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Red Cross help comes in handy Three families displaced by fires try to make most of living arrangements BY SHELLEY SMITH ssmith@salisburypost.com

As many people around Rowan County are enjoying Christmas in their homes today, others still haven’t escaped the flames that destroyed theirs. The American Red Cross can help them if donors ask. Carmen Torres lost her home at 140 Myers Place on Sept. 17 after faulty electrical wiring sparked a fire. After staying a few nights in a hotel room paid by the American Red Cross, Torres and her children had nowhere to go. With what little money she had, she purchased baby formula and an air mattress. Her sons, 17-yearold Christopher and Soyner, who was then 13 months old, slept on the air mattress in the back of the family’s van. Torres and her daughter slept in the driver and passenger seats. Her other children stayed with friends. She said her insurance would have covered the hotel, but the money spent would have to come out of the fund for repairs and rebuilding of her home. “I only had three diapers because I didn’t have any money,”

she said. “I spent everything on the gas and the air bed and things for the kids. “The kids were complaining about how they didn’t have anything to eat, it was cold, or too hot. It was very uncomfortable.” The week the family lived in the car, Torres fed the children hot dogs from a convenience store, and the family sipped on a large soda throughout the day, going back for refills. Torres now rents a house but barely gets by. She cannot find a job and has been unemployed since April when Elite Home Care, where she was an interpreter, closed. She said finding a place to rent was a “living hell.” “First, they said we had too many people, then because I had a child, then two people said they didn’t rent to Hispanics and hung up the phone,” she said. “It’s unbelievable,” she said. “They make you go through a lot to give you very little. “It was the worst experience I’ve ever had in my entire life. The kids want to go back to Rhode Island. They don’t want to stay here.

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Michelle Brilliant holds Riley, whose everpresent grin and cheerful outlook help create a very Merry Christmas for the family and all those his life has touched.

Alan hoosier helps decorate the family Christmas tree at home in Granite Quarry.

All couple wanted was a family — and now they have one BY EMILY FORD eford@salisburypost.com

ike and Annette Hoosier wanted a child. Several children, actually. Three, four or even five. After they married in 1991, Mike and Annette tried for seven years to become pregnant. Annette suffered from endometriosis, and they knew the odds of conceiving a child were slim. Finally, good news. But nine weeks later, Annette miscarried. “That was rough,” Mike said. Tired of the stress, tired of the worry, Mike and Annette decided to create their family another way. “After so long, we didn’t want to spend thousands of dollars trying when there are so many kids out there who need homes,” Annette said. They became licensed foster parents in 2000 through Nazareth Children’s Home and began welcoming into their Granite Quarry home children removed from their biological parents due to neglect. For two years, the children they fostered were white, like the Hoosiers. Then in 2002, Annette called Mike at work in Charlotte. An Iredell County social worker had two half-brothers, ages 1 and 2, who needed a foster home immediately. The boys were AfricanAmerican. Annette asked Mike if that would be a problem. “I honestly thought about it,” said Mike, who now works as a supervisor for the city of Salisbury’s Cemetery Division. “And it dawned on me that they are children who need a home, and it doesn’t matter what color

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Riley Brilliant turns 2, chugs right along Mike and Annette hoosier pose with their boys: Matthew, 10, Alan, 7, and Dakerius, 11. they are.” When Mike arrived home that night, the boys were there. Two-year-old Dakerius ran up and gave him a hug. “And I knew,” Mike said. Annette also had made an immediate connection with the boys. “Oh, as soon as I saw them,” she said. “They were the most beautiful things I had ever seen.” Then and there, Mike and Annette knew they would try to create the family they had longed for with Dakerius and Matthew. Two years later, they would welcome another halfbrother, baby Alan. By 2007, all the boys were legally adopted. Today, Mike and Annette don’t give a second thought to their mixed-race family. “People say (the Hoosiers) don’t see color, and I really don’t think they see it,” said Beverly Dupree, a social work-

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er for Rowan County Department of Social Services, who has placed foster children with the couple. While transracial adoptions are becoming more common, they are still relatively rare in towns and small cities. In the beginning, Mike and Annette worried about what other people would think. They were concerned about cruel comments or stares their children might endure if adopted by a white couple in a small Southern town. Some of their relatives did not approve. “But there was a peace there that said it was OK, and over time it really has been,” Annette said. They still get funny looks, but they also receive kind words. Mixed-race families are becoming more accepted in

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ROCKWELL — When Riley Brilliant was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 8 weeks old, doctors couldn’t give his parents, Jason and Michelle, any hope. Yet here he is, babbling happily and playing on the floor of his cozy Rockwell home with sister Lizzie, 3, an ever-present grin on his face. Riley’s second birthday was Dec. 15, and here he is — 14 months past his “expiration date,” as his mom likes to say. Hey, when you’re dealing with cancer, it takes a big helping of humor. Last year, the Brilliants threw a big-top celebration at Grace Bible Church for some 150 of their closest friends. This year’s birthday was quiet. “We were all sick,” Michelle says. “I was even sick in bed when Jason gave him a mini-cupcake.” Jason didn’t know where Michelle had put the candles, so a

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••• Annette had a crush on Mike for a year before he knew her name. A senior at East Rowan High School, Annette finally waved at Mike on a dare from her sister as they drove by while he was working for the Granite Quarry public works department. Later, Mike’s brother provided Annette’s phone number. It took him one month to call. “I had almost given up on him,” she said. They were married at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Mike eventually took a position with an environmental company in Charlotte. He was making close to $50,000 but working 12-hour days, plus a commute. The Hoosiers were in high demand as a foster family. “I finally had to make a decision — what’s more important, my job or my family,” he said. As he would time and time again, Mike chose family. He saw an opening with the city of Salisbury. Although his paycheck took a hit, he’s home every day by 4:30 p.m. They operate on a tight budget with no credit cards. They even try to pay cash for their vehicles, purchasing older cars and trucks that Mike can fix up. Annette, who worked at F&M Bank and then the State Employees Credit Union, quit when they began to foster more children, sometimes five at a time. Selling some real estate and a state stipend for foster and adoptive parents allow her to stay at home. “I’ve always wanted to be a mom,” Annette said. “I’m content.” ••• Mike and Annette knew Dakerius and Matthew had a little brother. The boys had met him during visits with their biological relatives. “We told the social worker that if something was to happen with Alan, don’t even call,” Mike said. “Just come on.” Two months after Mike and Annette adopted his older brothers, 15-month-old Alan was removed from his family and placed with the Hoosiers. “When I saw Alan, I had the same experience,” Mike said. “He belongs here.” Matthew and Dakerius were thrilled, but Alan struggled. He had been left alone frequently as a baby, Mike said, and suffered severe separation anxiety. “We could not leave his sight,” he said. “He was terrified of anybody and every-

Rowan County. “To Michael and me, we had faith that we knew we were doing the right thing, and these were our boys,” Annette said. “They were everything we prayed for. We just never specified color.”

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Dupree, the Rowan Coun“I was really impressed,” ty social worker, said the he said. “I saw that they first time she met the family were in it together.” in person, she was surprised They’ve since joined the to discover the Hoosier chil- church, which features a van dren are African-American. ministry that picks up chil“The way they talk about dren of many nationalities. these children, you would The Hoosiers love it. never know that she didn’t Perry calls the Hoosier have them herself,” Dupree children the most well-besaid. “They treat them no haved in the congregation differently whatsoever.” and said the family has been The Hoosiers treat every a blessing to the church. child in their home, fostered While Mike and Annette or adopted, as their own. are dedicated to their fami“They are wonderful par- ly, the love doesn’t end ents,” said O’Neil Walker, there, Perry said. They volcase manager at Nazareth unteer for special projects, Children’s Home. “I can’t help people in need and set a even imagine anything else good example. they could do for those “Their lives are not kids.” wrapped up in themselves,” Their unique situation is he said. not lost on the boys. ••• “Most foster kids don’t As people unwrap Christget this opportunity,” said mas gifts this morning, Mike Matthew, 10. and Annette Hoosier already ••• have given a priceless and JON C. LAKEY/SaLISBURY POST Rick Perry, pastor of Safe perfect present to three Matthew Hoosier, left, gets ready to add stars as his father, Mike, and brother, Dakerius, help. Harbor Baptist Church, brothers — the gift of a fampicked up a visitors card ily. body, and he wouldn’t sleep know what, it’s going to be est home features a backfilled out by the Hoosiers But as they see it, Mike at night because of things OK,” Mike said. yard filled with bikes, golast year and decided to call and Annette are the recipithat had happened.” ••• carts and Mike’s prized on them. ents and their boys have beRecovery took years, but Social workers who plan Army deuce-and-a-half troop He stopped by unanstowed the gift. Alan now acts like any 7an hour-long visit at the carrier, which he drove in nounced, planning to say hel“They have given us the year-old, proudly showing Hoosier home often end up the Veterans Day Parade. lo at the front door and gift of being parents,” Anoff his pet turtle “Crush” to staying for two or three Mike is not a veteran but leave. nette said. “That is a blessvisitors and answering ques- hours. encourages his boys’ strong But the Hoosiers invited ing to us, to be able to have tions about Hanford Dole El“Mike and Annette are interest in the military. him inside, where he found our children.” ementary. probably two of the most “If you’re going to have a Annette making supper and Contact reporter Emily Matthew and Dakerius re- down to earth people I’ve superhero, why not have a Mike folding laundry. Ford at 704-797-4264. member their biological ever met,” said Jacqueline real one,” he said. mother, but Alan doesn’t. Millican, assistant vice presWhile the Hoosier home is ll For a time, he insisted that ident of foster care and warm and inviting, the chilFa Annette was his biological adoptions for Nazareth Chil- dren have chores and rules. mother. dren’s Home. “The kids alVideo games are limited to So Mike and Annette gen- ways seem happy. You can 15 minutes per day. tly told Alan how he came to feel the love, if that makes Although the boys needed be their son. sense, in the home.” speech and occupational FREE FLOWING WATER CONTROL “We sat him down and Even while fostering nutherapy early on, all are told him he came from anmerous kids, the Hoosiers thriving, and Mike and Another mother’s belly. God have offered their home dur- nette rarely do anything made him there, and God ing the holidays for children without their kids. made him for us,” Annette without a placement, Milli“They are really happy,” A Specialty Contractor Since 1979 With Over 7000 Completed Jobs said. “And after he was born, can said. Since 2000, Mike said Shirley Hoosier, Mike’s 704-788-3217 Kannapolis Salisbury a little bit later, God gave and Annette have fostered mother. www.jafisherexteriors.com him to us. 12 children and stay in touch While having a mixed“We are a family, and we with many of them. race family was “something did it a little bit different “There aren’t a lot of peo- new” for the family tree, than most people.” ple who stay foster parents Shirley said it gives her ••• for 10 years,” Millican said. great joy to watch her seven If Mike and Annette don’t “They’re just amazing peograndchildren. see color, neither do their ple.” “I love to see all my kids. When two men walked They returned to Rowan grandchildren together, by Mike and his boys in a County after three years in playing and having a good parking lot and uttered Taylorsville, and their modtime,” she said. Now with new mini dental something like “that’s not implant technology right,” Mike confronted you can enjoy secure them. “I’m not going to take eating comfort. ... cting Naughty. crap off anybody, especially If Your Car Is A Let when it comes to my fami• In one short procedure you ly,” Mike said. “They struck can have tightly fitting dentures make it a nerve.” nice! • No surgical cutting or suturing The men apologized. In • Minimal discomfort the car, the boys didn’t unTransmission Rebuilds derstand the exchange. Mike • Much less costly than with a 3 year, 36,000 mile warranty made a joke about the enconventional implants OFF Coolant counter. All foreign & domestic vehicles and diesels. Flush “It’s difficult for some Anti-Freeze incl. 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hristmas Day of 1957 was a most memorable and lovely holiday. Nioma and I (with Vic who was 3 years old and Brad who was 18 months old) were part of a magical Christmas adventure. Gladys Wright, chairman and CEO of Inter-City Trucking Service, and John Wahl Cartage had decided to give her niece, Betty Baird, a 1958 Impala coupe for Christmas. At that time, I was employed as truck manager at the Ver Hoven Woodward Chevrolet dealership. Mrs. Wright’s companies were our VICTOR most loyal FARRAH accounts and bought from us frequently. She was demanding but fair and expected efficient and reliable service for the price she was willing to pay. She never argued about the fair price we always quoted, and I was able to keep her account from 1950 until 1960, when I left Detroit to relocate to Meadville, Pa., as a new Chevrolet dealer. Gladys’ sister had died and left two daughters in her care, and Gladys literally became a devoted mother to both of them. In September 1957, Gladys called me about a plan for me to consider, which she wanted to discuss over lunch that was a frequent occurrence for us. At the time, she was in her late 50s and I in my early 30s; and she treated me as she would her own son — always very considerate and understanding. We met for lunch at the Fifth Wheel Club, where most of the executives of the trucking companies from the Detroit area went for a relaxing cocktail and dinner. Gladys was excited about buying a new Impala sports coupe, fully equipped with air-conditioning, power windows, power door locks, air suspension, power steering/brakes, etc. It was to be a blue car which I was to deliver to her home on Christmas morning. Also, I was to drive the car with Nioma and the children, as if it was my company demonstrator car. The car was to be a surprise Christmas present for her niece, Betty Baird, who was living with her at her Steel Avenue residence. (The other niece had married and was living in the Detroit area.) The 1958 Impala was an enormous success in the marketplace. I placed the order immediately and the car arrived on approximately Dec. 15, and I believe I was more excited about this plan than anyone else concerned. Christmas morning was dismal and wet and the rain fell steadily. Nioma and I drove in two cars — I was driving the new Impala, with Nioma following in my company car. We parked around the corner of Steel and 7Mile Road. Then, Nioma and the two boys transferred to the “Christmas car” and we drove to the front of the home of Gladys and Betty Baird. I was supposed to deliver a Christmas present to Gladys, and we were invited to stay for coffee and cookies. As time passed, Betty was observing my new

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Meet the new Czar Cheerwine picks Carrie Teter to tout drink B Y S ARAH C AMPBELL scampbell@salisburypost.com

Carrie Teter still remembers the first Cheerwine she ever drank. She was 8 years old and had just moved to Salisbury. “The first time we got one my Mom opened it and it spewed everywhere,” she said. “But I tried it, and I really liked it.” More than a decade after her first taste of the cherry-flavored beverage, Teter has been named the Cheerwine Czar. As the second Cheerwine Czar in history, she will represent the compa-

ny at various events at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she is a sophomore. When Teter, 19, found out about the Salisbury-based company’s search for the next czar, she knew it was the perfect gig for her. “It seems like a lot of fun and I really like Cheerwine,” she said. Teter got the ball rolling by enlisting the help of her friends to create a video entry. “We spent about six hours working on it the night it was due,” she said. Teter’s video, which touts her social

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Salisbury resident and UNC-Chapel Hill sophomore Carrie Teter has been See CZAR, 4A selected as the new Cheerwine Czar. She’ll represent the Salisbury-based soda at campus events for the next year.

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Alex Beaver, Robert Campbell and Matthew Beaver serve Vanessa and Jimmy Sassman hearty portions at Rick Varner’s annual Christmas Eve breakfast, which has become a tradition in Enochville. B Y S HELLEY S MITH ssmith@salisburypost.com

NOCHVILLE — What do you get when you combine 60 dozen eggs, 60 pounds of bacon, 500 biscuits, 100 pounds of ham, 20 pounds of sausage, 450 cups of coffee and at least 350 people? Just a typical Christmas Eve morning for Rick Varner and his family. For the past 20 years, Rick Varner, owner of Varner Hauling and Grading, has cooked a big breakfast for his family, friends and employees — and now the Enochville community. VARNER The breakfast began with around 20 people, but the smell of biscuits rising in the oven and bacon sizzling on the grill has lured more over the years, with each Sonny Holcomb and Barry Wagoner relax after cooking 60 pounds breakfast crowd now approaching 400. of bacon Friday morning. Holcomb and Wagoner fry up the pork for “I tell everyone that comes they

Rick Varner’s annual Christmas Eve community breakfast and have See FOOD, 4A dubbed themselves ‘the Baconators.’

Opinion page editor Chris Verner delivered another 805 pounds of food to the Salvation Army on Thursday on behalf of generous Post readers. The food was donated through the Post’s Can Do Food Drive. That delivery brings the drive’s total to 2,129 pounds of food, plus $2,500 worth of goods from Food Lion and — the latest addition — 100 cases of Apple Uglies from Apple Baking Co. How sweet it is. The donated goods are being divided between Rowan Helping Ministries and the Salvation Army. Every so often throughout the drive, Verner has loaded the donated items into his trusty pickup and deposited them at the agencies. After the 805-pound delivery Thursday morning, he was winded — but happy. This officially ends the Can Do drive, which we hope to conduct again next year, starting in the weeks before Thanksgiving. Thank you to Apple Baking Co., Food Lion and the countless people who contributed food. The generosity shown through the food drive and Christmas Happiness leave us nearly speechless. There are only two words we can say. Thank you. — Elizabeth Cook Editor

Readers donated 2,129 pounds of food. Food Lion and the Apple Baking Co. gave as well.

Remembering Uncle Marvin’s WWII Christmas poem I still hold you very dear in My uncle was known during his younger years for play- my heart. This will be the saddest of ing semi-pro baseball with My uncle, Marvin E. several local mill teams in Sal- Christmases to me, “Shorty” Taylor, was born isbury. Because we’re separated and lived in Salisbury a large by the deep blue sea. part of his life. While staI can rest assured this tioned in Leyte, Philippines, Merry Christmas Sue Christmas, my dear, My one and only sweet litserving in combat with the That dear Mother will furSignal Corps in 1943, he tle Sue, nish you plenty of cheer. This time of the year is wrote this poem to his daughI sure hope old Santa will ter, Sue, to let her know how when I most miss you. be good to you Though we may be thoumuch he missed her during And Arlene and Marlene sands of miles apart, this time of year. and Brenda, too. By Marlene Spencer

And I hope he doesn’t leave Charlie out, I know if he did poor Charlie would pout. If he brings you a dolly, be thankful, dear, For some poor kiddie may have only a tear. Be happy, my darling, may your heart fill with joys On Christmas morn as you play with your toys. Old Santa is hoping already, I know,

That the night before Christmas he will have a new snow. That his beautiful reindeer with graceful, fast feet, Have a long list of orders from kiddies to meet. I can see him now as he halts his reindeer Atop Grandmother’s house, his face bright with cheer.

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ter year because of the Christian fellowship around the holidays. “You get to meet and see FROM 3A people at this that you need to bring someone new haven’t seen since last with them the next year,” year,” Beck said. “It’s famiVarner said. “I just like the ly, and it’s excellent compeople. Every time you see munity service.” people in here they’re smilKristi Newton of ing, and how many times Mooresville said Varner’s can you see 400 people Christmas Eve breakfast is close in one place, not argua holiday tradition for her ing and grumbling?” family. Varner and his wife Su“Christmas wouldn’t be san, along with about 20 the same without coming other volunteers, mostly over,” she said. “We love family, start preparing for it.” the breakfast a week in adGeorge Hegler spent his vance. Varner cleans his second year in a row at shop, gets down tables and Varner’s breakfast, and this chairs, and brings in the time he brought his daughcooks Friday morning ter and grandson. around 3 a.m. “It was so good last year The self-proclaimed “BaI couldn’t miss it,” he said. conators,” Barry Wagoner Randall and Lori Beaver, and Sonny Holcomb, fried and their sons Wesley, Alex 60 pounds of bacon Friday and Matthew, decided to morning, bacon from Waggive back this year, too, oner’s town of Alma, Ga. helping serve breakfast. “Rick’s sister made me “Sometimes it’s just time marry her and then I drug to give back,” Lori Beaver her back to Georgia,” Wagsaid. “Rick provides all the oner said of his wife Pam. food, and this is the easy Sonny and Barry worked part. But we like talking to together many years ago, people.” and one year Sonny came to Betty Varner, Rick’s the breakfast and found mother, looks forward to Pam frying all the bacon, so the breakfast each year, he volunteered to do it. even after waking up early “And then we had to start to prepare it for the past 20 cooking all the bacon,” years. Wagoner joked. “It’s a fun thing, and Dean Beck, one of the Rick does it from his cooks related to Varner, heart,” she said. “He can’t keeps coming back year afgive everyone a Christmas

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FROM 3A personality and love of Cheerwine, was chosen as one of four finalists for the competition. “The finalists invest so much time into their videos, and we’re blown away each contest by the creativity they put into them and their passion for the brand,” Tom Barbitta, vice TETER president of marketing for Cheerwine, said in a press release. “Then, during voting, the finalists truly showed their marketing talent by helping to drive thousands of people to cheerwineczar.com for voting.” Teter will begin her reign as Cheerwine Czar when she returns to campus next month. “Basically, you go out and

POEM FROM 3A In Grandmother’s room, by the old fireplace, A couple of kiddies with fear on their face, Waiting anxiously to see what he brings At that very instant the old doorbell rings. Grandmother arises and answers his call, The two little kiddies with backs to the wall. Then dear old Santa with hair white as snow,

meet people, mingle around and hand out Cheerwine,” Teter said. “I’m looking forward to meeting a bunch of new people and seeing their reaction to Cheerwine.” Teter hasn’t done anything special to prepare for her new role, just simply be herself. “I’ve already gotten most of my out-of-state friends to try it,” she said. “I tell people if you haven’t tried it you need to, because you really can’t describe it.” Teter, a Salisbury High School graduate, said whenever she comes home, she stocks up on Cheerwine to take back to campus. “It’s hard to find in Chapel Hill, they sell it at Alpine Bagels and at one restaurant on Franklin Street,” she said.

“But the company is trying to spread here.” Part of Teter’s job as Cheerwine Czar will be helping to get the company’s grassroots campaign off the ground. Although Teter admits she can enjoy Cheerwine anywhere, she said nothing compares to sipping it from “little glass bottles.” “The best Cheerwine I’ve ever had is in the local barbecue restaurants,” she said. “It tastes so much better out of the fountain if you can’t get it in the bottle.” She also enjoys snacking on the Cheerwine-flavored pound cake from Innes Street Drug. And Teter said she isn’t the only Cheerwine fan in her family. “Everyone loves it,” she said. “My brother was begging me to get him some for his apartment at East Carolina University.” Teter will earn $500 per semester as Cheerwine Czar. Contact reporter Sarah Campbell at 704-797-7683.

Steps up to warm his hands which are cold, He first looks at Charlie and then at Sue, He looks at Mother and Grandmother, too. Then down comes his pack to rest at his side To fulfill his promises he made with pride. The first order to fill belongs to Sue, He gives her a dolly and a doll bed, too. He turns to Charlie, a smile on his face, And fills his orders with the greatest of haste. He smiles very friendly

and makes a big bow And waddles through the door, I don’t see how. Then off through the darkness with his old reindeer, Leaving behind two hearts filled with cheer, To finish his mission he values so high, He finally disappears in the sky. One more thing, my darling, lest we forget, Daddy, like other fathers, many of whom I’ve met, Pray each night and day to our Father above To lead use safely home to the ones we love.

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families. He also enjoys the older generations, he said. “There’s an older generation that says this is the only Christmas party they get to go to,” he said. “I like it. I like older people. “When they’re grinning and holding my neck, telling me Merry Christmas, it makes it all worthwhile.” Contact Shelley Smith at 704-797-4246.

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COUPE “company car” through the window. By that time, the rain had stopped and Betty, Gladys and I went out to inspect the new car. Betty remarked, “Vic, what a beautiful car and I love the color!” I invited her to drive the car around the block and, naturally, I received an enthusiastic “OK.” We had a brief ride and when we parked in front of her house, she said, “That was the nicest car that I’ve ever driven.” At that instant, Gladys put her arm around Betty and said, “Merry Christmas, Dear; this car is for you.” I cannot recall being so overwhelmed by a flood of happy emotion. Betty began to cry and so did I, because it was one of the most wonderful Christmases in my memory — a Christmas story about a loving, doting aunt for a beloved niece. That experience in 1957 will always remain as proof of the true Christmas spirit.

present, but he can give them a meal.” Tony Sheets, Varner’s uncle, said he was at the very first breakfast and since then has only missed a few. “It’s good to see my nephew move forward with the dream,” he said. “It’s always been his dream to give back to the community, and we’re glad to help him do it. “It’s a time when it seems like the one time we can all be in the same spirit — the spirit of Christmas.” Varner said this year’s breakfast was the biggest yet, and each year he notices more families stopping in, and more of his relatives expanding their own

church has reached out to those who may enjoy a good meal or some company on Christmas afternoon. Volunteers from the church will be on hand to prepare the meal, provide transportation and deliver meals. They will also serve as greeters. Church workers hope to provide at least 200 meals. Sponsors for this year’s event are Food Lion and IFH. Anyone interested in more information or securing transportation should call the church office at 704-857-5415. First Baptist is located at 302 Patterson St.

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Land Development Ordinance Text Amendment 4:00 pm, Tuesday, January 4, 2011

City Council Chambers – City Hall 217 South Main Street Salisbury, North Carolina

At the time, date, and place indicated above, the Salisbury City Council will conduct a public hearing to consider the following Land Development Ordinance Amendment: DISTRICT MAP AMENDMENT: LDOTA-10-2010 Petitioner(s): ..........................................City of Salisbury Size / Scope: ..........................................All of the City of Salisbury zoning jurisidiction REQUEST: Request to amend the Salisbury Land Development Ordinance, Section 2.7 (Uses Permitted by District), Section 3.3 (Additional Standards by Use), and Chapter 18 (Definitions) related to Major Auto Repair in the DMX

PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Board reconsidered this text amendment at its December 14, 2010 meeting and recommended APPROVAL as revised (7-1).

A copy of the above petition is available for public review at City Hall (217 South Main Street). Persons wishing a copy, or additional information, should call (704) 638-5244. If persons would like to respond in writing, they may do so by mailing a letter to Community Planning Services, P.O. Box 479, Salisbury, NC 28145 or by e-mail to pmitc@salisburync.gov. Citizens interested in the proposal are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. Changes may be made in the above proposal as a result of debate, objection, or discussion. This the 16th day of December 2010.

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Rick Varner thanks Tracy Tapley for coming to the breakfast.

CHINA GROVE — First Baptist Church of China Grove will offer a free meal to the community this afternoon. This year’s meal will include turkey, dressing, ham, candied yams, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, corn, rolls and a variety of desserts. Meals will be served in the church’s Family Life Center from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. For the first time, meals will be delivered to shut-ins. Transportation will also be available for anyone who needs it. There is no charge for transportation. This is the second year the

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der the dog’s skin that included information about its owner. When Rocky was brought in to the Humane Society by St. Lucie County Animal Control, he was automatically scanned for a microchip. Shawn Hart, outreach coordinator for the Humane Society, said scanning each animal that comes to the shelter is standard procedure. After getting the owner information from the microchip, a staff member called Allen to notify him of his pet’s whereabouts. When she heard Allen’s story and recounted it to the rest of the Humane Society staff, “the whole place had tears in their eyes,” Hart said.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — An unexpected phone call from the Humane Society made Ricky Allen’s holidays a whole lot merrier. Allen, who lives in Kissimmee, Fla., received the call Monday and was surprised to learn the St. Lucie County, Fla., shelter had his dog, Rocky. Allen had not seen the Boston terrier since February 2008, when the dog, then a puppy, mysteriously disappeared and was suspected to have been stolen in Kissimmee. The ability to reconnect Rocky with his owner was made possible thanks to a microchip implanted un-

Allen never really thought he’d see the dog, a birthday gift from his wife, again. Although Allen knew Rocky had a microchip when he disappeared, he was under the impression that the implant acted like a GPS device and could pinpoint the dog’s location. Unfortunately, after reporting the dog stolen, he learned that identifying the owner was possible only if the animal was scanned for a microchip. On Monday, when he received the phone call from Humane Society, Allen was ready to jump in the car and head south from Kissimmee along the state’s Treasure Coast to reunite with Rocky. But he was told

he’d have to wait because the shelter was closing for the day. The next day, he left at 4 a.m. and was at the Humane Society by 7 a.m. Unsure what to expect, Allen said the dog seemed to remember him. “As I petted him, he smelled me and he knew,” he said. On the trip home, Rocky sat on the armrest beside Allen, occasionally licking his neck. “It’s just like he never left,” he said. After returning to Kissimmee, scripps howard news service Allen took Rocky to work with him and said they plan to spend a lot of ricky allen holds his 3-year-old Boston time hanging out together. terrier at the humane society of st. Lu“It made my holiday,” he said. cie county, Fla. rocky had been stolen.

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a year. Because the tumor took up nearly the whole left side of his brain, the right side of his body has weakness. He reaches often with his left hand. His favorite thing to do seems to be flinging any toy within reach. He wears shoes most of the time and also wears braces on his legs to help strengthen them and assist with balance. He scootches around on his bottom to get where he wants to go. He loves it when Mommy takes off his shoes and socks. “Aaaah!” he says. He squeals with delight when Michelle pulls a favorite book off the shelf — one that has lights and music. There’s always a lot of movement and laughter and fun and smiles in the Brilliant household — when Lizzie plays dress-up, or she and Riley eat popcorn while watching “Toy Story 3,” or Lizzie twirls or Riley grins. susan shinn/fOR The sALIsBURY POsT Michelle watches it all and Michelle Brilliant joins in play time with her entertaining 3-year-old, Lizzie, and little Riley, who smiles, too. is as she says, 14 months past his expiration date. ‘here he is, going strong,’ she says. After all, she’s got an enterHe also has physical ther- therapy at preschool and hard-of-hearing. taining, intelligent 3-year-old apy, play therapy, speech speech therapy for deaf and He’s been seizure-free for and a little boy who’s 14

Riley Brilliant’s artwork graces the refrigerator. months past his expiration date. “Here he is, going strong,” she says. Riley babbles nearly constantly. If you listen closely, it sounds like he’s saying, “I did it,” over and over and over again. Yeah, Riley, you sure did. Freelance writer Susan Shinn lives in Salisbury.

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have on the scene of the fire so they can get the family away from the home and in a safe, warm place, calming them down and getting them out of the elements. “It’s just imperative that we have them, because if not, we would have to leave the victims of the fire there at the fire,” she said. “If it weren’t

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Alma Salas has had a different experience since the Oct. 27 fire displaced her family from their 270 Archer Road home. She and her family now share a three-bedroom apartment as they wait for their house to be rebuilt, and she says they are thankful for all of the help they’ve received. Friends and co-workers collected more than $1,000, gave her van-loads of items and refurbished a laptop so Salas could continue to work on her bachelor’s degree. Churches have helped, and the children’s schools not only made sure they were able to stay in the same schools, but also donated clothing and a Thanksgiving dinner. Salas said people and organizations have donated toys to help the family celebrate Christmas. “One of the biggest issues is that it being so close to Christmas and not having our own home to celebrate it in,” she said. “But we’re making the most of it.” Salas and the children still sleep on air mattresses, but she is happy everyone is alive and well. “I’ve been trying to make the children think of the good side of the fire, that there’s bigger plans for us, there’s a better tomorrow coming,” she said. Salas, like Torres, has to pay a mortgage and rent. She has been working overtime to do it. She hopes the house will be finished by the time school starts next year. “It’s been a crazy ride, but we’re slowly but surely getting back on our feet,” she said. “Thank God there are people in this world that care.”

lay our heads at night, to rest from the whole stressed out day of what happened,” she said. “It was very helpful to have something to start out with, to be able to get some kind of clothing, some kind of food. “Since everything was lost, even just toiletries was a gift, because there was nothing. We literally had the clothes on our backs, that was it.” Torres, whose home burned Sept. 17, stayed in the hotel for three nights and used her food and clothing vouchers for her children. “Living in a hotel room is horrible,” she said, “but at least we had that.” Gerald and Donna Dawson were able to salvage their clothing, and are saving their voucher for the Salvation Army to buy a bed to sleep in since they never could afford one. And they want to help others in need after they are moved into their own home. “Once I get on my feet, I’d like to help people who need it,” Donna Dawson said. “We all have to stick together. Everyone should love each

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Callie, have lived at the Days Inn so Gerald can walk to and from his job at Mr. Gatti’s. Donna is disabled and stays in the room with the cats. The Dawsons, who don’t make much — Donna receives around $500 a month with her disability and Gerald makes around $800 a month — were renting their home and didn’t have insurance. They were able to salvage most of their possessions, which wasn’t a lot, they said. Their hotel room — which they have to stay in for at least two more months — has only a mini-fridge and microwave to store and cook food. Today, they will eat scrambled eggs and pancakes at IHOP, just as they do every day when Gerald gets home from work. “They have a special,” Donna said about eating breakfast for dinner. “We’ll be here with our cats and we’ll probably eat some scrambled eggs for dinner, but it’s fine, we are happy to be alive.”

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App lets disabled ‘speak’ RALEIGH (AP) — Victor Pauca will have plenty of presents to unwrap on Christmas, but the 5-year-old WinstonSalem boy has already received the best gift he’ll get this year: the ability to communicate. Victor has a rare genetic disorder that delays development of a number of skills, including speech. To help him and others with disabilities, his father, Paul, and some of his students at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem have created an application for the iPhone and iPad that turns their touch screens into communications tools. The VerbalVictor app allows parents and caregivers to take pictures and record phrases to go with them. These become “buttons” on the screen that Victor touches when he wants to communicate. A picture of the backyard, for example, can be accompanied by a recording of a sentence like “I want to go outside and play.” When Victor touches it, his parents or teachers know what he wants to do. “The user records the voice, so it’s something the child’s familiar with. It’s not robotic,” Paul Pauca said. The app, which should be for sale for $10 in Apple Inc.’s iTunes store by early next week, is one of dozens of new software products designed to make life easier for people with a range of disabilities. The category is expanding so fast that Apple now has a separate listing for it in the App Store. More apps are added every week, ranging from Sign4Me, a sign language tutor that uses an animated avatar, to ArtikPix, a flash card-like app that helps teachers and speech therapists improve their students’ articulation of words.

“It opens up his mind to us, because he can show us what he’s thinking,” said Victor’s mother, Theresa. Victor has a rare genetic disorder called Pitt Hopkins Syndrome, a diagnosis he shares with about 50 other people in the U.S. The ailment causes delays in cognitive abilities, motor skills, social development and language skills. Victor’s progress, in many ways, has been good — he could walk at age 2, whereas some children with the condition can’t walk until they’re 10 or older. The Paucas tried a number of therapeutic devices designed to help people with similar disabilities communicate. These standalone devices are often low-tech — the one the Paucas first tried required paper printouts. Or they are expensive: a top-ofthe-line model similar to the one used by famed physicist Stephen Hawking can cost about $8,200. Paul Pauca, a computer science professor, decided that he and some of his students could do better. Starting in January, they worked to create an app that would use the versatility of the Apple devices to make communication easier. Because the hardware already existed, and the work was done as part of a class, there were essentially no direct costs of development. The prototype was done by late spring. “We’re not a big-budget operation, and that allows us to sell it for $10,” said Tommy Guy, who is one of Pauca’s students and is now a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto. Jim Tobias, president of consulting firm Inclusive Technologies and an expert on disability-accessible technology, points out that VerbalVic-

tor takes advantage of general-purpose, mass-market gadgets that cost hundreds of dollars rather than thousands. People who already own an iPhone or iPad need to pay only $10 more for the app, “instead of taking a risk with $1,000” with specialized machines, said Tobias, who is not involved with the project. There are dozens of apps designed to help people with a variety of disabilities, ranging from sign language aids to apps that play back text on the screen in a clear voice to help visually impaired people navigate their phones. The apps also offer a rich experience with bright colors, high-definition photos and crisp sound recordings that weren’t possible before mobile computing technology, Tobias said. But a potential downside exists when people start to think of the apps as a magic wand. Not every app will help every person, he said. “I’ve been contacted by about 100 eager and enthusiastic parents in the last three or four months about things like this,” he said, “and if it doesn’t work out, they’re a little bit at a loss as to what to do next. We still need to do more to help professionals understand what’s available and what might be best suited for individuals.” For the Paucas, who founded the Pitt Hopkins Syndrome International Network to meet and share information with other families, something as seemingly commonplace as a smart phone app has added inexpressible richness to their family life. “He has the most positive attitude and the brightest smile,” Theresa said about Victor. “He teaches us something new every day about what we need to be thankful for.”

Snow possible in parts of NC, SC RALEIGH (AP) — All that dreaming of a white Christmas may finally come true across a large part of North Carolina and South Carolina. The National Weather Service said snow is possible from the North Carolina mountains to some of the South Carolina beaches on Saturday. Most people in the Carolinas won’t wake up to snow on Christmas morning, but snow should spread from west to east through the day, forecasters said. “We’re getting a lot of calls. This is one forecast that a lot of people are interested in,” said Scott Krentz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Greer, S.C. Road crews have already begun preparing roads in both states and state troopers are warning people that travel conditions could get bad, especially when the snow could begin picking up after the sun

goes down tonight. Carolinas Christmas snow would be a rare sight for almost everyone. In the mountains, Asheville hasn’t had snow on Dec. 25 since 1981, when 3 inches fell. The weather service said up to an inch could fall today. Greensboro, which hasn’t seen Christmas snow since 1962, is forecast to get about an inch, and a couple of inches are possible in Raleigh, where it last snowed at the airport on Dec. 25 in 1947. Columbia, S.C., could be in line for its first Christmas snow that sticks since records were first kept in 1887, and a dusting is possible in Greenville, S.C., which last saw measurable Christmas snow in 1963. But the surprise winner for Christmas snow today may again be near the North Carolina coast. A winter storm watch has been issued as up to 4 inches of snow are possi-

ble east of Interstate 95 and away from the shore in places like Greenville and Kinston, said Hal Austin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Newport. The last big snow near Christmas in the Carolinas came in 1989, when up to a foot fell in the days before Dec. 25 from Hilton Head Island, N.C., through Charleston, S.C., Wilmington and up to the Outer Banks. The snow came just months after Hurricane Hugo devastated the area. Austin doesn’t expect the snow from this storm to be anywhere near that heavy. And while he has the hopes and dreams of so many people in his hands with his forecasts, he isn’t feeling much pressure. “It’s nice school is not in session, so we don’t have to worry about whether school buses are out on icy roads,” Austin said.

Acid burns three collecting donations CLINTON (AP) — Authorities say three men were burned after someone left acid in a donation box used to collect clothing and other items for needy families. Clinton Fire Deputy Chief Jamie Beasley told The Sampson Independent that two of the men got chemical burns on their hands and a third was burned on his leg after stopping to pick up donations in Clinton on Wednesday afternoon. Authorities say the men were treated and released from the hospital. Beasley says the toys and clothes left in the box for needy families for Christmas were destroyed. Investigators recovered a gallon jug that they think contained muriatic acid, which is often used to clean brick and concrete.

Inspectors checking gas pump problems RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina is fielding a rising number of complaints about gas pumps, and state inspectors are out to make sure motorists get what they pay for. The Standards Division of the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services expects gas prices to average $3 a gallon by the week-

end. While complaints to the agency usually drop at Christmas time, this year they’ve been rising. A common problem with pumps that fail inspection is leaking. That means consumers get less gas than they pay for. Jerry Butler oversees the division. He says inspectors have tested more than 81,000 gas pumps in North Carolina this year, and found problems with around 9,000. The state has more than 120,000 pumps and just 24 inspectors.

Man charged with killing 17-month-old ST. PAULS (AP) — Authorities say a 26-year-old Laurinburg man has been charged in the death of his girlfriend’s toddler son. St. Pauls police Chief Thomas Hagens told The Fayetteville Observer on Thursday that autopsy results led to first-degree murder and felony child abuse charges against 26-year-old Robert James Jordan. Hagens says the Medical Examiner’s Office reported 17-month-old Nathaniel Bruce Reed was beaten in his head and chest. Police say the toddler died Nov. 22, hours after the boy’s mother called police to her

apartment in St. Pauls. Jordan remains in the Robeson County jail without bond.

Tribe still seeking full federal recognition LUMBERTON (AP) — The Lumbee Indians still don’t have the full recognition of the federal government. The U.S. Senate adjourned Wednesday without taking up legislation pushed by the tribe and backed by both of the state’s senators. The 55,000-member tribe has been recognized by North Carolina since the 1880s. The federal government granted partial recognition in 1956 but denied the benefits that accompanied it. Lumbee leaders told The Fayetteville Observer that full recognition would bring hundreds of millions of dollars for education, health care and economic development. Supporters plan to start pushing the bill again when the new Congress is sworn in next month. The bill passed the House by 61 votes, but 59 lawmakers that supported it were voted out in November.

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Joann S. Johnson KANNAPOLIS — Joann Shumake Johnson, 62, of 1303 Mt. Vernon Avenue, passed away Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. Born Feb. 24, 1948, in Bennettsville, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Hallie Belton Shumake and Viola Purvis Shumake. Before retiring, she had worked for Corriher Mills and Parkdale Mills. She attended God's Church of Faith in Kannapolis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Stephanie J. Upright; two brothers, William Francis Shumake and Bobby Carroll Shumake. Mrs. Johnson is survived by her husband, David Johnson; daughter, Donna Kiser of Kannapolis; two sons, Darrin S. Johnson of Concord and Ricky L. Johnson of China Grove; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Service: A funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. Visitation: The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the residence. Lady's Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family of Mrs. Johnson. Remembrances may be sent to the family at www.ladysfuneralhome.com.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2010 • 7A Kathryn Young Vinson David R. Carpenter CHINA GROVE - Kathryn Young Vinson, 87, passed away Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, at Horizon Bay Retirement Living in Concord. Born Aug. 19, 1923, in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Josie Allen Young. Educated in the Rowan County Schools, Mrs. Vinson was of the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Wendell Vinson. Family members include her son, Jim Dalton and wife, Sharon of Harrisburg; daughters, Barbara Strickland and husband, Jerry of Salisbury, Jeanette Mills and husband, Tony of China Grove and Kathy Mishak of Richfield; brothers, Neb Young of Woodleaf and Bobby Young of China grove; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Visitation, Service and Burial: 10-11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27, with the funeral service at 11 a.m. in the Northcrest Chapel of LinnHoneycutt Funeral Home in China Grove, conducted by the Rev. Joseph Tallent, Pastor, Mount Moriah Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in West Lawn Memorial Park. Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home in China Grove is serving the family of Mrs. Vinson. Online condolences may be made at www.linnhoneycuttfuneralhome.com.

CHINA GROVE — David Randolph Carpenter, 58, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, at Carolinas Medical CenterNorthEast in Concord. Mr. Carpenter was born May 17, 1952, in Altavista, Va., he was the son of Robert B. Carpenter, Jr. and the late Betty Cathcart Carpenter. He worked as an Engineer for Kannapolis Fire Department and as an assistant fire chief for the China Grove Fire Department. He had also been employed as a programmer for Business Automation, Inc. in China Grove. Mr. Carpenter, in addition to his father is survived by son, Joshua Carpenter of China Grove; three sisters, Lee Harizanoff, Catherine Bear and June Carpenter; and special friend, Aryanna Bara. Service: A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29 at Kannapolis Fire Station No. 1. Lady's Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family of Mr. Carpenter. Remembrances may be sent to the family at www.ladysfuneralhome.com.

Julia Gertrude Safrit ROCKWELL — Julia Gertrude Safrit, 93, of Rockwell, passed away Friday, Dec. 24, 2010, at The Meadows in Rockwell. Arrangements are incomplete with Lyerly Funeral Home in charge.

Charles Edward Peeler SALISBURY — Charles “Charlie” Edward Peeler, age 76, passed away Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, at his residence. Born Nov. 23, 1934, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Mildred Ritchie Peeler and Littleton A. Peeler. He was a graduate of Granite Quarry High School, class of 1953. A veteran of the United States Army, stationed in Germany, he was employed as a salesman with Webb-Don, Inc. Mr. Peeler was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. His hobby was building all types of wood crafts. Preceding him in death was a sister, Jean Peeler Sloop. Survivors include his wife, Mary Walter Peeler, whom he married in 1957; sons, Eddie Peeler (Tammy), Eric Peeler (Melanie) all of Salisbury; daughter, Rhonda Ballance (Butch) of Outer Banks, Kim Bonds, also of Salisbury; brother, Paul Peeler (Phyllis); sister, Betty Peeler Cobb; grandchildren, Chris Ballance, Bill Peeler, Mary-Beth Mann (Demock), Chase Ballance, Dustin Earnhardt, Alex Peeler, Zack Ballance, Ben Bonds, Brittany Peeler, who was a special granddaughter raised in the home; greatgrandchildren, Tristan Cerda, Ethan Cerda and Demock Mann, Jr. Visitation and Service: 1112:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, at Lyerly Funeral Home. The service will begin at 1 p.m. in the James C. Lyerly Chapel, with Rev. Tony Parsons officiating. Burial will follow at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery. Memorials: Rowan Regional Hospice, 720 Grove Street, Salisbury, NC 28144; or First Baptist Church of Gold Hill, 16141 Old Beatty Ford Road, Gold Hill, NC. Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Peeler family. Online condolences may be made at www.lyerlyfuneralhome.com.

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CHRISTMAS LAURELS

Nothing naughty here Usually, our Saturday editorial space offers darts and laurels to those who’ve been naughty or nice. Today, in keeping with the spirit of Christmas and its festive greenery, we’ll dispense with darts and concentrate on laurels.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

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Laurels to those who are on the job today, serving others rather than relaxing around home and hearth with their families. Foremost on that list, obviously, are the men and women of our armed forces who are stationed at outposts far and near so that the rest of us can enjoy a little peace on Earth. It also includes all the law-enforcement officers, firefighters and EMS workers who are on duty today because crime, accidents, illness and misfortune never take a holiday off. Add to the list the nurses, doctors and other health workers who are staffing hospitals and clinics, plus the utility, communications and maintenance workers who keep the world running while the rest of us enjoy some time off. And let’s not forget the highway workers who often venture out to clear the roads when the rest of us are dreaming of a white Christmas. • • •

Laurels to generosity that manifests itself yearround, but never more than during the season of good will. Where to begin? With all of you who responded to the Post’s annual Christmas Happiness fund drive, which one again met its goal? Or those who took time to remind soldiers how much their service is appreciated through the Post’s Letters from Home project, which listed local members of the military who are away from home this Christmas? Or the many donors who contributed food for the needy through the newspaper’s Can Do food drive? So many of you have given gifts of time and money to so many causes, from the United Way to Toys for Tots, Angel Trees and Salvation Army kettles. And that doesn’t include the countless acts of kindness and compassion — from neighbor to neighbor, or stranger to stranger — that never make the news. Whether large or small, your donations make a difference. As Mother Teresa said, “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” • • •

Laurels to reasons for believing 2011 will be an improvement on 2010. Economically, the local community suffered some setbacks, notably the shutdown of PGT. But the overall trends are looking more positive, with the nation’s economic output rising and corporate profits up. Although final figures aren’t in, retailers believe this year’s holiday sales were significantly better than in 2009. Eventually, this should improve the most important number — the stubbornly high unemployment rate.

Common sense

(Or uncommon wisdom, as the case may be)

At Christmas, all roads lead home. — Marjorie Holmes

Moderately confused

Editor’s note: The following editorial, among the most famous ever written, appeared in The New York Sun in 1897 and remains appropriate for this holiday season 113 years later.

The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see.

Is there a Santa Claus? We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: Dear Editor! I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun it’s so.” Please tell me the truth: Is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O’Hanlon. 115 West Ninety-Fifth Street. Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of

ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal life with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all

LETTERS Donors once again deliver Christmas Happiness For 59 years, the Rowan County Department of Social Services staff has had the privilege of receiving donations that the community makes to the Christmas Happiness fund, sponsored by the Salisbury Post. These donations make it possible for low-income families to purchase gifts for their children’s Christmas. Without this assistance, many children would not have toys or new clothes or the happy memories that Christmas brings. Hundreds of donations were made this year by people who believe as we do at DSS that all children deserve to have a special holiday with gifts of toys, clothes and good food. Year after year, we have depended on Christmas Happiness donors, and year after year, the donors have always come through. This year has been one of the most difficult in our nation’s economy, and there is likely no one who has not been affected in some way by the financial challenges surrounding us. Even so, the people of Rowan County made sure that disadvantaged children would have a good Christmas. When DSS closed on Dec. 23 for the holiday break, donations of more than $69,000 had been made. These donations made it possible for staff to prepare vouchers for 3,049 children, representing 1,306 families. Vouchers were $25 for each child, up to a maximum of $100 per family. As staff handed out the vouchers, parents described how difficult it is for

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the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernatural beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

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them to maintain a home and put food on the table. Without Christmas Happiness, there would be no gifts for many of these children. Because of the donations, every eligible family received assistance. All donations were used to help children directly, with no portion used for administrative costs. Any funds not used this year will be carried over to start next year’s program. I wish to thank the Salisbury Post for sponsoring the Christmas Happiness program and for the heart-warming articles about why people give. I also wish to thank everyone who gave to Christmas Happiness this year. As we celebrate the birthday of Jesus, the Light of the World, know that your light is shining brightly in this community. — Sandra M. Wilkes Salisbury

Wilkes is director of the Rowan County Department of Social Services.

Thanks to officers, others who supported bike event On Thursday, Dec. 23, the Post ran an article about Gerry Wood Auto Group’s bicycle event. And we are appreciative to Sarah Campbell for the coverage. While there was mention of a few participants, I would like to personally thank the following police officers who, many for the eighth year in a row, gave so selflessly of their time and energy, bringing smiles to children. They include coordinator Wiley Lamm, assisted by Aaron Safrit, Officers Jeff Emerson, Chaplain Russell Williams, Lt. Greg Beam, Lt. Melonie Thompson, Robert Harrision, Lt. Karen Barbee, Rebecca Sexton, Michael Neely, Ann Cooper, Alan Armour, Adam Bouk, Hayes Russell and (complete with Santa hat) Chief Rory Collins. Assisting the officers were volunteers Lucas Beam, Chase Thompson, Shirley Barbee, Hannah Sexton, Grace Sexton, Oscar Emmary, Cory Whitlatch, Taylor Shoe, Amena Alnazer, Milena Sifuentes, Tijara Miller, Audrey Wright, Tammy Corpening, Carlos Ellis and Joe Scrip. All of these wonderful people gave the precious gift of their time. On behalf of all the recipient children, their families and everyone at Gerry Wood Auto Group, a very special thank you to each of you for giving of yourselves to bring Christmas joy to others. — Brenda Wood Salisbury

From outlawed celebration to hallowed tradition Scripps Howard News Service

n 1687 the great Puritan preacher Increase Mather wrote a tract titled, “A Testimony Against Several Profane and Superstitious Customs Now Practiced by Some in New England.” He was talking about Christmas and his fellow colonists growing enthusiasm for celebrating it. Christmas has been observed in different ways in America and sometimes not celebrated at all. The early Pennsylvania Quakers ostentatiously ignored the day, going about their regular business. The Puritans, like their English counterparts, had a shot at outlawing it. Even then, the religious, commercial and simple merry-making strands of the day marking Jesus’ birth were becoming deeply entwined. Depending on the locality, there were parades, plays, fireworks, shooting contests and concerts. The equally dour Cotton Mather called them

“an affront unto the grace of God.” It is unlikely that he would have accepted an invitation to celebrate Christmas at the Virginia home of Col. William Fitzhugh, where, in an account quoted by historian Penne Restad, “there was good wine and all kinds of beverages, so there was a great deal of carousing.” There were also fiddlers, a jester, a tightrope walker and an acrobat. Earlier this fall there was an attempt to organize a boycott of Wal-Mart because its employees were greeting customers with “Happy holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas.” This and other skirmishes in the overhyped “war on Christmas” are not an anomaly peculiar to our age but part of a debate that arrived with the first European settlers over the proper way to celebrate Christmas. Implicit in the impassioned effort to keep Christmas front and center in our

banks, big box retailers and town squares is the assumption that at some time in an idyllic past there was a proper and accepted way to observe Christmas and somehow we have strayed from that tradition. In fact, Americans have pretty much made up the celebration of Christmas as they went along, The Christmas we know today — with Santa, presents, Christmas trees, elves, reindeer —- largely evolved over the 19th century with substantial input from Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, cartoonist Thomas Nast and Clement Moore, author of “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” now better known as " 'Twas the night before Christmas." The proper seasonal salutation should not distract us from what is the simple message of Christmas that one day, as the angel said in Luke, peace, good will to men will prevail on earth.

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Plenty of snow in Midwest; storm still has potential to sock Southeast NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Christmas Eve snow storm that blanketed parts of the Midwest was headed southeast, expected to bring rare Christmas Day snowfall to Nashville, Atlanta and even the Carolinas. After dumping 9 inches of snow in Iowa by Friday morning, the storm was likely to dip south into Tennessee and Georgia on Saturday, then perhaps move north Sunday. Winter weather advisories were in effect from Kansas east to Kentucky and from Minnesota south to Arkansas on Friday. The National Weather Service said that for the first Christmas in 17 years, Nashville and Atlanta could get more than a dusting of snow. Delta Air Lines spokesman Morgan Durrant said 500 weather-related flight cancellations were likely today, with 300 of them coming from the Atlanta hub. He said those affected have been notified. In Minnesota, the storm brought 6 inches of snow to Minneapolis and St. Paul. It pushed the monthly total there to 33.4 inches, topping the previous December record set in 1969. The snow made traveling tough Friday in northeastern Iowa. “The cars are really sliding around up there,” said Lori Whiting, who left Chicago for Colorado Springs, Colo., with her husband and their nine children. They got into a fender bender at a Des Moines truck stop. Still, the family was in good spirits and the children were singing carols. Whiting said they hoped to make it to Colorado Springs by the end of the day Christmas Eve. “Depending on the number of potty breaks, you understand,” she said.

Bristol Palin buys five-bedroom home in Arizona for $172,000

Ohio museum to return item taken from German castle in WWII TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A museum in Ohio is returning to Germany an 18th-century porcelain centerpiece believed to have been stolen from a castle where it was hidden by a museum during World War II. The Toledo Museum of Art and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday that “Nereid Sweetmeat Stand” will go back to the Dresden Museum. Customs officials say the German museum was loaned the piece in 1920 by a family. It depicts a mermaid holding a shell and was part of a 2,200-piece dinner set commissioned in 1737. The Toledo museum purchased the item in 1956 from a New York gallery. Toledo museum spokeswoman Kelly Garrow tells The Blade newspaper the piece was purchased for less than $10,000. The museum estimates the current value at $300,000. Customs officials value it at more than $1 million.

Coin worth $1,400 dropped in Salvation Army kettle in Colorado associated press

sydney Baltyn, 9, slides off a snow jump after a christmas eve snow blanketed the area around stephens Lake park in columbia, Mo., on Friday.

Pilot’s postings on YouTube draw scrutiny from federal authorities SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating a pilot who posted videos on YouTube that were critical of security at San Francisco International Airport, the pilot’s attorney said Friday. The attorney said the Transportation Security Administration is looking into whether the pilot revealed sensitive information. The pilot remains employed with a major airline, but he has withdrawn from a program that trains flight crews to help prevent hijackings. The attorney declined to release the pilot’s name, citing concerns about the man’s job.

MARICOPA, Ariz. (AP) — Bristol Palin has bought a five-bedroom home in Pinal County south of Phoenix. Paperwork shows the recent “Dancing With the Stars” diva and daughter of Sarah Palin is the sole purchaser of the house in the town of Maricopa. The 20-year-old bought it for $172,000 from a North Dakota couple. According to real estate websites, the residence is a two-level, brown stucco house with Five golden rings returned a tile roof, a landscaped front and back yard, to Pa. home for Christmas and access to a community pool. JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) — Five golden rings The Arizona Republic reports the 3,900square-foot home was built in 2006 and was have made it home to a western Pennsylvania bought for a little under $330,000 at the time. family in time for Christmas. Jennifer Maffit and her husband, Raymond, It has 21⁄2 baths and a three-car garage.

noticed the rings missing Dec. 16 after opening their Jeannette home to a man who had been released from a drug rehab program. The rings included Jennifer Maffit’s engagement ring and her husband’s wedding band. The band has special significance for the family because it was the ring the couple slipped onto their son’s wrist after he was born 12 weeks premature. The Maffits tell the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review they found the rings at a nearby pawn shop. Jeannette police soon arrested the former houseguest and charged him with theft. Thirty-two-year-old William David Hays is being held on $7,500 bail.

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) — A valuable gold coin dropped into a Salvation Army kettle outside a Colorado Wal-Mart resembles similar rare coins donated across the nation. Salvation Army bell ringer Clair Harger found the unusual coin in her kettle in Broomfield Wednesday. The charity investigated and found it was a 1983 South African Krugerrand coin worth $1,400. Similar valuable Krugerrands have turned up in Salvation Army kettles in Florida, Indiana and Washington. A Kruggerand was also dropped in a kettle in Boulder last year. Harger, who has been a bell ringer for three years, tells the Daily Camera newspaper in Boulder that she asked the man if it was a Krugerrand when he dropped it in. But Harger says the man said “no” and walked away.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

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City Council Chambers – City Hall 217 South Main Street Salisbury, North Carolina At the time, date, and place indicated above, the Salisbury City Council will conduct a public hearing to consider the following Conditional District Overlay Amendment: DISTRICT MAP AMENDMENT: CD-06-2010 Project Title: ..........................................Sheetz of Salisbury Petitioner(s): ..........................................Sheetz, Inc. (John Maxwell) Owner(s): ..............................................same Representative(s):..................................John W. Dees II, Ketner & Dees, PA Address: ................................................1405 & 1407 Old Concord Road Tax Map - Parcel(s):..............................060-044, 060-045 Size / Scope: ..........................................Approximately 2.2 acres (2 parcels) Location: ................................................Located at the corner of Old Concord Road and Jake Alexander Boulevard REQUEST: Request to amend the Land Development Ordinance & Land Development District Map by rezoning approximately 2.2 acres to establish a new Conditional District Overlay to permit the development of a 5,700-sf Sheetz Fueling Station and Car Wash

PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION: At their meeting of December 14, 2010 the Planning Board voted unanimously (8-0) to recommend approval of the proposed Conditional District Overlay. A copy of the above petition (incl. Master Plan) is available for public review at City Hall (217 South Main Street). Persons wishing a copy, or additional information, should call (704) 638-5244. If persons would like to respond in writing, they may do so by mailing a letter to Community Planning Services, P.O. Box 479, Salisbury, NC 28145 or by e-mail to pmitc@salisburync.gov. Citizens interested in the proposal are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. Changes may be made in the above proposal as a result of debate, objection, or discussion. This the 16th day of December 2010.

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — As tens of thousands of children called NORAD on Christmas Eve to hear how far Santa was from their town, volunteers answering the phones were quick to note that St. Nick won’t stop at homes unless all the kids are asleep. Volunteer Liz Anderson said that when she tells kids that, she will sometimes hear parents say, “See! I told you.” Tracking Santa’s travels, a celebrated tradition at the North American Aerospace Defense Command, unfolded Friday for the 55th year. It takes four months of planning to marshal the 1,200 volunteers, 100 telephones, 30 laptops and two big projection TV screens the exercise requires, NORAD spokeswoman Joyce Frankovis said. All the labor is volunteer. Google, Verizon, Air Canada, defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton and others chip in. On Friday, volunteers answered phone calls and emails from two conference rooms in a building not far from NORAD’s headquarters. In a separate room, a threemember team fired out tweets and Facebook updates, checking against a schedule marked with a secrecy warning that said “Santa’s Eye Only.” Civilian and military staff wore blue Santa hats with “Special Operations Elf” written on the white trim. “It is tremendously fun,” said Jim Jenista, NORAD’s deputy chief for joint training exercises who has been volunteering to answer the phones for nearly a decade. Any inquiry into the technological particulars of just how they do it is met with a polite rebuff and a cryptic explanation involving the magic of Christmas. NORAD Tracks Santa, the official name of the exercise, began in 1955 when a Colorado Springs newspaper ad invited kids to talk to Santa on a hotline. The phone number had a typo, and dozens of kids wound up dialing the Continental Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs, the predecessor to NORAD. The officers on duty played along and began passing along reports on Santa’s progress. It’s now a cherished ritual at NORAD, a joint U.S.-Canada command that monitors the skies and seas from a control center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs.

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Johnny be good Salisbury quarterback John Knox reminded of play of the year/8B

SATURDAY December 25, 2010

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Ronnie Gallagher, Sports Editor, 704-797-4287 rgallagher@salisburypost.com

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The stars come out

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Rowan County produced two state champions in 2010. All-county players from West Rowan, left, are: Dinkin Miller, Eric Cowan, Trey Mashore, B.J. Sherrill, Davon Quarles, Logan Stoodley, Charles Holloway, Quentin Sifford, Emmanuel Gbunblee, Domonique Noble and Patrick Hampton. Salisbury champions are, from left. Riley Gallagher, John Knox, Marqui Ross, Tion McCain, Dominque Dismuke, David Simons, Romar Morris, Darien Rankin, Tre Jackson and Kavari Hillie.

All-County football

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West Rowa senior Eric Cowan is Rowan County’s defensive player of the year.

Carson’s Shaun Warren, left, and West Rowan’s B.J. Sherrill are the top offensive players.

Defense

Offense

Cowan went from all-nothing to all-everything

Warren, Sherrill produced incredible years

BY MIKE LONDON mlondon@salisburypost.com

Honestly, no one could have seen it coming because even Eric Cowan didn’t see it coming. “I wasn’t all-nothing last season,” is how a smiling Cowan succinctly puts it. Today the senior defensive back is alleverything, including Associated Press AllState. He’s also the Rowan County Defensive Player of the Year, the best of the best, the brightest star on a dynamic unit that pro-

duced the stingiest points-allowed numbers in school history. Cowan was a very good player as a junior, although even a very good player was easy to overlook on a team with four AllState players and two All-Americans. Cowan quietly came up with eight turnovers in 2009 — four interceptions and four fumble recoveries — but he was far from a household name. Probably no one outside the West program realized how good he was. Coming

See DEFENSE, 7B

BY MIKE LONDON mlondon@salisburypost.com

It was clear by early September that Carson tailback Shaun Warren would be Rowan County Offensive Player of the Year. It became equally clear in late November he’d be sharing that award with West Rowan quarterback B.J. Sherrill. Warren rushed for 31

touchdowns. Sherrill threw 31 touchdown passes. We’re not huge fans of coplayers of the year, and the offensive award hasn’t been a tie since 1982. But in this case, it would be an injustice to snub either athlete. Warren put together a year that was the secondbest ever recorded by a Rowan running back. He rushed for 2,967 yards in 13 games— a staggering 228

yards per outing. The only season statistically superior to Warren’s was the Superman performance turned in by West Rowan’s K.P. Parks in 2009, and even that monumental campaign, which drew the attention of the nation, was only a bit better. Playing on a fantastic team, Parks plowed for 237 yards per night.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2010 • 3B

NFL

Panthers lose on Thursday night BY ALAN ROBINSON Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — No one needs to exSteelers 27 plain this Panthers 3 math to the Pittsburgh Steelers: It’s easier to get to the Super Bowl by winning two games rather than three. On a short week with no real practice following a tough loss, the Steelers were determined not to get distracted and lose to the poor-record Carolina Panthers. Do that, and they might be adding an extra work week to their playoff schedule. “It was huge for us,” nose tackle Casey Hampton said following Pittsburgh’s businesslike 27-3 victory on Thursday night. “If you get a bye, it gets you closer to the Super Bowl. Anything can happen in the playoffs, and you want to play the least games as possible.” Maybe that’s why the Steelers (11-4) put away the Panthers (2-12) in about the least time possible. Ben Roethlisberger’s deep throws resulted in a touchdown, set up another and pushed the Steelers into a 20-0 halftime lead, and the Panthers had no real chance after that. Not with an offense that was outgained 408-119. Not with a defense that tightened up to stop the run, somehow overlooking that the Steelers’ offense runs through Roethlisberger. “They were stacking the line of scrimmage to stop the run so, when you see that, you’ve got to take what they give you,” coach Mike Tomlin said of a passing game that outgained Carolina’s 293-45. “Guys got open and Ben distributed the football to them.” Mike Wallace scored on a 45-yard touchdown pass during his sixth 100-yard game this season, one off the Steelers’ record. Emmanuel Sanders’ 35-yard catch led to AssociAted Press Rashard Mendenhall’s 1-yard Pittsburgh steelers running back rashard Mendenhall (34) breaks a tackle by carolina TD run and, with Shaun SuPanthers defensive end tyler Brayton (96) isham adding two field goals,

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the second half was largely irrelevant. “I felt we did some really good things,” said Roethlisberger, who was 22 of 32 for 320 yards and a 1-yard TD run. “We’re always striving to get better and do some better things. Every day and every game, we get a little better.” Of course, winning their fifth in six games means the Steelers might eliminate a wild-card playoff game from their January calendar. The Steelers, bouncing back from Sunday’s 22-17 loss to the Jets, will wrap up the AFC North and the first-round bye if they beat Cleveland on Jan. 2. The Browns (5-9) could end the division race even earlier than that if they upset the Ravens (10-4) at home on Sunday. “There’s some hardware out there for us, the AFC North title, and that more than anything is what we’re focused on,” Tomlin said. There wasn’t much for the Panthers to take out of a game in which they had zero yards of offense from the end of the first quarter to the last 90 seconds of the third quarter. “They’re 2-13 for a reason, and you’ve got to keep them that way,” safety Ryan Clark said. “You don’t want to give them any confidence they can play it down to the wire, so we put it away early.”

Jonathan Stewart, averaging 115 yards in his previous four games, ran for 71 yards on 18 carries, but rookie quarterback Jimmy Clausen finished 10 of 23 for 72 yards. “We’ve obviously had our struggles at that position,” said coach John Fox, who has used four quarterbacks in the NFL’s worst-ranked offense. “That was pretty solid defense we played. Offensively, it wasn’t very good.” Clausen drove the Panthers to the Pittsburgh 32 on each of their first two drives, but neither produced any scoring — and that was about it for the rest of the game, other than a late John Kasay 27-yard field goal. “I thought offensively we came out fast, running the ball well, got a few first downs quick,” Clausen said. “And just from there, I don’t know what happened.” At least there’s this: the Panthers own the NFL’s worst record, which could translate into the top pick in the April draft. Even before the Panthers had left town, Heinz Field didn’t look the same. Within 90 minutes after the game ended, the goal posts and team benches had vanished as the NHL began building the outdoor hockey rink for the Capitals vs. Penguins Winter Classic on Jan. 1.

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Despite what most of us claim, we are all — to varying degrees — resistant to change. To illustrate this, the usual first responses to the very idea of change are either, “We’ve never done that before,” or, “What we’re doing now is working fine.” Perhaps that’s why the idea of Chicago Bears kick returner Devin Hester’s future Hall of Fame candidacy is so difficult a topic to navigate through. Special-teams players, returners in particular, contribute “hidden yardage” to the game’s stat sheet. However, to this point in the history of the game, there’s no universally accepted way to quantify that yardage. And this is the shortcoming — or rather, excuse — that’s still keeping Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders legend Ray Guy out the Hall of Fame, along with former Buffalo Bills special-teams stalwart Steve Tasker. But, the mere fact that no one has delved into this problem shouldn’t be all that surprising when you consider that the quarterback sack has only been a recognized statistic since 1982. Further, the man who coined the term — Hall of Fame defensive end Deacon Jones — doesn’t have any sacks “officially” despite an estimated 179.5 unofficial ones in his career. A quarterback sack is a potential game-changer or ender (such as in the case of the Green Bay Packers last Sunday night in New England), and a punt return is just as deadly in that regard, as the Philadelphia Eagles’ DeSean Jackson so aptly demonstrated hours earlier. While there’s a reason-

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devin Hester has 14 punt returns for touchdowns. able possibility of a quarterback sack on every passing down, consider that the NFL’s top 25 all-time combined kick returners (for a season) combined for 4,977 returns, averaging 23.1 yards per return and scoring 115 touchdowns. This averages out to scoring just 2.3 percent of the time. So when you consider the difficulty of just six of Hester’s record 14 return touchdowns, the other eight

should make him a shoo-in for a bust in Canton — especially since he’s just in his fifth NFL season and already third all-time in nonoffensive touchdowns. Even though 56 percent of the listeners of a respected, nationally broadcast radio show felt Hester shouldn’t be enshrined one day, there’s still hope. After all, it took the league 62 years to embrace the quarterback sack, and see how that worked out?

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2010 ALL-COUNTY FOOTBALL

What they were saying

“Honestly, can anyone beat them?”

“It was one of those plays you’re so open, you’re afraid you’ll drop it”

JASON ROLLINS South coach on West Rowan

CLAY WILSON South receiver on his 98-yard scoring catch from Eric Tyler

“You give him an inch and he takes 100 yards” EAST

COACH

“I kept telling myself, ‘Don’t drop it. Don’t drop it’ ”

CHAD TEDDER

on Salisbury’s Romar Morris

JARVIS MORGAN on his long TD catch against Eastern Alamance in the 3A state title win

“No one in their right mind kicks off to Romar”

“Romar is special, special, special ... beyond special”

JOE PINYAN on Morris

EAST’S TEDDER

“I don’t know why teams keep kicking off to him”

on Salisbury’s Morris

WEST QB B.J. SHERRILL on teammate Trey Mashore

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“He was killing, just beasting up” CARSON’S GARRETT SMITH on teammate Ryan Shoaf after a 28-7 win over West Davidson

Everyone knew who wore No. 8: championship game MVPs Romar Morris of Salisbury, left, and West’s Dinkin Miller.

JASON ROLLINS South Rowan coach

AWARDS FROM 8B

“Every year, it seems like there’s a team that people think can beat us. Every year, we win.” DAVON QUARLES West offensive lineman

“I’d like to have about seven of him” CHATHAM COUNTY COACH BOB PEGRAM on North’s Sam Starks

“I’m glad the first win is out of the way” EAST’S TEDDER after winning season opener

“It’s good to see our guys smiling again” EAST’S TEDDER on winning the season’s last game after nine straight losses

“I wrapped up his whole body?”

“We’ve been up against speed and we lack the speed you need to stop speed”

athletic banquets may have forgotten to give out. Here’s some others: Most Exciting Player: Salisbury speedster Romar Morris. The Zoomin’ Human had six — count ’em, six — touchdown runs of 80 yards or better. Runner-up: Carson’s all-state tailback Shaun Warren had five runs over 60 yards and an 87-yarder against South. The Rolaids Award: With Carson kicker Caleb Lippard injured, where did the Cougars go for relief? Linebacker Chris Barnhardt, who kicked three extra points and a field goal in a 24-12 win over Hickory Ridge. And he kicked it straight-on. Game of the Year: Salisbury 10, Thomasville 7. This game was intense with last-second defensive heroics by Kavari Hillie giving the Hornets the CCC championship. The John Madden Award: To Salisbury’s Hillie, North’s Javon Hargrave and Carson’s Jacorian Brown, guys who would stick their head in your gut and hit you. Hard. Their uniforms were always dirty. Most Disappointing Loss: North Rowan’s 21-20 loss to East Rowan in the opener after leading practically the entire way. Statement Game: Forest Hills coach John Lowery and his staff didn’t think Morris was good enough for the N.C. Shrine Bowl team. So when the two teams hooked up in the playoffs, Morris scored five touchdowns and had 250 yard rushing in a 4117 Hornet win. 5-Alive: Producing five-touchdown DISMUKE games this season

were West quarterback B.J. Sherrill, Morris and Salisbury’s Dominique Dismuke. My Favorite Number: Wearing No. 7 this season were three all-county performers: West’s Sherrill, North’s Sam Starks and Carson’s Zack Gragg. The Newcomer of the Year Award: To STARKS Carson sophomore running back Travis Abbitt of Carson. Most Surprising Outcome: West Rowan 40, Davie 0. We expected West to win but not like that against the eventual 4A finalist. Coming Out Party: Anybody ever heard of Logan Stoodley before the season? The sophomore linebacker ended up as West Rowan’s leading tackler and was Defensive MVP of the state title game. Most Versatile Player: Carson’s Lippard, who kicked and then played in the band during halftime, showing off his orange uniform and yellow shoes. Quote of the Year: “We never quit because we bring the bang-bang.” — Salisbury defender Travis Byrd. Best Individual Performance: It’s Mr Knox again in that BYRD same Central Davidson game, won by Salisbury 56-37. Knox ran seven times for 207 yards and had 286 of total offense. He ran for scores of 39, 21 and 70. He threw a touchdown pass of 67 yards. Runner-up: Against Robinson, South’s McDaniel was 6 of 6 passing for 117 yards, rushed for 150 and had a catch for 29. It wasn’t enough.

South lost 50-32. Best Quarter: Against Robinson, Carson scored 29 points in the second quarter, including three scores in the final 38 seconds. It was enough. Carson won 49-35. Most Photogenic Player: Knox led the way with 43 photos in the Post this season. He edged out teammate Morris (35) and Carson’s Shaun Warren (34). Most Photogenic Coach: Salisbury’s Joe Pinyan was in the paper 24 times. And he did not pay off the sports editor. He ... could ... go ... all ... the ... way: The longest touchdown play of the year was by South Rowan’s Wilson, who hauled in a 98-yard pass from Eric Tyler. North Rowan’s Pierre Givens had the other two 90-plus scoring plays, one on a 91-yard kickoff return against West Montgomery and a 94-yard interception return against South Davidson. Best Description: During a highscoring fourth quarter, Post reporter David Shaw wrote that Salisbury “was pouring it on like clam sauce on a plate of linguini.” Welcome to the Club: To Kristen Thomas of Rockwell, who recently married East Rowan assistant Sean Rinehart. You’re a coach’s wife, now, Kristen. Get ready RINEHART for some wacky hours and a fun life. And finally ... The Lifetime Achievement Award: To West’s Sherrill. He started 46 games at quarterback. He won 46 game at quarterback. And just like the 2010 football season, you can’t get any better than that. • Call Ronnie Gallagher at 704-7974287 orrgallagher@salisburypost.com.

“Just a beast on both sides of the ball” CARSON’S MARK WOODY on Jacorian Brown

“We had the worst offensive showing we’ve ever had” SALISBURY’S JOE PINYAN after 28-0 loss to West Rowan

“We won because we hit ’em first and hit ’em hard” EMANNUEL GBUNBLEE West defender after 32-0 win over Mooresville

“I just need to eat more bananas, that’s all” CARSON’S SHAUN WARREN after cramping up in a 49-35 win over Robinson

“We need to find a 4-leaf clover or something” EAST’S TEDDER after Mustangs fell to 1-4

NORTH’S GARLAND ARCHIE on sacking South Stanly QB

“I’m not going to lie. They’re good” “Cody shows me something different every night”

JORDAN HOPPER East defender on Carson

ZACK GRAGG

“I don’t really like it. I like playing against competition”

Carson’s starting QB on receiver Cody Clanton

JAVON HARGRAVE North defender on 1A football

“I don’t know how he does it, but he’s always open”

“Ten wins in a season. Not many people can say that”

DONTAE GILBERT Carson’s backup QB on receiver Cody Clanton

CARSON’S WOODY on Cougars’ 10-3 season

“This is how we’re supposed to be — and there’s more to come” DINKIN MILLER West Rowan back after a 56-0 win over Central Cabarrus in the season opener

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Making sure fans don’t forget their numbers are, in order, Salisbury’s Darien Rankin (2), West Rowan’s Trey Mashore (3), Salisbury’s Riley Gallagher (4), North Rowan’s Amani Bates (5), Carson’s Zack Gragg (7), Salisbury’s Romar Morris (8), West Rowan’s Quentin Sifford (9) and Salisbury’s David Simons (10).

JASON ROLLINS South coach after 2-9 season

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2010 • 5B

Coaches of Year

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Salisbury’s Joe Pinyan, left, shakes hands with West Rowan’s Scott Young after the two were named Rowan County’s co-coaches of the year.

State championships linked Young, Pinyan BY RONNIE GALLAGHER rgallagher@salisburypost.com

West Rowan’s Scott Young and Salisbury’s Joe Pinyan have been linked for so long, why not link them again with the 2010 Rowan County Coach of the Year award? Last year, East Rowan’s Brian Hinson joked that he was honored to share the Scott Young Award. But it’s really not a joke. Young has dominated this honor over the years. He has won more than anyone — eight — including six in a row. He has shared five of them. This season, Salisbury’s Pinyan shares it with Young. Both won the state title in similar routs. West took a 34-7 win against Eastern Alamance while Salisbury shut out Northeastern 30-0. Both will remember Dec. 11 as the day their schools won the state championship. First, Young coached the Falcons to a 3A state crown in the afternoon, while Pinyan coached the Hornets to a 2AA title that night in Winston-Salem. Through text messages, they were rooting for each other, and for Davie County, which played in the 4A final at 11 a.m. “Going to Raleigh, we were trying to get text updates from the Davie game,” said Young. “Coming back, we were getting updates from Salisbury’s. Unfortunately, the Davie game didn’t go like we would’ve liked. Fortunately, Salisbury was able to bring one back to Rowan County.” As Pinyan and his team headed to Winston-Salem, he received texts about West’s game. “We were excited to hear they were winning,” Pinyan said. “We got a little antsy when B.J. (Sherrill) went down (with a concussion). We were worried for him.” Pinyan said his main concern was, of course, the Hornets’ game against Northeastern. “We wanted to win our football game,” he said. “We wanted to be state champions. We wanted to do something great for Salisbury High School and our community. But at the same time,

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Joe Pinyan, left, and Catawba coach Chip Hester, center, listen to West Rowan’s Scott Young talk about winning his third straight 3A championship. we were pulling for those West Rowan guys to win. It makes our county look good.” • Young’s team has been making Rowan County look good for a long time. He has molded this program into an annual state title contender. His 16-0 squad won its third straight championship and ended the season with the nation’s longest winning streak (46). Pinyan has won the Coach of the Year award three times, the last in 2006 when he shared it with — who else? — Young. He has quickly moved up the Rowan County win list. Both give credit where it’s due. “It’s a staff award,” Young said. “We haven’t lost

any assistants since Joe Payne left four or five years ago. This year’s a little bit sweeter because we added my brother, Mark Young, Zeb Link and James Collins. For them to get their first taste of winning it all is just a joy.” Pinyan added, “The most satisfying thing is that we’ve got a great bunch of assistants who deserved to win that game. We have a great bunch of athletes who deserved to win that game. Anytime you win an award, it’s not just you. You share it with the whole team.” • Both coaches did an amazing job from the first offical day of practice on Aug. 1. No one really knew if this could happen.

Sure, Young had won two straight titles? But three? “I thought we had a chance to be good,” Young said. “But to be state championship-good, you need some luck. Our kids kept getting better and better. We had some early showdowns with Mooresville, then Davie, then Salisbury. We knew we’d be challenged and our kids dominated those games.” Pinyan’s team was 3-3 but won its last 10 games. “We said early that if our defense matured, we’d have a chance to be pretty good,” Pinyan said. “At halftime of the Central Davidson game (game No. 7), the light came on.” No one can take away 2010 for either coach.

“They do it with their style,” Pinyan said, “and we do it with our style. You have to tip your hat to West Rowan. They’ve done it three years in a row. Hopefully, we can continue to do it. The bottom line is, we’ve had a great run.” The entire county has. “Salisbury’s good,” exclaimed Young of Pinyan’s wishbone team. “But look at the season Carson had (10 wins). North Rowan won the conference championship. Look at South last year with that great record (9-4). East made it to the second round of the playoffs. Every program in the county has had recent success.” • And a week after winning it all — again — Young finally gets to soak it all in.

“We’re starting to enjoy it, day by day,” Young said. “Last week, we watched our kids in the Shrine Bowl and it was really a busy week. This week, we can relax and get ready for the Christmas break.” Pinyan hasn’t come down off the cloud from his first title. “I had a coach tell me once, ‘Don’t evaluate yourself as a coach on whether you got to a state championship,’ ” he said. “A lot of good coaches never get there. I feel fortunate to be part of the group that did get there.” And then, the two Rowan County coaches of the year shook hands. “You don’t mind sharing when you’re both winners,” Pinyan smiled.

6B • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2010

SALISBURY POST

2010 ALL-COUNTY FOOTBALL

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Blocking for the best running backs in the county were, from left, Salisbury’s Marqui Ross, South’s Leo Pope, West’s Charles Holloway, Carson’s Kaleb Denton and West’s Davon Quarles.

TEAM FROM 8B and was also dangerous as a receiver. Seven of his 19 TDs came on receptions. Scored five TDs against East Davidson. Romar Morris, Salisbury HB The senior blazer set a school single-season record with 1,780 rushing yards and found the end zone 30 times. MVP of the 2AA state title game, he also rushed for 250 yards and scored five TDs (both feats tied school records) in a playoff game against Forest Hills. Committed to UNC. Shaun Warren, Carson TB His All-State senior season included 388 carries, 2,967 rushing yards and 31 TDs. The NCPreps.com Offensive Player of the Year, the NPC Offensive Player of the Year and county co-offensive player of the year. Committed to Western Carolina. Chris Moore, East FB Senior totaled 185 rushing yards in the Mustangs’ two wins against North and South. Jacorian Brown, Carson Ath. The senior played well at linebacker and was a productive fullback. He rushed for 654 yards and 15 TDs, including four against North Iredell. Trey Mashore, West Ath. NPC Special Teams Player of the Year, the senior DB’s punt return for a TD proved a backbreaker against Carson. He ran back four kicks for scores and added a big picksix against West Iredell. Mark McDaniel, South Ath. Basically a 48-minute man for the Raiders, the senior totaled 302 rushing yards in his team’s two victories. Amani Bates, North Ath. The senior scored 12 TDs for the Cavaliers, six receiving and six rushing. Cody Clanton, Carson WR The senior’s 65 catches were good for a county singleseason record of 1,275 yards

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West Rowan’s Logan Stoodley, left, and Salisbury’s Kavari Hillie clown around during the all-county photo shoot. Both of the linebackers were defensive MVPs in their state championship games. and he scored 12 TDs. Committed to Catawba. Sam Starks, North WR The versatile senior threw for two TDs, ran for a TD, caught six TD passes and ran back a kickoff for a TD. He even kicked a few PATs. Patrick Hampton, West TE The senior served a dual role. He was a sixth offensive lineman in the running game and put up the county’s second-best receiving numbers with 45 catches for 833 yards. Riley Gallagher, SHS TE Senior made huge strides as a blocking tight end, caught seven TD passes and was quite a story when he returned from two concussions to play for the Hornets in the state championship game. Leo Pope, South OL Senior played on both sides of the ball for the Raiders and was their most imposing phys-

ical specimen. Charles Holloway, West OL Shrine Bowl right guard was the county’s most dominating offensive lineman. All-State selection. Davon Quarles, West OL The senior right tackle was a starter on three championship teams. Provided leadership and physicality. Kaleb Denton, Carson OL The senior guard was the most consistent performer on a unit that protected Gragg and opened holes for Warren’s massive yardage totals. Marqui Ross, Salisbury OL A tackle that runs cross country? Ross was light for his position at 170 pounds, but he was great at blocking on the edge for Knox, Morris and Dismuke. David Simons, Salisbury K Four field goals, 55 PATs and an onside kick recovery

in the playoffs against Shelby that probably was the Hornets’ biggest play all season. Emmanuel Gbunblee, West DE Thirteen sacks, five fumble recoveries and two defensive touchdowns — including a big one against Salisbury. Named NPC Defensive Player of the Year, the senior had made big plays in the state title game with an interception and a forced fumble. Ryan Shoaf, Carson DE The senior had five forced fumbles and was among the state leaders in sacks with 171⁄2. Garrett Smith, Carson DE The other side of Carson’s defense also was tough. Smith, another senior, logged 12 1⁄2 sacks and averaged nine tackles per game. Javon Hargrave, North DL Scored two TDs on fumble returns, scored on a blocked punt and added another TD on

offense. The senior bulldozer had seven fumble recoveries to add to his county career record of 18 was was runnerup for YVC Defensive Player of the Year honors. T.J. Smith, Carson LB A junior who is Garrett Smith’s younger brother, T.J. was the Cougars’ leading tackler with nearly 13 stops per game. He made 15 tackles in Carson’s breakthrough win against Salisbury Darius Jackson, North LB Senior turned in a tremendous outing against Albemarle’s 1AA state champions, registering five tackles for loss. Kavari Hillie, SHS LB Junior middle backer had a team-high 182 tackles, 14 for loss, and made one big play after another in the playoffs. Most outstanding defensive player of the 2AA state championship game.

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Top defenders, from left, are Carson’s Ryan Shoaf, North’s Javon Hagrave and Carson’s Jacorian Brown.

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Tre Jackson, Salisbury LB Undersized for his position, but strong and tough, the senior had a tremendous game in Salisbury’s playoff battle with talented Berry Academy. Quentin Sifford, West LB The 220-pound senior was one of the keys to a West defense that allowed a schoolrecord 7.1 points per game. He adjusted to West’s system after turning in an allcounty season at East in 2009. Logan Stoodley, West LB The lone sophomore on the all-county team, Stoodley was West’s leading tackler and earned most outstanding defensive players honors in the 3A championship game. Should be a big star in the future. Darien Rankin, Salisbury DB Senior All-State pick had 163 tackles and eight pass breakups, while playing all over the place for the Hornets. He was both a physical runstopper and a speed guy who could cover man-to-man. Committed to UNC. Domonique Noble, West DB The All-State senior’s six picks raised his career total to 14. Tough against the run as well as the pass, he helped West post a school-record six shutouts. Headed to Georgia Tech. Eric Cowan, West DB In a loaded county, the AllState senior was the pick as defensive player of the year. Enjoyed super season with five picks, one defensive TD and four special-teams TDs. Tion McCain, Salisbury DB Junior had five picks, including a huge one against Thomasville in the game that decided the CCC championship. Had three picks during Salisbury’s playoff run. Evan Hiatt, East DB One of the big plays of East’s season was Hiatt streaking across the field to make a game-saving tackle against South Rowan. He also saved a TD against Carson by knocking the ball out of Clanton’s hands as he headed for the end zone.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2010 • 7B

2010 ALL-COUNTY FOOTBALL

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Eric Cowan, with ball, talks with other all-county defensive backs, from left, Tion McCain of Salisbury, Mark McDaniel of South Rowan and Evan Hiatt of East Rowan.

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Warren topped 200 rushing yards 10 times as a senior and surpassed 300 twice. Even on his three “off nights” he had career games for most backs— 186, 167 and 112 rushing yards. Warren, who checks in at 5-foot7, 175 pounds, had to be as good this season, pound-for-pound and inch-for-inch, as anyone in the state. Maybe in any state. “In my eyes, Shaun is the greatest back anywhere, and he really deserved to be in the Shrine Bowl,” Carson all-county guard Kaleb Denton said. “Shaun thanked us a thousand times — thank you, thank you, thank you — and it was always a thrill to block for him. Watching him run just made your heart feel good.” Warren was excellent as a sophomore (1,079 rushing yards, 11 TDs) and awesome as a junior (1,977 rushing yards, 20 TDs). While it didn’t seem possible for him to keep improving, he took another leap forward as a senior. “People always think it’s just the running back, but it wasn’t just me out there — it was a team,” Warren said. “Where I improved some was on trusting my speed more. My vision got better and I saw the cutbacks better, but I still wasn’t going anywhere without those guys throwing blocks for me.” Warren was named NCPreps.com Offensive Player of the Year, AP All-State and North Piedmont Conference Player of the Year. The first Cougar to win a major football award in the county, Warren said his 284-yard game against rival South Rowan was the highlight of his sensational season. “Because that was our last home game of the regular season and because of the way we came back against them,” Warren said. Carson trailed 16-0 early, but a physical run by Warren — he sent a Raider flying — energized the Cougars for 53 unanswered points. Carson’s second game was a 430 home win against North Rowan, and the Cougars began a tradition. “Shaun jumped into my arms after he scored a touchdown, and we just started doing that,” Denton said. “Sometimes I had to run a long way to catch up to him, but it was always a cool thing.” While some colleges question Warren’s size, few doubt his heart and speed. He has committed to Western Carolina, and there should be more TDs in his future.

into this season, he ranked third in name recognition in his own defensive secondary behind Georgia Tech commitment Domonique Noble and returning all-county player Trey Mashore. But Cowan elevated his game several notches this season, breaking up passes, crushing running backs and dominating on special teams. He was 170 pounds of trouble for every offensive coordinator and every QB on West’s schedule. “We lost a lot of great players,” Cowan said. “I just looked at it like it was my time to step it up some. We needed people to be better players than they’d been before if we were going to do something, and I tried to be one of those people.” West’s consecutive shutouts of Davie, Salisbury and Mooresville early in the season, were a public announcement that the Falcons had more than a very good defense. This time, they had a great one. The experienced secondary with seniors Noble, Mashore, Cowan and Darryl Jackson was the cornerstone of a unit that allowed just 7.1 points a game. West posted a school-record six shutouts, the most in the county since Salisbury had seven in 1995. Most remarkably, the Falcons didn’t allow an opponent to score in the first half the entire regular season. No other defense in the county posted numbers anywhere close to West’s, so it wasn’t hard to narrow the field for player of the year down to Falcons. But which Falcon? “Honestly, we had three on defense who could’ve won this award,” West coach Scott Young said. “Trey Mashore or Emmanuel Gbunblee could also have been the guy, but I am very happy for Eric. “He was a special athlete, fast, smart and physical, and he just flew to the football. This was the fastest defense, by far, that we’ve had here, and he was a key part of that.” Cowan was a jayvee running back as a freshman and sophomore. He received his first taste of varsity action during West’s 2008 playoff run that ended with its first state title. With gaping holes in the secondary left by the graduation of Austin Greenwood and Marco Gupton, Cowan was asked to make a transition to defense prior to his junior season, and that’s where he found his calling. Defensive coordinator David Hunt said Cowan took to defense like “a duck to water.” Cowan’s solid performance as a junior was a bridge to this year’s breakout. “I just got off to a good start this year, and I was able to keep it going,” he said.

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West coach Scott Young’s toughest decision — and his best — was making Sherrill his starting quarterback in 2008. Brantley Horton had quarterbacked the Falcons to the NPC title in 2007 with Sherrill at receiver, and Jon Crucitti, a QB with polished mechanics and wheels, had come to West from Mooresville. Young settled on Sherrill as his QB, with Horton becoming a force

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Carson’s Shaun Warren, left, made AP All-State while West’s B.J. Sherrill had arguably the best season of any quarterback in county history. at wideout and Crucitti becoming a superb all-purpose guy. With the offense settled, the defense did its thing. The rest is history — three 3A titles, 46 straight wins. “Our own camp was divided on which way to go when B.J. was a sophomore, but he held in there, improved his mechanics tremendously and became a great field general and passer for us,” Young said. The 215-pound Sherrill broke the county record for TD passes this season, as well as the career record. He threw his 66th in the state championship game, shortly before crashing into the end zone for a two-point conversion that resulted in a concussion that ended his day. West still rolled behind its great defense and offensive line. “I blame my concussion on Jarvis Morgan,” Sherrill said with a laugh. “If he doesn’t catch that TD pass, then I don’t get the concussion on the conversion. Maybe Jarvis should have dropped it.” While he threw for 6,188 yards in his career — second all-time in the county — the number that will be Sherrill’s legacy is 46-0 as West’s starting QB. “What else can you say about B.J?,” said Young, groping for words. “I mean, 46-0 is 46-0. I hope someone can do that for us again, but I really don’t expect it to happen. I don’t know that anyone will do that again at any school.” Sherrill is still uncommitted. He’s being recruited by FCS schools, including Appalachian

State, and D-II schools, including Catawba. The measuring stick for Rowan quarterbacks for many years has been the monster 1994 season put up by North Rowan’s Mitch Ellis. Ellis fired 25 TD passes with just seven picks and hit on 214 of 338 passes for 2,945 yards. Yet, Sherrill’s 2010 season was even more efficient. In 97 fewer attempts, Sherrill threw six more TD passes. Employing the NCAA formula for QB ratings that factors in completion percentage, yards per attempt and TD and interception rates, Sherrill’s season was truly one of a kind. His QB rating was a stellar 172.9, while Ellis logged a strong 156.8 rating in 1994. Ellis was a good runner and had eight rushing TDs in 1994. Sherrill had an amazing 18 rushing scores this season, both outrunning and overpowering tacklers. That means he accounted for 49 touchdowns. “Our offensive line always tries to play a perfect game, and I was able to find some holes to run the ball,” Sherrill said. “We didn’t have K.P. to get his 3,000 yards this year, so I had to help a little.” There you have it. This historic football season featured arguably the best quarterbacking season there’s ever been and one of the two best rushing seasons. Co-players of the year seems like the most reasonable solution. “Shaun is a great back,” Sherrill said. “To share an award with him — I look at it as a great honor.”

Cowan’s spectacular 2010 season included five interceptions, five touchdowns and the two loudest hits of the year on running plays. He leveled South’s Clay Wilson on a running play and train-wrecked Statesville burner Justin Masler on a jet sweep. “Eric gave us great flexibility because he could cover against the passing teams and he was like an extra linebacker against the running teams,” Young said. Cowan’s first TD of the season came on a 69-yard punt return against South Rowan in West’s sixth game. Following a safety, he returned a free kick 65 yards to score against East Rowan in Week 10. Then he scored again the following week on a 61-yard pick-six against North Iredell. In the second round of the playoffs, he had a 70-yard punt return to score against Northwest Cabarrus. That was his best game. He returned the opening kickoff that night 93 yards, although he was tackled — out of gas — on the Northwest 1. He also made a 43-yard dash with a faked punt. Cowan had another huge faked punt, scoring from 42 yards out against Hibriten, by far the best team the Falcons battled, in the Western final. That TD was one of the pivotal plays in West’s drive to its third straight 3A crown. The most startling Cowan stat is he actually carried the ball to the end zone nine times. Penalty flags cost him four more TDs. Cowan made two interceptions against North Iredell and one each against Davie, Mooresville and playoff foe Concord. The one against Concord was a remarkable soaring pick that looked like something you see on NFL Sundays. “The most fun games were against the teams that could throw the ball well,” Cowan said. “Harding, Concord, Carson. Those games we had to really work to show that we were a great team.” Cowan’s selection marks the sixth straight season a Falcon has won the award outright or shared it. He keeps a streak alive that has included stalwarts Julian Samolu, Tristan Dorty, Justin Avery, Chris Smith and Eli Goodson. Cowan has a strong GPA, and his college destination will be determined by how well he scores on the SAT. He’s scheduled to tackle it on Jan. 4. FCS schools South Carolina State, Elon and North Carolina A&T are potential suitors waiting for Cowan’s score. Division II UNC Pembroke and Catawba are also very interested. “Eric’s film has shown a lot of people he can play, and now he has some options,” Young said. “We knew he’d be good this year, but he wasn’t just good. He was phenomenal.”

ALLCOUNTY

SATURDAY December 25, 2010

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The 2010 All-County football team consists of, Front Row, from left: Eric Cowan (West), Shaun Warren (Carson), Tion McCain (Salisbury), Domonique Noble (West), Jacorian Brown (Carson), Emmanuel Gbunblee (West) and Tre Jackson (Salisbury). Second row: Kavari Hillie (Salisbury), Javon Hargrave (North), Darien Rankin (Salisbury), Charles Holloway (West), John Knox (Salisbury), Sam Starks (North), Mark McDaniel (South) and Ryan Shoaf (Carson). Third row: Dinkin Miller (West), Darius Jackson (North), Logan Stoodley (West), Marqui Ross (Salisbury), Patrick Hampton (West), Dominique Dismuke (Salisbury) and Davon Quarles (West). Fourth row: Garrett Smith (Carson), Riley Gallagher (Salisbury), Evan Hiatt (East), T.J. Smith (Carson), Chris Moore (East), Zack Gragg (Carson), Leo Pope (South) and David Simons (Salisbury). Fifth row: Trey Mashore (West), Amani Bates (North), Romar Morris (Salisbury), Cody Clanton (Carson), B.J. Sherrill (West), Kaleb Denton (Carson) and Quentin Sifford (West).

Seniors dominate all-county team full of Falcons and Hornets BY MIKE LONDON mlondon@salisburypost.com

While this season’s all-county football team contains 37 athletes, there were still lots of quality players left on the outside looking in. It was a sensational season in the county (49 victories, two state titles), and this all-county team, large as it is, still doesn’t include 11 players who were voted to their all-conference teams. All-county and all-conference

are similar in most cases. Carson’s eight men on the All-NPC squad are the same eight picked for allcounty. West’s 10 all-conference picks are all here, with the lone addition being tailback Dinkin Miller. Besides 11 Falcons and eight Cougars, this year’s team includes 10 Hornets, four Cavaliers, two Mustangs and two Raiders. That breakdown is a reflection of team success. North’s YVC champions seem under-represented at first glance, but they were 0-3 against

county foes. This may be the most experienced all-county team of all-time — 31 seniors, five juniors and one sophomore. The team includes five famous and familiar three-peaters — B.J. Sherrill, Shaun Warren, John Knox, Romar Morris and Javon Hargrave — plus 14 repeaters. Nine of the 11 Falcons on the team are seniors, good news for everyone except West, while seven of the eight Cougars will graduate.

B.J. Sherrill, West QB Co-offensive player of the year, the senior threw for 2,349 yards and accounted for 49 TDs with his arm and legs. John Knox, Salisbury QB-Punter Senior rushed for 1,041 yards, threw for 1,184 and accounted for 30 TDs. Broke school career records for passing, total offense and rushing yards by a QB. Zack Gragg, Carson QB Even on a team with one of the nation’s top rushers, the senior

threw for 1,860 yards and 14 TDs. His 329-yard passing game against Hickory was the best aerial night by a county QB since 2000. Dinkin Miller, West TB Capped a strong junior season with 211 rushing yards and MVP honors in the 3A championship game. Rushed for 1,805 yards for the season with 19 TDs. Dominique Dismuke, SHS HB The junior rushed for 1,052 yards

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The awards Big play after big play during 2010 W

e pulled Salisbury quarterback John Knox and West Rowan defensive lineman Emmanuel Gbunblee over to the side during the All-County football photo shoot and told them to re-enact one of the plays of the year. “This is the play I don’t want to remember,” Knox told Gbunblee. Salisbury was only down 7-0 in the third quarter to the RONNIE two-time deGALLAGHER fending champ when Knox pitched the ball. Gbunblee stole it, jaunted into the end zone and deflated the

Hornets for good in an eventual 28-0 West Rowan win. “That play,” mused Gbunblee’s teammate Davon Quarles, “told us it was time to step on their throat and bring it to an end.” There were plenty of other play-of-the-year candidates because the 2010 season will go down as the greatest in Rowan County history. Salisbury rebounded from that loss to win the 2AA state title. West won its third straight. Carson won 10 games. North Rowan won its conference and had the coach of the year in Tasker Fleming. And just for the record, Rowan athletes gave us 62 scoring plays of 50 yards or better. Here’s some other plays to remember:

• It’s fourth-and12 for South Rowan against North Iredell. Mark McDaniel pitches to WILSON Clay Wilson, who runs backwards, stops on a dime and sprints down the sideline for a 39-yard score. • West’s Jamarian Mabry caught a pass against Northwest Cabarrus, bounced off two Trojans, leaned almost parallel to the ground and someMABRY how kept his

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West Rowan’s Emmanuel Gbunblee, left, re-enacts his stolen pitch from Salisbury QB John Knox that keyed the Falcons’ 28-0 win against the Hornets. feet, scoring on the play. • And then, there was Knox, who zigged and zagged his way for a 48-yard run against Central Davidson. “We had seven people get

their arms around him and he still got away,” said Central coach Mark Hoover. “He stiff-armed my 280pound nose tackle. He was too fast and too elusive.” “Those are things you

read about at Disney World,” Salisbury coach Joe Pinyan said. The Plays of the Year are just a few of the awards the

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FAITH

SATURDAY December 25, 2010

SALISBURY POST

Katie Scarvey, Faith Editor, 704-797-4270 kscarvey@salisburypost.com

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World Hope Worship Center gets into the Christmas spirit with lavish holiday musical BY KATIE SCARVEY kscarvey@salisburypost.com

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Kailyn Cowger sings ‘Breath of Heaven.’

It’s funny how Christmas sneaks up on you when you least expect it. A few weeks ago, Katrina Cowger gave me a heads up about a musical she was directing at World Hope Worship Center, and she thought it would be a nice story for the Post. I agreed. But even so, I wasn’t exactly pumped up about venturing out on a frigid Friday night to work afKATIE ter what had alSCARVEY ready been a long week. Plus, I was going to miss or at least be late to my Sunday school Christmas party. But when I walked into World Hope Worship Center I started to feel just a little bit merry. How could I not? There was fake snow falling on the gorgeous, festive set. Mary, Joseph, shepherds and wise men were there. An angel. Chipmunks. Cute kids.

When I saw a couple with an infant hanging around, I hoped... oh, I hoped... Would there be a real baby Jesus in the live nativity scene? YES, yes, there would be (in the form of tiny Kenley Lutz, who is in fact, a girl). I am a sucker for a real live baby Jesus, no doubt. Does this production sound like too much? The mix of secular and sacred? Chipmunks and baby Jesus? It wasn’t. It was funny and sweet and moving. During one lovely solo, I found myself scanning the faces of the people on stage. I paused when I came to one young man. His eyes were closed, and he looked serene, almost blissful. He wasn’t just in the middle of rehearsal. He was feeling the spirit of Christmas. Just watching him, I started to feel it too. As rehearsal went on, it was clear how much fun everybody was having — Katrina making jokes while directing; her husband David, the church’s pastor, hamming it up as Alvin in a Chipmunks skit; Richard Yates, ad libbing when his cellphone rang during his scene. It was

wonderful to see adults and kids working together on something they could all be proud of. During the actual performances, it wouldn’t matter, I thought, if the fake snow failed to come down on cue or if one of the kids flubbed her lines or if baby Jesus lost his nuk-nuk and started crying. And in fact, Katrina knew Friday night that things wouldn’t be turning out quite as she’d originally envisioned. When they scheduled the show, she couldn’t have known that Salisbury High School would be playing in a state championship football game on the night of the Saturday performance, which meant that her daughter Kailyn — who was singing a solo as Mary — would have to miss that performance. But Katrina was excited about that, too. All three of her girls have gone to Salisbury High, and there was certainly room, in the midst of all the Christmas spirit, for some Hornet pride as well. Katrina is considering taking “Christmas Fills the Air” to a larger venue next year so that the community can enjoy it. I hope she does. Merry Christmas, everyone.

‘Christmas Fills the Air’ included children as well as adults.

The World Hope pastoral staff — Paul Silvas, Mike Smith and David Cowger — perform The Christmas Song as Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Richard Yates and Tim Pate consider the stresses of the season.

Erin Lutz and Emily Bare play a mother and daughter exasperated with one another.

Kailyn Cowger was Mary, Andy McLendon was Joseph and Kenley Lutz made her acting debut as baby Jesus.

Cast members throw themselves into the performance during dress rehearsal.

Makenna Pate acts out her part in ‘The Hippopotamus Song.’

Pastor David Cowger and wife Katrina, the director of ‘Christmas Fills the Air,’ express appreciation for what they see during dress rehearsal.

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John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 1620 Brenner Ave., will hold their annual Christmas soup and sandwich supper and Christmas play at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec.

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LANDIS — First Free Will Baptist Church of Landis will observe Holy Communion Sunday, Dec. 26, at the 11 a.m. worship service. The church is located at 414 Upright St., where the Rev. Allen Merrington serves as pastor.

The Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Salisbury, Inc. will commemorate the old year and celebrate the New Year with its annual Watch Night Service on Friday, Dec. 31, at 10 p.m. Special music will be led by the Kingdom Builders Voices of Praise combined music ministry and the Associate Ministers ministry will deliver exhortations. The celebration also includes all eight levels of the Creative Expressions Ministries, and will end with the traditional “call of the watch person” to bring in the New Year. Breakfast will be served afterward with a donation of $2.50 per person. Mount Zion is located at 1920 Shirley Ave. off Jake Alexander Blvd. and Clancy St. For more information or transportation, call the church office at 704-637-0954 or email mt218@bellsouth.net. The Rev. D. Nilous M. Avery II is pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist.

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Warren says another word for salvation is freedom. The acceptance of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior can free us from: guilt over the past, bitterness and resentment, the expectations of others, addictive habits, and the fear of death. “Jesus came to save us for a purpose,” Warren says. Most of us often wonder about several things…why we are living when others die, whether our life really matters, and what the real purpose of our life is. Warren answers these questions in this book. He says “our Christmas gift from God comes by grace and through faith.” Our tradition of gift giving should be a celebration of God’s first and greatest gift of his son Jesus Christ. Giving should be an act of love, not of obligation. “Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift.” “The third purpose of Christmas is reconciliation.” There are so many conflicts in today’s world. According to the Bible there are, and will be, “wars and rumors of wars.” According to Warren, for us to experience reconciliation we must find 1) peace with God, 2) the peace of God, and 3) peace with others. Reconciliation starts with the acceptance of Christ as our savior. Our “peace with God” helps us want the “peace of God.” Then our relationships with others enter God’s plan; unfortunately, conflicts start with power struggles. In Proverbs 13:10, God’s word says “Only by pride cometh contention.” Others cannot meet our every need or desire; rather we should pray and seek God’s guidance through our worldly conflicts. This is where we find the “peace of God that surpasses understanding.” When we allow the Holy Spirit to guide our lives, we will experience the “fruits of the spirit” and then find “peace with others.” When we accept that “God is God” and make peace with God, then we can experience the true peace of God. Peace with others comes with reconciliation and forgiveness. There is no better time of the year than at Christmas to wrap up a big gift of forgiveness. Let’s remember that our gifts should be in memory of God’s gift to us that first Christmas morning. So our purpose should be to celebrate Christmas in our hearts in spite of all the hustle and bustle, financial problems, or strained relationships. God’s gift to us is the purpose of Christmas past, present and future. Jesus is the reason for the season!

Gemechis Buba accepts call as missions director for NALC The Rev. Dr. Gemechis D. Buba has accepted a call to serve as missions director for the North American Lutheran Church, NALC leaders announced Dec. 13. Buba is currently the director of African National Ministries for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He resigned his ELCA position Dec. 8 to accept the call to serve the NALC. He will begin his new post Jan. 1. Buba is the first prominent leader from the ELCA national offices in Chicago to leave the church body since the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly voted to change ELCA teaching and policy to affirm same-sex sexual relationships and to allow pastors to be in those relationships. “Many pastors and congregations have been leaving the ELCA because of what they see as the organizations movement away from Biblical teaching. Dr. Buba, a native of Ethiopia, is a widely respected church leader in the United States and around the world. His ties to the dynamic and growing churches of Africa and his vision for the evangelical mission of the Church are especially important to the mission of the NALC. Dr. Gemechis Buba is a gifted and inspiring preacher and church leader. The NALC is blessed to have him accept our call to service in the church body,” said NALC Bishop Paull Spring of State College, Pa. “Mission is central to the life and ministry of the North American Lutheran Church, and so it is fitting that the first staff position filled in the NALC is the position of missions director,” Spring said. “We all look forward to working with Gemechis to serve the dozens of mission congregations that have joined or are in the process of joining the NALC.” “It is with utmost joy and gratitude that I accept God’s call extended to me through the North American Lutheran Church to serve as the missions director in our new denomination,” Dr. Buba said in

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ost of us know the definition of words like “purpose” but sometimes we might be confused by the content in which they are used. I was very impressed with the book, “40 Days of Purpose,” which was written by Rick Warren, the founder of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. He has another book, “The Purpose of Christmas.” The title of this book intrigued me so I checked it out of the library. I wondered if he would discuss the purpose of the first Christmas, Christmas today, or Christmases of the future. LINDA Warren starts out BECK Christmas as a time for celebration, a time for salvation and a time for reconciliation. The very first Christmas was God’s gift to the world. This gift was the most valuable one we will ever receive. The gift of that first Christmas is the only gift we will receive that will last forever. We don’t have to worry about batteries going dead! A baby born to a poor family was God’s Christmas gift to the world and his purpose was to “bring great joy to all the people.” (Have you ever thought about this being the reason we love babies so much?) Emanuel means “God with us” and God came in the form of that baby boy whom He said was to be named Jesus. Some folks today still celebrate Christmas as the birth of Christ and even have birthday parties for him. Churches celebrate with pageants, covered-dish or catered dinners, song fests, and worship services. There are some folks, however, who give little or no thought to the original purpose of Christmas. Christmas decorations appear on shelves in stores the day after Halloween and Christmas lights are usually turned on around Thanksgiving. Trees are decorated and shining brightly by the first week in December. (Before electric lights were made, candles on trees were not lit until Christmas Eve or morning, but now many trees are left burning until New Year’s Day or even later.) Most thoughts are on what one wants for Christmas before plans are ever made for the giving of gifts to others. So what is the real purpose of Christmas? The true meaning or spirit of Christmas should be a celebration of God’s gift of love, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This is where A Time for Salvation takes place.

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Group looks to build replica of Noah’s Ark FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A group of investors looking to build a replica of Noah’s Ark as part of a proposed $172 million theme park cleared its first bureaucratic hurdle. The Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority granted preliminary approval Monday for state tax incentives for the project. An economic analysis must be done before being considered for final approval. Mike Zovath, co-founder of the Answers in Genesis ministry that opened the Creation Museum in Kentucky three years ago, said investors are looking to build a fullscale replica of the ark in what would be an expansive theme park that could draw some 1.6 million visitors a year. Investors, attracted by Kentucky’s tourism tax incentives, are considering an 800-acre site near Williamstown, just off Interstate 75. Gov. Steve Beshear, who gave the proposal in a Capitol news conference earlier this month, has said he favors tax incentives for the ark park that is projected to create about 900 permanent jobs and have a $214 million economic impact in its first year of operation. Detractors object to the state providing tax incentives for a project with a religious theme. The theme park would include an ancient walled city, a petting zoo, live animal shows featuring giraffes and elephants and a replica of the

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More than 200 Shia Muslims may be charged for deviating from Islam KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — More than 200 Muslim Shiites detained in one of the biggest Malaysian sweeps targeting outlawed Muslim sects may be charged with breaching Islamic law. Government authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia consider only the Sunni denomination legal. Sunni Islam is the world’s largest branch of the religion, followed by Shia Islam. Islamic officials raided a shop house in the Gombak district in central Selangor state last week and arrested the group, said Nurhamizah Othman, a public relations officer at the Selangor Islamic Religious Department. Among those detained were Iranians, Indonesians and Pakistanis. It was the largest sweep of outlawed groups in recent months, the department director, Muhammad Khusrin Munawi, told state media. He said the Shia doctrine is a threat to national security because it permits the killing of Muslims from other sects who are regarded as infidels. Nurhamizah confirmed the comments. Malaysia, a Southeast Asian country of 28 million people, is wary

of religious sects, fearful that they may alter the nation’s image as moderate. Malay Muslims make up about 60 percent of the population, while most of the rest are Buddhists, Hindus or Christians from the ethnic Chinese and Indian communities. The arrests of the Shia followers have been slammed by some religious scholars. “Malaysia is trying to become a country a la Taliban that only allows one school of thought,” said prominent Muslim scholar Asri Zainul Abidin. “Even though I personally don’t agree with Shia teachings and even frequently criticize and debate with them, I cannot accept the approach of the allegedly democratic Malaysian government in denying the people’s right to practice their faith,” he said. Nurhamizah said the detainees have all been released on bail, except two Iranians. Most are likely to be charged in an Islamic court with following the teachings of a deviationist movement, which carries a penalty of up to two years in jail, she said.

Township, Mich. monks settle lawsuit over new building EAGLE HARBOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A township in the Up-

per Peninsula has settled a lawsuit with monks over construction of a building next to where their local fruit preserves are sold. Eagle Harbor Township in Keweenaw County has agreed to allow the building for fruit storage under Michigan’s right-to-farm law. The Society of St. John sued in federal court in 2009, claiming the township had violated its rights as a religious group. The township says the monks have operated the Jampot under an exception to the local zoning ordinance. Officials in 2008 had turned down an expansion and questioned whether the property was only for religious purposes. The agreement filed last week also clarifies what rights the monks have on their property. The monks are affiliated with the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Church asks parishioners to sign petitions against tax increase OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah churchgoers are being asked to sign petitions opposing increases in the state’s sales tax on food. Members of the Utah Coalition of Religious Communities are pushing for signatures when attendance at many churches is particularly high because of the holidays. The coalition is a multifaith re-

Zander Jonathan Webb July 20, 2010 Parents: Daniel & Danielle Webb Merry Christmas, Zander! We love you, Pop & Gram Webb

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Mason Luke Brown November 11, 2010 Parents: Jarrett & Amy Brown Merry Christmas, Mason. Love, Mommy, Daddy & Grandparents

Maddox Edward Graham August 4, 2010 Parents: Lanny & Michelle Graham Merry Christmas & love to our new little blessing. Mommy, Daddy & Cameron

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sponse to poverty. State Sen. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, presented a bill to increase the sales tax during an interim session of the Legislature. The coalition fears Adams or other lawmakers will present similar bills in 2011. Sales tax on food in Utah is 3 percent. Adams’ rationale for an increase was stabilization of the tax base, especially when sales of high-priced items such as cars and furniture fluctuate dramatically.

Snohomish County fining Bothell church $1,500 over flagpole permit BOTHELL, Wash. (AP) — Snohomish County code enforcement officers have a problem with a 90foot flagpole at a Bothell church. The county is threatening the Park Ridge Community Church with a $1,500 fine if it doesn’t get a permit. The 90-foot tall wooden pole was erected about 10 years ago as a temporary cell phone tower. The pastor, Brad Sebranke, says when the phone company no longer needed the pole the church asked that it be left as a flag pole. The church put a cross on top and has a lighted star on top in the Christmas season. The church is appealing the fine. A county hearing examiner is scheduled to consider the case Jan. 4.

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Christian astronomer alleges religious discrimination in Kentucky LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An astronomer argues that his Christian faith and his peers’ belief that he is an evolution skeptic kept him from getting a prestigious job as the director of a new student observatory at the University of Kentucky. Martin Gaskell quickly rose to the top of a list of applicants being considered by the university’s search committee. One member said he was “breathtakingGASKELL ly above the other applicants.” Others openly worried his Christian faith could conflict with his duties as a scientist, calling him “something close to a creationist” and “potentially evangelical.” Even though Gaskell says he is not a creationist, he claims he was passed over for the job at UK’s MacAdam Student Observatory three years ago because of his religion and statements that were perceived to be critical of the theory of evolution. Gaskell has sued the university, claiming lost income and emotional distress. Last month a judge rejected a motion from the university and allowed it to go to trial Feb. 8. “There is no dispute that based on his application, Gaskell was a

“There is no dispute that based on his application, Gaskell was a leading candidate for the position.” KARL S. FORESTER U.S. district judge

leading candidate for the position,” U.S. District Judge Karl S. Forester wrote in the ruling. Gaskell later learned that professors had discussed his purported religious views during the search process. Gaskell told the AP in an e-mail that he didn’t grow frustrated, but felt “one should not allow universities to get away with religious discrimination.” University scientists wondered to each other in internal e-mails if Gaskell’s faith would interfere with the job, which included public outreach, according to court records. The topic became so heated behind the scenes that even university biologists, who believed Gaskell was a critic of evolution, weighed in by citing a controversial Biblebased museum in Kentucky that had just opened. “We might as well have the Creation Museum set up an outreach office in biology,” biology professor James Krupa wrote to a colleague in an October 2007 e-mail. The museum was making national headlines at the time for exhibits

that assert the literal truth of the Bible’s creation story. Science professors cited a lecture Gaskell has given called “Modern Astronomy, the Bible and Creation,” which he developed for “Christians and others interested in Bible and science questions...,” according to an outline of the lecture. Gaskell told the AP he was invited to give the lecture at UK in 1997, and organizers had read his notes. The wide-ranging lecture outlines historical scientific figures who discuss God and interpretations of the creation story in the biblical chapter Genesis. Also in the notes, Gaskell mentions evolution, saying the theory has “significant scientific problems” and includes “unwarranted atheistic assumptions and extrapolations,” according to court records. Gaskell was briefly asked about the lecture during his job interview in 2007 with the chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michael Cavagnero, according to Gaskell’s deposition. Gaskell said

he felt that questions related to religion during the job interview were “inappropriate.” “I think that if I had a document like this and I was advocating atheism ... I don’t think it would be an issue,” he said of his lecture. Science professors also expressed concern that hiring Gaskell would damage the university’s image. An astrophysics professor, Moshe Elitzur, told Cavagnero that the hire would be a “huge public relations mistake,” according to an email from Cavagnero in court records. “Moshe predicts that he would not be here one month before the (Lexington) Herald-Leader headline would read: ‘UK hires creationist to direct new student observatory.’” University spokesman Jay Blanton declined to comment Monday because the litigation is pending. Gaskell said he is not a “creationist” and his views on evolution are in line with other biological scientists. In his lecture notes, Gaskell also distances himself from Christians who believe the earth is a few thousand years old, saying their assertions are based on “mostly very poor science.” Gaskell’s lawsuit is indicative of an increasingly tense debate between religion and science on college campuses and elsewhere, said Steven K. Green, a law professor

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and director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy at Willamette University in Salem, Ore. “I think it reflects a phenomenon that the sides in this debate are becoming more encamped, they’re hunkering down,” Green said. “Because certainly within the biology community and within the science community generally, they see the increasing attacks creationists are making as very threatening to their existence — and vice versa, to a certain extent.” Gaskell was uniquely qualified for the new position at the University of Kentucky, according to court records, because he oversaw the design and construction of an observatory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He also advised UK during the building of the MacAdam facility. He currently teaches at the University of Texas. His attorney, Frank Manion, said scientists at UK were too quick to place Gaskell on one side of the creation-evolution debate. “Unfortunately too many people get hung up on the idea that you have to be one extreme or the other,” said Manion, who works for American Center for Law & Justice, which focuses on religious freedom cases. They say “you can’t be a religious believer and somebody who accepts evolution, which is clearly not true. And Gaskell’s a perfect example of that.”

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And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cy-re’-ni’us was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David;) 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. 6 And so it was, that while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger: because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord halt made known unto us. 16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. 18 And all they that heard it wondered at those thing which were told them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 21 And when eight days were accomplished from the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. LUKE 2, 1-21

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Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city.

Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child.

While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened.

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in clothsand lying in a manger.” And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”

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When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, “Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.” So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger.

When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child. And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.

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Saturday, Dec. 25 Several objectives that didn’t work out as you had hoped in the past will be refurbished once again in the coming months and given another try. Much to your surprise, this second effort will easily accomplish your aims. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Conditions look extremely good regarding joint endeavors. However, it might be up to you to make the plans and call the shots. Don’t hesitate to take a dominant role when called for. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Friends and family who have consistently proven to be loyal will once again be supportive of you when needed. They’ll be behind you if you have to make a power play. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Your greatest gratification is likely to come from protecting the interests of those you love. You’ll know at a moment’s notice those who need help, and you’ll act before it’s requested. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Accept all your family and friends for what they are and don’t expect anything from them that they can’t be. When you genuinely embrace them, they, in turn will embrace you. Hug it out. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Your plans can come off beautifully, if you’re prepared to pay the price. If you put forth the needed concerted effort, the challenges will take care of themselves. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — That marvelous disposition of yours will be very appealing to those with whom you share your day. You’ll turn any aggravating problems into something fun and buoy everybody’s spirits. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Displaying the spirit of the day will not only substantially benefit you, but all others as well. Spread the good cheer like lukewarm apple butter. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Although some wellconceived plans might not work out as you envisioned them, your on-the-spot revisions will be so clever and thoughtful that they’ll make things even more appealing. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Lady Luck is inclined to favor you both socially and financially. However, she isn’t likely to be too impressed with frivolous attempts, so make sure you give it your all. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Both good timing and a strict pace will be two major requirements for turning your hopes into realties. However, start things off with a slow canter before breaking into a speedy gallop. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Keeping a lowkey approach to everything will help greatly in accomplishing your aims. This will be especially true if the room is filled with a lot of noisy individuals. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — This is an excellent day to stimulate warmth and friendships with those associates you rarely see. Even if the list is lengthy, get around to everyone you can. Trying to patch up a broken romance? The Astro-Graph Matchmaker can help you understand what to do to make the relationship work. Send for your Matchmaker set by mailing $3 to Astro-Graph, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092-0167. United FeatUre Syndicate

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one done. Dear Dr. Gott: I don’t know why you, with any kind of good conscience, can refer to colonoscopy so casually. It ruins three days of a person’s life, costs a lot of money even with insurance, and the quality and safety of the procedure depends wholly on someone who doesn’t care about you and will never see you again. You need to tell any person who is being coerced into it to tell the truth. You will spend at least two days fasting and drinking a gallon of sweat-flavored liquid or a phosphate that can cause severe cramps and heart irregularities. You will be charged a minimum of $400 and a maximum of more than $1,000 up front because once the trauma is over and you survive, they worry you won’t pay. You will be humiliated and degraded. Research the laxatives used, get someone middleaged whose hand doesn’t shake, have a consult beforehand, make them promise to stop if you ask them to, and if anyone tells you not to worry, run as fast as you can. Dear Dr. Gott: You omitted two things in your recent response on colonoscopy. I went for my first and had the IV placed. My doctor said she would be back in a couple of minutes to get me. She came back indicating there would be a delay. I asked about the risks. She said that about one in every 500 procedures could result in perforation. When I asked if it could just be sutured back together, she said no, it must heal on its own. When I asked what happens if it doesn’t heal, I was told the colon must be removed. I said I like my colon and want to keep it. She went on to say the benefits outweigh the risks. She ul-

timately removed three polyps that tested pre-cancerous, and I’m glad I had it done. I will go back as recommended. The thing is — everyone I talk to now who has had one was never told of the risks involved. There should be informed consent. Dear Dr. Gott: Catching cancer early is good, so I am not suggesting a colonoscopy be skipped or put off. My own experience has been that the “twilight” sedative has a known memory-loss component that is said to wear off. In people over 60, I am not sure its effects completely disappear. My anal muscles don’t seem to function as well, even years after having the tube inserted and removed. I don’t know if this relates to the colonoscopy or my age. Consequently, panty liners and wash up following bowel movements is necessary. Having a good doctor and good hospital now may be a ticket to a longer life, despite some risks and side effects. Dear readers: Overall, colonoscopy is generally safe; however, as with any invasive procedure, complications can and do occur. It is estimated that problems occur in 0.35 percent of colonoscopy cases. When a polyp is discovered and removed, the risk increases to about 2 percent. Each year, more than 50,000 people die from colorectal cancer, a condition that is preventable. Colonoscopy does save lives, but I apologize for not stressing the possible downside. I can only recommend that patients be under the care of a qualified gastroenterologist who can answer all questions prior to any procedure being scheduled. United FeatUre Syndicate

PHILADELPHIA (AP) is released in January, — The Fantastic Four — su- though it’ll be wrapped in a perheroes whose creation black polybag designed to nearly 50 years ago helped keep snoops from finding usher in the Silver Age of out and spilling the news. comics for Marvel — is It won’t appear on newsabout to become a trio. stands, either. Marvel Comics said “The surprises in this isWednesday that a member sues — and what comes next of the foursome — Mr. Fan- — constitute one of the tastic, Invisible Woman, biggest events in Marvel hisHuman Torch and the tory,” said David Gabriel, Thing — will die in issue senior vice president for No. 587 next month, a sales and circulation at Marchange that the company vel. said will ripple across the But is death really the end Marvel Universe like nev- and, more so, will it be perer before. manent? After all, death has But who will die? That’s visited the Fantastic Four, a secret protected with which was created by Stan more might than the In- Lee and Jack Kirby and first credible Hulk and Sentry appeared in 1961, before. possess, but executive ediSue Storm, the Invisible tor Tom Brevoort, who Woman, supposedly died, oversees the comic book, but that was just a ruse. Simsays plenty of clues have ilarly, her husband, Reed been offered during the Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic, course of writer Jonathan was thought dead after beHickman’s run, including ing caught in a blast with his the current “Three” story archenemy, Dr. Doom. Inline. stead of death, however, “I think we’ve given Richards and his nemesis plenty of hints as to who may die — perhaps too many, in that every one of our lead characters is 90 DAYS UP TO 12 MONTHS left in a dire, life-threatening situation the month before,” Brevoort told The Associated Press. “So, hopefully, that will with approved credit help to heighten the suspense, while preserving Same Day Service On Repairs & Relines Repairs $50 & up the surprise as to which Relines $175 per Denture member doesn’t make it Dentures $475 ea.; $950 set out alive.” Partials $495 & up Marvel is taking no chances in trying to conExtractions $150 & up tain that secret like it Most Insurance Accepted were the wish-granting Now Accepting Medicaid Cosmic Cube itself. Dr. B. D. Smith, Readers will find out General Dentistry for themselves when 1905 N. Cannon Blvd., Kannapolis “Fantastic Four” No. 587 (704) 938-6136

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were snatched away to another dimension. This time, however, Marvel is adamant, noting that once the current story ends in No. 588, the Fantastic Four will cease to exist. “We’ve been building to this story and this moment since Jonathan began writing the series around a year and a half ago,” Brevoort said. “It’s a story that will have a transformative effect on these characters — virtually nothing will be the same after the events of this story. And that was the reason to go this route — to bring about these seismic changes to the characters and to the series.” Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada said the story is part of a wider effort to not only keep readers entertained, but engaged. “The beauty of the Marvel Universe is that it is in constant change. Things are always happening, very much like life itself.”

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Dear Dr. Gott: I believe you did your readers a disservice in your Nov. 13 article on colonoscopy. You should have indicated that it’s not as safe as you may have your readers believe. I personally know of two men who underwent this operation and had their colons cut. This caused one to undergo massive surgery at DR. PETER a local hospital, and he ended up GOTT with a colostomy. The other spent many months in rehab over this “simple” surgical procedure. I am 71 and will not undergo a colonoscopy for any reason! It’s nowhere as safe as one is led to believe. You should have mentioned this to your readers. I’ll take my chances with cancer versus walking around for the rest of my life with a bag attached to my body. Dear Dr. Gott: In 2007, my 77year-old sister had a colonoscopy. I dropped her off at the hospital in the morning, and she never came home. Her colon was perforated, she developed an infection, her colon was removed, her kidneys shut down, and she ended up with a colostomy bag. She was in ICU for 30 days on dialysis and a respirator. Because she didn’t want any “heroic measures,” she was taken off the respirator and died two days later. In the next week, two friends called to say they each had a relative die after a botched colonoscopy. Up to that point, I never knew this could happen. I think you owe it to your readers to tell them that there is risk in this procedure. I will never have

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New Year’s resolution: Save water without sacrificing your shower

(ARA) - Thinking about making a New Year’s resolution to continue to live a greener lifestyle? In addition to using energy-efficient appliances, carrying reusable shopping totes or recycling, consider reducing your dependency on one of the most precious resources - water. Try adopting new bathroom habits and updating your fixtures with products that will help you conserve water without sacrificing your experience. Saving water may turn out to be easier than it sounds, especially with a few simple tips. A recent eNation survey showed 83.7 percent of people take showers for the primary purpose of relaxing and meditating. Thirty-four percent of the survey respondents said the “shower is my time for just focusing on me.” It represents a way to not only get clean, but to also escape from the stress of the day. However, those showers, relaxing and otherwise, account for approximately 17 percent of residential indoor water use in the United States, adding up to more than 1.2 trillion gallons of water each year nationwide, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It’s not likely you will want give up regular showers - for hygienic and emotional reasons. That’s why the shower is a space manufacturers have been studying for years. They’re working to

create products that will continue to provide a satisfying shower experience while simultaneously saving water. “Our team is continuously researching new products and technologies to balance the competing needs of conserving water while giving the user a great shower experience,” says Bob Rodenbeck, director of research and development at Delta Faucet Company. “Simply restricting the flow of water doesn’t work. Bathers will either stay in the shower longer or find a way to remove the restrictor cap. The

right solution has to help bathers save water without taking away from the luxurious and enjoyable experience of the shower.”

Here are three easy tips to help you save water in the shower: * Learn to multitask: Let’s face it, sometimes we’re just standing in the shower killing time. Whether we’re waiting for our conditioner to set in or slowly waking up under the warm water, we could be doing more. Next time you find your-

self standing idle under the stream, reach for your toothbrush and toothpaste or mouthwash and freshen up your pearly whites. Men, hang a mirror in the shower and shave your face without accidentally nicking yourself. At the very least, hang your shirt or work outfit in the bathroom and let the steam from your hot shower release the wrinkles. That won’t help you cut back on water usage, per se, but it’ll save you time primping and the energy used to power your iron.

* Install a WaterSense-labeled showerhead: Chances are, if your showerhead is more than a year or two old, it is probably not the most efficient model. More than eight out of 10 adults haven’t changed their showerhead in the past three years, according to the eNation survey. The EPA created the WaterSense Program to help homeowners conserve water. In 2010, it introduced specifications that require a showerhead to flow at a rate of 2 gallons per minute (gpm) or less in order to be qualified as a WaterSense-labeled product. Delta Faucet has a large collection of showerheads that meet the program’s strict performance and quality criteria, including seven that feature H2Okinetic Technology. The innovative technology improves water efficiency by 40 percent, flowing at 1.5 gpm while providing the feel of an enhanced flow of 2.5 gpm. Be resourceful: You want a hot shower, but sometimes you end up running the water for a few minutes to wait for the cold water to pass. To avoid letting that water go to waste, put a bucket or watering can under the showerhead to catch the cold water that would otherwise go down the drain. It can be reused at a later time for watering plants around the house or outside on the porch.

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East Rowan home $35,000 less than tax value. Over an acre, close to I-85 & Hwy 52, Rockwell. Needs TLC. 51185 $79,900. Call Varina Bunts, B&R Realty @ 704.640.5200

GREAT INVESTMENT

3 BR, 2 BA in Hunters Pointe. Above ground pool, garage, huge area that could easily finished upstairs. R51150A. $179,900. B&R Realty 704-633-2394 Rockwell

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2BR, 1BA. Cute home in city on corner lot. Easy to shopping, access great investment or for first time home buyer. R50827 $49,900 704.633.2394 B&R Realty www.bostandrufty-realty.com

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Rockwell, 3 BR, 2 BA. Cute brick home in quiet subdivision. Outbuilding, wooded lot, nice deck off back. Kitchen appliances stay. R51385 $129,900 B&R Realty Dale Yontz 704.202.3663 East Salisbury. 4BR, 2½BA. Lease option purchase.1,800 sq. ft. +/-. Call 704-638-0108

2 BR, 1 BA, hardwood floors, detached carport, handicap ramp. $99,900 R47208 B&R Realty 704.633.2394 SALISBURY 3 BR, 2 baths, $105,000 www.122shaver.webs.com for details. 704-640-5921

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3 BR, 2 BA, newer kitchen, large dining room, split bedrooms, nice porches, huge detached garage, concrete drives. R51548 $99,000. Monica Poole 704-245-4628 B&R Realty

Homes for Sale Salisbury houses for rent starting at $395/mo. Houses for sale starting at $29,900. 704-633-6035

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3BR, 2BA. Wonderful location, new hardwoods in master BR and living room. Lovely kitchen with new stainless appliances. Deck, private back yard. R51492 $124,900 Poole B&R Monica Realty 704-245-4628

3 BR, 2 BA, Well established neighborhood. All brick home with large deck. Large 2 car garage. R50188 $163,900 B&R Realty 704.633.2394 Salisbury

New Home

3 BR, 2.5 BA, nice wood floors. Range, microwave, dishwasher, refrigerator, garbage disposal, washer, dryer, gas logs, outbuilding. 1 yr home warranty. $1,500 carpet allowances. R49933A $195,500 B&R Realty Dale Yontz 704.202.3663 Salisbury

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New Listing

Free Kittens. Loving kittens and one year old cats. Various colors. Leave message at 704857-3261.

Cats

Giving away kittens or puppies?

FREE cat. Beautiful Russian Blue, female. Rabies shots UTD. Spayed. Inside only. Very sweet. Call 704-213-2011

Free Kittens. Born Oct.15 2 solid grey, 2 multie color, very loving. Granite Quarry area. 704-2795961 please leave message.

LENDER/PHONE

Free Puppies. Part Collie and part pure American pit bull. Born on 11-1810, dewormed, tails docked, declawed. Call 704-212-7008

Dogs

Got puppies or kittens for sale?

Dogs

Puppies

I Need a Home Free Dog to good home. 8 year old female Beagle, abandoned at clinic. All vaccines current. Please call 704-636-3408

Adorable Pups!

Cane Corso Italian Mastiff Pups. ICCF Reg. $700 to $850. 336-467-1353

Over 2 Acres

Chia-Do's, 5 weeks old, 2 males & 2 females, first shots. $150. Will hold until Christmas. 704-6409149 of 704-640-9128

Puppies

Dogs Full blooded Rottweiler puppies for sale. Parents on site. Great price: $200.00 3-Males and 3Females. Call for appt. or more information. Ask for Ashley: 704-603-8442 or 704-310-0069 or leave a detailed message.

Timber Run Subdivision, 4 BR, 2.5 BA, granite countertops, wood floors, rec room, screened porch, deck. R51603 $349,900 Dale Yontz 704.202.3663 Salisbury

Have a Schnauzer Christmas!

2 SWEET YOUNG MALE CATS Two 8 month old cats looking for a good home. Extend your love to these cuddly friends.They love each other and will need to be adopted together. All shots, neutered. 704-223-0510

Found kitten Providence Church area, Dec. 15, Tuxedo, black saddle, rust and black mix, white on nose. 704-645-9119

Free Puppies to good home. Boxer/Lab mix, two females, 7 weeks old. 704-239-2291

Miniature Schnauzer Puppies. Full-blooded. 6-7 wks old. Very playful. 1st shots, dewormed & tails docked. Black & Salt-n-pepper. Parents on site. $225. 704279-8506 or 704-232-0116

Puppies. Min. ShortHaired Dachshunds, 4 females and 1 male, born Nov. 26, dewormed, parents on site. $200-$250 each. Ready week of Christmas. 704-310-9607

Rottweiler Puppies looking for their forever home! Ready Now! 1st shots. Parents on Site. Makes a great Christmas Present!! $400. Please Call 704-267-7565

North of China Grove, 225 Lois Lane. 3BR/2BA, Double garage and deck on a quiet dead end street. Country setting. No water bills. No city tax. Possible owner financing. Will work with slow credit. $975/mo + dep. Please call 704-857-8406 Salisbury. 2 or 3 bedroom Townhomes. For information, call Summit Developers, Inc. 704-797-0200 Spencer

Craftsman Style

3 BR, 2.5 BA, wonderful home on over 2 acres, horses allowed, partially fenced back yard, storage building. $164,900 R51465 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

4 BR 2BA, like new Craftsman Style, huge front porch, renovated kitchen and bath, fresh paint. R51516 $127,000 Dale Yontz B&R Realty 704-202-3663

Homes for Sale

Other Pets

For Sale By Owner

Check Out Our December Special! Boarding 20% discount. Rowan Animal Clinic. 704-6363408 for appt.

Puppy

Dog-Free To Good Home. Medium sized, mixed breed, male, shots up to date, house trained, 8 mo. old. 336-933-9475 Free dog. Cocker Spaniel, female, 10 yrs old, spayed, blonde, definitely inside dog. 704-209-1814 or 704231-8159

Christmas Joy!

Look at Me Now!

Knox Farm Subdivision. Beautiful lots available now starting at $19,900. B&R Realty 704.633.2394

Manufactured Home Sales $500 Down moves you in. Call and ask me how? Please call (704) 225-8850 3rd Creek Ch. Rd. 3BR, 2BA. DW. .71 acre. 1,700 sq. ft. FP, LR, den. $540 about. 704-489-1158 Fin. avail.

House and 6+ Acres with Stream

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OWNER FINANCING! NO MONEY DOWN!

Singlewide, 3BR/2BA, on ¾ acre, wooded lot, newly renovated, all appliances, well water 704-633-8533 after 5pm Salisbury.

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Supplies and Services

Chihuahuas. Two are teacup, one male and one female $350 each. One female Chihuahua $300. Black & tan and black & white. Ready now for their new home. 704-6405463

Puppies. Schnauzers. Ready. 1st shots, dewormed. Parents on site. Four females & two males. $300. 704-2989099 or 704-209-1190

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Carolina Farm Credit Libby 704-637-2380 or Janie Furr 704-786-0193

Barnhardt Meadows. Quality home sites in country setting, restricted, pool and pool House complete. Use your builder or let us build for you. Lots start at $24,900. B&R Realty 704-633-2394 Western Rowan County

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CKC puppies. Pomeranians. $200. 2 male Shih Tzus, 16 weeks. $150. Cash. 704-633-5344

Lots for Sale N. Rowan-Nice, wooded subdivision lot. $15,300. 51225. Varina Bunts B&R Realty 704.640.5200

Harrison Rd. near Food Lion. 3BR, 2BA. 1 ac. 1,800 sq. ft., big BR, retreat, huge deck. $580/mo. Financing avail. 704-489-1158

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Puppies

W. Rowan 1.19 acs. Old Stony Knob Rd. Possible owner financing. Reduced $19,900. 704-640-3222

Southwestern Rowan Co.

3 BR, 2 BA, Attached carport, Rocking Chair front porch, nice yard. R50846 $119,900 Monica Poole 704.245.4628 B&R Realty

Dogs

********************** Front St. 3.37 acres, almost completed 50' x100' bldg. $44K. 704-636-1477

1 Hr to/from Charlotte, NC near Cleveland & Woodleaf & 3 Interstates: I-40, I-77, I-85. Restricted, no mobile or mod. Very rural, mostly wooded. Good hunting, deer, small game. Frontage on Hobson Rd., 2nd gravel driveway beside 2075 Hobson Rd mailbox. GPS zip code 27013. Safe distance from cities. Need sale this year. No reasonable offer refused. Owner phone: 336-766-6779, or Email to: hjthabet@cs.com See photos and directions:

Motivated Seller

Forest Creek. 3 Bedroom, 1.5 bath. New home priced at only $98,900. R48764 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

Dogs

Land for Sale

25 Acres Beautiful Land for Sale by Owner

Rent With Option!

Cats

Homes for Sale

West Rowan – Country Club living in the country. Builder's custom brick home has 4 BR, 3 ½ BA w/main floor master suite. 3300 sqft. + partially finished bonus room. Lots of ceramic and granite. 2 fireplaces with gas logs. 6.5 very private wooded acres. Priced at $399,000. Reduced to sell! $389,000. Call for appt. 704-431-3267

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Brand new & ready for you, this home offers 3BR, 2BA, hardwoods, ceramic, stainless appliances, deck. R51547. $99,900. Call Monica today! 704.245.4628 B&R Realty

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Homes for Sale

Convenient Location

Rockwell

Alexander Place

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Great Rates

3 BR, 1 BA Full Unfinished Basement. Sunroom with fireplace. Double garage. R50828 $89,900 B & R Realty 704.633.2394

Homes for Sale

Chihuahua. 1 female. Cinnamon & Blue CKC. $300 cash. 9 wks. Has had 2nd set of shots. Tiny toy size(4-5 lbs) full grown. Little apple head. 704-603-8257.

Adopt a Puppy or Kitten for Christmas. $80. (3) Coton de Tulear for Sale, small white, long hair exotic breed dogs. $400 ea. Salisbury Animal Hospital 1500 E. Innes St. 704-637-0227 salisburyanimalhospital.com

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3BR/2BA, 2.75 acres, one mile from High Rock Lake, one year old Samsung appliances, tons of upgrades, Pergo floors, 1400+ sq feet, Oakwood manufactured. Asking $125,000. 704-202-2228 or 704-224-1286

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3-BR, 2-BA house at end of long, winding drive on 6plus acres on U.S. Highway 64 W in Davie County. 1,281 sq. ft. Two-car garage, 21-by-42 heated basement (outside entrance only), cottage-type outbuilding, and 10-by-42 covered back porch offers place to entertain, relax and enjoy a beautiful mountain view. Fence and row of Leyland cypresses provide privacy. Stream at back of property makes great picnic area. Call 336-407-3981, $175,000 - price negotiable.

No acreage requirements. Financing available for lots to large tracts and even homes inside the city limits. Call Libby or Janie for more information.

The Salisbury Post Mortgage Program is designed to give potential home buyers up-to-date mortgage lender information. You can promote your business on this grid program for as low as $37.00* per week! The grid will list your company name, phone number, and available mortgage program options. The Mortgage Lenders Chart runs in the Real Estate Saturday section. Additionally, an ad adjacency (9 columns x 1.75”) will be rotated with participating advertisers. With mortgage rates at an all-time low, and the reach of the Salisbury Post, the Mortgage Lender Chart is sure to get results! Call us today to have your business listed! 704-797-4241 *with a one-year contract. Other rates available. Call for details.

Rejoice! At this blessed time of the year, may the true meaning of Christmas be evident all around you.

Libby Watson

2810 Statesville Blvd. Salisbury, NC 704-637-2380

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SALISBURY POST Apartments

American Homes of Rockwell Oldest Dealer in Rowan County. Best prices anywhere. 704-279-7997

AAA+ Apartments $425-$950/mo. Chambers Realty 704-637-1020

Salisbury Area 3 or 4 bedroom, 2 baths, $500 down under $700 per month. 704-225-8850

Airport Rd. Duplex. 2BR, 2BA. $575/mo. 2BR, 1BA $550/mo., lease + dep., water furnished. No pets. Call 704-637-0370

Real Estate Services Daniel Almazan, Broker 704-202-0091 www.AllenTate.com

Airport Rd., 1BR with stove, refrig., garbage pickup & water incl. Month-month lease. No pets. $400/mo+$300 deposit. Furnished $425/mo. 704-279-3808

Arey RealtyREAL Service in Real Estate 704-633-5334 www.AreyRealty.com

China Grove. 1BR Apartment completely furnished. No pets. 704857-8503 Lv. Msg.

B & R REALTY 704-633-2394

China Grove. 2BR, 2BA. All electric. Clean & safe. No pets. $575/month + deposit. 704-202-0605

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Century 21 Towne & Country 474 Jake Alexander Blvd. (704)637-7721 Forest Glen Realty Darlene Blount, Broker 704-633-8867 KEY REAL ESTATE, INC. 1755 U.S. HWY 29. South China Grove, NC 28023 704-857-0539 Rebecca Jones Realty 610 E. Liberty St, China Grove 704-857-SELL www.rebeccajonesrealty.com

Rowan Realty www.rowanrealty.net, Professional, Accountable, Personable . 704-633-1071 William R. Kennedy Realty 428 E. Fisher Street 704-638-0673

China Grove. One room eff. w/ private bathroom & kitchenette. All utilities incl'd. $379/mo. + $100 deposit. 704-857-8112 CLANCY HILLS APARTMENTS 1, 2 & 3 BR, conveniently in Salisbury. located Handicap accessible units available. Section 8 assistance available. 704-6366408. Office Hours: M–F TDD Relay 9:00-12:00. 1-800-735-2962 Equal Housing Opportunity. Clancy-hills@cmc-nc.com

Clean, well maintained, 2 BR Duplex. Central heat/air, all electric. Section 8 welcome. 704-202-5790

Condos and Townhomes

Houses for Rent

Hidden Creek, Large 2 BR, 2 BA end unit, all appl. pool + W/D, $825/mo + $400 dep. Ref. 1 yr. lease, no smoking, no pets. 704-640-8542

Salisbury 2BR. $525 and up. GOODMAN RENTALS 704-633-4802

Quiet Setting

Salisbury. 2BR, 2BA spacious 1st floor condo. Appliances, fireplace, covered porch. Pool, tennis court. $750/mo. + deposit. 704-209-1805 Lv. msg. Wiltshire Village Condo for Rent, $700. 2nd floor. Want a 2BR, 2BA in a quiet setting? Call Bryce, Wallace Realty 704-202-1319

3BD 2BA 131 Cross Dr New carpet Fresh paint, $775/mo. + $750 deposit. Private setting, 20x20 deck 704209-2291 No Section 8 419 Torbush Dr. East Spencer. 3BR, 1BA. Cent heat/AC. $500/mo. $500 dep. 704-433-1973 or 704-433-2019

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Colonial Village Apts.

Downtown Salis, 2300 sf office space, remodeled, off street pking. 633-7300

“A Good Place to Live” 1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms Affordable & Spacious Water Included 704-636-8385

Carolina Blvd. 3BR, 2BA. All appliances incl., 4-car carport, big yard. $800/mo + deposit. 704-637-6618

*Cash in 7 days or less *Facing or In Foreclosure *Properties in any condition *No property too small/large Call 24 hours, 7 days ** 704-239-2033 ** $$$$$$

Crosswinds Senior Apartments. Must be 55 years of age and older Beautiful one bedroom available apartments now. Call 704-639-9692 Our Gift to you--No rent due till January 1st with a $99 deposit. Eaman Park Apts. 2BR, 1BA. Near Salisbury High. $375/mo. Newly renovated. No pets. 704-798-3896

Apartments 1 & 2BR. Nice, well maintained, responsible landlord. $415-$435. Salisbury, in town. 704-642-1955

1, 2, & 3 BR Huge Apartments, very nice. $375 & up. 704-890-4587 1BR/1BA duplex fully furnished. TV, BR suite, LR furniture, refrig., washer / dryer, Sect. 8 approved. Heat, air, electricity & water incl'd. $750/mo + $500 dep. 704-636-1850 2 BR, 1 BA at Willow Oaks on Old Concord Rd. Has refrigerator & stove. All elect. Rent $399, Dep. $400. Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 2 BR, 1 BA, close to Salisbury High. Rent $425, dep. $400. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 2BR brick duplex with carport, convenient to hospita. $450 per month. 704-637-1020 Airport Rd. area. 118-A Overbrook Rd. ½ rent for December. 2 story apt. $535/mo. Very nice. Daytime 704-637-0775

BEST VALUE Quiet & Convenient, 2 bedroom town house, 1½ baths. All Electric, Central heat/air, no pets, pool. $550/mo. Includes water & basic cable.

West Side Manor Robert Cobb Rentals 2345 Statesville Blvd. Near Salisbury Mall

Don't Pay Rent! 3BR, 2BA homes at 108 John Michael Lane & Crescent Heights. Call 704-239-3690 for info.

Franklin St. 2 BR, 1 BA. Newly refurbished inside. Rent $495, dep. $400. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

E. Spencer, 306 E. Torbush, 3BR/1½ BA, fully furnished: 2 large TVs, 3 BR suites, LR furniture, dish washer, refrig., washer / dryer, central heat/air. Sect. 8 approved. $875/mo + $500 dep. 704-636-1850

Holly Leaf Apts. 2BR, 1½BA. $555. Kitchen appliances, W/D connection, cable ready. 704-637-5588

EXECUTIVE STYLE HOME FOR RENT

Lovely Duplex

Moreland Pk area. 2BR all appliances furnished. $495-$595/mo. Deposit negotiable. Section 8 welcome. 336-247-2593 Moving to Town? Need a home or Apartment? We manage rental homes & apartments. Call and let us help you. Waggoner Realty Co. 704-633-0462 www.waggonerrealty.com

Near Va. 2BR, 1BA. $550/mo. Includes water. Security, application. 704-239-4883 Broker Rockwell Area. Apt. & Duplexes. $500-$600. 2BR Quiet Community. Marie Leonard-Hartsell at Wallace Realty 704-239-3096 Salis. Nice modern 1BR, energy efficient, water furnished, off Jake Alexander $395 + dep. 704-640-5750 Salisbury, city. 2BR, 1BA. Stove, refrigerator. New carpet. $500/mo., $500 dep. 704-633-4081 WELCOME HOME TO DEER PARK APTS. We have immediate openings for 1 & 2 BR apts. Call or come by and ask about our move-in specials. 704-278-4340 for info. For immediate info call 1-828-442-7116

303-B W. Council St. Impressive entry foyer w/mahoghany staircase. Downstairs: L/R, country kit. w/FP. Laundry room, ½BA. Upstairs: 2BR, jacuzzi BA. Uniquely historic, but modern. 704-691-4459

Salisbury N. Fulton St., 2BR/1BA Duplex, limit 3, no pets, $525/month + deposit. 704-855-2100 Salisbury, 1314 Lincolnton Rd., 2 BR, 1 BA brick house. Hardwood floors throughout, close to Jake Alexander Blvd. Wallace Realty 704-636-2021 Salisbury, 3BR, 1BA Duplex. All electric, central air/heat, appliances, hookups. Near VA. $525. 704-636-3307 Salisbury, 928 S. Jackson St., 3BR/1BA, $600/mo + $600 dep., Section 8 OK, no pets. 704-507-3915 Salisbury, in country. 3BR, 2BA. With in-law apartment. $1000/mo. No pets. Deposit & ref. 704855-2100 Salisbury, S. Main St, 3BR/1½BA, cent. H/A, W/D hookup, big kitchen, stove & refrig, garage, $550/mo. Application is req'd and deposit req'd. M-F 9am5pm. 704-637-3889 Salisbury. 3 & 2 Bedroom Houses. $500-$1,000. Also, Duplex Apartments. 704636-6100 or 704-633-8263 Salisbury/Spencer 2, 4 & 5 BR $450-$850/mo. 704202-3644 or leave message. No calls after 7pm Spencer. 3BRs & 2BAs. Remodeled. Great area! Owner financing available. 704-202-2696 W Rowan/Woodleaf school dist. 2BR/1BA house. Taking applications. No pets. $425/mo. 704-754-7421

Rowan Hospital area. 2BR, 1BA. Heat, air, water, appl. incl. $675. 704-633-3997 Rockwell, 8565 Hwy 52, 2BR/1½BA Beautiful fireplace, wood floors & pine cabinets with built-ins, includes appliances & washer & dryer. East Rowan schools. No pets. $665/mo. Lease & Deposit. 704-209-0131 for Application Faith/Carson district. 3BR / 2BA, no smoking, no pets. $650/mo + dep + refs. 704-279-8428 Fulton St. 3 BR, 1 ½ BA. stove Refrigerator, furnished. Rent $725, Dep., $700. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 Houses: 3BRs, 1BA. Apartments: 2 & 3 BR's, 1BA Deposit required. Faith Realty 704-630-9650 Kannapolis– 1007 Skyland St., 2 BR, 1 BA, $500/mo. 1422 West A St., 3 BR, 2 BA, $ 650 mo. KREA 704-933-2231 Landis - 2 BR, 1 BA, central heat/air, 12x24 outside storage. $575/ mo. + $575 dep. Call 704-202-4691 Miller Chapel Rd. 2BR. Office, appl., Large yard. Limit 2. No pets. $650/mo + dep. 704-855-7720

Granite Quarry Holiday Special! Only 3 Units left! Move in by 12/31/10 & pay no rent until 3/1/2011! Commercial Metal Buildings perfect for contractor, video surveillance & parking. Call 704-279-4422 or 704-2323333 for more info.

For Sale or Lease!

West Rowan area. Big home. 20 acres. $895/ month. Please call 704239-0691 Woodleaf & Kannapolis 3-4BR, 2BA. $650-$700/ mo. Deposit required. Please call 704-788-1603

Office and Commercial Rental

1st Month Free Rent! Salisbury, Kent Executive Park office suites, $100 & up. Utilities paid. Conference room, internet access, break room, ample parking. 704-202-5879 450 to 1,000 sq. ft. of Warehouse Space off Jake Alexander Blvd. Call 704279-8377 or 704-279-6882

China Grove. 1200 sq ft. $800/mo + deposit. Call 704-855-2100

Between Salis. & China Grove. 2BR. No pets. Appl. & trash pickup incl. $475/ mo + dep. 704-855-7720 Camp Rd, 2BR, 1BA. Appls, water, sewer, trash incl. Pet OK. $475/mo. + $475 dep. 704-279-7463 Cleveland area. 3BR / 2BA, 2 units. One on Raven Court & one on Springway Rd. Also, 2BR/2BA coming soon. 704-500-4670 Cooleemee. 2BR $100 / wk, $400 dep on ½ ac lot. 336-998-8797, 704-9751579 or 704-489-8840 East Area. 2BR, water, trash. Limit 2. Dep. req. No pets. Call 704-6367531 or 704-202-4991

Kannapolis area. 2,500 s.f. church complete with pews, 10 yrs old, heat & AC on 3.5 acres, lots of parking. Can be used for office space, shop or warehouse $1,100/mo. 704-791-6750 Numerous Commercial and office rentals to suit your needs. Ranging from 500 to 5,000 sq. ft. Call Victor Wallace at Wallace Realty, 704-636-2021 Office Building with 3 office suites; small office in office complex avail.; 5,000 sq.ft. warehouse w/loading docks & small office. Call Bradshaw Real Estate 704-633-9011

EAST ROWAN AREA Taking apps. 2 BR, max. occ. 3, no pets, garbage, & lawn service incl. 704-2793882/ 980-234-2469 Ellis Park. 3BR/2BA. Appls., water, sewer, incl'd. $525/mo. + $525 deposit. Pet OK. 704-279-7463 Faith–2 BR, 1 BA. $350/mo. + dep. 2 BR, 1 BA, $425/mo. + dep. Near Carson High. 704239-2833 Faith. 2BR, 1BA. Water, trash, lawn maint. incl. No pets. Ref. $425. 704-2794282 or 704-202-3876 Gold Hill, 2 bedroom, trash and lawn service included. No pets. $450 month. 704-433-1255

Salisbury

Office Space

We have office suites available in the Executive Center. First Month Free with No Deposit! With all utilities from $150 and up. Lots of amenities. Call Karen Rufty at B & R Realty 704-202-6041 www.bostandrufty-realty.com

Salisbury. 12,000 sq ft corner building at Jake Alexander and Industrial Blvd. Ideal for retail office space, church, etc. Heat and air. Please call 704279-8377 with inquiries. Salisbury. In town. Convenient location on S. Main Level access. Utilities paid. Parking lot. 704-638-0108 Salisbury. Six individual new central offices, heat/air, heavily insulated for energy efficiency, fully carpeted (to be installed) except stone at entrance. Conference room, employee break room, tile bathroom, and nice, large reception area. Perfect location near the Court House and County Building. Want to lease but will sell. Perfect for dual occupancy. By appointment only. 704-636-1850 Spencer Shops Lease great retail space for as little as $750/mo for 2,000 sq ft at. 704-431-8636 Warehouse space / manufacturing as low as $1.25/sq. ft./yr. Deposit. Call 704-431-8636

Hurley School Rd. 2 BR, 2 BA. Nice yard, subdivision. Central air/ heat. $460/mo. + dep. 704-640-5750 Rockwell 2BR/1BA, W/D, stove & refrig, includes water & trash. No pet. $450/mo, $400 dep. 704279-8880

West & South Rowan. 2 & 3 BR. No pets. Perfect for 3. Water included. Please call 704-857-6951

Rooms for Rent

Ellen Carter (704) 200-8269

Cindy Ehrman (704) 239-0677

Sheila Sadighi (704) 640-7784

Cindy Martens (704) 607-9362

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No. 60840 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Michael P. Boggs, 224 N. McCoy Road, Salisbury, NC 28144, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 22nd day of March, 2011, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 8th day of December, 2010. David C. Lannon, as Executor for the estate of Michael P. Boggs, deceased, File 10E1188, 315 Legion GQ Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 Attorney at Law, John T. Hudson, 122 N. Lee St., Salisbury, NC 28144 No. 60858 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Herbert Laureston Hawley, 226 South Ellis Street, Salisbury, NC 28144, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of March, 2011, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 15th day of December, 2010. Herbert Laureston Hawley, deceased, Rowan County File #2010E1231, Mary Laureston Zimmerman, 3755 East Hwy. 152, Salisbury, NC 28146 Attorney: F. Rivers Lawther, Jr., P.O. Box 829, Salisbury, NC 28145-0829 No. 60842 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the estate of Bruce Allen Barraclough, 110 Jibsaid Road, Salisbury, NC 28146-9416, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before 3-16-2011 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today's date: 12-9-2010. Mark Allen Barraclough, Admn. For the estate of Bruce Allen Barraclough, deceased, File 10E1211, 4829 Butterfield Road, Arlington, Texas 76017 Attorney at Law and Resident Process Agent, David Y. Bingham, 113 West Council Street, Salisbury, NC 28144

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Salisbury

C44624

West 13th St., in well established, nice neighborhood, totally furnished, internet, microwave, range, refrigerator, washer & dryer, all utitilies included. Single person only. No pets. $110/wk. + small deposit. 336-927-1738

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Holiday Special 2BR ~ 1.5 BA Senior Discount

Water, Sewage & Garbage included

704-637-5588 WITH 12 MONTH LEASE

2205 Woodleaf Rd., Salisbury, NC 28147 Located at Woodleaf Road & Holly Avenue www.Apartments.com/hollyleaf

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4243 S. Main St.

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Jean Miller (704) 634-2279

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Clarinelle L. Walton, 3675 Dunn's Mountain Rd., Salisbury, NC 28146 deceased, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of March, 2011 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 9th day of December, 2010. Kristine W. Corriher, Executor of the estate of Clarinelle L. Walton, File #10E1209, 270 Joyner Lane #5, Salisbury, NC 28144 Attorney at Law: Graham M. Carlton, 109 W. Council St., Salisbury, NC 28144

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MILLER HOTEL Rooms for Rent Weekly $110 & up 704-855-2100

Residential & Commercial

Jim Crawford Kerry Robson Barbara Miller Collins Cindy Thompson Barry Abrams (704) 223-0459 (704) 433-7372 (704) 640-4339 (704) 202-0428 (980) 234-0998

No. 60841

Salis 3990 Statesville Blvd., Lot 12, 3BR/2BA, $439/mo. + dep. FOR SALE OR RENT! 704-640-3222

To advertise in this directory

Salis., 2 BR, 1 BA $550; 3 BR, 1.5 BA $800, E. Spen. 2 BR, 1 BA $425 Carolina-Piedmont Properties 704-248-2520

No. 60822 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Marvin Anderson Lackey, 134 Childers Road, Mt. Ulla, NC 28125, deceased, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of March, 2011 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 2nd day of December, 2010. Marvin Anderson Lackey, deceased, Rowan County File #2010E1178, Larry Eugene Lackey, 115 Childers Road, Mt. Ulla, NC 28125 Attorney: Graham M. Carlton, 109 W. Council St., Salisbury, NC 28144

S. Salisbury 2BR/2BA, priv lot, $550/mo + dep. Also, garage apt for single $95/wk. 704-857-1854

C47532

704-633-1234

CATAWBA COLLEGE Walk to class, 3 BR, 1 BA, excellent neighborhood, central heat & air. Old house but well-built & maintained, good 4-car parking, no carport, $750 deposit + $750/month 704-433-1936

Furnished Key Man Office Suites - $250-350. Jake & 150. Util & internet incl. 704-721-6831

Salisbury

2 to 5 BR. HUD Section 8. Nice homes, nice st areas. Call us 1 . 704-630-0695 3 Homes. 2-East district, 1Carson district. 3 BR, 2 BA. $800-$1050. Lease, dep. & ref. req. 704.798.7233

Manufactured Home for Rent

Kannapolis

Salisbury City, Near 4BR/2½BA, Hospital. 2,250 Sq. Ft., Two Car Garage, Fenced Backyard. $1500/month + deposit. Call $1500 Lauren 704-232-0823.

Great Convenient Location!

Houses for Rent

4BR, 3BA. 2,000 sq.ft. ± VERY NICE! Includes 2BR guest house on property. ONLY $5,000 dn! TAKE OVER PAYMENTS! 704-630-0695

Wanted: Real Estate

Salisbury 4BR/2BA, brick ranch, basement, 2,000 SF, garage, nice area. $1,195/mo. 704-630-0695

Office and Commercial Rental

C47499

Manufactured Home Sales

Allen Tate Realtors

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2010 • 3D

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4D • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2010

Carport and Garages Auctions Auction Thursday 12pm 429 N. Lee St. Salisbury Antiques, Collectibles, Used Furniture 704-213-4101

Cleaning Services Christian mom for cleaning jobs & ironing. Great rates. 704-932-1069 or 704791-9185

Perry's Overhead Doors Sales, Service & Installation, Residential / Commercial. Wesley Perry 704-279-7325

Maid 4 U Cleaning Service

www.perrysdoor.com

www.thecarolinasauction.com

Heritage Auction Co. Glenn M.Hester NC#4453 Salisbury (704)636-9277 www.heritageauctionco.com

Job Seeker meeting at 112 E. Main St., Rockwell. 6:30pm Mons. Rachel Corl, Auctioneer. 704-279-3596 KEN WEDDINGTON Total Auctioneering Services 140 Eastside Dr., China Grove 704-8577458 License 392 R. Giles Moss Auction & Real Estate-NCAL #2036. Full Service Auction Company. Estates ** Real Estate Had your home listed a long time? Try selling at auction. 704-782-5625 www.gilesmossauction.com

We Build Garages, 24x24 = $12,500. All sizes built! ~ 704-633-5033 ~

We can provide you with an affordable customized home cleaning service. Have your home cleaned the way you like it! Insured, refs available. Call Kim Taft! 704-433-2502

Chimney Sweep & Fireplace

“Clean as a Whistle”

3 Check for Cracks & Obstructions & Repair

WOW! Clean Again! November Special! Lowest Prices in Town, Senior Citizens Discount, Residential/Commercial References available upon request. For more info. call 704-762-1402

NC licensed, Insured

~ 704-425-8870 ~

Cleaning Services

Rowan Auction Co. Professional Auction Services: Salis., NC 704-633-0809 Kip Jennings NCAL 6340.

Automotive Services

Home Improvement

Free Estimates Bud Shuler & Sons Fence Co. 225 W Kerr St 704-633-6620 or 704-638-2000 Price Leader since 1963

A HANDYMAN & MOORE Kitchen & Bath remodeling Quality Home Improvements Carpentry, Plumbing, Electric Clark Moore 704-213-4471

HMC Handyman Services. Any job around the house. Please call 704-239-4883

Licensed, bonded and insured. Since 1985.

plus tax $6.25

Drywall Services

By appt. only Call 704-857-1854

“We can erase your bad credit — 100% guaranteed” The Federal Trade Commission says any credit repair company that claims to be able to legally remove accurate and timely information from your credit report is lying. There's no easy fix for bad credit. It takes time and a conscious effort to pay your debts. Learn about managing credit and debt at ftc.gov/credit. A message from The Salisbury Post & the FTC.

Garages, new homes, remodeling, roofing, siding, back hoe, loader 704-6369569 Maddry Const Lic G.C.

Anthony's Scrap Metal Service. Top prices paid for any type of metal or batteries. Free haul away. 704-433-1951

Hometown Lawn Care & Handyman Service. Mowing, pressure washing, gutter cleaning, odd jobs ~inside & out. Comm, res. Insured. Free estimates. “No job too small” 704-433-7514 Larry Sheets, owner

CASH FOR JUNK CARS And batteries. Call 704-279-7480 or 704-798-2930

Home Improvement

Lippard Garage Doors Installations, repairs, electric openers. 704636-7603 / 704-798-7603

Quality work at affordable prices NC G.C. #17608 NC Home Inspector #107. Complete contracting service, under home repairs, foundation and masonry repairs, light tractor work and property maintenence. 36 Years Exp. We accept Visa/MC. 704-633-3584 www.professionalservicesunltd.com Duke C. Brown Sr. Owner

704-279-2600 Since 1955 olympicdrywall@aol.com olympicdrywallcompany.com

Roofing and Guttering SEAMLESS GUTTER Licensed Contractor C.M. Walton Construction, 704-202-8181

Don’t take chances with your hard earned money. Run your ad where it will pay for itself. Daily exposure brings fast results.

Guttering, leaf guard, metal & shingle roofs. Ask about tax credits.

~ 704-633-5033 ~

Tree Service A-1 Tree Service Stoner Painting Contractor

• Lawn Equipment Repair Services

Manufactured Home Services

Lyerly's ATV & Mower Repair Free estimates. All types of repairs Pickup/delivery avail. 704-642-2787

Mobile Home Supplies~ City Consignment Company New & Used Furniture. Please Call 704636-2004

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

Moving and Storage

Earl's Lawn Care

TH Jones Mini-Max Storage 116 Balfour Street Granite Quarry Please 704-279-3808

Complete crawlspace work, Wood floor leveling, jacks installed, rotten wood replaced due to water or termites, brick/block/tile work, foundations, etc. 704-933-3494

Professional Services Unlimited

New Homes Additions & Repairs Small Commercial

Painting and Decorating

GAYLOR'S LAWNCARE For ALL your lawn care needs! *FREE ESTIMATES* 704-639-9925/ 704-640-0542

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

Kitchens, Baths, Sunrooms, Remodel, Additions, Wood & Composite Decks, Garages, Vinyl Rails, Windows, Siding. & Roofing. ~ 704-633-5033 ~

The Floor Doctor

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

We will come to you! F David, 704-314-7846

3Mowing 3Yard Cleanup 3Trimming Bushes 3Leaf

Removal 3Gutter Cleaning 3Core Aeration 3Fertilizing

FREE Estimates

OLYMPIC DRYWALL

Carport and Garages

Guaranteed!

ConstructionBrowning Structural repair, flooring installations, additions, decks, garages. 704-637-1578 LGC

Piedmont AC & Heating Electrical Services Lowest prices in town!! 704-213-4022

www.WifeForHireInc.com

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ We Buy Any Type of Scrap Metal At the Best Prices...

Brisson - HandyMan Home Repair, Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, etc. Insured. 704-798-8199

Financial Services

Heating and Air Conditioning

704-633-9295

Junk Removal

Around the House Repairs Carpentry. Electrical. Plumbing. H & H Construction 704-633-2219

Beaver Grading Quality work, reasonable rates. Free Estimates 704-6364592

FREE ESTIMATES

704-636-3415 704-640-3842 www.earlslawncare.com

Want to get results? 

See stars

• 25 years exp. • Int./Ext. painting • Pressure washing • Staining • References • Insured 704-239-7553

Pools and Supplies Bost Pools – Call me about your swimming pool. Installation, service, liner & replacement. (704) 637-1617

Roofing and Guttering

Painting and Decorating

3Established since 1978 3Reliable & Reasonable 3Insured Free Estimates!

~ 704-202-8881~ Recognized by the Salisbury Tree Board

Graham's Tree Service Free estimates, reasonable rates. Licensed, Insured, Bonded. 704-633-9304 John Sigmon Stump grinding, Prompt service for 30+ years, Free Estimates. John Sigmon, 704-279-5763. Johnny Yarborough, Tree Expert trimming, topping, & removal of stumps by machine. Wood splitting, lots cleared. 10% off to senior citizens. 704-857-1731 MOORE'S Tree TrimmingTopping & Removing. Use Bucket Truck, 704-209-6254 Licensed, Insured & Bonded

Bowen Painting Interior and Exterior Painting 704-630-6976. BowenPainting@yahoo.com

TREE WORKS by Jonathan Keener. Insured – Free estimates! Please call 704-636-0954.

Cathy's Painting Service Interior & exterior, new & repaints. 704-279-5335

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2010

Tell Someone HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Amanda, Happy 16th Birthday to our beautiful young lady. We love you! Mom and Dad

A 2”x3” greeting with photo is only $20, and includes 4 copies of the Post

Happy Birthday Frances A. May God bless you with many more. Your Southern City Meal Site Friends

birthday@salisburypost.com

OFF

Fax: 704-630-0157

1/2 Ham (8 lb or more) & turkey breast or whole turkey, 2 large sides and large dessert.

OFF

deliver or fill out form online 18 WORDS MAX. Number of free greetings per person may be limited, combined or excluded, contingent on space.

Fax: 704-630-0157 In Person: 131 W. Innes Street Online: www.SalisburyPost.com (Website Forms, bottom right column) The Salisbury Post reserves the right to edit or exclude any birthday submission. Space is limited, 1st come 1st served, birthdays only. Please limit your birthday greetings to 4 per Birthday.

We are so there!

IT 76 Mon-Fri: 10-7 EX WEST OFF Sat 10-6 HWY 85!

THE HONEYBAKED HAM CO. & CAFE 704-633-1110 • Fax 704-633-1510 of Salisbury www.honeybakedham.com 413 E. Innes St. Salisbury

Sun 11-2

S47833

MawMaws Kozy Kitchen

SATURDAY 11-4 ....BUY 1 FOOTLONG GET 1 FREE

2 Hot Dogs, Fries & Drink ..............$4.49

Every Night Kids Under 12 eat for 99¢ with 2 paying Adults

HAMBURGER STEAK PLATE $5.99

1/2 Ham (8 lb or more) Coupon offer expires 12/31/10 Not valid with any other coupon.

Coupon offer expires 12/31/10 Not valid with any other coupon.

FOR FREE BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Please Fax, hand

having a

7.00

Thurs-Fri

CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

5.99

5550 Hwy 601 • Salisbury, NC 28147 • 704-647-9807 HOURS: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat: 11AM-8PM Wednesday 11AM-3PM • Closed on Sundays S48510

10.00

• Birthday & Holiday Gift Baskets • Party Trays • Fresh Breads

OFF Party Trays 10 people or more Not valid with any other coupon.

THE HONEYBAKED HAM CO. & CAFE of Salisbury

CarlaAnnes.com

704-754-6519

413 E. Innes Street • 704-633-1110 Hours: Mon-Fri 10-7; Sat 10-6; Sun 11-2

Birthday? ...

PIANIST ROD GRAHAM Hours of daily personal attention and doggie fun at our safe 20 acre facility. Professional homestyle boarding, training, and play days with a certified handler/trainer who loves dogs as much as you do.

playing all your favorite Christmas tunes, love songs and background music for Christmas dinners, parties and gatherings.

We want to be your flower shop!

Salisbury Flower Shop

Call now to book your reservation! 704-274-0569

Baked Fresh To Order!

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15.00

704-797-4220

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Home Improvement

Grading & Hauling

Genesis Auto Detailing & Headlight Restoration. Complete service. Pick up/ delivery avail. 704-279-2600

NC AUTO INSPECTION $15 U

Fencing

Reliable Fence All Your Fencing Needs, Reasonable Rates, 21 years experience. (704)640-0223

15+ Yrs. Reliable Svc. Kelly Wright Holiday Discounts Residential, Real Estate Commercial 704-773-0828

Carolina's Auction Rod Poole, NCAL#2446 Salisbury (704)633-7369

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2010 • 5D

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From: The Stylists at Styles At Payton Place 704-636-7652

A Heartfelt Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our faithful clientele who helped make our business thrive! We appreciate your loyalty and of course your friendship! Happy Holidays! From Stylists Molly Vanhoose Tonya Huffman, Crystal Pittman and Shaine Long

S44974

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Jingle All the Way!

from

Tilley Harley-Davidson of Salisbury

Everyone here is hoping that your season leaves you laughing all the way.

Thanks for all your business and continued support in 2010

Tilley Harley-Davidson of Salisbury

For all the good times we’ve shared with you, we’re deeply thankful and look forward to seeing you again, soon.

704-637-2660 1010 Mooresville Rd. www.targetexterminators.com

653 Bendix Dr., Salisbury, NC

S45040

638-6044

704/

This One’s For You!

S45028

To all our neighbors, customers, and associates, go our very best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season. We’re proud to serve people like you, and thank you for your continued support.

and

Lyerly Counseling Services, LLC

S45041

S45035

Wish you a Very Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my customers, friends and furry friends!

Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year

Uptown

from Kip and Karen Jennings at

Dogs & Cats Grooming

Rowan Auction and

Plus Do-It-Yourself Pet Wash 2125 Statesville Blvd. 704.

636.7260

S44967

Judy Griffin, The Gentle Groomer

Kip’s Furniture Refinishing

Thank you, family, friends and customers, once again for your support and referrals in 2010. Happy holidays, stay safe and look for me at Rowan Realty in 2011!

Refinishing Furniture in Rowan County for 30 years. Free estimates!

2613 Old Union Church Road Salisbury 704-202-3239 S46820

Shelly “Zurawicki” Kranz 704-202-7996 S45029

R126816

Christmas Wishes Merry & Bright

6D • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2010 Employment

Boocoo Auction Items

Davie-Clemmons Yard Sales

Employment

Healthcare

$10 to start. Earn 40%. Call 704-754-2731 or 704-607-4530

Employment Drivers

CDL-A Drivers. Regional Opportunity. 100% Owner Operator Reefer Company. $1,000 Signon bonus! Home weekly/No NYC. Call 1800-446-2864 or visit www.suncocarriers.com

pets for everyone!

Classifieds!

Drivers

Drivers Wanted Full or part time. Req: Class A CDL, clean MVR, min. 25 yrs old w/3 yrs exp. Benefits: Pd health & dental ins., 401(k) w/match, pd holidays, vac., & qtrly. bonus. New equip. Call 704630-1160

Position Avail. for LPN or RN. Full Time, Apply in person. No phone calls please. Brightmoor Nursing Center, 610 W. Fisher St.

Clerical/Administrative

Administrative Assistant First Baptist Church of Salisbury has an immediate opening for a part-time Administrative Assistant to our Minister of Education. Must have computer skills including graphics, publishing, & data entry. Must be able to multi-task & have strong communication skills. Please send resume to First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 - Attn: HRC Committee.

More Details = Faster Sales!

Online for our new interactive

WEEKEND SUPERVISOR

Apply at: Autumn Care of Salisbury 1505 Bringle Ferry Road EOE

TO ADVERTISE CALL

(704) 797-4220

Area 2 – W. Rowan incl Woodleaf, Mt. Ulla & Cleveland Area 3 - S. Rowan incl Landis, China Grove, Kannapolis & Mooresville

Area 5 - Davidson Co.

Healthcare

Responsible, organized, energetic & patientoriented RN needed to oversee & monitor resident care & service for 100 bed facility on weekends. Competitive pay & excellent benefits. Excellent opportunity to join a leading and progressive facility in Rowan County.

Area 1 - Salisbury, East Spencer, & Spencer

Area 4 - E. Rowan incl. Granite Quarry, Faith, Rockwell & Gold Hill

Yard Sale Area 3

Earn extra holiday cash. $10 to start. 704-2329800 or 704-278-2399

YARD SALE AREAS

Find all the best sales without the headaches! Plot your route from one sale to another!

Area 6 – Davie Co. and parts of Davidson Co. This is a rough guide to help plan your stops, actual areas are determined by zip code. Please see map in your Salisbury Post or online at salisburypost.com under Marketplace click on 'Yard Sale Map' to see details.

Antiques & Collectibles

Consignment

*All Boocoo Auction Items are subject to prior sale, and can be seen at salisburypost.boocoo.com

Growing Pains Family Consignments Call (704)638-0870 115 W. Innes Street

Farm Equipment & Supplies

Collectible dolls, (5 avail). Twenty some inches tall. $100 each obo. Call 704-633-7425

Farm Equipment, new & used. McDaniel Auction Co. 704-278-0726 or 704798-9259. NCAL 48, NCFL 8620. Your authorized farm equipment dealer.

Baby Items

Scrape Blade, 6 foot Lienbach, 3pt. Hitch. $225. Please Call 704-209-1265

Bouncy Seat - New, never used, Fisher Price Frogs use for boy or girl! Has all toys & vibrates $20 704-640-2944

CHANGING TABLE condition, Excellent beautiful cherry finish. 2 shelves for storage & safety straps. 704-6402944 call anytime

Want to sell quickly? Try a border around your ad for $5!

Flowers & Plants

Computers & Software 42'' Leyland Cypress or Green Giant Trees. Makes a beautiful property line boundary or privacy screen. $10 per tree. Varieties of Gardenias, Nandina, Juniper, Holly, Ligustrum, Burning Bush, Hosta, Viburnum, Gold Mop, Camelias, Forsythia, Arborvitae, Azaleas AND MORE! $6. All of the above include delivery & installation! 704-274-0569

Computer – HP Pavilion Desktop, 2.6 GHZ Intel Processor, 80 GB of HD, CD-Rom, DVD w/ keyboard, monitor & mouse incl. $200. Call David 704-856-0239

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he year end brings no greater pleasure than the opportunity to express to our customers and friends season’s greetings and best wishes. May your holidays and New Year be filled with joy!

Where dining is an experience...not just a meal

Best wishes for a healthy and joyous 2010 Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year!

Mike Fesperman

Fesperman Agency & Insurance Services 106 China Grove Hwy. Rockwell, NC

S44968

Employment

SALISBURY POST

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Massimo Marino, Owner

704-279-6850 S42846

We the staff at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation of Rowan would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

Country Cut & Style

In warm appreciation of our clients, we would like to extend our Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday Season and a New Year filled with Peace, Joy and Prosperity!

Nursing & Rehabilitation of Rowan

Merry Christmas

To all our valued customers, here’s wishing you a Happy

Happy New Year

Holiday Season and a Prosperous New Year!

from

Scott Snider, CPA 530 E. Innes St. Salisbury, NC 28144 704-638-5822 S46821

NEIL’S PAINT & BODY SHOP P.O. Box 582 Faith, NC 28041 704-279-5605

S43899

Tammie, Teresa, Michelle, Amy and Bella 704.637.6622

S46818

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

to our customers, family and friends!

Kepley & Son

Woof! Woof!

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all my customers, friends and their dogs! May the joy of this season fill your hearts!

Tractor Repair & Restoration 2315 Briggs Road Salisbury, NC 28146

704-633-7756

S46816

Wishing all our family, friends and customers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Community Thrift Store 120 Statesville Blvd., South 704-636-6500 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10-5 Sat. 10-4

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704-637-3040 4412 South Main Street Salisbury, NC 28147

704-213-7270

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Donations with tax receipt

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Liberty Commons

R126804

SALISBURY POST Fuel & Wood

Misc For Sale

FIREWOOD FOR SALE Split OR Logs. Delivery negotiable. Please call for info: 704-636-5541

Aquarium. 55 gallon with hood/lights/magstand num 350 filter. Too many xtras to list! $300. Call 704-213-1215

Firewood for Sale: Pick-up/Dump Truck sized loads, delivered. 704-647-4772

Bed – Queen Brass Bed $90 Please Call 704-212-7807

BINGHAM-SMITH LUMBER CO. Save money on lumber. Treated and Untreated. Round Fence Post in all sizes. Save extra when buying full units. Call Patrick at 980-234-8093. Edelbrock 600 CFM Electric Choke. $200 Please Call 704-212-7807 EZ Go Electric Workhorses, 48 volt with dump beds, tops, head & tail lights, chargers. condition. Excellent $3200. 704-245-3660 Leather Jacket. Men's Leather Jacket, size-Reg. 40. Used, in great shape. $35. 336-751-2600.

Bedroom suite, new 5 piece. All for $297.97. Hometown Furniture, 322 S. Main St. 704-633-7777

Lumber All New!

Coffee Maker Keurig (red) like new. Has box and instructions. $50. 704-245-8843

Heating system. Laser vented (kerosene), heats 1,670-2,000 sq. ft. Exc. operating condition. Comforts of central heating system in 1 compact, roomsized unit. Thermostatically controlled, digitally programmable, w/set-back. Includes other accessories that came w/heater. Buyer uninstalls & moves. $950 Cash only or cashier's check. 704-202-0774 Sofa, tan, very nice $160; chest of drawers & matching nightstand, $230, desk chair, $30. All like new. 704-636-2738 Washer & dryer, GE. Works fine and looks good. $325 for both 704-638-9500 Washing machine, front load washing machine $75 firm. Minor repairs 704-267-1560

Games and Toys Video games. 3 Nintendo DS games for sale $25. (Drawn to Life, Scribblenauts, Geo Wars Galaxies) 336-751-5279

Hunting and Fishing Large gun collection. Hand guns, rifles and shotguns. 863-673-0422 (Lexington area).

Autos

Clarinet. may need pads. In Spencer. $39. Call 704-636-4424 between Noon and 11:00 PM.

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Bedroom suite, king size. Like new. With marble top nightstands. $4200. Asking Paid $2000 obo. Please call 704-202-5397

Dryer. Practically new white Frigidaire dryer. $200 Salisbury/China Grove area 704-855-2396

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ELLIS AUTO AUCTION 10 miles N. of Salisbury, Hwy 601, Sale Every Wednesday night 6 pm.

Sporting Goods

Furniture & Appliances Air Conditioners, Washers, Dryers, Ranges, Frig. $65 & up. Used TV & Appliance Center Service after the sale. 704-279-6500

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Fox Model B, 410 GA. Excellent cond., older model, $1150. Also, Stevens 410 Single Barrel Model 94C, very nice. $170. 704-209-6460

METAL: Angle, Channel, Pipe, Sheet & Plate Shear Fabrication & Welding FAB DESIGNS 2231 Old Wilkesboro Rd Open Mon-Fri 7-3:30 704-636-2349

AA Antiques. Buying anything old, scrap gold & silver. Will help with your estate or yard sale. 704-433-1951. All Coin Collections Silver, gold & copper. Will buy foreign & scrap gold. 704-636-8123

Toyota Avalon Limited Sedan, 2007. Titanium Metallic exterior with light interior. Stock gray #T11111A. $17,397, $279/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Holshouser Cycle Shop Lawn mower repairs and trimmer sharpening. Pick up & delivery. (704)637-2856

Machine & Tools

Chevrolet, 2006, Impala. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Table saw. Shop Master by Delta with 10in. blade (4700rpm)ready to work. $80. 704-857-2945 China Grove

Misc For Sale ANDERSON'S SEW & SO, Husqvarna, Viking Sewing Machines. Patterns, Notions, Fabrics. 10104 Old Beatty Ford Rd., Rockwell. 704-279-3647

Free Stuff

Lost Boston Terrier in China Grove area, five years old, black and white female. 704-8568632 or 980-234-5176

Jaguar S-Type, 2005. Black w/black leather interior, 6 sp. auto trans, 4.2L V8 engine, AM/FM/CD Changer, Premium Sound. Call Steve today! 704-6034255

Dodge, 2005, Magnum SE. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock!

Jaguar XK8 Convertible, 1997. Stock # T11175A1. Black exterior with charcoal interior. $10,797. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Volvo V70, 2.4 T, 2001. Ash Gold Metallic exterior with tan interior. 5 speed auto trans. w/ winter mode. 704-603-4255

Ads that work pay for themselves. Ads that don’t work are expensive. Description brings results!

Lost dog. Dachshund, male. Answers to “Leroy” Needs his medications. Rockwell area. Pleas call 704-640-8023 Lost Silver Brighton Watch, about 3 weeks ago in Salisbury. Please call Kaye at 704-2782054.

Dodge, 2007, Caliber. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 2004. Bright silver metallic exterior with gray leather interior. Auto, 4x4, heated seats, sunroof. Call 704-603-4255

We are in need of inventory and will pay top dollar for your vehicle. Cash on the spot with title in hand. We can also refinance your current auto loan and lower your payment. Please call 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Financing Available!

HONDA, 2003, ACCORD EX. $500-700 down, will help finance. Credit, No Problem! Private party sale. Call 704-838-1538

Kia Spectra EX Sedan, 2009. Silver exterior with gray interior. Stock #P7580. $9,897, $169/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Call today about our Private Party Special! *some restrictions apply

Spinning Wheel - $225 Pump Organ - $225 Please Call 704-638-9500

Autos

Ford Focus SE Sedan, 2009. Stock #P7597. Brilliant silver exterior with medium stone interior. $12,397. Payment $189/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Ford Edge SE SUV, 2007. Dune Pearl Metallix exterior with camel interior. Stock #P7577A. $21,988, $289/ 1-800-542-9758 mo. www.cloningerford.com

Ford Explorer XLT SUV, 2004. $11,497, $199/ month. Black clearcoat exterior w/midnight gray interior. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com Buick, 2006, Rendezvous. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock!

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Ford Focus ZX3 Base 2004. Silver Metallic w/gray interior, est. 33 mpg, automatic transmission. 704-603-4255

Cadillac Deville, 2001 Bronze with Tan leather interior 4.6 V8 auto trans, all power, front and rear air, am,fm,cd, alloy rims good tires, Extra Clean Nonsmoker!!! 704-603-4255

Chevrolet 2005 Silverado, extended cab, 212K miles, good mechanical condition. $3,800. 704-2451060 leave message

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS Regular Cab, 2008. Stock #F10479A. $22,697. $389/mo. Call 1-800-542-9758 now! www.cloningerford.com

Chevrolet Trailblazer LS SUV, 2006. Silverstone metallic exterior w/light gray interior. Stock #T10295A. $12,797. Payment $209/mo. Call 1-800-542-9758 now www.cloningerford.com

Ford F-150 FX4 Extended Cab, 2004. Red exterior with black interior. Stock #T11123A2. $22,297. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Ford Ranger Extended Cab XLT, 2004. Oxford White with gray cloth. 5 speed auto. trans. w/OD 704-603-4255

Ford Ranger Tremor Plus Extended Cab, 2003. Black clearcoat exterior with dark graphite interior. Stock #T10747C. $7,897, $159/ mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

We want your vehicle! 1999 to 2011 under 150,000 miles. Please call 704-216-2663 for your cash offer.

Weekly Special Only $17,995

Mercedes C320, 2003 Black on Black leather interior 3.2 V6 auto trans, am,fm,cd, all power ops, SUNROOF, alloy rims, like new tires, rear air vents, EXCELLENT TRANSPORTATION!!!! 704-603-4255

Chevrolet, 2005, Colorado 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Ford, 2003, Explorer. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, 2005. Bright Silver Metallic exterior with black cloth interior. 6-speed, hard top, 29K miles. Won't Last! Call Steve today! 704-603-4255

BMW, 2005 325i Midnight Black on tan leather 2.5 V6 auto trans, am, fm, cd, sunroof, dual seat warmers, all power, duel power seats, RUNS & DRIVES NICELY!! 704-603-4255

Step stool, $10. Overnight bag, $5 Clothes hangers, $9 Hand vacuum, $9. Call 704-642-0512

Youth Sparring Gear Includes 2 headgear, 1 with mask and hand and foot pads with velcro straps. Good condition, size-youth, $50. Please call 704-642-1827

Volvo, 2006 S60 2.5T Onyx black with cream leather interior, sunroof, cd player, all power, alloy wheels, super nice! 704-603-4255

Lost & Found

Mercedes S320, 1999 Black on Grey leather interior, 3.2, V6, auto trans, LOADED, all power ops, low miles, SUNROOF, chrome rims good tires, extra clean MUST SEE! 704-6034255

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Bingham Smith Lumber Co. !!!NOW AVAILABLE!!! Metal Roofing Many colors. Custom lengths, trim, accessories, & trusses. Call 980-234-8093 Patrick Smith

Ford Club Wagon, 1993. White exterior with gray cloth interior. 15 passenger van with only 61K miles. Great for church functions! 704-603-4255

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Toyota Camry LE Sedan, 2002. Desert Sand Mica exterior with Taupe interior. Stock # T10705A. $9,497, $159/mo. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Water Heater, 40 gallon, propane. Never used. $200. Call 704-797-0193 6pm-9pm

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Toyota Camry LE Sedan, 2010. Desert Sand Mica exterior with Bisque interior. Stock #P7569. $14,797, $229/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Show off your stuff!

STEEL, Channel, Angle, Flat Bars, Pipe Orders Cut to Length. Mobile Home Truss- $6 ea.; Vinyl floor covering- $4.89 yd.; Carpet- $5.75 yd.; Masonite Siding 4x8- $14; 12”x16' lap siding at $6.95 ea. School Desks - $7.50 ea. RECYCLING, Top prices paid for Aluminum cans, Copper, Brass, Radiators, Aluminum. Davis Enterprises Inc. 7585 Sherrills Ford Rd. Salisbury, NC 28147 704-636-9821

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Autos

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Business Opportunities

Shell/Kevin Harvick shirts. Size large. 1-Polo style, 1-Button up. $15.00 each or 2 for $25. 336751-2600

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Hyundai, 2006, Sonata GLS/LX. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock!

Timber wanted - Pine or hardwood. 5 acres or more select or clear cut. Shaver Wood Products, Inc. Call 704-278-9291.

Found a step ladder. Call to describe, to return it to it's rightful owner. Please call 704-798-3700

Send us a photo and description we'll advertise it in the paper for 15 days, and online for 30 days

Chevrolet Malibu LT Sedan, 2008. Imperial Blue Metallic exterior w/titanium interior. Stock #P7562B. $12,797, $199/ mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Rifle. M1922 Mauser design rifle, Brazil made, bolt action, dark walnut stock. Black leather sling. Bayonet ready. $650. Call 704-762-9197 *similar to photo

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Saturn ION 2 Sedan, 2006. Stock # F10530A. Cypress Green exterior with tan interior. $8,598. $139/mo. Call Now 1-800542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Sterling silver flatware sets, tea sets, gold wedding bands, class rings, wrist watches. 704-305-0315

Nextel phones for sale, 2 560 $30 each, 1 265 $20. All good sharp. Call 704754-7435 Paper Cutter $75 Please Call 704-638-9500

Hyundai Accent GLS Sedan, 2009. Stock # P7572. Nordic white exterior with gray interior. $10,897, $159/month. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Want to Buy Merchandise

Watches – and scrap gold jewelry. 704-636-9277 or cell 704-239-9298 2x6x16 $7 2x3x studs $1.25 2x6x8 studs $3.25 2x4x14 $3.50 2x4x7 $1.50 Floor trusses $5 each 704-202-0326

Chevrolet Malibu LS Sedan, 2005. Stock # F11109A. White exterior with neutral interior. $9,997, $169/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Honda, 2000, S2000. 112,000 miles. Blue w/black interior. 6 speed, convertible. 4 cylinder. $6,000. 704-798-5128

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Ford Mustang GT Convertible, 1986. Red exterior with gray interior. Stock # F10457B. $7,897. Call Now 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Motorcycles & ATVs

Toyota Camry Solara SE Coupe, 2007. Cosmic blue metallic exterior with ivory interior. Stock #T10499A. $12,997, $199/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Harley 2004 FXST, 7,900 miles, excellent condition, well maintained. New Vance Hines exhaust, some chrome. Santa special @ $8,850 firm or best offer. 704855-1627. Call after 6 pm

Service & Parts

Mini Cooper Hatchback, 2005. Pepper white exterior with black interior. Stock #P7585. $13,297. Payment $199/ mo. Call 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Chevrolet, 2005, Tahoe. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Chevrolet, 2006, Equinox LT. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Honda CR-V LX SUV, 2008. Stock #T10761A. Glacier blue metallic interior and gray interior. $18,697. $299/month Call now!1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Honda Element LX SUV, 2008. Tango Red Pearl exterior w/Titanium/Black interior. Stock #T10724A. $15,897. $249/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Chevrolet Aveo LT Sedan, 2009. Stock # P7600. Cosmic Silver exterior w/charcoal interior. $10,697. $159/mo. Call Now 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Ford Taurus SE Sedan, 2007. 4-speed automatic, 3.0L, V6. Stock #P7596. $10,997. Payment $169/ mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Nissan Altima 2.5 S Coupe, 2010. Winter Frost pearl exterior w/charcoal interior. Stock #P7555. $18,397. $299/ month. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Toyota, 2005 Camry, LE/XLE/SE. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

If it's a battery, we sell it! We Buy Old Batteries! Faith Rd. to Hwy 152 Store across from Sifford's Marathon 704-213-1005 www.battery-r-us.com

Chevy Suburban 2006 Dark Blue metallic w/tan leather interior, 4 speed auto trans, am, fm, cd premium sound. Third row seating, navigation, sunroof, DVD. 704-603-4255

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Honda Pilot 2005. Red Pearl with tan leather interior, automatic, 3rd row seating, 4x4, sunroof. 704-603-4255

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Ford, 2006 Fusion SE. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Nissan, 2004, Maxima. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Volkswagon CC Luxury Sedan, 2009. White gold metallic exterior with cornsilk beige/black interior. Stock # F11017A. $24,597. Call Now 1-800542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

TEAM CHEVROLET, CADILLAC, BUICK, GMC. www.teamautogroup.com 704-216-8000 Tim Marburger Honda 1309 N First St. (Hwy 52) Albemarle NC 704-983-4107

Dodge, 2004 Dakota. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Jeep Liberty Renegade SUV, 2003. Light Khaki Metallic Clearcoat exterior w/taupe interior. Stock #F10511A1. $9,997. Call now! 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Jeep Wrangler Sport SUV, 2011. Detonator Yellow exterior w/black interior. $22,397. 1-800542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Jeep, 2003, Wrangler Sahara. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! 150+ Vehicles in Stock!

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Jeep, 2007, Compass Sport. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! www.autohouseofsalisbury.com

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Nissan Frontier SE, 2007 crew cab 4.0 v6 auto trans, Black Opal with Grey cloth interior am, fm, cd, alloy rims, cargo net, EXTRA NICE!!!!! 704-603-4255

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Suzuki XL7 Luxury SUV 2007. Stock #F10395A. Majestic silver exterior with gray interior. $16,697. $259/month Call now!1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Toyota 4 Runner, 1997 Limited Forest Green on Tan Leather interior V6 auto trans, am, fm, cd, tape, SUNROOF, alloy rims, good tires, CHEAP TRANSPORTATION!!!! 704-603-4255

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Toyota Tacoma Base 2 Door Long Bed Truck, 2010. Black sand pearl exterior with graphite interior. Stock #T10736A. $16,897, $269/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Toyota Tundra Limited Extended Cab, 2003. Natural white ext. w/oak int. Stock #F10438B. $17,697. $329/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

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Toyota, 2002 Sienna XLE LOADED! Grey leather seats, 3.0 V6 back with auto trans, tape, cd changer, all pwr. Duel heated seats, sunroof low price what more could you ask for! 704-603-4255

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MAY YOUR DREAMS BE MERRY AND BRIGHT With deepest gratitude from all of us to all of you, along with best wishes for the brightest holiday season, ever!

SALISBURY AGENTS Front row, from left: Mitzi Crane, Vicki Medlin, Dianne Greene. Second row: Tammy Petrea, Sue Maclamroc, Lin Litaker, Peggy Mangold, Cathy Griffin, Cary Grant. Back row: Deborah Johnson, Trent Griffin, Jerry Davis.

CHINA GROVE AGENTS Front row, from left: Keisha Sherrill, Jeannie Beaver, Heather Gurley. Second row: Jane Bryan, Jill Clay. Back row: Tom Karriker, Jayne Land.

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Not included in group photo: Sheryl Fry

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Keep out cold and pests - Call a professional below! Doors and Windows Check the condition of all caulking. Cold air could seep in around dryer vents as well as doors and windows. If you find any caulk that is cracking or peeling, replace it immediately. Install insulated windows.

Insulation Check the condition of the insulation in your attic and basement. Replace any that needs it and add more to make your home energy efficient.

Chimney Have your chimney cleaned by a professional and install a screen over it to keep out animals, birds and debris.

Garage Doors Make sure the weather stripping at the bottom of your garage door is in good condition and keep snow and ice away from the door to prevent it from warping.

Driveways, Patios and Walks Inspect your driveways, patios and walks and repair any places where the concrete is cracked or broken.

Protectors of HEALTH & PROPERTY Call Today!

Siding Inspect the siding on your home and replace any pieces that are loose or warped.

Plumbing Become familiar with your plumbing. Find out where the pipes are located and learn how to shut off the water in case the pipes should freeze. Drain and store all garden hoses and sprinklers.

Porches and Decks Look over your porches and decks. Replace any rotten or warped boards and repair all broken handrails or steps. Make sure the lights and timers work.

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Furnace Have your furnace and heating ducts professionally cleaned. Replace any dirty filters and check to confirm the thermostat and pilot light are working properly. Be sure the pipe bringing fuel to the furnace is not loose or leaking.

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Gutters and Downspouts Clean the debris from your gutters and downspouts to prevent rainwater from backing up and freezing. Check the ridge vents as well, making sure they are free of debris.

Roofs Inspect your roof and replace any rotten or cracked shingles. If you have a chimney vent, dormer or skylight, make sure the joints are protected by a metal flashing and the edges of the flashing are sealed with roof cement to prevent leaks.

2B • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2010

TV Sports Saturday, Dec. 25 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. espN2 — diamond Head classic, third place game, Baylor vs. Florida state, at Honolulu 9:30 p.m. espN2 — diamond Head classic, championship game, Washington state vs. Butler, at Honolulu NBA BASKETBALL Noon espN — chicago at New York 2:30 p.m. aBc — Boston at orlando 5 p.m. aBc — Miami at L.a. Lakers 8 p.m. espN — denver at oklahoma city 10:30 p.m. espN — portland at Golden state NFL FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. NFL — dallas at arizona

Prep football Coach of the Year Rowan County (1968-) 1968—W.a. cline, east 1969—W.a. cline, east 1970—pete stout, Boyden 1971—W.a. cline, east 1972—Larry thomason, North 1973— pete stout, salisbury 1974— pete stout, salisbury 1975—reid Bradshaw, south 1976—reid Bradshaw, south 1977—Larry thomason, North 1978— Mike carter, salisbury 1979—Mike carter, salisbury 1980—reid Bradshaw, south 1981—reid Bradshaw, south 1982—Larry thomason, North 1983—Larry deal, south 1984—Larry deal, south 1985—Larry thomason, North 1986—Larry deal, south 1987—randall Ward, West 1988—Gus andrews, salisbury 1989—ron raper, West 1990—W.a. cline, east 1991—W.a. cline, east 1992—roger secreast, North 1993—roger secreast, North 1994—Larry deal, south; roger secreast, North; ron raper, West 1995—conrad Green, salisbury 1996—Jeff safrit, east 1997— Jeff safrit, east 1998—Jeff safrit, east 1999—scott Young, West 2000—scott Young, West; rick Vanhoy, south, roger secreast, North 2001—roger secreast, North; rick Vanhoy, south 2002 — Mike peavey, salisbury 2003—Joe pinyan, salisbury 2004—Will orbin, east 2005—scott Young, West; avery cutshaw, North 2006—scott Young, West; Joe pinyan, salisbury 2007—scott Young, West 2008—scott Young, West 2009—scott Young, West; Brian Hinson, east 2010 — scott Young, West; Joe pinyan, salisbury

Player of the Year Offense (1968-) 1968—derrick anderson rB, Boyden 1969—Johnny Yarbrough Wr, east 1970—Johnny Yarbrough Wr, east 1971—Johnny stratton QB, salisbury; Kenny sifford rB, east 1972—Johnny stratton QB, salisbury 1973—Jimmy Heggins rB, North 1974—randy Fowler rB, east 1975—Mark sturgis rB, North 1976—derry steedley QB, east; Mark sturgis rB, North 1977—Greg poole rB, south 1978—Bobby Myers QB, North 1979—Bobby Myers QB, North 1980—tommy Barnhardt QB, south 1981—Michael ramseur rB, south 1982—ernie peace rB, West; Jeff Holshouser QB, North 1983—donald Gray Wr, West 1984—Bryan overcash QB, south 1985—darryl Jackson rB, North 1986—darryl Jackson rB, North 1987—Warren alexander rB, salisbury 1988—Jeff park rB, east 1989—Jonathan partee QB, salisbury 1990—shannon Myers Wr, North 1991—carvie Kepley QB, North 1992—carvie Kepley QB, North 1993—Mitch ellis QB, North 1994—Mitch ellis QB, North 1995—andre turner rB, salisbury 1996—craig powers QB, North 1997—Nick Heard Wr, east 1998—Mario sturdivant QB, North 1999—Mario sturdivant QB, North 2000—alfonzo Miller QB, North 2001—alfonzo Miller QB, North 2002—William Van Wieren oL, south 2003—Joe Jackson rB, West 2004—Bryan aycoth QB, West 2005—Wade Moore rB, West 2006—daniel Griffith QB, North 2007—K.p. parks rB, West 2008—K.p. parks rB, West 2009—K.p. parks rB, West 2010—shaun Warren rB, carson; B.J. sherrill QB, West

Player of the Year Defense (1968-) 1968—Walter Whitley LB, North 1969—Willie Lowe dL, east 1970—robert pulliam dL, Boyden 1971—John o’Neal dL, salisbury 1972—rochelle Lowe LB, east 1973—danny Winecoff dL, salisbury 1974—danny Winecoff dL, salisbury 1975—ronnie Wood dB, salisbury; steve Lee dL, south 1976—Keith James dL, salisbury; steve thacker dL, North 1977—Brent chambers LB, North 1978—Brent chambers LB, North 1979—david sides dB, south 1980—alonzo shropshire dL, salisbury 1981—Jeff Barringer dL, south 1982—L.c. Lynch dL, West 1983—sam Miller LB, North 1984—todd Barnhardt LB, south 1985—antione sifford dB, North 1986—tim Bell dB, south 1987—chris drye LB, south 1988—tim Blakeney LB, salisbury 1989—Marlon connor dL, south 1990—ernest Huntley dL, east 1991—Jeff Morris LB, east 1992—Fred Lewis LB, North 1993—Greg Jones LB, east 1994—Jeff Kerr LB, south 1995—calvin everhart dB, salisbury 1996—Jeff chambers dL, North 1997—Greg Yeldell LB, North 1998— adam Horton LB, east 1999—danny Misenheimer dL, east 2000—James Francis LB, West 2001—Brad Lanning dB, south 2002—Kenny Brown dL, North 2003—don ambers LB, salisbury 2004—Harry Howard LB, salisbury 2005— Julian samolu LB, West; sa’d thompson LB, North 2006—tristan dorty dL, West 2007—Justin avery dB, West 2008—chris smith dL, West; pierre Jimenez LB, salisbury 2009—eli Goodson dL, West 2010—eric cowan dB, West

State Player of the Year Winners of the associated press prep player of the year award 2010—Vad Lee, QB, durham Hillside 2009—K.P. Parks, RB, West Rowan 2008—Xavier Nixon, ot, Fayetteville Britt 2007—darius thomas, QB, West charlotte 2006—Quan Warley, rB, thomasville 2005—Quan Warley, rB, thomasville 2004—Joe cox, QB, charlotte independence 2003—andre Brown, rB, Greenville rose 2002—chris Leak, QB, charlotte independence 2001—t.a. McLendon, rB, albemarle 2000—chris Leak, QB, charlotte independence 1999—Manny deshauteurs, rB, Brevard 1998—Nick Maddox, RB, A.L. Brown

1997—Nick Maddox, RB, A.L. Brown 1996—Montrell coley, rB, Goldsboro 1995—Marcus reaves, rB, Fayetteville Byrd 1994—terence stokes, rB, Bunn 1993—ernest tinnin, QB, cummings 1992—(tie) antoine ikard, rB, Maiden; Maurice Mebane, Wr, Burlington cummings 1991—Milton shaw, rB, North edgecombe 1990—donnie davis, QB, cummings 1989—Mike thomas, QB-p, richmond county 1988—chuckie Burnette, QB, cummings 1987—anthony Barbour, rB, Garner 1986—robert siler, rB, JordanMatthews 1985—alvin Baker, rB, Bunker Hill 1984—todd ellis, QB, Greensboro page 1983—darryl McGill, rB, southern durham

Prep hoops Moir tournament Tuesday, Dec. 28 Girls — (5) North rowan vs. (4) south rowan, Noon Boys — (5) West rowan vs. (4) carson, 1:30 p.m. Girls — (3) carson vs. (6) east rowan, 3 p.m. Boys — (3) salisbury vs. (6) south rowan, 4:30 p.m. Girls — (2) West rowan vs. (7) davie, 6 p.m. Boys — (2) North rowan vs. (7) east rowan, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29 Girls — carson-east loser vs. Westdavie loser, Noon Boys — salisbury-south loser vs. Northeast loser, 1:30 p.m. Girls semifinal — carson-east winner vs. West-davie winner, 3 p.m. Boys semifinal — salisbury-south winner vs. North-east winner, 4:30 p.m. Girls semifinal — North-south winner vs. (1) salisbury, 6 p.m. Boys semifinal — West-carson winner vs. (1) davie, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30 Girls —5th place, Noon Boys — 5th place, 1:30 p.m. Girls — 3rd place, 3 p.m. Boys — 3rd place, 4:30 p.m. Girls — championship, 6:30 p.m. Boys — championship, 8 p.m.

Standings 1A Yadkin Valley Boys North Rowan albemarle West Montgomery North Moore chatham central east Montgomery south davidson Gray stone south stanly

YVC 4-0 2-0 4-1 3-1 3-2 1-2 1-4 1-4 0-5

Overall 5-2 2-0 4-4 6-1 4-4 2-3 2-6 2-7 0-8

Girls chatham central albemarle North Moore North Rowan south stanly east Montgomery south davidson West Montgomery Gray stone

YVC 5-0 2-0 3-1 3-1 3-2 1-2 1-4 1-4 0-5

Overall 7-1 2-0 5-2 3-4 3-5 1-4 3-5 1-7 0-7

2A Central Carolina Boys Salisbury West davidson east davidson central davidson thomasville Lexington

CCC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 3-3 3-3 5-5 3-4 2-6 1-6

Girls thomasville Salisbury east davidson central davidson Lexington West davidson

CCC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 7-1 5-1 8-2 5-2 3-3 1-5

3A North Piedmont Boys statesville North iredell West Rowan West iredell Carson South Rowan East Rowan

NPC 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-2 0-2 0-3

Overall 6-2 4-5 3-6 5-4 4-6 2-7 0-9

Girls North iredell Carson West Rowan South Rowan East Rowan West iredell statesville

NPC 3-0 3-1 2-1 1-1 1-2 1-3 0-3

Overall 8-1 7-3 7-2 4-5 3-6 1-8 0-8

3A South Piedmont Boys concord A.L. Brown Hickory ridge NW cabarrus cox Mill central cabarrus robinson Mount pleasant

SPC 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-2 0-3 0-3 0-3

Overall 7-1 7-2 7-2 5-4 3-7 4-4 4-6 3-5

Girls Hickory ridge concord robinson A.L. Brown Mount pleasant NW cabarrus cox Mill central cabarrus

SPC 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-3

Overall 5-4 4-4 6-2 4-4 4-4 2-6 1-7 0-7

4A Central Piedmont Boys Davie County Mount tabor reagan North davidson West Forsyth r.J. reynolds

CPC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 10-0 9-0 8-0 7-2 4-4 2-6

Girls Mount tabor r.J. reynolds West Forsyth North davidson reagan Davie County

CPC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 9-2 7-2 7-2 4-4 4-6 3-7

College hoops Standings ACC ACC Overall Boston college 1-0 10-2 Florida state 1-0 10-3 Virginia 1-0 8-4 duke 0-0 11-0 Miami 0-0 10-3 North carolina 0-0 8-4 N.c. state 0-0 7-4 Georgia tech 0-0 6-5 Wake Forest 0-0 6-6 clemson 0-1 8-4 Maryland 0-1 8-4 Virginia tech 0-1 7-4 Thursday’s game Butler 67, Florida state 64 Friday’s game Florida state at Baylor, late Monday’s games Fordham at Georgia tech, Noon delaware state at clemson, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s games alabama a&M at N.c. state, 4 p.m. North carolina at rutgers, 9 p.m., espN2 Wednesday’s games Wake Forest at richmond, 7 p.m. east carolina at clemson, 7 p.m. duke at UNc Greensboro, 7 p.m., espNU Boston college at rhode island, 7 p.m. North Florida at Maryland, 8 p.m.

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0-0 9-2 Vanderbilt Kentucky 0-0 9-2 Georgia 0-0 9-2 0-0 9-3 Florida tennessee 0-0 8-3 south carolina 0-0 7-3 SEC Overall Western arkansas 0-0 8-2 Mississippi 0-0 8-3 0-0 8-4 Mississippi state LsU 0-0 7-5 alabama 0-0 6-6 0-0 4-7 auburn Thursday’s games Mississippi st. 69, san diego 52 Georgia 56, Mercer 53 tennessee 66, Belmont 65 colorado st. 68, Mississippi 61 Monday’s game southern at LsU Tuesday’s games charleston southern at Georgia Fairfield at Florida, 7 p.m., espNU coppin state at Kentucky, 7 p.m., FsN pepperdine at alabama, 8 p.m.

Late Thursday EAST rutgers 55, st. peter's 52 SOUTH Georgetown 86, Memphis 69 old dominion 63, presbyterian 54 tulane 68, southern U. 65 MIDWEST cincinnati 94, st. Francis, pa. 58 drake 102, chicago st. 51 evansville 87, Norfolk st. 69 Kansas st. 80, UMKc 64 Michigan 87, Bryant 71 Minnesota 85, s. dakota st. 73 Northwestern 70, Mt. st. Mary's, Md. 47 ohio st. 92, oakland, Mich. 63 Wisconsin 80, coppin st. 56 SOUTHWEST oral roberts 80, rice 78 tulsa 92, Utsa 67 FAR WEST arizona st. 56, N. carolina a&t 50 ark.-Little rock 75, stetson 50 BYU 89, Utep 68 colorado 78, indiana 69 iUpUi 69, san Francisco 68 Longwood 90, s. carolina st. 73 N. iowa 66, New Mexico 60 portland st. 73, Utah Valley 53 siU-edwardsville 59, the citadel 55 saint Mary's, calif. 73, New Mexico st. 53 southern cal 76, Lehigh 49 UcLa 74, Uc irvine 73 Utah st. 80, troy 39 W. Michigan 63, idaho st. 60

Schedule Saturday, Dec. 25 TOURNAMENTS Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic At Honolulu seventh place, san diego vs. Utah, 2 p.m. Fifth place, Mississippi st. vs. Hawaii, 4:30 p.m. third place, Baylor vs. Florida st., 7:30 p.m. championship, Washington st. vs. Butler, 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26 EAST richmond at seton Hall, Noon Monday, Dec. 27 EAST connecticut at pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. SOUTH Fordham at Georgia tech, Noon delaware st. at clemson, 7 p.m. southern U. at LsU, 7 p.m. iUpUi at Florida Gulf coast, 7:05 p.m. Morgan st. at Louisville, 8 p.m. George Washington at UaB, 8 p.m. Mobile at south alabama, 8:05 p.m. MIDWEST penn st. at indiana, 6:30 p.m. N. illinois at Missouri, 8 p.m. tenn.-Martin at ohio st., 8:30 p.m. FAR WEST Nevada at portland, 10 p.m.

College football FCS playoffs Semifinals Championship, Friday, Jan. 7 delaware (12-2) vs. eastern Washington (12-2), 7 p.m., Frisco, texas

Bowl games Saturday, Dec. 18 New Mexico Bowl BYU 52, Utep 24 Humanitarian Bowl N. illinois 40, Fresno state 17 New Orleans Bowl troy 48, ohio 21 Tuesday, Dec. 21 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl Louisville 31, s. Mississippi 28 Wednesday, Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl Boise state 26, Utah 3 Thursday, Dec. 23 Poinsettia Bowl san diego state 35, Navy 14 Friday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl Hawaii (10-3) vs. tulsa (9-3),late Sunday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl toledo (8-4) vs. Florida international (6-6), 8:30 p.m. (espN) Monday, Dec. 27 Independence Bowl Georgia tech (6-6) vs. air Force (8-4), 5 p.m. (espN2) Tuesday, Dec. 28 Champs Sports Bowl North carolina state (8-4) vs. West Virginia (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (espN) Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Missouri (10-2) vs. iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. (espN) Wednesday, Dec. 29 Military Bowl east carolina (6-6) vs. Maryland (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (espN) Texas Bowl Baylor (7-5) vs. illinois (6-6), 6 p.m. (espN) Alamo Bowl arizona (7-5) vs. oklahoma state (102), 9:15 p.m. (espN)

NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA pittsburgh 36 24 10 2 50 118 83 philadelphia 35 22 8 5 49 117 87 N.Y. rangers 36 20 14 2 42 108 95 N.Y. islanders32 8 18 6 22 72 106 New Jersey 34 9 23 2 20 60 108 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 35 20 13 2 42 92 79 Boston 33 18 11 4 40 93 69 ottawa 36 15 17 4 34 83 107 Buffalo 35 14 17 4 32 92 101 toronto 33 12 17 4 28 75 102 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA tampa Bay 35 20 10 5 45 109 114 Washington 37 20 12 5 45 111 103 atlanta 37 19 13 5 43 118 108 carolina 33 15 14 4 34 92 102 Florida 33 16 17 0 32 91 86 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA detroit 34 21 9 4 46 113 96 chicago 36 19 14 3 41 115 104 Nashville 34 17 11 6 40 85 85 st. Louis 34 17 12 5 39 90 96 columbus 34 17 14 3 37 88 98 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 33 20 8 5 45 112 86 colorado 35 19 12 4 42 122 113 Minnesota 33 16 13 4 36 82 92 calgary 36 15 18 3 33 95 105 edmonton 33 12 15 6 30 87 113 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA dallas 35 21 10 4 46 102 95 san Jose 35 19 11 5 43 106 96 Los angeles 33 20 12 1 41 98 77 anaheim 38 18 16 4 40 98 111 phoenix 33 15 11 7 37 90 97 Thursday’s Games tampa Bay 4, N.Y. rangers 3, so pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, so calgary 3, dallas 2, so Los angeles 3, edmonton 2, so Boston 4, atlanta 1 Florida 4, Buffalo 3 N.Y. islanders 5, New Jersey 1 Montreal 3, carolina 2 Vancouver 7, columbus 3 st. Louis 4, detroit 3 ottawa 2, Nashville 1

Minnesota 3, colorado 1 san Jose 4, phoenix 1 Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No games scheduled

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division L Pct GB W Boston 23 4 .852 — New York 17 12 .586 7 11 18 .379 13 philadelphia toronto 10 19 .345 14 New Jersey 9 21 .300 151⁄2 Southeast Division L Pct GB W Miami 22 9 .710 — atlanta 19 12 .613 3 17 12 .586 4 orlando 1 CHARLOTTE 9 19 .321 11 ⁄2 Washington 7 20 .259 13 Central Division L Pct GB W chicago 18 9 .667 — indiana 13 14 .481 5 12 16 .429 61⁄2 Milwaukee detroit 10 19 .345 9 cleveland 8 21 .276 11 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division L Pct GB W san antonio 25 4 .862 — dallas 23 5 .821 11⁄2 17 12 .586 8 New orleans Houston 14 15 .483 11 Memphis 12 17 .414 13 Northwest Division L Pct GB W Utah 21 9 .700 — oklahoma city 20 10 .667 1 16 11 .593 31⁄2 denver portland 15 14 .517 51⁄2 Minnesota 6 24 .200 15 Pacific Division L Pct GB W L.a. Lakers 21 8 .724 — phoenix 13 15 .464 71⁄2 10 18 .357 101⁄2 Golden state L.a. clippers 8 22 .267 131⁄2 sacramento 5 22 .185 15 Thursday’s Games orlando 123, san antonio 101 Milwaukee 84, sacramento 79 Miami 95, phoenix 83 Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games chicago at New York, 12 p.m. Boston at orlando, 2:30 p.m. Miami at L.a. Lakers, 5 p.m. denver at oklahoma city, 8 p.m. portland at Golden state, 10:30 p.m.

NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA x-New england12 2 0 .857 446 303 10 4 0 .714 295 259 N.Y. Jets Miami 7 7 0 .500 239 261 Buffalo 4 10 0 .286 273 353 South W L T Pct PF PA indianapolis 8 6 0 .571 381 342 Jacksonville 8 6 0 .571 319 365 6 8 0 .429 322 282 tennessee Houston 5 9 0 .357 333 386 North W L T Pct PF PA x-pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 334 223 10 4 0 .714 324 253 Baltimore cleveland 5 9 0 .357 252 271 cincinnati 3 11 0 .214 281 362 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas city 9 5 0 .643 322 281 8 6 0 .571 388 260 san diego oakland 7 7 0 .500 353 330 denver 3 11 0 .214 292 415 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 412 339 N.Y. Giants 9 5 0 .643 360 288 Washington 5 9 0 .357 268 343 5 9 0 .357 354 396 dallas South W L T Pct PF PA x-atlanta 12 2 0 .857 369 261 New orleans 10 4 0 .714 354 270 8 6 0 .571 280 290 tampa Bay CAROLINA 2 13 0 .133 186 377 North W L T Pct PF PA y-chicago 10 4 0 .714 293 242 Green Bay 8 6 0 .571 333 220 5 9 0 .357 244 314 Minnesota detroit 4 10 0 .286 308 329 West W L T Pct PF PA 6 8 0 .429 258 295 st. Louis seattle 6 8 0 .429 279 363 san Francisco 5 9 0 .357 250 314 4 10 0 .286 255 370 arizona x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday’s Game pittsburgh 27, CAROLINA 3 Saturday’s Game dallas at arizona, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games tennessee at Kansas city, 1 p.m. san Francisco at st. Louis, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at chicago, 1 p.m. Baltimore at cleveland, 1 p.m. New england at Buffalo, 1 p.m. detroit at Miami, 1 p.m. Washington at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. indianapolis at oakland, 4:05 p.m. Houston at denver, 4:05 p.m. san diego at cincinnati, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m. seattle at tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m. Minnesota at philadelphia, 8:20 p.m. Monday’s Game New orleans at atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s sum Steelers 27, Panthers 3 0 0 0 3— 3 3 17 7 0 — 27 First Quarter pit—FG suisham 26, 3:47. Second Quarter pit—Wallace 43 pass from roethlisberger (suisham kick), 10:16. pit—Mendenhall 1 run (suisham kick), 1:54. pit—FG suisham 29, :39. Third Quarter pit—roethlisberger 1 run (suisham kick), 5:05. Fourth Quarter car—FG Kasay 27, 8:29. a—61,748. Car Pit First downs 7 22 total Net Yards 119 408 rushes-yards 22-74 33-115 passing 45 293 punt returns 2-18 5-10 Kickoff returns 6-132 2-45 interceptions ret. 0-0 1-(-3) comp-att-int 10-23-1 22-32-0 sacked-Yards Lost 4-27 3-27 punts 8-34.0 3-45.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2 penalties-Yards 6-62 4-40 time of possession 24:36 35:24 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUsHiNG—carolina, stewart 18-71, Goodson 4-3. pittsburgh, Mendenhall 1865, redman 5-43, Moore 4-5, roethlisberger 6-2. passiNG—carolina, clausen 10-23-172. pittsburgh, roethlisberger 22-32-0-320. receiViNG—carolina, smith 3-17, Goodson 2-23, King 2-15, stewart 1-9, Gettis 1-5, rosario 1-3. pittsburgh, Miller 5-73, Wallace 4-104, sanders 4-54, Ward 3-38, Brown 2-20, Mendenhall 2-18, Moore 1-11, redman 1-2. Carolina Pittsburgh

Transactions BASEBALL National League FLorida MarLiNs—agreed to terms with rHp ricky Nolasco on a three-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL—Fined cincinnati LB dhani Jones and atlanta de Kroy Biermann $15,000 each for roughing the passer. Fined chicago LB Brian Urlacher, New england cB devin Mccourty and indianapolis s antoine Bethea $10,000 each for unnecessary roughness. Fined chicago dB Major Wright, Baltimore s ed reed and indianapolis de robert Mathis $10,000 each for roughing the passer.

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durham Hillside’s Vad Lee, who has verbally committed to Georgia tech, runs upfield against davie county in the 4a state championship game.

Hillside QB honored B Y A ARON B EARD Associated Press

RALEIGH — After leading Durham Hillside to a state championship, Vad Lee can now celebrate another piece of history. The senior quarterback has been named The Associated Press prep football player of the year for North Carolina in 2010. Lee was the runaway winner, earning 11 of 15 votes from sports writers across the state in results released Friday. Charlotte Mallard Creek quarterback Marquise Williams was second with three votes after piling up 4,500 total yards and 65 total touchdowns. West Rowan quarterback B.J. Sherrill got the other vote. Lee is only the second Durham player to earn the AP honor according to records that go back to 1983, when Southern Durham running back Darryl McGill was named the state’s top player. “This was an outstanding season for me and the Hillside organization,” Lee said. “It took a lot of hard work and dedication. It took an all-in effort for us to get to the point we’re at now. Any time we had an event to do or a practice ... everybody was there and working hard. We were just going for that goal all year and that was to win a state championship.” Lee, a Shrine Bowl pick who has committed to Georgia Tech, threw for 3,223 yards and 30 touchdowns.

He also ran for 1,300 yards and 22 scores for the Hornets (16-0). He ended the year by being most valuable player of the Class 4A final after throwing for 264 yards and three touchdowns in a shutout win against Davie County. Lee was a sophomore on the Hillside team that lost to Fayetteville Byrd in the state semifinals when a roughing penalty negated a blocked field goal and allowed Byrd another kick in the final seconds to secure a 9-7 victory. Hillside lost in the second round of the playoffs last season, leaving Lee with a final shot to win the state title. This year, Hillside was so dominant that Lee played into the fourth quarter in just six games due to lopsided scores and played all the way to the finish in just four. “He had the size, he had the ability, he had the strength and he had the supporting cast,” Hillside coach Antonio King said. “He just went to work. I can’t give him enough information. If I’m watching film, he’s going to call and find out. And if he finds out, he’s going to be there.” His strong season has even attracted more schools that previously were unsure whether Lee could play quarterback in college. While more schools are calling now, Lee said he is “pretty firm” in his commitment to play for the Yellow Jackets in coach Paul Johnson’s triple-option attack.

It’s a Cowboys Christmas GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There will be another Cowboys Christmas. Dallas will be playing on Dec. 25 for the fifth time, more than any NFL team. Since they are the Cowboys, there is bound to be a big audience, even if Saturday night’s game pits a 5-9 Dallas team against the 4-10 Arizona Cardinals, whose season has been circling the drain for two months. The Cowboys have won four of six since Wade Phillips was fired and offensive coordinator Jason Garrett became interim coach. Arizona, meanwhile, has lost eight of nine, most recently an embarrassing 19-12 defeat against what was then a one-win Carolina team. More than the coaching change, Dallas quarterback Jon Kitna said it was a locker room visit by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones that was responsible for the turnaround. “Jerry Jones came in on the day of the change and put everybody on notice,” Kitna said, “which was ‘It’s your guys’ performance that cost the man his job and if you don’t think other changes aren’t coming if this doesn’t stop, you’re fooling yourselves.’” Dallas went on the road and beat the New York Giants and since have victories over Indianapolis, Detroit and, last Sunday, Washington. The Cowboys blew a 20-point lead against the Redskins before winning on David Buehler’s 39-yard field goal with 50 seconds to play. The Cowboys’ only losses since the coaching change were against New Orleans and Philadelphia, each by three points. “It’s hard to pinpoint one thing our another,’” Kitna said when asked to explain the turnaround, “but I think the biggest thing is we’ve been more consistent running the football, which keeps defenses honest. If I had to say one thing, that would be it.” The Cowboys’ offense has fired on all cylinders despite the loss of quarterback Tony Romo with a broken collarbone. This week, the team abandoned any plans for Romo returning this season, placing him on injured reserve. The 38-year-old Kitna, who didn’t take a snap last season, has completed 66 percent of his passes with 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. “We feel really good about Jon,” Garrett said. “We were fortunate to get him a couple of years ago as our backup. He’s a very experienced guy,

a guy who we believe goes about it the right way. He’s very competitive. He works very hard at it.” Big receivers have given the Cardinals big problems this season, so it could be a big night for Dallas tight end Jason Witten, who caught 10 passes for 140 yards against Washington. “They’ve got a lot of good football players, explosive players on both sides of the ball,” Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt said. “In the last few games they’ve been playing well. They haven’t been making the mistakes that have cost them and they’ve made some plays, too. Hopefully from watching that we can do a little bit of the same thing, play a little better, make fewer mistakes and make some of those plays.” Arizona’s quarterback is 16 years younger than Kitna. Rookie John Skelton, just 22, gets his third straight start, returning to the scene of his successful debut in a 43-13 win over Denver two weeks ago, the Cardinals’ only victory since Oct. 10. Skelton grew up in Texas but was no Cowboys fan. “Nope, I hated the Cowboys,” he said. “Everyone around me was a Cowboys fan growing up. My friends, my mother was a big Cowboys fan,” Skelton said, “but my dad was from Oklahoma. He couldn’t stand the Cowboys and he installed that on me.” Derek Anderson, who started nine games at quarterback for Arizona, missed the last two because of a concussion but probably will be cleared to play. He may wind up the team’s third quarterback, with newcomer Rich Bartel the backup to Skelton. For Arizona, the holiday game is an opportunity to shed some of the awful baggage of a lost season. “As rocky as this season has been,” running back Tim Hightower said, “you don’t get any better opportunity than this. We’re not going to make the playoffs, but to get a chance to play in that playoff atmosphere-type game, a lot of excitement. A lot of people who don’t even watch football are just going to be sitting in front of the fireplace finding something to watch and they’ll end up flipping to the game.” There’s plenty of history in this series, mostly in favor of the Cowboys. The teams have met 85 times because both were, despite the geography involved, members of the NFC East for many years.