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The Sunday Herald SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010
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DEEP RIVER SHOOTOUT
Lee roads among state’s deadliest
POTTERY FESTIVAL
Ready, Two for the aim, FIRE! show
Locals Nestor, Howard work behind the scenes to pull off festival
Highway Patrol says alcohol, speed deadliest factors in regional wrecks
By BILL HORNER III bhorner3@sanfordherald.com
By BILLY BALL bball@sanfordherald.com
You won’t find either of them behind a pottery wheel at next weekend’s Sanford Pottery Festival, but it’ll be impossible to miss their behind-the-scenes contributions. David Nestor and Jason Howard spend the bulk of their time working in real estate and electrical contracting, respectively. In preparation for the first weekend each May, though, their lives move into a different gear. And for anyone who’s attended at least one of the eight previous festivals, their handiwork demonstrates that the event is the culmination of hundreds of combined hours of effort — and an indelible source of pride for the affable pair. Festival creator Don Hudson thinks Nestor was there for the first event in 2002, but Nestor recalls he began his association the following year, in 2003. His role? “Whatever they needed done,” Nestor said. “Trash pickup, work-
SANFORD — Lee County ranks near the top of the state in traffic fatalities, a recently released report from AAA Carolinas says. The report, which analyzed 2008 crash data, pegs Lee at an inauspiINSIDE cious sixth out Find out how of 100 counties Moore, Harnett statewide for its 20 and Chatham total traffic fatalicounties compare to Lee in ties that year. the rankings The study, released Monday, Page 4A factors in raw numbers with the number of miles driven in the county. Lee County placed 15th in total crashes with 1,503, ninth in fatal crashes with 17, 19th for its 496 crashes with injuries and 10th for its 893 total injuries. Regionally, Lee fared worse than Harnett, Chatham and Moore counties in the analyais, evidence of analysts’ assertion that narrow, rural roads with relatively light traffic enforcement can make for a dangerous recipe for motorists. Highlights of the report include Harnett’s ranking as 18th for its 18 fatal crashes, Chatham as 20th for its 16 fatal crashes and Moore as 60th for its 11 fatal crashes.
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Enthusiasts from across the U.S. and Europe traveled to Deep River Sporting Clays for the Southern Side by Side Spring Classic Saturday. Above, Don Moorhead of Greenville, S.C., yells “pull” during his turn behind the trigger. At left, Craig Larter (left) of New York and Frank Silver of Pennsylvania with A.H. Guns Collectors Association check out guns for sale.
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SUNDAYQUICKREAD
SANFORD POTTERY FESTIVAL May 1 & 2 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center, Sanford Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, May 1; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday, May 2 Admission: $5 This year’s event features 100 pottery vendors and artisans in and around the civic center. Parking is free and available at Lee County High School and Central Carolina Community College.
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CAROLINA
ELECTION 2010: LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Smith: ‘I know where we’re going’ AFTER 75 YEARS, DUKE CHAPEL A COMMUNITY CHURCH AT HEART The soaring neo-Gothic cathedral with its imposing tower and glorious stained-glass windows dominates the surrounding community. But it is, at base, a neighborhood church, a member of that community, a part of the local religious conversation. Page 1C
BUSINESS ON THE STREET: ARE CHANGES IN STORE FOR THE DAIRY BAR? The weekly column focuses on potential changes in ownership at a Sanford instituion Page 9B
Vol. 80, No. 96 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
Incumbent has spent her life in education By CAITLIN MULLEN
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SANFORD — Throughout her campaign for re-election to the Lee County Board of Education this May, Linda Smith’s mantra has been “I know where we’ve been, I know where we are and I know where we’re going.” And she attributes that motto to her past four years spent on the board and her experience in education. “Education has been very important to me,” she said. Smith has spent her life working in public, private and military schools. She’s been a principal at Bragg Street Academy and Jonesboro Elementary, the personnel director in the central office, principal at Holbrook Elemen-
HAPPENING TODAY n The third annual Downtown Sanford Criterium and the second annual Downtown Sanford 5K Run/Walk will be held in Downtown Sanford.
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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 April 18: Mark Akinosho o Tuesday: Dana Wicker Atkins o Wednesday: John Bonardi o Thursday: Shannon Gurwitch o Friday: Kim Lilley o Saturday: Ellen Mangum o Today: Linda Smith
tary at Ft. Bragg, teacher at Lee Christian School and is now an adjunct professor of biology at Central Carolina
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Linda Smith is seeking her second term on the Lee County Board of Education.
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INDEX
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OBITUARIES
BILLY LIGGETT
Sanford: Melvin Buchanan Carthage: Lacy Dunn Goldston: Ethel Lambert, 93 Lillington: William Milton, 69
A cross-country trip with a baby, two dogs and a wife can be quite an adventure
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