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Teen’s cell phone foils thief Deputies: Man arrested after girl took pictures with phone while hiding

By BILLY BALL bball@sanfordherald.com

JACKETS HOMEWARD BOUND After three straight postseason road victories, the Lee County Yellow Jackets will finally return home to battle Tri-9 Conference rival Apex in the regional semifinals of the NCHSAA 4-A East state baseball tournament on Tuesday night in Sanford.

SANFORD — Lee County investigators say a photo taken with a simple cell phone camera led to the bust of an accused burglar Thursday.

Sanford police appre-

hended 31-year-old Bryan Everett Allen of 509 Third St. in Sanford after a teenAllen age girl took pictures of him robbing her home in

south Sanford Thursday and making a getaway, said Capt. Jeff Johnson of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

The 14-year-old girl spotted a man breaking into her home on Sheriff Watson Road just after 5 p.m. Thursday and hid in a bathroom, Johnson said.

DOWNTOWN JONESBORO

Full Story, Page 1B

Son kills parents, himself at home

PODLOGAR: SOUTHERN LEE FOOTBALL LIKE BROKEN RECORD

Bodies discovered in community near Spring Lake

After months of speculation of a football coach’s future, word comes out that he has officially lost that title. He says a few well-chosen words about the opportunity given him, and then he moves on — after less than a year on the job. Stop someone if you’ve heard this before.

From Staff Reports BILLY BALL/The Sanford Herald

Analysis, Page 1B

Jimmy Hall, right, waits for his food Saturday at Judy’s Diner along with Austin Steward, front left, and Jerry Hester, back left.

WITNESS: FORMER GOVERNOR ORDERED LETTER DESTROYED A spokesman for a North Carolina state agency says he was directed by staff of former Gov. Mike Easley to destroy a letter sent to Easley in 2007 from the mayor of the governor’s hometown Full Story, Page 9A

OLD IS NEW Olivia’s Trading Post has found new life as Judy’s Diner in downtown Jonesboro

By BILLY BALL bball@sanfordherald.com

OUR NATION MAN WHO KILLED ARK. POLICE OFFICERS RESENTED AUTHORITY An Ohio man’s resentment of authority and run-ins with the law was enough for a local sheriff to warn that he could be dangerous if confronted by law enforcement.

Years later, the sheriff appears right: The man and his teenage son are suspected of fatally shooting two Arkansas police officers during a traffic stop before they died in a shootout.

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To Inform, Challenge and Celebrate

Vol. 80, No. 120 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

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Allen allegedly made off with four guns from the home and the girl snapped a picture of him with her cell phone as he drove away in a blue Ford Crown Victoria, investigators say.

“That really helped figure

SANFORD — Judy McPherson, the brain of Sanford’s newest old eatery, is trying to take a break.

The morning rush has come and gone Saturday.

A few patrons are hanging around for hot dogs and soda while Judy, ever on her feet, has a seat for a moment.

It’s not long before somebody’s rapping on the glass of her diner storefront.

It’s Jimmy Hall, a Harnett County man who followed McPherson from her old diners, H.T.’s Grill and The Trading Post in Olivia, to her new location in downtown

HAPPENING TODAY The Festival Singers of Lee County will present “A Spring Music Festival” at 3 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church Mike and Mary Harper Center, 203 Hawkins Ave., Sanford.

Music is arranged and directed

by Sanford musician Paul Kelly.

Concert is open to the public and admission is free.

CALENDAR, PAGE 2A

The jukebox sit ready for action Saturday at Judy’s Diner.

Jonesboro.

Hall is not afraid to say why he traveled this far to grab a bite to eat.

“The food, the atmosphere, the owner,” he says.

“What more could you ask?”

Hall isn’t the only one to follow McPherson’s trek from Olivia to Main Street,

See Diner, Page 5A

High: 80 Low: 65

SPRING LAKE — A Harnett County man killed his mother and father and then shot himself at a residence north of Spring Lake, the sheriff’s office said Saturday.

According to the sheriff’s office, Richard William David Thompson, 22, shot and killed his parents before turning the gun on himself.

Brad Fetzer, an on-call staffer at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, said 67year-old James Thompson and his 60-year-old wife, Carolyn, were killed.

Another son, James Thompson Jr., 37, found the bodies and called 911 shortly before 10 a.m. on Saturday.

A friend, Shannon Thompson, who is not related to the deceased, told WRAL-TV in Raleigh that she arrived at the home with Thompson Jr. “Jimmy told me he’d be right back, and he walked into the house, and next thing you know, two to three minutes later, he’ screaming my name, ‘Shannon,

See Murder, Page 4A

INDEX

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OBITUARIES

JONATHAN OWENS

Sanford: Anne Morgan; Leonard Prince, 80 Mamers: Laura Leaird, 69 Salisbury: Martha Dickens, 100

Meikle Automation back in business in Sanford, but under a different name

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Eleven members of the Sanford Central High School glee club were accepted for a choral workshop at Chapel Hill. They are (left to right) Eddie Mann, Susan Womack, Linda Tarlton, Peggy Boaz, Mary Ann Daly, Martha Cotter, Mary Wagoner, Ann Auman, Linda Corbett and Doug Gordon. Not pictured was Sarah Jo Mann. This photograph appeared in the May 4, 1966, Herald.

GOOD MORNING On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

MONDAY ■ The Broadway Town Board will meet at 7 p.m. in Broadway.

■ The Lee County Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford.

■ The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 635 East St., in Pittsboro.

■ The Siler City Airport Authority will meet at 7 p.m. at the Siler City Municipal Airport.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially C.J. Carnegie, Delton McKoy, Gayle Scott, Greg Hickman, Gene Taylor, Chris Blalock, Justice Lamont Brown, Johnathan Rashid Fulmore, Aliena Rose Battista, Candace Hill, Haley Isabella Snipes, Johnny Matthew Epps, Harry Hawkes, June Stevens, Jailian Havis, Irene Brooks, Van Hailey, Sarah Johnson, Shayla Tiana Person and Caylee Jaye Wicker.

And to those celebrating Monday, especially Ruth Watts, Howard Davis, Lester Scott, Henry Woody, Sandra Thomas, Krystal McFadder, Tiffany Marie Willett, Elouise D. Thomas, Kelli Ann Sharpe, Kim Love, Casey Oakley, Alexis Lezama Berral, Jacob Walston Wolbeck, William Michael Jackling, DeShawn Micheal Boyle, Benson Wellington Hawley, Yasmine Butler, Travis Thomas, Monika Patterson, Erica Nicole Crouch, Elva Mae Hall, Kimberly Doss and Lauren E. Braly.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR ONGOING ■ The Lee County American Red Cross will hold a water skills for lifeguarding class in May. Call (919) 774-6857 to register.

■ Central Fire Station at 512 Hawkins Avenue will check car seats between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. each Saturday. Appointments are required. Contact Krista at 775-8310 by 5 p.m. Wednesday to schedule an appointment for the following Saturday. Child must be present for seat to be checked, unless mother is expecting.

■ Sanford Farmers Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon every Saturday from May through October.

TODAY ■ One By One will meet at 4 p.m. at the Lee County Library, 107 Hawkins Avenue.

■ The Festival Singers of Lee County will present “A Spring Music Festival” at 3 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church Mike and Mary Harper Center, 203 Hawkins Ave., Sanford. Music is arranged and directed by Sanford musician Paul Kelly. Concert is open to the public and admission is free.

Today is Sunday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2010. There are 222 days left in the year.

This day in history: On May 23, 1960, Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion announced the capture of former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann, who’d been hiding in Argentina.

In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English.

In 1788, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

In 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, La. In 1945, Nazi official Heinrich Himmler committed suicide while imprisoned in Luneburg, Germany.

In 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers.

and Community Leaders of America of Chatham Central High School will present Senior Showcase 2010 starting at 4 p.m. with a silent auction and 6 with senior presentations. The senior awards ceremony will begin at 6:30. The public is invited to participate, and a $10 donation is requested. For more information, contact Everett L. Goldston Jr. at (919) 837-2251 or e-mail elgoldston@ chatham.k12.nc.us.

■ The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Lee County Library auditorium, located at 107 Hawkins Ave. The program on ‘Local Funeral Customs’, and how these customs have evolved over the years, will be presented by Tommy Prickett, II who is the owner and operator of Fry and Prickett Funeral Home in Carthage. For more information, call 499-1909 or 499-7661.

WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY ■ Terry Stoops, director of education studies for the John Locke Foundation, will speak at the Central Carolina Community College Science Building, Room 9106, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on “Why spending more money is not the answer.”

■ The Family and Consumer Sciences Department, along the Family Career

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■ Gary Thomas Farms will be located in front of CCH visitor entrance from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with fresh produce and strawberries. Proceeds benefit CCH Auxiliary Projects.

THURSDAY ■ The Northwood Concert Band, directed by Eugene Cottrell, will present

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WEEK IN REVIEW TUESDAY

Pfizer says it will cut 400 jobs in Sanford over 5 years

Pfizer Inc. said it will cut 400 jobs from its plant in Sanford — and 6,000 jobs worldwide — as it continues to trim its manufacturing capacity after acquiring smaller rival Wyeth last year.

A press release sent by Pfizer spokesman Rick Chambers Tuesday morning said staffing at the pharmaceutical plant in Sanford will be reduced by 400 positions by the end of 2015. That is roughly 47 percent of the workforce.

The company announced that despite the reduction in staffing, “the plant will continue to remain a critical part of Pfizer’s global supply network, with several hundred highly skilled employees and a clearly defined role in the production of vaccines.� “Pfizer is keenly aware of the impact the proposed changes will have on its colleagues, the community and the state,� Chambers said in the press release. “Colleagues who lose their jobs as a result of these changes will receive severance benefits and other assistance to help with their transitions.�

TUESDAY

Dairy Bar reopens under former owners

Fairview Dairy Bar fans were back in their seats and beaming Tuesday as the longtime Sanford staple reopened for business under former owners Kathy and Paul Freedle.

The Freedles relaunched the Dairy Bar Tuesday after foreclosing on a $200,000 loan to its last owner, Rick Quinn, in mid-April.

For Kathy Freedle, the return to ownership — she took over for her late father in 1995 — is getting back to basics. “It’s still true to its roots,� she said Tuesday.

Kathy Freedle’s father, Sanford mainstay Pokey Fulton, opened the longtime restaurant in 1954 as a fullservice soda shop and the customers followed. Kathy Freedle grew up in the Dairy Bar, and recounts times where she worked 100-hour weeks to keep it afloat.

Freedle said the “new�

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Dairy Bar will simplify its menu, focusing on the basics that made it so beloved by customers over the years.

TUESDAY

Council approves sewer, water rate hikes at meeting The Sanford City Council approved rate hikes for city water and sewer customers Tuesday, despite stiff opposition from two council members who worried the time isn’t right to up bills for locals.

The council voted 4 to 2, with Mike Stone and Charles Taylor opposing, to bump up rates anywhere from 9 cents to $1.04 per 100 cubic feet, or 748 gallons, of water or sewer consumption.

The measure is part of a multi-year plan to pay for $67 million in improvements to the city’s Big Buffalo sewer plant to meet expected growth through the year 2030.

Under that plan, water rates would go up 4 percent this year, 3 percent in 2012, 2 percent in 2013 and 2 percent in 2014.

Sewer rates would rise 6 percent in 2010-2011, 5 percent in 2012, 2 percent in 2013 and 2 percent in 2014.

But Stone and Taylor called for a 12-month freeze on the rates, arguing water consumption is down and locals’ pocketbooks are already strained by the recession.

WEDNESDAY

More than 1,300 attend funeral for LCHS student

weren’t mentioned Wednesday during a memorial service dedicated to remembering Britt’s bright personality, his love for life and his passion for sports and his family. “The healing begins today,� said Lee County High School assistant football coach Cecil Mack, who spoke at the funeral.

A majority of those in attendance were students at Lee County High School and cross-town Southern Lee. Some of Britt’s teammates from the football team wore their jerseys, including No. 32 Mitchell Coggins, Britt’s best friend in school who fought back tears to address the crowd.

FRIDAY

No one hurt in small fire at Coty A company spokesman said that no one was injured in a small fire at the Coty Inc.’s Sanford plant.

Sanford Fire Department reported the call was received at 2:50 p.m. Friday.

Once firefighters arrived on scene, though, the fire was out.

Contractors were working in the building when the small fire broke out. There were no injuries, and state and federal authorities continue to investigate the fire’s cause. “We are grateful to the Sanford Fire Department for their quick response and assistance,� stated a media release from the company. “As we investigate the cause, safety remains our number one concern.�

FRIDAY

More than 1,300 people — family, friends, classmates and strangers — packed the center and the hallway leading into it Wednesday to say goodbye to Britt, who was killed Friday night when his vehicle hit another car that was traveling south in a northbound lane on U.S. 1. The other driver, 48-year-old Anthony Boswell of Sanford, was killed instantly as well.

Police are still investigating the accident and whether or not Boswell was under the influence of alcohol at the time.

But the circumstances surrounding the accident

Real estate agents report uptick in local home sales Many national indicators suggest that there may be light at the end of the tunnel for the housing market, however dim it may be at the moment. New home construction rose a whopping 41 percent in April nationwide, according to U.S. Department of Commerce, while sales and prices are also on the rise.

Good times are here again, right? Not so fast.

While things are improving all over the nation, the recovery isn’t complete yet.

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of Lee County need not look too far. The national trends can be seen all over Sanford. While the numbers suggest there has been some improvement this year over 2008 and 2009, they are still well behind those of three to five years ago.

In 2007, the last year of the boom, Sanford real estate agents sold 722 homes. Then the bottom fell out. In 2008, that number was down to 482, and in 2009 it fell even further, to 394.

Hopefully that is the bottom, according to local agent John Ramsperger of Prudential Sanford Real Estate. He said Friday that he has noticed a turnaround so far this year over last, and the numbers support his claim. Through May 21, 46 more homes have been sold in the Sanford area in 2010 over the same time period in 2009.

LEE COUNTY â– Richard Allen Baker of 3196 Minter School Road in Sanford reported a larceny of medication Thursday. â– Mathew Cagle reported a larceny of two bicycles from 637 St. Andrews Church Road in Sanford Thursday.

SANFORD â– Walter Eugene Spinks reported theft from a vehicle Thursday at 2515 S. Horner Blvd. â– Linda Evans reported breaking and entering Thursday at 1701 Watts St. â– Christina Marie Layson reported fraud or obtaining property by false pretense Thursday at 712 N. Steele St. â– Jamison Edward Lipsky reported larceny Thursday at 3212 N.C. 87. â– Thurman Kinney reported breaking and entering Friday at 507 W. Garden St. â– Farren Lee Crain, 22, of 631 Brown Road in Lillington, was charged Thursday with failure to appear. â– Timothy Wayne Johnson, 24, of 588 Nicholson Road in Sanford, was charged Thursday with failure to appear. â– Spencer Aaron Knotts, 21, of 711 Wall St. in Sanford, was charged Thursday with failure to appear. â– Heather Rene Conrad, 20, of 2101 Boone Trail Road in Sanford, was charged Thursday with failure to appear. â– Jack Pink McKinney, 62, of 535 Summitt Drive in Sanford, was charged Thursday with being a fugitive from justice. â– James Thomas Moore, 45, of Apt. 2, Jefferson Manor, Sanford, was charged Thursday with larceny. â– David Vincent Morrison, 30, of 1103 Goldsboro Ave. in Sanford, was charged Friday with

SATURDAY

Trace readies for a future hurricane There were mass casualties. Power was expecting to be knocked out, along with telephone lines, by the Category 2 storm packing sustained winds of more than 105 miles per hour.

Hundreds of trees blocked all roadways, cutting the entire Carolina Trace community off from all emergency services.

So it was only a drill, but the work was important nonetheless.

The Carolina Trace Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) conducted a simulated disaster exercise beginning Saturday with the premise that a hurricane has destroyed all emergency response capabilities at Trace.

Forty-one Trace residents have completed the Department of Homeland Security/ FEMA CERT training course taught at Central Carolina Community College and are now prepared to put that training to use.

failure to appear. â– Allison Marie Willis reported vandalism Friday at 612 Denada Path. â– Todd Alan Piper reported larceny Friday at 1512 Westover Drive. â– Mattie Crowell Boddie reported fraud Friday at 119 N. Horner Blvd. â– William Anthony Heath reported larceny Friday at 401 Tiffany Drive. â– Realty World reported larceny Friday at 306 N. Gulf St. â– Figueroa Auto reported theft from a vehicle Friday at 2209 Lee Ave. â– James Melvin McKoy reported larceny Friday at 417 McIver St. â– German Vieyra Solis reported assault Friday at 599 S. Seventh St. â– Melanie Ann McIver reported theft from a vehicle Saturday at 1844 S. Horner Blvd â– Pantry gas station reported larceny Saturday at 429 E. Weatherspoon St. â– Daryll Cliford Lloyd, 25, of 3710 Brevard St. in Greensboro, was charged Friday with failure to appear. â– Jerry Evans Armstrong, of 30 Ebony Lane in Sanford, was charged Saturday wtih larceny. â– Chad Dwight Beal, 22, of 338 Pyrant Road in Sanford, was charged Wednesday with assault on a female. â– Tonya Lynetta Harrington, 36, of 209 N. Second St. in Sanford, was charged Wednesday with assault with a deadly weapon. â– Tonya Martina Green, 17, of 215 Temple Ave. in Sanford, was charged Wednesday with assault on a state employee on duty.

HARNETT COUNTY â– Kimberly McLean, 40, of 23 Shetland Lane in Bunnlevel, was charged Thursday with simple assault.

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4A / Sunday, May 23, 2010 / The Sanford Herald TRIANGLE Cary Gov. Perdue eyes slow gets upturn, fast growth locally Mideast market

CARY (MCT) — In Cary, a new ethnic grocery has opened selling ingredients for Middle Eastern fare. And it’s conveniently located near the Grand Asia Market.

Olive Tree Market is not big, but its variety is impressive.

It sells fresh meats, including lamb, chicken, beef and goat. There are a small produce section, a bulk grains area and Mediterranean spices.

In addition, fans of Middle Eastern cuisine will find items that may be tough to find in other grocery stores, including grape leaves, tahini and 25 kinds of olives.

The store’s owner, Fadi Asad, lives in Cary.

He used to be in car sales and service but had to find a new plan when that industry declined, He fell back on his family’s experiences running stores and restaurants in Italy and opened his store three weeks ago.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK (MCT) — The economy is improving in North Carolina, but the road back will continue to be a hard one, Gov. Bev Perdue told local officials from a seven-county area Thursday.

Perdue spoke at an observance of the 50th anniversary of the Triangle J Council of Governments, a regional coordinating organization that includes Wake, Orange, Durham, Chatham, Johnston, Lee and Moore counties.

“North Carolina is going to be OK; we are coming out of this recession,” said Perdue, the leadoff speaker. “This is not going to be an easy recovery. This is a new normal in this country. Things in my lifetime have never been this challenging.”

Perdue recalled the pressure last year of fighting to balance the budget during the worst economic climate in decades.

“We made tough decisions that many of you hated,” she told the

audience, includingmany county or city officials.

“But we didn’t cripple local government.”

The event not only looked back at the founding of the council of governments under the leadership of former Gov. Luther Hodges, but also forward to the high level of growth that’s expected in the state.

“Nobody can put a gate up at the border,” Perdue said. “We know we are going to have 2 million people coming to North Carolina in the next 20 years.”

Perdue referred to expected demographic changes including the “tremendously large graying demographic” in the state.

People older than 65 are projected to increase from about 12 percent of the population to 18 percent by 2030.

“How are we going to age well in North Carolina and what is the mandate for all of us as we build liveable communities?” Perdue said.

James H. Johnson,

director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center at UNC-CH, expanded on the demographic changes that will affect the state — and the need for business and government to anticipate those shifts.

“If we screw this up, we will not be an attractive place to live and do business,” Johnson said.

In addition to the graying of North Carolina, Johnson said, the state will also experience a dramatic expansion of its Hispanic population.

The state has an obligation to look after its elderly and make sure that the increasing numbers of minority children are well educated for the technology-driven economy of the future, he said.

“Part of the richness of our culture is anchored in these kinds of population shifts,” Johnson said.

“That is a valuable and important component of our competitiveness.”

several prizes for winning HAVEN’s first annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month essay contest 1:30 p.m. Monday at Southern Lee.

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Students were asked to write essays about the ways violence against women impacts the entire community. Schuldes, who is in Ms. Gwen Williams’ 10th grade English class, will receive donated prizes worth more than $100 total, including gift cards from J.C. Penny, Subway, and Added Accents, as well as free passes to All Star Cinema in Sanford.

“The philosophy of this contest is to get adolescents involved in the community and under-

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(From left) N.C. State Fire Mashal’s Office Deputy Director Larry Hughes, Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive and Jamie Boles, president of Miller-Boles Funeral Home, were on hand for this year’s EMS Appreciation Dinner at Ron’s Barn in Sanford.

Local emergency responders honored at annual banquet SANFORD — Miller-Boles Funeral Home hosted its fourth annual Lee County Emergency Services Appreciation Dinner to commemorate EMS Appreciation Week at Ron’s Barn.

Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive paid tribute local emergency service men and women for their “strength, courage and dedicated services” during the dinner. Guest speaker Larry Hughes, the deputy director of the N.C. State Fire Marshal’s Office, then praised all first responders for their service to Sanford and Lee County.

Lee County received the Fire Bucket Award this year for having the most contributions to the burn center for three consecutive years.

This year’s dinner honored 15 local emergency response departments.

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SANFORD — HAVEN in Lee County Executive Director Kay Ring will present Southern Lee High School sophomore Harlee Schuldes with

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standing how violence affects more than just the victims. It’s a community problem,” Ring said.

The essay contest was one of several ways HAVEN staff observed Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which was in April. HAVEN in Lee County has been serving victims of domestic and sexual violence locally since 1985.

For additional information, contact Kay Ring at (919) 774-8923 or havened@haveninleecounty.org.

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OBITUARIES Anne Morgan

SANFORD — Anne Long Morgan, former dance instructor in Sanford, died Friday (5/21/10).

She was born Feb. 27, 1915, daughter of Margaret and Ed Long of Spartanburg, S.C. She was preceded in death by J.E. (Dack) Morgan Sr. She is survived by J.E. (Rusty) Morgan Jr.; a sister, Millie Skleris of Tennessee; and three grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held Tuesday at Buffalo Cemetery.

Condolences may be made at www.millerboles. com. Arrangments are

by Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford.

Leonard Prince

SANFORD — Leonard Egbert Prince, 80, of Fullerton, Calif., died Friday (5/21/10) at Central Carolina Hospital.

He was born in Alexandria, Va., son of the late Egbert Leonard Prince and Undine Howard Prince. He was a civil engineer, and also an electrical engineer.

He was formerly employed by Hughes Aircraft. He was a veteran, serving in the United States Navy.

He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Prince of Fullerton, Calif.; daughters, Debra Ann Prince of Las Vegas, Nev. and Kathleen Denise Prince of Yorba Linda, Calif.; a son, Michael Leonard Prince of Downey, Calif.; and brothers, Billy Prince, Eddie Prince, and Clint Prince. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Florence Prince. He was a member of NOCCC (North Orange County Computer Club), and also the Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi fraternities.

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Laura Leaird MAMERS — Laura B. Leaird, 69, died Saturday (5/22/10) at her home.

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Martha Dickens SALISBURY — Martha Houck Dickens, 100, died Friday (5/21/10).

She was born Jan. 16, 1910, in Rowan County, daughter of the late George Fisher and Fannie Goodman Houck. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. J. Ray Dickens. A graduate of Rowan County Farm Life High School and the Presbyterian Assembly Training School for Lay Workers, she served as Director of Christian EducaDickens tion for First Presbyterian Church of Wilson until her marriage in 1938. She and her husband served churches in Pink Hill, Maxton, Concord, and Lillington and she was an ordained elder of the Presbyterian Church (USA). In her later years she moved to the Lutheran Home in Salisbury and attended Thyatira Presbyterian Church, in which she grew up.

She is survived by her daughters, Harriett Dickens and Brenda Dickens Kitson; a brother, Samuel M. Houck; and many nephews and nieces.

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You won’t find anything from recent decades here. Old-fashioned Coke signs decorate the otherwise plain space of Judy’s Diner.

McPherson, a Sanford native, launched her latest enterprise Tuesday after she learned the prime real estate on Main Street was open.

Opening a diner was her choice when she and others were laid off from the now-defunct Four

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Based on the girl’s description of the suspect and the cell phone photo, officers with the Sanford Police Department stopped Allen just before midnight Thursday.

Johnson said Allen confessed to the burglary and helped investigators retrieve the stolen guns.

He is charged with breaking and entering, larceny and possession of stolen goods.

Johnson said Allen did not know the girl was home when he broke into the house.

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“It’s something I always wanted to do,” McPherson said.

So when the opportunity arose, McPherson collected the money from her 401K and bought space in Olivia for The Trading Post.

Her specialties include “simple,” low-cost American favorites, hamburgers and hot dogs. “There are no steak dinners here,” she said.

Whatever it is caught on with locals, enough to merit a move to busier space in downtown Jonesboro.

“I jumped at the opportunity,” McPherson said of learning that the Main Street locale was available.

Business has been good since she opened returned from school and her parents were due home in just minutes.

Allen has a history of run-ins with the law, and spent more than a year incarcerated following a conviction in Lee County in 2007 for breaking and entering vehicles.

He has also been convicted of armed robbery, larceny and shoplifting in the past 11 years.

Allen was being held in the Lee County Jail under a $15,000 secured bond, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Tuesday, a fact she credits to the diner’s “atmosphere.”

It’s a family affair for McPherson, that’s her cousin manning the counter and there are more family members in the wings.

Then there’s Hazel Reynoso sitting beside the jukebox McPherson says she “just had to have.”

Reynoso, another family member, is finished with her lunch but she’s hanging around to chat it up with her husband and friends. After all, there’s apparently more than just food to Judy’s Diner.

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6A / Sunday, May 23, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

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

SUNDAY THUMBS THUMBS UP: Yellow Jackets baseball It’s been a tough week for everyone at Lee County High School.

The unexpected, tragic death of junior Josh Britt last Friday night had everyone at the school in mourning. At least 1,300 students, friends and family turned out for a memorial Wednesday to say their last, tearful goodbyes to a young man vitrtually everyone has called a great kid whom everyone loved.

But out of tragedy has come an unexpected triumph — the Lee County baseball team just keeps winning in the state 4-A playoffs. The Jackets have

grabbed three-straight road wins, each of which they were considered underdogs, and now find themselves just one win away from the regional finals series. After that, all that’s left is the state championship series.

Behind solid pitching from Dillon Frye and Nick Durazo and the run production from Alex Furl’s bat — he has 27 RBI this season in 25 games to lead the Yellow Jackets, including an RBI double in Friday’s game with Broughton that put the Jackets ahead for

good — the Jackets have actually made the first three games of the state playoffs look easy.

Let’s hope that continues Tuesday, when the Jackets face Apex, whom they swepted this season in conference play, at 7 p.m. We expect everyone in Sanford to be there to root the Jackets on.

Lee County hasn’t been this far in the state baseball playoffs since 2001, and we all know what happened that year. If you don’t, head coach Charlie Spivey won his second state title.

The Jackets have the pitching, the bats and especially the coaching to make the same run this year. Win this one for Josh, boys.

But win it for yourselves as well. Play every game like it’s your last, because it may well be.

THUMBS DOWN Rate hikes for water, sewer We’re with Sanford City Councilmen Mike Stone and Charles Taylor on this one — why are we picking now to raise water and sewer rates in Sanford to fund a $67 million expansion for the city’s Big Buffalo wastewater treatment plant.

Proponents of the expansion and subsequent rate hike will say it’s part of proper planning — the city of Sanford is growing, and it’s best to approve the work now to meet expected growth through the year 2030. We understand that.

But we’re still in a recession, and we’re still dealing with high unemployment in Lee County.

While the numbers are getting better, times are still considered

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RE: DOES SANFORD REALLY NEED SEWER EXPANSION? Does Councilman L.I. “Poly” Cohen know the difference between drinking water and sewer water? It may be that The Herald just happened to select certain quotes, but each quote reported for Mr. Cohen was about water while the subject under discussion was increasing the capacity of the Big Buffalo sewer treatment plant.

As for Weeks, would he rather have to redo the “grueling planning process” or the expensive retrofits that might be required by the state? After all, it is the job of the city engineer to plan and we wouldn’t want to overwork him. The state might ‘grandfather’ on a plant at 60 percent of capacity, but one with an expanded capacity sitting empty seems very doubtful to me. It might need retrofits before it is allowed to go on line.

It seems to me that people should have learned from the LCHS project that retrofits can be more expensive than new construction.

— Townsend RE: COUNTY BOARD SAYS PUBLIC INTEREST IN BUDGET LIGHT Want to know why we’re not coming?

Basically because you don’t listen to us. And most of us are trying our best to survive the onslaught of tax increases the Lee County Board of Commissioners and Sanford City Council are invoking.

Maybe you should stop having your meetings during dinner or middle of the afternoon where you guarantee low turnout. Have them at 7 p.m.

— Sheila Barber

RE: CITY APPROVES WATER, SEWER HIKES Everyone who wants a water rate increase, please call Walter McNeill.

All citizens who want to raise water rates so Vic Czar can expand his sewer plant that has 30 percent unused capacity, please call Poly Cohen. (The Herald should report what the actual flow rates for the sewer plant have been over the last twenty years.)

We’re at 15 percent unemployment and city employees and city councilmen think citizens should give them a raise and then pay more for water.

Lee County should dump Sanford water and buy from Harnett or Moore County. They are cheaper.

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RE: FELIPE CALDERON’S SPEECH IN D.C. CRITICIZING ARIZONA LAW Was Bob Etheridge one of the U.S. House members who gave a standing ovation to Felipe Calderon, the president of Mexico, whose immigration laws are much stricter, more selective and more punitive than those of the U.S.?

Did he applaud when el presidente egregiously interfered, with the obvious blessing of the U.S. president, in the domestic and foreign affairs of the United States of America ?

Rep. Etheridge should let us know whom he represents: America citizens or illegals from Mexico.

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to be “tough” here, and rate hikes of 9 cents to $1.04 per 100 cubic feet (748 gallons) of water aren’t going to help.

Taylor and Stone, the only two councilmen to vote against the expansion this week, argue that we’re only running the treatment plant at 60 percent capacity, up from 59 percent a year ago.

The work will eventually need to be done, but we’re not facing a capacity crisis at this time. The city should have waited for the economy (or the job figures) to improve before pulling the trigger on this expansion.

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onight, I will watch a new episode of my all-time favorite television show for the last time.

As will millions of others.

It’s been a heck of a six-year ride.

I credit my wife, Jennifer, for getting me hooked on “Lost,” the mega-hit of a TV series that’s changed the way the world watches TV since its inception. Name another show in our history that’s spawned thousands of bloggers and conspiracy theorists who pick apart every detail of an episode in search of hidden meanings. Name another show that picked its end date three years in advance and up until the finale — which airs at 9 p.m. tonight on ABC — still has viewers scratching their heads and searching for “answers.”

Six years ago, I thought “Lost” was going to be a scripted version of “Survivor,” with immunity challenges and the “Gilligan’s Island” theme of not being able to get back to the mainland.

I suppose the second part is true — though we learned our heroes left the island by Season 4, only to get sucked back in — but where “Lost” grabbed my imagination was with its surprising sci-fi elements and use of “flashback” storytelling to tell us how the castaways go there.

We’d soon learn the characters — Jack, Sawyer, Locke, Kate, Hurley, Sayid and eventually Desmond, Ben and a host of others — were all connected ... though often they didn’t know it. Then as Season 1 came to a close, we began to wonder what or who was in the hatch. In Season 2, we asked who the mysterious Dharma Initiative members were. By Season 3’s end, we wondered who was in the coffin. Season 4 played with our minds with “flash forwards,” and Season 5 confused us (nicely) with time traveling and the backstory of a man named Jacob, the island’s keeper who, turns out, had all of this planned all along.

Six years and all but one episode remaining, there are still mysteries to be solved, and while I’m excited to see how it ends tonight, I must admit it will all be bittersweet for me. After tonight, I won’t have that one show I’m drawn to each week (I know, I know, “pick up a book” ... maybe I will).

Like “Star Wars” and “Batman,” “Lost” is the one pop culture icon that I completely “nerd out” to. Thankfully, I’m not alone.

This week, I asked my fellow Lost-ophiles a few questions about their thoughts on the show and their wishes heading into the finale. Their answers can be found at my blog — http://billyliggett.wordpress.com — today, but here, you can read my answers to these simple, but deep, questions.

1) How are you going to watch the finale?

I imagine there will be plenty of “Lost” parties tonight across the world, but you won’t see me at one of them. While it would be fun to be with my fellow nerds, I tend to prefer to watch this show in silence. When there are others blabbing away, I’m missing valuable information.

Therefore, Jennifer and I will be watching with one or two friends tonight. The baby will be asleep by 9 p.m., and the room will be quiet.

Billy Liggett Sanford Herald Editor Contact Billy Liggett by e-mail at bliggett@sanfordherald.com Just the way I like it.

2) How do you think it will (should) end?

I honestly have no idea, but I think a satisfying ending would have Jack and Locke sitting on a beach — one dressed in white, the other in black — talking good and evil and watching another plane/ship coming to the island ... a nod to the Season 5 finale with Jacob and “the man in black.”

Or ... Jack gives up his role as “protector,” sinks the island and joins the “sideways” world, where he has a son and satisfying life.

Actually, I’d be happy with whatever they throw at us ... just hopefully no black screen ending like “Sopranos.”

3) Your favorite “Lost” moment?

Without a doubt, Desmond’s phone call with Penny on Christmas Even in the episode titled, “The Constant.” It was heartfelt, well performed and still had the cool sci-fi element I love about the show.

4) Your favorite “Lost” character?

Desmond is up there, as are Locke and Sawyer (and nobody can hate Jack, Hurley, Juliet or Faraday), but I’ve always been a Sayid guy.

I loved his backstory as a torturer in the Iraqi army, and I’ve enjoyed his constant good vs. evil inner turmoil. Plus, he’s a bad-a** and has shown this on several occasions.

While I thought his death a few episodes back was a bit rushed, it was a redeeming death.

I hope his “sideways” arc has a better ending.

5) What question would you like to see answered in the finale?

My friends has said “polar bears,” “why is Walt so special” and “who really is good and who’s evil?” ... but the answer I’d like to see — how did Hurley remain so “robust” living on an island eating Dharma scraps and fruit, all while running and walking most of his time there?

That’s the real mystery of “Lost.”

If you have anything you’d like to add, send your thoughts on “Lost” — or your review of the finale — to bliggett@sanfordherald.com to be included in his blog and finale wrap-up this week.

See more coverage of the “Lost” finale in today’s Herald, Pages 12-13A.

To the Editor: What person doesn’t like bargains?

In today’s economy, it makes sense to look for ways to save money. Yard sales or garage sales are terrific examples of where a buyer can come across some great deals. It is also a means of making extra money for a seller.

But rules of etiquette apply to both the buyer and seller.

If you are going to have a yard sale/garage sale, plan it out. Don’t just put items out in your yard and post a sign.

Cancellations of yard sales are to be expected when it rains, but advertising a yard sale and not having it simply because you’re not ready is inconsiderate. People are wasting their time and gas going to an advertised sale that is not being held.

If you are going to have a yard sale, please put a price on each item (this cannot be emphasized enough). I have walked away from yard sales with no prices marked on the items.

If your stuff doesn’t have prices, you’ll probably lose a lot of sales. Buyers do not want to ask how much an item is every time they see something they are interested in.

Yard sale shoppers are looking for bargains. Items should be priced low (but reasonable) and not at prices barely below what you’d find at a discount store.

Sellers should also be prepared for bargain hunters to “haggle” and be willing to accept some lower offers.

When I go to a yard sale, I make sure of the time the sale is advertised to start. If the ad states 8 a.m., don’t pull up at 6:30 or 7 just because the seller is out in the yard. They may still be trying to put their stuff out to have it ready by their advertised time of 8 and don’t have the time at that moment to accommodate you (if you can’t stop by later, you might ask if it’s OK to stop and look).

Another thing that I feel is important when going to yard sales is to have small change available. While it is the seller’s responsibility to have adequate change, producing a $20 bill for a 25- or 50-cent (or even $1) purchase is extremely inconsiderate.

I also make sure when I’m parking that I do not block next door neighbors driveways and that I am not parked on the road causing any traffic problems.

DOROTHY CRAIG Sanford

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Primary politics

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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may be the most obvious case in point: Republican primary voters would never have picked him over a more conservative choice. He initially won in an “open” recall ballot, which is one reason he is sponsoring a referendum on next month’s California primary ballot to make all primaries open.

General election voters might not have cared so much that former President George W. Bush was Sen. Arlen Specter’s best friend until a year ago. But Neil Oxman’s brilliant ad for Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., reminding Democratic Party members that Specter only joined the party to save his job, may go down as the best ad of this season.

Add to that the fact that any Democratic woman over 40 will never forget Specter’s merciless 1991 grilling of Anita Hill (to save his seat in 1992), and you have a recipe for primary disaster. Specter might have been able to beat a Republican in a general election, but he could not beat a real Democrat in a Democratic primary.

Some commentators may try to play primary day as a referendum on the Obama presidency and the Democratic Congress, but that hardly explains ophthalmologist Rand Paul’s victory in Kentucky. Running against the man handpicked by Minority Leader and Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, and endorsed by no less a Republican hero than former Vice President Dick Cheney, Dr. Paul’s tea party steamrolled across the state.

Of course, the tea party movement had, and has, the power to influence elections. Even if they number “only” 18 percent, as some polls suggest, that’s a major movement in Republican primaries. But 18 percent is a lot less in a general election, where 100 percent of the electorate is eligible to vote. Whether the tea party-backed Paul is the strongest Republican to run in November remains to be seen.

My guess is that he is not.

If there is a theme coming out of this week’s primaries, it is the familiar one — that contested primaries favor insurgent candidacies. Blanche Lincoln is in trouble from the left in the primary, but both she and her Democratic rival are trailing their conservative opponent in the general election match-up. Lincoln has to walk the fine line between going far enough to the left to win 50 percent of Democrats without going so far left that she ultimately loses 50 percent of voters. Politics is a tricky business.

Here in California, the fun is two weeks away. In the Republican gubernatorial primary, frontrunner Meg Whitman, former eBay CEO, has seen her lead decline amid very tough attacks against her conservative credentials by her rivals. Democrats could not be more relieved.

At worst, Whitman will be severely scarred. At best, California state Attorney General Jerry Brown will face an opponent who is way to the right of most California voters. So, too, for Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., whose Republican opponents are outdoing each other to try to appeal to a minority of California voters, potentially at great cost to their chances against Boxer.

Primaries have two often inconsistent purposes. One is for party activists to define their party. The other is to pick candidates who can win.

Tuesday’s contests were much more about the former than the latter: tests of ideology and loyalty at the possible expense of pragmatism. It remains to be seen whether California will continue that trend. But I wouldn’t take it as a judgment, one way or the other, on the likely outcome of the battle for control of Congress in November.

Immigration & liberty

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y sentiments on immigration are expressed by the welcoming words of poet Emma Lazarus’ that grace the base of our Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

Those sentiments are probably shared by most Americans and for sure by my libertarian fellow travelers, but their vision of immigration has some blind spots. This has become painfully obvious in the wake Arizona’s law that cracks down on illegal immigration. Let’s look at the immigration issue step by step.

There are close to 7 billion people on our planet. I’d like to know how the libertarians answer this question: Does each individual on the planet have a natural or God-given right to live in the U.S.? Unless one wishes to obfuscate, I believe that a yes or no can be given to that question just as a yes or no answer can be given to the question whether Williams has a right to live in the U.S. I believe most people, even my openborders libertarian friends, would not say that everyone on the planet had a right to live in the U.S. That being the case suggests there will be conditions that a person must meet to live in the U.S. Then the question emerges: Who gets to set those conditions? Should it be the United Nations, the European Union, the Japanese Diet or the Moscow City Duma? I can’t be absolutely sure, but I believe that most Americans would recoil at the suggestion that somebody other than Americans should be allowed to set the conditions for people to live in the U.S. What those conditions should be is one thing and whether a person has a right to ignore them is another. People become illegal immigrants in one of three ways: entering without authorization or inspection, staying beyond the authorized period after legal entry or by violating the terms of legal entry. Most of those who risk prosecution under Arizona’s new law fit the first category — entering without authorization or inspection.

Probably, the overwhelming majority of Mexican illegal immigrants are hardworking, honest and otherwise law-abiding members of the communities in which they reside. It would surely be a heart-wrenching scenario for such a

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

person to be stopped for a driving infraction, have his illegal immigrant status discovered and face deportation proceedings. Regardless of the hardship suffered, being in the U.S. without authorization is a crime.

When crimes are committed, what should be done? Some people recommend amnesia, which turns out to be the root word for amnesty. But surely they don’t propose it as a general response to crime where criminals confess their crime, pay some fine and apply to have their crimes overlooked. Amnesty supporters probably wish amnesty to apply to only illegal immigrants. That being the case, one wonders whether they wish it to apply to illegals past, present and future, regardless of race, ethnicity or country of origin.

Various estimates put the illegal immigrant population in the U.S. between 10 and 20 million. One argument says we can’t round up and deport all those people. That argument differs little from one that says since we can’t catch every burglar, we should grant burglars amnesty. Catching and imprisoning some burglars sends a message to would-be burglars that there might be a price to pay. Similarly, imprisoning some illegal immigrants and then deporting them after their sentences were served would send a signal to others who are here illegally or who are contemplating illegal entry that there’s a price to pay.

Here’s Williams’ suggestion in a nutshell. Start strict enforcement of immigration law, as Arizona has begun. Strictly enforce border security. Most importantly, modernize and streamline our cumbersome immigration laws so that people can more easily migrate to our country.

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

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

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

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have a thing for Marines, always have. It began a long time ago when I watched my older brother amble away in the night toward his barracks at Camp Pendleton near San Diego.

I cried myself dry that evening, thinking that I might not see him again, knowing that the next morning he was off to Vietnam. Khe Sanh, his ultimate destination, might as well have been another planet. As it turns out, it was Hell.

Jack came home eventually, a different boy than the one who left. Still just a teenager, he was leaner and meaner. His eyes gave nothing away.

When our father and I visited Jack in the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia, where he was being treated for “battle fatigue” and other afflictions, we stuck to safe subjects: college, cars and girls, his primary interests at that point.

To this day, I’ve yet to hear any stories of war from him, nor, for that matter, from any of the men in my family, all of them veterans of various conflicts. A few scattered pictures of tough boys sporting knives and guns occasionally find their way to the top of a shoe box, but there are no videos or journals, no displays of purple hearts.

Like most veterans, with a few notable exceptions, my brother has expressed no desire to revisit that time and place, nor any need to boast of his exploits. When you’ve witnessed the horrors of war, you apparently don’t need to tell anyone.

All of these thoughts surfaced as I pondered Richard Blumenthal, the Connecticut attorney general recently infamous for exaggerating his role as a Marine reservist during the Vietnam era. At various times, he has accurately said that he wore the uniform during that period; other times, he has said that he wore the uniform in Vietnam. In fact, he received several draft deferments while a student at Harvard and Cambridge, and enlisted in the Marines only when those deferments were running out.

And, he did falsely and knowingly imply that he was a combat veteran. The question is why? And what should voters make of it when they go to the polls?

Blumenthal, a Democrat, is running to fill retiring Sen. Chris Dodd’s seat. His fiercest opponent has been Republican Linda McMahon, who says her campaign assisted with a New York Times investigation into Blumenthal’s false claims. As an unintended consequence, McMahon’s involvement may have provided momentum to her principal Republican rival, former Rep. Rob Simmons, who did serve in Vietnam and received two bronze stars.

On a certain level, it is gratifying that those who served in America’s most unpopular war — and who were vilified back home — now can enjoy some measure of pride in their service. But the humility common among heroes is in scant evidence these days, and selective memory has rarely been so repugnant.

Blumenthal isn’t the first to exaggerate his service, of course.

“Stolen Valor” is the title of a book that chronicles phony heroes falsely claiming to have served in Vietnam.

There is, indeed, something unique about the Vietnam era that haunts a generation. All are familiar with the deep divisions that brought students to riot, leaving four dead at Kent State, and others to trek to Canada. The draft was the Maginot Line of America’s heart, and too many of the unlucky never came home.

Who knows what motivated Blumenthal to stretch his truth? Perhaps it was survivor’s guilt. ... ... Blumenthal had every right under the law to seek deferments.

He had every right to be proud of his service during the Vietnam era. But he did not have the right to build personal equity on the borrowed suffering of others.

Had he gone to Vietnam, as he apparently thinks he should have, he would have learned that, and this: Real heroes never brag, and real Marines don’t lie.

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Since August, 1,600 people have registered for the program at Forsyth Technical Community College, said Sue Marion, vice president for corporate and continuing education. “Of those that have completed, 60 percent of them have been able to find jobs,� she said.

Marion said many of Forsyth’s students have degrees but have found themselves unemployed and needing to retool. “It has been a very, very successful program because the short-term skills program seems to be what people need,� she said.

But JobsNow should not be measured solely on the number of people who have been taken off the unemployment rolls, college and work force development leaders say.

Stephanie Deese, director of work force initiatives for the state community college system, said an important goal is to provide colleges the resources to serve and train the large number of students who have enrolled in recent years.

Coupled with the specific occupational skills they learn, JobsNow candidates also beef up their basic reading and math skills and receive training that will help them get a job once they graduate, such as learning how to interview and write a resume. “A lot of people are taking this opportunity

to increase their skills and to make them much more attractive to potential employers,� said Gordon Allen, who leads the Rockingham County Employment Security Commission. “They’re going to find that they are going to be successful if they have something else in their repertoire that helps them accommodate the labor demands of the new employer. “While the payoff right now may not be people going back to work immediately, it will pay off — ultimately.�

Tony Hawks was unemployed for 13 months after being laid off from Welborn Electric. He said JobsNow training taught him how to communicate with potential employers, as well as what they look for in their employees. “It’s broadened my horizon on learning,� said the 48-year-old Hawks, who completed the warehouse technician program in December and now works in the packaging department at MillerCoors.

Both Watlington and Hawks are temporary employees at Miller, but they said their chances of becoming permanent are good.

Watlington is thinking of the future. She’ll use her new job to help save money to send her 15-year-old son to college.

And she has encouraged family and friends to enroll in JobsNow. “I’m glad I got to experience the JobsNow program because it was a good thing for me. It helped me land a very promising job.�

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RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue granted a pardon on Friday to a man absolved of a murder conviction in the first case of its kind in the country.

Perdue pardoned Greg Taylor after learning the results of DNA tests done

by Raleigh police on clothes Taylor had worn the night of the 1991 killing of Jacquetta Thomas, for which he spent almost 17 years in prison. “This should put the matter to rest,� Taylor told The Associated Press. “Now I hope the (Raleigh) Police Department puts this matter to rest and starts looking forward as to who actually committed this crime.�

Taylor already had plans to celebrate his daughter’s 27th birthday on Friday night. He hadn’t been able to celebrate her birthday in freedom since she was 9 years old.

Taylor was exonerated of Thomas’ murder in February by three judges who heard the case as a result of the work of the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission, the only panel of its kind in the country.

Perdue had delayed issuing an official pardon, saying she wanted to see more evidence. On Friday morning, she learned the results of the DNA tests on Taylor’s clothing. “To make sure there was no doubt cast on her decision, she wanted to wait for the results,� Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson said. “It was the final piece she was waiting for.�

Found innocent of the crime, Taylor is now eligible for $750,000 in compensation payments from the state Industrial Commission thanks to the pardon.

Chris Mumma, an attorney for Taylor, said it was a big relief even though Taylor knew the DNA testing would come back with no connection to him.

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Police have charged a North Carolina man with reckless driving after a car crash that injured an officer.

Fayetteville police said 43-year-old Malcolm Leon Savage was arrested after he left the scene of Friday’s wreck.

Officer Michael Boone was responding to a domestic violence call when his patrol car was hit by an SUV. The 41-year-old officer was pinned in his patrol car with a broken collarbone.

Police said Boone and Savage were treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Savage also has been charged with assault on a female. Officials at the Fayetteville Police Department and the Cumberland County jail had no information about whether Savage has an attorney.

Moonwatchers in Mt. Gilead head to Indian mounds MT. GILEAD, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina historic site dedicated to Indian heritage is taking advantage of the season to view the moon in all its detail.

The Town Creek Indian Mound near Mt. Gilead holds an astronomy night on Saturday at one of the last sites in the Piedmont where the sky is dark and the moon’s craters are most visible.

Moonwatchers are encouraged to dress for the night air and bring binoculars and telescopes.

The mission of Town Creek Indian Mound is to tell the history of the American Indians who once lived there about a thousand years ago.

Their complex societies built earthen mounds for their leaders, traded widely, and developed an economy that allowed people to specialize in crafts.

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GREENSBORO (AP) — A year of applying for jobs yielded no results for Reidsville resident Linda Watlington.

No jobs. No prospects.

But Watlington, 50, had hope.

She signed up for some basic computer, resume writing and interview skills classes at Goodwill Industries. And that’s where she learned about JobsNow, a program offered through the state’s community colleges designed to train the unemployed and get them back in the work force in a matter of months. “I signed up as soon as I heard about it,� said Watlington, who was laid off from RF Micro Devices in 2008. “I was interested in JobsNow because of the quick training time.�

In three months, the single mother went from an unemployment check to making $15 an hour at MillerCoors in Eden.

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Spokesman says he was N.C. State graduating class ordered to destroy letter raises money for bell tower

RALEIGH (AP) — A spokesman for a North Carolina state agency says he was directed by staff of former Gov. Mike Easley to destroy a letter sent to Easley in 2007 from the mayor of the governor’s hometown, the News & Observer of Raleigh reported Saturday.

Crime Control and Public Safety Department spokesman Ernie Seneca said the directive came from Easley’s press office, but he wasn’t sure who specifically told him to do it.

Seneca sent a copy of the letter to a deputy secretary at the state Transportation Department where Seneca worked at the time with instructions that the letter should be destroyed after reading.

Federal prosecutors have sought information about transactions surrounding Easley and his associates for a year. A former assistant pleaded guilty last month to tax evasion and agreed to cooperate with investigators.

The letter Seneca forwarded was from former Southport Mayor Norman Holden, who also was a friend of Easley’s and used to serve as a liaison between the Transportation Department and southeastern counties when Easley was governor.

A federal grand jury meeting last week requested documents from the agency related to Holden’s employment arrangement. And Holden appeared at the federal courthouse but would not comment about why he was there.

The letter in question was not destroyed.

In it, Holden, who was ending his term as mayor and who had a $19,800-a-year contract with the Transportation Department, gave Democrat Easley an update on politics in Southport. He said

the new crop of elected officials taking over the coastal town were aligned with Republicans and would be relying on Republican state officials for “contacts, legislative issues, and grants.”

The letter also complained about a Transportation Department engineer who was being difficult to deal with on issues at the exclusive private development Bald Head Island.

The letter was sent to the agency’s deputy secretary and overseer of Holden’s contract with a note saying, “From Ernie — advises that you shred this after reading.”

Seneca at first denied advising the letter be destroyed then later told the newspaper the letter came from Easley’s press office with explicit instructions to destroy after reading. He said he wouldn’t have ordered the document shredded unless he was told by someone else.

Document destruction has been an issue for the former Easley administration.

In 2008, The News & Observer sued Easley over destruction of e-mail. As part of that suit, Easley’s former press secretary Sherri Johnson has testified that the former governor wanted e-mail messages deleted so they would not become public.

Johnson told the newspaper Friday that she could not comment on whether she ordered the destruction of the letter to Easley from former Southport Mayor Norman Holden because of that pending lawsuit. Holden appeared this week at the federal courthouse in Raleigh, where a federal grand jury continued its probe into Easley.

North Carolina agency documents are not supposed to be destroyed unless specific guidelines are followed.

RALEIGH (AP) — What’s a tower with no bell?

The question helped North Carolina State University’s Class of 2010 raise $53,000 to buy a bell for the tower that has become the school’s symbol, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Saturday.

The tower has never had bells but uses an audio system to mimic the sound.

Matthew Robbins, who graduated in December, discovered there were no bells when he looked into the tower’s history.

The tower was planned 90 years ago, but by the time it was dedicated in 1949, there wasn’t money for bells and subsequent fundraising efforts have fallen short.

The Class of 2010’s bell will be the second-larg-

est in the proposed set and will be housed in the school library until at least six can be installed. The remaining smaller and less expensive bells can be added later.

“Our initial goal was $35,000, which, to be honest, made the class council a bit nervous,” class president Jay Dawkins of Fayetteville told the newspaper in an e-mail.

“We had no idea we would see such an outpouring of support.”

Dawkins said when students and alumni learned for the first time that there were no bells in the tower, they were easily sold on making a donation.

Robbins said initial estimates for the full carillon were $800,000, but he thinks that is less expensive now as

he plans to add as many as 15 more jobs over the next three years.

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Museum exhibits furniture by Thomas Day

Fairgrounds active with Got to Be N.C. festival

RALEIGH (AP) — The North Carolina Museum of History is showing off its collection of furniture by Thomas Day, a free black man who owned and operated one of the state’s largest cabinet shops before the Civil War. “Behind the Veneer” is the name of the exhibit that opened on Saturday at the museum in Raleigh. About 70 pieces of furniture crafted by Day will be on display at the exhibit. The pieces are from the museum’s collection, private lenders and the Thomas Day House in Milton in Caswell County, where Day built

RALEIGH (AP) — Nearly everything that defines North Carolina tradition is on display at the Got to Be NC festival at the State Fairgrounds.

The event, in its third year, opened on Friday and continues through today. Festival spokesman Brian Long told The News and Observer of Raleigh that the event began in 2008 as a way to extend the reach of the Got to Be NC marketing program, a state-sponsored campaign that promotes products grown and made in North Carolina.

STATE BRIEFS Moog Music plans to move N.C. offices ASHEVILLE (AP) — A North Carolina based musical instrument company plans to move its operations closer to Asheville’s downtown.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that Moog Music officials announced the move Friday.

The company currently is located in Asheville but plans to renovate four buildings just north of downtown. Moog is named for Bob Moog who created the first music synthesizer. He moved to Asheville in 1978 and the company makes synthesizers, guitars and other electronic music instruments.

Company president Mike Adams said the new facility will house Moog’s 35 workers and

metal prices have dropped.

The largest bell in the set could cost $100,000.

The 2010 bell will weigh nearly 1,300 pounds and will bear the names of about 100 donors who gave $210 or more. Robbins said it should be on campus by the fall and will be mounted on wheels so it can be rolled out for events and big games.

The hope is that subsequent classes will continue raising money in the effort to fill out the set.

“They’ve raised the bar,” said Ken Sigmon, associate vice chancellor for university development. “This will really challenge the classes that come afterward.

“They have truly left their mark.”

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Ohio man, son killed after Arkansas cops fatally shot during traffic stop

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Ohio man’s resentment of authority and run-ins with the law was enough for a local sheriff to warn that he could be dangerous if confronted by law enforcement. Years later, the sheriff appears right: The man and his teenage son are suspected of fatally shooting two Arkansas police officers during a traffic stop before they died in a shootout.

Jerry Kane Jr., 45, of Forest, Ohio, and his son Joseph Kane, believed to be 16, were killed during an exchange of gunfire with officers in a Walmart parking lot, Arkansas State Police said Friday.

The shootings came about 90 minutes after West Memphis police Sgt. Brandon Paudert, 39, and Officer Bill Evans, 38, were attacked with AK-47 assault rifles after they stopped a minivan on Interstate 40 in West Memphis on Thursday, authorities said.

Jerry Kane, who had a long history with police, used the Internet to question federal and local governments’ authority over him and held debt-

elimination seminars around the country. He recently complained about being busted at a “Nazi checkpoint” near Carrizozo, N.M., where court records show he spent three days in jail before posting a $1,500 bond on charges of driving without a license and concealing his identity.

Sheriff Gene Kelly in Clark County, Ohio, said he issued a warning to law enforcement about Kane in July 2004, after Kane said a judge tried to “enslave” him when he was sentenced to six days of community service for driving with an expired license plate and no seat belt. Kane claimed he was a “free man” and asked for $100,000 per day in gold or silver, Kelly said.

“After listening to this man for almost 30 minutes, I feel that he is expecting and prepared for confrontations with any law enforcement officer that may come in contact with him,” Kelly wrote in his warning to officers.

Kelly told The Associated Press on Friday that he had been “very concerned about a potential con-

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On an Internet radio show, hosted on a website that lets amateurs create their own shows and live discussions, Kane expressed outrage about his New Mexico arrest.

“I ran into a Nazi checkpoint in the middle of New Mexico where they were demanding papers or jail,” he said. “That was the option. Either produce your papers or go to jail.

So I entered into commerce with them under threat, duress and coercion, and spent 47 hours in there.”

Kane said he planned to file a counterclaim alleging kidnapping and extortion against those involved in his arrest and detention. Kane also said he had an officer sign a document that said the officer must pay for using Kane’s name.

“I am now putting together an invoice for him for approximately $80,000 in gold for the eight times he used my name,” Kane said on the radio show.

“I already have done a background check on him. I found out where he lives, his address, his wife’s name.”

Mark Potok, who directs hate-group research at the Southern Poverty Law Center, said Kane had not been in the group’s database before Thursday. But he said that was not surprising, given the “explosive growth” in the anti-government movement in recent years. With

363 new groups in 2009, there are now 512, Potok said.

Members of so-called patriot groups don’t recognize the authority of the U.S. government and consider themselves sovereign citizens.

JJ MacNab, a Maryland-based insurance analyst who has testified before Congress on tax and financial scams, said she had been tracking Kane for about two years and that his business centered on debt-avoidance scams.

Potok said such scams are common in the sovereign citizen movement.

“He basically promised them they would never have to repay their mortgage or credit card debt,” MacNab said.

Kane’s website showed he held one of his seminars in Las Vegas 15-16 and that he was due to appear in Safety Harbor, Fla., May 28-29. His website Friday asked that donations be sent to an address in Clearwater, Fla., to help his family.

At that Florida address, a woman, speaking through the front door, told an AP reporter to leave the property when he knocked and identified himself. Two bicycles were in front of the unkempt, single-story home and exercise equipment was on the porch. A sign on the front door read: “No visitors. This means you.

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Barbers have collected hair in hopes that it could contain the ooze as it invades deeper into coastal marshland.

But crews said Saturday they concluded using the hair was not feasible, and the organizations collecting the hair were asked to stop doing so.

Engineers said a test conducted in February during an oil spill in Texas showed that commercial boom absorbed more oil and less water than hair boom.

Charlie Henry of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said booms made from hair became water-logged and sank within a short period of time.

Funeral in Detroit for girl killed in police raid DETROIT (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered at a Detroit church Saturday to pay respects to a 7-year-old girl accidentally shot to death by police during a raid on her home.

The funeral for Aiyana Stanley-Jones was scheduled to start at 11 a.m. at Second Ebenezer Church. The Rev. Al Sharpton was to give the eulogy.

Anthony Givens, 55, of Detroit, said he knew Aiyana’s family and last saw the child when he paid a brief visit on Mother’s Day. “She was playing, joyful, laughing with her brothers,” Givens said.

He said he’s been disappointed in the past week by the publicity and sharp disagreement over how Aiyana died. Police have said an officer’s gun accidentally fired inside the house after he was jostled by, or collided with, her grandmother during the Sunday raid. A lawyer for Aiyana’s family has sued and claims the shot was fired from the porch after a flashbang grenade was lobbed through a window.

The bullet struck the sleeping child in the neck.

“It’s a very sad thing,” Givens said. “I think they should concentrate on burying the young lady instead of all this ruckus.”

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Atlantis crew relaxes after wrapping up spacewalks CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Atlantis’ six astronauts got a little down time up in orbit Saturday on the eve of their departure from the International Space Station.

The shuttle crewmen wrapped up the third and final spacewalk of their space station visit Friday. So on Saturday, Mission Control gave them part of the day off.

They planned to indulge in their favorite pastime — gazing out the window and watching the world go by — before preparing for Sunday morning’s undocking of Atlantis.

“It’s like a geography lesson. It’s fantastic,” astronaut Piers Sellers said in an educational event.

Eighteen youngsters ranging from first to 12th grade submitted questions by video.

One boy from Virginia wanted to know why shuttle astronauts wear orange flight suits for launch and landing.

“The purple ones kind of clash with my eyes. I think I look a lot better in orange,” joked Garrett Reisman.

Seriously, he added, it’s so rescue teams could find the astronauts more easily in case of an accident.

Texas may get nuclear waste from dozens of states ANDREWS, Texas (AP) — Texas was all set to be part of an agreement with Vermont to dump nuclear waste in a remote region of the Lone Star state, and for the most part people living near the site were OK with it.

Now, though, that compact could mushroom to include waste from 36 other states, reinvigorating those who oppose the project to fight harder.

Environmentalists, geologists, the Texas League of Women Voters and others say the huge dumping ground will pollute groundwater and otherwise wreak havoc with the environment.

The company that runs the site contends it’ll be safe and many local residents applaud any expansion as a way to bring more jobs and prosperity to the West Texas scrubland.

“They got to put it somewhere,” said Kathy Trevino, a retired nurses’ aide who lives in Andrews, the closest Texas town to the site. “As long as they’re safe and don’t intentionally cause harm, I don’t have a problem with it.”

Opponents of the compact have an uphill climb in trying to stop the expansion. But they recently flooded the commission with thousands of comments critical of the rules that outline how the compact will handle other states’ applications to dispose of the waste in Texas.

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WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Elena Kagan, a Supreme Court nominee without judicial experience, has suggested in writings and speeches over a quartercentury that when judges make decisions, they must take account of their values and experience and consider politics and policy, rather than act as robotic umpires.

Not since 1972 has a president picked someone for the high court who hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been a judge. So what the 50-year-old Kagan has said about judging might be the best indicator of the kind of justice she would be.

Republicans have said that because Kagan hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t left a trail of judicial opinions, they will pore over her records as a Clinton White

House aide and academic for any clues. Her speeches and papers from her time as dean of the Harvard Law School and, before that as a law professor and graduate student, are certain to get close attention at her confirmation hearing in late June.

Her words stand in contrast to the more technical view of judging voiced by Chief Justice John Roberts at his confirmation hearing five years ago. Roberts said he considered himself an umpire merely calling balls and strikes.

Kagan apparently has never directly addressed Robertsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comments.

Republicans have held his description of the job as a model of judicial restraint and used it to criticize President Barack Obama for

what they call his support of judicial activism â&#x20AC;&#x201D; judges imposing their own views on the law.

But Kagan put forward a different idea of judging in a 1995 law review article. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It should be no surprise by now that many of the votes a Supreme Court justice casts have little to do with technical legal ability and much to do with conceptions of value,â&#x20AC;? Kagan said in a review of Yale law professor Stephen Carterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Confirmation Mess.â&#x20AC;?

Kagan quoted Carter approvingly to say that to decide the hard cases that rise to the level of Supreme Court review, justices must use their judgment. When they do that, Kagan said (again citing Carter), their â&#x20AC;&#x153;own experience and values

become the most important data.â&#x20AC;?

It may be hard to divine just what Kagan meant, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;not calling balls and strikes,â&#x20AC;? says Georgetown University law professor Pamela Harris.

Last year, Republicans chided Obama for saying his first Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, would bring empathy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the ability to see things from anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to the bench. A leading Obama critic, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., has said the empathy standard is â&#x20AC;&#x153;this feeling standard. Whatever that is, it is not law. It is not a legal standard.â&#x20AC;?

Obama stopped using the â&#x20AC;&#x153;e-word,â&#x20AC;? but recently Justice Anthony Kennedy offered up a defense of empathy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in words similar to

Kaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. He suggested there was nothing controversial about it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You certainly canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t formulate principles without being aware of where those principles will take you, what their consequences will be,â&#x20AC;? Kennedy said at a speech in Florida on May 14. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law is a human exercise and if it ceases to be that, it does not deserve the name law.â&#x20AC;?

Kagan had been recently made the Harvard law dean when she spoke to a group of Princeton alumni in 2003 about judicial review, the courtsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; power to review the actions of the other branches of government.

In handwritten notes that were among the thousands of pages of documents Kagan provided the Senate Judiciary Commit-

tee, she said judicial review â&#x20AC;&#x153;should be exercised w/ cautionâ&#x20AC;? because it involves overturning the actions of popularly elected officials.

Interpreting the Constitution is not mechanical, she said. If it were, it â&#x20AC;&#x153;wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be issue,â&#x20AC;? Kagan wrote in abbreviated notes.

Interpretation, Kagan said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;necessarily + inevitablyâ&#x20AC;? involves â&#x20AC;&#x153;political + policy questions.â&#x20AC;?

She referred in her notes to the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bush v. Gore decision that effectively ended the recount of votes in Florida after the 2000 election and Vice President Al Goreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hopes of becoming president.

Kagan did not offer her own view about the case, only that it was an example of the difficulty judges face.

OIL SPILL

BPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gulf oil disaster brings gusher of Hill hearings

aWASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The month-old oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has unleashed a gusher of congressional hearings that may prove nearly as hard to cap as the blown BP well.

In an election year rife with political posturing, the spill from the April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig is proving an easy target for lawmakers, whose fears of being swept out of office by an anti-incumbent wave were reinforced by Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s batch of primaries.

The blowout and the ensuing giant oil leak gave rise to 10 congressional hearings over the past two weeks. Five more are

scheduled for this coming week, and at least five more are on tap in June. President Barack Obama is naming a special independent commission to review the accident.

Blame-trading oil industry executives, along with government regulators, prominent scientists and environmentalists crossed paths on Capitol Hill as they scurried from one hearing to the next.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even an element of Hollywood. Having spent $24 million on developing a centrifuge device to drop into a slick to separate water from oil, actor Kevin Costner has been in New Orleans hoping to sell BP

on the idea. Can it be long before heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s invited to Washington to testify?

In many ways, the frenzy resembles last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s multiple congressional inquiries into the causes of the 2008 financial meltdown or the taxpayer bailouts for GM and Chrysler. Or this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hearings on Toyota, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about evenly divided between stagecraft and statecraft. They have a job to do. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re showing constituents they â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;get itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in a year when many voters think they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? said Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political scientist and the author of books on

political â&#x20AC;&#x153;feeding frenzies.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of it is just for show.

You rake the bank executives or the BP bosses over the coals. And everybody gets outraged and feels better.â&#x20AC;?

Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana used the weekly Republican radio address on Saturday to take aim at Democratic committee chairmen who he said â&#x20AC;&#x153;have rushed to create media events for television cameras instead of devoting full attention to stopping the immediate problem. ... The time for committee hearings is for after the well has been capped â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not before.â&#x20AC;?

Grandstanding, however, was not limited to a single

party.

For all the political theater, the hearings have provided little new information or shed much light on the causes of the explosion or the true extent of the danger to the environment.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mostly an opportunity to rant and rave, some congressional aides acknowledge. The same lawmakers responsible for keeping an eye on things are now conducting the hearings into what went wrong â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and trying to avoid blame themselves.

Some ranters have been grateful recipients of energy industry largesse when it comes to campaign contributions.

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When Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said his agency could have more aggressively monitored the offshore drilling industry, Republicans immediately jumped. Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., offered an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obama oil spill timelineâ&#x20AC;? and said the administration wrote a â&#x20AC;&#x153;carte blancheâ&#x20AC;? check for disaster by approving drilling permits for dozens of wells, including BPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s from the Deepwater Horizon rig.

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12A/ Sunday, May 23, 2010 / The Sanford Herald ‘LOST’ BRIEFS Man with Sanford ties wins authentic Dharma VW van

The brother of a Central Carolina Community College instructor is the proud owner of a blue and white Dharma van — circa 1977 — after entering a video contest predicting how “Lost” would end.

Frank Mercogliano of Idaho, the brother of Sal Mercogliano, who teaches history at CCCC, had the winning entry in Global Cash Card’s “Lost” contest thanks to his sevenminute video predicting how the finale would come to a close. In Frank’s humorous take, which has the series ending with Hurley (the new “Jacob”) and Sawyer (the new “Man in Black”) playing a game of Gnip Gnop (an anagram of ping pong, which the duo played in Season 3).

When he’s not making “Lost” videos, Rank is the assistant athletic director for media relations at Idaho State University. His winning video can be viewed at www.youtube.com/ watc?v=POvbxxHtcRg. — by Billy Liggett

How will it end?

You can bet on it

TAMPA (MCT) — You can bet on anything now. But it’s tricky guessing the outcome of ABC’s “Lost,” which wraps up its run tonight.

The Web site BookMaker. com has come up with some odds on what might happen on the last episode.

Here’s a roundup on long shots and almost sure things.

The +/- indicates the return on the wager. For example: Betting on the event least likely to win would earn the most amount of money should the event happen.

The percentage is the likelihood the event will happen. ❏ Michael’s son, Walt, will make an appearance, +1,000 (9 percent). ❏ The Man in Black/Smoke Monster will use Desmond to destroy the island, +500 (17 percent). ❏ Jacob will be revealed as the true bad guy, +180 (35 percent). ❏ The parallel survivors will return to the island and battle themselves, +300 (25 percent). ❏ The entire island was a dream, +2,500 (4 percent). ❏ Juliet will be revealed as the mother of Jack’s son, +120 (45 percent). ❏ One of the last four (Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sawyer) will die in the finale, +150 (40 percent). ❏ The Man in Black/Smoke Monster will get off the island, +340 (22 percent).

Meanwhile, oddsmakers at BetUS.com posted the following odds on “Lost”: ❏ It’s 4-7 that the Man in Black will get off the island. ❏ It’s 5-9 that Richard will kill the Man in Black. ❏ And who ends up with Kate? Sawyer’s chances are even money (1-1), and Jack’s odds are 6-5. It’s 10-11 that neither will end up with her.

— Tampa Tribune

‘Lost’ finale will be simulcast worldwide

(MCT) — If you happen to be in the London on the night of the Lost finale, you’d better set your alarm clocks.

The U.K.’s Sky1 is planning to simulcast the series finale with the U.S. West Coast broadcast — in other words, at 5 a.m. local time, according to The Guardian.

Sky1 will rebroadcast the finale during its normal 9 p.m. timeslot on Friday, May 28, but added the earlier airing to foil illegal internet downloads and web spoilers.

Broadcasters in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Israel, Turkey and Canada will also simulcast the finale.

The finale episode, titled “The End,” will air on the East Coast at 9 p.m. tonight on ABC.

LOST SERIES FINALE: 8 P.M. TONIGHT ON ABC

We may not always know what’s going on, but we do know why we love ‘Lost’

By JAMES LILEKS Minneapolis Star Tribune (MCT)

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f you’re tuning into “Lost” for the first time tonight, some advice: Don’t. You’d be better off watching a soap opera in Turkish. It will make no sense. People who know the show so well they can tell you which kidney Locke gave his father in season four are still confused.

When it’s all done, you’ll ask “but what about ...” and then your head will start to ache, and you’ll hit the Internet, where someone must know the answer. Better that you accept it as the grand sweeping wrap-up, content yourself with all the pleasure it’s given, and tell yourself: It’s done.

Oh, people will pick “Lost’s” bones for years, but it’s all guesswork after this.

The show cannot possibly end with every question answered, every plot hole neatly cinched shut. But is the last “Lost” really about the answers? OF COURSE IT IS. It had better be. We’ve loved “Lost” because it raised two questions for every one it answered. We’ve hated “Lost” because it raised two questions for every one it answered, and also made us rethink the previous answered question.

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Matthew Fox, who plays “Jack” on ABC’s “Lost,” is the anointed island protector heading into tonight’s series finale, which airs at 9 p.m. make for a rabid fan base, though. “The X-Files” piled mystery on top of mystery, and ended up boring everyone who’d cared in the first place. (Its finale made the end of the original “Prisoner” look like “Saved by the Bell.”) It’s the nature of “Lost’s” mysteries that drew us in.

You’ve got your metaphysical puzzlers — good, evil, predestination. You have literary mysteries,

such as why everyone is named for a philosopher or scientist. If I saw a preview where Sawyer said “Brilliant deduction, Einstein,” I’d think he was using someone’s actual name. You have endless practical mysteries, such as the ability of the castaways’ clothing to remain more or less intact.

It only took “Lost” a few episodes to establish that everything and everyone was a mystery.

From the start, it played out on parallel tracks. There was the story of the castaways, which was both a contest of personalities and a supernatural mystery, and the story of the Oceanic passengers before they got on the plane. We forget how cool those flashbacks were: Someone stopped, looked alarmed and confused — and then we were back in time to events that had nothing to do with the Island. Or so it seemed.

We knew more about the characters than they knew about each other. Of course, they all could have known these things about each other if they’d just sat down around the fire and swapped stories, but that wasn’t the way things went on the Island.

The sheer number of inexplicable details. The numbers. The whispers.

The polar bears. The dad.

The hatch. The ship in the jungle. The revelation of the Dharma Project.

Hurley’s ability to maintain his weight. Jack’s tattoos.

Locke’s legs.

The characters. Deep bench. Admirable Jack, Reluctant Alpha; Devious Sawyer, Outlaw with a Good Streak; Kate Freckles, who looks fetching while being stern and sweatdrenched and caught

between two male archetypes. Locke, who radiated strength and resilience. The second tier had Charlie, washed-up rocker with a heroin habit; Hugo, the huggable stoner-bear; Claire — hey, did you know she was pregnant?

— and of course Sayid. It was a brave move to put a member of the Iraq Republican Guard on the show, to make him sympathetic without raising an atom’s worth of political intent.

Sun and Jin brought to TV something new: scenes conducted entirely in Korean. And that’s just the main characters. There are about 40 more.

It’s hard to say how influential “Lost” will be.

“Fringe” probably will be the only survivor of the wave of “Lost”-like shows.

“Flash Forward,” which had a great mystery but spoiled everything with lackluster characters and a hiatus so long it trained everyone to forget the show existed, is already gone.

Maybe we don’t want another show like this one — it’s exhausting, takes half a decade to figure out, and leaves a big hole when it’s gone. The biggest mystery of “Lost” may be this: how something this smart and engrossing made it on the air in the first place.

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LOST SERIES FINALE: 8 P.M. TONIGHT ON ABC

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Showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s duo feels â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;emptyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; now that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over

NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect a laser show.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bet on the island to lift off into space.

While intel is scarce about the much-awaited, under-wraps finale to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lost,â&#x20AC;? those hints come straight from the guys who not only know the truth but also created it: executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse.

But other than such tongue-in-cheek tips, Lindelof and Cuse remain supremely tightlipped about the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lostâ&#x20AC;? conclusion, airing tonight on ABC at 9 p.m. Exactly how theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll polish off this epic mystical thriller after six trippy seasons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; well, that literally remains to be seen.

Fans of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lostâ&#x20AC;? can hardly wait, and the two-andone-half-hour finale, even sight unseen, has already been decreed a major television milestone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re satisfied with the finale,â&#x20AC;? said Cuse in an interview alongside Lindelof on Wednesday.

He called the ending â&#x20AC;&#x153;kind of spiritual,â&#x20AC;? and said it â&#x20AC;&#x153;feels like a fair way to honor the fans, the characters and everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to the show.â&#x20AC;?

He also said he expected a wide range of viewer reactions: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bound to happen.â&#x20AC;?

But Lindelof predicted â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lostâ&#x20AC;? will spur its own distinctive brand of morning-after debate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one much different from view-

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Emilie de Ravin, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway and Evangeline Lilly are shown in a scene from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lost.â&#x20AC;? The twoand-a-half-hour finale airs at 9 p.m. tonight on ABC. ersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; raging response to the blackout that concluded â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sopranosâ&#x20AC;? three years ago.

That series ending centered on one thing, said Lindelof: Would Tony Soprano live or die? So whatever a viewer thought should happen to Tony (when last glimpsed, he was alive and well and enjoying onion rings) played a major role in whether the outcome pleased that viewer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But for the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; finale, people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know going into it WHAT would satisfy them,â&#x20AC;? Lindelof declared. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you say to somebody, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What thing would need to happen in the story for you to feel satisfied?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say something

like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Well, I want all my questions to be answered.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; But they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell you what they want to happen to the characters.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know what the questions are they would want to have answered,â&#x20AC;? added Cuse.

Where to begin? Since its premiere in fall 2004, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lostâ&#x20AC;? has gloried in its multiplying mysteries, in the paradox of a series thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set on an island but is anything but insular.

While the show was being filmed in Hawaii (with an evolving cast including Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Terry Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Quinn and dozens more), Lindelof and Cuse toiled with fellow writers in Los Angeles crafting the tale.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only now are we getting a sense of how autobiographical the show has been for the writers,â&#x20AC;? said Lindelof. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the third season, we locked characters in cages because we felt like we were locked up and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t progress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the second season, we decided to put this guy down in the hatch, pushing a button every 108 minutes. He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why, exactly, but he believes that if he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, maybe the world will end.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly how we felt when we were writing that season: Just keep pushing the button.â&#x20AC;?

At the start of production each year, Cuse and Lindelof would pitch ABC executives on what the coming season might have in store. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we went in and told them thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a guy down in the hatch and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pushing this button every 108 minutes, we thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gonna fire us,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lindelof recalled with a laugh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But they rolled with it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;They actually became fans,â&#x20AC;? said Lindelof, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so that when we came in to pitch them Season 6, they were like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to know the ending of the show. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spoil it for us.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Even when we wrote the script for the finale, we withheld a key scene from them. They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to know.â&#x20AC;?

The script for the finale was completed little more

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than a month ago. It took four weeks to film. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Monday night, we locked the final effect shot,â&#x20AC;? said Lindelof. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And now that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually finished, the word that Carlton and I are using is: emptiness. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, my God, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not doing the show anymore!â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Nor are their 400-plus former colleagues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While we are the frontmen for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lost,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a massively collaborative show,â&#x20AC;? Cuse said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the largest, most complex, expensive show produced for television anywhere in the world. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of the end of an era.â&#x20AC;?

But the end was set in motion at least three years ago. In May 2007, the network and the producers announced it would end, well, right about now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That broke all the rules of network television,â&#x20AC;? said Cuse, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but it allowed us to then plan out the rest of the story, to take the mythology we had and figure out what the final three seasons were going to look like.â&#x20AC;?

What do they hope viewers will say Sunday night at the end of the road? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would like them to feel like the journey was worth it,â&#x20AC;? Cuse said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also hope that they acknowledge that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an ending,â&#x20AC;? said Lindelof, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cop-out, with a to-becontinued quality to it.â&#x20AC;?

But as for the debate about What It All Means â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that will just be beginning.

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It said some studio executives showed early support for the primary scenario in which cable viewers could watch movies at home just 30 days after their release to theaters, for about $20 to $30 per movie.

It now takes some four months for a theater release to be made available for cable viewing, the Journal said.

Jury acquits man accused of killing Atlanta rapper LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A jury acquitted a man Friday of killing up-and-coming Atlanta rapper Dolla during a shooting last year at a crowded, upscale Los Angeles mall.

Jurors rejected prosecutorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; contentions that the killing of Dolla, whose real name was Roderick Anthony Burton II, was a callous act of apparent revenge.

Burton and his accused shooter, Aubrey Louis Berry, had been involved in a fight at an Atlanta club less than two weeks before the shooting last May. Berryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney had contended the shooting was an act of self-defense, emphasizing that Burton â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a protege of hip-hop artist Akon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; glorified a violent gangster lifestyle in his rap lyrics and online videos.

Lohan expected in court Monday LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lindsay Lohan is expected in court next week after missing a mandatory hearing on Thursday.

Lohanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, says the 23-year-old actress will return to Los Angeles on Saturday and appear in court Monday morning.

After a few breezy days at the Cannes Film Festival, where she attended various events to promote her Linda Lovelace film and partied into the wee hours on the day she was supposed to be in court in Beverly Hills, Lohan is coming home to a litany of legal woes.

She was to be arrested upon her return to Los Angeles for missing the mandatory hearing, but a judge recalled the warrant late Thursday after Lohan posted bail.

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Plane with 166 aboard crashes, 8 survive MANGALORE, India (AP) — Eight people escaped the crash of an Indian jetliner with 166 people on board that overshot a hilltop runway in southern India and plunged over a cliff, officials said. At least some of the survivors managed to jump from the wreckage just before it burst into flames.

Firefighters struggled to reach the twisted, smoking wreckage of the Boeing AP photo 737-800, which was scatCivilians crowd around the remains of the Air India Extered along the hillside of press plane that crashed in Mangalore, in the southern thick grass and trees just outside Mangalore’s Bajpe Indian state of Karnataka, Saturday. airport.

But after the first few Air India, the country’s hands, said it felt like a minutes, there were no national carrier, runs inex- tire burst after the plane more survivors to be found pensive flights under the landed. “There was a loud around what remained Air India Express banner bang, and the plane caught of the Air India Express to Dubai and other Middle fire,” he said. flight from Dubai to this Eastern destinations where “The plane shook port city. Instead, scores millions of Indians are with vibrations and split of burned bodies were employed. into two,” G.K. Pradeep, pulled from the blackened Relatives of the victims, another survivor, told tangle of aircraft cables, who had been waiting at CNN-IBN television. He twisted metal, charred the airport for the plane’s jumped out of the aircraft trees and mud at the crash arrival, stood near the with four others into a pit, site. Many of the dead wreckage weeping. he said. Moments later, a were strapped into their Ummer Farook Molarge explosion set off a seats, their bodies burned hammed, a survivor blaze that consumed the beyond recognition. burned on his face and wreckage, he said. It was

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not immediately clear if all the survivors escaped in the same way.

Firefighters sprayed water and foam on the plane as others struggled to find survivors. An Associated Press photo showed two rescuers running up a hill carrying a young girl covered in foam to waiting medics. Though no details were available, the girl was believed to have died, because officials said the only female survivor was an adult.

The plane was carrying 160 passengers — all Indian — and six crew members, Air India official Anup Srivastava said. Four infants and 19 other children were among the passengers. The British pilot, who was of Serbian origin, and an Indian co-pilot were among the dead, officials said.

Employees of JAT Airways, the Serbian national carrier, identified the captain as Zlatko Glusica, 55, a Serb with a British passport who had been flying for Air India for the past three years. He had previously flown for JAT, but like many pilots had left the airline in recent years as it plunged into deep financial troubles.

The JAT employees spoke on condition they not be identified, because they were not permitted to speak to the media.

By Saturday night, rescuers had pulled 158 bodies from the wreckage.

The eight survivors were being treated in hospitals, the airline said.

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said that conversations with the cockpit and other records showed the flight was operating normally before the touchdown.

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Insurgents attack NATO’s southern Afghan base KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents launched a ground attack against NATO’s main military base in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said.

Rockets started hitting Kandahar Air Field about 8 p.m. local time (15:30 GMT), followed quickly by a ground assault, said Navy Commander Amanda Peperseim, a spokeswoman for NATO forces at the base.

She said the attack was still ongoing and did not provide further details.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack — the third major assault on NATO’s military hubs in Afghanistan in six days. On Tuesday, a Taliban suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy in the capital, killing 18 people including six NATO service members.

Then on Wednesday, dozens of Taliban militants attacked the main U.S. military base — Bagram Air Field — killing an American contractor in fighting that lasted more than eight hours.

The attacks came soon after the Taliban announced a spring offensive against NATO forces and Afghan government troops — their respone to a promise by the Obama administration to squeeze the Taliban out of their strongholds in southern Kandahar province.

Polish priest detained in Brazil sex-abuse case SAO PAULO (AP) — A Polish priest accused of sexually abusing a former altar boy in Rio de Janeiro and turning his parish home into an “erotic dungeon” has surrendered and is now in police custody, a public safety official said Saturday.

State prosecutors have accused Marcin Michael Strachanowski of handcuffing the 16-year-old former altar boy to a bed three years ago in the parish house where the priest lived and threatening to kill the youth if he spoke of the abuse.

Strachanowski arrived at a police station Friday night, said a spokesman for Rio’s state public security department. He spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with departmental policy. Images published in Brazilian newspapers showed Strachanowski being driven away in a police car.

The 44-year-old priest was suspended from duties after the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro learned that a judge had issued an order Thursday for his arrest.

The archdiocese issued a statement Friday announcing the suspension and expressing regret over the alleged abuse.

Judge Alexandre Abrahao Dias said that investigators found “erotic material sent to the victim via Internet to seduce him” and that the priest also took other youths to the parish house, “which he converted into a kind of erotic dungeon where he submitted them, often with the use of handcuffs, to orgies.”

Toll in car bomb near Baghdad rises to 30 BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police and morgue officials say the death toll in a car bombing at an open-air market in a Shiite town northeast of Baghdad has risen to 30.

Friday’s bomb struck the town of Khalis, a Shiite enclave 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Baghdad in the largely Sunni province of Diyala. Most of those killed were sitting in a cafe in the center of the market.

About 80 people were also wounded in the attack.

All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

Khalis is a former al-Qaida in Iraq stronghold. It has seen powerful blasts, including a restaurant twin bombing that killed 57 in March.

Astronomer Copernicus reburied as hero FROMBORK, Poland (AP) — Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose findings were condemned by the Roman Catholic Church as heretical, was reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday, nearly 500 years after he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave.

His burial in a tomb in the cathedral where he once served as a church canon and doctor indicates how far the church has come in making peace with the scientist whose revolutionary theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun helped usher in the modern scientific age.

Copernicus, who lived from 1473 to 1543, died as a little-known astronomer working in what is now Poland, far from Europe’s centers of learning. He had spent years laboring in his free time developing his theory, which was later condemned as heretical by the church because it removed Earth and humanity from their central position in the universe.

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HARVICK SIGNS EXTENSION WITH RCR CONCORD (AP) — Kevin Harvick always regretted going public during his first round of contract negotiations with Richard Childress Racing, and the driver vowed to be more tightlipped about his business going forward.

He did a good job this time around, refusing all year to discuss his talks with team owner Childress on a contract extension. The two sides announced a multiyear deal Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway on their own terms.

“I think 2003 was a mess,” said Harvick, the current Sprint Cup Series points leader. “I kind of let myself get caught up in the middle of this world in the media and it’s best to handle your family matters within your family and not let the outside world dictate what you want to do. I felt like it went very well as we went through it this time.”

Terms on the contract were not disclosed.

INDY 500 CASTRONEVES EARNS INDY 500 POLE

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Helio Castroneves has won his fourth Indianapolis 500 pole after posting a four-lap qualifying average of 227.970 mph.

The Brazilian’s average speed Saturday was better than any single lap in practice all week.

The defending race winner is trying to become the fourth driver to win four 500s. He has tied A.J. Foyt and Rex Mays for the second-most Indy poles in history. Rick Mears won six.

Australian Will Power will start second after averaging 227.578. Scotland’s Dario Franchitti is third at 226.990.

Danica Patrick struggled on a day the top 24 starting spots were filled. She was 23rd, the middle of Row 8, after going 224.217. Two other women — Ana Beatriz and Simona de Silvestro — will start 21st and 22nd.

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Lee County’s baseball team huddles after beating Broughton 6-3 in Friday’s third-round state 4-A playoff game in Raleigh. The Jackets will host conference foe Apex in the Elite Eight on Tuesday night.

Jackets are homeward bound

By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — The Lee County Yellow Jackets are taking their baseballs and going home.

They’re going to need their bats, their gloves and their cleats, too.

After three straight postseason road victories, the Lee County Yellow Jackets will finally return home to battle Tri-9 Conference rival Apex in the regional semifinals of the NCHSAA 4-A East state baseball tournament on Tuesday night in Sanford.

The Yellow Jackets (15-10) defeated Broughton 6-3 on Friday night in Raleigh to make it to the fourth round of the playoffs for the first time since 2001. Apex, the wild card entry from the league, upset top-seeded Holly Springs 10-3 to get this far.

“We’re excited to be in the fourth round, that’s for sure,” said Yellow Jacket second baseman Carson Wilson. “This team continues to get better and better as each game passes. I’m proud of all of my teammates for helping us get this far. We just want to keep on playing.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been fined $100,000 by the NBA for comments made about free-agent-to-be LeBron James that violated the league’s anti-tampering rules.

The outspoken billionaire, in an interview this week with CNNMoney.com, said “anybody” would be interested in James. Cuban said it would be tough to sign the two-time defending league MVP in free agency, but a sign-and-trade deal with Cleveland is something he would look at.

Phoenix Suns President of Basketball Operations Steve Kerr has been fined $10,000, also for public comments made in violation of the anti-tampering rules. Kerr’s comments were made on a radio show on May 14.

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top me if you’ve heard this one before.

After months of speculation of a football coach’s future, word comes out that he has officially lost that title. He says a few well-chosen words about the opportunity given him, and then he moves on — after less than a year on the job.

And with that, the move is made and the hiring process is in full swing.

Sound familiar? If you follow Southern Lee football, there’s no doubt you’ve seen this movie before.

On May 18, 2009, it was con-

County seven in a row, a streak that dates back to April 28, when the Yellow Jackets snapped a five-game losing skid with a win over crosstown rival Southern Lee. Despite sweeping the season series with Apex (14-11) and winning both games by a combined score of 12-6, Wilson says that this is a different Apex team that the Yellow Jackets will be facing on Tuesday night.

“We beat Apex twice during the season, but that doesn’t matter at this stage,” said Wilson.

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firmed by one school official — at the time it was then-Athletic Director Cletis Gore — that

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Former Southern Lee football coach Eric Puryear gestures during the Southern Lee Football Jamboree in August 2009. Puryear said on Tuesday that he left the program in the best interests of all parties involved.

Heels end season for grieving Cavs team

By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer

CHAPEL HILL — The season ended for Virginia’s women’s lacrosse team. Who knows if the grief ever will?

One day before slain teammate Yeardley Love was supposed to graduate, the Cavaliers lost to North Carolina 17-7 on Saturday in the quarterfinals

of the NCAA tournament.

Virginia (14-6) was playing its first road game since Love’s death three weeks ago.

Love “I don’t think that there’s any way that you can really move on from” Love’s death,

senior midfielder Brittany Kalkstein said. “Obviously, it’s going to be in our thoughts forever.”

Virginia’s players again wore T-shirts that said “One Team.

One Heart. One Love.” Their orange jerseys bore black patches on their chests with “LOVE” in white.

Some North Carolina students wore Carolina-blue T-shirts bearing Love’s name

and jersey No. 1. A moment of silence was held before the game to remember the popular senior whose death jolted the Virginia community. A player on the school’s men’s lacrosse team is charged with murder.

The best therapy, coach Julie Myers always said, was to keep playing. She felt lacrosse kept

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2B / Sunday, May 23, 2010 / The Sanford Herald UPCOMING

LCPR Registrations taken for variety of activities SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lee County Parks and Recreation has begun taking registrations for swim lessons, gymnastics and summer camps.

Swim lessons will be registering from 3-6 p.m. on Monday-Friday OT Sloan Pool for boys and girls ages 6 monthsthrough-adult. The county resident fee is $20 per session. There are four sessions available. Limited space is available. For more information, call (919) 775-, ext. 207.

Gymnastics will be registering May 27-28 from 3-6 p.m. at 221 Commercial Court (behind Sagebrush) for girls and boys ages toddler and up. For more information call, (919) 774-6445.

San Lee Park is registering for summer camps. There are seven different nature-themed sessions available where campers can experience nature through hands-on activities and crafts. Full and half-day camps are available for girls and boys ages 4-12. For more information, call (919) 7766221.

OT Sloan Pool opens to the public on Saturdays and Sundays only beginning May 29-through-June 13 from 1-5 p.m.Beginning June 15 the pool will be open to the public Tuesdays-Sundays from 1-5 p.m. The fee for public swim is $3 per person. For additional information, call (919) 775-2107, ext. 207.

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The first camp runs from 12:30-to-3:45 p.m. from June 14-18 and the second is June 21-25 from 12:30-to-3:45 p.m.

The camps will be held at the Sanford Nautilus and refreshments will be provided.

Contact coach Mark Kline at (919) 308-6100 for more information or to reserve a spot for your child.

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Johnson sparred with fellow inductee France Jr. CONCORD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Junior Johnson was a moonshiner who outran government tax collectors in souped up cars. He not only is one of the pioneers of NASCAR, he served some time in prison for his bootlegging.

You can imagine Johnson has sometimes had trouble with authority, which elicits some chuckles since Johnson is part of

the first Hall of Fame class that includes NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first two rulers, the late Bill France Sr. and Bill France Jr. On Saturday, a day before his induction, Johnson insisted he â&#x20AC;&#x153;never had a cross word with Bill Sr.â&#x20AC;? and praised him for doing â&#x20AC;&#x153;whatever was best for racing.â&#x20AC;?

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Johnson, who was pardoned in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan for his moonshine conviction, was honored by driver Ryan Newman with a logo on his car during Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-Star race at Charlotte

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The 78-year-old Johnson won 50 races before becoming an accomplished car owner. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s credited with being the first to use drafting in races and creating other technological advances â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even if Bill France Jr. often tried to squash his ideas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the argument was over we were friends again,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said, smiling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But he snuffed out everything I came to him with for racing.â&#x20AC;?

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tryouts for the SASL Challenge and Classic soccer seasons will be held from Monday-Thursday and May 31-June 3 at the soccer fields at the Lee County Fairgrounds.

Specific tryout dates and times for specific age divisions may be found at www.sasl.net, or interested parties may call Brent Sloan at (919) 770-5678 or e-mail him at bdimes76@ yahoo.com The cost is $10 and includes a T-shirt and is open to players ages 7 and up. Participants should bring a soccer ball if they have one, cleats, shin guards and water.

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PHOENIX (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Los Angeles Lakers fans were chanting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bring on Boston!â&#x20AC;? before Game 1 of the Western Conference finals was over, and they picked up the volume near the finish of Game 2.

There are, however, at least two games to be played in Phoenix before what so many On TV see as a Lakers at foreSuns gone TV: TNT concluTip: 8:30 sion, a p.m. third straight trip to the NBA finals for Kobe & Co. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully we can carry the momentum over from the way weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been playing at home,â&#x20AC;?

Lamar Odom said Saturday before the Lakers boarded their short flight to the desert for Game 3 Sunday night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see why not.â&#x20AC;?

The Lakers seemed ready for a more difficult challenge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We understand how tough itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be in Phoenix,â&#x20AC;? Pau Gasol said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pace and energy theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to bring is going to be hard to match, but we have to understand who we are and play to our capabilities.â&#x20AC;?

Who the Lakers are has been readily apparent to anyone paying attention â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a big, gifted group of athletes whose offense has been unstoppable against the smaller Suns.

Los Angeles scored 128 and 124 points to go up 2-0 in the series and brings an eight-game playoff winning streak in.

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MLB BRIEFS Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chavez goes on DL again, says he could be done OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Longtime Athletics star Eric Chavez is on the disabled list once again and says his career could be over.

Oakland put Chavez on the 15-day DL on Saturday because of what he calls two bulging disks in his neck.

Manager Bob Geren is optimistic Chavez could return this season. But the six-time Gold Glove third baseman says he might be done after several injury-plagued years.

Chavez has spent all 13 of his major league seasons with the Athletics. He is hitting .234 with one home run and 10 RBIs this year.

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San Francisco Giantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Juan Uribe reacts after striking out for the third out in the eighth inning as Oakland Athleticsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kurt Suzuki walks back to the dugout in Oakland, Calif., Saturday.

Gonzalez, Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slip past rival Giants, 1-0 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gio Gonzalez retired his final 20 batters and the Oakland Athletics scored an unearned run to beat Matt Cain and the San Francisco Giants 1-0 in the Bay Bridge Series.

An error by first baseman Aubrey Huff set up Coco Crispâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sacrifice fly in the third inning. The Giants managed only three hits and matched a season high with their fourth straight loss.

White Sox 4, Marlins 1 CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alex Rios hit a two-run homer and Gavin Floyd pitched 6 1-3 sharp innings to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Florida Marlins 4-1.

Rios drove in three runs for the White Sox, who won backto-back games for the first time since April 25 when they swept the Seattle Mariners.

Chicago has only won con-

secutive games three times this season.

Angels 10, Cardinals 7 ST. LOUIS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Scott Kazmir ended a string of three straight losses with his best outing of the season and the Los Angeles Angels backed him with 13 hits in a 10-7 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Kendry Morales had a pair of RBI doubles for a three-hit game and Mike Napoli had a two-run homer for the Angels, who became the first team to score in double figures against the Cardinals. Kevin Frandsen also had three hits.

Nationals 7, Orioles 6 WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Adam Dunnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-run single capped a sixth-inning rally that carried the Washington Nationals to a 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, who wasted a bizarre inside-the-park homer

by Adam Jones.

Washington trailed 6-3 before scoring four runs in the sixth against starter Brad Bergesen and reliever Mark Hendrickson (1-2). After Roger Bernadina tripled in a run and pinch-hitter Alberto Gonzalez added an RBI single, Dunn lined a single up the middle to give the Nationals their first lead in the three-game series that concludes Sunday.

Rockies 3, Royals 0 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jeff Francis and three relievers combined on a six-hitter and Troy Tulowitzki homered to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0.

Francis, who won 17 games in 2007 and missed all of last season after having shoulder surgery, earned his first victory since Aug. 25, 2008.

Cardinalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Penny placed on DL ST. LOUIS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cardinals pitcher Brad Penny was put on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strain his upper back, although the team believes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a minor injury.

St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said Penny received an injection and could pitch again in as soon as 10 days, meaning heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d miss one turn in the rotation.

The Cardinals had worried the right-hander, 3-4 with a 3.23 ERA, might be lost for an extended period after getting pulled before the fourth inning of Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start.

Rollins placed on disabled list again PHILADELPHIA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins has been placed on the 15-day disabled list again

after re-injuring his right calf in Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5-1 victory over Boston.

Rollins missed 29 games with a strained right calf before rejoining the lineup Monday. He returned to his customary leadoff spot Friday, but left in the sixth inning after feeling a pop while running to first base on a single.

Natsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Olsen to miss start because of inflammation

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lefthander Scott Olsen will miss his next scheduled start for the Washington Nationals because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder.

Olsen left Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start against the Baltimore Orioles with tightness in his left shoulder.

Oswalt: No trade demand, but deal might be best

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The 32-year-old pitcher says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to move on. He says he thinks he has a two-year window to contribute to a World Series championship.

Oswalt said Saturday that he communicated to owner Drayton McLane through his agent that dealing him might benefit both parties.

Oswalt is 2-6 despite a 2.66 ERA. Houston has the worst record in the National League.

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Leighton shuts out Habs for 3rd time

MONTREAL (AP) — Michael Leighton shut down and shut out the Montreal Canadiens again, leading the Philadelphia Flyers within one win of the Stanley Cup finals.

Leighton stopped 17 shots for his third blanking of Montreal in four games, Claude Giroux scored twice — including an empty-netter — and Ville Leino added a breakaway goal in a 3-0 win over the Canadiens on Saturday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Philadelphia, which has won seven of eight since falling behind Boston 3-0 in the second round, leads the series 3-1 and can advance to the finals for the first time since 1997 with a win at home in Game 5 on Monday.

The Flyers bounced back from a 5-1 loss on Thursday with an efficient and opportunistic performance. They stifled the Canadiens, as they did at home in the first two games of the series.

Montreal was held to only one shot in the second period, a frame in which Philadelphia scored twice.

Jackets Continued from Page 1B

“They’ve been on a tear lately and they’re a much better team now. We’ve got to focus on ourselves and do what we’ve got to do in order to get another win.”

In the win over Broughton, Lee County was paced on the mound by sophomore lefty Nick Durazo. In his first start of his career, Durazo allowed just three

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Jordan Spieth reacts after chipping onto the 16th green during the third round of the Byron Nelson golf tournament Saturday in Irving, Texas. Spieth finished the day with a 6-under 204.

Spieth, 16, in the hunt at Byron Nelson IRVING, Texas (AP) — Jordan Spieth finally felt like a kid teeing it up against the big boys on the PGA Tour.

The golf part wasn’t what troubled the 16-year-old high school junior.

His dilemma was whether to call Tom Pernice Jr., his 50-year-old playing partner, “Mr. Pernice” or “Tom.” While Spieth never actually figured that out — alternating between the two, then avoiding it — he continued to defy the expectations of everyone but himself, shooting a 3-under 67 Saturday to move solidly into contention going into the final round of the Byron Nelson Championship.

Spieth’s best round yet left him tied for seventh, six shots behind leader Jason Day, and injects all kinds of intrigue into an event that was thought to be missing an attention-grabbing headliner.

“I know the pins are going to be the hits while striking out five in six innings of work.

“I couldn’t do it without the offense putting runs on the board,” said a smiling Durazo after his first postseason win. “If the offense hadn’t done its part then I couldn’t have done mine.

I’m so proud of my team for getting this far. We just want to keep on playing.”

Durazo says that getting his first win in his first postseason game felt incredible

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toughest pins I’ve ever experienced in my life, but I’m confident,” said Spieth, who just last week was competing in a high school state tournament (which he won).

“I’m going to start firing because I got nothing to lose, nothing to hold back.”

Day shot a 3-under 67 Saturday to pull into the lead by himself. He was part of a seven-way tie after the first round, then was a stroke behind after the second round.

A win would be the first of his promising career. Considering he’s 22, that would normally be a big deal; this week, it almost seems old.

Day actually is a fitting foil to Spiethmania. Three years ago, he won a Nationwide Tour title, making him the youngest winner of a PGA Tour-sanctioned event.

His best finish in a PGA event is second in 65 events.

and gives him confidence should the Yellow Jackets need him again in the playoffs.

“It feels great,” said Durazo. “I feel like I can play with the big boys. It’s an incredible feeling.”

On the mound against the Cougars will most likely be Yellow Jackets ace Dillon Frye, who started Lee County’s first two playoff games against Millbrook and Richmond County.

“Apex will be no different than anyone else we’ve faced so far in the playoffs,” said Frye, who threw a three-hit complete game shutout against Richmond County in a 2-0 victory in

the second round. “Our big thing has been putting runs on the board. We went through a stretch this season where we had a hard time doing that and we weren’t winning, but we’ve been able to do that much better these last few games.

We’ve got to keep doing that if we want to beat Apex. We’ve also got to stay focused.”

Assistant coaches Shawn McNeill and Neil Rosser have been working with the Yellow Jacket pitching staff all season long to prepare them for these postseason moments. Frye gives a ton of credit to McNeill for helping him make smart pitches

GLADSTONE, N.J. (AP) — Top-ranked Jiyai Shin knocked out Michelle Wie in the Sybase Match Play Championship quarterfinals Saturday, winning 2 and 1 on another hot, humid day at hilly Hamilton Farm.

Shin will play Sun Young Yoo, a 2-and-1 winner over fourth-seeded Yani Tseng, in the semifinals Sunday morning. In the other quarterfinals, 10th-seeded Angela Stanford beat Catriona Matthew 5 and 3, and No. 30 Amy Yang edged Haeji Kang 1-up.

In the morning third-round matches, Shin beat Beatriz Recari 4 and 3, and Wie overcame shaky ballstriking to top Karine Icher 3 and 2.

The 22-year-old Shin is chasing her first LPGA Tour title of the year after winning six times in the last two seasons. She also has 23 international victories.

Duke rolls into semis with 17-9 win over Carolina PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Zach Howell scored four goals and fifth-seeded Duke dominated ACC rival North Carolina on Saturday, reaching its fourth straight national semifinal with a 179 victory over the Tar Heels.

The Blue Devils (144) scored seven goals in the first quarter and never trailed for the final 55 minutes to improve to 4-0 against North Carolina in the NCAA tournament.

They’ll take on top-seeded Virginia or No. 8 seed Stony

out on the mound.

“Coach McNeill does such a great job putting pitches together and helping me get ahead in the count,” said Frye. “As for me, I’ve got to stay focused and just throw strikes when I get out there.”

The Yellow Jackets and the Cougars are the only two remaining teams from the Tri-9 Conference remaining in the tournament.

Apex has knocked out the last two in Athens Drive and Holly Springs, respectively.

On Tuesday night, they’ll be battling to be last Tri-9 Conference team standing.

“It’s a testament to how good our league is,” said Lee County head coach Charlie Spivey. “No matter who we play, we aren’t going to play anybody better than those in our conference. Of all the games on our schedule, we’ve faced 10 teams that have made the playoffs this season and they’re all in our conference. Our kids have been battle-tested, which I think has prepared them for this point of the season.”

Brook at the Final Four next weekend.

13-year-old American climbs Everest, calls mom BEIJING (AP) — The youngest climber to reach the peak of Mount Everest hugged his tearful companions and told them he loved them. Then 13-year-old Jordan Romero took the satellite phone and called his mom.

“He says, ’Mom, I’m calling you from the top of the world,”’ a giddy Leigh Anne Drake told The Associated Press from California, where she had been watching her son’s progress minute by minute on a GPS tracker online.

“There were lots of tears and ’I love you! I love you!”’

Drake said. “I just told him to get his butt back home.”

With Saturday’s success on the world’s highest mountain, at 29,035 feet (8,850 meters) above sea level, Jordan is just one climb from his quest to reach the highest peaks on all seven continents.

Northwestern rolls past Lady Devils EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Fivetime defending national champion Northwestern has shifted into high gear again in the NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament.

Katrina Dowd had three goals to break the tournament scoring record, and the Wildcats rolled into the national semifinals with an 18-8 win over Duke on Saturday.

Tuesday’s game will be the first time that a Lee County athletic team has played in Sanford since the tragic death of student Josh Britt, who was killed in a car accident on May 14. Britt, who played linebacker for the Yellow Jacket football team, was a close friend to many of the Lee County baseball players.

“These kids have been through a lot this season, especially this past week,” said Spivey. “They have taken that adversity and have dealt with it with such character and maturity. I couldn’t be happier for this group. Hopefully, we can keep this thing going.”

The Yellow Jacket fans have traveled well to the three road games, with perhaps the biggest crowd of the postseason coming to the Broughton victory.

Spivey said on Friday night that he felt like there were more Jackets fans than Caps fans in attendance.

That advantage should be even more overwhelming on Tuesday.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday’s Games Baltimore 5, Washington 3 Philadelphia 5, Boston 1 Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 4 N.Y. Yankees 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Texas 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Houston 2, Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 9, Colorado 2 Chicago White Sox 8, Florida 0 Minnesota 15, Milwaukee 3 St. Louis 9, L.A. Angels 5 Arizona 8, Toronto 6 Oakland 6, San Francisco 1 L.A. Dodgers 4, Detroit 1 Seattle 15, San Diego 8 Saturday’s Games Chicago White Sox 4, Florida 1 L.A. Angels 10, St. Louis 7 Washington 7, Baltimore 6 Oakland 1, San Francisco 0 Colorado 3, Kansas City 0 Milwaukee at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Houston, 7:05 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Texas, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

San Diego at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Cincinnati (H.Bailey 1-2) at Cleveland (D.Huff 1-6), 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Millwood 0-4) at Washington (Lannan 1-2), 1:35 p.m.

Boston (Wakefield 0-2) at Philadelphia (Halladay 6-2), 1:35 p.m.

BASEBALL L10 8-2 5-5 6-4 5-5 4-6

Str L-1 W-1 L-2 L-1 L-1

Home 13-7 13-6 11-11 14-11 8-12

Away 17-5 13-10 14-8 8-10 6-18

L10 4-6 6-4 5-5 7-3 3-7

Str W-1 L-1 W-2 L-1 L-5

Home 13-6 14-6 11-12 8-12 6-11

Away 12-11 10-12 7-12 10-14 9-14

L10 7-3 4-6 6-4 3-7

Str W-5 W-2 W-1 W-2

Home 18-7 17-9 12-11 10-11

Away 7-11 5-13 9-13 6-15

L10 7-3 8-2 6-4 3-7 2-8

Str W-2 W-4 L-3 W-1 L-1

Home 13-8 13-6 12-10 13-10 14-9

Away 13-7 9-14 10-12 9-12 6-14

L10 7-3 5-5 5-5 4-6 1-9 4-6

Str W-1 L-1 L-2 L-2 L-1 W-1

Home 14-9 14-8 11-10 10-11 4-14 9-16

Away 10-9 11-11 8-14 8-13 12-12 6-11

L10 9-1 4-6 4-6 5-5 5-5

Str W-2 L-2 L-4 W-1 W-3

Home 14-7 12-9 13-8 11-7 10-11

Away 10-11 12-9 9-12 10-15 9-13

Chicago Cubs (Silva 5-0) at Texas (C.Wilson 3-1), 2:05 p.m.

Florida (Jo.Johnson 4-1) at Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 3-2), 2:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Price 6-1) at Houston (Norris 2-5), 2:05 p.m.

Colorado (Cook 1-3) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-4), 2:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (M.Parra 0-2) at Minnesota (Pavano 4-4), 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 4-2) at St. Louis (Carpenter 5-1), 2:15 p.m.

San Francisco (J.Sanchez 2-3) at Oakland (Sheets 2-3), 4:05 p.m.

Detroit (Porcello 3-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 5-1), 4:10 p.m.

San Diego (Latos 3-3) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 2-3), 4:10 p.m.

Toronto (Marcum 3-1) at Arizona (Buckner 0-1), 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-2) at N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 3-2), 8:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

——— NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday’s Games Atlanta 7, Pittsburgh 0 Saturday’s Games Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Atlanta (Medlen 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Duke 3-4), 1:35 p.m.

Monday’s Games Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

AUTO RACING Noon VERSUS — IRL, pole qualifying for Indianapolis 500 7 p.m.

ESPN2 — NHRA, Summer Nationals, final eliminations, at Topeka, Kan. (same-day tape) COLLEGE SOFTBALL 1 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Division I, regionals, site 2/game 6, teams TBD 3:30 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Division I, regionals, site 2/game 7, teams TBD (if necessary) CYCLING 6:30 p.m.

VERSUS — Tour of California, final stage, circuit: Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village/Agoura Hills, Calif.

GOLF 9:30 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour, BMW PGA Championship, final round, at Surrey, England

By The Associated Press Saturday At Indianapolis Motor Speedway At Indianapolis With rank, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses: 1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 2:37.9154 (227.970) 2. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 2:38.1876 (227.578) 3. (10T) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 2:38.5970 (226.990) 4. (6) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 2:38.9027 (226.554) 5. (77) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 2:39.0178 (226.390) 6. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 2:39.1277 (226.233) 7. (30) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 2:39.6319 (225.519) 8. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.3514 (224.507) 9. (06) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 2:41.0831 (223.487)

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the team together and gave the players something to focus on besides their late teammate. Now, after their most lopsided loss of the year, they head into the uncertainty of the offseason.

“Every day that we’ve been together has been a positive day,” Myers said. “I think it’s taken a lot of energy for us to just go through the steps of a normal day, but I think our team has gotten stronger. I think we have gotten more connected. At the end of the game, one of our fifth-year seniors said, ’There’s not a question in anyone’s mind that we all love each other, and to know that is a pretty special and amazing feeling.’

“So I think we’ve established the unconditional love for one another, and we have gotten a little bit stronger,” Myers said.

North Carolina (17-2) advanced to next week’s semifinals in Towson, Md. — its second straight berth in lacrosse’s final four. After the postgame hugs and handshakes, the Tar Heels stepped back and yielded center stage to the

AL Leaders

By The Associated Press BATTING—Morneau, Minnesota, .370; ISuzuki, Seattle, .345; Guerrero, Texas, .340; Mauer, Minnesota, .336; Cano, New York, .335; AJackson, Detroit, .333; MiCabrera, Detroit, .331.

RUNS—Youkilis, Boston, 34; Gardner, New York, 33; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 32; Span, Minnesota, 32; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 31; AJackson, Detroit, 31; BAbreu, Los Angeles, 30; JBautista, Toronto, 30; Damon, Detroit, 30.

RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 38; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 37; Guerrero, Texas, 36; JBautista, Toronto, 34; KMorales, Los Angeles, 33; Morneau, Minnesota, 32; ARodriguez, New York, 32; VWells, Toronto, 32.

HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 60; AJackson, Detroit, 58; Butler, Kansas City, 56; Cano, New York, 55; Guerrero, Texas, 55; MYoung, Texas, 55; Morneau, Minnesota, 54.

DOUBLES—AleGonzalez, Toronto, 16; BAbreu, Los Angeles, 14; MiCabrera, Detroit, 14; Hunter, Los Angeles, 14; FLewis, Toronto, 14; Pedroia, Boston, 14; VWells, Toronto, 14.

TRIPLES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 4; AJackson, Detroit, 3; AdJones, Baltimore, 3; Maier, Kansas City, 3; Span, Minnesota, 3; 18 tied at 2.

HOME RUNS—Konerko, Chicago, 14; JBautista, Toronto, 13; Wigginton, Baltimore, 13; JGuillen, Kansas City, 11; Morneau, Min-

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2 p.m.

TGC — LPGA, Sybase Match Play Championship, championship match, at Gladstone, N.J. 3 p.m.

CBS — PGA Tour, Byron Nelson Championship, final round, at Irving, Texas MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1:30 p.m.

TBS — Boston at Philadelphia 2 p.m.

WGN — Chicago Cubs at Texas 8 p.m.

ESPN — N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m.

TNT — Playoffs, Western Conference finals, game 3, L.A. Lakers at Phoenix NHL HOCKEY 3 p.m.

NBC — Playoffs, Western Conference finals, game 4, San Jose at Chicago TENNIS Noon ESPN2 — French Open, early round, at Paris

Indy 500 Qualifying Indianapolis 500 Qualifying

By The Associated Press BATTING—Ethier, Los Angeles, .392; Guzman, Washington, .343; Braun, Milwaukee, .338; Werth, Philadelphia, .329; Byrd, Chicago, .323; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, .321; ASoriano, Chicago, .321.

RUNS—Kemp, Los Angeles, 36; Braun, Milwaukee, 34; Utley, Philadelphia, 34; Reynolds, Arizona, 31; Uggla, Florida, 31; Prado, Atlanta, 30; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 30; Werth, Philadelphia, 30.

RBI—Ethier, Los Angeles, 38; McGehee, Milwaukee, 37; Reynolds, Arizona, 35; Heyward, Atlanta, 33; Victorino, Philadelphia, 33; Werth, Philadelphia, 33; Cantu, Florida, 32; Howard, Philadelphia, 32.

HITS—Prado, Atlanta, 56; Braun, Milwaukee, 54; Theriot, Chicago, 54; Byrd, Chicago, 53; Howard, Philadelphia, 53; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 51; Polanco, Philadelphia, 51.

DOUBLES—Werth, Philadelphia, 21; Byrd, Chicago, 16; ASoriano, Chicago, 15; AdLaRoche, Arizona, 14; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 14; Cantu, Florida, 13; Holliday, St. Louis, 13; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 13; Prado, Atlanta, 13; Pujols, St. Louis, 13.

TRIPLES—AEscobar, Milwaukee, 5; Morgan, Washington, 5; Victorino, Philadelphia, 5; Bay, New York, 4; SDrew, Arizona, 4; Venable, San Diego, 4; 5 tied at 3.

HOME RUNS—KJohnson, Arizona, 12; Ethier, Los Angeles, 11; Reynolds, Arizona, 11; Uggla, Florida, 11; Barajas, New York, 10; Utley, Philadelphia, 10; Votto, Cincinnati, 10.

STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Houston, 15; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 12; Venable, San Diego, 12; Braun, Milwaukee, 9; Headley, San Diego, 9; JosReyes, New York, 9; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 9.

PITCHING—Jimenez, Colorado, 8-1; Clippard, Washington, 7-3; Wainwright, St. Louis, 6-2; Zito, San Francisco, 6-2; Halladay, Philadelphia, 6-2; 12 tied at 5.

STRIKEOUTS—Lincecum, San Francisco, 75; Haren, Arizona, 70; JoJohnson, Florida, 63; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 61; Hamels, Philadelphia, 60; Oswalt, Houston, 60; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 59.

SAVES—Capps, Washington, 16; Cordero, Cincinnati, 14; HBell, San Diego, 11; Franklin, St. Louis, 10; Lindstrom, Houston, 10; BrWilson, San Francisco, 10; Nunez, Florida, 9; Dotel, Pittsburgh, 9; Broxton, Los Angeles, 9.

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Sports on TV Sunday, May 23

NL Leaders

10. (99) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Honda, 2:39.9313 (225.097) 11. (22) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 2:39.9647 (225.050) 12. (2) Raphael Matos, Dallara-Honda, 2:39.9798 (225.028) 13. (32) Mario Moraes, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.0794 (224.888) 14. (21) Davey Hamilton, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.1053 (224.852) 15. (24) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.2969 (224.583) 16. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.3030 (224.575) 17. (37) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.3227 (224.547) 18. (4) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.3821 (224.464) 19. (8T) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.4424 (224.380) 20. (23) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.5270 (224.261) 21. (25) Ana Beatriz, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.5402 (224.243) 22. (78) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.5511 (224.228) 23. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.5584 (224.217) 24.(36) Bertrand Baguette, Dallara-Honda, 2:40.5785 (224.189)

Cavaliers — politely applauding from their sideline while Virginia’s players jogged across the field to acknowledge their fans.

“There were so many elements that, as a coach, you had to think about and prepare for with our team, and try to separate what’s going on at Virginia and the game of lacrosse itself,” North Carolina coach Jenny Levy said.

Kristen Taylor scored three goals in the decisive first half to lead the Tar Heels, who scored on 11 of their 15 shots in the opening 30 minutes, capped by Taylor’s buzzer-beater in the final second to make it 11-2.

“I think it was hard for them to come down our throats,” Myers said.

“I think, emotionally, it was hard for them to play a hand in the ending of our season.”

North Carolina gained a measure of revenge for a 13-12 overtime loss two months ago to Virginia. Of course, that was well before Love’s death changed the Cavaliers’ world forever.

With the support of her family, Virginia accepted a berth in the NCAA tournament and in the first round rallied to beat Towson 14-12.

Cavaliers football coach Bill Maczko was no longer at the helm. That was as far as any official comment went, and Maczko’s 363-day reign on the gridiron was over. To this day, no reason has been given by Southern Lee officials or Lee County Schools for Maczko’s release.

Fast-forward one year. In fact, exactly one year later, right down to the day — May 18. After months of swirling rumors since the head football coaching position appeared on the state jobs board online, Cavaliers coach Eric Puryear said on Tuesday night that he had stepped away from the program, feeling, he said, that the move was in the best interests for all the parties involved.

But despite repeated attempts by The Herald seeking comment from Lee County Schools, Southern Lee Principal Bonnie Almond or Athletic Director Jolanda Clunie — it’s now five days and counting, and there seems little reason to continue counting — no one affiliated with Lee County Schools has commented on the departure of a teacher and coach hired just 11 months ago in June 2009.

Are they upset it didn’t work out? Disappointed a man they were so enamored with less than a year ago is leaving? Do they feel bad for the players? Any words of reassurance to the students?

Or to the kids’ parents, the ones they say they always want so badly to be a daily influence in children’s lives at school?

Dunno.

Maczko’s short tenure came under a different principal, Rob Dietrich, who was a key player in the hiring of Puryear, who came to Southern Lee after successful stops as a position coach and coordinator at the small college level.

But while there was little

nesota, 11; VWells, Toronto, 11; AleGonzalez, Toronto, 10.

STOLEN BASES—Pierre, Chicago, 18; Andrus, Texas, 17; Gardner, New York, 17; RDavis, Oakland, 15; Podsednik, Kansas City, 14; Rios, Chicago, 13; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 13.

PITCHING—Price, Tampa Bay, 6-1; 11 tied at 5.

STRIKEOUTS—JShields, Tampa Bay, 66; RRomero, Toronto, 64; Lester, Boston, 63; JerWeaver, Los Angeles, 60; Morrow, Toronto, 59; CLewis, Texas, 58; Garza, Tampa Bay, 54.

SAVES—NFeliz, Texas, 12; Gregg, Toronto, 12; Valverde, Detroit, 11; RSoriano, Tampa Bay, 11; Soria, Kansas City, 10; Papelbon, Boston, 10; Rauch, Minnesota, 10.

BASKETBALL NBA Playoff Glance

By The Associated Press All Times EDT (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 2, Orlando 0 Sunday, May 16: Boston 92, Orlando 88 Tuesday, May 18: Boston 95, Orlando 92 Saturday, May 22: Orlando at Boston, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, May 24: Orlando at Boston, 8:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 26: Boston at Orlando, 8:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 28: Orlando at Boston, 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 30: Boston at Orlando, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE L.A. Lakers 2, Phoenix 0 Monday, May 17: L.A. Lakers 128, Phoenix 107 Wednesday, May 19: L.A. Lakers 124, Phoenix 112 Sunday, May 23: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 25: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 9 p.m. x-Thursday, May 27: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. x-Saturday, May 29: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m. x-Monday, May 31: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.

HOCKEY NHL Playoff Glance

By The Associated Press All Times EDT CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia 3, Montreal 1 Sunday, May 16: Philadelphia 6, Montreal 0 Tuesday, May 18: Philadelphia 3, Montreal 0 Thursday, May 20: Montreal 5, Philadelphia 1 Saturday, May 22: Philadelphia 3, Montreal 0 Monday, May 24: Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 26: Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Friday, May 28: Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 3, San Jose 0 Sunday, May 16: Chicago 2, San Jose 1 Tuesday, May 18: Chicago 4, San Jose 2 Friday, May 21: Chicago 3, San Jose 2, OT Sunday, May 23: San Jose at Chicago, 3 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 25: Chicago at San Jose, 9 p.m. x-Thursday, May 27: San Jose at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Saturday, May 29: Chicago at San Jose, 8 p.m.

comment from Dietrich’s administration during the string of parental allegations of abuse that sunk Maczko, Almond did initially step forward in the early stages of Puryear’s downfall, calling the job posting “cautionary” and leaving it at that.

The reasoning isn’t necessarily unsound. Lateral entry teachers are now required to reapply for their jobs each year. Puryear fell under that category, and so posting his position could be classified as a cautionary move.

The problem is that this story didn’t end there — even if the school’s public support of Puryear essentially did in that moment.

Almond gave no vote of confidence in Puryear at the time, instead choosing to remain inside the comfortable confines of a system policy that allows administrators to refrain from public comment on personnel issues. Puryear, Almond said, had requirements to meet in his contract. But she didn’t have to reveal what those requirements were, and so she didn’t.

And a community, much of it with a personal stake in the school, was left holding the bag, wondering just what in the world was going on — again.

The personnel policy is, in principle, probably a good rule. Teachers don’t have to worry about having their dirty laundry aired in public.

Problem is, if a teacher says his laundry is clean, but the boss won’t say one way or the other, then rumor and innuendo are allowed to run roughshod over the laundry basket and then throughout the entire laundromat.

Everything gets stained.

A month after the initial comments after the job positing, the writing was on the wall. Almond confirmed in April that Puryear was not allowed to participate in spring football workouts.

When asked whether she would like to have Puryear coaching the program again next season, Almond said,

GOLF PGA Tour-HP Byron Nelson Championship Scores Saturday At TPC Four Seasons Resort Irving, Texas Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 7,166; Par: 70 Third Round Jason Day 66-65-67 Blake Adams 66-64-70 Jeff Overton 67-65-69 Mark Hensby 68-71-64 Kenny Perry 70-67-66 Tom Pernice, Jr. 69-68-66 Arjun Atwal 69-71-64 Heath Slocum 69-70-65 Jordan Spieth 68-69-67 Corey Pavin 68-67-69 Sean O’Hair 70-65-69 D.A. Points 68-66-70 Gary Woodland 71-69-65 Steve Elkington 66-66-73 Cameron Beckman 69-61-75 Matt Weibring 71-68-67 Johnson Wagner 70-69-67 Alex Cejka 72-66-68 Scott Verplank 70-65-71 Shaun Micheel 68-66-72 Marc Leishman 67-67-72 Jay Williamson 67-67-72 Brett Wetterich 70-70-67 Justin Leonard 72-67-68 Jeev Milkha Singh 72-67-68 Jarrod Lyle 66-70-71 Dustin Johnson 67-68-72 Robert Garrigus 69-65-73 Y.E. Yang 70-69-69 Spencer Levin 71-67-70 J.J. Henry 69-69-70 Michael Sim 66-72-70 James Nitties 68-69-71 Harrison Frazar 70-67-71 Rory Sabbatini 68-67-73 Chris Riley 71-64-73 Ben Crane 70-64-74 Brian Gay 72-68-69 Chris Smith 69-70-70 Hunter Mahan 66-72-71 Stewart Cink 70-68-71 Brandt Jobe 68-69-72 Joe Durant 66-69-74 Briny Baird 68-71-71 Greg Owen 67-70-73

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LPGA Tour-Sybase Match Play Championship Results

By The Associated Press Saturday At Hamilton Farm Golf Club Gladstone, N.J. Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,585; Par 72 (Seedings in parentheses) Third Round Amy Yang (30) def. Morgan Pressel (14), 4 and 3.

Haeji Kang (61) def. Jee Young Lee (27), 1-up.

Catriona Matthew (15) def. M.J. Hur (31), 19 holes.

Angela Stanford (10) def. Amanda Blumenherst (55), 20 holes.

Yani Tseng (4) def. Inbee Park (13), 5 and 3.

Sun Young Yoo (28) def. Song-Hee Kim (12), 1-up.

Jiyai Shin (1) def. Beatriz Recari (62), 4 and 3.

Michelle Wie (8) def. Karine Icher (57), 3 and 2.

Quarterfinals Yang (30) def. Kang (61), 1-up.

Stanford (10) def. Matthew (15), 5 and 3.

Yoo (28) def. Tseng (4), 2 and 1.

Shin (1) def. Wie, 2 and 1.

“I am not prepared to make that statement. Right now we are in the decision-making process.”

It would have been nice for someone to explain why.

Was Puryear behind on the terms of his contract? Was the school system taking into account the best interests of its students over a single teacher’s? Parents, and even football fans, could certainly live with that.

Or was it something else?

Six weeks on, with rumors persisting that the school system was deep into the interview process and that an offer to a new coach may be imminent, Puryear decided to publicly make things official by saying he left the program.

Is it the truth? Has he been wronged in any way all this time?

The answer: we really don’t know. We’ve only heard his side of the story.

Perhaps the school system has done the noble thing throughout its second coaching ordeal in as many seasons at Southern Lee. Perhaps the system has taken the high road and allowed Puryear to walk away with his dignity and his reputation relatively intact.

It’s hard to tell.

Because they won’t say.

But after seeing the memorial placed at Paul Gay Stadium in honor of Josh Britt, and seeing his teammates wear their Jackets jerseys and hearing the football coaches speak at his funeral, surely we understand now just how much athletics can mean to our kids and their schools.

They have a right to know the truth.

They have a right to hear from their leaders on the decisions that directly affect them.

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

Read his blog at designatedhitter.wordpress.com

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6B / Sunday, May 23, 2010 / The Sanford Herald DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

Wife must deliver a message to husband opening her mail DEAR ABBY: “Ethan” and I have been married 36 years. He’s a good and caring husband, but he has a habit that irritates me no end. He opens our mail -- whether it’s addressed to him or not.

I have nothing to hide and I always show or mention what I receive. I don’t open mail that’s addressed to him and would appreciate the courtesy of being able to open mail that’s addressed to me.

However, Ethan won’t stop and insists that there is nothing wrong with what he’s doing.

I’m about to the point of opening a post office box in my name and having my mail sent there, but it seems silly to go to that extreme.

Am I being overly sensitive? -FRUSTRATED IN GILMER, TEXAS

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: Be aggressive when it comes to negotiations or financial or health matters. Speak up and take the lead if you are going to control your situation. Don’t let others’ uncertainty burden you or bring you down. Get rid of the responsibilities that don’t genuinely belong to you. Your numbers are 2, 7, 11, 22, 30, 32, 41 ARIES (March 21-April 19): A problem at home can be resolved with honesty and compromise.

Becoming emotional will be your downfall and must be tempered with facts and practicality. Playful, spontaneous action will bring the best results. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Plan a special day with a friend, lover or relative.

Your responsible attitude will show how much you contribute to your current relationships as well as the situations you face. A trip will pay off in experience and information. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Get involved in a cause you believe in and offer your services. The people you meet will give you positive reinforcement, boosting your ego and helping you get on with some of your own issues that you have left pending. Bring a secret to someone’s attention. 5 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Focus on love and keeping things positive between yourself and the people you love. Spending time with a group of people you respect and enjoy will lead to good suggestions and advice, helping you feel more confident about your future. 2 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t talk about what you want to do, take action.

Challenges will make you aware of how much you know and what you can do.

Get involved in something that interests you and you will make new friends who can contribute to your goals. 4 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Get in touch with your past.

A little fun will enhance

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your relationship with someone you love. An old debt may finally be paid. Think big but keep things simple.

3 stars LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Focus on accomplishing your personal goals. Be careful how you treat the people you are close to.

Take responsibility for your chores or what’s being asked of you. By doing your part, you will avoid criticism. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Someone may not be honest with you. Your efforts should be put into creative accomplishments, enjoying the people who are most supportive and changing your personal life to better suit your current situation and your future direction. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Follow through with your plans but don’t expect agreement from everyone about what you are doing. Love is likely to lead you in the wrong direction. You can have fun but know where you stand and what you must do to get to where you want to go.

4 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t let someone’s negativity or emotional turmoil slow you down or cause you to miss out on something you’ve been looking forward to. Make changes at home that will please everyone but not at the expense of giving up something you want for your own good. 2 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Looking back will help you make the right choice now. The help needed will become available if you are honest regarding your intentions. Face your past and you will know what you need to do to improve your life. 5 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Focus on changing anything you don’t like in your personal life and your residence. With a little effort and imagination, you can revamp things to better suit your needs. Don’t let someone dump a burden in your lap that doesn’t belong to you. 3 stars

DEAR FRUSTRATED: If this were just about Ethan opening your mail, I’d say that after 36 years you might be overreacting. However, it seems to me that what’s really bothering you is less about your mail being opened and more that your husband continues to disregard your wishes and does it over your objection. THAT’S what you need to get across to him, and if opening a post office box in your name will make the point, then that’s what you should do. ❏ DEAR ABBY: I have a ques-

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tion that isn’t earth-shaking, but concerns a lot of people my age.

Each year as I grow older and read my friends’ obituaries I think about my own and how I would personally like mine to read. I would like to spare my family the difficulty of trying to sort through the details of my life.

I’m wondering just what is supposed to go into an obituary. As a professional, I have information about that side of my life. It’s the personal part I’m wondering about.

Are there any rules on this? What is expected or accepted? I’m sure there are others who would also welcome suggestions on this.

THINKING AHEAD IN EAU CLAIRE, WIS. DEAR THINKING AHEAD: Most obituaries are paid advertisements, and they can be as long or brief as the family wishes. Some are simple, mentioning date and place of birth, the names of the

deceased’s parents, as well as spouse, siblings, children and grandchildren. Business and personal achievements are often, but not always, included. However, I have also seen obituaries that were excerpted from eulogies. To find out more information, you should inquire at your local newspaper. ❏ DEAR ABBY: I have been searching for a new job (unbeknownst to my current employer), and have been fortunate enough to get a few interviews. For the most part, they have been scheduled during business hours. I feel guilty making excuses to get out and attend them.

What would your advice be for someone in my position? Is there a better way to get around having to make up excuses to my employer?

FEELING GUILTY IN TEXAS DEAR FEELING GUILTY: I can think of two. When your interviews are being scheduled, let your prospective employer know that you’re still working and ask if your interview can be before or after work or during your lunch break.

If that’s not possible, then rather than lie to your boss, ask to come in later or leave early and have it subtracted from your “personal time.”

ODDS AND ENDS Male Fla. student who ran for prom queen suspended PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — A male South Florida high school student who ran for prom queen in drag has been suspended from the dance because of a parking violation.

Flanagan High School’s principal had two meetings with senior Oscar Bonilla because administrators were concerned about his safety if he wore a dress to prom. Officials say that when he came to the second meeting, Bonilla parked in a visitor space and ignored orders to move.

Broward schools spokeswoman Nadine Drew says Bonilla was suspended for two days for the parking problem, which kept him from attending Friday’s dance.

Bonilla says he was running late and didn’t hear a security guard tell him to move his car.

The student, who finished second in voting for prom queen, says he was trying to encourage closeted students to abandon their fears and be themselves.

Auctioneer claims record price for rare stamp GENEVA (AP) — One of the world’s rarest stamps changed hands at a private sale shrouded in secrecy Saturday for what the auctioneer claimed was a record price.

The Swedish “Treskilling Yellow” was sold to a group of buyers for at least the 2.875 million Swiss francs (then about $2.3 million) price it set a record for in 1996, said auctioneer David Feldman.

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MY ANSWER The buyers, who took part in the telephone auction against a single rival bidder, asked that their identities and the winning bid be kept confidential, he said.

“However, I have little doubt that in time both the price and identity of the consortium will become public knowledge,” Feldman said.

The Treskilling Yellow is believed to be the only surviving misprint of an 1855 three shilling stamp that was supposed to be green. It has fabled status among collectors and is considered one of the world’s most valuable objects for its size.

The auction house valued the stamp at euro1.5 million to euro2 million ($1.87 million to $2.5 million) before the sale, but actual sales prices can vary greatly depending on what the buyers feel such unique items are worth.

Feldman told The Associated Press that Saturday’s auction “happened very quickly because the buyers clearly knew how much they were prepared to pay.”

The economic downturn has made people more careful about bidding for such pricey items, he said. At the same time, stamps are increasingly being seen as investment opportunities, he added.

“People are looking for investments they can hold in their hands.”

One of the best-known of all unique stamps, the 1856 “British Guiana 1 cent Magenta,” has been locked away in a vault since 1980 when it was bought for nearly $1 million by John du Pont.

The heir to the du Pont chemical fortune is currently serving a 13- to 30-year sentence for third degree murder.

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Seek Christ’s guidance for your love life Q: I broke off from my fiance almost a year ago because I realized he was a very angry and controlling person, demanding I do everything his way. He’s moved on to someone else but why do I find myself praying that God will bring us back together?

It doesn’t make any sense.

— D.L. A: Has it ever occurred to you that your prayer really should be one of thanksgiving, thanking God that you didn’t marry this person? If you had married him, I strongly suspect you’d be regretting it by now.

Why do you still wish you were together, although (as you say) it doesn’t make any sense? I don’t know the reason; our emotions don’t always make sense, do they? But I do know this: Down inside each of us is a yearning to be loved — to have someone love us and accept us just as we are.

And there’s nothing wrong with that; this is the way God made us.

The problem is that our yearning to be loved easily leads us astray, and we seek love in wrong ways or with the wrong person. And even when we realize this, we don’t necessarily turn away but convince ourselves that happiness must be just around the corner. But we’re only deceiving ourselves.

As the Bible says, “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9).

My prayer is that you will turn to the only One who truly loves you — and whose love will never fail. That One is Jesus Christ, who loves you so much that He gave His life for you.

By faith open your heart to Him — and then ask Him to guide you into His perfect plan for your life.

Lifesyles: Fashion

The Sanford Herald / Sunday, May 23, 2010 / 7B

From 3 to college, kids bonkers for plastic bands

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Eleven-year-old Erich Marino saved up his birthday money for a cool new toy: little silicone bracelets in an array of shapes that have kids from toddlers to college going bonkers around the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love these things,â&#x20AC;? he said, spending about $25 of his $80 stash on several packs, including dragons and sports equipment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We trade them at school now.â&#x20AC;?

Manufacturers and shop owners said the craze is spreading so quickly that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to keep up.

The array â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from animals and pirates, to roses and water creatures â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have turned some playgrounds into swap meets. Makers are constantly thinking up

just going crazy for these things.â&#x20AC;?

The bracelets have been banned at some schools, including Marinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, because kids snap them at each other like rubber bands and, according to his mother, teachers said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re distracting.

Other parents said hard feelings over trades gone bad have led to grabbing and tears.

In Brazilian cities, a more traditional stretchy style of cheap band that comes in numerous bright colors has been banned from schools after it surfaced that they were being used to indicate sexual activity. The bracelets reportedly have been linked to a game where hugging, kissing and other acts are

new shapes and colors to keep the interest high.

The average price for a pack of 24 is $5. Once taken off the wrist, they bounce back into shape, which is another feature kids like.

Peter Rivera, owner of Pattyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hallmark in Hollywood, Fla., where Marino and his sister Isabella bought their Zanybandz, said children started asking for them in January.

He sold 240 packs the first week he got them in stock and just put in an order for 1,000 packs he hopes will last a week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now I am noticing kids, instead of putting them on their wrists, they are getting a necklace and putting it on their neck,â&#x20AC;?

Rivera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The kids are

expected when different colored bands are broken off the wrists of teens.

Such activity involving the specially shaped bracelets in vogue now around the United States hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surfaced.

David Marks, who does the ordering at his wife Aliceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two Learning Express stores in Connecticut, said sales have more than doubled over the last three weeks. On one Saturday alone, about 800 packs were sold between the two stores. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not only is it attracting a lot of kids, but its attracting kids that normally wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be caught in a toy store,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Marks sells the bands for $4.99 in packs of 24.

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First Lady surprises with choice of gown celebrities Whoopi Goldberg, Eva Longoria Parker and George Lopez. But he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know for sure until a reporter from The Associated Press called asking for confirmation after Mrs. Obama stepped out on the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In some ways, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more exciting not to know and just wait for the photo,â&#x20AC;? Soronen said.

Other designers who contribute to Mrs. Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eveningwear wardrobe have said it also works that way. They make custom gowns with the understanding that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no guarantee if, when or where sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll wear them.

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By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL AP Fashion Writer

Michelle Obama stuck to some of her fashion favorites for the state dinner honoring Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his wife, Margarita Zavala: a one-shouldered silhouette, a belted waist, a bold color â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and designer Peter Soronen.

This was the fourth time the first lady chose a gown by the New Yorkbased Soronen, who has had his own label since 2000 but has largely flown under the fashion industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s radar.

Soronen said he knew the corset-style gown, complete with lace-up back, was being considered for Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lavish event that drew about 200 people, including

choice,â&#x20AC;? said Avril Graham, executive fashion editor at Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bazaar, of the cobalt-colored gown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of my favorites thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worn.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all so right, so pictureperfect right.â&#x20AC;?

Zavala, meanwhile, wore a plum-colored gown with a square neckline bordered in blue

by Macario Jiminez. It was a more subdued and traditional choice, but the brighter colors of the Aztec-inspired top was a nice nod to her roots. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thankfully the first ladies did not duel in the fashion stakes with Margarita Zavala playing down the glitz and keeping to simple good mannerly lines, allowing Michelle to shine,â&#x20AC;? said Graham.

well, including Silly Bandz, Bama Bandz and Logo Bandz, which use shapes from major sports, colleges and popular attractions and entertainments like Disney and Marvel Comics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an enormous boon to our business,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a tough two years, but this has resulted in business beyond my wildest imagination.â&#x20AC;?

Marks compares the bracelets to the mid-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s Beanie Babies craze. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think its a very low tech item in a very high tech society,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Robin Sayetta, vice president of licensing for the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s magazine Highlights, said the trend incorporates a lot of things

children care about. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It touches on some of the classic attributes that make kids toys appealing,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing lasts forever, but I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be around for a while. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re reasonably priced, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re collectible, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of ways they can be used.â&#x20AC;?

When he first sold the bracelets at his Fad Banditz kiosks, Terry Lampo in Brentwood, Tenn., figured his market was going to be elementary school girls.

Turns out itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just girls, and not just grade schoolers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very hard for me to understand it,â&#x20AC;? Lampo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see it as being just rubber bands.â&#x20AC;?

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Chickens, beware: KFC extends Double Down LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Meat lovers, relax. But chickens, beware.

KFC says Americans are gobbling down so many Double Down sandwiches that the fast-food chain will offer the bunless, meaty sandwich longer than it had planned.

Originally the sandwich â&#x20AC;&#x201D; bacon and cheese surrounded by chicken filets â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was to have been available through Sunday.

But KFC said Wednesday that the sandwich will be available now for as long as customer demand remains high.

The Double Down came onto the market on April 12 and was supposed to have lasted about six weeks. But it tapped into Americansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fascination with quirky food and became a viralmarketing sensation.

People posted videos of themselves eating the sandwich on sites like YouTube, and celebri-

ties like Stephen Colbert gobbled it up.

KFC said it has been one of its most successful sandwich launches ever.

Later this month, KFC expects to sell its 10 millionth Double Down. They cost about $5.

Some have questioned the sandwichesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nutritional value. The original version has 540 calories and 32 grams of fat, and 1,380 milligrams of salt.

A grilled version cuts calories to 460 and fat to 23 grams, but sodium rises to 1,430 milligrams.

By comparison, the Big Mac from McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has 540 calories, 29 grams of fat and 1,040 milligrams of sodium.

The American Heart Association says people should aim to eat less than 1,500 milligrams of sodium a day.

KFCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corporate parent is Yum Brands Inc.

New Panera says pay what you want CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Panera Bread Co. is asking customers at a new restaurant to pay what they want.

The national bakery and restaurant chain launched a new nonprofit store here this week that has the same menu as its other 1,400 locations.

But the prices are a little different â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any. Customers are told to donate what they want for a meal, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the full suggested price, a penny or $100.

The new store in the upscale St. Louis suburb of Clayton is the first of what will Panera hopes will be many around the country. Ronald Shaich, Paneraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO until last week, was on hand at the new bakery Monday to explain the system to customers.

The pilot restaurant is run by a nonprofit foundation. If it can sustain

itself financially, Panera will expand the model around the country within months. It all depends on whether customers will abide by the motto that hangs above the deli counter: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take what you need, leave your fair share.â&#x20AC;?

Panera hopes to open a similar location in every community where it operates. Other nonprofits have opened community kitchens, where customers set the price, and the idea has spread among food enthusiasts and philanthropists. But Panera brings new scale to the idea â&#x20AC;&#x201D; its community restaurants will use the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distribution system and have access to its national food suppliers.

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Skinner told a room full of shareholders who gathered for a meeting at the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head-

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torneys and bankers from Clayton, as well as lower-income customers who work nearby or are visiting the sprawling St. Louis County offices and courthouse nearby. Miller, the cashier, said most customers paid full price for their meals Monday, but some took a discount of a few dollars, or paid half-price.

Panera is using its nonprofit foundation to support the restaurant and any future locations.

The foundation will pay the new restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bills, including staff salaries, rent and food costs. At the end of each month, the foundation will tally donations to see if they cover food costs. The Panera parent company wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bear losses if the experiment fails.

Saich was CEO of Panera until he stepped down Thursday, taking the post of executive chairman.

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Dawn Frierdich, 52, came in to buy three loaves of bread an iced tea. She asked how much the drink would cost. â&#x20AC;&#x153;About $1.85,â&#x20AC;? said the 21-year-old cashier, Michael Miller.

And the whole order? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would be, like, $12,â&#x20AC;?

Miller told her, reminding her she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to pay if she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to.

Frierdich tried to hand him $12 in cash, but he directed her to put it in the donation jar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a little hard. I just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wrap my head around this,â&#x20AC;? Frierdich said.

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On the Street

Jonathan Owens Have news about your local business? E-mail Jonathan at owens@sanfordherald.com

Meikle becomes Mertek

M

eikle Automation of Canada closed its Sanford operations in April, taking about 50 jobs along with it. But the Pedley family, led by Jerry Pedley, have decided to try to put everyone back to work by reopening the shop under a new name, Mertek Solutions.

Jerry Pedley actually owned the business, which makes machine design for manufacturing automation, a fancy way of saying it makes the machines that make everything else, from 1990 until he sold it to Meikle in 2002.

He still owned the building after Meikle left, so he thought he’d restart it himself.

He said Saturday he hopes to put everyone of his former workers back on the job soon, when the orders start rolling back in. And he’s already having success in that regard as well.

How cool is that? We all must applaud someone that, in this time of economic uncertainty, actually cares enough about his former workers to invest his own money to start Good luck to the Pedleys and to Mertek. It’s folks like them that make Sanford a great place. Read more about Mertek Solutions at www.merteknc. com.

QUILT STORE REOPENS IN NEW LOCATION The Imagination Quilt Shoppe is now open in a new location.

The specialty store is now located at 217 South Steele St., Suite C, next to the Lee County Board of Elections, with easy access through the back door off of Cole Street.

The shop is open from 7-9 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month.

Owners Vickie and Rhett Isley can be reached at 721-0444.

LOWES GAS STATION OPENS The new gas station in front of Lowes Foods at the Spring Lane Galleria is now open for business. The station is actually owned by the grocery store chain, and is its eight in the state.

As of Friday, gas was selling for $2.74 per gallon at the store, but you can get it for even cheaper than that, depending on how much you buy at the grocery store. For every $100 spent in the store, customers receive 5 cents off per gallon for a one-time fillup of up to 25 gallons.

The store purchase total starts over every 30 days,

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The Chevrolet Volt is unveiled at a General Motors centennial celebration in Detroit. GM launched its next 100 years by unveiling the muchanticipated production version of the Chevrolet Volt. The Volt will largely be a Michigan production. GM is pouring $700 million into eight operations that will create the car.

VOLT OF HOPE Will the Volt recharge GM and the nation’s auto industry?

By SHARON COHEN AP National Writer

WARREN, Mich. — He stands all day, bent over noisy machines, cutting giant sheets of steel and feeding them into monster-sized presses so powerful the concrete floor rumbles beneath his size-16 feet.

This is how Steve Prucnell builds cars. In 22 years, the parts haven’t changed much. A car’s a car.

But then another project came along, something totally different.

After decades of building everything from Corvettes to Saturns to Silverados,— Prucnell took a giant leap into the future, working on early models of the Chevy Volt, General Motors’ new electric car. It’s a high-risk, high-profile venture and Prucnell is understandably nervous.

Maybe it’s the 13 foreclosure signs that popped up on his street. Or turning 50 in a struggling industry. Or working for a company that needed a $52-billion loan from the U.S. Treasury to stay alive.

Whatever the reason, Prucnell is keeping his fingers crossed, hoping America is ready for a new kind of love affair — battery included.

The Volt could help usher in a new generation of electric cars, but there’s more at stake here than a technological breakthrough: The fate of GM and its workers. The future

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Flint Mayor Dayne Walling has 230 million reasons to be optimistic — the amount GM is investing in Volt projects in his city. Most of it will go to renovate a plant where about 200 workers — the number is expected to grow — will build a 1.4-liter engine for the Volt and Chevy Cruze compact. of a beleaguered state. And, maybe, in some larger sense, the image of all U.S. autoworkers, eager to prove they have what it takes to compete on the global stage.

The moment of truth is coming, and Steve Prucnell feels the pressure.

“If this doesn’t fly, what’s left for GM?” he asks, taking a break from work at the GM Tech Center. “Wall Street is going to say, ’We knew they couldn’t dig themselves out of the hole.”’

There was, Prucnell says, a different vibe building the Volt’s test models. It wasn’t just the intense scrutiny from above. It was the anxiety down below, on the shop floor.

“I don’t want to say that we worked harder on this,” Prucnell says. “I think we worked a

lot smarter. I mean everybody was on their ’A’ game. ... It was, ’We want to make sure we’re perfect.”’

“We know the Volt is the last hurrah for GM,” he adds. “It’s either do or die.”

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oam the state of Michigan, and you will hear the same insistent optimism: The Volt is crucial. So much depends on this car. It cannot fail.

This is a state that talks about becoming more than an auto capital, but cars have been its identity. It’s the place where Henry Ford’s name graces a college and hospital; where Pontiac was an Indian warrior and then a town before gaining fame as a car.

So when the car industry tanks, the crisis is financial,

personal and even existential.

“Detroit,” declares Mike Smith, head of the Reuther Library, “has two choices: Remake itself. Or die on the vine. We HAVE to reinvent ourselves.”

So what can a single car — one touted as revolutionary but still untested by the public — mean in a state that has hemorrhaged jobs, leaving some cities with Hoover-like jobless rates edging toward 30 percent?

Maybe a lot, according to Smith.

“If you’re going to have an electric car and if the Volt turns out to be the leader of the pack, think what that means in sales, prestige, in reputation,” he says. “This one is symbolic in the sense that it’s going to speak to the prowess of the American auto industry — and GM itself.”

And the spotlight will be white-hot.

“The Volt,” he says, “is going to be the most watched production in the history of autos.”

Teri Quigley, the 22-year GM veteran who manages the sprawling Detroit-Hamtramck plant where the Volt will roll off the line, can already feel the heat.

“We have to execute flawlessly,” she says. “A lot of pressure? Yeah. ... We’ve got one chance to do this right. My work force has heard me say

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THE COLOR OF MONEY

Earning a clean sweep on life

Michelle Singletary Washington Post columnist

WASHINGTON — Picking up trash is a career step up for Stephanie Harris.

She’s got a new hairdo — slicked down — to go with her new job and work outfit. On a rainy day in downtown Baltimore she’s wearing a red shirt and yellow rain pants and jacket to keep from getting soaked. It’s a good look for her.

The colors suit her better than her former prison grays.

“I don’t mind cleaning the streets,” Harris says when I visit

her. “To me when you go from working seven days a week earning 95 cents to a dollar a day to making $7.25 an hour, it’s an upgrade.”

Let me put that in perspective for you.

Compare her hourly pay of $7.25 to the $3,000 a day she routinely earned selling drugs.

But that job landed her in prison in 2007. It was the fifth time for Harris, who was sentenced to eight years on her last offense. On a cold and windy April 9, after anxiously

going thorough a tedious release process, Harris walked out of the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women (MCIW).

When Harris was paroled, she vowed she wouldn’t go back to prison, even if an honest living included removing cigarette butts from cracks in the sidewalk, weeding tree pits, emptying polemounted trash cans and scraping stickers off of light poles and street

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this more than once: The world is really going to be watching.”

GM is spending $336 million to prepare the factory, so it can build Volts on the same line as the Cadillac DTS and Buick Lucerne.

The Volt, she says, could help restore luster to American cars — and the city.

“The whole view of what Detroit is like, what the auto industry is like — we have a unique opportunity to change that tarnished image,” she says. “I’d like to change people’s minds about what we do here.”

Initially, the Volt will be available only in Michigan, California and Washington, D.C. GM won’t reveal the price tag, though it’s believed to be about $35,000 — not taking into account a $7,500 tax credit.

The car will have a 400-pound T-shaped lithium ion battery that gives it a range of up to 40 miles on one charge.

After that, a small gaspowered engine will kick in to generate electricity to power the car about 300 miles. The battery can be recharged by plugging it into an electrical outlet.

GM is pouring $700 million into eight operations that will produce the car. The dollars and work will be spread out: Warren. Hamtramck.

Bay City. Grand Blanc.

Brownstown Township.

And Detroit and Flint, two cities that are the walking wounded of the cataclysm that has engulfed Michigan.

The state has lost 860,000 jobs in a decade, the majority since 2007.

There have been some modest signs of improvement for U.S. automakers; GM recently announced its first quarterly profit in nearly three years.

Even so, the auto industry will never again generate one in six U.S. jobs, says Smith, the historian. Robots, automation and foreign competition have changed that.

And yet ... silver linings can be found in small clouds.

“People in this area are looking for anything to say Michigan and the car industry can make it,” he says. “That’s the hope factor that drives a lot of us in Detroit. What if there are suddenly orders for 100,000 Volts?

Now we’re talking.”

D

ayne Walling is accustomed to looking for silver linings; he’s mayor of Flint.

These days, he has 230 million reasons to be optimistic — the amount GM is investing in Volt projects in Flint.

Most will go to renovate a plant where about 200 workers will build a 1.4-liter engine for the Volt and Chevy Cruze compact.

A few hundred jobs, though, won’t reverse the devastation in a city where more than one in four people are unemployed, thousands of homes stand shuttered and once vibrant factories are empty concrete shells.

Still, Walling, is looking for a meaningful way to remain positive.

“You can bemoan the glass that’s half-empty or you can embrace the glass that’s half-full,” says the boyish-looking, 36-year-old mayor.

“We’re part of next generation of GM — and that demonstrates we’re

part of its future, not its past.”

The past did have moments of glory. In the 1950s and ’60s, Flint bustled with 80,000 workers streaming into GM factories, creating traffic jams, backing up expressway exits.

A generation later, there were the massive layoffs depicted in Flint native Michael Moore’s scathing documentary “Roger and Me,” that took aim at Roger Smith, then GM’s CEO. For the record, Walling admits he liked “Roger and Me” — an attitude he says isn’t widely shared in Flint. “it was really funny and tragic,” he says. “I took it as a challenge ... to work against the odds and not just promote a better image but make this a more prosperous community.”

Twenty years later, the job is even harder.

But here comes the Volt.

“It’s the beginning,” Walling says, “of a long transition from a Rust Belt city to one that’s more green, has more technology and is more relevant to the 21st century.”

K

ris Johns, an auto plant electrician, is making that transition himself.

He started as a young man at Flint. Now, 34 years later, he’s part of the Volt engine launch team.

“It’s savior for us,” he says, simply.

At 55, Johns could retire with a full pension, but he still wants to work.

GM has provided him a good life. He bought his first house, for instance, at 23. He built a 4,100-square-foot home, helped his three kids through college, bought a truck, an 18-foot boat and a 28-foot camper trailer.

“Working around here you were the rich guys,” Johns says. “We were well-paid, for blue-collar workers. We will not deny that. But we worked hard, too. We gave them their money’s worth.”

Johns knows autoworkers and GM have been bad-mouthed over the years; some of it, he feels has been unfair, but some justified.

“We’ve taken a pretty good beating. We developed a reputation for poor quality. We put out junk,” he says, referring to some cars in the late ’70s and early ’80s.

“People recognized it.

It’s taken awhile to get the public back.”

An hour’s drive away, Steve Prucnell agrees.

“I think their thinking was, ’Hey, we’re No. 1. We’re never going to be knocked off,” he says, referring to the ’80s. “Toyota kicked our butt.”

Prucnell stops to make a point. “That’s just Steve’s opinion,” he says.

The result wasn’t pretty. When Prucnell started worked on the Volt last year, GM was bankrupt. A federal rescue was in question. And money was so tight, he says, workers scrimped on paper towels and wore their industrial gloves until they were tattered.

“Even I had my doubts GM would have been here in 2010 — and I’m a positive person. ... I thought, ’What am I going to do?”’ Prucnell recalls. “Is a 50-year-old guy marketable? Not reallllly.”

Prucnell has moved on to a new project.

Some days, he sees Volts

cruising around the tech center lot.

“There’s going to be a feeling of pride when it’s running off the line,” he says. “We know it’s going to be right.”

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eorge McGregor, president of UAW Local 22 in Detroit, is more measured in his optimism.

The Volt, he says, will put his workers on the ground floor of a new enterprise and hopefully provide job security.

“Do I want it to work?

Most definitely. MOST definitely. Now, do I have some reservations about battery cars? Definitely.” McGregor lets loose a throaty laugh.

“Definitely.”

McGregor came to Detroit from Memphis in the late 1960s, fresh out of Vietnam. It was an era when a sturdy back and a willingness to work were enough to land an auto job — and a ticket to the middle class.

Now, 42 years later, McGregor, a 64-year-old grandfather with a halo of Brillo-like silver hair, presides over a dwindling auto empire. His local has shrunk from 6,000 members in the 1980s to 1,500 today.

So the Volt is mighty welcome. “We’re blessed to have it,” McGregor says in his raspy voice.

But he knows old habits die hard.

“Americans love power,” he says. “Fast cars. You understand?

They LOOVVE large cars. Small cars, efficient cars? We’re being forced into that now. If ... gas was reasonable, it would be SUVs and large cars.”

McGregor figures electric cars are part of the future. Still, one question gnaws at him.

“Is this what the public really wants?” he asks, as if seeking reassurance.

“Hopefully,” he says softly. “Hopefully.” ❏❏❏ Sharon Cohen is a national writer for The Associated Press, based in Chicago. She can be reached at features@ ap.org.

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CONSIGNMENT STORE OPENS ON STEELE Second Glance, a consignment store offering women’s clothing and accessories, is now open at 148 S. Steele St. in downtown Sanford.

The store sells clothing and accessories such as shoes, purses, handbags and jewelry in name brands such as Talbots, Alfred Dunner, Liz Claiborne and more. Owner Vickie Fulton said the store has a good selection of casual wear and business suits,

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signs.

Christine Foote, who also was recently paroled from MCIW, would welcome any job.

For now she’s taking care of her nieces and nephews to earn some money. She had hoped to land a job doing data-entry work like she did with Maryland Correctional Enterprises, which provides pre-release training through a number of business units located in the state’s major prisons.

Both Harris and Foote, as part of my annual Color of Money Challenge, have agreed to allow me to follow them through this year as they try to turn their lives around. I met them while volunteering to teach personal finance classes to soon-to-be released inmates, and they were among my best students.

We talk about budgeting, saving and making better financial decisions.

But mostly I try to give them encouragement.

Foote has moved back to a small community. It’s been a harder transition for her because there are fewer employment opportunities. Every day she applies for several jobs.

“Most people don’t

and also offers plus sizes.

Second Glance is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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NATIONALLY KNOWN COOK COMING TO CHATHAM MARKETPLACE A nationally known cook and researcher will make an appearance at Chatham Marketplace on June 12.

Cook for Good’s Linda Watson plans to conduct a class at 2 p.m. that day at the store, located at 480 Hillsboro St. in Pittsboro.

Watson, chief cook and researcher for Cook for Good, is a specialist in cooking seasonal food from scratch for less than the food-stamp allowance. even get back to me,” Foote said when I visited her in Salisbury, Md. “I hear more no’s than yes’es but I have to keep pushing.”

Two companies did get back with her and scheduled interviews. One is for an information technology position and the other as a business office manager at a nursing home.

“Even with this job market, at some point I’ll get a break,” Foote says.

“I’ll get something.”

Harris can’t stop smiling, even while talking about a job that many people would abhor. She works as a “clean sweep ambassador” for the nonprofit Downtown Baltimore Partnership.

She’s already made a good impression on her supervisor, who has also served time.

“I would tell anyone she works under me,” said Thomas Clements, a supervisor for the clean team. “I feel she’s really striving to get herself together. She has a good work ethic and attitude.

Some people get here right on time, she gets here before her time.”

Everyone on the street cleaning squad has had to overcome major challenges, says Michael Evitts, communications director for the partnership.

“More than half of the squad was homeless at

The appearance is part of a tour that goes from Wilmington to Portland, Oregon, where Watson will be attending the annual conference of the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

Watson will teach one class at Chatham Marketplace on June 12.

The price for the class is $5 for Chatham Marketplace owners and $10 for non-owners. Register at Chatham Marketplace or call (919) 542-2643. See cookforgood.com/tour. html for details.

Some proceeds from book sales and admission to this event will benefit the local Carolina Farm Stewardship Association.

Go to carolinafarmstewards.org to learn more.

some point, and many have struggled with substance addiction,” he said.

“Others, like Stephanie, have served time. Whether they know it or not when they start, working at Downtown Partnership is an important step to creating a new life. Some people aren’t ready to give up their old ways and those people don’t last very long, but we’re always willing to give them a second or third chance when they’re ready.”

Not everyone thinks ex-offenders should be given chances. After I wrote about Harris and Foote in an earlier column, some online comments were vicious in condemning their past.

But Harris and Foote deserve another chance.

What’s the alternative?

You can’t warehouse forever everyone who breaks the law.

The alternative is to provide services for released inmates and help them find decent employment. Not everyone can be turned around. But we have to try.

“This is the end and the beginning,” Harris said the day she walked out of MCIW. “All I need is for someone to give me a chance. There isn’t anything I’m too prideful to do.”

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All of Lot 16, Block If the trustee is un"B" according to sur- able to convey title to vey and map entitled this property for any "Map of South View" reason, the sole remerecorded in Map dy of the purchaser is Book 5, Page 7, Lee the return of the deCounty Registry. Refposit. Reasons of erence to said map is such inability to conhereby made for a vey include, but are more perfect descrip- not limited to, the filtion. ing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the Save and except any confirmation of the releases, deeds of resale and reinstatelease or prior conveyment of the loan ances of record. without the knowledge of Said property is comthe trustee. If the monly known as 2923 valWatson Avenue, Sanidity of the sale is ford, NC 27332. challenged by any party, the trustee, in Third party purchas- their sole discretion, ers must pay the exif they believe the cise tax, and the court challenge to have costs of Forty-Five merit, may request Cents (45¢) per One the court to declare Hundred Dollars the sale to be void ($100.00) pursuant to and return the deposNCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A it. The purchaser cash deposit (no perwill have no further sonal checks) of five remedy. percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), Substitute Trustee whichever is greater, Brock & Scott, PLLC will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expira- By:__________________ tion of the statutory _________ (SEAL) upset bid period, all Jeremy B. Wilkins, the remaining NCSB No. 32346 amounts are immedi5431 Oleander Drive ately due and owing.

Suite 200 Wilmington, NC Said property to be of28403 fered pursuant to this PHONE: (910) 392-4988 Notice of Sale is beFAX: (910) 392-8587 ing offered for sale, transfer and conveyFile No.: 10-06684ance â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS WHERE FC01 IS.â&#x20AC;? There are no rep100 resentations of warranty relating to the Announcements title or any physical, environmental, 110 health or safety conSpecial Notices ditions existing in, on, at, or relating to Junk Car Removal the property being ofService fered for sale. This Guaranteed top price paid sale is made subject Buying Batteries as well. to all prior liens, un499-3743 paid taxes, any unpaid land transfer WILL MOVE OLD JUNK CARS! BEST PRICES taxes, special assessments, easements, PAID. Call for complete car delivery price.

McLeodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto Crushing.

Day 499-4911.

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We are seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant at our Sanford, NC office. Emphasis will be placed on accuracy and attention to detail while working in a fast paced environment as well as being comfortable working with numbers, and possessing good communication skills. Applicants must have an Associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in accounting and good computer skills. Experience working in an accounts payable position and prior experience with programs such as MAS 200, Micro-Soft Excel and Mill Net 32 is considered a plus. We offer an excellent benefit packing including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, vacation, holidays, and 401 (k) plan. Salary is commensurate with experience. Please submit your resume and salary history to: Frontier Spinning Mills, Inc. Attn. Human Resources - A/P Position 1823 Boone Trail Road Sanford, NC 27330

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200 Transportation 210 Vehicles Wanted Junk Car Removal Paying Up To $500 for vehicles.

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240 Cars - General 1991 Honda Civic DX 5 Speed, 2 Door, AC, 40 miles per gallon plus! $1,000 Call: 353-1043 Automobile Policy: Three different automobile ads per household per year at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Rateâ&#x20AC;?. In excess of 3, billing will be at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Business Rateâ&#x20AC;?.

Dobbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Motors 5419 Raeford Rd. Fayetteville, NC. Buy Here Pay Here. 910-424-5265 Ask for Chris For Sale: 94 Chrysler Labaron Convertible Price Negotionable 919-898-4168

250 Trucks 1988 Chevy Long Bed Pick Up V8 Auto $1950 919-356-9221 2001 Ford Excursion Fully Loaded. $8,000.

(919)356-2227 (Jennifer) or (919)935-2784 (Frank).

92 Chevy Pick-Up New Motor 400 Turbo Trans $2,500 OBO info call 258-6099 or 356-8859

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

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280 RVs/Campers 2005 Springdale Slideout pull behind/camper. $11,500. (919)356-2227 (Jennifer) or (919)9352784 (Frank) 2007 Monaco Travel Trailer 27ft, one slide out, sleeps 6, $11,900 Call 499-5242 27 Ft Star Craft Self Contained Full Bath Sleeps 6 Slide Out Living Rm Music Throughout Good Con. Used Very Little 542-2073

295 Boats/Motors/ Trailers

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320 Child Care

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400 Employment 420 Help Wanted General ATTENTION Life + Health Agents Due to recent expansion + promotion 3 Agents Needed We Provide: â&#x20AC;˘Full Training Program â&#x20AC;˘Weekly Pay â&#x20AC;˘4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6 Appointments Per Day â&#x20AC;˘Management Growth Opportunities Call (919) 850-9095 or Sharon 1-800-280-5563 Harnett County Schools is seeking licensed applicants for the following positions: K-2 Director and Elementary Principalships at Benhaven, Johnsonville, and Lillington-Shawtown Elementary Schools. All applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume, and complete the online application at www.harnett.k12.nc.us Deadline for application is May 28, 2010 at 5pm.

EOE Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Machine Co, a Mfg. Company located in Sanford, NC is in need of a Controller/Accountant.

Ideal candidate will have a 4 yr. degree in accounting and minimum of 5 yrs. experience in accounting, in a manufacturing firm.

Candidate must have experience in all aspects of the General Ledger, Job Costing, & Supervision.

Please email resumes to ruby.moore@mooresmachine. com or fax to 919-708-7118.

Movie Extras to stand in the backgrounds of a major film production. All looks needed. Earn up to $150/day. Experience not required. Call 877-577-2952.

Classified Advertising Call 718-1201 718-1204

The Sanford Herald / Saturday, May 23, 2010 / -

420 Help Wanted General

NC Mortgage banking company hiring loan officers for Moore County, Sanford and Fayetteville areas. LO licenses required. Local underwriting approval/closing/funding.

FHA/VA/USDA direct lender. 24 hour underwriting/closing. Health insurance and great pay Structure. Send resume to mortgage@pinehurst.net Now Hiring Managers Sonic Drive-In 717 S. Horner Blvd.

470 Help Wanted Medical/Dental

601 Bargain Bin/ $250 or Less

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Please Mail Resumes To: 7000 Harps Mill Rd. Suite 103 Raleigh, NC 27615

Regular Part-time Front YARD SALE? Office Position DEADLINE for The Our dental office in Pinehurst, NC, is hiring for Ads is 2 P.M. a part-time Patient Care the day PRIOR Coordinator position for to publication.

16-20 hours per week.

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820 Homes *ABSOLUTE AUCTION* OPEN HOUSE Sunday, May 23 - 2-4 pm 2149 Greenwood Road Sanford NC

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825 Manufactured Homes New 3BR, 2BA DW, garden tub, FP,appliances, FHA foundation, 4 ac., Buckhorn Rd, 258-9887

830 Mobile Homes 2BR/2BA 1987 SW w/ Appliances. Must Be Moved. Inside Completely Remodeled. $5500 OBO 919-356-3884 (Vaughn) 3BR/2BA DW w/ appliances & 1 acre of land. $70,000 OBO. (919)3562227 (Jennifer) or (919)935-2784 (Frank) CLASSIFIED LINE AD DEADLINE:

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2 bedrooms/ 1.5 baths tute of Maintenance. 877human resources assistant east of Charlotte, NC) Ma*Pets/Animals Policy: 100 lb Barrel of Granular 375 deposit/ 375 monthly To complain of discriminaSLT NEEDS CLASS A Team 300-9494. to join their team. The inThree different (Pet) ads per chine Shop full of Tools, tion call 919-733-7996 Chlorine $125 No Pets 919-775-3110 Drivers with Hazmat. cumbent will perform adhousehold per year at the Mechanic Shop full of (N.C. Human Relations 919-499-6647 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Rateâ&#x20AC;?. In excess of 3, $2,000 Bonus. Company ministrative and technical Tools, 2005 Lexus GX470 Commission).

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Hope for Haiti D.E. Parkerson

AlexSandra Lett

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

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Churches’ missions, and their problems

Relay for Life gives hope for healing

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he mission Christ assigned to His church can only be carried out by those filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. When Christians have attempted to carry out this mission in their own power, they have always failed.

They always will.

Christ’s church is an organism, not an organization — a movement, not a monument. It is not part of a community; it is an entirely new community. It is not an orderly gathering; it is a new order with new values, and these values are often in sharp contrast with the values of the surrounding community.

Christ designed it to be in the world, but not of the world.

The church’s mission is different from that of a civic club or a country club. Like yeast, it must impact the environment around it by changing it from within. Like salt, it must flavor and preserve the community of which it is a part.

But as yeast is made up of many particles, and salt is composed of multiplied grains, so the church is many individual believers. There are no Lone Ranger Christians. We are a family of believers who are in the process of becoming like Christ in our thoughts and actions as we grow and develop in the image

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Two Durham women working hard to improve the island

By NEIL OFFEN Durham Herald-Sun

DURHAM — A little more than four months ago in Haiti, the earth shook.

April Perry and Kathy Walmer are still trying to pick up the pieces.

The two Durham women head local nonprofit organizations that worked in Haiti before the devastating earthquake of Jan. 12 and that have been working harder since to rebuild what was there and what has been lost.

It’s not been easy, they admit.

“Progress is just so slow,” said Walmer, executive director of Family Health Ministries, which has run clinics and schools in Haiti for the past 10 years.

“It’s been tough,” she said, more than a hint of weariness in her voice. “People are still in temporary houses and there sometimes seems to be little progress in getting them out. A lot of the rubble is still being removed by hand, by hammers, wheelbarrows, shovels.

“With our people down there,

we’re seeing tremendous stress.

Not a sense of hopelessness exactly, but they are frustrated, tired and worn out. It seems like we take two steps forward then three steps back.”

Many Haitians are still living in tent cities, said April Perry, head of Luke’s Mission, the Durham-based organization that runs medical missions in the devastated Carribean nation.

“They still have no sanitation and no access to clean water. A lot of the economy is still not functioning. Things are not a lot better than they were.”

Still, said Perry — who will be going to Haiti again next month — life goes on there.

“They don’t have the option to just stop their lives,” she said.

“They don’t have the option not to be resilient or they will die.”

And though it’s sometime difficult to see, both Perry and Walmer admit, there has been some progress since the earthquake.

“We’ve been able to provide monthly stipends for our people to purchase food and water,”

Perry said. “At the orphanage we run, which was pretty much completely destroyed, they have built a very rudimentary shelter.

We have provided food for the orphanage and have been able to purchase 50 beds for the children who were sleeping on the ground for two and a half months.”

FHM’s programs are running, including medical clinics in the towns of Blanchard and Leogane.

“The clinics are now operational, since about the last month,” said Walmer, who was last in Haiti about two weeks ago. “We are moving forward and we’re back to providing basic primary medical care and the kids are back in school. I really should be rejoicing in that.”

Still, it is difficult to rejoice, she acknowledged, because so much still needs to be done.

“I think we’ll be doing well if we get back to a sense of normalcy in two or three years,” Walmer said. “But in Haiti, I really hesitate to use the word ‘normalcy,’ because that’s never really been the case.”

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Organization has tackled numerous social issues in its seven decades Durham Herald-Sun

DURHAM — The N.C. Council of Churches, a progressive Christian voice for social justice, celebrated its 75th anniversary Monday at Duke Divinity School.

N.C. Council of Churches founder Shelton Smith taught at Duke from 1931 to 1963 and founded its graduate studies program in religion. His son, Richard Smith, spoke at a historical retrospective held Monday afternoon at Duke Divinity.

Richard Smith said he learned at an early age that his father was a crusader for racial justice. So too, has been the N.C. Council of Churches.

It has tackled social justice is-

sues over the years including race relations, migrant worker conditions, tobacco’s impact on health, gender equality, peace making, creation care, immigration, sustainable local agriculture and fair treatment of gays and lesbians.

In the early 1980s, it lobbied for the Equal Rights Amendment and formed a committee raising questions about the health impact of tobacco in a state that depended on tobacco for its economy. Rufus Stark, who was then chairman of the Tobacco Study Committee and president of the Methodist Home for Children, said the group’s public discussion attracted national attention. The committee released a paper on the moral dilemma facing all churches — health versus economic disruption.

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Council of Churches marks 75th anniversary

BY DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN

ach year Relay For Life events brings together more than 3.5 million people, including a gathering of folks at the Sanford Lions Club’s fairgrounds, to promote victory over cancer and encourage healing for families and communities. The word relay denotes the passage of a message or information received to somebody else, so the moral here is about passion for living.

At Relay for Life activities, teams of people camp out at a local venue and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Teams compete to raise the most money. Because cancer never sleeps, relays last overnight, up to 24 hours in length.

Proceeds from the various functions go to the American Cancer Society and similar organizations with the commitment that more research and experiments will lead to more solutions and eventually a cure.

Throughout this nation and 19 other countries the goal of these Relay for Life activities is multi-fold: to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer and won; to give these survivors the opportunity to inspire others

At the time he also raised the question of North Carolina tobacco farmers turning their land over to growing food instead.

“Preachers and laypeople can cuss the North Carolina Council of Churches while at the same time give thanks to God someone is addressing the issues,” Stark said.

The NCCC represents 16 Christian denominations and committed to the goals of ecumenism and social justice.

More than 1.5 million North Carolinians are members of congregations under the council’s umbrella.

Collins Kilburn, retired executive director of the council, said that during his tenure he wanted the N.C. General Assembly to know that Christians have a mandate to

witness on issues other than liquor — including tax reform, welfare and prisons. He gave credit to the work of council staffers over the years, including Sister Evelyn Mattern and Jimmy Creech.

Mattern and Church Women United were deeply involved with the council’s efforts to address migrant farmer working conditions in the mid-20th century. Mattern and Creech both served as directors of social action for the NCCC. The 75th anniversary celebration also included a dinner and evening service led by Bishop Hope Morgan Ward of the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church.

For more about the N.C. Council of Churches, visit www. nccouncilofchurches.org.

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Soft pastels: First place, (group project) Chase Brown, Alondra Garcia, Cameron Cole, Anna Johns Tempera paint: First place, Silverio Arrellano; second place, Garrett Verrilli; third place, Maria Marino Design: First place, Luis Mora; second place, Briana Crandall; third place, Ashley Cole Commercial art: First place, Samantha Sillaman; second place, Alicia Bright; third place, Jake Brower Graphics: First place, Haylee Gunter; second place, Sarah Enriquez; third place, Jan Ansley Mixed media: First place, Daniella Ocampo; second place, Garrett Verrilli; third place, Colleen Mills Pencil drawing: First place, Sarah Enriquez; second place, Dillon Phillips; third place, Jaqwasha Colon Oil pastels: First place, Cydney Robitaille; second place, Garrett Verrilli; third place, Daniella Ocampo Watercolor paint: First place, Yesenia De Santiago; second place, Anna Johns; third place, Daniella Ocampo Crafts: First place, Caleigh Thomas; second place, Sarah Teed; third place, Joseph Lobdell Oil and Acrylic: First place, Dare Hincks; second place, Star Taylor; third place, Beni LeBrun Charcoal: First place, Lizabeth Rivera; second place, Jessica Cooper; third place, Tia Gibson Printing: First place, Alicia Bright; second place, Juan Francisco; third place, Jake ADVANCED Brower HIGH SCHOOL Graphics class: First place, Pottery vessels: First place, Kelsey Collins; second place, Katharina Kleinfeldt; third Sara Smith; second place, Randi Donaldson; third place, place, Jan Ansley Pottery class: First place, Ashley Denkens Sculpture: First place, Alon- Priscilla Rodriguez; second place, Sara Smith; third dra Garcia; second place, Anna Johns; third place, Sara place, Priscilla Rodriguez Color pencil: First place, Smith Jan Ansley; second place, Ink drawing: First place, Taylor Davenport; second place, Briana Crandll; third place, Devan Daniels Quinn Griffin

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Weddings

Kiddie Korner

Addison Godfrey

Gracie Currin

Addison Godfrey turned 5 years old May 19. Her parents are Wayne and Jennifer Godfrey of Broadway. Grandparents are Sarah Davidson of Broadway, Wayne Ferguson of Lemon Springs, and Sara Combs and Larry Godfrey, both of Olivia.

Great-grandparents are Louis Godfrey of Olivia and Maxine Lacey of Broadway.

Gracie Currin turned 2 years old May 14. Her parents are Jeremy and Lora Lee Currin of Broadway. Grandparents are Ronnie and Bonnie Currin of Broadway and Jimmy and LaVerne Maddox of Sanford. Great-grandparents are Vernlle Jones of Sanford and Bill Jackson of Mamers.

Brooke Scotton

Stacy and Cecil Outlaw Jr.

Betsy Stainback Brinson

Outlaw — Edwards

Brinson — Stainback

Stacy Rochelle Edwards and Cecil Lloyd Outlaw Jr., both of Durham, were married at 6 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Hilton in Durham by Elder James Leach.

The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Edwards of Sanford, attended UNC-Chapel Hill, Appalachian State University and is currently a doctoral student at N.C. State University. She is employed with UNC-Chapel Hill as a Senior Academic Advisor.

The bridegroom, son of the late Addie Outlaw, attended UNC-Chapel Hill. He is employed with UNCChapel Hill as a Financial Aid Counselor.

Escorted by her father, Benjamin Edwards, the bride wore a white strapless DaVinci A-line gown with handbeaded embroidery along the bodice and skirt with a chapel train. She wore a two-tier elbow-length veil with a double row metallic beaded edge of rhinestones and Swarovski crystals and a silver tiara with Swarovski crystals in a floral design. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of pale pink roses.

Maid of honor was Veronica Bellamy. Bridesmaids were Lori Hancock, cousin of the bride; Felicia Tucker; Deidra Smith and Kathleen Caggianc. Junior bridesmaids were Kimberly Edwards, sister of the bride, and Sha’Nidra Outlaw, niece of the groom.

Best man was Jarrett York. Groomsmen were Luke Bridgett, uncle of the groom; Abraham Bridgett, uncle of the groom; Tony Hoggard; Timothy Thompson and Torryhe Cook. Junior groomsman was Ja’Quan Hancock, cousin of the bride.

Wedding director was Sheri Clegg.

Following a honeymoon trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica, the couple reside in Mebane.

Betsy Erin Stainback and Timothy Dwane Brinson, both of Sanford, were married at 5:30 p.m. May 22 at Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh by the Rev. Matt Ashburn.

The bride, daughter of Gary and Teresa Stainback of Chocowinity, graduated from East Carolina University in 2007 with a B.S. in Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude.

She currently attends the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy and will graduate with Doctor of Pharmacy in May 2011.

The bridegroom, son of Timmy and Terry Brinson of Richlands, graduated from Mount Olive College in 2006 with a B.S. in Business, Magna Cum Laude and graduated from Campbell University in 2007 with a Master of Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude. He currently attends the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and will graduate with a Master of Public Administration in May 2011. He is employed with Lee County as Director of Tax Administration.

The bride was escorted by her father, Gary Stainback.

Maid/matron of honor was Amanda Corman, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Kayla Brinson, sister-inlaw of the groom; Jennifer Byrns and Jessica Harrison.

Best man was Derick Brinson, brother of the groom.

Groomsmen were R.J. Corman, brother-in-law of the bride; Randall Jones and Kevin McLaughlin.

Wedding musicians were Double Take Band of Winston Salem Following a honeymoon cruise to the Bahamas, the couple will reside in Sanford.

n Events The reception was held at the Hilton in Durham.

The rehearsal dinner was held at the Nantucket Grille and Cafe in Chapel Hill.

A miscellaneous shower was hosted by Phyllis Edwards and Lori Hancock in Sanford. A lingerie shower was hosted by Veronica Bellamy in Chapel Hill.

n Events The reception was held at Capital City Club in downtown Raleigh.

The rehearsal dinner was held at Top of the Tower Restaurant in Raleigh.

Weathers — Sessoms

Dominican Republic, the couple reside in Sanford.

Dawn Creed Sessoms and Harold Wilson Weathers Jr., both of Sanford, were married at 2 p.m. April 10 at Edgewood Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Jason Davenport and Dr. Dale Miller.

The bride, daughter of Ruby Creed and the late Joseph W. Creed Jr., attended Lee Senior High School and Central Carolina Community College.

She is employed with Lee County Schools.

The bridegroom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Weathers Sr. of Sanford, attended Lee Senior High School and Campbell University. He is employed with the N.C. Department of Revenue.

Escorted by her brother, Steven Creed, the bride wore a floor-length champagne colored dress with a chiffon skirt and a beaded bodice. She carried a bouquet of pink and purple stargazer lilies and champagne colored roses with greenery.

Maid of honor was Myra Susan Creed, sister of the bride.

Best man was Harold

n Events The reception was hosted by the mother of the bride in the church fellowship hall.

The rehearsal dinner was hosted by the parents of the groom in the church fellowship hall.

A miscellaneous shower was hosted by the women of the church at Edgewood Presbyterian Church. A handyman shower was hosted by the Eunice Martin family at the home of Sandra Rocks. A miscellaneous shower was hosted by the Wicker family. A dinner party was hosted by Dr. JoAnn Bowman at the Carolina Trace Country Club. A girl’s luncheon was hosted by Wanda Mullin and Shannon Winders at La Dolce Vita. A miscellaneous shower was hosted by the Kindergarten staff and students at Tramway School. A dinner party, honoring the couple, was held at Edgewood Presbyterian Church by Lee Algood, Mary Holder, Patsy McBryde and Eugenia Thompson.

Dawn and Harold Weathers Jr. W. Weathers Sr., father of the groom.

Ushers were Jimmy Pilson, uncle of the groom, and Johnny Sellars.

Wedding musicians were Eugenia Thompson,

organist; Betty Caldwell, pianist; and Lisa Godwin, soloist.

Wedding director was Donna Wicker, cousin of the groom.

Following a surprise honeymoon trip to the

Kiddie Korner is for children 6 and under. A child’s picture may appear in Kiddie Korner one time per year. Kiddie Korner forms are available at The Herald office, 208 St. Clair Court. Forms also can be faxed or e-mailed upon request. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Wednesday. 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.

Brooke Scotton turned 2 years old May 12. Her parents are Kyle and Dara Hughes Scotton of Sanford. Grandparents are Darryl and Vicky Hughes of Sanford and Kevin and Wendy Scotton of Aberdeen. Great-grandparents are Howard and Bonnie Hughes and Margie Turbeville, all of Sanford, Curtis and Eulalia Scotton of Eden and Wayne and Judy Doss of Lawsonville.

Great-great-grandparents are Hurley and Kathleen Ashworth of Sanford.

Births n Emma Lee Bowles, born May 1, daughter of Angel Marie and Larry Lee Bowles Jr. of Olivia. Grandparents are Yukari Aizawa of Schaumburg, Ill., Ronald Ross of Round Lake Park, Ill., and Larry and Sharon Bowles of Olivia. (CCH) n Samantha Nicole McElveen, born May 2, daughter of Kevin Luther and Ashley Estes McElveen of Sanford. Grandparents are Johanne and George Estes and Vickie and Douglas McElveen, all of Sanford.

(CCH) n Trinity Makayla Reed, born May 3, daughter of Latesha and Norbert Reed III of Cameron. Grandparents are Robert and Sandra Thompson of Gloucester, Va., Margaret Reed of Duson, La., and Norbert Reed Jr. of Alexandria, La. (CCH) n Alexander Sanchez Villazana, born May 4, son of Alina Vilazana Campos of Sanford. (CCH) n Seth Bentley Bowers, born May 4, son of Breanne Marie Bowers of Siler City.

Grandparents are Steven Bowers and Capricia Bowers of Siler City. (CCH) n Parker James Bloedorn, born May 5, son of Candace and Tony Bloedorn of Sanford. Grandparents are Gary and Becky Artz of Stow, Ohio, Tom and Jeannette Bloedorn

and Becki and Tim Rightley, all of Sanford. (CCH) n Alexis Yariel Ibarra Ramirez, born May 3, son of Viviana Ramirez and David Ibarra Jr., both of Sanford.

Grandparents are Hilda Santos and Valentine Ramirez of Sanford and Beatriz Zarate and David Ibarra of Broadway. (CCH) n Madison June Yow, born May 4, daugther of Lindsey Marie and Jason Wayne Yow of Broadway. Grandparents are Lynn Berryman, Dail and Ronnie Dowdy, Darby Robichand and Randy and Joyce Yow, all of Sanford. (CCH) n Liam Malik Mutchler, born May 3, son of Jessica and Patrick Mutchler of Sanford.

Grandparents are LaDonna and Dennis Baker of Memphis, Mo., Meera and David Shinn of Sanford and Johnathon and Tammy Mutchler of Baring, Mo. (CCH) n Rihanna Lee Baker, born May 6, daughter of Amy Danielle and Tony Baker of Erwin. Grandparents are Barbara Foster of Tucson, Ariz., Michael Barber of Malakoff, Texas, and Kissie and Earl Walker of Venice, Ill. (CCH) n Riley Cole Blanton, born May 6, son of Stacey Leigh Coggins and Jeremy Ryan Blanton, both of Sanford.

Grandparents are Marcia and Johnny Coggins of Sanford, Susan and Jerry Williams of Cameron and Michael and Leslie Blanton of Clearwater, Fla. (CCH)

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of Christ.

Aristides described Christians in this way to the Roman Emperor Hadrian: â&#x20AC;&#x153;They love one another. They never fail to help widows; they save orphans from those who would hurt them. If they have something, they give freely to the man who has nothing. If they see a stranger, they take him home, and are happy, as though he were a real brother. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consider themselves brothers in the usual sense, but brothers instead through the Spirit, in God.â&#x20AC;?

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to continue to fight; to encourage those who are suffering; and to remember and honor loved ones lost to the disease.

At Relay for Life events, family, friends and caregivers can walk alongside people confronting cancer and with those who have defeated the disease. Many are fighting back because they have been touched by cancer and desperately want to put an end to the illness.

The term cancer relates to growth caused when cells multiply uncontrollably, referred to as malignant because these cells destroy healthy tissue.

When considering the concept of cancer this term can refer to anything negative that develops and spreads quickly and usually destructively. While our bodies can be diseased with cancer that destroy tissue, our minds can be diseased with thoughts that eat away at every aspect of our lives.

Recently I hired a woman called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Candaceâ&#x20AC;? to help me with some house projects. She was unhappy because she could not get a suitable job and was behind on her bills. Obviously she could not see the cup as half-full and

most Jewish and parochial of all the apostles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the one who argued with Paul over circumcision and who was reluctant to preach the Good News to the Gentiles at Caesarea â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who grasped most clearly this vision of a new kingdom. He described the church, which was made up of believers of every country, race, and language, as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a holy nation.â&#x20AC;?

That is what the church was originally created to be, and should always be. It often fails because many who have pledged to follow Christ follow only at a distance. When the church bell rings on Sunday morning they are not present.

Readersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Digest focused on the absentee problem in some churches by telling the story of

three pastors who met one day for coffee and discovered that all their churches had bat infestation problems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got so angry,â&#x20AC;? said one, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I took a shotgun and fired at the bats. It made holes in the sanctuary ceiling, but did nothing to the bats.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tried trapping them alive,â&#x20AC;? said the second pastor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then I drove 50 miles before releasing them, but they beat me back to the church.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I totally solved our churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bat problem,â&#x20AC;? said the third pastor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What did you do?â&#x20AC;? asked the others, amazed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I baptized them,â&#x20AC;? he replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen them since.â&#x20AC;?

not even half-emptyâ&#x20AC;Śmore like 90 percent empty. She complained constantly and started criticizing me and I just wanted her to leave, but I knew I had to take the higher ground with her.

She was obsessed with malignant thoughts that were creating a cancer in her consciousness and spreading the negativity to everyone and everything around her.

After recognizing what perhaps could be described as a psychological cancer of the soul, brought on by years of discontent, I decided to care about Candace and to pray for her. When confronted by repeated disappointments and setbacks, it is easy to focus on what is wrong rather than what is right in our lives so I felt sympathy and empathy for her.

Candace has come over several times to help me with the house and performs her duties well. I have complimented her work, fixed lunch and listened to her problems.

Last week she received a job offer that will require her moving away soon but she is keeping her commitment to finish my projects. Candace is so excited about her new work opportunity that she is acting more like Candy Cane!

Meanwhile my interaction with Candace has offered me a valuable lesson. She has served as a

caricature for anyone negative â&#x20AC;&#x201D; listening to her was like watching a cartoon where the main guy gets beat up constantly! I am delighted that the victim finally won a battle.

Being reminded recently about what some people endure while dealing with cancer and listening to Candaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s painful experiences helps me focus on my many blessings. I am more mindful about complaining or being negative and not dwelling on anything destructive. Now I am careful to relay thoughts and words focused only on the positive.

It is natural to vent our frustrations sometimes but through positive thinking, optimistic words, constructive actions and caring consideration we create long-term health and happiness in our lives.

AlexSandra Lett is writing a book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going Crazyâ&#x20AC;ŚGetting Sane.â&#x20AC;? She is a professional speaker and 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;?

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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.

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.

Al-Anon Family Group

The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experiences, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Al-Anon believes that alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recover.

The N.C. Al-Anon District 7 Central Carolina Al-Anon Family Group meetings are held at 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 407 W. Main St., and 8 p.m. Fridays at the AA Hut, 319 N. Moore St. For more information, call (919) 776-5522.

Gamblers Anonymous

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

Beaver Creek Cancer Support Group

The support group meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Beaver Creek Baptist Church, 2280 Nicholson Road, Cameron. Directors are Gloria and Jimmy Wicker.

For more information, call (919) 775-2544.

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

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

Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m.

Any Marine who has served honorably is invited to join the Marine Corps League.

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Upcoming Events

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.

ALS Support Group The ALS (Lou Gehrigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease) Support Group meets from 2 to 4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month at Fayetteville Regional Airport Conference Room sponsored by The Jim 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.

Depression and Bipolar Disorder Support Group The support group is open to anyone who has been diagnosed or think they may have a mood disorder or has a family member or friend who has been diagnosed with a mood disorder.

The Harnett County group will meet at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at the old CCCC Barber School, 17273 Hwy. 27 East, Sanford.

The Lee County group will meet at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the Wilrik Apartments Ballroom, corner of Wicker and Steele, Sanford.

For more information, contact Rae Wilson at (919) 775-5045 or brightside39@ yahoo.com.

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

For more information, call (919) 775-7451 or (919) 258-6233.

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

American Legion Post 382

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.

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

Lee County Mothers with Young Children Lee County Mothers with Young Children meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon every Thursday. Mothers of children from birth to age 5 are welcome.

For more information, call (919) 353-5617.

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

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

Marine Corps League Marine Corps League Detachment 1223 meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at VFW Stanley McLeod Post 5631 on Webb Street in Sanford.

American Legion Post 382 and Auxiliary meet at 7 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month.

Bingo begins at 6:30 p.m. every Friday.

Post 382 is located at 305 Legion Drive in Sanford.

DAV Chapter 5 Disabled American Veterans Michael J. Thomas Chapter 5 meet at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at 146 S. Main St. in Broadway.

Lions Branch Club The Lions Branch Club meets at noon the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Lions Club Fairground Lions Den. Cost is $6. Everyone is invited.

For more information, call Teresa Dew at (919) 7746273.

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

Therapeutic Foster Parent Sessions Information sessions on becoming a Therapeutic Foster Parent with N.C. Mentor will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at the Simpson Executive Center, 503 Carthage St., Suite 302.

For more information, call (919) 790-8580 ext. 7151.

Sanford Lodge No. 151 A.F. & A.M The Sanford Lodge No. 151 A.F. & A.M. holds its regular communications at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, supper is usually served at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday. For further information, call (919) 4998669.

The Lodge is located at 231 Charlotte Ave., Sanford.

improve public speaking skills while developing leadership skills. For more information, call Cynthia Wilt at (919) 499-6009 or Vivian Rosser at (919) 7187236 or visit the website at www.centralcarolina. freetoasthost.biz.

Sanford Jobseekers Sanford Jobseekers, a faith-based support group for those who are unemployed, meets from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. each Wednesday at First Baptist Church.

The primary focus of the group is to give encouragement to those out of work, and provide programs to help that individual obtain employment. For questions, call (919) 776-6137.

DAV Chapter 83 of Moore County Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 83 of Moore County meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at 1020 Priest Hill Road, Carthage.

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

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

All Scottish Rite Masons are welcome.

Fleet Reserve Association Fleet Reserve Association and Unit 259 meet the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Retired Military Association building in Fayetteville, located off Gillispe Street.

For more information, call Chuch Dittmar at (910) 848-6126.

Meals on Wheels of Sanford

Meals on Wheels of Sanford deliver nutritious specialized diet meals five days a week to residents of Sanford who are homebound and unable to prepare meals for themselves. Many people are struggling to make ends meet and are finding it difficult to pay for their meals.

The Sanford Meals on Wheels Board of Directors supplements some of the costs with donated funds.

Sanford Meals on Wheels does not receive government funding and relies on charitable donations from organizations and individuals.

For more information about Meals on Wheels, call (919) 708-4181. Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit organization.

Tax 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 meets at 7 p.m.

May 24 at Weymouth Woods Auditorium, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Potluck: Bring your favorite dish and a natural history item or no more than five photos to share. Call (910) 692-2167 for more information or visit online at www.sandhillsnature.org.

Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. May 25 at the Lee County Library auditorium, 107 Hawkins Ave. The program on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Local Funeral Customs,â&#x20AC;? and how these customs have evolved over the years, will be presented by Tommy Prickett, II, who is the owner and operator of Fry and Prickett Funeral Home in Carthage.

For more information, call 499-1909 or 499-7661.

Club news deadline is 3 p.m. Tuesday. E-mail information to edwardsk@sanfordherald.com.

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

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The 5th Annual Sanford Lions Club Golf Tournament is set to tee off June 5 at Quail Ridge Golf Club and there will be chances to win not just one, but two new cars as hole-inone prizes, according to Chairman Jim Romine.

He said Wilkinson Cadillac, Buick, Chevrolet, GMC of Sanford is offering one vehicle while Crossroads Ford of Cary is providing the second.

“We greatly appreciate the support of these companies and many other Sanford area businesses who are helping the Lions bring much needed services to the blind and sight impaired as well as disadvantaged youth,” Romine said.

He added there is still time for golfers and teams to sign up for the fun event and for local businesses to help by being hole sponsors.

For $100 an attractive permanent sign bearing the business name will be placed at a tee for all to see and afterward will be presented to the business for display. Interested golfers or businesses can contact Romine at 774-1173 or at jromine@ windstream.net, or any Lions Club member, many of whom have been canvassing the business community for support.

At the May 13 regular Lions meeting, a special program of remembrance, honor and history was presented by the family of Lion Russel Mann, whose brother, Joe H. Mann, lost his life in Belgium at the Battle of Bulge in January 1945. To commemorate the 65th anniversary, Russel Mann and sons Tom and Tucker, along with Tucker’s sonin-law Drew Smith, last year retraced the steps of Joe Mann’s army division from Normandy in France to the Ardennes region in southeastern Belgium where he was killed by a sniper.

The journey was one of deep emotion as well as extensive research.

From military records of Joe Mann’s division, to contacting survivors of his unit, to excellent records kept in Europe at local libraries and public offices, Russel Mann was able to stand at the spot where his brother gave his life while fighting for peace. They also were shown where he was interred for two years at an American cemetery.

In 1947 Joe Mann’s remains, along with thousands of other American soldiers, were returned to the U.S. and he was laid to rest in his home of Jonesboro. Five other Lee County soldiers’ remains accompanied him home.

A photo slide show highlighted the presentation, depicting the American cemeteries and many memorials erected honoring American soldiers and key wartime sites.

President Richard Hendley presided and Russel Mann gave the invocation. Richard Holshouser led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.

San-Lee Sunrise Rotary

The San-Lee Sunrise Rotary Charter Night, held at the Buffalo Lake Club House, was a joyful celebration of the 15th birthday of the club.

President Neal Jensen led both the Rotary invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance and recognized two very special guests, Past President Kathy MacNish and her husband Patrick. Dinner hosted by Leslie Cox

and wife Joyce and Mike Thomas and wife Judy.

Area 10 Assistant District Governor Leslie Cox opened the Charter Night program with greetings from District 7690 district Governor Mike Conrad. Cox, who has just returned from a Rotary Group Study Exchange visit to Australia, thanked Neal Jensen for a stellar year as San-Lee Sunrise President. President Jensen described how San-Lee Sunrisers have come together in fellowship during the past year and then listed the many monetary contribution of the club during the year, totaling $11,400, along with $600 for Stop Hunger Now and $,2000 for Rotary Polio Plus are examples of this charitable giving. Examples of human effort listed by President Jensen were hosting of GSE team by Ashley and Mary Ann Hinman and Paul and LaWanda Dauphin, the efforts for Back Pack Pals by Kevin and Terri Kirkman, Hayden and Normalea Lutterloh for their work in Hurricane Katrina relief, and Dave Merriman’s and Hayden Lutterloh’s efforts to introduce the Four Way Test theme at J. R. Ingram school. Martin Davis, Mike Thomas, Charles Oldham, Andy Manhardt, Ron Moller, Dave Merriman and Noland Williams were thanked for their efforts in club administration.

Pins were presented for new officers: Martin Davis, treasurer; Dave Merriman, secretary; Mike Thomas, Sergeantat-Arms, and Nolan Williams, President-elect.

Dave Merriman made the presentation of the Incoming President’s Gavel to Marci Santini, and President Santini presented Neal Jensen with the Past President‚s pin. A highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Rotarian of the Year‚ plaque to Mike Thomas. Past President Jensen ended the evening with the Four Way Test‚ and the presentation to the club of the 2010-2011 Rotary International Banner from RI President Ray Klinginsmith with the 2010 slogan, “Building Communities — Bridging Continents.”

San-Lee Sunrise Rotarians celebrate Charter Night and the 15th anniversary of the founding of San-Lee Sunrise Rotary. Pictures (from left) are Andy Manhardt, Mike Thomas, Matt Garrett, Marcy Santini, Raymond Womble, Larry Mintz, Neal Jensen, Terry Mullen, Leslie Cox, Ed Mishler, Dottie Merriman, Dave Merriman, Paul Dauphin and Charles Oldham.

With Memorial Day approaching, the Sanford Lions Club was the recipient of a special program Thursday, May 13.

Sanford Women’s League made a recent “clean sweep” The family of Lion Russel Mann shared a moving and along Wilkins Drive, their two-mile stretch with the NCinformative journey they took last year through Europe DOT Adopt a Highway Program. Pictured (left to right) retracing the steps of Pfc. Joe H. Mann, Russel’s brother.

Crissy Miller, Krystle Walton, Rebecca Wyhof, Pam Adam, Pfc. Mann was killed by a sniper in January, 1945, while Kathy Carroll and Karen Walker. fighting in the Battle of Bulge in Belgium. Shown from left are Tom Mann, Russel Mann, Tucker Mann and Drew Smith, son-in-law of Tucker Mann.

to Haiti and the speaker gratitude and hope these Speaking to the Kiwanis Club of Lee County on May 12 about his three medical mission trips to Haiti is Dr. Marty Pate (right center). Also pictured (from left) are Kiwanis of Lee President-elect Charles Morris, Jan Brooks, Pate and June Gunter, Council Chairman of the Lee County &

San-Lee Sunrise Rotarian and newly-installed President Marcy Santini presents the Past-President’s Pin to Neal Jensen at the San-Lee Sunrise Rotary Charter Night on May 17.

Club member and City Councilman Poly Cohen is pictured with City Manager Hal Hegwer at the May 18 meeting of the Sanford Rotary Club. Hegwer presented a brief “State of the City” message to the membership,

Jennifer Gillis from the Lee County Library was the featured speaker at the Sanford Rotary Club on Tuesday, May 11. Vice President Joy Gilmour is pictured with Gillis, who updated the membership on the recent renovations and new programs being offered through the library. Gillis closed her presentation by thanking the club for donating bilingual children’s books to the library as a way of thanking the speakers at the weekly meetings.

Kiwanis Club of Lee County President Matt Jackson presided over the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Lee County held at Davison’s Steaks on May 12. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Thad Morgan and the invocation was given

by Robert Gray. Susan Campbell sold the project fund tickets and Drew Lucas was the winner.

Happy dollars came from Lucas, Jimmy Tucker and Ron Minter. Mary Sulvet was the guest of Abby Cameron.

Susan Campbell thanked Cleo Blue for reading at Head Start.

Jimmy Tucker encouraged participation in the Kiwanis AKtion Club’s May 18th fishing outing at San-Lee Park.

June Gunter was the guest of R.V. Hight. Gunter spoke briefly about the upcoming Easter Seals/ United Cerebral Palsy hot dog benefit that was set for May 13 at Kiwanis Children’s Park Shelter on Park Avenue. Proceeds will go to ES/UCP Stepping Stone’s (Children’s Center) and Lee County Group Home (Supported Living Program).

Jan Brooks introduced Dr. Marty Pate, threetime participant with medical mission teams

The Sanford Rotary Club was presented a Gold Club Award at the Annual Rotary District 7690 District Conference held April 23–25 at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville. This was the first year the club achieved the Gold Club designation. Club President James Mitchell is shown in the picture holding the award. for the day. Using a power point slide presentation, Pate showed through photographs the devastation there after the recent earthquakes. Sharing statistics of poverty, 200-300 thousand deaths, poor infrastructure and chaos found in this heavily populated country where disease is rampant, Pate said he is amazed at the

people radiate. Through make shift hospitals and thousands of volunteers, life changing miracles are happening daily. In the near future a medical mission will soon be set up in Sanford. Pate said he looks forward to his return to Haiti for he feels he has received much more than he has given.

President Jackson ad-

journed the meeting with the following quote, “The only things allowing evil to prevail is when good men do nothing.”

Sanford Women’s League Sanford Women’s League made a recent “clean sweep” along Wilkins Drive, their twomile stretch with the NCDOT Adopt a Highway

Program, including members Crissy Miller, Krystle Walton, Rebecca Wyhof, Pam Adam, Kathy Carroll and Karen Walker.

Several bags of trash were collected from this group of “Positive Women Making a Difference.” Sanford Women’s League cleans its section at least four times a year, and the group has received several compliments from residents along the way.

The Adopt-A-Highway Program (AAH) was established in 1988 by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) in response to growing public concern regarding litter along the state’s highways. The AAH Program is administered by the NCDOT Office of Beautification Programs, and is a joint effort between community volunteers and the NCDOT and its purpose is to decrease the amount of litter on North Carolina’s roadsides and improve the beauty and quality

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of the environment. For more information, visit their website at http:// www.ncdot.org/doh/Operations/dp_chief_eng/ roadside/Beautification/ Highway/ Sanford Women’s League continues to support different local non-profit organizations.

Sanford Women’s League recently held a pancake breakfast at Applebee’s to raise money for non-profit organizations.

New members are always welcome. If anyone is interested in joining the group, contact the SWL new member chairwoman Karen Walker at karen@karenwalkerart. com.

Rotary Club of Sanford

The May 18 meeting of the Sanford Rotary Club was called to order

by President James Mitchell. The Rotary Prayer was led by Sam Sillaman, followed by Tom Spence’s leading a rousing acappella rendition of “The More We Get Together, the Happier We’ll Be!” from the official Rotary songbook.

Two Jonesboro Rotarians were visiting — Rupert Ainsley and John Ramsperger, who made an announcement about their club’s upcoming raffle. Sanford Rotary’s weekly 50/50 raffle of $15 was won by Alan Dossenbach.

Four members attended the May 14 District Assembly meeting in Greensboro—Alan Dossenbach, Joy Gilmour, Tony Lett and Sam Sillaman, with Lett and Sillaman representing the club at the afternoon session on the RI Future Vision pilot program for 100 select districts worldwide over the next three years.

James Mitchell announced that voting would take place during the next week for the various awards to be presented at Awards Night on June 8 at Carolina Trace Country Club.

Tony Lett presented

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a Rotary Minute, on the official one sentence definition of Rotary from 1976: “Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.”

Alan Dossenbach, upcoming president nominee for the club and overseeing programs for the next club year, announced that he will be scheduling all members for two-week program assignments to begin in August.

A note from Lee County Librarian Jennifer Gillis thanked the club for its continued support of bi-lingual children’s book purchases honoring our program speakers for the year.

In the “Braggin’ Bucks” segment of the meeting, Tony Lett bragged on the club’s participation in the recent District Assembly event. Alan Dossenbach bragged on his recent good oncology report.

Dick Poletti voiced his encouragement about today’s kids, based on what he saw at the N.C. School of Math and Science with his granddaughter. And James Mitchell announced that his daughter, age 10, has made state finals in Bible drills, competing with much older students.

Joy Gilmour introduced City Manager Hal Hegwer for a follow-up to Mayor Cornelia Olive’s earlier “State of the City.”

Hegwer’s emergency appendectomy in late March had prevented his participation in that program.

Hegwer was optimistic about the way the city has weathered the recession over the past two years.

He pointed out that the city operates with a $40 million budget, half of which is General Fund items financed through taxation, the other half primarily water and sewer-related services financed through utility fees. Dealing with cutbacks has meant conservative spending in all sectors, slowing down

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some projects such as the new water treatment plant, culling inefficiency in the vehicle fleet, having a freeze on hiring, but no cutting back on services so far! “It’s a dull budget right now and a boring financial picture,” Hegwer explained.

Sanford and Lee County have done well in processing applications for various stimulus funding — $500,000 for 1.5 miles of the new greenway from Kiwanis Park

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through the Riverbirch Shopping Center area; $650,000 to fund four additional police officers for three years, increasing city beats from 8 to 9; and $53 million in state stimulus funds, primarily for the U.S. 421 bypass project. Adjacent counties (Moore, Chatham and Harnett) received only $28, $19 or $21 million.

Looking ahead in capital improvements, the water treatment plant, a $68 million project, will necessitate 4 percent water and 6 percent sewer rate increases. Two skate-

board park locations are being considered, and yes, there is some interest in having a dog park.

Installation of 1,500 new street lights will happen over a 10-year period, with an $80,000/year cost. Construction of MLK Memorial Park on Horner is a three-year project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Downtown has made great strides in recent years and really looks nice,â&#x20AC;? Hegwer said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and there have been no significant slowdowns in property tax collection so far.â&#x20AC;?

To end the meeting, the Pledge of Allegiance was led by P. J. Patel, and the Four Way Test by David Foushee.

ON THE RECORD

Who is B.B. Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lucilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;?

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the Twentieth Century, Beale Street was home to a succession of jazz and blues clubs, and it was the natural place in Memphis for an aspiring blues musician to frequent. His nickname was shortened to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blues Boy,â&#x20AC;? and he eventually became known simply as â&#x20AC;&#x153;B.B.â&#x20AC;? As for why he names his guitars Lucille, that tradition is rooted in a tragic beginning. According to King, he was playing a gig in the little town of Twist, Ark., not far

from Memphis. A fight broke out between two men and a kerosenefilled garbage can that was heating the place was overturned, catching the building on fire.

B.B. ran to get out, but during the confusion, he forgot his Gibson acoustic guitar which he had left inside the burning building. Without regard to his own safety, he foolishly ran back into the burning building to rescue his guitar. Unfortunately, two people were killed in the fire. It was afterwards that he learned that the two men had been fighting over a woman named Lucille.

Because he was fortunate to escape harm, he decided that he would name every one of his guitars Lucille.

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by Franklin. The letters stand for â&#x20AC;&#x153;taking care of business.â&#x20AC;? The phrase was commonly used in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s.

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HEADACHES Within a matter of several weeks, the treatment my son received at Ammons Chiropractic ended his severe headaches. All through childhood, my son experienced occasional headaches, usually occurring suddenly, and sometimes severe enough that sleep provided the only relief. At age 15, he began to have headaches more frequently, sometimes several times in a day, and three to four times a week. Conventional medical blood tests revealed no clues, an eye exam and an MRI showed nothing abnormal, but the headaches continued. My son could feel a difference seconds after the ďŹ rst treatment, and within two weeks experienced no more of the debilitating head pain. He also has peace of mind instead of fear of a headache striking at any time.

After seeing the beneďŹ ts to my son, I also received orthogonal treatment for neck pain and tightness, a sensation of â&#x20AC;&#x153;crimpingâ&#x20AC;? that I never seemed able to stretch out, and which had plagued me for probably 25 years. One treatment was all it took to relieve the neck tightness â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and after a year, my neck remains comfortable and correctly aligned.

Ammons Chiropractic personnel are consummate professionals, careful, methodical, gentle and absolutely committed to seeking solutions.

Judith Edmonds Although we cannot guarantee results or predict how fast a patient will respond, Atlas Orthogonal care is profoundly effective in treating these conditions. Why suffer when help may be just a phone call away? Call not for an examination to see if speciďŹ c upper cervical care might beneďŹ t you.

To learn more about this speciďŹ c chiropractic procedure check out these websites: WWW ATLASORTHOGONALITY COM s WWW UPPERCERVICAL ORG **This testimonial is offered in the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own words.

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