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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT: DRUGS IN LEE COUNTY

Prescription drug abuse an ‘epidemic’ Lee County sheriff, Rep. Love to fight for more law enforcement access to drugs database; county has backlog of arrests pending By BILLY LIGGETT bliggett@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — The four Broadway teens arrested this week after an attempted prescription drug deal made headlines when one of those teens fell from a moving car and was hospitalized with critical head trauma. But the deal itself is something that’s become unfortunately all too common in Lee County, accord-

ing to Sheriff Tracy Carter, who says prescription drug arrests are making up for more than half of his total drug arrests this year. “It’s worse than crack cocaine,” Carter said Friday. “It’s just a problem ... and not just here, but everywhere. And we want to do all we can to investigate these folks who get the pills and distribute

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I’ll probably take heat for saying this, but ... it seems like it comes back to two or three of the same doctors just about every time.”

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We list the four most common types of abused prescription drugs, their short-term effects, their addictive qualities and the health risks they pose when abused. Page 9A

BACK TO SCHOOL: CLASSES START WEDNESDAY

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CAVALIERS SHOW PROMISE IN SEASON-OPENING DEFEAT Even in a loss in the season-opener in which the Southern Lee Cavaliers never led and in fact allowed 50 points, Ashton Gaines’ Favreian Flip may still go down as the team’s play of the year Full Story, Page 1B

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Rogelle Bailey (left), 16, and Farren Welch, 15, review their new class schedules standing in front of the major construction project on the campus of Lee County High School on Friday afternoon.

PROGRESS IS MESSY SBI AUDIT’S RESULTS PUTS PRESSURE ON AG ROY COOPER

LCHS students will deal with dozers, dirt when they return to school

A blistering report this week identifying how North Carolina’s state crime laboratory workers misrepresented blood evidence in dozens of cases over 16 years covered only two of Roy Cooper’s years as attorney general.

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OUR NATION

ARIZONA MANHUNT ENDED WITHOUT BLOODSHED The self-styled “Bonnie and Clyde” team of escapee John McCluskey and girlfriend Casslyn Welch surrendered without bloodshed at a campsite in eastern Arizona. The prison escape spurred a three-week manhunt stretching from Arizona to Montana to Arkansas. Full Story, Page 10A

Vol. 80, No. 196 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

By ALEXA MILAN

THIS WEEK Classes for all Lee County public and private schools begin this week, and all week long, The Herald will have you covered. From how students and parents are preparing for Day 1 to coverage of the first day of classes Wednesday, The Herald’s Alexa Milan will have “Back To School” reports each day this week. Read all stories online at www.sanfordherald.com.

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hen Lee County High School students return to school Wednesday, they’ll see a different campus than the one they left in June. Freshmen who are setting foot on high school grounds for the first time will be greeted by bulldozers and drills. Principal Greg Batten insists that the dirt-covered parking lots and sidewalks will be a little cleaner when students arrive. But with renovations to the school’s facilities well under way, construction is going to remain a fixture in Lee County High School students’ daily routines for the foreseeable future. “Basically one-third of our campus has been under renovations since the spring,” Batten said. “We’ll start the year with one-third of campus shut down.” For the first month of

THIS WEEK The Lee County Community Orchestra will begin rehearsals for the 2010-2011 concert season on Tuesday. Music director Tara Villa invites interested area musicians to join veteran players from 6:30 and 9 p.m. in the music rehearsal hall at Lee County High School. Call 776-4628. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A

A group of Lee County High School students discuss their new class schedules standing in front of construction equipment at Lee County High School on Friday afternoon. Classes on the under-renovation campus begin Wednesday. school, classes typically held in the New Shop building, Old Shop building and Agriculture building will resume in alternate locations while those buildings are renovated. The school has acquired two mobile pods with classroom space

to accommodate some of those classes. “We tried to keep those folks as close to where they would be as possible,” Batten said. “But by Oct. 1, they should be back in their classrooms.” After that date, construc-

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tion will continue on new structures, but renovations to existing buildings won’t resume until next summer. There will also be a few parking adjustments this year, as students will park in the lot near the cafeteria and baseball field and faculty and construction crew will use the lot by the football stadium and audi-

See Campus, Page 8A

INDEX

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OBITUARIES

STOP THE PRESSES

Sanford: Ralph Crump, 66; Woody Jackson, 28; Newlin Coffer, 72; Gary Newbauer, 50 Carthage: Philip Cagle, 41 Pittsboro: Lee Mann, 83

After 6 years at The Herald and even more in papers, Alex Podlogar is leaving

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On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

MONDAY ■ The Chatham County Human Relations Commission will meet at 4:30 p.m. at the Chatham County Council on Aging, 365 Hwy. 87N, Pittsboro. ■ The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 635 East St., in Pittsboro.

TUESDAY ■ The Moore County Aging Advisory Council will meet at 8:30 a.m. at thet Senior Enrichment Center in West End. ■ The Chatham County Board of Health will meet at 6 p.m. at the Chatham County Public Health Department Classroom, 80 East St., Pittsboro.

Here are the top winners in the cattle show at the Lee County Fair. Reading from left to right are: W.E. Nichols, with the Grand Champion hereford female he exhibited; Hayes Gregory, the judge, professor of animal husbandry at N.C. State; Harry Thomas, Lee County Fair Chairman, leading the Grand Champion black angus bull owned by Bob Dalrymple (Thomas entered the winning Grand Angus female); and Reece Lemmond, Fair livestock chairman, exhibitor of the Grand Champion shorthorn female. This photograph appeared in the Sept. 28, 1962, Herald.

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Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Tim Preston, Jennifer Lankford, Karen McDougald, Braxton Jhyree Williams, Samantha Jewel Shepard, Margie Hickman Nixon, Christian Nathaniel Sidden, Christopher Plush, Ernest Monroe, Asha Sparks McKendall, Carlee Whitt, Johnny Norman and Randall Godfrey. And to those celebrating Monday, especially John Nicholson, Travis Lee McKinnon Jr., Brittany Lynn Holderby, Gavin Mitchel Whitley, Chasity Monique Hawes, Alisha Adkins, Erica Richardson, Denese Morris, Priscilla Bynum, Farren Mills, Derrick Donaldson, Courtney Gill, Jonita Steele, Clarice Lawson, Judy Buchanan, Freddie Freeman, Carolyn York, Michael Calvin Jackson, Warren Colivito and Timothy Murchison. CELEBRITIES: Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf is 76. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Carl Yastrzemski is 71. Actress Valerie Harper is 70. Football coach Bill Parcells is 69. Actress Cindy Williams is 63. Singer Tori Amos is 47. Singer Howie Dorough (Backstreet Boys) is 37. Comedian-actress Kristen Wiig is 37. Actress Jenna Leigh Green is 36. Rock musician Dean Back (Theory of a Deadman) is 35. Rock musician Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan) is 32. Actress Aya Sumika (TV: “Numb3rs”) is 30.

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MONDAY ■ The Sandhills Natural History Society meets at 7p.m. at Weymouth Woods Auditorium in Southern Pines. Join them for a viewing of the movie “Dirt!” — atch the trailer at: www.dirtthemovie.org/. Visitors are welcome. Call (910) 692-2167 for more information or visit online at www. sandhillsnature.org.

TUESDAY ■ The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its August meeting at 7 p.m. at the Common Thread weaving studio, 124 Carthage St., Sanford. Parking is available on Carthage Street, in the First Citizens Bank parking lot and behind the studio on St. Clair Court (steps involved from this location). Chris Altenburger, a weaver at Common Thread, and other members of the group will demonstrate various looms and weaving techniques and present historical information about weaving. Woven items and gift certificates will be available for purchase, and guests are welcome. For more information, call 499-1909 or 4997661. ■ The Festival Singers of Lee County will rehearse at 7 p.m. in the choir room of First Presbyterian Church, located at 203 Hawkins Avenue in Sanford. This community group welcomes new and returning members to join and sing in its upcoming Dec. 5 holiday concert. For more information, call 776-3624 or 7744608.

If you have a calendar item you would like to add or if you have a feature story idea, contact The Herald by e-mail at news@sanfordherald.com or by phone at (919) 718-1225. ■ The Lee County Community Orchestra will begin rehearsals for the 2010-2011 concert season. Music director Tara Villa invites interested area musicians to join veteran players from 6:30 and 9 p.m. in the music rehearsal hall at Lee County High School. For more information contact LCCO president Reinette Seaman at 776-4628.

WEDNESDAY ■ The eighth annual Boomer, Senior and Caregiver Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford. ■ Sanford Jobseekers will meet at First Baptist Church from 8:30-10:45 am. All those seeking work are welcome.

THURSDAY ■ Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic supper and “Function at the Junction” at Depot Park. This free outdoor family event starts at 7 p.m. and includes a variety of music throughout the summer. For more information, visit downtownsanford.com or call 919-775-8332.

FRIDAY ■ Beach Music Dance Party from 7 to

Today is Sunday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2010. There are 131 days left in the year. This day in history: On Aug. 22, 1910, representatives of Japan and Korea signed an annexation treaty under which Korea remained under Japanese control until the end of World War II. In 1485, England’s King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, effectively ending the War of the Roses. In 1787, inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. In 1846, Gen. Stephen W. Kearny proclaimed all of New Mexico a territory of the United States. In 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America’s Cup. In 1922, Irish revolutionary Michael Collins was shot to death, apparently by Irish Republican Army members opposed to the Anglo-Irish Treaty that Collins had co-signed. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon were nominated for second terms in office by the Republican national convention in San Francisco. In 1968, Pope Paul VI arrived in Bogota, Colombia, for the start of the first papal visit to South America. In 1978, President Jomo Kenyatta, a leading figure in Kenya’s struggle for independence, died; Vice President Daniel arap Moi was sworn in as acting president.

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SANFORD ■Assault on a law enforcement officer was reported Thursday at 116 Cascade Court. ■Chrysler Dodge Jeep reported lost property Thursday at 2624 Hawkins Ave. ■First Bank reported counterfeiting Thursday at 1333 Plaza Blvd. ■A drug investigation was reported Thursday at 2642 S. Horner Blvd. ■Lowes Foods reported larceny Thursday at 818 Spring Lane. ■Walmart reported larceny and larcenyshoplifting Thursday at 3310 N.C. 87. ■Sherwin Williams reported larceny Friday at 2105 S. Horner Blvd. ■Shytle’s Used Cars reported license plate theft Friday at 3015 S. Horner Blvd. ■Kangaroo reported fraud and obtaining money or property by false pretense Friday at 1130 N. Horner Blvd. ■Belk reported larceny-shoplifting Friday at 1133 Spring Lane. ■Assault on a law enforcement officer was reported Friday at 211 Temple Ave. ■Benjamin Scott, 22, was charged Thursday at South Horner Boulevard

Animal disease found in horses in four counties

FAYETTEVILLE (MCT) — An animal disease that was thought wiped out in the U.S. for 20 years has been found in 11 horses in four counties in North Carolina, including three in the Cape Fear region. Routine tests discovered the blood-bourne parasite, equine piroplasmosis, in horses that were going to be imported to Kentucky. Working backward, state veterinarians traced the disease to 11 horses at four farms in Robeson, Harnett, Sampson and Wake counties, said Dr. Tom Ray, the director of livestock health programs for the state Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. There is no effective treatment for the parasite, which can cause fever, low platelet counts and anemia. Equine piroplasmosis is not a communicable disease. The only way it is spread is through ticks and sharing needles with infected horses. State agriculture officials are warning horse owners and trainers to use fresh needles for each animal to prevent the spread of the disease. — Fayetteville Observer

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SOUTHERN PINES (MCT) — Moore County commissioners want to know what residents think about a proposed plan to deal with water shortages in the future. Utilities Director Dennis Brobst unveiled the plan at this week’s commissioners meeting. The plan has five levels — voluntary conservation, moderate mandatory conservation, severe mandatory conservation, emergency mandatory conservation and water rationing — that employ increasingly stringent water-use restrictions. At the voluntary conservation stage, water customers are encouraged to reduce their water use by 20 percent, but there are no specific restrictions or penalties. Fines of up to $250 start at the moderate mandatory stage, as officials attempt to reduce water usage by 30 percent. Golf greens and lawns can only be watered at night and just twice a week. The third stage increases water rates by 50 percent and prohibits watering beyond the bare minimum needed to keep vegetation alive. If water supplies reach emergency mandatory conservation, the fourth stage, using water outside of buildings is prohibited and water rates double. The final stage increases water rates to five times their normal levels. Fines for violating water restrictions are $500 for a first offense.

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SANFORD — The trial for one of three men arrested for the Dec. 23 shooting of a Sanford Police officer is expected to begin Aug. 30 at the Lee County Courthouse. District Attorney Susan Doyle was in Sanford Friday preparing for the trial against Andrel Shauntez Douglas, 23, who is charged for shooting Scott Norton of the Sanford Police Department five times. Norton, a member of the department’s Selective Enforcement Unit who was wearing a bullettproof vest at the time of the shooting, made a full recovery. Norton and other SPD officers were at the Thornwood Village Mobile Home Park on Dec. 20 doing routine patrol work because two aremed robberies had been reported there in the past previous few days. Norton was shot as

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Scathing report puts pressure on attorney general GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH — A blistering report this week identifying how North Carolina’s state crime laboratory workers misrepresented blood evidence in dozens of cases over 16 years covered only two of Roy Cooper’s years as attorney general. But it’s all Cooper’s task to clean up the problems at the State Bureau of Investigation lab and overcome questions about its work. The Democrat faces a long road back to restoring trust in the lab that helps state and local law enforcement. The lab will need to regain faith from attorneys

and the public, as well as the lawmakers who approve funding for the lab and its crime-fighting tools. “It is credibility that’s going to have to be earned back,� said Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland, an attorney who once represented a man exonerated in 2001 when DNA evidence proved him innocent of a rape for which he had been imprisoned. “There are going to have to be a lot of folks working to regain the public’s trust and the system’s trust of the forensic results coming out of the lab.� Cooper has been a popular state leader who won re-election handily

in 2008 and whose name floats often as a candidate for governor and U.S. Senate. He was praised for his handling of the Duke lacrosse case. His future in elections and working with the General Assembly may hang on whether he carries out reforms in the independent review, and even goes beyond them. “Cooper has done a good job as attorney general, and this is a crisis that he had to solve,� said Jack Cozort, a state government lobbyist and ex-appeals court judge who began in Democratic politics in 1971 working in former Gov. Jim Hunt’s first statewide campaign. “If he doesn’t

solve and deal with it wisely and efficiently, it could be an issue for him in the next election.� An independent review of blood testing performed in the lab from 1987 to 2003 found 190 cases in which suspects were charged but the final lab report omitted evidence that contradicted preliminary tests indicating blood at a scene. Three of the 190 cases resulted in executions. Four other people convicted are on death row. The report doesn’t conclude, however, that innocent people were convicted. Cooper asked for the review in March after an SBI agent testified the crime lab once had a policy of excluding complete blood test results from reports offered

to defense lawyers before trials. That testimony led to February’s exoneration of Greg Taylor, who had served 17 years for a murder conviction. Cooper faced the criticism squarely Wednesday, listening in person to a former FBI leader and lab expert detail omitted or misrepresented results that could have led to confessions or pleas because more favorable evidence may have been hidden. Cooper took questions and said all the report’s recommendations would be implemented by new SBI director Greg McLeod. His office also announced late last week the lab director would be replaced. “It is important that lessons are learned even

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OBITUARIES Ralph Crump

SANFORD — Ralph Junior Crump, 66, of 6798 Deep River Road, Sanford, died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, at Central Carolina Hospital. Funeral services will be held at noon Monday at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Moncure. The burial will follow at Sandhills Veteran Cemetery in Spring Lake. The wake is scheduled for 7-8 p.m. Sunday at Knotts Funeral Home Chapel, 719 Wall St., Sanford. He is survived by stepdaughter LaNice Webb of Hampton, Va.; sister Dora Crump of Yonkers, N.Y.; brothers John Crump and Joseph Crump (Charlene) of Yonkers, N.Y., and Leroy Crump and James Crump of Sanford; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements are by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Woody Jackson

SANFORD — Woody Allen Jackson, 28, of Sanford, died Saturday (8/21/10) at Central Carolina Hospital. Mr. Jackson was born in Orange County on March 29, 1982, to Woody Mark Jackson and Ava Kay Humphrey Jackson of Sanford. Surviving relatives in addition to his parents are brother Logan Mark Jackson of the home; girlfriend Jennifer Anne Simmons of Sanford; paternal grandmother Mary W. Jackson of Sanford; maternal grandmother Fay Pierman of Lucama, N.C.; maternal grandmother, Virginia Humphrey of Greensboro; maternal grandfather Ray Humphrey of Greensboro; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. The visitation will be held 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. following the visitation at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Joshua Dickinson presiding.

Newlin Coffer Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome.com Arrangements by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc.

Phillip Cagle CARTHAGE — Phillip D. Cagle Jr., 41, died Thursday (8/19/10) at FirstHeath Moore Regional Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fry and Prickett Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. David Reynolds. The family will receive friends following the service. A native of Randolph County, he was a carpenter and handyman by trade. He is survived by wife Theda Durbin; children Matthew Cagle of Asheboro, Heather Cagle and Amanda Cagle, both of Arkansas, Deanna Cagle, Thad Cagle, Joshua Cagle, Ashley Cagle and Bethany Durbin, all of Carthage; parents Phillip D. Cagle of Carthage and Mary Ann Williams of Asheboro; sister Crystal Cagle of Carthage; brother Jimmy Cagle of Asheboro; and granddaughter Matilyn Grace Cagle. Fry and Prickett Funeral Home is serving the family. Online condolences may be sent to www.PinesFunerals.com

Raymond Moore LILLINGTON — Raymond Thomas Moore, 85, of 136 Raymond Moore Lane, Lillington, died Thursday (8/19/10) at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. He was born in Elijay, Ga., son of the late Charles Thomas Moore and Minnie Lee White Moore. He was preceded in death by his brothers Ralph Moore and William R. Moore. He was retired from Harnett County and was a heavy equipment operator.

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SANFORD — Newlin Edmond Coffer, 72, of Sanford, died Saturday (8/21/10) at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Center United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Mr. Coffer was born in Moore County, a son of the late Dalton E. Coffer and Virginia Caviness Coffer. He was preceded in death by a sister, Carol Thompson and a brother, Bertram W. Coffer. Mr. Coffer is survived by his wife of 45 years, Betty Lou Gladden Coffer; one daughter, Mollie E. Dowdy and husband Van of Sanford; two grandchildren, Samantha Dowdy and Addison Dowdy; sisters Marilyn Lambe of Durham, and Helen Gupton and husband S.T. Gupton of Raleigh; one sister-in-law, Jeanne Coffer of Raleigh; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home. Memorial contributions can be made to the Center United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 4141 S. Plank Road, Sanford, N.C., 27330, or Community Home Care & Hospice, 809 Wicker St., Sanford, N.C., 27330. Online condolences can be made at www. rogerspickard.com. Arrangements are by RogersPickard Funeral Home. Paid Obituary

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Robbie O’Quinn officiating. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Goodwin Moore of the home; daughter Cheryle Yvonne Taylor and her husband George R. Taylor of Lillington, son Steve Moore and his wife Judy Moore of Lillington, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials are made to Community Home Care and Hospice of Harnett County, 400 E. H St., Erwin, N.C., 28339. Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.

Lee Mann PITTSBORO — Lee Norris Mann died Friday (8/20/10) at his home. He was born April 4, 1927, in Chatham County. Mr. Mann was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Elsie; his parents, Ruth H. Mann and W.K. Mann; brothers Tom and Glenn; and grandson Curt. Mr. Mann was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a

retired designer-draftsman from Bell Telephone Labs, Rockwell International and Combustion Engineering, Inc. He is survived by son Mitchel E. Mann (wife Susan Howell Mann); daughter Melissa L. Mann; grandchildren Christie (fiancÊ’ Steve Morgan) and Travis Mann; his long-time friend, Mrs. Helen Bright of Graham, N.C.; and his canine companion Mable. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Brown’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Pittsboro. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Hall-Wynne Funeral Home in Pittsboro, and at other times at the residence. Memorials may be sent to the Brown’s Chapel Cemetery Fund, c/o Teresa Farrell, P.O. Box 1048, Pittsboro, N.C., 27312. Online condolences may be made at www.hallwynne.com by selecting “Obituaries.â€? Arrangements are by Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Cremation of Pittsboro.

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SILER CITY — Margaret Wilson Phillips died Friday (8/20/10) after several years of deteriorating health. A memorial service will be held at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home Chapel in Siler City at 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev Jerry Johnson and the Rev. Tom Hallberg officiating. Burial will follow at Bear Creek Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Smith & Buckner in Siler City. Mrs. Phillips worked many years at Kellwood Manufacturing in Siler City before she became unable. She attended First Wesleyan Church most of her life and Hickory Grove Methodist the past two years. She was born July 8, 1928, to the late Madge Abbott-Wilson and James Wilson. She is preceded in death by her husband, Talmage Phillips; sons Thomas Lee Phillips and Barry Phillips; daughter Madge Phillips Smith; brother Buck Wilson; and sister Peggy Trogdon. She is survived by daughter Joann Glass and her husband Joe of Liberty, son-in-law Kerney Smith Jr. of Siler City, granddaughters, Amy Darcus (Zac) of Raleigh and Kari Karlo (Sizza) of Las Mesa, Calif; grandsons, Randy Glass (Noelle) of Charlotte, and Jason Glass (Rebekkah) of Liberty; great-granddaughters Holly Glass and Ameria Karlo; greatgrandsons, Phillips Glass, Brackett Glass, Kindle Darcus, Kaydin Darcus and Tayshaun Karlo; brother-in-law Loumis Phillips and his wife Barbara of Bear Creek. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Bear Creek Baptist Church, 1278 BonleeCarbonton Road, Bear Creek, N.C., 27207 or First Wesleyan Church, 608 N. 3rd Ave., Siler City, N.C., 27344.

SOUTHERN PINES — Margaret Evelyn Sartori, 92, died Friday (8/20/10) at St. Joseph of the Pines. Evelyn, as she was known, was born in New York City on Sept. 11, 1917, to William and Mary Fogarty, of Ireland. She was one of five children and spent her life in New York City until 2006 when she moved to Southern Pines. She was married to John Sartori for 63 years, until his death in 2004. Her career included working at Macy’s department store as a comparison shopper and photographic model. As a young woman, she was queen of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. She is survived by her children, John Sartori Jr. and Jane Deaton and sonin-law Brian, sister-in-law Louise Herman and many nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass will be held next week at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, and she will be buried in New York with her husband John at a later date. The family would like to thank the staff at St. Joseph of the Pines Health Center for their loving care over the past five years and the staff at Community Home Care and Hospice. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Joseph of the Pines, 103 Gossman Drive, Southern Pines, or to Pope John Paul 11 Catholic School, 320 N. Ashe St., Southern Pines. Powell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www. PinesFunerals.com

Gary Newbauer SANFORD — Gary K. Newbauer, 50, of Sanford died, Saturday Aug. 21, 2010, at Central Carolina Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home Inc. at a later date.

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

SUNDAY THUMBS THUMBS DOWN: iPads for board members? While we enthusiastically applaud Lee County Schools for taking the initiative to integrate technology into our students’ classrooms, we have to wonder the benefits of one facet of that plan. According to Friday’s story on the advancements at the district, Lee County Board of Education members will all be issued Apple’s latest craze, the iPad, where they can keep track of all of their board notes in a portable way. Cindy Johnson, chief technol-

ogy officer for the district, said the board members were interested in iPads because ‘it’s actually cheaper than printing out all the paper they used to get.” We’re sure it is. But wouldn’t it be cheaper to simply e-mail the board packets to the members and let them print them out their own discretion, and own cost? After all, if they can’t work e-mail, how are they going to work an iPad?

THUMBS UP: Church celebrates 100 years Star of Hope Free Will Baptist Church began in a rental home on Raleigh Street. The church’s first pastor, Rev. W.R. Loften, did not have a platform or podium to use as a pulpit. He improvised,

said church historian Joan Quick, and used a box for a lectern. Now, 100 years later, approximately 150 members plan to celebrates its rich history this weekend with a parade and gatherings today. Star of Hope, as members and the wider community know it now, was completed in 1952 at 2834 Dalrymple Street. The brick structure was built to the specifications of Rev. A.G. Graham, the church’s seventh pastor, who drew up the blueprints. Congratulations to the entire congregation and all the members that the church has touched over its century of community

service. And may there be many more ahead.

THUMBS UP: Jackets win an opener When Burton Cates was brought in to Lee County as head football coach, he was brought in to turn around a recently struggling squad. The Jackets took a big step in the right direction Friday by winning its opener, shutting out a Western Harnett team that shut them out a year ago. It was LCHS’s first win in an opener in years. And we hope this success breeds more throughout the year.

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RE: McCRORY IN SANFORD TO STUMP FOR MIKE STONE Jimmy Love supporters should spend more time campaigning and knocking on doors or at least start planning his going away party. People in our district are ready for fresh representation and when Stone goes to Raleigh that’s what they’ll get. — robbywestbrook

RE: LETTER SAYS AFP GROUP ISN’T A PARTISAN GROUP

Great addition to out area. Sure, the million dollars in grants that the state and federal government put up could have been used in other places if it were allowed. It was not. This money was going to be spent on this type project in Sanford or in some other town. If that is the case, and it is, having it here is just fine. The city portion after the million was about $170,000. It will improve the quality of like here. That’s a plus. This will help people get out and about, feel good about themselves and be positive. — mjohnson528 A trail of that distance could be used to host events that would bring a whole lot of money to our local businesses, especially a trail that could host a small-town marathon event. That money means more jobs for Sanford — far from a “boondoggle.” It takes leadership to continue to invest during hard times in a project that will bring more money to the city but that’s exactly when it’s necessary. Less educated people, and therefore less wealthy people, don’t see the value from projects like this one because, usually out of necessity, they have to worry about the here and now. Projects like this will help Sanford continue to appeal to the kinds of people that know how to create jobs. — patrick.mason

RE: TEEN INJURED AFTER FAILED DRUG DEAL IN BROADWAY This whole situation is simply tragic and completely senseless. My heart and prayers go out to all of these young people involved, as well as to their families. We can all serve ourselves and our community better by praying for Brandon’s full recovery and that law enforcement fully investigates this incident so that the appropriate punishments are handed down. It is not beneficial to anyone for us to be trashing any of the people involved as we were not there and none of us truly know how the situation unfolded. — thegalvin

Today’s Prayer So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:21 (NIV)

Just because it’s your way, it doesn’t make it the ‘right’ way To the Editor: This letter is in response to the letter, “McCrory out of touch with what Lee County wants in District 51,” in the Aug. 20 edition of The Herald. This letter was obviously written by a person who was pro-Jimmy Love and against Pat McCrory. I have no problem with that, as we all should be able to express our opinions. That is what has made our county great. What I see as a problem is the fact that this writer praised his person, but resorted to insulting and degrading remarks about the person and party he did not like. This is wrong. For his information, there are a lot of people who agree with Republicans. I, for one, would like to see smaller government and lower taxes. I am not going to defend or oppose either one without studying the facts. I have contacted or attempted to contact my elected officials in the past. This has been frustrating at best. When I have tried to contact a Democrat, I would leave a message on the record, but many times it was just a busy signal. I would only hear from them with a generic message and when they were up for re-electing. On the other hand, I have had many Republicans who would respond to my concerns, some personally even when they were not up for re-election. As for this writer indicating that Lee County is not going to believe the “out-of-touch Republican Party.” Part of the problem is that some people think their way is the only way. There has to be more acceptance of others’ opinions and less of the name calling.

RONALD KLEPPER Sanford

This letter made me laugh out loud. The AFP aren’t partisan? Since when? They are definitely politically biased. They give money to PACs. And they are a very negative organization. I really don’t need their help in deciding who to vote for particularly when it is in such a negative and bullying way. — iwishihadariver

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Letters to the Editor

Muslims aren’t the only ones facing uphill battle To the Editor:

Going TV-less, for now

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y wife and I made a huge life decision this week ... one that may rival the little bundle of joy we received last October when it comes to learning to adapt to change. That’s right, my friends ... we’re cutting the cable. TV, that is. Despite my overly dramatic first sentence, it’s only temporary. We’re switching from cable to the surprisingly much cheaper dish. The decision was made this week, and our cable was supposed to be snipped Friday (though as I write this on a Saturday, we still have it). Now we could have waited to cut the cable until the day our dish arrived so there wouldn’t be a lull in mind-numbing entertainment in our household, but we’re going to run a little experiment. We’re not scheduling the dish for a while. Three weeks, to be exact. And the only reason we ... scratch that ... the only reason I need TV in the second week of September is because that’s when the NFL regular season starts. No amount of potential for self improvement could keep me from going TV-less while my Cowboys are on (and hopefully winning). But for those three weeks, I am hoping for a little self improvement. By no means am I a couch potato ... heck, I work way too much for that. Nor am I a TV-head and entertainment junkie. But I likes me some TV. It’s on when my wife and I eat. It’s on when we head to the living room after the kid’s put to bed. It’s on in the morning ... it’s even left on sometimes because we’re one of those strange couples who think dogs like the noise when nobody’s home. Our TV is most likely our most-used home device, aside from the air conditioner this summer (can I get an amen?). When it’s not on, there’s an odd silence in the house ... almost like a loud over-talking relative who’s been staying with us the past seven years decided to step out for a while. To go three weeks without it, I’m not sure how I’ll react or how it will change me. I mean, three weeks is nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it will be the longest I’ve ever gone. For three weeks, I’ll be missing out on the beginning of the new fall season on the networks. I’ll have no idea what people are Tweeting about when “True Blood” starts again (not that I ever did), and should some big nationwide news event happen, I’ll have to rely on the (gasp!) Internet for the details. Well, I suppose I could our newspaper’s wire system ... but still ...

Billy Liggett Sanford Herald Editor Contact Billy Liggett by e-mail at bliggett@sanfordherald.com Growing up, I never would have thought this would be a problem for me. I spent my youth and my teenage years in a small East Texas town that still has never seen a cable wire. And we didn’t have the dish, so we relied on a tall TV antenna bolted to the side of the house to pick up one really clear channel (ABC) and three kind-of fuzzy channels (FOX, CBS and NBC). I think we might have received PBS somewhere in there, too, but I can’t remember. It was never a problem for me. As a kid, I played outside 75 percent of the time, and when it was raining or too cold, I played video games. Besides, real childhood memories come from building forts and invading your cousins’ forts in mock wars using sticks ... or backpacking through the woods with your best friend and pretending the two of you were off to some undiscovered land. Memories do NOT come from the television. So I’m hoping for these three weeks, I get a new appreciation of life without TV. It may mean more quality time with my family. It may mean being bored off our rears. We shall see. My hope is this — when the TV comes back on, it won’t be as necessary. Except for football, of course.

QUICK TV STATS ■ Percentage of households with at least one TV in U.S.: 99 ■ Percentage of households with three or more TVs: 66 ■ Hours spent watching TV in average U.S. home: 6 hours, 47 minutes ■ Percentage of Americans who say they watch too much TV: 49 ■ Number of minutes per week parents spend having meaningful conversation with kids: 3.5 ■ Number of minutes per week that the average child watches television: 1,680

I have to say that the recent letter (“Muslims seek no special privileges”) truly offended me on so many levels that just one letter would not not even begin to address them all. To say Muslims are suffering more prejudice than any group in America besides “black Americans” is idiotic. Prejudice has been rearing its ugly head throughout our history. Sabra seems to have not considered the plight of the Native Americans, the Irish, Eastern Europeans, Roman Catholics and Jewish immigrants. Don’t forget the treatment of German immigrants during WWI and Japanese Americans who were placed in “work” camps during WWII. This not something to be proud of as a country, but it happened. So please quit moaning over unfair treatment and deal with it. In a perfect world, prejudice does not exist. But this is not a perfect world, so deal with it and keep going.

KATRINA RORIE Sanford

Reducing need for OPEC oil should be a priority To the Editor:

While running for office, President Obama promised that if elected, he would get us off OPEC oil within 10 years. Two years are gone and we still don’t have a plan. In fact, there is some evidence that we’re going in the wrong direction. In July 2010, we imported 388 million barrels of oil. That’s the single largest import month since President Obama was inaugurated. The NAT GAS Act will create jobs, clean up the environment and improve our national security by providing tax incentives to organizations which operate fleets of vehicles that are fueled with imported oil to be replaced with vehicles that run on domestic natural gas. Right now all military vehicles run on diesel fuel. How will we power the tanks, planes and helicopters that defend our nation without diesel? Until there is a solar powered tank, we need to reduce the overall demand for petroleum. Developing Natural Gas as an alternative is one way we can reduce this demand. We know there is a finite amount of oil; developing alternatives needs to happen now. This is an issue the government must act on. Election Day will soon be here. Those who are running for office — be it open seats, incumbents or challengers — need to take a look at this legislation and make promising to reduce our need for OPEC oil a central part of their campaigns.

BILL BLACKWELDER Fayetteville

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The Sanford Herald / Sunday, August 22, 2010 / 7A

Susan Estrich

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ecently, I found myself on Fox News defending the “Ground Zero mosque” before I’d fully thought it through. Truth be told, when someone called to set up the “hit,” I thought they were talking about another mosque project I’d heard about on the radio. So there I was, invoking the First Amendment, arguing that our enemy is terrorism, and that the only way we would ever win that fight is by gaining the support of the overwhelming majority of Muslims who are not our enemies and who we need to respect as friends. All true. Then the mail started coming in. I don’t need the latest Time poll to tell me that 60-plus percent of Americans are against the project. My e-mail told me that. When I discussed it with my son later, he asked me whether I actually agreed with what I’d said on television, and the fact is that I do. Nothing I said was wrong in my book. We can’t make Islam our enemy, or we will find ourselves in a war that, frankly, terrifies me. So what’s wrong with my position, and that of the president of the United States, who waded into the fight entirely of his own accord? Just this: the convent at Auschwitz. Some years ago, an order of nuns announced plans to build a convent at the infamous death camp, and a community I am very close to -- the community of survivors and their children -- strongly protested the plan. How could they? It wasn’t a matter of “right.” Presumably, the nuns had as much right as anyone else to build a convent wherever they wanted. But for those who survived the Holocaust, and for those of us who are committed to preserving the memory of the millions who were lost, building a convent on the site was just not appropriate. It wasn’t about being anti-Catholic. I’m not anti-Catholic. It wasn’t because I’m still smarting from what Pope Pius XII might have done but didn’t. I don’t want to rehearse the history of anti-Semitism, play blame games or fan flames of mutual distrust. It just seemed very clear that of all the places on the planet to build a convent, Auschwitz shouldn’t be one. The Nazis who chose to march in Skokie, Ill., some years ago precisely because so many survivors lived there assuredly had the First Amendment right to do so. But what a hostile, negative and cruel thing to do, reinforcing yet again -- as if any reinforcement were needed -- just what kind of people they are. The presence of a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero, in the home of a former Burlington Coat factory, clearly strikes many of those who lost loved ones on that horrible day in the same way that the convent at Auschwitz struck me. It doesn’t mean that Islam is our enemy. It’s not a matter of right. Tolerance is a two-way street. The Time poll also found that one in four Americans thinks Barack Obama is a Muslim, slightly less than the percentage of people who think a Muslim should not be allowed to be president. Clearly, we have a long way to go on both sides of the street.

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emocrat control of the White House, House of Representatives and the Senate has produced an unprecedented level of political brazenness and contempt for the limitations placed on the federal government by the U.S. Constitution. As such, it has raised a level of constitutional interest and anger against Washington’s interference in our lives that has been dormant for far too long. Part of this heightened interest and anger is seen in the strength of the tea party movement around the nation. Another is the angry reception that many congressmen receive when they return to their districts and at town hall meetings. According to the most recent Gallup poll, only 20 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, but that’s up from a March 2010 low of 16 percent. The smart money suggests that there will be a Republican takeover of the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate. The question is what can liberty-minded Americans expect from a Republican majority? Maybe a good starting point for an answer might be to examine how Republicans have handled their majority in the past. Democrat President Lyndon Johnson’s term of office saw massive increases in federal spending. When Johnson was elected into office in 1964, federal spending was $118 billion. When he left office in 1968, federal spending was $178 billion, a 66 percent increase. Worse than the massive increase in federal spending, his administration and Democratically controlled Congress saddled us with two programs that have helped fuel today’s fiscal disaster -- Medicare and Medicaid. The 1994 elections gave Republican control of both the House and Senate. They held a majority for a decade. The 2000 election of George W. Bush as president gave Republicans what the Democrats have now, total control of the legislative and executive branches of government. When Bush came to office, federal spending was $1.788 trillion. When he left office, federal spending was $2.982 trillion. That’s a 60 percent increase in federal spending, closely matching the profligacy of Lyndon Johnson’s presidency. During the Republican control, the nation was saddled with massive federal interference in education through No Child Left Behind. Prescription drug handouts became a part of the Republican-controlled

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Congress’ legacy. And it was during this interval that Congress accelerated its interference, assisted by the Federal Reserve Bank, in the housing market in the name of homeownership that produced much of the financial meltdown that the nation suffered in 2008. During the last two years, Democrats have amassed unprecedented growth of federal government power in the forms of bailouts, corporate takeovers, favors to their political allies and nationalization of our health care system. My question is how likely is it for Republicans to behave differently if they gain control? Their past behavior doesn’t make one confident that they will behave much differently, but I could be wrong. If Republicans win the House of Representatives, there are measures they should take in their first month of office, and that is to undo most of what the Democratically controlled Congress has done. If they don’t win a veto-proof Senate, they can’t undo Obamacare but the House alone can refuse to fund any part of it. There are numerous blocking tactics that a Republican-controlled House can take against those hellbent on trampling on our Constitution. The question is whether they will have guts and principle to do it. After all, many Americans, including those who are Republicans, have a stake in big government control, special privileges and handouts. Ultimately, we Americans must act to ensure that our liberty does not depend on personalities in Washington. Our founders tried to do that with our Constitution. Thomas Jefferson offered us a solution when he said, “The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then.”

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Lee County School Board ■ “Bill” Tatum: 774-8806; billtatum1@windstream. net ■ Mark Akinosho ■ Dr. Lynn Smith: 776-8083; orthosmith@windstream. net ■ Shawn Williams: shawnwil@coastalnet.com ■ John Bonardi ■ Linda Smith: 774-6781; inky@wave-net.net ■ Cameron Sharpe: 498-2250; camerons.box44@ yahoo.com

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confess to having a residual soft spot for Dr. Laura Schlessinger, who is retiring from radio for finally going too far. When an African-American caller asked her help in dealing with what she considered racist remarks by friends and family of her white husband, Schlessinger mocked her pain as hypersensitive and repeated the offending N-word several times. Outrage ensued and Schlessinger soon after announced her retirement. America’s self-appointed superego said she was wrong, but characteristically feisty, said she is leaving radio not in shame, but to reclaim her First Amendment rights. In other words, she wants to be able to say what she pleases without fear of offending certain groups. Don’t we all? But sometimes people are offended for good reason. My soft spot for Dr. Laura corresponds to a period 15 years or so ago when she and I were often on the same page. I was writing a family-oriented column at the time and listened to her on the radio while carpooling. Sometimes, she would read my column on air. Our shared anthem was “stop whining and take responsibility.” This is hardly a revolutionary concept today, but the idea had been gathering dust for some time following America’s cultural marriage of victimhood and narcissism. Notoriously rapier-tongued, she always cut close to the bone. Invariably, the tougher she was with callers, the more they clamored for her. Voluntary public flagellation became a drawing card for an audience of 9 million listeners who apparently felt the need for a stern lecture. Another reason for her popularity: Dr. Laura was usually right. Every now and then, she got it flat wrong, as when she said homosexuality was a “biological error.” That mistake cost her a TV show. Worse than being wrong, which is a hazard of thinking aloud, she is guilty at times of not listening and leaping to conclusions before a caller has had time to finish. Even so, to my frequent surprise, she gets to the nugget and manages to reach exactly the right conclusion. Perhaps after decades of listening to the same 10 problems most humans suffer, she figures she can skip the chase altogether. At other times, as now, her failure to listen is disastrous. The African-American caller never was able to explain fully the context or content of the remarks that made her uncomfortable. Instead, Dr. Laura repeatedly interrupted, even suggesting that the woman shouldn’t have married outside her race if she was going to be so thin-skinned. We now have a new definition for “way over the top.” Dr. Laura’s stated point was that since blacks frequently use the N-word, whites should be able to as well. She was correct that the word gets lots of exercise — and her use of it was in the prosecution of that point. Even so, the N-word stands alone as too injurious for whites to use, period. Everyone knows this. When blacks use it, they are reclaiming the word, robbing its power to intimidate by making it their own. The same spirit was behind Eve Ensler’s “Reclaiming C — “ in “The Vagina Monologues.” Used by a man against a woman, the word is vile and threatening. Used by women among women, it becomes something else. Silly, if you ask me, but benign. In any case, context is key and we never learned from Dr. Laura’s caller how the N-word was used in her situation. Even so, Dr. Laura deserves a little slack. The good she has done during her 30-year run, helping people see their own flawed thinking, far outweighs her insensitivity in this case. She was unfeeling and callous, true. But silencing people for expressing opinions or using certain words that grate on our public sensibilities carries its own risks. Even though Dr. Laura is retiring of her own volition, she is correct in noting that the overt hostilities waged in today’s world against any who speak “incorrectly” has become a threat to our ability to speak freely. No matter how unpleasant, an honest discussion is healthier for the nation than censoring thoughts that ultimately may find less appealing avenues of expression.

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CHAPEL HILL (MCT) — Developers plan housing, more office space and a grassy gathering place for downtown as part of a new 123 W. Franklin St., the current home of the University Square shopping center. But it could be four to eight years before you’ll sip iced tea on the lawn. The public got to hear plans for the first phase of the redevelopment project Wednesday night. The project would transform University Square, which bridges East and West Franklin Street, into a retail, residential and office-space complex, connecting the UNC-Chapel Hill campus with downtown. “For Franklin Street to remain vibrant and viable, it will have to grow and change,” said John Martin, project executive with Elkus Manfredi Architects. The UNC-Chapel Hill Foundation bought the property, which houses the shopping center and Granville Towers student dormitories, for $46 million from nowdeceased real estate entrepreneur Frank Kenan. The first phase of the redevelopment on nearly seven of the site’s 12 acres, would consist of three-, four- or five-story buildings and an interior grassy courtyard. Developers hope to break the area into smaller, more manageable blocks, bringing shops closer to pedestrians. A parking lot now sits between the shopping center and sidewalk. Other plans include 40,000 square feet of retail space and widening sidewalks to 25 feet for outdoor dining and merchandise displays. There will be 24 townhomes on the east side of the complex and 120 market-rate apartments for non-students. — Raleigh News & Observer

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torium. The latter will be available for public parking after school hours, and student drop-off and pick-up will remain at the Nash Street lot. Students will have to get used to working around the construction as the renovations aren’t set to be complete until spring 2012. Returning students are already accustomed to the construction, but Batten said he expects it won’t take long for freshmen to learn their way around it. “The freshmen will probably adjust better than others because everything is new to them,” Batten said. “They’re not used to anything else. They don’t have to re-learn

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schedule during key test times so the noise won’t interfere. “At times it will be a struggle, but I’m confident our students can work through it,” Batten said. “Students tend to adjust better than adults anyway.” Throughout the summer, teachers and administrative staff have spent days without Internet access, electricity or running water. Last week, the intercoms weren’t working, making communication among the staff throughout the building difficult. Batten said the system should be restored before classes begin. Tina Denson, instructional coach at Lee County High School, returned to campus the week before teacher work days began to move her lab of 40 computers from the New Shop building to a child development and health occupation classroom. “We needed to have a space large enough to hold all of the computers,” Denson said. “As long as the computers work, we’re good.” Denson has joked with her colleagues about bringing galoshes

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them illegally, but we need some help.” Adding to the problem he says, is his department’s lack of access to North Carolina’s Controlled Substances Reporting System, a database of patient prescriptions that includes the physicians who approve them. Currently, only practitioners, special agents of State Bureau of Investigations and a handful of other organizations can access the database, and Carter said he and other law enforcement officials want the same access to speed up the arrest process and pinpoint the origin of the drugs. Carter has teamed up with State Rep. Jimmy Love Sr. (D-Sanford), who said he is interesting in sponsoring or supporting a bill at the next General Assembly that would give sheriffs and sheriff’s deputies access to the database. Carter said he currently has more than 20 prescription drug cases pending because of his department’s lack of access (he said the SBI has only “eight or nine” agents who do have access, and waiting for an agent can take months). Love said the subject came up in the General Assembly in 2009 and was moved to a study commission, where it currently sits. “If the problem is as bad as they say it is, and I certainly think it is, then they need all the tools they can get,” Love said. “If we can get them access, they can get ahead of the game instead of

THE PROBLEM Capt. John Holly of the Sheriff’s Department drug enforcement team said the media and public aren’t always made aware of prescription drug overdoses because of privacy laws. If the general public knew of the “epidemic,” as Carter called it, they would be shocked. “In the last couple of years in Lee County, we’ve had overdose deaths from prescription drugs,” Holly said. “I’m familiar with armed robberies and home invasions here where all the thieves wanted was prescription drugs. We’ve made arrests for the illegal sale and resale of prescription pills. We’ve seen counterfeit prescriptions made on home computers. We’ve seen forged prescriptions. We have this current incident in Broadway, and we’ve seen countless break-ins where the victims reported stolen pills.” According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the illegal distribution and abuse of “controlled pharmaceuticals” is widespread in North Carolina. A 2007 state survey suggested that 17 percent of high school students in Central North Carolina had used prescription drugs recreationally at one time (the number was as high as 25 percent in the western part of the state). Behind marijuana, they’re the most commonly abused drugs in the United States. Dan Kehagias of the Sanford Police Department’s Tactical Narcotics Team said the pill popu-

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larity can be contributed to a number of things ... particularly the availability. “It’s everywhere,” Kehagias said. “This isn’t something that’s being cooked up in South America. These are

illicitly made here. And it’s amazing how many people have prescriptions for oxycontin, especially when you look at what it’s made for.” Holly added that there’s no “stigma” attached to prescription drugs. In

other words, those who abuse pills aren’t considered “junkies” like, say, somebody who smokes crack or shoots heroin. “And it’s so addictive,” Holly added. “These opium derivatives have the same ingredients as heroin.” Carter estimated that more than half of his drug arrests in the past year have involved prescription drugs. He said the case in Broadway involving four teenagers, one of whom is recovering after falling from a moving vehicle after a “drug deal gone bad,” brings to light that prescription drugs are a big problem for area teenagers. “There are a lot of young people getting addicted to these pills,” Carter said, “and that’s probably the most important message I’d like to get out. Parents need to be made aware of this. These kids think that because it’s pills ... because it’s something a doctor prescribed ... it’s not a big deal. But it’s as bad as heroin ... sometimes worse.”

THE BACKLOG Nobody in Lee County is blaming the SBI for being slow to help with the backlog of cases, but for Carter, patience is running out. Carter said he has met with Love on multiple occasions about the Controlled Substances Reporting System, and he says having access to that system will not only help expedite arrests, but it will allow law enforcement to “chop off the head” of the prescription drug monster. “I’ll probably take heat for saying this, but I know of the cases our drug agents have worked here,

it seems like it comes back to two or three of the same doctors just about every time,” Carter said. “So the medical profession is going to have to get on board and do more to stop these pills from getting into the hands of the wrong people. We’ve had people who’ve doctor-shopped all the way down to Carteret County for their drugs.” Holly said it won’t be the end-all to prescription drug abuse, as thousands of certified practitioners in North Carolina aren’t even listed in the database. “An SBI agent told me there are 36 to 38,000 licensed practitioners in North Carolina, and only about 6,000 of those were on the database,” he said. “Either they don’t want to pay the fee, or they just don’t want people to know what they’re prescribing. Doctors can put a stop to this, too.” Holly said the bottom line is that Lee County — and drug task forces across the state — need help from the General Assembly. Love said any bill will have opposition, whether it’s from doctors who’ll argue patient privacy or groups like the American Civil Liberties Union, but he believes it can get support. “If we get the sheriff’s association behind it, that’d be a big step,” he said. Carter said it will not only help in making arrests, but it will send out a message as well. “It will tell people that in North Carolina, you’re more likely to get caught if you doctor shop or sell illegal pills,” Carter said. “That would be a good start.”

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RALEIGH (MCT) — After a high-ranking officer was fired from Butner Public Safety for misconduct in June, those cleaning out his office found at least 10 traffic tickets and an unserved arrest warrant. A check of the state’s court system database shows no record that the traffic citations were ever pursued. The State Bureau of Investigation is now investigating why the tickets were not filed, said Wayne Hobgood, chief of the state-run law enforcement agency in Butner. The office where the tickets were found

belonged to former Maj. Anthony W. Moss, one of three Butner officers fired over mishandling the April traffic stop of an off-duty state Highway Patrol captain who was driving drunk on Interstate 85. The trooper, Capt. James Williams Jr., was also fired. Moss, 42, could not be reached for comment this week. Those named on the tickets found in Moss’ office did not return calls or had no telephone numbers listed. It is not clear what, if any, relationship Moss has with those who received the tickets, or whether they know why the citations never went to

court. Hobgood said he could provide no explanation for why the tickets weren’t processed. “That’s what the SBI is trying to determine,� he said. If investigators find the tickets were “fixed� by Moss to benefit the motorists, the former law officer could face criminal charges. The violations listed on the tickets, some of which were more than two years old, ranged from running a stop sign to reckless driving. One of the drivers was clocked going 57 mph in a 25-mph zone. Court records show some of those who got tickets have extensive records of traffic violations and felonies such as robbery, larceny and narcotics

possession. Ernie Seneca, spokesman for the state Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, said the agency had been in contact with District Attorney Sam Currin, who oversees prosecutions in Granville, Franklin and Vance counties, about what to do with the unfiled tickets. Moss was second in the chain of command at the Butner department, where he had been an officer since 1993. Early on the morning of April 3, a police dispatcher called Moss at home and told him that a Butner officer had pulled over a Highway Patrol captain who was “extremely drunk� and driving erratically. The call was recorded. — Raleigh News & Observer

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Man free after acquittal on murder charge FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A North Carolina man has been set free after four years in jail when jurors in his second trial found him not guilty of killing a man in 2006. The Fayetteville Observer reported that Mark Leon Andrews was acquitted Friday and he left the Cumberland County Detention Center after four years. He had been accused of killing Boyd Lamont Constant in January 2006. His first trial last year ended in a mistrial.

C-M school chief: hard decision on education funds CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools superintendent says it’s a difficult decision but he will recommend against using $25 million in new federal money to immediately restore teacher jobs. Superintendent Peter Gorman told a breakfast meeting Saturday he prefers to bank the money until spring, noting a “funding cliff� looms once federal stimulus money disappears. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools cut about 400 teaching posts earlier this year,

but recently announced plans to restore 141 jobs due to improving finances. Gorman says the federal money could pay for about 500 jobs. He has until Tuesday to make a formal recommendation, calling it a difficult decision. Mary McCray, president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Association of Educators, called for hiring as many teachers as possible right away.

Memorabilia dealer selling Salinger’s toilet in Kernersville KERNERSVILLE (AP) — Until his death earlier this year, reclusive author J.D. Salinger managed to keep his life private by shunning his fans. But with his passing, mementos claiming ties to the literary giant’s life are trickling out. An example: the standard white porcelain toilet from a New Hampshire home where the author of “The Catcher in the Rye� once lived. The receptacle has an asking price on the eBay auction site of $1 million, though collectibles dealer Rick Kohl says he’s willing to see what the literary giant’s home throne will fetch. The toilet’s lid is stamped with a manufacturing date of 1962, well after the 1951 publication of Salinger’s classic novel.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Government documents show that more than 23,000 workers are affected by the moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. According a memo last month from Michael Bromwich, the nation’s top drilling regulator, the six-month suspension is directly putting 9,450 people out of work. The memo also says the ban indirectly affects nearly 14,000 other jobs. The moratorium was put in place after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, killing 11 people. Millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf after the explosion. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has halted deepwater drilling until Nov. 30, saying the BP spill showed the industry wasn’t prepared for a massive underwater blowout.

Captive bear that killed Ohio man is euthanized

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The father of a 24-year-old Ohio man who was killed by a captive bear says the animal is dead. John Kandra says several relatives watched a veterinarian euthanize the bear on Saturday. It had attacked Kandra’s son, Brent, after he opened the bear’s cage for a routine feeding Thursday. The bear’s owner, Sam Mazzola, had said Kandra’s family would decide its fate. Mazzola’s lawyer didn’t return a call for comment on Saturday. Kandra’s father describes his son as a blond boy who fished his way through childhood in the rivers of northeastern Ohio. He says his son had returned to tending to Mazzola’s exotic animals just weeks before he was killed.

NY candidate: Prison dorms for welfare recipients

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican candidate for governor Carl Paladino said he would transform some New York prisons into dormitories for welfare recipients, where they could work in state-sponsored jobs, get employment training and take lessons in “personal hygiene.� Paladino, a wealthy Buffalo real estate developer popular with many tea party activists, isn’t saying the state should jail poor people: The program would be voluntary. But the suggestion that poor families would be better off in remote institutions, rather than among friends and family in their own neighborhoods, struck some antipoverty activists as insulting. Paladino is competing for the Republican nomination with former U.S. Rep. Rick Lazio. The primary is Sept. 14. Paladino first described the idea in June at a meeting of The Journal News of White Plains and spoke about it again this week with The Associated Press. Throughout his campaign, Paladino has criticized New York’s rich menu of social service benefits, which he says encourages illegal immigrants and needy people to live in the state. He has promised a 20 percent reduction in the state budget and a 10 percent income tax cut if elected.

Ex Bank of America CEO calls suit “implausible�

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis say in a court filing that a lawsuit accusing him of misleading investors is “implausible� and should be tossed out. The filing was a response to a civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General

Andrew Cuomo in February. That suit accused Lewis and Bank of America of failing to properly disclose losses and bonuses at Merrill Lynch when the two companies merged in 2009. Lawyers for Lewis say the suit is an unfair attempt to assign blame for the financial crisis and doesn’t withstand factual scrutiny. Cuomo’s office says it stands by its allegations.

Bedbugs found in basement of Empire State Building NEW YORK (AP) — It survived the Depression, a bomber crash and King Kong’s climb, but can the Empire State Building withstand a bedbug infestation? Officials say exterminators had to clean out an employee changing room in the tower’s basement after bedbugs were found there last week. The officials tell The New York Daily News that an employee had the bedbugs on his clothes and brought them into the building, but that the problem is now under control. Tourists visiting the skyscraper say they are disgusted by the bloodsucking pests. Bedbugs have been discovered recently in New York City theaters, clothing stores, office buildings, housing projects and posh apartments. The city fielded 11,000 complaints about bedbugs last year.

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Fugitives were arrested without a fight ST. JOHNS, Ariz. (AP) — The prison escape spurred a three-week manhunt stretching from Arizona to Montana to Arkansas. But it ended not far from where it began. The self-styled “Bonnie and Clyde� team of escapee John McCluskey and girlfriend Casslyn Welch surrendered without bloodshed at a campsite in eastern Arizona. Authorities Friday were still piecing together their activities while on the lam, but they somehow slipped back into Arizona. An alert forest ranger spotted their beat-up Nissan hidden at a campground, providing the tip that led police to them. When a SWAT team descended on the campsite at dusk Thursday, Welch reached for a weapon but dropped it when she realized she

was outgunned, police said. A shirtless, tattoocovered McClusMcCluskey key told officers that he regretted not shooting them with the gun he Welch had in a nearby tent. “He has no remorse,� Apache County Sheriff’s Cmdr. Webb Hogle said. The capture brought an end to a manhunt that began July 30 when McCluskey and two murderers broke out of a medium-security prison in Kingman, 185 miles

northwest of Phoenix. Authorities say Welch — McCluskey’s cousin and fiancee — threw a set of wire cutters onto prison grounds, allowing them to cut open a fence. One inmate was caught after a shootout in Colorado. The other was nabbed in a small Wyoming town after he was spotted at a church. The escape cast a critical spotlight on Arizona’s prison system. A report on Thursday found a series of breakdowns that allowed the inmates to slip away into the desert, including alarms that went off so often that prison personnel often just ignored them. McCluskey, 45, and Welch, 44, are suspected in several crimes, including the killing of a couple in New Mexico whose torched bodies

were found in Santa Rosa. Officials said the Nissan had New Mexico license plates that were stolen around the time they were killed. During the arrest, he suggested that the gun used in the killings was in his tent, police said. McCluskey and Welch appeared before Apache County Superior Court Judge Donna Grimsley for an initial appearance Friday. Later that night they were transferred across the state to the Mohave County Jail in Kingman, where they were booked on identical charges of escape, kidnapping, armed robbery, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Welch also faces drug charges. They were scheduled for preliminary hearings in Kingman later this month.

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VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama says Republicans should join him in opposing a Supreme Court ruling that vastly increased how much corporations and unions can spend on campaign ads. Instead, the GOP wants to “keep the public in the dark� about who’s behind the expenditures, Obama charged in his weekly radio and Internet address, released Saturday as he vacationed on Martha’s Vineyard. “You’d think that reducing corporate and even foreign influence over our elections wouldn’t be a partisan issue,� said Obama. “But the Republican leaders in Congress said no. In fact,they used their power to block the issue from even coming up for a vote. “This can only mean that the leaders of the other party want to keep the public in the dark,� said the president. “They don’t want you to know which interests are paying for the ads. The only people who don’t want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide.� Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., scoffed at the president’s message. “Americans want us to focus on jobs, but by focusing on an election bill, Democrats are sending a clear message to the American people that their jobs aren’t as important as the jobs of embattled Democrat politicians,� McConnell said. “The president says this bill is about transparency. It’s transparent all right. It’s a transparent effort to rig the fall elections.� At issue is the ruling earlier this year in the case known as Citizens United that freed big businesses and unions to spend their millions directly to sway elections for president and Congress. The ruling, seen as mostly benefiting Republicans, reversed a centurylong trend of limiting the political muscle of corporations, organized labor and their massive war chests. In response, majority Democrats in the House passed legislation in June limiting the ruling’s reach, including requiring greater disclosure by donors. But Republicans in the Senate have blocked the legislation. That doesn’t appear likely to change, notwithstanding the president’s pleas. Republicans devoted their weekly address to accusing Democrats of out-of-control spending and taxing, arguing in favor of slashing government expenditures instead. “If we keep spending too much, borrowing too much and taxing too much — if we keep doing the same things, we’re going to get the same dismal results,� said Rep. Charles Djou, R-Hawaii. “It’s time to change direction. It’s time to listen.�

ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — Modoc County is wedged into California’s far northeastern corner, a land apart from much of the rest of the nation’s most populous state. Little visited, the sparsely populated region of cave-riddled lava beds, sagebrush-covered plains and rolling ranch land has much in common with the rural areas of Oregon and Nevada that it adjoins. Yet deep financial troubles tied to the county-owned hospital — the community’s sole medical facility — have led Modoc County to the steps of the state Capitol

and to the threshold of bankruptcy. Approaching Sacramento, hat in hand, at a time when the state itself has profound budgetary problems has cast the county in the glare of unwanted attention. The modest, one-story Modoc Medical Center and its adjacent nursing home were a source of pride when they opened in the mid-1950s, when the county still had operating timber mills, jobs on the railroad and a larger population. But the facility has been bleeding money for more than 15 years, with annual deficits

ranging from $600,000 to $2.8 million in recent years, and the county has gone broke trying to keep the doors open. Monica Derner, interim chief executive officer of the hospital, says the financial trouble stems from mistakes made in the hospital’s billing practices and a former administrator’s decision to hire costly traveling nurses and doctors instead of retaining local staff. State and county officials are negotiating conditions of a two-loan package totaling $16.5 million, not a pleasant scenario for many

residents of the remote, heavily Republican county who pride themselves on self-reliance. State finance officials are balancing their fears of setting a bailout precedent against their desire to avoid a local government bankruptcy filing. Residents are voting by mail this month to decide whether to increase their taxes to try to save the hospital. The ballot

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Haiti ruling ends run for president

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Singer Wyclef Jean’s high-profile bid for Haiti’s presidency ended after election officials on the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation disqualified his candidacy. The Haitian-American hip-hop star expressed disappointment at the late Friday ruling, but called on his followers to act “peacefully and responsibly.” “Though I disagree with the ruling, I respectfully accept the committee’s final decision, and I urge my supporters to do the same,” the former Fugees frontman said in a statement. “I want to assure my countrymen that I will continue to work for Haiti’s renewal; though the board has determined that I am not a resident of Haiti, home is where the heart is — and my heart has and will always be in Haiti.” On Saturday, Jean attended a church service in his mother’s hometown and prepared to fly back to the United States where his wife and daughter live. He did not speak to the news media. Questions remained about whether he will stay involved with the presidential election, perhaps by throwing his support to one of the 19 candidates

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Haitian-born singer and presidential candidate Wyclef Jean, second left, walks surrounded by security after Haiti’s Electoral Council rejected his candidacy in Portau-Prince, Haiti, Friday. Haiti’s electoral council approved for the Nov. 28 election. The commission did not say why it had disqualified Jean, but the singer had faced a challenge to his candidacy because he has not lived in Haiti for the past five years as required. Election officials also rejected the candidacy of Jean’s uncle, Raymond Joseph, who is Haiti’s ambassador to the United States. The commission approved 19 candidates and rejected 15, spokesman Richardson Dumel told journalists. While rejecting Jean, the board approved two leading contenders: former Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis and Yvon Neptune, who

was the last prime minister under ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and has been active in helping to coordinate reconstruction efforts. Also allowed to run are: Jude Celestin, head of the government’s primary construction firm and the candidate supported by President Rene Preval; and Michel Martelly, a well-known Haitian singer known as “Sweet Mickey.” The Constitution bars Preval from running for re-election. Jean had apparently been aware which way the decision would go. The 40year-old entertainer had been in a hotel near the electoral commission office but left abruptly without speaking to journalists about an hour before the

announcement. He issued his statement later. Dozens of police and U.N. peacekeepers in riot gear were stationed outside the office, but there were no signs of protests or unrest. Despite his final rejection, Jean attracted global attention to a race in which almost no one outside Haiti could even name any of the candidates. “His candidacy certainly did shake things up,” said Laurent Dubois, a Haiti historian and professor at Duke University. “But it’s still a very important election whether Wyclef is in it or not.” Jean, who gained famed as a member of the Fugees before building a solo career, had no political organization, not much of a following beyond his fans of his music and only a vague platform, casting himself as an advocate of Haiti’s struggling youth and saying he would ask reconstruction donors to help the country’s dysfunctional education system. He also faced persistent criticism over alleged financial mismanagement at the charity he founded, Yele Haiti. He stepped down from the charity at the beginning of his campaign.

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President Barack Obama and the first lady are among those portrayed at a the Smithsonian. It’s the first time Michelle Obama’s individual portrait has been shown at the gallery.

Obama portrait displayed at Smithsonian WASHINGTON (AP) — Move over Martha Washington. Martha Stewart and Michelle Obama are getting space in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington for the first time. A new exhibit, “Americans Now,” opened Friday, featuring famous names from science, business, government and the arts. President Barack Obama and the first lady are among those portrayed. It’s the first time Michelle Obama’s individual portrait has been shown at the gallery. Familiar names in the collection also include actor Tom Hanks and music artists Willie Nelson and LL Cool J. Video portraits in the exhibit feature latenight comedians Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and David Letterman, as well as actor George Clooney and NBA star LeBron James. The portraits are on view through July 2011.

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Blagojevich appears at Chicago Comic Con ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich compared himself to a superhero as he stood alongside folks dressed as Superman and Batman at the Chicago Comic Con. Blagojevich said Saturday at the show in suburban Chicago that he draws inspiration from the superheros as he faces his own battles. He charged $80 for each photo taken with him and $50 for autographs. Some fans said Blagojevich earned the money and that he needs it because he isn’t working. While touring the floor, Blagojevich picked up a red “Batphone” and joked that he was calling his lawyer.

UK pop singer in apparent suicide fall at show BRUSSELS (AP) — The lead singer of a British pop trio climbed a telecommunications mast behind the main stage at a Belgian rock festival and leaped to his death in the parking lot below, police said Saturday. Twenty-two-year-old Charles Haddon of Ou Est Le Swimming Pool died late Friday during the Pukkelpop festival in Hasselt, a town in eastern Belgium. District attorney Marc Rubens said police were treating the death as a suicide. Festival organizers said Haddon’s family has been notified. On Thursday, Michael Been, frontman for the U.S. group The Call, died of an apparent heart attack at the same festival.

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Army of diplomats takes the lead in fractious Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the White House eagerly highlights the departure of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the small army of American diplomats left behind is embarking on a long and perilous path to keeping the volatile country from slipping back to the brink of civil war. Among the challenges are helping Iraq’s deeply divided politicians form a new government; refereeing long-simmering Arab-Kurd territorial disputes; advising on attracting foreign investment; pushing for

improved government services; and fleshing out a blueprint for future U.S.-Iraqi relations. President Barack Obama also is banking on the diplomats — about 300, protected by as many as 7,000 private security contractors — to assume the duties of the U.S. military. That includes protecting U.S. personnel from attack and managing the training of Iraqi police, starting in October 2011. The Iraq insurgency, which began shortly after U.S. troops toppled Baghdad in April 2003, is

why the U.S. only now is entering the post-combat phase of stabilizing Iraq. Originally, the U.S. thought Iraq would be

peaceful within months of the invasion, allowing for a short-lived occupation and the relatively quick emergence of a

viable government. Although the insurgency has been reduced to what one analyst terms a “lethal nuisance,� it

will complicate the State Department’s mission and test Iraq’s security forces.

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

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ine years old. 1984. It’s been a big summer for my new favorite team. After moving to central South Carolina, my family got this thing called cable. There is a box that is actually connected to a long cable, or wire, and it has about 30 buttons on it. This thing changes channels. One summer day a year before, I went through all of them, starting with 2 and going up. I stopped at 9. Baseball was on. I love baseball. It was here my love affair with the Chicago Cubs began. A year later, I’m getting ready for school. It’s morning, and it’s September. The Cubs are in a pennant race, and I’ve got to know. No internet. No web. Heck, no time for ESPN. Thank goodness for the newspaper. Cubs win. Right there in black and white. • MIDDLE SCHOOL. Seventh grade. An avid sports page reader, I clip articles about all of my favorite athletes and post them on my bedrom wall. Don Mattingly. Ryne Sandberg. Kirby Puckett. Larry Bird. Art Monk. I already know what I want to do with my life. The middle school doesn’t have a school paper. I ask if we could start one. One teacher, Mrs. Satterwhite, says we can use her planning period and classroom to get it up and running. Myself and three other students join in. One of them is the one girl every 7thgrader wishes would just talk to him, much less hang onto him at the school dance. Way out of our league. Turns out she’s just a normal kid, and kind of a dork, like the rest of us. Interesting. Anyway, the L-E Post is born (for Lugoff-Elgin Middle School). It’s more newsletter than newspaper, for sure. But it’s ours. I’m hooked. • SENIOR IN high school. 1993. My third year on the school paper. No other Pinecrest student had ever done that before. Maybe nobody wanted to. The teacher, Mrs. Boyer, had to get a special exemption to make it happen, since there was no Journalism III class. But it was my year to be a Co-Editor, after being the Sports Editor my junior year. Paula B wasn’t going to take that away from me. A friend has a fantastic idea. James Moore has been the girls’ basketball coach at Pinecrest for eons and has a couple of state championships in his hip pocket.

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Southern Lee’s Ashton Gaines (left) finds running room as South Johnston’s Jon Farmer (right) defends during Friday night’s season-opener at Southern Lee High School.

Gaines, Cavs show promise By ALEX PODLOGAR alexp@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — Pressure coming from all sides. Literally, all sides. Left. Right. Up the middle. From behind. Ashton Gaines dodged all of it, perhaps still not altogether sure how. But as he found himself ambling toward the left sideline, the ball carried near his right hip, he had to do something. Time, and ample green space between he and a thick white line, were running out fast. Shakeer Alston was only about 5 yards away, tip-toeing near the same sideline Gaines was being flushed toward. The Southern Lee quarterback saw his big tight end at the last second, and awkwardly — and yet, strangely beautiful in a pure football sense — shoved the ball from his hip into the general direction of the big guy. Alston seemed to reach over a defender and grab it with his fingertips as Gaines’ pursuit ended off the playing field. Touchdown. Even in a loss in the season-opener in which the Southern Lee Cavaliers never led and in fact allowed 50 points, Gaines’ Favreian Flip may still go down as the team’s play of the year. It was a worthy exclamation point on the senior quarterback’s coming-out party in which he threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another 130 yards. “I was very pleased with the way Ashton played,” said first-year Southern Lee coach Tom Paris, whose Cavaliers fell 50-28 in a competitive effort against South Johnston on Friday night. “He made some mistakes early in the game, but when he had a

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Lee County head coach Burton Cates led the Yellow Jackets to their second season-opening win in the last 23 years.

Jackets win it for Britt By RYAN SARDA

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SANFORD – Josh Britt would have been proud. In the first varsity football contest since Britt was tragically killed in a car accident, the Lee County Yellow Jackets defeated Western Harnett 27-0 on Friday night in Lillington.

To honor Britt, who was killed in May, several members of the Yellow Jackets donned Britt’s No. 9 on their helmets and many Lee County fans who traveled to the game wore yellow t-shirts that had the No. 9 on the front and “Once a Yellow Jacket, Always a Yellow Jacket” written on the back.

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WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP Brandt Snedeker, left, speaks with an official after his shot went in the water on the 15th fairway during the third round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro on Saturday. AP photo

Atwal surges as Snedeker loses pace JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer

GREENSBORO — Arjun Atwal had to play his way into the Wyndham Championship. He’s spent most of the week outplaying everyone else. Atwal built a three-stroke lead Saturday through three rounds of the PGA Tour’s final pre-playoff event. He shot a 5-

under 65 to reach 17-under 193, and he has either led or shared the lead after each of the first three days. Not bad for someone who lost his tour card and had to win a qualifying tournament just to earn a spot at Sedgefield Country Club. “I’m not your typical Mon-

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Tuesday, Aug. 24 Volleyball Holly Springs at Lee County 5:30 p.m. Friendship Christian at Lee Christian 4:30 p.m. Fayetteville Home School at Grace Christian 4 p.m. Soccer Friendship Christian at Lee Christian 4 p.m. Fayetteville Home School at Grace Christian 4 p.m.

CONTACT US If you have an idea for a sports story, or if you’d like call and submit scores or statistics, call: Sports Editor Alex Podlogar: 718-1222 alexp@sanfordherald.com

Sports Writer Ryan Sarda: 718-1223 sarda@sanfordherald.com

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BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Brian Vickers had heart surgery last month as part of his treatment for blood clots, but the NASCAR driver said he fully expects to resume his racing career next season. Vickers has been out since May because of clots in his leg and lungs. In his first update in three months, Vickers said Saturday he had two procedures in July to close a hole in his heart and insert a stent into a vein in his left leg. Although doctors diagnosed him with the blood-clot disorder May-Thurner syndrome, Vickers believes he’ll be off blood thinners by Jan. 1 and driving for Red Bull Racing when next season begins. “They gave me full clearance for next year,� the 26-year-old driver said at Bristol Motor Speedway. “I will be back next season racing in January. I’m really excited about that. I had two issues I never knew about fixed. It’s a bit of fresh air for me to really kind of know part of what caused this.�

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NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama will start this season where it ended last season. The Crimson Tide is on top. Coach Nick Saban has the Tide rolling the way Bear Bryant did in his day, first in The Associated Press preseason poll for the first time since 1978. Alabama received 54 of 60 first-place votes from the media panel and 1,491 points to easily outdistance second-ranked Ohio State in the Top 25 released Saturday. The Buckeyes, who have been ranked no lower than 11th in the last eight preseason polls, received three first-place votes. Boise State is third, its best preseason ranking, following another undefeated season. Underdogs no more, the Broncos even received one first-place vote. Florida, Alabama’s Southeastern Conference rival, is fourth. Fifth-ranked Texas received a first-place vote. The rest of the top 10 has TCU sixth, followed by Oklahoma, which received a first-place vote, Nebraska, Iowa and Virginia Tech. The 10th-ranked Hokies face Boise State at FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins, on Labor Day night in the season’s first huge game. As for Alabama, Bryant was coach the last time the Crimson Tide was the AP’s preseason No. 1. The Tide started and finished that 1978 season on top of the rankings, the first of two straight national championships for Alabama. The only other time Alabama was preseason No. 1 was 1966, when Bear’s boys were coming off back-to-back national championships. Saban’s Tide, led by Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram, will try to make Alabama the first program to win backto-back AP titles three times. Oklahoma and Nebraska also have done it twice. But please don’t call Alabama the defending champion — at least not in front of its coach. “What was accomplished by last year’s team has nothing to do with this year’s team. The players have to understand that,” said Saban, who in three seasons has fully restored Alabama’s status as an elite program. “This team has to develop an image, an identity of its own by its performance. What was accomplished last year is just a standard for somebody else to top. “Complacency is why the mighty fall.” Saban has been trying to downplay this team’s No. 1 worthiness since the morning after the Tide beat Texas 37-21 at the Rose Bowl to win the BCS championship. Back in January he practically was lamenting the fact that his team likely would be preseason No. 1 in 2010, quick to point out that while the Tide’s offense would be returning most of its stars, its dominant defense was facing major turnover.

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MLB ROUNDUP

Ramirez lifts Cubs over Braves CHICAGO (AP) — Aramis Ramirez had three hits and two RBIs, Tom Gorzelanny pitched seven strong innings and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Saturday. The win didn’t come without another scare for the Cubs. Reliever Sean Marshall entered with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning. After striking out pinchhitter Melky Cabrera, Brooks Conrad followed with a long fly off the center-field ivy. Derrek Lee and Alex Gonzalez came around to score. David Ross was held at third but was waved in when shortstop Starlin Castro dropped the relay throw for an error to make it 5-4. After giving up a three-run triple to Rick Ankiel in the ninth in Friday’s loss, Cubs closer Carlos Marmol pitched a scoreless ninth for his 22nd save in 27 opportunites. Orioles 8, Rangers 6 BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie Josh Bell hit his first two major league home runs, part of an unprecedented long-ball barrage against Cliff Lee that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the slumping Texas Rangers 8-6. Ty Wigginton and Luke Scott also connected against Lee, who never before yielded four homers in a game. The left-hander has given up 13 home runs this season — seven against Baltimore.

Lee (10-7) had gone five starts since July 22 without surrendering a homer. He allowed a career-high tying eight runs, 10 hits and a walk in 5 2-3 innings. It was the first time this season Lee failed to go at least six innings. Yankees 9, Mariners 5 NEW YORK (AP) — Eduardo Nunez will certainly remember his first big league hit, when he drove in the go-ahead run at Yankee Stadium in place of Yankees star Alex Rodriguez. He might get a few more chances, too, now that ARod’s on the disabled list. Nunez singled in the seventh inning Saturday, breaking open a tie game and helping New York to a 9-5 win over the Seattle Mariners. The rookie had made two brief appearances since getting called up this week, but they were nothing like this, his first start. “I was so excited. I was so happy,” said the beaming 23year-old infielder, who plans

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day qualifier,� Atwal said. Scott McCarron closed his 63 with four consecutive birdies and was at 14 under along with Scott Piercy (64) and Lucas Glover (67). Will MacKenzie (65), Garrett Willis (65), David Toms (65), Justin Leonard (66), John Rollins (68) and secondround co-leader Brandt Snedeker (69) were at 13 under. Kevin Na matched the tournament record with a 61 in the morning to reach 12 under. But without question, the story at Sedgefield has been Atwal. The 37-year-old player from India may be winless on the big tour, but he has won on the European, Asian and Nationwide tours. Now he’s one good round away from becoming the first Monday qualifier to win the ensuing tournament since Fred Wadsworth at the 1986 Southern Open. “I’ve never won on the PGA Tour, but I’ve won on almost every other tour I’ve played on,� Atwal said. “And I don’t see why it’s going to be different trying to win a tournament here. If I’m hitting it well, and I’m playing well (Sunday), I don’t see why I can’t win.� Atwal has said his main goal this week was to move closer to securing his tour card for 2011. He lost the card last month

because he was too low on the money list when his minor medical exemption ran out. That came after he returned too soon following weightlifting injuries to both shoulders. Meanwhile, his playing partner — Snedeker, the 2007 Wyndham winner — ran into trouble on that par 5, which has played as one of the easiest this week. He splashed his second shot into the water and finished with just his second bogey of the week. “It swayed right into the water,� said Snedeker, who played for Sanford’s Press McPhaul while the two were at Vanderbilt. “Unfortunately, that stuff happens in the course of a 72-hole tournament.�

Tom Lehman leads Tradition SUNRIVER, Ore. (AP) — Tom Lehman moved into position for his second Champions Tour major victory of the year, shooting a 3-under 69 on Saturday at Crosswater Club to take a two-stroke lead in the Jeld-Wen Tradition. The Senior PGA winner in late May, Lehman overcame a double-bogey 6 on No. 8 with three birdies on the back nine in cool, overcast conditions.

Bernhard Langer, attempting to become the second player in Champions Tour history to win three consecutive majors, shot a 69 to join Fred Funk (70) and J.L. Lewis (66) at 9 under in the fourth of the tour’s five majors.

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Beautiful man. Pinecrest’s gym isn’t named for anyone, but it should be. I agree. I write a back page column, “The Senior Voice.â€? Coach Moore doesn’t want any fuss, won’t comment. But Felton Capel will. He goes to the Moore County School Board and the ball is rolling. You don’t turn down Felton Capel. Not in Moore County. His presentation includes my column. A year later, I come home from Chapel Hill for “James H. Moore Dayâ€? at Pinecrest. I sit on the dais and even get a moment to speak. Coach Moore’s name adorns the gym’s wall now. It wasn’t necessarily my idea. Credit my buddy Neil Oakley. But I had the pen and the keyboard. •

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MLB Standings New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

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Minnesota Chicago Detroit Kansas City Cleveland

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Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle

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Atlanta Philadelphia Florida New York Washington

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Cincinnati St. Louis Milwaukee Houston Chicago Pittsburgh

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 9, Seattle 5 L.A. Angels 9, Minnesota 3 Baltimore 8, Texas 6 Cleveland at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m., 1st game Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Oakland, 9:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 10:40 p.m., 2nd game Sunday’s Games Cleveland (J.Gomez 3-1) at Detroit (Verlander 13-8), 1:05 p.m. Seattle (French 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 16-5), 1:05 p.m. Texas (Tom.Hunter 9-2) at Baltimore (Millwood 2-13), 1:35 p.m. Toronto (Marcum 11-6) at Boston (C.Buchholz 14-5), 1:35 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Danks 12-8) at Kansas City (Greinke 8-11), 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Garza 12-7) at Oakland (Braden 8-8), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 11-8) at Minnesota (S.Baker 10-9), 8:10 p.m.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta 4 N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Houston at Florida, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Houston (Figueroa 3-1) at Florida (Nolasco 14-8), 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 10-7) at Pittsburgh (Duke 5-12), 1:35 p.m. Washington (Olsen 3-5) at Philadelphia (Oswalt 8-13), 1:35 p.m. San Diego (Garland 12-8) at Milwaukee (M.Parra 3-9), 2:10 p.m. San Francisco (Zito 8-7) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 10-6), 2:15 p.m. Atlanta (Minor 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 5-11), 2:20 p.m. Cincinnati (Arroyo 13-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 11-7), 4:10 p.m.

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chance to settle down, he did a heck of a job. He showed a lot of poise and confidence.” No kidding. Gaines connected on 28 of 47 pass attempts, spreading the ball around five different receivers and helping the team convert three fourth downs. He rifled a 65-yard touchdown pass to Quentin Ingram, who also had a huge night, that may go down as the best pure pass a Southern Lee quarterback has thrown in three years. But it was more than that. With Southern Lee’s attempts to set up bubble screens

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The Yellow Jackets also brought his No. 9 jersey to the game and plan on bringing it to every game that they play in this season. “Everything we’re doing, we’re doing to honor him,” said Lee County fullback Isaiah Williams. “We had him in our mind the entire night. We kept thinking, ‘This is for you. This is for you.’ It was all for him.” Williams got the scoring going for the Yellow Jackets when he recovered Randy McNeill’s fumble at the Eagles’ 24-yard line and ran it in for the first score of the night. Senior tailback Cedric Gray ran in the twopoint conversion to put Lee County up 8-0. “I was very excited,” said Williams. “We knew

taken away by the Trojans’ defense, Gaines and Co. were asked by the Southern Lee coaching staff to turn to the spread option formation. Gaines made quality reads running the option — his perfect pitch to Ingram as defenders rushed the play led to a 15-yard touchdown run — and his athleticism served him well when he did find running space in the open field. “We had a great deal of success in a few areas,” Paris said. Of course, there were misfires, particularly in the first half. Southern Lee had two punts blocked — an albatross that plagued the Cavaliers throughout last year’s winless season — and two turnovers that twice allowed the Trojans to set up an offensive

we needed a big play to get some momentum. It was an exciting feeling to get my teammates behind me. It was great for us to get on the board early.” Williams would recover another fumble on the ensuing Western Harnett possession, giving the Yellow Jackets the ball back. The drive resulted in Gray’s 4-yard touchdown run. The extra point failed and the Jackets built a 14-0 lead. Williams finished the game with two fumble recoveries, one of which was recovered for a touchdown. He also scored a touchdown to go along with the 33 yards he picked up on the ground. “He really got us going,” Lee County head coach Burton Cates said about Williams’ fumble recovery for a score. “It was exciting and really got us fired up.

We kind of fed off that. Isaiah is a pretty good athlete.” Isaiah’s brother, Israel, led the team in rushing with 70 yards on six carries. Although he was disappointed that he didn’t find the end zone, Israel Williams is proud of the Yellow Jackets for starting off 1-0. “It feels great because we worked hard all spring and summer for this moment and people see it now,” said Israel Williams. “They know

series inside the Southern Lee 20-yard line. “Four plays were critical,” said Paris. “If we taken away those four plays, it’s a completely different ballgame.” The blocked punts stuck ruggedly in Paris’ craw. “I can’t tell you how upset I was about the two blocked punts,” he said. “We spend so much time in practice on that aspect of the game. I came as close to losing it as I’ve probably ever come. They rush eight guys and we have nine blocking. That just can’t happen.” Southern Lee’s defense was also beaten deep on a few pass plays, which Paris said he takes credit for failing to adequately prepare his personnel in those spots. that we aren’t going to let up in games in the future. It’s a good feeling to be 1-0 right now.” Israel agrees with his brother when he says that everything the Yellow Jackets are doing this season is to honor their fallen teammate. “Josh (Britt) would be proud,” said Israel Williams. “I know he would. If he was here, everything would be so much better. But we’re doing it for him now.”

“I’ve got to do a better job in making sure we have the right personnel as prepared as possible by Friday night,” he said. And while Gaines’ play may steal the headlines after Game 1, the highest note to take away from the game may have been in how the Cavaliers reacted after falling behind 36-7 at the half. Southern Lee responded with 21 second-half points and 303 of the team’s 418 total yards in the last two periods. “That’s the biggest positive,” Paris said. “(South Johnston coach Joe) Salas told me after the game he had to leave his starters in for most of the game because he wasn’t comfortable with the lead they had. That says something, and it’s a start.”

The Yellow Jackets limited the Eagles to just 32 total yards of offense. The Eagles had 14 yards in the first half and 18 in the second. After the game, Lee County quarterback Carson Wilson was holding Britt’s jersey while having a conversation with Cates near the Yellow Jackets’ end zone. Wilson was 5-of-6 for 63

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8B / Sunday, August 22, 2010 / The Sanford Herald DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

New wife tries to exorcise late wife from man’s life

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: You can make money this year if you focus on investments, better positions and calling in favors. Your originality and desire to offer something special will lead to success. You may have to give up some people or possessions that aren’t advantageous so you can make the right move at the right time for the right reason. Your numbers are 4, 8, 13, 26, 29, 38, 45 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Love, romance and sharing dreams for the future will help you bring them to fruition. Single Aries should get involved in a worthwhile event and opportunities will open for an interesting and engaging relationship. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A chance to change your vocation or try your hand at something new that can lead to greater income is highlighted. Don’t let an emotional encounter stop you from exploring the avenues unveiling before you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Making empty promises isn’t going to get you anywhere. This is a great time to show what you have to offer and to make your services readily available. There is plenty to gain from socializing or traveling. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t count on getting help. Trying to get others to pitch in or dwelling on a relationship that isn’t going anywhere will be a waste of time. Overreacting, overdoing or overindulging will result in added responsibilities. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The places and people you encounter during a short trip will bring you ideas and the information you need to pursue your plans. Someone special will help you make a decision. Love will bring with it emotional stability. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may be able to talk your way in and out of situations you encounter,

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but someone from your past will bring up a valid point that may require you to change your tune. It’s time to revisit the interests you haven’t had time to pursue. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Focus on home, family and making things work more efficiently for you personally. An innovative approach to the way you handle the ones you love and how you run your household will bring you greater respect and enthusiastic assistance. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t take uncomplimentary comments to heart. By moving forward, you will discover there is jealousy accompanying the comments. Rise above any discouragement and present what you have to offer in a positive manner. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Make a move personally, professionally or financially and you will discover a host of opportunities. An old friend will give you greater insight. Don’t worry about someone who is negative or critical about your choice or decision. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Stick close to home and keep a tight rein on your money and your possessions. Not everyone will have your best interests at heart. Be careful with whom you share your personal information. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): Put your money, your ideas and your heart on the table. It’s up to you to make the first move. There is plenty to gain if you are open and honest about your intentions and plans. Clearing up the past will allow you greater freedom in the future. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A secret or legal matter will give rise to gossip or a revision of something you were trying to accomplish in the past. Reconnect with someone who can play an important part in helping you move forward.

DEAR ABBY: My wife, “Jan,” is having problems related to my late wife, “Ellen.” Ellen and I were married 31 years. We built a business together and raised three sons. Obviously, I have a lifetime of memories associated with her. I admit that I still grieve, but I have tried to move on. I am forbidden to mention Ellen’s name around Jan. She says five years should be long enough to “forget.” When we married two years ago, she moved into my home because it was bigger and closer to my business than hers. Jan now says she has no “place” in this house, although we moved most of her furniture in and sold mine. Abby, Jan won’t let me have a photo of Ellen, even in a drawer. I had to buy her a second piano because she refused to play the one that Ellen had played on, nor will she consider a certain make of car to replace hers because Ellen drove one. She says she feels like “the other woman” in our marriage. It’s not a threesome, and I’m not trying to mold her into my first wife. Did I make a mistake marrying just three years after my wife died? Am I inconsiderate of Jan’s feelings, or is she being unreasonable? — REMARRIED TEXAN DEAR TEXAN: It’s not unusual for a second wife who moves into

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an existing home to want to “sterilize” the interior so she can make it her own. However, I agree that Jan’s reaction is extreme. Obviously, you married a woman with serious insecurities. Her insistence that the name of the mother of your children not be mentioned, or a photo of her kept — even in a drawer — is unrealistic and heavy-handed. If you made a “mistake” it may have been in marrying while you were still grieving. Because you and Jan are at odds, I strongly advise scheduling some sessions with a marriage counselor. o DEAR ABBY: I was laid off recently and my husband does not make much money. We have lived within our means, but due to a recent rash of bad luck, necessary

home repairs, kids’ braces and medical bills, I don’t know what to do. My parents are not helping us in this time of need, and I am becoming resentful. They are elderly and we are always helping them — cutting grass, painting, driving them to family get-togethers and doctor’s appointments. These are things they would have to pay someone else for, but we do for free. I want to say, “I need your help NOW, not an inheritance down the road.” I have no siblings nearby and I know my parents’ care will eventually fall to me, putting even more stress on my situation. Am I wrong to feel resentful, knowing they can afford to help us out but don’t? — DUTIFUL DAUGHTER IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR DUTIFUL DAUGHTER: Before you allow your resentment to build any further, have a talk with your parents. Have you asked them for help and been refused? Do you know all the details of their finances, and whether their savings are earning enough for them to live and still give you the help you’re looking for? If you haven’t already done so, start a dialogue with them — without a chip on your shoulder or expectations about what they “should” do.

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Moving sale planned at ‘Amityville Horror’ house

Dad buys newspaper ad after daughter breaks curfew

AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of the New York house made famous in the 1979 film “The Amityville Horror” is holding a moving sale. The five-bedroom Dutch Colonial on Long Island has been on the market since May for $1.15 million and is under contract. Owner Brian Wilson is holding a moving sale Saturday. Items include furniture and exercise equipment, not loot from the house’s infamous past. The Oscar-nominated film is based on the story of the Lutz family’s brief stay in the house in 1975 after six members of the DeFeo family were shot and killed as they slept. Oldest son Ronald DeFeo Jr. was convicted. The crime spawned a book and a series of movies that chronicled various supernatural horrors, including visions of walls oozing slime and moving furniture.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas (AP) — A Texas teenager who broke curfew is headed for a reluctant adventure in baby-sitting. Robert Rausch placed an advertisement offering his daughter’s free baby-sitting services in the community newspaper in Southlake, a wealthy suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth that is home to business leaders and professional athletes. The advertisement names Rausch’s 16-yearold-daughter and says, “Want a FREE BABYSITTER for a night out?” It explains that she is in trouble for missing her curfew and offers 30 hours of free baby-sitting. Rausch says he wanted to discipline his daughter and help others at the same time. And it appears his daughter has already learned a lesson. She says she won’t violate curfew again or throw any more late-night parties.

Driver fined $100 in Va. for having goat in trunk BEDFORD, Va. (AP) — A driver has been convicted of animal cruelty and fined $100 after Virginia authorities found a goat stuffed in the trunk of her car. Bedford County sheriff’s deputies discovered the goat bound and in the trunk during a drunken driving checkpoint in June. Fiona Ann Enderby of Washington, D.C., told police she bought the goat from a farmer to give to four passengers in her car, who are from Kenya but reside in Lynchburg in central Virginia. The goat was panting heavily and animal control officers say the temperature in the trunk was 94 degrees. The goat is now living at a Bedford County farm.

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Crocodile tips Australian PM to win elections DARWIN, Australia (AP) — A crocodile that picked the winner of the soccer World Cup has predicted Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be re-elected. The saltwater croc named Dirty Harry made his choice Thursday in his enclosure in the northern city of Darwin when he snatched a chicken carcass dangling beneath a caricature of Gillard. Opposition leader Tony Abbott’s chicken was left hanging. Analysts say Australia’s elections Saturday could be the closest contest since 1961 when a single seat decided who governed. The crocodile used a similar technique to correctly predict that Spain would defeat the Netherlands in the World Cup last month. He joined an octopus named Paul in Germany, said to have correctly picked the winner for the final plus seven other games.

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Children can understand much of God Q: My parents always believed that children couldn’t understand anything about God, so they never took me to church until I was 10 or 11. But our 4 year old keeps asking questions about God, and we wonder if we ought to begin taking him to church. What do you think? - D.McL. A: Our children may not understand everything we can about God - but they can understand something, and you should take this seriously. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these” (Mark 10:14). What can a child understand about God? For one thing, our children can understand that God is real, and that He made the whole world - including them. They also can understand that God loves them. They know what love is, because they experience it every day from their parents - and in the same way, they can understand that God loves them, and they can pray to Him. In addition, they can understand that Jesus was a real person who walked on this earth many years ago, and that He came from heaven to show us that God loves us. And they can understand also that God knows what is best for us, which is why we should follow His rules for living. Let me encourage you to bring your son to church, and also to any classes your church has for children his age. But most of all, put Christ at the center of your family - and your life. Then let your son see that Christ makes a difference to you - as you pray before meals, as you read stories from a children’s Bible to him, and as you let Christ influence your actions every day.

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Bargain store opens in Tramway Michelle Jenkins and her sister, Ruth Aldrich, opened #1 Bargain & Consignment Shop two weeks ago. The store, located at 1901 Keller-Andrews Rd., next door to Head-to-Toe Salon, features bargains on everything from computer supplies to clothes and shoes to holiday decorations. Jenkins said she opened the store as a way to raise some extra income once her sister moved in with her. The store is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday and Friday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

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Kris Talgo looks after his ball at the Saxon Woods public golf course in Scarsdale, N.Y. Talgo is a member of a local private club but his grandparents, with whom he was playing, are not members. The recession has taken a toll on both public and private golf courses.

Golf clubs in the rough as members drop away By JIM FITZGERALD Associated Press Writer

MAMARONECK, N.Y. — A few weeds have popped up on the fairways, and summer’s heat has scorched the grass here and there, but the golf course at the Hampshire Country Club is still tidy and scenic, its little waterfall still burbling through the rocks. Not that there’s anyone around to notice. The Hampshire’s 18-hole course on Long Island Sound, along with its tennis courts, pool and restaurant, is closed this year. Members cited rising costs upwards of $25,000 a year for a membership as the roster fell from several hundred at its peak to about 100. “There was a lot of talk last year about the increasing costs, people not sure what they could pay, the assessments always going up,” said Barbara Mines, a member for 15 years who lives in a house on the Hampshire course. “I wasn’t really surprised when it closed.” The same thing has happened in recent years at hundreds of other courses nationwide — even in the golf meccas of Florida, Arizona and California — as the economic meltdown and changes in family dynamics combine to threaten club life. Whether it’s a $45,000 initiation fee for a private club or a $5 increase in the cost of a round at a public course, the price of a golf habit is giving some duffers pause.

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“It’s definitely connected to the economic conditions and the ability of potential private club members to pay the fairly significant initiation fees and annual dues,” said Jay Mottola, executive director of the Metropolitan Golf Association, representing 120,000 golfers and 500 golf courses in the New York region. In 2009, about 140 of the 16,000 golf facilities in the country closed and 50 opened, said Greg Nathan, a vice president at the National Golf Foundation, which represents 4,000 courses nationwide. Mottola said that the industry has lost 100 clubs a year for the past four years. (The figures count nine-hole courses as half a facility.) Many members who “have

had their individual problems with the recession” quit the clubs for financial reasons, Mottola said. Initiation fees for MGA clubs averaged just under $50,000 last year; annual dues were about $10,500. Mottola said while the fees were “trending downward” they remained the highest in the country. The changing lifestyles of family golfers are also at play. “It used to be that the man of the house could just say ‘bye, honey,’ and go to the club all day Saturday and Sunday,” Nathan said. “That dynamic has really changed over the last three or four decades.” Some clubs are trying to become more family friendly as a result, allowing adults to

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CHAMBER CHAT

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763 miles per gallon, from Sanford I hope to have a larger story on this in coming weeks, but I wanted to put in a note about a local automotive business that made national news last week.

Greg Schimoler of Mamaroneck, N.Y., drives the ball down a fairway at the Saxon Woods public golf course in Scarsdale, N.Y.

ased on the headline, you may think that I am talking about the economy. While I do think that we are slowly, ever so slightly moving forward on that front, until the elections answer with some degree of certainty what the next two years will look like, businesses will be reticent to make any sudden moves. What I’m really writing about is renting versus buying. From an investment standpoint, when do you buy something and when do you rent it? There are times for instance, that it makes more sense to lease a car than buy one. A piece of equipment that our company doesn’t use very often may be more practical to lease. Over the years we have purchased three pieces of Caterpillar equipment (two skid steers and one rubber track excavator), because we thought the hours we would need one and their longevity would make ownership a better value. My son went to the beach a couple of weeks ago and rented jet skis for a few hours. Expensive??? Well, compare that to the cost of ownership and upkeep and taxes. They are pretty busy, so it would be hard to justify the cost for the amount of use they would get from them. A few years ago I was at the beach riding a bike and stopped to pull a real estate flyer from a real estate information box. The asking price for the home was close to $1,000,000.00.So, if a person had 20% to put down on this home, they could finance the home for 20 years (investment

Bob Joyce Bob Joyce is President of the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce.

ood news on the job front. Unemployment numbers for the states were released on Friday and North Carolina’s rate decreased to 9.8 percent from 10 percent in June. For the first time in 11 months, North Carolina’s unemployment rate is under the double digit mark. Across the nation, 9.5 percent of our workforce remains unemployed. The detailed figures for counties will be released next Friday.

Although we’ve had good news lately about jobs in our community, we do not expect the jobless rate to change much yet. But there is good news on the horizon. Small businesses in our community have reported increased

customer traffic this month. Food sales are up in our local restaurants. Barber shops and salons report more customers. Back-to-school sales and tax free weekend shopping have helped the bottom line of many of our retailers. Mortgage brokers and real estate agents report that their phones are ringing. A University of Michigan/Reuters survey of consumer

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SANFORD — CENTURY 21 offices in the Sanford area announced this week the launch of the 21st Century Child: Picture the Future photo-sharing contest. By participating, families throughout the local area can help raise money to benefit children and families living with autism. Local offices include CENTURY 21 Weaver & Associates and CENTURY 21 Southern Realty. CENTURY 21 and its philanthropic partner, Easter Seals, are asking families in the United States — whether personally

affected by autism or not — to visit 21centurychild. com and share a favorite photo of their child (ages five and younger) and an inspirational message. After the photo is uploaded, participants are encouraged to share their photo and fundraising campaign profile with family, friends and others through their social network. For every photo uploaded, the CENTURY 21 System will make a donation to the cause. Beginning August 1 and running through September 30, the contestant that generates the highest amount of financial contributions will win a $2,100 Apple gift card. The next six highest fundraisers will win an Apple iPad.

late July for the 2010 Green Drive Expo and came home with a gold medal. The staff entered the competition as Re-InVolt Technologies, a division of Taylor Automotive, specializing in all hybrid/ electric vehicle technol-

ogy. The team’s 2008 Toyota Prius with its own plug-in electric conversion kit won first place in the miles per gallon challenge by getting 763 miles per gallon. That number sounds incredible, I know. But the

conversion kit will go up to 52 mph for one hour on full electric power. I didn’t get to speak with owner David Taylor this week, but I just wanted to give them a thumbs up for the victory. I’ll try to talk with them soon.

courses, where presidents Coolidge, Eisenhower and George W. Bush have been guests. A dwindling in the ranks of golfers followed an oversupply of golf courses and then the great recession hit. Since 2005, when it peaked at 30 million, Nathan said there’s been “a slow leak” in the number of U.S. golfers, dropping to 27.1 million in 2009 (including anyone over age 6 who played a round). Rounds played were down 2.7 percent in the first half of this year, Nathan said. A building boom in the 1990s and early 2000s brought an oversupply of both public and private courses. Mottola said courses owned by municipalities are “by and large doing OK.” The town of Woodbridge, Conn., bought the Woodbridge Country Club last year for $7 million to keep it from being developed. “We did not want to lose that green space,” said First Selectman Ed Sheehy. “...the nice

thing is, it’s green space with an income stream” — $950,000 the first year, with golfers paying only $3,500 for a full membership. The recession has also taken a toll on public courses. The Links at Shirley, in Shirley, N.Y., which had advertised itself as “a public course with a private feel” has closed. Clubs still need to do more, said golfer Greg Schimoler of Mamaroneck, teeing off at the public Saxon Woods course in Scarsdale. “The social life kids have today is not the country club lifestyle,” Schimoler said. Clubs are looking at several strategies to lure people back. At the private Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club in Gold Canyon, Ariz., opens one of its two 18-hole courses to the public each day, said general manager Gene Blum. In addition, the initiation fee was slashed from $100,000 to $15,000 as the club went through bankruptcy proceedings. “It was maybe that or

lock the doors,” he said. Some private clubs have been able to stay open by selling to investors. The struggling Canyon Club in Armonk was sold last year, renamed Brynwood and turned over to Troon Golf, which manages 200 golf courses. DeMasters, the general manager, said the club now has kids’ activities, a fitness center and a computer lounge to make it family friendly and “one-stop shopping.” The changes tripled membership from about 100 before the sale to 331, he said. The Muttontown Club in East Norwich temporarily dropped its initiation fees — once as high as $60,000 — and welcomed members from a nearby club that closed, said president Mitchell Mandel. “When things were booming, you add $500 or $1,000 to the dues and it wasn’t even an issue,” he said. “But in the last three years or so, not only can’t you raise dues but people were looking for a reduction.”

Business Notes U.S. Cellular names new store manager

SANFORD — U.S. Cellular recently promoted Richard Ormond to store manager for the company’s Sanford location. In this position, Ormond will direct daily activities and effectively guide Ormond store associates to deliver the ideal customer experience. “At U.S. Cellular, we believe great leadership is

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The staff at Taylor Automotive, located at 1007 Hawkins Ave., traveled to Madison, Wisconsin, in

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bring their kids in while they tee off and opening computer lounges for busy professionals. “You can check your stocks and e-mails before you tee off,” said Donald DeMasters, manager of the revamped Brynwood club in suburban Armonk. In areas of the country where golf is played year-round, many courses were built to raise the prices of new houses around them, said Roger Garrett, a Phoenix real estate agent who has sold more than 150 golf courses nationwide. Now, with the housing market depressed, a dozen or more golf properties in Arizona are in foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings, he said. The family owned Sea Island Co. — with a stretch of private beaches and ancient oaks in coastal southern Georgia — has also filed for federal bankruptcy protection, proposing to sell its resorts and golf

the first step on the path to success,” said Marcel Bekers, director of sales for U.S. Cellular in eastern North Carolina. “Above all else, Richard will help us provide an outstanding experience for our customers when they visit our store in Sanford.” Ormond joined U.S. Cellular in 2008 as a sales manager. He began his career as a sales manager for the Rocky Mount sales team. He has more than seven years of experience in the wireless industry prior to joining U.S. Cellular. He resides in Sanford with his wife and three children.

Local CENTURY 21 offices support photo contest

How to Generate Retirement Income — during Retirement Like most people, you probably save and invest throughout your working years so that you’ll be able to afford a comfortable retirement. Once you retire, you’ll want to focus on strategies to help you make the most of your retirement income — and you might want to become familiar with these ideas well before you retire. Basically, you’ll have some “must do” moves and some “think about doing” moves. Let’s take a look at the “must do” ones first: s Take the right amount of distributions from retirement plans. Once you turn 59½, you may be able to take penalty-free withdrawals, or distributions, from some of your retirement accounts, such as your traditional IRA and 401(k). But once you turn 70½, you generally must start taking distributions from these accounts. Your required minimum distribution, or RMD, is based on the previous year’s balance in your retirement plan and life expectancy tables. You can take more than the minimum, but you’ll want to make sure you don’t take so much that you outlive your savings. s Maximize your Social Security benefits. You can start collecting Social Security as early as 62, but if you wait until your “full” retirement age, which will probably be around 66, your monthly checks will be larger. And if you wait until after your full

retirement age before you start collecting benefits, your checks can be even larger, though they’ll “top off” when you turn 70. What should you do? Start taking the money as early as possible or delay payments, waiting for bigger paydays? There’s no one right answer for everyone. To get the maximum benefits from Social Security, you’ll need to factor in your health status, family history of longevity and other sources of retirement income. Now let’s consider two moves that you may think about doing during your retirement years: s Purchase income-producing investments. Outside your IRA and 401(k), you may have other investment accounts, and inside these accounts, you’ll need a portfolio that can produce income for your retirement years. You may choose to own some investmentgrade bonds and certificates of deposit (CDs), both of which can help provide you with regular interest payments at relatively low risk to your principal. However, these investments may not help you stay ahead of inflation, which, over a long retirement, can

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seriously erode your purchasing power. Consequently, you also may want to consider dividend-producing stocks. Some of these stocks have paid, and even increased, their dividends for many years in a row, giving you a chance to obtain rising income. (Keep in mind, though, that stocks may lower or discontinue dividends at any time, and an investment in stocks will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and may be worth more or less than the original investment when sold.) s Go back to work. In your retirement years, you may decide to work part time, do some consulting or even open your own business. Of course, the more earned income you take in, the less money you’ll probably need to withdraw from your investments and retirement accounts. However, if you’ve started collecting Social Security, any earned income you receive before your “full” retirement age will likely cause you to lose some of your benefits. Once you reach full retirement age, you can keep all your benefits, no matter how much you earn. Keep these strategies in mind as you near retirement. They may well come in handy.

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sentiment shows consumers are a little more optimistic than they were in July. The consumer sentiment index rose to 69.6 from 67.8 in July. Another bright spot is a recent prediction from chief oil analyst Tom Kloza of the Oil Price Information Service. Mr. Kloza says that over the next month, motorists could see prices fall 10 cents to 15 cents a gallon. Oil prices have dropped about $7 per barrel over the past two weeks as economic data signal a slowing but steady economic recovery. Companies with local ties are reporting higher profits. Caterpillar reported a strongerthan-expected quarterly profit and raised its estimate of full-year profits, citing sales growth in emerging markets, especially from customers in mining and energy. Another company with a local presence, diversi-

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property doesn’t go to 30 years like primary mortgages do); borrowing $800,000 at 6% would be a principal and interest payment of $5,731.00 per month. Now add taxes, insurance, utilities and upkeep to that. Then consider how long the peak season is for renting a beach home. The stated rental income was $40,000.00 per year. Unless you have an extra $40,000.00-$50,000.00 per year to sink into a beach home, that was trouble. Even if you stayed there six months out of the year, you could rent a home there pretty inexpensively in the winter. To me, ownership of that home only made sense if the house appreciated, but not on an income approach, so I didn’t view it as a great investment. During the peak years of the housing bubble people were buying houses as an investment based on appreciation, not income, and the appreciation rate they expected was abnormally high. It was like buying a stock that was overpriced with no dividend and expecting it to continue to appreciate quickly. Plus the money was borrowed on terms that were seemingly great in the short term, but terrible for the long term. That is not invest-

fied U.S. manufacturer 3M reported earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations and raised its forecast for the year, boosted by strong demand in key emerging markets. United Parcel Service, the world’s largest package delivery company, raised its earnings expectations on Thursday. UPS surpassed Wall Street’s expectations for its second-quarter results, as profits soared 90 percent compared with a year ago. BB&T Capital Markets analyst Kevin Sterling said that UPS “knocked the cover off the ball.” Our local economy is getting better, led by our manufacturing sector. However, there are still too many people out of work. Next week, we’ll talk about how our community college is helping to retrain workers for the jobs of the future. Our community is not waiting for someone else to help us out of a tough spot. We’re pulling together and taking action…and the payoff is coming.

ing, that’s speculating. While that scenario did not play out much locally, it did in other parts of the country, and we have had it affect our local economy in the aftermath. The current value of homes and the LOW, LOW, LOW interest rates for primary residences has made it a great time to buy. An investor doesn’t get as good a loan from either a rate or term (length of time) standpoint. So there are many instances where you can buy a home now as cheaply as someone can rent it to you. And in many cases it may be even cheaper. The best time to invest is when the market is at or near bottom and money is cheap, whether it’s a car, a stock, a bond, or a house. I can’t speak for the other items, but housing is the most affordable it’s been in decades and money is as cheap as is has ever been or will be in my adult life. If you don’t own a home, now is the time to make that investment. For over 40 years the staff at The Groce Companies has helped consumers in central North Carolina design, build and secure financing to build or buy their homes. If you need assistance, please call (919) 7751497 and visit our web site, www.grocecompanies.com for additional information.

LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1990 will have their 20 year class reunion on Friday, September 17 and Saturday, September 18. For more information send your address to leeclass90@gmail.com or check out the Lee Senior Class of 1990 group on Facebook.

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Drive-thru prayer D.E. Parkerson

Bruce MacInnes

The Paper Pulpit

The Bible Speaks

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

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“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10

ne of my seminary professors many years ago said, “As you minister to those who are suffering or have experienced a great loss, remember this: There will be times when you do not know what to say. Don’t say anything! Your presence, your concern, and the One you represent will say more than any words you could express.” He was saying that there are times when words are both inadequate and inappropriate, when they become an intrusion on the deepest and most sacred experiences of life. At such moments “silence is golden.” In the Old Testament book that bears his name we are told that Job’s three so-called friends saw his horrible plight, his calamitous losses, his disfigurement and isolation, and did what many people would never do: “They sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was” (Job 2:13). Seven days was the customary mourning period for the dead. Job’s three friends grieved for him as though he were dead. Their seven-day silence was far more eloquent than any words they could have spoken.

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From left, ice cream truck driver Faman Yousef Faman, prays with Gary Carrera, Calvin Hart, and Shawn Heggi, from in a vacant lot off Barton Road in Loma Linda, Calif. Heggi’s unconventional ministry caters to worshippers on the go, strategically placed near a traffic-heavy intersection and two hospitals.

California ‘ministry’ takes orders to go By NARDINE SAAD Associated Press Writer

LOMA LINDA, Calif. (AP) — Joyce Kim needed a sign to remind her to pray. She found it a few months ago along a stretch of rural road where she and hundreds of other Southern California commuters drive home every day. A 4-foot placard reads “Need Prayer?” Shawn Heggi, a selfappointed Christian spiritual counselor, sits in a blue tent in the field nearby. Now Kim tries to stop every Friday to pray with Heggi, 35, and two of his friends. They pray for a solution to Kim’s financial troubles, the domestic violence victims she works with and the medical career she put on hold during her mother’s 11-year battle with ovarian cancer. “I go to church when I can, but that’s on a set time,” Kim said. “There may be times when I don’t have time to go to church. This is just open, it’s free, it’s available for anybody,

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Miriam Moran, center, prays with Shawn Heggi, left, and Gary Carrera in a vacant lot off Barton Road in Loma Linda, Calif.. so I stop as often I can, when I can.” Heggi’s unconventional ministry caters to worshippers on the go, strategically placed near a traffic-heavy intersection and two hospitals. It offers a more convenient venue to pray than an institutionalized church setting, especially in an era when

church attendance is shrinking, said Richard Flory, senior research associate at University of Southern California’s Center for Religion & Civic Culture. “People can stop by and unload what they have and it keeps them from having to go

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Lett’s Set a Spell

Doctor’s Orders

Garden pickin’s and wild ‘pluckin’s’

Infants need car seats from their first ride home

This column has been taken from a chapter in AlexSandra Lett’s book, “Timeless Recipes and Remedies, Country Cooking, Customs, and Cures.”

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warmed blackberries reigned supreme. In the early summer there were favorites like snap beans and field peas cooked in a pot with pork as a seasoning, squash that was fried with onions in lard, okra breaded

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our new baby is almost here, and you’ve planned for just about everything — the crib, diapers, the stroller, and every other newborn accessory has probably crossed your mind at one point Burns or another. But have you thought about how you’ll bring your newborn home from the hospital? “You must have a car seat to take your infant home from the hospital,” said Chris Burns, RN, a nurse in the emergency room at Central

Carolina Hospital. “It is never safe to hold your baby on your lap while driving or not strap the baby in a car seat, even for short distances.” She continues, “We see so many car accidents each year, and it’s especially difficult when a child in injured. That’s why it’s so important to use car seats the right way.” State law mandates that all infants ride in car seats, and the choices are many. Tethers, harness system, infant-only, convertible, rear-facing, forward-facing, booster seat. The world of car seats may seem overwhelming for parents when there are so many makes, models and options avail-

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2C / Sunday, August 22, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Military News Joseph Akers

Army Pvt. Joseph L. Akers 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. Akers is the son of Jackie Lorimer of Sanford and Lynn Castevens of Siler City.

Demetra Rogers

Army Reserve Pvt. Demetra Rogers has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics. Rogers is the daughter of Christopher Rogers of Southern Pines and Sharlita Ross of Fayetteville.

Lillington. Yarbrough is a 2008 graduate of Overhills High School, Spring Lake.

Ravon Johnson Air Force Airman Ravon D. Johnson graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, Johnson eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. He is the son of Linda Palmer, and grandson of Juanita Johnson, both of Sanford. Johnson is a 2008 graduate of Western Harnett High School, Lillington.

Jerome Chears Jr. Air Force Airman Jerome Chears Jr. graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base,

San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic Chears warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Chears earned distinction as an honor graduate. He is the son of Dayna Copeland of Fort Irwin, Calif., and Jerome Chears Sr. of Cameron. Chears is a 2009 graduate of Overhills High School, Spring Lake.

Kyle Cassidy Air Force Airman Kyle A. Cassidy graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four

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credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Cassidy earned distinction as Cassidy an honor graduate. The airman is a 2007 graduate of Western Harnett High School, Lillington.

Anthony King Army Reserve Pvt. Anthony W. King 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 Karren King of Cameron, and brother of Jasmine Hammond of Fayetteville. King is a 2009 graduate of Overhills High School, Spring Lake.

Births n Summer Keely Baker, born June 24, daughter of Ronny H. Baker Jr. and Brandi Baker of El Paso, Texas, formerly of Harnett County. Grandparents are Ronny H. Baker Sr. of Virginia, Roger Mize of Mamers and Elaine Mize Quick of Sanford. Great-grandparents are Carroll Baker of Virginia, Eunice Mize Stopes of Coats and Catherine Cameron Adcock of Mamers. (WBAMC) n Paulette Mae Goldberger, born July 16, daughter of Marg A. and Michael C. Goldberger of Sanford. Grandparents are Theresa Jones of Sumter, S.C., and Sonya Murray and Raymond Murray of Sanford. (CCH) n Annabelle Morgan Rouse, born July 17, daughter of Bradley Alexander and Rachel Talbert Rouse of Sanford. Grandparents are Ben and Nancy Talbert of Marion and Randy and Cherry Rouse of Pantego. (CCH) n Jayden Wilson-Antonio Bell, born July 18, son of Jamie Hill and Edward Bell, both of Cameron. Grandparents are Carol and Jack Montgomery of Cleveland, Ohio, and Suzanne and Argle Blankenship of Cameron. (CCH) n Karter James Hall,

born July 18, son of Lisa Marie and Dusty Jordan Hall of Sanford. Grandparents are Tammy Murphy, James Murphy and Lori Williams, all of Sanford. (CCH) n Soren Reid Steadman, born July 19, son of Rebecca and Chad Steadman of Sanford. Grandparents are Doug Braddy of Sanford, Grace Eakes of Cary and Stan and Jan Steadman of Sadotna, Ark. (CCH) n Eliza Grace Williams, born July 19, daughter of Matthew Brandon and Lauren Parrish Williams of Sanford. Grandparents are Jim and Terri Parrish of Sanford and Steve and Jeanie Williams of Pittsboro. (CCH) n Emma Marie Ward, born July 20, daughter of Michelle R. and Aaron D. Ward of Sanford. Grandparents are Kenneth and Donna Morosky of Waynesburg, Pa., David T. Ward of Guys Mills, Pa. and Donald and Lois Merritt of Venango, Pa. (CCH) o Missing a birth? Contact Kim Edwards at 718-1224 or edwardsk@ sanfordherald.com

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Engagements

Wilder — Parsons Tony Wilder and Vickie Wilson of Lillington announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Michelle Wilder, to Christopher Allen Parsons. He is the son of Jerry and Patsy Parsons of Broadway. The wedding is planned for 4 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Howard House in Dunn. Invitations will be mailed.

Bray — Coppinger

Johnson — Ebersohl

Barbara Denkins Spangler of Sanford announced the engagement of her daughter, Tammy Sharpe Bray of Sanford, to Lee Coppinger of Sanford. The bride-elect is also the daughter of the late Gary Lee Sharpe Sr. The wedding is planned for 1 p.m. Sept. 25 at Crossroads Ministries in Broadway. The couple are long time friends.

Marie Johnson of Cameron announces the engagement of her daughter, Meredith Christina Johnson of Raleigh, to Richard Dale Ebersohl Jr. of Raleigh. He is the son of Richard and Kathleen Ebersohl of Rougemont. The bride-elect is also the daughter of the late Franklin Johnson. The wedding is planned for 5 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Carolina Trace Country Club in Sanford.

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.

Kiddie Korner

Cameron — Cope Kenneth and Janet Cameron of Sanford announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Blaire Cameron of Richmond, Va., to Christian Troy Cope of Richmond, Va. He is the son of Claudia Duck and Rick Cope of Glen Allen, Va. The wedding is planned for 4 p.m. Oct. 16 at First Presbyterian Church. The couple met through mutual friends their freshman year at Lynchburg College.

Wedding

Christopher and Erin Weidner

Weidner — Hawksby

Erin Hawksby and Christopher Weidner, both of Sanford, were married June 5 by Pastor Bill Maye. The bride is the daughter of Joe and Denise Hawksby. The bridegroom is the son of Rob and Debbie Weidner. The bride was escorted by her father, Joe Hawksby. Maid of honor was Lindsey Collins. Bridesmaids were Amy Weidner, sister of the groom; Brittany Martin and Maddie Dabolt. Best man was Zack Weidner, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were Joseph Hawksby, brother of the bride; Brian Midget and Anthony McMullen. Following a honeymoon trip to Hawaii, the couple reside in Sanford.

n Events The reception was held at Brickcity Community Church. The rehearsal dinner was hosted by the parents of the groom at the Wildlife Country Club. A shower was hosted by the parents of the bride at Elizabeth’s Pizza.

Jacob and Abigail Rich

Tyson, Lindley and Camden Miller

Jacob William Rich and Abigail Faye Rich turns 4 years old Aug. 26. Their parents are David and Brandi Rich of Sanford. Grandparents are Robert and Susan Rich of Whispering Pines and Ron and Rochelle Fillingim of Tallahassee, Fla. Great-grandparents are Maysie Rich of Whispering Pines, and Merita Brown and Herman and Betty Fillingim of Tallahassee, Fla.

Tyson, Lindley and Camden Miller turned 3 years old June 20. Their parents are David and Heather Miller of Durham and Sanford. Grandparents are Ken and Faye Miller and Gary and Linda Moore, all of Sanford. Great-grandparents are Virgil Moore of Melbourne, Fla. and Ruth White of Sanford.

Hunter Gonia

Dakota Buchanan

Kanani Evans

Alexandria Riojas

Hunter Keith Gonia turns 2 years old Aug. 31. His parents are Latasha Locklear and Jonathan Gonia. Grandparents are Sheila and Dallas Locklear and Diane Goins, all of Sanford, and Danny Gonia of Broadway. Great-grandparents are Shirley and Grady Ellis and Grace Locklear, all of Sanford, and Cristine Gonia and Peggy and Papa Griffin, all of Broadway.

Dakota “Lil Buck” Buchanan turns 2 years old Aug. 22. His parents are Derrick Buchanan of Sanford and Kalah Kidd of Cameron. Grandparents are Edward and Kendra Collier of Cameron and and Tony and Linda Buchanan of Sanford. Greatgrandparents are Buddy and Barbara Buchanan of Sanford and Mike and Tina Foster of Aberdeen.

Kanani A. Evans turns 4 years old today. His parents are Tameka L. Hooker and Phillip D. Evans, both of Sanford. Grandparents are Louis and Mary Hooker of Sanford. Great-grandmother is Pearlie Richmond of Sanford.

Alexandria Sydney Riojas turned 5 years old Aug. 17. Her parents are Angela Hamilton and Gilberto Riojas, both of Sanford. Grandparents are Roger and Patricia Hamilton of Broadway and Gilberto and Maria Riojas of Piefras Negras Mexico.

Morgan Gaskill

Pierre Pearson Jr. Pierre Chevalier Pearson Jr. turned 5 years old Aug. 14. His parents are Pierre and Cynthia Pearson of Sanford. Grandparents are Rebecca Upchurch, Jason Upchurch and Bettie Pearson, all of Sanford.

Morgan Sinclair Gaskill turned 5 years old Aug. 15. Her parents are Calvin and Tamika Walker-Gaskill of Kinston. Grandparents are Larry and Jackie Goins and Sinclair and Marcie Chalmers, all of Sanford, and the late William and Rosena Vann.

Kiddie Korner Guidelines Kiddie Korner is for children 6 and under. A child’s picture may appear in Kiddie Korner one time per year. Forms are available at The Herald office. Deadline for Kiddie Korner is 5 p.m. Wednesday.

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to church,� he said. “It’s 20 minutes and you go away. There’s no longterm commitment.� And they do, by the dozens. Motorists frequently pull over to make a prayer request, read scripture or chat about God — and they’ll change the occasional flat tire, too. “It’s just a dirt field, but to us it’s church,� said Heggi, a stout Redlands garbage truck driver who has been manning the drivethrough stand for about nine months. Heggi’s prayer station isn’t the first car-driven ministry to veer into the Golden State. The Rev. Robert H. Schuller’s megachurch started up at a drive-in theater in the 1950s and over the decades grew into Orange County’s soaring Crystal Cathedral, home of the televangelist program “Hour of Power.� “We can drivethrough anywhere, why not drive-through prayer?� said Heggi, a non-denominational Christian who teaches Sunday school at the Packinghouse Church in Redlands.

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How different it was from the endless advice and pious platitudes that are often encountered by persons in difficult times. Jean Fleming, in her book, Between Walden and the Whirlwind, reminds us: “We live in a noisy, busy world. Silence and solitude are not twentieth-century words. They fit the era of Victorian lace, high-button shoes and kerosene lamps better than our

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reward enough and therefore it is foolish to talk of Christ recognizing some Christian’s service as greater than others. Such thinking is not only contrary to what the Bible plainly says but it reveals that the judgment seat of Christ is misunderstood. Such Christians are what I like to call “fire insurance� believers. They are thankful that Jesus rescued them from hell but are not thankful enough to do all they can to please Him and live for Him. They are sons of God but not servants of

Heggi began the ministry, but his friends Gary Carrera and Calvin Hart do a lot of the talking and praying, too. Their goal isn’t to convert people, they say, but to comfort them in what may be the worst times of their lives. “The problems people have out here are worse than my problems. I’m a fool saved by grace,� said Carrera, a 39-year-old grocery truck driver who survived a bitter divorce. “We pray daily, we read daily, we’re not better than anyone out there,� he said. “I’m just one beggar telling another beggar where the bread is.� Heggi saw a similar stand in Murrieta before test-driving the ministry near his hometown. He has no formal training and came to embrace Christianity in his mid20s after reading scripture. He didn’t adhere to any religious denomination growing up. His wife and two daughters, one named Nevaeh — heaven spelled backward — join him at the stand occasionally. Heggi said the most common prayer requests are about homes. Loma Linda is in the “Inland Empire� region east of Los Angeles, where the rate of foreclosures is the

fifth-highest in the U.S. Others pray for solace after losing a loved one, addiction, marriages, families or pets. Heggi, Carrera and Hart will respond with encouraging words, Bible verses and holding hands in a prayer circle. Sometimes they’ll offer a hug to those who need extra comforting. In the winter months, they don rain coats and bring a space heater to the gusty field. That’s when they get the most traffic, Heggi said. On good days, up to a dozen cars stop, two to three at a time, and the men are inundated with honking horns. Other days, nobody stops and the trio reads their sticky-note studded Bibles to pass the time. They open the stand at 3:30 p.m; at sundown, they pack up the pickup. They’ve encountered withdrawn drug addicts, Vietnam veterans and people in wheelchairs. Though the majority of devotees are Christian, the men have also talked with Sikhs and Muslims — some poised to argue and some who just want to know what they’re about. Chris Adair, 33, of Seattle, drove past the “Need Prayer?� sign with his wife and toddlers in

tow before making a Uturn and coming back. The Loma Linda University medical student said he was seeking a deeper understanding of God and requested to pray for the challenges of being a dad while in school. “I felt like I needed to turn around,� he said. “I’m adjusting to being here. Med school is no easy feat, not when you have a family.� Miriam Moran, 36, a bilingual instructor who lives a few blocks from the stand, said she had seen Heggi for months. She ultimately pulled over for the first time earlier this month to pray for Heggi’s ministry. “When I see these men out here in the sun, it gives me faith in my belief to continue pursuing a deeper relationship with God,� she said. But even Heggi is stymied by some of the peculiar requests people make. Saman Yousef Saman, 38, of San Bernardino, drives an ice cream truck and plans to run for city council. He refueled across the street before pulling into Heggi’s field. Saman requested that God allow him to earn $1 million every day. Heggi advised him to pray for wisdom.

age of television, video arcades, and joggers wired with earphones. We have become a people with an aversion to quiet and an uneasiness with being alone.� We are needlessly afraid of silence. We have to fill it with words, whether we have anything to say or not. The quiet forces in our world are the ones that most powerfully affect our lives. For example: Sunbeams fall every day on the earth, silently, unheard by human ear. Yet they bring a marvelous energy and blessing

to the earth. Gravity is a silent force, yet it holds the stars and worlds in their orbits and keeps them on their courses with unvarying precision. The dew comes silently in the night and bestows life and beauty on each plant and flower. God’s mightiest miracles are wrought in silence. Noise and confusion come from human beings. However, God calls us to times of meaningful silence: “Be still and know that I am God� (Psalm 46:10). The seven-day silence

of Job’s friends teaches us a valuable lesson. It reminds us that there are times when silence is the only appropriate response, that there is a sacrament of silence that should be observed in life’s most sacred moments. As the professor said, “There will be times when someone you know is facing tremendous difficulty. If you don’t know what to say, don’t say anything!� Your presence and your concern will say more than any amount of words you might speak.

Christ. They view their possessions, time, talents, and opportunities as their own and not gifts from God. They are those who “hid the talent in the field� and gave it back to their master with no increase at all (see Matt. 25:25). They forget that they “were bought with a price� (1 Cor. 6:20) and that price gives the Lord the right to require a life of service for Him. There will be a reward given to all who have served Him but Scripture cautions us to avoid earthly methods of judging heavenly service. When you stand before the Lord it won’t matter what others thought of your life. Jesus will not

poll the congregation to see what they think you should get. It won’t matter what you think of your service for Him. You will not be asked to defend it since there is nothing you can add to His judgment that He doesn’t already know. It will only matter what He thinks. It is before Christ

you stand and before Him that you are judged. The Bible speaks of a judgment to come for believers; thankfully not for sin which has been judged in Christ, but for rewards for what we have done. What will you walk away with after you have faced Him? Have you thought about that?

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able. Ultimately, the type of car seat your child needs will be determined by several factors, including your child’s age, size and type of vehicle you drive. Regardless of which one you choose, you must learn how to install it in each of your vehicles. Recent studies have shown that 7 of 10 car seats are not installed correctly, underscoring the importance of car seat education. Tracy Watson a child passenger safety technician with the Sanford Fire Department says, “Whenever a parent installs a car seat, they should make sure to reference the manual that came with the car seat they purchased. But they should also consult the owner’s manual that came with their vehicle, because, believe it or not, there are some cases where a seat can’t be installed in a certain position in certain vehicles.� The law mandates that infants ride in rear-facing car seats until they are 1 year old and weigh at least 20 pounds. Rear-facing car seats should always be placed in the back seat of the car. Watson said parents should keep their infants in rear-facing seats “for as long as possible� and noted that car seats are on the market which allow for parents to continue keeping infants in them for longer than the one year/20 pounds recommendation. Toddlers and preschoolers ride in a forward-facing seat with a harness until they outgrow it. Watson noted that the law requires children to be in booster-style car seats until they’re 8 years old OR 80 pounds. For convertible seats that have been turned from rear-facing to forward-facing, shoulder straps for the harness should be moved to the slots that are at or above your child’s shoulders. Ensure that the seat belt runs through the forward-facing belt path. For vehicles with built-in seats, read the owner’s manual about how to use these seats because weight and height limits vary. School-aged children can ride with a booster seat after they have

CAR SEAT SAFETY If you borrow a car seat, or buy a used one, make sure o it does not have any visible cracks, o it has not been recalled, o it is not more than six years old, o it has not been in a moderate or severe accident, and o it has the instruction manual, manufacture date and model number. For more information about how to properly install child safety seats, visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Web site at www. nhtsa.dot.gov.

outgrown their forwardfacing car seats. Booster seats help raise the child up so the lap belt lies low and snug across the child’s upper thighs and the shoulder belt crosses the middle of the child’s chest and shoulder. Booster seats are generally for children up to about 80 pounds and should not be used with only a lap belt. High-back boosters are recommended for vehicles that do not have head rests or have low seat backs. Children stay in booster seats until they reach 4’ 9� (generally between eight and 12 years old) and adult seat belts fit correctly. Children should ride using lap and shoulder belts in the back seat until they are 13 years old. Burns reminds parents that the proper use of a car seat can prevent injuries to children. “The last thing we want to see in our ER is a child who wasn’t secured in a car seat properly.� Watson said the Sanford Fire Department will help install car seats, but the main goal is “to educate parents about correct procedures and stressing importance of keeping the child as safe as possible in the car seat.� A properly installed car seat should be snug and not move more than one inch forward or sideways. Make sure the seat is positioned at the proper angle so your baby’s head does not tilt forward. The Sanford Fire Department offers car seat education and installation every Saturday by appointment. Appointments can be made by calling (919) 775-8310.

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The Sanford Herald / Sunday, August 22, 2010 / 5C

Upcoming Events and Meetings ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who have a desire to quit drinking alcohol. Meetings are held at two locations. The 6 p.m. Sunday meeting is open to guests and family members. 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, Thursday and Saturday at noon and 6 p.m. 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) 774-2213.

ALS SUPPORT GROUP

The ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) Support Group meets from 2 to 4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month at Fayetteville Regional Airport

Conference Room sponsored by The Jim “Catfish” Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association. For more information, contact Suzanne Gilroy at (877) 568-4347 or Suzanne@ catfishchapter.org.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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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. Post 382 is located at 305 Legion Drive in Sanford.

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.

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.

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.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS AUXILIARY The DAVA meet at 10 a.m. the first Thursday of the month at the Disabled American Veterans hall on Main St. in Broadway. The auxiliary welcomes all who eligible for membership. For more information call, Shirley at (919) 721-0873.

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.

SANFORD JOBSEEKERS Sanford Jobseekers, a faithbased 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.

DAV CHAPTER 83 OF MOORE COUNTY Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 83 of Moore County meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at 1020 Priest Hill Road, Carthage. DAV is a service organization dedicated to assisting disabled

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

LEE COUNTY SCOTTISH RITE CLUB The Lee County 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.

St. Clair Ct. (steps involved from this location). Chris Altenburger, a weaver at Common Thread, and other members of the group will demonstrate various looms and weaving techniques and present historical information about weaving. Woven items and gift certificates will be available for purchase, and guests are welcome. For more information, call 499-1909 or 499-7661.

HEART OF CAROLINA NEEDLEPOINT GUILD

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) 8486126.

The Heart of Carolina chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild will begin their 201011 year at 10 a.m. Sept. 14. Meetings are held once a month, September through May, at St. Luke Methodist Church. Membership is open to all stitchers with a love of needlepoint and a desire to learn more. For more information, contact Linda at 919-7184994.

MEALS ON WHEELS OF SANFORD

SANDHILLS NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY

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 supplements 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 deductible donations can be made to Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 2991, Sanford, N.C. 27330.

The Sandhills Natural History Society meets at 7 p.m. Monday at Weymouth Woods Auditorium, 1024 Ft. Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Join us for a viewing of the movie “Dirt!”. Visitors welcome. Call 910-692-2167 for more information or visit online at www. sandhillsnature.org.

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LEE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its August meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at the Common Thread weaving studio, 124 Carthage St., Sanford. Parking is available on Carthage St., in the First Citizens Bank parking lot and behind the studio on

HEARTS AND HANDS ECA QUILT GUILD The Hearts and Hands ECA Quilt Guild will be offering another basic quilting course at the McSwain Extension. This course will consist of two sessions on Sept. 11 and Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants will make a 48 x 54 quilt from start to finish and will learn rotary cutting, piecing, applying borders, marking, simple machine quilting and binding. Participants will be able to choose from top of the line fabric packets appealing to all age groups. Sewing machine and basic machine sewing skills are required. The cost is $63 and includes instruction and all fabric and batting. The class will be taught by Barbara Massengill. To sign up for the class call Kay Morton at the Center at (919) 775-5624.

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President Marcy Santini opened the meeting with the Quote of the Week: “I didn’t get old on purpose, it just happened. If you’re lucky it could happen to you.” — Andy Rooney. Paul Dauphin led the Rotary invocation and Neal Jensen led the Pledge of Allegiance. Rotary guest Cliff Peake from Jonesboro Rotary was recognized. In ‘Good News‚’ Ed Mishler shared the news of a great trip to Wisconsin where mosquitoes grow large and so do grandsons. Mishler reported his 15-year-old grandson is now taller than he is. Martin Davis announced the last time to see him on stage in the Star Community Theatre production of ‘Trial and Errors’ is fast approaching. In ‘Club News‚’ President Santini shared a thank you note from Linda Patterson, wife of District Governor Wes Patterson, thanking the club for a great day in Sanford. President Santini put in a plug for Sandler Training, a program of professional development the fee for which will vaccinate over 2400 children for polio thanks to matches from Rotary District 7690 and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Matt Garrett, immediate past president of Central Carolina Community College, introduced Dr. Lisa Chapman, Vice-President of Academic Affairs at CCCC, for a program describing how the college serves as a catalyst for personal, community and economic development by empowering people for educational opportunities, economic progress and cultural enrichment. Chapman described the seven key values of the college: community, diversity, excellence, innovation, integrity, student-centeredness and sustainability. CCCC offers 137 credentials on three campuses and 16 additional sites with an average class size of sixteen. Twenty-two percent of the classes are now conducted through distance education. Chapman described many of the new and innovative programs at the college including Alternative Energy Technology-Biofuels, Bioprocess Manufacturing Technology, Laser and Photonics Technology, Library and Information Technology, Sustainability Technologies and Sustainable Agriculture. President Santini led the ‘Four Way Test.’

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The regular bi-weekly meeting of the Sanford Civitan Club was held Aug. 14 at the Civitan clubhouse on Golf Course Road. There were 14 members present as well as three guests in attendance including the special guest speaker N.C. Rep. Jimmy Love. The meeting was opened by President Van Blanton, who offered a warm welcome for everyone, particularly the guests. Blanton then offered the invocation and George Noel led the pledge of allegiance. Blanton then announced that the club’s slate of officers is now filled. He then briefly introduced the special guest. Love is the area’s representative in the N.C. House. He spoke of some of the many things taking place in the legislature and of several statistics concerning the area and the state. He stated that

for the past 40 years until the last session that began in June and ended recently (one of the shortest sessions since 1990) that the general fund had increased around 10 percent per year. This year the fund went from $21.8 billion to $18.9 billion and of this amount about 70 percent goes to pay some state government employee such as teachers, school administrators, public transportation and highway workers, state revenue workers, state police and all other state agencies. Some interesting facts Love presented were that N.C. is second in the nation in maintaining a road system — a system that is larger than S.C., Tenn., and Ga. combined. Only five states in the nation have a bond rating of AAA and N.C. is among that five. N.C. is 10th in population nationwide. Over the years N.C. has shifted from a largely agricultural economy to an industrial one and this has had an effect on legislature make up in the fact that areas as Charlotte are gaining house and senate seats where areas that are less urban are losing them. The 2011 legislature session faces a serious budget shortfall that will have to be made up in either taxes or cuts since N.C. law requires that the budget be balanced, he said. Jobs and the economy are still of the greatest concern. The concessions committee reported that the parks at Southern Lee (referred to as Tramway ballparks) are winding down and the season will soon end. The ramp committee reported that no new ramps were built since the last meeting but that one is scheduled to be built Aug. 13. There were no motions presented for action. The next scheduled meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at the clubhouse.

Jonesboro Rotary Club Jonesboro Rotary met at The Flame on August 5, 2010, with President David Spivey presiding. Ralph Upton gave the invocation and SAA Jay Childress welcomed visitor Kevin Umstead of Fidelity Bank, who is a prospective member, and visiting Rotarians Howard Logue, Nolan Williams, and Leslie Cox and program guests Gabriel Soltren, Lynn Warren, Deborah Wilkes and Dr. Peter Kaufman. Spivey announced that Jonesboro Rotary was ever so close ($41) to meeting its goal of raising $3000 toward the Polio Plus campaign (with more than a year to go.) Alan Finlayson contributed $20 to the fund, and with the club’s share of the raffle pot, the goal was achieved. Then Bob McConville won the raffle and donated his winnings to the Polio Plus effort. It was a big day for Polio Plus ($95) at Jonesboro Rotary. Jonesboro Rotarian Larry Aiken introduced Gabriel Soltren, a former Siler City Rotarian, who stated that there are 644,000 Hispanic high school students in North Carolina, and according to Gabriel, 44 percent will not graduate from high school. Dr. Peter Kaufman saw the need at Jordan Matthews High School in Siler City and the challenges such Latino students faced, as well as the tremendous resource available with UNC-CH students as potential

San-Lee Sunrise Rotarian and immediate past president of Central Carolina Community College Dr. Matt Garrett introduced Dr. Lisa Chapman (center), Vice-President of Academic Affairs at CCCC, for a program describing how the College serves as a catalyst for personal, community and economic development by empowering people for educational opportunities, economic progress and cultural enrichment. Also pictured is San-Lee Sunrise Rotary President Marcy Santini (left).

Pictured are Deborah Wilkes, Larry Aiden, Peter Kaufman, Gabriel Soltren and Lynn Warren at a recent Jonesboro Rotary Club meeting.

Tom Dossenbach introduced Kim Crawford, Andy Honeycutt and Stewart White from Progress Energy at the August 10th meeting of the Sanford Rotary Club. Honeycutt presented a program to help explain the importance of energy conservation in the home. Ms. Crawford gave the club additional information on the Shearon-Harris Nuclear Power Plant.

Paul Horton introduced Dr. Emory Sadler at the August 17th meeting of the Sanford Rotary Club. Dr Sadler presented a very informative program on his kayak trip down the Hudson River in August 2009.

At the Kiwanis Club of Lee County’s 8th Annual Fundraiser Reverse Raffle which was held Tuesday night, August 10 are three of the five ticket holders splitting $6,500 (l-r) Charles Morris (representing his father, Charles O. Morris of SC), Linda Moore and the team of Joe Lawrence & Gordan Bailey. Also splitting, but not pictured, were Bob Beachler and Spencer Smith. mentors, and he established the Scholars’ Latino Initiative (SLI), (visit the website at www.unc.edu/ sli). The Scholars’ Latino Initiative is a mentoring organization that helps promising Latino high school students achieve their dream of a college education. Selected UNC undergraduates serve as mentors to Latino high school students from under-resourced communities for three years. The program provides Latino students from rural communities in North Carolina with resources and guidance as they seek to complete high school and move on to a college education. Sophomores in high school are paired with second-year undergraduates for three year, sustained mentoring relationships. Jonesboro Rotary had an earlier program which introduced members to some of the local scholars from the Lee County program (which is three years old) and their UNCChapel Hill mentors. Five SLI scholars are rising seniors in Lee County, two at Lee Senior and three at Southern Lee and six new students are entering the program. It was especially gratifying to meet and hear the founder of this organization, Dr. Peter Kaufman, who was introduced by Gabriel Soltren. Kaufman has been an educator all of his life, receiving a doctorate from Chicago Theological Seminary. He taught at UNC-Chapel Hill for 29 years before leaving to join the faculty at the University of Richmond, which embraced the SLI program and promised generous scholarship assistance to SLI scholars. SLI identifies Latino students with exceptional drive and discipline, not

necessarily those with the most scholastic aptitude. The program emphasizes skills development, public service, and solidarity to help students achieve success at the college level. More than 100 undergraduates and faculty provide close to 8,000 service hours each academic year to help SLI high school students realize their dream of college attendance. In the four years since the founding of SLI, the program has enjoyed tremendous success, sending students to colleges throughout North Carolina and the nation. Kaufman emphasized the struggles which Latino students face in attempting to obtain an education as a means of escaping poverty and entering the middle class. Those students who are undocumented face even greater struggles, as the country’s mood has turned darker in recent years over the issue of immigration as the economy has struggled. The issue of providing scholarship aid to undocumented students has strained the resources of SLI (no public funds can be used for scholarship aid to undocumented students) and its relationships with colleges providing aid. Peter repeatedly credited the support of Rotarians in not only establishing the SLI chapter in Lee County, but also in negotiations with sponsoring colleges. He also encouraged Rotarians to consider paid or unpaid internships for SLI students to give them exposure to workplaces and possible occupations and to assist them as a community in providing support for their efforts. SLI is dedicated to educational excellence and equal access for all students, and we are grate-

Speaking to the guests and supporters of the Kiwanis Club of Lee County’s 8th annual Reverse Raffle night on August 10 is Kiwanis Club of Lee County President Matt Jackson with Master of Ceremonies David Caplan. ful for the visit from Dr. Kaufman and his personal commitment to these local students in need, who want an education and a better life and who will likely return and assist in improving the quality of life in our community . We applaud the success of SLI, measured in part by the achievements of its Latino scholars but also by the tremendous volunteer efforts of the UNC-CH mentors, who similarly grow and are rewarded by their service to others, as is the case with our Rotarian projects, locally and throughout the world.

Sanford Rotary Club The August 17 meeting of the Sanford Rotary Club was called to order by President Tony Lett. Following the Rotary Prayer, led by James Mitchell, Tom Spence led members in a rousing rendition of “I’ve been working on the railroad,” selected as a parallel to the day’s program about paddling on the river. Acting Sargeant-atarms Alan Dossenbach announced that Tommy Rosser made up a missed Sanford meeting at Jonesboro Rotary on August 12. Sam Sillaman, James Mitchell and PJ Patel all made up at the Aug. 17 board meeting. The weekly 50/50 raffle of $13 was won by Phill Richmond, who donated his winnings to the Polio Erradication Project. In Braggin’ Bucks, Tom Spence told of Davidson College having been again listed by U.S. News and World Report as a top-10 college. Lynn Veach Sadler bragged on a recent article in The Duplin Times about native son John Mangum being the incoming President of North Carolina Physicians. Tom Dossenbach and wife Mary will be celebrating 50 years of marriage this Saturday with their three daughters

and their families. Richmond told of a Boy Scout troop, led by one member working on his Eagle Scout project, recently constructing and installing 15 wooden benches for Oak Ranch. President Lett announced that Rotarians are encouraged to participate in the upcoming Rotary Friendship Exchange, an April or May trip to Australia, staying in homes of fellow Rotarians. Also pending is a similar trip to Japan. Calendar items were the Habitat for Humanity Beach Party on Aug. 27 at Chef Paul’s and the Sanford Rotary Gala on February 19, 2011. Tom Dossenbach announced that the Raleigh Executive Jetport event will be held Saturday, Oct. 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. —last year sponsoring free flights for over 3,000, that number expected to swell to over 8,000 this year. Member Chad Steadman will join David Nestor, Bob Joyce and others in a Star Theatre slapstick production at the Civic Center Wednesday through Saturday, guaranteed to entertain grandly. Paul Horton introduced the day’s speaker, husband of newest Rotarian Lynn Sadler. Emory Sadler, psychologist and paddler, with degrees from N.C. State and Emory University, recently added a 191.7 mile paddle down the Hudson River to his travel resume of five world treks. Sadler was one of 20 paddlers with six guides on the August 2009 Ninth Annual Great Champlain Hudson Paddle between Fort Arthur, high on the Hudson, near Glen Falls, N.Y. and Manhattan. And he was one of only six who opted for the entire 191 miles over the two weeks on the water. They paddled through Lock 4 at Stillwater, 50

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Sanford Central Class of 1965 will hold its 45th class reunion at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Elks Club, 910 Carthage St., Sanford. Tickets are $35 for a couple and $20 for a single. There will be a dutch treat dinner and “meet & greet� at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at Davison’s Steaks on Westover Drive for classmates and their guests. Please make checks payable to Sanford Central Class

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feet on the Erie Canal, experienced floating dock entries and exits, enjoyed wonderful views from the river, West Point, Chelsea Yacht Club showers, historic forts along the river, various parks for pitching their tents, and, finally, a prearranged Police Escort boat to guide them to their kayak docking building between 56th and 57th street—home to 200 kayaks used by local paddlers in races at speeds comparable to 7 to 8 mph around Manhattan. It was a kayak camping event on the Hudson, but

of 1965 and mail to Jack Dickens, 673 Bruce Coggins Road, Sanford N.C. 27332. For more information, call Jack at 775-5705.

n Sanford Central Class of 1970 Sanford Central High School Class of 1970 will hold a reunion from 7 p.m. to midnight Sept. 18 at Chef Paul’s restaurant. Cost per person is $30 with a cash bar. For more information, call LaVerne at 774-8827. Classmates will gather at 8

paddling was only about five hours a day, breakfast and dinner meals were catered, individual bags were transported for them, and showers were available at schools, and four porta-potties accompanied them in their support caravan. Sadler is vice president of Central Carolina Paddlers, founded by Don Buie. His career in psychology has taken him to Drake University, A&T State University, private practice in Vermont, and Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Next week’s speaker will be Leslie Cox, telling about his Group Study Exchange Trip to Australia. To end the meeting,

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p.m. Sept. 17 at The Flame for social time. Each classmate will cover the cost of their own food and drinks.

n Lee Senior Class of 1985 The Lee Senior Class of 1985 will hold its 25th class reunion from 7:30 to midnight Oct. 2 at the Westlake Club. Advance tickets are $30 per couple and $20 for single. Make checks payable to: Lee County Class of 1985; mail to: First Bank, c/o Stewart Forbes, 2630 S. Horner Blvd., Sanford, N.C. 27330.

Jeff Hockaday led members in the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Four Way Test was led by Tom Dossenbach.

Sanford Seven Seas The Seven Seas Club, local Navy veterans, held their monthly meeting Saturday at the VFW Hall. Twenty-five members were in attendance. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer by Chaplain Angela Tomlinson. Ron Hewett was elected president for the 20102011 term. Sam MacArthur will continue as the Secretary-Treasurer and Angela Tomlinson will continue as Chaplain. The Vice-President position is being finalized by the Executive Committee. The club acknowledged Gary Gilliam, the out-going president for his tireless efforts and energy over the last two years and his contributions to the club and community. Gary will continue as an active member and his leadership will definitely have an impact on the club. Members had a lively discussion about the direction they wanted the club to take for the new

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club-year. All were in agreement that we would work to restore our membership base to the numbers enjoyed in the recent past. Members’ efforts would include a call-tree to re-connect with our membership foundation and all members would take every opportunity to reach other Navy veterans in their communities to invite them to meetings. Programs for future meetings will include veterans’ organizations representatives, history presentations, military recruiter visits, and programs to honor local Navy Delayed Entry Program recruits. The Seven Seas Club will continue to work to promote visibility of the sea services in the Lee County community. Monthly meetings will continue to be held on the first Saturday of each month except on holiday weekends when the meeting will be moved to the next Saturday. Each meeting begins with a breakfast starting at 7:30 a.m. All Navy veterans are welcome to attend. Please call 704-236-0727 for details.

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The Lee County High School Class of 1990 will hold its 20th class reunion at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Elks Club, 910 Carthage St., Sanford. Tickets are $40 per couple and $25 per single. Family fun night will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Lee Senior vs. Holly Springs football game. Admission is $5 at the gate. For more information, go to facebook, Lee County Senior High School 1990 - 20 year

Kiwanis Club of Lee County The Kiwanis Club of Lee County’s 8th Annual Reverse Raffle Drawing Fundraiser was held Tuesday night, Aug. 10, at Westlake Club House. With David Caplan serving as master of ceremonies and Drew Lucas and Susan Campbell assisting, the evening began with an array of heavy hors d’oeuvres organized by Janet Tucker and prepared by the membership. In attendance were the members and their guests and supporters of the fundraiser. President Elect Charles Morris welcomed everyone and gave an overview of the projects that Kiwanis supports. Before the drawing began, Fund Raiser Chairman, David Caplan explained that in addition to drawing the 300 tickets leading up to the $500, $1,000 and $5,000 grand prizes, the first and every twentieth ticket drawn would win $50. He also said that through out the evening, Eric Vernon would be selling $5 tickets for a 50/50 drawing to be announced at the end of the night. Numerous door prizes were donated by the following: Farm Bureau, Fidelity

Family The Matthews family reunion will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. For more information, contact Tommy Matthews at (919) 774-4004. o To add a reunion annoouncement, contact Kim Edwards at edwardsk@ sanfordherald.com.

Bank, First Bank, Floral Design by Eddie, Design Studio, Added Accents, Cole’s Pottery, Sanford herald, Chet Mann, Lyn Hankins, Crescent State Bank, Central Electric Membership Company and Lee Tire and Supply. After an evening of fun and much anticipation the following five tickets holders Bob Beachler, Joe Lawrence/Gordan Bailey, Linda Moore, Charles O. Morris, and Spencer Smith were remaining and they agreed to split $6,500. The 15 winning $50 were HIST, Bob Huets, Callie Rushatz, Sally Porter, Karen Rushatz, Tommy Smith (2), Dal Langston, Cleo Blue, Carol Dalrymple, Matt Jackson, Grady Pardue, Brooks Gage, Chan Campbell and Harvey Forbes. Kristin Moore was the winner of the 50/50 raffle where $230 went to the winner and $230 went to the club. Proceeds from the raffle amounted to approximately $7,700 and will be used by the Kiwanis Club of Lee County to benefit programs serving the children of Lee County. The Kiwanis Club is very appreciative of the Sanford community for the continued support they receive each year for this major fundraiser.

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with cornmeal and fried in a skillet, corn eaten on the cob or fried with lard, cabbage cooked or made into slaw, new potatoes boiled with water and pepper or fried with lard and ham drippings. Freshly picked onions, tomatoes and cucumbers enhanced most meals. In the fall collards, turnip greens and mustard greens were abundant and kept well throughout the winter. They were eaten often with vinegar and/or pickled beets. Collards were never eaten until after the first frost because folks

said they did not taste right until the chill bit them a little. Fresh corn was a favorite summer vegetable grown in the large garden and was always a treat, and sometimes it was even devoured raw in the fields. The best way was to boil it in water a few minutes, sprinkle with salt, then eat it on the cob, as fast as possible, so one could beat out the other competitors for this seasonal delight. Grandma and her daughters sometimes cut the corn from the cob and either cooked it in water with salt, pepper and butter, or fried the corn kernels. Mama also prepared it that way, much to Daddy’s delight.

RUBY LETT’S FRIED CORN Ingredients corn pinch of sugar, salt, pepper, flour lard Directions Cut corn off the cob. Mix together with a little flour, sugar, salt, and pepper. Put lard in the pan with a tiny bit of water. Stir in corn and cook until done.

MARGARET HARRELL’S PICKLED BEETS Ingredients 1 peck beets 1 quart vinegar 3 pounds sugar 1/4 cup salt 1 tsp. pickling spices per pint jar Directions Cook beets 2 1/2 hours or

until tender. Peel and quarter and place in a kettle. Put salt, sugar and vinegar over them and mix well. Place kettle on stove and let come to a rolling boil. Put cooked beets in jars, add pickling spices and seal. Be sure to wipe any juice from the rim of the jar to ensure a good seal.

MARGARET HARRELL’S BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES Ingredients 4 pounds small cucumbers, cut into slices 2 pounds onions, thinly sliced 1/3 cup canning salt 2 cups sugar 2 Tbsps. mustard seed 2 tsps. turmeric 2 tsps. celery seed 1 tsp. ginger

1 tsp. peppercorns 3 cups vinegar Directions Combine cucumbers and onion slices in a large bowl. Layer vegetables with salt; cover with ice cubes. Let stand 1 1/2 hours. Drain and rinse. Combine remaining ingredients in a large saucepot; bring to a boil. Add drained cucumbers and onions and return to a boil. Pack hot pickles and liquid into hot jars, leaving ¼ inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Adjust two-piece caps. Process 10 minutes in a boiling water canner. Yield: about 7 pints.

Country folk relished having various fruits and vegetables growing on their land and nearby while neighbors shared generously with

each other. They understood the importance of harvesting locally, eating whatever was freshest each season, and appreciating the many benefits of nature’s gifts. While the best food was ripe for the pickin’ they also indulged in puttin’ up for eatin’ up later, guaranteeing nutritious offerings all year long.

AlexSandra Lett is writing a book “Going Crazy…Getting Sane.” She 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;” and “Timeless Recipes and Remedies, Country Cooking, Customs, and Cures.”

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Danek — 50 years Joe and Jacqui Danek were married Aug. 20, 1960 at Westminister Presbyterian Church in Lansing, Mich. They lived in Michigan until moving to Carolina Trace in 1996, after Joe retired from a 38 year career in banking. They have three daughters, one adopted son, seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. To celebrate their anniversary, they went on a 15-day cruise/tour in April, going down the Danube, traveling from Budapest, Hungary to Prague. The couple hosted a 50th wedding anniversary open house Aug. 8 at Carolina Trace Country Club for family and friends.

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