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Burr: ‘Exciting future’ in Sanford Senator optimistic about area’s economy after tour of Static Control

By BILLY LIGGETT bliggett@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — Calling the experience “amazing,” Sen. Richard Burr toured Static Control Monday in an effort to not only learn more about the company, but to pick the brains of its administrators on how it’s managed to grow in Sen. Burr the current economic downturn.

Burr, a Republican from Winston-Salem, said the company’s success bodes well for Lee County’s economy as a whole.

“I’m not sure many

See Burr, Page 6A

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Carolyn Thomas (right) and Connie Evans mourn the loss of their mother, Bessie Hedrick, on Monday during a remembrance ceremony for the victims of Pinelake Health and Rehabilitation shooting last year.

‘It was unreal’ Hero cop honored as family, friends recall those lost

AFGHANISTAN

AFTER HEALTH CARE WIN, OBAMA HEADS TO WAR Following health care vote President Barack Obama’s secret trip to Afghanistan turned attention back to another issue whose progress this year could help define the success of his presidency Page 10A

NATION

See Memorial, Page 6A

Robert Stewart’s killing spree at a Carthage nursing home began and ended in 15 minutes

Carthage Police say Robert Kenneth Stewart enters Pinelake Health and Rehab, armed with a “deer gun” and a shotgun.

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QUICKREAD

15 MINUTES OF TERROR

10 A.M.

By BILLY BALL CARTHAGE — As Carthage Mayor Pro Tem Jean Riley presented a plaque to hero cop Sgt. Justin Garner of the Carthage Police Department, she leaned in and whispered, “God bless you.”

Such was the spirit at Monday’s memorial marking the one-year anniversary of the massacre at a town nursing facility last March, in which a lone gunman killed eight before Garner halted his rampage.

More than 100 gathered at the ceremony, sharing spirituals, prayers and tears in memo-

March 29, 2009

10-10:15 A.M. Stewart is accused of shooting 11 people — seven patients and a nurse die in the attack. Stewart’s estranged wife, Wanda Gay Neal, hides in a bathroom locked for Alzheimer’s patients.

10:15 A.M.

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Carthage police officer Justin Garner, considered by most to be the hero of the tragedy for stopping alleged shooter Robert Stewart’s rampage, listens to the service Monday.

Carthage Police officer Justin Garner, responding to a 911 call from the facility, ends Stewart’s rampage by with one shot to the chest.

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Ground breaks on piece of bypass Section connecting to N.C. 87 is nation’s 10,000th stimulus project

By BILLY BALL Herald Staff Writer

CHRISTIAN MILITIA TIED TO POLICE-KILLING PLOT

Nine suspects tied to a Christian militia in the Midwest are charged with conspiring to kill police officers, then attack a funeral in the hopes of killing more law enforcement personnel, federal prosecutors said Page 8A

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

SANFORD — Everyone was ready to turn dirt Monday at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Sanford bypass, but someone was missing.

“Where’s Oscar?” said U.S. Congressman Bob Etheridge, D-N.C. The “Oscar” in question, prominent local businessman Oscar Keller Jr., had slipped unnoticed into the crowd, away from the elected officials and transportation

HAPPENING TODAY n The Central Carolina Hospital Auxiliary will host “Hop in for the Easter Bake Sale.”

Louise and Bessie will have their “specialties” in the elevator area of CCH visitors lobby on the Carthage Street entrance beginning 7:30 a.m. Proceeds benefit CCH Auxiliary projects.

ONLINE See video from Monday’s soggy groundbreaking of the final phases of the U.S. 421 Bypass at our Web site sanfordherald.com

leaders that had gathered, shovels in hand, for the cameras.

Moments later when shovels hit dirt, Keller was there,

See Bypass, Page 6A

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Elected officials and other dignitaries dig in their shovels during the U.S. 421 Bypass Groundbreaking Ceremony on Monday.

High: 66 Low: 40

INDEX

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OBITUARIES

SCOTT MOONEYHAM

Sanford: Bob Blue, 53; Patrick Buchanan, 20; Vanessa Cotton, 47; Jack Dollar, 83; Robert Easterling; Marie Evans, 77; Sandra Jamerson, 60

Republicans should realize that public funds have been in health care for 100 years

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GOOD MORNING Corrections n The address of Bryan Walker, one of two men charged with armed robbery of Bubba’s Subs and Pizza on Horner Boulevard Friday night, was incorrect. According to a family member, Walker does not live on Lower Moncure Road.

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.

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n The Central Carolina Hospital Auxiliary will host “Hop in for the Easter Bake Sale.” Louise and Bessie will have their “specialties” in the elevator area of CCH visitors lobby on the Carthage Street entrance beginning 7:30 a.m. Proceeds benefit CCH Auxiliary projects.

Submit a photo by e-mail at garner@sanfordherald.com

FRIDAY n Lemon Springs Ruritan Club will hold its semi-annual pancake and sausage supper from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Clubhouse, 62 Willett Lake Road. All-youcan-eat for $5. Proceeds will be used to support the club’s community service projects. For more information, contact Eddie Cupps at (919) 770-7049.

Rundown of local meetings in the area:

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY n The Sanford City Council Law & Finance Meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at City Hall in Sanford.

THURSDAY n The Moore County Board of Health will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Health Department Board Room in Carthage.

APRIL 5 n The Lee County Board of Commissioners will meet at 3 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center on the corner of Carthage and Hillcrest in Sanford. n The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. at the Agricultural Building Auditorium in Pittsboro. n The Harnett County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. at the County Administration Building in Lillington. n The Siler City Town Board will meet at 7 p.m. in Siler City.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Charles Johan Nelson, Peyton Thomas, Yanna Bundick-McNeill, Linda Smith, Mary Bayles, Carolyn Savina, John Hamilton, Alice B. Williams, Crinford Winford Leak, Kathleen Young, LeAnne Bullard, Peggy Hall, Jacqueline McKendall, Donna Deal and Eric Sine.

CELEBRITIES: Game show host Peter Marshall is 84. Actor Richard Dysart is 81. Actor John Astin is 80. Entertainer Rolf Harris (song: “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport”) is 80. Actor-director Warren Beatty is 73. Rock musician Graeme Edge (The Moody Blues) is 69. Rock musician Eric Clapton is 65. Actor Justin Deas (TV: “Guiding Light”) is 62. Actor Robbie Coltrane is 60. Actor Paul Reiser is 53. Rap artist MC Hammer is 47.

Almanac Today is Tuesday, March 30, the 89th day of 2010. There are 276 days left in the year.

This day in history: On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward reached agreement with Russia to purchase the territory of Alaska for $7.2 million, a deal roundly ridiculed as “Seward’s Folly.”

In 1822, Florida became a United States territory.

In 1842, Dr. Crawford W. Long of Jefferson, Ga., first used ether as an anesthetic during a minor operation.

In 1909, the Queensboro Bridge, linking the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Queens, opened.

In 1945, the Soviet Union invaded Austria during World War II. In 1959, a narrowly divided U.S. Supreme Court, in Bartkus v. Illinois, ruled that a conviction in state court following an acquittal in federal court for the same crime did not violate the Constitution’s protection against double jeopardy.

In 1964, John Glenn withdrew from the Ohio race for the U.S. Senate because of injuries suffered in a fall.

In 1970, the musical “Applause,” based on the movie “All About Eve,” opened on Broadway.

In 1979, Airey Neave, a leading member of the British parliament, was killed in London by a bomb planted in his car by the Irish National Liberation Army.

In 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr.

n The Hearts and Hands ECA Quilt Guild is changing its regular day and night meeting every month to the first Saturday of each month. The first meeting reflecting the change will be held at noon at the Mcswain Extension Center, 2420 Tramway Road. There will be a “trunk show” immediately after the meeting by Barbara Massengill, a guild member who is famous for her embellishment of quilts.

APRIL 6 n The Lee County Horticulture Plant Sale will be held from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Lee County High School’s greenhouse. n The annual Burrito Bash at the General Store Café, 39 West St., Pittsboro, will benefit the Central Carolina Community College Foundation and the Chatham County Partnership for Children. The 6 to 9 p.m. event features the famous General Store burrito and fixings, a silent auction and bluegrass music by Tommy Edwards and Friends. Tickets are $12 in advance at the college’s Pittsboro Campus and Siler City Center, or $15 at the door. For more information, call (919) 542-7449 or (919) 542-6495.

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Exposure to enriching experiences outside of child care settings and access to high-quality child care, parent education programs and services to meet basic needs were voted the top priorities to a lasting impact on the lives of young children in central North Carolina. The voting took place at the Smart Investing: Communities Thrive When Children Thrive summit in Durham on March 9. More than 200 community members from central North Carolina, including a delegation from Lee County, determined that these are the primary issues community groups and policymakers should focus on to improve the lives of young children. Pictured are the Lee County delegation of (front row, left to right) Joni Pavlik of CCCC, Jan Hayes of the Lee County United Way, Silvia Bayer of the Warren Williams Child Development Center, (back row) Partnership for Children Outreach Coordinator Celeste Hurtig, PFC Director Lyn Hankins, EDC Director Bob Heuts and Dr. Dana Garrett of Brick City Primary Care.

If you have a calendar item you would like to add or if you have a feature story idea, contact The Herald by e-mail at news@sanfordherald.com or by phone at (919) 718-1225.

APRIL 7 n The Lee County Horticulture Plant Sale will be held from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Lee County High School’s greenhouse.

Sale will be held from 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. at Lee County High School’s greenhouse.

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n The Council For Effective Actions & Decisions (C.E.A.D.) will host a candidates forum for Lee County Board of Education, Lee County Commissioner and State Representative in the upstairs courtroom of the old Lee County Courthouse on South Horner Boulevard. The forum, which begins at 6 p.m. with light refreshments, will offer an opportunity for candidates to meet and talk with voters and to pass out campaign literature. The forum portion will begin at 7 p.m. and conclude by 9 p.m. Each candidate will be allowed three minutes for an introduction and platform. Questions from the audience will follow. n The Lee County Horticulture Plant

n The Lee County Horticulture Plant Sale will be held from 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. at Lee County High School’s greenhouse. n Legal Aid Intake Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Enrichment Center. Types of cases accepted will be housing evictions, foreclosures, domestic violence, unemployment and benefits denials. Appointments preferred but walk-ins will be accepted. To schedule an appointment, call 800-672-5834 to be screened. n Beverly Lewis will hold a booksigning at 7 p.m. at the Carpenter’s Shop, 2431 S. Jefferson Davis Hwy., Sanford.

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AROUND OUR AREA CHATHAM COUNTY

Due to fire, residents asked to pay bills via mail, Web site

PITTSBORO— Citizens with county business in the Courthouse Annex Building have several options for accessing county information and paying tax and water bills, the county announced Monday.

Following the fire that all but destroyed the historic Chatham County Courthouse on Thursday, the traffic circle in Pittsboro is closed until further notice.

Traffic is being detoured around the circle in all directions. Residents may use Chatham Street to the south and Salisbury Street to the north to travel parallel to East and West Street (Business 64).

Citizens who need to pay tax and water bills at the Tax Office have several options.

Tax payments can be made via postal mail and through the Chatham County Web site at www.chathamnc.org/ taxoffice. Water payments are accepted via postal mail and through the official payments Web site at www. officialpayments.com. “We have received a number of calls from citizens that are unfamiliar with the detour routes and concerned about paying their bill in a timely fashion,�

Chatham County Tax Administrator Tina Stone said. “We encourage citizens to utilize other methods of payment until they are able to access our office via the traffic circle.�

Land records and GIS maps are also available through the Web site at www.chathamnc.org. Look for the link for the link to County GIS on the homepage.

Debris removal at the courthouse will continue this week, allowing for a full assessment of the damage due to last week’s fire. — from staff reports

LEE COUNTY

College offers bioprocessing workshop

SANFORD — You don’t have to be a mad scientist to have fun with bioprocessing technology.

Middle school students and their parent/adult mentors are invited to sign up for Central Carolina Community College’s hands-on High Tech/High Touch Bioprocessing Workshop.

The workshop, sponsored by the college’s Engineering Technology Department, takes place 9 a.m. to noon on April 24, in Room 9221 in the Science Building of the Lee County Campus.

Students will learn about the tools used to manufacture drug products and the bioprocessing industry in North Carolina. Mash up bananas and strawberries and use common household ingredients to extract the DNA from the mess. What isn’t used for the experiment will be drunk as fruit smoothies.

They will also discover some of the ingredients in soft drinks by using alcohol to separate different dyes from grape soda.

A break and a snack will be provided during the morning.

Due to space, the event is limited to the first 12 student-adult pairs who register. The registration

fee is $12 per pair. Reserve your spot by calling Virginia Brown at (919) 718-7347. — by Katherine McDonald

Injuries suffered in roadside blast

By BILLY LIGGETT bliggett@sanfordherald.com

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Group raises more than $1,000 at Flapjack Fundraiser SANFORD — Faith, Victory and Freedom Ministries of Sanford raise more than $1,000 at a recent Flapjack Fundraiser at the Applebee’s Restaurant in Sanford.

All proceeds raised will directly benefit the church’s building fund and its community day event. “This Flapjack Fundraiser proved to be a successful event for Faith, Victory and Freedom Ministries,� said Michael Olander, President and CEO of Apple Gold Group, an Applebee’s franchisee. “Our employees had a great experience working with such an enthusiastic group and we are delighted that they turned to us for support.�

The Faith, Victory and Freedom Ministries Flapjack Fundraiser was hosted on March 20, by the Applebee’s restaurant located at 1325 Plaza Blvd. in Sanford. The group sold more than 185 tickets for $7 each. Breakfast included a short stack of pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee. — from staff reports

CHATHAM COUNTY

Chef to speak on the benefits of ‘local food’ PITTSBORO — Angelina Koulizakis, owner and head chef of Angelina’s Kitchen, will lead a cafĂŠ talk at Chatham Marketplace at 2:30 p.m. on April 10.

Koulizakis will follow a discussion on the “benefits of local food� with a cooking demonstration.

The cafĂŠ talks is part of a series called “Where’s Your Food From?â€? being hosted by the Chatham Marketplace Board of Directors.

For more information, visit www.chathammarketplace. com. — from staff reports

CHATHAM COUNTY

Extension to hold workshop on algae PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service will conduct an Aquatic Weed Management Workshop on from 7–9 p.m., April 8, in the auditorium of the Chatham County Agriculture Building in Pittsboro.

This workshop will focus on the common aquatic weeds found on ponds and other water bodies here in Chatham County. Control issues will also be covered so that pond owners will learn what options they have for having a weed free pond. This workshop will not cover construction and other issues surrounding building a pond, but will solely focus on aquatic weeds and their control measures.

To attend this workshop, guests must pre-register by either calling the Chatham County Center at (919) 542-8202 or by e-mailing jane_tripp@ncsu.edu

by April 7 so that we will have adequate materials prepared for the workshop.

There will be a $5 registration fee for this meeting to cover the cost of materials.

This can be paid at the door the night of the meeting. — From staff reports

SANFORD — The Army sergeant who was awarded the Purple Heart in Afghanistan this month told The Herald Sunday he received the medal after being wounded Calendine when his vehicle hit a bomb back in October.

Sgt. Jay Calendine,

a Sanford native and sergeant with the U.S. Army, wrote via e-mail from Afghanistan that the blast — from a roadside improvised explosive device — knocked both him and another soldier unconscious and seriously injured the driver. “When I woke up, the vehicle was filled with smoke,� Calendine said. “I crawled out of a hatch to escape ... and another soldier and I suffered concussions. I felt fortunate to have walked away from such a devastating blast.�

LEE COUNTY n Daryl Wayne McDonald, 25, of 5155 Buckhorn Road was arrested Tuesday for failing to appear in court in Chatham County; he was held under $1,500 cash bond. n Christopher Wayne Beasley, 22, of 208 Register St. was arrested for driving while license revoked; he was held under $500 secured bond. n Heather Elizabeth Fair, 19, of 208 Register St. was arrested for failing to

Calendine said he should be returning to the states in mid- or late May. He intends to return to work for Lee County Schools as a school resource officer, he said. He said the district has been faithful to him throughout his deployment and was recently awarded the Patriot Award for its committment to citizen soldiers. “But before all that, I’ll be taking some time off to relax with my family and loved ones who stood by me during this difficult year.�

CHATHAM COUNTY

POLICE BEAT SANFORD n Timothy Leon Easterling reported breaking and entering Thursday. n Patricia Diane Funderbunk reported harrassing phone calls Thursday at 5205 Arrowwood Circle. n Adrinne Michelle Hooker reported hit and run Thursday at 2499 S. Horner Blvd. n Walgreens reported forgery of prescriptions Thursday at 2286 Jefferson Davis Highway. n Dewayne Thomas reported simple assault Thursday at 308 Green St. n Progress Energy reported damage to property Thursday at 114 Carthage St. n Patrick Keith McLeod reported communication of threats Thursday at 101 McNeill Road. n David Edward Lind reported larceny Thursday at 1504 Westfall Circle. n Fair Promise A.M.E. Zion Church reported breaking and entering Thursday at 712 Wall St. n Dewayne Thomas, 29, was arrested Thursday at 308 Green St. and charged with larceny. n Derrick James Haire, 17, was arrested Thursday at 239 High Ridge Drive and charged with breaking or entering building. n Lisa Renee Thomas, 24, was arrested Thursday at 1755 Bill Lambert Road in Bear Creek and charged with breaking or entering building.

The incident occurred last October, but Calendine and his cohorts were awarded their Purple Hearts in March. “Two weeks prior, my team leader, Capt. Ben Sklaver, and my soldier, Pvt. 1st Class Alan Newton, were killed in a suicide bomb attack,� Calendine said. “They were also awarded Purple Hearts.

There have been so many other soldiers in both these wars killed and seriously injured who received this award, and I am humbled and deeply honored to stand among them.�

appear in court; she was held under $500 secured bond. n Nicholas K. Locklear, 25, of 3089 Minter School Road was arrested for breaking and entering, larceny and possession of stolen goods; he was held under $3,000 secured bond. n Ronnie Joe Goins of 3127 S. Plank Road reported larceny of a leaf blower from his storage building. n Nickolas K. Locklear, 25, of 3089 Minter School Road was arrested for larceny of a motor vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle and credit card fraud; he was held under $50,000 secured bond. n Gabriel Elijah Martin, 18, of 417 Blackstone Road was arrested for violating probation; he was held under $20,000 secured bond. n Billy Jorchauche Gray, 33, of 524 Lower Moncure Road was arrested for violating probation; he was held under $7,000 secured bond. n Kevin Sloan Fraley, 20, of 144 Fraley Road was arrested for breaking and entering, felony larceny, possession of stolen goods, larceny of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felony; he was held under $150,000 secured bond.

CHATHAM COUNTY n Ronald Allushuski, 58, of 16 Crosswinds Estate in Pittsboro was arrested for assault on a female. He was released under a written promise and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on April 14. n Ricky Darnell, 39, of 3825 Pittsboro Goldston Road in Pittsboro was arrested Sunday for communicating threats. He was jailed under a no bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Siler City on June 13.

Debris removal at courthouse ongoing From staff reports PITTSBORO — Chatham County continues to carefully and cautiously remove the remaining debris and items from the Historic County Courthouse severely damaged by fire on Thursday evening.

This includes removal of artifacts and structural elements that can be salvaged or restored. “We have ensured that contractors are sorting out historically significant items that we could reuse or that might have other significance,� said Sally Kost, chair of Board of County Commissioners. “We will take those items to secured storage areas for future evaluation and safe keeping.�

County Manager Charlie Horne said that structural engineers have not been able to enter the east part of the interior to evaluate its condition, so it is still premature to discuss specific rebuilding plans. “until we remove more fire damage from that area to make it accessible, they can’t make a thorough assessment.�

The Chatham County Historical Association has retrieved all items from its museum, which was housed in a part of the courthouse least impacted by the fire. The association will be working with state archivists and other experts to restore as many items as possible.

Several architectural elements on the west side of the first floor and even parts of the Superior Courtroom remain intact, including the mahogany framed doorway and some of the benches.

Court officials have removed some files and equipment, but others cannot be removed at this time until sections of the first floor have been secured.

According to Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour, weekly sessions of Superior Court in Chatham County will continue to be held for criminal and civil proceedings. These will include sessions to hear motions and pleas for cases. “However, it is too early to know when Superior Court can resume jury trials,� Baddour said.

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4A / Tuesday, March 30, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

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

Lee County boards need your expertise It seems as if more than ever, people want to have a voice in their government, from federal down to local.

Well, in Lee County, one can run for office as a county commissioner.

Or, a resident can serve on a board or commission, seats of which are appointed by commissioners.

The opportunity to serve now presents itself as the next board appointments will be made at the June 21 meeting.

Here is a list of the available positions: n Agriculture Advisory Board (6 vacancies). n Sanford Board of Adjust-

ments (must live in the 1-mile ETJ territory — 1 vacancy, alternate) n Economic Development Corporation (2 vacancies). n Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees (1 vacancy). n Fire Advisory Board (3 vacancies). n Board of Health (1 Dentist, 1 Pharmacist, 1 Medical Doctor and 2 General Public members — 5 vacancies). n Cemetery Board (5 vacancies). n Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority (1 vacancy). n Library Board of Trustees (3 vacancies).

n Mid-Carolina Workforce Development (2 vacancies). n Parks and Recreation Commission (1 vacancy). n Lee County Planning Board (5 vacancies). n Sanford Planning Board (alternate — 1 vacancy). n Rest Home-Nursing Home Advisory Board (9 vacancies). n Senior Services Advisory Board (2 vacancies). n COLTS Transportation Advisory Board (1 vacancy). n Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (2 vacancies).

It’s important to have a desire and willingness to serve, but it’s even more important to have a passion for whichever position

one may believe he or she is best suited to serve.

Lee Countians should feel welcome to apply for one of these appointments, especially those who believe their willingness to work for the best interests of their fellow citizens.

These boards and commissioners each have important missions — and those who simply wish to say that they’re a member of one of these groups without the willingness to provide the necessary homework would be doing themselves and their fellow county residents a disservice.

Yet, for those who have the desire and passion and drive to serve, here is the perfect oppor-

tunity.

Lee County has been fortunate to have healthy boards and commissions, and willing members who provide the necessary guidance and vision in helping to keep our county and our government moving in a forward direction.

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Bridge crossed long ago

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ALEIGH — North Carolina Republicans, from U.S. Sen. Richard Burr to state Senate leader Phil Berger, say they are ready to fight to undo national health care reform and keep government out of health care.

I have a simple question for them: Where were you 100 years ago?

The simple answer, of course, is that they weren’t yet born.

But you’d have to go back at least that far to get government out of health care.

With or without new national health care reform, national, state and local government has been heavily involved in the health care system in America since horse and buggy days.

Most people are aware that Medicare, the health insurance program for the elderly, and Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor, are creations of the federal government.

By the way, those two programs cover nearly 30 percent of the U.S. population.

In poor, rural counties of North Carolina, the numbers are greater. So, there’s a reason that all the nice, new subdivisions in rural, eastern North Carolina are close to the hospitals.

Medicaid and Medicare dollars course through those local economies and through those neighborhoods. ...

But government’s reach into health care hardly stops at Medicare and Medicaid.

Most hospitals in North Carolina began life as public institutions, financed and built with the backing of local taxpayers. ...

It’s also worth remembering that North Carolina Memorial Hospital — today’s massive UNC Health Care — isn’t the product free enterprise. It’s a creation of state government.

The same is true of the medical school at East Carolina University, whose creation is arguably the single most important action taken by the North Carolina General Assembly over the past 40 years.

The dominant medical insurer in the state, Blue Cross Blue Shield, also wasn’t put together by some enterprising business people looking to cash in on a market demand. It was formed with Duke Endowment money to fill a void that the private sector couldn’t or wouldn’t. Until 1986, the company was considered a charitable organization exempt from most state and federal taxes.

Government also regulates health care at many levels, the most basic being the licensing of doctors and other health care providers.

The reason for all this government involvement is that most people don’t view health care as a typical commodity or service. People see it as a right.

As a society, we don’t allow people who can’t pay for care to wallow in a ditch and die. ...

If Burr or Berger believe they can undo all that, and create some freeenterprise health care system that has never existed, have at it.

Will grown-ups step up?

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ASHINGTON — Let’s not pretend anymore that the tea party movement is harmless. The right to protest is one of our cherished American freedoms. But there is no right to vandalism, no right to threaten our elected officials’ lives.

Someone is going to get hurt unless those who lead the movement — and those who exploit it — start acting like responsible adults.

What are the chances of that?

It was Sarah Palin, the Eva Peron of the tea party crowd, who used Facebook to target 20 Democrats who voted for health care reform, indicating their districts’ locations on a map with the crosshairs of a rifle scope. It was Palin who wrote on Twitter: “Commonsense Conservatives & lovers of America: ‘Don’t Retreat, Instead — RELOAD!’ Pls see my Facebook page.”

That anyone still listens to this person is one of the most unfortunate unintended consequences of social networking.

At least 10 House Democrats have had to request additional security following ... health care vote. Someone left a coffin on the lawn of Rep. Russ Carnahan’s home in Missouri. Glass doors and windows were broken at the district offices of Reps. Louise Slaughter of New York and Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona. Vandals have damaged Democratic Party offices in Wichita, Rochester, N.Y., and Cincinnati.

And Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan, whose last-minute compromise on abortion funding guaranteed final passage of the reform act, has received a flood of abusive phone calls at his office and home.

Someone faxed him a drawing of a noose.

One voice mail, subsequently posted on the Internet, was left by a woman who wanted Stupak to know that “there are millions of people across the country who wish you ill.” Another caller was more direct: “You’re dead. We know where you live. We’ll get you.”

One would expect responsible Republican leaders to do everything in their power to lower the temperature. House Minority Leader John Boehner said on Fox News that “violence and threats are unacceptable.”

Minority Whip Eric Cantor disclosed that he has received numerous threats in the past and that a bullet was fired through the window of his Richmond campaign office last week. Given all this, one would think these two might have intervened Sunday when fellow House Republicans were whipping up the angry tea party crowd at the Capitol.

Some of the vandalism appears to have been inspired by an Alabama blogger, Mike Vanderboegh, who trumpeted the bright idea that opponents of health care reform should throw bricks at Democratic headquarters across the country. After someone did just that in Rochester, a reporter from the Democrat and Chronicle called Vanderboegh for comment. “I guess that guy’s one of ours,” Vanderboegh said. “Glad to know

Eugene Robinson Columnist Eugene Robinson is a columnist with the Washington Post Writers Group

people read my blog.”

If authorities tried to file any charges against him, Vanderboegh said, a trial “would certainly give me an opportunity to make my case to a larger public.” The nature of his “case” may be illuminated by a short story, titled “Absolved,” that he published on a right-wing Web site. His fictional protagonist fights to the death against unnamed, uniform-wearing “thugs” — apparently police — who have come to his house to confiscate his huge arsenal of guns and explosives.

On Thursday, tea party leaders around the country issued statements strongly denouncing threats or violence against members of Congress or anyone else. A number of the leaders said there was no proof that the perpetrators were members of tea party organizations.

But this strikes me, and probably will strike others, as disingenuous. The tea party movement is fueled by rhetoric that echoes the paranoid ravings of the most extreme right-wing nutcases. When tea party leaders talk about the threat of “socialism” and call for “a new revolution” and vow to “take our country back,” they can say they are simply using vivid metaphors. But they cannot plausibly claim to be unaware that there are people — perhaps on the fringe of the movement, but close enough — who give every sign of taking these incendiary words literally.

And does anyone doubt that the movement attracts the kind of people who take these words literally?

Organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center have documented the troubling rise of right-wing militia and “patriot” groups.

Political leaders who appropriate and reinforce the extremists’ language — who urge angry people to “reload” — are being reckless. They must stop this madness before someone gets hurt.

Today’s Prayer Meditate ... that your progress may be evident to all. (1 Timothy 4:15) PRAYER: Help me, Father, to study Your word and apply it to my life. Amen.

Last week, Abdullah Shareef was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in Cumberland County. The unanimous jury vote came after almost eight hours of deliberation about whether he deserved life without parole or the death penalty, six-and-a -half weeks of trial and six years of waiting for the families on both sides.

The reason for the delay was not stalling or game-playing by either side. Shareef was in a mental hospital, deemed too mentally ill to stand trial. Shareef suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, and believed that he was God and that he was capable of telepathy and teleportation.

He believed that he owned the McDonalds and Reebok corporations, and that he had a plan to solve the nation’s budget crisis. It took years of constant psychiatric care for Mr. Shareef to be determined sane enough to appear in court. Shareef never denied that he committed the crime, only that he was in control of his actions at the time.

The jury heard undisputed expert testimony that he was in a psychotic state when he killed Lonel Bass and injured four other people. A person as mentally ill as Abdullah Shareef should never have faced the death penalty. He is not a cold-blooded killer — he is a person with an illness. The death penalty should be reserved for the worst of the worst, not people too delusional to even stand trial.

Had it become law, a bill presented in the General Assembly last session could have brought this case to a speedy and just conclusion. Under Senate Bill 309 (H137), a person with severe mental illness would automatically be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole upon conviction of first-degree murder. With the death penalty off the table, there would have been no need for a prolonged trial. The financial and emotional costs to both sides would have been greatly reduced (death penalty trials cost on average at least three times as much as non-death penalty trials).

And the result would have been the same.

Many organizations that work with people with disabilities strongly support enacting a law that would exempt seriously mentally ill offenders from the death penalty.

The public supports it, too. Polling shows that 75 percent of Americans oppose executing people with serious mental illness.

The case of Abdullah Shareef is an excellent example of why we need to pass a law to deal more appropriately with seriously mentally ill offenders.

KRISTIN PARKS Chapel Hill

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OBITUARIES

Barbara Pressley

Bob Blue

Robert Easterling

SANFORD — Wayne Robert “Bob� Blue, 53, died Saturday (3/27/10 0 at Central Carolina Hospital.

He was born in Lee County, son of Mable Womble Blue and the late Coker Blue. He was a former educator. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and was active in theater.

He is survived by his mother, Mable Womble Blue; a sister, Debs B. Harrison and husband Jim of Galax, Va.; one niece; one nephew, and one great nephew.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at the First Baptist Church Chapel.

Condolences may be made at www.rogerspickard.com.

Arrangements are by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.

SANFORD — Graveside services for Robert Eugene Easterling were held Monday at Buffalo Cemetery in Sanford with full military honors and the Rev. Robbie Gibson and the Rev. Robert Yandle presiding. Family and friends gathered at Miller-Boles Funeral Home and walked behind the hearse in procession to the cemetery lead by the pallbearers.

Two special songs were performed by William Ellis.

Pallbearers were Mike Cotton, Dan Cotton, Robbie Burns, Chris Burns, Jay Harris, Jerry Stephens, Ronnie Cotton and Ray Cotten.

Arrangements were

by Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford.

Patrick Buchanan

SANFORD — Funeral service for Patrick Ryan Buchanan, 20, who died Thursday (3/25/10), was conducted Monday at Cool Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Ira Sutton and the Rev. Matt Martin officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Organist was Frances Phillips. The congregation sang and recorded music was also played.

Pallbearers were Johnathan Phillips, Colton Cockman, Jimmy Wilson, Paul Shackleton, Brandon Craig and Stewart Gregory.

Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Jack Dollar

SANFORD — Funeral service for Jack Leon Dollar, 83, who died Saturday (3/27/10), was conducted Monday at East Sanford Baptist Church with the Rev. Robbie Gibson presiding. Military honors were given at the cemetery.

Pianist was Suzanne Bowen. The congregation sang two selections.

The Jubilee Choir set as a group. A piano solo was played by Suzanne Bowen at the end of the service.

Pallbearers were Mickey McBryde, Kenneth Foushee, Clint Key, Graham Johnson Jr., Oscar Jones and J.B. Vick.

Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Vanessa Cotton SANFORD — Funeral service for Vanessa R. Cotton, 47, of 289 Nicole Drive, who died Tuesday (3/23/10), was conducted Sunday at Works for Christ Chrisitan Center with Dr. Alice Hooker officiating. Burial followed at Johnsonville Community Cemetery in Cameron.

Soloists were Mario Cotton and Tamekia Dowdy.

Pallbearers were Fred Fox, Gregory Watson, Henry Graham, Corey Ellis, Anthony Sparks and Jerome Ferguson.

Arrangements were by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Marie Evans SANFORD — Funeral service for Marie M. Evans, 77, of 1028 Courtland Drive, who died Tuesday (3/23/10), was conducted Monday at Robinson Chapel AME Zion Church with the Rev. Julia McAllister officiating.

Burial followed at Minter Cemtery.

Soloists were Deon Allbrooks and Brittany Yarborough.

Arrangements were by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Sandra Jamerson SANFORD — Funeral service for Sandra Stone Blalock Jamerson, 60, who died Thursday (3/25/10), was conducted Sunday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Brian Parker officiating. Burial followed at Broadway Town Cemetery.

Recorded music was played.

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CARTHAGE — Barbara Louise Schwartz Pressley, age 71, died Thursday (3/25/2010) at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday (03/31/2010) at Fry and Prickett Funeral Home.

Born in Mt. Dora, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Virl Schwartz and Eunice Coker Schwartz.

She moved to Moore County after retiring from ILG Industries in Chicago, Ill. as a processor. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting.

Her survivors include her husband, Brady Eugene Pressley; her mother, Eunice Conkling of Altuna, Fla.; a daughter, Barbara Louise Bowers of Southern Pines; a son, William Pressley of Carthage; a sister, Betty Paul of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; and four grandchildren, Adam Bowers, Samantha Workman, Brandy Pressley and Laylah Pressley.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday (3/30/10) at Fry and Prickett Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be made at: www.

FryandPrickett.com.

Arrangements are by Fry and Prickett Funeral Home of Carthage.

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Pallbearers were Wayne Smith, Chase Oest, Wayne Blalock, Jerry Blalock, Keneth Blackman, Tim Kidd and Jack Blalock.

Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Pallbearers were Michael Yarborough, Kevin Page, Mark Page, Ray Holley, Jimmy Lett and Sam Holley.

Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Edward Judd

Richard Copelan Sr.

SANFORD — Funeral service for Edward Nelson Judd, 69, who died Sunday (3/21/10), was conducted Saturday at Fountain of Life Ministries with Bishop Warren Anderson officiating. Burial followed at Minter Cemtery.

Musicians were Patricia McDonald and Warren Anderson Jr. Soloists were Alphonzo Worthy and Warren Anderson Sr. Pallbearers were E.J. Sanders, James Foxx, Wade West, Ernest Brooks, Jeffery Walker and Kenny Buie.

Arrangements were by Watson Mortuary, Inc. of Sanford.

BEAR CREEK — Richard L. Copelan Sr., 63, of 18175 Hwy. 902, died Friday (3/26/10) at his residence.

He was a native of Plymouth, Ill. He was a graduate of Greenwood High School in Lemon Springs and also attended Faith Bible College in Ankenny, Iowa.

He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the Disabled American Veterans in Pittsboro. He was an active member of Tyson’s Creek Baptist Church where he was a Sunday school teacher and a Deacon of the church.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Sue Ann Smith Copelan; daughters, Kimberly C. Brafford and husband Troy and Kerri C. Walker and husband Michael; sons, Lee Copelan and wife Wendy and Terry Copelan and wife Devon; sisters,

Isabelle Lett SANFORD — Funeral service for Isabelle Patterson Lett, 84, who died Friday (3/26/10), was conducted Monday at Jonesboro Heights Baptist Church with Dr. Mark Gaskins and the Rev. Gilbert McDowell officiating.

Burial followed at Moore Union Christian Church Cemetery.

Organist was Jo Ann Brickhouse. Pianists were Brian Caldwell and Betty Caldwell. Soloist was the Rev. Ronnie Byrd. The Chancel Choir of First Baptist Church of Sanford and the Sanctuary Choir of Jonesboro Heights Baptist Church sang as a combined choir.

Vickie C. Blue, Belita C. VanDeVoord and Cindy C. Paul; a brother, Donald Copelan; seven grandchildren.

The funeral service was conducted Sunday at Tyson’s Creek Baptist Church in Bear Creek with the Rev. Scott Walker and the Rev. Brian Sandifer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the the Tyson’s Creek Baptist Church family Life Center or to the Church Van Fund, 10891 Siler City-Glendon Road, Bear Creek, N.C. 27207.

Robert Stroud SANFORD — Funeral service for Robert C. Stroud, 71, of 926 Lansing St., who died Sunday (3/21/10), was conducted Friday at Johnsonville AME Zion Church in Cameron with the Rev. Yyonette Rhodes officiating. Burial followed at Johnsonville Community Cemetery.

Soloists were Andre Stroud, Anita Alston and Evelyn Smith.

Pallbearers were grandsons and nephews.

Arrangements were by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Mavis Brower CAMERON — Funeral service for Mavis O. Brower, 77, of 251 Madison Lane, who died Saturday (3/20/10), was conducted Saturday at Williams Chapel Freewill Baptist Church in Spring Lake with Pastor Kim Nixon officiating. Eulogist was Pastor I.L. Brower. Burial followed at Johnsonville Community Cemetery in Cameron.

Pallbearers were relatives and friends.

Arrangements were by Knotts Funeral Home of

Sanford.

Roosevelt Brunson Jr. CAMERON — Funeral service for Roosevelt J. Brunson Jr., 49, of 619 West Road, who died Thursday (3/25/10), was conducted Monday at Johnsonville AME Zion Church with the Rev. Yyonette Rhodes officiating. Eulogist was Bishop Charles E. Cameron Sr. Burial followed at Johnsonville Community Cemtery.

Pallbearers were friends of the family.

Arrangements were by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Dora McIntyre CAMERON — Funeral service for Dora E. McIntyre, 48, of 118 King Solomon Lane, was conducted Saturday at Johnsonville AME Zion Church with the Rev. Yyonette Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow at Johnsonville Community Cemetery.

Pallbearers were by friends of the family.

Arrangements were by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Juan Tostado CAMERON — Memorial service for Juan Antonio Tostado, 51, was conducted Sunday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Major Charles Yost officiating. Full military rites followed.

Eulogies were given by Leroy Sena and Rex Patterson. Guitarist and soloist was Miguel Rodriguez, who played a mexican folk song. Recorded music was also played.

Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

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Thelma Binkley

GOLDSTON — Thelma “Sudie� Oldham Binkley, 84, of 155 Wilson Road, died Saturday (3/27/10) at Central Carolina Hospital.

She was born Sept. 3, 1925, daughter of Wilbur Mandy Willett Oldham.

She was a native of Lee County and a member of Bethlehem Methodist Church. She was retired from Townsends, Inc and previously had been a supervisor at A. J. Schneierson & Sons. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude A. (JR) Binkley; a son, Larry Binkley; and a great-grandson, Kelly Modrey.

She is survived by daughters, Dianne B. Moore and husband Chub and Gail B. Scott and husband Ricky of Bear Creek, Mandi B. Corns and Kayla Corns of Goldston; sons, Gerald Binkley and wife Teresa of Goldston, Ray Binkley and wife Annette of Bear Creek, Billy Binkley of Bonlee and Tommy Binkley and wife Karen of Goldston; a brother, Tom Oldham of Siler City; half sisters, Anne Fore of Olivia and Marie Hasley of Sanford; 19 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Bethlehem Methodist Church in Sanford with the Rev. Ira Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Arrangements are by Smith & Buckner Funeral

Lola Parker NEW HILL — Funeral service for Lola Tart Parker, 91, of 964 Pea Ridge Road, who died Wednesday (3/24/10), was conducted Saturday at New Elam Christian Church with the Rev. Gary Moore officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

The congregation sang and Marcie Lorbacher was the pianist.

Pallbearers were Chris Williams, Brian Williams, Marc Williams, Robbie Parker, Nick Parker, Randy Parker and Ricky Parker.

Arrangements were by Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.

Ronald Calloway VASS — Funeral service for Ronald Calloway, 58, of 1769 Lobelia Road, who died Monday (3/22/10), was conducted Sunday at Fryes Chapel Freewill Baptist Church in Vass with Elder Kent L. McMillian officiating.

Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers were friends of the family.

Arrangements were by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration unveiled Monday $600 million in financial aid for five more states with high unemployment that have been slammed by the housing bust.

The funding is for North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina and Rhode Island.

It comes on top of the $1.5 billion in funding announced last month by the Obama administration for Arizona, California, Florida,

Michigan and Nevada, which all have deeply depressed home prices.

After that announcement, lawmakers in other states pressed Obama officials for additional aid.

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., who was among those pushing for more help, called the funding “a smart investment that will help Rhode Island and other states that have been hit hardest by the recession.�

The new money is going to housing finance agen-

cies in states with the most people in counties with unemployment rates above 12 percent. The agencies will design programs that need to be approved by the Treasury Department.

Ohio got the largest share of funding, at $172 million, followed by North Carolina at $159 million and South Carolina at $138 million.

Oregon and Rhode Island are due to receive $88 million and $43 million respectively.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, DOhio, called the announcement “a victory for Ohio communities.�

It’s the latest tactical chance for the Obama administration, which has been under pressure to do more to tackle the foreclosure crisis after its original plan fell flat. On Friday, the administration launched a plan to reduce the amount some troubled borrowers owe on their home loans and give jobless homeowners a temporary break.

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ment. “They’ve hired 95 people in the past year,� he said. “I think we should all try and figure out why and how. Static is bucking every trend.

Burr’s visit comes a couple weeks after Static CEO Ed Swartz’s big announcement at the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce State of Industry banquet that the company may be adding as many as 500 jobs in the next few years. That, couples with the recent news that Lee County was the only county in North Carolina not to experience a rise in unemployment in January, are reasons for optimism, Burr said.

“The (unemployment) rate is still high, but even though this county’s been knocked back, the nucleus is still here for an exciting future,� said Burr, adding that Lee County is in prime position to benefit from BRAC as well.

Burr is on the tail end of his first six-year term as U.S. senator, and he’ll face competitors in both the primary and November election this year.

An Elon University poll released last week gave Burr an edge in name recognition and favorability should he face North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall in November. The poll found that the major-

ity of North Carolinians don’t recognize many of the 10 challengers for Burr’s seat. Marshall and Cal Cunningham (a Democrat) are the current favorites to face Burr in November.

As for the health care bill signed into law by President Obama last week, Burr called it a “flawed policy,� but said that now that it’s law, it’s his job to help transform the bill into a “workable form of health care.� “It’s now time to begin to map out how to change (the law) before it’s fully implemented,� he said, “and to help the American people understand how these changes will affect them.�

and Research Triangle Park, connecting Lee County to economic engines in the north and south.

It was a day that Keller has waited for over the decades. “I’d like to see it finished next week,� he said.

Keller said he and other local leaders have stumped for bypass money over the years, but didn’t get the financial go-ahead until last year’s federal stimulus package funneled millions to the project. “We need it, we need it badly,� he said.

The project, recognized by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as the 10,000th funded by the economic recovery bill, will take about two years to complete and includes 55 contracted positions, Conti said. “It’s about time that we could get this highway completed,� he said.

Also on hand Monday were Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive, Lee County Board of Commissioners Chairman Richard Hayes, N.C. Board of Transportation member David Burns, N.C. Sen. Bob Atwater and N.C. Rep. Jimmy

Love. “They’ve been working on this project since I was in high school,� Love said. “I’m happy to see it completed.�

Lawmakers touted the bypass as an economic boon for growing Lee County, smoothing congestion headaches on U.S. 421 and other nearby roadways, particularly in downtown Sanford. “It’s your tax money coming back home,�

Etheridge said, pointing out the entirety of the $37.6 million bill for the project is paid with federal dollars.

day morning when you heard,� said N.C. Rep. Jamie Bowles (R-Moore).

Town and state leaders presented plaques and a proclamation from Gov. Bev Perdue to Garner and the family of Pinelake nurse Jerry Avant Jr., who was killed protecting the elderly residents in his charge that day.

Perdue’s proclamation, as read by N.C. Sen. Harris Blake, R-Moore, thanked Garner and Avant for their heroism. “For every life that was lost, many more were saved by the selfless efforts of Officer Justin Garner and nurse Jerry Avant,� Blake read.

Monday’s ceremony was held one year after the gunman, identified by police as 46-yearold Carthage resident Robert Kenneth Stewart, walked into Pinelake and started shooting. Police say Stewart killed eight, including seven elderly residents and Avant, while injuring three others.

No motive for the shooting has been offi-

cially disclosed, although Stewart’s estranged wife was an employee at the nursing facility, which has since changed its name.

Garner stopped Stewart with a single gunshot to the chest, but not before Garner, then a 25year-old with no backup, was shot twice in the leg.

Deaths that day included Tessie Garner, 75; Lillian Dunn, 89; Jesse Musser, 88; Bessie Hedrick, 78; John Goldston, 78; Margaret Johnson, 89; Louise De Kler, 98; and Avant, 39.

Stewart underwent months of recovery following the shootings and is still awaiting trial.

Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty.

Attendees Monday lit candles for the victims before stepping outside for an airplane fly-over.

The Rev. Thomas Herndon of First Baptist Church in Carthage recalled how hundreds of locals gathered outside his church following the shootings, awaiting word on who was killed. “We have come to tell you that we have not forgotten,� Herndon said to the crowd Monday.

For Garner, Monday’s ceremony was a sobering reminder of last year’s tragedy.

Garner said he has been back on patrol for about 10 months after healing from his injuries, although he said it’s taken some time for him to get used to the local and national media spotlight following the shootings. “It’s like it was yesterday,� he said. “It was unreal.�

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people understand what exactly they do,� Burr said of Static Control — which, in short, manufactures static elimination equipment for industries. “I’m impressed that this company doesn’t entertain the idea of being anywhere else but Sanford. A lot of other communities would pay dearly to have them.�

Burr said he’s impressed most that Static has been able to hire employees at a time when most companies are downsizing and putting people into unemploy-

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Monday’s groundbreaking officially kicked off the last leg, about a mile, of the U.S. 421 bypass around Sanford.

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The Sanford Herald / Tuesday, March 30, 2010 / 7A

‘RACE TO THE TOP’

STATE BRIEFS

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wreck Monday morning.

Patrol Sgt. Joel Brewer says the car landed on its roof in the creek in Johnston County, about 20 miles south of Raleigh.

A school district official says both teens were students at West Johnston High School. Spokeswoman Terri Sessoms said grief counselors will be at the school on Tuesday.

Hoyle is N.C. Senate rules panel leader after Rand

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Sen. David Hoyle of Gaston County will serve as chairman of the Senate Rules Committee for the remainder of his final year in the chamber.

Senate leader Marc Basnight named his fellow Democrat Hoyle to the leadership post on Monday.

He replaces Sen. Tony Rand, who resigned from the Senate in December to become state parole commission chairman.

Hoyle isn’t running for reelection to his Senate seat in November after more than 17 years in office.

The chairman of the rules panel is responsible for assigning bills to committees, controlling the flow of legislation on the floor and helping interpret parliamentary rules.

Hoyle said he would step down as co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in taking the Rules Committee job.

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH— North Carolina finished well out of the money for the first round of education reform grants from the federal government Monday, setting back Gov. Beverly Perdue’s efforts to find other revenue sources to jump start her own public school initiatives.

North Carolina was one of the 16 finalists for the “Race to the Top� competition, but the U.S. Department of Education chose Delaware and Tennessee.

Tennessee will receive $500 million and Delaware $100 million.

State schools superintendent June Atkinson said she was disappointed but said education officials would focus now on the second round of applications due in June. North Carolina had sought $469.5 million over four years. “We clearly made a strong showing, and with more than $3 billion up for grabs in June, we will be back,� Perdue said in a prepared statement.

But North Carolina clearly has some work

Defense starts case in triple murder trial FORT BRAGG (AP) — Military jurors in the trial of a retired soldier forced back into the Army to face charges in a North Carolina triple slaying 25 years ago are hearing conflicting testimony.

Prosecutors presented a final witness Monday in the case against 51-year-old Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis.

Jennifer Hopper, a former forensic analyst with the State Bureau of Investigation, testified that DNA she tested in 2005 matched DNA collected from Hennis in 1985.

Hennis faces charges of premeditated murder in the 1985 stabbing deaths of Kathryn Eastburn and two of her daughters, 5-year-old Kara Sue and 3-year-old Erin Nicole.

Motorists die after sliding off rain-slick road

CLAYTON (AP) — Two North Carolina teenagers died after the car they were in slid off a rural road and overturned in a creek swollen by heavy rain.

State Highway Patrol Trooper D.H. Kenan says 18-year-old Christopher Paul Kosmos of Angier and 16-year-old Alissa Chenette of Clayton were killed in the

to do. Its final application score following an in-person presentation in Washington ranked 12th among the 16 finalists, according to an Education Department table.

The itemized scoring and comments by the five applicant reviewers — posted on the department’s Web site — indicated North Carolina’s restrictive charter school legislation contributed to the state’s low ranking.

North Carolina’s loss means it must delay several initiatives that were outlined in the application, Atkinson said. Many were part of Perdue’s new “Ready Set Go!� initiative to prepare every child to graduate from high school with the skills to succeed in a career or attend a community college, university or technical training.

Perdue said in January that she also would shift money away from outdated or unnecessary state programs to find additional cash for “Ready Set Go!� “That initiative will proceed with the widespread support of education leaders across the state, and while the Race to the Top

money would have been helpful, the lack of it won’t stop our momentum,�

Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson wrote in an e-mail.

Charter school advocates said North Carolina’s grant proposal was handcuffed from the start because the state hadn’t done enough to help the alternative schools succeed. North Carolina has limited the number of charter schools to no more than 100 since they began in 1996. A bill approved by the House last year would have raised the cap to 106, but it hasn’t been considered in the Senate.

Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, a pro-charter school group, said the state essentially “forfeited� $400 million by failing to encourage charter schools. “We missed a big opportunity, but lawmakers have time during the upcoming short session to position North Carolina more competitively before the second round of applications are due,� said

Darrell Allison, the group’s president.

Pearson acknowledged there are areas in the application that need improvement, but pointed to a comment by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan speaking to a North Carolina audience in February that charter schools weren’t the only way to encourage innovative education.

The five reviewers who scored North Carolina’s application deducted nearly than 17 points from the maximum 40 points it could receive in the area of charter schools and other innovative schools. Only one finalist — Kentucky — scored worse. North Carolina’s low charter school cap and charter school funding issues were among the reasons why. “It is evident (the 100charter cap) is too limited a cap to provide enough charters in such a large state,� one reviewer wrote. “There is no indication that more charters is a significant (Race to the Top) strategy in the future.�

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The Sanford Herald / Tuesday, March 30, 2010 / 9A

DOMESTIC TERRORISM

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS

Militia members charged with plot

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nine suspects tied to a Christian militia in the Midwest are charged with conspiring to kill police officers, then attack a funeral in the hopes of killing more law enforcement personnel, federal prosecutors said Monday.

U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said agents moved on the group because the Hutaree members were planning a violent reconaissance mission sometime in April â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just a few days away.

Members of the group called Hutaree are charged in the case, including their leader, David Brian Stone, also known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Captain Hutaree.â&#x20AC;?

Once other officers gathered for a slain officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funeral, the group planned to detonate homemade bombs at the funeral, killing more, according to newly unsealed court papers.

According to the indictment, the idea of attacking a police funeral was one of numerous scenarios discussed as ways to go after law enforcement officers.

Other scenarios included a fake 911 call to lure an officer to his or her death, or an attack on the family of a police officer.

After such attacks, the group allegedly planned to retreat to â&#x20AC;&#x153;rally pointsâ&#x20AC;? protected by trip-wired improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, for what they

Tennessee man pleads guilty in plot to kill Obama

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A law enforcement official walks out of an armored vehicle tank in a staging area in Hillsdale County, Mich. during a search for a fugitive who is part of a Christian militia group Monday. expected would become a violent standoff with law enforcement personnel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is believed by the Hutaree that this engagement would then serve as a catalyst for a more widesread uprising against the government,â&#x20AC;? the indictment charges.

It includes charges of seditious conspiracy, possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, teaching the use of explosives, and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction â&#x20AC;&#x201D; homemade bombs.

The indictment charges members of the group conspired â&#x20AC;&#x153;to levy war against the United States, (and) to oppose by force the authority of the government of the United States.â&#x20AC;?

The charges follow FBI raids over the weekend on

locations in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.

According to investigators, the Hutaree view local, state, and federal law enforcement personnel as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;brotherhoodâ&#x20AC;? and an enemy, and planned to attack them as part of an armed struggle against the U.S. government.

Eight suspects have been arrested by the FBI, and one more is being sought. Of the eight captured, seven are due in court later Monday.

Andrew Arena, head of the FBIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s field office in Detroit, said the case â&#x20AC;&#x153;is an example of radical and extremist fringe groups which can be found throughout our society. The FBI takes such extremist groups seriously, especially those who would target in-

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Tennessee man authorities say is a white supremacist has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill then-presidential candidate Barack Obama and dozens of other black people in 2008.

Twenty-one-year-old Daniel Cowart of Bells, Tenn., pleaded guilty Monday to eight of 10 counts in an indictment accusing him of conspiracy, threatening a presidential candidate and various federal firearms violations. Under a plea agreement, he faces 12 to 18 years in prison, but a federal judge could choose a longer sentence.

Co-defendant, 19-yearold Paul Schlesselman of Helena-West Helena, Ark., pleaded guilty in January and will be sentenced April 15.

nocent citizens and the law enforcement officers who protect the citizens of the United States.â&#x20AC;?

On its Web site, Hutaree quotes several Bible passages and states: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe that one day, as prophecy says, there will be an Anti-Christ. ... Jesus wanted us to be ready to defend ourselves using the sword and stay alive using equipment.â&#x20AC;?

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Ricky Martin is livinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; la vida open, says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gay NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ricky Martin is no longer denying the rumors: Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gay.

In a statement posted via Twitter in both Spanish and English, and later confirmed with his represenMartin tative, Martin said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.â&#x20AC;?

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Martin, 38, said he decided to reveal the truth after working on his memoirs helped him realize that he had to be free with himself, and not keep any more secrets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time. Things that were too heavy for me to keep inside,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Writing this account of my life, I got very close to my truth. And this is something worth celebrating.â&#x20AC;?

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reasons why he kept his homosexuality hidden was because he was told by some that it would hurt his career. While his U.S. career peaked after the release of his 1999 self-titled English album, a multiplatinum success that included the hits â&#x20AC;&#x153;Livinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; La Vida Locaâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shake Your Bon-Bon,â&#x20AC;? he is still a hugely successful Latin artist.

Superman comic sells for $1.5M, setting record NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The record price for a comic book, already broken twice this year, has been shattered again.

A copy of the 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1 sold Monday for $1.5 million on the auction Web site ComicConnect.com.

The issue, which features Supermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut and originally sold for 10 cents, is widely considered the Holy Grail of comic books.

The same issue sold in February for $1 million, though that copy wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in as good condition as the issue that sold Monday.

That number was bested just days later when a 1939 comic book featuring Batmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut sold for $75,000 more at an auction in Dallas.

There are about 100 copies of Action Comics No. 1 believed to be in existence, and only a handful in good condition. The issue that sold Monday was rated slightly higher than the one that sold in February; it had been tucked inside an old movie magazine for years before being discovered.

The issue was bought from a private collector and then sold by Stephen Fishler and Vincent Zurzolo, the co-owners of ComicConnect.com. It was bought minutes after being posted Monday at the asking price of $1.5 million by â&#x20AC;&#x153;a hardcore comic book fan,â&#x20AC;?

Fishler said.

Changes coming to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;So You Think You Can Danceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;So You Think You Can Danceâ&#x20AC;? is getting some new moves.

The Fox network said Monday that multiple changes are planned for the dance competitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upcoming seventh season.

The series is narrowing the finalist field from 20 dancers to 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; five women, five men â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with one contestant eliminated each week instead of two. Dancers will also be partnered with past contestants instead of each other for the first time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So You Think You Can Danceâ&#x20AC;? is scheduled to premiere May 27.

Krump dancer Russell Ferguson won the sixth seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $250,000 grand prize.

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After wins, Obama turns to war

By JENNIFER LOVEN AP White House Correspondent

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President Barack Obama rallies troops at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Sunday. be worth the additional loss of life. As Obama traveled to Afghanistan on Sunday for his first visit to the war zone as president, his aides made clear they understand the challenge and the importance of this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is really a strategic moment in the history of our involvement,â&#x20AC;? national security adviser Jim Jones told reporters aboard Air Force One during the covert overnight flight to Afghanistan.

Whether he was talking to Afghan President

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Hamid Karzai in the presidential palace in Kabul or before 2,500 cheering American troops at Bagram Air Field about 50 miles away, the message during his six hours on the ground was the same: Afghan leaders, particularly Karzai, must step up now and make progress on old demands.

Those include reducing corruption, ensuring the delivery of basic services to Afghans, providing true rule of law with an effective judicial system, turning away warlords and unqualified cronies from government positions and creating an effective national police force and army. None of these exist in Afghanistan in any large measure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our intent is to make sure that the Afghans have the capacity to provide for their own security. That is core to our mission,â&#x20AC;? Obama told the troops crammed into the cavernous tent known as

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For if Afghan leaders canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provide government that citizens can trust or security that can hold back Taliban and al-Qaida extremists, the U.S. canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave. As Obama said, letting the region backslide to the days before the U.S.-led, 2001 invasion ousted Taliban rulers that gave safe haven to al-Qaida would put more American lives at stake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make no mistake,â&#x20AC;? the president declared, â&#x20AC;&#x153;this fight matters.â&#x20AC;?

Obama said the U.S. would not quit in Afghanistan and would be a long-term partner with its leaders and people.

But, in part to pressure Karzai and in part as a nod to sentiments about the war at home, he built a deadline into his December strategy overhaul, saying U.S. troops would start withdrawing in July 2011, only a year after the new infusion is fully in place. Polls show public opinion divided on the war, though a majority approve of how Obama is handling it.

At least 945 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan since the warâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start, according to an Associated Press count. With the fight engaged more intensely now, the number killed in the first three months of this year has roughly doubled over the same period last year.

Moscow subway hit by twin suicide bombings

2-month offensive against Taliban in Kandahar to begin

MOSCOW (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Terror returned to the heart of Russia, with two deadly suicide bombings on the Moscow subway at rush hour, including an attack at the station beneath the headquarters of the secret police.

At least 38 people were killed and more than 60 wounded in Monday morningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blasts, the first such attacks in Moscow in six years.

Russian police have killed several Islamic militant leaders in the North Caucasus recently, including one last week in the KabardinoBalkariya region, which raised fears of retaliatory strikes and escalating bloodshed by the militants.

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NATO forces in June will make a long-planned assault on the Talibanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spiritual home in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a senior military official said Monday.

The goal is to rid the city of Taliban forces before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins in August, according to the official.

U.S. officials have previously disclosed plans for a NATO-led offensive in the area this year, but have not said when it might happen.

The two-month offensive will be a major test of President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new strategy in Afghanistan and a bellwether of the war in general.

Republicans spent $1,946 at topless club WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Republican National Committee spent $1,946 last month at a sex-themed Hollywood club that features topless dancers and bondage outfits. Now the GOP wants its money back.

Listed in a monthly financial report, the amount is itemized as expenses for meals at Voyeur West Hollywood.

RNC spokesman Doug Heye said Monday the committee doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the details of how the money was spent, all who may have attended or the nature of the outing, except to say it was an unauthorized event and that the expenditure was inappropriate.

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KABUL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; After weeks dominated by health care, President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secret trip to Afghanistan turned attention back to another issue whose progress this year could help define the success of his presidency.

By deciding in December to order a massive buildup to the war he inherited, Obama placed a big bet. Nearly tripling the U.S. presence with 30,000 more troops, he escalated an unpopular war that has seen few gains in its eight years.

Those new forces are still flowing in, and the first major campaign under Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new strategy was launched last month, in the south. Although Afghanistan has been eclipsed recently by the contentious, cliffhanger health care debate, Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daunting challenge has not gone away.

Obama must show Americans that the big infusion of U.S. troops, to reach a total of about 100,000 by summer, will

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Palin steps up rhetoric against her detractors JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin had some harsh words for her detractors in the health care debate with a thinly veiled, March Madness-themed Facebook post in which she declared, â&#x20AC;&#x153;never retreat, instead RELOAD!â&#x20AC;?

The title of the former Alaska governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook post on Sunday was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Warning: Subject to New Politically Correct Language Police Censorship.â&#x20AC;? Palin then discussed her love of college basketball and compared the NCAA tournament to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;heated, competitive primary election.â&#x20AC;?

The former basketball player then stepped some of the rhetoric she has employed recently to describe her dislike of the Democrat-backed health overhaul.

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Hamlin surges for win

NIT: COACH’S CORNER

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer

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ELS HANGS ON WITH CLUTCH PUTTS TO WIN AT BAY HILL ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ernie Els made two clutch par putts, escaped trouble from a buried lie in the bunker and wound up wearing a blue blazer Monday for winning the rain-delayed Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Suddenly, it’s easy to picture him in a different color jacket two weeks from now.

Els overcame a few nervous moments with four solid pars to wrap up a 1-under 71 and win by two shots at Bay Hill, giving him back-to-back victories for the first time in seven years and setting himself up as a favorite at Augusta National.

“I’d like to put this jacket in some dye,” Els said at the trophy presentation. “Some green dye.”

Coming off a four-shot victory in the World Golf Championship at Doral two weeks ago, Els had to work harder than he should have for his 18th career victory on the PGA Tour.

He had a five-shot lead Sunday afternoon with six holes remaining until hitting into the water on No. 13 for a double bogey and hitting into the sand on the next hole for a bogey.

Then came the thunderstorms, halting the final round until it resumed at noon Monday.

Els immediately felt pressure as he stood over a 6-foot par putt, but he made it.

NCAA KANSAS’ ALDRICH LEAVING EARLY FOR NBA KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Center Cole Aldrich, who helped lead Kansas to its sixth straight Big 12 title, is headed for the NBA. The 6-11 junior made the announcement in a news conference Monday.

Aldrich averaged 11.3 points and 9.8 rebounds for the Jayhawks, who were the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament before they were upset by Northern Iowa.

The Jayhawks are still waiting for a decision by freshman swing man Xavier Henry.

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Rhode Island freshman and former Southern Lee star Akeem Richmond, shown in this file photo, won’t be the lone Sanford native in Madison Square Garden tonight. Among the close friends and family in attendance will be Cavaliers coach Gaston Collins.

Collins to Richmond: have fun and seize the day

By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — The last time Gaston Collins talked to Akeem Richmond, the Southern Lee head coach told his former player to seize the moment.

Richmond is about to embark on a journey that not a lot of people have been able to experience when the Rhode Island Rams

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play the North Carolina Tar Heels, the defending NCAA champions, in the semifinals of the NIT on Tuesday night in New York City.

And Collins

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MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Denny Hamlin and crew chief Mike Ford were in a tough spot, leading a race with a dominant car and eight laps to go when a caution forced a decision.

If they headed for pit road, the cars right behind them would stay on Hamlin the track, gambling they could win a short sprint to the finish on old tires. And if they stayed on the track, the rest would pit, get fresh tires and surely run them down.

They picked pit road, and Hamlin made it work in a remarkable finish at Martinsville Speedway, rallying from ninth place by almost recklessly bull-rushing his way through the field during a pair of twolap sprints on the shortest, oldest track in NASCAR. Hamlin passed Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth and leader Jeff Gordon following the final restart to earn his third career victory here.

“That’s hard to do. I had to bully my way through there towards the end, but everybody was just running into everyone,” Hamlin said of his surge from the outside of the second row.

“I flattened my tire with Kenseth going down the backstretch and just somehow made it work.”

First, he hugged the inside into the first turn, forcing three-wide racing that almost never leads to good things, especially on a narrow 0.526-mile oval. He plowed his way into fourth before teammate Kyle Busch spun out, bringing out a very timely caution.

Ahead of him, Gordon was poised to cross the start-finish line and take the white flag, which almost certainly would have allowed him to win the race with the lead Hamlin handed him. But when the yellow flew before Gordon got to the line, a two-lap sprint was required.

“We had the thing wrapped up,” Gordon said.

And then he didn’t.

NCAA KENTUCKY FRESHMEN HEAD ALL-AMERICANS (AP) — Having a couple of freshmen on The Associated Press’ All-America team is nothing new. This year, however, they are from the same school.

Kentucky’s John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins were on the All-America team announced Monday. Joining them were Ohio State junior Evan Turner, who received all but one firstteam vote, Syracuse junior Wes Johnson and Villanova senior Scottie Reynolds.

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FINAL FOUR: DUKE BLUE DEVILS

UNC’s Williams favors rival Duke to win

Duke showing its depth

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

NEW YORK — College basketball’s marquee rivalry apparently ends on Tobacco Road.

North Carolina coach Roy Williams is picking Duke to win the national championship next week in Indianapolis, which might be considered treason by the most ardent of Tar Heel fans.

The top-seeded

See UNC, Page 3B

By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer

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Duke’s Nolan Smith, left, and Kyle Singler react after Duke defeated Baylor 78-71 in an NCAA South Regional college basketball championship game in Houston on Sunday.

DURHAM — Duke is headed to another Final Four after showing it takes more than a cold night from one of the “Big Three” to stop the Blue Devils.

Kyle Singler missed every shot he took in the regional final. In an earlier round, Jon Scheyer was 1-for-11.

“It’s not always about what we do in terms of shooting,” Scheyer

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2B / Tuesday, March 30, 2010 / The Sanford Herald UPCOMING

EVENT Reunion in honor of Paul Gay planned SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On Saturday, April 10, legendary Sanford football coach and N.C. Hall of Famer Paul Gay will be honored by past associates with a reception and dinner at the Elks Lodge.

Former players, assistant coaches, managers and trainers who were with any of Gayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 24 varsity teams are invited to come together for an evening to celebrate Gayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career and life.

The event is scheduled to begin with a reception from 5-7 p.m. and continue with a dinner at 7.

Former players, coaches and trainers wishing to attend may contact Bill Tatum at (919) 7701201 or Tom Haislip at (919) 842-0088 for more information.

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The Sanford Dolphins (above) performed well at the ECSL Championships meet this weekend in Cary.

Morgan and Austin Vogelsang, Shawn Allen, Kelly Petrarca, Phillip Morie and Nathan Holton each made the finals for freestyle and butterfly events and scored points for the team. John Nguyen also contributed points in the breaststroke.

Best times were achieved by all Dolphins swimmers including Kendall Sutton, Tim Kenner, Josh Thomas, J.D. Marsh, Shannon Allen, Kyle McClelland, Nathan Hilliard, Brianna Peters, Will Keller, Carter Vogelsang, Aaron Baucom, and Jonathan Mills.

NCAA Duke favored to win NCAA title LAS VEGAS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Duke is the favorite among the Final Four to win the NCAA title, while Michigan State is a longshot despite its trip to the finals last year, oddsmakers in Las Vegas said Monday.

Las Vegas Sports Consultants made Duke a 7-5 favorite to win the title and a 2.5-point favorite to beat West Virginia in the semifinals on Saturday night, oddsmaker Kenny White said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve probably had the easiest run,â&#x20AC;? White said of the Blue Devils (33-5), who beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff, California and Purdue before beating Baylor 78-71 on Sunday to reach the Final Four.

White said either Duke or West Virginia would likely be favored over Butler or Michigan State in the finals.

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Huggins unsure if Bryant will play CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; West Virginia went to Duke country to get help for point guard Darryl â&#x20AC;&#x153;Truckâ&#x20AC;? Bryantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s broken right foot.

While the Blue Devils were beating Baylor on Sunday in the South Regional final, Bryant was in Durham with Randy Meador, WVUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coordinator of athletic training services, to get fitted for a specially designed shoe.

Meador declined to name the specialist, but said Monday, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like we were at Duke.â&#x20AC;?

Bryant broke his foot Tuesday and has missed WVUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last two games in the NCAA tournament.

The guard is optimistic about the shoe, which would shift weight away from his fractured fifth metatarsal. Bryant went as far as predicting he could play â&#x20AC;&#x153;like nothing

happenedâ&#x20AC;? after watching West Virginia beat Kentucky in the East Regional final.

On Monday, coach Bob Huggins took a wait-andsee approach.

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If Bryant returns, Huggins would have to choose between Bryant, who struggled before his injury, and Joe Mazzulla, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a catalyst in Bryantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence.

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Heels playing for a different title

NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t where Marcus Ginyard expected to end his career when he signed a letter of intent with North Carolina four years ago.

He expected to be playing in the Final Four, of course, just not this one.

So forgive him for speaking quietly, slouching ever so slightly, looking just a little bit out of place Monday when he joined a few other players from Rhode Island, Mississippi and Dayton for a news conference before the semifinals of the NIT. The truth is, Ginyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entire team looks out of place in New York.

Twelve months removed from cutting down the nets after its fifth national championship, North Carolina is trying to make bittersweet history. No school has ever followed a title on basketballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest stage with an NIT championship at Madison Square Garden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a

championship. You just have to put out of mind itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not what you wanted,â&#x20AC;?

Ginyard said, suddenly perking up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It speaks to greater life lessons, you know? Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not always going to be given what you want or put in the position that you want, but you just have to do the best you can with what you have.â&#x20AC;?

The bluest of the bluebloods, North Carolina joined a dubious list this season only eight teams long â&#x20AC;&#x201D; since the NCAA tournament expanded in 1975 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by following a national championship by missing college basketballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature event. The last was Florida in 2008, when the Gators had four juniors leave early for the NBA draft.

Early departures are part of the reason the Tar Heels have stumbled, too.

Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington followed seniors Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Green into the

play-for-pay ranks, rather than returning to Chapel Hill for one more season.

The bigger problem, though, has been injuries that ransacked a lineup that was already fairly thin.

Nine players have combined to miss 43 games, from Ed Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; broken wrist to Tyler Zellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fractured foot to season-ending injuries to brothers, David and Travis Wear. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never experienced anything like this, ever,â&#x20AC;? said coach Roy Williams, who qualified for the NCAA tournament every year as a head coach except his first season at Kansas, when the school was on probation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hard to get them motivated, it was hard to get over the disappointment of how poorly we played to get in this position,â&#x20AC;? Williams added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told them if someone invited us, we were going to play, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give a darn what they said. Then it was up to the kids.â&#x20AC;?

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and he thinks Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success is good for North Carolina, and vice versa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pick the team that I want to win, because I sit there â&#x20AC;&#x201D; really sit there â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and I watch the game,â&#x20AC;?

Williams said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get caught up in, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;I hope Duke wins, I hope Duke loses.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; If Duke is successful itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to North Carolina.â&#x20AC;?

Williams made his prediction at a news conference for the semifinals of the NIT, where North Carolina plays Rhode Island on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. But while he was content to play the diplomat, not everybody was ready to follow the company line. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any time Duke is doing well,â&#x20AC;? the Tar Heelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Marcus Ginyard said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it hurts my heart.â&#x20AC;?

Williams is close with

several coaches in the Final Four, calling Michigan Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tom Izzo one of his best friends in the profession. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also never been shy about expressing his admiration for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski Williams has even worked with Bob Huggins during summer camps in Las Vegas, and thinks the West Virginia coach will shed his dour facade â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and a few tears â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if he wins the title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no question about it, it would be extremely important to him,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an emotional guy and you see this gruff exterior, but I tell you what, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be just as bad as Roy Williams if he wins this thing. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll cry just as much as Roy Williams did.â&#x20AC;?

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Blue Devils play West Virginia on Saturday, with the winner meeting the Michigan State-Butler winner in the final. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Duke is the favorite. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve proven that, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the No. 1 seed, they deserved the No. 1 seed,â&#x20AC;? Williams said Monday, calling West Virginia his second choice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Duke is the favorite, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no question in my mind about that, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Final Four and anything can happen.â&#x20AC;?

Williams said the atmosphere in North Carolina has been chaotic, just like it was a year ago, when the Tar Heels beat Michigan State for their fifth national title.

But he made it clear that there is no animosity between the ACC rivals,

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wants Richmond to enjoy every second of it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are people that wish they couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done what Akeem is getting ready to do,â&#x20AC;? said Collins, who will be making the trip to the Big Apple to watch his former player. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I sure wish I couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a chance to play in Madison Square Garden. I told him to have fun and to seize the moment and soak it all in. At the same time, I want him to stay humble. I told him to continue doing whatever it is to help your team win. I also told him to be proud of himself for the season that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had.â&#x20AC;?

Collins was an assistant under former Cavaliersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; coach Chris Cherry for the first few years of Richmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playing days at Southern Lee. When Collins took the program over at the beginning of the 200809 season, he stayed true to the Cavaliersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; success.

Just because Collins coached the second alltime leading prep scorer in North Carolina history for just one season doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean that he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play an impact on Richmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right there right next to my dad as one of the biggest influences in my life,â&#x20AC;? said Richmond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He calls me and congratulates me even when I have a bad game. He knows how to pick me up and get my confidence back. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big part as to why Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at the University of Rhode Island.â&#x20AC;?

The support system that Richmond has built at Southern Lee has been very positive. Collins says that a wide number of people have come up to him at dif-

ferent parts of the day asking about Richmond. Some students even talk with Collins about Richmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance the previous night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very positive atmosphere at Southern Lee,â&#x20AC;? said Collins, the reigning Cape Fear Valley Conference Coach of the Year in his first season without Richmond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Former teammates are proud of him and a lot of the students are proud of him, and they should be. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got quite a fanbase back home. Even though a lot of the ones Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve talked to are North Carolina fans, I think all of them are rooting for Akeem to have an astronomical game.â&#x20AC;?

Richmond alone has been enough to spark some local interest in the NIT. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only reason why Collins is paying any attention to it at all. Richmond is certainly the sole purpose for Collins making the flight up to New York City for the semifinals against the Tar Heels. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even remember the last time I watched the NIT,â&#x20AC;? said Collins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be fun to get back to New York and watch a game as a fan of Akeem. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so proud of him and the Rhode Island coaching staff. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an exciting time for him and I want him to enjoy it.â&#x20AC;?

Collins says that he hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t given Richmond that much coaching advice this time because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confident in Rhode Island head coach Jim Barron and his staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coach Barron does a great job preparing his team and getting them ready for moments like this,â&#x20AC;? said Collins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that whatever he tells his players to do is the right thing. My goal whenever I talk to Akeem is to just keep him encouraged.â&#x20AC;?

Collins has accomplished that goal because Richmond already feels encouraged that his former coach is going all the way to New York to watch him play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It means everything to me that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s making the trip to come see me play,â&#x20AC;? said Richmond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been nothing but supportive of me throughout my career.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very grateful for all that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done for me and for my family. It means a lot to me.â&#x20AC;?

Richmond had 13 points in Rhode Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 79-72 victory over the ACCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Virginia Tech. In the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous win against Nevada, Richmond struggled to find his shot and finished with three points on 1-of-6 shooting.

Collins says that if Richmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shot isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t falling, he needs to do other things during the minutes heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s given to help the Rams beat the Tar Heels. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If his shot is off, he needs to do the other little things to help his team win,â&#x20AC;? said Collins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grabbing a rebound, making smart passes and diving for loose balls â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those are extremely important. If he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get his shot going, he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to force the issue.â&#x20AC;?

Whether Richmond scores 30 and Rhode Island wins or heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s held scoreless and the Rams fall, Collins is still going to be proud of everything that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done during his impressive freshman campaign. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m incredibly proud for him,â&#x20AC;? said Collins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He gets an opportunity to showcase his skills on a national level.

More importantly, though, I want him to be proud of himself. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had quite a season and I hope he realizes that. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a lot to be proud of.â&#x20AC;?

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NBA Standings y-Cleveland x-Orlando x-Atlanta y-Boston Milwaukee Miami Charlotte Toronto Chicago Indiana New York Philadelphia Detroit Washington New Jersey

x-L.A. Lakers x-Dallas x-Denver x-Utah Phoenix Oklahoma City San Antonio Portland Memphis Houston New Orleans L.A. Clippers Sacramento Golden State Minnesota

W 58 52 47 47 40 40 38 35 35 27 26 26 23 21 9

L 16 22 26 26 32 34 34 37 38 47 46 47 50 51 64

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L 19 25 26 26 26 28 28 29 35 36 40 46 50 52 60

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San Antonio at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

New York at Utah, 9 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Sacramento at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Washington at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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

Dallas at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Washington at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

New York at Portland, 10 p.m.

Golden State at Utah, 10 p.m.

Golf Scores Arnold Palmer Invitational Par Scores

By The Associated Press Monday At Bay Hill Club & Lodge Orlando, Fla. Purse: $6 million Yardage: 7,353; Par 72 Final FedExCup points in parentheses Ernie Els (500), $1,080,000 68-69-69-71 Edoardo Molinari (0), $528,000 70-70-70-69 Kevin Na (245), $528,000 68-70-72-69 Retief Goosen (123), $264,000 71-67-73-69 Chris Couch (123), $264,000 70-70-69-71 Ben Curtis (100), $216,000 70-67-70-74 J.P. Hayes (83), $180,750 70-72-70-70 D.J. Trahan (83), $180,750 69-68-75-70 Ryuji Imada (83), $180,750 73-70-69-70 Kevin Streelman (83), $180,750 68-75-68-71 Steve Marino (65), $138,000 70-70-72-72 Derek Lamely (65), $138,000 71-70-70-73 Jim Furyk (65), $138,000 71-74-66-73 Bo Van Pelt (56), $108,000 72-70-73-70 Robert Allenby (56), $108,000 68-73-72-72 Davis Love III (56), $108,000 66-71-74-74 D.A. Points (53), $87,000 73-72-72-69 Briny Baird (53), $87,000 72-72-70-72 K.J. Choi (53), $87,000 71-69-73-73 Bill Haas (53), $87,000 72-71-70-73 Charles Howell III (49), $67,200 72-72-71-72 Sean O’Hair (49), $67,200 70-73-71-73 J.B. Holmes (49), $67,200 66-74-77-70 Brian Davis (47), $57,600 74-71-73-70 John Senden (44), $46,800 71-74-70-74 Ben Crane (44), $46,800 69-74-73-73 Jason Day (44), $46,800 71-70-73-75 Hunter Mahan (44), $46,800 71-73-75-70 Boo Weekley (44), $46,800 70-73-68-78 Stephen Ames (37), $33,420 73-71-71-75 Erik Compton (0), $33,420 72-71-73-74 Scott Verplank (37), $33,420 75-70-70-75 Jerry Kelly (37), $33,420 71-74-72-73 Brandt Snedeker (37), $33,420 72-72-70-76 Phil Mickelson (37), $33,420 71-67-75-77 Stuart Appleby (37), $33,420 70-74-70-76 Rory Sabbatini (37), $33,420 75-70-74-71 Tim Petrovic (37), $33,420 74-68-71-77 Tim Clark (37), $33,420 74-70-75-71 Rod Pampling (27), $20,484 74-70-71-76 Marc Leishman (27), $20,484 70-73-72-76 Ryo Ishikawa (0), $20,484 74-70-71-76 Nathan Green (27), $20,484 69-73-72-77 Pat Perez (27), $20,484 69-74-74-74 Mike Weir (27), $20,484 67-73-77-74 George McNeill (27), $20,484 69-71-73-78 Ryan Moore (27), $20,484 72-72-74-73 Dustin Johnson (27), $20,484 71-70-72-78 Bryce Molder (27), $20,484 74-70-75-72 Rickie Fowler (21), $14,940 73-72-74-73

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Champions-Cap Cana Championship Par Scores

By The Associated Press Sunday At Punta Espada Golf Club Cap Cana, Dominican Republic Purse: $1.6 million Yardage: 7,260; Par: 72 Final (Individual Charles Schwab Cup points in parentheses) Fred Couples (240), $240,000 67-66-62 —195-21 Corey Pavin (141), $140,800 68-63-66 —197-19 Russ Cochran (115), $115,200 68-67-67 —202-14 Tom Pernice, Jr. (79), $78,933 68-68-67 —203-13 Bernhard Langer (79), $78,933 71-65-67 —203-13 Nick Price (79), $78,933 66-66-71 —203-13 Larry Mize (58), $57,600 67-66-71 —204-12 Olin Browne (51), $51,200 67-70-68 —205-11 David Peoples (45), $44,800 67-70-69 —206-10 Brad Bryant (38), $38,400 70-70-68 —208 -8 Craig Stadler (38), $38,400 70-69-69 —208 -8 Jeff Sluman (38), $38,400 69-70-69 —208 -8 Sandy Lyle (30), $29,600 70-72-67 —209 -7 Dan Forsman (30), $29,600 69-73-67 —209 -7 Jim Rutledge (30), $29,600 72-70-67 —209 -7 Tommy Armour III (30), $29,600 71-67-71 —209 -7 Trevor Dodds (22), $21,947 70-72-68 —210 -6 David Frost (22), $21,947 71-71-68 —210 -6 Keith Fergus (22), $21,947 71-70-69 —210 -6 Phil Blackmar (22), $21,947 70-70-70 —210 -6 Ted Schulz (22), $21,947 69-71-70 —210 -6 Peter Jacobsen (22), $21,947 71-68-71 —210 -6

Sports on TV Tuesday, March 30 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m.

ESPN — Preseason, Boston vs. Tampa Bay, at Port Charlotte, Fla. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m.

ESPN2 — NIT, semifinal, Mississippi vs. Dayton at New York 9 p.m.

ESPN2 — NIT, semifinal, North Carolina vs. Rhode Island at New York NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m.

VERSUS — Chicago at St. Louis SOCCER 2:30 p.m.

FSN — UEFA Champions League, quarterfinal, Olympique Ly-

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said after beating Baylor in the South Regional final. “If we have a couple of off shooting nights ... usually the three of us try to make up for it in other ways.”

And they have. Duke has won three of four NCAA tournament games by double figures. The Blue Devils play West Virginia on Saturday In Indianapolis.

Duke (33-5) depends on the trio for most of its scoring. For the most part, they’ve come through all season. Each averages at least 17 points, and the threesome combines to average more than 53 points — nearly 69 percent of Duke’s points.

onnais vs. Girondins de Bordeaux, at Lyon, France or Bayern Muenchen vs. Manchester United, at Munich, Germany 8 p.m.

FSN — UEFA Champions League, quarterfinal, Olympique Lyonnais vs. Girondins de Bordeaux, at Lyon, France or Bayern Muenchen vs. Manchester United, at Munich, Germany (same-day tape) WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Division I tournament, regional final, Connecticut vs. Florida State, at Dayton, Ohio 9 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Division I tournament, regional final, Oklahoma vs. Kentucky at Kansas City, Mo.

For opponents, the challenge is figuring out how to stop the one with the hot hand.

California slowed Scheyer in the second round, continuing his shooting slump and holding him to seven points on 1 of 11 shooting. But Nolan Smith lit up the Golden Bears for 20 points and Scheyer added 17.

Then Baylor thought it had Singler figured out, holding him without a field goal for the first time in his college career while he focused on defending Bears star LaceDarius Dunn.

Mike Krzyzewski later admitted that with Singler’s “anxiety to cover Dunn, he got out of his game a little bit.”

“I think Kyle’s a great player, and he’s not always going to play great,” Krzyzewski said.

“You can’t give knee-jerk reac-

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 90, Wake Forest 60 At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif.

Washington 82, New Mexico 64 Sunday, March 21 At HSBC Arena Buffalo, N.Y. West Virginia 68, Missouri 59 At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Cornell 87, Wisconsin 69 At The Carrier Dome Syracuse, N.Y. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 25 West Virginia 69, Washington 56 Kentucky 62, Cornell 45 Regional Championship Saturday, March 27 West Virginia 73, Kentucky 66 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 68, California 53 At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash.

Purdue 63, Texas A&M 61, OT At Reliant Stadium Houston Regional Semifinals Friday, March 26 Baylor 72, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 49 Duke 70, Purdue 57 Regional Championship Sunday, March 28 Duke 78, Baylor 71 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 75, Georgia Tech 66 At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash.

Michigan State 85, Maryland 83 At Edward Jones Dome St. Louis Regional Semifinals Friday, March 26 Tennessee 76, Ohio State 73 Michigan State 59, Northern Iowa 52 Regional Championship Sunday, March 28 Michigan State 70, Tennessee 69 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

tions when a kid just doesn’t perform at a top level. He’s trying to fight through it and a lot of us, most of us, if we were trying to guard Dunn, it would take away from our offense.

There’s no question about it.

“You can get into a mode where you’re a little bit more conservative,” he added, “because you on the court is a valuable asset, even if it’s not 100 percent.”

Not to worry, Smith stepped up like he did against California. He had a career-high 29 points and Scheyer added 20 and five 3-pointers while breaking out of that slump in a 78-71 win that put the Blue Devils in yet another Final Four.

“Just coming into the game, I wasn’t going to worry about

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 84, BYU 72 At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif.

Butler 54, Murray State 52 Sunday, March 21 At HSBC Arena Buffalo, N.Y. Syracuse 87, Gonzaga 65 At The Bradley Center Milwaukee Xavier 71, Pittsburgh 68 At Energy Solution Arena Salt Lake City Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 25 Butler 63, Syracuse 59 Kansas State 101, Xavier 96, 2OT Regional Championship Saturday, March 27 Butler 63, Kansas State 56

Columbus 76 31 32 13 75 205 244 Edmonton 75 24 44 7 55 190 255 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh 5, Toronto 4, SO Calgary 5, Washington 3 St. Louis 2, Edmonton 1 Philadelphia 5, New Jersey 1 Columbus 4, Chicago 2 San Jose 4, Colorado 3 Monday’s Games Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Atlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Washington, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

AUTO RACING

FINAL FOUR At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis National Semifinals Saturday, April 3 Michigan State (28-8) vs. Butler (32-4), 6:07 p.m.

West Virginia (31-6) vs. Duke (33-5), 40 minutes following National Championship Monday, April 5 Semifinal winners

NASCAR Sprint Cup-Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 Results

Late NCAA Boxscore DUKE 78, BAYLOR 71 BAYLOR (28-8) Udoh 6-14 6-9 18, Jones 1-3 0-2 3, Lomers 2-2 0-0 4, Dunn 8-18 4-5 22, Carter 5-12 0-0 12, Ellis 0-0 0-0 0, Acy 5-7 2-3 12, Walton 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 12-19 71.

DUKE (33-5) Singler 0-10 5-6 5, Thomas 2-9 3-4 7, Zoubek 2-5 1-2 5, Smith 9-17 7-8 29, Scheyer 5-12 5-5 20, Ma.Plumlee 1-2 0-0 2, Dawkins 2-2 0-2 6, Mi.Plumlee 1-4 2-2 4. Totals 22-61 23-29 78.

Halftime—Baylor 35-32. 3-Point Goals—Baylor 5-18 (Carter 2-7, Dunn 2-8, Jones 1-2, Walton 0-1), Duke 11-23 (Scheyer 5-10, Smith 4-6, Dawkins 2-2, Singler 0-5). Fouled Out—Lomers, Zoubek. Rebounds—Baylor 37 (Udoh 10), Duke 43 (Thomas, Zoubek 9). Assists—Baylor 14 (Udoh 6), Duke 15 (Scheyer, Singler 4). Total Fouls—Baylor 21, Duke 15. Technical—Acy. A—47,492. 47,492.

2009-10 AP All-America Basketball Teams

By The Associated Press Statistics through March 14 FIRST TEAM Evan Turner, Ohio State, 6-7, 205, junior, Chicago, 20.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 5.9 apg, 54.0 fg pct, 1.8 steals (64 first-place votes, 323 points) John Wall, Kentucky, 6-4, 195, freshman, Raleigh, N.C., 16.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 6.4 apg, 1.8 steals (62, 319) Wes Johnson, Syracuse, 6-7, 205, junior, Corsicana, Texas, 16.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.9 blocks (45, 280) Scottie Reynolds, Villanova, 6-2, 190, senior, Herndon, Va., 18.5 ppg, 3.3 apg, 39.9 3-pt fg pct, 82.7 ft pct (32, 243) DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky, 6-11, 270, freshman, Mobile, Ala., 15.3 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 54.1 fg pct, 1.8 blocks (26, 205) SECOND TEAM James Anderson, Oklahoma State, 6-6, 210, junior, Junction City, Ark., 22.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg (27, 197) Sherron Collins, Kansas, 5-11, 205, senior, Chicago, 15.6 ppg, 4.4 apg, 85.1 ft pct (15, 194) Greivis Vasquez, Maryland, 6-6, 200, senior, Caracas, Venezuela, 19.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 6.3 apg, 85.1 ft pct, 1.7 steals (14, 190) Jon Scheyer, Duke, 6-5, 190, senior, Northbrook, Ill., 18.6 ppg, 5.0 apg, 36.6 minutes, 87.5 ft pct (5, 144) Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia, 6-7, 230, senior, Newark, N.J., 17.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.3 apg (10, 138) THIRD TEAM Greg Monroe, Georgetown, 6-11, 247, sophomore, New Orleans, 16.1 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 3.7 apg, 52.1 fg pct (9, 119) Cole Aldrich, Kansas, 6-11, 245, junior, Bloomington, Minn., 11.2 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 55.9 fg pct, 3.5 blocks (7, 91) Damion James, Texas, 6-7, 225, senior, Nacogdoches, Texas, 18.0 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 50.9 fg pct, 40.2 3-pt fg pct (1, 83) Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, 6-8, 246, senior, Schererville, Ind., 22.4 ppg, 9.2 rpg (4, 76) Darington Hobson, New Mexico, 6-7, 205, junior, Las Vegas, 16.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 4.6 apg (1, 50)

HOCKEY NHL Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF z-Washington 75 49 15 11 109 292 x-Pittsburgh 76 44 25 7 95 237 x-Buffalo 74 41 23 10 92 212 x-New Jersey 75 44 26 5 93 203 Ottawa 76 41 30 5 87 205 Philadelphia 76 38 32 6 82 221 Montreal 76 37 31 8 82 204 Boston 74 34 28 12 80 188 Atlanta 75 33 30 12 78 223 N.Y. Rangers 75 33 32 10 76 197 N.Y. Islanders 75 31 34 10 72 196 Tampa Bay 75 30 33 12 72 197 Florida 74 30 33 11 71 193 Carolina 75 31 35 9 71 206 Toronto 76 28 35 13 69 202 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF x-San Jose 76 47 19 10 104 247 x-Chicago 74 46 21 7 99 241 d-Vancouver 75 45 26 4 94 244 x-Phoenix 76 47 23 6 100 210 Nashville 76 43 27 6 92 211 Detroit 75 39 23 13 91 207 Los Angeles 74 42 26 6 90 216 Colorado 75 41 27 7 89 225 Calgary 76 38 29 9 85 194 St. Louis 75 36 30 9 81 203 Dallas 75 33 28 14 80 215 Anaheim 74 35 31 8 78 208 Minnesota 75 36 33 6 78 205

or think about my shot. I was just going to let it go if I was open,” Scheyer said. “Just play my game, not worry about just being a spot-up shooter or anything like that. I really want to follow my instincts and not worry about it. Just throw myself into the team, and naturally it just goes in when you’re doing that.”

Indeed, Duke never seems rattled when one of its “Big Three” has an off night. It’s when two of them go cold that the Blue Devils could be in trouble. Fortunately for them, it’s only happened once.

Georgia Tech was the only team this season to hold two of them to single-digit scoring, limiting Singler and Smith to nine points apiece in a 71-67 win two months ago in Duke’s

GA 214 217 187 183 216 210 208 186 236 203 232 237 217 235 250 GA 198 191 195 187 210 197 199 207 193 205 235 226 224

By The Associated Press Monday At Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Va. Lap length: .526 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (19) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 508 laps, 130.9 rating, 195 points.

2. (17) Joey Logano, Toyota, 508, 100.7, 170.

3. (11) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 508, 121.3, 170.

4. (26) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 508, 97.3, 160.

5. (20) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 508, 90.9, 155.

6. (14) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 508, 86.6, 150.

7. (12) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 508, 102.7, 146.

8. (13) Carl Edwards, Ford, 508, 88.9, 142.

9. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 508, 105.1, 138.

10. (4) Greg Biffle, Ford, 508, 71.9, 134.

11. (31) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 508, 66.6, 130.

12. (30) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 508, 72.7, 127.

13. (33) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 508, 65.7, 124.

14. (9) Paul Menard, Ford, 508, 74.1, 121.

15. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 508, 91, 118.

16. (27) David Ragan, Ford, 508, 70.6, 115.

17. (23) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 508, 73.4, 112.

18. (2) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 508, 84.3, 109.

19. (35) David Gilliland, Ford, 508, 51.5, 111.

20. (7) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 508, 118, 108.

21. (16) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 507, 97.1, 105.

22. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 507, 91.6, 97.

23. (6) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 506, 95, 99.

24. (25) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 506, 54.5, 91.

25. (39) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 506, 45.8, 88.

26. (5) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 506, 67.7, 85.

27. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 506, 43.1, 87.

28. (24) David Reutimann, Toyota, 503, 64.9, 79.

29. (29) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 499, 50.4, 76.

30. (15) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 498, 71.6, 73.

31. (32) Kevin Conway, Ford, 498, 33.3, 70.

32. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 496, 41.1, 67.

33. (18) Scott Speed, Toyota, 491, 37.4, 64.

34. (38) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 480, 36.8, 61.

35. (1) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 408, 97.5, 63.

36. (22) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 400, 62.5, 55.

37. (36) David Stremme, Ford, rear gear, 307, 40.9, 52.

38. (21) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, accident, 173, 51.5, 49.

39. (43) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, accident, 67, 32.2, 46.

40. (40) Max Papis, Toyota, brakes, 52, 32.5, 43.

41. (37) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, brakes, 43, 33.5, 40.

42. (42) Dave Blaney, Toyota, overheating, 24, 27.4, 37.

43. (41) Michael McDowell, Toyota, brakes, 19, 29.3, 34.

——— Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 73.180 mph.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 39 minutes, 5 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.670 seconds.

Caution Flags: 13 for 79 laps.

Lead Changes: 24 among 8 drivers.

Lap Leaders: K.Harvick 1-44; D.Gilliland 45; K.Harvick 46-58; J.Gordon 59-81; Ku.Busch 82; J.Gordon 83-129; Ku.Busch 130; J.Gordon 131-139; Ku.Busch 140-148; J.Burton 149-164; M.Martin 165-180; Ku.Busch 181188; M.Martin 189-197; J.Burton 198-229; D.Hamlin 230-236; T.Kvapil 237-238; D.Hamlin 239-249; J.Burton 250-275; D.Hamlin 276306; J.Burton 307-357; D.Hamlin 358-389; J.Burton 390-404; D.Hamlin 405-493; J.Gordon 494-506; D.Hamlin 507-508.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): D.Hamlin, 6 times for 172 laps; J.Burton, 5 times for 140 laps; J.Gordon, 4 times for 92 laps; K.Harvick, 2 times for 57 laps; M.Martin, 2 times for 25 laps; Ku.Busch, 4 times for 19 laps; T.Kvapil, 1 time for 2 laps; D.Gilliland, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson, 898; 2.

G.Biffle, 884; 3. M.Kenseth, 882; 4. K.Harvick, 837; 5. J.Burton, 785; 6. Ku.Busch, 776; 7.

J.Gordon, 773; 8. T.Stewart, 770; 9. C.Bowyer, 747; 10. D.Earnhardt Jr., 739; 11. P.Menard, 735; 12. B.Vickers, 734.

——— NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.

The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

ACC road opener.

Now the Mountaineers will try to get in down against Duke.

West Virginia effectively mixes man-to-man and zone defenses and seems constructed to slow down the Blue Devils.

The Blue Devils have started preparing for West Virginia, but they took a moment to savor what they accomplished.

“We’ve worked really hard, this group, and I think we’ve come a long way since our freshman year,” Scheyer said.

“And to be in a position in the Final Four and contend for a national championship, it means a lot. I don’t know if it’s fully hit me. I’m sure after the year I’ll have a better appreciation. But right now I’m just ecstatic and just really happy to share with all my teammates.”

Features

The Sanford Herald / Tuesday, March 30, 2010 / 6B

DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

Car names suggest that you are what you drive DEAR ABBY: My husband and I had fun coming up with cars that fit with certain professions (Jan. 23). It made a long car ride seem short. Here’s what we came up with: The Greek epic poet Homer would have a Honda Odyssey, and a firefighter a Chevy Blazer. An entomologist would crawl through traffic in his Mitsubishi Spyder.

A meteorologist would drive a Honda Element, an astronomer would have a Mitsubishi Eclipse and an optician a Ford Focus.

Picasso would paint the town in his Nissan Cube, an ornithologist would use a Ford Falcon and his lawyer would drive a Honda Civic.

— MEGAN T., RIDING THE HIGHWAYS IN BELVIDERE, N.J.

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: You will have to deal with emotional issues head on.

There is so much you can accomplish once you clear the air and set the stage for your personal accomplishments. Your quick mind and physical reaction to whatever is going on in your life will keep you ahead of any competition you face. Strive for the best of everything. Your numbers are 5, 9, 16, 24, 32, 38, 42 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t limit the people you deal with and don’t let them stand in your way either. It’s important to recognize what you have to contribute. Someone you need a favor from will reciprocate if you make a gracious gesture.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Listen carefully, so you don’t miss important information about a deal that will influence your future.

Getting all worked up is not the answer. Instead, take notes, ask questions and stick to the rules.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t say no to an invitation that involves children or seniors. You will discover something new that will make a difference to the outcome of a project or goal you are working toward. Keep things simple and work at your own pace.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll face restrictions and added responsibilities at home. Prepare to deal with problems that concern both older and younger family members.

You may find yourself in a no-win situation. Don’t let your personal problems stand in the way of your professional success.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make whatever changes are required to help you feel more comfortable in your surroundings. A workfriendly area will improve your outlook, attitude and ability to get things done.

The more creative you are, the better.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Make choices based

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on what you want to do, not what everyone thinks you should do. A different approach to something you’ve tried before but failed at will give you a new perspective for the future. Your diversity will attract attention and help.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t limit what you can accomplish because you are afraid to tell it like it is. Your input will make the difference between a workable, good relationship and a partnership that fails. An aggressive move on your part will show your ability to take charge.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The more interest you gather, the more options you will have. A sensitive matter should be kept a secret for the time being in order to avoid an emotional scene. Stick close to home and avoid any sort of power struggle.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A chance to make a good investment is within reach. A change in plans due to an unexpected development or responsibility will leave you scrambling. Get together with people who share your interests. Don’t exaggerate.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Don’t take on too much or travel too far.

You can expect to face frustrations and limitations. A love problem will arise that will make you question your current situation. Know the facts before you disagree with someone.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t let old debts drag you down. You need to create a situation that will allow you financial maneuverability. Love is in the stars if you frequent places where you used to enjoy spending time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You don’t have to rush into a personal situation. Moving too fast will lead to uncertainty about your position and your personal status. Don’t feel threatened by what others do when you have just as much to offer.

EAR MEGAN: I’m pleased I was able to make your road trip more enjoyable. Readers, you amaze me!

You put the pedal to the metal and came up with some ingenious responses. My staff and I had a great time reading them. Read on: DEAR ABBY: Stretching my imagination, I envisioned Jacques Cousteau with his Plymouth Barracuda, King Arthur in an Excalibur Phaeton and “Mini-Me” in a Mini Cooper. “Dog the Bounty Hunter” would choose a Mercury Tracer.

And don’t you think Cadillac had Disney villainess “Cruella” in mind when it came out with the “DeVille”?

— WINNI AT THE WHEEL IN L.A.

— EMILIE IN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

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

DEAR ABBY: I work at a correctional facility and had to laugh when I saw the warden drive up in his Ford Escape!

— JAZZY IN WAYNESBORO, TENN. DEAR ABBY: Here’s my suggestion: Clint Eastwood driving a Dodge Magnum with a Magnum Force plate -- no, wait, he can’t have that one because I already do!

— DONNA IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEAR ABBY: How about pairing these names and cars? Astronomer Carl Sagan in a Mercury Comet, decathlon winner Bruce Jenner in his Javelin, Mr. T. in his very own Model T. And finally, Albert Einstein sporting around in -- what else -- a Smart Car. — STEVEN, ALONG FOR THE RIDE IN L.A. DEAR ABBY: I have one: Michael Phelps in his Ford Freestyle.

DEAR ABBY: I submit the following: Keanu Reeves driving a Toyota Matrix, Courteney Cox cruising around in her Mercury Cougar, Dizzy Gillespie in a Dodge Coronet and Thomas Edison in a Chevy Volt. When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t driving around in his Hummer, he’d be using his Ford Flex, and Ben Franklin would drive a Jeep Liberty. Abby, thanks for providing so many funny moments as well as insightful advice.

— GREG IN GLADEWATER, TEXAS DEAR ABBY: If some famous people were alive today, they’d have some interesting choices.

Christopher Columbus might drive a Ford Explorer and Daniel Boone a Mercury Mountaineer.

— TERI IN ORRVILLE, OHIO DEAR ABBY: We’re up to the challenge here in Oregon. A Navy captain driving his PT Cruiser, a housekeeper in her Plymouth Duster and, finally, the local weatherman in his Oldsmobile Toronado.

— DEBBIE IN EUGENE DEAR ABBY: I have the perfect model for the 12 disciples. The Bible says they were all in one Accord.

— JANE RIVERA IN PENNSYLVANIA

ODDS AND ENDS Dog that nursed squirrels is doing OK

MY ANSWER hatched Sunday, with one egg remaining.

The Royals have named the babies Max, Pattison, Austin and Wesley.

OXFORD (AP) — After three baby squirrels lost their tree-home to a chain saw, they found a foster mom in a 4-year-old toy poodle named Pixie.

Dog owner Gail Latta said she tried unsuccessfully to feed the squirrels canned milk. Then the North Carolina woman turned to Pixie, who had recently had her own pups. They had been sold, but Pixie could still nurse. Pixie treated the foster squirrels like her own babies.

After two weeks, the squirrels were old enough to be weaned, and they had to go.

Latta said she learned she might be violating state regulations by keeping wildlife in her home.

Latta said Pixie seemed a little upset when the squirrels were sent Saturday to an animal rehabilitation specialist, but she’s OK. Dog biscuits seemed to help Pixie’s recovery.

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) — A man who has been charged with making a naked dash through a Tennessee supermarket told police he was “bored and didn’t have anything else to do.”

The Kingsport Times-News reports that a man entered an IGA store Friday night, wearing nothing but a face mask, and ran around the aisles.

A police report says officers found the suspect in the bathroom of a nearby Hardee’s restaurant. Employees say he entered the fast food outlet wearing nothing but an orange hooded sweat shirt and asked if anyone could lend him clothes.

An employee gave him a pair of athletic shorts.

Thousands watch as owlets hatch in California yard

Tale of the tape: Robbery suspect duct tapes shoes

SAN MARCOS, Calif. (AP) — A barn owl couple in California has given birth to a family and a fan club.

Two years ago, Carlos and Donna Royal made an owl box, put it on top of a 15-foot pole in their northern San Diego County back yard and hooked up a video camera.

Barn owls Molly and McGee moved into the box in January and started a family.

Since ustream.tv/theowlbox debuted, it’s had more than 3 million hits. More than 17,000 people watched as the first owlet hatched on March 21. A fourth baby owl

MANISTEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Maybe duct tape doesn’t work for everything. Police said an 18-year-old Cadillac man who fastened duct tape to the bottom of his shoes in an attempt to conceal the robbery of a northern Michigan business has been arrested.

Manistee County sheriff officials said the man admitted robbing All Star Pay Day Loans in Manistee Township, about 210 miles northwest of Detroit. He was arrested about 3:35 a.m. Thursday after being spotted by deputies.

SUDOKU

Man cites boredom after arrest on streaking charge

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The objective of the game is to fill all the blank squares in a game with the correct numbers. n Every row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order n Every column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order n Every 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9

Billy Graham Send your queries to “My Answer,” Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc., 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, N.C., 28201

Jesus fulfilled God’s will Q: Why did Jesus deliberately put Himself in harm’s way during His last days?

Why didn’t He withdraw somewhere and be safe, instead of risking His life by going out in public and giving the authorities the opportunity to arrest Him? -- G.F.

A: Jesus had every opportunity to do exactly what you suggested He do: withdraw from public view and go into hiding. And at times He did exactly that (e.g., John 11:54), because it wasn’t yet God’s time for Him to make His final appearances.

But Jesus refused to avoid the terrible events that lay before Him, and at the right time (according to God’s plan) He deliberately went up to Jerusalem to be arrested, put on trial, and condemned to death. He knew in advance this would happen; months before He told His disciples that “the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified” (Matthew 20:18-19).

And yet He still went on, refusing to take an easier path. Why? The reason may be hard for you to understand -- but He did it because this was God’s will for Him. You see, Jesus Christ came into the world for one main reason: to become the final and perfect sacrifice for our sins. We deserve to suffer God’s judgment for our sins -- but on the cross Jesus Christ took upon Himself the judgment we deserve.

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The Sanford Herald / Tuesday, March 30, 2010 /

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DENNIS THE MENACE

Bizarro

GARFIELD

FUNKY WINKERBEAN PEANUTS

BLONDIE

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PICKLES

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MARY WORTH

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8B / Tuesday, March 30, 2010 / The Sanford Herald 001 Legals

001 Legals

Time of Sale: 2:30 p.m.

Place of Sale: Lee County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: Norma Kay Miller Address of Property: 3051 Colon Road

1.61 acre tract shown as Lot 1-8 on map recorded in Plat Cabinet 8, slide 61-B, Lee County Registry.

References to said map in hereby made fore a wore partiular description.

Sanford, NC 27330 Deed of Trust: Book : 613 Page: 736 and re-recorded in Book 674, Page 137 Dated: August 8, 1997 Grantors: Norma Kay Miller Original Beneficiary: BankAmerica Housing Services, a division of Bank of America, FSB

GAS IS EXPENSIVE! Save gas by placing your classified ad from home or from your office.

We accept VISA and Mastercard over the phone. Call 919-708-9000 and ask for Classifieds or send a fax to 919-774-4269. You can also e-mail classifed@sanfordherald.com -

Morgan AM&T EXPANDING OPERATIONS A growing business and major manufacturer of mechanical carbon seals & bearings, has the following positions available immediately: Machinists Machinists for second and/or third shift. Candidates will be responsible for setting up and operating all manual and CNC machine shop equipment.

Candidates must have a machinist diploma or equivalent experience in a machine shop environment. Must be able to read and understand complex blueprints and have a working knowledge of geometry and trigonometry.

Morgan AM&T offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits including hospitalization and major medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, 401(k) and pension. Qualified persons should apply at Morgan AM&T, 504 N. Ashe Ave., Dunn, NC 28334, or mail resume to the same address.

Morgan AM&T is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V.

001 Legals Creditor’s Notice

Along with that septic easement shown by map recorded in plat Cabinet B. Slide 77-r, Lee County Registry, and conveyed to Norma K. Miller by instrument recoreded in Book 606, Page 796, Lee Registry,

Including the following Manufactured Home: Skyline Corp.

1997 Mayfield, 28x48, 54-14-0590-J-B-A

DEPARTMENT OF CONDITIONS OF HOMELAND SESALE: Should the property be pur- CURITY, OFFICE OF chased by a third par- FINES, PENALTIES, ty, that person must AND FORFEITURES, pay the tax of U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECForty-five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dol- TION, CHARLOTTE, NC, March 16, 2010. lars ($100.00) required Notice is hereby givby N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). en that the following property was seized in Sanford, North This sale is Carolina on March 1, made subject to all unpaid taxes and 2010, under the provisuperior liens or en- sions of title 18, United States Code, seccumbrances of record tion 981, for violation and assessments, if of title 18, United any, against the said States Code, section property, and any 1956: recorded leases. This

Having qualified on the 19th day of March, 2010 as Administrator of the Estate of Wesley Shane Owens, deceased, late of Lee County, North Caroli- sale is also subject to na, this is to notify all any applicable county One (1) 2006 Chrysler 300 persons, firms and land transfer tax, and VIN: corporations having the successful third claims against the party bidder shall be 2C3KA43R36H198962 decedent to exhibit required to make pay- (APV. $6,600.00) the same to the ment for any such undersigned on or county land transfer Anyone asserting an before the 25th day of tax. interest and claim to the property must June, 2010 or this file, within twenty notice will be pleaded A cash (20) days from the in bar of their deposit of 5% of the date of first publicarecovery. All persons, purchase price will tion of this notice, a firms, or corporabe required at the tions indebted to the time of the sale. Any claim with the Fines, estate should make successful bidder Penalties, and Forfeitures Officer, Cusimmediate payment. shall be required to This the 23rd day of tender the full toms and Border Protection, 1901 Cross March, 2010. balance of the Beam Drive, Charpurchase price so lotte, N.C., 28217, in Brenda Kelly Tucker, bid in cash or certidefault of which the Administrator of fied check at the time seized property will Estate of Wesley the Substitute Trustbe forfeited as preShane Owens, ee tenders to him a 1400 Cool Springs deed for the property scribed by law. ElizaRoad or attempts to tender beth Sebik, FP&F Officer Sanford, NC 27330 such deed, and should said successful bidder Attorneys: IN THE GENERAL fail to pay the full W. Woods Doster balance purchase COURT OF JUSTICE Staton, Doster, Post, SUPERIOR COURT price so bid at that Silverman & time, he shall remain DIVISION FILE NO. Foushee, PA 10 CVS 86 liable on his bid as P. O. BOX 1320 provided for in North Sanford, NC NOTICE OF SERVCarolina General 27331-1320 ICE BY PUBLICAStatutes Section TION 45-21.30 (d) and (e).

EXECUTOR NOThis sale will be held TICE VALERIE GOLDS open ten (10) days for TON upset bids as HAVING qualified as Plaintiff required by law.

Executor of the estate of Barbara A. vs.

Residential Redding, deceased, real property with late of Lee County, NATHANIEL MORless than 15 rental North Carolina, this RISON units: an order for is to notify all perDefendant possession of the sons having claims property may be isagainst the estate of sued pursuant to G.S. To: said deceased to presNATHANIEL MOR45-21.29 in favor of ent them to the unRISON the dersigned within purchaser and three months from Take notice that a against the party or March 9, 2010 or this parties in possession pleading seeking renotice will be pleaded lief against you has by the clerk of in bar of their recov- superior court of the been filed in the ery. All persons incounty in which the above-entitled action. debted to said estate property is sold. Any The nature of the replease make immedi- person who occupies lief being sought is a ate payment. This 9, follows: Action to the property day of March, 2010.

Quit Title to Lot 5, pursuant to a rental Leslie Redding agreement entered in- Dixie Acres Subdivi404 San Lee Drive to or renewed on or sion, Sanford, NC, alSanford, NC, 27330 after October 1, 2007, so known as 141 SaExecutor/trix bre Drive, Sanford, may, after receiving of the estate of notice of sale, termiNC 27330, as shown Barbara A. Redding nate the rental agreeon plat recorded in (March 9, 16, 23, 30) Plat Cabinet 9, Slide ment upon 10 days' EXECUTOR NOTICE written notice to the 30H, Lee County Registry. You are relandlord. Upon Having qualified as termination of a rentquired to make deExecutor of the estate fense to such pleadal agreement, the of Robert J. Sylvester, ing not later than tenant is liable for deceased, late of Lee rent due under the May 2, 2010 and upon County, North Caroliyour failure to do so rental agreement na, this is to notify all the party seeking prorated to the persons having service against you effective date of the claims against the estermination. will apply to the court tate of said deceased for the relief sought. to present them to the This 19th day of Dated: undersigned within March, 2010 2/3/10 three months from March 30, 2010, or BRADSHAW & this notice will be ROBINSON, LLP pleaded in bar of ____________ Attorney for Plaintiff their recovery. All By: __________________ persons indebted to Nicolas P. Robinson said estate please Post Office Box 607 make immediate payPhilip A. Pittsboro, North Carment. This 30, day of olina 27312 Glass, Substitute March, 2010.

Telephone: 919-542Trustee Doris B. Sylvester 2400 641 Olde Mill Drive Facsimile 919-542-1319 Sanford, NC, 27330 State Bar No. 18464 Nodell, Executor/trix Glass & Haskell, of the estate of L.L.P. Robert J. Sylvester NOTICE OF FORE(3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20) Posted on CLOSURE SALE 3/10/10 NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA LEE COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 10 SP 51 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: April 7, 2010

LEE COUNTY 10 SP 4 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale BEING ALL of that contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Beatrice Evans to The law offiCheck out ces of Daniel A. FulPLLC, Trustee(s), Classified Ads co, dated September 29, 2006, and recorded in Book 01051, Page 0065, EXHIBIT A

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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, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Lee County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Lee County, North Carolina, at 11:45 AM on April 13, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Beginning at a stake in the Eastern line of State Road #1206, a corner of the Janie McKoy lot; and running thence South 44 East 255 feet to an iron stake; thence South 54 degrees 40 minutes West 199.51 feet to an iron stake, a corner of Lester McKoy; thence North 63 degrees 30 minutes West 137.10 feet to an iron stake in the Eastern line of State Road #1206, another Lester McKoy corner; thence as the Eastern line of State Road #1206, North 24 degrees 30 minutes East 261.20 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1 acre, more or less. Said property is commonly known as 157 Hayes Road, Sanford, NC 27330. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Fortyfive Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. 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, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Beatrice Evans. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 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, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. _____________________ ______________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0936484NC Publication Dates: 03/30/2010 & 04/06/2010

Black Dodson & Pekingese Mix Lost 3/23 on Buffalo Lake Road Hwy 27 area.

If found please call.

919-498-3906

L.C Harrell Home Improvement Decks, Porches, Buildings Remodel/Repair, Electrical Interior-Exterior Quality Work Affordable Prices No job Too Small No Job Too Large (919)770-3853

Classified Advertising Call 718-1201 718-1204

Have you seen my kitty cat?

He is tabby gray & white.

Long hair with a big white tip on his tail. 776-1951 Lost 2 Year Old Springer Spaniel Black and White Center Church Road Area REWARD 774-9876

Lost Class ring, white gold from Lee Senior with dance shoe , band instrument and name Candi on it. If found please call STATE OF 919-776-0936

NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DAVIDSON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 10 J 34

Lost Hearing Aid in Sanford on Friday 3/19.

If found please call 774-4770 or 353-5171

140 Found

The Man That Can: Custom Interior Painting, Pressure Washing & A Variety Of Home Repairs. Ask For Chris: 910-703-6765

400 Employment 420 Help Wanted General "Full time/permanent position for High School Graduate with water treatment plant operation and delivery system maintenance. Will train.

Certified in Distribution a plus. Excellent benefits.

Reply to PO Box 13, Goldston, NC 27252"

601 Bargain Bin/ $250 or Less

730 For Rent Apts/Condos

960 Statewide Classifieds

960 Statewide Classifieds

Love Seat & Sofa Very Little Maintenance Needed $80 3 Home Interiors Portraits $50 Each New 919-478-8600

Low Rents: 1 & 2 BR’s Equal Housing Opportunity Woodbridge Apartments 919-774-6125

sociates, Inc., Real Estate Brokers & Auctioneers, Roanoke, VA, 800-551-3588 or www.woltz.com.

chase available. 800-4414271, x NC-100

New XBox 360 Wireless Controller $40, New Ceiling Fan with Light Kit $40, New 2 GB Ipod Shuffle with earphones $40, Like New Digital Drums $50, 3 Panel bronze metal room divider screen $80 708-5135

605 Miscellaneous 27 Road Above Ground Pool, Fully Equipped.

Paid $3,000. Asking $3,000 obo still in warehouse. 499-2538 For Sale Travel Resort of America. $500 plus transfer fees. Dues pd until Aug. 2010 Call: 919-499-1155

HAVING A YARD SALE?

The DEADLINE for FOUND DOG: Jack Russell - looking male dog, white Ads is 2 P.M. w/ brown has a small NOTICE OF Help Want Experienced the day PRIOR black collar.

Found in SERVICE BY Tree Removers with Small to publication.

PUBLICATION Woodbridge area. Please amount of bucket truck exp.

PREPAYMENT IS call Edray at 919-356-0651 353-5782 REQUIRED FOR 919-708-6908.

YARD SALE ADS. Sanford Honda THE SANFORD HERALD, Is in need of a Sales IN THE MATTER OF: Found Sunday Afternoon CLASSIFIED DEPT. Associate Tramway Area 718-1201 or AMANDA RENEE Male Dog White with Black Qualified candidate will be 718-1204 Self Motivated Ears. Short Tail MORALES A Team Player Call Claim 995-5688 660 Career Oriented TO: We will train the Sporting Goods/ GABRIEL MORALES right person.

Health & Fitness and UNKNOWN Found: Small white male Re-application is not dog, Tan Markings.

FATHER, father of necessary.

GOT STUFF? Call to Claim. Found in the above-captioned Contact Stacey Cheek CALL CLASSIFIED! area of Wicker Street. female child born to 919-774-8864 SANFORD HERALD 919-935-2851 Sheila Gwendolyn

Miller on or about August 14, 2000, in High Point, North Carolina, Respondents;

190 Yard Sales Ask about our YARD SALE SPECIAL

TAKE NOTICE 8 lines/2 days* that a pleading $13.50 seeking relief Get a FREE “kit”: against you has been filed in 6 signs, 60 price stickers, 6 arrows, marker, inventory the District Court of sheet, tip sheet!

Davidson County, *Days must be consecutive Lexington, North Carolina in the 200 above-entitled action.

Transportation The nature of the relief is as follows:

210 Vehicles Wanted

Adjudication of the above-captioned Big Boys Junk Cars looking child as a neglected for junk cars. Anywhere juvenile and a from $100 to $200 a car. dependent juvenile.

Call Anytime: 910-391You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than the 3rd day of May, 2010, said date being forty (40) days from first publication of this notice and upon your failure to do so said juvenile will be adjudicated to be a neglected juvenile and a dependent juvenile.

This the 23rd day of March, 2010.

Christopher M. Watford P.O. Box 1067 Lexington, North Carolina 27293-1067 Telephone: (336) 236-3115 Assistant Davidson County Attorney Davidson County Department of Social Services Publication dates: March 23, 2010 March 30, 2010 April 6, 2010

100 Announcements 110 Special Notices WILL MOVE OLD JUNK CARS! BEST PRICES PAID. Call for complete car delivery price.

McLeod’s Auto Crushing.

Day 499-4911.

Night 776-9274.

130 Lost $500 R E W A R D !!!

Missing 2 Dogs Barney is a Golden Retriever & Theo is a black lab chow mix.

Very Friendly Dogs.

Missing March 26th from Hawkins Avenue 919-721-0008

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240 Cars - General

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500 Free Pets 520 Free Dogs 2- six month old lab/pitt mix puppies, male. Need room to play, free to good home. Call 919-353-5193.

Eng Bulldogs AKC & Shots Updated Free To Good Home!

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Free Australian Shepherd 1992 Honda Accord EX New Tires, Timing Belt, and Mix Puppies: 2 Girls/1 Boy 6 weeks old Water Pump. Very Clean.

1st shot given & wormed 242,000 Miles Asking Call: 919-306-3420 $2,600 919-837-9980

1994 Acclaim, 4 cyl., runs good, records avail. $750 235K Call: 919-663-3263

Automobile Policy: Three different automobile ads per household per year at the “Family Rate”. In excess of 3, billing will be at the “Business Rate”.

255 Sport Utilities CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: 2:00 PM DAY BEFORE PUBLICATION. (2:00 pm Friday for Sat/Sun ads). Sanford Herald, Classified Dept., 718-1201 or 718-1204

270 Motorcycles New motorized Cruiser Bike. No License needed.

150 MPG only $450 call 919-718-6135

280 RVs/Campers 2002 sunny brook camper 27ft. Sleeps 6. Great condition, located in Sanford $7,950 (336)266-9172

300 Businesses/Services 340 Landscaping/ Gardening Sloan Hill Small Engine Repair 316 Sloan Ln., Sanford NC 258-6361 or 770-0029 Pickup&Delivery Available Reasonable Rates

Free Weimaraners.

Adult Male & Female Free to Good Home 356-8795

530 Free Animals/Birds Free Big Pot Bellied Pig Need To Give Him Away Quick Call: 919-776-0009

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CLASSIFIED DEPT., 718-1201 or 718-1204.

665 Musical/Radio/TV CLASSIFIED SELLS! “CALL TODAY, SELL TOMORROW” Sanford Herald Classified Dept., 718-1201 or 7181204

675 Pets/Animals *Pets/Animals Policy: Three different (Pet) ads per household per year at the “Family Rate”. In excess of 3, billing will be at the “Business Rate”.

Wheel Hollow Apts.

2BR/1.5BA No Pets $535/month $535/deposit Call:910-528-7505

740 For Rent - Mobile Homes 2BR/1BA MH Western Harnett Area $385/mo No Pets!

Call: 919-478-5069

800 Real Estate 820 Homes *Houses/Mobile Homes/Real Estate Policy: One (house) per household per year at the “Family Rate”.Consecutive different locations/addresses will be billed at the “Business Rate”.

3BR/2BA Fenced In Backyard & Many Recent Upgrades!

Call: 919-770-2061

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call 919-733-7996 (N.C. Human Relations Commission).

830 Mobile Homes

2 Female 1 Male Chihuahua Born 1/8/10 Parents on primeses $100 each 919-499-7774 Leave Message

CLASSIFIED LINE AD DEADLINE:

680 Farm Produce

DAY BEFORE PUBLICATION. (2:00

You want the best salad in town? Come to the B&B Market! Fresh Turnip & Mustard Greens, Creasy, Collards, Side Meat & Ham Hocks. 775-3032

695 Wanted to Buy Looking to purchase small timber tracts.

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