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The Sanford Herald WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
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SANFORD POTTERY FESTIVAL
SCHOOL BOARD
LCHS work to begin in mid-May
OUR NATION
‘PEANUTS’ GANG SOLD TO JOE BOXER Newspaper publisher E.W. Scripps Co. is selling licensing rights for Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the “Peanuts” gang to Iconix Brand Group Inc., the licensing company that owns Joe Boxer
LCS board approves final contract for $20.4M project By JONATHAN OWENS
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OUR STATE
MAN ARRESTED WITH GUN NEAR AF1 IN ASHEVILLE An Ohio sheriff suspended the concealed weapons permit of an armed man who authorities say told them he wanted to see the president in North Carolina ... with a loaded gun Full Story, Page 8A
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Potter Winton Eugene, whose work has been featured in Southern Living Magazine, and his wife Rosa will be the “featured potters” at this year’s ninth annual Sanford Pottery Festival, which runs Saturday and Sunday at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center.
A BEAUTIFUL ACCIDENT Hobby became a passion for South Carolina couple, this year’s SPF ‘featured artists’ Special to The Herald
OUR STATE
BELMONT DRIVE-IN A FAMILY BUSINESS A landmark since 1946, Belmont Drive-In is ready to serve the movie-going public at 7 p.m. still today at a time when drive-ins are near extinction Full Story, Page 1C
OUR NATION GOLDMAN SACHS DEFENDS ITSELF Goldman Sachs officials strongly disputed barbed accusations Tuesday from U.S. senators that the firm cashed in on the housing meltdown by crafting a strategy to bet against home loan securities Full Story, Page 10A
TECHNOLOGY FACEBOOK EXPANSION ANGERS REGULATORS Facebook’s plan to spread its online social network to other Web sites could be detoured by regulators looking into privacy concerns that have raised the ire of federal lawmakers. Full Story, Page 14A
TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND CELEBRATE
Vol. 80, No. 98 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
Sanford Pottery Festival
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or 20 years, Winton and Rosa Eugene have been satisfying collectors across the country with pottery that is as functional as it is uniquely beautiful. The self-taught artists, whose work has been featured in Southern Living Magazine, make beautiful stoneware jars, pitchers, vases and more in their studio gallery in Cowpens, S.C. Their work has been exhibited in museums and galleries across the country, and they’re the featured potters at this weekend’s ninth annual Sanford Pottery Festival at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The Eugenes stumbled
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upon their pottery vocation by accident. Rosa, a Spartanburg native, met the Louisiana-born Winton through her brother. Actually, she said, “My brother brought him home to meet his girlfriend’s sister.” Later, when Winton moved to Chicago, he invited Rosa
INSIDE Local fifth graders enjoy a lesson in the art of pottery making from some of the area’s best Page 3A
SANFORD — Barring an unexpected setback, bulldozers and workers will start assembling on the campus of Lee County High School as early as mid-May to begin renovations on the 57-year-old campus. The Lee County Board of Education on Tuesday approved the final contract with American South Contractors of Sanford to completely renovate the campus at a total cost of $20,439,688 at a called board meeting at the Heins Education Building. The meeting was called to reaffirm the contract, with several amendments, after the Lee County Board of Commissioners decided last week to increase funding for the project by $2.6 million to compensate for a winning bid of $20,479,000, almost $1 million higher than the county had anticipated. Along with that increase, commissioners proclaims that
See LCHS, Page 5A and her sister to visit. Rosa went alone and after only 3 weeks, Rosa and Winton made a leap of faith and were married. When they became parents, they preferred rural Cowpens to urban Chicago for their son and daughter. This was a perfect setting for Winton’s new hog-farming trade, a business that was not making any money. Rosa and
See Pottery, Page 6A
BANQUET
Early 60s pop icon guest at banquet WANT TO GO?
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS
Tourney a boost for nonprofit By BILLY BALL bball@sanfordherald.com
SANFORD — There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Sanford/Lee County. The beleaguered nonprofit, which has struggled through numerous funding cuts in these recessionplagued times, can at least count its annual fundraising golf tournament Tuesday at Tobacco Road Golf Course a success. Clubs Executive Director Bo Hedrick said in the early afternoon hours Tuesday
See Tourney, Page 5A
HAPPENING TODAY ■ The CCH Auxiliary will sponsor “The Plant Factory” Spring Plant and Flower Sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside of the Carthage Street entrance to the CCH Visitors Lobby. Proceeds benefit the projects of CCH Auxiliary. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A
The Small Business Banquet, held each year at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center, honors and celebrates Lee County’s vital small business community. Tickets for May 6 event are $25. Reserve seats by contacting the Small Business Center at (919)774-6442.
By JONATHAN OWENS owens@sanfordherald.com
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Jimmy Martin takes a swing at Tobacco Road Golf Course on Tuesday during a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club of Sanford/Lee County.
High: 68 Low: 42 More Weather, Page 14A
OBITUARIES Sanford: Melvin Buchanan, 95; Yolonda Hooker, 39
SANFORD — A musical legend will be the guest of honor at the 25th Small Business Banquet on May 6. Maurice Williams, considered one of the country’s premier beach music artists who, will receive the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce’s Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s event, held at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center.
See Banquet, Page 7A
COMING THURSDAY
INDEX
The Herald’s award-winning annual magazine, Lee County Living, will hit the shelves (and will be inserted for home subscribers). Read about local tourism, businesses, cultures and much more in this year’s edition.
Abby, Graham, Bridge, Sudoku............................. 8B Classifieds ..................... 12B Comics, Crosswords.......... 7B Community calendar .......... 2A Horoscope ........................ 6B Obituaries......................... 6A Opinion ............................ 4A Scoreboard ....................... 4B