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Kelley Barrlow smiles as she listens to the valedictorian speech at Lee County High School on Friday evening.
The Sunday Herald SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2010
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ELECTION 2010
SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT: BROADWAY BIKER
Senate runoff draws interest
GULF OIL SPILL
OIL SPILL A PR BLOW TO BP; RELATIONS WITH U.S. HEATED
Democrats making strong showing in race against Marshall, Cunningham
The Coast Guard has demanded that BP step up its efforts to contain the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico by the end of the weekend, telling the British oil giant that its slow pace in stopping the spill is becoming increasingly alarming
By BILLY BALL
Stories, Pages 8A, 10A, 9B
bball@sanfordherald.com
CAROLINA
WESLEY BEESON/The Sanford Herald
Ronald Shaw prepares to ride in the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge, where bikers will ride from Key West, Fla., to Homer, Alaska, starting June 20, on a 7,000-mile journey to honor Vetrans. Shaw was one of the 1,000 riders chosen to participate in this event.
Adventure awaits Broadway man had a lot to overcome for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ chance for cross-country trek
A CENTURY IN SANFORD: LOCAL WOMAN REFLECTS ON 100 YEARS She has seen Main Street change locations and watched the size of a phone shrink from a large bulky box to a tiny digital device that fits in the palm of your hand. And when Geneva Sloan celebrates her 100th birthday June 22, she will have seen a century in Sanford unfold before her eyes.
By BILLY BALL bball@sanfordherald.com
Full Story, Page 1C
WORLD CUP
BROADWAY — Count it if you’d like — 7,000 miles, 62 mountain ranges, 33 Native American reservations, eight deserts, four swamps and two countries. Broadway man Ronald Shaw would rather call it a “once-in-a-lifetime adventure.”
Starting June 20, Shaw will be one of hundreds of motorcycle riders setting out to conquer the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge, a grueling trek from Key West, Fla., to the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. Riders will have to make the journey over back roads in two weeks, carrying all their supplies on their motorcycle and sleeping only in
tents beside their bikes. Shaw, a junkyard hauler who’s lived in the area for more than two decades, would prefer to think of it as a vacation. “Life is more than 9-to-5, seven days a week,” Shaw said. “You got to get out and play sometimes.” Shaw is quick to say he’s
See Biker, Page 5A
SANFORD — With one week left in early voting in the Democratic primary runoff for the U.S. Senate, registered locals continue to pour in at the polls in Lee County. At the close of early voting Friday, 241 votes had been cast in Lee County in the second primary battle between Elaine Marshall and Cal Cunningham. Marshall and Cunningham are vying for their party’s nomination to face Republican incumbent Richard Burr this fall. Lee County Board of Elections Director Nancy Kimble said the voting has been unexpectedly heavy in the second runoff. Primary runoffs in recent years have never eclipsed
See Senate, Page 5A
ROPIN’ TO WIN
U.S. OVERCOMES EARLY GOAL, HISTORY TO TIE ENGLAND, 1-1
More photos, Page 4A
Robert Beatty chases a calf out of the gate during Saturday’s North Carolina Tar Heel Triple Classic Roping Circuit event at the 11 Bar East Ranch in Sanford.
The record will show it was a tie, but it was hardly that. One found renewed confidence; the other will feel the heat. The United States and England played to a 1-1 draw Saturday night in their World Cup opener, with American Clint Dempsey scoring on a blunder by goalkeeper Robert Green and U.S. goalie Tim Howard withstanding a second-half barrage by Wayne Rooney and his celebrated teammates.
BILLY LIGGETT/ The Sanford Herald
Full Story, Page 1C AP photo
Vol. 80, No. 138 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
HAPPENING TUESDAY Public workshops on public transportation in Lee County will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center, 1801 Nash St., Sanford. For a free ride to the workshop, call 776-7201. Refreshments will be provided. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A
High: 96 Low: 73
INDEX
More Weather, Page 14A
OBITUARIES
JONATHAN OWENS
SANFORD: James Finkenaur Sr., 62; Virginia LeMien, 93; Lois Thomas, 78 BROADWAY: Charles Pearson, 82 VASS: Arlen Martin, 70
The Flame’s Battle of the Bands and an update on downtown’s new eatery
Page 9B
Abby, Graham, Bridge, Sudoku............................. 6B Business .......................... 9B Classifieds ..................... 11B Sunday Crossword ............ 7C Community calendar .......... 2A Horoscope ........................ 6B Obituaries......................... 3A Opinion ..........................6-7A Scoreboard ....................... 4B