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EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI
Concussions get another look Lee County High one of first schools in state to implement new testing system after head injuries By ALEX PODLOGAR alexp@sanfordherald.com
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AID COMING FASTER, BUT HATIANS CLAMORING FOR SUPPLIES Hungry, haggard survivors clamored — and sometimes fought — for food and water Saturday as donors squabbled over how to get aid into Haiti and rescuers waged an increasingly improbable battle to free the dying before they become the dead More coverage, Page 10A, 12A
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Grace Christian’s Aaron Norris was the leading scorer for the boys’ soccer team this year.
aron Norris was out there on the pitch, only he didn’t know it. He does remember going up into the air, maybe for the ball. He remembers getting hit. Remembers his feet going out from under him and the horizon flipping. He remembers hitting the ground. He remembers nothing after that. Ask him what day it hap-
pened. He can’t tell you. Ask him what month it happened. He can’t tell you. Ask him how far into the season it happened. He can’t tell you. “I only remember what people tell me,” he says. Later, Norris, a junior and the leading scorer for the Grace Christian soccer team, was told he had a concussion. At first, though, it was hard to tell just how badly he was hurt. After blacking
THE NUMBERS ■ In 1999, the CDC reported that 62,000 high school athletes suffered concussions in a year ■ Ten years later, the number of reported cases rose to more than 300,000 ■ Lee County was one of the first three high schools in N.C. to use ImPACT testing program to determine recovery times of athletes diagnosed with concussions
Concussions, Page 5A
BUSINESS THE HERALD’S CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
Busier after retirement CCCC’S REAL PROGRAM GRADS READY TO TACKLE BUSINESS WORLD Small business owner Rodney Wilder shared his success as an entrepreneur with the fall graduating class of Central Carolina Community College’s REAL class recently at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Business, Page 7B
SPORTS
DESPITE BIG GAMES FROM ITS STARTS, LEE CHRISTIAN FALLS The dynamic duo of Jon Lineberry and Robert Sandidge came up big once again for the Lee Christian boys’ basketball team. Unfortunately, the Falcons still came up short Friday night. Sports, Page 1B
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Larry Aiken sits in a golf cart in front of Central Carolina Hospital. Once a week, he drives around the hospital’s parking lot looking for patients who need a ride to the hospital’s doors.
Aiken a non-stop volunteer since coming to Sanford in ’00 By JONATHAN OWENS
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CONAN O’BRIEN NEARS DEAL TO LEAVE NBC, ‘TONIGHT SHOW’
SANFORD — A little more than a decade ago, Larry Aiken and his wife, Grace, happened upon Sanford by luck. After a successful career in business that took him all
Conan O’Brien’s ratings are soaring as he nears a bitter exit from NBC’s “Tonight” show, his ridicule of his network executives apparently resonating in a country filled with the unemployed. His ratings Friday were 50 percent higher than they’ve been this season, and he beat CBS’ Letterman. Page 11A
OUR STATE GANG MEMBER TURNS ON FRIENDS TO HELP HIS FAMILY The young gang member decided to help police bring down his MS-13 gang in Charlotte after his mother found out what he was up to — and his brothers began to follow in his footsteps Full Story, Page 8A
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over the world, the couple knew they wanted to spend their retirement in North Carolina, where the winters are mild and the golf is great. With an interest in teaching what he had learned in his career at one of the Triangle’s business schools, Larry Aiken, now a youthful
70, thought he would wind up in Durham or Chapel Hill. But after looking at a few neighborhoods in the bigger cities, the couple were looking for a “more welcoming, peaceful place” to live he said. They
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“I’ve never lived in a place where the people were so willing to donate as much time as Sanford. And a lot of the time that is more valuable than money.” — LARRY AIKEN —
PUBLIC SAFETY
Program teaches children self-defense Director says death of Shaniya Davis inspired new program By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com
MLK CELEBRATION The Council for Effective Actions and Decisions will host its 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. community celebration beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center. Speaker will be Dr. Leonzo Lynch, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Charlotte. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A
SANFORD — After the death of Shaniya Davis, Gene Vining wanted to do something to help the community. Vining, owner and instructor of Brick City Martial Arts Academy, decided to organize a child safety program for Lee County families and received support from law enforcement, local
organizations and retailers for Saturday’s expo at Grace Chapel Church. “After Shaniya Davis was killed, I decided I wanted to do something to educate the children,” he said. “This was all in response to Shaniya. To be honest, she didn’t have
Lee County Schools Family Connections offered a parent support workshop about Internet safety, led by Chief Technology Officer Cindy Johnson. Johnson said the workshops are offer a safe place for parents to ask questions.
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On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:
MONDAY ■ The Lee County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford. ■ The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the District Courtroom in Pittsboro. ■ The Moore County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the Commissioners Meeting Room in Carthage. ■ The Harnett County Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at the County Administration Building in Lillington. ■ There will be a special/joint Town of Carthage Board of Commissioners and Planning Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the McDonald Building, located at 203 McReynolds Street in Carthage. The purpose of the special meeting is to review the plans for the proposed Moore County Governmental Center and proposed Detention Center. ■ The Southeast Chatham Citizens Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m., at the Moncure Fire Department. The speaker will be Ricardo Hillman, General Manager of UniBoard in Moncure.
Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Therman Cox Sr., Billy Denkins, Michael Price Russell, James Edward McElveen II, Te-Nisha McKendall, Shaun Crump, Walter Kellam, Marie Hamilton, Breyanna Singleton, Sebastian Morro, Abbey Gaines, Tonya Nicole McDonald, William Eugene Jones, Lebert Holder, Megan Holder, Tonya Turner, Otis Lee Steadman, Kimberly Dawn McElveen, Nick Fields, Shane Cummings, Barbara Sprouse, Ricky L. Kelly, Ashley Kirby, Dalton Sloan, Quintoria Allen, Nadia Berryman and Willie Snipes. And to those celebrating Monday, especially Jeff Owle, Kaliah Ma’sha Wright, Logan Bruce Embry, Juanita Phillips, Julia Pearson, Joyce McNeill, April Marshburn, Wanda Hunter Harrington, Niya Simone Johnson, Ame’rica Paola Mariano-Sainz, Annie Lee McDowell, Ashley Necole Womack, Keno Jones, Hunter Sipe, Ethan Coley, Stephanie Wicker Jordan, Calvin J. Cox Sr., Fletcher Rogers, Carol Greene, Johnnie Faye Small, Karen Jamerson, Mike Sublett, Larry McIntyre, Rhonda Gunter Spruiell, Jon Pitman, Tonya Edwards, Teresa Gray, Diane Williams Nicolas, Glodean Robinson, Joseph Marble and Hildred Williams.
The Gray Ladies organization of the Lee County chapter of the American Red Cross, who gave volunteer service to the Lee County Hospital, were honored at an anniversary luncheon. Among those attending were (left to right) front row, Mrs. G. Pagels (Gray Lady chair), Mrs. Lacy Coggins, Mrs. Mamie Batchelor, Mrs. Ola Buchanan, Mrs. Lula Mae Stone, Mrs. Leetie Thomas and Paul S. Cragan (hospital administrator); back row, Mrs. Beulah H. Buchanan (director of nursing), Mrs. Mattie Chears, Mrs. L.R. Hunt, Mrs. Ola Knight, Mrs. Selma Coe, Mrs. H.R. Lehmann and Mrs. Mildred McKay. This photograph appeared in the May 2, 1964, Herald.
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■ The Lee County NAACP will hold its annual Martin Luther King birthday celebration at 4 p.m. at Gospel Lighthouse Ministries, 407 W. McIntosh St., Sanford. The speaker will be Ronald White, Vice President of N.C. NAACP. The public and government officials are invited.
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MONDAY ■ The Council for Effective Actions and Decisions will host its 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. community celebration beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center. Using the national theme “a day on, not a day off.” A youth choir and praise team competition will kick the event off, with several choirs competing for trophies. At 1 p.m., the inspirational portion of the program will get under way with guest speaker Dr. Leonzo Lynch, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Charlotte and with and music by Abraham’s Seed.
WEDNESDAY ■ A blood drive will be held from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at Belk, 1065 Spring Lane. To schedule an appointment, contact Lea Chandler at (919) 774-4428. ■ The Lee County Library offers story time at 10 a.m. The program is designed for children up to 2 and lasts approximately 20 to 30 minutes. Story times may include books, finger plays, puppets, movement, songs, flannel board stories, crafts and a movie depending on the theme and the age group. ■ The High Hopes Chorus, an all volunteer chorus, will begin practicing at 2 p.m. at the Jonesboro Presbyterian Church. This chorus practices and then presents a program to all assisted living and nursing home facilities in Lee County. The practices and performances are always on a Wednesday afternoon and last only about an hour and a half. The chorus is currently in need of a pianist for a 13-week commitment. Those interested in joining can contact Mary Ann Ludwick at (919) 776-4502.
TUESDAY ■ The Southeast Chatham Citizens Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m., at the Moncure Fire Department. The speaker will be Ricardo Hillman, General Manager of UniBoard in Moncure. ■ The Goldston Lions Club in cooperation with the American Red Cross is sponsoring a blood drive at the Goldston Baptist Church, 190 N. Church St., Goldston. The public is urged to come out and generously support this opportunity to give the gift of life. Walk-ins are most
■ “Let’s Talk” with Mayor Cornelia Olive will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Enrichment Center. ■ The San-Lee Thursday Night Dancers will hold their regular third-Thursday dance from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Enrichment Center, 1615 South Third St. The cost is $5 per person (and food to share at intermission). At intermission, a complimentary soft drink and free line dance lesson will be offered. ■ The Sanford Area Photographers Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the Enrichment Center. ■ The Lee County Library offers story time at 11 a.m. The program is aimed at children ages 3and up, and lasts 30 to 45 minutes. Story times may include books, finger plays, puppets, movement, songs, flannel board stories, crafts and a movie depending on the theme and the age group. ■ Sanford Aglow Lighthouse will meet at 7 p.m. at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center with LeAnne Matthews of the Phillipines speaking. Performers will be Analyn Sessoms and Julma Isenhour.
JAN. 22 ■ Temple Theatre will host a “Battle of the Bands,” featuring local bands Ol’ North State, Hymn All The Fires, Beyond the Broken, David Spivey’s Band and more. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit the Temple’s Web site at www. templeshows.com.
Almanac Today is Sunday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2010. There are 348 days left in the year. This day in history: On Jan. 17, 1950, the Great Brink’s Robbery took place as seven masked men held up a Brink’s garage in Boston, stealing $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks and money orders. (Although the entire eleven-member gang was later caught, only part of the loot was recovered.) In 1893, the 19th president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes, died in Fremont, Ohio, at age 70. Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Lili’uokalani (lee-LEE’-oo-oh-kah-LAH’-nee) to abdicate. In 1917, the United States paid Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands. In 1966, a U.S. Air Force B-52 carrying four unarmed hydrogen bombs crashed on the Spanish coast. (Three of the bombs were quickly recovered, but the fourth wasn’t recovered until April.) In 1977, convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, 36, was shot by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in the first U.S. execution in a decade. In 1989, five children were shot to death at the Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, Calif., by a drifter, Patrick Purdy, who then killed himself. In 1994, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California, killing at least 72 people.
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a chance.� He wanted to make sure other children would know what to do if in a situation like Davis’. Vining taught basic self-defense moves to a group of about 15 children who showed up to the program Saturday. Parents listened and watched their children as Vining provided tips. He also had the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Girl Scouts, the Boys and Girls Club of Sanford/Lee County and Grace Chapel Church leadership get involved; the organizations spoke about gang awareness, Internet safety, making the right choices and offered child fingerprinting. Walmart donated two children’s bikes and local businesses gave gift certificates for a raffle at the program, Vining said. “I’ve gotten such great response from the people that want to help,� he said. Vining said he expected more families to attend — only about 25 people attended the program — but plans to make it a bigger event next year to attract a larger crowd. “We’ve only got a small class but maybe one of these children here will be able to benefit from this,� he said. “I’ve given kids here free martial arts lessons. Hopefully some child will be able to benefit from this.� Vining taught the children basic selfdefense moves and instructed them to kick and yell if approached or taken by a stranger. “Even a small child, it’s very difficult to pull them away if they’re kicking,� he said. “They can hit. They have power.� He also told children not to give up if fighting against a stranger. “Do you ever quit?� he asked the children as they practiced their moves. “No, sir!� they shouted back. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office wanted to get involved to spread community awareness, said Lt. David Prevatte.
“This was all in response to Shaniya. To be honest, she didn’t have a chance.�
Parents learn Internet safety tips By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com
— GENE VINING — PROGRAM DIRECTOR
“When Gene approached me about this, I thought it was a good idea,� Prevatte said. “We want to fingerprint as many children in Lee County. The importance of fingerprinting children is to be able to identify them during a tragic event.� Sgt. Renea Seydel, the gang investigator for the sheriff’s office, taught parents and children about the gangs that are prevalent in the area and what to look for in keeping children safe. “Now more than ever ... be involved with your kids,� she said. “What we need from the community, what we need from you, if you see the graffiti or the colors, pick up the phone and call.� Vining advised parents to be proactive in keeping children safe. “Ninety percent of self-defense is being aware,� he said. Sanford resident Christine Gilmore, mother of 4-year-old Ross Johnson, said her son has benefitted greatly from taking lessons with Vining at Brick City. “My son, he’s been with Master Vining for about a year. He really enjoys being in karate,� he said. “I like that he’s teaching them about stranger danger.� Gilmore said Ross has been able to put into practice the things he’s learned. While shopping in a store, Gilmore was separated from Ross and he used lessons learned from his martial arts classes to find her, like remaining calm and asking a uniformed employee for help. “You never think that you’ll use stuff like that until something actually happens,� she said.
â?? Contact Gene Vining at Brick City Martial Arts by calling (919) 776-5425.
SANFORD — Lee County Schools Family Connections offered a parent support workshop about Internet safety, led by Chief Technology Officer Cindy Johnson. Andy Bryan, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, said the district hopes to help answer questions families may have. “It’s very important to reach out to our community and provide information on relevant topics,� he said. “We’re providing a seminar to our parents to be as up to date as possible.� Johnson said the workshops are offered every few years as a safe place for parents to ask questions. “Typically, they just want to be reassured that they’re doing the right thing,� she said. “Often, there’s an assumption that the kids know something the parents don’t.� Johnson discussed Internet safety, cyber-bullying and a child’s reputation on the Internet. Parents had questions about how to control the time their child is allowed on the Internet and filtering certain Web sites
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(ABOVE) Lee County Schools Chief Technology Office Cindy Johnson walks parents through a workshop geared towards internet safety at Southern Lee High School on Thursday. (LEFT) Ava Hines listens closely as she writes down notes. online. “I thought it was very informative,� said Jeff Magee of Sanford after the workshop ended. Magee has two children, ages 11 and 13. “This is important be-
cause this is what’s gonna happen,� he said of the prevalence of the Internet and the development of technology. “You gotta give it to them but how do you (manage it?)�
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Retired sheriff dies at 89 ABERDEEN (MCT) — James Wilson Wise, retired sheriff of Moore County, died Thursday at his home in Aberdeen. He was 89. Wise was sheriff in Moore County from 1981 until his retirement in 1997. Born Sept. 24, 1921 in Clio, S.C., Wise moved to Moore County in 1973 when he was hired as the chief of police in Pinehurst. He served as president of the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association in 1994-1995. After serv-
ing in the Army, Mr. Wise returned to Rockingham High School and graduated in 1953. His career began with the Hamlet Police Department and he graduated from the FBI Academy with a degree in law enforcement in 1966. Wise was re-elected sheriff four straight terms. “He was an excellent sheriff to work for. He was very methodical in the way he did his business,� said Moore County Sheriff Lane Carter, who worked
with Mr. Wise for 16 years in the Sheriff’s Office. “He always had a personal interest in his employees.� Wise’s wife, Odessa McKenzie Wise, died in 2002. They were married 62 years. “It’s a loss to everyone here,� Carter said. “He’ll be missed by the law enforcement community as well as by the citizens of Moore County. He did a great job while he was sheriff.� Funeral services were held Saturday in Aberdeen.
The family of Mattie Cole Blakely would like to express their thanks to all their neighbors and friends for their visits, prayers and support during the time of our mothers sickness and her passing. A special thanks to Pastor Vernon Riggins, Cecil Lovick, Sally Burton with Liberty Hospice and the staff at Liberty Commons. We love you all. The Blakely, Coley & Dix family.
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came to Carolina Trace for a visit, and it felt like home. They moved into their home on 2000, and agree it was the best decision they could have made. It turns out, Sanford was the lucky one, because in the 10 years since, the Aikens have become somewhat of a model couple for involvement after retirement. The number of volunteering efforts the couple in which the pair have a hand in Sanford are almost too numerous to count. Because of this dedication to the betterment of the community, The Herald has named Larry Aiken its 2009 Citizen of the Year. He was quick to point out while on duty driving a cart around the parking lot at Central Carolina Hospital Thursday afternoon looking for patients and visitors to give a ride to the door, one of his favorite volunteering efforts, that the award is not just for him, though. Sanford is filled with people just as dedicated to volunteering. “It’s special, but it’s not all about me,� he said. “I’ve never lived in a place where the people were so willing to donate as much time as Sanford. And a lot of the time that is more valuable than money.� A numbers man at heart, he said at first he had a strict plan for how
he would spend retirement. But as the old adage states, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. With the prodding of the two women in his life — Grace and his sister, Sue Comstock, an avid community volunteer in her own right in Sanford — within a year, his plan fell through. And he couldn’t be happier about that. “When we first retired, my plan was to spend 60 percent of my time playing golf and tennis, 20 percent of my time consulting and teaching and the other 20 percent volunteering,� he said. “By 2008, I’d say I was spending 80 percent of my time volunteering and 20 percent playing, with no time for consulting.� In 2009 alone, his volunteering calendar included activities with almost every organization in town in one form or another. In addition to his regular hospital gig, he is president of the board of directors for Coalition for Families, the local nonprofit that seeks to reduce infant mortality and morbidity rates, prevent teenage pregnancy and provide for other needs of parents and their young children in Lee County. He works with the 4H Advisory Committee and the United Way of Lee County and serves on several boards and social groups at his beloved Carolina Trace as well. He also volunteers at the J. Fletcher Rosser Breadbasket and tutors fifth graders at J. Glenn Ed-
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wards Elementary almost every week, one of his favorite activities “because it gives me a chance to pass on the things I have learned,� he said. But his impact has been most felt through two well-known organizations. The Aikens are two of the driving forces behind Christians United Outreach Center, a local faith-based food bank that has become a saving grace for many families in Sanford with the recent economic troubles. Since it opened in 2004, Aiken has volunteered at CUOC, while Grace has had an even bigger role in its dayto-day operations. And then there is Rotary International, an organization he has been a part of since the late 1970s. With the help of members of his local club, Jonesboro Rotary, Aiken has procured grants for projects all over the world, hosted visitors from just as many countries, chaired committee hoping to spread character education among elementary students in Lee County and had a hand in almost everything in which the three rotary clubs in Sanford are jointly involved. He was named the club’s Rotarian of the Year in 2007, but his eyes beamed Thursday as he talked about the young local members of the Scholars Latino Initiative who are currently or will attend either Richmond University or the University of North Carolina because his club’s joint efforts, proving that he genuinely doesn’t do it for personal accolades. So why does he do it? The answer goes to the heart of the man himself and his outlook on life. Though his career in both the Air Force then with the multinational corporation Akzo Nobel brought him
monetary benefits, the rewards he reaps now from volunteering are just as satisfying. “I knew because of the field I went into, I could make a lot of money,� Aiken said. “But money has never been a driving force in my life. I know a lot of people who have made a ton of money and had lousy life. Life has been good for me.� He said he considers himself “a liberal conservative,� an ideology he developed over years living in The Netherlands and London, where he said government’s involvement in health care and other social programs stifled volunteerism. The onus should be on the people and their good nature to help each other individually, he said. “We can’t go that route, because it actually hurts volunteering,� he said. “Americans have a pioneering spirit, and while I do think government can help as a safety net, too much involvement and there will always be an expectation that the government will take care of it, so why bother.� The son of professional baseball player and twosport star athlete in the 1930s at the University of Alabama, Stew Aiken, he relates his view on volunteering through a sports metaphor. “My motto is like Nike: ‘Just Do It,’� he said. “If something has to be done, just go ahead and do it. You can’t just stand on the sidelines.� So the Aikens do, and Sanford is a better place because of it. And it likely will be for years to come. “We’re not leaving,� he said. “We’ve found a really good balance here. The only way we are leaving here is if they carried us out.�
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MLK celebration event Monday at the civic center SANFORD — The Council for Effective Actions and Decisions will host its 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. community celebration beginning at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center. Using the national theme “a day on, not a day off,� the observance will have a new look this year. A youth choir and praise team competition will kick the event off with several choirs competing for trophies. Vendors will be set up to showcase their goods and services, and concessions will be offered for sale. Cash prizes will be given away each hour during the competition. At 1 p.m., the inspirational portion of the program will get under way with guest speaker Dr. Leonzo Lynch, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Charlotte and with music by Abraham’s Seed. As a part of the celebration, the public will be able to order a brick for the Dr. MLK Memorial Park being constructed on South Horner Blvd. near the underpass. — from staff reports
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Stevens Center receives three-year accredidation SANFORD — CARF International announced the Stevens Center has been accredited for three years for its numerous community services. This is the first accreditation that the international accrediting body has awarded to the Stevens Center, which has implemented community integration and respite services and community employment services. “This accreditation is further evidence of the quality services the Stevens Center provides to the community,� said Board
President Mark Neuman. “It provides assurance that the Stevens Center’s CAP-MR/ DD services and employment services are having a documented positive effect on people’s lives.� This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the CARF standards. The Stevens Center is a nonprofit organization located at 1576 Kelly Drive in Sanford. It provides opportunity for people with disabilities to pursue their dreams as part of the community.
— from staff reports
LEE COUNTY
United Way taking funding applications SANFORD — United Way of Lee County is now accepting funding applications for the 2010-11 fiscal year. Applications are available at leecountyunitedway.org and must be submitted no later than Feb. 1. All requests are evaluated by community volunteers, who make funding recommendations based on the United Way’s current priorities. For information, call (919) 776-5823.
— from staff reports
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Pinehurst, Foxfire agree to annex FOXFIRE (MCT) — The Foxfire and Pinehurst village councils approved an annexation agreement between them this week. The agreement would set boundaries for the next 20 years between the two municipalities and is the first such agreement between the two towns. Areas off limits to Foxfire could potentially become annexed into Pinehurst or become part of its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
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Henry Meadows
SANFORD — Henry Lee Meadows, 68, of 3336 Lower River Road died Thursday at his home. He was born Dec. 14, 1941, son of the late Henry Meadows and Effie Mae Day Meadows. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Johnnie Meadows, Bud Meadows and Gerald Meadows. He was retired from the U.S. Army and was a member of the VFW Post in Sanford. He is survived by his wife Callie S. Meadows of the home; daughters Angel Meadows of the home and Tammy East of Sanford; son Steve Meadows of Hope Well, Va.; sisters Dallas Lou Shuemate of Columbus, Ohio, Mary Jane Wheatley of Reminderville, Ohio, Wanda Gray of Virginia and Peggy Meadows of Beckley, W. Va.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Lee’s Chapel Christian Church with Rev. James Bowden officiating. Burial will follow in the Moncure Methodist Church Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Smith Funeral Home of Moncure.
Dorothy Cox
BROADWAY — Funeral services for Dorothy Chapman Cox, 93, who died Thursday, were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Broadway United Methodist Church with Rev. J.H. Daniels officiating. Burial followed in the Mount Pisgah Presbyterian Church Cemetery. During the service, Gene McNeill was the soloist and Tammy McDonald was the pianist. Pallbearers were Wilson Cox, Bobby Angell, Eddie Angell, Earl Holder, Billy Thomas and Billy Boggs. Honorary pallbearers were J.R. Holt, Randy Castleberry, Bill Jones, Sam McArthur, Aubrey Spivey, Ron Buchanan, Mark Thomas and Danny Bost. Arrangements were made by Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.
out after the hit, a wobbly Norris came out of the game (it was on Sept. 15 and against Gospel Light), only to try to return after halftime. That’s when things went haywire. Or so he’s told. “I was standing around, I guess, and people tell me that I was just kind of walking around and talking to myself,� Norris said. “The ball came toward me one time, and I didn’t know what to do with it.� Norris was immediately pulled from the game — for good this time. The next morning he experienced staggering headaches, his eyes were dilated, and he couldn’t focus his vision on faraway objects. This went on for a couple of days. Then he went back to school. “I remember being in math class and looking down at the numbers, and it was like they had been switched around on me or something,� he said. “It looked like something different. It’s hard to explain.� And this was, Norris was told, only a slight concussion.
RAPID RISE AND TREATMENT Norris’ story rings true for many athletes today. While concussions have become the health topic du jour of the NFL this season, they are nothing new. But the frequency with which they are being reported and diagnosed is. Ten years ago, the Center for Disease Control reported that there were just 62,000 cases of concussions in American high school sports annually. In 2009, that number was 300,000. Some reports have the overall figure dramatically higher, with possibly as many as 1.6-3.8 million concussions occurring in the United States on an annual basis. In Lee County, there is anecdotal evidence of at least five concussions — from just this fall sports season. Just how many
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have been diagnosed in local athletes is impossible to know. Lee County High School Athletic Director and head trainer Steve Womack doesn’t reveal names, citing the students’ right to privacy, but he’s well-versed in the potentially catastrophic affects concussions can cause athletes. It’s why he pushed for the funding to bring the ImPACT Concussion Management Program to Lee County, one of the first high schools in North Carolina to implement the testing program. Yellow Jackets student-athletes are required to take a serious of tests on the online program before the season begins, and the program stores the results. If a concussion is suspected, a player retakes the series of exams, and the numbers are compared. It’s a qualitative tool to help officials know when a player is recovered from the lingering affects of concussions or head injuries. “It’s amazing,� Womack said. “The first thing you always do is to ask the player how he feels. Only he can tell you that. But we had a player tell us that he was feeling fine, that he was better. But when we had him take the test 10 days after suffering the concussion, there was a 30-point differential from his pre-test. After that, the player said that yes, he was
still feeling symptoms. “Players always want to get back onto the field, and sometimes it can be difficult to tell when they are really OK. But with this program, and when he was showed the numbers, he fessed up.� And that’s important. Studies show that players who suffer a concussion are more likely to suffer a second one if they return too soon. A Canadian study published in a 2007 issue of Pediatrics revealed that children who received emergency room treatment for head injury were nearly twice as likely to suffer another head injury in the next six months than children who initially visited the ER for a non-head related injury. While the range of the severity of concussions can be categorized with a grading system, secondimpact concussions have been known to cause, in the most extreme cases, death. “It can happen every rapidly,� says Womack. “In five minutes, you can die.�
THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW With concussions reaching the front pages — the NFL is considering coming up with a detailed gameplan for how to treat players who suffer concussions, complete with practice and playing restrictions — it wasn’t always
that way. When Womack was in his formative years as a trainer three decades ago, a player was expected to jump right back up and head for the huddle after being leveled on the football field. “Back in the day, we talked about getting your ‘bell rung,’� recalls Womack. “People would say, ‘Ding!’ Then they’d laugh about it and go back into the game.� While Norris gave it a go 30 years later, once Southern Lee football player Colby Thornton caught a helmet-to-helmet hit on the practice field on October, the trainer rushed over, took Thornton off the field and went through a litany of questions. “They’re all the typical questions you hear about,� says Cavaliers football coach Eric Puryear. “Where are you? What day is it? And you really do see kids who don’t know where they are. You have to be so careful because concussions affect younger kids more than adults.� Southern Lee was careful with Thornton, even though his concussion was also ruled as slight. Still, it was enough for Thornton to know something wasn’t quite right. “I guess I just got hit in the right spot, but it was helmet-to-helmet,� he recalls. “But it felt like my whole body was ringing.� It got worse when he tried to stand up. And
when the easiest questions of his life started coming at him, Thornton had trouble concentrating. “I tried to walk it off, but I had to take a knee,� he says. “The trainer came over and was asking me questions, but I was slow to respond. Everything was real slow. It was like everything was in slow motion.� Because of a rule implemented by the N.C. High School Athletic Association a year ago, Thornton was forced to sit out a week after the concussion. It’s just one more indication that concussions have become a serious issue in sports at every level. “Think about it,� Womack says, “a concussion is a brain injury. It can cause swelling of the brain, and inside the skull, there’s nowhere for that swelling to go. This is as serious as it gets.� But it’s hard to keep a player down for long. Norris is a member of the Crusaders varsity basketball team this winter, and as a potential All-State performer next year, he’ll be counted on to provide his scoring bursts for a state championship contender next season. Still, the hit — if not the memory of that hit — has Norris grounded. “Next year it might affect my heading game,� he says. “I might not try to head the ball as much. “I know it can happen again.�
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Editorial Board: Bill Horner III, Publisher • Billy Liggett, Editor • R.V. Hight, Special Projects Editor
The local Red Cross organization is accepting donations. The area Rotary district is sending shelter boxes. The local Boys and Girls Clubs are teaming up with the Red Cross. First Baptist Church is getting involved. So is Atlantabased World Water Relief. The money and the help will flow toward Haiti, thanks to a caring American public. We are a caring nation, despite what some people may think. And we’re a caring community, as well.
Lifetime Achievement Award winners in our community, and we feel like this year’s recipients are truly deserving. Congratulations to Lifetime recipients Jane Barringer and Worth Pickard and Citizen of the Year Larry Aiken. Their efforts to make Lee County a better place are countless, and they’re all excellent representatives of Sanford.
THUMBS UP: OUR CITIZENS Each year, it’s getting more and more difficult to choose the Citizen of the Year and
THUMBS DOWN: HALF ISN’T ENOUGH Last week, we praised local Republicans for fielding a group of four for a chance to
SUNDAY THUMBS THUMBS UP: EFFORTS FOR HAITI The 7.0-magnitude earthquake has been devastating for Haiti. It’s heartbreaking for those who live there and for those of us who have seen the devastation via news reports. It is believed that 50,000 people may have died from the earthquake, a figure that boggles the mind. If there is any good in this sad matter, it’s that so many people and organizations — including locally — are stepping up to the plate to help as they might.
compete against Bob Etheridge for U.S. Congress this November. But at the first scheduled debate last week in Pittsboro, only two — Frank Deatrich of Franklin County and Renee Ellmers of Dunn showed up. Candidates Dan Mansell and Jay Johnson had been billed as participants but didn’t show up. There’s still a lot of time between now and the May primaries, but this wasn’t a good start. It will take a lot more of a concerted effort to unseat the popular Etheridge.
ONLINE Comments suspended at sanfordherald.com Effective this week, the comments feature on sanfordherald. com has been suspended because of abusive comments and personal attacks posted on our Web site. Herald home-delivery and Web subscribers who are registered users of sanfordherald.com will be able to resume posting comments about stories to the site on Feb. 1. Those comments will include the registered user’s handle (preventing “anonymous” comments). Nonsubscribers will lose full access to the site on that date and will not be able to post comments. In addition, also beginning Feb. 1, subscribers will be able to register objections to posted comments by using the “report abuse” feature on the Web site. Subscribers who continue to post abusive comments are subject to being banned from commenting about stories. Questions regarding the policy change can be directed to Herald Editor Billy Liggett by e-mail at bliggett@sanfordherald.com.
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Today’s Prayer And teach (the things your eyes have seen) to your children and your grandchildren. (Deuteronomy 4:9) PRAYER: Help me, Father, to be a good witness for You, so that I might show others the right way You would have them go. Amen.
My fair share of hits I was born carrying a football. OK, so maybe the football was placed in my arm a short time after my birth, but the point is, I was destined to don a helmet and shoulder pads if my dad had any say in it. There are pictures of me as a toddler wearing an over-sized Dallas Cowboys helmet, and I have one photo of me at age 3 sitting down for lunch with a line of chess men around my plate. Those chess pieces, my parents say, were lined up in the I-formation ... I was playing football (the manly man’s game) instead of actual chess (the gentleman’s game). I think I was 6 when I joined my first Pee Wee league, and I played tackle football all the way through my senior year of high school. And, sure, I’ll go ahead and say it ... I wasn’t half bad. All-District two years in high school at wide receiver and cornerback. Ahhh. Those were the days. Problem was, I was always “too small” to play football. Today, I’m about 5-foot, 10-inches tall and weigh a tad under 160 pounds. Our roster my senior year of high school had me listed at 5-6, 130. Both of those numbers were generous. And those numbers came AFTER a growth spurt my sophomore year of high school (my second growth spurt came in college, believe it or not). I survived by being fast and smart on the field. But in any sport, you’re bound to have some contact, and there was more than one occasion when I was just pummeled. I recall more than once being knocked nearly unconscious. But because I was “tough,” I usually was right back on the field. This was during a time, though, when “concussions” weren’t thought of that seriously (and this was only the early 90s). As today’s well-written piece by The Herald’s Alex Podlogar explains, concussions today are not only taken seriously at the professional level (sports leagues around the country are instituting no-play rules for those with concussion symptoms), they’re getting a closer look at the high school and Pee-Wee levels. This is great news. I wish these new rules were around when I was playing. Like I said, I was tossed around like a rag doll at times. I caught a ball near the sidelines once my junior year and was drilled in the back of the head and knocked out of bounds. I don’t remember the hit, but I did remember opening my eyes to see four or five cheerleaders and a worried coach hovering over me. I didn’t mind the cheerleader part. I remember coach saying to me, “You awake, Liggett?” “Yeah,” I said groggily. “What day is it?” he asked. “Game day?” I said. Close enough ... get back in there. My worst collision came from a teammate, though. My senior year, I was in the backfield for a play, and my job on this particular
Billy Liggett Sanford Herald Editor Contact Billy Liggett by e-mail at bliggett@sanfordherald.com instance was to block. When the play began, I went right, and our right tackle pulled left (one of us was wrong), and I never saw him coming. SMACK! Truly, I remember our facemasks hitting face to face and seeing his eyes (he looked just as surprised to see me). Thanks to the laws of physics, his 220-pound frame pancaked any momentum I had. I was out. I think about a good three minutes. It was the first time I inhaled smelling salts. Fortunately for me, it was only a “mild concussion.” I did play later in the game, but I remember severe headaches for a few weeks following that game. I was never taught that there could be residual effects. I was never taught that a concussion could lead to serious problems down the line. It was a “man’s game,” I was told ... and this was all part of that game. It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years-plus since my last football game. I didn’t play junior college ball ... again, I was tiny ... and if I had tried to, I’m sure the head-banging would have been worse. I applaud the recent efforts to take concussions more seriously on all levels. Players, specifically young players, don’t always know that hit they just suffered could last years. You’re still a “tough guy” if a concussion knocks you out of a game ... or two ... or three. You’re just a smarter tough guy who’ll still have a brain years from now.
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DOG After such great response to my recent column about the dog with a shattered leg, I thought I’d share another dog story. My wife and I saved a dog who was dodging traffic near Walmart last week, and we paid for the vaccinations and boarding at a local vet. Unfortunately, we can’t afford to keep it there any longer, and we certainly can’t afford the hundreds of dollars in surgery it needs for heartworm care. It’s a great dog ... not the cutest thing in the world, and certainly not what many would call “adoptable,” but it’s young, it’s sweet and it needs help. If you can ... you know how to contact me.
Letters to the Editor Americans are slowly losing will to work harder To the Editor: Back in the early 1990s, I became employed with a large manufactured housing dealership. I was originally compensated on a per-hour basis. Since business was booming, coupled with my hard work ethic, I soon began to acquire a rather admirable pay check. One day, my men and I were called into the owner’s office and informed that overtime was getting out of hand and we would be going on a different plan. We would now be compensated on a per-job basis. This, we were told, would be great for us, since all jobs would cost the owner the same amount no matter how many we did. The sky would be the limit for us ... he didn’t care how much we made. Sure enough, we soon got the hang of things and with a lot of hours began again to reap substantial pay. A little later, we were called again into the owner’s office and explained to that our plan would be tweaked a little ... but still great for us. Once again, we set off, and this time, with lots more hours and loads of weekend work, again reaped nice compensation. Not long after, we were summoned again to the office and told that other employees were complaining we were making too much money. My men and I did some math and found that we were now making less per hour than we were years earlier. It soon became nearly impossible to keep my men motivated. Why work harder and shoot ourselves in the foot when we will only be called back into the office and be rewarded with less, they said. We settled into a slow steady pace, never again striving to excel at our trade. Slowly, my men began to seek employment elsewhere, feeling betrayed and becoming disillusioned at the whole process. I see similar traits beginning to emerge in our society today. Our hardest working, most productive citizens — rather than being applauded and admired — are actually being frowned upon and vilified. I fear, too, the same results will rear their head ... namely mediocrity and complacency. While capitalism has its flaws, it is still the best system the world has known. I fear that things may soon change if not checked. I hope “change we can believe in” isn’t change we shall soon regret. DALE MARKS Cameron
Move your money into smaller, more trusted banks To the Editor: Re: Letter saying banks, Congress are out of control I’m as guilty as anyone. Are we in abusive, dysfunctional banking relationships? My relationship (as are lots of others) is with an out-of-town bank. Wall Street banks that brought our economy to the brink of disaster were rescued by trillions of dollars of our tax money, and then they paid us back by using our money to hire lobbyists to convince our lawmakers to kill financial reform. They took our money — but cut back on lending. They took our money — and made record profits — and paid themselves record bonuses. They took our money — then returned to the risky behavior that led to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, with record unemployment, bankruptcies and foreclosures. They took our money — but kept on with all the greedy, abusive, ruthless and cold-blooded practices that have earned them billions of dollars a year for years. These “too-big-to-fail” banks think they can get away with anything because they always have. But we don’t have to put up with this; we don’t have to stay in these financial relationships. Unlike Nero, we don’t have a religious group to blame; we are the citizens who can be in control and we can fix it ourselves. There are “movers-and-shakers” out there who have started campaigns designed to convince us to move our money out of big banks and put them into local financial institutions that are more likely to see us as their neighbor and not just another account number. Local financial institutions are more likely to reinvest in our community. If those who have money in one of the “Big Six” banks move it into a local community bank or credit union, then together we will have taken a big step toward fixing our broken financial system. It will send a powerful message. BEVERLY BROOKSHIRE Sanford
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sk yourself: Who is likely to be the first woman president of the United States? Anyone? Anyone? Despite our assumption that a female president is inevitable, and likely soonish, it’s surprisingly difficult to come up with a name. Briefly, Hillary Clinton seemed the obvious answer. For a flicker, Sarah Palin was an entertaining notion — and remains so among a certain contingent of stubborn optimists. Other names surface now and then — Meg Whitman, Condoleezza Rice, Janet Napolitano, to name a few. But who, really, is likely to shatter the White House ceiling? And does America, for all our talk of equality, really want a woman in the highest office? Washington Post writer Anne Kornblut explores those questions in her excellent new book, “Notes from the Cracked Ceiling: Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and What It Will Take for a Woman to Win.” As a reporter on the presidential campaign trail, Kornblut had a front-row seat to history, watching two women rise and fall from the top tickets — one a presidential and the other a vice presidential candidate. It is easy to argue that Clinton and Palin are so unique, each in her own way, that inferences about gender in politics can’t be drawn. Clinton’s role as former first lady and wife of Bill, and all the attendant baggage (not to mention the phenomenon of Barack Obama), inarguably played a bigger role than gender in her defeat. Palin, for all her charm and accomplishments, was not a competent candidate. With her winking and flirting, she made herself unserious to many who otherwise would have supported a woman for vice president. Happily. Even so, it is impossible to argue that these two women were not treated unfairly, often cruelly, by both the media and the public — and even by their own campaigns. What gets leveled at women is of a different order than what men endure — and no woman in the public arena would insist otherwise. I make that assertion as a not-especially sensitive fleur. Having lived most of my life in the testosterone-rich environment of men and boys, I’m fairly ism-tolerant. That is, every unflattering comment about a women isn’t necessarily “sexist” in my playbook. But lately, for a variety of reasons, the usual inhibitors that have kept overt hostility confined to private spaces have been disabled. In politics, it’s open season, as Kornblut meticulously documents. ... Women are never more complicated than in public life, but so it has always been. Kornblut’s observations, though tied to recent events, fit the framework offered 15 years ago by Kathleen Hall Jamieson in her book “Beyond the Double Bind.” Essentially, a double bind is a rhetorical construct that posits two, and only two, alternatives — either of which serves to disempower. Thus, women are either too tough, or not tough enough. Or they can be assertive and thought immodest, or they can be silent and be dismissed. And so on. ... In a quirky twist of ideology, Democratic women questioned whether Palin could be both vice president and the mother of a newborn, while also helping her pregnant teenaged daughter. Republicans, ever the defenders of traditional family norms, were delighted that their candidate had managed to balance career and family with the help of that rare dreamboat, the helpful husband. It’s all complicated. What’s clear is that women are held to a different standard than men and, when deemed unworthy, are attacked specifically as women according to stereotypes we pretend to shun. To the extent that we truly believe women ought to play a more vital role in American society — and this question remains open — we have to wonder why any woman would submit to the punishments we’ve recently witnessed. Unfortunately, most won’t.
he federal trial of Prop 8 — the California anti-gay marriage amendment whose constitutionality is currently being challenged — was about to be a grand experiment in televised trials until the Supreme Court abruptly pulled the plug Monday morning. The court said it needed more time to consider the arguments made by Prop 8 supporters that televising the trial could lead to intimidation of witnesses. So the cameras, which were to record the trial for delayed rebroadcast on YouTube, are at least temporarily turned off. In theory, I’m a big supporter of cameras in the courtroom because I think the public has a right to see what goes on inside courtrooms. I also believe they should see what goes on because they could learn something. Judge Judy has nothing on some of the judges I’ve appeared in front of, in terms of brains and wit, not to mention smarts. Most of the time, when I go to court, what impresses me is how good the judges are, how good all of us are, really, when we stand up to make our case, using law and logic as our weapons and abiding by decisions we disagree with because we do. Oh, there are plenty of exceptions, and the lawyers reading this are probably already listing them. But my theory on that is that the guys (and gals) who we all know are completely out of line wouldn’t do it for the cameras. I used to bring my law students to the courts in Cambridge on days when friends had big (and unpopular) arguments to make to ensure that the judge would at least hear them out. Cameras would do that, too. Of course, there’s a difference between principle and practice. Much as I love the idea of cameras in the courtroom, there are obviously cases where they don’t belong. Gang prosecutions are not the only ones where the danger of witness intimidation is real. If the opponents of Prop 8 had been half as successful in the campaign as they were in its aftermath, or half as tough and brutal, depending on your perspective, the initiative would not have passed. Anyone in any business in any way dependent on the gay community or their friends would have to think twice — or more — before contributing to Prop 8. Or testifying in favor of it. Trials are not classrooms. They are temples of the truth. And if we do not always live up to that, getting to the truth remains the thing we are supposed to do above all. That’s why, educational as a trial may be, if televising it gets in the way of getting to the truth, the cameras should go. I understand that people behave in very unnatural ways when a camera is on. The hardest thing to do is to be natural, or at least look it, because most people go into these heightened states that do not always become them. I’m not worried about judges grandstanding — in district courts, the ones who want to don’t need cameras to do it, and on the appellate courts, the other judges can handle it. My concern is witnesses who play to the cameras and, even more, witnesses with something to say who are afraid of the public repercussions of doing so. If they get in the way of the truth, the cameras should go. So which is it in San Francisco? This is not a case where we need testimony from witnesses afraid of gang retaliation or from members of organized crime or from the victims of sexual assault. This is one of those rare cases where the purpose of the trial is to create a “factual” record, which will then be the basis of arguments in the higher courts, as well. That record includes the testimony of Harvard professors about the Biblical record on marriage, as well as that of couples about the impact of the law on them. No one is forcing people to testify. Those who do so presumably believe they have something to contribute to that record. The fear that witnesses on the Prop 8 side will be publicly attacked for testifying is one that every conservative talkshow host in America — whose combined audiences far exceed that of this trial — will be standing guard to protect against. I’d let the cameras roll.
A global religion M anmade global warming, for many, is an Earth-worshipping religion. The essential feature of any religion is that its pronouncements are to be accepted on the basis of faith as opposed to hard evidence. Questioning those pronouncements makes one a sinner. No one denies that the Earth’s temperature changes. Millions of years ago, much of our planet was covered by ice, at some places up to a mile thick, a period some scientists call “Snowball Earth.” Today, the Earth is not covered by a mile of ice; a safe conclusion is that there must have been a bit of global warming. I don’t know the cause of that warming, but I’d wager everything I own that it was not caused by coal-fired electric generation plants, incandescent light bulbs and SUVs tooling up and down the highways. The very idea that mankind can make significant parametric changes to the Earth has to be the height of arrogance. How about a few questions because temperature is just one characteristic of the Earth. The Earth’s orbit is another. If all 6.5 billion of us, all at once, started jumping up and down for a little while, do you think we’d change the Earth’s orbit or rotation? Do you think mankind could change the direction and timing of the ocean’s tides? Is there anything that mankind can do to stop or start a tsunami or hurricane? You say, “Williams, it’s stupid to suggest that mankind could change the Earth’s orbit or rotation, ocean tides or cause or stop a tsunami or hurricane!” You’re right and it’s also stupid to think that mankind’s activities can make globalized changes in the Earth’s temperature. Nonetheless, there is much at stake in getting people to subscribe to the global warming religion. There is so much at stake that some scientists, using government grants, are fraudulently manipulating climate data and engaging in criminal activity, as revealed in what has been called “Climate gate.” One of the most dangerous features of the global warming religion is its level of intimidation of heretics or would-be heretics. A few years back, Dr. Heidi Cullen, the Weather Channel’s climatologist, advocated that the American Meteorological Society (AMS) strip their seal of approval from any TV weatherman expressing skep-
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ticism about the predictions of manmade global warming. Scott Pelley, CBS News “60 Minutes” correspondent, compared skeptics of global warming to “Holocaust deniers.” Former Vice President Al Gore called skeptics “global warming deniers.” But it gets worse. On one of her shows, Dr. Cullen featured columnist Dave Roberts, who, in his Sept. 19, 2006, online publication, said, “When we’ve finally gotten serious about global warming, when the impacts are really hitting us and we’re in a full worldwide scramble to minimize the damage, we should have war crimes trials for these bastards — some sort of climate Nuremberg.” As a result, many climatologists have been intimidated into silence. That means the public is not informed about counteralarmists facts such as: Over long periods of time, there is absolutely no close relationship between C02 levels and temperature. Humans contribute approximately 3.4 percent of annual C02 levels compared to 96.6 percent by nature. There was an explosion of life forms 550 million years ago (Cambrian Period) when CO2 levels were 18 times higher than today. During the Jurassic Period, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, CO2 levels were as much as nine times higher than today. Contrary to what educators are brainwashing our children with, polar bear numbers increased dramatically from around 5,000 in 1950 to as many as 25,000 today, higher than any time in the 20th century. Political commentator Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956) warned that “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed — and hence clamorous to be led to safety — by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” That’s the political goal of the global warmers.
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Board of Commissioners E-mail — glee@leecountync.gov (for all commissioners) ■ Chairman Richard Hayes (at-large): 774-7658 e-mail: rhayes241@windstream.net ■ Vice-Chairman Larry ‘Doc’ Oldham (at-large): 7766615; e-mail: oldham_larry@windstream.net ■ At-Large Commissioner Ed Paschal: 776-3257 ■ District 1 Commissioner Robert Reives: 774-4434 ■ District 2 Commissioner Amy Dalrymple: 2586695 ■ District 3 Commissioner Linda Shook: 775-5557 E-mail: lindashook@charter.net ■ District 4 Commissioner Jamie Kelly: 718-6513 E-mai L: jamesk@kellymarcom.com
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Panel: Rising Charlotte ocean levels Gang member turns on a threat to friends to help family Outer Banks his gang were indicted in telling police that he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t By GARY L. WRIGHT RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sea levels along the North Carolina shore could rise from just over a foot to as much as 4 1/2 feet this century and possibly reshape the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coastline, according to a panel of scientists and engineers gathered by the state. The panel thinks sea level rises will be small now, but could accelerate by 2100 to the point where the Outer Banks are overwhelmed and the Pamlico Sound basically turns into open ocean. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to think 80 to 100 years down the road, which is why itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to incorporate it into long-term planning and let science lead on this,â&#x20AC;? David Knight, an assistant secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, told The Charlotte Observer. Sea levels will rise much faster in the soft sediment off the northern coast â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about twice the rate levels will rise on the sand-covered rock on the southern coast near Wilmington.
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CHARLOTTE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The young gang member decided to help police bring down his MS-13 gang in Charlotte after his mother found out what he was up to â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and his brothers began to follow in his footsteps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was tired of seeing my mother cry,â&#x20AC;? he told jurors Friday. From the witness stand at the federal courthouse in Charlotte, the 21year-old described how he worked with police to gather details about the gangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities. He secretly videotaped gang meetings and drug buys. And he worried constantly, he said, that word of his cooperation would get back to the gang. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they knew I had spoken to police,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;they would take me and my family out in a second.â&#x20AC;? The Salvadoran gang, with as many as 12,000 members across the country, has been linked to homicides, drug trafficking and extortion in the Carolinas. In June 2008, 26 alleged members of the MS-13
Charlotte. Three of the suspected gang members were accused in the indictment of murdering four people in Charlotte and Greensboro. Eighteen of the defendants have pleaded guilty. One is in prison in El Salvador. Another, charged with murder, is scheduled to be tried for his life in the spring. The six men now on trial in Charlotte are each charged with racketeering conspiracy. Some of them also face drugs, firearms and robbery charges. One is charged with murder. On Thursday, the informant pointed to the six defendants across the courtroom, called them by their nicknames and told jurors they were MS-13 gang members. He described how he came to the United States from El Salvador and joined the gang when he was in the eighth grade. He was 13 or 14 at the time. He said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never killed anyone, but admitted committing as many as 40 robberies. On Friday, he talked about his decision to become an informant and about his fears. He recalled
need money, but he did want immigration status to remain legally in the United States â&#x20AC;&#x201D; though not in Charlotte. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew I had to leave Charlotte as soon as I started working with police,â&#x20AC;? he said. He worried about his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safety, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know how the gang works,â&#x20AC;? he told jurors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to you, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find a way to hurt you. I had nothing else but my family.â&#x20AC;? As an informant, he said, he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t commit any crimes unless they had been sanctioned by the FBI as part of the investigation. He had to quit his job because he was working full time for police. He was given money â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about $20,000 during a nine-month period â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while he worked as an informant, according to the FBI. Some of that money, he told jurors, was used to get him and his family out of town. The informant is now in the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s witness protection program. He has a new name. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not allowed to contact anybody back home.
STATE BRIEFS Man killed trying to retrieve ladder from I-40 RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Authorities say a man trying to get a ladder that fell off his truck out of a busy North Carolina highway was struck and killed on Interstate 40. Police told The News & Observer of Raleigh that 43year-old Gregory Miles of Zebulon was hit by two vehicles around 7:30 a.m. Friday on I-40 near Raleigh. Investigators say Miles was trying to get the ladder out of the road and had parked his truck a short distance away. Police say the drivers of both vehicles that struck Miles stopped and will not be charged. The incident snarled rush hour traffic, as two lanes of eastbound I-40 were closed for three hours.
Man charged with killing woman found in hotel ROCKY MOUNT (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Police say a man wanted in the killing of a woman found dead in a North Carolina hotel was arrested after hospital employees recognized him from media reports. Authorities told the Rocky Mount Telegram that 41year-old Ronald Ricks Jr. was arrested Friday after he was released from Wake Medical Center in Raleigh for an un-
disclosed medical problem. Investigators say workers at the hospital recognized Ricks when he was admitted late Thursday. Ricks is charged with firstdegree murder in the killing of 38-year-old Melissa Jo Wise. Her body was found in a Rocky Mount hotel room Wednesday by a housekeeper. Ricks is being held in the Nash County jail.
Prison releases soldier convicted of desertion CAMP LEJEUNE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A U.S. soldier who tried to go to Canada to avoid being deployed to Iraq has been released from a military prison after serving nearly a year for desertion. The War Resisters Support Campaign says that Cliff Cornell left a prison at Camp Lejeune on Saturday and is trying to return to Canada. The solider from Mountain Home, Ark., went to Canada in January 2005, a month before his 3rd Infantry Division unit was scheduled to deploy to Iraq. Cornell said he feared for his own life and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stomach the thought of killing. He returned to the U.S. when Canada refused his refugee status. Cornell worked at a grocery store on Gabriola Island in British Columbia while in Canada and hopes to return to the area.
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the Afghan government,â&#x20AC;? he said. The Obama administration is hoping to reverse worsening conditions in Afghanistan as an additional 30,000 American and 7,000 NATO troops pour into the conflict in coming months. The fight â&#x20AC;&#x201D; once mostly limited to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has spread across the country. Castle said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s encouraged by the troopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; efforts, however.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing alongside two former presidents, President Barack Obama on Saturday promised that U.S. support for Haitian relief would continue long after the scenes of death and destruction fade from the headlines. “In these difficult hours, America stands united,” Obama said. “We stand united with the people of Haiti, who have shown such an incredible resilience, and we will help them to recover and to rebuild.” Obama and former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton met in the Oval Office for about half an hour to discuss the assignment he gave them: to lead private fundraising efforts for Haitian relief, including immediate needs and the long-term rebuilding effort. Both men reassured people that money donated through their Web site, http://www. clintonbushhaitifund.org, would be well spent.
Sec. of State Clinton reviews Haiti relief efforts
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton flew into the Haitian capital Saturday to confer with President Rene Preval and receive an update on earthquake relief efforts. She arrived in a Coast Guard C-130 transport carrying bottled water, packaged food, soap and other supplies, the highest-ranking Obama administration official to visit since the magnitude-7.0 quake struck Tuesday. When asked by reporters aboard her aircraft what she hoped to accomplish, Clinton said she wanted to “listen to him, to be sure we are as responsive as we need to be.”
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hungry, haggard survivors clamored — and sometimes fought — for food and water Saturday as donors squabbled over how to get aid into Haiti and rescuers waged an increasingly improbable battle to free the dying before they become the dead. Haiti’s government alone has already recovered 20,000 bodies — not counting those recovered by independent agencies or relatives themselves, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive told The Associated Press. He said a final toll of 100,000 dead would “seem to be the minimum.” There were growing signs that foreign aid and rescue workers were getting to the people most in need while others struggled to cope with the countless bodies still left on the streets. Crowds of Haitians thronged around foreign workers shoveling through piles of wreckage at buildings throughout the city, using sniffer dogs, shovels and in some cases heavy earth-moving equipment. Searchers poked a camera on a wire thorough a hole at the collapsed Hotel Montana and spotted three people who were still alive, and they heard the voice of a woman speaking French, said Ecuadorean Red Cross worker David Betancourt. The urgency was growing, however: On a back
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A couple surveys the damage to homes in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Saturday. street in Port-au-Prince, about a half dozen young men ripped pipes off walls to suck out the small amount of water trapped inside. “This is very, very bad, but I am too thirsty,” said Pierre Louis Delmar. Bellerive said an estimated 300,000 people are living on the streets in portau-Prince and “Getting them water, and food, and a shelter is our top priority.” The U.S. military operating Haiti’s damaged main airport said it can now handle 90 flights a day, but that wasn’t enough to cope with all the planes sent by foreign donors and governments circling overhead in hopes of winning one of the few spots available on
the tarmac. France’s Cooperation Minister Alain Joyandet said he had complained to the U.S. government after two French planes, one carrying a field hospital, were denied permission to land. A plane carrying the prime ministers of two Caribbean nations also was forced to turn back late Friday due to a lack of space at the airport, the Caricom trade bloc announced. Haitian President Rene Preval urged donors to avoid arguments. “This is an extremely difficult situation. We must keep our cool to do coordination and not to throw accusations at each other,” Preval said after emerging
from a meeting with donor groups and nations at a dilapidated police station that serves as his temporary headquarters. With the National Palace and many ministries destroyed, Preval’s Cabinet meets in a circle of plastic chairs under an open sky. On a street in the heavily damaged downtown area, the spade of a massive bulldozer quickly filled up with dead bodies headed for a morgue and immediate burial. Bellerive told AP that disposing of bodies had become crucial. “Sadly, we have to bring everybody to mass graves because we are racing against a possible epidemic,” he told AP.
A glance at countries reporting dead and missing in Haiti: ❏ Antigua and Barbuda: 2 missing. ❏ Austria: 1 dead. ❏ Brazil: 15 dead and five missing. ❏ Canada: 6 dead, 1,362 missing. ❏ Chile: 4 missing. ❏ Costa Rica: 2 missing. ❏ Denmark: 1 U.N. worker missing. ❏ Dominican Republic: 6 dead. ❏ El Salvador: 1 missing ❏ France: 12 dead, government fears 20-30 may have died. ❏ Germany: 1 dead, about 30 missing. ❏ Italy: 1 dead, 3 feared dead; 13 unaccounted for. ❏ Mexico: 1 dead, 40 of the 80 Mexicans living in Haiti located. ❏ Netherlands: 3 injured, including child; 18 missing. ❏ Peru: 1 dead. ❏ Poland: 4 missing. ❏ Spain: 2 dead, 24 unaccounted for. ❏ United States: 15 dead, 3 U.S. government employees known missing. Some 45,000 Americans are in the country. ❏ Uruguay: 3 missing. ❏ United Nations: 37 U.N. personnel confirmed dead, nearly 330 missing. Some personnel may also be included in national counts.
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Source: Deal near for Conan to leave NBC
LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In an agreement close to completion, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonightâ&#x20AC;? host Conan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien would leave NBC and free Jay Leno to reclaim the late-night show he stewarded for 17 years, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. Top NBC Universal executives and representatives for Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien on Friday were close to settling details of his departure, said the person, who lacked authority to discuss the issue and spoke on condition of anonymity. Universal Studios president and COO Ron Meyer was among those involved in the talks, the person said. The focus has been on how much Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, who has time left on his NBC contract, would be paid for leaving and what limits NBC may put on his future employment at another network. The deal under discussion would provide for a settlement of more than $30 million and allow him to start a new show as early as this fall, the person said. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien has two-and-ahalf years left on his contract; reports of his annual salary vary widely, from $10 million to $25 million. NBC didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immediately respond to a request for comment Friday night. The progress in negotiations didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien
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Conan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien is close to a deal with NBC that would allow him to leave NBC, according to a person familiar with the situation. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien has two-and-a-half years remaining on his current contract. from once again hammering NBC in his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonightâ&#x20AC;? monologue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the press this week, NBC has been calling me every name in the book. In fact, they think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m such an idiot they now want me to run the network,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said Friday. Other late-night hosts, including David Letterman on CBS, have been using their shows to crack jokes about NBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late-night mess and the players. On Friday, Leno fired back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even Dave Letterman is taking shots at me, which surprised me. Usually heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just taking shots at the interns,â&#x20AC;? Leno said, a
reference to the CBS hostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s admission last year that he had affairs with women who worked on his show. Letterman and Leno had vied for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonightâ&#x20AC;? after longtime host Johnny Carson retired in 1992, and Leno won the hard-fought contest. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien landed â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tonight Showâ&#x20AC;? gig after successfully hosting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Night,â&#x20AC;? which airs an hour later, since 1993. But after debuting last May, he quickly stumbled in the ratings race against Letterman. Lenoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prime-time weeknight show, which premiered last September,
got its cancellation notice Sunday. Leno had reigned as ratings champ as host of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonightâ&#x20AC;? but drew disappointing ratings with his experiment in prime time. As a fix, NBC wanted to put Leno at 11:35 p.m. EST in a half-hour edition and push Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonight Showâ&#x20AC;? to 12:05 a.m. But Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien rejected the idea, saying he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been given the necessary time or support to establish himself as host. Fox executives have expressed their admiration for Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien but said they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t taken steps to create a late-night show for him.
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USA network shakes up schedule under new strategy
Bullock gives $1 million to Haiti relief
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cable televisionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toprated network, USA, is shaking things up a bit. Starting this week, USA will no longer air any of its original dramas on Friday nights but will start putting new shows at 10 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, nights that had previously been reserved for reruns of network shows like â&#x20AC;&#x153;NCIS.â&#x20AC;? The season premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;White Collarâ&#x20AC;? on Tuesday starts the new schedule. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Psychâ&#x20AC;? will start on Wednesdays on Jan. 27. USA will be trading away a signature Friday night where shows like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monkâ&#x20AC;? thrived for several years, in favor of two nights when more people generally are watching television. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We decided it was time to take some risks,â&#x20AC;? said Bonnie Hammer, the networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief executive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being complacent was never going to teach us anything.â&#x20AC;? The struggles of corporate sister NBC with the just-canceled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jay Leno Showâ&#x20AC;? also convinced USA that more people interested in drama series might be available at 10 p.m. on weeknights, Hammer said. Both companies are owned by NBC Universal. USA also programs original shows on Sundays, where â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law & Order: Criminal Intentâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Plain Sightâ&#x20AC;? are most likely to land. The popular WWE professional wrestling airs on Mondays, and the original show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Burn Noticeâ&#x20AC;? will stay on Thursdays, with new episodes beginning this week.
LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sandra Bullock said Friday she donated $1 million toward Haitian earthquake relief, and Madonna announced she gave $250,000 toward the effort as celebrity aid continued to pour into the devestated country. Bullockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribution went to Doctors Without Bordersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; emergency operations in Port-Au-Prince, where three of the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existing facilities were damaged by the magnitude 7.0 quake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to ensure that my donation would be used immediately to meet the needs of the Haitian people affected by this catastrophic event,â&#x20AC;? said Bullock in a statement. Madonnaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift was to Partners In Health, a longtime medical provider in Haiti. Earlier Friday, Not On Our Watch, an advocacy and grantmaking group founded by George Clooney, Brad Pitt and others, donated $1 million to Partners in Health.
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Haitians search desperately for missing relatives
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — They wait outside crumbled schools or shattered markets, searching for sisters, fathers, children, lovers. They stand vigil at smashed buildings where sons were last known to be, or at tangles of concrete where their mothers once went shopping. Across the ruins of Portau-Prince — and from computer screens around the world — people are desperate to learn whether loved ones are among the living — or buried anony-
mously. At the small mountain of rubble where the luxury Montana Hotel stood, Johanne Lerebours did not look hopeful. But, she said, “I have to have hope because there are people alive in there.” Her brother Alain was in the hotel restaurant when Tuesday’s earthquake hit. No one knows how many dozens of people are missing from the hotel because its register is buried. But Lerebours came when she heard that rescue dogs
found three people alive in the rubble Saturday morning. Her mood swings wildly between despair and hope. As she spoke, rescue workers descended from the rubble carrying a corpse in a silver body bag. “I just hope that isn’t where I’m going to find my brother. I just don’t know. And I need to know.” Yet she could not bring herself to look into body bags from the hotel Friday, when people were asked to see if they could identify any victims.
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“It was clear the bodies inside were bloated. I couldn’t bear the thought that that might be my last memory of my brother. I finally peaked into one. It just had someone’s legs.” The earthquake struck just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, when many workers were still away from home. After buildings collapsed, dazed survivors cried out for loved ones and wandered past dead bodies in streets made unfamiliar by the huge heaps of rubble. The impoverished country’s already poor communications system also collapsed, both because cellular telephone
towers were toppled and because of an overload of calls from people trying to find locate family and friends. Only one cellular network is working at the moment, and then only sporadically. Landline telephones are dead. Haitians once again are reduced to relying on “radio jol,” or bush radio, as they call the network that speedily spreads news by word of mouth. Haitians in other countries are using Web sites and social networking systems to look for family members, but on the devastated island itself,
people are resorting to more primitive methods. Town criers drive through neighborhoods announcing the names of missing people and locations of relatives who are trying to find them. “Everyone you talk to has a story,” Lerebours said. “The woman who works for me as a cook, she doesn’t know if her mother is alive.” The cook’s sister called from the southern resort town of Jacmel on Wednesday to say the family home had been destroyed. “Then the phone line was cut. There’s been no communication since.”
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Lineberry, Sandidge have big games but Falcons still fall By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com
LADY CRUSADERS REMAIN UNBEATEN IN NCCSA WEST WINSTON-SALEM — Haley Bryant had her second-straight double-double as Grace Christian remained unbeaten in NCCSA Conference play after a 45-29 victory over Salem Baptist in girls’ basketball on Friday night. Bryant led all players with 14 points and 10 steals, the second time in as many games that Bryant has swiped 10 steals. Taylor Hilliard, Alexis McGilberry and Anna Murr each had seven points for the Crusaders (17-6, 9-0). Jessica King led Salem with nine points.
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SANFORD — The dynamic duo of Jon Lineberry and Robert Sandidge came up big once again for the Lee Christian boys’ basketball team. Unfortunately, the Falcons still came up short. Lineberry and Sandidge each had 22 points, but the Falcons fell to Alamance Christian 85-63 on Friday night in Graham. Since beating cross-town rival Grace Christian recently, the Falcons have lost two straight games dropping them to 6-5 overall and 2-3 in the NCCSA 3-A
West Conference. “We played about as well as we could offensively,” said Lee Christian head coach Don Warcup. “Alamance is the best team in the conference, no doubt about it. They are a really good team that has too many weapons. They made it difficult for us to stop them.” Alamance Christian remained unbeaten in the conference while the Falcons are still hanging on in fourth place. “We’re still in good shape in the conference,” said Warcup. “We’ve got ASHLEY GARNER/The Sanford Herald to get a win, though, to stay in the hunt Lee Christian’s Jeremiah Gatten tries to dribble around a to make the state tournament. That’s group of Grace Christian defenders during a recent game been our goal all season long.” at Grace Christian School.
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WINSTON-SALEM — Four players scored in double figures as Grace Christian knocked off Salem Baptist 56-51 in boys’ basketball on Friday night. Xavier McDougald had 13 points and 14 rebounds while D.J. McEachin added 13 points for the Crusaders (3-18, 2-7). David Fox added 12 points and Elijah Buie had 11 points and seven rebounds. John Link led Salem Baptist with 15 points while leading scorer Ryan Vestal was held to 11.
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PREP BASKETBALL WELBORN HELPS GRACE JV’S KNOCK OFF SALEM WINSTON-SALEM — Brandon Welborn led Grace Christian’s JV team with 13 points as the Crusaders clipped Salem 32-30 on Friday night. Fernando Depaz added eight points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots for Grace Christian, which also got six points from Jeremy Murr.
PREP BASKETBALL LADY FALCONS lose halFtime lead, game GRAHAM — The Lee Christian Lady Falcons couldn’t hold on to their halftime lead as they fell to NCCSA 3-A West conference foe Alamance Christian 35-28 on Friday night. The Falcons (0-10, 0-5) were led by Whitney O’Quinn’s eight points and five rebounds. Erica Davidson added seven points and Makalia Gillum finished with six points and six boards in defeat. Katie Makepeace only scored three points but snagged down a team high 10 rebounds. The Falcons led 15-14 at the half before Alamance outscored them 10-3 in the third quarter to regain the lead. The Falcons will return home on Tuesday night against Faith Christian.
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Lee County’s Dequan Swann makes an in-bounds pass in a recent basketball game against Sanderson. The Yellow Jackets snapped a nine-game Tri-9 Conference losing streak with a 64-57 win over Holly Springs on Friday night in Sanford. Swann scored 18 points to lead the Yellow Jackets to victory.
Small lineup helps Lee County snap conference losing skid By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com SANFORD — Lee County went small and came up big. Lee County basketball coach Reggie Peace changed his lineup and started a smaller group of players in order to help the Yellow Jackets get more scoring. The move paid dividends for the
Yellow Jackets as they snapped a nine game Tri-9 Conference losing streak after beating Holly Springs 64-57 on Friday night in Sanford. The 64 points are the most points that Lee County has scored all season. “We’ve been struggling with our scoring lately,” said Peace. “After our game on Monday against Apex, I wanted to shake the line up a tad.
We emphasized all week in practice the importance of getting the ball up the floor quicker than we had been. I felt that with our smaller lineup we did a good job at accomplishing that and were able to get more points because of it.” The Yellow Jackets improved to 412 overall and 1-9 in the conference.
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ust once, I’d like to hear it one way. The right way. Something more than halfway. The truthful way. You know what I would respect the most? A player to come out and say, yes, I did steroids. Yes, I did them because they kept me on the field. Yes, I did them because I performed better using them. Yes, that performance enabled me to earn a ridiculous amount of money. Yes, I am afraid of what it might do to my health down the road, but there was no testing. I felt like I was at a disadvantage if I didn’t do them, but now I’ve got my family set for life, I’m off that island in the Caribbean, and yes, I would do it again. At least that’s the full truth. My favorite book of all time is Jim Bouton’s “Ball Four.” I read it for the first time when I was a freshman in high school (talk about enlightening), and for a while, read it during every spring
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acc basketball: Georgia Tech 73, north carolina 71
Yellow Jackets hand Tar Heels second straight loss North Carolina’s Will Graves is fouled by Georgia Tech’s Gani Lawal (31) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C. Georgia Tech won 73-71 handing the Tar Heels their second straight defeat.
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL — Georgia Tech overcame everything — a blown 20-point lead, the ear-ringing screams of North Carolina’s blue-clad crowd and a second-half scoring barrage from Will Graves — to prove it has plenty of fight to go with all that talent. Now the defending national champions have to find the same kind of confidence. Zachery Peacock made the go-ahead shot with 25.7 seconds left to rescue the 20thranked Yellow Jackets, who shook off that blown big lead and held off the 12th-ranked Tar
Heels 73-71 on Saturday. Iman Shumpert finished with a career-high 30 points to lead the Yellow Jackets (13-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who figured out a way to pull out a win after falling behind in the wild final minutes. Peacock managed just six points with one second-half field goal, but that shot in the lane rolled around the rim before dropping through to give Georgia Tech its first win in Chapel Hill since 1996. “They made plays down the stretch,” Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt said of his team. “It wasn’t about Xs and Os.”
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No. 16 Pittsburgh 82, Louisville 77, OT PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nasir Robinson scored a career-high 26 points and No. 16 Pittsburgh staged a frantic rally in the final minute of regulation to force overtime, then avoided a third consecutive home loss to Louisville by winning 82-77 on Saturday. Pitt (15-2, 5-0 Big East) won its eighth straight overall and 31st in succession at the Petersen Events Center — the second-longest streak in major college basketball to Kansas’ 51.
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North Carolina State’s Scott Wood (15) reacts to a personal foul during the second half an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday in Raleigh. Clemson won 73-70.
Tigers overcome rally to hold off Wolfpack RALEIGH (AP) — Trevor Booker scored 20 points and No. 24 Clemson held on to beat North Carolina State 73-70 on Saturday. Tanner Smith added 11 points,including two late free throws, for the Tigers (15-3, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). They never trailed but blew nearly all of a 21-point lead before coming up with two key defensive stops in the final minute to snap a pesky streak of letdowns that dated to 1997-98. Julius Mays had 17 points for the Wolfpack (126, 1-3), who trailed 71-70
No. 9 Tennessee 71, No. 21 Mississippi 69, OT KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Wayne Chism scored 26 points, including hit six consecutive free throws in overtime, to help No. 9 Tennessee beat No. 21 Mississippi 71-69 on Saturday. Tennessee (14-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) had hit only 60 percent of its free throws before DeAundre Cranston’s fifth foul sent Chism to the line with 49 seconds left and the game tied at 65.
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NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Marvin Lewis had much more than game plans to deal with this season. Lewis won The Associated Press 2009 NFL Coach of the Year award for guiding his team to the playoffs during a season Lewis marked by tragedy. The Bengals won the AFC North with a 10-6 record, just their second division title since 1990, both under Lewis. They did so despite the deaths of wide receiver Chris Henry and Vikki Zimmer, the wife of defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer. Several playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; families also were directly affected by the tsunami in the Samoan Islands. For holding his team together under such circumstances and leading a turnaround from a 4-11-1 record in 2008, Lewis earned 20 1/2 votes Saturday from a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league. He beat Sean Payton of New Orleans (11 1/2), Norv Turner of San Diego (9) and Jim Caldwell of Indianapolis (7). Andy Reid of Philadelphia and Ken Whisenhunt of Arizona had a single vote each. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m flattered,â&#x20AC;? said Lewis, whose seventh season as Bengals coach ended with a 24-14 home loss to the Jets in the wild-card round.
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Saints rout Cardinals to reach NFC title game NEW ORLEANS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Maybe a little rest was all Drew Brees and Reggie Bush needed to shift the Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; league-leading offense back into overdrive. That, and a visit from Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s porous defense. Brees threw three touchdown passes, Bush scored on an 83-yard punt return and a spectacular 46-yard run, and New Orleans overwhelmed the defending NFC champion Cardinals 45-14 on Saturday. One win from the Super Bowl, New Orleans will host an NFC title game for the first time in franchise history next weekend. The Saints will play the winner of Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game between
Dallas and Minnesota. Jeremy Shockey caught a touchdown pass in his return from a three-game absence. Devery Henderson and Marques Colston also had touchdown catches, and Lynell Hamilton had a short touchdown run for the Saints. Coming off its 51-45 overtime win over Green Bay in the wild-card round, Arizona wound up yielding 90 points in the postseason, the most ever allowed in consecutive playoff games in one season. Even the Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sometimes soft defense played well, forcing two turnovers, harassing Warner often and knocking Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 38-year-
old quarterback out of the game briefly when, during Will Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interception return, he was blind-sided by Bobby McCrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s block. Warner was 17 of 26 for 205 yards, but was unable to move Arizona consistently. The Cardinals punted twice and missed a long field goal in the first half before heading into halftime down 35-14.
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Given tight end trouble, Vikings wary of Witten EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Of all the challenges the Dallas Cowboys present, perhaps the one the Vikings must be most wary of is tight end Jason Witten. Witten led Dallas with 94 receptions, surpassed 1,000 yards for the second time in his career and was picked for his sixth Pro Bowl. His connection with quarterback Tony Romo, a close friend of his, is clear. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his No. 1 outlet, or heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the check-down guy in a lot of routes too if deeper routes arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t open,â&#x20AC;? Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always going to be a focus for every team who plays them. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be focus for us as well, but they have threats everywhere. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just focus on him.â&#x20AC;? The Vikings have been vulnerable over the past few years to opposing tight ends. Blame soft coverage by their linebackers and safeties, their style of defense, talented players on the other team, or a combination of all three. The Vikings allowed 86 completions for 929 yards and nine touchdowns this season to tight ends, an average of five catches and 58 yards per game.
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training. To me, and for sports writing — no, check that, for all of journalism, because this was before Watergate — it is one of the most important books ever written. And when I got the chance to interview Bouton over the phone when the first reports of steroid use were breaking years ago, I started to set up a question for him like this: “In your book, you wrote (and this was 30plus years ago) that if you could give a pitcher a pill that would guarantee him
20 wins in a season but might take five years off his life, he would take it.” Jim knew where I was going, and cut me off. Right there. Didn’t bat an eyelash. And a guy who pitched to Frank Robinson, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, a guy who was a teammate of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, went ahead and said this, as if he were finishing a thought rather than answering a question: “And now we have that pill. It’s steroids.” So I get why these guys were doing it. I’ve moved to that point at least. I think I have, anyway. But I’m sick and tired of hearing about them “coming
clean” when they don’t come clean. Despite all of the holes in his story — and it’s just that, a story, because facts still somehow elude this giant of a man — Mark McGwire is going to be lauded for his admission soon. Lauded. Praised. In St. Louis, he’ll be a huge hero again. But all he’s done is take the same exact path they all have. I was hurt. It was the era. I was under tremendous pressure. I couldn’t comment because of my lawyers. No, they didn’t have any effect on my numbers. Please. And that’s what makes me the most angry about
McGwire. I remember the night he blasted No. 62. Of course I do. They were playing my Cubs. But I had the VCR ready. After the less-than-majestic homer lined over the wall, and after the manic trot that included his skipping over first base, only to awkwardly go back and touch it, I watched Big Mac give the Maris family hugs. I watched him choke up when he had Maris’ bat in front of him at the postgame press conference. And now he’s admitted juicing in 1998, at that time. But this week he tells us, in a series of orchestrated interviews, one
carefully rolled out after another, that he feels regret for “ever touching steroids.” Looking back, I didn’t see one ounce of regret that fateful night. I saw humility, but only in the awe of his own “accomplishment.” Why else apologize to the Maris family this week? It was a fraud. At its base, no matter what, it was a fraud. Why? Because even if we’re supposed to believe he could’ve still hit 70 homers in a season without any help, he shouldn’t have been on the field. He got there an unnatural way. Mark McGwire was credited for saving base-
ball. Can you believe that? But he was one of the guys who ruined it. Remember, Barry Bonds hit the juice because he was jealous of the attention McGwire and Sammy Sosa got. And now the numbers mean nothing. Sad. Mark McGwire didn’t come clean this week. Because of “heroes” like him, the record books are soiled, and while legible, they’re hardly believable.
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out to be the game-winner. The teams traded the lead seven times in the final 4 1/2 minutes. “I wasn’t surprised that they came back,” Shumpert said. “I was surprised that they got a lead on us. I knew they would make their run, so we just had to take the blow and come out and win the game.” The game bore an eerie similarity to a matchup between the teams four years ago, when the Yellow Jackets led by 20 points at halftime before a freshman named Tyler Hansbrough led the Tar Heels back with a 40-point effort in the 82-75 victory. This time, Graves did his best to rally the Tar Heels by scoring 22 of his career-high 24 points after halftime, but missed a desperation 3-pointer at the final buzzer.
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North Carolina’s comeback seemed perfectly tailored for the program’s storied history, but the Yellow Jackets regrouped and kept the pressure on the Tar Heels (12-6, 1-2), refusing to let the game slip away. After Graves buried a 3-pointer to give North Carolina its first second-half lead at 64-63, Brian Oliver responded by knocking down an offbalance jumper from the right side. D’Andre Bell answered Marcus Ginyard’s hanging layup with a jumper of his own. Then, after freshman Travis Wear put the Tar Heels up 71-70 on a short hook shot with 41.4 seconds left, Peacock answered with what turned
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Sports Standings NBA Glance By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 27 11 .711 Toronto 20 20 .500 New York 16 23 .410 Philadelphia 13 26 .333 New Jersey 3 36 .077 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 26 13 .667 Orlando 26 14 .650 Miami 20 18 .526 Charlotte 18 19 .486 Washington 12 26 .316 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 30 11 .732 Chicago 18 20 .474 Milwaukee 16 21 .432 Indiana 14 25 .359 Detroit 13 25 .342 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 26 13 .667 San Antonio 24 14 .632 Houston 22 18 .550 Memphis 20 18 .526 New Orleans 20 18 .526 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 25 14 .641 Portland 25 16 .610 Utah 22 17 .564 Oklahoma City 21 18 .538 Minnesota 8 33 .195 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 31 9 .775 Phoenix 24 16 .600 L.A. Clippers 17 21 .447 Sacramento 15 23 .395 Golden State 11 27 .289 ——— Friday’s Games Charlotte 92, San Antonio 76 Philadelphia 98, Sacramento 86 Chicago 121, Washington 119,2OT Memphis 135, Minnesota 110 Atlanta 102, Phoenix 101 Detroit 110, New Orleans 104, OT Indiana 121, New Jersey 105 Toronto 112, New York 104 Dallas 99, Oklahoma City 98 Miami 115, Houston 106 Milwaukee 113, Golden State 104 L.A. Lakers 126, L.A. Clippers 86 Portland 102, Orlando 87 Saturday’s Games New Orleans at Indiana, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Washington, 7 p.m. New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.
GB — 8 111⁄2 141⁄2 241⁄2 GB — 1 ⁄2 51⁄2 7 1 13 ⁄2 GB — 1 10 ⁄2 12 15 151⁄2 GB — 11⁄2 41⁄2 51⁄2 51⁄2 GB — 1 3 4 18 GB — 7 13 15 19
Miami at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Dallas at Toronto, 12:30 p.m. Utah at Denver, 9 p.m. Monday’s Games Portland at Washington, 1 p.m. Detroit at New York, 1 p.m. Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 2 p.m. Sacramento at Charlotte, 2 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 3 p.m. New Jersey at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 3:30 p.m. Chicago at Golden State, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Memphis, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Boston, 8 p.m. Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
NHL Glance By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 45 32 12 1 65 130 98 Pittsburgh 49 30 18 1 61 155 133 N.Y. Rangers 47 22 18 7 51 120 125 Philadelphia 46 23 20 3 49 140 132 N.Y. Islanders 47 20 19 8 48 124 144 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Buffalo 45 29 11 5 63 125 103 Boston 46 23 16 7 53 119 112 Montreal 48 23 21 4 50 124 129 Ottawa 48 23 21 4 50 129 147 Toronto 49 16 24 9 41 130 170 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 47 29 12 6 64 177 133 Atlanta 46 20 19 7 47 144 152 Florida 47 19 20 8 46 135 147 Tampa Bay 46 18 18 10 46 120 139 Carolina 46 14 25 7 35 115 157 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 48 33 11 4 70 161 107 Nashville 48 29 16 3 61 137 132 Detroit 47 24 16 7 55 120 120 St. Louis 46 20 19 7 47 120 131 Columbus 50 18 23 9 45 130 167 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 47 26 15 6 58 138 134 Calgary 48 26 16 6 58 126 115 Vancouver 47 27 18 2 56 149 117 Minnesota 48 24 21 3 51 131 140 Edmonton 46 16 25 5 37 126 155 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 48 30 10 8 68 153 121 Phoenix 48 27 16 5 59 125 118 Los Angeles 47 26 18 3 55 139 130 Dallas 48 20 17 11 51 137 154 Anaheim 48 21 20 7 49 133 150
Sports on TV Sunday, Jan. 17
BOWLING 1 p.m. ESPN — PBA, Earl Anthony Memorial Classic, at Dublin, Calif. EXTREME SPORTS 3 p.m. NBC — Winter Dew Tour, Wendy’s Invitational, at Ogden, Utah FIGURE SKATING 4:30 p.m. NBC — U.S. Championships, men’s free skate, at Spokane, Wash. (includes taped coverage) GOLF 7 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Sony Open, final round,
at Honolulu MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1:30 p.m. CBS — Connecticut at Michigan 8 p.m. FSN — Wake Forest at Duke NBA BASKETBALL 9 p.m. ESPN — Utah at Denver NFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m. FOX — NFC Divisional playoffs, team TBA at Minnesota 4:30 p.m. CBS — AFC Divisional playoffs, team TBA at San Diego NHL HOCKEY 12:30 p.m.
Sports Review NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Friday’s Games Washington 6, Toronto 1 Nashville 1, Calgary 0 Saturday’s Games Dallas 3, Detroit 2, SO Chicago 6, Columbus 5 New Jersey at Colorado, 3 p.m. Boston at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. Edmonton at San Jose, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Carolina, 8 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 3 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Calgary at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Monday’s Games Ottawa at Boston, 1 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 2 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Nashville, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m. Edmonton at Colorado, 9 p.m. Calgary at San Jose, 10 p.m.
NFL Playoff Glance By The Associated Press All Times EST Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 N.Y. Jets 24, Cincinnati 14 Dallas 34, Philadelphia 14 Sunday, Jan. 10 Baltimore 33, New England 14 Arizona 51, Green Bay 45, OT Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 New Orleans 45, Arizona 14 Baltimore at Indianapolis, 8:15 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Jan. 17 Dallas at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX) N.Y. Jets at San Diego, 4:40 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 TBD AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS) Dallas-Minnesota winner at New Orleans, NFC, 6:40 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Miami AFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Miami NFC champion vs. AFC champion, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)
NBC — Chicago at Detroit SOCCER 2:55 p.m. ESPN — Spanish Primera Division, Tenerife vs. Barcelona, at Tenerife, Spain TENNIS 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, first round, at Melbourne, Australia 3 a.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, first round, at Melbourne, Australia WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3:30 p.m. FSN — Nebraska at Baylor 5 p.m. ESPN2 — UAB at UCF
BASKETBALL The AP Top 25 By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Texas (56) 15-0 1,616 2 2. Kentucky (9) 16-0 1,569 3 3. Kansas 14-1 1,441 1 4. Villanova 14-1 1,426 6 5. Syracuse 15-1 1,353 7 6. Purdue 14-1 1,317 4 7. Michigan St. 13-3 1,191 10 8. Duke 13-2 1,178 5 9. Tennessee 12-2 1,030 16 10. West Virginia 12-2 1,006 8 11. Georgetown 12-2 934 12 12. North Carolina 12-4 844 9 13. Kansas St. 13-2 746 11 13. Wisconsin 13-3 746 17 15. Connecticut 11-4 633 13 16. Pittsburgh 13-2 565 23 17. Gonzaga 12-3 559 19 18. BYU 16-1 456 25 19. Temple 13-3 388 21 20. Georgia Tech 12-3 342 20 21. Mississippi 12-3 326 14 22. Baylor 13-1 301 — 23. Miami 15-1 189 — 24. Clemson 13-3 167 — 25. Florida St. 13-3 155 18
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After finishing in second place in the recent Chatlee Shootout, the Yellow Jackets entered 2010 with three straight losses before snapping that streak on Friday night. On Monday, the Yellow Jackets battled Apex for the second time this season and lost 76-41. It marked the first time all season that the Yellow Jackets, who have been pretty competitive in the majority of their games, had lost by more than 20 points in conference play. “It feels good to finally get a conference win,” said Peace about Friday night’s win over Holly Springs. “We needed it, especially after the way we played against Apex. We came out flat against Apex and just didn’t do anything right that night. I think it said a lot about our character bouncing back the
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 126, N. Iowa 91, Missouri 64, Mississippi St. 61, New Mexico 59, Dayton 39, UAB 35, UNLV 28, Oklahoma St. 26, Vanderbilt 21, Notre Dame 18, Wake Forest 14, Cornell 12, Butler 10, Texas Tech 10, Marquette 9, Virginia Tech 9, William & Mary 8, Florida 2, Louisiana Tech 2, Harvard 1, Missouri St. 1, Siena 1.
NCAA Boxscores No. 24 CLEMSON 73, N.C. STATE 70 CLEMSON (15-3) Stitt 3-7 3-4 9, Smith 2-4 7-8 11, Potter 1-7 0-0 2, T.Booker 9-16 2-3 20, Grant 4-4 3-5 11, Johnson 3-7 0-0 7, Young 3-6 0-1 9, Jennings 0-0 0-0 0, D.Booker 1-1 2-2 4, Hill 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-53 17-23 73. N.C. STATE (12-6) Gonzalez 0-2 0-0 0, Degand 3-9 5-6 11, Wood 4-9 0-0 11, T.Smith 5-10 6-10 16, Horner 0-2 2-2 2, Howell 5-12 3-4 13, Vandenberg 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Mays 4-9 8-8 17. Totals 21-54 24-30 70. Halftime—Clemson 45-28. 3-Point Goals—Clemson 4-17 (Young 3-4, Johnson 14, T.Booker 0-1, Smith 0-1, Stitt 0-3, Potter 0-4), N.C. State 4-21 (Wood 3-8, Mays 1-5, Horner 0-1, Gonzalez 0-1, Howell 0-2, Degand 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Clemson 28 (T.Booker, Smith 6), N.C. State 39 (Howell 12). Assists—Clemson 11 (Smith 4), N.C. State 9 (Degand, Mays 3). Total Fouls—Clemson 20, N.C. State 20. A—17,984. No. 20 GEORGIA TECH 73, No. 12 NORTH CAROLINA 71 GEORGIA TECH (13-4)
way we did and playing well against Holly Springs.” Dequan Swann, who did not start for the Yellow Jackets in Friday’s game, led the team in scoring with 18 points and eight rebounds. Swann also hit four free throws in the final seconds to put the Golden Hawks away. Swann hit a big jumper in the closing seconds of the third quarter to put the Yellow Jackets up 46-34. With his play, Peace feels that Swann is starting to emerge as Lee County’s go-to guy. “We hope to get those kind of performances from him every night,” said Peace. “If he can play like that every night, I think we can be tough to beat. It was good to see him have a big night.” Lee County led 31-18 at halftime and built a 22 point lead in the third quarter. The Yellow Jackets took a 41-19, before the Golden Hawks outscored them 15-5 for the rest of the period, building momentum for the fourth quarter.
Favors 3-5 1-2 7, Lawal 5-15 2-2 12, Bell 2-4 1-2 5, Shumpert 10-17 7-9 30, Udofia 1-5 0-0 3, Peacock 3-10 0-0 6, Oliver 3-6 0-0 8, Foreman 0-0 0-0 0, Sheehan 0-0 0-0 0, Rice Jr. 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 28-65 11-15 73. NORTH CAROLINA (12-6) Graves 6-13 7-8 24, Thompson 4-8 4-5 12, Davis 4-8 4-5 12, Ginyard 1-4 0-0 2, Drew II 1-8 0-0 2, T.Wear 3-7 0-0 6, Strickland 0-2 3-4 3, McDonald 2-6 2-2 8, Henson 1-2 0-0 2, D.Wear 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 20-24 71. Halftime—Georgia Tech 42-28. 3-Point Goals—Georgia Tech 6-13 (Shumpert 3-5, Oliver 2-5, Udofia 1-2, Bell 0-1), North Carolina 7-17 (Graves 5-8, McDonald 2-4, Thompson 01, Drew II 0-1, Henson 0-1, Ginyard 0-2). Fouled Out—Thompson. Rebounds—Georgia Tech 36 (Lawal 12), North Carolina 41 (Davis 8). Assists—Georgia Tech 11 (Shumpert 6), North Carolina 14 (Drew II 9). Total Fouls—Georgia Tech 20, North Carolina 17. A—20,704. A—20,704.
FOOTBALL AP NFL Coach of the Year Voting NEW YORK (AP) — The voting for the 2009 NFL Coach of the Year by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide media panel: Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati 201⁄2 Sean Payton, New Orleans 111⁄2 Norv Turner, San Diego 9 Jim Caldwell, Indianapolis 7 Andy Reid, Philadelphia 1 Ken Whisenhunt, Arizona 1
In the fourth, Holly Springs got as close as six (51-45) with about three minutes remaining. “We allowed them to get back in it because we committed some silly turnovers and had guys that were taking the ball out that shouldn’t have been,” said Peace. “We’ve got to avoid those things in the future. Overall, though, I was pleased with our intensity on both sides of the ball.” Holly Springs responded with a 6-2 run in the next minute and cut the deficit back to six again at 57-51 with 1:44 remaining in the game. The Golden Hawks fouled the rest of the way, but the Yellow Jackets put the game out of reach with clutch free throw shooting. Russell Tatum had 11 points and Isaiah Williams finished with 10 to round out the double figure scorers for Lee County. Israel Williams also had nine points in the victory.
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6B / Sunday, January 17, 2010 / The Sanford Herald DEAR ABBY
BRIDGE HAND
Woman mourns friends lost during affair with married man
HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate
Happy Birthday: Do your homework so you can make a lasting impression, guiding you toward bigger and better results. There is a profit to be made if you are creative in the way you approach business and financial matters. A unique plan will attract a partnership, allowing you to accomplish your dreams, hopes and wishes. Your numbers are 6, 14, 18, 25, 28, 31, 40 ARIES (March 21-April 19): This is not the time to take chances. Follow a strict path. As much as you love to test the waters, you must be more concerned with maintenance. Someone will try to derail your plans. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Expect someone to push you too far. Don’t let your emotions and anger rule. Don’t expect to be told the whole truth. Do some fact-finding before you make a final decision. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You can present and promote your ideas with success. A change at home will help you immensely in your personal and professional future. Your funds may be limited if you haven’t spent responsibly in the past. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You don’t have to oblige someone trying to force you to do things that you don’t want to do. Step up and say no and you’ll feel a lot better about spending the day the way you want. Assess a relationship you are in. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t get angry with someone making a complaint. Consider that you may be at fault. A financial crisis will set off an argument that needs to be addressed civilly before it’s too late to do anything. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You have lots to offer and your people-skills will bring about an offer you cannot refuse. Love will be enhanced and you should make a point of spending some quality time with someone you enjoy being
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with. Positive change is within reach. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you wait for someone else to help, nothing will get done. Follow through with your own plans. It’s time to present a new attitude and way of doing things. Don’t let anyone or anything hold you back. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Separate your emotions from whatever situation you face in your personal life. You need to see what’s going on with clear vision, not through someone else’s point of view. There is change needed in order for you to head in a direction more suited to your needs. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Challenges will be exhilarating. The more active you are, the better you will feel about who you are and where you are heading. Travel will enable you to explore different lifestyles. Strive to reach your personal goals and you will find your comfort zone. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Look at your mistakes and your successes in order to see what changes you need to implement to get positive results. Reusing, recycling and reevaluating will all come into play and allow you to venture down new avenues. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You will have to make choices based on what you know and how you feel. Not everyone will be honest with you or lead you in the right direction. Self-deception will play a role in what happens so be careful about how you pick your friends. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Emotional deception and blackmail may confuse you. Step back and do a little soul searching. You have to consider what you are doing and why. A change within one of your partnerships will be a telltale sign. Birthday Baby: You are engaging, unique and in search of the unfamiliar, the unknown and the unexplored. You are passionate, loyal and fair.
DEAR ABBY: After an on-again off-again affair with a married man for almost 10 years, our relationship finally ended today. During the time we “messed around,” I lost most of my friends because we socialized in the same circles, and I felt ashamed of what I was doing, so I stopped going around with any of them. So here I sit, lonely and embarrassed. How do I explain to people I meet why I don’t have many friends? I know time heals, and I need to focus on the good things in my life and move forward, but I feel isolated and stupid. I never asked him to leave his wife nor did he promise he would. It was just a one-night stand that went on way too long. I did have relationships in between, but I’d always go back to him. Can you please give me some suggestions on how to rebuild my self-esteem and learn to love myself again? KICKING MYSELF IN CALIFORNIA DEAR KICKING YOURSELF: Gladly. A giant step in the right direction would be to stop kicking yourself because you appear to be plenty bruised already. Then, instead of isolating yourself, get out and get busy: Join a gym. Scout out organizations where you can volunteer. No one will know whether you have dozens of friends or only a few -- and don’t volunteer the
Abigail Van Buren Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
information because it’s no one’s business. Take a class or two. Join a church if you feel you need spiritual guidance. And make a vow never to involve yourself with a married man again. ❏ DEAR ABBY: I work for a veterinarian, and I would appreciate it if you would please print some “tips” for pet owners to make their visits go more smoothly. 1. When you call for an appointment, please give us YOUR name. Do not say, “This is Fluffy’s mother,” because we care for 23 cute, cuddly cats named Fluffy and also a couple of Pomeranians. 2. Always have your dog on a leash and your cat in a cat carrier. If you don’t own one, place him/her in a cardboard box taped firmly shut. Cats are more secure in an enclosed space, so it will be
calmer during the visit. Loose cats can bolt at the sight of a strange person or pet and become injured, or even dash out an open door. 3. Please do not bring your other pets along “for company.” It is distracting for you and also for the pet who is being seen. Also, it’s important that you be able to fully concentrate on everything the doctor has to say. 4. Please do NOT offer advice to others who are waiting. 5. DO ask us about anything you’re curious or worried about. We have heard it all and won’t be shocked, embarrassed or think you are “dumb.” It is our job to make sure you are comfortable and knowledgeable about your pet. Feel free to tell us the funny thing he did this week, or how she comforted you. We love to hear about our “patients.” FRONT DESK LADY DEAR LADY: I hope my readers with pets will take your intelligent suggestions to heart. And I’m betting that your list of “tips” will be posted in veterinary practices far and wide. Thank you for sending them. ❏ QUOTE FOR THE DAY: “My divorce was messy because there was a child involved. My husband.” (Wendy Liebman)
ODDS AND ENDS Woman who stripped to avoid arrest going to jail SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A 36-yearold Wisconsin woman who stripped in front of her children in a drunken attempt to avoid a shoplifting arrest is going to jail. As part of a plea agreement, Julia E. Laack of Sheboygan pleaded no contest to three charges including retail theft. The Sheboygan Press says she was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail. Prosecutors say Laack stole beef jerky and a lighter from a convenience store in October. They say when police went to her home she began screaming at three children and told a teenager the incident was his fault. Laack then stripped to her underwear and told officers they couldn’t arrest her because she would be naked. A message The Associated Press left with her lawyer wasn’t immediately returned Saturday.
For $65, tourists get peek at Los Angeles gangland LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only miles from the scenic vistas and celebrity mansions that draw sightseers from around the globe — but a world away from the glitz and glamour — a bus tour is rolling through the dark side of the city’s gang turf. Passengers paying $65 a head Saturday signed waivers acknowledging they could be crime victims and put their fate in the hands of tattooed ex-gang
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MY ANSWER members who say they have negotiated a cease-fire among rivals in the most violent gangland in America. If that sounds daunting, consider the challenge facing organizers of LA Gang Tours: trying to build a thriving venture that provides a glimpse into gang life while also trying to convince people that gang-plagued communities are not as hopeless as movies depict. “There’s a fascination with gangs,” said founder Alfred Lomas, a former member of the Florencia 13 gang. “We can either address the issue head-on, create awareness and discuss the positive things that go on in these communities, or we can try to sweep it under the carpet.” Several observers have questioned the premise behind the tours, and some city politicians have been more blunt. “It’s a terrible idea,” City Councilman Dennis Zine said. “Is it worth that thrill for 65 bucks? You can go to a (gang) movie for a lot less and not put yourself at risk.” More than 50 people brushed aside safety concerns for Saturday’s maiden tour to hear how notorious gangs got started and bear witness to the struggling neighborhoods where tens of thousands of residents have been lured into gang life. The unmarked chartered coach wound its way through downtown. The first sight was a stretch of concrete riverbed featured in such movies as “Terminator” and “Grease,” where countless splotches of gray paint conceal graffiti that is often the mark of street gangs and tagging crews.
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Why does God allow disasters? Q: Are natural disasters sometimes an instrument of God’s judgment? I’ve wondered sometimes if God was trying to speak to us when these things happen. -- J.H.N. A: Yes, God certainly can use natural disasters to speak to us -- just as He can use other difficulties and tragedies to turn our hearts toward Him. What can such events tell us? For one thing, they remind us of the brevity of life. We may be strong and successful, and assume life is always going to be that way -- but when disaster strikes, we realize this isn’t true. We can lose everything in only a few seconds, and perhaps for the first time we are brought face to face with the reality of death -- and our need of God. Isaiah wrote, “Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction” (Isaiah 38:17). Disasters also can remind us of our need to help others, and not just be concerned about ourselves and our problems. Not long after Hurricane Katrina devastated large parts of New Orleans, my son Franklin and I visited the affected area. I will never forget the way that disaster brought people from different backgrounds together, especially in the churches. The Bible says, “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2). We don’t necessarily know why God allows natural disasters to occur; sometimes Satan seems to have a hand in them. But the time to prepare for life’s crises is now, not when they strike.
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Business On the Street
OUR STATE
Daughter of Triangle retailer creates ‘Baffle!’ By SUE STOCK The News & Observer of Raleigh
Jonathan Owens Have news about your local business? E-mail Jonathan at owens@sanfordherald.com
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t’s that time again. Workers all around are giddy with nervous anticipation for their W2 forms, when they can file for their much needed refunds. And I’m sure this year, that money is needed more than ever. This year is especially exciting for me, since I will hopefully receive the First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit. I purchased my first home last January, and while I can’t say that the tax credit was the impetus for the purchase, it sure is welcome. If fact, I’ve already got most of it spent, paying off bills and student loans. For those of you who do not know, the credit of up to $8,000 was first established by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, then extended in November 2009. With that extension, the government altered the wording to authorize the credit for long-time homeowners buying a replacement principal residence and raise the income limitations for homeowners claiming the credit. So if you bought a house in the last two years, you too may be eligible for the credit, even retroactively. Look into it. There are several online sites I have found that allow you to electronically file your own taxes. My favorite of these is Taxact.com, a site I have used all of my six years at The Herald. Not only does it explain everything in laymen’s terms and alert you to credits you may not be aware of, it also stores your tax returns for up to three years so you can refer
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RALEIGH (AP) — Lou Serotta has been selling women’s fine clothing and furs in the Triangle for 57 years. Now his oldest daughter, Diane Hill, is stretching her own entrepreneurial legs with a retail venture.
Hill and her husband, Kyle, are the inventors of Baffle! , an educational board game that is designed to teach reasoning and math. Baffle! can be played eight different ways and by one person or many people. The board game has five rows of five spaces and 25 colored pieces that come in five differ-
ent shapes. In the most basic, one-player version of the game, the idea is to get one piece of each color and shape in each row and each column. The Hills live in Cincinnati, where Diane Hill invented the game during her 30-year career as a teacher, using it in her math classes. After she retired in 1996, the idea to mass pro-
duce the game nagged at her. “She had cut the pieces out of felt and put them on a felt game board and kind of rolled it up and put it away with her teaching stuff,” said Kyle Hill, a former television anchor and former spokesman for the Bell telephone company. “Finally,
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CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Entrepreneurs blossom
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Central Carolina Community College’s REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) course held its fall graduation in December at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The 16-week class, offered in partnership with N.C. REAL Enterprises, trains students to turn their ideas for a business into a feasible business plan. The graduates were (front, left to right) Beth Hall, Aleida Hernandez, Jeremy Strothers, and Alex Benitez; with Lisa Chapman, CCCC vice president of Academic Affairs; Joni Pavlik, CCCC dean of Business and Media Technologies and Public Services; and Diane Kannarr, CCCC BLET, business and marketing instructor; back row, from left, Bob Joyce, Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce president; graduates Samantha Selix, Roshonda Peele, Elizabeth Crudup, and Brooke Paschal; and Dr. Bud Marchant, college president. At the graduation, but not pictured, were Malinda Todd, associate director of N.C. REAL Enterprises; Stelfanie Williams, CCCC vice president of Economic & Community Development; and Don Miller, GATE counselor for the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center.
College’s REAL program graduates 8 from fall semester By KATHERINE McDONALD Special to The Herald
SANFORD — Small business owner Rodney Wilder shared his success as an entrepreneur with the fall graduating class of Central Carolina Community College’s REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) class recently at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Wilder, a 2005 graduate of REAL, is owner of Tri-City School Sales, FW Inflatables, and Boomers Party & Play, all in Sanford. “I told the graduates to stick to the financial plan they developed during their REAL class and to work hard,” he said. “The training I received in REAL has been a tremendous help to me.” CCCC’s 16-week REAL class is offered in partnership with N.C. REAL Enterprises, a nonprofit organization dedicated to
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Bob Joyce (right) presents the Chamber’s REAL Best Business Plan Award to Aleida Hernandez (left) and Samantha Selix, both of Lee County, developing entrepreneurs. The class trains would-be entrepreneurs in turning their ideas for owning their own business into a feasible business plan. The eight fall graduates and
the names of their planned businesses are: Alex Benitez — Events to Remember, Aleida Benitez Hernandez — Tony’s Play Pin, Beth Hall — Green Home Builders, Brooke Paschal
— Brooklyn’s Night Club and Lounge, Samantha Selix — Paws A Day Pet Sanctuary and Clinic, and Jeremy Strothers — DL Token Entertainment, all of Lee County; Elizabeth Crudup — The Glass Carriage, of Harnett County, and Roshonda Peele — Soothing Touch Spa and Wellness Center, of Wake County. The Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce honored Selix and Hernandez with its REAL Best Business Plan Award. Chamber president Bob Joyce presented the award, which is based on the recipient’s creative idea, attendance, homework, and business plan. Jim Felton, director of the college’s Small Business Center in Lee County, welcomed the graduates. The graduation certificates were presented by
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Gwyn Sandlin Central Carolina Hospital Employee of the Month for December A nurse at Central Carolina Hospital, Gwyn is the breast health navigator and a true ambassador for the hospital. She has touched a number of patients and families, providing them with support as needed at all times of the day. She offers a breast cancer support group and breast self exam classes throughout the community as well. Her supervisor says, “One might say this is all part of Gwyn’s job.That’s true, but without the right person in the position, we wouldn’t have such a successful breast program.” Gwyn is also the leading effort to help CCH become an accredited Breast Center.
CHAMBER CHAT
The importance of a Census count
I Bob Joyce Bob Joyce is President of the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce.
n just a few weeks, the US Census Bureau will begin mailing out information forms to each household in America in preparation for our nation’s twenty-third census. Every 10 years since 1790, America has conducted a complete count of its population. For the first census, US marshals rode on horseback to produce a headcount of just under 4 million people. The first census took 18 months to complete. This year, with modern technology, our
census will be completed in a few months, assuming you return your form promptly. By being counted accurately, you help the federal government provide the proper assistance and representation for Lee County, Broadway and Sanford. For ex-
ample: the information collected helps determine how more than $400 billion dollars of federal funding each year is spent on services like hospitals and schools; infrastructure like bridges and highways as well as other public works projects. When our state legislature configures new districts, Lee County will be proportionately represented. If your form is not returned promptly, a census taker will visit
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she said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s do it and see what happens.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Their timing is good. Sales of board games totaled $1.1 billion in the 12 months ending in November, according to research firm the NPD Group. And board game sales are increasing despite the cutback in consumer spending. From November 2008 to November 2009, they rose 1 percent. But breaking into the board game business can be tough. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The size of the prize is what attracts a lot of folks into this area,â&#x20AC;? said NPD analyst Anita Frazier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is very difficult for an independent newcomer to the industry to get shelf space at retail, which is why many toy inventors try to secure deals with established toy manufacturers to help with the sales, marketing and distribution.â&#x20AC;? Because such companies typically offer the game inventor only a small percentage of sales, the Hills have chosen to go it alone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They would give us about 6 to 8 percent on net sales, which would mean in some cases itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dollars on a game,â&#x20AC;? Kyle Hill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So in order to make anything, you have to sell a ton of them.â&#x20AC;? But Hill didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t entirely
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rule out a partnership with a big game company. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we got a good deal, we would do it,â&#x20AC;? he said. So far, the Hills have invested a â&#x20AC;&#x153;six-figure sumâ&#x20AC;? in the game. They are hoping the first run of 2,500 copies will sell. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve sold about 500 since they began actively marketing the game in May. Baffle! sells for $29.99 both online at http:// www.bafflegame.com www.bafflegame. com and in stores in five states. Locally, Baffle! can be found in a number of stores, including The Play House in Durham, Science Safari in Cary and the Marbles Kids Museum in downtown Raleigh. Learning the toy business was not easy, and the Hills faced additional dilemmas because they wanted to manufacture the game in the U.S. and maintain control over the product. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know we talked to 100 companies,â&#x20AC;? Kyle Hill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just spent weeks and weeks. We traveled to every manufacturer in the Cincinnati area that we knew about.â&#x20AC;? Eventually, the Hills ended up splitting up the manufacturing operations. The acrylic pieces are made in Fort Wayne, Ind., and the board, box and cards are produced in Battle Creek, Mich. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We found a lot of junk out there,â&#x20AC;? Kyle Hill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were just determined we were going to make it in the United States, and we looked until we found a
manufacturer who could do it.â&#x20AC;? The effort appears to have paid off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been selling it since late summer, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been selling out,â&#x20AC;? said Donna Frederick, owner of The Play House. For Christmas, her store had a waiting list of half a dozen people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I suspect that in the coming year, more people will hear about it,â&#x20AC;? Frederick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how Bananagrams started. That started out really small, and now they have four or five versions of that.â&#x20AC;? As for Lou Serotta, he said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proud of all three of his girls, two of whom work with him. Serotta said that watching him may have helped Hill learn a bit about business and hard work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think she has learned a few things over the years from me, but the invention of the game is 100 percent hers,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done is give her some business tips. I told her to treat people fairly and not to promise people anything where she had any doubts about whether she could keep her word.â&#x20AC;? But like any father, Serotta is also trying to help his daughter succeed: Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selling Baffle! at his own stores. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been selling a lot of them,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one thing about retail. If people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reorder, then you know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a dud. But everybody seems crazy about it.â&#x20AC;?
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you. A census taker is a person from our community who is hired by the Census Bureau to make sure that each neighborhood gets represented as accurately as possible. The census takerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary responsibility is to collect census information from residences that have not sent back their 2010 Census form. The Census Bureau provides the census taker
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Diane Kannarr, CCCC REAL, business and marketing instructor; Malinda Todd, associate director of N.C. REAL Enterprises; and Stelfanie Williams, CCCC vice president of Economic & Community Development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These folks are taking their careers in their own hands,â&#x20AC;? Kannarr said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always exciting to see people accomplish the first step of their dream
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towards owning their own business. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very glad to have been a small part of the process.â&#x20AC;? Also attending the graduation was Don Miller, GATE (Growing America Through Entrepreneurship) counselor for the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center. Several of the graduates had their class expenses paid for by this program, which offers dislocated workers the opportunity to receive REAL training to become entrepreneurs. Jody Argote, a 2002
graduate of the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s REAL class, provided refreshments for the graduation. She operates her own business, Parlez-Vous Crepe. Central Carolina Community College offers the REAL class in Lee County during the fall semester and in Chatham County and online during the spring semester. For more information, call Kannarr, (919) 718-7247; Felton, (919) 718-7545; or Gary Kibler, Chatham Small Business Center director, (919) 5426495.
professional accountants and services ready to assist you in Sanford. In fact, there are too many for me to list in this column. For a complete list, visit www. irs.gov/app/cgi-bin/findProviders.cgi where you will find the addresses and phone numbers to contact them. The Internal Revenue Serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Web site is actually pretty user friendly as well. Though you do have to swim through a lot of jargon at times, its search functions and ease of form downloads is to be commended. For more, visit www.irs.gov. There is one thing I do
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Trust be foreclosed, the trustee. If the Following the expirathe undersigned Subvaltion of the statutory stitute Trustee will idity of the sale is upset bid period, all offer for sale at the challenged by any the remaining courthouse door of party, the trustee, in amounts are immedithe county court- their sole discretion, ately due and owing. house where the if they believe the property is located, or challenge to have Said property to be ofthe usual and custommerit, may request fered pursuant to this ary location at the the court to declare Notice of Sale is becounty courthouse the sale to be void ing offered for sale, for conducting the and return the depos- transfer and conveysale on January 20, it. The purchaser ance “AS IS WHERE 2010 at 11:30AM, and will have no further IS.” There are no will sell to the highest remedy. repbidder for cash the resentations of warfollowing described ranty relating to the property situated in title or any physical, Lee County, North Substitute Trustee environmental, Carolina, to wit: Brock & Scott, PLLC health or safety conJeremy B. Wilkins, ditions existing in, BEING ALL OF LOT NCSB No. 32346 on, at, or relating to NO. 2132 according to 5431 Oleander Drive the property being ofthe map of Carolina Suite 200 fered for sale. This Trace, Woodfield, reWilmington, NC sale is made subject corded in Plat Cabi28403 to all prior liens, unnet 4, Slide 15, Lee PHONE: (910) 392-4988 paid taxes, any unCounty Registry. RefFAX: (910) 392-8587 paid land transfer erence to said plat is taxes, special assesshereby made for a File No.: 09-23069ments, easements, greater certainty of FC01 rights of way, deeds description. of release, and any 09 SP 338 NOTICE OF FORE- other encumbrances Parcel No.: 9670-13or exceptions of reCLOSURE SALE 7092-00 cord. To the best of the knowledge and NORTH CAROLINA, Save and except any belief of the underLEE COUNTY releases, deeds of resigned, the current lease or prior conveyUnder and by virtue owner(s) of the propances of record. erty is/are Brian of a Power of Sale Godfrey. contained in that cerSaid property is comtain Deed of Trust monly known as 2132 executed by Brian An Order for possesDetriot Boulevard, sion of the property Godfrey, a Married Sanford, NC 27332. Man and Karen Godmay be issued purfrey to TSS, LLC, suant to G.S. 45-21.29 Third party purchas- Trustee(s), which was in favor of the purers must pay the exchaser and against dated May 15, 2009 cise tax, and the court and recorded on May the party or parties in costs of Forty-Five 22, 2009 in Book 01174 possession by the Cents (45¢) per One clerk of superior at Page 0106, Lee Hundred Dollars County Registry, court of the county in ($100.00) pursuant to North Carolina. which the property is NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A sold. Any person cash deposit (no perwho occupies the Default having been sonal checks) of five made in the payment property pursuant to percent (5%) of the a rental agreement of the note thereby purchase price, or entered into or reseSeven Hundred Fifty cured by the said newed on or after OcDollars ($750.00), Deed of Trust and the tober 1, 2007, may, afwhichever is greater, undersigned, Brock & ter receiving the nowill be required at Scott, PLLC, having tice of sale, terminate the time of the sale. been substituted as the rental agreement Following the expira- Trustee in said Deed upon 10 days’ written tion of the statutory notice to the of Trust, and the upset bid period, all holder of the note evi- landlord. The notice the remaining shall also state that dencing said indebtamounts are immedi- edness having directupon termination of ately due and owing. a ed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, rental agreement, the Said property to be of- the undersigned Subtenant is liable for fered pursuant to this rent due under the stitute Trustee will Notice of Sale is beoffer for sale at the rental agreement proing offered for sale, rated to the effective courthouse door of transfer and conveydate of the terminathe county courtance “AS IS WHERE tion. house where the IS.” There are no property is located, or rep- the usual and customIf the trustee is unresentations of warary location at the able to convey title to ranty relating to the county courthouse this property for any title or any physical, for conducting the reason, the sole remeenvironmental, sale on January 20, dy of the purchaser is health or safety conthe return of the de2010 at 11:30AM, and ditions existing in, will sell to the highest posit. Reasons of on, at, or relating to bidder for cash the such inability to conthe property being ofvey include, but are following described fered for sale. This property situated in not limited to, the filsale is made subject ing of a bankruptcy Lee County, North to all prior liens, unpetition prior to the Carolina, to wit: paid taxes, any unconfirmation of the paid land transfer sale and reinstateALL OF THAT CERtaxes, special assessment of the loan TAIN 0.753 ACRE, ments, easements, withMORE OR LESS, AS rights of way, deeds SHOWN ON PLAT out the knowledge of of release, and any the trustee. If the ENTITLED, "SURother encumbrances valVEY FOR GREG or exceptions of reidity of the sale is OLDHAM", DATED cord. To the best of challenged by any APRIL 3, 2002, PREthe knowledge and party, the trustee, in PARED BY MIbelief of the underCHAEL A. CAIN, their sole discretion, signed, the current if they believe the SURVEYOR, AND owner(s) of the propchallenge to have RECORDED AT erty is/are Michael merit, may request PLAT CABINET 9, Joseph Seawell and the court to declare SLIDE 96-F, LEE wife, Kristina Marie the sale to be void COUNTY Seawell. REGISTRY. REFER- and return the deposit. The purchaser ENCE TO SAID An Order for posseswill have no further PLAT IS HEREBY sion of the property remedy. MADE FOR A may be issued pur- GREATER CERTAINsuant to G.S. 45-21.29 TY OF DESCRIPin favor of the purTION. chaser and against Substitute Trustee the party or parties in BEING THE SAME Brock & Scott, PLLC possession by the Jeremy B. Wilkins, PROPERTY CONclerk of superior NCSB No. 32346 VEYED TO BRIAN court of the county in 5431 Oleander Drive GODFREY, A MARwhich the property is RIED MAN BY DEED Suite 200 sold. Any person Wilmington, NC FROM BRIAN GODwho occupies the 28403 FREY AND KAREN property pursuant to GODFREY RECORD- PHONE: (910) 392-4988 a rental agreement FAX: (910) 392-8587 ED 02/19/2008 IN entered into or reDEED BOOK 1123 newed on or after OcFile No.: 09-23221PAGE 128, IN THE tober 1, 2007, may, afFC01 REGISTER OF ter receiving the noTo Creditors DEEDS OFFICE OF3X5Notice FORBES 790057 tice of sale, terminate LEE COUNTY, the rental agreement NORTH CAROLINA. Vanessa Murchison upon 10 days’ written Perrry qualified on notice to the TAX ID# 963152891700 January 7, 2010, as landlord. The notice Personal shall also state that Representative of the upon termination of Estate of Grace Save and except any a releases, deeds of reMurchison, late of rental agreement, the lease or prior conveyLee County,North tenant is liable for Carolina. This is to ances of record. rent due under the notify all persons, rental agreement pro- Said property is comfirms, and corporarated to the effective monly known as 2713 tions date of the termina- Cheshire Drive, San- having claims against tion. ford, NC 27332. the Estate to present them to the underIf the trustee is un- Third party purchassigned on or before able to convey title to ers must pay the ex- April 10, 2010, or this this property for any cise tax, and the court notice will be pleaded reason, the sole remecosts of Forty-Five in bar of their recovdy of the purchaser is ery. All persons, Cents (45¢) per One the return of the defirms, and corporaHundred Dollars posit. Reasons of ($100.00) pursuant to tions indebted to said such inability to con- NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A estate please make vey include, but are cash deposit (no per- emmediate payment. not limited to, the filsonal checks) of five Payments and claims ing of a bankruptcy should be presented percent (5%) of the petition prior to the to purchase price, or confirmation of the Seven Hundred Fifty Eddie S. Winstaed III, sale and reinstateDollars ($750.00), Attorney at Law, 1410 ment of the loan whichever is greater, Elm Street - P.O. Box with1045 will be required at out the knowledge of Sanford NC 27330 the time of the sale.
100 Announcements 110 Special Notices WILL MOVE OLD JUNK CARS! BEST PRICES PAID. Call for complete car delivery price. McLeod’s Auto Crushing. Day 499-4911. Night 776-9274.
130 Lost Lost: Two female beagles. One is tri-color, the other black/tan. Last seen on Wadsworth and Underwood Roads in Moore County near Lee County 1-8-10. Both have collars with owner information. Please call 910-949-2976. Leave message if no answer. Reward offered.
140 Found Found Dog Young male Hound found off US 15/501 Lee County/Chatham County line. Very friendly; no collar. Call: 919-499-7006
190 Yard Sales Ask about our YARD SALE SPECIAL
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200 Transportation 240 Cars - General 2006 Honda Accord EX V6 White loaded 21,000 Miles 1 Owner Garaged. Exc. Condition $17,200 776-3949 - 770-6069 2003 Nissan Maxima SE Like New Inside & Out Aut - Spoiler - Moon Roof Cass. & CD. 78,000 Miles $10,500 919-548-5286 Home 919-837-5565 Automobile Policy: Three different automobile ads per household per year at the “Family Rate”. In excess of 3, billing will be at the “Business Rate”.
Best Prices on New and Used Auto Parts & Glass Windshields & Headliners Installed 777-9000 For Sale 2005 325 I BMW White with Tan Leather Automatic, Fully Loaded Heated Seats, Garage Kept 45,000 Miles 919-898-2210 TIRED OF THE COLD? WE’RE TURNING UP THE HEAT How about some hot deals on some great wheels.Over 50 vehicles ready to go. A small deposit will hold your vehicles until tax time. On the lot No Interest Financing We want your business Serving our neighbors for 19 years No Badgers Come See Us CARS R US 919-774-6004
255 Sport Utilities CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: 2:00 PM DAY BEFORE PUBLICATION. (2:00 pm Friday for Sat/Sun ads). Sanford Herald, Classified Dept., 718-1201 or 718-1204
275 ATVs 1997 Yamaha Wolverine 4x4 4wheeler, $1,000 (919)353-1496
300 Businesses/Services 320 Child Care WAHM Will keep Greenwood afterschoolers in my home $30 per week plus $10 per school holidays 919-721-0948
340 Landscaping/ Gardening For Sale: Used 1 Season Craftsman Riding Lawn Mower, $900 Or Best Offer. 919-498-1914
400 Employment 420 Help Wanted General Hairstylist Booth Available At Head To Toe. Call 4789125
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420 Help Wanted General
430 Help Wanted Sales
Local Gun Manufacturer has openings for associates that are experienced in gun assembly and Gunsmithing for all types of guns. Experience in M-16/AR-15 Rifles will be very helpful. Both full time and part time positions available. Please send reply to Sanford Herald PO BOX 100, Sanford,
Pittsboro Ford is Growing Looking for Aggressive Sales People. Aggressive Pay Plan, 30% Commission, Benefits Package, call Mark or Ed 919-542-3131
NC, 27331 Box 03468 Looking for hair stylist for salon, 2 private rooms available for rent. Salon is located on Colon Rd, .1 mile off new bypass. For more information you may email autumn5177@yahoo.com or call 919-774-8874.. Staff Supervisor needed for 10-bed ICF/MR facility specializing in the care of profoundly mentally retarded and developmentally disabled adults. ICF/MR experience preferred. Must be able to work a varying schedule to include 1st, 2nd, 3rd and weekend shifts. Previous supervisory experienced required. Primary duties include: Direct supervision of 25-35 direct care staff, assist management team in scheduling, directing, assigning work, and direct care of clients as needed, etc. Monitors all aspects of client care in an ICF/MR facility to insure adherence to ICF/MR regulations. Must have valid NC drivers license, high school diploma/GED, and local criminal background check are required. Salary DOE. Serious applicants may apply at t.l.c home, 1775 Hawkins Ave. t.l.c. home is an equal opportunity employer.
Sales positions avail. Salary + comm. Must have high energy and be self-motivated. Toyota of Sanford Call 919-895-6526 EOE DFW
455 Help Wanted Trades
500 Free Pets
640 Firewood
720 For Rent - Houses
800 Real Estate
830 Mobile Homes
510 Free Cats
Firewood, 16 in. split oak & mixed hardwood, delivered & stacked truck load. $50 No Checks Please 498-4852 - 258-9360
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**ABSOLUTE** REAL ESTATE AUCTION Wed, Jan 27 4pm 16329 NC Hwy 902 Bear Creek, NC Brick House w/3BR, 1BA, Large Utility Room 10+ Acres, Fenced Pasture, Bear Creek on Rear of Property. Great Investment Opportunity To Be Sold ABSOLUTE To The Highest Bidder Regardless Of Price! jerryharrisauction.com (919) 545-4637 (919) 498-4077 Firm #8086 10% Buyer Premium Harris Realty & Auction, LLC
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4 Kittens 10 Weeks Old Free To Good Home 910-703-0423
520 Free Dogs Lab/Border Collie mix free to good home! Female approx 2 years old. Shots are current. Spayed. Housetrained. Needs room to roam. Call: (910) 6900401
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Merchandise Electrical Controls Designer Responsible for layout, assembly, wiring, testing, 601 programming and Bargain Bin/ installation of electrical $250 or Less control panels for custom automated machinery. *“Bargain Bin” ads are free for Typical devices include five consecutive days. Items must AC/DC drives, PLC’s, total $250 or less, and the price relays, pneumatic valves, must be included in the ad. Multiple items at a single price and a variety of inductive (i.e., jars $1 each), and and optical sensors. animals/pets do not qualify. Requires skill with power One free “Bargain Bin” ad per drills, taps, and general household per month. hand tools. Must be affluent in PLC controls. Candidate Ashton Drake Amy Doll must be able to work from $40 & create blueprints, charts, Please Call: 910-690-9455 sketches. Must be able to Blue Leather Recliner$200. create or modify PLC Call: 919-776-9151 Programs & Electrical Cad type drawings. Must also Gateway Computer P4, be able to create written tower, keyboard, mouse, and provide oral 15” LCD. Call for details: instructions for others. May 774-1066 be required to fill in where King Size Mattress additional work is required & Box Spring due to absenteeism. Must Excellent Condition $100 work with minimum Coffee Table $30 supervision. Candidate is 919-776-9999 required to have own tools. Benefits. Send resume and Latin America Rosetta salary requirements to Stone, All Lessons 1-5, dgrady@grayflex.com, or $250. 919-200-1673 mail to Gray Flex Systems, NIB Kohler Under Mount Inc., Attn: Electrical ConLaboratory Sink Biscuit trols, P.O. Box 1326, Color k-2210-g-s1$50 Coats, NC 27521, or Fax 910-947-1335 (910) 897-2222.
Terminix has immediate Information Technologies openings for creative, high Specialist energy, self motivated, agMicrosoft Certified gressive salespeople for an Software administrator/ exciting growth opportuniEngineer. Must be able to ty. Earning potential of set-up and maintain all 45k+. Paid training, vehicle w/ gas, insurance & 401k. network functions including password access to new Email resume to users/addition of terminals, jrobinette@insect.com or write crystal reports for call 910-580-6482. Must custom software data be drug free, have a good compilations, network driving record, clean criminal background, and a pro- security functions, maintain user database and email fessional appearance. accounts. Current network size 45 devices between WANTED!! FRIENDLY, three locations linked by ENTHUSIASTIC, T-1 connection. Familiar Reliable, Detail-Oriented, with SQL server and ODBC Self–Motivated Individual, connectivity a plus. who enjoys working in a Benefits. Send resume and fast paced environment! salary requirements to HUD experience preferred dgrady@grayflex.com or but will train someone with mail to Gray Flex Systems enthusiasm and organizaInc., Attn: IT Specialist, tional skills. Must be able to P.O. Box 1326, Coats, NC multi-task, have experience 27521, or Fax working with the public, 910-897-2222. and able to work independently. Does this sound like 470 you? If so, a local apartment community is looking Help Wanted for a dynamic Site ManagMedical/Dental er to work part time. Credit & Criminal Checks Patient scheduling Required. Fax resume to coordinator-Full Time. (336) 544-2309. Equal Pinehurst dental practice Housing Employer is seeking an energetic person to coordinate patient care and insurance We offer benefits. Applicants must • BOLD print have good communication • ENLARGED skills, basic accounting skills, and the ability to PRINT multitask in a fun, • Enlarged fast- paced environment. Bold Print Benefits, six weeks of time off. Please send or for part/all of your ad! Ask your Classified Sales drop off your resume in person to: 15 Aviemore Dr., Rep for rates. Pinehurst, NC 28374
425 Help Wanted Child Care
Nike Hybrid 18 Degree New Sasquatch Sumo Graphite Shafts, $75. Call: 498-9002 Recliner Green Twed With Wooden Arms Fair Condition Great for Rec Room. $35 919-708-3781 Round Kerosene Heater Good Shape $40 258-5630 Sanyo 36’’ TV Excellent Condition $100 OBO 919-353-1496 Treadmill Fitness Gear 821 T Year and a Half Old $150 919-499-4505 or 919-356-5049 Washer & Dryer $150 for the set. 2 TV’s for $50, Toddler bed $30. Call: 919356-9104 Wooden Formal Dining Room Set w/ 4 Upholstered Chairs, $225. Call: 919499-2743
605 Miscellaneous HAVING A YARD SALE? The
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Firewood, 16 inch split oak, delivered & stacked full-size truck load. $70 919-258-3807 For Sale: Split Fire Wood Will Deliver No Load too big or small 919-548-9618 Lifeline Recovery Mission (OldSanford Motel US#1S.)
660 Sporting Goods/ Health & Fitness GOT STUFF? CALL CLASSIFIED! SANFORD HERALD CLASSIFIED DEPT., 718-1201 or 718-1204.
665 Musical/Radio/TV CLASSIFIED SELLS! “CALL TODAY, SELL TOMORROW” Sanford Herald Classified Dept., 718-1201 or 7181204
675 Pets/Animals *Pets/Animals Policy: Three different (Pet) ads per household per year at the “Family Rate”. In excess of 3, billing will be at the “Business Rate”.
690 Tools/Machinery/ Farm Equipment Want to buy Roanoke Rack Barns John Deere 2155 Tractor Call 919-499-6082 or 919-353-0853
695 Wanted to Buy
THERAPEUTIC FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED Work independently from home by making a difference in the life of a child. Therapeutic Foster Parents are needed who are willing to make a commitment to a child/teen with emotional/behavioral challenges. You will receive a competitive stipend and ongoing clinical support. We offer training to obtain your license and opportunities for continued skill development. Requirements: 21 or older, transportation, spare bedroom, HS diploma/GED, and satisfactory criminal background check. Training classes starting soon. Call NC MENTOR, 919-718-9339 x 12 to find out more.
430 Help Wanted Sales Insurance Sales Producer in Pittsboro NC with well established agency salary plus commission. P&C License with strong sales background. Email resume to ins.salesposition @gmail.com
Send your resumes including salary requirements to: Pinehurst Surgical, Human Resources, PO Box 2000, Pinehurst, NC 28374 or fax to 910-295-0244 or email eallen@pinehurstsurgical.com.
480 Help Wanted Temporary Landscape Laborer, Temp job from 4/1/10 1/31/11. Planting, pruning, digging, & maintaing grass, trees & shrubbery. Job office is 517 S. Sandhills Blvd. Aberdeen, NC. Hours 8am - 5 pm. Work in Cumberland, Hoke, Lee, Moore and Richmond counties. Applicants can call 910-944-2211 between the hours of 8am - 12pm. Transportation to and from job provided. Jusco, Inc.
Appliance Repair - all brands. Free estimate.All work guaranteed. Call Mr. Paul anytime 258-9165.
640 Firewood Fire Wood For Sale Several Different Size Loads 258-3594/499-3053
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West Sanford Home For Rent: 3BR/2BA, 2000Sq Ft. $950/mo $950/Security Deposit, 1 or 2 Year Lease w/ No Pets. Call: 919-776-2571 West Sanford/Tramway Area Nice Brick House, 2 Car Garage, 4 BR 3 BA, 1 Acre Private Lot, $900/mo Call Van Harris Realty 919-775-3513 or Cell 919-770-2875
730 For Rent Apts/Condos 1 & 2 BR Apts Rent start at $355 Equal Housing Opportunity Woodbridge Apartments (919)774-6125 2 BR 1 BA near downtown on Pearl Street $350/mo call Johnson Real Estate 919-777-6060 2 BR 1 BA very nice close to post office, hospital & down tow, duplex, central heat/ac lawn maint. inclu. $515/mo Johnson Real Estate 919-777-6060 Celebrate the New Year in your new apartment home at Westridge Apartments
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715 Roommate Wanted Chrn W/F req F RM nonsmoker to share quiet home in Cam. Pri. B&B, carport space, sec. sys, dog opt; util. inc. Ref. req $500/mo. 499-9312
720 For Rent - Houses 1, 2, 3 BR Rentals Avail. Adcock Rentals 774-6046 adcockrentalsnc.com 1013 Bragg Street $585/mo 2BD/1BA Adcock Rentals 774-60464 2 BR House Close To Town For Rent, Neat & Clean w/ New Carpet! $500/Month. Call: 919-801-6081
3 BR 1.5 BA Carport, Ads is 2 P.M. hardwood floors, small the day PRIOR brick home in nice area. to publication. Close to community college PREPAYMENT IS & high school. 1 year lease REQUIRED FOR $600 mo available Feb. YARD SALE ADS. call Johnson Real Estate THE SANFORD HERALD, 919-776-6060 CLASSIFIED DEPT. 718-1201 or 3BR/1.5BA, remodeled, 718-1204 new appl., den, attach. garage, lv. rm., eat in kit. Here’s Your Sign good location, $775/mo. Are you in need of your Avail 11/1 919-721-5680 business logo on your
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West Sanford House For Rent 3BR/1.5BA, 1650sq Ft. $850/mo $850/Security Deposit. 1 or 2 Year Lease w/ No Pets. Call: 919-776-2571
Looking to purchase small timber tracts. Fully insured. Call 919-499-8704
Pinehurst Surgical Competitive Salaries and vehicle. Call for more info. Broadway House For Rent: Excellent Benefits 919-353-6838 2 BR/1BA, Near The Patient Access Services Immediate Opening for School. $550/Month. Call: Associate - Must be familiar 610 Lead Teachers w/child care with medical office proce919-801-6081 Antiques/Art credentials I & II. Top pay dures and medical terminolCarolina Trace 3BR/2BA, for those w/Associates in ogy. Prefer medical experi$900/mo. plus dep. Early Childhood Education. ence or a medical adminis- Antiques & Old Barn Wood For Sale 777-9000 Amenities incl. 910-528-1731Margeret tration certification. 910-639-3250 lv. msg. Mosley 910-528-1727 Physician Assistant needed to support board certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in joint replacement, minimally invasive surgery, complex fractures and general orthopaedics. Direct experience highly desirable.
West Sanford Home For Rent 4BR 2.5 Bath LG Screened In Back Porch Nice Neighborhood New Fridge, New Paint and Carpet, Excellent Condition $1050/month Call Eddie (919)708-2036
Carolina Trace 3BR, 2BA, home. Pool & Tennis Incl. Security Gate. Call 777-8419 Mike Charming 3 BD/1 bath 2story cottage. New carpet, tile, fp, screen porches. Ref req’d. W. Sanford 700/mo 919-775-3679
*Houses/Mobile Homes/Real Estate Policy: One (house) per household per year at the “Family Rate”.Consecutive different locations/addresses will be billed at the “Business Rate”.
6 New Models Open @ NOTTINGHAM US #1 @ Burns Dr. Sat.-Sun. 1 to 5 For Sale By Owner: 3/4 BR, 2 Bath, 2 Car Garage, Gated Community, 156K. Serious Inquires Only! For More Info: 919-770-1036 Initial interest rates from 3.75% for New Energy Star Homes. See financing link & inventories @ www.grocecompnies.com and dial 919-770-4883 or 770-2554
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750 For Rent Miscellaneous
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Fully Equipped Coin Laundry For Lease Great Location in Siler City, NC. Room for expansion. Call:336-471-1068
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960 Statewide Classifieds Up to .41 CPM. Home Time. Benefits. OTR Experience Required. No felonies. Top earner potential $69,000. Carrier since 1928! 800-441-4271, x NC-100
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D.E. Parkerson The Paper Pulpit Parkerson is a retired pastor of First Baptist Church. Contact him at dparkerson@ec.rr.com.
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“Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate.” Mark 10:9
n a December morning in 1944 something happened that could easily have altered the course of the Second World War. The Allied offensive, begun several months earlier, had rolled across Western Europe. Suddenly, on that December day, a major portion of the Allied army ground to a halt. A counter-offensive had been launched, and a great bulge in the battle lines became apparent. It was a critical day for the Allied forces. If the counter-offensive had succeeded, and it almost did, the end of the war might have been indefinitely delayed. A few days before, German soldiers, dressed in American uniforms, together with American jeeps, had parachuted behind American lines. These “soldiers from the sky” carried no weapons. Their mission was to drive over the roads on which reinforcing Allied armies might travel and change the signs pointing to strategic towns and villages. Their task of turning the signposts to give wrong directions had deadly consequences. The defenders in the “Battle of the Bulge” called for help, but much of the needed help never arrived. Whole battalions were lost trying to find their ways across the countryside where the signposts were either down or wrong. Does not this event remind us of the fact that we live in a time when many of life’s signposts have been changed or torn down — moral, ethical, religious, etc. Activist courts often interpret the so-called “separation of church and state” doctrine to mean “separation of God and state.” The
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Volunteers work annual clinic in Honduras BY DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN Durham Herald-Sun
DURHAM — Rebecca Haley is an associate professor of medicine who works at the Duke Translational Medicine Institute. She is the project director for the institute’s cell and tissue therapy core. A hematologist, she has a career’s worth of experience in cellular therapy programs. But her expertise needed for the Honduras Health Mission is of a back to basics variety. Next week, Haley will listen to patient history and gives simple exams during the busy four and a half days of an annual medical clinic for residents of the Choluteca area of southern Honduras. The annual clinic is led each January by a group from the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Last year they saw 1,600 patients in less than a week. The mission team also spends another few days with local public health and medical providers in Southern Honduras to provide training and education. Haley’s clinic diagnoses include upper respiratory infections in children, arthritis in adults, and parasitosis, particularly in children because they pick up parasites in the local water supply. Children take me-
The Rev. Derek and Priscilla Shows, in the village of Los Terreros, Honduras. They lead an annual mission trip to Honduras every January to run a medical clinic. dicinal tablets for parasites at the clinic. Dental care, including a fluoride varnish, is given, as well as vitamins and overthe-counter drugs. Rebecca Haley’s husband Paul goes on the annual trip as well, for the fifth year now, and acts as the clinic’s pharmacist, distributing pills and those anti-parasite tablets. The couple went for the first time because it sounded like it needed doing, he said. Paul Haley served in the Peace Corps in Iran in the late 1960s, but had never been to Central America.
The Honduras Health Mission was created out of a 22 year-old partnership between the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina and the United Communities of Honduras, which is a group of several villages in the Choluteca area that work together on sustainability projects. Mission trips began in the 1990s, run first by the Church of the Nativity in Raleigh, then St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Durham. This trip includes a local contingent of people connected through Episcopal churches or working at Duke who will meet up with others from Ohio and the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta before heading to Honduras for 10 days. They’re not the only local group who goes — a UNC medical team is also involved with United Communities. Priscilla Shows and her husband, the Rev. Derek Shows, priest associate of St. Stephen’s, have gone annually since 2001. The clinics are held in January because schools are out of session during that time. “It’s delightful working with people year after year,” Priscilla Shows said. They have befriended local Honduran health workers as well as patients. A small charge for clinic visits goes toward a scholarship fund
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he words from today’s text are spoken at the close of most every wedding ceremony and are familiar to all. They are not, however, practiced by all; far from it. Men, judges and lawyers, separate marriages every day in America. What God has joined together is not held together by will or by law. So called “no fault divorce” has allowed what two adults entered into to be severed by one adult who wants out. Today 80 percent of marriages ended by “irreconcilable differences” have one partner who wants to reconcile. Should it be that easy to separate what God has joined together? We live in a divorce culture today that has nothing good to be said about it. When divorce happens innocent children are scarred for life; they are three times as likely as those from intact marriages to be expelled from school or to have a baby out-of-wedlock, five times as apt to live in poverty or to commit suicide, and 12 times as likely to be jailed. Also, the divorced live 4-10 years less. The Word of God says that when a man and woman marry they become one. To separate a marriage is like severing an arm or leg. The person without the appendage can get by, but they are not a whole person. They notice the absence every moment of every waking day. I have performed 28 weddings in my 18 years of ministry in Sanford. All but four of the couples are still married. Three of the four that are not married did not go through premarital counseling (mar-
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Eastern Standard Time on Jan. 14. The New Moon is not only an ideal time to sow seeds in the fields but also to plant seeds in our lives. With New Year resolutions on our mind we have another reasons to write down the goal’s we would like to accomplish during the next month and throughout the year. In 2010 my number one desire is to become my very best self. When thinking about various approaches to releas-
ing stress and promoting rest I wondered what idea best describes recharging our bodies, minds, and spirits. As a wordsmith I really like the notion of “renewing” the self. The word renew is defined as: to begin something again or return to doing something; to reaffirm or restate a promise or commitment; to make something new or as if new again; to give somebody or something new energy, strength, or
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ANNIVERSARIES .............Page 3C Coveneys celebrate 50 years KIDDIE KORNER .............Page 3C Alexis Gunter Chad Colavito BIRTHS.............................Page 4C SUNDAY CROSSWORD...Page 7C Contact Community Editor Jonathan Owens at (919) 718-1225 or by e-mail at owens@sanfordherald. com for information about items in our Wednesday or Sunday Carolina section.
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Coveneys celebrate 50 years Joe and Nancy Coveney, formerly of Toledo, Ohio, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on a cruise to Jamica and the Grand Cayman Islands. The couple were married Jan. 16, 1960 at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Bedford, Mich.
Kiddie Korner Braley — Graham Gerald Braley of Winston-Salem announces the engagement of his daughter, Celeste Elizabeth Braley of Concord, to Phillip Lynn Graham of Concord. He is the son of Michael and Linda Graham of Sanford. The bride-elect is also the daughter of the late Nancy Braley. The wedding is planned for 2 p.m. April 10 at Lake Norman Baptist Church in Huntersville. The couple met in the Baptist Student Union at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Alexis Calli-Ann Gunter turned 1 year old Jan. 6. Her parents are Elton and Betty Gunter of Sanford. Grandparents are Joyce Gunter of Sanford, the late J.D. Gunter and the late James and Darlene Garrett.
Chad Evan Colavito turned 6 years old Jan. 13. His parents are Manny and Gay Colavito of Sanford. Grandparents are Ernest and Lou Yow and the late Sam and Angela Colavito.
To submit information on your child to Kiddie Korner, please follow these guidelines: n Kiddie Korner is for children 6 and under. n A child’s picture may appear in Kiddie Korner one time per year. n Kiddie Korner forms are available at The Herald office, 208 St. Clair Court. Forms also can be faxed or e-mailed upon request. n Deadline for Kiddie Korner is 5 p.m. Wednesday. n Photos submitted for Kiddie Korner may be picked up at The Herald after they have appeared in the paper. Photos also can be returned by mail upon request.
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for Honduran children. Shows said that it is important for the community to receive annual medical care as well as knowing that someone cares about them. She is a trained clinical social worker and helps out in the pharmacy and keeping things organized during the clinic. Health education includes things like performing skits about public health and giving out a coloring book that features information about hand washing. This trip has been
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family, as defined in the Bible, is being re-defined. An epitaph on the tombstone of a threeweek-old child says it for all of us, regardless of our age: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is so soon that I am done for, I wonder what I was begun for.â&#x20AC;? It is easy, in an age when the signposts have been changed to point in wrong directions, to forget both why God
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riage preparation) with me. Although the counseling is not a cure all, it is interesting that the permanence of marriage and the preparation for marriage are correlated. This is true not just for the marriages I have performed but for marriages all over the country. It is a preventative method for saving marriages and needs to be implement-
planned for months. Medications were packed last month. Rebecca Haley, who attends Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill, said that the mission trips are an exchange. The group from the U.S. brings medicine and medical expertise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We look to them for what they have â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a sense of community, a sense of family, an sense of coping with greater odds than we have,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to share what we have and see humankind as a brother and sisterhood, and make a tiny dent in the have and have nots,â&#x20AC;? Haley said.
Maureen Cunningham is also a medical professional who is using skills from earlier in her career for the Honduras Health Mission. Now in clinical research at Duke, she previously worked as a nurse for 15 years at UNC, Durham Regional Hospital, Duke and home care. She belongs to St. Matthewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church in Hillsborough, but joined the annual mission team after learning about it through work at Duke. She wanted to do something hands-on. The experience propelled her to go back this year, Cunningham said, and she plans to go back every year.
created us and what our priorities should be. Charlie Brown is my favorite comic strip philosopher. In a strip some time ago, Lucy said to him, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life is a mystery, Charlie Brown. Do you know the answer?â&#x20AC;? Charlie Brown answered, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be kind. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t smoke. Be prompt. Smile a lot. Eat sensibly. Avoid cavities, and mark your ballot carefully. Avoid too much sun. Insure your belongings and try to keep the ball low . . .â&#x20AC;? Before he could get out another platitude, Lucy interrupted: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hold real still, because I am
going to hit you a very sharp blow upon the nose.â&#x20AC;? We can appreciate Lucyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frustration, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we? Many of the signposts in our world have been changed so that they point in the wrong direction. The signposts found in the Bible can be trusted, for they lead you to the Savior of the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for allâ&#x20AC;? (I Timothy 2:5 NASV).
ed by every pastor in our county and our country. Most couples want to get married in a church or by a preacher so we members of the clergy have an opportunity to use that fact to strengthen marriages. If couples discovered that they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be married by a pastor without going through pre-marital counseling they would most likely just give in and submit to the counseling. Doing so might save their marriage; and the pastor might get a phone call like the one I received a little while ago. Randy and Tracy approached me about getting married. They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a home church or
pastor and I was a friend of the family. I agreed, but only upon the condition that they agree to five sessions of marriage preparation complete with plenty of homework. They said yes and were married six months later. Randy called me recently to tell me they were celebrating their 10th anniversary and that he and his bride have often recalled the lessons learned through our sessions and the workbook. The Bible speaks about the permanence of marriage and responsibility of others to make it difficult, not easy, to separate. What God has joined together man should keep together.
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Upcoming events Alcoholics Anonymous
ment Center.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who have a desire to quit drinking alcohol. Meetings are held at 319 N. Moore St., Sunday at 4:30 p.m. for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting and 6 p.m. for speaker meeting; Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon, 6 and 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday at noon and 6 p.m.; Saturday at noon. Meetings are held at Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 407 W. Main St., at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. For more information, call (919) 776-5522.
Beaver Creek Cancer Support Group
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.
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.
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.
Prostate Cancer Support Group
The Prostate Cancer Education and Support Group of Lee will meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Enrich-
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.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly 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. The Sanford location will hold an open house at 6 p.m. on Feb. 15. Memberships are $26 a year and dues are $5 per month. For more information, call (919) 775-7451 or (919) 258-6233. The support group also meets each Monday at Moncure Baptist Church, 75 Davenport Drive. Weighin begins at 6 p.m.; meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (919) 775-7537.
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.
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.
Breast Cancer Support Group Central Carolina Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.
month at Fayetteville Regional Airport Conference Room sponsored by The Jim â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catfishâ&#x20AC;? Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association. For more information, contact Suzanne Gilroy at (877) 568-4347 or Suzanne@catfishchapter.org.
Relay for Life of Lee County Relay for Life of Lee County will be held May 14, 2010, at the Lions Club Fairgrounds. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease by raising funds for cancer research. If you want to be part of Relay, you can start a team or join an existing team. Team captain meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at First Wesleyn Church. Contact Shirley Crissman at smcrissman@ yahoo.com or visit www. leencrelay.org for more information.
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.
Stanley McLeod Post 5631 on Webb Street in Sanford. Any Marine who has served honorably is invited to join the Marine Corps League.
thage St., Suite 302. For more information, call (919) 790-8580 ext. 7151.
Hearts and Hands ECA Quilt Guild
The Lee County Arthritis Support Group meets at 11 a.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Enrichment Center, 1615 S. Third St. For more information, contact the Enrichment Center at (919) 776-0501, ext. 201 or Peggy Rowles, group facilitator, at (919) 777-0161.
The Hearts and Hands ECA Quilt Guild will hold its regular day meeting at 10 a.m. Monday at the McSwain Agricultural Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford.
American Legion Post 347 American Legion Post 347 hosts bingo each Sunday afternoon. Doors open at 1 p.m. and play begins at 3 p.m. Post 347 is located at 146 Main St. in Broadway.
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 every Friday. Dances are held from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight every third Saturday. The live band â&#x20AC;&#x153;Second Chanceâ&#x20AC;? will perform Jan. 23. Post 382 is located at 305 Legion Drive in Sanford.
DAV Chapter 5 Disabled American Veterans Michael J. Thomas Chapter 5 meet at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at 146 S. Main St. in Broadway.
NAR ANON NAR ANON, a support group for relatives and friends of drug addicts, meets from 8 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday at St. Stephen Catholic Church. For information, call (800) 477-6291.
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.
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.
ALS Support Group
Marine Corps League
The ALS (Lou Gehrigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease) Support Group meets from 2 to 4 p.m. the second Sunday of each
Marine Corps League Detachment 1223 meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at VFW
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.
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 Car-
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Sanford Lodge No. 151 A.F. & A.M The Sanford Lodge No. 151 A.F. & A.M. holds its regular communications at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, supper is usually served at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday. For further information, call (919) 499-8669. The Lodge is located at 231 Charlotte Ave., Sanford.
Central Carolina Toastmasters The Central Carolina Toastmasters club meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month in Room 802 of the College Fitness Center at Central Carolina Community College. Membership is open to the public. The club provides a relaxed atmosphere to help improve public speaking skills while developing leadership skills. For more information, call Cynthia Wilt at (919) 499-6009 or Vivian Rosser at (919) 718-7236 or visit the website at www.centralcarolina.freetoasthost.biz.
Fleet Reserve Association Fleet Reserve Association and Unit 259 meet the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Retired Military Association building in Fayetteville, located off Gillispe Street. For more information, call Chuch Dittmar at (910) 848-6126.
Sanford Jobseekers Sanford Jobseekers, a faith-based support group for those who are unemployed, meets from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. each Wednesday at First Baptist Church. The primary focus of the group is to give encouragement to those out of work, and provide programs to help that individual obtain employment. For questions, call (919) 776-6137.
National Active and Retired Federal Employees The Sanford Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) association meets on the third Monday of each month. All active and retired Federal employees are invited to attend. For
more information, call President Jimmie Coggin at (919) 775-3197.
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.
Meals on Wheels of Sanford Meals on Wheels of Sanford deliver nutritious specialized diet meals five days a week to residents of Sanford who are homebound and unable to prepare meals for themselves. Many people are struggling to make ends meet and are finding it difficult to pay for their meals. The Sanford Meals on Wheels Board of Directors suppliments some of the costs with donated funds. Sanford Meals on Wheels does not receive government funding and relies on charitable donations from organizations and individuals. For more information about Meals on Wheels, call (919) 708-4181. Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit organization. Tax deductable donations can be made to Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 2991, Sanford, N.C. 27330.
Sandhills Natural History Society The Sandhills Natural History Society will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at Weymouth Woods Auditorium, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Writer, illustrator and educator Bob Palmatier will talk about his many years of research and observations on spotted turtles.
Private John Grady Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution The Private John Grady Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Jan. 25 at the home of Rebecca Hunter for the annual Teacup Auction. Proceeds from the Auction are used for community services. Please reply to Rebecca Hunter, 774-8907 or Joyce Gilliam, 499-1330.
Sanford Aglow Lighthouse Sanford Aglow Lighthouse will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center. LeAnne Matthews of Sanford Phillipine Church will be the speaker. Julma Isenhour will sing and Analyn Sessoms will dance. Club news deadline is 3 p.m. Tuesday. E-mail information and photographs to edwardsk@sanfordherald. com.
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6C / Sunday, January 17, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Past Clubs News Sanford Lions Club
The Sanford Lions Club returned to its regular weekly meeting schedule Jan. 7 with President Richard Hendley presiding. Program Chairman Art Coleman delivered the invocation while Jimmy Bridges led members in the Pledge of Allegiance. Hendley remembered all those on the sick list, asking members to keep them in their prayers, and he welcomed back three Lions, Don Dollar, Dale Hulsey and Preston Spence. Announcements included an important board of directors meeting planned for Jan. 25 and Hendley urged all members to attend. Dues for the first half of 2010 are now being collected and should be paid as soon as possible. Lions are urged to complete the annual sale of raffle tickets that benefits Camp Dogwood for the blind and sight impaired. The $1 ticket gives the holder a chance to win a new Chrysler vehicle to be given away at the N.C. Lions State Convention on May 30. Each Lion has 30 tickets to sell, so the public is urged to support this statewide fundraiser. Proceeds support the upkeep of this recreational facility for the blind located on Lake Norman at Sherrills Ford, N.C. Each summer hundreds of North Carolina blind and sight impaired citizens are sponsored by local Lions Clubs to spend a week at Camp Dogwood where they enjoy many outdoor activities. The evening’s program was given by Bill Kempffer, owner of Deep River Sporting Clays, located north of Sanford on Cletus Hall Road. This 21-year-old sporting facility attracts shooting and gun enthusiasts from a wide area ranging from the Triangle to Pinehurst. The sport itself consists of a one-mile course containing 10 to 15 shooting stations. Teams of two to six people traverse the course keeping score of the accuracy of shots at moving clay targets. The targets are of various sizes and shapes to simulate various hunted game from birds to rabbits. “It’s often referred to as golf with a shotgun,” Kempffer said with a laugh. Sporting clay courses came to America in the 1980s from England and now are very popular here. “It provides the hunter with the skills and competitive challenges of hunting, but without the blood and guts of actually killing animals,” said Kempffer, who is a senior shooting instructor at the business. Every spring the local firm hosts an internationally-known competition that attracts shooters and exhibitors from across the nation and around the world. The 2009 event hosted over 1,800 persons. Anyone interested can call (919) 774-7080 or go to www.deepriver.net. There are programs for both experienced shooters and beginners.
Lemon Springs Extension and Community Association
The Lemon Springs Extension and Community Association met at 7 p.m. Jan. 7 at the McSwain Extension Center. Wilma Winstead presided and introduced Debbie Stephenson, who works with the Faithful
Families Eating Smart and Moving More. Several churches in Lee County have or are participating and report excellent results. If any group is interested Debbie may be reached at (919)775-5624. Joyce Cole, Sandy Malone and Edna Foushee were welcomed to the group. Brenda Willett is the president, Georgia Garner is treasurer, Ruth Patten is secretary. Cultural Arts Chair for Lemon Springs is Sandy Malone; Membership Chair, Wilma Winstead; Public Relations Chair for county and local is Ruth Patten. Carol Cox is county chair for Outreach Chair with Cris Elliott serving the local club. Georgia Garner reported that the local club sponsored two patients at the Sanford Health and Rehab on Farrell for Christmas. Members of the group delivered the gifts and enjoyed lunch together. A thank you note was read. The calendar of events and club educational programs were discussed. Craft sessions are also planned. The meeting was adjourned with the recitation of the Club Collect.
Johnsonville Ruritans The Johnsonville Ruritans held their monthly meeting Jan. 5 at the Community Center. The meeting opened with the singing of “America” and “Happy Birthday” to four Ruritans. The meal was pizza, soup, salad and dessert, and was provided by the Board of Directors. The program consisted of Zone Governor Richard Robinson speaking on how Johnsonville was the only club in the District to win all five Community Service Awards. His wife, Marie, also presented President Larry Taylor with a check to assist with the club’s project for 2010. The remainder of the evening was taken up with the committees and their discussion of their goals, projects and fundraisers to provide the money to accomplish those goals. Some of the fundraisers include pancake breakfast and suppers. The club has a variety of goals, some of which include scholarships to local students, food baskets to the needy at Thanksgiving and Christmas, support BackPack Buddies and the support of Patriotism in the community. The meeting closed with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Jonesboro Rotary President Kate Rumely called the meeting to order. David Spivey gave the invocation. Jay Childress recognized visitors Bill Lawrence and David Nestor of the Sanford Club and speaker Roberto Herrera Lopez and his exchange student host parents Phil and Nena Richmond. There was a lot of whispering and cajoling related to the weight loss competition between Kate Rumely and David Spivey. Rumely wanted to figure out a better way to make money for the Polio Eradication Drive. Larry Aiken updated the club on the Character Building Programs at Edwards and Greenwood Elementary Schools. Ed Terry announced that the website was up to date and provided documented proof. Rumely
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Sanford Lions President Richard Hendley (left) thanked Bill Kempffer (center), owner of Deep River Sporting Clays, who delivered a program on sporting clays on Thursday, Jan. 7. At right is program chairman Art Coleman who introduced the speaker.
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San-Lee Sunrise Rotarian Kevin Kirkman (right) introduced Cpt. Kent Everett (center), Chief Jailor for the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, for a program describing how the Lee County Sheriff’s Department provides safe, humane and efficient incarceration for offending citizens in our area. Also pictured is President Neal Jensen.
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Phil Richmond, Roberto Herrera Lopez and Kate Rumely at a recent Jonesboro Rotary Club meeting.
Johnsonville Ruritan Club President Larry Taylor and Marie Robinson at a recent meeting.
reminded members that the White Elephant Sale is in two weeks. Van Sillaman bragged on his son’s wrestling team. Bill Lawrence bragged that as of Dec. 17, he and Isabel had been married 63 years. Cliff Peake admitted defeat saying that he was five months short of Bill’s anniversary. Phil Richmond bragged that he was 40 years short but looking forward to catching up. Ed Terry announced that seeing Larry Aiken’s work on grants had received a grant for equipment for his volunteer fire department. Ralph Upton bragged that his daughter Rachel had graduated and is headed to graduate school. Bill Lawrence was hawking tickets to the Don Buie Gala for the green belt. Phil Richmond introduced Roberto Herrera Lopez, a foreign exchange student from Mexico that Richmond’s family is hosting. Roberto spoke about his country, family, the program and his experiences in the U.S. He said that he wanted to come to the U.S. to learn more about culture, schools and to use his language skills. Richmone said that he was getting an immersion program in English because he can’t be in the English as a second language program. He is participating in the Jr. ROTC program, math and theater. He is a great example of what the exchange program is all about and the sharing of ideas, experiences and relationships. President Rumely closed the meeting and Phil Richmond led the Four Way Test and the Pledge of Allegiance.
ing the recent launch of the USS New York that contained steel recycled from the New York Trade Center. Larry Mintz bragged on the Baltimore Ravens and shared the fact that Dominique Fox, a stellar member of the Ravens’ defense, was a former student of his at the University of Maryland. Mintz also reported
San-Lee Sunrise Rotary President Neal Jensen opened the meeting with the “Quote of the Week,” “A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen.” — Winston Churchill. Hayden Lutterloh led the Rotary invocation
and Larry Mintz led the Pledge of Allegiance. In “Good News‚“ Hayden Lutterloh reported 89 people were fed a meal prepared by San-Lee Sunrise Rotarians on New Year’s Day at the Breadbasket. He also stated he had written to, and received a reply from, the Chief of Naval Operations concern-
a recent hole-in-one. Leslie Cox announced a 60th birthday, and Kevin Kirkman made it known the Girl Scout cookie monster is on the prowl. Charles Oldham reported that his son Charles Manly Oldham III, who is a lawyer in Charlotte, was listed in the January
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n (Ham sandwich and milk available daily) Monday: No school; Tuesday: Soft tacos, tortilla chips, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sliced pears; Wednesday: Pizza, lettuce and tomato salad, sliced pineapple; Thursday: Chicken noodles soup with veggies, grilled cheese sandwich, baked apples; Friday: Barbecue sandwich, potato chips, coleslaw, pickles,
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issue of Business North Carolina magazine as one of the legal elite in North Carolina. President Jensen reported an extended visit with his mom during Christmas and a good time at home with his kids. He also reported a UNC win over Virginia Tech. Ashley Hinman reported the continuing recovery of his dog Charlie, and Martin Davis reported a not-so-successful trip to Treasure Hunters Roadshow. Paul Dauphin reported on University of Oregon Ducks sports. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Club Newsâ&#x20AC;&#x161;â&#x20AC;&#x153; there will be no meeting of San-Lee Sunrise on Jan. 18th. Matt Garrett announced there will be a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration on the 18th at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center. The celebration begins at 10:30 a.m., with an inspirational message starting at 1 p.m. Reduced rate stay for the District 7690 Conference at the Grove Park Inn is available until Feb. 26. Dave Merriman and Hayden Lutterloh will present the Four-Way Test information to four more schools in the near future. Kevin Kirkman introduced Captain Kent Everett, Chief Jailor for the Lee County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department, for a program describing how the Lee County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department provides safe, humane and efficient incarceration for offending citizens in our area. Captain Everett described how he and a staff of 26
maintain a jail facility with a 126-inmate capacity of males, females and juveniles on a 24-houra-day, 7-days-a-week schedule. The inmates, 85 percent repeat offenders, must have all medical, dental, mental health and daily living needs met. All the inmates must be held separately according to age, sex, severity of offense, whether or not
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they are co-defendants, or are in different gangs. Inmates must also be held separately if there is a chance of suicide. The Lee County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department is in constant search for grant funds to improve and increase staff and to incorporate new levels of technology. President Jensen led the Four Way Test.
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ing class. To share information or to learn more about the reunion, contact Jim Love Jr. by e-mail at jllovejr@yahoo. com or call (919) 776-5019. n Anderson Creek High School The Anderson Creek High School Alumni Association will meet at 7 p.m. Jan.
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25 at Flat Branch Church. A fund raiser meal will be served at 30 minutes prior to meeting time and the cost is $5 per person. All members or persons interested in joining the association are urged to attend this meeting. For additional information, contact Jerry West at (910) 425-5620 or Yvonne Driver at (910) 893-4224.
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enthusiasm; to get a new supply of something. In our everyday activities we renew a contract, lease, license, and library book or replace something that is worn out or no longer suitable for use. Renewing is a common concept in society; however, the term implies a deeper, more meaningful frameworkâ&#x20AC;Ś a set of ideas about regenerating the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of ourselves. The human body and brain are designed to maintain health, to be resilient, and to
heal quickly; however, we must provide both with sufficient support in regard to nutrition, exercise, stimulation, and rest. Self-renewal strategies are necessary to encourage a state of well-being. Here are some sensible steps to applying various aspects of self-renewal: n Recharge the body by getting more rest. While first exploring holistic healing in 1975 Dr. Ernest Shearer, the chief-of-staff at a clinic that offered many natural modalities, said to me: â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of things that help people stay healthy and get well but number one is rest.â&#x20AC;? He said that during sleep the various organs, glands,
and systems that keep the body functioning speed up their natural ability to help us prevent illness and get well. Rest also recharges the mind so we can think more clearly and make wiser decisions. n Replenish the mind by taking a break. While writing this column I felt overwhelmed by the many projects on my to-do list so I left the computer for a few minutes. I walked around the yard, breathed deeply, and relished the beauty of the great outdoors. The dead flowers reminded how plants trust Mother Nature for their nutrients like water and light and how the foliage and I both need some sunlight
and warm weather. As I continued to walk I saw beauty in bare trees and thought about how there is a time for sowing and for reaping. During this cold blast I am going to focus on sowing seeds that will multiple greater fruits in every area of my life. n Refresh the spirit by honoring the soul. Sometimes my stress is related to internal conflict. My egoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tapes taunt that I must work longer hours but my soulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promptings urge me to reconnect with the power of the Holy Spirit. When I take a brief break from the demands of my work load to pray, meditate, listen to music, read an inspirational story, or
sit in the sun, I revitalize my spirit and get excited about my labor. With self-renewal strategies I notice that my work is easier and more fun. Indeed, taking time to rejuvenate body, mind, and spirit increases clarity and kindles energy, therefore enhances productivity and promotes harmony in work and home environments. People who are healthy and happy naturally incorporate the practical ideas of self-renewal. They are in tune with the rhythms of their soul and live in harmony with family, friends, associates, and folks at home, at work, and in the community. They create and maintain balance because they honor the
connection among their three selves: body, mind, and spirit. They understand the importance of renewal to promote peace and experience prosperity in every area of their lives. AlexSandra Lett is the author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natural Living, From Stress to Rest;â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Timeless Place, Lettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Set a Spell at the Country Store;â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Timeless Moons, Seasons of the Fields and Matters of the Heart;â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Timeless Recipes and Remedies, Country Cooking, Customs, and Cures;â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming Home to my Country Heart, Timeless Reflections about Work, Family, Health, and Spirit.â&#x20AC;? Lett can be reached at 919-258-9299 or LettsSetaSpell@aol.com.
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