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The No. 1 seed Blue Devils did what all No. 1 seeds are supposed to do Friday and disposed of the 16th seed in Round 1 of the NCAA Tournament with little trouble Page 1B
Another day of upsets and close calls for top seeds, as Clemson was ousted from the first round — again, and 5th seed Temple lost to 12th seeded Cornell Inside Sports AP photo
The Sanford Herald SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
MLK PARK
A boost to the economy, a nod to the environment
Memorial on Horner starting to take shape MEMORIAL DONATIONS The city is hoping to sell more bricks to offset the cost of the memorial. A 4 inch by 8 inch brick costs $50, and purchasers can have their name or other text carved into the brick. Applications are available at the city’s Web site, www.sanfordnc.net.
By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com
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Jose Amaya (left) and Victor Amaya carefully lower beams into place Friday on the Carthage Street site of Lee County’s first “green” building, which will house Bankingport Inc., as well as retail and office space for more tenants.
Office, retail building on Carthage Street to be Lee’s first ‘green’ project By JONATHAN OWENS owens@sanfordherald.com
SANFORD — Currently rising up from a vacant brownfield lot on Carthage Street is one of the most modern buildings in Lee County. A joint venture from Kirk Bradley of Lee-Moore Capital Company and Bill Ray of Bankingport Inc., it will be the first certified “green” building in the area, meaning it has been recognized by the U.S.
QUICKREAD HEALTH CARE OBAMA, DEMS LOBBY HARD FOR ‘YES’ VOTES
Obama and the Dems lobbied intensively to resolve a lastminute dispute over Medicare while gaining another “yes” Page 8C
POLL: N.C. VOTERS SUPPORT CHANGE
North Carolinians’ support of health care reform hasn’t wavered in the past five months as three-quarters continue to back changes to the system Page 7A
Vol. 80, No. 65 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
Green Building Council as an environmentally friendly and energy efficient structure, when finished. Construction began in earnest on the 12,000 squarefoot building near the intersection of Carthage Street and Carbonton Road in the last few weeks, and Ray hopes to move in by the beginning of August. His business will take up most of the second floor of
Computer rendering of the Bankingport Inc. building
SANFORD — Though the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on Horner Boulevard looks close to completion, city officials said there is much more to do before it’s finished. “Most of the masonry work as far as sidewalks and the memorial itself is complete,” said Tim Shaw, director of general services for the City of Sanford. The profile of King was carved by local artist Deborah Motter of Sanford two weeks ago and is now setting. Shaw said they’ll be applying mortar to the profile so it “pops out at you.” When the planning began for the memorial, Shaw said city staff found a memorial they liked in Oberlin, Ohio, featuring a brick column like Sanford’s has. But Oberlin’s is two-dimensional, while Sanford’s is three-dimensional. And as Sanford is known for its bricks, it seemed fitting to use that material, Shaw said. After looking through plenty of photos of King, Motter said
See Green, Page 3A
See MLK, Page 5A
Small Business Expo has big impact locally
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his week, we Take 5 with Jim Felton, director of Central Carolina Community College’s Small Business Center and the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center, about the upcoming Small Business EXPO, slated for May 12.
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: What is the Small Business EXPO and what does it do? Are there changes for this year?
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: The Small Business EXPO is a Business Expo-
HAPPENING TODAY n Kendale Entertainment Center at 2738 Industrial Drive in Sanford will host a fundraiser for the Tar Heel League Scholarship Fund in memory of Harold “Buck” Gaines. Doors open at 7 p.m. Showtime at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A
Take with
SPRING APPROACHES
5
Jim Felton
Small Business Center sition, trade show, started 22 years ago by Judy Marsh, my predecessor Don Stec and the Small Business Council, now a part of the Sanford Area
See Take 5, Page 6A
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Alice Cline, 65, (right) gets floral design tips from Mary Ann Hinman (left) of Designs by Mary Ann on Friday at the Lee County Enrichment Center.
High: 77 Low: 50
INDEX
More Weather, Page 10A
OBITUARIES
D.G. MARTIN
Sanford: Helen Hall; Jerry Saunders Sr., 61; Phil Thomas, 83 Burlington: Grace Schuchardt, 88
A new book for parents who want to share their values and beliefs with their children
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Abby, Graham, Bridge, Sudoku............................. 6B Classifieds ....................... 7B Comics, Crosswords.......... 7B Community calendar .......... 2A Horoscope ........................ 6B Obituaries......................... 5A Opinion ............................ 4A Scoreboard ....................... 4B