Decisions, decisions
The National Guard Armory in Siler City was a hub of activity as voters stopped by on Election Day.
Murdock, Reives hold seats in General Assembly
Other local elections got decided Tuesday night.
Chatham News & Record staff
RALEIGH — The Democrats once again sept Chatham County’s seats in the North
Carolina General Assembly. Democratic incumbent Natalie Murdock (D) defeated Republican challenger Christopher Partain for the N.C. Senate District 20 seat. The district covers Chatham County and
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Chapel Hill seeing drastic reduction in emissions
Based on preliminary emissions data, Chapel Hill is well ahead of schedule for its 2025 goal
By Ryan Henkel North State Journal
CHAPEL-HILL — At its Oct. 23 regular business meeting, the Chapel Hill Town Coun-
cil was given some positive “green” news.
The council was given an update on their climate action implementation progress which showed a drastic reduction in the greenhouse gas emissions in the area.
“Chapel Hill has very ambitious climate targets,” said Community Sustainability Manager John Richardson. “The most recent emissions data tells us that
we are moving the needle in really positive ways.”
Per the preliminary emissions data that Richardson presented, Chapel Hill has had a 23% drop in its community-level emissions since 2017 and a 21% drop in operations-level emissions.
“We’re ahead of schedule and the significance of that is that when the council adopted its first near-term target in 2019,
Creative ‘I Voted’ stickers go beyond familiar flag design
NC’s early voting sticker features a unicorn
By Holly Ramer The Associated Press
CONCORD, N.H. — Whether scenic or slightly sinister — angry werewolf, anyone? — the designs on the front of “I Voted” stickers are attracting a lot of attention this year. But have you ever considered the back of your Election Day souvenir? “Garment-safe adhesive, it’s incredibly important,” said Janet Boudreau, one sticker designer. “You can ruin leather, silk, fine wool if you don’t use garment-safe adhesive on any sticker that goes on fabric.” Boudreau should know. She designed the iconic sticker that has been a polling place staple for
decades: a simple ellipse featuring a rippling red, white and blue American flag. And while the company she once owned now has competition, she is delighted by the new versions cropping up around the country, many of them designed by children.
“I am all for it,” she said. “And I’m all for younger people getting involved and understanding the power of voting and having faith in it.”
Two years ago, a New York county’s stickers featuring a wildeyed crab-like creature created by a 14-year-old boy became an online sensation. This year the smash hit — one of nine designs distributed in Michigan — depicts a werewolf shredding its shirt in front of an American flag.
The 12-year-old Michigan de-
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“It was cool that I made an impact on the way people vote and how they feel about voting.”
10-year-old
N.H. sticker designer Grace
the council said we wanted to reach a 26 to 28% reduction in our community by 2025. This is telling us we may be ahead of that,” Richardson said.
He also said that the biggest driver in Chapel Hill’s emission reduction was UNC’s switch from coal to natural gas, which represented 50% of the drop.
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PHOTOS VIA NCLEG.GOV Left, Natalie Murdock (D); Right, Robert Rieves (D)
congrats!
Baby Sophia Hoffman
Born September 27 to Dr. Jessica R. Hoffman and Dr. Erik C. Hoffman
Jessica and Erik Hoffman announce the birth of their daughter, Sophia, on September 27, 2024, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Sophia was 7 lbs., 9 oz born at 10:30 am.
The maternal grandparents are: Mr. Ronald Ratliff and Gladys Ratliff of Greensboro, previously of Atlanta, Georgia. The paternal grandparents are: Dr. Byron J. Hoffman, Jr. and Erika V. Hoffman. Dr. Byron Hoffman has been a practicing physician in Siler City since 1979.
Sophia will join her brother Harrison (7), brother Christian (5), sister Charlotte (4) at their home in Greensboro.
• 298 E. Salisbury Street (Pittsboro), 0.40 Acres, 3
Bedroom/2 Bath, $600,000
• 412 Brampton Close (Pittsboro), .058 Acres, 3
Bedroom/2 Bath, $489,000
• 557 Olives Chapel Road, (Apex),12.802 Acres, 3
Bedroom/3 Bathroom, $2,500,000
• 5765 G Snow Camp Road (Graham), 82.480 Acres, 8 Bedroom/6 Bathroom, $1,900,000
• 209 Democracy Place (Apex), 4.62 Acres, 4 Bedrooms/5 Bathrooms, $1,750,000
• 873 Arrowhead Loop (Pittsboro), 11.06 Acres, 3 Bedrooms/3.5 Bathrooms, $725,000
• 4147 Siler City Snow Camp Road (Siler City), 57.43 Acres, 5 Separate Living Spaces, $2,750,000
• 4662 Buckhorn Road (Sanford), 1.31 Acres, 2 Bedrooms/1 Bathroom, $225,000
• 83 Karen Calhoun Road (Pittsboro), 4.36 Acres, 3 Bedrooms/2 Bathrooms, $800,000 LAND
• 1388 Henry Oldham Road (Bear Creek), 4.840 Acres, $135,000
• 188 Cherokee Drive (Chapel Hill),1.150 Acres, $100,000
• 170 Cherokee Drive (Chapel Hill),1.150 Acres, $100,000
• 9311 NC Highway 87 (Pittsboro), 4.602 Acres, $225,000
RESIDENTIAL
• 389 Dewitt Smith Road (Pittsboro), 9.109 Acres, 3 Bedroom/2 Bathroom, $525,000 LAND
• 13120 Strickland Road (Raleigh),16.25 Acres, $1,500,000
• 9231 NC Highway 87 (Pittsboro), 5.630 Acres, $250,000
• 48 Swimming Chicken Lane (Pittsboro), 5.060 Acres, $500,000
• 24 Swimming Chicken Lane (Pittsboro), 9.470 Acres, $750,000
• 8636/8710 Johnson Mill Road (Bahama),182.888 Acres, $3,240,000
• 292 Choice Trail (Pittsboro), 4.100 Acres, $285,000
• 0 Chatham Church Road (Moncure),15.94 Acres, $750,000
• 323 Wagon Trace (Pittsboro), 10.255 Acres, $325,000
• 0 Pasture Branch Road (Rose Hill), 29.00 Acres, $1,250,000
• 00 Hamlets Chapel Road (Pittsboro),118.742 Acres, $4,250,000
• 00 Olives Chapel Road (Apex), 33.66 Acres, $3,500,000 COMMERCIAL IMPROVED
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• 0 US 64 W (Siler City), 9.670 Acres, $4,500,000
• 0 Mt. Gilead Church Road (Pittsboro), 1.643Acres, $175,000
• 0 JB Morgan Road (Apex), 21.00 Acres, $825,000
• 0 Panama Terrace (Durham), .420 Acres, $38,000
• 37 E Cotton Road (Pittsboro), 0.996 Acres, $100,000 COMMERCIAL IMPROVED
• 140 &148 East Street (Pittsboro), 1.49 Acres, $1,350,000
• 1311 Old US 421 S (Siler City), 3.74 Acres, $260,000
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• 1700 Hillsboro Street (Pittsboro), 29.79 Acres, $4,500,000 • 10681 US Hwy 64 E (Apex), 3.97 Acres, $1,000,000
Here’s a quick look at what’s coming up in Chatham County:
Nov.7
Virtual Film Screening: LaDonna Harris: Indian 101 All Day
Chatham County Public Library Pittsboro
Nov. 9
Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market
8 a.m. to noon 480 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro
Nov. 12
Fearrington Farmer’s Market
Fearrington Village 4 to 6 p.m.
E. Camden, Fearrington Village
The Fearrington Farmers’ Market is located in Fearrington Village right off 15-501, halfway between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro. This produceronly market has over three dozen members and is now in its 30th season! Each week you can find vegetables, fruits, meats, eggs, flowers, home-canned goods and baked goods — a wonderful array of foods and flavors — grown or made for healthy, happy living.
Growers & Makers Market
Siler City
3 to 5:30 p.m.
The Growers and Makers Market takes place March to October, 4-7 p.m., and November to December, 3-5:30 p.m. in the Boling Chair Park parking lot on Third Street (202 W. Third St.) in historic downtown Siler City, rain or shine.
Nov.
13
Jazz Nights at The Sycamore at Chatham Mills
The Sycamore at Chatham Mills hosts live Jazz Nights every Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. The series features a rotating list of local musicians. The Sycamore also offers their Lounge Menu in the dining room on Wednesday nights. Reservations are highly recommended. Past and present musicians include the Steve Hobbs Trio, Lauren Meehan, Dave Quick Jazz and the Tony Galiani Jazz Quartet.
State Supreme Court race headed to recount
GOP wins three appellate seats
Chatham News & Record staff
RALEIGH — The race for North Carolina’s State Supreme Court seat is headed to a recount after the vote resulted in less than a 1% margin, the threshold to trigger a recount.
Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Grif-
fin leads incumbent Associate Justice Allison Riggs 50.09% to 49.91%, a margin of under 10,00 votes.
Riggs was appointed to her seat on the Supreme Court by Gov. Roy Cooper in September 2023 to replace Associate Justice Michael Morgan, who left to run unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary race for governor. The appointment made her the youngest woman ever to serve on the high court.
Republicans Tom Mur-
750 rural homes get new high-speed internet
Chatham News & Record staff
HUNDREDS of rural Chatham County residents will finally have access to high-speed internet as Spectrum rolled out new broadband services to the area this week. The expansion brings internet speeds up to 1 gigabit per second to more than 750 previously underserved homes and small businesses.
The newly launched services include Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV, and Voice. Residential and small business customers can access starting speeds of 500 Mbps, with no modem fees, data caps, or contracts required.
“Spectrum is bringing gigabit broadband to unserved
CRIME LOG
Oct. 29
• Wade Hampton Farris, 71, of Siler City, was arrested for communicating threats.
Oct. 30
• Justin Curtis Williams, 36, of Pittsboro, was arrested for second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
The expansion is part of Spectrum’s $9 billion Rural Construction Initiative, partially supported by over $2 billion in government funding.
communities in North Carolina and across America,” said Tim Williams, Vice President of Construction at Spectrum. “Our investment is making it possible to deliver high-value broadband, mobile, TV, and voice services now available in Chatham County.”
The expansion is part of Spectrum’s $9 billion Rural Construction Initiative, partially supported by over $2 billion in government funding. The project aims to connect
• Salvador Sanchez-Escobedo, 19, of Raleigh, was arrested for attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon.
• Jovoni Omar Beaza, 20, of Raleigh, was arrested for attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon.
Oct. 31
ry, Valerie Zachary and Chris Freeman all won close races for seats on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
A referendum that would amend the North Carolina Constitution, changing wording to, “Only a citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age and otherwise possessing the qualifications for voting shall be entitled to vote at any election in this State,” easily passed with 77.59% of the statewide vote.
approximately 1.75 million new homes and small businesses nationwide upon completion. The company’s services include Advanced WiFi for residential customers and various speed options for business customers, ranging from 400 Mbps to 1 Gbps.
U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, Co-Chair of the Rural Broadband Caucus, praised the expansion in a press release: “This expansion will help families and businesses in Chatham County get ahead, building on our efforts to finally close the digital divide.”
The company also announced plans for a network evolution that will enable gigabit upstream speeds and multiple gigabit download speeds across its entire 41-state service area. Customer support will be provided by local technicians and 100% U.S.-based customer service representatives.
This expansion marks a significant step forward in providing rural North Carolina communities with access to modern telecommunications infrastructure, essential for education, business, and daily life in the digital age.
• Eddie Leon Alston, 42, of Bear Creek, was arrested for making a false report to a police station.
Nov. 2
Church News
HOUSE OF PRAYER FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
The House of Prayer Fellowship Church, 549 Horton Road in Goldston, will be having our annual Rainbow Tea on Saturday, Nov. 9 at noon. There will be games, prizes and food. The pastor is Annie C. Glover. Come on out and help us celebrate!
PRAISE CHURCH OF DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES
Pastor James Peoples and Prophetess Pastor Callie Peoples
525 Culmore Dr., Fuquay-Varina
“Men’s Program” Nov. 10, 2024
Place: World Outreach Ministries With Apostle Hubert Alston 452 Bellevue St. in Goldston
Speaker: Pastor Carl Thompson Of Silk Hope Time: Sunday 4 p.m. – Evening
This program will be every second Sunday of each month.
We are inviting everyone to come and praise and worship the Lord with us and lift up his name!
Prophetess Phone#: 984-368-2942 (Callie) Pastor’s Phone#: 984-270-3011 (James)
• David Fitzgerald Bishop, Jr., 31, of Winston Salem, was arrested for obtaining property by false pretense and felony forgery.
• Paul Marcel Walters, 50, of Moncure, was arrested for violation of pretrial release.
• Noe Jimenez, 40, of Siler City, was arrested for driving while under the influence, no operator’s license and possession/consumption of alcohol in passenger area of vehicle.
Nov. 3
• Justin Alexander Martin, 39, of Hillsborough, was arrested for assault on a female, assault inflicting serious injury, domestic violence and violation of pretrial release.
Spectrum expanding its offerings in Chatham County
obituaries
Frances Orine Gunter Gaines
July 17, 1933 –Oct. 30, 2024
Frances Orine Gunter Gaines, 91, of Goldston, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024, surrounded by family.
Frances was born on July 17th, 1933, in Chatham County to the late Walter Franklin Gunter and Carrie Smith Gunter Fields. She is preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, William Harvey Gaines; her parents; her brothers, Edmond “Buck” (Mary Kate), Edward (Wilma), Howard, Harvey, and Lewis Gunter.
Frances was a member of Gaines Grove Primitive Baptist Church and she also attended Red Hill Missionary Baptist Church. She was a wonderful homemaker, but she was also a poultry & cattle farmer. Frances enjoyed sitting out on the front porch in her rocking chair, going camping at the mountains, gardening, and
IN MEMORY
she loved her flowers. She also enjoyed cooking and feeding people. Now, she is with the love of her life in Heaven.
Left to cherish her memory, are her children, Patricia Lemons (Larry) of Siler City, Jackie Andrew of Goldston, Judy Brooks of Goldston, and Randy Gaines (Lisa) of Bear Creek; her grandchildren, Patti Binkley, Travis Lemons (Ashleigh), Matt Lemons, Clay Lemons, Ryan Gaines, and Chad Gaines (Stacy); her great grandchildren, Lane Collins, Cheyenne Collins (Mav), Colton Collins (Elizabeth), MayKayla Banks, Brayleigh Lemons, Brinden Lemons, Issac Oldham, Jacob Oldham, Bradly Gaines, Liam Gaines, and Rhett Gaines; her great great grandchildren, Kyson Curtis, Charlee Moshier, T.J. Moshier, and Raelynn Collins; and many nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at Gaines Grove Cemetery on Sunday, November 3rd, 2024, at 2:30 PM with the Reverend Mike Garner officiating.
Memorials can be made to Gaines Grove Cemetery Fund, c/o Lucy Emerson, 137 Oren Gaines Rd., Goldston, NC 27252. Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be assisting the Gaines family. Online condolences can be made at www. smithbucknerfh.com
THOMAS CHAFFIN WOMACK
OCT. 31, 2024
Thomas Chaffin Womack, age 64 of Broadway, passed away on Thursday (10/31/2024) at his home. He was born in Harnett County, son of Dorothy Caldwell Mason and the late Gilbert Clyde Womack. Thomas was preceded in death by his father, brother Delbert Womack and sister, Peggy Gaines. He loved to fish, was a handyman and could repair anything. Surviving is his mother, Dorothy Mason of Sanford, NC; sister, Nancy Rochelle (Richard) of Broadway, NC; brother, William Glenn Womack (Pam), and several nieces and nephews.
LEO MARVIN “PETE” FULLER
OCT. 29, 2024
Leo Marvin “Pete” Fuller left the surly bonds of earth to join his beloved wife Carolyn Jean Terry Fuller in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday night, October 29, 2024.
He leaves behind his sons Therman (Diana), and Peter (Jennifer), his grandsons Peyton and Samuel, and was predeceased by his wife Carolyn (2009).
Pete grew up in central New York and joined the Army in 1964 serving as a military police officer. While in the Army, stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri, he met a Carolina girl, Carolyn Terry, who was serving in the Women’s Army Corps. The two married in 1965 and settled in central New York, where they welcomed their sons, Therman in 1966 and Peter in 1973. Pete drove long haul routes for his father Alden for several years before taking a local driving job with ABF and becoming a Teamster in 1971.
Anyone who knew Pete knew that he lived for his grandsons Peyton and Samuel. When Peyton was born in 1999, Pete and Carolyn both retired and moved to Florida to be near him fulltime. He taught Peyton how to fish in the local Florida ponds and developed the kind of grandpa-grandson relationship that stories are written about. Peyton was the apple of his eye. In 2015, along came Samuel. Pete was over the moon with another incredible grandson to dote on, and another grandpagrandson relationship for the ages began. He embraced his role as a grandpa, a role that became his lasting legacy.
Ann Blankenship Green
July 21, 1946 –Oct. 30, 2024
Mrs. Ann Blankenship
Mary Jane Farmer
June 14, 1946 –Nov. 1, 2024
Mary Jane Farmer went to her Heavenly home on November 1st, 2024. Jane was born in Catawba County, North Carolina, on June 14th, 1946.
Jane is preceded by her parents, John Earl and Gladys Powell Farmer, brother-in-
William Samuel Dark
Jan.26th, 1948 – Oct.13th, 2024
Lt. Col. Sam Dark (Ret.) died on October 13, 2024 at FirstHealth Hospice House after a long battle with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Sam grew up in Bear Creek, NC, the son of the late Irene and Jack Dark and brother of sister, Scarlet Williamson. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill before entering the service of his country in the United States Air Force as a fighter pilot.
Lt. Col. Dark is survived by
Green, 78, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024, surrounded by friends and family.
Ann was the daughter of Harold Blankenship and Nell Turner Blankenship and was born in Danville, VA on July 21st, 1946. Ann spent much of her young life in Danville, VA before moving to Staley, NC with her husband Ray and son Peyton in 1972.
Ann was a loving wife and mother. She was preceded in death by her son, Ronald Peyton Green and husband of 34 years, Ray Lewis Green. She leaves behind a son, Derek Rile Green and granddaughter,
law, Terry D. Andrews, and nephew, Todd Andrews. She is survived by her sister, Patsy Andrews, her chosen sisters, Nancy Ferguson and Janet Fearrington of Apex, NC, and Guardian Angels, Mike and Ellen Ludington, Sallie Milholen and Barbara Womble of Chapel Hill, NC.
Jane was a graduate of Needham Broughton High School in Raleigh, but her heart and love was always with the Jordan Matthews Class of 1964. She attended Louisburg College and Sanford Business College and was a member of the Siler City First United Methodist Church. Jane retired from UNC at Chapel Hill with 45 years of service. Jane loved and enjoyed life to the fullest and never met a stranger. She loved all sports and was an avid Carolina TarHeel fan. Her favorite place
his wife, Linda of 39 years; his step-daughter, Christian Pinegar Oliver; granddaughter, Ashford Oliver; grandson, Hunter Oliver and wife, Greer. Sam is also survived by his sister, Scarlet Williamson and husband, R.L. and their son, Jarrod and wife, Cassie, daughter, Lawyn, as well as son, Dr. Tres Williamson and wife, Elana, and son, Lawrence.
Lt. Col. Dark served as an outstanding fighter pilot in Vietnam. He followed this tour with service to two separate senior generals as their aides in high-security positions in the Middle East and Europe. In these assignments he risked his life repeatedly on behalf of our country.
Col. Dark finished his service in the US Air Force in yet another top security position in the Office of Secretary of Defense in the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Col. Dark spent his early retirement years in Washington as a government affairs representative for defense contractors. He and his wife eventually retired to Beaufort, NC where they established the International award-winning
Alayna Ruth Townsend, 22, of Staley.
Ann loved spending time with her animals. She devoted her time to rescuing, breeding, and raising German Shepard dogs for over 50 years and spent much of her time with her horses.
A memorial service will be held at Bible Believers Fellowship Church at 286 N. Main St. in Staley, NC on Friday, Nov.8th, 2024 at 3:00pm by Pastor Wayne Roark.
The family would like to thank Chuck and Jayne Gaddis and Liberty Hospice for their love and dedication and for taking care of Ann during her final days.
to be was Kenan Stadium, Carmichael, or the Dean Dome. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Siler City First United Methodist Church, PO Box 212, Siler City, NC 27344. Many thanks to all the staff at Dunmore Senior Living and Hospice of Randolph County for the excellent care and love they provided. They were all like family.
A celebration of life service will be held Monday, November 4th, 2024, at 2 pm, at Siler City First United Methodist Church with a visitation one hour prior at the church. Services will be officiated by Reverend Kyle Burrows. Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be assisting the Farmer family.
Online condolences can be made at www.smithbucknerfh. com
Cedars Inn, which was named “The most Outstanding Small Inn in North America” under their leadership.
Col. Dark also became the chairman of Beaufort’s, Michael J. Smith Airport Committee, where he expanded the airport and made vital improvements to the facility, which triggered more tourism and commerce in Beaufort. The airport is named after the late astronaut, Mike Smith, who learned to fly in Beaufort and died valiantly on the space shuttle “Challenger”.
Col. Dark’s funeral will take place at 1:00PM on November 9, 2024 at Tyson’s Creek Baptist Church in Bear Creek, NC. He will be buried later this winter at Arlington National Cemetery with Full Military Honors. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at 2610 Wycliff Road, Ste.101, Raleigh, NC 27607.
Online condolences may be left at: www.bolesfuneralhome. com Services are entrusted to Boles Funeral Home of Pinehurst.
Celebrate the life of your loved ones. Submit obituaries and death notices to be published in Chatham News & Record at obits@chathamrecord.com
Teri Garr, offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein,’ dead at 79
She appeared in movies with Elvis Presley and numerous tv shows
By Bob Thomas The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79. Garr died last Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer. Garr battled other health problems in recent years and underwent an operation in January 2007 to repair an aneurysm.
Admirers took to social media in her honor, with writer-director Paul Feig calling her “truly one of my comedy heroes. I couldn’t have loved her more” and screenwriter Cinco Paul saying: “Never the star, but always shining. She made everything she was in better.”
The actor, who was sometimes credited as Terri, Terry or Terry Ann during her long career, seemed destined for show business from her childhood.
Her father was Eddie Garr, a well-known vaudeville comedian; her mother was Phyllis Lind, one of the original
high-kicking Rockettes at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Their daughter began dance lessons at 6 and by 14 was dancing with the San Francisco and Los Angeles ballet companies.
She was 16 when she joined the road company of “West Side Story” in Los Angeles, and as early as 1963 she began appearing in bit parts in films.
She recalled in a 1988 interview how she won the “West Side Story” role. After being dropped from her first audition, she returned a day later in different clothes and was accepted.
From there, Garr found steady work dancing in movies, and she appeared in the chorus of nine Presley films, including “Viva Las Vegas,” “Roustabout” and “Clambake.”
She also appeared on numerous television shows, including “Star Trek,” “Dr. Kildare” and “Batman,” and was a featured dancer on the rock ’n’ roll music show “Shindig,” the rock concert performance T.A.M.I. and a cast member of “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour.”
Her big film break came as Gene Hackman’s girlfriend in 1974’s Francis Ford Coppola thriller “The Conversation.”
That led to an interview with Mel Brooks, who said he would hire her for the role of Gene Wilder’s German lab assistant
in 1974’s “Young Frankenstein” — if she could speak with a German accent.
“Cher had this German woman, Renata, making wigs, so I got the accent from her,” Garr once recalled.
The film established her as a talented comedy performer, with New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael proclaiming her “the funniest neurotic dizzy dame on the screen.”
Her big smile and off-center appeal helped land her roles in “Oh, God!” opposite George Burns and John Denver, “Mr. Mom” (as Michael Keaton’s wife) and “Tootsie,” in which she played the girlfriend who loses Dustin Hoffman to Jessica Lange and learns that he has dressed up as a woman to revive his career. (She also lost the supporting actress Oscar at that year’s Academy Awards to Lange.)
Although best known for comedy, Garr showed in such films as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “The Black Stallion” and “The Escape Artist” that she could handle drama equally well.
“I would like to play ‘Norma Rae’ and ‘Sophie’s Choice,’ but I never got the chance,” she once said, adding she had become typecast as a comic actor.
Garr is survived by her daughter, Molly O’Neil, and a grandson, Tyryn.
Lengendary music producer Quincy Jones dies at 91
The music titan worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson
By Hillel Italie
The Associated Press
QUINCY JONES, the talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album and writing prize-winning film and television scores to collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. His publicist, Arnold Robinson, said Jones died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles surrounded by his family. Jones was to have received an honorary Academy Award later this month.
“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” the family said in a statement.
“And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.”
Jones rose from running with gangs on the South Side of Chicago to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first black executives to thrive in Hollywood and amassing an extraordinary musical catalog that includes some of the richest moments of American rhythm and song. For years, it was unlikely to find a music lover who did not own at least one record with his name on it, or a leader in the entertainment industry and beyond who did not have some connection to him.
Jones kept company with presidents and foreign leaders, movie stars and musicians, philanthropists and business leaders. He toured with Count Basie and Lionel Hampton, arranged records for Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, composed the soundtracks for “Roots” and “In the Heat of the Night,” organized President Bill Clinton’s first inaugural celebration, and oversaw the all-star recording of “We Are the World,” the 1985 charity record for famine relief in Africa.
Lionel Richie, who co-wrote “We Are the World” and was among the featured singers, would call Jones “the master orchestrator.”
In a career which began when records were still played on platters turning at 78 rpm, top honors likely go to his productions with Jackson: “Off the Wall,” “Thriller” and “Bad” were albums near-universal in their style and appeal.
Jones’ versatility and imagination helped set off the explosive talents of Jackson as he transformed from child star to the “King of Pop.” On such classic tracks as “Billie Jean” and “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough,” Jones and Jackson fashioned a global soundscape out of disco, funk, rock, pop, R&B and jazz and African chants. For “Thriller,” some of the most memorable touches originated with Jones, who recruited Eddie Van Halen for a guitar solo on the genre-fusing “Beat It” and brought in Vincent Price for a ghoulish voiceover on the title track.
“Thriller” sold more than 20 million copies in 1983 alone and has contended with the
Eagles’ “Greatest Hits 19711975” among others as the best-selling album of all time.
“If an album doesn’t do well, everyone says ‘it was the producers fault’; so if it does well, it should be your ‘fault,’ too,” Jones said in an interview with the Library of Congress in 2016. “The tracks don’t just all of a sudden appear. The producer has to have the skill, experience and ability to guide the vision to completion.” The list of his honors and awards fills 18 pages in his 2001 autobiography “Q”, including 27 Grammys at the time (now 28), an honorary Academy Award (now two) and an Emmy for “Roots.” He also received France’s Legion d’Honneur, the Rudolph Valentino Award from the Republic of Italy and a Kennedy Center tribute for his contributions to American culture. He was the subject of a 1990 documentary, “Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones” and a 2018 film by daughter Rashida Jones. His memoir made him a best-selling author.
Born in Chicago in 1933, Jones would cite the hymns his mother sang around the house as the first music he could remember. But he looked back sadly on his childhood, once telling Oprah Winfrey, “There are two kinds of people: those who have nurturing parents or caretakers, and those who don’t. Nothing’s in between.” Jones’ mother suffered from emotional problems and was eventually institutionalized, a loss that made the world seem “senseless” for Quincy. He spent much of his time in Chicago on the streets with gangs, stealing and fighting.
“They nailed my hand to a fence with a switchblade, man,” he told the AP in 2018, showing a scar from his childhood.
Music saved him. As a boy, he learned that a Chicago neighbor owned a piano and he soon played it constantly himself. His father moved to Washington state when Quincy was 10 and his world changed at a neighborhood recreation center. Jones and some friends had broken into the kitchen and helped themselves to lemon meringue pie when Jones noticed a small room nearby with a stage. On the stage was a piano.
“I went up there, paused, stared, and then tinkled on it for a moment,” he wrote in his autobiography. “That’s where I began to find peace. I was 11. I knew this was it for me. Forever.”
Within a few years he was playing trumpet and befriending a young blind musician named Ray Charles, who became a lifelong friend. He was gifted enough to win a scholarship at the Berklee College of Music in Boston but dropped out when Hampton invited him to tour with his band. Jones went on to work as a freelance composer, conductor, arranger and producer. As a teen, he backed Billie Holiday. By his mid-20s, he was touring with his own band.
“We had the best jazz band on the planet, and yet we were literally starving,” Jones later told Musician magazine. “That’s when I discovered that there was music, and there was the music business. If I were to survive, I would have to learn the difference between the two.”
CHRIS PIZZELLO / INVISION / AP Music producer Quincy Jones poses for a portrait to promote his documentary “Quincy” in September 2018 in Toronto.
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FOR RENT
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ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS now for one-bedroom apartments, adults 55 years or older. Water included, appliances furnished, onsite laundry, elevator, keyless entry. Section 8 accepted. No security deposit. Application fee $25 per adult. Call Braxton Manor, 919-6631877. Handicap accessible. Equal Housing Opportunity. J14,tfnc
Mobile Home For Rent – 2 Bedrooms – 1 ½ Baths – 3056 W. 3rd St. – Siler City, NC Contact Diane – 919-663-2979
YARD SALES
Saturday, Nov.9th, 7:00am –12:00pm – 2347 South 2nd Ave. Ext., Siler City – Clothes, shoes, books, misc.items!
EVERYTHING $1.00!! - MULTIFAMILY YARD SALE – FRIDAY, NOV.8TH, 8am-5pm TONS OF NAME BRAND CLOTHES, JEWELRY, HOME DÉCOR 219 CHATHAM SQUARE – SILER CITY (Parking Lot of Countryside Collectibles)
AUCTIONS
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SERVICES
Small jobs – Electrical, Plumbing and Construction Call Sean – 919-444-5573 A29,rtfnc
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JUNK CARS PICKED UP Free of charge. Due to many months of low steel prices and unstable steel markets, we cannot pay for cars at this time. Cars, trucks, and machinery will be transported and environmentally correctly recycled at no charge. 919-542-2803.
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Now accepting applications for 2BR, 1.5BA Range, refrigerator, dishwasher are included in the rent. Rent starts at $630 and up. 400 Honeysuckle Dr., Pittsboro, NC 27312 919-542-5410 TDD 1-800-735-2962
Email: pittsborovillage@ECCMGT.com EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of ELVA LOU GARNER MANESS, deceased, 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 the undersigned at: 1139 Gurney W. Road, Eagle Springs, NC 27242, on or before the 3rd day of FEBRUARY, 2025 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 23rd day of October, 2024.
GREGORY VAN MANESS
Co-Personal Representative
CHRISTOPHER MANESS
Co-Personal Representative For the Estate of ELVA LOU GARNER MANESS Frank C. Thigpen
Thigpen and Jenkins, L.L.P. Attorney for Estate Post Office Box 792 Robbins, NC 27325
PUBLICATION DATES: October 31, November 7, 14 and 21
NOTICE
All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Rosa Lee Tucker, deceased of Chatham County, N.C., are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before January 17th, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. This 17th day of October 2024
Christopher H. Dell, Executor c/o Manning, Fulton & Skinner, P.A. P.O. Box 20389 Raleigh, NC 27619-0389.
NOTICE
ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations holding claims against Daniel Joseph Shannon, deceased, of Chatham County, NC are notified to exhibit same to the undersigned on or before January 27, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This 24th day of October 2024. Ellen Elizabeth Shannon, Exec., c/o Clarity Legal Group, PO Box 2207, Chapel Hill, NC 27515.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
24E001555-180 NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY
The undersigned, David E. VanNess, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Millicent L. VanNess, deceased, late of Chatham County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the day of January 27th, 2025, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 31st of October, 2024.
Executor David E. VanNess
c/o Marie H. Hopper
Attorney for the Estate Hopper Cummings, PLLC Post Office Box 1455 Pittsboro, NC 27312
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
24 E 001561-180 NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY
The undersigned, Mary Elizabeth Groeneman, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Judith Wiggs, deceased, late of Chatham County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the day of January 22nd, 2025, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 24th of October, 2024.
Executor Mary Elizabeth Groeneman
c/o Marie H. Hopper
Attorney for the Estate Hopper Cummings, PLLC Post Office Box 1455 Pittsboro, NC 27312
NOTICE
All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Rexford Francis Tucker, deceased of Chatham County, N.C., are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before January 24th, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. This 24th day of October 2024. Christopher H. Dell, Executor c/o Manning, Fulton & Skinner, P.A. P.O. Box 20389 Raleigh, NC 27619-0389.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY
FILE#22 E 463
The undersigned, ANGELA T. ALSTON AND THOMAS BALDWIN, having qualified on the 12TH day of AUGUST 2022, as CO-ADMINISTRATORS of the Estate of JOYCE M. BALDWIN, 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 22ND Day of JANUARY 2025, 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 24TH Day of OCTOBER, 2024.
MAIL TO: ANGELA T. ALSTON, CO-ADMINISTRATOR 31 BRIARWOOD CRT. DURHAM, NC 27713
THOMAS BALDWIN, CO-ADMINSTRATOR 1553 ROSSER RD. BEAR CREEK, NC 27207
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NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL ELAINE HARTMAN HALL
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Carol Elaine Hartman Hall, deceased, of Chatham County, N.C., are notified to exhibit the same to William Leslie Hall, Executor, at 7077 NC Hwy 902, Siler City, NC 27344, on or before February 3, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the deceased are asked to make immediate payment. This the 31day of October, 2024.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY
FILE#24E001567-180
The undersigned, MARVIN LEE WELCH, JR. AND GRANT LEE WELCH, having qualified on the 17TH day of OCTOBER 2024, as CO-EXECUTORS of the Estate of JANE WELCH TERRELL, 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 29TH Day of JANUARY 2025, 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 31ST Day of OCTOBER 2024.
MAIL TO:
MARVIN LEE WELCH, JR, CO-EXECUTOR
3170 ROSSER RD. BEAR CREEK, NC 27207
GRANT LEE WELCH, CO-EXECUTOR 8472 COVINGTON RIDGE RD. WAKE FOREST, NC 27587
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY
FILE#24E001571-180
The undersigned, ALTHEA T. THOMPSON, having qualified on the 21ST day of OCTOBER 2024, as ADMINISTRATOR of the Estate of GEORGE EDWARD THOMAS, 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 29TH Day of JANUARY 2025, 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 31ST Day of OCTOBER 2024.
ALTHEA T. THOMPSON, ADMINISTRATOR PO BOX 907 SANFORD, NC 27331
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Woodson Lea Powell IV, late of Chatham County, State of North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to present them to the undersigned on or before the 31st day of January, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
Elaine Cook, Executor James M. Ellis, Attorney Stone & Christy, P.A. 110 N. Dougherty Street Black Mountain, NC 28711
This the 31st day of October, 2024. Dates of Publication: October 31; November 7, 14, 21, 2024. Please mail statement and affidavit to: Stone & Christy, P.A. 110 N. Dougherty Street Black Mountain, NC 28711
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY
24E001531-180
All persons having claims against WILLIAM DELBERT BAKER, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of January, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This the 24th day of October, 2024. John Justice, Executor c/o Hemphill Gelder, PC PO Box 97035 Raleigh, NC 27624
Notice to Creditors
File No. 24E001410-180 North Carolina Chatham County Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of JENNIFER FEARS MOORE, deceased, of Chatham County, NC, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before January 20, 2025 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment.
This the 16th day of October, 2024. John H Moore, Administrator, 425 Bertram Valley Rd Apex, NC 27523 Chatham News and Record October 17, 24, 31, 2024, November 7, 2024
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY
FILE#08E000003-180
The undersigned, NANCY R. BROWN, having qualified on the 6TH day of AUGUST 2024, as ADMINISTRATOR CTA of the Estate of GARY LEE RIGSBEE, 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 29TH Day of JANUARY 2025, 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 31ST Day of OCTOBER 2024.
NANCY R. BROWN, ADMINISTRATOR CTA 239 ROCKY RIDGE RD LEASBURG, NC 27291
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NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHATHAM
ACE SELF STORAGE, PURSUANT TO NORTH
CAROLINA GENERAL STATUES, CHAPTER 44A,
SHALL CONDUCT A PUBLIC SALE OF THE UNITS
LISTED BELOW AT IT’S FACILTY LOCATED AT 105 WEST FIFTH ST, SILER CITY, NC AT 11:00 AM ON NOVEMBER 21ST, 2024. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW ANY UNITS FROM THIS SALE. ALL SALES WILL BE CASH TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. B-28 – JANET BALDWIN B-15 – JANET BALDWIN B-34 – MICHAEL HEADEN B-25 – JAMIE SPINKS/JACKIE SPINKS B-31 – SHERRY ALSTON B-27 – NAQUISHA FULLER
NOTICE
All persons having claims against the estate of GEORGANA ELOISE BOND of Chatham County, NC, who died on June 12, 2024, are notified to present them on or before January 31, 2025, to Garth W. Bond, Executor for the estate of Georgana Eloise Bond, c/o Schupp & Hamilton, PLLC, P.O. Box 3200, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-3200, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.
DATES: 10/31/2024, 11/7/2024, 11/14/2024, 11/21/2024
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Veena Goel, deceased, of Chatham County, N.C., are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before January 21, 2025 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This 17th day of October, 2024. Prateek Goel, Co-Executor Niti Goel, Co-Executor 563 Tomkins Loop 4809 Taproot Lane Cary, NC 27519 Durham, NC 27705
NOTICE
All persons having claims against the estate of Helen Kennedy of Chatham County, NC, who died on the 8th of July, 2024 are notified to present them on or before January 27, 2025 to Jan Butta, Executor, ℅ 73 Summersweet Lane Chapel Hill, NC 27516, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.
NOTICE
ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against ELAINE DOLORES PERRY A/K/A Elaine Delores Perry, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before February 7, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the Decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This 7th day of November, 2024. Robert Perry, Executor, c/o Lawrence A. Moye, IV., Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, 555 Fayetteville St., Ste. 1100, Raleigh, NC 27601.
Notice to Creditors
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of ARTHUR LEWIS BOONE, late of Chatham County, North Carolina (24E001558-180), the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of January 2025 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 24th day of October 2024.
Angela H. Wallace Executor of the Estate of Arthur Lewis Boone c/o Lisa M. Schreiner Attorney at Law P.O. Box 446 114 Raleigh Street Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
(For publication: 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/2024)
LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
TOWN OF PITTSBORO, NC
On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 6:00 pm, the Pittsboro Board of Commissioners will hold the following legislative public hearing in person at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center at 1192 Hwy 64 Business West, Pittsboro: PB-24-466 – A legislative request by Powell Place Development, Inc., petitioning for an amendment to the Powell Place MUPD. The request involves transferring 150 of the unconstructed residential units from the Residential Area over to the Mixed-Use Area defined on the map of the master plan.
The hearing will be held in person. The public can also watch the hearing live on the Town’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@townofpittsboronc/ streams. Members of the public must attend in person if they wish to speak at the hearing. Contact the Town Clerk, Carrie Bailey, by 4 pm on November 12, 2024, with written comments or to sign up to speak at the legislative hearing. You can contact Carrie Bailey at cbailey@pittsboronc.gov, (919) 5424621 ext. 1104, or PO Box 759, Pittsboro, NC 27312.
NOTICE
CHATHAM COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN
SEEKING BIDS: The Chatham County Partnership for Children is seeking competitive bids for the provision of specific CHILD CARE RELATED services meeting Smart Start evidence-based/evidence-informed program requirements. Services to be provided in Chatham County, NC between July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. Open to all interested human service agencies and organizations. A Bidder’s Conference will be held on Friday, December 6th 2024 via Ring Central from 9:00-12:30 AM. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY FOR ELIGIBILITY to submit a bid. Additional information is available at www. chathamkids.org or by calling (919) 548-3382.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
A public hearing will be held by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners on Monday, November 18, 2024, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The hearing will be held in the courtroom of the Historic Courthouse in Pittsboro, North Carolina at 9 Hillsboro Street. Additional information is available at the Chatham County Planning Department office. Speakers are requested to sign up at the meeting prior to the hearing. You may also sign up on the county website prior to the meeting at www.chathamcountync. gov by selecting the heading Government, then Commissioner Meetings, then Public Input/Hearing Sign Up. The public hearing may be continued to another date at the discretion of the Board of Commissioners.
The purpose of the Public Hearing is to receive input, both written and oral, on the issues listed below: A legislative rezoning public hearing requested by Glandon Forest Equity on Parcel 68537, being on 2.40 acres out of the 5.527 total acres, located on NC 87 N, from R-1 Residential to Conditional District Neighborhood Business (CD-NB), for a retail business, Hadley Township.
Substantial changes may be made following the public hearing due to verbal or written comments received or based on the Board’s discussions.
Notice to people with special needs: If you have an audio or visual impairment, unique accessibility requirements or need language assistance, please call the number listed below prior to the hearing and assistance may be provided.
If you have any questions or comments concerning these issues, please call the Chatham County Planning Department at 919-542-8204 or write to P.O. Box 54, Pittsboro N.C. 27312. Please run in your paper: November 7th and 14th, 2024
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
Town of Siler City PFOS Compliance Planning Study October 31, 2024
Section I - Introduction
The Town is requesting statements of qualification from qualified firms to provide PFAS study of Siler City System.
This project will be required to be completed in a compressed schedule. Additionally, the selected consultant should have experience with grant administration and/or Water State Revolving Fund (SRF). The selected may be asked to pursue funding for design/construction of the selected solution.
Section II- Statement Submittal
The following information is to be submitted as part of the Statement of Qualification. The Statement of Qualification is not to be more than ten pages in length, double sided or twenty pages in length, single sided. Three hard copies and one digital copy of the Statement of Qualification are to be provided. A cover letter will not be considered as part of the page limit.
time specified above. Any statements may be withdrawn or modified by written request prior to the date and time of receipt provided above. In submitting these qualifications, it is understood by respondent that the Town of Siler City reserves the right to 1) reject any and all proposals and to be the sole judge of the value
of Siler City reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to use without limitation any and all information, concepts, and data submitted in response to this RFQ, or derived from further investigation of such proposals. The Town further reserves the right at any time and for any reason, to cancel this solicitation, to reject any and all proposals, to supplement, add to, delete from, or otherwise change this RFQ as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Town. The Town may seek clarifications from a respondent regarding his or her statement at any time and failure to respond promptly may be cause for rejection. The Town also reserves the right to interview only those respondents it determines shall provide the most advantageous services and to negotiate with one or more respondents to contract terms acceptable to the Town of Siler City. Firms shall be licensed in the State of North Carolina.
In the event that the Town of Siler City is unable to reach an agreement with the selected firm regarding the scope of work, and/or cost, one of the other consultants may be selected.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY FILE#24E001564-180
The undersigned, DONNA WOOLARD, having qualified on the 30TH day of OCTOBER 2024, as ADMINISTRATOR of the Estate of OBARR LANE WOOLARD, 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 5TH Day of FEBRUARY 2025, 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 7TH Day of NOVEMBER 2024.
DONNA WOOLARD, ADMINISTRATOR 3030 NC 42 HWY GOLDSTON, NC 27252 Run dates: N7,14,21,28p
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Nancy Saunders Gabriel, Deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the offices of Tillman, Whichard & Cagle, PLLC, 501 Eastowne Drive, Suite 130, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, on or before the 7th day of February, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment.
This 7th day of November, 2024.
KATHERINE C. GABRIEL, EXECUTOR ESTATE OF NANCY SAUNDERS GABRIEL
Voters view one another with increasing animosity
Both sides are concerned about a more dramatic divide
By Chris Megerian , Adriana Gomez Licon and Marc Levy
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. —
President Joe Biden tried to explain last week that he doesn’t really think Donald Trump’s supporters are “garbage,” but that doesn’t mean that other people don’t believe the label occasionally fits.
“I would say that some of them are garbage,” said Samantha Leister, 32, who went to see Kamala Harris at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. As for the rest of them? Leister, whose parents and fatherin-law are backing Trump, says they are “misguided.”
That same day, at Trump’s rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the idea of voting for Harris was impossible to fathom.
“I just think they are uneducated, and they believe all the lies,” said Shawn Vanderheyden, 44, who went to see Trump with his wife and two young daughters. “It’s unfortunate.”
Vanderheyden still has faith in some people who are supporting the Democratic vice president, saying “hopefully they open their eyes.”
The enduring truth of American politics — one that will undoubtedly outlast the controversy over Biden’s comments and this year’s presidential campaign — is that many Trump and Harris voters view one another with disdain and suspicion. At best, they feel confused by people supporting the other party and anxious about the country’s future.
The wariness between Americans is not new, but interviews with voters in battleground states reveal that it’s only growing deeper and more insurmountable. It’s divided families and friends, and it’s driven people further into their own political tribes.
Some said they believe the country is headed for an even more dramatic splintering.
Braxton Wadford, 20, predicted there would be a “mass exodus” of Americans after the election, regardless of who wins. He said people on both sides can’t imagine living under the opposing party’s leadership.
“The American dream is turning into leaving America,” said Wadford, who voted early for Trump in North Carolina.
Jennifer Phelan, 60, has been volunteering for Harris’ campaign in the same state, pushing undecided voters to cast ballots for the vice president. She’s nervous about the election and can’t see why it’s so close.
PJ WARD-BROWN / NORTH STATE JOURNAL
Trump supporters wait in line for a political rally in Greensboro in late October.
“It just seems very much like a cartoon of good and evil,” she said at Harris’ rally in Raleigh.
The political animosity has been building for a while, helped along by historic upheaval. There was the outbreak of a global pandemic, a riot at the U.S. Capitol and nationwide protests over racial injustice — and that was just in the span of a single year.
The Pew Research Center found that Democrats and Republicans are becoming more likely to view members of the other party as unintelligent, lazy, immoral or dishonest. And nearly everyone has a very or somewhat unfavorable view of the opposing party, according to an AP-NORC Poll from September.
Travis Waters, 54, said Trump supporters are “detached from reality.” He has no one close to him who is a Trump supporter — and he’s not looking to add any.
“I would think that the people who I choose to associate with are not people who support invading the Capitol, say Haitians are eating pets and tell lies,” Waters said while waiting in line for Harris’ event in Harrisburg.
Trump has been a dominant figure in American politics for nearly a decade, contributing to polarization by demonizing his political opponents and fostering a sense of persecution among his followers.
“Look how they’ve treated you,” he said at one of his rallies this week. “They’ve treated you like garbage.”
It was a reference to Biden’s comments after Trump’s recent event at Madison Square Garden, where a comedian called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”
During a campaign call organized by the Hispanic advocacy group Voto Latino, Biden said that “the only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American.”
Biden later stressed he was talking about the rhetoric, not Trump’s supporters. And Harris said she disagrees “with any criticism of people based on who they vote for.”
Norma Jeffcoat, 72, said she was wounded by criticism over her support for Trump.
“I have loved ones that think I
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portions of Durham County.
Election results are still unofficial, however, with all precincts reporting, Murdock has received 72.21% of the vote to Partain’s 27.79%.
Murdock, the first black woman under the age of 40 to serve in the N.C. Senate, has served over two terms in the Senate.
Compared to the 2022 race, Murdock received nearly the same percentage of votes as this year. Two years ago, she received 72.83% of its votes compared to 27.17% for her
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Other notable impacts were an overall reduction in vehicle trips, a notable reduction in street light and traffic light energy consumption, and how utility partners like Duke Energy are also moving toward alternate, nonintensive fuel sources.
“Our success as a community on the reduction side is as much dependent on what the utilities are doing as anything
Republican opponent, Alvin Reed.
Democratic Incumbent and North Carolina House Minority Leader Rep. Robert Reives (D) defeated Republican challenger Joe Godfrey for the NC House District 54 seat. The district covers Chatham County and portions of Randolph County.
Election results are still unofficial, but with all precincts reporting, Reives received 54.74% of the vote to Godfrey’s 45.26%. Reives has served over five terms in the House. Reives fetched a slight-
else,” Richardson said. “Luckily, they’ve made a lot of progress over the last six years. We can also support that work through community programming. It does get harder as we go forward though.” Council member Camille Berry added, “We’re very grateful for the work that you and your team, as well as all the other departments and town staff, has been doing.”
The council also held a concept plan review for a 124-unit
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signer declined an interview request, but other young artists described rewarding experiences.
In Milton, New Hampshire, 10-year-old Grace was treated like a celebrity when she visited the polls for the presidential primary in January and town elections in March.
“I definitely did see a difference in everyone’s attitude, like everyone seemed happier and more excited to vote because they’d get a cool sticker that I designed,” she said. “And I really think it was cool that I made an impact on the way people vote and how they feel about voting.”
am voting for a racist,” she said at a rally in North Carolina. “It breaks my heart. I love my country so much.”
Jeffcoat is devoutly loyal to the former president, who she said has unfairly suffered through criminal prosecutions, political attacks and assassination attempts.
A Trump flag hanging outside her home has been shredded to pieces by the wind, but she rejected her husband’s effort to replace it.
“I said ‘no,’” Jeffcoat said. “It’s staying there until after the election because it symbolizes everything he’s been through.”
Nick Sandquist, 47, said Trump was a hypocrite to criticize Biden over his “garbage” comment.
“It’s ironic for Donald Trump to use name-calling for his advantage,” he said at a Harris rally in Wisconsin. “We’re not the type you have to worry about storming the Capitol.”
He said he occasionally talks about the election with his brother and father, who support Trump, but “it doesn’t go very well.”
It was a common refrain from others as well, who describe discussing politics as more trouble than it’s worth.
“Everything we say, they have a ridiculous answer for,” said Debi Franz, 66. “It’s terrible to say because we don’t have a lot of conversations anymore. It’s fruitless.”
Her husband, Phil, 68, agreed.
“I just avoid it,” he said as they waited for Harris to take the stage in Madison.
But at least one person decided to give it a shot this week.
Annette Uhlenberg, 52, attended Harris’ rally in Raleigh and said she was inspired by her talk about rising above political disagreements.
So she took a picture with her campaign sign, wrote a message about putting “country over party,” and sent it to three of her friends who she believes will be voting for Trump.
None of them wrote back immediately.
But maybe, Uhlenberg hopes, it “at least opens the door for conversation.”
ly smaller share of votes compared to the 2022 race in which he received 55.29% of votes over Republican opponent Walter Petty who received 44.71%.
Here’s a list of the unopposed elections and other elections (local to Chatham County):
• Chatham County Board of Commissioners District 1 –Karen Howard (Democrat), 32,105 votes (100%)
New Hampshire’s contest was open to fourth graders and more than 1,000 submitted entries. Grace, whose design features the state’s fallen but not forgotten Old Man of the Mountain rock formation, not only got to attend a pizza party at the Statehouse but has since become pen pals with one of the other two winners.
While Grace settled on her design quickly, 11-year-old Rilynn drafted three versions and had her family vote on their favorite. The winner? A moose standing on a ledge overlooking colorful fall foliage and the state’s highest mountain.
Like Grace, she was excited to see her stickers in action earlier this year.
“They had a huge pile of stickers and people were literally picking out my sticker,” she said. “By the time my dad got there, he didn’t get one.”
Not all of the new stickers are designed by children.
In Denver, incarcerated individuals designed two stickers, one featuring the Colorado flag with a brick building, sun and purple mountains comprising the “D” in “voted.” The design competition was aimed at promoting civic engagement and fostering a sense of purpose and community.
In King County, Washington, a graphic designer developed a sticker showcasing the Seattle cityscape on the top and the countryside on the bottom.
In New York City, those who voted on Halloween got stickers showing a pigeon wearing a witch’s hat. And a contest open to adults and college students in San Francisco was won by illustrator Hollis Callas, who included flowers, birds, a seal, the Golden Gate Bridge and “I voted” in multiple languages.
“I love it,” said Allison Tichenor, who picked up a sticker when she voted earlier this week. “It’s beautiful, just like the city.”
Tichenor and others said they enjoy wearing the stickers to remind others to cast their ballots.
“I think they are important because you never know who it might inspire to vote,” said Deanna Long of Raleigh, North Carolina, who went to a Kamala Harris rally Wednesday with a voting sticker on her bag depicting a child riding a purple-maned unicorn.
• Chatham County Board of Commissioners District 2 – Amanda Robertson (Democrat), 32,036 votes (100%)
residential development that is planned to be constructed on 19 acres of property located at 115 Chapel Point Road.
The plan calls for a mix of three-story apartments, three-story townhomes and two-story detached single-family homes (for rent)
“This is a concept plan which comes before you before things like conditional zoning applications,” said Senior Planner Jacob Hunt. “Just an opportunity to provide feed-
• Chatham County Register of Deeds – Lunday A. Riggsbee, 32,593 votes (100%)
• Chatham County Board of Education District 1 –Ana Carlson, 31,228 votes (98.31%); Write-in, 538 votes (1.69%)
• Chatham County Board of Education District 2 –David Hamm, 25,598 votes (62.42%); Jody Cleven, 15,160 votes (36.97%);
back. Not fully reviewed by staff.”
According to the developer, only 6.4 acres of the site is developable because a large percentage is within a Resource Conservation District (RCD).
“When we do a project like this, we are very in tune to not just do the same thing over and over again. We find that the more we differentiate and almost customize our project for a particular area, it becomes like a mini city.”
“The designs have been fun and are from young kids, who have to rely on others to vote for their needs,” Long said. “The value of voting is hopefully becoming clearer to the younger generations, and I hope the artwork is inspiring to them as well.”
In 2019, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission launched a national contest for the best sticker as part of its efforts to honor innovative best practices in election administration. The latest batch of winners includes the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office in New Mexico, where the contest focused specifically on “Future Voter” and “First Time Voter” stickers.
“Running elections is hard, and those ‘I voted’ sticker contests are both a nice way to potentially engage the community, but also some creativity and some fun,” said Benjamin Hovland, chairman of the nonpartisan federal commission.
Jason Wickersty certainly showed creativity with the sticker he fashioned out of pork roll, a type of processed meat favored in New Jersey also known as Taylor ham. He shared a photo on the social platform X in 2020 of the meat stuck to his shirt and explained himself in an email this week.
“We Jersey people are fiercely proud and loyal to our state, and since they haven’t yet made official ‘I Voted’ slices of pork roll, I took an x-acto knife to a slice and carved my own quintessentially Jersey ‘I Voted’ badge,” he said.
Though a writer once called her a “veritable Betsy Ross” of “I Voted” stickers, Boudreau wasn’t the first to produce them. But she did come to dominate the market. By 2000, some 13 years after she sketched out the design at her kitchen table, her election supply company was selling more than 100 million stickers every two years before she sold the company in 2015. Officials there did not respond to an email seeking current sales figures.
The stickers started as a way to diversify the company’s offerings and attract new business, said Boudreau, who remembers her 6-year-old son affixing the colorful stickers to the black-and-white ads she mailed to potential clients.
“But this just made people happy,” she said. “It opened doors for us, and it made the voters happy.”
Write-in, 251 votes (0.61%)
• Chatham Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor – J. Lynn Mann, 32,540 votes (98.81%); Write-in, 391 votes (1.19%)
• Town of Cary Housing Bonds Referendum – No, 49,869, 51.48%; Yes, 47,011, 48.52%
• Town of Cary Parks and Recreation Bonds Referendum – No, 53,588, 55.19%; Yes, 43,510, 44.81%
The council expressed concerns over the underutilized density of the plan, the utilization of the RCD area for stormwater ponds and the lack of an affordable housing plan.
“Overall, I think this is a thoughtful design,” said council member Karen Stegman. “We need all types of housing, but I do think there is demand and an unmet need for single-family homes as well.”
The Chapel Hill Town Council will next meet Nov. 13.
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Seaforth’s Anstrom wins third straight cross-country title
Jack Anstrom’s competitiveness shines in his perspective of latest cross-country crown
By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record
JACK ANSTROM, a senior and standout long distance runner at Seaforth, doesn’t mean to sound cocky or full of himself when he’s just being honest.
The honest truth is that he’s now the fifth boys’ cross-country runner in the history of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association to win three individual state championships. Anstrom finished first for the third straight time in the 2A state championship meet at the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville on Saturday with a time of 15 minutes, 52.89 seconds, which is nearly a minute fasteer than his personal-best.
“I think it’s really cool,” Anstrom said about his latest state title. “I’ve never really gone too hard in these state championships. I know it sounds brash, but, I mean, I think it’s just a testament to the work I do and a testament to how far I’ve come since freshman year.”
The win marked Anstrom’s sixth career state title across cross-country and indoor and outdoor track. When asked if he’s gotten used to winning state championships, Anstrom
once again gave a fully transparent answer.
“Again, I don’t want to sound brash, but I really wish I was in 4A,” Anstrom said.
“Especially last year in track when 2A and 4A were all there lining it up, it’s like, ‘Oh, these guys I raced in the regular season. These guys I’ve all beaten in the regular season.’”
In other words, Anstrom wants to be challenged.
Anstrom referred back to the 2024 NCHSAA outdoor track state championships when he and his future NC State teammate Noah Valyo (formerly at Athens Drive) both won the 1,600 and 3,200-meter races for 2A and 4A, respectively.
Valyo ran faster times than Anstrom in both events, but the two got to compete against each other a week later in the RunningLane Track Championships in Alabama. Valyo edged Anstrom by just under one second in the one mile final, but Anstrom got the best of Valyo in the 3,200-meter final by nearly three seconds.
“It was not, like, sad, but it’s just kind of like a cool idea that if I was in 4A and going into a state championship, we’d run some really fast things,” Anstrom said.
Anstrom’s perspective after his latest state title is in a way a full-circle mindset, considering his running career started as a fresh challenge for himself.
Before high school, Anstrom played soccer and didn’t have any experience in competitive running. Coming into his freshman year at Seaforth, Anstrom was “all over the place” on deciding what sport he wanted to participate in. Soccer, junior varsity basketball and even swimming came to mind, but after getting a taste of cross-country workouts, Anstrom found his niche.
“There’s just something about it that gets you,” Anstrom said. “I think I just showed up to one too many workouts, and I was like this is what I’m going to do for the next four years. It’s hard to explain. It was like competing at its finest. It’s me versus you or team versus team. It’s like you go out, and it’s how hard can you go? How fast can you go? It’s going out and proving yourself on an island.”
Anstrom proved himself quickly when he finished as the 2A cross-country state runner up as a freshman, and the realization he found thereafter set off one of the state’s most memorable running careers.
“It definitely wasn’t a disappointment,” Anstrom said. “I was really excited about it. But, coming into it, and maybe it added a little pressure, I was just thinking like, ‘Hey, I’m really young. All the people I’m racing here are se -
Seaforth loses 2A volleyball state title to McMichael, 3-2
The Hawks nearly erased a 13-5 deficit in the fifth set
By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record
RALEIGH — A comeback for the ages fell short of a storybook ending in the 2A East volleyball state championship game between No. 4 Seaforth and No. 1 McMichael Saturday.
In front of a deafening crowd at Reynolds Coliseum, Seaforth, making its first state championship appearance, fell to McMichael, 3-2, after nearly erasing a 13-5 deficit in the fifth set.
The Hawks scored seven straight points to bring McMichael’s lead down to just 13-12 in the deciding set. Following a timeout, McMichael caught a break when Seaforth senior and Sportsmanship Award recipient Kendall Anderson knocked her serve out of bounds, but sophomore Ally Forbes, who led both teams
with 24 kills, made up for it with a kill to bring the Hawks back within one point.
Senior Maris Huneycutt, who played her final high school game with an illness, went back to serve with a chance to tie the set and force extra play time. However, her serve went long, fell out of bounds and took down Seaforth’s comeback efforts with it.
“We’re disappointed, of course, with the result, but we had an outstanding season,” Seaforth co-head coach Scott Green said. “I’m very, very proud of these young ladies and the effort they put forth, especially that last set. They showed that they were able to battle back when they’re down. I’m really impressed with how much heart and desire to win that they showed today.”
Seaforth got off to a good start by taking a commanding 25-17 win in the first set. Forbes and junior Keira Rosenmarkle, who finished the game with 19
Chatham County boys’ soccer playoff preview
The boys’ soccer playoffs will begin Saturday
By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record
AS THE HIGH school boys’ soccer regular season finishes up this week, it’s time to look ahead towards the postseason.
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association will seed the playoff brackets Thursday as the first round will be played Saturday.
This season, Jordan-Matthews will be Chatham County’s only automatic bid to the playoffs while the rest of the county’s potential qualifying teams will be seeded by their RPI standing.
RPI, or ratings percentage index, considers the winning percentage of a team, its opponents and its opponents’ opponents when determining how a team will be seeded. Only 32 teams from each regional classifica-
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tion will make the playoffs. Based on conference and RPI standings as of Sunday, here’s a preview of where the county’s teams could land in their respective brackets and what to watch for as the teams try their luck at a state title.
Jordan-Matthews (2A East, automatic bid)
Conference record/place (as of Sunday): 10-2, second place
RPI: .57257 (13th)
Projected seed: 14
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Seaforth’s volleyball team celebrates a fourth-round win over Ayden Grifton. The Hawks’ playoff run reached the state title game before Seaforth fell.
Jack Anstrom leads the pack at the state cross-country meet
J-M wins three games for the first time since 2015
By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record
ONLY ONE Chatham County high school football team came away with a victory Friday night, but at least the win held some historical significance.
Jordan-Matthews won its third game of the season, securing three victories for the first time since 2015. With small improvements year by year, the Jets have come a long way from their 0-10 season in 2022. But while Jordan-Matthews enjoyed a memorable end to the year, Northwood and Seaforth suffered heartbreaking endings after tight battles with their respective opponents.
As the high school football season enters its final week, here’s a deeper look into Friday’s football action, a preview of next week for each county team, conference standings and the latest football power rankings.
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Jordan-Matthews (3-7, 2-6) relied on its rushing attack and a strong defensive effort to beat Graham (1-9, 1-7), 208, on its senior night Friday
The Jets struck first in the opening quarter with a 10yard touchdown run from freshman quarterback Nolan Mitchell, and the score remained 6-0 until the start of the fourth quarter.
Sophomore running back Omarion Sanford ran in a five-yard score to put the Jets ahead 14-0. Later in the final quarter, junior running back Jakari Blue, who had been huge for the Jets all night with his strong running, put the finishing touches on the win with a 4-yard touchdown run.
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Jordan-Matthews will likely be lower than a 10 seed in the playoffs for the first time since 2019. The Jets, going through what they’ve described as a “rebuild year,” won’t have the same home field advantage they enjoyed in last year’s postseason and will likely have to travel after the first round.
That’s not the most ideal situation for Jordan-Matthews, though, as it went 6-4 in away games this season, and five of its seven total losses came in away and neutral site games. It also doesn’t help that the team lost a significant amount of playoff experience from last year’s squad.
For a deep playoff run from the middle of the pack, the Jets will have to play their best soccer all year and have younger players step up to help their more experienced veterans.
Seaforth (2A East)
Conference record/place
(as of Sunday): 5-5-2, fourth place
RPI: .48793 (27th)
Projected seed: 27
Seaforth is in position to make its third straight playoff appearance with a high chance of being seeded in the 20s also for the third time. The Hawks have had to fight to get in this position, and they’ve shown flashes of being sneakily dangerous, including
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The win completed Jordan-Matthews’ regular season, putting a cap on its most successful campaign in recent memory. As the victory itself was a milestone, it’s fitting that the Jets’ 20 points were also the most they scored in a game all year.
Northwood
A failed fourth-and-1 conversion in overtime handed Northwood (6-5, 6-2) a 2620 loss to non-conference opponent Hoke County (3-8, 1-5 Sandhills 3A/4A) Friday. Northwood entered the fourth quarter with a 1712 lead, but on the first play of the period, Hoke County quarterback Brandon Sanders found a man down field for a
big-time performances against Graham and the narrow loss at Jordan-Matthews.
However, Seaforth has struggled with consistency this season, which is a crucial part of being successful in the playoffs. The Hawks have won two games in a row only twice this year while having two stretches of three straight losses.
With aspirations of winning its first playoff game in program history, Seaforth will likely travel to a tough opponent for the first round. The Hawks will need to find the best version of themselves if they want to pull off the upset.
Woods Charter (1A East)
Conference record/place
(as of Sunday): 5-6-1, fourth place
RPI: .41908 (26th)
Projected seed: 26
Woods Charter is on track to make the 1A playoffs for the 12th straight season. The Wolves are looking to build off of last year’s first-round exit, but it won’t be an easy task considering where they’ll likely be seeded. Woods Charter will have to travel to one of the top teams in the 1A East classification, and it has gone 3-5 in away games during the regular season. The Wolves also have a very young team that doesn’t have much playoff experience.
On the bubble: Northwood (2A East, RPI: .44878 (34th))
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in five years when the playoff brackets are released.
30-yard touchdown pass. The Bucks converted the 2-point attempt and took a 20-17 advantage. Later in the quarter, multiple defensive holding penalties called against Hoke County allowed Northwood to march down the field and tie the game with a 32-yard field goal. In the overtime period, Hoke County struck first with a three-yard touchdown run from Sanders. Northwood’s response took all four downs, but it went all the way down to the one-yard line following a completed pass from quarterback Grayson Cox. Hoke County’s defensive line gave the Chargers problems all night, and on their final play, the line got enough penetration to keep Northwood out
of the endzone and win the game. Northwood will have a bye Friday before the playoffs begin on Nov. 15.
Seaforth
Seaforth’s (3-6, 3-5) first half comeback effort came up empty at the end of a 27-24 loss to Bartlett Yancey (4-6, 4-4) Friday. The Hawks started the game down 20-0, but stormed back to take a 24-20 lead at halftime. Seaforth fell into another scoring drought in the second half, however, and allowed the Buccaneers to hang around. Bartlett Yancey took advantage of the small deficit and scored once again to steal the
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game back from the Hawks.
For Seaforth, the loss was likely the final nail in the coffin for its playoff hopes. The Hawks’ offense has struggled with production and consistency all season, especially in close games when they need points.
Seaforth will host Southern Lee (3-6, 1-5 Sandhills 2A/4A) for its last regular season game Friday at 7 p.m.
Chatham Central
Against a steadily improving North Moore (5-5, 5-3) team, Chatham Central (19, 0-8) got shut out for the third straight time, 49-0. The Bears had freshman quarterback Reed Douglas back taking snaps for the second straight week, but the offense still couldn’t find a way to put points on the board in the loss.
Chatham Central will have one more chance to get its second win of the season at East Columbus (0-10, 0-6 Waccamaw 1A/2A) Friday at 7 p.m. The Gators have taken their fair share of big losses this season, just like the Bears, who have a good chance to end their season on a good note.
Power rankings
Last week: 1. Northwood: 2. Seaforth; 3. Jordan-Matthews; 4. Chatham Central This week’s rankings: 1. Northwood: 2. Seaforth; 3. Jordan-Matthews; 4. Chatham Central Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings: 1. Southeast Alamance (10-0, 8-0); 2. Cummings (8-2, 7-1); 3. Northwood (6-5, 6-2); 4. North Moore (5-5, 5-3); 5. Bartlett Yancey (4-6, 4-4); 6. Seaforth (3-6, 3-5); 7. Jordan-Matthews (3-7, 2-6); 8. Graham (1-9, 1-7)
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Jordan-Matthews’ soccer players Jeremy Alvarado, Alejandro Morgan and Cristian Avalos celebrate during a game earlier this season. The Jets will likely get their lowest seed
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Seaforth boys, girls finish as runner ups in state cross-country championship meet
By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record
Cross-country
IN THE 2A cross-country state championship meet, Seaforth’s boys’ and girls’ teams both finished in second place.
The Hawks’ boys finished as state runner ups for the second year in a row behind senior Jack Anstrom’s third straight cross-country state title (15 minutes, 52.89 seconds) and top 30 finishes from senior Will Cuicchi (fifth place, 16:33.06, All-State), senior Henry McFall (17th place, 17:05.20) and freshman Samuel Neil (26th place, 17:19.93).
Based on the results from last year’s returners, Seaforth’s girls were expected to finish in sixth place in the state this season, but they far exceeded that mark. Senior Juana Jimenez beat her personal-best time by over a minute to be the first Hawk to cross the finish line (sixth place, 19:58.89, AllState). Sophomore Emily Jump finished right behind Jimenez in seventh place with a time of 20:08.03 while junior Katie Leonard (25th place, 21:04.22) and Claire Morgan (27th place, 21:10.42) also finished in the top 30. Northwood senior Julia Hall (9th place, 20:28.64, All-State) and junior Sydney Gray (17th place, 20:45.72) anchored the Chargers’ ninth-place finish in the 2A girls’ results.
In the 1A state championship, Woods Charter’s boys finished 13th in the team results
while the girls finished in sixth place. Here’s how the rest of the county’s runners fared in the state championship meets:
1A Boys: Torris Price (Chatham Charter, 18:07.38, 35th place); Holton Moody (Woods Charter, 18:51.92, 50th place); Coen Figge (Woods Charter, 19:02.21, 58th place); Adam Reese (Chatham Charter, 19:24.04, 67th place); Ben Valentine (Woods Charter, 20:11.95, 95th place); Baird Ritter (Woods Charter, 21:14.24, 118th place); Sachir Sindhwani (Woods Charter, 21:25.32, 121st place); Aaron Peeler (Woods Charter, 22:26.01, 137th place); Conner Cole (Woods Charter, 22:26.62, 138th place)
1A Girls: Anna Peeler (Woods Charter, 22:08.23,
33rd place); Dana Sudhir (Woods Charter, 22:42.51, 45th place); Dara Sudhir (Woods Charter, 22:42.69, 46th place); Grace Murphy (Woods Charter, 23:06.32, 53rd place); Michaela Valentine (Woods Charter, 23:21.45, 60th place); Sofia Rodriguez (Woods Charter, 23:54.73, 71st place); Sydney Batey (Woods Charter, 24:02.54, 75th place)
2A Boys: Jordan Wiley (Northwood, 16:56.01, 11th place); Will Lippers (Seaforth, 18:27.92, 66th place); London Crowling (Seaforth, 18:40.21, 72nd place); Brian Krebs (Northwood, 18:42.78, 75th place); Waylon Vose (Seaforth, 18:58.74, 90th place)
2A Girls: Sasha Helmer (Seaforth, 21:16.70, 32nd place); Natalia Davis (Seaforth, 22:13.32, 55th place);
4year streak of Jordan-Matthews’ boys soccer conference titles snapped Seaforth’s girls’ crosscountry team poses for a photo after taking second place at the state meet.
Caidence Bazemore (Seaforth, 22:42.75, 70th place)
Boys’ soccer
For the first time in the history of the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference, Jordan-Matthews didn’t take the crown.
The Jets finished the season strong with a 4-2 win over Seaforth on Oct. 28 and a 3-1 win over Graham on Oct. 30, however, it wasn’t enough to surmount the now first-time conference champion Southeast Alamance. The Stallions won their final two conference games during the week to put the race for first away.
Seaforth, going into the week with aspirations of moving into third place, got exactly what it needed out of Graham, but the Hawks didn’t
hold up their end of the deal. Third-place Graham lost its last two conference games, opening an opportunity for Seaforth to take its spot with two conference wins during the week. However, the Hawks’ loss to Jordan-Matthews ended their hopes. Seaforth still finished the regular season on a positive note with a 5-1 win over North Moore on Oct. 30, though. Senior Logan Sparrow scored two goals in the victory. Woods Charter held on to its fourth-place spot in the Central Tar Heel 1A conference with a 3-1 win over Southern Wake Academy on Oct. 28. Sophomore Grant Richardson and juniors Daniel Horil and Ezra Roebuck each pitched in a goal in the win. Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Southeast Alamance (15-6, 11-1); 2. Jordan-Matthews (15-7, 10-2); 3. Graham (15-6-2, 6-5-1); 4. Seaforth (7-10-3, 5-5-2); 5. Northwood (5-10-2, 3-8-1); 6. North Moore (4-10, 3-8); 7. Cummings (4-11, 1-10) Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Triangle Math and Science (11-5-2, 11-0-1); 2. Clover Garden School (10-10, 8-4); 3. River Mill (9-7-2, 7-3-2); 4. Woods Charter (7-9-1, 5-6-1); 5. Ascend Leadership (7-9-1, 5-7); 6. Southern Wake Academy (610, 4-8); 7. Chatham Charter (0-18, 0-12)
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Seaforth senior Juana Jimenez earns athlete of the week honors for the week of Oct. 28.
In the 2A cross-country state championship meet, Jimenez beat her previous personal-best (21 minutes, 23 seconds) by more than a minute, being the first Hawk to cross the finish line in sixth place (19:58.89).
By having her best performance in her final cross-country race, Jimenez helped Seaforth’s girls team finish in second place behind NCSSM (Durham), which is its highest finish in a state meet in team history.
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kills, made the difference early as the Phoenix initially struggled to receive their powerful swings. To avoid a two-set hole, McMichael built a small advantage over the Hawks in the second set and won, 25-22, after holding off a rally from Seaforth in which it went from being down six points to tying the set at 22.
In the third set, McMichael, led by championship game MVP Jenna Rosenbaum and junior Zoey Bradford, jumped out to an 8-3 lead and kept its foot on the gas. The Phoenix got some help from multiple self-inflicted mistakes by Seaforth and expanded its lead to 15-5 before winning the set, 25-18.
Before Saturday’s game, Seaforth went 1-3 in games that it trailed, 2-1, and all three of those losses came in a four-set defeat.
But under the brightest lights all year, the Hawks didn’t let the situation faze them. Seaforth outdueled McMichael, 25-22, in a back-and-forth fourth set that witnessed seven tie scores and just one lead change in favor of the Hawks near the end.
“This whole playoff run, we’ve never given up on anything,” Huneycutt said. “We’ve lost sets, but we’ve come back and we won, and that’s kind of the mindset that we kept throughout today.”
Yet with the heartbreaking ending that came in the following set, the aforementioned record fell to 1-4, and Seaforth ended its year as state runner ups with a program-best 25-5 overall record.
For the Hawks, making it to the state final was a four-season climb, beginning with its first year of existence.
This year’s group of seniors, Seaforth’s first ever fouryear senior class, won just seven games as freshmen in 2021. They quickly turned that into a 15-5 overall record the following season, including their first playoff appearance and win, and in 2023, the Hawks established themselves as state contenders with a 23-6 overall record and a deep playoff run.
“I think we have a high standard,” Seaforth co-head coach
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niors.’ But I realized there’s one guy who beat me that year, and he is long gone. He’s graduated, so that just kind of started off a pretty good streak of wins.”
“We’re disappointed, of course, with the result, but we had an outstanding season.”
Seaforth coach Scott Green
Helen May said. “I think that every year, we can improve, and it’s going to get better. With the core people and everyone, they’ve pushed each other for all four years.”
As Anstrom finishes his high school cross-country career as the king of the 2A classification, his perspective on Saturday’s victory is even more interesting, considering it comes a year before the NCHSAA’s new eight-classification model.
Seaforth will lose seniors Mia Kellam (led the team in digs), Anavi Smith, Cora Dodge, Huneycutt (led the team in assists) and Anderson (led the team in total blocks).
Seaforth will likely compete in a much higher classification next year based on its student population.
Anstrom actually stared kindergarten at an early age, thus, it was possible that he could have been in the class
As key players exit, the Hawks still have a solid core of returners, including Abigail Valgus, her all-state sister Josie and two more all-state players in Forbes and Rosenmarkle. Even with the possibility of Seaforth playing tougher competition in a higher classification when the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s eight-classification realignment goes into effect next year, the team is still
of 2026 and gotten to defend his titles against faster runners.
However, the timing of everything left him with what is and not what could’ve been. Who knows if the same things could be said about Ans-
confident that it can make its way back to the state final.
“Just because we came up short, I don’t think we lose any confidence,” Forbes said. “I hope we walk out with our heads held high. Obviously, there’s a bit of burn and loss because we didn’t come out with the outcome we wanted. But I think the confidence rolling into next season is just come back better than ever and come back here next year this time.”
trom if he was in a higher classification? Who knows if he’d have more, less or the same titles to his name?
The fact that he wonders tells another fact about him, though — he’s as true as a competitor that one can be.
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Seaforth’s Kendall Anderson (right) and McMichael’s Avery Chandler won the NCHSAA Sportsmanship Awards for the 2A state championship game.
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Netherlands’ Nageeye, Kenya’s Chepkirui win New York City Marathon
New York
Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands won the men’s race at the New York City Marathon and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya took the women’s event. Both runners pulled away from their closest competitors in the final few hundred meters to come away with their first victories in the race. Nageeye was step-for-step with 2022 champion Evans Chebet before using a burst heading into Central Park to come away with the win in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 39 seconds. Chebet finished 6 seconds behind. Chepkirui was running New York for the first time and pulled away from defending champion Hellen Obiri in the women’s race. She won in 2:24.35.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Oregon unanimous No. 1 ahead of first CFP rankings
Oregon is a unanimous choice for No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll. The Ducks hope to also be in the top spot in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s first rankings of the season on Tuesday. The Ducks are No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the third straight week and unanimous for the first time. Georgia remained No. 2. Ohio State earned a one-spot promotion to No. 3 with its win at Penn State. Miami and Texas round out the top five. Penn State slipped to No. 6.
FORMULA ONE
Verstappen wins Brazilian Grand Prix
Sao Paulo Red Bull driver Max Verstappen took a major step toward securing his fourth straight F1 title by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix despite starting 17th, increasing his lead over McLaren’s Lando Norris with three races remaining. Verstappen overcame punishments before the race as well as the wet weather at Interlagos to earn his first victory since June and his eighth Grand Prix victory of the year. The Dutchman increased his lead from 44 points to 62 over Norris, who finished sixth. Verstappen could secure the trophy in Las Vegas later this month.
MLB Cole exercises opt out, Rizzo option declined
New York
Gerrit Cole exercised his opt out from his New York Yankees contract, giving the team two days to void the opt out by adding a $36 million salary for 2029. Cole would give up $144 million in the four remaining seasons of his $324 million, nine-year contract. Three days after the Yankees lost the World Series, the team declined first baseman Anthony Rizzo’s $17 million option in favor of a $6 million buyout, making the first baseman a free agent.
NBA Curry sits out third straight game with left ankle injury
Houston Stephen Curry sat out a third straight game for the Golden State Warriors at Houston nursing a left ankle injury but resumed practicing in some drills Friday. He was reevaluated earlier in the day and the Warriors’ medical staff determined the Davidson product and NBA all-time 3-point leader is making good progress and cleared to participate, according to the team. Curry was scheduled to be examined again Sunday.
Ohtani brings dog, addresses crowd in English as Dodgers celebrate
The parade celebrated the franchise’s eighth world championship
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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani and his dog, celebrated their eighth World Series championship with a downtown parade and a raucous on-field party on Friday.
“This is so special,” said Ohtani, who usually only speaks publicly in his native Japanese but addressed a crowd of 42,458 at Dodger Stadium in English. “I’m so honored to be here. Congratulations, Los Angeles. Thank you, guys.”
Fellow Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto added in English, “Thank you, Dodger fans.”
Rapper Ice Cube kicked off the bash by performing “It Was a Good Day,” with manager Dave Roberts dancing and
joining in on the lyrics from a blue circular stage in the middle of the field.
“You guys wanted a parade. We got a parade,” Roberts said. “Guys, let’s get ready to run this back next year, too.”
Players exchanged hugs and back slaps on the stage as blueand-white confetti drifted in the air and the team’s signature song, “I Love LA,” blared. Their children played on the field, with Freddie Freeman’s 8-year-old son, Charlie, leading some of them in jumping up on the lower retaining wall near the crowd.
Players took turns passing around the Commissioner’s Trophy.
“Who else has more championships than us in the 2020s?” asked utilityman Kiké Hernández. “Absolutely nobody.”
Roberts introduced Freeman as someone who “ played with one leg and one rib,” in reference to the first baseman’s injuries.
“I did everything I could to
NBA considering changes to All-Star Game again
Commissioner Adam Silver is asking for Stephen Curry’s help to make the game more competitive
By Tim Reynolds The Associated Press
THE NBA IS considering changing the format for the All-Star Game that will be played in San Francisco later this season, Commissioner Adam Silver said Saturday night.
Silver, speaking before the Miami-Washington game in Mexico City, has wanted a more competitive All-Star event for some time. The Eastern Conference beat the Western Conference 211-186 last season, combining for the most points in the game’s 73-year history and marking the first time a team eclipsed 200 points.
“We’re looking at other formats,” Silver said.
“I think there’s no doubt that the players were disappointed as well in last year’s All-Star Game. We all want to do a better job providing competition and entertainment for our fans.”
Silver added that the league is looking at making the AllStar Game “not a traditional game format” but stopped short of saying what that could mean.
The league has tinkered with the All-Star formula sev-
eral times in recent years. Among the attempts were scrapping the longstanding East vs. West format for a draft picked by team captains and going to an untimed fourth quarter with a target score to ensure that the game must end on a made shot.
Last year’s game went back to the traditional format — four full 12-minute quarters, East vs. West. And it was nothing but an offensive showcase, with the teams combining for 168 3-point attempts and nearly 400 points.
“Obviously, it wasn’t high intensity, at all,” Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton said after the game in Indianapolis, where five players scored at least 30 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns scored 50 on 35 shots off the bench.
Silver said with the game — scheduled for Feb. 16 — in San Francisco, he’s enlisted Golden State star Stephen Curry to help figure out a way to make the All-Star Game more competitive this season. Any changes would almost certainly have to involve the leadership of the National Basketball Players Association as well.
“It’s a home game for him,” Silver said, adding that he’s had “direct conversations” with Curry on the topic. “I know he’s very prideful and wants to make sure the players put their best foot forward.”
Curry said last year that play-
get on the field for you guys, and I’m so glad I did because we got a championship now,” Freeman said. “I can’t wait to run this back next year.”
Earlier, seven double-decker buses filled with players, their families and the coaching staff rolled through streets packed on both sides with blueclad fans. The Los Angeles Police Department estimated the crowd at more than 200,000.
“This is incredible,” said Freeman, the World Series MVP.
“LA really showed out today.”
Several players smoked cigars and drank beer aboard the buses on the sun-splashed day.
“It’s the best thing I’ve ever been part of,” pitcher Clayton Kershaw said. “I’ve never seen this many people in my life.
They’re all Dodger fans.”
A shirtless Hernández hung over the front of his bus with a beer in his hand. Ohtani held his dog, Decoy, in his arms with his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, nearby.
“I’m totally overwhelmed
with the amount of fans who are here,” Ohtani said through an interpreter as the bus rolled along. “It’s been an incredible year. I’m so happy that I was able to contribute.”
Asked if he would take his shirt off like Hernández, a smiling Ohtani shook his head and replied in English, “No, never.” Walker Buehler, who pitched the ninth inning in the Series finale, did a beer bong while wearing Orel Hershiser’s jersey from the team’s 1988 World Series championship.
“This is crazy, man. I love this,” outfielder Teoscar Hernández said.
The Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in five games, clinching the title with a 7-6 victory in the Bronx on Wednesday.
There were more than a dozen arrests during informal celebrations after the team’s comeback win to clinch the Series. Burglaries, vandalism and fires occurred in some parts of the city.
more competitive.
ers had talked “a little bit” about making the All-Star Game more competitive in some ways. The league has wanted that for some time, hoping a better AllStar contest leads to better television ratings for the game and more outside interest.
“I think everyone was disappointed in what they saw last year,” Silver said. “It wasn’t just the league. It was the players as well, the players association. I think we all did what we thought we could, thinking particularly in Indiana, sort of the heartland of basketball, we would see a more competitive game.”
Steph vs. Sabrina again?
Silver said fans can expect another Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu-type event at this season’s All-Star Game. That’s not a surprise; Curry and Ionescu both said they wanted to do it again after their debut matchup last season, and talk instantly centered on adding more shooters — with Caitlin Clark mentioned as a possibility.
“When you look at the interest in terms of viewership last year, one of the highlights was that Sabrina-Steph shoot out,” Silver said. “So, we do want to do more of that.”
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is trying to come up with ways to make the All-Star Game
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani holds his dog Decoy during the Los Angeles Dodgers World Series championship parade Friday.
The Cure looks at mortality, returns with one of its best albums
The iconic band hasn’t released an LP in 16 years
By Mark Kennedy The Associated Press
YOU MIGHT THINK that after being silent for 16 years, The Cure would be in a rush to get things going. Think again. It takes over three minutes of “Alone” — the first song on their new album — before we finally hear Robert Smith’s voice. The Cure is back, but definitely on their terms.
The eight-track album “Songs of a Lost World” is lush and deeply orchestral, swelling and powerful, with often several minutes of instruments jamming before any singing from Smith.
There are melancholic and mournful lyrics that confront mortality and wonder where time went. “I’m outside in the dark/Wondering/How I got so old,” Smith sings in the last, sprawling, heartbreaking song.
“Songs of a Lost World” is, indeed, not of this world. None of the tunes are under four minutes and the last one saunters past 10. In an era when music is fashioned for microbursts on TikTok, Smith is disinterested.
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“Songs
of a Lost World” by The Cure is the iconic band’s first album in 16 years.
He lets songs take their time, unrushed and able to breathe, the beauty of the melodies and instruments leading the way.
The first and last songs are in conversation, with the first stating, “This is the end/Of every song we sing/Alone” and the final echoing the thought: “It’s all gone/Left alone with nothing/ The end of every song.” There is a finality that fans will find distressful.
The album is The Cure’s first since 2008’s “4:13 Dream” — although Smith has been making music, including a terrific collaboration with CHVRCHES.
Eight new songs do not sound
like a lot, but they are all rich and satisfying.
One of the many highlights is “I Can Never Say Goodbye,” in which a simple, insistent piano noodle is surrounded by fluttering guitar work as Smith comes to terms with his brother’s death. The band also goes cinematic with “And Nothing Is Forever,” which has an Aaron Copland bright orchestral vibe, while “Warsong” is a dissonant, spikey downer that concludes, “We are born to war.”
“All I Ever Am” is built on some interesting drumming, plinky piano and fuzzy guitars, a bright wave of music with Smith’s customary gloomy lyrics: “All I ever am/Is somehow never quite/All I am now.” It is classic The Cure and yet thrillingly not.
We are in an era of ’80s bands reemerging like cicadas — Tears for Fears, Crowded House, The The, Pet Shop Boys and Duran Duran, among them — but “Songs of a Lost World” is no attempt to recapture iconic songs like “Friday I’m In Love” or “In Between Days.” It is a huge step forward. It is The Cure’s best album since “Disintegration.” Hopefully, there will be more from the founding fathers of goth.
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this week in history
The Berlin Wall fell, “Sesame Street” debuted, Montana joined the union
NOV. 7
1916: Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first woman elected to either chamber of Congress.
1917: Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky.
1944: President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented fourth term in office.
1991: Basketball star Magic Johnson announced that he had tested positive for HIV and was retiring.
NOV. 8
1889: Montana was admitted to the Union as the 41st state.
1960: John F. Kennedy won the U.S. presidential election over Vice President Richard M. Nixon.
2013: Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, slammed into the central Philippines, leaving more than 7,300 people dead or missing and displacing more than 5 million.
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2016: Republican Donald Trump was elected America’s 45th president, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton.
NOV. 9
1906: Theodore Roosevelt made the first trip abroad of any sitting president in order to observe construction of the Panama Canal.
1935: United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis and other labor leaders formed the Committee for Industrial Organization.
1938: Nazis looted and burned synagogues as well as thousands of Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria in a pogrom, or deliberate persecution, that became known as “Kristallnacht.”
1989: The Berlin Wall fell after 28 years when communist East Germany opened its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West for the first time in decades.
NOV. 10
1775: The U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress.
1871: Journalist-explorer Henry M. Stanley found Scottish missionary David Livingstone, who had not been heard from for years, near Lake Tanganyika in central Africa.
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After Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party, Josef Stalin, above, became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union on Nov. 12, 1927.
1969: The children’s educational program “Sesame Street” debuted on National Educational Television.
NOV. 11
1620: Forty-one Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed a compact calling for a “body politick.”
1921: The remains of an unidentified American service member were interred in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
at Arlington National Cemetery in a ceremony presided over by President Warren G. Harding.
1918: Fighting in World War I ended as the Allies and Germany signed an armistice in the Forest of Compiegne.
NOV. 12
1927: Josef Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union as Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party.
1936: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened.
1942: The World War II Naval Battle of Guadalcanal began. NOV. 13
1789: Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter to a friend, Jean-Baptiste Leroy: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
1982: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
1985: A volcanic mudslide buried Armero, Colombia, killing 23,000 residents.
2015: Islamic State militants carried out a set of coordinated attacks in Paris on the national stadium, restaurants and streets, and a crowded concert hall, killing 130 people in the worst attack on French soil since World War II.
academy adds handwritten ‘Pulp Fiction’ script to collection
Other items included Storyboards from “The Silence of the Lambs” and Geppetto from Disney’s “Pinocchio”
By Lindsey Bahr
The Associated Press
NO ONE KNEW what Quentin Tarantino had in the duffle bag. He and many other A-listers were gathered recently at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles for its glitzy annual fundraising gala. Tarantino was among the honorees, and as he approached the podium to make his speech, the bag did not go unnoticed. At the very least, it was unusual.
Then he opened it up and presented its contents: It was his original handwritten script for “Pulp Fiction,” with mistakes, misspellings and all. He was giving it to the museum.
“The script is legendary,” said Matt Severson, the executive vice president of academy collection and preservation. “No one was expecting it. This was not a coordinated effort on the part of the Academy. This is Quentin thinking what can he do to make his stamp on the museum.”
It’s one of many high-profile
acquisitions to the Academy’s vast film memorabilia collection that the organization announced last Thursday, including original “Ponyo” art by Hayao Miyazaki, glasses worn by Mink Stole in “Pink Flamingos,” Kurt Russell’s Snake Plissken costume from “John Carpenter’s Escape from L.A.,” animator maquettes of Figaro and Geppetto from Disney’s “Pinocchio” and six storyboards from “The Silence of the Lambs.”
The organization has also acquired personal collections of filmmakers Paul Verhoeven, Barbara Kopple, Nicole Holofcener, Oliver Stone and Curtis Hanson, as well as 70mm prints of Christopher Nolan’s best-picture winner “Oppenheimer,” and David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Ryan’s Daughter.”
“We want items from the history of cinema that relate to all ages and levels of interest,” Severson said. “We are preserving this global film history. And it’s something that the academy has been doing since its founding in 1927.”
Some are coming directly from the stars themselves: Jamie Lee Curtis gifted her tearaway dress from “True Lies,” Bette Midler gave two of her ensembles from “The Rose,” and Lou Diamond Phillips con-
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A page from writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s handwritten script draft of his 1994 film “Pulp Fiction” is pictured at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Los Angeles.
tributed the guitar he used as Ritchie Valens in “La Bamba.” Others are through estates and private collectors. Just last year, Steven Spielberg donated his collection of original, handdrawn nitrate animation cells from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Studio Ghibli, which doesn’t work with any other American museum, donated more than 80 pieces of original animation art
by Miyazaki and Noboru Yoshida, as well as the studio’s Japanese movie posters and an animators desk used at the studio.
“To have original artwork from Miyazaki? It takes your breath away,” Severson said.
The Academy Collection consists of more than 52 million items — the largest in the world — spanning the history of cinema. Not everything is on display, but components of the Acade-
my’s collection can be accessed several ways: The museum itself, the Margaret Herrick Library, the Academy Film Archive and online.
At the gala, Severson heard from the likes of Nicole Kidman, Demi Moore, Jeff Goldblum and Tarantino about how passionate they are about the work the museum is doing. He was quick to point out that it all starts with the staff working to preserve and present all the items in the best way possible. That includes the film preservation team and the paper conservators who aren’t just binding books but restoring photographs and posters damaged over time, as well as the team who spent an enormous amount of time bringing the belt from the 1982 film “Tron,” which had partially dissolved, back to life.
“You may not be aware of the painstaking labor that goes into preserving those objects,” Severson said. “It is important to pass this knowledge on to new generations of creatives and young filmmakers and artists to understand the history of the art form.
“This museum does become a platform that showcases our dynamic history and not just the history of Hollywood, but the global film industry.”
famous birthdays this week
Joni Mitchell is 81, Bonnie Raitt turns 75, Sinbad hits 69, Neil Young is 79
NOV. 7
Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Kaat is 86. Former Singer Johnny Rivers is 82. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 81. Retired Army general and former CIA Guitarist Tommy Thayer of Kiss is 64. Rock singer Lorde is 28.
NOV. 8
Filmmaker Richard Curtis is 68. Chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay is 58. Actor Courtney ThorneSmith is 57. Actor Parker Posey is 56. Actor Matthew Rhys is 50. Actor Tara Reid is 49. TV personality Jack Osbourne is 39.
NOV. 9
Film director Bille August is 76. Actor-bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno is 73. Blues singer Susan Tedeschi is 54.
NOV. 10
Blues singer Bobby Rush is 91. Actor Albert Hall (“Ally McBeal,” “Beloved”) is 87. Actor-comedian Sinbad is 69. Actor Hugh Bonneville (“Downton Abbey”) is 60. Comedian Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”) is 56.
NOV. 11
Country singer Narvel Felts is 86. Actor Stanley Tucci is 64. Actress Demi Moore is 62.
NOV. 12
Playwright-actor Wallace Shawn (“The Princess Bride”) is 81. Keyboardist Booker T. Jones of Booker T. and the MG’s is 80. Actor Ryan Gosling is 44.
NOV. 13
Blues singer John Hammond is 82. Actor Joe Mantegna is 77. Actor Chris Noth (“Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” Sex and the City”) is 70. Actress Whoopi Goldberg is 69. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel is 57. Actor Steve Zahn (“Happy, Texas.”) is 57.
AMY HARRIS / INVISION / AP PHOTO Iconic singer-songwriterguitarist Neil Young turns 79 on Tuesday.
AMANDA ANDRADE-RHOADES / AP PHOTO Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, pictured in 2023, is 81 on Thursday.
LAURA ROBERTS / INVISION / AP PHOTO Keyboardist Booker T. Jones of instrumental, R&B and funk band Booker T. and the MG’s turns 80 on Tuesday.
‘Yellowstone’ starts its end, Eddie Redmayne plays sniper
Revisit American political films on Hulu, Paramount+, Hoopla and Fubo
By The Associated Press
EDDIE REDMAYNE starring as a sniper for hire in the new limited series “The Day of the Jackal” and “Yellowstone” riding off into the sunset with the launch of its final episodes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time: Aubrey Plaza stars in the comingof-age comedy “My Old Ass,” two famous Nintendo siblings team up for the video game Mario & Luigi Brothership and Whitney Houston’s epic 1994 concert video in post-apartheid South Africa.
MOVIES TO STREAM
Is there a better way to spend election week than with a psychedelic mushroom-induced Aubrey Plaza? Well, yes, there probably is. But, still, Megan Park’s “My Old Ass” (streaming Thursday on Prime Video) is a uniquely charming and oddly moving coming-ofage drama. The film stars Maisy Stella as Elliott, an 18-yearold whose birthday mushroom trip, while camping in Ontario’s Muskoka region, conjures a surreal visitor: her 39-yearold self (played by Plaza). In his review, AP’s Mark Kennedy called the results “uneven but (Park) sticks the landing.”
Of the many fans of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s films, none is more passionate than Martin Scorsese. In “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” (airing Thursday on TCM), Scorsese narrates his journey through movies that have had a profound effect on the filmmaker. In it, he describes being “so bewitched by them as a child that they make a big part of my films’ subconscious.” The documentary, directed by David Hinton and produced by Thelma Schoonmaker, isn’t just a chronicle of films like “The Red Shoes,” “Black Narcissus,” and “I Know Where I’m Going!” but captures how movies can transfix you, change you and live alongside you as you grow older.
During election week, it might be a good time to revisit some of the best films about American politics. Alan Pa-
“Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” and “My Old Ass” stream this week.
kula’s chilling assassination thriller “The Parallax View” is streaming on Paramount+. On Hoopla, you can find both John Frankenheimer’s mind-control masterpiece “The Manchurian Candidate” and Elia Kazan’s prescient “A Face in the Crowd.” “Election,” Alexander Payne’s biting satire, is streaming on Fubo. Spike Lee’s towering “Malcolm X” is available to rent, as is Steven Spielberg’s epic “Lincoln.” But if you’re feeling more cynical, Mike Judge’s “Idiocracy” can be found on Hulu.
MUSIC TO STREAM
On Friday, the Whitney
Houston estate and Legacy
Recording will release “The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban),” the recording of her epic concert in post-apartheid South Africa staged after President Nelson Mandela’s landmark election. It follows the fully remastered theatrical release of a concert film of the same name. In 1994, Houston took the stage for three concerts in South Africa, including in Durban at Kings Park Stadium, Johannesburg and Cape Town. More than 200,000 people attended. The album is also Houston’s first live concert album (but not her first live album, give credit where credit is due — to 2014’s
“Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances” and “VH1 Divas 1999.”) She’s never sounded better.
Another look back at the ’90s: Tsunami, the ferocious indie rock band led by frontwomen Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson, co-owners of the Simple Machines record label, are receiving a long overdue, career-spanning collection from the prolific Numero Group: A five LP, vinyl box set that features demos, singles, 1993’s “Deep End,” 1994’s “The Heart’s Tremolo” and, for the first time pressed to wax, 1997’s “A Brilliant Mistake.” If that’s too much physical media, don’t fret — listeners will be able to get an education on streaming platforms as well.
SHOWS TO STREAM
Eddie Redmayne hasn’t starred in a TV series since the 2012 two-part World War I saga, “Birdsong.” He marks his return as a sniper for hire in the new Peacock limited series, “The Day of the Jackal.” It’s an updated version of a Frederick Forsyth novel published in 1971. Lashana Lynch plays an intelligence officer intent on catching Redmayne’s mysterious killer, who goes by the moniker The Jackal. “The Day of the Jackal” debuts Thursday on Peacock. Prime Video’s spy franchise “Citadel” now includes “Citadel: Honey Bunny.” This version is set in India and is a prequel to the 2023 orig-
inal that starred Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden. It takes place in the 1990s and introduces viewers to the parents of Chopra Jonas’ character, Nadia. Samantha Ruth Prabhu plays Nadia’s mother, Honey, with Varun Dhawan portraying her father, Bunny. The series debuts Thursday.
“Yellowstone,” the contemporary Western about a family whose ownership of the largest cattle ranch in the U.S. goes back generations, returns for the second half of its final season on Sunday. Fans will want to tune in to learn how Kevin Costner is written off the show and what happens to couple Rip and Beth, played by Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly. “Yellowstone” season 5B debuts on Paramount Network.
VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
Mario may be the biggest celebrity in the Nintendo universe, but some of his most satisfying adventures have co-starred his gangly brother, Luigi. The boys are teaming up again for Mario & Luigi: Brothership, in which they explore an ocean dotted by a variety of islands. You’ll need to switch between the two to solve various puzzles, and sometimes they’ll need to team up to fly over or knock down obstacles. When they run into an enemy, the action switches to turn-based combat in which timing is everything. Mamma mia! Set sail Thursday on the Switch.
“Bad Sisters,” “Yellowstone” and “The Day of the Jackal” hit the small screen this week.
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“The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)” by Whitney Houston and “Loud Is As” by Tsunami are out this week.
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