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Senate hopeful speaks to Dems Cal Cunningham tells local convention he can win in November By JONATHAN OWENS owens@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — If U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is a safe incumbent in this year’s election, someone forgot to tell Cal Cunningham. Cunningham, a Democrat from Davidson County who is seeking his party’s nomination in the May primary to face Burr in the fall, told his fellow Cunningham Dems at the Lee County Democratic Party convention Saturday morning at the Lee County Courthouse that he has the best resume and plan to defeat the Republican in November. An Iraq war veteran and former N.C. Senator, Cunningham is locked in a tight race for the party’s nomination with current N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, Durham Attorney Ken Lewis and several other Democrats who have made less noise during the primary race. A March poll conducted by Public Policy Polling showed Cunningham just four points behind Marshall among likely Democratic primary voters, closing a 17-point gap from a month earlier. Since the March poll, he has also gained an endorsement from the Sierra Club and launched a series of television ads aimed at Burr. Pointing to his prior history as

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Austin Harris, 6, enjoys a spin on a ride at Broadway Our Way festival on Saturday.

Broadway shines again with big turnout for second street fair By BILLY BALL

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BROADWAY — “Who needs MTV?” said frontwoman Sonya Stead of Sweet Potato Pie, the North Carolina band churning up a blugrass storm at Saturday’s Broadway Our Way festival. “We’ve got our own dancers here.” Stead was talking about the fancy footwork of Broadway residents Bud Patterson and James Annis, two men who cut a ferocious rug with an impromptu Southern jig during the band’s country-soul performance Saturday morning in downtown Broadway. Dozens of onlookers clapped and cheered for the dance-off by Patterson and Annis, both of whom danced like they were walking on hot

See more photos from Saturday’s second Broadway Our Way Festival Page 6A When it comes to barbecue in Broadway, the recipes are a secret Page 7A

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Musicians jam out in the N.C. Veterans Memorial in Broadway. coals. “I been dancing since I was this high,” Annis said, holding his hand at knee-level. “I hate to see good music go to waste.”

For Patterson, a local man who learned music and dance at a young age, he just had to move to Sweet Potato Pie’s music. “I was just born with it,”

Patterson said. Such was the spirit at Saturday’s second annual Broadway Our Way, which filled the small town’s streets with hundreds of excited festival-goers. “More fun than a day in New York City,” reads the event’s tag line. One thing’s for sure: It’s hard to find

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SUNDAYQUICKREAD

ELECTION 2010: LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

SPORTS

Akinosho pushes achievement Pastor would like more parental involvement By CAITLIN MULLEN

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STELLAR PITCHING LEADING CAVS TO SUCCESS ON THE DIAMOND Every good baseball team starts with its pitching. The Southern Lee Cavaliers have shown why of late, with a three-man rotation of Tyler Appling, Andrew McNeill and Walt Podruchny that went 3-0 this past week and allowed just one run Page 1B

Vol. 80, No. 90 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

SANFORD — Mark Akinosho and his wife Caroline consider themselves supportive parents, and they’d like to see more parents become involved in their child’s education. The couple’s four children — financial adviser Matthew and engineer Mark Jr., along with Kitan, a student at Princeton studying engineering, and Joseph, a sophomore at Lee County High School — are all successful students, he said. All have gone through Lee County Schools. “They call Sanford home,” Akinosho said. It takes extra work, he said, but

HAPPENING TODAY n The Heart of Carolina Jazz Society presents “Jazz Encounters Classical Music” at 3 p.m. at the Temple Theatre in Sanford. Tickets are $15 adults and $5 students/children.

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Throughout the week, The Herald will profile (in alphabetical order) the seven candidates vying for three open seats on the Lee County Board of Education. The schedule: o Today: Mark Akinosho o Tuesday: Dana Wicker Atkins o Wednesday: John Bonardi o Thursday: Shannon Gurwitch o Friday: Kim Lilley o Saturday: Ellen Mangum o Sunday: Linda Smith

getting involved in a child’s education is meaningful. He hopes to bring that point of view to the Lee

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Local business owner and pastor Mark Akinosho is seeking a seat on the school board for the second time.

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OBITUARIES

ON THE STREET

Sanford: Sequoya Graham, 20; Sammuel Ishmael, 24; Ralph Lamparter, 78 Broadway: Joseph Dean, 82 Greensboro: Mary Glass, 82

Two popular business locations are reopening under new ownership this week

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On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

MONDAY n The Sanford City Council will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. in the West End Conference Room at the City Municipal Building, located at 225 E. Weatherspoon St., Sanford, to discuss the Lee County Board of Commissioners’ suggestions to modify the Lee County Economic Development Corporation. n The Lee County Board of Commissioners and Lee County Board of Education will hold a joint meeting at 4 p.m. to discuss the Lee Senior High School renovation project. The meeting will be held in the Wicker Conference Room, First Floor, Lee County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford. n The Lee County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford. n The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the District Courtroom in Pittsboro. n The Harnett County Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. in Lillington.

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Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Maxine Measamer, David Chalmers, Jesse Chalmers, Theodora P. Sanders, Maria Ezabel Ramon, Erik Shinya Swartz, Darryl Knight, Jenny King, Nasiriyah Arshareah Arzate, Ashley Nicole Darroch, Amanda Thomas Hart, Doris Rosser, Billy McSwain, Darryl Williams, Yolanda Goldston, Hubert L. Stacker and Dwight Morgan Jr. And to those celebrating Monday, especially Tonisha Carmichael, Iesha Carmichael, John R. Davis, Avery Laurel Murchison, Kristi D. Willett Oldham, Amber D. Williams, Hailey Elizabeth Rhodes, Veronica Washington, Elizabeth Hill, Brenan Erick Canipe, Yaire Sotelo, Nancy Oldham, Elsie Freeman, Jeffrey Arnette, Adrian Roberson, Vivian Beeman, James E. Hooker, Polly Sharpe, Carrie E. Davis, Cecil Woodard, Kate Sawaya, Gwen Thompson and Ja’Kira Marie Jacobs. CELEBRITIES: Actress Hayley Mills is 64. Actor James Woods is 63. Actor Rick Moranis is 57. Actor Eric Roberts is 54. Talk show host Conan O’Brien is 47. Actress Maria Bello is 43. Actress Melissa Joan Hart is 34. Actor Sean Maguire is 34. Actress America Ferrera is 26. Actress Alia Shawkat is 21.

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n The Heart of Carolina Jazz Society presents “Jazz Encounters Classical Music” at 3 p.m. at the Temple Theatre in Sanford. Tickets are $15 adults and $5 students/ children. n Central Carolina Community College theater students and community members present “Working, A Musical,” a show based on an oral history of workers by author Studs Terkel. The show starts at 2 p.m. at Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsborough St., Pittsboro. Tickets available at the college’s Chatham County Campus and at www. brownpapertickets.com. Tickets are $12 and seating is limited. The show is not for children under age 12. n More than 50 pottery shops in the Seagrove area will hold kiln openings and special demonstrations as part of the Celebration of Seagrove Potters spring event.

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n The Kiwanis Club of Lee County will hold its annual hot dog supper from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Southern Lee High School, at the Southern Lee vs. Douglas Byrd baseball game. The $5 donation includes two hot dogs, chips, dessert and soft drink. Tickets available at the supper. n N.C. Cooperative Extension and the Lee County Environmental Health Department will sponsor SERVSAFE®Serving Safe Food seminar April 19-21 and 26-28 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Farm Bureau Auditorium at the McSwain Extension Education Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford. Enrollment is limited to 25 participants. For additional information, contact N.C. Cooperative Extension at 775-5624 or Lee County Environment Health at 718-4641.

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n The Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance will hold its annual spring festival. The festival will feature more than 50 bands and performers on two big outdoor stages, a large dance tent and an intimate cabaret tent. Located on 72 farmland acres at 1439 Henderson Tanyard Road in Silk Hope, North Carolina, just down the road from Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Durham, Burlington and Greensboro. The festival also features local crafts, food, various children’s activities, environmental sustainability workshops and more.

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This day in history: On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Mass., warning American colonists that the British were coming. In 1906, a devastating earthquake struck San Francisco, followed by raging fires; estimates of the final death toll range between 3,000 and 6,000. In 1910, suffragists showed up at the U.S. Capitol with half a million signatures on petitions demanding that women receive the right to vote. In 1934, the first laundromat (called a “washateria”) opened, in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1942, an air squadron from the USS Hornet led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle raided Tokyo and other Japanese cities. In 1945, famed American war correspondent Ernie Pyle, 44, was killed by Japanese gunfire on the Pacific island of Ie Shima, off Okinawa. In 1978, the Senate approved the Panama Canal Treaty, providing for the complete turnover of control of the waterway to Panama on the last day of 1999.

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Patriot Park anchor breaks ground

SANFORD — The Lee County Agriculture Advisory Board will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Family and Consumer Sciences Laboratory at the McSwain Extension Education and Agriculture Center, located at 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford. The 2009-2010 Advisory Board members are Donald Nicholson (Chairman), Jerry Lemmond (Vice Chairman), Barbara Alphin, Worth Pickard, John Edward Angel, Tony Ragan, Jane Barringer, George Wayne Watson, Thomas Boerger, George Wilberg, La-Verne Joyner and Wayne Yarborough. Minutes of previous meeting are posted on the web at http:// lee.ces.ncsu.edu/. Click on Voluntary Agriculture District link on left top of page. For information about the meeting, contact Nicholson at (919) 498-0504 or don. nicholson@ncagr.gov,

FORT BRAGG (MCT) — Flags, retired brass, elected officials and young musicians belting out patriotic music were out in force this morning for a groundbreaking ceremony that officially launched construction of a new headquarters for The Logistics Co. Inc. That government contractor’s new headquarters will serve as an anchor for Patriot Park — a multi-use development which is set to include office space and single- and multi-family homes along Andrews Road near Pine Forest High School. Co-founded in 1996 by Larry Walsh, a former warrant officer at Fort Bragg, The Logistics Co. (also known as TLC) started with five employees and one contract and today has 900 employees around the world and annual revenues of about $77 million. “Everybody talks about BRAC and what BRAC’s going to bring,� said retired Gen. James J. Lindsay, who spoke at the event. “Well, Larry Walsh has already delivered. “It’s here,� Walsh added. “It’s here now. It’s doing great. We’re all grateful to you for what you’re doing and proud of you.� TLC will occupy the top two floors of an $8 million, 46,000-square-foot building. The employees who work there will be responsible for overseeing the company’s global operations. The bottom floor of the building will be available for lease.

— From staff reports

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Mayor proclaims Lions Week

SANFORD — Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive recently proclaimed April 11-17 as Lions Week in Sanford. The North Carolina Lions Foundation is the largest nongovernmental provider of programs and services to blind an visually impaired citizens. Helen Keller addressed the N.C. General Assembly in March 1935 on behalf of the Lions to create a commission for the blind, which the GA created later that year.

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n Caren Stewart, 48, reported Friday she was a victim of harassment at 1408 S. Horner Blvd. n Pinnacle Fire Systems was a victim of theft from vehicle on Friday. n Jimmy Thompson, 67, reported Friday he was a victim of theft from vehicle at 212 Jamestown Dr., Sanford. n Raymond Smith, 67, reported Friday he was a victim of damage to property at 704 Wall St., Sanford. n Dollar General was a victim of larceny-shoplifting at 2461 Hawkins Ave. Friday. n Donna McNair, 40, reported Friday she was a victim of larceny at 102 E. Humber St. n Allison Frie, 27, reported Friday she was a victim of larceny at 2044 Fairview Lane. n Jose Jamie Munoz, 57, was a victim of fraud at 630 Matthews St., Sanford, Friday. n Phillip Bray, 51, was a victim of larceny at 302 W. Raleigh St. Friday. n Gary Smith, 49, was a victim of license plate theft at 2219 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Sanford, Friday. n Virginia Soriano, 30, was a victim of larceny at 1604 Broadway Rd., Sanford, Friday. n Veronica Arriaga, 35, was a victim of damage to property at 50 Thornwood Ct., Sanford, Friday. n Tanika Benjamin, 20,

was charged with failure to return rental property with purchase option at 199 N. Fifth St., Saturday. n Lerverne Simmons, 30, was charged with failure to return rental property with purchase option at 103 Fox Ridge Dr., Saturday.

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SANFORD — Four Central Carolina Community College Phi Beta Lambda Club members brought home first-place awards from competitive events at the North Carolina State PBL Leadership Conference April 8-10 in Charlotte. Twelve CCCC Phi Beta Lambda members attended the event. Among them, they earned an additional 10 place awards. Seven qualified to compete in the national conference, to be held in July in Nashville, Tenn. About 300 PBL members from 35 North Carolina community colleges and universities attended the Charlotte conference. Phi Beta Lambda is the national organization for students in post-secondary schools and colleges who are enrolled in business, office, and business education programs. PBL is an integral part of the instructional program and promotes civic and personal responsibility. There are 41 active PBL chapters in North Carolina. State Conference winners from Central Carolina Community College are: Melvin Smith – First Place, Business Ethics and Marketing Concepts; Alex Benitez and Kevin Hutchinson – First Place, Small Business Management Plan; Shirley Rijkse – First Place, HR Management, and Third Place, Accounting Principles; Tanya Haislip – Second Place, Accounting for Professionals; Nick Wicker – Second Place, Contemporary Sports Issues; Cheryl Reynolds – Third

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I WANT TO LEASE YOUR OIL AND GAS RIGHTS IN THE SANFORD TRIASSIC BASIN. PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE YOU LEASE! My name is Charles Roberts and I have recently founded The Old North State Energy Company, LLC in Sanford. I am putting together, for exploration drilling, a large block of acreage in the Sanford Triassic Basin, and we are currently leasing all tracts of 25 acres or more situated in the Pocket and West Sanford Townships. Please allow me to tell you a little about myself. I was born and raised in Lemon Springs and still have family there and in Sanford. I attended Greenwood School. After graduating in 1974, I received a B.S. in Geology from Campbell College (1978) and subsequently a M.S. in Geology from N.C. State University (1980). I moved to New Orleans, Louisiana in 1980 and worked as a lead exploration geologist for a major oil company, Amoco. In fact, I was there when much of this acreage was leased by Amoco in 1981. I have founded, run and managed my own oil and gas exploration and production companies in New Orleans for the past 25 years and have oil and gas exploration experience in numerous basins across the U.S. and in China. I am personally credited with the ďŹ nding of over 500,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas equivalents and consequently am known by my peers as an “oil ďŹ nderâ€?. This is a gift. Regardless of these successes, and no matter the distance from Lemon Springs and Sanford, Lee County has always proudly been my home. I have family and friends here and have always carried my home in my heart. Lee County is where I was born and raised and it is where I will be buried. The oil and gas potential of the Sanford, Triassic Basin has interested me since my college days. In fact, I am certain that the drilling of the Chevron well (1974), near Cumnock, inuenced my career choice. Recently, I felt “ledâ€? (some would say compelled) to revisit the oil and gas potential of the Sanford Basin; this, in light of new drilling and completion technology that may unlock the unconventional resources of the Sanford Basin. On a recent visit, I explored / revisited this potential in great detail and have decided that this basin, my home, will be my next oil and gas project. Why the Sanford Basin when other equally attractive oil and gas opportunities are available? First, I believe in the potential and secondly, because it is home and the people and land here are in my blood and dear to me. This Sanford Basin Project brings me full circle in my 30 year oil and gas career. It has brought me home! There are many obstacles to full realization of our goals, on both the legislative (current NC oil and gas regulations) and infrastructure (lack of pipelines and drilling support services) fronts. All of these may be overcome! First, however, we need to put together the approximately 25,000 acres needed to make the project a reality. I need your oil and gas lease and am offering fair and competitive terms for your lease. Additionally, and as a means of giving back to the community, for each oil and gas lease which The Old North State Energy Company, LLC is granted, we will give / assign 0.50% of all future oil and gas revenue produced from and attributed to your Old North State Energy lease to the non-proďŹ t and charitable organization (up to two) of your choosing in Lee County; this, so that others may beneďŹ t. I have opened an ofďŹ ce at 112 Hawkins Avenue, in Sanford, and I may be contacted at 919-935-4863 or emailed at OilďŹ nder@charter.net. Please give me a call or email me to discuss an oil and gas lease on your property in the Pocket or West Sanford Townships. I am happy to meet with you personally to discuss my vision of this potential and your oil and gas lease. I look forward to hearing from each of you and until then pray that God will bless all of your paths. Sincerely, Charles C. Roberts, Petroleum Geologist Managing Member, The Old North State Energy Company, LLC

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4A / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / The Sanford Herald OBITUARIES Charles Gillis

PITTSBORO — Charles A. “Chuck� Gillis, 82, died Monday (4/12/10) at The Arbor at Galloway Ridge of Pittsboro. He had prostate cancer for 16 years. He was born in 1927 in Bayonne, N.J., son of the late Charles and Aleta Gillis. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, class of 1948, where he majored in industrial psychology and met his wife of nearly 60 years, Pauline Martin Gillis. He lived in Pompton Plains, N.J., and was director of compensation and benefits administration for Lever Brothers Company in New York until his retirement in 1988. He moved to Ocean City, N.J., in 1988. He served as a member of the Cape May County New Jersey Mosquito Extermination Committee and the Ocean City, N.J., Utility Advisory Commission in the 1990s, and was elected Republican committeeman for the 3rd district of Ocean City’s 4th ward. In 2004, he and his wife moved to Pittsboro, where

they had been residents of Galloway Ridge. He is survived by his wife, Pauline Martin Gillis; children, Chuck Gillis and wife Jennifer of Pittsboro, Bill Gillis of Denver, Colo., Martha Gillis Crawley and husband John of Jacksonville, Nancy Gillis Faulstick and husband Ted of Nazareth, Pa. and Susan Gillis Vogel and husband Scott of Glen Ridge, N.J.; siblings, Aleta Gillis Puskar and Sister Mary Laetitia, both of Pennsylvania; and nine grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Julia Catholic Church in Siler City. Condolences may be made at www.hallwynne. com. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Julia Food Pantry, c/o St. Julia Catholic Church, 210 Harold Hart Road, Siler City, N.C. Arrangements are by Hall-Wynne Funeral Home of Pittsboro.

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FAYETTEVILLE (MCT) — Cumberland County Board of Commissioners Chairman Billy King will get his jail summit. County Manager James Martin’s office announced Thursday that county and state officials have been invited to gather April 30 to discuss the county’s congested 568-bed jail. “We are scheduling this summit to bring interested parties together for a meaningful conversation,� King said in a news release. The summit is to run

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a candidate for the state senate, Cunningham implored local Dems to side with him on May 4. “I won a state senate seat in a district that voted 60 percent for George Bush. That same race I won 55 percent of the vote,� he said. “I know how to win tough elections. I need you in this campaign. This is the campaign that can beat Richard Burr.� He pointed to Burr’s reputation as a partyline voter as proof that he is beatable. “He said he voted with George Bush 96 percent of the time because that was how often Bush was right,� he said to laughter from the crowd. “It’s time to replace him and put this senate seat back to work.� And those votes, he said, set into motion the financial crisis that has led to the worst recession in decades. “They were telling us that we were flying high,� he said of the Republicans. “But we weren’t flying, we were falling. And the crater that was created when we crashed is something that I plan to work with the current administration to fix. “It is pivotal that we move forward and not let the tea parties set us back,� he added. The stop in Lee County was part of the Cunningham campaign’s “County Convention Blitz� on Saturday, in which Cunningham and supporters visited 46 county Democratic conventions to spread his message. After the speech, Cunningham said his mission in the campaign was to “remind Democrats that elections matter,� and to prove that he was “focused like a laser on jobs.� “We are in a tough economic mess that we didn’t get into overnight,� he said. “My number one priority if elected will the economy and jobs, and I have a

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Expected summit speakers include District Attorney Ed Grannis, county Chief District Court Judge Beth Keever and criminal justice experts. Among those invited are representatives from the sheriff’s office and local courts; police in Fayetteville, Hope Mills, Spring Lake and Stedman; commissioners from Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson and Scotland counties; and state Correction Secretary Alvin Keller.

detailed plan for job creation. I think voters can appreciate that.� If elected, Cunningham would be the first veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the U.S. Senate. He has won the endorsement of Gen. Wesley Clark and other notable Democratic veterans, and said he planned to fight hard for military families as well. He also said he would “embrace the president in the campaign,� and not shy away from the health care debate either. “I think (Obama) is doing a good job under the circumstances,� he said. “I think there are certainly some things I would have done differently and would like to improve (in the health care reform package recently signed by Obama). But it was an important first step.�

convention. Calling his speech more of a “casual conversation,� he touted the recent passage of the HIRING Act, which included portions of a bill he proposed that gives tax credits to businesses that create jobs, to the party loyalists. He said it was an important component to the country’s economic recovery. “The priority of our party is the priorities of our families,� he said. “We have stopped the bleeding but we still have a ways to go.� He also said his affirmative vote on health care reform was an “opportunity to really make a difference� on an issue that affected so many people. “We are the party of the New Deal, the party of civil rights...and now the party of health care,� he said. “That’s why you are Democrats. Thank you for caring. I’m proud of you.�

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County Board of Education. He, Shannon Gurwitch and Kimberly Lilley are running on a similar platform. “If the parents are not interested in it, you won’t get the kids interested in it,� he said. Akinosho is a pastor at True Bread Fellowship Church in Lemon Springs and owns and operates M&C Laundromat and Cleaners on Tramway Road. He ran for school board once before and thought he had a good showing. He decided to try again, he said, because the issues he ran on previously have not gone away. “For the love of these kids, it’s all too important for someone to speak for these kids,� Akinosho said. He wants to push student achievement because “it’s not been pushed hard enough,� he said. He’s hoping to see the board and LCS tackle to dropout rate as well. “When they get to middle school, the trend starts,� he said. By

eighth grade, parental support and involvement plays a big part in a student’s success in graduation. “I want us to have an open forum where we can discuss our education in Lee County,� he said. He said he’d even like to see suggestion boxes in schools. “I’m going to advocate transparency,� he said. In the same vein as Tramway Elementary, Akinosho said he’d like to see more year-round schools, starting with a middle and high school. He wants to see a greater number of students benefit from the resource and AIG classes. “I believe in fairness,� he said. “Only a few students are having an appropriate school education in a public school.� More discussion at board meetings is another item on Akinosho’s list. He’s a fan of asking questions in finding the right answers. “Ask questions, the right question. It doesn’t mean that you won’t get along but you just want to know why we

do this,� he said. Currently, he believes the board accepts what an individual committee suggests at face value. “Whatever the committee brings to them, ‘Let’s vote on it and get out of there,’� he said. “We need more discussion. I’m a team player but I want to know why I need to do what I should do. It’s not a lack of trust in each other, but you should have more discussion. It’s the professional thing to do.� Akinosho doesn’t believe being born and bred in Sanford makes for the perfect school board candidate. He is a native of Nigeria but knows he can contribute to the board. “You can be born somewhere else but still have ideas that will benefit this community,� he said. “We all want our community to be better.� His education in various parts of the world benefits him as a candidate, too, he said. “I have seen how the education system works and we need different types of thinking,� he said.

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Gray Dickens (right) serves up a plate of BBQ to Thesley Byrd during the BBQ cook-off at Broadway Our Way on Saturday.

Secret recipes highlight barbecue cook-off By BILLY BALL bball@sanfordherald.com

BROADWAY — When Sanford resident Don Buie died, he passed on his secret barbecue recipe to son-in-law Chris Simpson. True to Buie’s wishes, Simpson wasn’t giving it away as he ladled out the precious pork at a barbecue cookoff Saturday at the Broadway Our Way festival. “If he told you, he’d have to shoot you,� Simpson said. Simpson and the “Smokehouse Gang� made up one of a handful of teams competing in the cookoff, a holdover from the street party’s inaugural celebration in downtown Broadway last year. Judges and the public sampled the teams’ wares, settling on the best of the best Saturday afternoon.

When it comes to barbecue, North Carolinians are particular. Cooks will swear over their vinegar-heavy eastern North Carolina recipes or the ketchupbased sauce of western North Carolina. Buie’s sauce, according to Simpson, is a mixture of the two, combining vinegar and ketchup for one delicious combination. Oh yeah, one more thing. The pig has to be cooked a certain way, Simpson said. “They say it’s not barbecue if it’s not cooked on coal or wood,� he said. “If it’s cooked on gas, it’s just smoked pork.� Fair enough. Many of the contestants in Saturday’s cook-off assimilated western and eastern recipes. Broadway resident Larry Godwin of the “Porky’s Place� team said

he came up with his mild, vinegar sauce through a painstaking trial and error process. Godwin’s family were the tastetesters that settled on the sauce he served up Saturday. According to Godwin, the sauce is what makes the barbecue sink or swim. “We don’t tell our secrets,� he said with a laugh. Gray Dickens of Sanford was proud of his concoction, boasting loudly to anyone who would listen Saturday. “Best you’ve had in your life,� Dickens said. Dickens said he created his recipe with little planning. The spicy combination of vinegar, ketchup and “ a whole lot of cayenne pepper� just came to Dickens’ head, he said. “This is the way old Southern people eat it,� Dickens said.

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

SUNDAY THUMBS THUMBS UP: BROADWAY Saturday was a beautiful day for the second Broadway Our Way Festival that included a variety of fun events that was sure to captivate and entertain the many people who turned out for this festive occasion. Festival organizers promoted the event as saying, “More Fun Than A Day In NYC.” In some respects, they must be right. This festival had the charm that could only take place in a small-town location, such as the legendary Mayberry of the Andy Griffith Show fame. While those

who had the opportunity to visit and experience the festival were the ones who had the real treat, it’s those who live in Broadway and who organized this wonderful event that deserves much thanks for allowing others to have a special glimpse into the good life of Broadway living.

THUMBS UP: POLLY BOULDIN Polly Bouldin, who serves as Central Carolina Community College’s West Harnett Center site supervisor, has been honored by being named the North Carolina Association of

Educational Office Professionals’ Educational Office Professional of the Year. “What an honor and a privilege to represent all office professionals across the state, especially District 7 and Central Carolina Community College,” she says. It is an honor for Ms. Bouldin, and for the community college.

THUMBS UP: LOCAL SUBCONTRACTORS Much of the work to be done for the Lee County High School renovation project will be locally based, which is only fitting given that the school probably educated most of the workers who will do that work. Along with Sanford-based American South General Contractor, which won the overall project, Cooper Mechanical of Sanford will handle mechanical aspects of the job and P.R. Faulk Electric Co. of

Sanford will cover electric. Several other local subcontractors have bid for other work but a decision has yet to be made on some of those projects. That’s a good thing for our local economy. Because local workers will be hired to complete the work, much of the money generated by the quarter-cent sales tax increase voted in to pay for the project will be recirculated back into our residents’ pockets. We are disappointed that American South’s bid price of $20,479,000 was almost $1 million more than local officials anticipated, though. But predicting the economy is a lot like predicting the weather — nearly impossible.

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RE: SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CUT $49 MILLION FROM BUDGET Last year, state employees each lost hundreds of dollars in pay because of enforced furloughs and deductions due to a lack of money in the state budget. Now we read that Lee County schools must cut $4.5 million from their next fiscal year budget with a loss of jobs and services. An inconvenient truth that no politician dare mention because he wants the votes when an amnesty bill is passed: North Carolina spends $1 billion a year to educate the children of illegal immigrants, $49 million in medical services and $39 million to incarcerate illegal aliens convicted of crimes. Do the math. — lodestar

RE: LCHS FIX TO BENEFIT LOCAL ECONOMY Is it too early to say “I told you so”? Part of the story for raising the sales tax for this $19.5 million project was that they could get a good deal on construction costs. Five months later the bids come in at just less than $20.5 million. A million dollars, or 5 percent more. Did the BOE and the BOC “low ball” the taxpayers to get approval or were they misled by the ArchitectHite Associates P.C. whose business is knowing construction costs? What the heck, it is only a million dollars of tax payer’s money we can always get more. The recession is over for Mr. Myles “but overall, prices are still quite a bit lower.” Lower than what? — Townsend

RE: CANDIDATES VYING FOR SCHOOL BOARD SQUARE OFF AT FORUM I find it kind of ironic that people are calling for more parental involvement, yet where were the parents during the forum? I wanted to attend but already had another commitment. However, it’s hard for me to gauge who is best for the board based solely on the answers reported. More time is needed. What I see potentially happening is Lee County having a board similar to that of Wake County. Complete chaos with two groups of diametrically opposed views on how the board should function. — don’tknow

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e sure have been making a big deal out of our dropout rates the past few weeks. After a few years of vast improvement, Lee County Schools saw an increase in its rate this past year, and it’s made for interesting political fodder for the challengers looking to unseat a few members of the Board of Education. All seven candidates have made the case that a low dropout rate (and high graduation Billy Liggett rate) is one of the key factors in determining Sanford Herald Editor the success of a school district. Two candiContact Billy Liggett by e-mail at dates — during the recent election forum hosted by The Herald — even went as far as bliggett@sanfordherald.com grading the work of the current board on equal footing with the graduation rate (70 prepare our students for those state tests the percent). The graduation rate is different government cares so much about? from the dropout rate in that it measures Why make school hard at all? how many students began as freshmen in My solution is this – yes, keep track of our the district and ended as seniors four years dropout rates, but also develop a new fancy later (in other words, several factors affect number that tracks the success rate of the this number, not just “drop students who graduate outs”). from our wonderful counMy solution is this — yes, The numbers are ty. How many went on to keep track of our dropout enough to provide a four-year universities? rates, but also develop a migraine, but you can How many succeeded at understand why they’re new fancy number that these universities? What used during an election was their GPAs beyond tracks the success rate of … people relate to numtheir four years here? the students who gradubers better than they do What were their incomes ate from our wonderful policies and philosophies, 10 years later? How many county. How many went and when somebody says went on to compete in our graduation rate sits at on to four-year universia national reality dance a mere 70 percent, well, show? ties? How many succeeded it’s certainly a call to arms, Sure, this is far more at these universities? What right? difficult to track than was their GPAs beyond Or is it? the dropout rate, but as their four years here? What Sometimes I think twice a parent, these are the about writing my opinion were their incomes 10 years questions I want to know out of fear some will think the answers to. In other later? How many went on I’m insane, and this is cerwords, I’m not going to let to compete in a national tainly one of those cases. my daughter drop out of reality dance show? But I’ll do it anyway … school, because that’s my Is a bad dropout rate responsibility as a parent. really that big of a deal? What I want to know, If only 70 percent of our freshmen finish however, is if Lee County Schools is going to here, is that enough for me to pull the plug not only prepare her for the next step, but on my 6-month-old daughter’s chances of will also do all it can to guide her toward that ever attending a public school in Lee County? next step. I say “no” to both of those questions. And, Do I know how Lee County ranks in this well, here’s why. new equation? I don’t have a clue, but I have The argument is that a poor dropout rate a feeling these are the answers the majority is enough to keep residents away from our of local parents — parents who’ll allow their district. The argument is businesses care children to drop out over their dead bodies about this number because they want to at— seek. tract employees who feel good about sending I’m not belittling the importance of maintheir children to our school district. taining a good dropout rate, and I like it that If that’s the thinking, then why don’t we our district is striving to keep students in just make every class “The History of Televischool. But this isn’t what most of the voters sion,” and make it a cinch to graduate from care about … and it sure the heck shouldn’t Lee County Schools? More realistically, why be what’s driving the debate in the current don’t we just drop everything and simply school board race.

Letters to the Editor Know the rules of the road when it comes to dealing with cyclists on highways To the Editor:

Share the road. It is that time of year where the second annual 5k walk/run and the third annual bicycle criterium are on the schedule for downtown Sanford for Sunday, April 25. With those events, and particularly the criterium in mind, I feel it is time for me to remind everyone that with the warmer weather, more people will be riding bicycles on the streets and roads in Sanford and Lee County. I would like to also remind everyone that bicyclists have the same rights and responsibilities on the roads and streets as any motorized vehicle. In all 50 states, a bicycle is considered a vehicle, but too many people — law enforcement personnel included — are not familiar with the laws as they relate to bicycles. A few of the laws as they pertain to bicycles are worth mentioning. First, a bicyclist is not required to ride strictly on the right side of the road, but they are encouraged to do so in order for cars approaching from behind to see what might lie ahead of the biker. In reality, a bicyclist can ride anywhere within the lane and many times will be in the middle of the lane at a stop sign or traffic light, or to the left side of the lane if preparing to turn left. Secondly, when approaching a bicyclist from behind, a vehicle operator should remember that if there are vehicles approaching from the other side, from in front of the biker, then the operator must wait until there is sufficient room to pass the biker. Too often, vehicles come up behind a biker and continue to pass when there are approaching vehicles. If you wouldn’t pass a car or truck in a similar situation, then do not pass the biker. When passing a bicyclist give them plenty of room just as you would a motor vehicle. And lastly, when a bicyclist is signaling a turn using standard hand and arm signals, the bicyclist is not waving to passing cars. This happens to me quite frequently, and I do find it somewhat amusing and often work a return wave in to my signal. Also be aware that a bicyclist is not required to signal a turn if doing so would put the rider in any danger for any reason. For more information on bicycling rules I refer you to the Driver’s Handbook available online at the NCDOT Web site. The North Carolina Driver’s Handbook has an entire section devoted to bicycles, bicyclists’ rights and responsibilities, and how motorists should behave. Let’s all share the streets and roads. JOE WILD Sanford

Readers wants to see politicians engaged before they decide to run for office To the Editor:

It is election time once again and if you haven’t noticed, the bright colorful signs are popping up like wildflowers all over the city of Sanford. It never ceases to amaze me how we never see some of these many familiar or unfamiliar faces until they need our hard earned votes. I would like to see them out in the public eye smiling, shaking hands and addressing our issues and concerns long before and long after they run for any office and potentially get elected or re-elected. Are politics now about who has the most money to elevate a fluffy feel-good platform of popularity? It is time to get away from this philosophy of “business as usual” as we embrace these words results only. I want to look my candidates in the eyes and still firmly shake a steady hand while listening to what they have to say or actually plan to do. When my votes are finally cast, I want to say without a shadow of a doubt that honesty was served all over this city in the best interest of all concerned and not just a select few. Finally, what I would like to see are some brand new creative ideas implemented and stirred up through some powerful independent thinking that can only take place far outside of restrictive lines. Now will the real candidates please step forward and hold up your signs. WILLIAM K. JOHNSON Sanford

Opinion

The Sanford Herald / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / 9A

Susan Estrich

Kathleen Parker

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From the Right

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Kindness of stranger

A sprig of verbena

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was power walking up Broadway in New York City last Tuesday, when something went terribly wrong. The world started spinning. I literally couldn’t see straight. It was a hot day. I’d been on a plane for six hours. Nothing to eat. Five cups of coffee. Not much sleep the night before. In my life, what else is new? This had never been enough to knock the globe off its axis. You know what people say about New York: the jungle. I went into a convenience store and found two dollars in my purse for a drink. No one asked me why I kept covering one eye and then the other, trying to get something into focus. I took the drink outside and managed to get it open and take a sip, but the world kept spinning. I sat on the stoop in front. To the extent that I could think, I was terrified. And then a woman came up to me. I don’t know what she looked like, how old she was, what color her skin was. I only remember her voice coming through the fog, asking me if I was OK. I wasn’t. Do you need help, she asked. I do. As I sat on that stoop, literally collapsing, I heard her call an ambulance. I heard a voice full of calm and compassion. I heard her describe the corner, say no, she didn’t know what was wrong, that she had just come across a woman at the corner and would stay with her until the ambulance came, would make sure I didn’t hit my head or hurt myself. And she did. I think she sat down next to me. I know she spoke kindly to me through the fog and the terror. I was carrying a purse full of credit cards and money. I was still carrying it when I got to the hospital. I was wearing an expensive watch and a fancy (looking) ring. I was still wearing them when I got to the hospital. She could have slipped off the watch or the ring, or looked in my purse for my ID and found hundreds of dollars and a stack of credit cards. I would not have known or cared. Instead, she sat with me and protected me until the ambulance arrived. You might say she saved me. That’s what I think. There’s not much chance of her reading this. But it’s the only way I have to say what is in my heart. In my life, I have been badly hurt by strangers. I have learned to live with my fear, but never to conquer it. I am not an optimist by nature. In my life, things have not always turned out for the best. For many years, I thought that if only I worked hard enough, did enough people enough favors, piled up the IOUs and the private numbers, I could somehow protect my loved ones. Of course, it isn’t so. There is no amulet, no Rolodex big enough, no place safe enough. I wasn’t worried about myself when I went out for my power walk; I was thinking of the friend I was going to visit, who had been through a difficult time with her health, and who would, an hour later, be by my side in the emergency room. I worry too much, and sometimes I worry about all the wrong things. I don’t trust, I verify. But sometimes, there is nothing else. Sometimes, our fate is in the hands of a perfect stranger, who we never get to thank. This is the best I can do. Thank you. And God bless you.

No Kidding? COMPANY LINES Business Surprises 1. Twitter — only 50 people officially on staff 2. Boeing — makes about seven 777s a month 3. Gerber Baby logo — artist intended sketch as his rough 4. Legoland Park (Calif.) — 70 percent not owned by LEGO 5. Microsoft — once suggested to Apple they create a single OS Source: World Features Syndicate

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hich allows an American Samoan worker to have a higher standard of living: being employed at $3.26 per hour or unemployed at a wage scheduled to annually increase by 50 cents until it reaches federally mandated wages at $7.25? You say, “Williams, that’s a stupid question. Who would support people being unemployed at $7.25 an hour over being employed at $3.26 an hour?” That’s precisely the outcome of Congress’ 2007 increases in the minimum wage. Chicken of the Sea International moved its operation from Samoa to a highly automated cannery plant in Lyon, Georgia. That resulted in roughly 2,000 jobs lost in Samoa and a gain of 200 jobs in Georgia. Given Samoa’s low cost of living, $3.26 provided Samoan workers a higher standard of living than some of their neighbors on other islands. Now these workers are unemployed. What’s worse is that Starkist, Chicken of the Sea’s competitor, might leave the island as well. If that happens, increases in the minimum wage will have cost more than 8,000 jobs in Samoa’s canneries and related industries; that’s nearly half of its labor force. Samoan standard of living will be further reduced by the increased cost of goods it imports. Ships delivering goods from the U.S. and elsewhere to Samoa will not have as much cargo on their return trips, making shipping a costlier proposition. Cannery jobs flourished in Samoa because of its location and it was one of the few American territories exempted from the minimum wage. Even the proposed 2007 increases in the minimum wage exempted Samoa. Since Del Monte, Starkist’s parent company, is headquartered in Speaker Pelosi’s San Francisco district and Chicken of the Sea is based in Southern California, Republicans had a field day suggesting that Pelosi’s calling for Samoa to be exempted from the increases in the minimum wage reflected political payoffs and a conflict of interest. I thought that as well, as suggested in my May 9, 2007 column, but exempting American Samoa from minimum wage increases would have been the most compassionate act, short of minimum wage repeal.

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

The unemployment effect of minimum wages isn’t restricted to American Samoa but to the mainland U.S. as well. Overall teenage unemployment stands at a record 25 percent while adult unemployment hovers around 10 percent. Also at a record high is the 50 percent unemployment rate among black teenage males. One might ask why teen unemployment, particularly that among black teens, is so much higher than adult unemployment. The answer is simple. One effect of a minimum wage law is that of discrimination against the employment of less-preferred workers. Within the category of less-preferred workers are those with low skills. Teens are disproportionately represented among such workers and are therefore more adversely affected by minimum wages. Black teens are disproportionately represented among teens with low skills and therefore share a greater burden of minimum wages. One of the more insidious effects of minimum wages is that it lowers the cost of racial discrimination; in fact, minimum wage laws are one of the most effective tools in the arsenals of racists everywhere, as demonstrated by just a couple of examples. During South Africa’s apartheid era, its racist unions were the major supporters of minimum wages for blacks. South Africa’s Wage Board said, “The method would be to fix a minimum rate for an occupation or craft so high that no Native would likely be employed.” ... Tragically, minimum wages have the unquestioned support of good-hearted, well-meaning people with little understanding who become the useful idiots of charlatans, quacks and racists.

CONTACT YOUR LAWMAKER Lee County

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

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

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

Sanford n Mayor Cornelia Olive: Phone (919) 718-0571; Email — corneliaolive@charter.net n City Manager Hal Hegwer: 775-8202; E-mail — hal.hegwer@sanfordNC.net City Council n Ward 1 Councilman Sam Gaskins: 776-9196; Email — SPGaskins@aol.com n Ward 2 Councilman Charles Taylor: 775-1824; Email — fontcord@windstream.net n Ward 3 Councilman James Williams: 258-3458; E-mail — williamsins@windstream.net n Ward 4 Councilman Walter Mc Neil Jr.: 776-4894; E-mail —none provided n Ward 5 Councilman Linwood Mann Sr.: 775-2038; E-mail — none provided n At-Large Councilman L.I. “Poly” Cohen: 775-7541; E-mail — poly@wave-net.net n At-Large Councilman Mike Stone (Mayor Pro Tem): 76-2412; E-mail — stoneassoc@windstream.net

Broadway Town Commissioners n Commissioner Woody Beale: 258-6461 E-mail — wbeale@wave-net.net n Commissioner Thomas Beal: 258-3039 E-mail — bwaytownhall@windstream.net n Commissioner Jim Davis: 258-9404 E-mail — bwaytownhall@windstream.net n Commissioner Lynne West Green: 258-9904 Email — lynnwestgreen@windstream.net n Commissioner Clem Welch: 258-3163 E-mail — clemellyn@windstream.net

Lee County School Board n “Bill” Tatum: 774-8806; billtatum1@windstream. net n P. Frank Thompson Sr.: 775-2583; Fbthompsonsr@ windstream.net n Dr. Lynn Smith: 776-8083; orthosmith@windstream. net n Shawn Williams: shawnwil@coastalnet.com n Ellen Mangum: 776-5050; ejmangum@charter.net n Linda Smith: 774-6781; inky@wave-net.net n Cameron Sharpe: 498-2250; camerons.box44@ yahoo.com

State Legislators n State Sen. Bob Atwater (18th District): 715-3036 E-mail: Boba@ncleg.net n State Rep. Jimmy Love Sr. (51st District): 7757119; E-mail: jimmyl@ncleg.net

Federal Legislators n Sen. Richard Burr: (202) 224-3154 n Sen. Kay Hagan: (202) 224-6342 n Rep. Bob Etheridge: (202) 225-4531

ne of President Obama’s consistent education themes has been the wish that every child cross paths with that one teacher who hits the light switch and changes one’s life. Each time he expresses some iteration of that thought, I suspect thousands or millions think briefly of the person who held that distinction in their life. The light master. Or, in my case, the one who extended an imaginary sprig of verbena and, holding it to his nose, inhaled deeply in a gesture of solidarity with William Faulkner. That scene just described took place in my 11th-grade English class, oh, a few years ago. The teacher was mine for only three months, but he changed my life in a flicker of light. I thought of him Monday when — if you’ll grant me this small indulgence — I was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. On such occasions, one is expected to recognize those who have helped along the way. But also on such occasions, one is likely to be a bit distracted and unable to remember one’s own name, much less those that deserve mention. I would like to correct the record with one who stands out and who, as it happens, is celebrating his 50th year of teaching. I materialized in James Gasque’s class in March of the school year for reasons that will have to wait another day. Suffice to say, I knew no one and had come from a small high school in Central Florida where, for some reason, no one had bothered to teach the diagramming of sentences. Thus, my fellow students at Dreher High School were way ahead of me when Mr. Gasque finally called on me to identify some part of a sentence he had written on the blackboard. His back to the class with chalk in hand, he stood poised to write my instructions. Every living soul knows the feeling of helplessness when a crowd of peers awaits the answer you do not know. Whatever I said was utterly ridiculous, I suppose, because all my classmates erupted in peals of laughter. I have not forgotten that moment, or the next, during all these years. As I was trying to figure out how to hurl myself into a fetal curl under my desk, Mr. Gasque tossed me a sugarcoated, tangerine-colored lifesaver from the good ship lollipop. He whirled. No perfectly executed pirouette can top the spin executed by Mr. Gasque that day. Suddenly facing the class, he flushed crimson and his voice trembled with rage. “Don’t. You. Ever. Laugh. At her. Again.” he said. “She can out-write every one of you any day of the week.” It is not possible to describe my gratitude. Time suspended and I dangled languorously from a fluff of cloud while my colleagues drowned in stunned silence. ... Likely no one but me remembers Mr. Gasque’s act of paternal chivalry, but I basked in those words and in the thought that what he said might be true. I started that day to try to write as well as he said I could. I am still trying. Mr. Gasque’s even greater gifts belong to all who ever sat in his class. That sprig of verbena, a recurring symbol in “The Unvanquished,” stays in my mind because it also symbolizes the great passion Mr. Gasque brought to teaching and to the literature he loved. During my 12 weeks or so in his class, we devoured “The Unvanquished” and John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men.” I remember every word and sensation. “I’ve always wanted to lean down from my back stoop and pluck a sprig of verbena,” he said, inhaling deeply. Exhaling and tilting his head back, he closed his eyes and seemed to drift off into some lemony-scented world where verbena is the smell of courage. I closed my eyes and followed him. A couple of decades later, having moved back to South Carolina, I went looking for Mr. Gasque, toting a pot of verbena. He didn’t remember me, but upon hearing my tale, asked that I speak to his class. Afterward, his cheeks streaked with tears, he presented me with two lined pieces of notebook paper — my essay on “The Unvanquished.” Obama is right about the power of teachers. Thank you, Mr. Gasque.

State

10A / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / The Sanford Herald NEW BERN

Habitat fundraiser provides anew for new homeowner

NEW BERN (AP) — At the height of summer Ketra Tucker will receive a very large gift. That statement is not merely an unsubstantiated prediction. Rather, it will become a reality thanks to Habitat for Humanity and a large group of volunteers. Tucker will receive the keys — and all the responsibilities of home ownership — when her new Habitat for Humanity house is completed in late July or early August. The two-story, three-bedroom house will nicely accommodate her family, which includes Tucker and her three chil-

dren. “I feel blessed and happy,” she said Saturday, as she worked at the Habitat for Humanity Chair Fair for Chair-ity, a fundraiser intended to pay for the foundation of her new house. During the event, patrons placed bids on 50 wooden chairs, each designed and painted by 50 area artists who donated their time and talents. Bill and Carol Kemp donated the 50 blank-slate chairs and the artists provided each one with a one-of-akind artistic twist. Some chairs featured a seascape

theme while others paid tribute to Georgia O’Keefe or Andy Warhol. Still others carried a musical motif or other popular themes. The brightly colored creations adorned the sidewalk in front of Habitat for Humanity’s 930 Pollock St. location, where visitors could view them and place a silent auction bid. Organizers had hoped the chair auction would raise $5,000, but purchasers stepped it up a bit to drive the actual total raised to $6,769, said Jane Kistler Halweg, Habitat for Humanity’s New Bern executive director. Food and azalea sales

raised an additional $3,738. Lela McClanahan, an artist and interior design instructor at Carteret Community College, and about eight of her former and current students donated their time and talent to provide chairs for the event. The idea to participate began when one of the college’s interior design program graduates, Serah Cheatham, began to rally the program’s alumni to get involved. “I love painting and it’s for a good cause,” McClanahan said. “It was like a treat to do something I enjoy doing for a good cause.”

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Habitat for Humanity construction supervisor James Garon, right, is joined by Habitat volunteers George Orsega, left, and Dave Stouppe, center, as they put the finishing touches on a foot stool at the Chairity fundraiser held in New Bern.

STATE BRIEFS Shuler denies hearing N-word at Capitol protest WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Rep. Heath Shuler is denying a report that he heard racial slurs yelled from a crowd of angry health care protesters outside the U.S. Capitol. On March 20, black Democratic congressmen John Lewis, Andre Carson and Emanuel Cleaver said they heard the N-word as they walked to the Capitol to vote on health care. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who is gay, said he was called an antihomosexual slur. On March 23, the Hendersonville Times-News published an interview with Shuler, D-N.C. The story said Shuler was walking with Cleaver and heard racial epithets. The Associated Press, after Shuler’s office did not return phone calls or e-mails, quoted the TimesNews report Wednesday in a story on the controversy over whether racial slurs had been shouted. On Wednesday, Shuler told the AP that he heard slurs against Frank, but not Cleaver. The issue of whether the N-word was used has turned into a political battle, with many conservatives skeptical that it happened and some saying the congressmen lied. The three congressmen say they are telling the truth.

2 N.C. universities hold tourney to commemorate game DURHAM (AP) — Students from two North Carolina universities will hold a basketball tournament to commemorate a game between the two schools that was illegal at the time it was played. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that students from North Carolina Central and Duke universities will stage the event to remember the March 12, 1944 game between N.C. College vs. Duke Navy Medical School. No official record of the game exists. Jim Crow laws of the time, which mandated segregation in public places, meant the game was illegal. The all-white Duke team and the all-black N.C. College team played behind closed doors. The N.C. College team, which was led by legendary coach John McClendon, won the game 88-44. Details remained secret until they were reported in The New York Times Magazine in 1996.

Officials investigate death of Marine at Cherry Point CHERRY POINT (AP) — Officials are investigating the death of a 20-year-old Marine found dead in his barracks in North Carolina during an afternoon inspection. The Marine Corps said in a news release Friday that 20year-old Lance Cpl. Daniel

W. Sweeney of Coon Rapids, Minn., died Wednesday. The cause of death was still under investigation. Sweeney had been in the Marines for 19 months and was an AV-8B aircraft mechanic. He was assigned to the Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Cherry Point.

Golf course residents to lend developers money

FAIRVIEW (AP) — Residents in luxury golf communities in the Carolinas plan to lend their developer at least $62 million to help build golf courses and other club amenities. Cliffs Communities president Jim Anthony and Cliffs resident Steve Humphrey announced the financing deal Friday at home of the first Tiger Woods-designed golf course in the U.S. The Citizen-Times of Asheville reported that the deal will ensure completion of that course at High Carolina. Humphrey said about 600 Cliffs club members will invest in bonds expected to yield 12 percent a year for seven years. Humphrey says it’s a way for members to protect the investment they’ve already made in property as the recession takes its toll on high-end real estate. Cliffs Communities is based in Greenville, S.C.

Risk of wildfire in N.C. mountains at critical level

ASHEVILLE (AP) — Forestry officials say the risk of catastrophic wildfire in the North Carolina mountains is at critical levels. Riva Duncan, fire management officer with the National Forests in North Carolina, reports seeing an increase in wildfires resulting from escaped debris burns and campfires on national forest land due to high winds and low humidity. She said the problem is likely to get worse this weekend. Michael Cheek, assistant regional forester with the state Forest Service, is encouraging residents to delay any outdoor burning until significant rainfall is received or vegetation greens up.

Parents say texts didn’t lead to teen’s hanging KERNERSVILLE (AP) — The parents of a North Carolina teenager who apparently hanged herself say the girl had suffered from depression and had previously been hospitalized because she had suicidal thoughts. Todd and Christine Rogers said Saturday that 15-yearold Ashley had received hurtful text messages and comments left on Web sites. But they said that is not what led to the girl’s death. Christine Rogers said she thinks Ashley just wanted to go back to the hospital when she used a woven leather belt to hang herself in a bedroom closet on Wednesday.

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The Sanford Herald / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / 11A

WILMINGTON

Local’s new Sudoku-like game may be next big thing

WILMINGTON (AP) — Jack Lyons of Wilmington hands out triangleshaped business cards. Last Christmas, he baked triangular cookies for the rest of his family. He wore a triangle-shaped hat to the 2009 Sudoku National Championship in Philadelphia. “I think he thinks in triangles,” said his mom, Louise Lyons. Apparently, it paid off. Seven Footer Press of New York just released Lyons’ book “PyRuKo: The New Logic Puzzle That’s Not for Squares” ($7.95 paperback), a collection of 120 brain-teasers. On April 29, he’ll be host for the first PyRuKo contest at the Sudoku Internationals, also planned for Philadelphia. If Lyons has his way, thousands, perhaps millions of Americans will be starting their mornings with PyRuKo puzzles, just the way they warm up with Sudoku. The new Sudoku, if you will. So what’s PyRuKo? Well, like Sudoku it’s a logic puzzle. It uses the numerals 1 through 9, although, like Sudoku, it’s not a mathematical problem. Unlike the rectangular Sudoku, however, PyRuKo is based on triangles. A typical PyRuLKo puzzle — Lyons rates them from “Easy” to “Moderate” to “Challenging” — takes the form of an upside-down triangle. This big triangle is divided into four smaller triangles, each further subdivided into nine three-sided spaces. Each of the spaces in

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to be a different way to do them. How about 3-D?’?” PyRuKo evolved as a triangular puzzle although, the publisher points out, the puzzle triangles can be folded into tetrahedrons, or foursided pyramids — with 1-through-9 numerals on each face. The game had a positive response last year at the Sudoku nationals, where Lyons passed out hundreds of tear-off PyRuKo puzzles with the answers on the back. Since the event was in Philadelphia, the inventor had a chance to meet up with some boyhood chums and get in some

hijinks. “We’d sit in the audience in a triangular formation,” Lyons said. What’s next? Louise Lyons says her son has a mockup for a threediemnsional PyRuKo puzzle at hom — a sort of pyramid version of Rubik’s Cube. Jack Yons says it’s a work in progress. He also designed variations called MegaPyRuKo, PyRuKo-X and Master PyRuKo, in which the triangles overlap, and each shares 1 through 9 blanks. “They’re even harder,” he said, grinning fiendishly.

Jack Lyons holds his PyRuKo book and mini travel PyRuKo in Wilmington. The book was released on April 1 after Lyons had been working on the concept for over a year. those four small triangles will contain the numerals 1 through 9, with no repeats. Also, the three axes of the triangle will contain the numerals 1 through 9 with no repeats. Some of the blanks on each puzzle are helpfully filled in. All you have to do is figure out what goes in the remaining blanks. “You just go through and eliminate,” Lyons said. If a 4 is here, for instance, it can’t also be over there. Easy, right? “If Mom can do it,” Lyons said, grinning, “anyone can.” “It’s not like anything else we’ve seen,” said Robert Kempe, marketing director for Seven Footer Press. “We think Jack has captured something clearly unique and captivating.”

A native of the Philadelphia area, the 43-yearold Lyons said he caught the puzzle bug early. “As a kid,” he said, “I remember playing chess on a threelevel board” — the “3-D chess” popularized by the original “Star Trek” series. After graduating from Ursinus College, he spent decades working in the information technology field for such companies as IBM, Hewlett Packard and Kaiser Permanente.

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After visiting Wilmington for years — his mother moved here in 1993 and three of his four siblings attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington — Lyons moved here full-time in 2007, launching a small business in computer consulting and Web design. He also offers math tutoring on the side. “I worked a lot of Sudoku, but after a while, it got boring,” he said. “I thought, OK, there’s got

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12A / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / The Sanford Herald CAUGHT ON TAPE

NATION BRIEFS 2 decades after shaking baby, father jailed again

Wayward NM cat has free flight home from Chicago

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man whose severe abuse of his infant daughter in 1986 led to her death nearly two decades later is back in prison — this time for her murder. Christopher Michael Wells was charged with the murder of his daughter Christina after she died in 2006 at age 19. The medical examiner ruled her death was caused by being violently shaken by her then-19-yearold father when she was 2 months old. Wells was charged in Christina’s death even though he was prosecuted for child abuse in 1989 and served a short prison sentence. He pleaded no contest to second-degree murder last month and got another 15 years. His daughter never learned to walk, talk or sit up by herself.

CHICAGO (AP) — No one knows how a tabby cat named Charles traveled the 1,300 miles from his New Mexico home to Chicago, but he’s set for a complimentary flight home on American Airlines in a carrier donated by an Albuquerque business. Charles disappeared about eight months ago while his owner was out of town and a friend was caring for him. “Oh, I was crushed, and I found out while I was away volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, and I was so upset because I was in New Orleans so there was nothing I could do,� said Robin Alex, of Albuquerque. Then earlier this week, Alex received a call telling her Chicago Animal Care and Control had picked up her wandering cat as a stray. Staffers reached out to Alex after finding that Charles had a tracking microchip embedded between his shoulder blades, said the agency’s executive director, Cherie Travis. But Alex said she could not afford the round-trip ticket to Chicago to bring Charles home, so she was afraid he might be euthanized. Enter fellow Albuquerque resident Lucien Sims. Sims said he has a tabby cat who strongly resembles Charles, and was moved when his mother sent him an online story about Alex and her pet. Most importantly, Sims was on his way to Chicago on Thursday for a wedding, so he said he would go to the shelter, pick up Charles and bring him back to New Mexico. Sims has made all the arrangements for Charles’ return, including getting a company to donate a cat carrier and American Airlines to waive the cat’s travel fee.

Discovery leaves space station; next stop is Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Discovery and its crew left the International Space Station on Saturday and aimed for a homecoming in two days to wrap up one of the last missions of NASA’s storied shuttle program. The space station residents were “really, really sad� to see their friends go. “But it’s time,� said Oleg Kotov, the station’s Russian skipper. “We enjoyed every minute of it,� shuttle commander Alan Poindexter said as Discovery backed away. “Thanks for the great hospitality.� Discovery undocked as the two spacecraft soared nearly 220 miles above New Guinea. Poindexter and his crew will spend Sunday getting their ship ready for re-entry. Landing is scheduled for Monday morning. A few hours earlier, the seven shuttle fliers and six station inhabitants wrapped one another in bear hugs before sealing the hatches between their spacecraft.

Cameras increases scrutiny of cops CHICAGO (AP) — Minutes after a suburban Chicago police officer was charged with striking a motorist with his baton, prosecutors handed out copies of a video showing the beating — taken by a dashboard camera on the officer’s own squad car. In California, after a transit cop and an unruly train passenger slammed against a wall during a struggle and shattered a station window last fall, video from a bystander’s cell phone was all over the Internet before the window was fixed. The same cell phones, surveillance cameras and other video equipment often used to assist police are also catching officers on tape, changing the nature of police work — for better and worse. Some say cameras are exposing behavior that police have gotten away with for years. But others contend the videos, which often show a snippet of an incident, turn officers into villains simply for doing their jobs, making them targets of lawsuits and discipline from bosses buckling to public pressure. “We tell our officers all the time you’ve got to assume that everything you do is going to be videotaped,� said Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis. “Everyone has a cell phone and almost every cell phone has a camera.� Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez said the video her office gave to the media on Tuesday shows police officer James Mandarino, from the Chicago suburb of Streamwood, hitting motorist

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In this photo provided by Loevy & Loevy Attorneys at Law, Ronald Bell is seen at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, Ill., handcuffed to a bed and showing off injuries he allegedly received from Streamwood, Ill. police officer James Mandarino after being pulled over during an early morning traffic stop. Ronald Bell 15 times after a traffic stop last month. In the video, Mandarino is seen firing a Taser at a passenger in the car and then striking Bell, who is on his knees with his hands on his head. Bell suffered a concussion and cuts that required seven stitches. “It’s a wonderful tool,� Alvarez said of the video, which she says suggests that both men posed no threat to the officer. Though police-behaving-badly videos have become popular staples of cable news shows and the Internet, Weis said he doesn’t believe his officers are overly cautious out of fears they’ll be videotaped — and their superiors are not advising them to be. Quietly, though, some officers say the prospect of being videotaped makes them hesitate even if they know they should act. “I’ve heard from officers who are sent to break up a fight in the street and see a group of people

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leaning out windows with handheld video cameras ... they go slower and are less aggressive,� said Tom Needham, a Chicago attorney who has represented several police officers. But University of Chicago law professor Craig Futterman, who has studied police brutality, said videos are helping hold police accountable. “My own view is that YouTube has done more to expose the reality of police abuse than all the blue-ribbon commissions combined,� said Futterman. A Chicago police officer who was arrested three years ago in the videotaped beating of a female bartender never would have been charged much less convicted if not for the video, Futterman said. Anthony Abbate initially was charged with a misdemeanor until the video played across the world. Ronald Bell’s brother, Stacey Bell, said he doubts the Streamwood officer

would have been charged with felony aggravated battery and official misconduct without the video and his brother still would have faced charges of drunken driving and resisting an officer, which were dropped. “I believe it would have been six witnesses against an officer and it would have been a different story,� said Stacey Bell, who witnessed the alleged beating. The officer’s attorney declined to comment. But some caution that incidents caught on tape can misrepresent police work. “The work of a police officer, even when done properly is ... not pleasant to watch,� said Al O’Leary, spokesman for the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association in New York City. “We’ve had situations, circumstances where an officer doing his job by the book is caught on video is tagged as brutal. Sometimes the work is brutal but necessary.� In California when the Bay Area Rapid Transit officer slammed into a window with a suspect during a violent arrest, the cell phone video — viewed more than 160,000 times on one clip posted on YouTube — ended up exonerating the officer whose actions brought claims of excessive force, a union official said. “It wasn’t the suspect’s head that caused the glass to break,� said Jesse Sekhon, BART police officers union president. “When you freeze the video and enhance it you see it was the suspect punching it with his hand.�

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NATION BRIEFS Parents of murdered Calif. teen OK plea deal

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The parents of Chelsea King faced a torturous decision. Should they insist that prosecutors seek the death penalty against a man charged with raping and murdering their 17-year-old daughter? Or do they settle for life in prison in exchange for his plea of guilty to the murders of their child and a 14-year-old girl whose killing would have otherwise gone unresolved? John Albert Gardner III pleaded guilty Friday to raping and murdering both Chelsea and Amber Dubois in a plea agreement that called for life in prison and he would reveal details about how they vanished and died. He also waived his rights to appeal. Chelsea’s parents said they agreed to the deal because they wanted to spare their son the strife of continuing litigation as well as provide Amber’s grieving family a measure of peace. “The Dubois family has been through unthinkable hell the past 14 months,� Brent King said at the news conference, reading a joint statement with his wife, Kelly. “We couldn’t imagine the confession to Amber’s murder never seeing the light of day, leaving an eternal question mark.� Prosecutors said they were confident they could win a conviction against Gardner in Chelsea’s death but conceded Friday that they didn’t have enough evidence in Amber’s killing.

Calif. Sen. Boxer finds rocky re-election terrain

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Hints of re-election trouble for U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer come from a 65-yearold travel agent from this leafy Los Angeles suburb who’s a fellow Democrat. Taxes and the national debt are too high, President Barack Obama has proved

a disappointment and the Democratic Party needs new faces, according to Helen Sargent. Boxer, who’s seeking a fourth term in Washington this fall, “has been there too long,� says Sargent in Westlake Village, which Boxer carried by just 56 votes in 2004. “All politicians have a shelf life.� Those are troubling words for Boxer, who won in a 20point landslide six years ago, but now faces the fight of her political career. The nation’s economic woes — particularly intense in hard-hit California — and a difficult electoral year for Democrats have created a rough challenge for the 69-year-old liberal Democrat. In a clear sign of her difficulties, President Barack Obama heads to Los Angeles on Monday to help raise money for Boxer, who is running about even with several potential Republican challengers, an alarming sign in the Democratic-leaning state.

NYC seeks limits on art vendors in popular parks NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan’s most famous parks are lined with artists selling their sculptures, paintings and photographs — often of quintessential New York scenes — but city officials say the vendors have grown out of control and are trying to force many of them off the streets. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration wants to shrink the vendor population by up to 80 percent in some areas — dramatically altering a colorful part of the cityscape that has for decades served as an outdoor gallery popular among tourists in a city known worldwide for its arts. “If they do this, it will be war in the city because so many people will lose money and a place to show their work,� said Alex Basansky, a photographer who sells his prints of city scenes at the southeast entrance of Central Park.

Obama: Fresh crisis without new rules WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is destined to endure a new economic crisis that sticks taxpayers with the bill unless Congress tightens oversight of the financial industry, President Barack Obama said Saturday. The overhaul is the next major piece of legislation that Obama wants to sign into law this year, but solid GOP opposition in the Senate is jeopardizing that goal. “Every day we don’t act, the same system that led to bailouts remains in place, with the exact same loopholes and the exact same liabilities,� Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. “And if we don’t change what led to the crisis, we’ll doom ourselves to repeat it. “Opposing reform will leave taxpayers on the hook if a crisis like this ever happens again,� the president said. A proposal that Senate Democrats are readying for debate creates a mechanism for liquidating large financial companies to avoid a meltdown. For the first time, the government would regulate derivatives, those financial instruments whose value depends on an underlying asset, such as mortgages or stocks. Derivatives can help hedge risks. But deriva-

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President Barack Obama looks to Paul Volcker, Chairman of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, as Vice President Joe Biden looks on, left, Friday during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. tives can produce steep losses, or huge profits, if the value of their underlying asset sinks. The proposal also would create a council to detect threats to the financial system and set up a consumer protection agency to police people’s dealings with financial institutions. On Friday, Obama promised to veto the bill if it doesn’t regulate the market for derivatives, which contributed to the nation’s economic problems after their value plummeted during the housing crisis. But Democrats haven’t agreed on how far such regulation should go, and all Senate Republicans are united against the bill. That opposition

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14A / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / The Sanford Herald U.S. SUPREME COURT

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Ex-congressman: Someone forged aide’s pay increase

By BEN FELLER Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former congressman Eric Massa said Saturday that someone forged a $40,000 salary increase for his chief of staff, who has accused the ex-lawmaker of sexual harassment. The New York Democrat also denied authorizing a check from a campaign account in the same amount to the same official, Joe Racalto, according to a statement released by Massa’s attorney. Racalto’s attorney denied the allegations and said both transactions were done at Massa’s direction. The exchange came as Racalto filed a sexual harassment complaint against the former congressman, who resigned from the House March 5. “The amount of $40,000 was determined solely by Mr. Racalto,” said the statement to The Associated Press. “Mr. Racalto never communicated the $40,000 amount of the payment to Mr. Massa.” Massa’s statement also alleged that “someone forged then-Congressman Massa’s signature on forms raising Mr. Racalto’s own salary as a member of the congressman’s personal staff from $120,000 per year to the maximum permissible level of $160,000.” The statement did not say when that happened.

8 banks close in Calif., Fla., Mass., Mich., Wash.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators on Friday shut down eight banks — three in Florida, two in California, and one each in Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington — putting the number of U.S. bank failures this year at 50. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over the three Florida banks: Riverside National Bank in Fort Pierce, with $3.4 billion in assets; First Federal Bank of North Florida in Palatka, with $393.3 million in assets; and AmericanFirst Bank in Clermont, with assets of $90.5 million. TD Bank Financial Group, a division of Canada’s TD Bank, agreed to acquire the deposits and nearly all the assets of the three Florida banks. The FDIC also seized Innovative Bank, based in Oakland, Calif., with about $269 million in assets; Tamalpais Bank of San Rafael, Calif., with about $629 million in assets; City Bank, based in Lynnwood, Wash., with about $1.1 billion in assets; Butler Bank in Lowell, Mass., with $268 million in assets; and Lakeside Community Bank in Sterling Heights, Mich., with $53 million in assets.

Cousin: Vet who killed self in Ohio changed by war

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The cousin of an Iraq War veteran who killed himself outside a Veterans Affairs medical center in Ohio says serving in the war “affected him mentally.” Jason Osborne of Wilson, N.C. says 27-year-old Jesse Huff “went through a lot after he got out” and “wasn’t the same when he came back.” Huff shot himself twice with an assault rifle on Friday outside the center in Dayton, where authorities say he had been a patient. A VA social worker says he had been injured by an explosive device in Iraq. Huff lived in Dayton and was in the Army from 2003 to 2007. Scott Labensky, whose son lived with Huff, says he had seen him in recent days and that “he was really hurting.” Police say Huff left no suicide note.

WASHINGTON — Expect a fight. Enlist supporters but keep them in line. Protect secrecy. Reach out to opponents even though you can’t woo them. Inside the White House, those are some of the lessons learned from the selection and confirmation of President Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee last year. With a vacancy coming this summer on the nine-member court, those lessons amount to a road map for how Obama will choose the next justice — and what his team will do to get that person confirmed by the Senate. The choice of a Supreme Court justice, with lifetime tenure, can affect American life for a generation or more, giving a president a reach that lasts far beyond his time in the Oval Office. Justice John Paul Stevens’ decision to retire after more than 34 years has given Obama a second chance within a year to shape the court. Washington is speculating about who will get the job, but that probably won’t be known publicly for weeks. Before then, there are other questions — how Obama will de-

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In this May 26, 2009, file photo then-Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, beams as President Barack Obama applauds her during a White House East Room ceremony in Washington to announce her nomination. cide, why he will make the choice he does, what his team will do to protect his interests — that will shed light about the thinking of this president. Obama’s approach in finding a successor to Stevens, the leader of the court’s liberals, is expected to mirror the one he used last year in choosing federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace Justice David Souter, who retired. A look at the main lessons the White House is applying, according to those who were part of last year’s search and are familiar with Obama’s

preferences. n Obama will pick whomever he wants. The White House expects loud, organized opposition from conservative groups no matter the nominee and assumes that most Republican senators will start and end at “no” when it comes to a confirmation vote, especially in an election year. Of the 68 senators who voted for Sotomayor, only nine were Republicans. And GOP leaders are as at odds with Obama as ever. n Obama has told everyone what he wants. He wants someone who meets the expected

standards — strong credentials, a record of excellence, a sharp mind, dedication to the rule of the law — plus he puts a premium on understanding how court opinions affect people in real life. This time, the White House is playing up another factor: someone who has proved able to win people over and forge consensus. That could well point to someone with experience on a federal appeals court or someone from politics. Expect Obama to choose someone he thinks can achieve a 5-4 vote on cases by persuading the swing justice, Anthony Kennedy. n Obama won’t change his methods. Many considered Sotomayor the front-runner all along. But Obama decided on Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice and just the third woman to serve on the court, only after digging into the weeds of the decision as a former constitutional law professor. He read the writings of his contenders and told advisers to challenge his assumptions and make alternative cases. He interviewed the four finalists. He spent the last weekend of his review at Camp David, thought it all through some more, talked to advisers by

phone, came back to the White House and made his decision. n Obama will reach out for his own reasons. Futile as it may be, Obama will signal bipartisanship. Last year, Obama called or met with every member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which decides whether to recommend confirming a nominee. Once he settled on Sotomayor, she made a get-to-you-know tour through the Senate, meeting with 92 lawmakers. She still ended up getting confirmed in a largely partisan vote. So why try? The outreach allows the White House to try to solicit genuine input from the other side and perhaps disarm some potential critics with in-person attention. It also allows Obama and his team to say they are not shutting out Republicans, and to be able to call out the critics who accuse them of that. n Obama wants secrecy. The circle will be tight of those truly in the know about what Obama is thinking. The White House wants to disseminate information on its own schedule. That keeps his options open, puts him more in control of the story and allows the final candidates to hear directly from Obama.

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Bundy goes from Broadway to country By MICHAEL CIDONI Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — For the most part, the traffic has headed north. Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton are among the country stars who have made the journey from Nashville to Broadway. Laura Bell Bundy has taken the road less traveled, with a successful stage career in her rearview mirror and her sights set on the country-music scene. Bundy’s debut country album, “Achin’ and Shakin’,� dropped this week. “It seems an unusual route to go for a person who knows me having had success in the Broadway field,� said Bundy. She was nominated for a Tony for the lead role in the 2007 musical-stage adaptation of the Reese

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Actress and singer Laura Bell Bundy, 28, is seen during an interview in Los Angeles. Witherspoon big-screen hit “Legally Blonde.� “But I’m from Lexington, Kentucky,� Bundy continued. “I listened to country music my whole life. I started writing music when I was a teenager. It all came out country.�

That said, Bundy’s Broadway roots seem to show in the music video for the current single “Giddy On Up,� with its lavish production values and let’s-put-on-a-show sensibility. Bundy was quick to correct, saying the inspiration was actually more Music Row than Great White Way. “What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was ‘Hee Haw,’ was 360 degrees of entertainment,� explained Bundy, who is performing on Sunday’s Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. “Make ‘em laugh, make ‘em cry, make ‘em want to get up and make ‘em dance two-step or line dance or whatever. ... I feel like that has been missing recently.� Theater fans missing

Bundy, 29, will have to wait a while before she’d consider returning to New York, as she wants to focus on music. She does, however, have a property she’s hoping to bring to the stage — saying it would be for herself or another actress. And, she said, there’s “some stuff being talked about in regards to ‘Glee,’� but nothing’s firm. “Really, it’s like having two different baskets with eggs in it,� Bundy said of her Broadway-Nashville coexistence. “You know, I had the music baskets and the writing basket. And I had the acting. And those eggs just hatched first and the others were slow to incubate. So, it just seems that way to other people because nobody cared about my country music until I did a Broadway show.�

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Cuban writer, activist Carlos Franqui dies at 89 chial and heart problems, according to family friend Andres Calendario. The son of a poor farmer, Franqui entered leftist political movements as a youth, joined and left the Communist Party and became a journalist who eventually joined Castro’s rebellion against dictator Fulgencio Batista.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Cuban writer and political activist Carlos Franqui, an important figure in the Cuban revolution who later became one of the most outspoken critics of Fidel Castro, has died. He was 89. Franqui died Friday in Puerto Rico after a brief hospitalization for bron-

He edited the movement newspaper Revolucion before and after Castro’s insurgents defeated Batista, but increasingly clashed with hard-liners who were restricting cultural and political dissent. Franqui moved abroad in 1963 and openly broke with the communist government in 1968 when

he denounced the Soviet invasion of Czechsolvakia. “For him, the experience of having helped build a revolution that destroyed his country was extraordinarily bitter,� Calendario said. “He was immensely affected by having forced a system that in the end he had to confront and fight against.�

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Girlicious singer pleads not guilty to drug charge LOS ANGELES (AP) — A member of the pop group Girlicious has pleaded not guilty in Southern California to possession of cocaine with the intent to sell. Glendale police Mejia say they arrested Natalie Nicole Mejia on March 9 after finding more than a dozen bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse during a traffic stop. She told police the drugs weren’t hers, and she didn’t know how it got in her purse. Court records show Mejia pleaded not guilty to the felony charge on Thursday. The 21-year-old Diamond Bar singer is free on $30,000 bail.

Domingo applauded for 14 minutes at La Scala MILAN (AP) — A beaming Placido Domingo blew a kiss at the adoring crowd after his heroic portrayal of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra� Friday night, the Spanish tenor’s first performance since cancer surgery 45 days ago. His 131st role was something to sing about. “It was a great evening,� Domingo said backstage, after greeting the many friends who crowded to congratulate him. “It was very emotional. I was happy to

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be in front of an audience.� The applause went on for 14 minutes, mixed with a scattering of boos for conductor Daniel Barenboim — who was warmly embraced by his longtime Domingo friend Domingo on stage as the cast continued the curtain calls after much of the audience had left. The scattered disapproval didn’t dim Domingo’s triumph. He called the notoriously rough La Scala crowd warm. “La Scala is always La Scala. There is a fantastic audience that feels great passion. You heard a generally enthusiastic audience,� Domingo said. “There were two or three who had memories of 30 years ago,� and showed it with boos. The 69-year-old Spanish tenor underwent colon cancer surgery just six weeks ago. He acknowledges he put off getting a routine colonoscopy for years — thinking he would do it after the La Scala run — and finally succumbed to severe pain after concerts in Japan in February, which he said he managed to get through.

NBC posts $223 million 1Q loss on Winter Olympics LOS ANGELES (AP) — The tally is in: NBC lost $223 million on the Winter Olympics in the first quarter. That’s slightly better than the most recent estimate of $250 million in losses. Advertising sales have improved a bit since NBC parent General Electric Co. made that projection in late January. The Olympics did bring about $800 million in extra revenue to GE. But NBC had a lot of production and other expenses, including $820 million just to acquire the rights to carry the Vancouver Games on television and online. That expense was cited as the main culprit for the red ink. Still, GE executives said the high-profile event had ratings that were 14 percent better than the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, for which NBC paid $613 million. And GE Chief Financial Officer Keith Sherin said the Olympics provided a good platform to advertise its new 10 p.m. lineup and Jay Leno returning to “The Tonight Show� at 11:35 p.m. Cable TV giant Comcast Corp. is seeking government approval to acquire a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal from GE. The Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department are expected to approve the deal with conditions that are not yet known.

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LONDON (AP) — A lingering volcanic ash plume forced extended no-fly restrictions over much of Europe on Saturday, as scientists warned that activity at a volcano in Iceland had increased and showed no sign of abating — a portent of more travel chaos to come. Scientists say that because the volcano is situated below a glacial ice cap, the magma is being cooled quickly, causing explosions and plumes of grit that can be catastrophic to plane engines if prevailing winds are right. “The activity has been quite vigorous overnight, causing the eruption column to grow,� Icelandic geologist Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson told The Associated Press on

Saturday. “It’s the magma mixing with the water that creates the explosivity. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight.� An expansive cloud of grit hovered over parts of western Europe on Saturday, triggering extended flight bans that stranded people around the globe. Forecasters said light prevailing winds in Europe — and large amounts of unmelted glacial ice above the volcano — mean that the situation is unlikely to change in the coming days. “Currently the U.K. and much of Europe is under the influence of high pressure, which means winds are relatively light and the dispersal of the cloud is slow,� said Graeme Leitch, a meteorologist at Britain’s

National Weather Service. “We don’t expect a great deal of change over the next few days.� Matthew Roberts, at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, said only about a third of the total quantity of glacial ice in the crater has melted. “There could be days’ worth of water and ice mixed with the eruptive products,� he told the BBC. The ash plume was rising to about 30,000 feet (9,144 meters) with intensifying volcanic activity, Leitch said. It is possible for planes to fly over the ash cloud, he said, although it is up to individual countries to decide whether they should open higher airspace. Aviation experts say the volcanic plume has

caused the worst travel disruption Europe — and the world — has ever seen, except during wars. “I’ve been flying for 40 years, but I’ve never seen anything like this in Europe,� said Swedish pilot Axel Alegren, after landing his flight from Kabul, Afghanistan, at Munich Airport; he had been due to land at Frankfurt but was diverted. Anxious passengers have told stories of missed weddings, graduations, school and holidays because of the ominous plume, and some world leaders canceled plans to attend Sunday’s state funeral for Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria in the southern city of Krakow. President Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev

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Playoff time The Charlotte Bobcats and the Orlando Magic offer a rare first round NBA Playoff twist

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Tiger’s no different between the ropes

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t’s a noble thing to try to clean up your act. Admitting wrongdoing and taking steps to rise above past mistakes takes some serious soul-searching. Actually making good on those promises, though, takes actual effort. This isn’t meant to be another column cascading down from the ivory tower to bring more shame to Tiger Woods. It’s clear there’s no one better than himself at doing that. But for Woods to try to lead us to believe he can be a changed man between the ropes on the golf course is simply ludicrous. We know that now. Can he be a changed man outside of those ropes, far away from the media glare and close (maybe) to his family? That’s left to be decided as well, but truly isn’t any of our business — unless our business is in convincing the public to buy one of the few products still allowed to be endorsed by Woods. This is more about his golf course demeanor than anything. And while he was being called out for his on-course behavior before his stunning fall from grace — Tom Watson certainly has no stomach for it, and has made that point abundantly clear — it took just two days at Augusta for Woods to go back on his word. It wasn’t shocking that Woods reverted back to the form he showed in his last professional outing — back in Australia in November, right around the time the National Enquirer was dropping its A-bomb of a story of Mistress No. 1 gallivanting Down Under with Eldrick. It was there he threw his driver from the tee and struck a fan — a fan he didn’t even acknowledge, much less apologize to. Woods, it should be mentioned, won that tournament — angry, childish outbursts be damned. As always. But that’s precisely the point. Tiger Woods is who he is. And he still is now — on the golf course — who he’s always been. When Woods erupted on the first tee on Saturday at The Masters, and then again profanely on the sixth tee that same day, any promises he made in his two-month

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Southern Lee’s Walt Podruchny allowed two hits in the Cavaliers 19-1 victory over Westover on Friday night at Tramway Athletic Park. Podruchny struck out seven batters and retired the first nine batters he faced.

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SANFORD — Every good baseball team starts with its pitching. The Southern Lee Cavaliers have shown why as of late. Southern Lee’s three-man rotation of Tyler Appling, Andrew McNeill and Walt Podruchny went 3-0 this past week and allowed just one run in wins against Scotland County, Carrboro and Westover. “Our pitching has been phenomenal,” said Southern Lee coach Matt Burnett. “All season long, we’ve stressed momentum over and over. Our pitchers always want to keep the momentum going. After we score a run when we bat, our guys want to go out there and put zeros up on the scoreboard every outing. The pitching has been outstanding lately.” The Cavaliers have outscored their last three opponents 36-1 and have improved to 9-5-1 overall. They are still below .500 in the Cape Fear Valley Conference with a 2-3 record. However, Burnett is confident that

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Southern Lee pitcher Andrew McNeill threw five innings and shut out Carrboro on Wednesday. McNeill allowed just six hits and threw six strikeouts as Southern Lee won 12-0.

RALEIGH (AP) — Mike Glennon wasn’t part of the winning team at Saturday’s North Carolina State spring game, but he still had a positive feeling. Based on what the quarterback saw in the passing game, no one could blame him. Big plays were plentiful through the air, and Jay Smith made four catches for 96 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Red team past the White Squad 31-21. “We have receivers who can go up and get the ball and we have receivers who can run right by you,” Glennon said. “I think today we saw both of those things. We just have playmakers out there on the perimeter.” T.J. Graham threw a 49-yard touchdown pass on a trick play and made the game-sealing touchdown catch late in the fourth quarter for the Red team, which featured N.C. State’s first-team defense and second-team offense. Glennon threw for 423 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions to lead the White team. Starting quarterback Russell Wilson skipped spring practice to focus on baseball, giving Glennon the opportunity to work with N.C. State’s first-team offense. “It was about getting comfortable with the first-string guys and them getting comfortable with me and just proving that I can be the guy,” said Glennon, who completed 21 of 38 passes. “I think I improved throughout the spring. I’m better now than I was day one. I think if coach called on me, I could do the job.” Wilson will be N.C. State’s starter entering the fall, but Glennon showed a strong arm in front of a crowd of more than 25,000. He was sharpest at the outset with nine completions in his first 10 passes, including a 27yard strike down the seam to tight end George Bryan.

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Holmes, Roberts share another moment on the diamond together By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com SANFORD — The journey continued for Katie Holmes and Katlynn Roberts. The duo has shared the same softball field with each other since both were in middle school. Now as sophomores at East Carolina, the two former Southern Lee players took the field together for the last time of the season on Thursday and Friday as they competed in the National Club Softball Association World Series at the South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus, Ga. The Pirates were knocked out of the double-elimination tournament on Friday with losses to Illinois and James Madison. In the opening round of pool play on Thursday, the Pirates got a 10-5 victory over the Naval Academy. However, they suffered losses to Florida and Florida State.

“It was quite an experience,” said Holmes, a pitcher for the Pirates. “We saw a lot of good teams and got to meet a lot of new people. It was quite a challenge for us but it was a great opportunity.” Having a familiar face on the trip with her made the experience that much better for Holmes. Holmes and Roberts often played against each other in middle school before becoming teammates in recreational league and at Lee County High School and Southern Lee. “I’ve played against her and I’ve played with her,” said Holmes about Roberts. “It’s incredible that she’s playing with me at ECU again. Having her down here with me helped me enjoy the trip that much more. We usually always talk about our playing days from high school or in recreational ball. So it’s great that we can make some

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Former Southern Lee softball players and current East Carolina club softball members Katie Holmes (left) and Katlynn Roberts recently competed in the NCSA World Series in Columbus, Ga.

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tournaments Anderson Creek holding annual golf tourney

ANDERSON CREEK — The Anderson Creek Ruritan Club will hold its 29th Annual golf tournament on May 15 at Carolina Lakes Golf Course. The entry fee is $65 per person or $130 per team. The fee includes cart and a mulligan for each player, as well as a free practice round between Monday and Friday the week before the tournament. The tournament’s rain date is June 5. For more information, call Johnny Reaves at (910) 497-3280 or Marie Taylor at (910) 814-7302.

Lee County boosters hosting tournament SANFORD — Lee County’s Athletic Boosters Club will host its annual Spring golf tournament on May 22 at Sanford Golf Course. The tournament, which costs $50 per person, will include parent/child and four-man superball formats. The parent/child tournament will begin with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start while the superball event will begin with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Lunch will be served at noon and prizes will be awarded for the top teams in each flight as well as for longest drive and closest-to-the-pin. For more information, contact Mike Setzer at (919) 499-3487.

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New spread offense appears a bit disjointed in Pirates’ spring game GREENVILLE (AP) — East Carolina’s players huddled with their position groups on the field to briefly review what went well and what didn’t in Saturday’s annual spring game before dispersing to mingle with fans, friends and family. Yet the quarterbacks and offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley remained huddled for another 10 minutes or so after all the other meetings had ended. And perhaps that best sums up how things went for the Pirates’ new spread offense, which had a shaky debut for the 7,100 fans who came to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Walk-on quarterback Brad Wornick and Rio Johnson each directed a pair of touchdown drives, but the unit often looked out of sync and struggled

with making the routine play much of the afternoon. Making it more frustrating, Riley said, the performance wasn’t indicative of the progress made through the rest of spring practice, during which the first-year staff has worked to install the scheme that wore out scoreboards at Texas Tech in recent years. “Like I told them, the biggest thing that disappoints me is we did some things today that we haven’t done all spring, even in the first couple of practices,� Riley said. “We tried to make too much happen. At times, we threw some really stupid passes.� Wornick, who had put himself in competition for the starting job heading into training camp, completed 18 of 33 passes for 226 yards

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East Carolina wide receiver Dwayne Harris catches a pass during football practice in Greenville. Harris had seven touchdown catches to go with five rushing scores and three returns scores last season. with two touchdowns and passes for 105 yards and a one interception. Johnson, score. So far, the two lead who will be a redshirt freshthe depth chart coming out man, completed 18 of 27 of the spring.

The Sky is the limit for Wake QB durability. “There’s not anybody on our football team, quarterbacks included, that don’t understand that every day, you’ve got to earn your job. ... We’ll get back in August and hopefully have ’a’ guy who’s going to start the season for us. We’ve got three guys that are really competitive right now.� Jones, an elusive redshirt junior who played four series, rushed seven times for 21 yards, was 4-of-5 passing for 38 yards and seemed at his best when improvising. “When a lot of plays broke down, I looked downfield,� Jones said. “I definitely feel that’s some-

Marching Cavs holding tourney fundraiser

SANFORD — The Southern Lee Marching Cavaliers will host their First Benefit Golf Tournament on May 15 at Quail Ridge Golf Course to help fund the needs of the marching band program. The tournament which will cost $60 per player will be played as a four-person captain’s choice superball with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. For more information, contact David and Charla Nance at (919) 776-5642.

wake forest spring game WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Wake Forest is hoping the Sky’s the limit for its new-look offense. Skylar Jones had 59 total yards and directed two scoring drives Saturday in the Demon Deacons’ endof-the-spring scrimmage. Plenty can happen between now and the Sept. 2 opener against Presbyterian, but as spring workouts wound down, there’s little doubt that Jones is the front-runner to replace record-setting Riley Skinner. “I would think, coming out of spring, Sky’s the guy right now,� coach Jim Grobe said, citing Jones’

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thing that I have, and I try to use it to my advantage.� A few other quarterbacks showed some flashes, too. Redshirt freshman Brendan Cross, the son of former NFL player Randy Cross, was 9-for-12 for 73 yards and led a scoring drive, and Ted Stachitas had a long gain on a trick play. Then again, with the winningest quarterback in school history now hoping for a shot at the NFL, Grobe doesn’t plan to lean on his QBs quite as much as he did with Skinner. That means a stronger emphasis on the Demon Deacons’

traditionally productive ground game and a likely return to some option principles. “We always had the option in with Riley. We just didn’t have as many instances for him to carry the ball,� Grobe said. “That wasn’t his strong suit. The things that we’re doing right now, a lot of them are things that our kids have seen before, but we just didn’t rely on our quarterback to actually carry it. But we’ve added a lot of things with the option for the quarterback to hand it or keep it that we didn’t have in with Riley.�

Dentist keeps appointment with victory in Florida MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — Call it a case of flawless bridge work. North Carolina dentist Jason Bodnar won the Seven Mile Bridge Run in the Florida Keys for a fifth time Saturday — and did it despite a fear of crossing bridges. “I do have the phobia of bridges still,� Bodnar said. “But when I’m running, I stay toward the middle and don’t look side to side.� The 40-year-old from Biltmore Lake, finished in 37 minutes, 43 seconds to beat Andrew Greenridge of Coconut Creek by 48 seconds. Jon Williams of Miami was third in 38:51. Marlene Persson won the women’s division a third time. The 39-year-old physical therapy technician from Deerfield Beach finished in 41:55. Bodnar’s wife, Jennifer, was runner-up in 45:39, while Helena Bursa of Big Pine Key crossed third in 47:02. About 1,500 runners competed in the annual race on the longest bridge of the Overseas Highway.

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Charlotte Bobcats guard Raymond Felton, right, beats Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich to a loose ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday in Charlotte. Chicago won 98-89.

Magic-Bobcats offer friendly, fiery playoff twist ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Matt Barnes sent the playful, trash-talking text messages and voice mails for a week until finally getting a call back from Stephen Jackson. The two shared a laugh, caught up and made plans to hang out in Orlando until Sunday evening. Then their friendship will be put on hold. “We know once that game starts,� Jackson said, “we’re going to play like we don’t know each other.� The two best friends and former teammates give the first-round playoff matchup between Orlando and Charlotte a friendly-fiery subplot. Barnes, the Magic’s feisty forward, makes a living using his pushy play to irritate opponents. Jackson, the Bobcats’ leading scorer and often emotional swingman, also loves to be the bully.

So with the best-ofseven series pitting them against each other, there’s sure to be a clash with two of the NBA’s most physical forwards and stingiest defensive teams. “I’m sure it’s going to get heated out there between us,� Barnes said. “We’re both competitors, pretty much the same mentality, same kind of people. We both go out there and play as hard as we possibly can, and we have our team’s back. If that’s a bad thing, I don’t want to be good.� There’s also a parallel between their friendship and this series. The two were playing for Golden State in 2007 when the eighth-seeded Warriors upset the topseeded Dallas Mavericks. With the seventh-seeded Bobcats in the playoffs for the first time in franchise history against the defending Eastern Conference champions,

Jackson is looking to help Charlotte channel those memories. Barnes wants to avoid them. “The confidence level and the feeling that we’re being overlooked is there,� Jackson said. “So there are lot of things similar to that.� That might be where the similarities end. Orlando has won 11 of its last 13 games against Charlotte, using Dwight Howard in the paint to punish the undersized Bobcats. The All-Star center has been a matchup nightmare for Charlotte, the main reason the Magic kept opposing shooters to an NBA-low 43.8 percent and freed up their offense to set a single-season record with 841 3-pointers made. “Everybody knows what Orlando does,� Bobcats coach Larry Brown said. “They just do it so well.�

CLEVELAND (AP) — United for only one goal, LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal took their first step together toward an NBA title. Cleveland’s superstars, separated for a large chunk of the regular season, combined for 36 points and seven blocks as the Cavaliers opened the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 96-83 win over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. James had 24 points and four blocks and a slimmeddown O’Neal, playing for the first time since Feb. 25, scored 12 in 24 minutes as the top-seeded Cavs won a testy opener between two teams that obviously don’t care for each other. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Monday in Cleveland. Derrick Rose had 28 points and 10 assists for Chicago. Hawks 102, Bucks 92 ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are off to a good start in the playoffs, even though they barely showed up for the second half. The Milwaukee Bucks are short-handed but at least showed a little fight. Led by Joe Johnson and getting production from all their key players, the Hawks blitzed the Bucks early, survived a lackluster showing after half-

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Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James dunks against the Chicago Bulls during the second quarter of Game 1 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs, Saturday, in Cleveland. time and held off Milwaukee 102-92 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference series Saturday. The Hawks had mismatches all over the court, taking advantage of the gruesome injury that took out Milwaukee center Andrew Bogut late in the season. The home team never trailed, building a 20point lead in the first quarter and going to halftime with a

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Yankees win 4th straight series to start season

MLB BRIEFS A-Rod passes McGwire for 8th place on HR list

HR pace slows at new Yankee Stadium

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez hit his 584th home run and first this season, passing Mark McGwire for sole possession for eighth place on the career list. Rodriguez homered off Doug Mathis in the fourth inning Saturday, a solo drive to right-center that gave the Yankees a 7-0 lead over Texas. A-Rod had gone homerless in his first 41 at-bats, his longest homerless streak at the start of a season since beginning 1995 without one in his first 48 at-bats for Seattle.

NEW YORK (AP) — New Yankee Stadium no longer is playing like a bandbox. While 21 home runs were hit in the five first games last year during the $1.5 billion ballpark’s first season, just 11 balls have gone over the fence during the first five games this season. “Early on I felt like last year obviously the ball was really, really carrying,” Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte said Saturday. “But then what we noticed toward the end of the year is depending on where the wind’s blowing, you can’t hit it out of here sometimes. And obviously I think you’ve seen that already a couple times this homestand, when that wind is blowing in, that flag is blowing in from left, that ball just really, really gets held up.” Home runs were hit in 80 of 81 games at Yankees Stadium last year, the first major league stadium with home runs in all but one regular-season game. New York became the first team to go deep in 73 home games. The only game without a home run at Yankee Stadium was on June 18, when the Washington Nationals won 3-0 after a 5-hour, 26-minute rain delay at the start. Already this year there have been two games without a homer — on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels and on Friday night against the Texas Rangers. “Guys have been making good pitches and going about their business the right way. I don’t think I’ve noticed any difference at all,” Joba Chamberlain said. “I guess at the end of the season we’ll see how everything compares, but I don’t think it’s any different.”

Mijares goes on DL with elbow strain MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins reliever Jose Mijares has been placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left elbow. Mijares has been struggling. He has given up six hits in three innings and has a 6.00 ERA. He had been a contender to handle eighth-inning duties. The Twins already have lost closer Joe Nathan for the season. The team announced Saturday that it recalled righthanded reliever Alex Burnett from Rochester of the International League. Burnett started the season with the Twins and made two appearances before being sent down. He allowed two hits with three strikeouts in 2 1-3 innings. Gardenhire also said that reliever Pat Neshek still has a sore finger on his throwing hand. If there’s no improvement by Tuesday, the team will consider moving him to the disabled list.

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Houston Astros starting pitcher Roy Oswalt adjusts his cap during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Oswalt picked up his first win of the season giving up five hits during seven scoreless innings in the Astros 4-3 win.

Oswalt gets first win as Astros beat Cubs CHICAGO (AP) — Roy Oswalt allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings for his first win, J.R. Towles homered, and the Houston Astros hung on to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 Saturday. The Cubs scored three in the eighth and had the tying run on in the ninth after shortstop Tommy Manzella booted Ryan Theriot’s twoout grounder. Theriot went to second on a wild pitch by Matt Lindstrom, but Kosuke Fukudome struck out, giving the Astros their

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Angels 6, Blue Jays 3 TORONTO (AP) — Howie Kendrick and Juan Rivera homered, Joe Saunders pitched eight strong innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat Toronto. Kendrick went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and scored twice as the Angels won back-toback games for the first time this season. The Blue Jays lost consecutive games for the first time. Saunders (1-2), who came in with a 7.36 ERA, allowed two runs — none earned — and five hits. The left-hander walked one, struck out two, lowered his ERA to 4.26 and improved to 11-3 in April. Fernando Rodney closed it out in the ninth for his third save and second in two days. Los Angeles jumped in front before Blue Jays left-hander Brian Tallet (1-1) recorded an out. Erick Aybar led off the first with a walk and Kendrick followed with a two-run homer, his first. Twins 6, Royals 5 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Orlando Hudson hit a game-winning home run leading off the seventh inning, the Twins’ bullpen pitched four scoreless innings, and Minnesota stretched its winning streak to five games with a victory over Kansas City. With the game tied 5-5, Hudson hit a shot off reliever John Parrish (1-1) that bounced off the facing of the second level of seats in left field at Target Field. It was Hudson’s first home run since signing with the Twins in the offseason. Brian Duensing (2-0) pitched two innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win. Matt Guerrier worked a scoreless eighth and Jon Rauch held on to secure his sixth save.

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Sports Review

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Pct GB WCGB .727 — — .667 1 — 1 1 .583 1 ⁄2 ⁄2 .444 3 2 .083 71⁄2 61⁄2 Central Division Pct GB WCGB .750 — — 1 .600 2 ⁄2 .455 31⁄2 2 1 .364 4 ⁄2 3 .333 5 31⁄2 West Division Pct GB WCGB .692 — — .455 3 2 .455 3 2 .417 31⁄2 21⁄2 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Pct GB WCGB .800 — — .600 2 — 1 1 .545 2 ⁄2 ⁄2 1 1 .545 2 ⁄2 ⁄2 .300 5 3 Central Division Pct GB WCGB .700 — — .500 2 1 1 .455 2 ⁄2 11⁄2 1 .455 2 ⁄2 11⁄2 1 .364 3 ⁄2 21⁄2 .182 51⁄2 41⁄2 West Division Pct GB WCGB .727 — — .500 21⁄2 1 1 .500 2 ⁄2 1 .455 3 11⁄2 1 .400 3 ⁄2 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday’s Games Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 2 N.Y. Yankees 5, Texas 1, 6 innings L.A. Angels 7, Toronto 5 Boston 1, Tampa Bay 1, tie, 9 innings, susp., rain Minnesota 10, Kansas City 3 Oakland 4, Baltimore 2 Seattle 11, Detroit 3 Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 7, Texas 3 L.A. Angels 6, Toronto 3 Minnesota 6, Kansas City 5 Oakland 4, Baltimore 3 Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Boston 1, Tampa Bay 1, tie, 9 innings, comp. of susp. game, 8:10 p.m. Detroit at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Floyd 0-1) at Cleveland (Carmona 1-0), 1:05 p.m. Texas (Harden 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 1-0), 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (E.Santana 0-2) at Toronto (Romero 1-0), 1:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (Garza 2-0) at Boston (Lester 0-1), 1:35 p.m. Kansas City (Hochevar 1-0) at Minnesota (Pavano 2-0), 2:10 p.m. Baltimore (Matusz 1-0) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 1-0), 4:05 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 0-1) at Seattle (Snell 0-1), 4:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at Boston, 11:05 a.m. Kansas City at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Baltimore at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. ———

MLB Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—Polanco, Philadelphia, .475; Prado, Atlanta, .459; Francoeur, New York, .438; IRodriguez, Washington, .407; Pujols, St. Louis, .400; CGonzalez, Colorado, .393; Rollins, Philadelphia, .391. RUNS—Polanco, Philadelphia, 13; Kemp, Los Angeles, 12; Maybin, Florida, 12; Utley, Philadelphia, 12; JUpton, Arizona, 10; AdLaRoche, Arizona, 9; Venable, San Diego, 9. RBI—Cantu, Florida, 15; Pujols, St. Louis, 15; CYoung, Arizona, 14; Howard, Philadelphia, 13; Kemp, Los Angeles, 13; Heyward, Atlanta, 12; Braun, Milwaukee, 11; Polanco, Philadelphia, 11; Utley, Philadelphia, 11; Victorino, Philadelphia, 11. HITS—Polanco, Philadelphia, 19; Prado, Atlanta, 17; Howard, Philadelphia, 15; Braun, Milwaukee, 14; Francoeur, New York, 14; Headley, San Diego, 14; Kemp, Los Angeles, 14; Pujols, St. Louis, 14; Rowand, San Francisco, 14. DOUBLES—Cantu, Florida, 6; Howard, Philadelphia, 5; GSanchez, Florida, 5; 10 tied at 4. TRIPLES—Morgan, Washington, 2; Venable, San Diego, 2; 30 tied at 1. HOME RUNS—Pujols, St. Louis, 5; Utley, Philadelphia, 5; Kemp, Los Angeles, 4; 19 tied at 3. STOLEN BASES—AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 5; Furcal, Los Angeles, 4; Theriot, Chicago, 4; Loney, Los Angeles, 3; Morgan, Washington, 3; Votto, Cincinnati, 3; DWright, New York, 3. PITCHING —Owings, Cincinnati, 2-0; Halladay, Philadelphia, 2-0; Jimenez, Colorado, 2-0; Clippard, Washington, 2-0; Masset, Cincinnati, 2-0; Lincecum, San Francisco, 2-0; Zito, San Francisco, 2-0. STRIKEOUTS—JoJohnson, Florida, 20; Haren, Arizona, 20; Halladay, Philadelphia, 17; JSanchez, San Francisco, 17; Lincecum, San Francisco, 17; Zambrano, Chicago, 17; Kuroda, Los Angeles, 14; De La Rosa, Colorado, 14; Dempster, Chicago, 14; Hanson, Atlanta, 14. SAVES—Cordero, Cincinnati, 4; Capps, Washington, 4; Hoffman, Milwaukee, 3; Marmol, Chicago, 3; Franklin, St. Louis, 3; 6 tied at 2.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 7, Houston 2 Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 8, Florida 6 Washington 5, Milwaukee 3 Atlanta 9, Colorado 5 St. Louis 4, N.Y. Mets 3 San Diego 6, Arizona 3 L.A. Dodgers 10, San Francisco 8 Saturday’s Games Houston 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Washington 8, Milwaukee 0 San Francisco 9, L.A. Dodgers 0 N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Florida at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 8:35 p.m. Sunday’s Games Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 0-1), 1:35 p.m. Colorado (G.Smith 1-1) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 0-1), 1:35 p.m. Florida (N.Robertson 1-0) at Philadelphia (Hamels 2-0), 1:35 p.m. Milwaukee (D.Davis 0-1) at Washington (Marquis 0-2), 1:35 p.m. Houston (W.Rodriguez 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 1-0), 2:20 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 0-1) at San Diego (LeBlanc 0-0), 4:05 p.m. San Francisco (Zito 2-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-0), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Maine 0-1) at St. Louis (Wainwright 2-0), 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Colorado at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING—Podsednik, Kansas City, .457; MiCabrera, Detroit, .412; Guerrero, Texas, .405; Pedroia, Boston, .405; Cano, New York, .395; FGutierrez, Seattle, .385; Kendall, Kansas City, .382. RUNS—Cano, New York, 9; RDavis, Oakland, 9; JGuillen, Kansas City, 9; Quentin, Chicago, 9; VWells, Toronto, 9; 8 tied at 8. RBI—NCruz, Texas, 12; Pedroia, Boston, 10; CPena, Tampa Bay, 10; Quentin, Chicago, 10; VWells, Toronto, 10; MiCabrera, Detroit, 9; Cano, New York, 9; JGuillen, Kansas City, 9; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 9. HITS—Podsednik, Kansas City, 16; Cano, New York, 15; AleGonzalez, Toronto, 15; Guerrero, Texas, 15; FGutierrez, Seattle, 15; Pedroia, Boston, 15; MiCabrera, Detroit, 14; Cuddyer, Minnesota, 14; Jeter, New York, 14; Ordonez, Detroit, 14. DOUBLES—AleGonzalez, Toronto, 6; Inge, Detroit, 6; Mauer, Minnesota, 5; ARodriguez, New York, 5; 12 tied at 4. TRIPLES—Granderson, New York, 2; AdJones, Baltimore, 2; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 2; 13 tied at 1. HOME RUNS—NCruz, Texas, 6; JGuillen, Kansas City, 5; VWells, Toronto, 5; Cano, New York, 4; AleGonzalez, Toronto, 4; Pedroia, Boston, 4; 6 tied at 3. STOLEN BASES—Podsednik, Kansas City, 6; RDavis, Oakland, 5; Granderson, New York, 4; Choo, Cleveland, 3; Gardner, New York, 3; Getz, Kansas City, 3; Pierre, Chicago, 3; Span, Minnesota, 3. PITCHING —Janssen, Toronto, 3-0; CLewis, Texas, 2-0; Price, Tampa Bay, 2-0; Buehrle, Chicago, 2-0; Pavano, Minnesota, 2-0; Zumaya, Detroit, 2-0; Eveland, Toronto, 2-0. STRIKEOUTS—Romero, Toronto, 16; Matusz, Baltimore, 15; Garza, Tampa Bay, 14; Masterson, Cleveland, 14; Price, Tampa Bay, 14; CLewis, Texas, 13; JerWeaver, Los Angeles, 13. SAVES—Rauch, Minnesota, 5; MRivera, New York, 4; Aardsma, Seattle, 4; Frasor, Toronto, 3; Papelbon, Boston, 3; Gregg, Toronto, 3; 6 tied at 2.

Sports on TV Sunday, April 18 AUTO RACING 2 p.m. FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Samsung Mobile 500, at Fort Worth, Texas COLLEGE SOFTBALL 3 p.m. ESPN — Texas at Oklahoma GOLF 1 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Heritage, final round, at Hilton Head Island, S.C. 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour, Heritage, final round, at Hilton Head Island, S.C. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. TBS — Tampa Bay at Boston 2:10 p.m. WGN — Houston at Chicago Cubs 8 p.m. ESPN — N.Y. Mets at St. Louis NBA BASKETBALL 3 p.m. ABC — Playoffs, first round, game 1, Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers 5:30 p.m.

TNT — Playoffs, first round, game 1, Charlotte at Orlando 8 p.m. TNT — Playoffs, first round, game 1, San Antonio at Dallas 10:30 p.m. TNT — Playoffs, first round, game 1, Portland at Phoenix NHL HOCKEY 3 p.m. NBC — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, Gamd 3, Phoenix at Detroit 6:30 p.m. VERSUS — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, Game 3, Pittsburgh at Ottawa 9 p.m. VERSUS — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, Game 2, Nashville at Chicago, joined in progress 11 p.m. VERSUS — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, Game 3, San Jose at Colorado, joined in progress SOCCER 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Spanish Primera Division, Valencia at Real Madrid TENNIS 1 p.m. ESPN2 — WTA Tour, Family Circle Cup, championship match, at Charleston, S.C.

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NL Boxscores Giants 9, Dodgers 0 San Francisco Los Angeles ab r h bi ab r h bi Velez cf-lf 5 1 3 1 JCarrll ss 5 0 2 0 Renteri ss 4 0 1 1 Loney 1b 4 0 1 0 Sandovl 3b 4 1 1 0 Ethier rf 2 0 0 0 A.Huff 1b 3 2 1 0 RJhnsn rf 1 0 0 0 Whitsd c 0 0 0 0 Kemp cf 4 0 1 0 DeRosa lf 2 1 0 0 GAndrs lf 4 0 0 0 Torres ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Bellird 3b 4 0 0 0 BMolin c 4 2 2 1 DeWitt 2b 4 0 1 0 Runzler p 0 0 0 0 A.Ellis c 3 0 2 0 Meddrs p 0 0 0 0 Haeger p 1 0 0 0 Uribe 2b 3 0 0 1 Mnstrs p 0 0 0 0 Schrhlt rf 4 2 1 0 Blake ph 1 0 0 0 Linccm p 4 0 3 3 RaOrtiz p 0 0 0 0 Mota p 0 0 0 0 Furcal ph 1 0 0 0 Ishikaw 1b 1 0 0 0 RuOrtiz p 0 0 0 0 Sherrill p 0 0 0 0 Martin ph 1 0 1 0 Totals 36 9 12 7 Totals 35 0 8 0 San Francisco 014 200 200 Los Angeles 000 000 000

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E—J.Carroll (1), A.Ellis (1). LOB—San Francisco 10, Los Angeles 10. 2B—Velez (2), Sandoval (4), A.Ellis (1). SB—Sandoval (2), A.Huff (1). S—Torres. SF—Renteria, Uribe. IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco Lincecum W,3-0 6 4 0 0 2 7 Mota 1 2 0 0 0 0 Runzler 1 0 0 0 0 1 Medders 1 2 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles Haeger L,0-1 3 7 7 5 5 3 Monasterios 2 3 0 0 0 0 Ra.Ortiz 2 1 2 2 1 3 Ru.Ortiz 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sherrill 1 0 0 0 0 1 Haeger pitched to 2 batters in the 4th. HBP—by Haeger (B.Molina). WP—Ra.Ortiz. PB—A.Ellis. Umpires—Home, Dale Scott; First, Jerry Meals; Second, Mark Wegner; Third, Dan Iassogna. T—3:05. A—44,734 (56,000). Astros 4, Cubs 3 Houston Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi Kppngr 2b 4 0 1 1 Theriot ss 5 0 1 0 Michals cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Fukdm rf 5 1 1 0 P.Feliz 1b 4 0 0 0 D.Lee 1b 4 1 1 0 Ca.Lee lf 4 1 1 0 ArRmr 3b 4 1 1 2 Sullivn cf 0 0 0 0 Byrd cf 4 0 0 0 Pence rf 4 0 1 0 ASorin lf 4 0 2 1 CJhnsn 3b 4 1 0 1 Fontent 2b 4 0 1 0 Manzell ss 4 0 0 0 Soto c 4 0 2 0 Towles c 4 2 3 2 Grzlny p 0 0 0 0 Oswalt p 1 0 0 0 Tracy ph 1 0 0 0 Lyon p 0 0 0 0 Gray p 0 0 0 0 Sampsn p 0 0 0 0 Zamrn ph 1 0 0 0 Lndstr p 0 0 0 0 Berg p 0 0 0 0 Colvin ph 1 0 0 0 JRussll p 0 0 0 0 Marshll p 0 0 0 0 Nady ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 6 4 Totals 38 3 9 3 Houston Chicago

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E—P.Feliz (2), Manzella (3), A.Soriano (3). LOB—Houston 4, Chicago 8. 2B—D.Lee (1), Ar.Ramirez (2), A.Soriano (4), Soto (1). HR—Towles (1). S—Oswalt. IP H R ER BB SO Houston Oswalt W,1-2 7 5 0 0 0 6 Lyon 2-3 4 3 3 0 1 Sampson H,3 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Lindstrom S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Chicago Gorzelanny L,0-1 3 3 2 2 1 0 Gray 2 1 1 1 0 0 Berg 2 2 1 1 0 0 J.Russell 1 0 0 0 0 0 Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 3 WP—Lindstrom. Umpires—Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, Chris Guccione; Second, Jerry Crawford; Third, Brian O’Nora. T—2:40. A—40,471 (41,210). Nationals 8, Brewers 0 Milwaukee Washington ab r h bi ab r h bi Weeks 2b 4 0 0 0 Morgan cf 4 0 0 0 Counsell ss 4 0 0 0 C.Guzman 2b 4 2 2 0 Braun lf 4 0 1 0 Zimmerman 3b 3 0 2 2 Fielder 1b 4 0 0 0 A.Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0 McGehee 3b 4 0 1 0 A.Kennedy 1b 0 0 0 0 Edmonds cf 4 0 1 0 Willingham lf 2 2 1 0 Hart rf 2 0 0 0 W.Harris lf 0 0 0 0 Kottaras c 2 0 0 0 Desmond ss 3 1 2 0 Wolf p 2 0 1 0 I.Rodriguez c 4 2 2 3 Coffey p 0 0 0 0 Maxwell rf 3 1 1 3 Narveson p 0 0 0 0 L.Hernandez p 4 0 0 0 Gerut ph 1 0 0 0 M.Parra p 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 4 0 Totals 31 8 10 8 Milwaukee 000 000 000 Washington 030 013 10x

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E—Edmonds (1), Hart (1), C.Guzman (1). DP—Milwaukee 1, Washington 1. LOB—Milwaukee 6, Washington 5. 2B—McGehee (4), Edmonds (3), Zimmerman 2 (5), Willingham (4), I.Rodriguez (5). HR—Maxwell (1). SB— C.Guzman (1). S—Desmond. SF—Maxwell. IP H R ER BB SO Milwaukee Wolf L,1-1 5 4 4 4 3 4 Coffey 1 3 3 2 0 0 Narveson 1 3 1 1 1 0 M.Parra 1 0 0 0 0 0 Washington L.Hernandez W,2-0 9 4 0 0 2 3 Umpires—Home, Tim McClelland; First, Mike Everitt; Second, Andy Fletcher; Third, Adrian Johnson. T—2:26. A—18,673 (41,546).

AL Boxscores Yankees 7, Rangers 3 Texas New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Borbon cf 5 0 0 0 Jeter ss 4 1 3 2 MYong 3b 4 0 2 0 R.Pena ss 1 0 0 0 Hamltn lf 4 1 0 0 NJhnsn dh 3 0 0 1 Guerrr dh 3 1 1 0 Teixeir 1b 4 0 1 1 N.Cruz rf 4 1 1 3 ARdrgz 3b 4 1 2 1 C.Davis 1b 4 0 2 0 Cano 2b 4 0 0 0 J.Arias 2b 4 0 1 0 Posada c 4 2 2 0 Tegrdn c 2 0 0 0 Grndrs cf 4 1 2 0 DvMrp ph 1 0 0 0 Swisher rf 4 0 0 0 Andrus ss 3 0 1 0 Gardnr lf 4 2 3 1 Totals 34 3 8 3 Totals 36 7 13 6 Texas New York

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One out when winning run scored. E—Lugo (1), Barton (3). DP—Oakland 1. LOB—Baltimore 9, Oakland 10. 2B—C.Izturis (1), K.Suzuki (3), E.Chavez (4), A.Rosales (2). SB—R.Davis (7). S—Barton, Pennington. SF—Wigginton, R.Sweeney. IP H R ER BB SO Baltimore Guthrie 6 2-3 6 2 1 1 3 Ohman 0 0 0 0 2 0 Albers 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 Hendrickson H,1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 Meredith H,1 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Ji.Johnson L,0-1 BS,2-2 1-3 2 2 2 1 1 Oakland Duchscherer 5 2-3 7 2 0 2 5 Gaudin 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 Breslow 1 1 1 1 0 1 Ziegler 2-3 1 0 0 1 0 Blevins W,2-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ohman pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. WP—Ji.Johnson 2. Balk—Guthrie. Umpires—Home, Ed Hickox; First, Fieldin Culbreth; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Gary Cederstrom. T—2:48. A—15,072 (35,067). Indians 3, White Sox 2 Chicago Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h bi Pierre dh 4 0 0 0 ACarer ss 4 1 1 1 Bckhm 2b 3 0 1 0 GSizmr cf 4 2 2 0 Quentin rf 4 0 0 0 Choo rf 4 0 1 2 Konerk 1b 3 0 0 0 Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 AnJons lf 4 1 1 0 Peralta 3b 3 0 0 0 Przyns c 3 0 0 0 Valuen 2b 2 0 1 0 Rios cf 3 0 2 1 AMarte 1b 2 0 0 0 Teahen 3b 2 1 0 0 Marson c 3 0 0 0 AlRmrz ss 3 0 1 1 Brantly lf 3 0 0 0 Totals 29 2 5 2 Totals 29 3 6 3 Chicago Cleveland

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DP—Cleveland 3. LOB—Chicago 3, Cleveland 6. 2B—Beckham (3), Rios (3), Al.Ramirez (2), Choo (3), Hafner (1). 3B—G.Sizemore (2). HR—A.Cabrera (1). SB—Rios (3), Teahen (2). CS—Valbuena (1). IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Peavy 7 1-3 4 2 2 3 3 Thornton L,1-1 2-3 2 1 1 1 0 Cleveland Westbrook 7 5 2 2 3 2 J.Lewis W,2-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 C.Perez S,3-4 1 0 0 0 0 1 Umpires—Home, Hunter Wendelstedt; First, Dan Bellino; Second, Jerry Layne; Third, Mike Winters. T—2:24. A—12,885 (45,569).

BASKETBALL NBA Playoff Glance All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland 1, Chicago 0 Saturday, April 17: Cleveland 96, Chicago 83 Monday, April 19: Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Thursday, April 22: Cleveland at Chicago, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 25: Cleveland at Chicago, 3:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 27: Chicago at Cleveland, TBD x-Thursday, April 29: Cleveland at Chicago, TBD x-Saturday, May 1: Chicago at Cleveland, TBD Orlando vs. Charlotte Sunday, April 18: Charlotte at Orlando, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 21: Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 24: Orlando at Charlotte, 2 p.m. Monday, April 26: Orlando at Charlotte, TBD x-Wednesday, April 28: Charlotte at Orlando, TBD x-Friday, April 30: Orlando at Charlotte, TBD x-Sunday, May 2: Charlotte at Orlando, TBD Atlanta 1, Milwaukee 0 Saturday, April 17: Atlanta 102, Milwaukee 92 Tuesday, April 20: Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 24: Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Monday, April 26: Atlanta at Milwaukee, TBD x-Wednesday, April 28: Milwaukee at Atlanta, TBD x-Friday, April 30: Atlanta at Milwaukee, TBD x-Sunday, May 2: Milwaukee at Atlanta, TBD Boston vs. Miami Saturday, April 17: Miami at Boston, 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 20: Miami at Boston, 8 p.m. Friday, April 23: Boston at Miami, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 25: Boston at Miami, 1 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 27: Miami at Boston, TBD x-Thursday, April 29: Boston at Miami, TBD x-Saturday, May 1: Miami at Boston, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE L.A. Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Sunday, April 18: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 20: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 27: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, TBD x-Friday, April 30: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, TBD x-Sunday, May 2: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, TBD Dallas vs. San Antonio Sunday, April 18: San Antonio at Dallas, 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 21: San Antonio at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 23: Dallas at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. Sunday, April 25: Dallas at San Antonio, 7 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 27: San Antonio at Dallas, TBD x-Thursday, April 29: Dallas at San Antonio, TBD x-Saturday, May 1: San Antonio at Dallas, TBD Phoenix vs. Portland Sunday, April 18: Portland at Phoenix , 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20: Portland at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Thursday, April 22: Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m. Saturday, April 24: Phoenix at Portland, 4:30 p.m. x-Monday, April 26: Portland at Phoenix, TBD x-Thursday, April 29: Phoenix at Portland, TBD x-Saturday, May 1: Portland at Phoenix, TBD Denver vs. Utah Saturday, April 17: Utah at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Monday, April 19: Utah at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 23: Denver at Utah, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, April 25: Denver at Utah, 9:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 28: Utah at Denver, TBD x-Friday, April 30: Denver at Utah, TBD x-Sunday, May 2: Utah at Denver, TBD

NBA Boxscores Hawks 102, Bucks 92 MILWAUKEE (92) Delfino 1-4 2-2 4, Mbah a Moute 4-5 0-1 8, Thomas 2-6 0-0 4, Jennings 14-25 2-4 34, Salmons 6-18 4-4 16, Gadzuric 0-0 0-0 0, Ridnour 3-8 2-2 9, Stackhouse 3-10 0-0 6, Ilyasova 4-6 2-4 11. Totals 37-82 12-17 92. ATLANTA (102) Williams 4-5 4-4 12, Jos.Smith 6-10 0-2 12, Horford 7-14 1-1 15, Bibby 8-9 0-0 19, Johnson 10-21 2-2 22, Crawford 4-11 6-8 17, Evans 1-4 0-0 2, Pachulia 1-2 1-2 3, J. Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Teague 0-0 0-0 0, West 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-76 14-19 102. Milwaukee Atlanta

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4-6, Ilyasova 1-2, Ridnour 1-3, Delfino 0-1, Stackhouse 0-3, Salmons 0-5), Atlanta 6-11 (Bibby 3-3, Crawford 3-5, Evans 0-1, Johnson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 46 (Thomas 9), Atlanta 44 (Jos.Smith 10). Assists—Milwaukee 11 (Jennings 3), Atlanta 18 (Johnson 5). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 18, Atlanta 17. A—18,729 (18,729). Cavaliers 96, Bulls 83 CHICAGO (83) Deng 5-15 2-5 12, T.Gibson 4-10 0-0 8, Noah 4-9 2-2 10, Rose 13-28 2-2 28, Hinrich 4-10 00 8, Miller 2-4 0-0 4, Murray 3-6 2-2 9, Warrick 2-4 0-0 4, Richard 0-0 0-0 0, Pargo 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-87 8-11 83. CLEVELAND (96) James 9-19 6-7 24, Jamison 7-14 0-0 15, O’Neal 5-9 2-5 12, M.Williams 8-14 0-0 19, Parker 3-8 2-3 9, Varejao 3-7 2-2 8, West 2-7 0-0 4, Ilgauskas 1-3 0-0 2, Moon 1-2 0-0 3, D.Gibson 0-0 0-0 0, Hickson 0-1 0-0 0, J.Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-84 12-17 96. Chicago Cleveland

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3-Point Goals—Chicago 1-7 (Murray 1-3, Rose 0-2, Hinrich 0-2), Cleveland 6-23 (M.Williams 3-7, Moon 1-2, Jamison 1-4, Parker 1-6, James 0-1, West 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 46 (Noah, Hinrich 8), Cleveland 57 (Varejao 15). Assists—Chicago 19 (Rose 10), Cleveland 27 (M.Williams 10). Total Fouls—Chicago 19, Cleveland 15. Technicals—Miller, James. A—20,562 (20,562).

AUTO RACING NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Samsung Mobile 500 Lineup By The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 191.327. 2. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 191.232. 3. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 190.9. 4. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 190.88. 5. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 190.712. 6. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 190.255. 7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 190.248. 8. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 190.188. 9. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 190.121. 10. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 190. 11. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 189.9. 12. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 189.833. 13. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 189.753. 14. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 189.707. 15. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 189.454. 16. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 189.381. 17. (43) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 189.029. 18. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 188.91. 19. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 188.871. 20. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 188.864. 21. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 188.811. 22. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 188.778. 23. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 188.772. 24. (55) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 188.745. 25. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 188.699. 26. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 188.692. 27. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 188.64. 28. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 188.633. 29. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 188.567. 30. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 188.317. 31. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 188.094. 32. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 188.088. 33. (66) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 187.996. 34. (09) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 187.944. 35. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 187.859. 36. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 187.839. 37. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 187.826. 38. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 187.676. 39. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 187.169. 40. (38) Kevin Conway, Ford, 186.78. 41. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 186.645. 42. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, Owner Points. 43. (32) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 187.071. Failed to Qualify 44. (26) David Stremme, Ford, 186.554. 45. (46) Terry Cook, Dodge, 185.37. 46. (36) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 181.99.

GOLF PGA Tour-Verizon Heritage Scores By The Associated Press Saturday At Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head Island, S.C. Purse: $5.7 million Yardage: 6,973; Par: 71 Second Round (a-amateur) Jim Furyk 67-68-67 Brian Davis 68-69-66 Stephen Ames 74-65-65 Briny Baird 71-67-66 Ricky Barnes 69-69-66 Luke Donald 69-68-67 Woody Austin 67-70-67 Heath Slocum 70-67-67 Boo Weekley 68-68-68 Nick O’Hern 69-72-64 Bo Van Pelt 67-72-66 Camilo Villegas 70-68-67 Aaron Baddeley 68-69-68 Will MacKenzie 68-72-66 Webb Simpson 70-68-68 Zach Johnson 71-66-69 Fredrik Jacobson 74-68-65 Stewart Cink 71-69-67 Robert Karlsson 70-68-69 Kris Blanks 70-68-69 Tim Wilkinson 71-66-70 Carl Pettersson 69-68-70 J.J. Henry 68-68-71 Brendon de Jonge 72-69-67 Tom Gillis 72-68-68 Marc Leishman 70-70-68 Jason Dufner 67-72-69 Spencer Levin 72-66-70 Jerry Kelly 67-71-70 Martin Laird 69-69-70 Trevor Immelman 68-69-71 Brett Quigley 69-68-71 Tim Clark 67-70-71 Greg Owen 66-69-73 Chad Campbell 69-67-72 Charles Howell III 68-67-73 Kevin Na 70-71-68 Rickie Fowler 68-72-69 Omar Uresti 73-67-69 Mike Weir 66-73-70 Matt Jones 69-70-70 J.P. Hayes 69-68-72 Stuart Appleby 69-67-73 Greg Chalmers 70-71-69 Paul Casey 75-65-70 Michael Letzig 68-72-70 Michael Allen 72-67-71 K.J. Choi 64-74-72 Matt Kuchar 71-67-72 Bryce Molder 68-68-74 Rory Sabbatini 74-68-69 Graham DeLaet 74-68-69 Chris Tidland 70-72-69 Brian Gay 72-70-69 Michael Bradley 69-72-70 Glen Day 67-73-71 a-Byeong-Hun An 69-70-72 Cameron Beckman 73-66-72 Bill Haas 67-75-70 J.B. Holmes 73-69-70 Steve Flesch 70-71-71 George McNeill 71-70-71 Scott Piercy 71-70-71 Blake Adams 77-63-72 Jason Day 70-70-72 Rod Pampling 72-70-71 Michael Connell 72-70-71 Davis Love III 67-75-71 Richard S. Johnson 72-70-71 Steve Lowery 74-68-71 Matt Bettencourt 68-72-73 Shaun Micheel 67-70-76

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NASCAR Nationwide driver Kyle Busch exits his car after qualifying for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday.

Kyle Busch’s drive for 5 in a row at Texas delayed FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Busch’s drive for five at Texas Motor Speedway was delayed by rain. The wet weather and more forecasted showers led to the postponement of Saturday’s Nationwide race at Texas, where Busch is trying to join two-time series champion Jack Ingram and Dale Earnhardt as the only drivers to

win five consecutive races in NASCAR’s second-tier series at the same track. The race, which was called off more than three hours after it was supposed to start, was rescheduled for Sunday night after the Sprint Cup race earlier in the day. Weather still could be an issue Sunday, when there is a good chance for more rain.

If both races are run Sunday, Nationwide points leader Brad Keselowski and Busch are among 15 drivers scheduled to do double duty. That would mean 800 miles behind the wheel at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked track — 500 miles for the Cup race and 300 more in the Nationwide race. “It’s going to be a long day,� Keselowski said.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jimmie Johnson smiled when he realized Sam Hornish Jr. was in front of him on the outside of the first two rows for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race in Texas. The four-time defending series champion wasn’t quite as amused the last time he was bumper to bumper with Hornish at Texas Motor Speedway. That was last fall, when their wreck on the third lap sent Johnson to the garage for more than an hour and took a huge chunk out of his seemingly insurmountable points lead. It worked out fine for Johnson, who won the next week to all but wrap up his unprecedented run of Sprint Cup crowns. He got over the wreck, too, later taking back some criticism when he realized the crash wasn’t Hornish’s fault. Perhaps the outlook is brightening for Hornish, too. The IndyCar Series

only three-time champion still hasn’t come close to winning on NASCAR’s top circuit, but Hornish is coming off consecutive career-best qualifying runs early in his third full season. He has the No. 2 spot behind Tony Stewart, with Greg Biffle and Johnson on the second row. A week ago, he qualified third at Phoenix. “I feel like I’ve learned the tracks enough now and I’ve got a pretty good idea of where I need to be and what the car needs to be like,� Hornish said. “I’m just able to express it a little easier than I was a year ago.� The best signs of progress for Hornish actually came before the November run-in with Johnson. He finally had his first top-five finish in August at Pocono, then finished fifth at Michigan just two weeks later. This year, Hornish hasn’t finished higher than 13th and is 30th in points, but he was in

the top five with 50 laps to go in Atlanta when a mechanical failure led to a 28th-place finish. He was making a similar run at Bristol when another breakdown dropped him to 32nd. “The good thing is at least our results were from bad luck, not from running bad,� Hornish said. “We know what we’re capable of doing.� ——— KAHNE CHATTER: With Kasey Kahne’s 2011 ride up in the air, some wonder whether future Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. would try to field a Sprint Cup car with Kahne under his JR Motorsports operation. Earnhardt didn’t rule out such a move, but said it was unlikely. JRM operates only in the Nationwide Series, with no expansion plans in the works. Kahne is leaving Richard Petty’s team after this year to drive Mark Martin’s No. 5 for Rick Hendrick in 2012, so whatever he does in 2011 will be a one-year plan. “I’m afraid that if we do that, it could leave me out to dry financially on that deal once Kasey would leave and we’d have to find another deal both with a driver and a sponsor,� Earnhardt said. “There are no guarantees, so it’s just too much of a risk.� Martin says he won’t retire after his deal runs out with Hendrick, so he’ll be looking for a ride in 2012. “Yeah,� Earnhardt said with a laugh. “That hasn’t been discussed.�

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choreographed rollout of apologies went out the window. It should not have been surprising then that, come Sunday, the media interviews became curt and devoid of any emotion other than anger and resentment. All this after returning from a 144-day layoff to finish fourth while being in the

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more memories together as teammates in college.� Roberts also enjoyed making the trek to Columbus alongside Holmes. The two even shared a room together during the World Series. “Katie and I always have a great time together,� said Roberts, who plays second base for the Pirates. “We

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his pitchers can help pace the team to the top of the conference standings. “We’ve got a confident and competitive group,� said Burnett. “That’s something I love about all of them. Every game, our starters want to go out and be better than the previous starter. They have a healthy competition amongst themselves and I think it’s really helping their psyche and their confidence. They understand that when they’re out there, it doesn’t matter who it is, that it’s time to buckle down and

hunt for fifth green jacket until the 14th hole in the final round. And so what did Woods’ return during Masters week teach us? The same thing it should teach him. While it’s a nice idea that he thinks he wants to improve his behavior at a tournament — and to be fair, he signed more autographs and interacted more with the gallery from MondayWednesday than he has in perhaps a decade — a total transformation into Gentle-

man Golfer doesn’t appear plausible once the competitive juices get flowing and a tournament victory is within reach. And so Woods should just drop it. It’s an admirable idea, but reality is reality, and Tiger isn’t going to change stripes that have been bred into him from a very young age. If he can’t contain himself, or control himself within the first 48 hours of competition following a return scrutinized unlike any other seen

in this day of media and professional sports, then it’s simply not going to happen. Who knows, maybe Woods will prove us all wrong, and we’ll see the radiant smile in a setting other than a moment that purely benefits him. Maybe one day he’ll shrug off a shot that went haywire and just get on with grinding his way an unthinkable par like he’s done so many times, but without the histrionics. Maybe he’ll actually one day congratulate a winner

that doesn’t share his name. Until then, and until he shows he can do such things in a series of Thursdays-to-Sundays rather than the early days in the week, any rhetoric without action should only be chalked up as a vain attempt to win back love and affection from an adoring public blind to anything but brilliant golf. Surely, we’re smarter than that. Tiger should be, too. So Woods should just

stop with the act now, and be himself. We’ve all been fooled by Tiger’s phoniness once already. No need for any of us — Woods included — to go through such nonsense again.

both think it’s cool that we’ve been playing together for so long and we’re still doing it in college. It made the trip that much better having her with me.� East Carolina lasted longer in the 2010 World Series than it did in 2009, which was a team goal headed into the start of the tournament. “Last year, we won the pool play on the first day and then lost all three games the next,� said Roberts. “This year, we actually

won a game on the second day and that made us last a little bit longer. We made that a goal and it felt good to accomplish that. I thought we played well overall, especially defensively.� Holmes pitched in a second round victory over the Naval Academy on Friday, which eliminated the Midshipmen, and she was very impressed with her performance in the circle by saying it was one of the best games she’s pitched in some time.

“I was really hitting my spots and the defense was doing a great job backing me up and keeping the ball in play,� said Holmes. “I felt really good about my performance out there.� Roberts, who batted .227 during the regular season, was a little disappointed in her offensive performance in the tournament but took pride in knowing that she made some key defensive stops at second base. “My hitting wasn’t there,� said Roberts. “I feel like I

could’ve done a little bit better at the plate, but the bat just wasn’t there. I am pleased with my defense, though. I think I made some pretty good plays defensively so I’m happy about that.� Holmes says that the team will be using the offseason to train and prepare for next season. She hopes the Pirates can qualify for the World Series again next season. “I think we can definitely get back in the World

Series next year,� said Holmes. “We’ve just got to keep working. If we work hard during the offseason, maybe we can do a little better next year.� No matter if the Pirates make the World Series next season or not, Roberts and Holmes will do everything in their power this offseason to ensure that their team gets bigger, faster and stronger. They’ll do it together, too. Just like they’ve done for quite some time.

throw up a zero. It’s really been working for us.� In Friday night’s 19-1 victory over conference foe Westover, Podruchny allowed just two hits and one run in five innings of work. In a 12-0 shutout over Carrboro on Wednesday, McNeill struck out six while allowing six hits in five innings. In Monday’s 5-0 win over Scotland County, Tyler Appling struck out 10. Burnett says that all three of his starters have special qualities that make all of them so fundamentally sound on the mound. “All of our starters bring something different to the table,� said Burnett. “Andrew could throw the ball and make it land in a Dixie

cup if you asked him to. He just has that control. He’s very detail oriented in his delivery and with his control. Walt puts his heart and soul into every pitch. Every time he goes out there, he wants his next pitch to be better than the last. His bread and butter is his curveball but also throws a tremendous fastball and splitter. Tyler is probably the hardest thrower we have. He can get up to 85,86 or 87 miles per hour on his throws. He’s very strategic with his pitches.� The relief pitchers for the Cavaliers, although they haven’t been needed at all this past week, have also played a significant role in the success of the Cavaliers.

While he isn’t officially the team’s closer, Jeffrey Ward has done much of the closing on the mound for the Cavaliers. Relief pitcher Derek Gaster has also had his share of success this season. “Both guys go out there and they’ve done a great job doing what’s expected of them,� said Burnett. “If we have the momentum on our side, they go out there and keep things going. If we’re starting to lose our momentum, they go out there and do everything they can to get things going back our way again.� Burnett knows that it’s almost impossible for pitchers to strikeout every single batter they see. He knows

that the pitchers can’t do everything defensively. In order to truly be successful, pitchers have to trust the fielders to help out. That’s something Burnett sees on a nightly basis with his team. “One thing that makes this pitching staff extra special is that they trust the players behind them,� said Burnett. “They don’t have to go out there and expect to strikeout every batter they face. They can force the batter to make contact with the ball on their terms knowing that the fielders are going to be there to help with the out.� While the pitching has been stellar for the last week, Burnett also gives

tons of credit to his offense for being unselfish and making smart plate appearances. “It’s completely a team effort,� said Burnett. “The pitching helps us out a lot, but the offense knows that it has to do its part for us to succeed. These guys take pride in every at bat and are very unselfish. They’re not looking for the stats or for the big home run. They just want to do everything they can to help advance the runner to the next base or send the runner home. The teams know that on every at bat there’s a winner and a loser and they want to be the winner each and every time.�

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

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8B / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / The Sanford Herald DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

Marriage is about sharing love, not finding fault

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: You are a visionary who must take advantage of the opportunities present this year. Your experience, wisdom and ability to push the rules to the limit will allow you to make headway that others cannot pull off. Your savvy, understated way of approaching others will ensure you reach your goal. Your numbers are 5, 12, 21, 23, 38, 44, 47 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Think before you act. Impulsive actions can be costly emotionally and financially. Give more thought to what you really want and you will avoid being taken in by a fasttalker selling something you don’t need. Challenges will be inviting and can help lower your stress. 4 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Situations can easily get blown out of proportion if you are too intent on adding your thoughts and suggestions. Be honest but don’t meddle. You will get blamed if you get too involved in other people’s problems. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You can offer your opinion but getting involved in a cause that isn’t legitimate to please someone is not the route to take. Focus on your own emotional problems and you will avoid being taken advantage of and will feel better at the end of the day. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Not everyone is on your side or in agreement with your choices or the way you think. Don’t be too eager to share your thoughts or you will have to accept the changes that result from the decisions you make. 3 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You will face controversy and power plays if you try to force your ideas, plans and thoughts on others. Focus on home, family and self-improvements. Don’t let an unexpected change alter your plans. 4 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Organize your day and focus on ways to improve your

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life and your friendships. A short trip will lead to an exciting experience. An emotional issue surrounding money will give you a view of someone you are close to. 2 stars LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Communication will be your key to advancement, favors and taking on a new direction. Once you share your creative thoughts, you are sure to receive interest in your plans. The questions asked will help you hone your presentation and will bring about a partnership. 5 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A property, investment or money venture will stimulate your creative output. Personal relationships will contribute to your outlook and help you update your physical and mental appeal. Don’t let an emotional matter involving paperwork stifle your plans. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Weigh the situation you face and back away if there is no way you can benefit from what’s happening. You will have to live up to commitments you have already made. Don’t fight an unexpected personal change. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t give in to anyone trying to make you pay for something you don’t want. A stern but gentle no, along with an alternative plan, will suffice. Love is on the rise and a chance to enhance your personal life and partnership is looking very good. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The more you do with family and close friends, the better you will feel about the personal decisions you are making. A good budget and financial strategy will help you acquire the things you want in your life -- emotionally, physically and personally. 5 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Avoid overreacting or indulging in situations that are melodramatic. Turmoil must be avoided. Protect your integrity, your reputation and your future at all costs. It may be possible to resurrect an old partnership. 2 stars

DEAR ABBY: It saddens me when I hear women complain that men don’t do their fair share around the home. When a woman says, “He didn’t put the toilet seat down,” I want to ask, “Did you put it back up for him?” When a woman says, “He didn’t pick up his dishes,” I want to ask, “Did you clean up the oil spot your car left in the garage?” When a woman says, “He left his clothes on the floor,” I want to ask, “Did you dump the unpaid bills on his desk?” I believe marriage is a personal relationship between two loving people, not an opportunity to complain to others about perceived abuses. During the 40 years my husband and I have been married, we both worked and managed to raise three productive members of society. We have a tacit agreement. Each of us does absolutely everything possible to keep the home running smoothly, never tallying and setting up balance sheets. Out of love, each of us does whatever improves our common good, and both of us find reason for daily surprises as we receive in kind from the other. — JO IN PHOENIX DEAR JO: You and your husband are fortunate to have found each other, and you have obviously worked out a formula for a lasting and meaningful marriage. You should bottle it!

And if your stepmother brings up the subject, tell her that you did so because the person is more familiar with the area in which you want to live. However, do not tell her that you consider her daughter to be lazy and uncommitted because I guarantee she will take it personally.

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ooo DEAR ABBY: My stepmother allowed me to live in one of her properties for very low rent, which was a great gift. I will soon be searching for a home to buy, and this is where I have a problem. My stepsister, “Diana,” is a real estate agent who has been hit with hard times in this economy. Naturally, my stepmom would like me to hire her daughter, but Diana is lazy, uncommitted and unfamiliar with the area in which I want to buy. I have another agent in mind who specializes in homes in my area, who can recommend neighborhoods and show me as many houses as needed. I don’t want to disappoint my stepmother if I don’t hire her daughter. What should I do? — IN A BIND IN TENNESSEE DEAR IN A BIND: Hire the real estate agent you have in mind.

ooo DEAR ABBY: My grandfather died recently, and I missed some school because I went to his funeral out of state. When people ask me where I went and I tell them, they ask if I’m going to be OK and say how sorry they are. They all act like they expect me to break down and start crying any second. The problem is, I didn’t really know my grandfather that well. He lived across the country, and the few times I got to visit him I can honestly say I didn’t really like him — if you’re even allowed to say that about a grandparent. How am I supposed to tell these people that I am not broken up about him dying, and I’m not going to burst into tears any time soon? — NOT CRYING IN IOWA DEAR NOT CRYING: It is not necessary to say that to anyone to whom you aren’t close. All you need to say is, “Thank you for offering your sympathy. It was nice of you to do that.” Then change the subject by asking the person what he or she has been doing.

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Cases of beer left at landfill too hard to resist

George Washington racks up late fees at NY library

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Two Columbia sanitation workers who apparently couldn’t stand by and let beer go down the drain allegedly took dozens of cases of expired brew from the city landfill. Police and city supervisors are trying to determine if the salvage was a crime — theft of city property — or just a policy violation. “If we determine it’s a police matter, we will take some action,” said Officer Jessie Haden, a Columbia police spokeswoman. A Columbia distributor, Scheppers Distributing Co., sent 1,500 cases of expired beer to the landfill on April 1 in two shipments. The first shipment was destroyed immediately, but the second, containing about 700 cases of Budweiser and Michelob Ultra, was not. Margrace Buckler, the city’s human resource director, said two Solid Waste Division workers, who haven’t been identified, brought a city pickup truck to the landfill and hauled off about 50 cases of the beer. Word spread of the acquisition. A week later, city officials reviewed video from the landfill and saw the workers drive away with their haul. City officials say they still don’t know what happened to the beer. When the sanitation workers were confronted on Monday, one quit, the Columbia Tribune reported. The other could face disciplinary action. Buckler said it’s likely that at least one landfill employee was involved because “the assumption is that someone made a phone call.”

NEW YORK (AP) — If George Washington were alive today, he might face a hefty overdue library fine. New York City’s oldest library says one of its ledgers shows that the president has racked up 220 years’ worth of late fees on two books he borrowed, but never returned. One of the books was the “Law of Nations,” which deals with international relations. The other was a volume of debates from Britain’s House of Commons. Both books were due on Nov. 2, 1789. New York Society Library head librarian Mark Bartlett says the institution isn’t seeking payment of the fines, but would love to get the books back. The ledger also lists books being taken out by other founding fathers, including Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and John Jay. The entry on Washington simply lists the borrower as “president.”

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Osprey’s fumble cuts power to thousands in Maine BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — A Maine utility official says an osprey dropped a branch destined for its nest onto a power line, cutting power to about 6,000 customers. Central Maine Power spokesman Gail Rice says it took workers about 90 minutes to restore power Wednesday in the Brunswick area. The slippery-taloned osprey was one of a pair that has caused problems for years.

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God listens to all of our prayers Q: Does it really do any good to pray for people who are having problems? I’m not sure anything happens when I pray for someone, or else their problem gets solved without any divine intervention. Why should I bother praying for them? — J.McK. A: Let me ask you a question: If you were facing a serious problem in your own life — a dangerous illness, for example, or an unexpected crisis in your family — wouldn’t you want people to pray for you? Of course you would. The Bible says, “Pray for each other so that you may be healed” (James 5:16). Does this mean God always answers our prayers exactly the way we wish He would, or exactly when we wish He would? No, not necessarily. But the Bible still tells us to pray, because God is able to use our prayers in ways we may never understand this side of heaven. If Jesus, the divine Son of God, needed to pray about every situation He faced, don’t we need to pray even more? The Bible tells us to pray about everything: “Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests” (Ephesians 6:18). You say that sometimes a problem gets solved “without divine intervention” — but how do you know God wasn’t at work? What seemed to be a normal, everyday solution actually may have been His way of solving it. God is at work even in the ordinary things of life. Recently a man wrote me telling how Christ had freed him from a terrible drug habit. “People were praying for me,” he said, “and God answered their prayers.”

Lifestyles

The Sanford Herald / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / 9B

How much screen time is too much for kids? By MELISSA RAYWORTH For The Associated Press

LATROBE, Pa. — It’s not easy to press pause on today’s hyper-wired kids. But in the next year, the National Association for the Education of Young Children will attempt to do just that. Members of the group gathered last month to begin revising their guidelines governing children’s use of technology. The current guidelines were released in 1996, when the digital revolution was in its infancy and “Baby Einstein� had yet to be born. At the time, the team “felt gadgets were impinging on children’s growth and development,� says Jerlean Daniel, the NAEYC’s executive director designate. They focused on the growing presence of computers. “Back in early ’90s,� she says, “we had no idea what we were talking about in terms of the media that could come and has come today.� Enter the inaugural Fred Forward confer-

ence, held last month here at the Fred Rogers Center for Early Childhood Learning and Children’s Media. Experts in education, media and child development got together to rewrite the guidelines to encompass everything from texting and viral videos to online chatrooms for kids and DVD players in the family car. The old guidelines don’t make specific recommendations about how much screen time is too much, and say that used appropriately, technology can be positive for learning. But how do you write guidelines to cover technology that is constantly changing? And how do you recommend that what is now a billion-dollar industry be scaled back, if that’s determined to be best for child development? Technology has come to occupy a central role in children’s lives so quickly that its impact has barely been studied. Possible links have been found between extended hours of screen media

consumption and ADHD, with some children experiencing elevated blood pressure. Other data suggests that indoor consumption of technology is keeping kids from playing outdoors. But kids can also learn from digital media. And its power to connect kids from around the world can help increase multicultural understanding. The NAEYC and the Fred Rogers Center will explore all of this, seeking additional data and contributing their

ter. In 1968, one year before “Sesame Street� premiered, “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood� broke ground by addressing children’s interests and concerns through electronic media. He merged documentarystyle segments about real people with scenes in a sitcom-like living room and excursions into a fantasy world populated by puppets. And yet he was wary of using every technological tool at his disposal. As decades passed (production ended in

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10B / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / The Sanford Herald MORE STRUGGLES FOR TOYOTA

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Toyota recalls 600,000 Sienna minivans

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By KEN THOMAS Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — As congressional investigators dig further into potential electronic problems in runaway Toyotas, the automaker is facing other safety concerns, recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans over rusting spare tire holders. The recall Friday came as House investigators said they would hold another hearing in May to review possible electronic problems in runaway Toyotas. The Japanese automaker has recalled more than 8 million vehicles because of faulty accelerator pedals, humbling a car company long known for its quality and safety. Company leaders vowed to respond quickly to the safety concerns. Separately, Toyota said its engineers in Japan had duplicated the same results of tests that led Consumer Reports to issue a rare “don’t buy� warning on the 2010 Lexus GX 460 over rollover concerns. Toyota responded by halting sales of new GX 460s and conducting tests on all of its SUVs. Lexus spokesman Bill Kwong said the company was evaluating potential remedies for the GX 460 but it was “too early to speculate (on) the details of the remedy and its timing.� Toyota said its latest recall covered the 1998-2010 model year Siennas with two-wheel-drive that have been sold or registered in 20 cold-climate states and the District of Columbia. Toyota said rust from

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In this photo released by Toyota, a 2004 Toyota Sienna XLE LTD AWD is shown. Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday, it was recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans sold in the United States to address potential rusting spare tire cables that could break and create a road hazard in the latest safety problem to strike the beleaguered automaker. road salt could cause the carrier cable that holds the spare tire to rust and break, allowing the tire to tumble into the road. The problem could threaten the safety of other drivers. Toyota said it was unaware of any accidents or injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it received six complaints of spare tires falling off Siennas. The company said it was working on a fix. In the meantime, customers will receive a notice telling them to bring their vehicle to a dealership for an inspection. The recall involves Siennas in the District of Columbia and the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine,

Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and West Virginia. Steve St. Angelo, Toyota’s chief quality officer for North America, said the company was providing free inspections of the spare tire carrier cable across the nation, including states not included in the recall. Owners can call (800) 331-4331 for more information. Lawmakers remain focused on the spate of recalls affecting the company. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., a subcommittee chairman, said they plan a May 6 hearing to

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Sanford couple plans to breathe new life into what was once a local favorite restaurant. Lisa Crawford contacted me this week to let me know that she and her husband, Jeff, are opening Jeff and Lisa’s Brick House Grille in the former home of Myra’s Kitchen on Colon Road this week. Actually, the pair started serving customers on Wednesday as a “soft opening” to make sure they had the logistics down. But on Monday at 6 a.m., the eatery will be opened in earnest. Jeff Crawford attended the Culinary Institute of New York and has worked as a chef in several local favorites, including The Flame Steakhouse and Fresh Choice Cafe. Lisa Crawford said the restaurant will feature mostly classic American fare, but will also have Italian night on Thursdays since her husband’s pasta dishes have been a hit at other places he worked. Also, the grille will serve Prime Rib specials every Friday night. The restaurant will be open from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays and Tuesdays, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Sunday brunch. Like many businesses in town, Myra’s Kitchen was a favorite lunch spot for staffers at The Herald. While I was sad to see it go a few months back, I am hopeful that the Crawfords will continue Myra’s reputation for great food at even better prices.

Family Fun Zone to open Saturday Writing this column is a funny process each week. Some weeks, I have a lot of little items but nothing big enough to lead off the column. Then there’s weeks like this one, where I only have a couple of notes, but both are big enough to warrant top billing. Just after I got off the phone with Lisa Crawford, I talked with Rose House, whose son, Sherwood, now owns the property that once housed the Skate Ranch, a Sanford institution for many years. House told me that the family has been working for more than an year on the building to prepare it for a new endeavor, the Family Fun Zone. Now they are ready to announce that the new entertainment venue will open on Saturday if all goes right with inspectors this week. The Family Fun Zone will not be a skating rink,

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ing to data from London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants. Another culprit is that more than two-thirds of the wood pieces sold in the U.S. are made abroad, and rising living standards in China and Vietnam are bidding up factory wages, said Rob Sligh, chairman of Sligh Furniture. Those rising costs led the Michigan company to raise prices by an average of 2 percent this week, he said. Furniture retailers are expected to pass along much of the manufacturers’ price increases to customers rather than absorb them. Retailers saw their revenues drop nearly 10 percent last year, according to IBIS World Inc. Higher prices could curb the

e recently had customers tell us they planned to wait till next year to build. I did a quick calculation of their likely mortgage payment and sent them an e-mail pointing out that a likely one percent increase in interest could cost them almost $57,000 over the life of the loan; or $157.50 per month. Now if they could afford that $157.50 per month they could invest that much each month and it could turn into over $200,000 by retirement age, plus their home will be paid for. They responded the next day and have decided to build now. A one percent increase in mortgage rates will cost you $100.00 per month on a loan of only $159,000. Why wait if you can qualify now? If you go on the Internet and type in “Saving Calculator” in a search engine, you will find an easy way to figure out how much you need to save to reach any goal. I put in the $100.00 per month for 30 years and was optimistic and used a 8 percent return. That resulted in $150,000 in additional retirement funds resulting from investing the $100.00 per month saved on the mortgage payment. Most economists believe that interest rates will increase. No one knows how much or how soon. History proves that after a recession or deflation you will have both inflation (price increases) plus rising interest rates. This happens no matter who’s in control in Washington. I often hear people expressing fear about inflation due to deficit spending by the federal government for most of the last ten years.

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Robby King, 32, at his home in Atlanta on Thursday,. King, who is soon moving, plans on purchasing new furniture, but thinks he would notice any price increases. “I really look around before I buy. I don’t have the discretionary income that I wish I had, so there won’t be a lot of impulse buying,” said King. “I think I would definitely notice and try to find something in my price range that I could deal with.”

Furniture makers raise prices as costs increase By EMERY P. DALESIO AP Business Writer

RALEIGH — Furniture companies are raising prices despite fears that higher costs could kill off a rebound just as recessionshocked shoppers appear willing to spend. Furniture makers are blaming higher labor and material costs for producing in Asia as well as trans-Pacific shipping fees. Industry insiders expect more news of price hikes after buyers and producers gather in High Point for the world’s biggest furniture trade fair beginning Saturday. “I’m aware of a lot of manufacturers that are considering price increases in this upcoming April market. They will announce a price increase and they will see if their major retailers are willing

to take it, and if not they’ll back off,” said Bob George, president of Atlanta-based Impact Consulting Services Inc., which advises furniture manufacturers and retailers. One big factor driving furniture prices is the rising cost of shipping from Asia to the United States. Last month, the Federal Maritime Commission, whose mission includes protecting U.S. maritime commerce from unfair foreign trade practices, started investigating whether a surge in shipping fees could strangle the budding U.S. economic recovery. The average price of shipping a standard 40-foot container from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, for example, jumped 61 percent in the first week of April compared with the same time last year, accord-

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ADtv” wasn’t so mad after all. Who knew when the writers on the comedy show penned a 2008 skit about a nofrills airline that charges multiple fees that it would be predicting the future? The airline industry has more add-on fees than the number of peanuts in the miniature bag still given to some lucky passengers. You can view the skit on YouTube by searching for “MADtv No Frills Airline.” Want a seat belt? That will cost you $5. Want the part that releases the seat

belt? That’s another $7. Although many passengers don’t bother to read the safety pamphlet, on the fictitious no-frills airline, if you do want to read what to do if there is an emergency, you’ll have to cough up $3. For reading the pamphlet and then quickly putting it back after hearing about the $3 fee, you’ll have to pay $4. Oxygen masks are free. But to start the flow of air, you’d better have $75.63. “Exact change is appreciated.” Silly skit, right? Not so much anymore. In the spirit of price-unbun-

dling run amok, Florida-based Spirit Airlines has said that beginning in August, it will charge passengers as much as $45 for a carry-on bag. The fee will be $30 if paid in advance. This isn’t just about Spirit. In a fee-copycat industry, it’s possible that other airlines might follow Spirit, some members of Congress have asserted. That certainly happened with checked bags. What’s next, charging to use the toilet?

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Don’t laugh. Ryanair, an Irish budget airline, is proposing just that. For about $1.55, the airline wants to charge passengers to use the onboard lavatory. In an interview with the BBC, Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s chief executive, said charging for the loo could help lower fares. Back in America, a group of senators led by Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., has introduced the Block Airlines’ Gratuitous Fees Act, or BAG Fees Act. Similar legislation has been introduced in the House. The Senate bill recommends amending the tax code to impose a 7.5 percent excise tax on the new carry-on fee. It is co-sponsored by Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Ben Cardin, D-Md., Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. “This latest fee crosses the line and is a slap in the face to

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It is a real concern. What can we do? One of the top real estate agents in town told me she bought eight properties last year. She knows what to do. Buy low and sell high. The simplest way to deal with the risk of inflation and rising interest rates is to buy, finance as low as possible, and ride the wave.

travelers,� Schumer said in a release. “Our legislation will rein in the airlines and keep air travelers from being gouged every time they board a plane.� There’s just one problem with the proposed bill. It doesn’t slap the airlines. It slaps another tax on passengers. Currently, passengers pay a federal 7.5 percent excise tax on fares. Airlines do not have to charge the excise tax on any bag fees, according to a clarification ruling by the Internal Revenue Service. The BAG Fees Act would make the carry-on fee subject to the excise tax, which is paid by passengers, according to the Treasury Department. Unless Spirit makes the $45 inclusive of the tax, fliers would pay $3.38 on top of the carry-on fee. “Any proposal that adds new taxes will not benefit airline customers,� said David A. Castelveter, vice president of communications for the Air Transport Association of America, which represents major carriers. Cardin and Sen.

Mary Landrieu of Louisiana have introduced a bill that would simply ban airlines from charging carry-on luggage fees. I doubt their bill will gain any traction. Otherwise, why not ban all the airline fees that so annoy us? Do I — or you for that matter — believe that this flurry of legislative outrage on our behalf will go anywhere? Nope. The add-on charges stick because we’ve become enablers of the airlines’ mistreatment, poor service and fee frenzy. They nickel and dime us and still we book. They take away services, add more fees and we still pay. They tell us the fees are for our own good. “This will speed up security lines, speed up boarding and reduce delays. Everyone wins,� said Spirit spokeswoman Misty Pinson. In the ultimate display of corporate arrogance, Spirit’s chief operating officer, Ken McKenzie, said of the new carry-on fee: “Bring less; pay less. It’s

I know a few people have helped their children buy homes at low prices in order for them to get the $8,000 Tax Credit. What they save on interest likely will far overshadow the tax credit. Plus, as prices increase they are building wealth. We see many families who have not put their home on the market, waiting for the market to improve. Are they waiting for higher interest rates

thinking this will help them sell? Then they can get a loan and buy, also at a higher rate. Actually this is exactly what happens. When prices and interest rates are falling people wait. Very few catch the bottom. Then, when prices and rates start climbing the fear of missing out kicks in and people buy. Lenders and sales agents do not mind seeing slight increases in rates as that is a motivator. The readers of newspapers, this newspaper, and this column are usually educated, successful people. This may be a once in a lifetime opportunity for many of you to take action. That’s really the economic stimulator that works. And remember, to qualify for the $8,000 Tax Credit for first time

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Systematic Investing Can Smooth “Bumps in the Roadâ€? In the investment world, there aren’t many certainties, but here’s one of them: prices will always go up and down. As an individual investor, you can’t do anything about this volatility. But the way you respond to it could make a big difference in your longterm investment success. Many investors think they can “beatâ€? volatility by trying to time the market — in other words, by buying when prices are low and selling when prices are high. In theory, this is an excellent strategy, but in reality, it’s pretty much impossible to follow — because no one can really predict, with any accuracy, market highs and lows. So instead of attempting to time the market, you’re much better off by following a time-tested strategy known as systematic investing. To systematically invest, you simply put the same amount of money into the same investments at regular intervals. To illustrate, you could put $100, $500, $1000 or more into Investment X on the ďŹ rst of every month. To make it even easier on yourself, you could automatically transfer those dollars from your bank account directly into the investment you’ve chosen. In all likelihood, your contribution

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furniture shopping plans of Robby King, who is moving with his partner into a duplex in midtown Atlanta at the end of the month. “I really look around before I buy. I don’t have the discretionary income that I wish I had, so there won’t be a lot of impulse buying,� said King, 32, an administrative assistant for a commercial real estate brokerage. “I would definitely notice and try to find something in my price range that I could deal with.� But some companies believe they can’t wait any longer to pass along price hikes and are looking hopefully at signs that consumers are tired of waiting to redecorate. After three years of declines, sales at furniture and home furnishings stores last month climbed 1.5 percent over February and by 4.2 percent from March 2009, the Commerce Department reported. Producers including Ashley Furniture Industries, Sligh Furniture Co., and Portico Chair Co. are pushing ahead with price hikes matching or topping the inflation rate of at least 2 percent. Furniture prices have almost universally stayed static or dropped since the recession began in December 2007 as the industry struggled to stay competitive. Charlotte-based Portico Chair just raised the price of its wooden rockers, made from domestic lumber with some parts imported from Indonesia, President Grady Peterson said. A replica of one chair President John F. Kennedy used in the White House now costs $225 after 14 years at $199, he said. “We tried to hold (the

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price) as long as we can, especially during the recession,� he said. In the past month, at least four other companies importing Asian-made items from dressers to dining tables have raised prices by 5 percent to 10 percent, said Dave Zirnhelt, chief executive of Wholesale Furniture Brokers, a Kamloops, British Columbia-based distributor. “On a retail level, you don’t want to raise prices because it’s tough to convince a buyer that what they’re getting today is worth it when they paid less yesterday,� Zirnhelt said. On the other hand, furniture producers have “got to raise the price at some time or you’re digging yourself into a hole.� Bedding prices also could be headed higher. The U.S. economic recovery should be strong enough to support price increases of about 3 percent this year and 3.5 percent next year, according to a market study for the International Sleep Products Association. But the benchmark on pricing others are watching was laid down by Ashley Furniture Industries, which is both the largest producer of furniture sold in the United States and the country’s largest furniture retailer, according to industry publication Furniture Today. Ashley executives declined to give a figure, but CEO Todd Wanek responded with an e-mail describing rising costs for container ships crossing the Pacific. Tom Medford, who owns Ashley Furniture Homestores in western North Carolina that has an exclusive license to sell Ashley’s line, is waiting for the new price tags. “We’ve just been notified the increase is coming,� he said, “but we haven’t been told how much.�

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Mill machines; basic math skills; know how to read blueprints, micro-meter, calipers and dial indicator and produce precise hand work; write small programs. Applicant must be self-starter with a positive attitude; good communicator and dependable, and be team oriented. Southeastern Tool & Die offers an excellent salary and full range of benefits, including insurance, 401K, and profit sharing. Interested candidates, please send resume and cover letter to: Southeastern Tool & Die, Inc.; Attn: HR; 105 Taylor Street; Aberdeen, NC 28315 or fax to 910-944-1235. Employer will perform drug test.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY PROFESSIONAL DRIVER Sanford, NC Praxair Distribution, Inc., one of North America’s leading suppliers of industrial, medical & specialty gases, welding supplies & related equipment, is currently seeking a Driver at our Sanford, NC location. You will be responsible for delivering high pressure cylinders to customer locations in compliance with all DOT regulations and company policies.

To qualify, you must have a High School diploma or GED, a current North Carolina Class A CDL with HazMat and be able to lift objects up to 50 lbs. A minimum of 3 years commercial driving experience, a clean driving record and the ability to pass drug GROUP HOME MANAGER screening and background check are required. Duties: To provide supervision to Developmentally To apply, visit our web site Disabled Adults in a DDA at www.praxair.com, Click Group Home. Qualifications: CPR, First Aid, Medi- on Careers, Career Opporcation Administration, and tunities and Search for Driver Career Opportunities. Clients Rights Training. PreClick on the job title from fer High School Graduate the complete Job List or and/or CNA. search by job number Work Schedule: (7) seven days on (7) seven days off,, 1000419. EOE, m/f/d/v. Wednesday to Wednesday. Submit resume to: P.O. BOX 1373 We offer Sanford, NC 27331 • BOLD print Accepting applications until • ENLARGED position is filled. Hampton Inn (Sanford) Seeks Front Desk Associate. Part-Time Night Auditor/ Part-Time Days. Experience Preferred But Not Necessary. Apply In Person. No Phone Calls. Local company has an opening for Inside Sales. Excellent phone skills required. Knowledge of GoldMine or other CRM software preferred but not necessary. Sales experience is a plus! Please forward resume to: Attn: Brenda / Balloons Inc 5100 Rex McLeod Drive Sanford, NC 27330 or fax (919) 718-7792. No phone calls please. Movie Extras to stand in the backgrounds of a major film production. All looks needed. Earn up to $150/day. Experience not required. Call 877-577-2952. SALES Building material wholesaler seeks Outside Sales Representative, for established Carolinas and Virginia account base. Must be energetic self starter with great people skills. 2 years college, and sales experience. Salary, great benefits, company car, and travel expenses. Email resumes to: info@carolinaatlantic.cm

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450 Help Wanted Industrial S.T. Wooten Corporation is hiring FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION: Grading Equipment Operator Must have at least 5 years experience. Apply in person: 911 Rocky Fork Church Road Sanford 919-776-4338 EOE Drug testing required.

455 Help Wanted Trades Wanted: Qualified Brick Masons & Laborers to work in the Sanford an d surrounding areas. Apply in person at Rollins Masonry Corp. 1601 Wayne St. Sanford Mon-Thurs 10am-12

460 Help Wanted Clerical/Admin

Technician certified to repair 4-ccycle engines. Full-time. Pay based on skill Full Time Accounts Payable level and production. Must Clerk/Receptionist. Strong have reliable transportacomputer, organizational tion. References & backand people skills necessary. ground check. Reply to Also provides administraDanielle (910)947-2041 tive support. Previous AP experience preferred. Terminix has immediate Benefits include paid openings for creative, high holidays, paid vacation, energy, self motivated, agBCBS insurance and 401K gressive salespeople for an retirement plan. exciting growth opportunity. Earning potential of Please send resume to $40k plus first year possismoore@palletone.com or ble. Paid training, vehicle fax to (919) 837-5550. w/ gas, insurance & 401k. Email resume to 470 recruiter@insect.com or call Help Wanted 910-824-1504. Must be drug free, have a good Medical/Dental driving record, clean crimiCertified Dental nal background, and a proAssistant fessional appearance. Our dental practice in Pinehurst, NC, is accepting Truck Driver Position resumes for a temporary This End Up Furniture Co., part-time Certified Dental Inc. Assistant II with possibility This End Up is currently of becoming a full-time seeking an experienced position. Must be energetic truck driver to assist with and a self-starter. Your the delivery and installation main focus would be of furniture to contract and patient care. Team collaboretail customers. Good ration and ability to work communication skills are with many team members necessary as this person required. Must be certified serves as the company representative to retail and in x-ray techniques & have records of vaccinations. contract customers. Must Mail resumes to: have a good driving record Office Manager, 15 and be licensed to operate Aviemore Drive, a truck, with a minimum of Pinehurst, NC, 28374. 2 years experience. CNAs, Med Tech, and Key Responsibilities Transporter Needed. Exp In include: geriatrics and training in Assist Shipping/Packing with the loading of the truck dementia. Apply in person Tuesday-Thursday Follow mapped directions 10am - 4pm O N L Y to drive to delivery 1115 Carthage Street location(s) Deliver furniture to 500 destination Free Pets Installation of furniture as determined by order Interact with customers to 520 ensure delivery is accurate Free Dogs and delivery/installation is satisfactory 5 month old puppy. Basset Maintain logs of travel and Hound Mix. Free to good cargo according to federal home. Good with kids. and state regulations Inside/outside dog. Oversee installation crew if 258-6714 lve mes. needed White Boxer Named Mac Please reference this ad 7 Years Old/Not Fixed when you mail your resume Free To Good Home! or apply in person at: Great Guard Dog This End Up Furniture Co. Call: 919-935-3435 500 N. 7th St. Sanford, NC 27330

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600 Merchandise

675 Pets/Animals

760 Vacation Rentals

601 Bargain Bin/ $250 or Less

3 Week old AKC Registered Rotteweiler Puppies for sale $500 great bloodline have been wormed and their 1st shoots taking dep of $150 call Thomas Rotteweilers 770-2759

•2BR Condo • 4BR Home Both on N. Myrtle Beach Call Kim 919-454-4766 or 919-774-9585

*“Bargain Bin� ads are free for five consecutive days. Items must total $250 or less, and the price must be included in the ad. Multiple items at a single price (i.e., jars $1 each), and animals/pets do not qualify. One free “Bargain Bin� ad per household per month.

100 Boxed Recycled Golf Ball Max Life, Top Flight, Pinnacle. $50 919-776-0353 2 Bridal gowns, both white 1 size 12 and 1 size 14 $100,00 each. Call 718-1842 2 Tickets For Sale- $85 Bamboozle Road Show May 22 in Charlotte Bands Include: Good Charlotte and Boys Like Girls Call: 919-356-8553 20 Inch GE Color TV and Sylvania VCR with Remotes Both Work Great $55 774-4378 Cannon G3 Powershot Digital Camera. Excellent Condition. All Accessories & Charger. Takes Pics/Movie Clips, Fold Out LCD Screen. $125 Negotiable Call: 774-1066 Cheerio Cabinet $75 World Series Poker Table with chips and box $100 Ford Mustang Leather Jacket with numerous items $125 919-842-3419 Coffee Table - 38 in. Glass Top w/ Rounded Edges & Metal Base $40 Firm Good Condition! Call: 776-9921 Dell Computer For Sale: Full Set Up Or Tower Only. Call for details: 774-1066 Kenmore Washer & Dryer $150 OBO Call: 919-353-2212 Moving Sale 5 piece kitchen set. Real wood, very sturdy, for $75. Please call 919-842-8479 anytime if you are interested. Living room set for sale very soon. Perfection Oil Heater & Drum Great for shop Electric Range in good shape All for $130 obo 776-1415 OR 353-4988 Room Air conditioner $20. Baby Bed w/ mattress & bumper pads $15. Gas leaf blower $15 Student Desk $15 774-4751 or 353-4950 Toddler Spiderman Bed Brand New with Mattress $50 919-498-4288 Whirlpool Almond 30� Electric Range, Self Cleaning Oven, Everything Works Fine- $125. New 19� LCD Flat Screen TV From Best Buy- $125. 7763037

605 Miscellaneous HAVING A YARD SALE?

DEADLINE for Ads is 2 P.M.

The

the day PRIOR to publication. PREPAYMENT IS REQUIRED FOR YARD SALE ADS. THE SANFORD HERALD, CLASSIFIED DEPT. 718-1201 or 718-1204

610 Antiques/Art Liberty Antique Show Fri. 4/23 & Sat. 4/24 8am-5pm Rain or shine! Truckloads of antiques from 25 States. Hwy 421N to Staley Exit. 336-622-3040 (C) 10% off w/Ad.

650 Household/Furniture

Chihuahua Puppies For Sale Female Call: 919-499-1134 Long Hair Chihuahua 3 Males 6 Weeks Old 1st Shots and De-Wormed $300 Each 356-8795 Yorkie-Poos 2 Small Black Adorable Females- 6 Weeks Old $300 each Call: 499-8662

680 Farm Produce A New Supply Of Hamhocks & Side Meat! Squash, Green Beans, Spring Onions, New Potatos, Turnip & Mustard Greens.Come To The B&B Market! 775-3032 Spivey Farms 499-0807 Strawberries Are Ready •Tomatoes • Asparagus • Hoop Cheese Mon-Sat: 8-6 • Sun 1-6

685 Building Materials Antique Oak and Pine Flooring. Wide Boards. $7 - $10 a Sq. Ft. 919-542-4812

695 Wanted to Buy Looking to purchase small timber tracts. Fully insured. Call 919-499-8704

700 Rentals 720 For Rent - Houses 1, 2, 3 BR Rentals Avail. Adcock Rentals 774-6046 adcockrentalsnc.com 3 BR 1.5 BA, Central Heat/Ac. Ref & Dep. Req. No Pets. $525/mo 4612 Hopemore Street Call 478-1081 50 Arden Lane, Goldston. Large kitchen & pantry, den, 1BR, 1 BA, new vinyl, freshly painted. Good condition. $400 mo. No Pets & Police Check 919-898-4754 Charming 3 BD/1 bath 2story cottage. New carpet, tile, fp, screen porches. Ref req’d. W. Sanford 700/mo 919-775-3679 Large 2 story 3BR/1BA duplex, DR, fam room, deck, near downtown Sanford. $650/mo+Dep. 718-6755 Large Farm Home County Water, Trash Pickup Service Avail., Sanford Address & Phone Number, 8 miles S. of Sanford. Must Have References. $600/mo. 774-9711 THE SANFORD HERALD makes every effort to follow HUD guidelines in rental advertisements placed by our advertisers. We reserve the right to refuse or change ad copy as necessary for HUD compliances.

GOT STUFF? CALL CLASSIFIED! SANFORD HERALD 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�.

5 Offices, Ample Parking, Convient Location 115 Carbonton Road. Ref/Dep Req. $600/mo Call 478-1081

800 Real Estate 810 Land Save up to $10,000 on Homesites Copper Ridge, Chancellor’s Ridge, Carolina Trace and Carolina Seasons. Visit grocecompanies.com and dial 919-770-4883 or 770-2554

820 Homes 2BR House w/ LG Out Building, Extra Lot, Hwd Flrs, Claw Tub, Kit w/Island, Under 50 K. Tracy 499-7362 ERA Ammons Realty 3BR 2BA House at Carolina Trace, Beautiful Completely Remodeled. $650/mo with $5,000 Down 919-353-1494 MODELS OPEN Sat & Sun 1-5 Copper Ridge US#1 at Exit 76 Nottingham US#1 at Exit 69 B Sun 1-5 Woodbridge, Lee Ave. Dial 770-4883 or 770-2554 Open House Sunday 2-5pm 4002 Carson Drive 4BR/2.5BA, 2 Story w/ Over 2500 Sq Ft. Situated On Over An Acre Lot. Master On First Floor, Family Room w/ Fireplace, Eat-in Kitchen, Office, Bonus Room, Lg Walk-In Storage Second Floor, Screened Porch. $189,500 Call: 919-356-4394 or 919-776-7876

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).

1 & 2 BR Apts Rents start at $355 Equal Housing Opportunity Woodbridge Apartments 919-774-6125 2BR 1BA $335/mo $200/Dep Rental Ref & Dep Req No Pets 499-5589 Before 9pm

735 For Rent - Room

Room for rent in CT Avail. May 1st, Util. Inc. House Priv. 1 Car Parking, Call John 919-818-2842 or Michele 770-9226

740 For Rent - Mobile Homes 2BR 1BA Furnished MH convenient to US 1 $500/mo lawn maintenance included no pets. 775-7465 Lve. Mes. 2BR 1BA in Seminole MHP $425/mo $300/Dep 770-5948 2BR/1BA Mobile Home. Located off Hwy 421 10 Miles South of Sanford $300/mo. plus $300 dep. 919-639-9704. No Pets For Rent 3BR/2BA Mobile Home On Private Lot $500/month Call: 919-775-4963

920 Auctions

920 Auctions

AUCTION 960 ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, LIVING ESTATE (NAME Statewide WITHHELD) Classifieds 6156 OLD US 421, MAMERS, NC COMMERCIAL AUCTIONSATURDAY, APRIL 24, Wednesday, April 28 at Rent or Rent to Own 4BR 2010 9:30 A.M. (RAIN 10 a.m. 304 Hooker Road, 2.5 Ba only 2 Years Old DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 1, Greenville, NC. Complete $1,000 $500/Dep 2010 9:30 A.M.) liquidation of Coastal Re919-353-1494 ANTIQUES: BABY CRADLE; frigeration, Commercial ReBABY CARRIAGE; OAK al Estate, (3) Chevrolet Pick825 TRENDLE SEWING MAups, Sheet Metal Shop, ReCHINE; OAK DRESSER; Manufactured frigeration, Coolers, Ice CAST IRON TO INCLUDE Machines, Lots of Shop Homes POT BELLY STOVE; QUILTS Tools. www.ClassicAucAND QUILT RACKS; New 3BR, 2BA DW, gartions.com. 704-791-8825. GLASSWARE AND MORE. den tub, FP,appliances, NCAF5479/C19000 COLLECTIBLES; STEREO FHA foundation, 4 ac., VIEW WITH CARDS; LOTS Buckhorn Rd, 258-9887 OF NASCAR COLLECTITWO COURT APPROVED 830 BLES (MOSTLY EARNREAL ESTATE AUCTIONS: HARDT); CAR AND SHIP Mobile Homes Catawba County & Boone, MODELS; TOYS; FIRE EN- NC. 04-24-10 & 05-01-10, 1998, 14x80, 3BR/2BA, GINE; PRINCESS HOUSE; 12 Noon. Assets from BiltAppliances, Already Set Up GLASSWARE; SPORTS more Financial Group, Inc. In BC Area. Just Renovated. CARDS; COSTUME JEWEL& J. V. Huffman, Jr. Gary Owner Will Consider FiRY; ADVERTISING PIECES; Boyd Auction, NCAL#2750 nancing. 336-476-3027 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; - 800-438-4057, www.garPICTURES AND PRINTS; yboydauction.com CLASSIFIED LINE AD AND CAR REPAIR AND DEADLINE: OTHER BOOKS. FURNITURE: SMALL ROLL 2:00 PM CONSTRUCTION - TRUCK TOP DESK; LIVING ROOM; AUCTION. Thursday, April DAY BEFORE PUBLICATION. (2:00 DINING ROOM AND BED- 29 at 8 a.m., Lumberton, ROOM FURNITURE; NC. pm Friday for Sat/Sun BREAKFRONT; BOOKwww.meekinsauction.com. ads). Sanford Herald, CASE; CURIO CABINET; NCLN858 Classified Dept., LARGE FANCEY MIRROR; 718-1201 or 718CHAIRS; TABLES; AND 1204 ROCKERS. AUCTION- SAVE UP TO MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS $100K on custom home900 TO INCLUDE HOME AND Ford's Colony, Rocky Miscellaneous GARDEN APPLIANCES Mount, NC - Monday, May AND TOOLS. MANY 3, 7:00PM -6% Buyers PreMORE ITEMS-TOO MANY 920 mium - United TO LIST. Country/Stone Auction & Auctions DIRECTIONS: From SanRealty. NCAL561, 252ford take 421 South (ap**ESTATE AUCTION** 235-2200 or click prox 16 miles) or from LilSaturday, April 24 – 9am www.Stone-Auction.com lington take 421 North (ap555 Edwards Rd, prox. 6 miles). Turn onto Siler City NC Community Road and at the Estate of The Late JC (Skinner) Edwards – Over stop sign turn right. Second AUCTION- Major Plant Liquidation, Internet Only, brick house on the right. 30 Years at “The Granary Bids LOOK FOR THE SIGNS Antiques�. Plus a Huge Close April 20th - April 10% BUYER’S FEE. ALL Collection of Military ITEMS SOLD AS IS. PLEASE 28th, Items Located: ConMemorabilia cord, NC, Including MaBRING A CHAIR. REFRESHWheeler Stone Jug, Walchine Shop & Repair MENTS WILL BE AVAILAnut Kidney Desk, Cedar EquipBLE FOR PURCHASE. Chest, Tiger Oak Bow Front China Cabinet, Oak AUCTIONEER: Earl Sellers, ment, Material Handling & Lifts, Plant Support EquipNCAL 6964 Phone: (910) S Top Desk, Country Store ment, Vidmar Cabinets & 893-2423. NOT RESPONDisplay, Guilford County Pallet Racking, Lab FurniSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS Pine Blanket Chest, Tiger ture & Ovens, Video Jet ON PROPERTY. Oak Mantle, Oak Wilson Printers & IT, Office Hoosier Cabinet, Oak Systems Dresser, Oak Sideboard, & Furniture & more! Pie Safe, Primitive Tools, Harris www.motleys.com Motley's Mahogany Drop Leave Realty & Auction Auction & Realty Group, Table, Pine Washstand, “Since 1989� One 804-232-3300, Chatham Co & Randolph Call...We Sell It All!! NCAL#5914 Co Pine Linen Press, Tiger Land, Houses, Equipment Oak Sideboard, Walnut Business Liquidation, Pegged Bed, Lots of Great Estates, Antiques, Coins, DONATE YOUR VEHICLEAntique Furniture and Furniture, Consignments, Receive $1000 Grocery Collectibles! etc. jerryharrisauction.com Coupon. United Breast 23 Military Uniforms from 545-4637 or 498-4077 Cancer Foundation. Free WWII – Marine, Army, Mammograms, Breast CanKorean War Canadian, Real Estate Auction cer info: www.ubcf.info. Great Britain. See Nominal Opening Bid Free Towing, Tax DeductiWebsite for Complete Starts at $1,000 ble, Non-Runners Description. Lots of Guns, 421 GRADY W LANE, Accepted, Bayonets and Knives from CARTHAGE, NC 1-888-468-5964. WWII, Chinese SKS 56, 3BR 2BA 2,280sf+/German 1898 Mauser, mobile/mnftd home. WW2 Jap Nambu Pistol, Property sells: 11:00AM ALL CASH VENDING! Do Plus More! Military Thu., Apr. 22 on site You Earn Up to $800/day Patches & Tabs, Jackets, Open to the Public (potential)? Your own local Helmets, Medals, Lots of Open this weekend, route. 25 Machines and Ammo – Some Antique & please go to williamsaucCandy. All for $9,995. 1Rare, Lots Vietnam Era tion.com or call 800-801- 888-753-3458, MultiVend, Military Items, Too Much 8003 for details. LLC. to List it all. See Web For Many properties now Complete List!! available for online bidjerryharrisauction.com ding! ATTEND COLLEGE ONFor Listing and Pictures A Buyer’s Premium may LINE from home. Medical, 919 545-4637 apply. Williams & WilBusiness, Paralegal, Ac919 498-4077 liams counting, Criminal Justice. Firm #8086 10% Buyer NC RE LIC#220266 Job placement assistance. Premium DEAN C. WILLIAMS Computer available. FinanBROKER, AUC LIC#1010 cial aid if qualified. Call JERRY KING 888-899-6918. www.CenAUCTIONEER turaOnline.com0%! *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�.

960 Statewide Classifieds

960 Statewide Classifieds

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MOUNTAINS OF NCNew custom built 1288sf, easy to finish log cabin on 1.52 acres, $79,900. Spacious decks, private setting and paved access. 828286-1666.

DRIVER- CDL-A. Great Flatbed Opportunity! High Miles. Limited Tarping. Professional Equipment. Excellent Pay - Deposited Weekly. Must have TWIC Card or apply within 30 days of hire. Western Express. Class A CDL and good driving record required. 866863-4117.

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SALES REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED. Most earn $50K$100K or more. Call our branch office at 828-3284765. Ask for Lori Roper or e-mail lori.roper@insphereis.com. Visit www.insphereinsurancesolutions.com. HOST FAMILIES for Foreign Exchange Students, ages 15-18 & have own spending money & insurance. Call Now for students arriving in August! Great life experience. 1-800-SIBLING. www.aise.com THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE is accepting applications for Water & Sewer Plants Superintendent. Performs responsible supervisory, administrative planning and technical work in directing the operation of the Water and Sewer Plants. Salary range is $51,209.60$76,044.80 annually

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Farm EquipmEnt auction

Horse Drawn – old tools – Equipment Saturday, april 24, 2010 – 10:00 am richard m. Buchanan 2688 Sheriff Watson rd., – Sanford, nc 27332 From Raleigh, NC take Hwy. 1 South to Sanford, NC. At the 3rd stoplight on Hwy. 1 in Sanford, take Hickory House Rd. (SR57) left and then back right on Willett Rd. (SR 58) for 2½ miles. Turn left on Greenwood Rd. (SR 1144) through Lemon Springs for 2½ miles. (Greenwood Rd. becomes Swanns Station Rd. SR 1162) Turn left on Sherriff Watson Rd. (SR 1162). Sale on the left at the Big Barn. Also, 3 miles from Hwy. 87.

Tractors – Dozers – Loader – Motor Grader – Primer Trucks – Trailers – 4 Wheeler 1942 IH Tractor, IH 140, Farmall C, JD 2150, IH 656 with loader, IH 574, JD 440 Dozer, Komatzu D 20T Dozer, JD 350 Track Loader, LW 666 motor grader, 1992 GMC roll back truck , 1990 Chev. One Ton Dump, 1974 Chev. Dump Truck, 1971 IH Fire Truck, 1975 Gore Horse Trailer, 1997 Yamaha 4 wheeler Appoximately 100 pieces of Horse Drawn Equipment and Antique Tools Complete Saw Mill Approximately 50 pieces of Farm Equipment & Industrial Equipment

For a complete listing & terms go to: www.tugwellauctionrealty.com NCAL #7533 NCRB #44867 Terms: Cash or check J.W. TUGWELL Auction & Realty Co., Inc. VAAL # 3236 VAAL# 3239 in full day of sale. PO Box 252 Buy WELL, Everything sells “as is�. FALKLAND, NC 27827 SELL WELL No Buyers’ Premium is charged. with TuGWELL Selected Consignments Accepted s s

PAYROLL SUPERVISOR Arden Companies, a leading manufacturer and distributor of outdoor patio consumer products, has an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Supervisor located in our Sanford, North Carolina, facility. The Payroll Supervisor will report to the Plant Accounting Manager and is responsible for the timely and accurate delivery of payroll, reporting and recordkeeping. In addition, the Payroll Supervisor will oversee the Payroll Specialist and provide accounting and project management support to the Finance team. BASIC AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES

s 3UPERVISE AND PREPARE THE DAILY PAYROLL s 0REPARE AND MAINTAIN PAYROLL RECORDS LOGS AND lLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY POLICY and state and federal laws and regulations. s %NSURE TIMELY REPORTING AND PAYMENT OF THE EMPLOYER S AND EMPLOYEES WITHHOLDINGS TO appropriate agencies. s #OORDINATE PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS PAPER mOW WITH THE (UMAN 2ESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND !RDEN S CORPORATE OFlCE s 0ROVIDE lRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR EMPLOYEES FOR TIME AND ATTENDANCE AND PAYROLL AND RESOLVE open issues. s 0REPARE AND MAINTAIN REPORTS QUERIES AND CONDUCT AD HOC AUDITS IN COORDINATION WITH THE Plant Accounting Manager to ensure data integrity. s $OCUMENT WORKmOW PROCESSES AND WORK PROCEDURES s %VALUATE AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PAYROLL SYSTEM AND PROCEDURES

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s +NOWLEDGE OF PAYROLL AND ACCOUNTING PRACTICES AND PRINCIPLES AND RELATED STATE AND FEDERAL employment laws. s &LUENCY IN %XCEL REQUIRED s $EMONSTRATED INTERPERSONAL SKILLS s 0IECE RATE PAYROLL PROCESSING EXPERIENCE A PLUS

EDUCATIONAL, LICENSING OR CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

s !SSOCIATE S $EGREE OR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING A PLUS s YEAR S SUPERVISORY LEVEL PAYROLL PROCESSING EXPERIENCE s &IVE YEARS OF PAYROLL EXPERIENCE IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT WITH PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY for time and attendance and payroll administration and processing. s "I LINGUAL IN 3PANISH A PLUS Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis. !RDEN #OMPANIES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Additional Arden Companies corporate information is available online at www.ardencompanies.com.

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Love and marriage D.E. Parkerson

Bruce MacInnes

The Paper Pulpit

The Bible Speaks

Del Parkerson is a retired pastor of First Baptist Church. Contact him at dparkerson@ec.rr.com.

MacInnes is pastor at Turner’s Chapel Church in Sanford. Contact him at turnerschapel@windstream.net

God’s word is sure

‘Touch Me!’

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e must have been living in a dream world to believe that Jesus was the Messiah. Who started this unbelievable story about His resurrection? I would have to put my finger into the wounds in His hands and feet, and stick my arm into the wound on His side up to my elbow before I would believe that He is alive.” “You can fantasize all you want to about a resurrection,” Thomas continued, “but it appears to me that I have wasted three years of my life believing all the things that we were taught. I’m not going to give up one more day on anything associated with Jesus. Don’t you get it, fellows? It’s over!” A few days later all of the disciples except Judas (who had committed suicide) were huddled together in a house still trying to make sense out of all that had happened in the days before. It was at this point that Jesus suddenly appeared in the room. As they, no doubt, wondered what was about to happen, the eyes of Jesus searched the room as if to find a certain person. Then His eyes focused on Thomas. I am reminded of some of the old western movies I saw in Chester, Ga., when I was a boy where two cowboys would square off in a saloon. While they stood staring each other down, everyone else either ran out the door or jumped behind tables and chairs for safety because a shootout was about to begin. I can picture in my mind Jesus squaring off with Thomas. And I

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“Have faith in God… whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” Mark 11:22 & 24

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equipped for the discussion. About half were divorced. Some saw themselves in the novel. A couple wondered why main character Elyse, an ethical, practical person, risks so much to have an affair. Partly, Wright explained, to add dramatic tension. But also, when marriages break up, people do things they’d never do under normal circumstances. “I really do think when you get divorced, you’re driving through crazy town.” Several women prodded Wright to reveal her inspirations for the people and places. Was the pony-tailed lawyer Bill Diehl? Where’s the church she describes? And what’s the gated community where the character Kelly lives? Wright mostly avoided direct answers. The story is, after all, fiction distilled from fact, not journalism. She admitted, though, that Kelly’s fictional Charlotte neighborhood is modeled after Piper Glen and Ballantyne. Wright’s story also is laced with snippets from all the marriage complaints she heard years ago. And she borrows, pretty much verbatim,

oday’s text comes from a chapter in the gospel of Mark where Jesus was hungry, had come to a fig tree, found it barren and then said to it “let no one eat fruit from you ever again.” The next day as His disciples passed by the same fig tree Peter noticed that it had dried up and remarked “Look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.” Peter was not just making a comment but expressing surprise that it really happened as Christ had said. The Lord used the incident to teach His disciples about faith and about prayer. Essentially when Jesus said to the fig tree “let no one eat from you again” He was giving a command. He is God and whatever He says must come true. He created the whole universe with such commands “let there be light,” “let there be waters, etc.” He wanted His disciples to know that whatever God says will happen. His word is sure; fulfilled every time is it given. His promises are true; they never fail those who rely upon them. “Have faith in God.” When you pray you are asking an Almighty God to change something or someone. Whether a fig tree to a withered plant or a drunkard to a sober soul; nothing is impossible with God. He can do it, but He says we must ask in faith, believing. It seems so simple, yet not many Christians see “big” answers to prayer. They wrestle with Christ’s

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Author Kim Wright, left, and Lake Norman book club member, Fiona Key discuss Kim Wright’s debut novel, “Love In Mid Air,” in Charlotte. Wright’s debut novel, in bookstores next week, tells the story of Elyse Bearden, an almost-40 Charlotte woman debating whether to leave her stale marriage — and the comfortable existence that goes with it. This tale of suburban housewife angst draws not only from Wright’s own experiences, but from marriage discontent in real-life Charlotte.

Charlotte woman pens novel on suburban love By PAM KELLEY The Charlotte Observer

CHARLOTTE — They are not the Real Housewives of Charlotte, but the characters in Charlottean Kim Wright’s new novel, “Love in Mid Air,” may feel like people you’ve met before. Wright’s debut novel, in bookstores next week, tells the story of Elyse Bearden, an almost-40 Charlotte woman debating whether to leave her stale marriage - and the comfortable existence that goes with it. This tale of suburban housewife angst draws not only from Wright’s own experiences, but from marriage discontent in real-life Charlotte. She recorded it all in her journals. Thirteen years ago, Wright was a freelance writer and mother of two, going through a divorce. Once she left her husband, a strange thing happened. “When you become the person who’s had the divorce,” she says, “everyone starts telling you their stories.” She found herself being flagged down in the Plantation Market Harris Teeter, stopped by women who wanted to confide that their marriages weren’t so good.

Getting divorced, it turned out, made her safe to talk to. She had failed publicly, and now she had become mother confessor for every discontented woman in southeast Charlotte. Wright wrote down all the stories she heard, and she moved on. Years later, she had the idea for a novel that avoids romance-plot cliches. Instead of being dumped, then finding true love, her heroine would decide to leave. In real life, it turns out, women initiate most divorces after age 40. Lucky for Wright, she still had her journals.

WHY DO WOMEN STAY? Wright, 54, explained her unusual piece of luck recently to a dozen women gathered for a book club at Sandy Culver’s Lake Norman house. Culver had invited Wright, her longtime friend, to discuss “Love in Mid Air” (Grand Central; $23). Early reviews are glowing. “Astute and engrossing,” says People. “Wright hits it out of the park,” says Publishers Weekly. The book raises many questions: Why do women stay in a bad marriage? Why do they finally leave? Is an affair ever acceptable? This group was well-

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Another ‘R’ word to ponder: release

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AlexSandra Lett Lett can be reached at (919) 258-9299 or LettsSetaSpell@aol.com

ately I have explored the transition from the basic R’s, reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmetic — once deemed adequate for functioning in a simple society — to the complex R’s now required for succeeding in today’s civilization. This very complicated world demands intellectual and spiritual qualities to cope more efficiently, so in recent weeks I have discussed rebirth, renewal, reassessment, realignment, and resiliency. This week I am reflecting on

the idea of release, especially in regard to letting of thoughts and ideas that do not serve us. Since I am presenting a program on eliminating negative thinking at a statewide convention on Saturday, I am considering ways to release attitudes that are destructive to body, mind, and spirit. Negative thoughts are time and energy robbers that can interfere tremendously with maintaining and enhancing a positive life. The mind benefits most from positive ideas and yet

is constantly exposed to many disparaging conversations and negative situations. Therefore each individual must discover techniques for purifying the mind and getting rid of ideas that stress our mental processes. So how do you break a bad habit of focusing on a negative thought? The general advice is to replace an old pattern with a new one. Instead of trying to resist the negative thought pattern,

WEDDINGS ......................Page 3C Wicker — Bedsole ENGAGEMENTS ...............Page 3C Patterson — Bullard Wilder — Thomas Williams — Artis Currin — Lord Phillips — Nail ANNIVERSARIES .............Page 4C Roberts — 60 years KIDDIE KORNER .............Page 3C Skylar Alston Nathan Emerson Jordan Powers Marian Overton Abigail Wicker

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2C / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Lunch Menus Lee County

n (milk available daily; fruit juice served daily as a fruit choice) Monday: Beef burrito with salsa or turkey and cheese sandwich on multi grain bun, lettuce and pickle, pinto beans, baked apples; Tuesday: Taco salad or chicken nuggets with grain roll, broccoli with cheese sauce, tater tots, chilled pear cup; Wednesday: Sliced turkey and gravy with grain roll or cheeseburger on multi grain bun, creamed potatoes, baked beans, blueberry cup; Thursday: Oven baked chicken with grain roll or manager’s

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“Get lost,� or “Beat it,� or “You unbeliever.� Not even “Straighten up.� No, nothing like that. Just “Touch me.� The two words spoken to Thomas communicate volumes about the character of Christ. The disciples, but especially Thomas, learned a lot about Jesus that day. And the lesson is one that millions of people in our world today need to learn as well. People need to know that God is not angry or afraid of honest doubt from anyone who is trying to discover the truth about Him. In fact, He invites any and all who have sincere questions to come, to seek, and to ask questions in order to get to know Him.

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can picture the other disciples, remembering what Thomas had said a few days earlier, clearing out of the way. My guess is they were thinking, “Is he ever going to get what is coming to him? He is going to regret ever opening his big mouth.� Fearing the worst, they possibly covered their eyes as Jesus walked up directly in front of Thomas. The room became deathly quiet. What was Jesus going to do? Jesus spoke only two words to Thomas: “Touch me.� Not “Drop dead,� or

Thursday: Sausage, mac and cheese, pintos, cornbread; Friday: Pizza, tossed salad, fruit.

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Part of the challenge Christians face is to help others see how different Jesus is from the religious leaders in our world who demand blind loyalty from their followers and who disqualify anyone who has the audacity to doubt them. These self-appointed charlatans try to manipulate and intimidate people into joining their cause. With disarming deference to our human tendency to doubt, Jesus simply says, “Touch me. Do whatever you choose in order to discover that I am real.� Is He your Savior? If not, He invites you to touch His nail-pierced hands!

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Births n Julius Aiden Turney, born March 13, son of Jamie and Joseph Turney of Sanford. Grandparents are Sussie Horne, Ana Heaton and David Heaton, all of Sanford. (CCH) n Jancarlos Cruz, born March 13, son of Nancy Santiago and Juan Cruz, both of Sanford. Grandparents are Nancy Rivera, Jose Ramiro, Ruby DeLeon and Jose DeLeon, all of Sanford. (CCH) n Robert James Johnson, born March 13, son of Reid Gunner and Courtney Newman Johnson of Sanford. Grandparents are Jim and Peggy Newman of Sanford and Janice Johnson of Cameron. (CCH) n Emmalee Elaina Cheek, born March 15, daughter of Amy and Danny Cheek of Bonlee. Grandparents are Winford and Elaine Dixon of Siler City and Herman and Barbara Cheek of Bennett. (CCH) n Chloe Noelle Gilmore, born March 15, daughter of Melinda and Jonathan Gilmore of Sanford. Grandparents are Kim and George Baker, Tommy and Tammy East and John and Carla

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words and usually water them down to fit their own experience. “It couldn’t be that simple� they say. “If it was so then people would be praying and things would be changing all over the place,� they chime. How can we reconcile the simplicity of Christ’s words with the complexity of our experience? Good question. Believe and receive is one promise, but there

Gilmore, all of Sanford, and Ronnie and Michele Barber of Hampstead. (CCH) n Lilah Dinah Forster, born March 17, daughter of Melanie and David Forster of Sanford. Grandparents are Marita and Anton Haffinger, Linda Michaelis and Peter Forster. (CCH) n Owen Brooks Currin, born March 18, son of Shannon Renee and Matthew James Currin of Lillington. Grandparents are Neil R. and Mona M. Watkins of Cameron, Deborah Watkins of Johnson City, Tenn. and James H. and Elaine H. Currin of Lillington. (CCH) n Connor Ryan Harris, born March 19, son of Douglas Alexander and Emily Burch Harris of Sanford. Grandparents are Patrick and Barbara Burch of Wilson and Wayne and Barbara Harris of Syracuse, N.Y. (CCH) n Michael Thomas Ingram II, born March 19, son of Crystal Michelle Barnes and Michael Thomas Ingram, both of Lillington. Grandparents are Daniel Ray Barnes of Rockingham, Joann Harris of Wilson and Josephine and John C. Ratliff of Candor. (CCH) n Dalton Michael Che-

nier, born March 20, son of Valarie Nichell Kohan of Spring Lake. (CCH) n Lluvia Alexa Rubio, born March 20, daughter of Claudia Mendoza Rubio and Roberto R. Martinez, both of Lillington. (CCH) n Brandon Jiaire Hooker, born March 20, son of Jenny Guerra and Brandon Hooker, both of Sanford. Grandparents are Adriana Zamudio, Alfonso Prado, Pamela Hooker and James Walters, all of Sanford. (CCH) n Marquez Anthony Patterson Jr., born March 22, son of Breanna Sims and Marquez A. Patterson, both of Sanford. Grandparents are Wilma Barrett, Wade West, Angela Patterson and Marshall Patterson, all of Sanford. (CCH) n Amiyah Michelle Fox, born March 23, daughter of Angel and Mario Fox of Fayetteville. Grandparents are Frances French and Reginald Cox, both of Broadway, and Gloria Smith of Louisiana. (CCH) n Martel Devon King, born March 23, son of Alisha Renee Brannon of Spring Lake. Grandparents are John and Brenda Brannon of Elizabeth, W.Va. (CCH)

are more. God’s word tells us He is a loving Father that will not give us what is not good for us. We must pray according to His will (1 John 5:14). We must grow in faith so that we not only believe that He can do it, but also know that He wants to do it. We must live pure and holy lives because the prayer of a righteous man will accomplish much (James 5:16). We must keep short accounts with God and forgive anyone of their sins against us (Mark 11:25). We need to

study the Word of God to gain the mind of God so that we will pray the will of God with all our faith in God. Fervent, passionate, longsuffering prayer is the need of the day and its absence is the main reason we are not seeing “His will be done on earth as it is in heaven.� The Bible speaks and tells us that prayer can do anything that God can do. Stop trying to change others and start trusting God; asking Him in believing prayer. have faith in God.

Celebrations Wedding

The Sanford Herald / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / 3C Engagements Patterson — Bullard Benjamin Kenton Patterson announces the engagement of his sister, Sarah Kathryn Patterson of Sanford, to Charles Aaron Bullard of Sanford. He is the son of Tony and Diane Bullard of Sanford. The bride-elect is the daughter of the late Kenton and Wanda Patterson. The wedding is planned for 6 p.m. May 22 at Barclay Villa in Angier. The couple met through mutual friends.

Kathryn Bedsole Wicker

Wicker — Bedsole

Kathryn Marie Bedsole and Russell Carlisle Wicker were married at 5:30 p.m. April 17 at Yankee Hall Plantation in Greenville by Dr. Ed Gunter. The bride is the daughter of Bill and Allison Bedsole of Washington, N.C., and Mike and Brenda Matthews of Greenville. She is the granddaughter of Rudy and Ellen Johnson of Whiteville, the late Amos Bedsole and the late Sandy and Edith White. She is a graduate of J.H. Rose High School in Greenville and East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. She is employed with Bank of America as a Human Resources Compliance Analyst. The bridegoom is the son of Sandy and Jeannette Wicker of Sanford. He is the grandson of Russell and Pallie Wicker and Margie McIver, all of Sanford, and the late Carl Foushee. He is a graduate of Lee County High School and East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He is employed with Insight Global, Inc. as an Account Manager. The bride, given in marriage by her father and mother, was escorted by her father, Bill Bedsole. She wore an ivory strapless Romona Keveza gown with a sweetheart neckline and multiple layers of chiffon over satin. The waist was embellished with a sash of silver and crystal beading on a beige satin ribbon. She wore a white fingertip illusion veil embellished with crystal beading and attached with a crystal comb. She carried a hand-tied nosegay of white and lavender roses and green and purple hydrangeas wrapped with satin and lavender ribbon. Matron of honor was Kirstin Gantz. Maid of honor was Melissa Saeger. Bridesmaids were Ashley Biggs, Leigh Anna Jones, Danielle Froning, Kellen Butts and Melissa Sugg. Best man was Sandy Wicker, father of the groom. Groomsmen were Austin Wicker, brother of the groom; Warren Jeffreys; Josh Norris; Michael Norton; Bryan Phillips and Jarrod Campbell. Ushers were Michael Bedsole, brother of the bride; Brooks Haislip; Brandon Davis and Daniel Baker. Honorary usher was Jacob Bedsole, nephew of the bride. Ringbearer was Will Rives, cousin of the groom. Flower girl was Kylie Wilson. Scripture was read by Dr. Amy Bedsole, sister-in-law of the bride. Program and registry attendants were Emily Payne and Jessica Williamson. Wedding musician was Nancy Brown. Following a honeymoon trip to Aruba, the couple will reside in Charlotte.

Williams — Artis Wilder — Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Danny Lee Wilder announce the engagement of their daughter, Christy Wilder, to Scott Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Thomas. The wedding will be held June 12 at the home of the bride.

Robert and Donna Covington of Sanford announce the engagement of their daughter, Sharron Renee Williams of Sanford, to William G. Artis Jr. of Raleigh. He is the son of the late William G. Artis Sr. and Nell Artis of Wilson. The wedding will be held at 4:30 p.m. April 24 at Christian Provision Ministries.

Celebration Guidelines Engagement and wedding announcements and anniversaries are featured in Sunday’s Carolina section. The Sanford Herald has designed forms to be used for submitting this information, which will be mailed, faxed or e-mailed upon request. These forms must be delivered to The Herald office at 208 St. Clair Court by 9 a.m. Wednesday, four days before the announcement is to appear in the newspaper. Announcements also can be e-mailed to edwardsk@sanfordherald. com. For more information, call News Clerk Kim Edwards at (919) 718-1224.

Currin — Lord Jimmy and Andrea Currin of Sanford announce the engagement of their daughter, Tamara Dawn Currin of Sanford, to Joel Marvin Lord Jr. of Greensboro. He is the son of Joel and Diane Lord of Statesboro, Ga. The bride-elect is also the daughter of the late Andreia McDonald Currin. The wedding is planned for May 29 at the N.C. Veterans Memorial Park in Broadway.

Phillips — Nail Laura Moss Phillips of Sanford and Richard Paul Phillips of Bear Creek announce the engagement of thier daughter, Elizabeth Blair Phillips of Wilmington, to Jordan Daniel Nail of Wilmington. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Nail of Cary. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Moss Jr. of Southern Pines and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Eugene Phillips of Sanford. The wedding is planned for 5:30 p.m. at Ocean Isle Beach.

n Events The dinner reception was held in the ballroom at Yankee Hall Plantation. The rehearsal dinner was hosted by the parents and family of the groom at Bradford Creek Country Club in Greenville. A brunch was hosted by the family of the bride at the Washington Yacht and Country Club.

Kiddie Korner Kiddie Korner Guidelines

Jordan Powers

Skylar Alston

Abigail Wicker

Nathan Emerson

Skylar Alston turns 1 year old April 20. His parents are Elizabeth and Steven Alston of Sanford. Grandparents are Lynda and Ricky Kirk and Belinda McLean, all of Sanford and Steve Alston of Chatham County.

Abigail Elaine Wicker turns 2 years old today. Her parents are Tracy and Lisa Wicker of Sanford. Grandparents are Jerry and Nancy Kennedy, Loretta Wicker and Larry and Debbie Wicker, all of Sanford.

Jordan Wesley Powers Nathan Jamez Emerson turns 3 years old today. turns 2 years old April His parents are John (Trey) 24. He is the son of Jamie and Laura Powers of SanNathaniel Emerson of ford. Grandparents are Mr. Sanford. Grandparents are and Mrs. Larry Ogilvie of Regina and James EmFayetteville, Mr. and Mrs. erson of Sanford. GreatJohn Elskamp of Cameron, grandmother is Sallie Mr. and Mrs. Marshall TayEmerson Underwood of lor of Sanford and Johnny Sanford. Powers of Olivia.

Marian Overton Marian Arleeya “Pinky” Overton turned 2 years old April 14. Her parents are Hezekiah and Laura Overton of Sanford. Grandparents are Ruthell Overton and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Poole, all of Sanford. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jones of New Hill.

To submit information on your child to Kiddie Korner, please follow these guidelines: n Kiddie Korner is for children 6 and under. n A child’s picture may appear in Kiddie Korner one time per year. n Kiddie Korner forms are available at The Herald office, 208 St. Clair Court. Forms also can be faxed or e-mailed upon request. n Deadline for Kiddie Korner is 5 p.m. Wednesday. n Photos submitted for Kiddie Korner may be picked up at The Herald after they have appeared in the paper. Photos also can be returned by mail upon request.

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one real-life marriage breakup. It’s the story about a character named Lynn. Her husband has sex with her, announces he has fallen in love with his secretary, then walks out the door. “I mean literally, walked out and went to the end of the driveway, and turned and started down the road,” Lynn tells Elyse. “He didn’t take the car. I still don’t know exactly where he went.”

‘LEAVE HIM’ As “Love in Mid Air” opens, Lynn is Elyse’s only divorced friend. But no one in Elyse’s circle seems very happy. Nancy, a stay-at-home mom, channels her energy into endless homeimprovement projects. Kelly’s marriage to an older man feels joyless. Belinda complains that her husband acts like he’s doing her a favor whenever he watches the kids. It’s Elyse, a part-time potter with a 7-year-old daughter, who complains most about her marriage. Her husband, Phil, is lousy at communicating. He makes fun of her when she dons a negligee and high heels to spark

romance. For Sandy Culver, that scene was the deal-breaker. “At that point, I was like, ‘Leave him.’” What finally propels Elyse is a chance encounter on a plane with a man named Gerry. Soon, they’re meeting for outof-town trysts and steamy love scenes. (Wright’s varied freelance work has included writing erotica. Suffice it to say her expertise is evident.)

STORIES OF DISCONTENT Culver’s book group discussed “Love in Mid Air” for more than two hours. The conversation never lulled. As the evening wound down, they found agreement on multiple fronts. Almost everyone, it seemed, knew a woman like Nancy. Affairs are all about fantasy. Divorce is awful. Marriages, even troubled ones, are rarely all bad. And stories about marital discontent, apparently, have international appeal. The rights to “Love in Mid Air” have been sold in seven countries, including The Netherlands. Wright has attempted to translate the blurb on the Dutch cover. As far as she can tell, it’s something like this: “She finds herself saying, ‘What a heap of rubble marriage is.’”

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Anniversary Roberts — 60 years Clawson and Odessa Roberts celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary April 3 at Ron’s Barn. The event was hosted by their children: Phyllis R. Williams, Alice R. Phillips, Willie Roberts, Wilma R. Frye, Kenneth Roberts, Marilyn R. McIver, John Roberts and Carla Roberts West. The couple renewed their vows in a ceremony conducted by the Rev. Joseph Marsh. Alexander Brower II sang. Betty Blue wrote a poem for their celebration. There were approximately 75 guests in attendance.

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you can honor its existence, but then redirect it into a positive thought. For example, instead of dwelling about disliking your boss and criticizing his behavior focus on two things: n Concentrate on the positive aspects of your work environment, be grateful for your job, explore ways to make it more enjoyable and upgrade your productivity; n Look at your boss through new eyes and focus on what is right about him or her. When you shift your attitude about someone we shift our perspective and alter our expectations. Often when we treat a person differently he seems to change. Naturally this approach applies to family members too. When I get irritable with my husband Michael I quickly start making a

list of all his wonderful attributes. I remind myself that we all have weaknesses and that I want others to always focus on my strengths instead of my shortcomings. With Michael I immediately say I am sorry and then thank him for his contributions to my life. This redirection seems simplistic but it works. With deliberate practice and mental conditioning you can train the mind to change the negative emotion to a positive feeling and with kindness and appreciation you can dissipate the dark clouds even faster. Thoughts affect behaviors and influence actions, so we must nip the negative in the bud immediately before the molehill becomes a mountain! A person’s mind is like a garden. Sowing seeds and nurturing them promote bountiful plants... positive thoughts lead to wonderful results. Just

as we get rid of weeds and protect vegetation against blight we must constantly clear out destructive cobwebs that drain our energy, repel good things, and eventually damage relationships and destroy our lives. When I look around my yard I don’t dwell on the irritating bugs, weeds, thorns, pine cones, stray sticks, etc., I get excited about beautiful blossoms and especially welcome the buzzing bumble bees and fluttering butterflies. During spring days when we can see a plant burst through the soil overnight and a flower bloom right in front of our eyes, we are reminded constantly that we can also experience this miracle within us. However, we must be willing to release the negative constantly and intentionally believe in the positive, and focus, focus, focus on what is good about others and

ourselves. We must see everything as a miracle because it is! In line with nature’s lessons we must pull out the weeds and fertilize the soil with rich nutrients in our receptive minds. With release of the deadening ideas and implementation of powerful strategies, we can eventually recreate the relationships and life we desire. AlexSandra Lett is a professional speaker and the author of “Natural Living, From Stress to Rest;” “A Timeless Place, Lett’s Set a Spell at the Country Store;” “Timeless Moons, Seasons of the Fields and Matters of the Heart;” “Timeless Recipes and Remedies, Country Cooking, Customs, and Cures;” and “Coming Home to my Country Heart, Timeless Reflections about Work, Family, Health, and Spirit.” Lett can be reached at 919-258-9299 or LettsSetaSpell@aol.com.

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The Sanford Herald / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / 5C Relay for Life of Lee County

Upcoming Events Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who have a desire to quit drinking alcohol. Meetings are held at 319 N. Moore St., Sunday at 4:30 p.m. for women’s meeting and 6 p.m. for speaker meeting; Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon, 6 and 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday at noon and 6 p.m.; Saturday at noon. Meetings are held at Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 407 W. Main St., at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. For more information, call (919) 776-5522.

Al-Anon Family Group

The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experiences, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Al-Anon believes that alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recover. The N.C. Al-Anon District 7 Central Carolina Al-Anon Family Group meetings are held at 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 407 W. Main St., and 8 p.m. Fridays at the AA Hut, 319 N. Moore St. For more information, call (919) 776-5522.

Gamblers Anonymous

Gamblers Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. each Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 525 Carthage St. For more information, call the Gamblers Anonymous hotline at (888) 846-4427, or visit www.gamblersanonymous.org.

Beaver Creek Cancer Support Group

The support group meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Beaver Creek Baptist Church, 2280 Nicholson Road, Cameron. Directors are Gloria and Jimmy Wicker. For more information, call (919) 775-2544.

Friendship Masonic Lodge 763 A.F. & A.M.

The Friendship Masonic Lodge 763 A.F. & A.M. conducts its stated communication at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the meeting hall, located at 102 Main St. in Broadway. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m.

Central Carolina Jaycees

The Central Carolina Jaycees meet at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday of each month at the Jaycee Hut on Tryon Street. Membership is open to anyone between the age of 21 to 40.

Breast Cancer Support Group

Central Carolina Hospital’s Breast Cancer Support Group will hold

monthly meetings for survivors of breast cancer at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the Women’s Center at the hospital, 1135 Carthage St., Sanford. Reservations are not necessary. For more information, contact Gwyn Sandlin, Breast Health Navigator, at (919) 7742213.

ALS Support Group The ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) Support Group meets from 2 to 4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month at Fayetteville Regional Airport Conference Room sponsored by The Jim “Catfish” Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association. For more information, contact Suzanne Gilroy at (877) 568-4347 or Suzanne@catfishchapter. org.

Depression and Bipolar Disorder Support Group The support group is open to anyone who has been diagnosed or think they may have a mood disorder or has a family member or friend who has been diagnosed with a mood disorder. The Harnett County group will meet at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at the old CCCC Barber School, 17273 Hwy. 27 East, Sanford. The Lee County group will meet at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the Wilrik Apartments Ballroom, corner of Wicker and Steele, Sanford. For more information, contact Rae Wilson at (919) 775-5045 or brightside39@yahoo.com.

TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), a nonprofit, international weightloss support group, meets each Monday at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 202 Summit Drive. Weighin begins at 5:30 p.m.; meeting starts at 6 p.m. For more information, call (919) 775-7451 or (919) 258-6233.

HIV/AIDS Support An HIV/AIDS Support Group meets from noon to 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at different locations in Chatham County. Lunch is provided. The group offers emotional support, education on medications, financial assistance and a caring environment. Any Chatham County resident with HIV/AIDS is invited to attend. Confidentiality is a must. For more information, contact Crystal Campbell at (919) 542-8271.

SEANC District 22 invites all state employees to join the SEANC meetings the second Monday of each month in the Spring Lake Library. For more information contact Michele Shaw, chairman, at www. micheleshaw22@gmail. com.

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Relay for Life of Lee County will be held May 14 at the Lions Club Fairgrounds. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease by raising funds for cancer research. If you want to be part of Relay, you can start a team or join an existing team. Team captain meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at First Wesleyn Church. Contact Shirley Crissman at smcrissman@ yahoo.com or visit www. leencrelay.org for more information.

Cancer Support The Sanford Cancer Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Enrichment Center. Facilitator is Linda Moore.

Lee County Mothers with Young Children Lee County Mothers with Young Children meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon every Thursday. Mothers of children from birth to age 5 are welcome. For more information, call (919) 353-5617.

Overeaters Anonymous Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step recovery from compulsive overeating, meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Kerr Drugs, 1050 S. Horner Blvd., in the health and wellness learning lab. For more information, contact Marie at (910) 850-7863.

National Active and Retired Federal Employees The Sanford Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) association meets on the third Monday of each month. All active and retired Federal employees are invited to attend. For more information, call President Jimmie Coggin at (919) 775-3197.

Marine Corps League Marine Corps League Detachment 1223 meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at VFW Stanley McLeod Post 5631 on Webb Street in Sanford. Any Marine who has served honorably is invited to join the Marine Corps League.

American Legion Post 382 American Legion Post 382 and Auxiliary meet at 7 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month. Bingo begins at 6:30 p.m. every Friday. Open under new management. Post 382 is located at 305 Legion Drive in Sanford.

DAV Chapter 5 Disabled American Veterans Michael J. Thomas Chapter 5 meet

at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at 146 S. Main St. in Broadway.

Lions Branch Club The Lions Branch Club meets at noon the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Lions Club Fairground Lions Den. Cost is $6. Everyone is invited. For more information, call Teresa Dew at (919) 774-6273.

Veterans Discussion Group The Veterans Discussion Group meets at 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Enrichment Center. Members and family are welcome.

Therapeutic Foster Parent Sessions Information sessions on becoming a Therapeutic Foster Parent with N.C. Mentor will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at the Simpson Executive Center, 503 Carthage St., Suite 302. For more information, call (919) 790-8580 ext. 7151.

Sanford Lodge No. 151 A.F. & A.M The Sanford Lodge No. 151 A.F. & A.M. holds its regular communications at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, supper is usually served at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday. For further information, call (919) 499-8669. The Lodge is located at 231 Charlotte Ave., Sanford.

Central Carolina Toastmasters The Central Carolina Toastmasters club meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month in Room 802 of the College Fitness Center at Central Carolina Community College. Membership is open to the public. The club provides a relaxed atmosphere to help improve public speaking skills while developing leadership skills. For more information, call Cynthia Wilt at (919) 499-6009 or Vivian Rosser at (919) 718-7236 or visit the website at www.centralcarolina. freetoasthost.biz.

Sanford Jobseekers Sanford Jobseekers, a faith-based support group for those who are unemployed, meets from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. each Wednesday at First Baptist Church. The primary focus of the group is to give encouragement to those out of work, and provide programs to help that individual obtain employment. For questions, call (919) 7766137.

organization dedicated to assisting disabled veterans. Service officers are available to help veterans with VA paperwork Tuesday through Thursday. For an appointment, call (910) 944-1113.

Deep RiverNorthview Optimist Club Deep River-Northview Optimist Club will hold its annual Spring Feed Fundraiser, in conjunction with the opening day of the spring baseball league play, at 3401 Hawkins Ave. Barbecue plates will be on sale for $7. Baseball and softball games are scheduled throughout the day on all three fields beginning at 9:30 a.m. Barbecue plates will be served beginning at 11 a.m. Visit www.drnvobaseball.com for game schedules.

Lee County Scottish Rite Club The Lee County Scottish Rite Club conducts its monthly meeting every month on the third Thursday at the Bay Breeze Seafood Restaurant in Sanford. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and is held in the meeting room. All Scottish Rite Masons are welcome.

Sandhills Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.

Hearts and Hands ECA Quilt Guild

The Sandhills Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. will present their first annual “Violets and Pearls” anniversary gala from 6:30 p.m. to midnight April 24.This event will take place at the Dempsey Center at Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served and entertainment will be provided by Global Sounds Entertainment and D.J. Encore. For tickets or more information, call Jakia Brower at (910) 639-5580 or Ke'Sha Ridges at (919) 656-9639.

The Hearts and Hands ECA Quilt Guild will hold a two-day Beginning Quilt Class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24 at the McSwain Extension Center, 2420 Tramway Road. The class will make a Mile-a-minute quilt using fabric donated by the guild. Charge for the class will be $25 plus material for the backing and the batting. Some sewing machine experience would be helpful. Class will be limited to 15 students. To register, call Kay Morton at the Extension Center at (919) 775-5624. She will provide a list of supplies needed. The guild now has a Facebook page set up. Access it by searching for Hearts and Hands ECA Quilt Guild.

Sandhills Natural History Society The Sandhills Natural History Society will meet at 7 p.m. April 26 at Weymouth Woods Auditorium, 1024 Ft. Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Sandhills Cranes — Bill Newton visited Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge this past fall to view the spectacle of several thousand Sandhill Cranes and other wildlife. Bill is a photographer and will share his images and impressions about the place. Call 910-692-2167 for more information or visit online at www.sandhillsnature.org.

Fleet Reserve Association Fleet Reserve Association and Unit 259 meet the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Retired Military Association building in Fayetteville, located off Gillispe Street. For more information, call Chuch Dittmar at (910) 848-6126.

Meals on Wheels of Sanford Meals on Wheels of Sanford deliver nutritious specialized diet meals five days a week to residents of Sanford who are homebound and unable to prepare meals for themselves. Many people are struggling to make ends meet and are finding it difficult to pay for their meals. The Sanford Meals on Wheels Board of Directors suppliments some of the costs with donated funds. Sanford Meals on Wheels does not receive government funding and relies on charitable donations from organizations and individuals. For more information about Meals on Wheels, call (919) 708-4181. Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit organization. Tax deductable donations can be made to Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 2991, Sanford, N.C. 27330.

The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. April 27 at the Lee County Library auditorium, 107 Hawkins Ave. The program, presented by Dr. Matt Garrett, past president of Central Carolina Community College, will cover the creation, expansion and continuing changes of the college which have resulted in a total of four name changes over the years. Dr. Garrett served the College in five different capacities during his 21-year tenure. For more information, call 499-7661 or 499-1909. Club news deadline is 3 p.m. Tuesday. E-mail information and photographs to edwardsk@ sanfordherald.com.

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6C / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Past Club Events Kiwanis Club of Lee County

Johnsonville Ruritans

President Matt Jackson presided over the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Lee County held at Davison’s Steaks on April 7. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Jan Brooks and the invocation was given by John Payne. Jimmy Tucker sold the project fund tickets and Janet Tucker was the winner. Happy dollars came from Linda Moore, Teresa Coggins and Lyn Hankins. Former member Nancy Remaley was the guest of Christy Spell. Jackson began the meeting with the induction of new member Ken Bright with his sponsor Linda Moore. Susan Campbell thanked Linda Moore and Drew Lucas for reading at Head Start and Sandra Bridges and Matt Jackson volunteered for the next week. John Payne reminded the membership to sell their tickets for April 19, the date for the club’s first hot dog sale during the Southern Lee baseball game that day. Lyn Hankins reminded the scholarship committee that all applications should be in by the April 19 deadline. John Payne reminded everyone of the Kiwanis One Day work day at Kiwanis Park Place on April 10 from 10 a.m. until noon. Linda Battle introduced Marion Steffen, Carolina Donor Services Volunteer and the speaker for the day. Being the wife of a heart transplant recipient, Steffen spoke with much passion and confidence in organ donation. Prepared with information packets, Steffen explained the need and the importance of becoming and organ or tissue donor. She also dispelled any misgivings that a potential donor might fear and said that transplants come from all ages, the very young to very old. One out of 10 individuals is a potential donor and the percent of success equally high. She answered questions from the audience and encouraged going to www. carolinaservices.org for more information. President Jackson ended the meeting with the following quote from Booker T. Washington, “I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life, but by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.�

The monthly meeting of the Johnsonville Ruritans was held on Tuesday, April 6, at the Johnsonville Community Center with 18 members and four guests present. President Larry Taylor called the meeting to order and the club sang “America.� The invocation was given by Chaplain Mel Kankelfritz. After a dinner of sandwiches and salads provided by Team C, Deputy Alvarada of the Harnett County Sheriff’s department spoke on what was going on in the county and specifically the western part of the county. He noted there were five to six deputies patrolling the area during the day and three at night. He said the number of gangs seems to be decreasing and the response time of the sheriff’s department was becoming quicker. He also noted there were approximately 24 community watch groups in the county. A question was asked about illegal dumping and he said there was a full time officer to handle complaints. He said the deputies worked 12-hour shifts and their office was in their car. With the computers handling complaints and paperwork, they didn’t need to go into the office as much. Deputy Alvarada was presented with 15 “Rudy Bears� to give to children in traumatic situations. Roll-call and the minutes from the previous meeting were dispensed with. The treasurer’s report was read by President Larry Taylor. Chairperson Carole Davis of the Business and Professions committee had no report. Tom Davis of the Citizenship and Patriotism committee said the Memorial Day ceremony would be held as in the past with the ceremony at 11:30 at the Veterans Memorial and lunch to follow at the Community Center. He also noted the club would be placing small flags on graves in several local cemeteries. He discussed a “Meet the Candidates� night and said the plans currently were to have it prior to the Primary (either April 26 or 27) depending on when the Johnsonville Elementary School was available. Louise Taylor, Environment committee chair, report many had

Speaking to the Kiwanis Club of Lee County on April 7 is Marion Steffen (right) a volunteer with Carolina Donor Services. Pictured with Steffen is Kiwanis of Lee President Matt Jackson and Kiwanis of Lee member Linda Battle.

club members. The Special Olympics committee stated that volunteers are still needed for the local games scheduled for May 7 and to let committee chairman Kendall Cumbee know if you are available. The Ramp committee reported that so far this year 18 ramps have been constructed. The consession committee reported that the club will no longer operate the concession stand at Temple Park but will continue with the stands at Dalrymple and Southern Lee parks. There were no motions presented for action, however, president Blanton stated that a meeting of the Board of Directors will take place April 14 at Mrs. Wenger’s. The next scheduled meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. April 22 at the clubhouse.

Jonesboro Rotary Club

Bill Stone from the N.C. Cooperative Extension (left) with Jonesboro Rotary Club member David Spivey at the club’s recent meeting. recycled newspaper, plastic, glass, tin, aluminum and magazines. President Larry Taylor noted that several people had shown up to help clean up the Community Center and they had filled two garbage bags of trash and four of leaves. He also thanked David Allchin for replacing the U.S. and N.C. flags at the Veterans Memorial. President Taylor also noted that the Fireman’s Appreciation dinner served 75 people (fire personnel, their families and board members). He also noted 125 plates of pancakes and sausage, and biscuits and gravy were served at the recent pancake breakfast. It was noted the names had been forwarded to Ruritan National for the Scholarship recipients. Under new business, President Taylor noted that a District newsletter was being produced and pictures and articles had been submitted. Reverend Ron Roy noted there would be a

Community Service Day on April 24 at several locations throughout the area and anyone was welcome to attend. Food Lion and the Community Center were two of the locations noted. Richard Robinson, Zone Governor, spoke of how he was visiting every club in his zone each quarter and issued an invitation from the District Governor to attend a meeting in Fayetteville at 7 p.m. June 15. The meeting adjourned with the “Pledge of Allegiance.�

Sanford Civitan Club The regular bi-weekly meeting of the Sanford Civitan Club was held April 8 at the Civitan clubhouse on Golf Course Road. There were 16 members present as well as four guests in attendance including the guest speaker Amy Vandemerwe. The meeting was opened by president Van Blanton, who offered a

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welcome for everyone particularly the guests and for member Larry Price who just recently had surgery and was back in action eaarlier than anticipated. Blanton then offered the invocation and Willis McNeill led the Pledge of Allegiance. It was then announced that the Ramp committee had received special recognition by the Lee County Enrichment Center. The Center had conferred on the committee the “Volunteer of the Year� award. Guest speaker Amy Vandemerwe gave an excellent presentation on the YMCA. She spoke of the many varied programs that the “Y� offers for children and adults such as the after-school program and special sessions and classes of interest. She mentioned several additional activities as the summer day camp, intersession and teen programs. She then spent some time describing the benefits of exercise and the facilities available at the YMCA Wellness Center located in Sanford at the Galleria Shopping Center. She pointed out some of the specific exercise programs available at the “Y� for both individual and groups. She even provided guest passes to

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President Kate Rumely, opened the meeting with Rupert Ainsley giving the invocation. Lynn Smith visited from the Sanford Club. President Rumely handed out the tickets to the annual raffle that will be held on May 20. Each Rotarian is encouraged to sell all their tickets as this is the club’s largest fundraiser. Many important charities need these funds, especially this year. The club also need some volunteer captains to help with the raffle. Ed Terry informed members there will be another Triad Flight of Honor from Greensboro to the Washington, D.C. WWII Memorial. Terry, who is a Guardian, will go again unless someone else would like to take his place. There will be a Saturday morning training session and then the flight will be on Tuesday, May 11. Members should sign up for the “birthday party� joint club meeting next week. It will start at 11:30 a.m. and the GSE Team from Australia will be in attendance. There will also be a BBQ dinner for the Australians on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Robert Gilleland bragged about his son’s wedding this Saturday. Howard Bokhoven gave the stock report. Seems the Dow is flirting with 11,000 and reports from Wall Street are mixed, as usual. David Spivey introduced the speaker, Honorary Jonesboro Rotarian, Bill Stone. Stone is in charge of the 4-H programs for Lee County. He told about a successful project they ran last year to help build better and healthier lifestyles. Twenty raised-bed garden sites were provided behind their building and 10 families were given the opportunity to tend them. Each family went to workshops to learn about vegetables, fertilizers and soils. Families got a lot of good nutritious vegetables from the gardens, but the time spent together as a family was just as valuable. This year, the group is expanding the program and will have 10 satellite gardens. Each site will be in a different neighborhood. One site will be tended by First Baptist Church and its food will be given to CUOC. Other sites are geared toward community involvement and beautification. Lucky Lynn Smith closed the meeting with the Four-Way Test and the Pledge to the Flag.

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enjoyed celebrating their first anniversary by having dinner and fellowship at the Ironwood Cafe in Southern Pines. Members present for this celebration included Jackie Covington, Vanessa Edmunson, Joyce Shamberger, Regina Emerson, Annette Galbreith, Ke’Sha Ridges, Seigi Foxx and Dorothy Brower. Delta Sigma Theta is a private, non-profit organazation that provides community assistance and needs throughout the world.

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together here in Sanford. Vanessa Edmunson, Joyce Shamberger, Jakia Brower and Dorothy Brower were guests of First Calvary Missionary Baptist Church members, Karen Wicker, Sabrina Wicker, Rosylyn Moffitt and Regina Emerson. The chapter also

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The Young at Heart Senior Citizens’ Club held its monthly meeting and dinner on April 12 with President Don Clayton presiding. The program for the evening was Gospel singing by Linda Greer, Ann Mason and Jerry Wicker. If you would like more information regarding the Young at Heart Senior Citizens’ Club, contact May Kerr, secretary, at 776-2845. The Young at Heart Club meets the first Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church, Asbury Church Road, Sanford. The next meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on May 3.

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ended the devotion with Proverbs 23: 7, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:...� Since this was the last meeting of the biennium, President Turner reviewed the goals the chapter set for 20082010 and the chapter’s accomplishments for the past two years. Members were recognized for perfect attendance for 2009-2010 and for 2008-2010. Members were also recognized for years of membership: Susan Livesay (5 years), Melanie Hawes (10 years) and Jeannie Buie (20 years). Erma Proctor, reserve member of Delta Rho, was recognized for 55 years as a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. Jeannie Buie was also recognized as a past president of Delta Rho. Kelli Hulsey told the members that the applications for Grant-in-Aid have been delivered to the guidance departments of Lee Senior and Southern Lee. Each year Delta Rho gives two scholarships to high school seniors going into education. Reinette Seaman gave a final report on the Spelling Bee. Each team who participated in the Spelling Bee has received a team picture.

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Ninety-five percent of the members participated in the Spelling Bee. Ada James reminded members to turn in their survey. The survey results will be used to plan programs, etc. for the next two years. Mrs. Turner thanked all of the officers for their help during her term as president and recognized each committee chairman and the committee members. Following the business meeting, Renate Gibson, membership chairman, installed the 2010-2012 new officers. The new officers are President Ada James; 1st Vice-President Zena Harvley-Felder; 2nd Vice-President Bianca Stumpf; Treasurer Terry Norris; Recording Secretary Marcia Bellamy; Corresponding Secretary Barbara Keller; and Parliamentarian Emily Lucas. Gibson expressed her appreciation for what Turner has done a chapter president. At the end of the installation, Turner gave the new president Ada James her president’s pin. James’s first order of business was to remind members to say “Yes!� if they are asked to serve on any of the chapter’s committees or projects. The meeting was then adjourned.

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8C / Sunday, April 18, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Reunion News Schools

WESTERN HARNETT CLASS OF 1991 Planning has begun for the Western Harnett

High School class of 1991 20-year reunion. Organizers need contact information for members of the graduating class. To learn more about the reunion or share contact information, contact Adam Dickens by email

at acdickens@hotmail. com or call (757) 8179335 or Jonathan Hilliard by email at jhilliard@ rocketmail.com or call (910) 308-2770. You may also email your contact information to whhs91eagles@hotmail.

com. This information will only be used for the reunion and not shared for any reason. Monthly meetings are being held so come out and lend a hand.

ANDERSON CREEK HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Anderson Creek High School Alumni Association will meet at 7 p.m. April 26 at Flat Branch Church. A fund raising meal will be served 30 minutes prior to the meeting and the cost is $5. All members or persons interested in joining the association are urged to attend the meeting. For additional information, contact Jerry West at (910) 8934224.

Family DICKENS The descendants of Will and Cora Dickens will hold a reunion at 1 p.m. May 2 at Baptist Chapel Church. Bring a covered dish and andy family photos.

Employees ALLIS CHALMERS AND SIEMENS-ALLIS AND SIEMENS ENERGY The Allis Chalmers and Siemens-Allis and Siemens Energy reunion will be held at 6 p.m. April 17 at the BW Family Restaurant (old Palomino Restaurant). Live music will be provided by Eastern Gates. Door prizes will be won. All former employees are invited. For more information, call David Murphy at (919) 776-3789. HEINS-ALLTEL A reunion of Heins Telephone Company employees and ALLTEL employees will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 4 at Davison’s Steak House on U.S. 1 in Tramway. CORNELL DUBILIER The Cornell Dubilier reunion will be held at 6 p.m. April 20 at Tony’s Seafood. For more information, call (919) 776-3405.

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Military News Phillip McNair

Matthew Deal

Army Reserve Sgt. Phillip A. McNair has been mobilized and activated at Fort Dix, N.J., in preparation for deployment to serve in support of either Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom. The soldier is a member of the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, Fort Dix, N.J. The soldiers are normally activated from Army Reserve or Army National Guard units from throughout the U.S. They go through a series of in-processing procedures and training classes that prepare them for skills and situations they may face in their deployed environment. McNair is a human resource specialist with seven years of military service. He is the son of Jeff and Deanna E. McNair of Cameron. The sergeant is a 2003 graduate of Western Harnett High School in Lillington.

Army Pvt. Matthew W. Deal has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. He is the son of Robert Deal of Sanford and Linda Deal of Chuckey, Tenn. Deal is a 2006 graduate of Western Harnett High School in Lillington.

Robert Williams

Army Pfc. Robert A. Williams has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, Kyle Watson S.C. During the nine weeks Air Force Airman Kyle of training, the soldier Watson graduated from studied the Army misbasic military training at sion, history, tradition Lackland Air Force Base, and core values, physiSan Antonio, Texas. cal fitness, and received The airman completed instruction and practice an intensive, eight-week in basic combat skills, program that included military weapons, chemitraining in military discal warfare and bayonet cipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle fitness, and basic warfare marksmanship, armed principles and skills. and unarmed combat, Airmen who complete map reading, field tactics, basic training earn four credits toward an associate military courtesy, military justice system, basic first in applied science degree aid, foot marches, and through the Community field training exercises. College of the Air Force. He is the son of RobHe is the son of Kenert and Toni Watson of neth and Tracy Watson of Carthage. Sanford. Williams is a 2007 Watson is a 2006 gradugraduate of Union Pines ate of Western Harnett High School in Cameron. High School in Lillington.

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