30th of November, 2023. Lisa Kosloski, Administrator of the Estate of Edward Collins Childress, c/o Paul A. Yokabitus, Attorney, 1033 Wade Avenue, Suite 104, Raleigh, NC 27605.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The undersigned, TERESA W. GRAVES, having qualified on the 14th day of November 2023, as Executor of the Estate of NANCY P.WILSON, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 21ST day of FEBRUARY 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 23RD Day of NOVEMBER 2023.

TERESA W. GRAVES, EXECUTRIX 66 FELLOWSHIP CH. RD. SILER CITY, NC 27344

Run dates:N23,30,D7,14

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY The undersigned, KIMBERLY N. KRAUSE having qualified on the 20th day of October 2023, as Executor of the Estate of SANDRA L. ACKER, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 14th day of FEBRUARY 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 16th Day of NOVEMBER 2023.

KIMBERLY N. KRAUSE 9800 WHITECLAY COURT RALEIGH, NC 27617 Run dates:N16,23,30,D7

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY The undersigned, SHEILA A.FITTS, having qualified on the 1ST day of NOVEMBER, 2023, as EXECUTOR, of the Estate of VIRGINIA D. FITTS, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 7TH day of FEBRUARY, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 9th Day of November 2023.

SHEILA A. FITTS 807 DRIFTWOOD DR. SILER CITY, NC 27344 Run dates:N9,16,23,30p

State of North Carolina Chatham County NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified on the 15th day of November 2023, as Executor of the Estate of David Gerald Talbert, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before the 23rd day of February 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment.

This is the 16th day of November 2023.

This the 8th day of November, 2023.

Stephen Jackson Brooks, Executor of the Estate of George Jackson Brooks, Jr. 6159 Olde Fields Way Pfafftown, North Carolina 27040

NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

CREDITOR’S NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY The undersigned, RICKY V. MORRIS, having qualified on the 16th day of November 2023, as Executor of the Estate of IRENE MILDRED MORRIS, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 21ST day of FEBRUARY 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 23RD Day of NOVEMBER 2023.

RICKY V. MORRIS, EXECUTOR 192 PETE ROBERSON RD. PITTSBORO, NC 27312 Run dates:N23,30,D7,14

Publish On: November 23rd, 30th, December 7th and 14th 2023.

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified on the 14th day of November, 2023, as Executor of the Estate of Troy Lee White, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned Executor on or before the 23rd day of February, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment.

This the 23rd day of November, 2023.

The Estate of Troy Lee White Jerry Lee White, Executor 1709 N. Chatham Avenue Siler City, NC 27344 Attorney for the Estate: William H. Flowe, Jr. P.O. Box 1315 Liberty, NC 27298 Phone: (336) 622-2278

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator CTA of the Estate of Henry A. Wilkinson, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to Ellen L. W. Proctor, Administrator CTA of the Estate of Henry A. Wilkinson, c/o Patrick E. Bradshaw, Attorney for the Estate, at Bradshaw Robinson Slawter & Rainer LLP, PO Box 607, Pittsboro, NC 27312, on or before the 29th day of February, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This 23rd day of November, 2023.

Ellen L. W. Proctor Administrator CTA of the Estate of Henry A. Wilkinson Patrick E. Bradshaw Bradshaw Robinson Slawter & Rainer LLP PO Box 607 Pittsboro, NC 27312 (For Publication: 11/23, 11/30, 12/7 and 12/14/2023)

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE TO ALL QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF SILER CITY FOR THE CHARTER AMENDMENT QUESTION ON THE MARCH 5, 2024 BALLOT FOR EXPANSION OF THE TERM OF THE MAYOR The public will take notice that a referendum question will be conducted in the Town of Siler City, North Carolina, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters the question of whether the ordinance adopted by the Siler City Board of Commissioners on November 20, 2023, amending the Town of Siler City Charter, as set forth in Chapter 16 of the 1989 Session Laws (HB 129) of North Carolina (which amended Chapter 88 of the Private Laws of 1887), as amended, and providing for election of the Mayor by all the qualified voters of the Town of Siler City for a four-year term shall become effective.

The election will be held in the following precincts: East Siler City National Guard Armory 801 Alston Bridge Road Siler City, NC 27344 West Siler City West Chatham Senior Center 112 Village Lake Road Siler City, NC 27344 One-Stop early voting for the March 5, 2024 Primary Election will be held from February 15, 2024 to March 2, 2024.

The polls will be open on primary election day, Tuesday March 5, 2024 from 6:30am to 7:30pm.

Note: This notification will be published in the Chatham News and Record on Thursday, November 30, 2023 and December 7, 2023

Chatham News & Record for Thursday, November 30, 2023

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FORECLOSURES NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 23 SP 82 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: December 5, 2023 Time of Sale: 10:00 a.m.

Place of Sale: Chatham County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: Heirs of Luther Isaac Lott, Jr. Address of Property: 1265 Adolph Taylor Road 27312

Pittsboro, NC

Deed of Trust: Book : 1724 Page: 787

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 23 SP 122 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Willie James Scotton, IV and Martha Wilkins (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Willie James Scotton, IV and Martha Wilkins) to Ben H. colvard, III, Trustee(s), dated March 30, 2005, and recorded in Book No. 01168, at Page 1020 in Chatham County Registry, North Carolina. The Deed of Trust was modified by the following: A Loan Modification recorded on February 22, 2013, in Book No. 1670, at Page 250, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Chatham County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of

Dated: December 19, 2013 Grantors: Barbara Jean Lott Original Beneficiary: State Employees’ Credit Union CONDITIONS OF SALE: This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax.

A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the

Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on December 7, 2023 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Siler City in the County of Chatham, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Parcel 9, containing 0.376 acres, more or less, as described on a plat entitled, “Topo Survey for Valerie Lynne Glover”, dated June 21, 1988, prepared by James D. Hunter, RLS, and recorded in Plat Slide 88-220, Chatham County Registry, to which plat reference is made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1707 North Chatham Avenue, Siler City, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise

full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 4521.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

Residential real property with less than 15 rental units, including singlefamily residential real property: an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in

tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty

the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination.

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Dated: 10/17/23 Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P.

TOGETHER WITH A PERPETUAL EASEMENT and right of way to use, maintain, construct a well, and transport water from said well site to Lot 1 along a 10 foot X 30 foot easement as shown on the plat hereinabove referred to and located south of Lot 1 as shown on the above referenced plat.

Subject to easements, restrictions and rights of way of record, and utility lines and rights of way in existence over, under or upon the abovedescribed property.

Posted on 10/17/23 BEING all of Lot 1, containing 2.00 acres, more or less, as per plat and survey entitled “Minor Subdivision for Barbara Jean Lott,” dated 12/5/2000, prepared by Smith and Smith Surveyors, and recorded in Plat Slide 2001-3, Chatham County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

PIN: 9731 00 03 7141 Property Address: 1265 Adolph Taylor Rd. Pittsboro, NC 27312

dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.

Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered

into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Firm Case No: 3513 - 46356

GENE GALIN FOR CHATHAM NEWS & RECORD

Tyshawn Davenport (0) finds Nate Emerson (15) for an inbounds pass during Seaforth’s season-opening win over St. Pauls. Davenport scored 11 and Emerson 16 in the 74-47 win.

Seaforth displays depth in season opening win over St. Pauls The Hawks had four players score in double figures

By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record IN ITS FIRST regular season game with new head coach Leo Brunelli and without a 2023 Gatorade Player of the Year in Jarin Stevenson, Seaforth won over St. Pauls on Nov. 20, 74-47.

The Hawks displayed the luxury of depth and team chemistry with over 10 players hitting the court and four scoring in double figures. Junior guard Nate Emerson, a transfer from Southern Lee, led the Hawks

with 16 points, scoring 13 of them in the second half.

“They play so well together,” Brunelli said. “That’s the first thing I noticed in my first opportunity in the gym with them. They make the extra pass, they’re fundamentally sound, and when you already have that, you know you have something special.”

Seaforth got going early against a tall, athletic St. Pauls team by attacking its big men and creating turnovers out of the full-court press. Defense turned into a fast-paced offense for the Hawks, leading to quick buckets for Seaforth and foul trouble for St. Pauls when trying to catch up in transition.

In early half-court sets, Seaforth found opportunities in the mid-range with sound passing and good shot selections.

Senior forward Kooper Jones led the way in the first half, scoring 10 points while shooting 50 percent from the floor.

The Hawks also recorded seven assists in the first half, leading 41-30 at the break.

“Not all of them went in,” Brunelli said. “But when they’ll give up a good shot for a great shot, that’s unselfish ball.”

Once the Bulldogs’ rim protector, Tyson Thompson, had to sit with four fouls, opportunities in the paint opened up even more for Seaforth, especially in the second half.

The final two quarters belonged to Emerson who took advantage of an open lane by attacking the basket. He exploded for eight points in the third quarter while also hitting a three to build the Hawks’ lead.

“I was just hot tonight,” Emerson said. “I want to thank my teammates. Without (them), I wouldn’t have been able to score all of those points in the second half.”

Emerson ended up leading the Hawks in scoring, but he didn’t even start. Brunelli ran a five-in, five-out rotation, bringing in a full and fresh lineup almost every time he made a substitution.

“Going through the preseason and the summer, we felt like we were really deep,” Brunelli said. “We’re going to try to create a game that a lot of teams aren’t ready for and is hard to prepare for.”

Brunelli said that Seaforth’s system is built for anyone to have a good night, which worked well for the Hawks in their season opener with Jones and Emerson leading the way in different halves.

Seaforth also saw significant contributions from senior guard Tyshawn Davenport, who had 11 points and multiple steals, and junior Matthew Lucas, who finished with 10 points.

Northwood planning new athletic facility

Gabby White, team defense leads Seaforth to victory in season opener

Fundraising for 10,000 sq foot building has started

White tied her career-high of 26 points.

By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record NORTHWOOD plans to build an estimated $3 million athletic facility next to its existing field house.

The 10,000 square foot building will have enough locker rooms to hold eight teams, and it will also house a weight room and a sports medicine room. The building will replace the modular classrooms in front of the football practice field.

The program is looking towards its booster club and the community for help in funding the project. Northwood athletic director Cameron Vernon said he hopes to raise the $3 million in time to break ground in the fall of 2025.

“We want to do it right,” Vernon said.

The idea for a new field house has floated around for years, according to Vernon.

The existing field house, which was built by the school’s masonry class in 1978, can only hold two teams at a time.

Because of the team’s size, it can only hold the football team

in the fall, and in the spring, it holds the baseball and boys lacrosse teams.

“We do have some indoor locker rooms,” Vernon said.

“But, we have kids changing in bathrooms. We have them putting their sports apparel and items all throughout the school during the school day.”

The expected growth of Northwood’s student population is also adding to the need for more space. With the construction of businesses and housing near the school, especially across the street at Chatham Park, Vernon said the school wants to be “proactive” with preparing for an influx of students in the future.

Vernon collaborated with Taylor Hobbs, co-founder and design lead at Hobbs Architects in Pittsboro, to come up with the building’s design.

Hobbs is the father of the current Northwood basketball player Griffin Hobbs.

“We did a lot of brainstorming, and (Hobbs) basically told me to tell him what I want,” Vernon said. “If money wasn’t an issue, what would we want in this building? From our conversations, he put that together…I’m very grateful that he put so much time into this.”

The building will have two

IN THE THIRD ROUND of the 2023 2A state playoffs, St. Pauls came within two points of knocking off state runner-up Seaforth.

The Bulldogs had another shot for the win in the Hawks season opener on Nov. 20, but at the final buzzer, it wasn’t close.

Behind junior guard Gabby White’s career night and a dominant team defensive effort, Seaforth’s girls basketball team opened the new season with a 6226 rout over St. Pauls.

White tied her career-high of 26 points while the Hawks’ defense allowed St. Pauls to shoot only 21 percent from the floor.

“It feels good,” Seaforth head coach Charles Byrd said. “We’ve been pushing the girls really hard the last couple of weeks, and I think there was a big carry over in the game today.”

White got things started early for the Hawks, scoring 10 of their 21 points in the first quarter. She was the focal point of the offense, finding her spots while also finding open teammates for assists.

She finished the first half with

See FACILITY, page B4

See SEAFORTH, page B2

By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record

GENE GALIN FOR CHATHAM NEWS & RECORD

Coach Charles Byrd reacts to a call during the Seaforth girl’s basketball opener. The Hawks cruised to victory over St. Pauls, 64-26.

Chatham News & Record for Thursday, November 30, 2023

B2 SEAFORTH from B1 17 points and three assists. “(St. Pauls) was trying to be overly aggressive,” White said.

“They were trying to play me up high which gave me a lane to drive…Also on the outside shot, they were really jumpy, so I think that was allowing me to get my shot off smoothly.”

Defensively, the task was to slow down St. Pauls’ own playmaker, Jashontae Harris. Har-

ris, who’s averaging just over 20 points a game this season, gave the Hawks trouble in last year’s meeting.

This time around, Seaforth held her to just 10 points on a 17 percent shooting clip. Aggressive ball pressure in the 2-3 zone and a mix-up of presses made it difficult for any of St. Pauls’ players to get going offensively.

“The game plan going into this game was to find (Harris) and try to make sure we kept everything

in front of us,” Byrd said. “Make sure we contest all shots, force their team to shoot contested twos.”

On top of making shots difficult, Seaforth created a plethora of turnovers that also produced quick offense. White and sophomores Mia Moore and Katie Leonard all had at least two steals, contributing to a team total of 10.

St. Pauls ended up turning the ball over 15 times. “(We) just stayed to our princi-

ples,” White said. “(We knew) they were going to take their shots, draw fouls and split the defense, but we just have to play our game.

The steals will come.”

Leonard and junior guard Peyton Collins also made significant contributions offensively, scoring 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Looking at how both teams returned key players from last season, the game’s result is just an indicator of how Seaforth is following its team motto of getting

“one percent better.”

Even though the team made a state title appearance last year, Byrd said the emphasis this past offseason was to get stronger, whether that’s with finishing through contact or grabbing contested rebounds.

Based on this result, getting stronger may also mean beating quality opponents in similar fashion as inferior ones.

“This is a good team win for us,” White said.

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Winter sports action and basketball power rankings

By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record Boys Basketball Seaforth won its season opener over St. Pauls on Nov. 20, 7447.

Chatham Central also won its first regular season game, beating Cedar Ridge on Nov. 21, 6548. Junior guard Reid Albright scored his career-high 30 points alongside eight rebounds in the win.

Jordan-Matthews fell to Southern Lee, 81-47, on Nov. 20. The Jets rebounded with a win over Cedar Ridge, 58-46, on Nov. 27.

Chatham Charter lost to Voyager, 81-40, on Nov. 21.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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WEEK OF NOV. 20 POWER RANKINGS 1. Northwood 2. Seaforth 3. Jordan-Matthews 4. Chatham Central 5. Chatham Charter 6. Woods Charter Girls Basketball Seaforth beat Southeast Raleigh in the Southeast Raleigh Thanksgiving Invitational, 5739. Junior Gabby White scored 22 points, and sophomore Katie Leonard poured in 19 points.

Northwood won a close game over Jordan, 39-22, on Nov. 21.

Senior Skylar Adams led the Chargers with 15 points and seven rebounds.

Chatham Central lost to Cedar Ridge, 51-40, on Nov. 21.

Jordan-Matthews beat Southern Lee, 57-25, on Nov. 20.

This is the first time the Jets won two games in a row since 2021.

Senior Lia Carter recorded 22 points and seven rebounds. Se-

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Junior Brennen Oldham (15) lays it in for two points during Jordan-Matthews’ 58-46 win over Cedar Ridge. The Jets went 1-1 for the week. nior Reagan Smith contributed 14 points and nine rebounds in the win.

WEEK OF NOV. 20 POWER RANKINGS 1.Seaforth 2. Northwood 3. Chatham Charter 4. Jordan-Matthews 5. Chatham Central 6. Woods Charter Wrestling Northwood beat Eastern Al-

amance, 54-30, and won over Southern Lee, 45-27, at its own tri meet on Nov. 21.

In the Cold Turkey Invitational in Asheboro, two Jordan-Matthews wrestlers made the second round of the championship tournament. Ayden Terwilliger won over Coy Belcher of Eastern Alamance but lost by fall in the second round to Michael Jaimes of Southwestern Randolph.

Rashad Thomas received a bye in the first round but lost by fall to Nico Otero of Asheboro in the second round.

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Seaforth girls basketball Gabby White, junior, plays for the Seaforth girls basketball team. Seaforth girls basketball’s Gabby White earns athlete of the week honors for the week of Nov. 20. In Seaforth’s season opening win against St. Pauls, White tied her career-high of 26 points while also grabbing 15 rebounds and dishing out five assists. White followed that up with 22 points and six rebounds Friday in a 57-39 win over Southeast Raleigh. As of Tuesday, White is second in points per game (24.0) in the entire 2A East classification.

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Mount Airy takes out Wildcats again in regional semifinal

By Bob Sutton Chatham News & Record MOUNT AIRY – Eastern Randolph’s football season ended in a familiar fashion.

The Wildcats lost to Mount Airy.

For the second season in a row, Mount Air defeated Eastern Randolph in the Class 1-A West Region semifinals.

Friday night’s 42-21 outcome spelled the end for the third-seeded Wildcats (12-2), who had a 12-game winning streak end. A year ago, the season ended with a home defeat.

Eastern Randolph led 21-14 at halftime before three second-half turnovers were too much to overcome.

Mount Airy tied the game and went ahead in the third quarter. The second of those touchdowns came after taking over at the Eastern Randolph 39-yard line with a fumble recovery.

The Granite Bears were too

potent on the ground, racking up 377 rushing yards. Tyler Mason ran for 177 yards and three touchdowns and Taeshon Martin gained 161 yards and scored two touchdowns.

Also for Mount Airy, Ian Gallimore threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Walker Stroup.

Lucas Smith ran for two touchdowns for Eastern Randolph. Teammate Kobe Walker had a 48-yard touchdown run.

Wildcats quarterback Carter Revelle threw for 206 yards, with Nicah Taylor making four catches for 98 yards.

Eastern Randolph, playing in its first road game of the postseason, had shown their offensive potency throughout the playoffs with impressive victories against Cherryville, Hayesville and Thomasville.

Second-seeded Mount Airy (14-0), bidding to repeat as state champion, goes to top-seeded Robbinsville (13-1) for the regional final Friday night.

field house for storage, coaches’ office space and a team sections separated by a pas- meeting room.

Northwood will gift donors sage way through the middle based on the size that leads to the of their donations football practice with plaques and field behind it. naming rights.

In front of the There will be two building, there will “We want to permanent plaques be an area called the do it right.” placed at the new “Northwood Plaza” building’s entrance. that will serve as a One will recognize gathering space for Northwood 100 $5,000 donastudents and ath- athletic director tions, and the othletes, and its exteCameron Vernon er will recognize rior walls will hold donations greater plaques and a wall than $5,000. of fame honoring Donors will have standout athletes. to opportunity to “It tries to integrate itself with the campus name the building, each of the and be an anchor for that end eight locker rooms, the sports of campus,” Hobbs said. “It’s medicine room and the weight accessible to all the facilities… room after themselves or a It’s in a good location to ser- loved one. Those interested in naming a space are asked to vice the number of sports.”

The space won’t be just contact Vernon at cdvernon@ for sports teams. The weight chatham.k12.nc.us.

Donors can send their room and the sports medicine room will also be open contributions to the project to all students who sign up for through the PayPal link on this weight lifting classes or join site: Northwood High School the school’s sports medicine Northwood Facility Project .

All donations will go toteam.

Vernon said the school will wards the completion of the look to repurpose the existing field house.

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The Oneg Shabbat archive was a secret project of Jewish prisoners in the Warsaw Ghetto to record their histories as they awaited deportation to Nazi death camps during World War II. Lauren Grodstein has used this historical fact as the basis for her mesmerizing new novel, “We Must Not Think of Ourselves.”

It is narrated by a fictional schoolteacher, Adam Paskow, who conducts interviews for the real-life archives as he falls in love with a married woman, Sala Wiskoff, with whom he shares overcrowded quarters.

Grodstein, who was inspired to write the book after a Jewish family heritage trip to Warsaw, where she first encountered the diary entries, propaganda posters and other materials that comprise the archives, excels at character development and naturalistic dialogue. In Adam, she has created an immensely appealing protagonist, notwithstanding his adulterous affair with Sala, who is equally charismatic.

Before the war, Adam was living a quiet, bookish life in a pros-

This cover image released by Algonquin Books shows “We Must Not Think of Ourselves”

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perous neighborhood of Warsaw with his wealthy Polish Catholic wife. They were very much in love. But after she dies and the Nazis invade Poland, he is forced out of their cozy flat (“filled with

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Formula One’s return to Las Vegas is a winner for late-night TV viewers The Associated Press LAS VEGAS – Formula One’s return to Las Vegas drew the largest audience for the series since June, despite starting in the middle of the night for viewers on the East Coast, according to ESPN. The race, which began at 1 a.m.

Eastern, attracted 1.3 million viewers, one of its largest audiences for the series this season, ESPN said.

The telecast, which ran until just after 3 a.m. Eastern, averaged 1.3 million viewers. That’s the third-largest F1 audience of the season on cable and sixth-largest overall on ESPN platforms this season.

The Las Vegas Grand Prix, run for the first time since 1982 in Sin City, was the most-viewed F1 race since June’s Canadian Grand Prix on ABC (1.76 million) and the most-watched telecast of any kind on cable after 11 p.m. Eastern on Saturday night and in the overnight hours. Viewership for the race peaked at 1.5 million between 1:151:30 a.m. EST. The 2023 season has had three of the four largest live F1 audiences in history on U.S. television: 1.96 million in Miami, 1.79 million in Monaco and 1.76 million in Canada.

Max Verstappen won in Las Vegas, his 18th victory in 21 races this season.

The F1 season concludes with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, Nov. 26.

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