March 21, 2010

INSIDE SPORTS: Top-seeded Kansas falls in NCAA’s • UNC gets NIT win

The Sunday Herald SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2010

SUNDAYQUICKREAD UNEMPLOYMENT

Lee only county in state with no rise in jobless rate

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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT: CHRISTIANS UNITED OUTREACH

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Ninety-nine counties in North Carolina saw their unemployment rate rise in January.

Lee County, which still ranks in the top-third in the state with a 14.6 percent unemployment rate, was the only county that didn’t rise for the month.

INSIDE: Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce President Bob Joyce explains what this news means to the local economy and its outlook. (Page 9B) COMING TUESDAY: The Herald looks to find reasons why the local rate didn’t go up.

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Shyronda McIver, 18, (right) checks out a dress Barbara Mosely (left) picked out for her on Saturday at the Christians United Outreach Center.

FORMER LEE COUNTY STAR ENJOYS PLAYING BALL OVERSEAS Former Lee County basketball star Todd Hendley is enjoying his pro career in the Dutch Federation Eredivisie Basketball League. Hendley is in his second season playing basketball professionally abroad.

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HEALTH CARE

OBAMA CALLS FOR DEMS TO UNITE BEFORE HISTORIC VOTE Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party’s legacy and make history by approving health care reform Full Story, Page 10A

OUR STATE QUILT HONORS TROOPS RECENTLY KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY The Lost Heroes Art Quilt in Fayetteville symbolizes the fallen military men and women who have made contributions to their nation’s cause in the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns Full Story, Page 8B

OUR NATION N.J. TEEN ARRESTED FOR RACIST COMMENTS IN WALMART A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in the southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias intimidation, authorities said Saturday Full Story, Page 9A

Vol. 80, No. 66 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

Second Chance Gowns offering many their only chance at a dress worthy of the high school prom

By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

W

ith exposed pipes and cement block walls, it doesn’t look like most dress shops.

But the feelings of excitement and anticipation at the Second Chance Gowns shop are the same among the girls preparing for prom.

At the Christians United Outreach Center of Lee County, the Second Chance Gowns program gives high school girls the opportunity to have the prom dress that their family’s budget might not allow.

“It helps with their selfesteem,” said volunteer Jamie Pedley. “They’re prin-

Daina Moore, 16, browses the aisles to find the perfect dress for prom on Saturday at the Christians United Outreach Center. cesses for the day and they don’t have to worry about cost.”

The dresses, donated by local businesses and people in the community,

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are free to girls in need from Lee, Harnett, Moore and other surrounding counties. Shoes, jewelry, bras

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CRIME

Learn more about the Christians United Outreach Center of Lee County by visiting its Web site www.cuoclc.org, or visiting the national Web site at www.cuoc.org.

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Sanford man robs grocery Officials urge store, attacks manager Census filers, debunk myths From staff reports

SANFORD — A man who attacked the manager of a Food Lion store and attempted to rob it Friday night was arrested by Sanford Police.

Charles Dauan Miller, 34, of 1007 James St. in Sanford was arrested Friday and charged with attempted robbery with a firearm and second degree kidnapping.

At about 10:45 p.m. Friday, police learned of an armed robbery in progress at Miller the Food Lion at 2904 S. Horner Blvd.

The store manager reported seeing a suspicious man enter the men’s bathroom. As the manager checked the bathroom, Miller — wearing a mask — placed a handgun in the

HAPPENING TODAY Temple Theatre’s production of Jason Petty’s “El Paso” begins at 2 p.m. “El Paso” details the performing life of Marty Robbins and pays tribute to Robbins’ heroes such as Gene Autrey and Hank Williams Sr. For tickets, call the Temple box office at (919) 774-4155, e-mail boxoffice@ templeshows.com or visit www. templeshows.com.

face of the manager and grabbed him.

Miller threatened to kill the manager and made him walk out of the bathroom, but he was able to free himself.

“He actually forced the manager out of the bathroom, so that’s where the kidnapping comes in,” said Sanford Police Capt. David Smith.

Miller then ran to the back of the store and exited through a side door. Dispatchers had received a good description of him from an employee; soon after the call, a detective observed a vehicle leaving the shopping center and initiated a traffic stop. The car was Miller’s.

Miller was later identified as the suspect that allegedly attempted to rob the business and was jailed with a $500,000 secured bond. The manager was “roughed up a little bit,” but there were no serious injuries.

“I credit those employees. They went above and beyond,” Smith said.

By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — U.S. Census workers and local leaders are urging everyone to turn in their 2010 census forms to ensure accurate counts and funding for programs.

Dayling Tolan, partnership specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau, said they’re trying to reach various groups that may not plan on reporting, like Hispanics or those that are homeless.

“We want to make sure everyone is counted to get the accurate number,” Tolan said. “It’s the only way we can save people money, because that money is going back to the community, the more

High: 74 Low: 56

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OBITUARIES

BILLY LIGGETT

Sanford: Ida Hilliard, 86; John Pechota, 89; Ilene T. Fry, 80; Gordon Owens 34

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Corrections The Herald is committed to accuracy and factual reporting. To report an error or request a clarification, e-mail Editor Billy Liggett at bliggett@sanfordherald.com or Community Editor Jonathan Owens at owens@sanfordherald.com or call (919) 718-1226.

On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

MONDAY ■ The Lillington Town Board will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. at the Lillington Town Hall, 106 W. Front St., Lillington, to hold a work session of the town board.

■ The Lee County Parks and Recreation Commission meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford.

■ The Broadway Town Board will meet at 7 p.m. in Broadway.

■ The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 635 East St., in Pittsboro.

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TUESDAY ■ The Chatham County Board of Health will meet at 6 p.m. at the Chatham County Public Health Department in Pittsboro.

Workmen began tearing down the center partition in City Hall in preparation for the proposed $15,000 remodeling of the remainder of the second floor. Photographed are James Caviness and Russell Moses shown removing nails from some of the boarding that made up the partition. This photograph appeared in the Aug. 8, 1963, Herald.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially India McLean, Ronnie Womack, Randy Ziblay, Cameron Dale Marks, Marvin Tucker, Terry Buie, DeEtta Hurley McElveen, Ashley Buchanan, Dorothy Reece, Sara Harden, Brittany Michelle Brooks, Caelan Dee Bristow, Autumn Destiny Lynn Duffey, Omari Geiger, Charles Geiger, Louise Fox, Rebecca Love, Meredith Love, Jordan Yaman McKoy, Larry McIver, Linda Williams, Caleb Rigoberto Velasquez, Randy Max Yow, Courtney Ragan, Anita Blackmon, Winston Bobbitt, Caleb Delecruz, Andrew Marsh, Fred Buchanan and Xavian Robert Deaton.

And to those celebrating Monday, especially Rae Gaines, Mary Townsend, Terry Thomas, B.J. Beal, Zachary Sprouse, Hannah Elizabeth Sturm, Holdon Robert Kokoszka, Eduardo Raul Gallegos, Aaliyah Lavon Chalmers-Smith, Michelle Thomas, Mary Effie Townsend, Emily Ann Deaton, Robin Margaret Deaton, Caleb Leslie, Deja Bland, James Cockerham, Tandy Skinner, JoAnn Dinkens, Thomas Watson Buchanan, Jacob Alexander Cox, Minnie Murchison, Sylvia Jones and Juanita Allen.

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■ Tickets are now on sale for “Working, A Musical,” presented by Central Carolina Community College Theatre and community guests. The show run April 14-18 at Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsborough St., in Pittsboro. Tickets are $12 at the college’s Chatham County Campus, Pittsboro, and at www.brownpapertickets.com.

SUNDAY ■ Sandhills Antique Farm Show open at 9 a.m. featuring horse activities, antique and classic cars and trucks, plowing with antique tractors and horses. No admission charge from 9 to 11 a.m. Worship service will be held at 11 a.m. with great food, bluegrass music and gospel music. Located at 200 Alexander Drive in Lillington.

■ Temple Theatre’s production of Jason Petty’s “El Paso” begins at 2 p.m. “El Paso” details the performing life of Marty Robbins and pays tribute to Robbins’ heroes such as Gene Autrey and Hank Williams Sr. For tickets, call the Temple box office at (919) 774-4155, e-mail boxoffice@templeshows. com or visit www.templeshows.com.

TUESDAY CELEBRITIES: Singer Eddie Money is 61. Actress Sabrina LeBeauf is 52. Actor Gary Oldman is 52. Actor Matthew Broderick is 48. Comedian-talk show host Rosie O’Donnell is 48. Rock MC Maxim (Prodigy) is 43. Rock musician Andrew Copeland (Sister Hazel) is 42. Hip-hop DJ Premier (Gang Starr) is 41. Actress Laura Allen is 36. Rapper-TV personality Kevin Federline is 32.

■ N.C. Beef Quality Assurance Program training will be held at 6:45 p.m. at Carolina Stockyards in Siler City. Preregistration is required by March 19 by calling (919) 5428202 or email jane_tripp@ncsu.edu.

■ The Republican Party of Lee County’s annual precinct meetings and convention will

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be held at 6 p.m. at Carolina Trace Country Club. Meet the May ballot candidates for school board and the county commissioner District 4 primary, as well as Republican candidates for U.S. Congress, 2nd District.

For more information, contact Linda Shook at 775-5557.

■ The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Lee County Library auditorium, located at 107 Hawkins Ave. The program, by local history buff Emory Sadler, will give historical aspects of the Deep and Haw rivers in a slide presentation using current and archived photographs and slides of 100-plus-year-old drawings. For more information, call 499-7661 or 499-1909.

THURSDAY ■ Temple Theatre’s production of Jason Petty’s “El Paso” begins at 7 p.m. “El Paso” details the performing life of Marty Robbins and pays tribute to Robbins’ heroes such as Gene Autrey and Hank Williams Sr. For tickets, call the Temple box office at (919) 774-4155, e-mail boxoffice@templeshows. com or visit www.templeshows.com.

■ The Chatham County Community Book Sale will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 307

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Today is Sunday, March 21, the 80th day of 2010. There are 285 days left in the year.

sanfordherald.com This day in history: On March 21st, 1960, about 70 people were killed in Sharpeville, South Africa, when police fired on black protesters; the shooting drew international condemnation. (On this date in 1985, police in Langa, South Africa, opened fire on blacks marching to mark the 25th anniversary of Sharpeville; the reported death toll varies between 29 and 43.)

In 1685, composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany.

In 1804, the French civil code, or the “Code Napoleon” as it was later called, was adopted.

In 1907, U.S. Marines arrived in Honduras to protect American lives and interests in the wake of political violence.

In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan began a four-day conference in Bermuda.

In 1963, the Alcatraz federal prison island in San Francisco Bay was emptied of its last inmates at the order of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

In 1990, Namibia became an independent nation as the former colony marked the end of 75 years of South African rule.

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■ Temple Theatre’s production of Jason Petty’s “El Paso” begins at 8 p.m. “El Paso” details the performing life of Marty Robbins and pays tribute to Robbins’ heroes such as Gene Autrey and Hank Williams Sr. For tickets, call the Temple box office at (919) 774-4155, e-mail boxoffice@templeshows. com or visit www.templeshows.com.

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Jurors to weigh circumstances in road rage sentencing

Kindergarten registration begins

FAYETTEVILLE (MCT) — Lawyers in the trial of Abdullah El-Amin Shareef met Friday morning to discuss what a judge will tell jurors before they begin deliberations on a sentence.

Shareef, 31, was convicted of murder Wednesday for a road rampage that killed Lonel Bass of Linden and injured four others on April 14, 2004.

The jury will begin deliberations Monday to determine whether Shareef is sentenced to death or life in prison without parole.

Lawyers and Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons met for more than two hours Friday to discuss possible aggravating and mitigating circumstances.

Prosecutors are claiming one aggravating circumstance to support their arguments for the death penalty: Shareef killed while committing violent crimes against others.

Shareef’s defense lawyers countered with 31 mitigating circumstances, which they say should point the jury toward a life sentence. Among those were Shareef’s mental and substance abuse problems, family turmoil caused by various sicknesses, his homelessness and his emotions toward his family.

It is up to the jurors as to how much weight, if any, they give to the mitigating circumstances.

Shareef is a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. He had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

Authorities say he stole a Fayetteville-owned van on April 14, 2004, and struck and injured three men -- David McCaskill, Gary Weller and Robert Fortier. He then ran over Bass in Linden.

Shareef abandoned the van, stole Bass’ pickup and continued northward, running down Seth Thompson in Harnett County before crashing in Fuquay-Varina.

Shareef was convicted of 10 charges, including first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, after the jury deliberated nearly 14 hours.

— Fayetteville Observer

PITTSBORO — Chatham County Schools will hold 2010-11 kindergarten registration at its local elementary schools from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Monday through April 2.

In order to be eligible for kindergarten, a child must turn 5 on or before August 31. Those unsure of their child’s school attendance area can call Joy Garner at 919-542-6095 or check the Chatham County Web site under the scrolling transportation department search.

The child’s presence is not necessary for registration. Items to bring to register a child: copy of certified birth certificate; immunization records; two verifications of residency (with parent/guardian name and address); driver’s license or picture ID; custody papers (if applicable); phone numbers of emergency contacts and doctor information.

For questions, call the district office at (919) 5423626.

— from staff reports

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Marketplace to host free screening of ‘King Corn’ PITTSBORO — Chatham Marketplace will host a free screening of King Corn from 6:30to 8:30 p.m. on Friday in the conference room of Chatham Mills.

This screening kicks off a series of films and café talks called “Where’s Your Food From?” Anyone who is curious about the food that we eat, and where it comes from is encouraged to attend. There will be free popcorn and beverages will be on sale prior to the showing. Dinner can be purchased at Chatham Marketplace to enjoy during the show.

“King Corn” is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives the fast-food nation.

Almost everything Americans eat contains corn: high fructose corn syrup, corn-fed meat, and corn-based processed foods are the staples of the modern diet.

Etheridge to vote for reform EDITOR’S NOTE: More on today’s health care reform vote, Page 10A

RALEIGH (MCT) — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, a moderate Democrat who represents a handful of mostly rural counties outside Raleigh, announced late Friday that he will vote in favor of the health Etheridge care bill.

In an interview, Etheridge said he waited until he got the numbers from the Congressional Budget Office and could read the bill.

“It isn’t perfect,” he said. “But it’s better than where we are.”

He likes that it lowers the deficit, that it does away with denials for preexisting conditions, and that it is paid for.

“I’ve concluded that No. 1, it’ll save lives. And No. 2, the current system needs fixing,” he said. “A lot of folks are hurting.”

Etheridge, who had voted for an earlier version of the overhaul, said he had heard from “thousands and thousands” of

people, through e-mail, calls and letters.

Buses to Washington The week ended with a whirl of activity before the expected Sunday vote in the U.S. House.

Americans for Prosperity North Carolina held a rally outside Etheridge’s Raleigh office Tuesday and has organized a bus trip to Washington today for a rally and visits to lawmakers’ offices.

The group had planned to take six buses to Washington, but by Friday afternoon had added two more. Its Raleigh office phone was busy for much of the day with people calling for seats.

“We could have filled up every school bus in Wake County with people,” said Dallas Woodhouse, director of Americans for Prosperity North Carolina. “I have never seen passions as stirred up and people wanting to do something about it.”

Organizing for America, a group that supports President Barack Obama’s agenda, marched to Etheridge’s office in downtown Raleigh earlier Friday to deliver 10,000 stories of North Carolinians relating their problems paying

medical bills. Letters came from people whose high bills forced them into bankruptcy, people with medical conditions who could not buy insurance, and others, said Lindsay Siler, state director of Organizing for America.

“We wanted to make sure he knows that we had his back today,” Siler said.

Phones continued to ring at congressional offices across Capitol Hill on Friday. Some overloaded phones rang busy or sent callers into voice mail, a troubling development in offices that pride themselves on answering every constituent call in person.

“Oh my goodness; we’re literally getting thousands of phone calls, e-mails, faxes and letters,” said Democratic Rep. Mike McIntyre of Lumberton.

“We’re hearing from all over the country, but from our district, it’s overwhelmingly opposed.”

McIntyre plans to vote against the health reform bill, he said, because he thinks it doesn’t do enough to contain costs.

Crashing the site U.S. Rep. Brad Miller’s Web site was largely inoperable Friday, making it impossible for visitors to

get beyond the home page.

The Raleigh Democrat’s spokeswoman, LuAnn Canipe, said the problems were likely because of so many people trying to use it and his staff trying to keep it updated. Miller announced Friday that he will vote for the bill.

Meanwhile, polls show widely varying results on health bill questions.

An Elon University Poll conducted March 14-17 found that 78 percent of North Carolinians surveyed said the nation’s health care system needed reform, while 15 percent said it is fine the way it is.

The poll surveyed 579 residents and had a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points.

A Civitas Institute poll of 600 likely voters resulted in 50 percent saying they were opposed to the current proposal, with 39 percent saying they supported the legislation. The poll was conducted March 16-18 and had a margin of error of 4 percentage points.

And a poll of voters in Etheridge’s district by Public Policy Polling showed that 53 percent were opposed and 37 percent in support of the health bill.

— Raleigh News & Observer

CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

New president installed for vet tech program

By KATHERINE McDONALD Special to The Herald

SANFORD — The North Carolina Association of Veterinary Technicians has elected Jonathan Loftis, Central Carolina Community College veterinary medical Loftis technology instructor, as its 2010 president.

“It is my goal, this year, to increase the member-

ship numbers as much as possible,” Loftis said. “It is through getting others active in the association that we are able to advance our profession.”

The Cameron resident has been a member of the NCAVT since 2002 and served as the 2009 president-elect. The installation to the presidency took place at the organization’s March 13 Spring Conference at N.C. State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

The NCAVT is a statewide professional organization of more than 100 veterinary technicians dedicated to maintaining high professional stan-

dards for training as well as informing the public abut the work they do.

Loftis received his Associate in Applied Science in Veterinary Medical Technology from Central Carolina in 2001 and worked for N. C. State University’s Large Animal Hospital for several years. He returned to the college in 2003 as a VMT instructor and the Animal Facility manager.

In 2008, Loftis was chosen by his peers at the college as the Operational and Support Staff Employee of the Year.

Born in Greensboro, Loftis has lived in various locations around the

state, as well as two years in Alaska. He is married to Kelley Loftis, assistant director for Technical Services at the Southern Pines Library. The couple shares their home with three dogs, six cats, one rabbit, two fish, and three fire-bellied toads.

Loftis succeeds 2009 president Amanda Dillard, who is serving as the 2010 president-elect.

Dillard, of Randleman, graduated from Central Carolina C.C.’s VMT program in 2001.

She is the head ICU technician at Carolina Veterinary Specialists, in Greensboro.

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NOTICE SANFORD ABC BOARD SCHOLARSHIP

Saturday, March 27th at Chatham Central High School 14950 Highway 902 Bear Creek, NC Rain Date March 28th

BBQ from 11AM to 8PM

Cycle and Classic Car Ride

Registration Begins at 9AM $6.00 a plate (eat in or take out) We leave at 10AM on a ride through the Serving Lunch and Dinner beautiful rural countryside of Chatham County.

The Sanford ABC Board will be awarding (8) $1,500 scholarships to deserving seniors this school year. This program is open to Lee Senior High School, Southern Lee, Lee Christian School and Grace Christian School.

With each application for the scholarship include (2) letters of reference other than relatives and write an essay of 500 words or less pertaining to teen use and abuse of alcohol and/or drugs.

We are asking for the students to mail their application, essay and letters of reference to the Sanford ABC Board Scholarship Program, P. O. Box 967, Sanford, NC 27331. The cut off date for accepting the applications will be April 16, 2010.

(BBQ, Slaw, Chips, Bread, Dessert & Drink)

For more information and to $20 Per vehicle pre-register, please visit Each vehicle will receive a BBQ plate T-Shirt www.pack900.com Sponsored by Meroney United Methodist Church Proceeds from Ride & BBQ will go support the Cub Scout Pack 900

The Education Director (and his staff) for the North Carolina ABC Commission in Raleigh will read and judge the essays again this year.

Applications can be picked up at the Guidance Counselor’s office or at the Student Center at each High School.

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4A / Sunday, March 21, 2010 / The Sanford Herald OBITUARIES

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Wilbur Fields Jr.

Betty McKay

CAMERON — Betty Shaw McKay, 68, of Cameron died Friday (03/19/10) at Morrison Manor Hospice Center in Laurinburg.

A native of Moore County, she was a daughter of the late Jim and Annie Myrick Shaw. She was a graduate of Cameron School and retired from Cooper’s Pharmacy.

Her husband, Jim McKay, preceded her in death.

She is survived by her daughters Denice M. Lawrence and husband David of Cameron and Teresa M. Southern and husband Mitch of Cameron; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at Fry and Prickett Funeral Home in Carthage. The family will receive friends following the service.

Memorials may be made to: National Kidney Foundation, Inc., 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016.

John Pechota

SANFORD — John Pechota, 89, of Sanford died Friday (03/19/10) at Rex Hospital in Raleigh.

Online condolences can be made at www.rogerspickard.com. Arrangements will be announced

by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home.

Ilene T. Fry

CARTHAGE — Ilene T. Fry, 80, of Carthage died Friday (03/19/10) at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

A native of Moore County, she was a daughter of the late Eddie J. and Eula Patterson Thomas.

She is survived by her husband Homer Fry;

daughter Becky Fry and husband Dail Pope of Bahama; son H. H. Fry of Carthage; Willie Thomas of Carthage; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Summer Hill Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Edwin Moore. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall following the service.

Memorials may be made to FirstHealth Hospice Foundation, 150 Applecross Road, Pinhurst, NC 28374.

Fry and Prickett Funeral Home is serving the family.

Condolences: www.FryandPrickett.com.

GULF — Wilbur Monroe Fields Jr., 87, of Gulf died Friday (03/19/10) at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

Born in Lee County, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and retired from CP&L in 1985 after 38 years of service.

He loved to fish, the water and enjoyed spending time at Sunset Beach. He was member of Gulf Presbyterian Church.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years of marriage, Margaret Smith Fields; a daughter, Patricia Ann Fields of Gulf; a half-sister, Ann Lee Lloyd of Fayetteville; three grandsons, Richard Wayne (Renee’) Turner, Kevin Mark (Tonia) Turner, Kelly Daniel (Michele) Turner; and nine great-grandchildren, Natalie, Joseph, Austin, Brittany, Daniel, Justin, Aaron, Samantha and Brandon.

The family will receive friends at Miller-Boles Funeral Home from 4-6 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday at Miller-Boles Funeral Home with military honors to follow in Buffalo Cemetery.

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SANFORD — Ida Mae Hilliard, 86, of Sanford died Saturday (03/20/10) Esther Davis at Sanford Health and LILLINGTON — FuRehabilitation. neral services for Esther She was born in Lee B. Davis, 86, who died County to the late Wesley Tuesday (03/16/10), were and Ada Fox Thomas. She conducted at 3 p.m. Friday was preceded in death by at Antioch Baptist Church her husband June Hillby the Rev. Martin Groover. iard; sons Jimmy Banks Burial was in the church and Ronnie Banks; and cemetery. The pianist was daughter Judy Webster.

Sandra Deaton. Special She was retired from music was by Allen HowKaiser-Roth where she ington. The soloist was the worked as a stockroom Rev. Martin Groover. clerk. She was a member Pallbearers were Pat of East Sanford Baptist Bullard, Don Smith, Kevin Church.

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and undergarments are also offered. While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not required, canned goods for CUOC are accepted in exchange for a dress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nowadays, with the economy, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit hard to get stuff,â&#x20AC;? said Tabitha Ferguson, a junior at Union Pines High School in Moore County, who found a dress and shoes Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just grateful that they had this, because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been praying to go to prom.â&#x20AC;?

At the makeshift shop Saturday, dresses of all colors and designs hung on racks, organized by size. Fitting rooms constructed of plywood and floral curtains offered private changing space, made cozy with lamps and silk flowers. Girls and their aunts, mothers and friends chatted about color and fit, like at any dress shop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look good on you!â&#x20AC;? supervisor Reba Brewington said to one girl, who beamed in response; the girls, nervous and excited for their big night, glowed as they were told they looked gorgeous or beautiful.

The selection of dresses is something Brewington is proud to offer the girls. She works in the Career and Technical Education Department at Lee County High School and has been supervising the program for CUOC the past five years; she said she enjoys promoting it and working with the girls.

Brewington kept an eye on things Saturday while running around the shop, helping girls with dresses and complimenting their choices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just think it does wonders. We treat them like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re queens. If I could give them champagne and scones, I would,â&#x20AC;? she said, laughing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just want them to feel like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a special event for them.â&#x20AC;?

And the girls often return the dresses after wearing them so they can be recycled, Brewington said.

Stephanie Quezada â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a junior at LCHS, a member of the soccer team and the mother of 1-year-old Jazlyne â&#x20AC;&#x201D; said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking forward to a night out wearing the black satin dress with rhinestones she chose Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We struggle, yeah. ...

I have my own daughter, so this would not be that important in the schedule,â&#x20AC;? she said of dress shopping.

But finding something at no charge helps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t actually know this was here,â&#x20AC;? she said, mentioning that she

we save.â&#x20AC;?

Many Hispanics are concerned that the information they provide could be used against them, and they could be deported if they are illegal immigrants, Tolan said.

She has talked with those in the local Hispanic community and assures them there is no harm in providing the census information.

Title XIII protects them, she said, because confidential answers cannot be given to any other institution, including other federal departments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to demystify the fears,â&#x20AC;? said Mauricio Castro, director of work for the North Carolina Latino Coalition in Durham. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of those fears are based on wrong information. We need to educate our community.â&#x20AC;?

Census information has never been shared with any other organization or branch of government, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to put this into historical context,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no reason for us to believe that.

There has never been any documented cases.â&#x20AC;?

Castro said his organization believes the census is an opportunity for not just the Hispanic community but for all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t participate in the census, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to get the services,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a good count, we will not be able to meet the needs.â&#x20AC;?

Because census information is collected only every 10 years, many people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand exactly what it does. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The census doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

(ABOVE) Shanice McIver, 16, looks through the racks of prom dresses on Saturday at Christians United Outreach Center.

(LEFT) Briahnna Bass, 17, glances at the back of her dress on Saturday as she searches for a prom dress.

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heard about the program from a friend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re nice. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all nice. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to pick.â&#x20AC;?

Pedley said school teachers and guidance counselors inform certain girls of the opportunity.

The program has helped hundreds of girls since it began five years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great.

You know, when I went to school ... you felt like you couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be part of a dance or a military ball. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big investment for any family for one night,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All these dresses have probably been worn once.â&#x20AC;?

Ferguson came in for a dress Saturday not knowing her size. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my first time going to prom. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a little nervous,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came up here today because I knew if I waited, there probably wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been as good a selection.â&#x20AC;?

She admitted that she probably wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been able to go to the dance without help from the Second Chance program. When she heard about the program during school announcements, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thank you, Jesus!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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She found a blue dress with rhinestones and beading that fit her perfectly. Her mom had wanted her to borrow a pink dress from a friend, but Ferguson wished to choose her own. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted something unique,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Theresa Douglas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; great-aunt of Briahnna Bass, a junior at Western Harnett High School who looked for a dress Saturday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; said the program is a blessing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-needed for all schools if possible. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great for those who really canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a chance to buy anything,â&#x20AC;? Douglas said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It builds confidence and poise. You get excited, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying on the different colors. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re living the dreams of a princess, or a queen, for that matter.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bridal,â&#x20AC;? Bass said of the selection.

Kelli Watts, program volunteer and teacher at Union Pines, said the program has â&#x20AC;&#x153;really grownâ&#x20AC;? in the four years sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been helping. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get a lot of support from the community,â&#x20AC;? she said. Brides, Etc. in Southern Pines donated many of the dresses.

Watts waited on the girls like a clerk in a shop, checking on them and asking if she could get them anything. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rewarding to help them prepare for the event, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want to feel special, you want to feel pampered and waited on,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really try to make the experience like a real bridal shop ... like a real store.â&#x20AC;?

happen all the time. Some companies are always out there,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a lack of understanding as to what this is for. That can potentially be one of the reasons why this became such a difficult thing.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s especially important for children, Tolan and Castro said. If the children were born here, they need to be counted to receive services in school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids should be counted, so that they can have the opportunity to have better schools and better social services,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You should not be afraid of providing this information.â&#x20AC;?

Census information also has political benefits, as â&#x20AC;&#x153;it will define how our Congressional districts are set,â&#x20AC;? Castro said.

The responsibility lies not just with Hispanics but with everyone, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are many people who are citizens of our country, our state, that do not participate in the process,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crucial to fill out the forms, he said; â&#x20AC;&#x153;otherwise, our voice is empty, or is not heard.â&#x20AC;?

Taxpayers save about $85 million if they fill out the form and send it back themselves, Tolan said, versus census workers knocking on their doors for the information. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If people just send back the mail, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more for that pot of money,â&#x20AC;? Tolan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People give more information to another agency even to buy a cell phone. It takes less than 10 minutes.â&#x20AC;?

At the Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting March 15, Tolan asked community leaders to encourage people to return the completed questionnaires.

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6A / Sunday, March 21, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

Editorial Board: Bill Horner III, Publisher • Billy Liggett, Editor • R.V. Hight, Special Projects Editor

SUNDAY THUMBS THUMBS UP: GOOD UNEMPLOYMENT NEWS It beats having an increase.

We understand that Lee County’s jobless rate — 14.6 percent in January — is ridiculously high. We understand that there are too many people in our city and county looking hard for work of any kind.

And we understand that unemployment rates don’t always tell the whole story when it comes to how a county is doing economically.

But the news this week

that Lee County was the only county in North Carolina — keep in mind, our state has 100 counties — not to see an increase in its unemployment rate is good news any way you try to spin it.

How would you spin it poorly? Some may say our rate was so bad the previous month, it had nowhere to go but up (or sideways).

This may not be entirely false, but realize that many counties are in the same boat ... and they got worse.

We think the economy is looking better locally, and with the recent announcement that Static Control Inc. may add 500 jobs in the next few years (plus the chance of

high-paid military men and women picking us for BRAC), there is good reason for that hope.

THUMBS UP: BUILDING GREEN It’s unfortunate that our environment often takes a back seat in our world.

Fortunately, there are those individuals who do see the importance of our environment and are working toward that end.

Such is the case in Sanford, as Lee County’s first certified “green” building is being constructed on Carthage Street.

It’s a joint venture from Kirk Bradley of Lee-Moore Capital Company and Bill Ray of Bankingport Inc. As a certified “green” building, it will be recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council as an environmentally friendly and energy efficient structure.

While this may be a first in Lee County, “green” buildings may be the wave of the future.

Certainly, such buildings are good for the environment, which means they are good for us all.

Our environment should be a priority — and it’s refreshing to see that there are people like Bradley and Ray who see the benefit of such a building program.

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he greatest reward a newspaper editor can receive is a compliment from a reader. Same goes for reporters, photographers, etc.

... etc. ...

This is the God’s honest truth ... I’m not just writing this to butter you up. It’s been a tough year for The Herald, what with this devil of an economy, and the long hours we put in to create this product become “worth it” when the readers acknowledge the effort.

Yes, we make mistakes. And yes, some of you absolutely love pointing them out.

But don’t worry ... I love you, too.

Aside from the praise or criticism from our readers, we have very few other ways of telling whether we’re doing a good job.

Circulation numbers have long been a barometer for this, but even the nation’s greatest newspapers are losing readers.

While fewer of you may not be buying The Herald, more of you, it seems, are reading us thanks to Web page, Facebook, Twitter and whatever else we seem to be posting to these days.

Perhaps the second greatest compliment we can receive comes from our peers. So you can understand the joy we’re feeling this week after taking home a Herald-record 14 awards from the North Carolina Press Association. Our previous best was nine — from last year — and before that, the best year The Herald has had is seven awards.

The 14 awards range from feature writing to our increasing online coverage ... editorials to photography. How it works, each year North Carolina newspapers — dailies and weeklies — are asked to submit their best work in a number of categories ... about 20 overall. The papers are broken down into divisions — A being the small weeklies, B the mid-sized weeklies, C the larger multi-weeklies, D the smaller daily newspapers, E the midsized dailies and E the big boys (Raleigh, Charlotte, Fayetteville and others).

We’re D — meaning we compete with newspapers with circulations at 15,000 readers or fewer. Our circulation is between 9,000 and 10,000 daily, and many of our competitors (about 20 overall in this division) are closer to the 15,000 range.

Some of them have newsrooms twice our size.

Of those in our division, only the Shelby Star had more awards, with 19. We topped Elizabeth City, which had 11.

This year’s banquet, held at the Dean Dome in Chapel Hill for reasons I’m still trying to comprehend, brought together the prize-winning journalists from all papers. It’s kind of like our Oscars, except without the long speeches, red carpet, designer dresses, tuxedos, comedy and overproduction.

In other words, it’s nothing like the Oscars.

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Aside from the praise or criticism from our readers, we have very few other ways of telling whether we’re doing a good job. Circulation numbers have long been a barometer for this, but even the nation’s greatest newspapers are losing readers.”

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But The Herald was well represented, and when our 14 awards were announced, it was a proud moment for all of us. And we hope for our readers as well.

So why should it be important to you?

When it comes down to it, whether or not you’re happy with The Herald is your opinion, and you can base that opinion on anything you want.

But we think our NCPA showing the last few years proves that in cities our size, you won’t find many newspapers that are doing it better. Sure, we don’t have the staff to compete with the Raleighs and Fayettevilles, which do sell papers in our market.

But they don’t have the Sanford and Lee County news we have. So there’s that.

And they don’t an R.V. Hight, who won his first first-place writing award in his 30-plus-year history at The Herald this year.

And who doesn’t love R.V. Hight?

I want to thank our readers who continue to subscribe and support The Herald and its advertisers. We’re committed to producing a good product, one that we hope you’re proud of and satisfied with.

Because when it comes down to it, the awards are nothing if nobody’s reading us.

THE WINNERS: The following appeared in Friday’s Herald: Of its 14 awards, The Herald won three first-place awards Thursday. Special Sections Editor R.V. Hight won first place in

“news feature writing” for his story last year on military families who formed a support group for those who lost loved ones during combat.

Also winning first place for “feature section design” was Community Editor Jonathan Owens, who produces two Carolina sections each week. Former Herald reporter Erin Zureick, now a staff writer for the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, won a first place “profile feature” award for her story on a blind fourth-grader at J.R. Ingram Elementary who has excelled in both writing and math.

Owens also won a second-place award — one of nine second place nods The Herald received — in “news feature writing” for his report on the struggles some unemployed people in Lee County have faced during the current recession. He won second for “headline writing” as well as judges sampled his top three headlines from the previous year.

Editor Billy Liggett shared a secondplace award with Owens in “best video” for their online report on ghost hunters who shut themselves into Temple Theatre last September in the search for paranormal activity. Liggett also won second place for “photo illustration,” “editorial writing” and “lighter columns.” The latter award included columns about his experiences as a soon-to-be dad attending “daddy boot camps” and watching instructional birth videos.

Former Herald photographer Brooke Wolfe won second place for her photo essay titled “Fall’s Splendor” after spending a day in October 2008 capturing the beauty of Lee County in autumn. Former Herald features writer Faith Swymer won second place in the “criticism” category for her reviews of Temple Theatre productions, including her reviews of “Hamlet” and “Little Women.”

And The Herald staff won a secondplace award for “best multimedia project” for its blog of the Lee Regional Fair in 2009, a Web site that included personal accounts of the fair, video reports, photo galleries and award winners. The multimedia and video awards were The Herald’s first online awards in the newspaper’s history.

Herald photographer Ashley Garner and former Herald reporter Gordon Anderson snagged the paper’s third online award Thursday for “online breaking news.” On Sept. 30, the two reported on a toddler who was shot and killed by a sibling who allegedly found his parents’ gun in their home.

The Herald’s 14th award was won by movie critic Neil Morris, who was honored for the third straight year. Morris won third place in “criticism” for his movie reviews of “Watchmen,” “500 Days of Summer” and “District 9.”

Letters to the Editor Postal service already leaves something to be desired To the Editor:

On March 4, The Herald editorial was entitled, “Better get use to reduced postal services.”

The cruel joke is we already have reduced services. The article relayed that the Postmaster General said in order for the USPS to “survive,” Saturday delivery had to go. Growing up, my father worked as a part-time delivery person and told me that the Post Office stood for good service, good customer relations and safe efficient delivery guaranteed to get to an address promptly.

I send out a lot of packages on items sold through eBay. Lately, I have seen many problems with packages sent out. When asked about damaged items, lost items or claims, the response is, “Items get lost,” “Did you have insurance?” or, get this one, “Accidents happen.”

Yes, one of my packages had tire marks on the crushed package. I have lost hundreds of dollars on packages that must have been delivered to the Twilight Zone or a black hole in space. Some deliveries take so long, the old expression “slow boat to China” seems to kick in.

Recently, they delivered an empty box with a note on it saying containers were not in it, which makes it OK. Another box had a valid address but was returned because the carrier in a far-away city was either too lazy to deliver or simply did not care to deliver it.

To get the money back for the return postage charge for that package was almost like Mission Impossible.

To add insult to injury, the rates keep going up. Increased rates for poorer service and apathetic response to claims?

Go on Saturday, and you will usually see one teller with lines out the door, and that even happens during the week. I think we need to pay the Postmaster, all congressmen and the president by sending their checks through the mail.

They may hear, “Oops! Sorry! We do not know where it is,” or “You should have had delivery confirmation,” or “You should have had insurance on it.”

PETER WILBERG Sanford

Etheridge goes against his oath with health care vote To the Editor:

The following oath of office is on record with the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives: “I, Bob Etheridge, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.” Article I, Section 7, of the U. S. Constitution is specific on how legislation is to be passed, especially bills raising revenue. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has scheduled a Sunday vote for the Senate Health Care legislation that directly violates the protections set forth in the Constitution.

No matter what your Party affiliation or your position on the health care legislation being proposed by the majority Party, there is one thing upon which we should all agree. Our elected members of Congress should be held to the highest accountability when it comes to their oath of office to support and defend the Constitution.

The Democrats have held majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate since 2006. If the only way they can enact their health care legislation is by procedurally ramming it down the throats of the American people, what does that say about the Party in power?

In recent years, the US Supreme Court has twice struck down attempts to abbreviate the lawmaking process required by Article 1, Sect 7. The Legal Landmark Foundation is prepared to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health care reform if Nancy Pelosi invokes her “Slaughterhouse” rule on Sunday.

Congressman Etheridge, are you willing to violate your oath of office and vote for legislation that may be deemed unconstitutional?

LINDA SHOOK Chairman Republican Party of Lee County

Opinion

The Sanford Herald / Sunday, March 21, 2010 / 7A

Susan Estrich

Kathleen Parker

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The last lap

Why rush it?

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s Democrats consider shoving health care reform through the House with a process known as “deem and pass,” it is helpful to return to square one and ask: What, again, is the rush?

A year ago, when reform work got under way, Democrats were hell-bent on passing legislation before year’s end. Because? There was no way, Democrats believed, that they could accomplish such sweeping reform in an election year.

The Senate bill, which still doesn’t have enough votes in the House to pass, barely met the do-or-die deadline, squeaking through on Christmas Eve. Now the new deadline for a final package is Easter break. This time the thinking goes: If Congress doesn’t get a bill to the president before politicians head home, there will be no health care reform for 10 more years.

Come April, their energies are needed on other pressing concerns, such as re-election.

Meanwhile, the zoo in the living room demands attention. If the bill is so unpopular that it must be passed long before Election Day, could there be a problem with the legislation?

If health care reform as proposed were so good for the nation, why wouldn’t legislators prefer to run on rather than away from that record?

If you can’t run on the strength of the laws you pass, then either you shouldn’t be running or you shouldn’t be passing.

t was 30 years ago that we first put national health insurance in the Democratic Party platform. I was working for Ted Kennedy then.

We had lost the nomination to Jimmy Carter, but both sides were still fighting. Whatever we were for, President Carter and his team were against. And we were very much for health care.

We took it to the floor of the Democratic convention in New York, knowing that the Carter campaign would never be able to hold on to their union delegates in a roll call vote. They couldn’t. We won handily, even though Carter controlled two-thirds of the delegates.

If anyone had told me then that we’d still be having the same debate 30 years later, and that it would turn (once again) not on convincing Republicans but Democrats, I would have asked them what they were smoking.

And yet here we are, maybe, possibly, finally nearing an end to that debate.

Can the president of the United States get the handful of votes he seems to still need ‘And yet here we to pass his are, maybe, poshealth care sibly, finally nearbill? Don’t ing an end to that bet against it. Minority debate.’

Leader John Boehner may be ready to declare victory — as he did on the Sunday talk-show circuit this weekend — but 30 years tells me, not so fast.

Most members of Congress want more than anything to keep being members of Congress, which is why they spend so much time raising money. Boehner, with his predictions of a Republican conquest if the Democrats enact health care reform, is giving “Blue Dog” Democrats their Miranda warnings: This vote can and will be used against you by your Republican opponent. No doubt.

But at least two powerful forces weigh on the other side. The first is ambition. Almost every member of Congress sees a president when they look in the mirror to shave (or put on makeup) in the morning. For Democrats in marginal districts, the risks of voting with the president are obvious.

But so are the risks of switching sides and letting him, and the party, down.

Your Republican opponent will still attack you — for being a gutless wonder, which, if you ask me, is even worse than being wrong. And loyal (to the president) Democrats will never forgive you — including fellow members, rich donors, supportive unions and partisans everywhere. Even if it allows you to keep your seat, that’s all you’ll ever be. And if you lose, forget a future in politics. No job in the administration. No comeback kid. The rule in politics is: Don’t get mad. Get even.

The second is the power of the presidency. That includes the power to locate projects in your district, guarantee that you have goodies for your constituents and make sure grants go to local hospitals, schools or subways.

“Is this an election or an auction?” the late Anne Wexler, then an aide to Carter, famously asked in 1980. Her comment was in response to the phenomenon that whenever the Kennedy campaign scheduled a visit to a hospital or housing project, the institution would suddenly find itself receiving a long-sought contract or award on the eve of the senator’s arrival. Kennedy grants, we called them.

But the president’s power goes beyond his grant-making capacities, beyond his ability to marshal funds and make plum appointments.

President Eisenhower’s chief of staff used to tell the story of bringing people in to see his boss after they had heaped criticism on him, telling him everything that he and the president had done wrong. Once inside the Oval Office, however, with the president looking them in the eye, staunch critics would turn into purring pussycats.

In my experience, it even happens with candidates. It’s one thing to say no to the speaker or the chief of staff.

It’s quite another to say no to the president of your own party.

My bet is that the president will find his votes. If only Teddy were still here to be one of them.

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Warmers strike back

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tephen Dinan’s Washington Times article “Climate Scientist to Fight Back at Skeptics,” (March 5, 2010) tells of a forthcoming campaign that one global warmer said needs to be “an outlandishly aggressively partisan approach” to gut the credibility of skeptics. “Climate scientists at the National Academy of Sciences say they are tired of ‘being treated like political pawns’ and need to fight back…” Part of their strategy is to form a nonprofit organization and use donations to run newspaper ads to criticize critics. Stanford professor and environmentalist Paul Ehrlich, in one of the e-mails obtained by the Washington Times said, “Most of our colleagues don’t seem to grasp that we’re not in a gentlepersons’ debate, we’re in a street fight against well-funded, merciless enemies who play by entirely different rules.”

Professor Thomas Sowell’s most recent book, “Intellectuals and Society,” has a quote from Eric Hoffer, “One of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputation.” Environmentalist Professor Paul Ehrlich, who’s giving advice to the warmers, is an excellent example of Hoffer’s observation. Ehrlich in his widely read 1968 book, “The Population Bomb,” predicted, “The battle to feed humanity is over. In the 1970s, the world will undergo famines. Hundreds of millions of people are going to starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. Population control is the only answer.”

Ehrlich also predicted the earth’s then-3.5 billion population would starve back to 2 billion people by 2025. In 1969, Dr. Ehrlich warned Britain’s Institute of Biology, “If I were a gambler, I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000.”

Despite these asinine predictions, Ehrlich has won no less than 16 awards, including the 1980 Crafoord Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ highest award.

Stanford University professor and environmentalist activist Stephen H. Schneider is another scientist involved in the warmer retaliation. In a 1989 Discover Magazine interview, Professor Schneider said, “We have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we may have. Each of us has to decide what the right balance is

Walter Williams Syndicated Columnist Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.

between being effective and being honest.”

Former Colorado Sen. Tim Wirth, now president of the United Nations Foundation, in 1990 said, “We’ve got to ride the global warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong, we’ll be doing the right thing, in terms of economic policy and environmental policy.”

Environmental activist predictions have been dead wrong. In National Wildlife (July 1975), Nigel Calder warned, “... the threat of a new ice age must now stand alongside nuclear war as a likely source of wholesale death and misery for mankind.”

In the same issue, C.C. Wallen of the World Meteorological Organization warned, “The cooling since 1940 has been large enough and consistent enough that it will not soon be reversed.”

George Woodwell’s, founder of the Woods Hole Research Center, comments suggest that the warmers are gearing up for a big propaganda push. In one of his e-mails, Woodwell said that researchers have been ceding too much ground. He criticized Pennsylvania State University for their academic investigation of Professor Michael Mann, who wrote many of the e-mails leaked from the Britain’s now disgraced Climate Research Unit. Stephen Dinan’s Washington Times article reports, “In his e-mail, Mr. Woodwell acknowledged that he is advocating taking ‘an outlandishly aggressively partisan approach’ but said scientists have had their ‘classical reasonableness’ turned against them,” adding, “’We are dealing with an opposition that is not going to yield to facts or appeals from people who hold themselves in high regard and think their assertions and data are obvious truths.’”

CONTACT YOUR LAWMAKER Lee County

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■ County Manager John Crumpton: Phone (919) 718-4605; E-mail — jcrumpton@leecountync.gov

■ Mayor Donald Andrews Jr.: 258-6334 E-mail — donald09@windstream.net ■ Town Manager Bob Stevens: 258-3724; E-mail — bwaytownhall@windstream.net

Board of Commissioners E-mail — glee@leecountync.gov (for all commissioners) ■ Chairman Richard Hayes (at-large): 774-7658 e-mail: rhayes241@windstream.net ■ Vice-Chairman Larry ‘Doc’ Oldham (at-large): 7766615; e-mail: oldham_larry@windstream.net ■ At-Large Commissioner Ed Paschal: 776-3257 ■ District 1 Commissioner Robert Reives: 774-4434 ■ District 2 Commissioner Amy Dalrymple: 2586695 ■ District 3 Commissioner Linda Shook: 775-5557 E-mail: lindashook@charter.net ■ District 4 Commissioner Jamie Kelly: 718-6513 E-mai L: jamesk@kellymarcom.com

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Yet, now House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering new ways to allow House members to pass the Senate bill without actually voting for it so that vulnerable Democrats can deny responsibility for a bill they don’t like and don’t support. Is this sane?

More to the point, is it constitutional?

Some experts say yes; others say no. A thorough vetting would consume this space, but basically, the “deem and pass” maneuver accomplishes the same thing as if the House approved the Senate bill with tweaks through the reconciliation process.

Rather than voting on the Senate bill, the House passes a package of changes to the bill. Thus the bill is “deemed” to have passed. Got that?

The benefit is that House members who don’t want to vote for the bill are granted plausible deniability. Come election time, they can say, “Hey, don’t look at me, I didn’t vote for it.”

And voters, whom lawmakers apparently deem mentally challenged, will give legislators a pass. This is called implausible optimism.

Deem and pass — or sneak and sprint — may be legal, but is it right?

It’s right only if your goal is to beat a deadline and pass something — anything — regardless of how imperfect the result. Even the majority of Americans who oppose the bill don’t know the half of it, because almost no one does.

What they do know is that health care reform reeks of maneuvering and the kind of compromises that involve sacks of cash. The latest proposed strategy merely underscores the past year’s by-hook-or-by-crook legislative approach.

Even recent attention to “sweetheart deals” has failed to improve the product. President Obama initially said he wanted state-specific deals removed, but now the White House has backed off, saying that if more than one state theoretically could benefit from a deal, then the program is OK. Theoretically, that could cover just about anything — and everything.

Certainly, such an approach helps justify sweeteners such as the socalled “Frontier States” amendment that raises Medicare reimbursements for some rural states at a cost of $2 billion over 10 years. ...

A sweetheart deal is a sweetheart deal by any other name.

Given the procedural complications, the clear lack of House support, and a raft of dubious deal-making, slowing down wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen to health care reform.

There’s no dishonor in admitting that one was in too big a hurry. But rushing to do the wrong thing is, in a word, idiotic.

State

8A / Sunday, March 21, 2010 / The Sanford Herald CHARLOTTE

STATE BRIEFS

Black support still high for Obama

By JESSE WASHINGTON AP National Writer

CHARLOTTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In this banking center walloped by the Great Recession, where unemployment just hit a 20-year high and as many as one in three black people are out of work, blacks could easily be frustrated with President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insistence that a rising economic tide for all will lift AfricanAmerican boats.

Yet despite surging discontent among some black advocates over Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s refusal to specifically target rising black unemployment, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to find average black folks here who disagree with the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has been addressing the black agenda as far as health care, education, all that,â&#x20AC;? said Tamera Gomillion, a bill collector who has been struggling to pay her own bills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It took eight years to get into this mess, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to take time to get us out,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I voted for him, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do it again.â&#x20AC;?

The drumbeat for Obama to embrace a black agenda grew loudest Saturday, when PBS host Tavis Smiley convened a public meeting of prominent black activists and intellectuals in Chicago to demand policies tailored to the needs of blacks who have been hit disproportionately hard by the recession.

Obama has refused from the beginning of his candidacy to separate the solutions to black Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic problems from the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at large.

After he settled into his presidency, this stance placed him at odds with activists and the Congressional Black Caucus who once were the voice of black America.

But now, â&#x20AC;&#x153;nobody can go to Obama and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;This is what African-Americans want,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said David Bositis, an expert on black politics at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

He called the debate an â&#x20AC;&#x153;awkward momentâ&#x20AC;? for the CBC: â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of a sudden, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s someone else who represents African-Americans more, if you go by what African-Americans say, than they do.â&#x20AC;?

That certainly seemed to be the case in the Charlotte metropolitan area, which is 30 percent black and had a 12.8 percent overall unemployment rate in January. Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s huge black turnout was crucial to Obama barely winning North Carolina in 2008, the first Democrat to do so since 1976.

Interviews with two dozen African-Americans last week revealed common themes: Obama is correct to focus on the needs of all Americans.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too soon to condemn him for inaction. His emphasis on health care and education will greatly help blacks. Black people should take responsibility for solving their own problems.

And when 2012 comes, they plan to vote for Obama again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got bigger fish to fryâ&#x20AC;? than a black agenda, said Beth James Davis, a marketing executive,

as she ate dinner in a restaurant near downtown with her husband and two young children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not saying our fish isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t big, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got more important battles.â&#x20AC;?

Shenika Simpson was watching her granddaughter at a playground in her Grier Heights neighborhood, which she described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;drug infested.â&#x20AC;? An unemployed single mother, Simpson said that Obama â&#x20AC;&#x153;canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just jump in the chair and fix everything within a year.â&#x20AC;?

Should Obama do more to specifically help black people? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel he is doing it,â&#x20AC;? Simpson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always going to be hard to find jobs. You got to go to school, graduate, do stuff to make it today. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t depend on them to do it for you.â&#x20AC;?

South of downtown, outside of a convenience store where cigarette butts littered the ground near a â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Loiteringâ&#x20AC;? sign, military retiree James Norris said Obama â&#x20AC;&#x153;canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do nothing for one nationality over another.â&#x20AC;?

Black people â&#x20AC;&#x153;got to blame something on something,â&#x20AC;? Norris said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t something, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your (expletive) self.â&#x20AC;?

The mayor of Charlotte, Anthony Foxx, was in tune with the mood of his constituents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do I feel pressure to bring unemployment numbers down? Absolutely,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I feel that pressure for everyone I represent. In terms of a black agenda, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to peel out the black community from the overall things that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing.â&#x20AC;?

He said Obama should get credit for many policies that helped blacks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are schools not closed, bellies that are not empty because of that support,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think about the disaster that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen.â&#x20AC;?

One of the major policies advocates want is direct job creation, which is federal funding of salaries.

The Obama administration has resisted these calls â&#x20AC;&#x201D; yet $10 million in stimulus money has managed to trickle down to the Charlotte area for that exact purpose.

The Opportunity Project will fund up to 500 jobs for low-income parents with at least one dependent living at home.

The Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services secured the grant after Darrell Cunningham, a community resources director, discovered grant money in the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Most of the applicants to the program are black, Cunningham said. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s satisfied with Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach to helping AfricanAmericans, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pushing the system to do better.â&#x20AC;?

Not everyone supports Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach. Patrick Graham, president of the local Urban League, estimated that black unemployment in the area was 2 1/2 times the overall rate.

(Official statistics are not broken down by race.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay attention, we will see these problems continue,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Gyasi Foluke, a retired black studies professor and Air Force officer, said there was some value to Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;universal approach,â&#x20AC;? but it would not address the long-standing inequities between blacks and whites. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are 400 years behind,â&#x20AC;? Foluke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The universal approach has a fundamental flaw: You can never catch up.â&#x20AC;?

Police say man killed girlfriend, then himself

prostitution and drug possession.

Police also seized computers and cash.

JEFFERSON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Police say a North Carolina woman was killed by her boyfriend who then killed himself.

Ashe County Sheriff James Williams told the Winston-Salem Journal that the bodies of 48-year-old Sherry Ashley and 51-yearold Richard Creal Hailey were found beneath a tree Thursday afternoon outside a house in the town of Jefferson.

Williams said the couple had been together a few years and were planning to get married.

Williams said Hailey had been treated for mental health problems was taking medication for bipolar disorder.

The couple had been living in the basement of the house owned by friends who were not there at the time of the shootings.

Autopsy results showed that Ashley was shot twice with the rifle Hailey used to shoot himself in the head.

Students collecting food in world record attempt

Adult club to become community college campus WILMINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Officials in a North Carolina coastal town hope a former strip club can find new life as a branch campus of a community college.

Brunswick Community College president Steve Greiner told the StarNews of Wilmington for a story Saturday that Close Encounters in Calabash was bought for $1 million from its owners in South Carolina.

Greiner said the 15,000square-foot building will be renovated for continuing education classrooms and should open this year.

Greiner said he was contacted by club owners Phoenix Entertainment Group of South Carolina about the building being available.

The club was one of several raided by police this summer.

A dozen women were charged with soliciting for

DURHAM (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Students at the North Carolina School of Science and Math are trying to break the record for most food collected in a 24-hour period.

Students plan to collect nonperishable items until 10 p.m. Saturday.

The food collected will go to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.

That organization distributed more than 36 million pounds of food to food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and group homes in the 2008-09 fiscal year.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the students have to collect more than 509,147 pounds of food to break the record collected in a day at a single location.

That record was set in 2008 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in collaboration with the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank in Canada.

2 found dead in duplex fire in Chapel Hill CHAPEL HILL (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two people have been found dead after a fire at a North Carolina duplex.

Chapel Hill fire and police officers are investigating the cause of Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blaze. Investigators did not immediately release the names of the victims and a cause of death has not been determined.

Property owner John McPhaul told WRAL-TV in Raleigh that he had rented both units of the duplex to a retired married couple in their 60s.

McPhaul said the wife told him they slept in separate units because of the husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s snoring.

McPhaul said the couple moved to the area about 18 months ago.

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The Sanford Herald / Sunday, March 21, 2010 / 9A

LOST HEROES ART QUILT

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Quilt pays tribute to fallen troops

Basnight seeks help on giving linked to N.C. firm

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Senate leader Marc Basnight’s campaign received donations from the same people that Gov. Beverly Perdue decided she couldn’t take money from because of questions about the legality of the contributions.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Saturday that Basnight has asked for guidance from election officials about $44,500 in donations from nine people linked to Atlantic Corp. of Wilmington.

The same nine people gave $48,000 to Perdue’s campaign. Perdue forfeited the donations Friday after concerns the donors were unlawfully reimbursed by their employer.

The State Board of Elections is investigating.

Residents donate dollars to help local library

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Residents in North Carolina’s largest city are donating what they can to try to shore up a $2 million shortfall in their local library’s budget.

The Charlotte Observer reported Saturday that half the Mecklenburg County library branches will close and 148 staffers laid off next month if the money to keep them operating cannot be raised.

The library’s board approved the cuts Thursday at noon.

By Friday afternoon, $35,000 had been donated through the library Web site and hundreds more dropped off in donation boxes at all 24 branches.

Library director of development Dick Pahle says the support is great, but a big donor needs to step forward or the cuts will continue as planned on April 3.

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — The quilt means everything to Paula Spivey.

In particular, she said, “The cost to us.”

Spivey, president of the Azalea Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers, said the Lost Heroes Art Quilt symbolizes the fallen military men and women who have made contributions to their nation’s cause in the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns.

Those include Michael K. Spivey, her son.

“He was a soldier every year for Halloween,” she said on Saturday afternoon inside the Airborne & Special Operations Museum. “That’s all he ever wanted to be.”

Michael K. Spivey, a 20-year-old Army specialist, was among 15 soldiers and three civilian contractors who died April 6, 2005, in a helicopter crash near Ghazni in Afghanistan.

His mother fears that those who lost their lives after Sept. 11, 2001, will be forgotten. For her, the long black quilt stitches together the reality of

“It stands for not only these people,” said 63-year-old Fred Chrisman, as he peered at the faces on the material, “but people we know — in Vietnam, like in my case. They didn’t have the opportunity to have a full life. They made the ultimate sacrifice.”

“Beautiful quilt,” one woman blurted out once it was unveiled. “A lot of work in that. Absolutely beautiful.”

The work of artist Julie Feingold, the quilt features a slain soldier from all 50 states. They are represented by their childhood photographs.

“It’s about everybody,” said Lorie Southerland, who lives in Sanford.

“That’s what the quilt is about — it’s just representing everybody.”

A Gold Star Mother herself, she lost her son, Michael Rodriguez, at 20. he and eight other soldiers were killed when two trucks exploded on April 23, 2007, in an outpost in As Sadah, Iraq.

Jim Hollister serves as Rolling Thunder’s 50-year-old chairman of

Sanford soldier honored Among the images in the Lost Heroes Art Quilt’s grid pattern is one of Spc. Michael Rodriguez, an 82nd Airborne Soldier from Sanford, who was killed April 23, 2007.

“It’s about everybody,” said Lorie Southerland, Michael’s mother, also of Sanford. “That’s what the quilt is about. It’s just representing everybody.”

For more information on the N.C. History museum, visit at www.ncmuseumofhistory.org or phone (919) 807-7900.

ultimate courage and dedication to country.

The Gold Star Mothers form a sorority no woman would ever want to join. The only qualification for membership: losing a child in military service.

“It’s just very important that we don’t forget,” Spivey said. “Seems to me, people forget so easily. It puts a face on it.”

The Lost Heroes Art Quilt is scheduled to hang inside the museum lobby through Saturday.

It will then be taken to the Capitol building in Raleigh where it will be placed on exhibit.

On Saturday, mem-

bers of the Rolling Thunder Chapter One N.C. motorcycle club escorted a couple of Gold Star Mothers up Interstate 95 as they brought the quilt to Fayetteville from Columbia, S.C. At 2:45 p.m., a procession of 18 motorcycles and two vehicles completed the trip, cruising around the circle in front of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum. Club members unloaded the 15-footlong quilt and its display in separate boxes, and toted them inside before setting it all up.

Then, 30 or so from the entourage mostly stood and admired it.

the board. Even though some might regard them as a wild-looking bunch in their black leather biker gear, don’t call them a motorcycle group to his face. Hollister is quick to point out that Rolling Thunder is a POW/MIA awareness group.

Most are veterans.

They share a close relationship with the Gold Star Mothers.

So, when the mothers asked the bikers from the local chapter to lead them here with the quilt, these old vets kickstarted their chrome and leather rides with a swagger of patriotic pride.

“This is to honor all the service members since 9/11 who give their lives in war — (Operations) Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom,” Hollister said. “It’s important that people know that and come see it.”

Hours for the Airborne & Special Operations Museum are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Raleigh police continue search for Taft’s killer RALEIGH (MCT) — Police began conducting checkpoint stops and distributing flyers Friday night in West Raleigh, near the home where N.C. Board of Education member Kathy Taft was found severely injured on March 6.

Emergency workers found Taft, 62, critically

injured at 2710 Cartier Drive, the home of tax and divorce lawyer John Geil, with with whom she had a relationship. Police have not made any arrests in the case and have been uncharacteristically silent about their investigation.

Taft died in the intensive care unit of

WakeMed on March 9. A day later, Wake County Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens signed an order to seal 911 calls, incident reports and search warrants related to the case.

Now the police are hoping the public will provide information tonight that will help them

find Taft’s killer.

The checkpoint was conducted near the intersection of Oberlin Road and Cartier Drive, said police spokesman Jim Sughrue. Police also distributed flyers to motorists.

Anyone with information pertaining to the Taft case is asked to call

the department s Homicide Unit at 996-3555 or Raleigh CrimeStoppers at 834-HELP. A $25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the identification and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the crime.

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Obama urges Democrats to unite

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacy and make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families now left out. Leaders exuded confidence as they defused thorny problems in the countdown to a landmark vote.

Obama evoked Abraham Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moral compass and extolled Democratic achievements such as Social Security and Medicare â&#x20AC;&#x201D; once controversial, now an essential part of the social fabric â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on a day marked by a frenetic hunt for votes inside the Capitol, angry tea party demonstrations at the door. Some protesters hurled racial insults at black members of Congress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is this the single most important step that we have taken on health care since Medicare?â&#x20AC;? Obama asked rank-and-file Democrats far from the chanting crowds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Absolutely. Is this the most important piece of domestic legislation, in terms of giving a break to hard working, middle-class families out there? Absolutely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is in your hands,â&#x20AC;?

Obama said, bringing lawmakers to their feet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is time to pass health care reform for America and I am confident that you are going to do it tomorrow.â&#x20AC;?

In a carefully orchestrated appeal to unity ahead of a career-defin-

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President Barack Obama, center, during his visit to Capitol Hill to meet with House Democrats in Washington, Saturday. With Obama are Rep. John B. Larson, D-Conn., left, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., right.

ing vote, Obama and House leaders were joined by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who brought a pledge from more than 50 of his Democratic colleagues to promptly finish the bill after the House votes Sunday.

House Democrats have been wary of being left in the lurch by the famously unpredictable Senate.

A series of last-minute flare-ups threatened to slow the Democratsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; march to passage, after more than a year of grueling effort.

The most intense focus was on a small group of Democrats concerned that abortion funding restrictions in the legislation donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go far enough.

Determined to avoid votes on such a charged issue, Democratic leaders raised the possibility of an executive order from Obama that reaffirms existing federal law barring taxpayer funded abortions except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother.

House Democratic leaders abandoned a much-challenged procedure for passing the legislation after an outcry from Republicans and protest from some of their members. According to the new plan, the House will vote up or down the health care bill passed by the Senate on

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The Senate bill would then go to Obama for his signature, the companion measure to the Senate, which hopes to pass it within the week.

Minutes after the leadershipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s change of heart, Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif., announced his support for the health care legislation. Cardoza had criticized the planned maneuver.

The 10-year, $940 billion measure represents the biggest expansion of the social safety net since Medicare was enacted more than 50 years ago. It provides health coverage to 32 million people now uninsured, bars insurance companies from denying coverage to those in poor health, and sets up new marketplaces where self-employed people and small businesses can pool together to buy coverage. Less certain is whether it will also deliver on Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promise to slow the punishing pace of health care costs.

Republicans, unanimous in their opposition, complained anew about the billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cost and reach.

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said a fuller analysis of the billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long-term costs is needed, but Democrats have left no time to carry it out.

Displaying a gritty confidence, House Democratic leaders said they were getting closer by the hour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are on the verge of making great history for the American people,â&#x20AC;? said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

In a flashback to the day in 2007 when Obama announced his presidential bid in Springfield, Ill., the president repeatedly evoked Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perseverance in the face of divisions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not bound to win, but we are bound to be true.â&#x20AC;?

Obama praised two first-term Democrats who switched from no to

yes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Betsy Markey and John Boccieri of Ohio â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for staying true to Democratic principles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know this is a tough vote,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am actually confident that it will be the smart thing politically.â&#x20AC;?

Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appearance came on a frantic day bordering on the surreal and sometimes turning ugly.

Inside the Capitol, Democratic leaders pursued the last few votes to reach the 216 needed to pass the sweeping legislation, sometimes in full view on the House floor. Several thousand demonstrators opposed to the bill swirled on nearby streets, with some surrounding lawmakers between the Capitol and their offices.

Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motorcade was delayed, and as he rode up to Capitol Hill, many of the protesters booed and gave him a thumbs down.

Scores crowded into one House office building entranceway booed loudly when liberal Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., walked by.

Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., said that as he left the Cannon House Office Building with Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a leader of the 1960s civil rights movement, some among the crowd chanted â&#x20AC;&#x153;the N-word, the N-word, 15 times.â&#x20AC;? Both Carson and Lewis are black. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was like going into the time machine with John Lewis,â&#x20AC;? Carson said.

Kristie Greco, spokeswoman for Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn, DS.C., said a protester spit on Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., who is black.

Clyburn, who led fellow black students in integrating South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public facilities a half century ago, called the behavior â&#x20AC;&#x153;absolutely shocking.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I heard people saying things today that I have not heard since March 15, 1960, when I was marching to try to get off the back of the bus,â&#x20AC;? Clyburn told reporters.

Democratic leaders and Obama focused last-minute lobbying efforts on two groups of Democrats: 37 who voted against an earlier bill in the House and 40 who voted for it only after first making sure it would include strict abortion limits that now have been modified.

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Thousands rally on anniversary of Iraq War

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thousands of protesters carried signs reading â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indict Bush Nowâ&#x20AC;? and flag-draped cardboard coffins on Saturday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq â&#x20AC;&#x201D; urging the immediate withdrawal of all troops sent into combat overseas.

Protesters rallied at Lafayette Park across from the White House and then began marching through downtown. Stops on the route include military contractor Halliburton, the Mortgage Bankers Association and The Washington Post offices.

The protest â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which calls for the immediate withdrawal of troops sent to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; drew a smaller crowd than the tens of thousands who marched in 2006 and 2007. But organizers said many more people have become disenchanted with President Barack Obama, who has pledged to withdraw troops from Iraq, because he ordered more troops into Afghanistan.

Anna Berlinrut, of South Orange, N.J., was

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David Amodio, 20, of Syracuse, New York, holds up the head from a dis-embodied effigy of former Vice President Dick Cheney after anti-war protesters stomped on it in Washington, on Saturday. one of a number of protesters who have children that have served in Iraq, and said her son supports her protests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there were a draft, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have a million people out here,â&#x20AC;? Berlinrut said when asked about the turnout. The exact number of protesters was unclear, as D.C. authorities do not give out crowd estimates.

The protest at Lafayette Park was peaceful,

although police closed a portion of the sidewalk in front of the White House fence after protesters tried to use mud and large stencils to spell out â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iraq veterans against the war.â&#x20AC;?

Once the sidewalk was closed, the protesters stenciled the message on the street using mud they had carried in buckets to the rally.

Longtime activist Cindy Sheehan was among the speakers at the

rally and asked whether â&#x20AC;&#x153;the honeymoon was over with that war criminal in the White Houseâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an apparent reference to Obama â&#x20AC;&#x201D; prompting moderate applause.

Sheehan also encouraged protesters to join a tent camp near the Washington Monument, saying they need to do more than shake their fists at empty buildings.

She pledged to erect the tents again after the

National Park Service forced protesters to take down the tents Monday.

Sheehan has been a vocal critic of the war since her 21-year-old son Casey was killed in Iraq in April 2004. She staged a prolonged demonstration in 2005 outside former President George W. Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ranch near Crawford, Texas.

Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark also spoke, calling on the Justice Department to investigate the officials who launched the Iraq war.

Later, activist and former U.S. presidential contender Ralph Nader said there has been no real difference in American foreign policy since Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kept Guantanamo open, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continued

to use indefinite detention, he refuses to pay for the war,â&#x20AC;? Nader said.

In New York City, there were far fewer protesters at a similar rally. A few dozen enthusiastic protesters gathered near a military recruiting station in Times Square, though they were far outnumbered by uninterested tourists.

A group of older women calling themselves the Raging Grannies sang, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The country is broke, this war is a joke.â&#x20AC;? Four demonstrators evoked images of the U.S. detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by dressing in orange uniforms and wearing black hoods.

Liz Proefriedt, a retired Roman Catholic nun, held up a banner that read, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bread not bombs.â&#x20AC;?

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Walmart spokesman David Tovar said in a statement issued after the news conference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have updated our intercom system at this store to prevent this from happening again. We again apologize to all of our customers and associates who had to listen to something so offensive.â&#x20AC;?

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Fargo calm, confident as river peaks FARGO, N.D. (AP) — They passed out cigars in Fargo on Saturday, but no matches just yet, as a flood-weary city that’s spent the last week getting ready to hold back the Red River cautiously prepared to celebrate what appeared to be a successful defense against the swollen waterway.

The river continued to inch upward toward an expected crest Sunday a few feet below last year’s record, to be followed by a quick and steady drop.

As they waited, Fargo’s residents turned their attention to cleaning up debris in low-lying neighborhoods where more than a million sandbags held back the waters, with some taking a break for basketball.

“Last year I was not sleeping well. This year I am sleeping like a baby,” said Fargo resident Kevin Pladson, who last year counted on mounds of sandbags to keep the river away from his back deck.

This year, the water isn’t close. “I’m relaxing and watching as much of the NCAA tournament as I can.”

The easygoing mood stood in stark contrast to last year, when floods along the north-flowing Red River sparked a lastminute frenzy of sandbagging that brought life to a

overland flooding has There is a chance the submerged several farm river could later threaten fields and washed out a homes and roads, espefew roads. cially if any of the clay Earlier this week, levees are breached or if thousands of volunteers there is heavy rain in April. filled and placed sandbags Mayor Dennis Walaker and the Army Corps of warned residents not to Engineers built dozens of take down any flood barritemporary clay dikes in ers even as the city began Fargo and Moorhead to cleaning up the surplus hold back a river that was plastic, plywood and unforecast to approach last used sandbags. year’s record. After the “There’s always a battle preparations were largely between people who say AP photo complete, the National it’s over when it’s crested.

Jon Forknell and his daughter Jenna look out onto the Weather Service lowered ... This is an ongoing probswollen Red River on Saturday from the backyard of its crest prediction several lem,” Walaker said. “Right their south Fargo, N.D. home along River Drive. times as below-freezing now I feel all the dikes and temperatures helped slow sandbags and earthen halt and forced thousands an apartment on higher the melting of snow and dikes should stay in place to evacuate. ground away from the clear skies free of major at least until it’s down to This year, residents in river and moved much of rain storms were forecast 30 feet,” or about 12 feet Fargo and neighboring his furniture into it, just for the next few days. above flood stage and well Moorhead, Minn., were in case he had to evacuThough Fargo’s mayor out of the danger zone. calm as the river comate. But on Saturday, the cautioned against celWalaker said he was not pleted a rise driven by retired teacher sat in his ebrating too early, he was aware of a single public the spring thaw of a thick mostly empty living room among the city officials building damaged by this snowpack: they walked looking out at the river, handing out cigars at a year’s floods, and National their dogs, went shopwhich had flooded part of meeting early Saturday.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Open government in the heart of Silicon Valley is starting to mean turn off, tune out, power down.

When the San Jose City Council meets just miles from the Apple and Google campuses, its members shut down all portable electronic devices, as though they were in a theater. If they’re on and they get a text or e-mail from a lobbyist or anyone discussing city business, they must say so right then and there.

Experts say San Jose’s policy is a model for open government in the digital age. Other cities and state legislatures are adopting their own rules at a time when officials are increasingly fielding requests for lawmakers’ cellphone records, e-mails and text messages.

“Essentially what we’ve said is a public record is a public record,” San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed said, “no matter where it exists.”

More than half of the legislative chambers in the states restrict the use of electronic devices in some form, including dozens that prohibit the use of cell phones on the floor, according to the National Council of State Legislatures.

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LOWELL, Mass. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; During Buddhist monk Ly Van Aggadipoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final days, he wrote often in a notebook. Temple followers knew the nonagenarian spiritual mentor to many local Cambodian refugees was recording some sort of personal history, but they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure what. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He told me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m gone, make sure others read this so people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget what happened,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? follower Sokhar Sao said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really understand until he was gone.â&#x20AC;?

Next month, friends and followers will release a book of poetry by Ly Van, who survived the brutal communist Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia and later led the Glory Buddhist Temple in Lowell from 1988 until his death in January 2008.

The book, entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;O! Maha Mount Dangrek,â&#x20AC;? is a collection of two lengthy poems: one an autobiographical piece on the horrors of the Khmer Rouge, the other about a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story of love in the time of genocide.

The title in English means â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh Mighty Mount Dangrekâ&#x20AC;? and refers to the mountainous plateau between the CambodiaThailand border that refugees were forced to climb in order to escape the Khmer Rouge regime.

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Samkhann Khoeun holds at the Glory Temple, in Lowell, Mass., a Khmer language manuscript of poetry by the Buddhist monk Ly Van Aggadipo that features his photo on the cover.

Organizers plan a 14city tour to promote the book with readings and accompanying musical performances by two young Cambodian artists.

The tour will begin April 1 at a Middlesex Community College reading in Lowell and continue with stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Paul, Minn., and Long Beach, Calif.

The publication of Ly Vanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work, printed in its original Khmer and in English, completes a two-year project by followers. The day he died, a follower found the poetry

tucked under stacks of old Buddhist texts inside the temple.

On worn pages were handwritten, carefully crafted poems describing Ly Vanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memories of labor camps, starvation and infant executions and his dreams of escaping to America. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wow ... we have to publish this,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? said Samkhann Khoeun, who studied under Ly Van and served as the bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s editor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here was something so beautiful describing something so horrible. It brought tears

to our eyes.â&#x20AC;?

Khoeun then went on a campaign to get the book published. The Glory Buddhist Temple and local nonprofit groups Light of Cambodian Children and Cambodian Expressions agreed to help with the publication cost, while Khoeun worked on translation with other refugees.

Ly Van was born in 1917 in a small Cambodian village where he and his family lived through the 1970s rule of the Khmer Rouge regime, which perpetrated one of the worst genocides of the 20th century.

An estimated 1.7 million people died from starvation, disease and executions due to the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s radical policies.

According to the templeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biography of Ly Van, he was forced to work on farms and public projects 14 hours a day. It was during this time that he witnessed mass executions and large-scale starvation.

In early 1979, when Vietnamese soldiers invaded Cambodia, Ly Van and thousands of others fled to Thailand through dangerous terrain where he and others ended up at refugee camps while hoping for asylum to the U.S. with the help of the U.N.

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Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Twitter account, mrskutcher, was among those responding to a message from a young man threatening Moore to hang himself in his front yard in Casselberry, north of Orlando.

Moore â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with more than 2.5 million followers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and husband Ashton Kutcher are both active on the social network.

Vardalosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eponymous account included a message that she had called a suicide hotline and been connected to Florida police. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I gave his name+city. They went to home, helped him,â&#x20AC;? one message read.

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Deputies went to a home and took the man to a hospital, Pisano said.

The teenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother told the deputy responding that her son â&#x20AC;&#x153;was very emotional and diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder,â&#x20AC;? according to a report released Friday by the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. Her son was sitting at his computer desk crying when he told the officer he â&#x20AC;&#x153;did not know what to do with himself without helpâ&#x20AC;? and admitted to posting the tweet.

The man was then placed in protective custody.

A phone message left by The Associated Press at the home was not immediately returned.

Calls to representatives for Moore and for Vardalos, who starred in â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Big Fat Greek Wedding,â&#x20AC;? went unanswered early Friday.

Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Twitter account was involved in a similar case last April, when a California woman messaged that she was going to kill herself.

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Drug war takes toll on Americans

MEXICO CITY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; More Americans in Mexico are falling victim to a wave of drug violence sweeping the country, a change driven home by the recent killing of a U.S. Consulate employee and her husband who were gunned down after leaving a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday party.

The number of U.S. citizens killed in Mexico has more than doubled to 79 in 2009 from 35 in 2007, according to the U.S. State Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual count. No figures were available for the first two months of 2010.

While only some of the killings are specifically listed as â&#x20AC;&#x153;executionsâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;drug-related,â&#x20AC;? the increase in homicides appears to be related to drug battles. In Ciudad Juarez, the northern border city hardest hit by

drug violence and where the consulate employee was killed, homicides of Americans rose to 23 in 2009 from two in 2007.

The annual murder rate for the estimated 500,000 American citizens in Mexico at any one time has risen â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but still remains lower than in some U.S. cities: about 15 per 100,000. Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2009 homicide rate was 37 per 100,000 residents.

American deaths make up only a tiny fraction of Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 17,900 drugrelated killings since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon launched a military-led drug war.

On Saturday, a clash among armed men left eight people dead in the Pacific coast state of Sinaloa. The bodies of seven men were found inside two cars along a highway

connecting the cities of Culiacan and Mazatlan, said Sinaloa prosecutorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; spokesman Martin Gastelum. An eighth victim, dressed in a fake federal police uniform and holding a grenade, was found near the cars, Gastelum said.

The government says the majority of those killed in Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drug violence were involved in the narcotics trade. But an increasing number of bystanders are dying in the crossfire, and Americans are among them.

Tania Lozoya, 15, of El Paso, Texas, was killed by a stray bullet at her auntâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house across the border in Ciudad Juarez in May 2009, after gunfire broke out when two men chased another man into the backyard of the residence.

In December, a California assistant school principal, Augustin Salcedo, was killed after he was abducted from a restau-

rant along with five other men while he and his wife were visiting her hometown of Gomez Palacio, in the northern state of Durango. The motive for the mass abduction remains unclear.

Other Americans appear to have been specifically targeted.

U.S. anti-kidnapping expert Felix Batista was abducted by gunmen in December 2008 in the northern city of Saltillo, where he had gone to advise local businessmen on how to avoid becoming victims of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wave of kidnappings. He has not been found. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see it as, my brother was interfering with their profit margin,â&#x20AC;? said Batistaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister, Jackie Batista. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their line of business. Other than drugs, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kidnapping, so people want to know how to keep themselves safe, and that intrudes into their profit margin.â&#x20AC;?

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Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike LONDON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Retiree Richard Moore arrived at Heathrow with a suitcase of summer clothes for a Miami cruise only to be sent to Denver. Susan Danby wondered if plans for a joint 50th birthday celebration in Las Vegas would be a losing bet.

The start of a three-day strike by cabin crew at British Airways spurred chaos and passenger angst on Saturday as union members promised more airline and rail walkouts in the coming weeks as Britain prepares for a hotly contested general election. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is our dream trip, we booked it last August and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been planning it for years,â&#x20AC;? said Danby, who was still hoping to get to Las Vegas with her friends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all want more money and better conditions, but people shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ruin other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holidays.â&#x20AC;?

BAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cabin crew are disputing a pay freeze and changes to working conditions. Their Unite union also says BA didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t inform it of cost-cutting plans.

BA said it would handle as many as 49,000 passengers on both Saturday and Sunday. That compares with the average 75,000 for a normal weekend day in March. At its Heathrow base, more than 60 percent of long-haul flights were operating, but only 30 percent of short-haul. At Gatwick, all long-haul flights and more than half short-haul flights were running as normal, as were flights from London City airport, including flights to

New York.

The public backlash is bad news for Prime Minister Gordon Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Labour Party, which relies heavily on funding from the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s labor unions, and a gift for the main opposition Conservative Party, which is leading opinion polls ahead of a general election due within weeks.

Colombian journalist slain in militia stronghold

BOGOTA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The killing of a veteran radio reporter by a motorcycle gunman in a northwestern state capital reignited concerns Saturday about the safety of journalists in Colombia.

Clodomiro Castilla, a reporter and announcer at La Voz de Monteria radio, was gunned down on his front porch Friday night, said Jaime Cuervo, a judicial investigator in Cordoba state.

Castilla, a 50-year-old father of four, had reported on far-right drug-funded militias known as paramilitaries and their friendly ties to the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business elite.

Cordoba has long been a paramilitary stronghold.

Police had no immediate suspects in the killing and offered a $26,000 reward for leads. Castillaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s employer said he had received threats and was assigned bodyguards for two years until last year.

Journalists once were frequent targets in Colombia, where the cocaine trade exacerbates a half-century civil conflict in which the paramilitaries arose to counter kidnapping and extortion by leftist rebels.

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Note The NCAA second round basketball game between No. 9 seed Wake Forest and No. 1 seed Kentucky did not finish by presstime.

Drew makes winner with 2 seconds left for UNC

A different kind of madness

Alex Podlogar

Designated Hitter Podlogar can be reached at alexp@sanfordherald.com

When perfection doesn’t have to be perfect

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t once happy and determined, confidently wearing both expressions on her face at the same time, she trots out to the middle of the floor.

Tell a basketball player that she’s cute, and you might draw a glare. Cute doesn’t win games. Cute doesn’t go after a loose ball. Cute doesn’t make shots.

Cute don’t hoop. Simple as that. Got it?

But this one doesn’t mind hearing cute. Doesn’t mind any of that. Tell her she’s pretty, and she might look down, humbled in a way maybe, and sheepishly say thank you. But she’ll smile, too.

Yeah, she’ll smile.

But she isn’t thinking about any of that as she runs across the floor. That same smile is there, mostly because that’s what she does, but also because this is fun.

She creates her own breeze with that gait, blowing back the bangs from her forehead, bobbing the pony tail, it all revealing those dancing eyes, bright in their blueness and joy.

But that determination mentioned earlier? It sweeps across her face. In a hurry, too. Her mouth may be curled at the corners still, but the eyes say it all. She swiftly turns her head left, toward most of her teammates, checks them all out, ensuring they are each in their places.

Everything must be perfect.

Timing is everything.

Left, she looks. Over her left shoulder, she looks.

Right, her head turns. Over her right shoulder, another quick glance.

Ready? OK. Synchronicity is important. The moves must be precise. Carefully orchestrated, and sharp in their execution.

One miscue, and it all falls apart. Fall out of tune, and you better figure out where you are supposed to be, and catch up.

Of course, that can happen to the others, and it’s OK. She won’t hold it against a teammate. That’s not being a good teammate.

But if she does it?

It eats at her.

She can be perfect the rest of the game, but the first moment she gets, the first opportunity she has to bring it up, she shrugs off the congratulations on a good game, and adds a “Thanks, but…”

Console her, tell it’s all OK,

See Hitter, Page 5B

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Former Lee County star Todd Hendley (7) defends while playing in a Dutch Federation Eredivisie Basketball League game in this photo. Hendley is in his second season playing basketball professionally abroad.

Hendley enjoying life playing abroad Former Lee star may be an All-Star pro in the Netherlands

By ALEX PODLOGAR alexp@sanfordherald.com

ZWOLLE, Netherlands — Todd Hendley has been around the international game long enough, so he knows.

His is a different kind of madness at this time of year.

When January and February come around, the weather rolls in as seven shades of gray. Rain

can pour, temperatures can fall and wind can howl.

Half the season is gone, and the trip home to visit the family during the holiday season is over.

Long over. Family and friends are left behind, and sometimes, the last people you want to see are your own teammates.

But that, you can’t help. That’s what you’re there for. To play ball. Abroad. In a country far

different than the one you grew up in, where interest in the game you are playing can be fleeting, to say the least.

It’s what you do, and you get paid for it. Sometimes paid well.

Unless you let those dreary days and many miles away from home get to you.

“You return to cold, dark

See Hendley, Page 4B

STARKVILLE, Miss.

(AP) — Larry Drew II kept North Carolina alive in the postseason.

He hit a shot over center Jarvis Varnado with 2 seconds to play to give the Tar Heels a 76-74 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday in the second round of Drew II the NIT. The 6-foot-2 point guard drove to the basket and was able to get the shot over the 6-9 Varnado, who was second in the nation this season with 4.8 blocks per game.

“I saw Jarvis on my right, and I just wanted to give it a chance to go in,” Drew said. “It was all instinct. I just wanted to get a shot off.”

Will Graves made a contested 3-pointer — his fourth of the game — with 31 seconds left to give the Tar Heels a 74-72, Barry Stewart tied it for the Bulldogs (24-12) with two free throws, setting the stage for Drew’s game-winner.

“After they hit their free throws, I told Larry just to push it,” UNC coach Roy Williams said.

He did just that, sending a high-arcing, left-hander over Varnado, the NCAA’s career blocks leader.

“He was coming at me, and I knew he was going to take the shot,” MSU center Jarvis Varnado said.” He made one hell of a layup, give him credit.”

North Carolina (18-16) will face either UAB or North Carolina State on Tuesday, with a trip to New York and the semifinals on the line.

Mississippi State was only able to get off a halfcourt heave at the final buzzer.

Graves was 6 of 10 from the field, including 4 of 6 from beyond the arc. John Henson had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Tar Heels.

ncaa tournament Duke looking Round 2 — INside, page 3B to stop Cal’s 3-point attack

By BRYAN STRICKLAND bstrickland@heraldsun.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 3-point shot often has served as the great equalizer for NCAA Tournament underdogs, and it just happens to be the weapon of choice for Duke’s second-round opponent.

The Blue Devils’ defense, however, is as good as any when it comes to drawing a line in the sand.

Ninth-seeded California enters today’s game against the top-seeded Blue Devils (5:15 p.m., WRAL) as one of the most diverse and dangerous long-range shooting teams Duke has faced in

recent memory, but the Blue Devils pride themselves on being among the best at preventing teams from finding the mark.

“They shoot the ball so well — very well — so we’re going to have to go back to our bread and butter, which is defense,” Duke senior Lance Thomas said. “If we play defense, I think we can beat anybody.”

Cal (24-10) showed off its 3-point potency Friday night at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, hitting 4 of 6 from behind the arc over the first six

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The Northern Iowa bench runs onto the court after its 69-67 win over Kansas in an NCAA secondround game, Saturday in Oklahoma City. The Panthers advance to the Sweet 16.

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n Ali Farokhmanesh hit another big 3-pointer with 34 seconds left and Northern Iowa pulled off the biggest upset in the NCAA tournament, beating top overall seed Kansas 69-67 in the second round on Saturday. n Omar Samhan was an unstoppable Gael force and played the game of his career, finishing with 32 points and seven rebounds to lead 10th-seeded Saint Mary’s past Villanova 75-68 and improbably into the round of 16.

n Quincy Pondexter scored 18 points, Isaiah Thomas added 15 and 11thseeded Washington extended its incredible late-season roll all the way to the regional semifinals with an 82-64 second-round victory over New Mexico. n LaceDarius Dunn scored 26 points and No. 3 seed Baylor beat 11th-seeded Old Dominion 76-68 on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to put the Bears in the Sweet 16.

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Mon., March 22

Track and Field Lee County at Southern Lee, 4 p.m.

Soccer Lee County at Cary, 7:30 p.m.

Southern Lee at Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creek, 7 p.m.

Faith Christian at Lee Christian, 4 p.m.

Tennis Lee County at Apex, 3:45 p.m.

Baseball Lee Christian at Faith Christian, 4 p.m.

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NIT: uab 72, n.c. state 52

HURRICANES McBain lifts â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Canes over Penguins in OT

PITTSBURGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jamie McBain scored his first NHL goal on a slap shot from above the circles with less than a second remaining in overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from a late deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday.

Seconds after Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made what looked to be a potential game-saving stop on Chad LaRoseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrist shot, McBain â&#x20AC;&#x201D; getting two points in his third career game â&#x20AC;&#x201D; beat Fleury cleanly with nine-tenths of a second remaining. After the game, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said the shot deflected off his hand.

The Penguins, 2-2-2 in their last six games, led 2-1 on Evgeni Malkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal off a hard wrist shot from the left circle with 6:55 remaining. Joni Pitkanen tied it at the 16-minute mark with a drive from the left circle off Eric Staalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long pass from behind the goal line.

AP photo The Hurricanes, 11-3-1 since UABâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jamarr Sanders (4) reaches in to steal the ball from North Carolina Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Julius Mays (24) in the first half of Feb. 5, won despite losing a second-round National Invitation Tournament basketball game at Bartow Arena on Saturday in Birmingham, Ala. starting goalie Manny Legace UAB won 72-52. with an unspecified lower body injury during the second period.

Legace took several minutes to get back to his feet after being upended by Penguins forward Tyler Kennedy during a scramble in front of the net.

Kennedy was called for goaltender interference at 6:43 of the period, and Legace, despite initially staying in the game, was lifted after making eight BIRMINGHAM, Ala. 19-5 lead. They extended of its past eight after a at halftime. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did that saves when play stopped again (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Elijah Millsap their advantage to 26five-game skid in midthis time, and it really 49 seconds later. had 27 points and 15 7, as the sixth-seeded season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These guys have opened things up for me.

Pittsburgh tied it at 1-all on rebounds, and UAB never Wolfpack committed nine done a great job up to â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were so focused its third shot against backup trailed for the second turnovers in the first 12 this point of playing well, on (forwards) Howard Justin Peters, by Jordan Staal consecutive NIT game in minutes. playing the right way and (Crawford) and (Kenneth) on a power play with 18 secbeating North Carolina â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to play winning tough ballgames. Cooper that they forgot onds left in the period. Peters State 72-52 on Saturday. physical. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re reI didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see us coming out about me. It was so easy made 15 saves.

No. 2 seed UAB (25-8), ally good when we play the way we did.â&#x20AC;? to get to the paint after The Penguins, trying to which tied the school rephysical,â&#x20AC;? UAB coach The game looked a lot that.â&#x20AC;? strengthen their position for another run at the Stanley Cup, cord for wins in a season, Mike Davis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When like UABâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament UABâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive preswill host fourth-seeded we rebound the ball and opener against Coastal sure rattled the Wolfpack added a point and now lead New Jersey by two points in North Carolina on Tuesplay physical defense, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carolina, in which the into 6-of-25 shooting in day in the tournament a challenge to play us.

Blazers scored the first the first half (24 percent). the Atlantic Division. The Devils played St. Louis at home later quarterfinals. The Tar They seemed to be back eight points and led by â&#x20AC;&#x153;They played a very Saturday.

Heels, last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national on their heels a little bit double digits most of the aggressive, physical Staal drew a tripping penalty champions, beat topby how physical we were way. game,â&#x20AC;? Lowe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;UAB in the third period that, coupled seeded Mississippi State at the beginning of the UAB put away the did a great job of preswith a holding call on Mike 76-74 earlier Saturday. game.â&#x20AC;?

Wolfpack behind Millsap, suring all the positions, Rupp, gave Carolina a two-man The Blazers made UAB led 37-17 at who scored 16 points in and we were just doing advantage for 22 seconds. eight of their first 11 shots halftime. It was the fewest the first 11 minutes of everything a little too fast. But the Hurricanes didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t while jumping out to a first-half points scored the second half to help They really beat us up in score on either power play

by N.C. State (20-16) this the Blazers build a 60-33 the post.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they were 0 for 5 with the season. cushion.

Dennis Horner had 23 man advantage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; during a â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see that comâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really been points and eight regame in which there were long ing. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it would stressing getting the ball bounds for N.C. State. He stretches when neither team be like this,â&#x20AC;? said Wolfinside and playing off the shot 7 of 12 from the field, mounted any pressure on the pack coach Sidney Lowe, big guys,â&#x20AC;? said Millsap, while the rest of the team opposing goalie or sustained whose team had won six who had only five points was a combined 12 for 41. any offense.

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Spartans are the last of 2009 Final Four teams SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; And then there was one: Michigan State, the sole survivor from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Final Four teams still alive in the NCAA tournament.

The fifth-seeded Spartans (25-8) play No. 4 seed Maryland (24-8) in the second round of the Midwest Regional on Sunday in Spokane.

North Carolina and Connecticut didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even make the tournament field this year, and second-seeded Villanova was knocked out by Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Saturday.

That leaves Michigan State, which made a spirited run to the 2009 Final Four in Detroit before losing the title game to the Tar Heels.

Former teammates Shumpert, Turner face off

MILWAUKEE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Georgia Tech guard Iman Shumpert doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need a scouting report on Evan Turner.

In fact, Shumpert could give his coaches a few tips about his grade school teammate.

A spot in next weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Midwest Regional semifinal is the prize in Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game between 10th-seeded Georgia Tech (23-12) and No. 2 seed Ohio State (287). But there are hometown bragging rights on the line, too, with Chicago natives Shumpert and Turner facing each other for the first time since high school.

Shumpert is a relentless defender, having held Oklahoma Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s James Anderson, the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third-leading scorer, to 11 points on 3-of-12 shooting in Georgia Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-round victory on Friday.

Short turnaround tough for Orange and Zags

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim wishes he had a little more time before the second

Big Red gets big opportunity against Badgers JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cornellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s locker room was crowded and messy Saturday, just like the Dog Pound back home.

The Big Red, who have 13 players and a team manager living under the same roof in Ithaca, N.Y., have become NCAA tournament darlings. The Ivy League champions have garnered more attention than fellow Jacksonville survivors Duke, Wisconsin and California.

It extends well beyond housing arrangements, too.

No. 12 seed Cornell (28-4) dominated defensive-minded Temple in the opening round Friday and few who have seen the Big Red play will be surprised if they do the same to fourth-seeded Wisconsin (24-8) in the second round Sunday. round of the NCAA tournament. So does Gonzagaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mark Few â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for more than one reason.

The Orange (29-4), the top seed in the West Regional, face the eighth-seeded Zags (27-6) in the early game on Sunday at HSBC Arena after playing until nearly midnight Friday in their 79-56 win over Vermont. The anxious Orange took the floor after the Zags had beaten Florida State 67-60. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what the process is in this. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be upset about it,â&#x20AC;? Boeheim said Saturday when asked if Syracuse should have been given deference â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as in a longer break â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as the top seed because of its late game.

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Kansas forward Marcus Morris, left, and center Markieff Morris sit in the locker room after their 69-67 loss to Northern Iowa in an NCAA second-round college basketball game, Saturday in Oklahoma City.

Panthers shock No. 1 Kansas 69-67 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ali Farokhmanesh hit another big 3-pointer with 34 seconds left and Northern Iowa pulled off the biggest upset in the NCAA tournament, beating top overall seed Kansas 69-67 in the second round on Saturday.

Northern Iowa (30-4) won the tempo tug-of-war, grounding the high-flying Jayhawks with in-their-jersey defense, then withstood a furious rally to become the first team to beat a No. 1 seed in the second round since UAB and Alabama did it to Kentucky and Stanford in 2004.

The ninth-seeded Panthers led early and made just enough plays late to pull off the biggest win in their history.

Kansas (33-3) trailed nearly the entire game, finally pulling close in the closing minutes behind its fullcourt pressure.

The Jayhawks never made it all the way back, though, bowing out early in what was supposed to be another title run.

Gaels beat â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Nova to advance to Sweet 16

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Omar Samhan was an unstoppable Gael force and played the game of his career, finishing with 32 points and seven rebounds to lead 10thseeded Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past Villanova 75-68 on Saturday and improbably into the NCAA tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s round of 16.

This victory will be celebrated from America to Australia.

One of three Australians in the starting lineup, Mickey McConnell stopped and fired an arching 25-footer that banked high off the glass for a 68-65 lead with 1:15 left.

11th-seeded Huskies roll over New Mexico

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Quincy Pondexter scored 18 points, Isaiah Thomas added 15 and 11th-seeded Washington extended its incredible late-season roll all the way to the NCAA tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regional semifinals

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Matthew Bryan-Amaning had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Huskies (26-9), who have won nine straight, including the Pac-10 tournament and wins over two higherseeded opponents in the East Regional at the Shark Tank.

Washington ran right past the third-seeded Lobos (30-5), who simply couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep up with the breakneck offensive pace in their second loss in three games.

After a rocky season that seemed headed nowhere in late January, the Huskies are the epitome of a talented team peaking at tournament time. Washington began the season in the national rankings, but slumped badly before this stellar surge.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; LaceDarius Dunn scored 26 points and No. 3 seed Baylor beat 11th-seeded Old Dominion 76-68 on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

The Bears squandered a 14-point first-half lead but went on a late 8-0 run to pull away. Baylor (27-7) now heads back to its home state to play No. 10 seed Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Houston in the South Regional semifinals.

Butler 54, Murray State 52 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ronald Nored hit a tiebreaking layup and free throw with 25.4 seconds left, and Butler narrowly evaded 13th-seeded Murray Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second upset attempt in three days, advancing to the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament with a 54-52 victory Saturday.

Tennessee 83, Ohio 68 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; J.P. Prince scored 18 points, and Brian Williams and Wayne Chism had 12 rebounds apiece on Saturday to lead sixth-seeded Tennessee to an 83-68 victory over No. 14 seed Ohio on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the third time in four years Bruce Pearlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Volunteers have reached the NCAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second weekend.

Tennessee (27-8) will play the winner of Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ohio State-Georgia Tech game in the Midwest Regional semifinals in St. Louis.

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Allgaier holds off Keselowski for 1st win of career in Nationwide series BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Justin Allgaier grabbed the first win of his NASCAR career Saturday by passing teammate Brad Keselowski on a late restart, then holding him off over the closing laps at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Allgaier, last year’s Nationwide Series rookie of the year, had to hold his line over the final 27 laps to keep Keselowski from passing him.

“That battle with Brad at the end was awesome, and I couldn’t have been

happier at the end to see two Penske cars up there running for the win,” Allgaier said in his first visit to Victory Lane.

The win was the first for Dodge at Bristol since Aug., 2007.

Keselowski, the pole-sitter who led 73 laps, finished second to give team owner Roger Penske his first 1-2 finish in the Nationwide Series.

Keselowski said he didn’t mind Allgaier passing him on the restart with 27 laps to go because of an incident

at Bristol last year, before they were teammates, when Keselowski wrecked Allgaier in a similar situation.

“I had one coming,” Keselowski smiled.

Keselowski tried to pass on the inside several times, and turned up the pressure over the final 10 laps. But he backed away from his usual aggressive driving — particularly with a potential win on the line — and raced clean to the checkered flag.

“I had the opportunity and just erred on the side

of caution,” he said. “The last thing I need is to wreck either one of us. That’s the last thing our program needs.”

Kyle Busch was third and was followed by Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick.

Harvick spun Joey Logano on the final lap to grab his top-five finish. Logano wound up 14th.

“I just raced with him AP photo and raced with him, and Justin Allgaier reacts in victory lane after winning the he kept chopping me and NASCAR Nationwide series Scotts Turf Builder 300 auto chopping me,” Harvick race at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday in Bristol, Tenn. said.

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to worry about that right now. He’s in his second season playing professionally in Europe after a strong career at N.C. Wilmington, where he transferred after a year at Wake Forest. Hendley, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward, is averaging 15.7 pointers and 5.7 rebounds per game in 28 games. His minutes have consistently been high during the season — even through those dreaded January and February months — and he is up for consideration for the FEB All-Star Game in April.

Interestingly, though, for a guy who was born in the midwest and grew up in North Carolina, adjusting to life abroad hasn’t come with a heavy dose of culture shock.

“I moved out of my parents’ house when I was 17 and traveled in and out of the country a lot before I came over here to play ball and live,” Hendley says a day after playing

a game in Amsterdam.

“That really helped a lot. I have seen rookies who are leaving the country for the first time and have pretty much lived in one place their whole lives have the hardest time adjusting. I was lucky. I’ve never been a homebody and really enjoy the adventure of moving around each year, experiencing different countries, people and cultures and establishing relationships each new place I go.”

It’s a good thing.

Hendley played in Germany last season in the First Division Bundesliga, where he appeared in 34 games and averaged 6.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. He signed a one-year contract with the Dussendorf Giants, and when the season ended, Hendley found himself as a free agent — and on the move. Landestede, of the FEB in Zwolle, Holland, had tried to sign Hendley out of college, and made

another run at him over the summer. Hendley happily signed in June.

There have been a few differences with his latest move, but nothing Hendley can’t handle.

“The league is good,” he says. “It’s full of reputable Division 1 players and a few former NBA guys. Basketball is not as popular here in Holland as it is in Germany or other European countries such as Italy, Greece and Spain, but we have a decent following.”

And there are familiar faces. Well, at least familiar cultures. There are four other Americans on Hendley’s team. But while Hendley admits hanging out with people from similar backgrounds helps smooth the transition, he can’t help but soak in much of what he can find outside of the arenas and sporthallens, err, gyms.

“If the weather is nice I head downtown and read or bum around at local

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and rainy Europe and for whatever reason, those days seem to go by slower than all the rest,” says Hendley, a former star at Lee County who after college now plays in the Dutch Federation Eredivisie Basketball League.

“They are referred to as ‘the dog days’ of the season — you just have to get through them. It’s when the monotony kicks in and you really have to set your mind on doing good work each day. Your body starts to ache feeling the length of the season, your mind drifts away to spending summers at home, the days start colliding together because they all look and feel the same. And if you’re not careful your focus will slip and performance can drop, which can get you fired.”

Hendley doesn’t have

cafes with my buddies,” says Hendley of a typical day, which includes a morning and afternoon practice, as well as coaching a morning youth basketball camp. “Or when it’s rainy — which it is a lot here in Holland — I take naps or read here at home. I’m a huge reader.

After (practice) a group of my teammates and some local guys from town all hang out and eat dinner together about four nights a week.”

Hendley has very much ingratiated himself in the local scene and culture.

At over 2 meters tall, he’s hard to miss, but hardly shy.

“Luckily, I’ve been on two teams where I have established great friendships outside of basketball with some of the locals,” he says. “That helps a whole lot in getting your mind off of the game and maintaining a healthy focus.”

And the topics of

discussion? They can go anywhere.

“One of my favorite things to do is have chats with random people about American politics, history and world affairs,” Hendley says. “It’s great hearing their side of the story, breaking down stereotypical barriers — on both sides — and getting to know different cultures and ideas.

“I have loved every single minute of my time here. I’ve traveled a ton, spent time in many different cities and countries, met incredibly interesting people and learned a whole lot.”

In America right now, the basketball is maddening.

For Todd Hendley, it’s a way of life.

A really interesting life.

Note: This article is the first in a series of stories following Todd Hendley’s second professional season playing basketball abroad.

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NBA Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB L10 y-Cleveland 55 15 .786 — 9-1 x-Orlando 49 21 .700 6 9-1 Atlanta 44 24 .647 10 7-3 d-Boston 44 24 .647 10 7-3 Milwaukee 37 30 .552 161⁄2 8-2 Charlotte 35 33 .515 19 7-3 Miami 35 34 .507 191⁄2 6-4 1 Toronto 33 34 .493 20 ⁄2 2-8 Chicago 31 37 .456 23 0-10 New York 25 44 .362 291⁄2 5-5 1 Philadelphia 24 45 .348 30 ⁄2 2-8 Detroit 23 46 .333 311⁄2 2-8 Indiana 23 46 .333 311⁄2 3-7 Washington 21 46 .313 321⁄2 0-10 New Jersey 7 61 .103 47 1-9 WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB L10 d-L.A. Lakers 51 18 .739 — 7-3 d-Denver 47 22 .681 4 8-2 1 d-Dallas 46 22 .676 4 ⁄2 9-1 Utah 44 25 .638 7 6-4 Oklahoma City 42 25 .627 8 8-2 Phoenix 43 26 .623 8 7-3 San Antonio 41 26 .612 9 8-2 Portland 42 28 .600 91⁄2 8-2 Houston 35 32 .522 15 6-4 Memphis 36 33 .522 15 6-4 1 New Orleans 33 37 .471 18 ⁄2 2-8 L.A. Clippers 26 43 .377 25 2-8 Sacramento 23 46 .333 28 3-7 1 Golden State 19 49 .279 31 ⁄2 2-8 1 Minnesota 14 56 .200 37 ⁄2 0-10 Friday’s Games Indiana 106, Detroit 102 Oklahoma City 115, Toronto 89 Atlanta 93, Charlotte 92, OT New York 92, Philadelphia 88 Cleveland 92, Chicago 85 Boston 94, Houston 87 San Antonio 147, Golden State 116 Milwaukee 114, Sacramento 108,2OT Portland 76, Washington 74 Phoenix 110, Utah 100 L.A. Lakers 104, Minnesota 96 Saturday’s Games Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Denver, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.

Sports Review BASKETBALL Str W-6 W-2 W-1 W-3 W-1 L-1 L-2 L-1 L-10 W-1 L-1 L-4 W-1 L-10 L-6

Home 30-4 28-7 27-7 21-12 23-9 25-8 20-16 23-11 19-14 15-21 11-22 16-19 16-16 12-22 3-29

Away 25-11 21-14 17-17 23-12 14-21 10-25 15-18 10-23 12-23 10-23 13-23 7-27 7-30 9-24 4-32

Conf 34-9 33-12 25-15 30-15 26-15 20-21 21-19 24-18 19-21 18-28 12-29 15-26 18-25 15-27 6-36

Str W-5 W-2 W-1 L-1 W-1 W-3 W-1 W-5 L-1 L-1 L-2 W-1 L-2 L-1 L-12

Home 31-5 30-5 24-10 27-8 22-11 27-9 25-10 23-13 20-15 21-15 21-12 19-15 17-18 15-20 9-25

Away 20-13 17-17 22-12 17-17 20-14 16-17 16-16 19-15 15-17 15-18 12-25 7-28 6-28 4-29 5-31

Conf 30-11 29-15 24-16 26-18 22-18 28-16 25-17 26-15 25-18 18-24 22-22 12-30 14-29 10-31 7-38

Boston at Dallas, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Houston at New York, 1 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.

Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Washington at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Portland at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Miami at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Boston at Utah, 9 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NIT Glance

By The Associated Press All Times EDT First Round Tuesday, March 16 Connecticut 59, Northeastern 57 N.C. State 58, South Florida 57 UAB 65, Coastal Carolina 49 Texas Tech 87, Seton Hall 69 North Carolina 80, William & Mary 72 Mississippi State 81, Jackson State 67 Jacksonville 67, Arizona State 66 Wednesday, March 17 Kent State 75, Tulsa 74 Dayton 63, Illinois State 42 Cincinnati 76, Weber State 62 Virginia Tech 81, Quinnipiac 61 Rhode Island 76, Northwestern 64 Mississippi 84, Troy 65 Nevada 74, Wichita State 70 Illinois 76, Stony Brook 66

Memphis 73, St. John’s 71 Second Round Friday, March 19 Mississippi 90, Memphis 81 Saturday, March 20 North Carolina 76, Mississippi State 74 Texas Tech 69, Jacksonville 64 N.C. State (20-15) at UAB (24-8), 5 p.m.

Monday, March 22 Nevada (21-12) at Rhode Island (24-9), 6 p.m.

Connecticut (18-15) at Virginia Tech (24-8), 7 p.m.

Kent State (24-9) at Illinois (20-14), 8 p.m.

Dayton (21-12) at Cincinnati (19-15), 9 p.m.

Quarterfinals March 23-24

Golf Scores

Transitions Championship Scores

By The Associated Press Saturday At Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Copperhead Course Palm Harbor, Fla. Purse: $5 million Yardage: 7,340; Par 71 Third Round Jim Furyk 67-68-67 — 202 K.J. Choi 69-69-67 — 205 Retief Goosen 67-68-70 — 205 Bubba Watson 70-65-70 — 205 Carl Pettersson 67-68-70 — 205 Luke Donald 71-68-67 — 206 Jeff Maggert 67-69-70 — 206 Padraig Harrington 69-65-72 — 206 Webb Simpson 73-69-65 — 207 John Senden 69-72-66 — 207 Nick O’Hern 72-68-67 — 207 Jonathan Byrd 67-70-70 — 207 Steve Stricker 70-66-71 — 207 Nick Watney 73-70-65 — 208 Justin Rose 73-68-67 — 208 Jerry Kelly 70-70-68 — 208 Rickie Fowler 67-71-70 — 208 Geoff Ogilvy 73-71-65 — 209 Brett Quigley 70-73-66 — 209 Jimmy Walker 70-71-68 — 209 Greg Chalmers 72-71-67 — 210 Chris DiMarco 71-71-68 — 210 David Duval 72-69-69 — 210 Stephen Ames 69-71-70 — 210 Bob Heintz 73-67-70 — 210 David Toms 74-63-73 — 210 Jeff Klauk 73-71-67 — 211

Kenny Perry Mathew Goggin Spencer Levin Justin Leonard Brandt Snedeker James Nitties Jason Bohn Steve Flesch Charles Howell III D.A. Points Charlie Wi Bill Haas Daniel Chopra Ted Purdy Brian Gay Alex Cejka Jeff Quinney Steve Elkington Lucas Glover Bo Van Pelt Ricky Barnes Derek Lamely John Daly Martin Laird Adam Scott Ross Fisher Jason Dufner Nathan Green Rod Pampling Kevin Sutherland Roland Thatcher Tim Wilkinson Corey Pavin Nicholas Thompson Brendon de Jonge Sergio Garcia

Illinois-Kent State winner vs. DaytonCincinnati winner, TBA Texas Tech (19-15) vs. Mississippi (23-10), TBA Virginia Tech-Connecticut winner vs.

Nevada-Rhode Island winner, TBA North Carolina (18-16) vs. N.C. StateUAB winner, TBA Semifinals Tuesday, March 30 At Madison Square Garden New York Semifinals First Game, 7 p.m.

Second Game, 9:30 p.m. Championship Thursday, April 1 Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

71-72-68 70-69-72 69-70-72 71-68-72 69-69-73 71-73-68 75-69-68 70-72-70 72-70-70 70-72-70 70-72-70 70-71-71 72-69-71 72-69-71 71-70-71 69-69-74 68-70-74 68-68-76 69-75-69 72-71-70 70-72-71 73-68-72 70-71-72 70-70-73 73-66-74 68-70-75 70-74-70 73-71-70 73-71-70 73-71-70 70-71-73 73-68-73 72-68-74 70-68-76 72-72-71 73-71-71

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211 211 211 211 211 212 212 212 212 212 212 212 212 212 212 212 212 212 213 213 213 213 213 213 213 213 214 214 214 214 214 214 214 214 215 215

Sports on TV

Sunday, March 21

AUTO RACING Noon FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Food City 500, at Bristol, Tenn.

BOWLING 1 p.m.

ESPN — PBA, Go RVing Match Play Championship, at Norwich, Conn.

GOLF 10 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour, Hassan II Trophy, final round, at Rabat, Morocco 3 p.m.

NBC — PGA Tour, Transitions Championship, final round, at Tampa, Fla. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon CBS — Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, second round, tripleheader, teams TBA, at Jacksonville, Fla; Buffalo, N.Y.; Milwaukee; or Spokane, Wash.

MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY 11:30 a.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Division I tournament Selection Show, at Bristol, Conn.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 9 p.m.

VERSUS — Heavyweights, Cheick Kongo (24-6-1) vs. Paul Buentello (25-11-1); heavyweights, Junior Dos Santos (10-10) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (11-4-0); light heavyweights, Brandon Vera (11-4-0) vs. Jon Jones (9-1-0), at Broomfield, Colo.

NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m.

Hitter

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and she’ll come around.

That smile will turn up again — the girl can’t help it — but that doesn’t mean the memory is lost on her. It’ll come up again later in the day, or the night, long after the gym is silent, the lights off and the doors locked.

ESPN — San Antonio at Atlanta 10:30 p.m.

ESPN — Portland at Phoenix NHL HOCKEY 12:30 p.m.

NBC — N.Y. Rangers at Boston TENNIS 3 p.m.

FSN — ATP/WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Open, men’s and women’s championship matches, at Indian Wells, Calif.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon ESPN2 — Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, first round, Ohio State vs. St. Francis, Pa. at Pittsburgh; Vanderbilt vs. DePaul at Cincinnati; Connecticut vs. Southern U. at Norfolk, Va.; Wisconsin vs. Vermont at Notre Dame, Ind. 2:30 p.m.

ESPN — Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, first round, Mississippi State vs. Middle Tennessee at Pittsburgh; ETSU at Xavier; Temple vs. James Madison at Norfolk, Va.; Cleveland State at Notre Dame.

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, first round, Nebraska vs. Northern Iowa at Minneapolis; San Diego State at Texas; Georgia Tech vs. Arkansas-Little Rock at Norman, Okla.; Virginia vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay at Ames, Iowa.

9:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, first round, UCLA vs. N.C. State at Minneapolis; West Virginia vs. Lamar at Austin, Texas; South Dakota State at Oklahoma; Lehigh at Iowa State.

And she won’t be able to sit still until she gets back to practice. And then to the next game, for another shot at being perfect.

What she doesn’t realize, not during the trot to midcourt, not during the routine, not while sitting on the sideline while crisply chanting through her megaphone, and not when she nails the cho-

reographed dance, pom poms and all, is that she’s perfect all the time.

Always has been.

Always will be.

Alex Podlogar is The Herald’s sports editor. Reach him at (919) 718-1222 and at alexp@ sanfordherald.com. Read his blog at designatedhitter.wordpress.com

NCAA Tournament Glance

By The Associated Press All Times EDT Opening Round Tuesday, March 16 At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61, Winthrop 44

EAST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 18 At New Orleans Arena New Orleans Kentucky 100, ETSU 71 Wake Forest 81, Texas 80, OT At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif.

Washington 80, Marquette 78 New Mexico 62, Montana 57 Friday, March 19 At HSBC Arena Buffalo, N.Y. West Virginia 77, Morgan State 50 Missouri 86, Clemson 78 At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Cornell 78, Temple 65 Wisconsin 53, Wofford 49 Second Round Saturday, March 20 At New Orleans Arena New Orleans Kentucky (33-2) vs. Wake Forest (20-10), 8:15 p.m.

At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif.

Washington 82, New Mexico 64 Sunday, March 21 At HSBC Arena Buffalo, N.Y. West Virginia (28-6) vs. Missouri (23-10), 2:50 p.m.

At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Wisconsin (24-8) vs. Cornell (28-4), 2:50 p.m.

At The Carrier Dome Syracuse, N.Y. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 25 Kentucky-Wake Forest winner vs. WisconsinCornell winner West Virginia-Missouri winner vs. Washington (26-9) Regional Championship Saturday, March 27 Semifinal winners SOUTH REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 18 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Villanova 73, Robert Morris 70, OT Saint Mary’s, Calif. 80, Richmond 71 At New Orleans Arena New Orleans Old Dominion 51, Notre Dame 50 Baylor 68, Sam Houston State 59 Friday, March 19 At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Duke 73, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 44 California 77, Louisville 62 At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash.

Purdue 72, Siena 64 Texas A&M 69, Utah State 53 Second Round Saturday, March 20 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Saint Mary’s, Calif. 75, Villanova 68 At New Orleans Arena New Orleans Baylor 76, Old Dominion 68 Sunday, March 21 At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Duke (30-5) vs. California (24-10), 5:20 p.m.

At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash.

Purdue (28-5) vs. Texas A&M (24-9), 5 p.m.

At Reliant Stadium Houston Regional Semifinals Friday, March 26 Duke-California winner vs. Purdue-Texas A&M winner Saint Mary’s, Calif. (28-5) vs. Baylor (27-7) Regional Championship Sunday, March 28 Semifinal winners MIDWEST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 18 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Ohio 97, Georgetown 83 Tennessee 62, San Diego State 59 At The Ford Center Oklahoma City Northern Iowa 69, UNLV 66 Kansas 90 Lehigh 74 Friday, March 19 At The Bradley Center Milwaukee Georgia Tech 64, Oklahoma State 59 Ohio State 68, UC Santa Barbara 51 At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash.

Michigan State 70, New Mexico State 67 Maryland 89, Houston 77 Second Round Saturday, March 20 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Tennessee 83, Ohio 68 At The Ford Center Oklahoma City Northern Iowa 69, Kansas 67 Sunday, March 21 At The Bradley Center Milwaukee Ohio State (28-7) vs. Georgia Tech (23-12), 2:20 p.m.

At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash.

Maryland (24-8) vs. Michigan State (25-8), 2:30 p.m.

At Edward Jones Dome St. Louis Regional Semifinals Friday, March 26 Northern Iowa (30-4) vs. Maryland—Michigan State winner Ohio State-Georgia Tech winner vs. Tennes-

Duke

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minutes to open up a 22-4 lead on Louisville in a 77-62 victory.

Point guard Jerome Randle and running mates Theo Robertson and Patrick Christopher finished a combined 8 of 14 on 3-point attempts. Randle is the school’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made, while Robertson is the career leader in percentage.

“I can’t remember playing against a team like that,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “You know, most of the time there’s two [who shoot outside] and a guy is inside or there’s a driver.

But all three of these guys stretch you, and they shoot NBA [3-pointers].

see (27-8) Regional Championship Sunday, March 28 Semifinal winners WEST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 18 At The Ford Center Oklahoma City BYU 99, Florida 92, 2OT Kansas State 82, North Texas 62 At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif.

Murray State 66, Vanderbilt 65 Butler 77, UTEP 59 Friday, March 19 At HSBC Arena Buffalo, N.Y. Gonzaga 67, Florida State 60 Syracuse 79, Vermont 56 At The Bradley Center Milwaukee Xavier 65, Minnesota 54 Pittsburgh 89, Oakland, Mich. 66 Second Round Saturday, March 20 At The Ford Center Oklahoma City Kansas State (27-7) vs. BYU (30-5), 8:10 p.m.

At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif.

Butler 54, Murray State 52 Sunday, March 21 At HSBC Arena Buffalo, N.Y. Syracuse (29-4) vs. Gonzaga (27-6), 12:10 p.m.

At The Bradley Center Milwaukee Pittsburgh (25-8) vs. Xavier (25-8), 4:50 p.m.

At Energy Solution Arena Salt Lake City Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 25 Syracuse-Gonzaga winner vs. Butler (30-4) Kansas State-BYU winner vs. PittsburghXavier winner Regional Championship Saturday, March 27 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis National Semifinals Saturday, April 3 East champion vs. South champion Midwest champion vs. West champion National Championship Monday, April 5 Semifinal winners

NCAA Boxscores N. IOWA 69, KANSAS 67 N. IOWA (30-4) A.Koch 4-5 0-0 8, Eglseder 6-11 0-0 14, Farokhmanesh 5-12 2-2 16, Ahelegbe 1-11 3-4 5, Moran 2-3 2-2 8, J.Koch 1-7 7-8 10, Dunham 1-2 1-1 3, Sonnen 1-2 0-0 2, O’Rear 1-2 1-2 3, James 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 16-19 69.

KANSAS (33-3) Marc.Morris 5-8 4-6 16, Aldrich 6-8 1-2 13, X.Henry 3-6 0-1 8, Collins 4-15 2-2 10, Taylor 0-6 2-2 2, Morningstar 0-1 0-0 0, Reed 3-6 0-0 8, Mark.Morris 3-4 4-5 10. Totals 24-54 13-18 67.

Halftime—N. Iowa 36-28. 3-Point Goals—N. Iowa 9-26 (Farokhmanesh 4-10, Eglseder 2-3, Moran 2-3, J.Koch 1-5, A.Koch 0-1, Sonnen 0-1, Ahelegbe 0-3), Kansas 6-23 (Marc.Morris 2-3, Reed 2-4, X.Henry 2-4, Morningstar 0-1, Taylor 0-5, Collins 0-6). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—N. Iowa 30 (Eglseder, A.Koch, O’Rear 5), Kansas 38 (Aldrich 10). Assists—N. Iowa 11 (Ahelegbe 5), Kansas 9 (Collins 4). Total Fouls—N. Iowa 16, Kansas 19. A—15,587.

BAYLOR 76, OLD DOMINION 68 OLD DOMINION (27-9) Lee 4-8 7-8 15, Hassell 6-14 3-6 15, Finney 3-8 1-2 10, James 2-6 0-0 6, Bazemore 4-6 4-4 13, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Iliadis 0-1 0-0 0, Cooper 0-0 0-0 0, Neely 1-3 0-0 2, Carter 3-7 1-2 7. Totals 23-53 16-22 68.

BAYLOR (27-7) Udoh 2-7 4-7 8, Jones 4-9 0-0 10, Lomers 6-7 2-3 14, Dunn 9-16 4-5 26, Carter 5-11 0-0 12, Ellis 0-0 0-0 0, Acy 2-4 2-2 6, Walton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-54 12-17 76.

Halftime—Baylor 38-28. 3-Point Goals—Old Dominion 6-13 (Finney 3-5, James 2-5, Bazemore 1-2, Carter 0-1), Baylor 8-20 (Dunn 4-11, Jones 2-4, Carter 2-5). Fouled Out—Lomers.

Rebounds—Old Dominion 31 (Hassell 8), Baylor 30 (Lomers 8). Assists—Old Dominion 16 (Bazemore 7), Baylor 15 (Carter 8). Total Fouls—Old Dominion 18, Baylor 19. A—NA. Late Friday DUKE 73, ARK.-PINE BLUFF 44 ARK.-PINE BLUFF (18-16) Davis 1-5 0-0 2, Weathers 3-9 0-0 7, Calvin 2-5 3-3 7, Smith 3-9 0-0 7, Washington 4-7 12 9, Moore 0-3 0-0 0, Ootesey 1-3 0-0 3, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Townsend 2-5 0-0 5, Lasker 0-0 0-0 0, Montgomery 0-1 2-2 2, Barnett 0-1 0-0 0, Kennedy 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 17-53 6-7 44.

DUKE (30-5) Singler 7-12 5-6 22, Thomas 4-6 4-6 12, Zoubek 3-4 1-2 7, Smith 3-10 4-4 10, Scheyer 4-7 2-2 13, Ma.Plumlee 0-1 2-4 2, Dawkins 01 1-2 1, Mi.Plumlee 3-6 0-2 6, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0, Davidson 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-47 19-28 73.

Halftime—Duke 39-20. 3-Point Goals—Ark.Pine Bluff 4-19 (Ootesey 1-2, Smith 1-3, Townsend 1-3, Weathers 1-4, Davis 0-1, Kennedy 0-2, Moore 0-2, Washington 0-2), Duke 6-13 (Scheyer 3-5, Singler 3-5, Dawkins 0-1, Smith 0-2). Fouled Out—Dawkins.

Rebounds—Ark.-Pine Bluff 24 (Davis 5), Duke 41 (Singler 10). Assists—Ark.-Pine Bluff 8 (Calvin, Kennedy, Washington 2), Duke 12 (Smith 5). Total Fouls—Ark.-Pine Bluff 19, Duke 12. A—NA.

NIT Boxscores NORTH CAROLINA 76, MISSISSIPPI ST. 74 NORTH CAROLINA (18-16) Thompson 4-8 0-0 8, Henson 6-11 0-0 12, Ginyard 3-7 0-2 6, Drew II 2-5 0-0 5, Graves 610 1-1 17, Strickland 3-4 2-3 8, McDonald 3-8 1-1 7, Watts 0-1 0-0 0, T.Wear 2-5 2-2 6, Zeller 3-7 1-1 7. Totals 32-66 7-10 76.

“The more I’m talking about it, now I’m getting even more concerned.

They’re really good.”

Duke (30-5), however, is really good on defense against 3-point shooters, ranking fourth in the nation entering the NCAA Tournament by holding opponents to 28.2-percent accuracy.

The Blue Devils don’t just force difficult 3-point attempts, they often don’t even allow opponents to take shots outside the arc.

Zack Rosen of Penn, the ninth-most accurate 3-point shooter, got off just four attempts against Duke.

Adrian Thomas of Miami and Deividas Dulkys of Florida State, two of the top three in the ACC in 3-point percentage (sandwiched around Duke junior Kyle Singler), combined to attempt six 3-pointers in three

MISSISSIPPI ST. (24-12) Augustus 2-4 0-1 4, Varnado 5-9 4-5 14, Johnson 4-11 1-2 13, Bost 4-10 3-4 14, Stewart 5-13 5-7 18, Osby 1-2 0-0 2, Benock 0-2 0-0 0, Turner 3-7 2-2 9, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 24-58 15-21 74.

Halftime—North Carolina 36-33. 3-Point Goals—North Carolina 5-14 (Graves 4-6, Drew II 1-3, McDonald 0-2, Ginyard 0-3), Mississippi St. 11-29 (Johnson 4-6, Stewart 3-7, Bost 3-9, Turner 1-4, Augustus 0-1, Benock 0-2).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—North Carolina 41 (Henson 8), Mississippi St. 32 (Varnado 7). Assists—North Carolina 17 (Drew II 6), Mississippi St. 12 (Bost 4). Total Fouls—North Carolina 19, Mississippi St. 12. A—9,471.

UAB 72, N.C. STATE 52 N.C. STATE (20-16) Wood 2-6 0-0 5, Horner 7-12 8-13 23, T.Smith 3-12 0-1 6, Gonzalez 1-4 0-0 2, Degand 1-5 0-0 2, Howell 1-4 2-4 4, Painter 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Mays 2-6 1-2 6, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-53 11-20 52.

UAB (25-8) Crawford 5-9 3-3 13, Cooper 4-9 0-0 8, Johnson 0-2 7-12 7, Sanders 3-9 0-0 6, Millsap 11-15 5-8 27, Fields 1-2 1-2 4, Drake 2-5 2-2 7. Totals 26-51 18-27 72.

Halftime—UAB 37-17. 3-Point Goals—N.C. State 3-11 (Horner 1-1, Mays 1-2, Wood 1-3, Gonzalez 0-1, Degand 0-2, Williams 0-2), UAB 2-7 (Fields 1-1, Drake 1-2, Crawford 0-1, Sanders 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—N.C. State 33 (Horner 8), UAB 38 (Millsap 15).

Assists—N.C. State 10 (Gonzalez 4), UAB 13 (Johnson 7). Total Fouls—N.C. State 21, UAB 16. Technical—N.C. State Bench. A—4,096.

AUTO RACING NASCAR Nationwide-Scotts Turf Builder 300 Results

By The Associated Press Saturday At Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn.

Lap length: .533 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (30) Justin Allgaier, Dodge, 300 laps, 119.6 rating, 190 points.

2. (1) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 300, 131.8, 180.

3. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 300, 128.4, 170.

4. (4) Carl Edwards, Ford, 300, 117.5, 165.

5. (13) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 300, 104.2, 155.

6. (5) Greg Biffle, Ford, 300, 115.4, 155.

7. (8) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 300, 98.1, 146.

8. (41) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 300, 83.7, 142.

9. (10) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 300, 94.1, 143.

10. (19) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 300, 91.4, 139.

11. (28) Paul Menard, Ford, 300, 84.1, 130.

12. (3) Kelly Bires, Chevrolet, 300, 89.1, 127.

13. (27) Scott Lagasse Jr., Ford, 300, 74.5, 124.

14. (2) Joey Logano, Toyota, 300, 100.3, 126.

15. (17) Willie Allen, Chevrolet, 300, 68.4, 118.

16. (11) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 300, 65, 115.

17. (35) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 300, 62.6, 112.

18. (40) Michael McDowell, Dodge, 300, 55, 109.

19. (31) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 298, 47.6, 106.

20. (38) Michael Annett, Toyota, 298, 67.8, 103.

21. (26) Andy Ponstein, Chevrolet, 296, 43.3, 100.

22. (25) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 295, 55.3, 97.

23. (32) Josh Wise, Ford, 295, 46.1, 94.

24. (42) Eric McClure, Ford, 294, 38.1, 91.

25. (24) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 267, 67.8, 93.

26. (14) John Wes Townley, Chevrolet, accident, 265, 69.5, 85.

27. (36) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, accident, 265, 46.4, 82.

28. (43) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 259, 42, 79.

29. (23) Brian Scott, Toyota, 256, 67.9, 76.

30. (18) Trevor Bayne, Toyota, 244, 69.9, 73.

31. (37) Coleman Pressley, Chevrolet, accident, 227, 60.5, 70.

32. (7) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, accident, 188, 101, 72.

33. (22) Brendan Gaughan, Toyota, accident, 186, 80, 64.

34. (15) Shelby Howard, Chevrolet, accident, 185, 50.7, 61.

35. (34) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, handling, 160, 31.8, 58.

36. (12) James Buescher, Chevrolet, accident, 109, 34.4, 55.

37. (20) Colin Braun, Ford, accident, 89, 62.9, 52.

38. (9) Steve Wallace, Toyota, accident, 89, 66, 49.

39. (39) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, accident, 29, 39.5, 46.

40. (21) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, transmission, 23, 30.4, 43.

41. (16) Danny O’Quinn Jr., Chevrolet, brakes, 21, 36, 40.

42. (29) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, brakes, 16, 33.4, 37.

43. (33) Johnny Chapman, Dodge, rear end, 3, 29.8, 34.

——— Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 76.609 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 5 minutes, 14 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.178 seconds.

Caution Flags: 11 for 61 laps.

Lead Changes: 13 among 10 drivers.

Lap Leaders: J.Logano 1-21; K.Busch 22-79; K.Kahne 80-92; S.Wimmer 93-113; K.Kahne 114-122; C.Edwards 123-146; K.Busch 147; G.Biffle 148-191; Bra.Keselowski 192; R.Stenhouse Jr. 193-196; J.Leffler 197-202; Bra.Keselowski 203-273; J.Allgaier 274-300.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Bra.Keselowski, 2 times for 72 laps; K.Busch, 2 times for 59 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 44 laps; J.Allgaier, 1 time for 27 laps; C.Edwards, 1 time for 24 laps; K.Kahne, 2 times for 22 laps; S.Wimmer, 1 time for 21 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 21 laps; J.Leffler, 1 time for 6 laps; R.Stenhouse Jr., 1 time for 4 laps.

games against Duke.

“We don’t deny as much as we have in the past, and we have a little bit more length, so sometimes that can affect a shooter,” Krzyzewski said. “But we’ll have to come out a little bit further to defend these guys.”

What makes Cal’s attack unique is its depth of talented shooters and the distance that those shooters try to traverse. Jorge Gutierrez, who has joined the starting lineup in place of suspended forward Omondi Amoke, can pop an occasional 3-pointer, as well.

And none of the Bears believe they have to toe the line in order to launch.

“You don’t expect guys to shoot shots from the distance that Cal’s guys shoot them from,” Krzyzewski said.

Features

6B / Sunday, March 21, 2010 / The Sanford Herald DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

Man travels incommunicado and causes wife frustration

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: Too much, too fast will lead to mistakes and setbacks.

There is so much to gain if you go about things the right way. This is not the year to cut corners or to do things on too grand a scale.

Inconsistency will make you look unprofessional to those with whom you are trying to do business. Stick to what you know. Your numbers are 3, 6, 17, 20, 26, 37, 45 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Use your charm when dealing with friends and lovers and you will get some help dealing with responsibilities. A chance meeting with someone from your past or contacting someone you’ve worked with before will lead to a professional opportunity and extra cash.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Secrets must be kept.

Emotional deception is apparent when dealing with past problems that were never resolved. Someone you meet while traveling or attending an event or interest course will send you mixed messages.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Use the past as your reference so you don’t make the same mistake twice.

You will be emotional and mixed-up when it comes to relationships, both personally and professionally. Take time to mull over what’s going on.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will be pressed for time and pressured into making a decision you are in no position to make.

Uncertainty must be dealt with. A personal issue will cloud your vision, causing you to react harshly toward someone who is trying to help you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Travel, attending events, communicating with people with common interests and having fun should be on your agenda. Love and romance are highlighted and a commitment can be made.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Practice practicality.

Someone from your past may try to talk you into

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something that isn’t right for you. Don’t entertain the thought of getting involved in a joint venture. You’ll be the one who ends up losing out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take responsibility for the things you do and the way you do them and you will impress the people who matter the most. Don’t let someone opposing your plans push you in a different direction. Choose the lifestyle that suits you best.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Avoid opposition, arguments and people you do not trust. Concentrate on being the best you can be.

Someone from your past will have a major influence on you if you make arrangements to resurrect one of your old goals.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Exaggeration will put you in a vulnerable position when the real facts are announced. Do your best to get along with everyone if you don’t want to be challenged and put in your place. Focus on home and family.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Hold on to what you’ve got. This isn’t the time to be frivolous or to take unnecessary risks. Evaluate a relationship with someone who has disappointed you. It may be time to move on. A new look or image will lift your spirits.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do some backtracking and you’ll discover that you still have feelings for someone you used to hang out with. Don’t lend or borrow.

It will lead to problems and an inability to collect or pay back.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take a closer look at your personal situation and consider what needs to be changed. A poor decision will take a long time to reverse. If you feel uncertain, ask someone you trust for help. Acting in haste will result in personal or emotional loss.

Birthday Baby: You are a competitor and a promoter.

You are serious-minded but will adapt to suggestions.

You are friendly and forever chasing your dreams.

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 12 years to a man who is an excellent provider, but not a loving husband. He works out of town every week and comes home on weekends.

When he’s away he ignores my phone calls and won’t answer any texts. If I do get him on the phone, he picks a fight with me for whatever reason -- maybe I breathed too hard on the phone -- and that’s enough for him not to answer anymore that week. We have three children and he doesn’t even communicate with them.

This has been going on for a few years. I love him, but I feel his attitude is belittling. It has reached the point that I’m afraid to say anything.

I’m a loving wife and mother, and I feel I should be respected and treated like a wife and not a weekend fling. Please give me some advice as to what I should do. I’m at a loss for words.

DISTRAUGHT IN TEXAS DEAR DISTRAUGHT: Your husband appears to suffer from selective amnesia. When he’s out of town, he “forgets” that he’s married. It is in the best interests of you and your children to figure out what happened “a few years ago” that caused such a radical change in his behavior. You are right that you are not being treated the way a wife should be. That’s why you should consider hiring a private detective to find out what’s been going on. I am sure that once you understand, you will no

from them during the service, but Nina’s presence was very upsetting.

Am I wrong in thinking she should have stayed away?

GRIEVING COUSIN IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Abigail Van Buren Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

longer be at a loss for words.

DEAR GRIEVING: Funerals are intended to comfort the living as well as honor the dead. By coming and bringing her entire family after being asked to stay away, Nina did neither and instead poured salt in the wounds. No, you’re not wrong and the matter was handled properly — without creating a scene.

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DEAR ABBY: My uncle “Paul” died two weeks ago after a long illness.

He and his daughter, “Nina,” had a difficult relationship, and after an argument eight years ago she cut off all communication with him.

Uncle Paul developed the disease that led to his death after the estrangement. Nina’s brothers and other family members begged her to relent many times -- to no avail. It was extremely painful for everyone.

When Nina saw her father’s obituary in the newspaper, she decided to attend the funeral. Her brothers and Aunt “Joan” sent a message telling her that her attendance would be hurtful and asking her to stay away.

She came anyway -- along with her husband, children, their spouses and babies my uncle -- and Aunt Joan -- had never seen. The rest of the family managed to shield Aunt Joan

DEAR ABBY: I find the “penny” stories I see in your column to be both amusing and interesting. Now I have one for you.

I was on a bus trip with our church group when I saw a penny on the floor. I picked it up and offered it to an older woman with the comment, “A penny for your thoughts.”

Her retort was, “You would be wanting change?”

Her response caught me off guard, and gave everyone a laugh.

Keep up the good work, Abby.

F.R.C. FROM GREENVILLE, S.C. DEAR F.R.C.: It gave me a laugh, too. Pennies may be worth less than they used to, but a smile can be worth its weight in gold.

ODDS AND ENDS Colorado skunk’s head freed from peanut butter jar GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — It was a sticky — and potentially stinky — rescue for a Colorado wildlife officer who pried a peanut butter jar off a skunk’s head Saturday in Grand Junction.

The officer got a call that the animal was disoriented in someone’s front yard, its head stuck in a jar of peanut butter.

State Wildlife spokesman Randy Hampton says the officer freed the skunk by tying a noose pole to the jar and pulling. The device is also called a choke stick and is a common tool used by animal control officers.

The skunk was freed without injury after about 10 minutes of pulling and then ran away — without spraying anyone.

Hampton says it likely got trapped while rooting through someone’s trash.

Topless gardener complaints prompt new rules BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A woman gardening wearing only a yellow thong and pink gloves has brought neighborhood complaints and new rules from a housing authority in Colorado.

Boulder Housing Partners plans to amend its rules so that tenants cover up when they’re outside. Several passersby told Boulder police earlier this week that 52-year-old Catharine Pierce was topless while tending to her yard. Last

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MY ANSWER year, she was threatened with eviction for gardening wearing only pasties and a thong.

Police responding to Wednesday’s reports decided Pierce wasn’t breaking any laws.

Robert Pierce said he’ll fight changes that would keep his wife from gardening outside topless, which is legal under state and city law.

“They’re making a big mistake,” he said.

Boulder Housing Partners Executive Director Betsey Martens didn’t return a phone call Friday seeking details on how covered residents would have to be.

She told the Daily Camera newspaper that people have complained for years about the couple often going outside wearing only thong underwear.

Robert Pierce said the new rules wouldn’t discourage the couple. “We’ll stay the way we have to stay,” he said.

The City Council is scheduled in April to consider expanding the city’s anti-nudity ordinance, but a draft proposal to make it an offense for women to go topless in public was removed.

City spokesman Patrick von Keyserling said the housing authority is a separate entity and that the city can’t dictate the agency’s rules.

Judd Golden, chairman of the Boulder County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said neighborhoods are generally able to make their own rules for residents to follow.

But he said the ACLU does not support limits that are more restrictive than the law.

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Attacks on Jesus, faith nothing new Q: I just saw a movie that was a clever attack on the Christian faith (in my opinion). Although it was only a story, it claimed Jesus was just another man and there isn’t any reason to believe He was the Son of God. Why would someone want to tear down people’s faith? -- J.W. A: Only the filmmaker could say if they wanted to do this, of course. But even if the only goal was to make money, from what you say the creators of the film still were guilty of attacking the truth of the Gospel and are accountable for their actions.

Such attacks aren’t new; even during Jesus’ lifetime some attacked Him as a fraud and refused to believe in Him. His enemies claimed that His power to perform miracles didn’t come from God but from Satan: “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons” (Matthew 9:34). Even people in His own hometown rejected Jesus and tried to kill Him because of His message of God’s love for people of every nation (see Luke 4:1630). Finally, His enemies crucified Him -- only to discover that death couldn’t hold Him. Why do some people reject Jesus, in spite of the evidence? One reason is because they want to run their own lives. They know that if the Gospel is true, they should submit themselves to Christ -- and they don’t want to do that. Like the people of Jeremiah’s day, they declare that “We will continue with our own plans; each of us will follow the stubbornness of his evil heart” (Jeremiah 18:12).

Lifestyles

The Sanford Herald / Sunday, March 21, 2010 / 7B

Do famous, tweet-happy care about following?

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press Writer

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witter is so many things to so many people: infomercial, backyard fence, brain dump. The funny, famous, famous for the wrong reasons or simply very useful have thousands of followers, but who do THEY follow?

Deposed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonight Showâ&#x20AC;? star Conan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien follows only one person, LovelyButton, a seemingly nice and happy 19-year-old named Sarah Killen in rural Michigan.

Her own list of followers shot way up when Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien recently plucked her from the twitosphere because he felt bad about not following anyone as he madly tweets away his contractual obligation to stay off television for a few months.

Certainly not the most out-of-whack in that department, the movie critic, blogger, book writer and cancer survivor Roger Ebert, who lost his voice as a result of his illness, tweets regularly to 112,201 followers. The Oscars helped bump up his follower feed as he tweeted away on awards night.

Ebertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a busy guy online, but he follows only 59 on the massively popular micro-blogging tool. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a matter of signal to noise ratio,â&#x20AC;? Ebert said in an e-mail of his Twitter portfolio. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care about what anybody is doing moment to moment. I want to learn something, or be entertained. The twits I follow are a virtual Algonquin Round Table.â&#x20AC;?

Yes, he calls them twits. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kidding. So who gets thumbs-up from (at)ebertchicago? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five:

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Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert poses at home in his office, in Chicago.

Ebert, who lost his voice as a result of cancer, tweets regularly to 112,201 followers.

KELLY OXFORD Calgary stay-at-home mom of three, blogger, recently joined Ben Stiller, Sarah Silverman, Diablo Cody and 136 other Twitter users for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night of 140 Tweetsâ&#x20AC;? to benefit the Haiti relief effort. Each recited a signature tweet before a live audience in Hollywood.

Why he follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;(at)kellyoxford is way funny.â&#x20AC;? One of Oxfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tweets: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think vomiting is a side effect of pregnancy, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a side effect of knowing thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a human growing in you.â&#x20AC;?

Followers: 16,061.

Following: 151.

HUGH HEFNER Playboy founder, star of E! reality series â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Girls Next Door.â&#x20AC;?

Why he follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;(at)hughhefner is enjoying an idyllic golden age, watching a movie every night, playing (board) games in the Game House with many girlfriends, although Crystal Harris is his One True Love.â&#x20AC;?

One of Hefnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tweets: â&#x20AC;&#x153;My 12 year seperation from Kimberly Conrad

ends in March with all economic concerns resolved. Free. Free at last.â&#x20AC;?

Followers: 226,026 Following: 2.

closest Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to this is many times, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve felt like a sheep in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world.â&#x20AC;?

Followers: 242,310.

Following: 29.

ERICA KENNEDY Novelist, blogger, Kennedy gave up the â&#x20AC;&#x153;letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all be fabulous in Pradaâ&#x20AC;? New York lifestyle for new digs in Miami.

Why he follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;(at)feminista09 has an attitude, is funny, irreverent.â&#x20AC;? One of Kennedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tweets: (at)juliaallison how could any1 tell Kate Winslet, after theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re married (!), that he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be w/one person for the rest his life?â&#x20AC;?

Followers: 1,766.

Following: 517.

HARRY STEPHEN KEELER Fantastical writer whose heyday was in the 1930s, known for his â&#x20AC;&#x153;web-workâ&#x20AC;? of twisting plots in pulp and mystery, died in 1967, a fan tweets under his name.

Why he follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;(at)HarrySKeeler is the reincarnation of the oddest and most prolific Chicago novelist of all time.

He tweets verbatim from his countless and lurid mysteries: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;He tricked me into crossing the city today in a distinctive clown suit.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; One of the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tweets: â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was finger-man in that snatch--as well as inside wire. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got him by the nerts.â&#x20AC;?

Followers: 793.

Following: 8.

DAVID LYNCH Creator of the films â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eraserheadâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Velvet,â&#x20AC;? co-creator of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twin Peaks,â&#x20AC;? woodworker.

Why he follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;(at)DAVIDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;LYNCH is steadily enigmatic. He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t share a lot of his inner thinking.â&#x20AC;?

One of Lynchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tweets: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Someone asked if I liked wool as well as wood. The

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Hugh Hefner poses at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. Hefner is one of the persons movie critic, blogger Roger Ebert follows on Twitter.

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8B / Sunday, March 21, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Capital Bank donates to Boys & Girls Clubs

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Capital Bank recently presented a $2,500 donation to support programs for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sanford/Lee County. Linda Foushee, Capital Bank branch manager and retail group manager at the Steele Street location, presents the check to Bo Hendrick, chief professional officer for the Boys & Girls Clubs and children (from left) Makayla McQuade, Chelsey Gwynn, Dasani Hagans and Anotnio Carrion.

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Hazel B. Donathan to Bonnie D. White, property described in Book 1173, Page 10, Pocket, no stamps.

Waylon Royce Chandler III to John Freddie Cummings and wife, Marian S. Cummings, property described in Book 1173, Book 26, Cape Fear, $130.

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Trustees of Central Carolina Community College, a body corporate under North Carolina General Statutes 115D-14, formerly Central Carolina Technical Institute, and Central Carolina Community College Foundation, Inc., a North Carolina non-profit corporation, to Wise Developments, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company, property described in Book 1173, Page 259, West Sanford, $660.

O. Dowe Smith and wife, Frances Baker Smith, to Southern Electric and Automation Corp., property described in Book 1173, Page 405, West Sanford, $365.

James River Building Co. II to Mark N. Hackett and wife, Patricia Hackett, property described in Book 1173, Page 440, West Sanford, $478.

Federico Guzman and wife, Criselda Guzman, to Cesar F. Guerra, property described in Book 1173, Page 460, East Sanford, $140.

Members of the Dunn Kiwanis Club recently raised $505 at a dinner and blind auction social to purchase ribbon boards for the Pediatric Unit at Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital. The boards proudly display artwork created by the hospitalized children. The Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fund is sponsored by Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Foundation. Pictured (from left) is Allison Taylor, Manager of Maternal Services, Sondra Davis, Vice President of Human Resources and Kiwanis Member; Vicki Allen, Chief Nursing Officer; Bill Hughes, Director of Clinical Services; Kelly Pope, Kiwanis Club Member; Rodney Stewart, Kiwanis Club Member; Doug Wells, Secretary of the Kiwanis Club; Christy Hairr, President of the Kiwanis Club; Ted Fitzgerald, Past Lt. Governor of the Kiwanis Club.

Jeffrey Dale Bright to James Y. Beeson Jr. and wife, Joyce E. Beeson, property described in Book 1173, Page 467, Pocket, $20.

Orlando Sotelo II to Jose Luis Guardado, property described in Book 1173, Page 591, Greenwood, $29.

Donnie Blanton Campbell and wife, Amy Goins Campbell, to Donnie Blanton Campbell and wife, Amy Goins Campbell, property described in Book 1173, Page 611, Cape Fear, no stamps.

Sharon T. Martin and husband, William H. Martin Jr., to Felix A. Ramirez-Gonzalez and Marie S. Guevara, joint tenants with right of survivorship, property described in book 1173, Page 616, Jonesboro, $170.

Joshua Johnson Construction, Inc. to Johnson Contractors, Inc., property described as Lot #947, Southwing, Carolina Trace, Book 1173, Page 764, Jonesboro, no stamps.

Jonathan M. Hall and wife, Catherine M. Hall, to Jon Christopher Hall and wife, Annette D. Hall, property described as Lot #351, Harbor Creek, Carolina Trace, Book 1173, Page

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Clarence E. Dunn and wife, Jean Dunn, to Sabrina L. Arnette and husband, Jeffrey D. Arnette, property described in Book 1173, Page 796, Deep River, $130.

Atland Corporation to Jihad Rammouni, property described in Book 1173, Page 828, West Sanford, $296.

Rita P. Cameron and Ricky Kenneth Poole, Co-Administrators CTA of the Estate of Barbara Key Woodley; Rita P. Cameron and husband, David S. Cameron; Ricky Kenneth Poole and wife, Angela C. Poole; Robert L. Woodley; to Brenda Bordwell, property described in Book 1174, Page 55, West Sanford, $52.

Bernie B. Kelly and wife, Nancy H. Kelly, to Angie K. Collins and husband, Thomas R. Collins, property described in Page 1174, Book 59, Cape Fear, no stamps.

Balubhai N. Patel and wife, Indiraqauri Patel, to Jonathan R. Swoyer and wife, Rebecca L. Tkachuk, property described as Lot #5015, Mallard Cove, Book 1174, Page 115, Jonesboro, $272.

David B. Wilcox and wife, Melissa Ann Wilcox, to Amanda Worthy and Joshua Simmons, property described as Lot #27, Nottingham Phase I, Book 1174, Page 135, West Sanford, $334.

Stephen Michael Cowne Jr. and wife, Adriana L. Cowne, to Daniel Parker Phillips, property described as Lot #21, Nottingham Phase I, Book 1174, Page 165, West Sanford, $304.

Anthony Clark Lewis to Carl E. Bunnell and wife, Vicki W. Bunnell, property described in Book 1174, Page 288, Greenwood, $397.

Teresa A. Mingus to Teresa A. Mingus, property described in Book 1174, Page 323, Jonesboro, no stamps.

Faye Johnson Hearne and husband, Wilfred Marlin Hearne; Michael Ray Johnson and wife, Rebecca Wallace Johnson; and Phillip Norris Johnson and wife, Mary Frances Smith Johnson, all heirs of William Henry Johnson, to Alohma Faye Johnson Hearne and husband, Wilfred Marlin Hearne and Michael Ray Johnson and wife, Rebecca Wallace Johnson, property described in Book 1174, Page 416, Deep River, $156.

Russell L. Luttrall and wife, Jennipher L. Luttrall, to David A. Kirby, property described in Book 1174, Page 474, Greenwood, $336.

Marco A. Tummolo and wife, Rae Tummolo, to ACA/PJA, LLC, property described in Book 1174, Page 514, West Sanford, $80.

Jeremy J. Pedley and wife, Kandice L. Pedley, to Travis Pedley and wife, Tina Pedley, property described as Lot #40, Temple Terrace subdivision, Book 1174, Page 525, West Sanford, $216.

John N. McCann and wife, Kimberly A. McCann, to Charles Randall Wilkins and wife, Silvia V. Wilkins, property described in Book 1174, Page 545, Jonesboro, $300.

Son Duyen Tran and wife, Ne Thi Pham, to Dinh Quang Tran, property described as Lots #15 & 16, Oakdale, Book 1174, Page 589, East Sanford, no stamps.

Wayne Spivey and wife, Glenda W. Spivey, and Craig Sturdivant and wife, Jayne Sturdivant, d/b/a S&S Properties, to Spivey and Sturdivant Properties, Inc., property described in Book 1174, Page 770, no stamps.

Leroy Withers and wife, Dorothy Withers, to Joseph B. Brewer Jr. and wife, Sharon W. Brewer, property described in Book 1174, Page 827, Greenwood, no stamps.

Margaret McClellan to Joseph Purce Sr., property described in Book 1174, Page 829, West Sanford, $152.

Bear Brook Properties, LLC to Patricia Darlene Ford and Louis P. Bergin, as joint tenants with the right of survivorship, property described as Lot# 5, Triple Lakes subdivision, Book 1174, Page 845, Greenwood, $180.

Jean K. Fore to Mark C. Thomas and wife, Sharon Y. Thomas, property described in Book 1174, Page 946, Cape Fear, $192.

John S.E. Whiteside and wife, Tara J. Whiteside, to William Alan Oldham and wife, Jamie H. Oldham, property described in Book 1174, Page 958, Greenwood, $650.

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Umami to open soon

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fter years of only one Japanese restaurant in town, Yamato, Sanford is soon to see its second such venue open up this year.

I spoke with Roger Pelayo on Friday about his new Japanese restaurant named Umami Asian Bistro, which will be located in the site of the old Remington Grille in front of Southside Plaza shopping center, the home of the old Walmart building, on Horner Boulevard.

If you’ll remember, Tokyo Express also opened up recently in the same shopping center. I’m excited, because I am a fan of such cuisine.

Anyway, Pelayo said Umami will be different in that it will offer more modern Japanese fare.

After more than 15 years working in Japanese restaurants in the Raleigh area, Pelayo decided to try his luck running his own eatery. He picked Sanford as its location because he had many customers in the Raleigh restaurants from Lee County, he said.

Among the items on the menu that traditional Japanese food fans may not recognize is a pork belly dish cooked in Asian sauces, which he said was a hit in Raleigh.

In fact, he deemed his food “comfort food with Asian flavor,” and said diners would recognize at least the spirit of many dishes.

Umami will also serve sushi every day, and will even have some different items than the normal sushi bar, he said.

The restaurant is slated for final inspection on Tuesday. It all goes well, he said he hopes to be open by Saturday, if he can get his staff trained well enough.

Clothing store opens Tuesday at Southside Also in Southside Plaza, It’s Fashion Metro will open its store Thursday. The store is located a third of the old Walmart building at 2930 South Horner Boulevard, next door to Tractor Supply Company.

It’s Fashion Metro is a value-priced fashion retailer offering styles for the entire family, including nationally recognized brands. The stores carry clothing for juniors, plus sizes, men and big men’s sizes, boys and girls, infants, toddlers, newborn and layette. Shoes and accessories are also available.

Camilla Williams of Fayetteville will manage the new store. As store

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Chemists, Yangxling Li, right, and Brian Fitch run tests on batteries in the Center for Lithium Energy Advanced Research lab at FMC Lithium in Bessemer City Tuesday.

Electric car development a boon to Bessemer City

By DANIEL JACKSON The Gaston Gazette

GASTONIA — Forty miles ...

100 miles ... 200 miles ...

A new generation of fully electric vehicles claims the ability to cover that much ground on a single charge, which would easily get most Americans to work and back without having to plug in.

But so far, the batteries powering EVs haven’t gone the distance at a cost that most U.S. drivers can handle. That’s why research taking place at FMC Lithium’s Center for Lithium Energy and Advanced Research (CLEAR) has put Bessemer City on the road map to EV development.

Manufacturers of rechargeable lithium ion batteries from all over the world have visited the CLEAR facility. And growth in the market for lithium ion batteries will soon be driven by demand for large-format batteries that are safe, compact, light-weight, long-lasting and priced reasonably enough to attract car buyers, FMC officials say.

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Yangxling Li holds thin pieces of lithium used for testing in the Center for Lithium Energy Advanced Research lab at FMC Lithium.

“It’s exciting when you have people coming from all over the world to Bessemer City to visit this facility,” said Brian Fitch, a Cherryville native and Appalachian State-trained chemist working in the CLEAR facility. FMC Lithium opened that facility in September 2008.

FMC Lithium ’s Bessemer City plant on N.C. 161 employs about 240 people making lithium products with numer-

ous applications, including grease and lubricants, polymers and pharmaceuticals.

Kings Mountain has large deposits of lithium, but FMC hasn’t mined in this area since the 1990s. Today, the lithium is found in dry lake beds in the northern Andes Mountains in Argentina.

A quarter of sales at FMC

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wo weeks ago, we gave you a report from Chet Mann at Prime Lending about the national state of housing and pricing. What can we say for the future of housing?

The economists with the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) reported that January new home starts, which include both single and multifamily, were at an annual rate of just under 600,000 starts. I know that sounds like a lot to you, but that is an average of 50,000 per month. Now there are 50 states plus DC, so that is only an average of 1,000 new home starts per state per month.

There are 100 counties in N.C., so that number of starts equates to 10 new homes per month in Lee County, which is pretty low. There are a lot of years where we average three starts a month, so that really isn’t many for all the fine builders in Lee County.

The NAHB economists have estimated that over the next decade we will need 16 million new homes to be built to meet demand. And since we will be behind based on this year, it will take 1,800,000 starts annually to make up the difference.

If they are correct it will take three times as many houses to be built as we currently are building!!!!

They have also estimated when housing starts will return to what they call “normal” production levels. North Carolina is listed as being in the second 20 percent, or quintile. So our state is expected to be ahead of over thirty states in construction, but behind 10 or so other states. The expectation is that it will be 2012 before housing statewide returns to normal levels.

What does this mean

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CHAMBER CHAT

Good news on the jobless rate front

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Bob Joyce Bob Joyce is President of the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce.

he chamber is often accused of having too optimistic a view of our local economy.

But when figures were released on Friday of last week, we were pleased to see that Lee County was the only county in North Carolina which did not report an increase in unemployment.

Let me restate that: unemployment increased in every county in North Carolina, except one — Lee County. Our unemployment rate remained the very same as last month — 14.6 percent of our citi-

zens are unemployed.

While maintaining status quo is not great news, the trend is good news. So is news that Static Control may be hiring. So is the news that other manufacturers, like Caterpillar, are bringing back a few workers, even though they may

be temporary status workers. A few hundred families with an extra paycheck means money turns over in our economy at restaurants and grocery stores and dry cleaners and florists. Even small growth in the total payroll of our community is a good sign for the future.

Manufacturing has been Lee County’s bread and butter for nearly a century. Can we count on those jobs to come back? What other businesses pay the same high

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manager, Williams’ responsibilities include assisting customers in wardrobe selection and creating an easy shopping experience with color-coordinated visual presentations. She has been with the company six years.

The store is a part of the Cato Corporation, a leading specialty retailer with more than 1,200 stores in 31 states.

There are currently 61 It’s Fashion Metro stores open across the Southeast and Texas. For a sneak peak at the items the Sanford store will carry, visit www. itsfashionmetro.com.

Time to start planting

Just in time for spring planting, the Lee County Arts &

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Lithium end up in rechargeable lithium ion batteries. But nearly all of those batteries power portable consumer electronics. Less than one percent of sales at FMC Lithium are bound for EV prototypes, said Eric Norris, FMC’s Global Commercial Director.

However, in another 10 years, lithium ion batteries could account for more than half of sales with much of that growth generated by consumer demand for electric cars, Norris said.

“That market hasn’t developed yet,” Norris said, “but the consumer interest is there.”

The near collapse of domestic automakers last year along with a renewed focus on curbing climate-changing greenhouse gases has fueled a growing interest in electric vehicles stateside. The federal government is offering tax breaks to consumers that buy alternative fuel vehicles and pouring billions of dollars into research to develop new energy platforms.

This November, Chevrolet is planning to launch the Volt, which drives up to 40 miles on an electric battery before a backup combustion engine takes over. And Nissan is touring the U.S. with prototypes of the Leaf, an EV advertising 100 miles on a single charge. Both of those vehicles run on lithium ion batteries, but neither manufacturer has suggested a price.

Right now, the only vehicle utilizing lithium ion batteries is the Tesla Roadster, which travels more than 200 miles on one

Community Center will host a shrubbery, plant and pine straw sale from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the center, located at 502 N. Steele St. in Sanford.

The Lee County Arts & Community Center is the old location of Sanford Central High School.

A variety of plants and shrubbery provided by Cameron Nursery will be sold, with all proceeds going to the Lee County Arts & Community Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

Gulf women want to organize your life After a couple of weeks of phone-tag, I finally spoke with Brianne Foushee about the service company she operates with her sister-in-law, Rebecca Smith, called Organizational Solutions.

Located in Gulf, the two women are available for organiz-

charge, but starts at $101,500.

The popular hybrid electric Toyota Prius has a nickel-metal hydride battery pack, but that technology isn’t practical for a fully electric vehicle. Lithium, which is the lightest metal on the planet, has a higher energy density, making it ideal for compact batteries in handheld electronics, Norris said.

But lithium is also potentially dangerous and some batteries have caught fire in older model cell phones and laptops. While the technology in today’s consumer electronics has proven to be safe, similar safeguards must be engineered into the larger format batteries as well. Finding the right balance of power and safety in the larger automotive batteries is the key to future innovation.

“You can make a battery with more power, but it must have the right balance of safety and cost to appeal to consumers,” Norris said.

In the U.S., a country that first made automobiles for the masses and designed its communities around vehicle traffic, cheap gasoline is still the standard. But the U.S. isn’t the largest car market anymore — that’s China. And EV technology isn’t waiting for American consumers to embrace it first, Norris said.

Today 80 percent of all lithium ion batteries are made in Asia — Japan, China and Korea, Norris said. Like the U.S., China generates a lot of its electricity from coal, which diminishes some of the environmental benefits of electric cars. But China is an emerging automotive market, where drivers are more likely to bypass gasoline-powered vehicles and develop infrastructure based

ing any aspect of a person’s life or business, from a simple purse to media storage to large offices to kitchens and closets. They also offer seminars on how to become better organized.

The business grew out of Smith’s organization skills, Foushee said. After seeing success on her own, Smith asked Foushee to help out with marketing and business operations. The pairing has worked well, she said.

“We are polar opposites,” Foushee said. “She can just wave her magic wand a organize anything. But I am more of people person, so we work well together.”

They offer free consultations for any person or business interested. Contact Foushee at (919) 898-9990 or visit www.organizationalsolutionsnc.com for more information.

on the latest technology, he said.

And in Europe, where higher fuel taxes provide an incentive to EV drivers, the electric cars are also catching on faster than they have in the U.S., Norris said. And while the U.S. market may not move as fast, there is a growing interest here, he said.

“It’s a very global business for us,” Norris said.

The lithium industry was hit hard last year with earnings down in some cases 25 to 30 percent, Norris said. FMC Inc. restructured its operations worldwide and was forced to cut jobs. But North Carolina facilities suffered the least because FMC closed a butyllithium plant in Texas and consolidated those operations in Bessemer City, Norris said.

Last year, the U.S. government also stepped up investment in clean energy technology, including lithium ion batteries, Fitch said. The CLEAR facility has a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance battery technology with a proprietary product known as stabilized lithium metal powder (SLMP).

If SLMP becomes the chemistry standard selected by the industry for large format batteries, FMC Lithium and Gaston County stand to benefit as the market for electric vehicles grows around the world. Norris said that could mean more manufacturing and research jobs in Bessemer City.

“There is a lot of funding for lithium ion batteries,” said Christopher Woltermann, director of the CLEAR facility. “The people that come up with the right technology are probably going to grow quickly.”

Put Your Tax Refund to Work It’s Tax Refund Season again. This year, if you’re going to get a check from your Uncle Sam, why not put it to work to help you meet your financial goals?

Last year, the average tax refund was more than $2,700, according to the IRS. The size of your refund, or whether you will get one at all, depends on your individual circumstances. But if you are going to get a refund, plan ahead for what you’ll do with it. Here are a few possibilities: s Pay down some debts. In these difficult economic times, you may be carrying a higher debt load than usual.

If so, you may want to use some of your refund to pay down some of these debts.

The lower your debt payments, the better your cash flow and the more money you’ll have to invest for the future. s Build an emergency fund. If you don’t already have an emergency fund containing six to 12 months’ worth of living expenses, you could use your tax refund to start one. Without such a fund, you may find yourself constantly dipping into your long-term investments to pay for unexpected costs, such as a new furnace or an expensive car repair. Keep your emergency fund in a liquid account — one that you don’t draw on for your day-to-day expenses. s Help fund your IRA. In 2010, you

can put in up to $5,000 to your IRA. Consequently, if you received a $2,700 refund, you’d have more than half of what you need to fully fund your IRA for the year. (If you’re 50 or older, however, you can contribute up to $6,000 per year.)

You might not think that your $2,700 would make much of a difference in the long run. But by investing your refund and giving it many years of growth potential, you could end up with a sizable amount. Consider the following: s )F YOU PUT IN YOUR )2!

AND you earned, on average, seven percent a year for 30 years, you’d end up with about $20,000, even if you never invested another dime. s )F YOU PUT EVERY YEAR IN THAT same IRA, again earning an average seven percent annual return, you’d end up with more than $270,000 after thirty years.

(These examples are hypothetical illustrations and do not represent any currently available investments.)

You’d eventually have to pay taxes on your earnings, typically when you make withdrawals at retirement. And if you

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qualified for a Roth IRA, you’d never have to pay taxes on your earnings, as long as you had your account for at least five years and didn’t start taking withdrawals until you were at least 59-1/2. s Contribute to a Section 529 plan.

If you have children or grandchildren, you may want to establish Section 529 plans to help them pay for college. You can contribute virtually any amount, and the earnings grow tax-free, provided the money is used for higher education expenses. (Withdrawals used for

expenses other than qualified education expenses may be subject to federal, state and penalty taxes.

Contributions are tax-deductible in certain states for residents who participate in their own state’s plan.

Please note that a 529 college savings plan could impact a beneficiary’s ability to qualify for financial aid.)

You may be tempted to spend your tax refund on things you want today — but, with a little planning, you can use it for things you need tomorrow.

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average wages as manufacturing? Will our children need new skills when they enter the workforce? These are questions our community leaders will attempt to answer at the chamber’s community planning session to be held in a few weeks.

Other areas of community life besides manufacturing will be examined: arts and culture, recreation and open space, public safety. The Chamber’s goal is to cause discussion, maybe even disagreement.

By talking opening and candidly about the kind

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for you? Well, for one thing, when the number of starts triples nationwide, material prices are going to go up. We have seen an increase in the price of OSB products recently. Those manufacturers are shutting plants in a response to the lower demand, and the wet harsh winter has driven up some raw costs, though dimensional lumber, the 2x4s and other boards that you buy, have not changed that much yet. When material prices go up home prices will as well. And there can be shortages of certain items. If you’ve read about “Chinese drywall” you know of what can happen during shortages.

Another issue is that if these economists are correct, there will be a supply issue, in that we won’t have enough houses. For the last two years or so, we’ve had too many houses. Before long we won’t have enough, so what will happen? Prices will go up because demand will outstrip supply.

A lot of the extent of what actually happens will be based on monetary policy. You see, if you are in the construction business, it is hard right now to borrow money.

And while you think it is tough to buy a home, it’s even harder to build a speculative, or inventory, home. It’s not even easy to get a construction loan for a presale. When the tide finally turns, and inventory needs to be

of place we want to be in fifteen or twenty years, we hope to bring some consensus and direction. The resulting common vision will help inform our policy makers, government officials and business leaders when they make future plans in their individual areas. By working toward common goals, we can push our community forward to be a much better place to live and work.

Your opinion is important. Please take time to complete a survey which is available at the Chamber’s web site. It will only take a few minutes. Think outside the box. Help us set big goals for Lee County. We never know what we can accomplish unless we try. replenished, the government policies, and that of the banks themselves, will almost certainly lag, just as they did entering the “bubble crisis.”

The longer the financing pipeline is sluggish, the more potential for pent up demand, and hence, higher prices.

To further complicate matters, when we come out of this recession more fully, it is certain that interest rates will rise (they already have in what builders and developers are paying to banks). That is an additional cost which will be factored into the price of homes. If homes are sold quickly, however, much of this cost can be negated on the construction side but not on yours, the consumer side. Thirty year fixed rate mortgages cannot stay in the 4.75-5 percent range indefinitely.

If you want to avoid this balancing act, buy NOW!!! There is inventory, stable prices, great rates and an additional tax incentive – up to either $8,000 for first time home buyers or up to $6,500 for repeat buyers. I cannot envision a scenario in the future where you will get a better deal on a home than you can TODAY!!!

For over 40 years the staff at The Groce Companies has helped consumers in central North Carolina design, build and secure financing to build or buy their homes.

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OF DEEDS OFFICE OF LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS

BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NC MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 09-SP-006751

TAX ID# 9667-24-985600 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 468 Doe Run Drive, Sanford, NC 27330.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

001 Legals 10 SP 41 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, LEE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by BENEDICT S. SNYDER III AND SANDRA LEE SNYDER to WILLIAM R ECHOLS, Trustee(s), which was dated June 15, 2005 and recorded on March 20, 2009 in Book 01166 at Page 0460, Lee County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 24, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Lee County, North Carolina, to wit:

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PRODUCTION WORKERS NEEDED Volt Workforce Solutions is hiring for a variety of light industrial positions, including assemblers and machine operators, for a large manufacturing facility in Sanford.

Positions are 1st and 2nd shift, $8.00/hr. Jobs to start immediately!

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Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Benedict D. Snyder, III and wife, Sandra Lee Snyder.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

IN RE: ADOPTION

TO: Antonio Granados Pedraza THE FATHER OF: Miracle Jecenia Granados McNeill

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ADOTION PROCEEDINGS

Please take notice that an adoption petition has been filed regarding Miracle Jecenia Granados McNeill, a minor child born to Frankie Devon McNeill on August 15, 2001.

Miracle is 8 years old and approximately 3’9 in height, weighing approximately 57 pounds. You have been named as a person entitled to notice pursuant to N.C.G.S. Section 48-2-401.

In order to participate in and to receive further notice of the adoption proceeding, including notice of the time and place of any hearing, you must file a response with the Court (Clerk of Superior Court of Mecklenburg County, 832 E. 4th Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202) and with the Petitioner’s Attorney (address below)

by April 23, 2010. If you fail to respond to this notice, petitioner will apply to the Court for the relief requested in the Petition, which relief includes termination of parental rights. This is the 14th day of March, 2010. Vernon E. Cloud Jr. 1501 E 7th Street Suite 5, Charlotte, NC 28204.

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130 Lost Lost Female German Sheppard last seen in Saint Andrews Area 8 Months Old, Roughly 60 Pounds.

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7 Keys, Car Door Opener, CVS, Lowes Foods, Food Lion, Hallmark, Kmart, & Wilkinson Cadillac CustomIf the trustee is uner Cards. able to convey title to Come by to claim!

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN DEEP RIVER TOWNSHIP, LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRI- this property for any BED AS FOLLOWS: reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is BEING ALL OF LOT the return of the de23, DOE RUN, SECposit. Reasons of TION 2, AS RECORD- such inability to conED IN PLAT CABIvey include, but are NET 8, SLIDE 25-A, not limited to, the filLEE COUNTY REGing of a bankruptcy ISTRY. REFERENCE petition prior to the IS MADE TO SAID confirmation of the PLAT FOR GREATsale and reinstateER CERTIANTY OF ment of the loan DESCRIPTION. without the knowledge of BEING THE SAME the trustee. If the PROPERTY CONvalVEYED TO BENEidity of the sale is DICT S. SNYDER, III challenged by any AND WIFE, SANDRA party, the trustee, in LEE SNYDER BY their sole discretion, DEED FROM LLOYD if they believe the E. ATKINS AND challenge to have WIFE, JUDY T. ATmerit, may request KINS RECORDED the court to declare 10/20/1995 IN DEED the sale to be void BOOK 565 PAGE 907, and return the deposIN THE REGISTER it. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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Ashes the Clown D.E. Parkerson

Bruce MacInnes

The Paper Pulpit

The Bible Speaks

Del Parkerson is a retired pastor of First Baptist Church. Contact him at dparkerson@ec.rr.com.

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“…where you go I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge, your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” Ruth 1:16

.A. Studdert-Kennedy’s marvelous poem, The Gambler, describes the Roman soldiers who were gathered around the Cross as Jesus was dying: And sitting down they watched Him there, The soldiers did; There, while they played with dice, He made His sacrifice, And died upon the Cross to rid God’s world of sin.

He was a gambler, too, my Christ, He took His life and threw It for a world redeemed.

Today when we think of gambling we think of state sponsored lotteries, casinos, decks of cards, dice, racetracks, etc. In the United States today gambling is at an alltime high. Government sponsored gambling is a regressive form of taxation adversely affecting primarily those who are poor.

Gambling, the taking of a chance, in and of itself, is not sinful. Some of the most worthwhile things in life involve taking a chance. For example, loving others involves taking a chance that you could be hurt. It is a gamble worth taking.

Studdert-Kennedy’s words are beautiful, “He was a gambler, too, my Christ, He took His life and threw it . . .” In other words, the redemptive mission assigned to Him involved the betting of His life. It was a gamble He willingly took.

Have you ever given any thought to the kind of risks the disciples took

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church without inviting them to come to church, he said, as well as show that a priest isn’t serious all the time.

The name Ashes has both a clown and theological side to it, as it references the biblical verses about coming from ashes and returning to ashes.

Hensley developed Ashes while a student at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, which he attended from 2004 to 2007.

He had been a funny juggler — as in, funny because he dropped stuff a lot — in seminary variety shows.

His internship involved pastoral care to nursing home residents who had dementia, and he tried out his new act in the halls there. During the same time, he and his wife’s infant daughter passed away.

Clowning served as a way to work through what he was going through. This week he will again clown during a time of grieving. Hensley’s grandfather just died, and the funeral is Saturday, the day before his performance at St. Luke’s.

he story of Ruth is one of the great love stories of history.

Ruth, a Gentile whose Jewish husband had died, was encouraged by her mother-in-law to stay in her own country because her prospects for marriage were practically hopeless if she accompanied her to Israel. Instead of staying with an unbelieving family and high hopes of marriage, Ruth chose to support her mother-inlaw and to live where she could continue to grow in her faith in God. She knew that widowhood was harsh and poverty was the common lot but her priorities were set; God came first.

Ruth’s faith was rewarded by a set of remarkable circumstances that led to marriage; to a kind and wealthy man named Boaz, and children, in the line of David, Israel’s greatest king who was himself in the line of the King of Kings, Jesus Christ. Ruth could not possibly know that her choice of God over marriage and prosperity would be so blessed. There were no guarantees when she left her country to be a foreigner in an unknown land.

In these days of singles ministries, online dating and church hopping, the story of Ruth stands out as God’s testament to how He wants to provide Mr. or Mrs. Right. He wants you to put Him first and seek Him alone (Matt. 6:33) and then let Him bring His choice into your life. If you want to find the “right one” it is more important

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The Rev. Joe Hensley, assistant to the rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, performs as Ashes the clown.

Cleric plays the fool at many Triangle events

BY DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN Durham Herald-Sun

DURHAM — The Rev. Joe Hensley, an Episcopal priest, was clowning around in the Miami airport, passing the time on a layover to Belize.

A fellow traveler asked someone in his group who he was, and upon learning he was clergy, expressed approval that he wasn’t overly serious.

“Church is serious business, but it’s also about wonder and delight,” said Hensley, who serves at assistant to the rector at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Durham.

He was in seminary when he began to connect clowning and evangelism. Hensley isn’t the first clown priest, and he doesn’t use clowning to tell Biblical stories to bring people to Jesus.

He explores a different theological perspective to it: playing the fool.

“I think it’s good tension theologically not to get too serious as a cleric. In God’s eyes, we’re all fools,” he said. Hensley referenced the New Testa-

ment book of 1 Corinthians, in which Paul says to become foolish so you can become wise.

“In some ways, for me to be a clown is exploring being a fool, but in a way that brings laughter and transformation,” he said. “A clown embraces humiliation and is supposed to fall down, get the pie in the face, metaphorically be in the dirt.

For the audience of a tramp/ hobo clown, the clown is a way of living into that humiliation, that humility. It’s funny because we’ve all been there — we’ve all been in the dirt.”

It’s OK to laugh at a clown, he said. Hensley, who usually wears a black shirt with a white clerical collar, trades his attire for pants held up with suspenders and a variety of hats and a red nose as Ashes the Clown.

On the 2008 trip to Belize, Hensley performed as Ashes at a Belize school. He has also been Ashes for the St. Luke’s preschool, and at a church event this past fall.

Performing as a clown is a way to invite people to come to

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and also make money? I knew that I needed time away from society to research possibili-

ties and allow intuition to lead me to new opportunities.

About two years I began to lose my passion for nostalgically writing about the past but was not sure what I had to say to readers about other topics. In reading “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron, the author offers a technique for creative people and anyone who wants to enhance their connection with themselves.

Cameron proposes “morning pages,” which involves spending a few minutes each morning writing down whatever is on our minds. It does not matter if we complain about taking out the trash or

discover universal truths.

In our morning pages we can even write about the weather or whether we like so and so. The practice is about brain dumping, or freeing the mind of trivia, without judging the contents. As I practiced this ritual, first I discussed dribble but eventually I started exploring the depths of my soul. While focusing on my inner world I became excited about breakthroughs and revelations. I longed to experience more spiritual development and communicate my experiences and insights

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2C / Sunday, March 21, 2010 / The Sanford Herald CURVES’ 12TH ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE

KIWANIS AKTION CLUB

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Curves gym recently kicked off its 12th annual food drive. Pictured above in the grocery cart is Glenda Thomas, manager of Curves of Sanford, and pushing her in the cart is Curves member Anita Kyles. The goal this year is to collect 2,000 pounds of food to donate to CUOC, the local food bank.

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Lavetrice McIver, Alex Collazo, Amy Earnhart, Ann Huber, Ricky Armstrong, Chris Cox and Jennifer Kelly at a recent Kiwanis AKTION Club meeting.

AKTION Club celebrates its anniversary SANFORD — The Kiwanis AKTION Club recently met at the Stevens Center on Kelly Drive for their monthly meeting. President Ann Huber called the meeting to order, and led the pledge, and Secretary Mary Buchanan read the minutes from the last meeting.

The club decided that they would celebrate its anniversary with a celebration, called “Charter Night,” on Thursday at

Ron’s Barn.

Following the business portion of the meeting two local firemen, Alex Collazo and Chris Cox, presented a program on fire safety and explained the type of safety equipment and clothing they use. Members were given the opportunity of wearing a real fireman’s coat and hat to see how it feels. With no other business, the meeting adjourned and refreshments were served.

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Kiddie Korner

Sanford Cotillion Club Kiddie Korner Guidelines

Joshua Hall

Kendal Gaines

Joshua Michael Hall turned 3 years old March 15. His parents are Michael and Sarah Hall of Sanford.

Grandparents are Paul A. Cagle Sr. and the late Joyce R. Cagle of Sanford and Terry and Kay Hall of Olivia. Great-grandparents are Dewey and JoAnn Hall of Lillington.

Kendal Gaines turned 5 years old March 18. Her parents are Adam and Rebecca Gaines of Sanford.

Grandparents are Fat and Audrey Gaines and Kay Angel and the late Ollie Angel, all of Sanford, and Brad and Patti Coltrane of Archdale.

Births

n Kzir Tyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;shon Wright, born Feb. 22, son of Courtney Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;achay Gill of Sanford.

Grandparents are Ralph Southerland and Courtney Gill, both of Sanford. (CCH) n Mackenzie Grace Woody, born Feb. 24, daughter of Pam and Jeff Woody of Sanford. Grandparents are Richard and Becky Murphy and Elmer and Lib Woody, all of Sanford. (CCH) n Madison Nicole Spivey, born Feb. 27, daughter of Bridgett M. and Shane A. Spivey of Sanford. Grandparents are Nanette Godfrey, Raymond Mouberry, Cora F. Boldin, Bill Boldin, Edward A. Spivey and Mary E. Spivey. (CCH) n Ella Grace Cockman, born Feb. 27, daughter of Megan Gray and Colton Cockman, both of Sanford.

Grandparents are Margaret Gray, Rex Gray and Carol Cockman, all of Sanford.

(CCH) n Halen Ryan Ingram, born Feb. 28, son of Jamie and Ryan Ingram of Lillington. Grandparents are Joy and Lewis Nordon of Lillington and Sherry and Buster Ingram of Spring Lake. (CCH) n Samani Nichole Elliona Wilson, born March 1,

daughter of Dynetia Wilson of Lillington. Grandparents are Tracey McDougald and Jimmy L. Wilson, both of Lillington. (CCH) n Courtney Jane Phillips, born March 1, daughter of Kristina and Wayne Phillips of Pittsboro. Grandparents are Jim and Kathy Clark and Roger and Tammy Phillips, all of Pittsboro. (CCH) n Emarri Serenity SmithSimon, born March 1, daughter of Sharise Smith of Sanford. Grandparents are Angela Martin, Tracy Martin, Emmanuel Simon and Shonda Bridges, all of Sanford. (CCH) n Jada Amaya Herron, born March 1, daughter of Jackie Scott of Cary.

Grandparent is Mel Olson ow Woodbridge, Va. (CCH) n Jabria Niosha Lamison, born March 2, daughter of Bridget and Arthur Lamison of Sanford. Grandparents are Floyd McDougald of Sanford, Shirley Mitchell of Broadway, Arthur Lamison Sr. of Hampton, Va., and Barbara Johnson of Cameron. (CCH) n Kloie Marie Sexton, born March 2, daughter of Kimberly Rose Clark and Kurtis Matthew Sexton, both of Sanford. (CCH) n Lakai Amin Smith, born

To submit information on your child to Kiddie Korner, please follow these guidelines: n Kiddie Korner is for children 6 and under. n A childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s picture may appear in Kiddie Korner one time per year. n Kiddie Korner forms are available at The Herald office, 208 St. Clair Court. Forms also can be faxed or e-mailed upon request. n Deadline for Kiddie Korner is 5 p.m. Wednesday. n Photos submitted for Kiddie Korner may be picked up at The Herald after they have appeared in the paper.

Photos also can be returned by mail upon request.

March 3, son of Priscilla Dowdy and Willie Smith III, both of Sanford. Grandparents are Necole Smith and Willie H. Smith Jr. of Sanford. (CCH) n Micheala Ellyce McKoy, born March 3, daughter of Keisha McKoy of Bunnlevel.

Grandparents are Thomas and Mary Staton of Bunnlevel. (CCH) n Edward Reed Douglas, born March 5, son of Christie and Randall Douglas of Sanford. Grandparents are Ed and Brenda Walters and Jay and Ann Douglas, all of Bear Creek. (CCH) n Logan Ronald Kalivas, born March 5, son of Jennifer and Nicholas Kalivas of Sanford. Grandparents are Jean and Dennis Akridge of Danbury, Conn., and Christine Oakes of Passumpsic, Vt. (CCH) n MadiLynne Payge Lee, born March 5, daughter of Penny Jannene and Richard Douglas Lee of Cameron.

Grandparents are James and Betty Butler of Spring Lake and Mary Ann Lee of Sanford. (CCH) n Jaxon Gage Wolvington, born March 5, son of Kaela N. and Jason R. Wolvington of Sanford. Grandparents are Susan Schmier of Sanford, Vernon Schmier of Kersey, Colo., and Jerry and Gail Wolvington of Missoula, Mont. (CCH)

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The parents of the Sanford Cotillion Club Debutantes entertained their daughters and guests on March 6 with a dance at the Sanford Elks Ballroom. The black, silver and Tiffany Blue decor complemented the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Diamonds and Pearlsâ&#x20AC;? theme. Each debutante was presented with a scrapbook inscribed with her name to commemorate the debutante season. The 2010 Debutantes are (front row from left) Kaitlyn Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Thomas; Hayden Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor; Sterling Stewart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Stewart; Bracey Bethea, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Bethea; Catherine Dalrymple, daughter of Mr. Mrs. John Dalrymple; (back row, from left) Olivia Mercer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Mercer; Katie Basinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mikeal Basinger; Wynne Dunham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dunham; Jennifer Norris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Norris; Logann Heckle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Heckle; Brittany Chester, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chet Chester; Anja Wicker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pressley Wicker; Virginia Wilson, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson. Special guests were Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wicker and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hincks.

Engagement Williams â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gattis Michael and Mitsy Williams of Robbins announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Nicole Williams of Sanford, to Michael Ryan Gattis of Sanford. He is the son of Randall Gattis of Sanford and Myra MacPherson of Easton, Md. The wedding is planned for 4 p.m. April 10 at Carthage United Methodist Church.

The couple met through the groomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family.

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Military News

Lett Continued from Page 1C

with readers.

For several weeks I have been acknowledging society’s economic crisis and its powerful effect on our lives yet examining how we can overcome circumstances and rise to greatness.

This does not mean becoming rich and famous but rather starring in our own life, joyfully finding our bliss and offering our gifts to others.

Through journaling and contemplation I have discovered that I must wait patiently for clarity about the next stage of my life and work, surrendering myself to be of service however possible right now. In sharing my own journey through writing articles for readers and by presenting programs to audiences I hope to inspire others to live by their own light and trust in a higher power.

During dark days we are forced to delve into our soul, develop unshakable faith, build our resilience, listen to our gut, honor our intuition, open our heart to sacred ideas, and consider new possibilities. We must stop asking “Why is this happening to me?” and

Clown Continued from Page 1C

Clowns are tragic, too, he said, and he will use the grief emotional energy.

The clown name Ashes is also about Resurrection — that out of the ashes and despair, the phoenix can rise,

Pulpit Continued from Page 1C

in order to follow Jesus?

They literally gave up everything in order to share in His dreams.

They would later see Him illegally tried, found guilty, and nailed to a Roman cross.

On Sunday night, after He was crucified on Friday, ten of the disciples gathered in an Upper Room. They were very likely totally

instead start accepting that all of our experiences — the most painful as well as the most pleasurable — are part of a progressive process leading us in the direction of our greatest good, both individually and collectively. We must believe that at the end of a tunnel there is light, love, and laughter.

As we claim “Rebirth” in consciousness we are magically surrounded by regeneration in the natural world and can enjoy the revival of warm weather.

With Spring’s nurturing energy we are reminded that there are cycles of change and seasons of the heart.

While a ripened crop may go to seed in the Fall, these bare fields will again bring forth fruit in the Spring. Like the philosopher Albert Camus said, “In the midst of Winter I found in me an invincible Summer.”

AlexSandra Lett is a professional speaker and the author of “Natural Living, From Stress to Rest;” “A Timeless Place, Lett’s Set a Spell at the Country Store;” “Timeless Moons, Seasons of the Fields and Matters of the Heart;” “Timeless Recipes and Remedies, Country Cooking, Customs, and Cures;” and “Coming Home to my Country Heart, Timeless Reflections about Work, Family, Health, and Spirit.”

Hensley said. The clown always gets up.

An Ashes performance is about foolishness and wonder, like the fool in a Shakespeare play, he said.

Hensley has a suitcase full of hats, scarves and other props for juggling, and a unicycle in his act. The dignified and reverent cleric can be a fool like the rest of us, too.

confused and utterly defeated. Judas was not with them, for he had already given up and had hanged himself. Thomas was not there because he simply could not believe that Jesus had risen from the grave.

I strongly suspect that they thought their own lives were in danger.

Suddenly Jesus appeared in their midst. He did not condemn them for losing faith. He did not call them cowards for running away and hid-

ing. He knew the kind of risks they had taken in order to follow Him. He also needed them for what lay ahead.

He said to them, “Peace be unto you: as my Father has sent me, even so send I you” (John 20:21). Then, following the day of Pentecost, they went out to change the world. It was a risk worth taking.

Sharing the news of God’s love to the people in our world who need to know Him is still a risk worth taking, for it pays eternal dividends!

Bible Continued from Page 1C

that you BE the right one.

Many Christian singles settle for the best they can find instead of waiting for the one God finds for them. Ruth would never have met Boaz if she had not first been willing to be single until God provided a mate. When she chose to make the Lord her God she chose to let God determine her future.

The Bible speaks of putting God first in every area of life and then letting Him guide us into His choices for our future. Who can better direct your life, you or God? Obey Him in everything and let Him take care of the future. After all, He knows better because He knows both YOU and the future.

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Upcoming Events Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who have a desire to quit drinking alcohol.

Meetings are held at 319 N. Moore St., Sunday at 4:30 p.m. for women’s meeting and 6 p.m. for speaker meeting; Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon, 6 and 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday at noon and 6 p.m.; Saturday at noon. Meetings are held at Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 407 W. Main St., at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

For more information, call (919) 776-5522.

Al-Anon Family Group

The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experiences, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Al-Anon believes that alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recover.

The N.C. Al-Anon District 7 Central Carolina Al-Anon Family Group meetings are held at 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 407 W. Main St., and 8 p.m. Fridays at the AA Hut, 319 N. Moore St. For more information, call (919) 776-5522.

Gamblers Anonymous

Gamblers Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. each Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 525 Carthage St. For more information, call the Gamblers Anonymous hotline at (888) 846-4427, or visit www.gamblersanonymous.org.

Beaver Creek Cancer Support Group

The support group meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Beaver Creek Baptist Church, 2280 Nicholson Road, Cameron.

Directors are Gloria and Jimmy Wicker. For more information, call (919) 775-2544.

Friendship Masonic Lodge 763 A.F. & A.M.

The Friendship Masonic Lodge 763 A.F. & A.M. conducts its Stated Communication at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the meeting hall, located at 102 Main St. in Broadway. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Crystal Campbell at (919) 542-8271.

SEANC Central Carolina Jaycees The Central Carolina Jaycees meet at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday of each month at the Jaycee Hut on Tryon Street. Membership is open to anyone between the age of 21 to 40.

Breast Cancer Support Group Central Carolina Hospital’s Breast Cancer Support Group will hold monthly meetings for survivors of breast cancer at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the Women’s Center at the hospital, 1135 Carthage St., Sanford. Reservations are not necessary.

For more information, contact Gwyn Sandlin, Breast Health Navigator, at (919) 774-2213.

ALS Support Group The ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) Support Group meets from 2 to 4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month at Fayetteville Regional Airport Conference Room sponsored by The Jim “Catfish” Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association.

For more information, contact Suzanne Gilroy at (877) 568-4347 or Suzanne@catfishchapter. org.

Depression and Bipolar Disorder Support Group The support group is open to anyone who has been diagnosed or think they may have a mood disorder or has a family member or friend who has been diagnosed with a mood disorder.

The Harnett County group will meet at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at the old CCCC Barber School, 17273 Hwy. 27 East, Sanford.

The Lee County group will meet at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the Wilrik Apartments Ballroom, corner of Wicker and Steele, Sanford.

For more information, contact Rae Wilson at (919) 775-5045 or brightside39@yahoo.com.

TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), a nonprofit, international weight-loss support group, meets each Monday at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 202 Summit Drive. Weigh-in begins at 5:30 p.m.; meeting starts at 6 p.m.

For more information, call (919) 775-7451 or

District 22 invites all state employees to join the Seanc meetings the second Monday of each month in the Spring Lake Library. For more information contact Michele Shaw, chairman, at www.micheleshaw22@gmail.com.

Relay for Life of Lee County Relay for Life of Lee County will be held May 14 at the Lions Club Fairgrounds. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease by raising funds for cancer research. If you want to be part of Relay, you can start a team or join an existing team. Team captain meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at First Wesleyn Church. Contact Shirley Crissman at smcrissman@yahoo.com or visit www.leencrelay. org for more information.

Cancer Support The Sanford Cancer Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Enrichment Center. Facilitator is Linda Moore.

Lee County Mothers with Young Children Lee County Mothers with Young Children meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon every Thursday. Mothers of children from birth to age 5 are welcome.

For more information, call (919) 353-5617.

Overeaters Anonymous Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step recovery from compulsive overeating, meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Kerr Drugs, 1050 S. Horner Blvd., in the health and wellness learning lab. For more information, contact Marie at (910) 850-7863.

HIV/AIDS Support An HIV/AIDS Support Group meets from noon to 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at different locations in Chatham County.

Lunch is provided.

The group offers emotional support, education on medications, financial assistance and a caring environment.

Any Chatham County resident with HIV/AIDS is invited to attend. Confidentiality is a must.

National Active and Retired Federal Employees The Sanford Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) association meets on the third Monday of each month. All active and retired Federal employees are invited to attend. For more information, call President Jimmie Coggin at (919) 775-3197.

Marine Corps League Marine Corps League Detachment 1223 meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at VFW Stanley McLeod Post 5631 on Webb Street in Sanford.

Any Marine who has served honorably is invited to join the Marine Corps League.

American Legion Post 382 American Legion Post 382 and Auxiliary meet at 7 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month.

Bingo begins at 6:30 p.m. every Friday. Open under new management.

Post 382 is located at 305 Legion Drive in Sanford.

DAV Chapter 5 Disabled American Veterans Michael J. Thomas Chapter 5 meet at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at 146 S. Main St. in Broadway.

Lions Branch Club The Lions Branch Club meets at noon the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Lions Club Fairground Lions Den. Cost is $6. Everyone is invited.

For more information, call Teresa Dew at (919) 774-6273.

Veterans Discussion Group The Veterans Discussion Group meets at 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Enrichment Center.

Members and family are welcome.

Therapeutic Foster Parent Sessions Information sessions on becoming a Therapeutic Foster Parent with N.C. Mentor will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at the Simpson Executive Center, 503 Carthage St., Suite 302.

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Sanford Lodge No. 151 A.F. & A.M The Sanford Lodge No. 151 A.F. & A.M. holds its regular communications at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, supper is usually served at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday.

For further information, call (919) 499-8669.

The Lodge is located at 231 Charlotte Ave., Sanford.

Central Carolina Toastmasters The Central Carolina Toastmasters club meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month in Room 802 of the College Fitness Center at Central Carolina Community College. Membership is open to the public.

The club provides a relaxed atmosphere to help improve public speaking skills while developing leadership skills. For more information, call Cynthia Wilt at (919) 499-6009 or Vivian Rosser at (919) 7187236 or visit the website at www.centralcarolina. freetoasthost.biz.

Meals on Wheels of Sanford Meals on Wheels of Sanford deliver nutritious specialized diet meals five days a week to residents of Sanford who are homebound and unable to prepare meals for themselves. Many people are struggling to make ends meet and are finding it difficult to pay for their meals. The Sanford Meals on Wheels Board of Directors suppliments some of the costs with donated funds.

Sanford Meals on Wheels does not receive government funding and relies on charitable donations from organizations and individuals.

For more information about Meals on Wheels, call (919) 708-4181. Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit organization. Tax deductable donations can be made to Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 2991, Sanford, N.C. 27330.

Sanford Jobseekers Sanford Jobseekers, a faith-based support group for those who are unemployed, meets from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. each Wednesday at First Baptist Church. The primary focus of the group is to give encouragement to those out of work, and provide programs to help that individual obtain employment. For questions, call (919) 7766137.

Fleet Reserve Association Fleet Reserve Association and Unit 259 meet the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Retired Military Association building in Fayetteville, located off Gillispe Street.

For more information, call Chuch Dittmar at (910) 848-6126.

DAV Chapter 83 of Moore County Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 83 of Moore County meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at 1020 Priest Hill Road, Carthage.

DAV is a service organization dedicated to assisting disabled veterans. Service officers are available to help veterans with VA paperwork Tuesday through Thursday. For an appointment, call (910) 944-1113.

Lee County Scottish Rite Club The Lee County Scot-

tish Rite Club conducts its monthly meeting every month on the third Thursday at the Bay Breeze Seafood Restaurant in Sanford. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and is held in the meeting room. All Scottish Rite Masons are welcome.

Hearts and Hands ECA Quilt Guild The Hearts and Hands ECA Quilt Guild will hold a two-day Beginning Quilt Class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 27 and April 24 at the McSwain Extension Center, 2420 Tramway Road. The class will make a Milea-minute quilt using fabric donated by the guild. Charge for the class will be $25 plus material for the backing and the batting. Some sewing machine experience would be helpful.

Class will be limited to 15 students. To register, call Kay Morton at the Extension at (919) 7755624. She will provide a list of supplies needed.

There will be a regular night meeting of the Guild at 7 p.m. March 23 at the McSwain Center.

The guild now has a Facebook page set up. Access it by searching for Hearts and Hands ECA Quilt Guild.

Sandhills Natural History Society The Sandhills Natural History Society will meet at 7 p.m. March 22 at Weymouth Woods Auditorium, 1024 Ft. Bragg Road, Southern Pines.

Zambia: The Nature Conservancy in Africa — TNC’s Ryan Elting will present images and experiences from his recent fellowship working with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) program.

COMACO trains rural Zambians in conservation farming. Call (910) 692-2167, for more information or visit online at www.sandhillsnature.org.

Southern Pines Garden Club The Southern Pines Garden Club will hold its 62nd annual tour of homes and gardens from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14. Advanced $15 tickets can be purchased at The Country Bookshop, 140 NW Broad St., Southern Pines; The Campbell House, 482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines; Natures Own, Java Bean Plantation and Opulence in Southern Pines and Poppy’s in Pinehurst or call Jody Mincey at (910) 295-4617.

The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. March 23 at the Lee County Library auditorium, 107 Hawkins Ave. The program, by local history buff Emory Sadler, will give historical aspects of the Deep and Haw Rivers in a slide presentation using current and archived photographs and slides of 100-plus year-old drawings. Sadler, an avid kayaker and photographer, will use many of his own slides. John Altenburger, co-president of the LCG&HS, will cover mill and dam designs. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 499-7661 or 499-1909.

Club news deadline is 3 p.m. Tuesday. E-mail information and photographs to edwardsk@ sanfordherald.com.

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6C / Sunday, March 21, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Past Club News Sanford Lions Club

Spring is just around the corner and members of the Sanford Lions Club canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to get out on the links with their many friends at the fifth annual Lions Golf Tournament set for June 5 at Quail Ridge Golf Course.

Tournament Chairman Jim Romine says many prizes will be awarded and there will be a new vehicle presented for a hole-in-one on a designated hole. A lunch will be served at Quail Ridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s picnic shelter where winners will be honored and good fellowship will reign.

Lions are now contacting supporters in the business community selling $100 hole sponsorships. Each sponsor has a plaque naming their business displayed at a hole tee and are presented the plaque for display at their business afterward.

Romine also urged members to be lining up friends to play in the tournament.

He stressed the importance of hole sponsorships and golfers if the event is to be as successful as those in previous years. All proceeds of this fundraiser go to the charities supported by Lions, especially the blind and sight impaired. Anyone wishing to be a hole sponsor or participate can contact Romine at 774-1173, Phil Bradley at 774-7992 or Nick Novosel at 776-0104, or contact any Lions Club member.

Guest speaker for the evening was Dr. Diane Schaller, owner of Willow Creek Animal Hospital at 1902 Bragg St. in Sanford. The veterinarian discussed her volunteer work with the American Red Cross, which includes teaching a first aid course for pet owners. She described a number of techniques used to help animals in distress, especially choking, which is a common occurrence.

Dr. Schaller also serves as the Lee County Veterinarian with the Lee County Board of Health. She is past president of the Carolina Animal Rescue and Adoption and she and husband, Bret, volunteer with the Sanford Area Soccer League along with giving presentations at schools and civic clubs. They have four sons, ages 3 to 13.

President Richard Hendley presided and Don Morton delivered the invocation and was program chairman. Reggie Miller led the Pledge of Allegiance. The club welcomed guest Bernie Smith invited by Lion Ed Paschal.

Johnsonville Ruritans

The Johnsonville Ruritans met March 2 for their monthly meeting at the Johnsonville Community Center.

There were 24 members and five guest in attendance. The members sang â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Coast Guard Hymnâ&#x20AC;? followed

by Happy Birthday to several Ruritans. Invocation was led

by Chaplain Mel Kankelfritz, after which all enjoyed a dinner of hot dogs, chili, salad and dessert.

President Larry Taylor introduced the speaker for the evening, Dave Davison of Marthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place at Solid Rock, who told about the work they do. They currently give out 500 to 700 meals every weekend to those in need. They also have clothing, furniture and other household items for those who have been burned out or have had other natural disasters occur. He told that they gave out 27,167 boxes of food last year, 257,786 pounds of food; 22,786 pounds of clothing and 3,000 pounds of toys. Their volunteers

provided 5,570 manhours. He noted that a lot of the people they help come back to help distribute food and then join the Solid Rock Methodist Church (which sponsors Marthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place).

Also, George Christman spoke about his business, Christman City Wide Service, which does gutter cleaning and repair, roof cleaning and deck cleaning.

President Taylor asked for the reading of the minutes, which were approved as read as was the treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report.

Roll call was taken, then he asked for reports from the committee chairs.

Business and Professions committee had no report nor did Citizenship and Patriotism.

Louise Taylor of the Environmental Committee noted that over 250 pounds of glass, plastic and tin had been recycled this year. Also, over 800 pounds of paper, 100 pounds of aluminum, about 200 pounds of cardboard and 100 pounds of magazines.

Public Service Chairperson Polly Bouldin reported on her attendance at the Zone meeting. She also announced that we would be providing dinner for the Spout Spring Emergency Services on at 6 p.m. March 26 at Station No. 1 on Buffalo Lake Road.

Bouldin also provided a sign-up sheet for the Pancake Breakfast to be held at the Community Center on Saturday, Mach 27, from 7 to 10 a.m. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children and is all-you-can-eat.

Carole Battersby, Social Development chairperson, noted that the scholarship applications would be picked up from the school the next week.

Carole Davis thanked the club for their prayers and thoughts during his recent surgery.

The meeting was adjourned with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Lee County Retired School Personnel Lee County Retired School Personnel met March 9 at Tonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seafood in Sanford.

Sam Carter announced several opportunities for volunteering in the school community.

Vivian Shaver, Apple Award chair, presented apples to Reinette Seaman, Carol Cox and Patricia Pemberton for having the most volunteer hours. President Eugenia Thompson urged members to attend the district meeting to be held in the West End Methodist Church. She asked for members to represent Lee County in the talent show on April 20.

The RSP will sponsor a team in the March 22 Spelling Bee to be held at the Civic Center. A nominating committee to be chaired by Sharon Gordon with Sam Carter and Julianne McCracken will give their report in April and officers will be installed in May. The State RSP will be held in Winston-Salem March 1718. Eugenia Thompson and Ruth Spears will represent the local group.

Members cast votes for delegates to the NEA retired convention.

Donations to the scholarship fund in memory of deceased members Mary McLean and Mary Lou Crissman were accepted. The current sale of Our State magazine will cease in May. Subscriptions are still being accepted by Ruth Gurtis, chair of the project.

Members voted to become a Patron Member to honor Dr. M.L. Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacy by donating $500 to the MLK Memorial, which is now under construc-

San-Lee Sunrise Rotary President-elect Marcy Santini and President-elect Nominee Nolan Williams will be attending Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PETS (President Elect Training Seminar) at the Sheraton Four Seasons at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Greensboro.

Speaking to the Kiwanis Club of Lee County on March 10 is Reba Brewington (left) from the Second Chance Prom Gown Program of Lee County located at the Christians United Outreach Center. With Brewington is Kiwanis of Lee members Jan Brooks (center) and Margaret Murchison (right).

Sanford Lions President Richard Hendley (left) and program chairman Don Morton (right) express their apPictured are Tracy Carter and Kate Rumely at a recent preciation to Dr. Diane Schaller for a program Thursday, Jonesboro Rotary Club meeting.

March 11. She and her husband, Bret, are owners of Willow Creek Animal Hospital and Dr. Schaller is Lee County Veterinarian with the Lee County Board of Health.

She also is a Red Cross volunteer and teaches a first aid course for pet owners tion in Sanford.

The program which generated discussions was led

by Woods Doster, a local attorney, who discussed necessary documents, etc., that one must have to legally settle estates. He emphasized that wills are a priority, ones written by hand are acceptable. He suggested that items that are to be bequeathed should also be listed. A power of attorney to handle financial affairs before death and a health care power of attorney with backups is necessary. He also gave tidbits that were helpful.

The next meeting will be on April 13. All retired school personnel are urged to become members.

Kiwanis Club of Lee County President Matt Jackson presided over the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Lee County held at Davisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steaks on March 10. The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was led by Robert Gray and the invocation was given by Jackson. Karen Hall sold the project fund tickets and Drew Lucas was the winner. Happy dollars came from Lucas, Karen Hall, Jeff Smith, Gwyn Maples and Robert Gray.

Jackson began the meeting with belated birthday wishes to Jodi Thompson, whose birthday was March 4. Jimmy Tucker reminded everyone of the upcoming charter night for the Kiwanis AKtion Club on March 25 at Ronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barn when the Kiwanis Club of Lee would make a presentation. He encouraged good attendance from the Kiwanis of Lee. Susan Campbell thanked Linda Moore and Nancy Watkins for reading at Head Start and Karen Hall volunteered for the next week. John Payne told the membership that April 20 would the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first hot dog sale during the Southern Lee baseball game that day. Jackson told the club that recent visitor Christine Spell had submitted her application for membership.

Margaret Murchison introduced Reba Brewington, Special Populations Coordinator at Lee County Hight School and the speaker for the day.

Brewingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s topic was the Second Chance Prom Gown Program. In its fifth year, the

Second Chance Prom Gown Program is a program that Brewington is work hard to make 100-percent available to all high school students asking for help for their prom night. Headquartered at the Christians United Outreach Center, gowns come in from various sources: Brides Etc. in Southern Pines has given many, individual donations of gowns, cash contributions, etc., can be dropped off at CafĂŠ 121 as well as the CUOC. Brewington said she gets her energy from the thrilled faces she observes as each girl is fitted for prom night and accessories are added.

For more information on helping with Second Chance Prom Gowns she encouraged calling 776-7541. Unknown to Brewington, a love offering for the project was passed among the club members and was presented to her at the close of the meeting.

San-Lee Sunrise Rotary President Neal Jensen opened the meeting with the Quote of the Week: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do not feel obligated to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Galileo Galilei.

Hayden Lutterloh led the Rotary invocation and Ron Moeller led the Pledge of Allegiance. Rotary guest Tommy Dossenbach from Sanford Rotary was recognized.

Terry Mullen and other San-Lee Sunrise Rotarians praised the Lee County Community Orchestra and their weekend French night performance. Mullen has just returned from a two-week visit to Spain and Portugal.

Ashley Hinman announced a Rotary luncheon will be held with the Group Study Exchange members on April 15. The Rotary District 7690 District Governor will attend the luncheon. Long-time SanLee Sunrise Rotarian Fred Stuart will move to northern Virginia in the near future.

A sign-up sheet for the Stop Hunger Now effort on April 10 was circulated among the membership.

President Jensen, Presidentelect Marcy Santini and Past President Leslie Cox led a brainstorming and question

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President Jensen led the Four Way Test.

Sanford Civitan Club The regular bi-weekly meeting of the Sanford Civitan Club was held March 11 at the Civitan clubhouse on Golf Course Road. There were 13 members present as well as four guests in attendance, which included the guest speaker Bo Hedrick and Darren Norman.

The meeting was opened

by John Musselwhite, in the absence of President Van Blanton, who offered a warm welcome for everyone, especially the guests. Musselwhite led the Pledge of Allegiance then Jimmy Coggin offered the invocation. Musselwhite then mentioned the health concerns of two members.

The first guest speaker, Bo Hedrick, who has been director of the Lee County/ Sanford Boys and Girls Club for the past 11 years, gave an informative overview of programs and activities of the local Club. Hedrick stated that during the past 14 years the club has served over 13,200 youths. Club activities begin immediately after school and last until 6:30 p.m. daily. A period of from 45 minutes to one hour is devoted strictly to homework after which the youths can participate in various activities in art, education, games and non-cable TV. There were 972 club members last year and the cost per member was $64 per year, which comes from numerous sources such as individuals and United Way. Club members can be as young as 6 but no older than 18.

The next speaker, Darren Norman, is a current member of the club and has been for the past several years.

Norman spoke of his many experiences with the club and how it has helped him mature and develop emotionally.

He is somewhat of a mentor to many of the younger members. Norman plans to continue his education and eventually become a nurse.

The scholarship committee reported that at the moment the club is $328 shy of the $1,000 to be awarded to two deserving high school graduates this spring.

There were no motions presented for action, however, Musselwhite did mention that the time for election new officers is nearing and the nominations committee is soliciting for nominees.

The next scheduled meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. March 25 at the clubhouse.

Jonesboro Rotary

President Kate Rumely called the March 11 meeting of the Jonesboro Rotary Club to order. David Taylor gave the invocation.

Sgt-at-Arms Jay Childress announced there were no visiting Rotarians, and the only visitor was the guest speaker, Sheriff Tracy Carter.

Larry Aiken gave the latest report on his ongoing efforts with the fifth graders at Greenwood Elementary School.

In Bragging Bucks, Ray Martin bragged about the tremendous volunteer help he received last week at the Bread Basket. Ed Terry bragged that the club has yet again achieved Gold Club status this year, and then celebrated by playing â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Are The Championsâ&#x20AC;? on his cell phone.

David Spivey then formally introduced Sheriff Carter as todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speaker. The sheriff was kind enough to visit even though he is running unopposed for reelection to a second term. He spoke about his hope that Lee Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy would turn around soon, which perhaps could diminish the crime rate. While the number of violent crimes has gone down recently, he hoped to see a lowering in the rate of property crimes this year. And, he spoke about his hope that court system would start dealing more forcefully with violent and repeat offenders.

Lastly, the sheriff spoke

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Clubs Continued from Page 6C about his hope for a closer working relationship with the new District Attorney set to take office next January once Lee and Harnett counties form their own prosecutorial district separate from Johnston County. He had no idea who might become the next D.A. It was about the time that Sheriff Carter started saying something about deciding to paint a sledgehammer pink that President Kate gave him the time’s up signal.

The sheriff got a Rotary pen, the club wrapped up it all up with the Rotary FourWay Test and the Pledge of Allegiance, after which President Rumely adjourned the meeting.

The Rotary Club of Sanford

The Rotary Club of Sanford met on March, with President James Mitchell presiding.

The Rotary Prayer was led by Tom Dossenbach, and Tom Spence led the singing of “My Irish Rose,” in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. A welcome was extended to District Governor Mike Conrad, and to Ralph Upton from the Jonesboro Club.

Bill Lawrence introduced Sally Porter, a member of the board of the TLC Home, as a guest of the club.

Tony Lett announced the joint meeting of the three Sanford Clubs on April 15.

We will host the Group Study Exchange Team from Austraillia, as well as, celebrating

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The San-Lee Sunrise Club’s 15th anniversary, the Jonesboro Club’s 25th anniversary, and the Sanford Club’s 85th anniversary.

Bill Lawrence, a loyal Carolina fan, bragged on Duke’s recent victory. President James bragged on his nine-year-old daughter, who scored two goals, pushing her soccer team toward a victory. David Nestor bragged on twelve kids from the Brick City Church who volunteered to help with the STOP HUNGER NOW project. He also bragged on his family, who were still on friendly terms after returning from their trip to Seattle.

David Nester won $15 in the 50/50 raffle, and graciously donated his winnings back to the STOP HUNGER NOW project.

President Mitchell introduced the speaker for the day, Rita Oglesbee, Director of the TLC Home here in Sanford. She has been with the home for four years.

Rita explained that the home presently serves ten adult clients between the age of 22 and 43. The clients were born with severe mental and physical disabilities and require 24 hour care. Most of the clients are unable to speak, but they can hear and communicate with their eyes. They enjoy having stories read to them, and they listen to music and watch television. Some are able to go bowling and they also enjoy splashing around in a swimming pool.

Outings in the community are planned for those who are able to function at this level.

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Rita praised her staff, who are very dedicated to their work. An employee is honored each month and a gift certificate is given to each staff member on his or her birthday.

The home is supported by the United Way of Lee County, the Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Trust, the Duke Endowment, by private donations, and by civic clubs and religious groups. The local Rotary Foundation also provides support. Congressman Bob Etheridge, and House member, Jimmy Love, have been instrumental in securing support.

The home is located at 1775 Hawkins Ave. Visitors are always welcome.

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Greenwood fifth graders Taylor Clark and Austin Kerns are the first and second quarter winners of the Greenwood/Tramway Exceptional Character Essay Awards. Both were presented a $50 savings bond and a certificate of recognition.

Reunion News than Hilliard by email at jhilliard@rocketmail.com or call (910) 308-2770.

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Schools WESTERN HARNETT CLASS OF 1991 Planning has begun for the Western Harnett High School class of 1991 20-year reunion. Organizers need contact information for members of the graduating class. To learn more about the reunion or share contact information, contact Adam Dickens by email at acdickens@hotmail.com or call (757) 817-9335 or Jona-

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2702 Farrell Road

1MILE NORTH OF CUMNOCK

919-776-9602

www.marshtv.com

n (Ham sandwich and milk available daily) Monday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, corn, garlic bread, sliced peaches; Tuesday: Chicken parmesan, buttered noodles, green beans, sliced pears; Wednesday: Pizza, lettuce and tomato salad, sliced pineapple; Thursday: Roasted pork loin, mashed potatoes, corn, roll, sliced apples; Friday: Chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, carrots, fruit cocktail.

Lee County

n (milk available daily; fruit juice served daily as a fruit choice) Monday: Hamburger steak with gravy and grain roll or hot dog with chili, baked beans, parslied potatoes, managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice; Tuesday: Chicken nuggets with grain roll or vegetable beef soup with cheese sandwich and wheat crackers, steamed cabbage, sliced peaches, vegetables Lee Christian in soup; Wednesday: Pork roast with gravy n (Ham and cheese, and grain roll or turkey peanut butter, peanut butter and jelly, and ham and cheese sandwich, sandwiches offered daily; creamy potatoes, corn, baked apples; Thursday: milk or juice included daily with meal) Monday: Taco soup with tortilla chips or chicken wings Barbecue sandwich, powith grain roll, tater tots, tato chips, baked beans, green beans, chilled slaw; Tuesday: Cheesepear cup; Friday: Cheese burger, tater tots, green pizza or chicken fajita beans, roll; Wednesday: Ravioli, fried okra, apple wrap, green peas, glazed carrots, applesauce. sticks; Thursday: Baked

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