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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT: PINELAND STREET, ONE YEAR LATER

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CANCER DIAGNOSIS WON’T DIMINISH GOLFER’S SPIRITS Quail Ridge head golf pro Mark Midford, pictured above with his wife Holly and their children Connor and Madelyn, was diagnosed with testicular cancer in early June. A benefit golf tournament has been scheduled for Aug. 7. Full Story, Sports, Page 1B

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Residents of the Pineland Street area, local law enforcement officers and officials and members of other communities gathered in July 2009, to march for peace in the area after it suffered a string of violent crimes, from murders to stabbings and drive-by shootings. Residents say their efforts that day and since then have worked wonders in the community.

CCCC BUSINESS STUDENTS TAKE HOME TOP AWARDS FROM TENN. Central Carolina Community College Phi Beta Lambda members brought home five Top 10 awards, including two first places from the July 9-12 Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in Nashville. Full Story, Page 9B

CELEBRATIONS

A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD One year after the violence forced a community to march for peace, it’s a more peaceful time in the Pineland Street area By BILLY BALL bball@sanfordherald.com

WEDDINGS, ENGAGEMENTS AND KIDDIE CORNER IN CAROLINA Chelsea Clinton’s wedding in New York isn’t the only one making news ... at least not locally. Read about the Sikes-Harrington wedding and the Page-Batchelor, Angel-Walters, Canterbury-Kain and Denning-Horner weddings in our Carolina section Celebrations, Page 3C

OUR STATE NEWSPAPER DOESN’T HAVE TO DISCLOSE NAMES OF COMMENTERS A North Carolina judge has ruled that news organizations do not have to release the identities of people who make comments on their online news articles. A judge ruled the Gaston Gazette did not have to tell the attorney for a murder suspect who a commentator was on an article about the case. Full Story, Page 8A

OUR NATION Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges. President Barack Obama says he hopes the 80-year-old lawmaker can end his career with dignity Full Story, Page 11A

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— RICKY TYSOR — Pineland Street resident who reported bullet holes in his home last year

Ricky Tysor stands outside his home in May 2009, after reporting a drive-by shooting that left several bullet homes in his door and facade of his Pineland Street home.

National Night Out to bring communities together Tuesday

responded to a stabbing at a party on nearby Freeman Drive that left one man dead. Police went on to charge a Pineland Street resident with the murder. The murder was an all-too-common incident in the Sanford community, and police pledged to crack down on what was seen as rising gang violence. What a difference a year makes.

By BILLY BALL bball@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — The fight against crime takes to Sanford streets again this week. Locals are planning a full slate of activities for annual National Night Out festivities Tuesday, in which police and residents typically gather

See Pineland, Page 4A

in numerous cookouts, vigils, marches and socials in the afternoon and evening hours as a show of force against crime. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the Sanford Police Department are both taking part in National Night Out activities, speaking and

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DANCING WITH THE LEE COUNTY STARS

Much in store for 2nd year of ‘Dancing’

his week, we Take 5 with Heather Little, the executive director of Communities In Schools of Lee County, about the upcoming “Dancing With the Lee County Stars.” with Little joined CIS in May after serving as a volunteer Communities in with the organization for Schools of Lee County more than two years. Prior to joining CIS, Little worked in retail management. She

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SANFORD — Ceola McIver remembers a time not long ago when things were different on Pineland Street. It was just last summer that McIver was sitting on the porch of the house she’d lived in for more than five years enjoying a cookout. Moments later, the violence of the crime-riddled neighborhood, known for its frequent shootings and violent crimes, hit home for her. Occupants of a passing vehicle sprayed bullets at her home, smashing the windows out of her daughter’s van and narrowly missing her house. No one was hurt in that shooting and police arrested two local men days later for the crime. Others in the Pineland Street area weren’t so lucky. In February 2009, police

“One-hundred percent turnaround. It’s amazing if you get the community to come together what change can do.”

Heather Little

HAPPENING TODAY Diving Dog Competition presented by Carolina DockDogs will be held at the Ole Gilliam Mill. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Competition waves are 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and Divisional Finals at 2 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 942 will be serving food from the grill. For more information, visit www.carolinadockdogs.com. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A

and her husband, Aaron – an employee with The Pantry – have two children, Little Alexandria and Gabriel, and are members of St. Luke United Methodist Church. They moved to Lee County

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from Moore County in 2000.

: The inaugural “Dancing With the Stars” contest last year was a huge success. What’s in store for this year’s event? The second annual Dancing with the Lee County Stars will be held on Friday,

See Take 5, Page 8A

INDEX

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OBITUARIES

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SANFORD: Henry Clayton Sr., 65; Francesca Stewart, 51; Elijah Caddick, 5; Robert Sanderline, 73 PITTSBORO: Preston pgae Sr., 76

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On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

MONDAY ■ The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. at the Dunlap Classroom in Pittsboro. ■ The Harnett County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. in Lillington. ■ The Moore County Board of Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. at the Commissioners Room in Carthage. ■ The Chatham County Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Office Board Room in Pittsboro. ■ The Harnett County Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Lillington Education Building in Lillington. ■ The Siler City Town Board will meet at 7 p.m. at the Siler City Town Hall in Siler City.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especiallyShaniyah N. Lundy, Malissa Holder, Erik Popoca, Daniel Tapia, Caleb Scott Reynolds, Tucker Reed McGehee, Hannah Kyhzale Carroll, Santos Maldonado, Ronnie R. Faulk, Butch Taylor, Bradley Russell Seawell, McKenzie Blair McNeill, Eric V. Richardson, Ronnie McDowell, Virginia Harmon Gunter, Timothy Baldwin, Bertha Woods, Jameire Tomlinson, Ann McMillian, Chad Oates, Cam Thomas, Annette Carter, Bobby Bramnan, Judy Terry, Jean Kelly Fore, Latisha Green, J.T. Thomas, Julian McNeill and Janie M. Pearson. And to those celebrating Monday, especially Dalton Miller Spivey, Linda Beck, Cullen Boyette, Brittney Kay Gaines, Terry Dorsett, Chad White, Johnny Weaver, Nakesha Murchison-Richmond, Joyce Smith, Caleb Daniel Garris, Kailey Elizabeth Harvell, Jeff McNeill, Carl McIntyre, Barbara Kirby Maddox, Mary Lee Scott, Karen Marosites, Anna Hunter, Josie Womble and Isaiah Deltres Dorsett CELEBRITIES: Cartoonist Tom Wilson (retired creator of “Ziggy”) is 79. UNC basketball coach Roy Williams is 60. Rapper Chuck D (Public Enemy) is 50. Rapper Coolio is 47. Actress Tempestt Bledsoe is 37. Actor Elijah Kelley is 24. Actor James Francis Kelly is 21.

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Kevin Cameron, of the Sanford Post 382 baseball team, approaches his waiting teammates at home plate after slugging a two-run homer in the third inning. This photo appeared in the Aug. 12, 1975, edition of The Herald.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR TODAY ■ Diving Dog Competition presented by Carolina DockDogs will be held at the Ole Gilliam Mill. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Competition waves are 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and Divisional Finals at 2 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 942 will be serving food from the grill. For more information, visit www.carolinadockdogs.com.

MONDAY ■ The Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce will have Gary Mitchell with the Partnership for Defense Innovation speak at its monthly Public Policy Luncheon. The luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m. at Chef Paul’s in Sanford. Mitchell will be on hand to discuss how his organization’s Defense and Security Technology Accelerator division can offer opportunities for local entrepreneurs. Cost is $10 for Chamber members and $15 for non-Chamber members. For more information, contact the Chamber at (919) 775-7341 or www. sanford-nc.com.

TUESDAY ■ The Sanford National Night Out event will be held in neighborhoods throughout the city. ■ The National Weather Service will present a Severe Weather Spotter Training Class (Skywarn for Amateur Radio Operators) at 7 p.m. at the McSwain Center at 2410 Tramway Road.

WEDNESDAY ■ Celebrate your last free days before school begins and beat the heat at the

If you have a calendar item you would like to add or if you have a feature story idea, contact The Herald by e-mail at news@sanfordherald.com or by phone at (919) 718-1225. Lee County Library’s mini film festival at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium at the library’s main branch. Bring a beach towel or blanket and a light snack. The event is free and open to the public; children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call the library at (919) 718-4665 x. 5483.

THURSDAY ■ Business After Hours will coincide with the United Way of Lee County’s annual campaign kick-off from 5 to 7 p.m. at Depot Park in Downtown Sanford. This year, the United Way is celebrating 50 years in Lee County. RSVP by calling (919) 7757341 or online at www.sanford-nc.com. ■ Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic supper and “Function at the Junction” at Depot Park. This free outdoor family event starts at 7 p.m. and includes a variety of music throughout the summer. For more information, visit downtownsanford.com or call 919-775-8332. ■ The Central Carolina Community College summer graduation will be held at 11 a.m. at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center in Sanford. ■ The 55th annual Robbins Farmers Day events will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Robbins.

Today is Sunday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2010. There are 152 days left in the year. This day in history: On Aug. 1, 1944, an uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occupation; the revolt lasted two months before collapsing. In 1714, Britain’s Queen Anne died at age 49; she was succeeded by George I. In 1876, Colorado was admitted as the 38th state. In 1894, the First Sino-Japanese War erupted, the result of a dispute over control of Korea; Japan’s army routed the Chinese. In 1907, the U.S. Army Signal Corps established an aeronautical division, the forerunner of the U.S. Air Force. In 1935, the British movie thriller “The 39 Steps,” directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll, opened in the U.S. In 1936, the Olympic games opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. In 1946, President Harry S. Truman signed the Fulbright Program into law, establishing the scholarships named for Sen. J. William Fulbright. America’s Atomic Energy Commission was established. In 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on a shooting rampage at the University of Texas in Austin, killing 14 people. Whitman, who had also murdered his wife and mother hours earlier, was gunned down by police. In 1981, the rock music video channel MTV made its debut.

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Defense Innovation spokesman to be featured at luncheon

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce will have Gary Mitchell with the Partnership for Defense Innovation speak at Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Public Policy Luncheon. The luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m. at Chef Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Sanford. Mitchell will be on hand to discuss how his organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Defense and Security Technology Accelerator division can offer local entrepreneurs the opportunity to get up close and personal with federal government contract decision-makers. PDI and DTSA are now accepting applications for the recruitment of companies in the security and defense technology sectors. Anyone with a product or service for use in defense, security and intelligence should find the presentation extremely informative. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gary and his company can provide avenues to funding, assistance with the federal contracting process as well as brainstorming with local business about potential products and services which can be sold to the military,â&#x20AC;? said Boy Joyce, chamber president. Cost is $10 for Chamber members and $15 for non-Chamber members. For more information, contact the Chamber at (919) 775-7341 or www.sanfordnc.com. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from staff reports

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9th Woof-A-Palooza set for Sept. 18

PITTSBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The ninth annual Woof-A-Palooza dog walk benefiting Chatham Animal Rescue and Education Inc. will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 18, at the Pittsboro campus of Central Carolina Community College. The registration fee is $20 if you register as an early bird before Sept. 4. You can register at the walk on the day of the event for $25, just be sure to bring proof of rabies shots. Top fundraisers will receive prizes at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Woof walk. Walk applications, sponsorship forms and additional information about CARE are available online at www. chathamanimalrescue. org. E-mail woofapalooza@ chathamanimalrescue.org. or call (919) 542-5757. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from staff reports

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Campbell U. to host Youth Day

BUIES CREEK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Good food. Good music. Good football. Young people from all over the region will get a full day of entertainment at Campbell Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first

Youth Day on Sept. 18. The Office of Campus Ministries hopes the Youth Day event will offer an opportunity to connect with local and regional church youth groups as well as other young people in the community, said campus minister Faithe Beam. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope through tailgating, the football game and the concert, youth groups will find good fellowship with each other and gain an appreciation of Campbell University and what it has to offer,â&#x20AC;? said Beam. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is an opportunity to strengthen community among churches in the region and enjoy the gift of Christian fellowship.â&#x20AC;? Students will participate in tailgating for lunch before watching the Fighting Camels play against the Davidson College Wildcats. The game will be followed by a live concert by Greensboro band Runaway City. The cost to attend is $12. The dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events begin at 11 a.m. at Barker-Lane Stadium. Anyone interested in participating in the Youth Day event may register online at www.campbell. edu/youthday or for more information, contact Terry Tucker at (910) 893-1547 or tuckert@campbell.edu. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from staff reports

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Lawmakers to host first-time business, lender event CARY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) and U.S. Rep. David Price (D-Chapel Hill) will host a first-time free small business-to-lender matchmaking event for North Carolina small business owners in Cary on Monday. The event is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. at Wake Technical Community Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Western Campus in Cary. The event is designed to give small business owners the opportunity to match their business plans with loan opportunities from local banks, provide an opportunity to learn about loan and financial incentive programs from the U.S. Small Business Association, and meet with SBA participating lenders and counseling partners. There will also be a small business resource center and presentations given by the Small Business Technology Development Center, the SBA and ICE to provide details about what resources and assistance they offer to small businesses. Other lenders at the event: Superior Financial, Capital Bank, Borrego Spring, Sun Trust, East Carolina Bank, Wells Fargo, BB&T, Self- Help Credit Union, Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Fifth Third, BEFCOR and Coastal Federal Credit Union and First Citizens Bank. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from staff reports

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ABOVE: Winston retrieves an orange bumper during practice at Ole Gilliam Mill Park on Friday afternoon for this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carolina Dock Dogs competition. Dozens of canines competed Saturday and will compete once again today beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the park, located on Carbonton Drive west of Sanford. LEFT: See Alexa Milanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s video report from Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice at www.sanfordherald.com.

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Caterpillar to build new plant in W-S RALEIGH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic recovery remains crippled by weak business spending and hiring, but Caterpillar is bucking the trend in North Carolina. The company, which has a plant in Sanford, said Friday that it will build a $426 million manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem and create more than 500 jobs over the next five years. The announcement came on the day the federal government reported that economic growth had slowed to 2.4 percent in the spring â&#x20AC;&#x201D; down from 3.7 percent during the first three months of the year. Many companies, even those flush with cash, remain reluctant to hire or expand because of fears that the recovery is losing momentum. Caterpillar, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest maker of earthmoving equipment, was lured to Winston-Salem with state incentives worth

up to $16.8 million if it meets its hiring goals. Local incentives could push the total payout to more than $40 million. The investment comes after several years in which Caterpillar was forced to shed thousands of jobs worldwide, including hundreds in the Triangle. Caterpillar employs 1,026 people in the state, mostly at operations in Clayton, Cary and Sanford. The state tax breaks and other incentives tied to the Winston-Salem expansion donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require the Peoria, Ill.-based company to retain employees at its other sites in North Carolina. Caterpillar also is considering a major expansion of its Sanford plant that could bring hundreds of additional jobs. Last month, Lee County commissioners approved a $900,000 grant for the proposed project. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Raleigh News & Observer

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“It’s so quiet over here now,” McIver said Saturday. “It seems like a new neighborhood.” McIver isn’t alone. A number of Pineland area residents and Sanford police say the community has turned a corner, thanks to intensive police patrolling and a handful of neighborhood residents who spoke out in a public march for peace last July. One of those locals is McIver’s son, Ricky Tysor, a Pineland Street resident for more than two decades

who showed off his bullet-riddled doorway on the front page of the Sanford Herald last May. “One-hundred percent turnaround,” Tysor said this week. “It’s amazing if you get the community to come together what change can do.” Tysor said Pineland Street residents have been actively engaged with Sanford police for months now, notifying officers quickly of any suspected foul play. It’s paid off, Tysor said. He can’t remember the last time he heard shooting on Pineland Street or on the surrounding communities just off Horner Boulevard

in the heart of Sanford. “They had the little kids scared to play outside,” Tysor said. “Now they’re out playing.” The Pineland community will be one of the areas buzzing when local law enforcement join in with their National Night Out efforts Tuesday. The nationwide event is celebrated each year with cookouts, block parties, meet and greets with local police and other public displays designed to flout crime. Sanford Police Chief Ronnie Yarborough said this area is one of the success stories for local law enforcement, the product

of vigilant patrolling and community outreach efforts that he credits with spurring a citywide drop in the crime rate every year since 2002. “We have worked tirelessly in those areas,” Yarborough said this week, adding that Pineland Street and nearby Evergreen Lane continue to be focal points of local crimefighting efforts. Sanford police and Lee County investigators say they have created community outreach positions that deal specifically with areas plagued by seedy and violent activity. In addition to the violent crime, police say the area has been a hotspot for drug-dealing and locals running “illegal nightclubs” from their own kitchen. At least for now, Yarborough said the reported crime in the neighborhood is down and the once frequent drive-by shootings are on hold. “We have not had anything like that in a long time,” he said.

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mingling with locals in an effort they say brings law enforcement closer to the community. The solidarity is key when it allows residents to trust officers and reach out when they believe trouble is brewing, police say. “It’s a great opportunity,” said Sanford Police Department Chief Ronnie Yarborough. “It’s worked so well for so many years.” Law enforcement officers will be at each National Night Out site Tuesday, and police will roll out mobile precinct units for public viewing. Yarborough and Lee County Sheriff Tracy Carter have both touted “community policing” as a major tool for cutting crime. State officials have reported lowered crime rates in Sanford and all of Lee County in recent years. Yarborough said his office has dedicated “a lot of time and effort” in community outreach efforts in the last two decades, establishing teams that focus full-time on outreach efforts. “We can’t do it all,” he said. “They can play a big part in what’s going on in their communities, let us know what they’re seeing.”

Tysor said the police presence has changed how local scofflaws think. “Most of the guys who were doing the shooting are locked up,” he said. “And the ones who aren’t locked up, they’re scared now because they know the police aren’t playing with them.” Meanwhile, residents are more likely to reach out to police these days for help. “Before when you heard shooting, you got all panicky,” Tysor said. “Now if you hear shooting, you know the police are going to get them.” More and more often, law enforcement officials say they are turning to what they have called “oldschool policing.” The idea is that officers integrate into the community and befriend locals, helping residents trust police and notify them once wrongdoers surface. “That’s the secret,” Yarborough said. “Because they live there, they’re going to see a lot more than we are.”

Another Pineland Street resident, Dennis Simmons, said he tends to keep to himself to avoid troublemakers in his neighborhood. The shootings were commonplace, Simmons said. “I could look out my window and see everything,” he said. Simmons said there’s always more work to be done and the greater the police presence the better, but, like McIver and Tysor, Simmons has seen a turnaround for Pineland Street, Evergreen Lane and Freeman Drive. “It’s not as bad as it was last year,” Simmons said. “It definitely did improve.” For Tysor, the biggest payoff of all is seeing area youth and senior citizens unafraid to till their gardens or play in the streets. “It’s good when you can do positive,” Tysor said. “All the children have seen in this neighborhood mostly is drug dealers. Now we’re going to be role models. It takes everybody coming together.”

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT SITES (TUESDAY) Note: Contact Sanford and Lee County offices for more details on activities at each site. ❏ Lee County Sheriff’s Office locations All sites will host activities from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Center Church, Tempting Church, Carbonton Community Center, Beaver Creek Church, Broadway Community Center, Carolina Trace Fire Department, Ebenezer Church, Ward Memorial Church, Lemon Springs Ruritan Club, Sanford Garden on Cemetery Road, Northwest Fire Department, Jimmy Ammons on Farrell Road, Chestnut AME Zion Church, Brookhaven and Parkwood community at Tramway Park, Hill View Church ❏ Sanford Police Department locations 329 Temple Ave. .............................................. 4-6 p.m. 1345 Brookhollow Drive .........................................5-7 p.m. 110 Twelfth St.................................................. 5-7 p.m. 286 Robert E. Lee Road ............................. 5-7:30 p.m. 538 Forest Ridge Drive...........................................5-8 p.m. 227 Linden Ave ................................................ 5-8 p.m. 2808 Eames Drive ................................. 5:30-7:30 p.m. 2240 Chalmers Drive .................................. 5:30-8 p.m. 604 Midland Ave. ................................... 5:30-8:30 p.m. Pineland and Martin streets.................... 5:30-8:30 p.m. 1533 Winslow Drive .................................... 5:30-9 p.m. 901 Falls Park Drive....................................... 6-7:30 p.m. 318 Summit Drive ............................................ 6-8 p.m. 212 Park Ave. .................................................. 6-8 p.m. 500 Dudley St. (Stewart Manor) ....................... 6-8 p.m. 815 W. McIntosh St. ....................................... 6-8 p.m. 820 Primrose Lane .......................................... 6-8 p.m. 508 and 308 Olde Towne Drive......................... 6-8 p.m. 1021 Clark Circle ............................................. 6-8 p.m. 801 Harkey Road ............................................. 6-8 p.m. 5623 Quail Ridge Drive ................................... 6-8 p.m. 710 Lynn Ave. .................................................. 6-8 p.m. 340 Queens Road ........................................... 6-8 p.m. 1414 Bragg St. (Boys and Girls Club) ............... 6-8 p.m. 1409 Bickett Road ..................................... 6:30-8 p.m. 614 Spring Branch Drive ............................. 6:30-8 p.m. 416 Crestview St. ............................................ 6-8 p.m. 1022 S. Vance St. .......................................... 6-8 p.m. 1000 Carthage St. (Gillmore Terrace) ..... 6:30-8:30 p.m. 3428 Meade St. ........................................ 6:30-8 p.m. 1826 Carr St. ........................................ 6:30-8:30 p.m. 3412 Evers St. ..................................... 6:30-8:30 p.m. 1335 Summerset Place ........................ 6:30-8:30 p.m. 600 Valley Road .................................... 6:30-8:30 p.m. 10 Brafferton Court ............................... 6:30-8:30 p.m. 3309 Westcott Circle (West Landing) ............... 7-9 p.m. Fire Tower Apartments (Lightwood Lane) ........... 7-8 p.m. Visit NationalNightOut.org for more information

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OBITUARIES Henry Clayton Sr.

Preston Page Sr.

SANFORD — Henry “Donald” Clayton Sr., 65, of Sanford, died Friday ( July 30, 2010) at the E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center in Lillington. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace Chapel Church with burial in the church cemetery. Born in Rockingham County, he was a son of the late Henry Durwood Clayton and Louise Butner Clayton and husband to Shirley Clark Clayton Clayton. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two daughters, Teresa Coggins and Sherry Craig of Sanford; one son, Donny Clayton of Sanford; one sister, Kathy Hawkins of Sanford; one brother, Randy Wade Clayton of Sanford; eight grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Grace Chapel Church and other times at 1111 Thomas Kelly Road in Sanford. Online condolences can be made at www. rogerspickard.com. Flowers or accepted or memorial contributions can be made to the E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center, 185 Pine State St., Lillington, N.C. 27546, or to the Grace Chapel Missions Project, 2605 Jefferson David Highway, Sanford, N.C. 27332. Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford is handling the arrangements.

PITTSBORO — Preston D. Page Sr., 76, of Pittsboro died Sunday ( July 25, 2010). A funeral was held at Knotts Funeral Home Chapel in Pittsboro with interment the St. Matthew’s Church Cemetery in Pittsboro. Knotts Funeral Home of Pittsboro handled the arrangements.

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SANFORD — Francesca Lyles Stewart, 51, of Sanford, died Saturday ( July 31, 2010) at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Arrangements will be handled by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Elijah Caddick SANFORD — Elijah Christian Caddick, 5, of Sanford, died Monday ( July 26, 2010). A funeral was held Saturday at Turner’s Chapel Church with burial in the church cemetery. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Cassie Holder CARTHAGE — Cassie Leona Doby Holder, 92, of Carthage, died Friday ( July 30, 2010) at her home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rocky Fork Christian Church with burial in the church cemetery. Born April 11, 1918 in Surry County, she was a daughter to the late Will Doby and Nealie Stanley Doby, wife to the late Harden Frank Holders, mother to the late Jack, Bobby and Junior Holder, and step-mother to the late Manuel Holder, Mary Childress and Dorothy Everhart. She was a homemaker. Survivors include four daughters, Shirley Holder of Carthage, Carolyn Smith of New Paris, Ohio, Hazel Gibson of Aberdeen and Ruby Edwards of Carthage; four brothers, Marvin, Everette, Gurney and Paul Doby of Mebane; one sister, Lexie Jacobs of Mebane; 32 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home and other times at 3651 Union Church Road in Car-

thage. Condolence may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome. com. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Robert Sanderlin SANFORD — Robert Sandy Sanderlin, 73, of Sanford, died Thursday ( July 29, 2010) at his home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at the BridgesCameron Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lee Memory Gardens with military honors. Born Aug. 8, 1936, in New Jersey, he was a son to the late John Sanderlin and Charlotte Pierce Sanderlin, and husband to the late Doris Faye Grissom Sanderlin. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include his son, Christopher Sanderlin of Sanford. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Mr. Sanderlin’s funeral fund, c/o Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, 600 W. Main St., Sanford, N.C. 27332. Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome. com. Arrangements are being handled by BridgesCameron Funeral Home.

Gertie Sears APEX — Gertie Emma Roberts Sears, 93, of Apex, died Tuesday ( July 27, 2010). Graveside services were held Saturday at Apex Town Cemetery by the Rev. David Twigg. Arrangements were handled by the Smith Funeral Home of Moncure. ❏ For more information on obituaries in The Herald, contact Kim Edwards at (919) 7181224 or e-mail obits@ sanfordherald.com.

tor vehicle, larceny and failure to appear. ■ Tajuana Lakeisha Perkins, 35, of 55 Bryte Terrace in Sanford, was charged Wednesday with failure to appear. ■ Horace Lee Clegg III, 17, of 54 Morris Meadow in Sanford, was charged Thursday with two counts of failure to appear on a probation violation. ■ Chase Allan Elkins, 27, of 24 Racing Lane in Cameron, was charged Thursday with assault on a female and injury to personal property. ■Terry Lewis McNeill, 39, of 22 New Jersey Lane in Cameron, was charged Thursday with failure to return property and failure to appear. ■ Cindy Ellen Boucher reported breaking and entering and larceny Wednesday at 396 Cypress Creek Farm Road in Sanford. ■ Consequell Jasmine Hudson reported breaking and entering and larceny Wednesday at 88 Country Place in Sanford. ■ Jessica B. Martinez reported breaking and entering and larceny July 19 at 181 Eric Thomas Road in Broadway. ■ Carol Ann Alling reported breaking and entering and larceny Wednesday at 18 Connecticut Way in Cameron.

POLICE BEAT LEE COUNTY ■ Roy Kelly of 97 Blackberry Lane in Sanford reported a larceny of used automobile parts from his residence Thursday. ■ Craig McCrae of 700 Buckhorn Road in Sanford reported someone damaged his mailbox Thursday. ■ Wendell Kenneth Starling of 32 Hillside Lane in Sanford reported someone damaged his 2001 Dodge Truck Thursday. ■ Tonglam Bouglass of 1382 Deep River Road in Sanford reported a larceny of two gas cans Thursday. ■ Eleanor Weatherly of 515 Garden St. in Sanford reported larceny of copper from a residence at 501 Burgess Circle in Broadway Wednesday. SANFORD ■ Walmart reported shoplifting Friday at 3310 N.C. 87. ■ Charter Communications reported property damage Friday at 145 W. Main St. ■ Tommy Lee Worthy, 50, was charged Friday at 1400 S. Horner Blvd. with worthless check. ■ Gregory Levi Humphrey, 20, was charged Friday at 1129 Spring Lane with assault on a female. ■ Lakeisha Renee Spruiell, 32, was charged Friday at 1130 Horner Blvd. with failure to appear. ■ Alicia Mae Courtney, 21, was charged Friday at 435 McDuffie Road with larceny. ■ Wendy Jean Heck, 36, was charged Friday with second-degree trespassing. ■ Rent America re-

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

SUNDAY THUMBS THUMBS UP: MILESTONES It’s a time for celebrations in Lee County this week as two outstanding nonprofit organizations prepare to recognize milestone years. United Way of Lee County will celebrate 50 years, while the Lee County Lions Club will honor its 75th year this Thursday in separate events. The United Way’s birthday party will coincide with Thursday’s Function at the Junction in downtown

Sanford’s Depot Park, while the Lions Club will have its own party in the form of a banquet Thursday night. Articles on both organizations and what they do for our area will be featured in The Herald this week. Until then, congratulations to both for making it this far. We’re certain there will be many more milestone years to come.

THUMBS UP: QUICKBALL FUN FOR ALL It was an inspiring sight Friday — hundreds of children between the ages of 8 and 12 pitching, hitting, swinging and running the bases.

Had it been baseball, it would have taken hours ... days ... to get the tournament done, especially if every kid got a chance to play. But this wasn’t “baseball,” but a quicker version of the National Pastime, “Quickball.” Sanford played host to teams from 10 North Carolina cities Friday in a tournament sponsored by the local Boys & Girls Clubs and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation. The idea of the tournament and the game itself is to get young people not only interested in the great game but get them out of the house, off

the couch and into an activity that keeps them active. Toss in the fact that local law enforcement officials were on hand as part of the Ripken Foundation’s Badges for Baseball program, and the event played a dual role Friday. In addition to having fun, the children were learning that it’s OK to befriend police officers and sheriff’s deputies. As Attorney General Roy Cooper, who threw the ceremonial first pitch Friday, stated, “We want them to run to the police car and not away from it.” Great things were happening on those Quickball fields Friday, and we commend the several men and women who put the program together.

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RE: LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS WARNS OF BUSINESS SCAM She is selling learning CD/DVDs, like an online encyclopedia and study program for SATs. We sat and talked with her halfway through her spiel, she rolled out the price tag of $1,900. I about had a heart attack! I think just one was $99. She had a green permit and badge that did look legit. Unfortunately, my husband thought she was from Social Services, so he let her in to talk with the kids and everything. — specialklp1 She came to my home twice and the second time brought another girl with her. We did talk to her, and when we didn’t purchase her product, she left quite abruptly. She mentioned representing Southern and new specific names from the school as well as their children’s names. Very scary. — mundayscott

RE: OUTREACH CENTER ASKS CITY FOR FUNDS FOR BROKEN AC It may sound mean, but as soon as local government started bailing out charities, they opened a floodgate that will be hard to close. This charity needs to take the lumps, tough it out until fall and then save to fix the air conditioning. — tiredtaxpayer It looks to me like Christians United Outreach Center is asking for a hand up, not a hand out. If I read this article correctly, the damaged AC unit is at their thrift store, which they use as their means for partial or complete self sufficiency. I would see a one time city grant of $10,000 (not even half the cost of fixing the problem!) as a necessary and humanitarian measure to help preserve a service the government doesn’t provide. With unemployment as high as it is, a lot of people have to decide between rent and dinner. If CUOC became unable to operate, many more than already are would go hungry. — schadenfreude It’s bad enough the Temple Theater and the Boys and Girls Clubs are setting poor examples with their hand out. Now Christians United wants city taxpayers to start doling out welfare? — dchris46

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Today’s Prayer Walk in love, as Christ loved us. (Ephesians 5:2 RSV) PRAYER: Dear God, thank You for leading me. Give us courage to follow You. Amen.

Unfortunate juxtaposition

received a letter this week from a greataunt of Elijah Caddick, the 5-year-old Sanford boy who died Monday after a tragic accident at a Harnett County lake on Sunday. She thanked The Herald for its coverage of the accident, but took us to task for the placement of the story in Tuesday’s edition. The story appeared above a photo of children at a public swimming pool — the Lee County Library has hosted a party as part of its summer reading program — and the photo went with a story about the triple-digit temperatures we’ve experienced of late. The juxtaposition of the story about a drowning and a story with children swimming was, as she put it, “rather out of order.” I’d go a step further and call it unfortunate and insensitive. She’s right. Newspapers have a responsibility of not only telling the news and sharing stories of human interest, it has the responsibility of doing so tastefully and respectfully. At least that’s the way we strive to do things at The Herald. Whereas a television news broadcast wouldn’t follow a story about a fatal traffic accident with a light feature on teens learning to drive ... we shouldn’t have had the two stories so close. I’m sure nobody thought we were intentionally striving for insensitivity, but we should have known better. In our defense, I will say the newspaper was already built when we received the news about Elijah late Monday. We replaced a story we originally had at the top 30 minutes before deadline with the story that appeared in Tuesday’s edition. We didn’t have the option of rebuilding the front page. Had I to do it over again, however, it would have been different. It was an unfortunate oversight, and if it made an already terrible week for the family and friends any worse, then I apologize. Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Elijah Caddick, a young boy whom I didn’t know personally but have come to learn was full of energy and had an award-winning smile and personality. As his aunt wrote in the letter, “Elijah was a very happy, loving child and will be missed by a large, extended family.”

DANCING WITH THE STARS Last week, I wrote an advice letter to the contestants in this year’s second annual Dancing with the Lee County Stars. Today, I’m going to promote my cohort at The Herald, Jonathan Owens, who’s competing alongside Kelly Buie-Godfrey against nine other couples. You can vote for them (or any other couple, I suppose) by using Paypal at www.dancingwiththeleecountystars.com. Be on the lookout in the coming days for possible video insights of Owens’ and his partner’s routine. And I won’t give away details of the dance, but I will say expect it to be bumpin’. Krunk. Whatever kids are saying these days. They’re going to bring it, and watching

Letters to the Editor Couple in house with mold are good people To the Editor:

I’m writing this letter as a reference for Robert and Bettie J. Wyatt Riggs. I have known them over five years, and they have remained a light in my life since our meeting. They are kind, considerate and forthright people who befriended my daughter and me. They became surrogate parents and grandparents for my little family while we resided in North Carolina. We spent a lot of time together in the Sanford area. I’ve grown to know them well and they have always extended a strong moral fiber with core values and honesty. During the time leading up to their home purchase, I was involved with their lives and recollect quite well how excited they were to purchase a new home. When their former lease ended, and the new home had no yet cleared escrow, the real estate agent suggested that they move their belongings into the new home prior to the finalization of the contract. Because of the nature of the situation — we had discussed at length the transition of their belongings and timing of the move — I was there when it was disclosed to them that they could move their furnishings into the new home prior to the finalization of the contract. The relief they felt at the time was heaven sent. Therefore, the turn of events — re: John Cooper’s letter to the editor in the July 25 Herald — is not only surprising, but erroneous. The claims that they moved in without permission are lies. Sine I was with them, it is hardly fair of the real estate agent to lay claim that she was taken advantage of when it is absolutely not the truth. As well, her claims that two elderly folks broke in and entered, then squatted the property they purchased is beyond bizarre. The Riggs are good people — gingerly entering their golden years — and it is inappropriate to put them through such anxiety at their current stage in life. DANIELLE M. HATCHER Alexandria, Va.

Library grateful for help during summer program To the Editor:

Billy Liggett Sanford Herald Editor Contact Billy Liggett by e-mail at bliggett@sanfordherald.com Jonathan Owens “bring it” is worth the price of admission alone. Of course, your dontations and tickets go to a good cause — Communities in Schools of Lee County. Read the Take 5 in today’s Herald for more information on the Aug. 13 event.

DOCK DOGS A BLAST Chalk up another reason why Sanford needs a tourism authority. Carolina Dock Dogs. I spent my Saturday morning this weekend at Old Gilliam Park with about 100 other dog lovers watching pro and amateur canines alike run off the long pier into the smelly pond water for a competition that’s gaining popularity in the U.S. Dock Dog competitions award the dog with the longest jump, and before you think it’s just an event of repetitious dogs-running-off-longpiers, you’re wrong. Half of the fun is watching the pups who don’t care much for doing it or are scared to make the leap — a few pups Saturday morning would come to a halt at the end of the pier and whine at their “target” in the water until their owner gave them a “shove” to get after it. One dog jumped a full 6 inches. The seasoned veterans topped 20 feet. It’s happening again today at the park beginning at 9:30 a.m. Bring your family, bring your dogs (and bring your bug spray) and I guarantee you’ll enjoy the show. It’s the second event in the last two days in Sanford that’s attracted people from all over the state. Friday, I covered a Quickball tournament at the Boys & Girls Club that had teams from more than 10 other cities in North Carolina. And next weekend, Old Gilliam Park will host a rock concert, the third annual This Thing We Did, which hosts rock and alt rock bands from N.C. and other states along the East Coast — bands with big followings. Sanford is home to dozens of events throughout the year that bring people to our hotels, our restaurants and our shops. What I notice, though, is that often, the out-of-towners outnumber the Sanfordites (Sanfordians? Sanforders?). It’s a shame, too. You might actually have a good time if you ever decide to attend one of these functions.

My colleague, Delisa Williams, and I would like to thank Sanford and Lee County for the tremendous support they gave our summer reading program this year. Parents and children showed their dedication to reading by registering for and participating in our programs. The Sanford Herald supported the summer reading program with its tremendous coverage and photos of our programs and events. Individuals such as Mr. Anthony Flowers, who made us PVC rain sticks, were extremely generous to us, as were businesses, including The Pantry, Piggly Wiggly, Lowe’s Foods, Food Lion, Dairy Queen, Little Caesar’s Pizza and the Dollar Tree. We are so grateful to work in a community that places such a high value on reading. We couldn’t have done it without you, and we thank you. JENNIFER GILLIS Sanford

Etheridge won’t answer letter asking explanations To the Editor:

I sent the following e-mail to Rep. Bob Etheridge twice (June 6 and 23) and have not as yet received even an acknowledgement. I realize that he is very busy but maybe if enough of us asked, he might honor us all with a single reply in The Herald. The letter: Please explain why you supported the following bills: A) Energy cap and trade despite Obama’s admission and common sense telling us that it will cause energy prices to “sky-rocket”. B) Universal health care despite the fact that many of your cohorts (and you?) voted before reading, was based on incomplete costs, is not universal, has no meaningful tort or “cross state lines” insurance reforms and relies heavily on a “fraud and abuse” savings campaign that has not succeeded in forty some years. C) Banking/Wall Street reform that doesn’t deal at all, let alone strongly, with Fannie and Freddie, the two most prominent issuers of subprime mortgages, a basic cause of this recession. In these times of uncontrolled spending, non-repayable deficits and rampant unemployment, how do you justify these votes? WILLIAM P. DOOLEY Sanford

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hen people think of New Orleans, most think of jazz, hurricane cocktails, Katrina — and now the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But there’s another stormy concoction barreling toward the nation’s capital — in the nicest possible way. They call themselves “Women of the Storm,” and they want new money to go with old promises to restore the Gulf Coast. Meet Anne Milling, who formed the organization with a group of diverse women after Hurricane Katrina to educate policymakers and communicate the needs of their communities. A lifelong volunteer, Milling speaks with the distinctive New Orleans accent as she describes her group and its mission. Think of them as happy warriors — nonpartisan and nonpolitical — who have learned that you can get more with honey than with vinegar. This isn’t to say that they’re demure. Following Katrina, Milling and 130 others twice hopped a chartered plane to Washington, raised blue-tarp umbrellas and visited congressional offices, urging elected representatives to visit their hurricane-ravaged region and help the coastal region recover. It worked. More than 50 senators and about 150 representatives made their way to Louisiana to see for themselves the devastation wreaked by Katrina. Milling’s group plans to stage a reenactment in September, in the wake of Katrina’s five-year anniversary (Aug. 29), this time bearing a petition with, they hope, hundreds of thousands of signatures demanding money to restore the Gulf ecosystem damaged by the BP oil spill. The petition has been posted online, along with a video of local and national celebrities calling for all Americans to “Be the One” to help save the coast. Some of the familiar faces include James Carville and Mary Matalin, musicians Dave Matthews and Lenny Kravitz, actors Sandra Bullock and John Goodman, chefs Emeril Lagasse and Leah Chase, “Mad Men” actor Bryan Batt, and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. Each holds up an index finger, reminiscent of Iraqi voters but without the purple stain, and entreats viewers to “be the one” to save the pelicans, sea turtles, seafood, coastal culture, wetlands, and so on. In a crisis-saturated world sodden with cynicism and conspiratorial ennui, these women inspire. And their petition, which has attracted more than 100,000 signatures since it was posted just a week ago, offers a vehicle for channeling the frustration many Americans feel toward what sometimes seems a hopeless situation. A signature may not seem like much, but it will help Milling & Co. make their point. Which is: The Gulf Coast crisis is a national crisis that affects all Americans, not just coastal residents. Indeed, about 30 percent of the nation’s seafood comes from waters off Louisiana. The oil spill has resulted in an indefinite ban on fishing in 35 percent of federal waters in the Gulf, while the long-term environmental effects are still being determined. Meanwhile, the fishing communities and coastal culture unique to the area have been destroyed. As just one example, Venice, La., situated 50 miles from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, is facing extinction. Tourism has taken a huge hit as beaches have closed and vacation packages have been canceled. The port of New Orleans, one of the busiest in the nation, is expected to lose business as cleanup efforts hinder traffic flow. Finally, the region provides 30 percent of the crude oil and 13 percent of all natural gas produced in the United States. While a moratorium on drilling may be a popular notion given the circumstances, the impact from loss of jobs and revenues will be felt beyond Louisiana. Milling hopes to recruit women from other coastal states to join her effort in pressuring Washington to act. She notes, always graciously, that Washington is good about creating programs but not so good at following through with funding.

o, I wasn’t invited. I shouldn’t be. I’m a friend of her parents. They aren’t getting married. She is. The rule that invited guests should have a personal relationship with the bride or the groom is only the latest example of how good the Clintons (and the Mezvinskys) have been at the most important job in the world: being parents. I have, sadly, been to plenty of weddings where the only way I knew the bride was by the dress. I have always felt silly in such situations (unless I knew the groom). What was I doing there? Whose party was it? I don’t care how much the cake cost. I don’t care how much any of it cost or who paid or why. I don’t care who made the list. This is not a political event. It’s not a State Dinner or anything close to that. It’s the wedding of two pretty terrific young people. That’s enough. Anyone who has raised a child knows that there are no guarantees. You can try your best, but there’s no instruction manual, and there are no sure things. Still, there are things that make it more difficult — for parents and children. Fame and too much money are among them. TMM, we call it out here. When you see kids who have no values, who don’t understand what matters and what doesn’t, who are spoiled and silly, the first thing you think is TMM. Or too much fame. The Clintons didn’t have so much money when Chelsea was growing up, but fame and fancy friends certainly made up for it. There was no place they couldn’t go, nothing they couldn’t do or have. They made their share of mistakes. But Chelsea wasn’t one of them. From the first time I hung out with Bill Clinton, back when he was just the governor of a small state — not nothing, certainly, but also not what he became — his face changed when he talked about his daughter. She was a little girl then, and he would tell me about taking her to school, being the room parent and just how much he loved her. I didn’t have kids at the time, but I got it. Whatever his flaws, and God knows he had them, and so do all of us, he got it. So did Hillary. Over eight sometimes difficult years in the White House, they were also parents. They made clear that she was their beloved daughter, not a prop. When she so famously crossed the White House lawn with one hand holding that of each parent, we saw not the most powerful people in the world, but a family fighting to stay together, and the girl in the middle fighting just as hard as either of them. She picked a college 3,000 miles away. She chose to be her own person, to live privately, to stay out of the limelight. She went from being an awkward teenager to a beautiful young woman. She stood up for her mother in her campaign with pride and eloquence. We watched her grow up from the distance, which is where we belonged. This is her special weekend. The cake may be fancier, the guests a little more recognizable, and the security certainly tighter. But in the ways that count most, it is not so different from the special day of thousands of other young men and women who will say their “I dos” this weekend. It is that very similarity, the normalcy, the fact that she will be surrounded by her friends and his friends — not her parents’ big donors or fancy supporters — that is the ultimate testament to what matters most.

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black or white person, now dead, who lived during the civil rights struggles of the 1930s, ‘40s or ‘50s, might very well be appalled and disgusted by black behavior accepted today. Yesteryear, it was the Klan or White Citizens Council who showed up at polling places to intimidate black voters. During the 2008 elections, it was the New Black Panthers who showed up at a Philadelphia polling place to intimidate white voters and tell them, “You are about to be ruled by the black man, cracker.” What’s worse is the U.S. Department of Justice has decided to not to prosecute. Black intimidation of voters, to my knowledge, is rare, but black intimidation of Asians is not. Recent reports out of Philadelphia and San Francisco tell of black students beating up Asian students. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, in the wake of serious black-on-Asian violence at South Philadelphia High School, charged the district with “deliberate indifference” to the harassment of Asian students and with “intentional disregard” for their welfare. The violence is not restricted to Asian youngsters. Asian adults are included, such as the recent bludgeoning to death of an 83year-old Chinese man in San Francisco and the pushing of a 57-year-old Asian lady onto Muni subway tracks. A white Charleston, S.C. teacher frequently complained of black students calling her: white b----, white m-----f-----, white c--- and white ho. Most people would judge that to be racism and demand it to end. Charleston school officials told the teacher this racially charged profanity was simply part of the students’ culture, and if she couldn’t handle it, she was in the wrong school. The teacher brought a harassment suit and the school district settled out of court for $200,000. What about black youngsters who hit the books and study after school instead of hitting the streets? Sometimes they are ridiculed as being incog-negro or acting white and the ridicule is often accompanied with life-threatening physical violence. Many blacks, particularly black males, have arrived at the devastating conclusion that academic excellence is a betrayal of their black identity. The pathology seen among a large segment of the black population is not likely to

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

change because it’s not seen for what it is. It has little to do with slavery, poverty and racial discrimination. Let’s look at it. Today’s black illegitimacy rate is about 70 percent. When I was a youngster, during the 1940s, illegitimacy was around 15 percent. In the same period, about 80 percent of black children were born inside marriage. In fact, historian Herbert Gutman, in “Persistent Myths about the Afro-American Family” in the Journal of Interdisciplinary History (Autumn 1975), reports the percentage of black two-parent families, depending on the city, ranged 75 to 90 percent. Today, only 35 percent of black children are raised in two-parent households. The importance of these and other statistics showing greater stability and less pathology among blacks in earlier periods is that they put a lie to today’s excuses. Namely, at a time when blacks were closer to slavery, faced far more discrimination, more poverty and had fewer opportunities, there was not the kind of chaos, violence, family breakdown and black racism that we see today. Intellectuals and political hustlers who blame the plight of so many blacks on poverty, discrimination and the “legacy of slavery” are complicit in the socioeconomic and moral decay. But as Booker T. Washington suggested, “There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs — partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.”

CONTACT YOUR LAWMAKER Lee County

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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

Sanford ■ Mayor Cornelia Olive: Phone (919) 718-0571; Email — corneliaolive@charter.net ■ City Manager Hal Hegwer: 775-8202; E-mail — hal.hegwer@sanfordNC.net City Council ■ Ward 1 Councilman Sam Gaskins: 776-9196; Email — SPGaskins@aol.com ■ Ward 2 Councilman Charles Taylor: 775-1824; Email — fontcord@windstream.net ■ Ward 3 Councilman James Williams: 258-3458; E-mail — williamsins@windstream.net ■ Ward 4 Councilman Walter Mc Neil Jr.: 776-4894; E-mail —none provided ■ Ward 5 Councilman Linwood Mann Sr.: 775-2038; E-mail — none provided ■ At-Large Councilman L.I. “Poly” Cohen: 775-7541; E-mail — poly@wave-net.net ■ At-Large Councilman Mike Stone (Mayor Pro Tem): 76-2412; E-mail — stoneassoc@windstream.net

Broadway Town Commissioners ■ Commissioner Woody Beale: 258-6461 E-mail — wbeale@wave-net.net ■ Commissioner Thomas Beal: 258-3039 E-mail — bwaytownhall@windstream.net ■ Commissioner Jim Davis: 258-9404 E-mail — bwaytownhall@windstream.net ■ Commissioner Lynne West Green: 258-9904 Email — lynnwestgreen@windstream.net ■ Commissioner Clem Welch: 258-3163 E-mail — clemellyn@windstream.net

Lee County School Board ■ Shawn Williams: shawnwil@coastalnet.com ■ Dr. Lynn Smith: 776-8083; orthosmith@windstream. net ■ Mark Akinosho: 718-5004 ■ John Bonardi: john.bonardi@stwcorp.com ■ Linda Smith: 774-6781; inky@wave-net.net ■ Cameron Sharpe: 498-2250; camerons.box44@ yahoo.com ■ “Bill” Tatum: 774-8806; billtatum1@windstream. net

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

Federal Legislators ■ Sen. Richard Burr: (202) 224-3154 ■ Sen. Kay Hagan: (202) 224-6342 ■ Rep. Bob Etheridge: (202) 225-4531

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8A / Sunday, August 1, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Cary police key in on Cooper’s marital strife

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RALEIGH (MCT) — Police say a few days before Nancy Lynn Cooper’s body was found dumped in a storm drain near her home, she and her husband, Brad, had met to review a draft of a separation agreement. Police charged Brad Cooper with his wife’s 2008 death after a three-month investigation. A search warrant application made public late Friday indicated that investigators are looking for more evidence of “marital discord” between the couple. Investigators obtained the search warrant this week because they wanted to review five computer discs seized nearly two years ago from Bradley Cooper’s office at Cisco Systems Inc., in Morrisville, and a Dell computer hard drive seized from his residence in Cary. The material seized from the office includes four Sony CD-R discs and one Sony DVD disc that Cary investigators recovered on July 21, 2008, exactly one week after a resident discovered Nancy Cooper’s body in a storm drain at a subdivision under construction, according to the court affidavit. Police began looking for Nancy Cooper after her friends filed a missing persons report. Cary police, during their investigation, learned that Nancy Cooper wanted to divorce her husband and that the couple was having financial difficulties. — Raleigh News & Observer

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Aug. 13 at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center. This year’s event has a fantastic line up of Sanford’s finest couples ranging from local industry and business leaders, to writers and chefs to teachers and a pharmacist. We have 10 couples competing this year and they are all very excited to have their dancing shoes on for such a great cause. You can check out all the couples on our event website, www. dancingwiththeleecountystars.com. We have a celebrity emcee this year – Sanford native Mike Wheless from WQDR FM 94.7. In addition to the dancing, the “Taste of Lee County” is back with some of our favorites as well as some newcomers. With your ticket purchase you can sample heavy hors d’oeuvres from the area’s finest eateries, including Café 121, Amy’s Confection Company, The Steele Pig, Fusion Catering, Jeff &

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Leader greets returning paratroopers POPE AIR FORCE BASE, (AP) — Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal greeted more than 300 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne on Friday night as they returned to North Carolina from deployment in Iraq. Westphal said it was his first homecoming and he was thrilled to see the soldiers and families reunited at Pope Air Force Base. He had spent much of the day at Fort Bragg to see how the post operates. Westphal is the secondhighest ranking civilian in the Army. He is a key adviser on the Army’s operation from training troops to the kind of weapons purchased and he oversees the management of the Army. “This is a great place to come and see how we are doing, how our soldiers are doing and how our business

Lisa’s Brickhouse Grill, Harris Wholesale and Sanford Coca-Cola Bottling Company. The doors open at 6 p.m. featuring music from Gregg Gelb and the Heart of Carolina Jazz Trio. We will have an opening act for your enjoyment before the dancing starts at 8 p.m. I would encourage anyone who would like to come to the event to purchase tickets early. Only 500 tickets will be sold verses almost 800 from last year. This will be something you definitely will want to see for yourself. It’s important for us because this is Communities In Schools of Lee County’s major fundraiser for the year, supplementing more than half our operating budget.

: How can people participate in Dancing with the Lee County Stars? There are several ways to participate – sponsor a table, attend the event, and vote for your favorite dancing couple. The couple who raises

is being managed,” Westphal said. He said the Army is trying to be more attuned to soldiers needs, including health care. “We’re going to do more and more to focus on those family programs that address the health of the force,” he said. Westphal also toured the new U.S. Army Forces Command Headquarters and U.S. Army Reserve Command moving to Fort Bragg from Atlanta next year. Forces Command oversees training of soldiers for deployment and the Reserve Command oversees reserve forces around the country. The counties surrounding Fort Bragg will gain more than 40,000 in population, including 25,000 in military families. Fort Bragg will also grow from its current 50,000 soldiers and civilians to

the most money will be declared the winner of the event, so be sure to designate the couple of your choice when making any size donation to the event. Tickets to the event may be purchased for $75 each and votes are $10 each. Purchase tickets and pre-votes by visiting the event web site at www.dancingwiththeleecountystars.com or by contacting one of the dancers, a CIS board member, or the CIS office at (919) 718-5426. The web site includes links to purchase votes, tickets, and sponsorships. As always, we encourage people to vote early and often to help your favorite couple win the honor of “Lee County Dancing Star.” To become a sponsor or to purchase tickets for this event, contact CIS or e-mail me at cisleedirector@windstream.net

: What other fundraisers does CIS have planned? We have some smaller events coming up that will fund specific programs. For example, on tax- free weekend (next weekend) you can help CIS in two different ways. On Friday, Aug. 6, at Café

about 70,000. The move will create an estimated 19,000 jobs on and off the post. While the move will bring more resources to the community, traffic and congestion will increase. “We have to solve some of those issues,” Westphal said. “I’ve seen nothing here that we can’t address those issues. The collaboration between the community and the installation is some of the best I’ve seen around the country.” The Army is looking to shift resources to the operating force by eliminating redundancies in programs, Westphal said, adding that the drawdown in Iraq will give soldiers more time at home. “That is so important for a healthy force and we’ve fought hard to get to that level,” he said.

121 you can come have a terrific meal and Chef Greg Hamm will donate 50 percent of the night’s sales to CIS’s program BackPack Pals. Then on Saturday, August 7, we will be collecting school supplies to be distributed through our Teacher Resource Room in front of Office Max.

: You helped create the Backpack Pals program with CIS as a volunteer, and now you’re the new executive director. How did this come about for you? I was so excited to have the opportunity to come aboard with CIS full time, so I literally jumped at the job opening. Being able to bring my love of children and the community together and call it “work” is a dream comes true. It has been an exciting adventure coming into the non-profit world, but because I had worked with CIS so closely the past two years as a volunteer it made the transition much easier. Communities In Schools of Lee County has had lots of challenges and transitions over the past couple of years. So to be honest, this is

a year of re-building: a new director, new programs, and a new outlook on how we can help through implementing proven ways to help with dropout prevention. I am thinking of the year as a clean slate so I can make a positive first impression in the community.

: What plans do you have for CIS?

I am working with Lee County Schools on some new projects and revitalizing some of our older programs that got lost in the transition shuffle. My goal is to put our mission statement into action, which is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. I really feel like this will be an incredible year for CIS to show Lee County what we can do for our students. By providing students with a one-onone relationship with a caring adult, a safe place to learn and grow, a healthy start and future, a marketable skill upon graduation and a chance to give back to peers and the community, we all succeed.

In Loving Memory of

Kimberly Dawn Woody I wish heaven had a phone so I could hear your voice again. I thought of you today, but that is nothing new. I thought about you yesterday, and the day before that too. I think of you in silence, I often speak your name. All I have are memories and a picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake, from which I’ll never part. God has you in his arms and I’ll forever have you in my heart ! We Love and Miss You Kimmie October 3, 1983 - August 2, 2005

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Judge says online IDs can remain confidential CHARLOTTE (AP) — A North Carolina judge has ruled that news organizations do not have to release the identities of people who make comments on their online news articles. Gaston County Superior Court Judge Calvin Murphy ruled the Gaston Gazette did not have to tell the attorney for a murder suspect who a commentator was on an article about the case. The identity of a commentator had been sought by an attorney for Michael Mead, who is charged with shooting his fiancee Lucy Johnson twice in the back of the head then burning her house down to conceal the crime in 2008. Mead’s attorney had sought the identity of someone who left an online comment on the newspaper’s website. The comment listed information related to a lie-detector test taken by the murder suspect, said attorney John Bussian, who represents the Gazette. The judge’s order issued Tuesday cites the First Amendment and North Carolina’s shield law that protects news gatherers from having to release the identities of its sources, the Charlotte Observer reported Saturday. “The Gazette and (publisher Julie) Moreno have a qualified privilege against compelled disclosure of ... identifying information collected by The Gazette from posters to its website,” the order said.

Bar owner charged after patrons seen having sex ARDEN (AP) — A North Carolina nightclub owner has been charged after investigators say he allowed patrons to openly have sex in his business. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Saturday that 39-year-old Aaron Gabriel Dean of Hendersonville was charged with two misdemeanor counts of allowing sex acts at an establishment licensed to serve alcohol. He was released on $500 bail. A home phone listing for Dean could not be found and there was no answer at his club, the Blu Lounge in Arden. According to search warrants, undercover Alcohol Law Enforcement agents saw people having sex on three different visits to the club while Dean was there. Until his case is heard, Dean can continue operating the club, but faces the loss of his alcohol permit and a fine if he is found guilty.

Lucas’ house from ’One Tree Hill’ goes on market

WILMINGTON (AP) — Those still bemoaning the loss of Chad Michael Murray from “One Tree Hill” can own a piece of his history from the television show filmed in North Carolina. The StarNews of Wilmington reported that the house where Murray’s character, Lucas Scott, lived is on the market. An open house will be held Saturday and Sunday at the 1,600-square-foot bungalow in Wilmington. Owner Stephen Healy is asking $225,000 for the house. Although a copy of the interior and part of the porch was built on a sound stage at EUE/Screen Gems studios, the show used the house from the first season through last season when another character used the home as a set for a movie. The two-bedroom, two-bath house was built in 1907. An addition was built completed in 1912.

State

The Sanford Herald / Sunday, August 1, 2010 / 9A

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State’s elusive moon rock soon to become a star By JAY PRICE The Raleigh News & Observer

RALEIGH (AP) — It is the hardest proof of a peak of human achievement, far rarer than any gem and maybe worth $5 million or more. It’s also a drab little black pebble encased in a plastic ball and glued to a slightly kitschy early 1970s plaque. Which might help explain how the state’s official moon rock ended up in a desk drawer at the Department of Commerce, then spent the past seven years in the custody of an N.C. State University professor who took it on occasional visits to school groups. No longer. On Tuesday, the professor, Christopher Brown, brought the rock and other artifacts that it came with to the state Museum of Natural Sciences, where it is expected to go on display in a major new wing called the Nature Research Center when it opens in the fall of 2011. “I’ve shown it to, who knows, hundreds of people,” Brown told museum

officials after handing over the rock. “You’ll show it to thousands every day.” Joseph Gutheinz, a retired NASA investigator who since 2002 has led an informal project to locate the 370 or so lunar samples given to the states and other countries, said he was overjoyed to hear that North Carolina’s had surfaced. But, he added, the museum needs to be careful. A host of moon rocks have been stolen, from NASA itself in several cases, and a few have apparently traded hands for millions of dollars. Some are now displayed under bulletproof glass with video cameras trained on them and guards nearby, said Gutheinz, a Houston lawyer who teaches classes in investigative techniques at the University of Phoenix. Over the years, he has assigned about 1,000 students to help locate the rocks. “When people know where this moon rock is, it will become a target,” Gutheinz said. “You want it on display, you want it

shown. But if they don’t create a secure display, it’s like a bundle of money just sitting out there, and someone will make a play for it.” He said his students have often been shocked by how casually some foreign and state officials have treated the “goodwill rocks.” One was found in a shoebox; others have been placed in drawers; dictators stole at least two, and Ireland’s was thrown away after a fire.

North Carolina’s rock North Carolina received its moon rock in 1973 after it was brought back on Apollo 17, the last of six manned lunar missions. It came with two tiny state flags that had made the trip, a mission patch and a handwritten note signed by the three astronauts on the mission: Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt. The faded note, mounted behind glass, reads “Presented to the people of the great state of North Carolina, James E. Holshouser, Governor,

with deep appreciation of your past and sincere best wishes for your future.” It’s unclear what happened after that, Brown said. In 2003, though, a colleague of his took a new post at the state Commerce Department and found the plaque with the now-unglued rock and the letter when he opened the drawers of his new desk. He asked permission to lend them to Brown, an associate vice chancellor and director of the N.C. Space Grant, a consortium of 11 universities and the community college system that, among other things, awards NASA-funded scholarships. Brown often makes presentations on space and space-related science. Brown said Tuesday that he was happy to be able to use the rock temporarily, but always knew it needed a better, permanent home. While helping plan the new museum wing, he told museum officials about it and suggested that it be displayed there with space-related material, including the

museum’s growing collection of meteors.

We have space dust, too Astronauts brought back 842 pounds of moon rock, said Robert Pearlman of the website www. collectspace.com , which is popular with space buffs. Most of it was set aside for study. Dust and tiny fragments from Apollo 11, though, were sent to all 50 states and more than 130 countries. North Carolina’s lunar sample from that mission - so small that geologists wouldn’t call it rocks, Pearlman said - is in the Museum of History. A second round of gifts to the states and countries, from the Apollo 17 mission, was different. All were taken from a single large rock that was dated at 3.9 billion years. Each sample weighs exactly 1.142 grams, about the same as a paper clip. The plastic balls they are embedded in not only protect them but magnify them so they look about the size of the tip of a man’s little finger.

In recent years there have been shady deals involving moon rocks. In one case, a U.S. businessman apparently bought Honduras’ rock from a military leader there and then tried to sell it for $5 million to NASA investigators, one of them Gutheinz, posing as private buyers. That brought the goodwill rocks to the attention of Pearlman, who now works with Gutheinz to keep a list of their locations on his website, with blanks for those that are unconfirmed. Thefts and the growing realization of the value of the rocks are leading some states to pull theirs off exhibition, Pearlman said. Gutheinz said that despite the risks and costs, it’s crucial that states share the rocks with the public. “What you’re seeing there is a fragment of the dream that Kennedy had, of going to the moon and making a truly American kind of accomplishment,” he said.

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10A / Sunday, August 1, 2010 / The Sanford Herald OREGON

Two months later, where is Kyron Horman? By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press Writer

PORTLAND, Ore. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The first accounts of 7-year-old Kyron Hormanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappearance were a parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nightmare: A boy vanishes from the safe haven of his elementary school. But over the course of two months, shock has turned into frustration as the case has taken bizarre twists. Suspicion rests on the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stepmother, who is mute about what happened the morning the child disappeared, while lurid tales of infidelity and even a murder-for-hire plot swirl. And still, after the largest missing child search in Oregon history, the question remains: Where is Kyron? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop,â&#x20AC;? said the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Kaine Horman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can stop when we find him. Until then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got no reason to stop. I mean, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m tired. So what? Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scared, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alone heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s afraid. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not here.â&#x20AC;? On the morning of June 4, a busy Friday at the 300 student Skyline Elementary school in a rural area of northwest Portland, kids displayed their science fair projects as proud parents snapped photos. Kyron Horman was no different, posing for stepmother Terri Horman with a toothy grin in front of his red-eyed tree frog poster. With so much going on, no one noticed what happened to the diminutive, bespectacled boy. Terri Horman told investigators she last saw him walking down the hall to his classroom. While his teacher recorded him as absent, there was confusion about a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appointment and

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Desiree Young, left, the mother of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman, and stepmother Terri Harmon, listen to a statement by stepfather Tony Young (not shown) during a news conference at Brooks Hill Historical church in Portland, Ore. on June 11. the hours passed. Nothing was considered amiss until the afternoon, when Kyron didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get off his school bus. Authorities launched a search that would involve more than 500 people from 18 jurisdictions, some from outside the state, and the FBI. Days stretched into weeks with no sign of Kyron. The Multnomah County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department acknowledged it had become a criminal investigation, because it was simply not in Kyronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nature to just wander away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a portal opened up in the school and Kyron just vanished into it,â&#x20AC;? said Kyronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biological mother, Desiree Young. At the end of June the investigation took an unexpected turn. Kaine Horman, Young and her current husband issued a statement saying they were cooperating with police.

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Terri Hormanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name was noticeably absent. Hours later Kaine Horman filed for divorce and a restraining order to keep his wife away from him and their 20month-old daughter, Kiara. Court documents would reveal that the restraining order was sought because sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investigators told Kaine Horman that his wife had tried to hire someone to kill him in the months before Kyron disappeared. When asked in the restraining order to describe how she hurt or threatened to hurt him, Kaine Horman wrote simply: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Respondent attempted to hire someone to murder me.â&#x20AC;? Another bombshell dropped two weeks later when Kaine Horman filed contempt of court papers against his wife, accusing her of taking up with one of his old acquaintances from high school who had reached out to the family when Kyron went missing. Kaine Horman says she showed the acquaintance sealed court documents that included the address

where he was in hiding with Kiara. Kaine also said the pair â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who by all accounts had just known each other for a short time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; exchanged hundreds of text messages, including sexually suggestive photos. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone feels betrayed,â&#x20AC;? Young said of the developments involving Terri Horman. Terri Horman has not been charged. Except for a few passing words to a television reporter, she has made no public comments. Her attorney, Stephen Houze, says she is the subject of threats and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;witch hunt.â&#x20AC;? Television news shows regularly display pictures of a bikini-clad Terri Horman from five years ago when she was an amateur body builder â&#x20AC;&#x201D; juxtaposed with images from a family news conference soon after Kyronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappearance in which she appears overweight and slovenly. She has reportedly moved in with her parents in southern Oregon, although there hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been much activity at the family

home, leading to speculation that she is elsewhere. She filed papers this week saying she would not contest the divorce. Houze has not responded to repeated requests from The Associated Press for comment. In recent days one of Terri Hormanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends, DeDe Spicher, reported to the Multnomah County grand jury looking into the case. Investigators will not comment on her role, if any. Young and Kaine Horman have accused Spicher of hampering the probe, but her lawyer maintains she is cooperating. Former Multnomah County prosecutor Josh Lamborn, now in private practice and not connected to the case, said a grand juryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s involvement does not always result in criminal charges â&#x20AC;&#x201D; contradicting rumors that spread earlier last week that an arrest was imminent. Sometimes, Lamborn said, grand juries are simply investigative tools. But he said that Terri Hormanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reported behavior since Kyronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappearance have not helped her in the eyes of investigators or the public. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It kind of confirms to them that this is a person who is acting different from what you would expect a crime victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family member to act,â&#x20AC;? Lamborn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When your son or stepson is abducted you would expect that person to act in a particularly way, very supportive, doing whatever they possible can to help investigators.â&#x20AC;? Marc Klaas, whose 12year-old daughter, Polly, was abducted and murdered in 1993, and who now runs KlassKids Foundation to prevent crimes against children, offered a different take. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people seem to be losing sight that this case is about a missing child,â&#x20AC;? said Klaas of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;circusâ&#x20AC;?

atmosphere in the Horman case. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The focus shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be about this stepmother, Terri, and the bizarreness that she surrounds herself with or that surrounds her.â&#x20AC;? Skyline Elementary is shuttered for the summer, but a fence surrounding the grounds has become â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kyronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wall of Hope,â&#x20AC;? festooned with balloons, pinwheels and stuffed animals. One small purple note reads in a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scrawl: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dear Kyron, I hope you come home safe. You are mist.â&#x20AC;? Seven-year-old Makayla Mariani, who lives across town and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know Kyron, came to the wall earlier in the week to leave her own message and a teddy bear. Makaylaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mom, Desiree Thomas, said she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to think. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of hard to put together,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a crazy, twisted story.â&#x20AC;? And still the question remains: Where is Kyron? Kaine Horman has moved back home and returned on a limited basis to his work as an engineer at Intel, while trying to keep life as normal as possible for toddler Kiara. He regularly visits Kyronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wall of Hope. He and his ex-wife, Young, speak often with the media, in hopes of keeping Kyronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story in the news. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no better advocate for a missing child than the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents,â&#x20AC;? said Klaas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If it seems that the parents have given up hope, then hope is lost.â&#x20AC;? The father and motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest appearance came Friday when Young reiterated her belief that Kyron is still alive and that Terri Horman is involved somehow in his disappearance, although she has no evidence. Her angry resolve to find her son has become tinged with more evident sadness as the weeks are stretching into months.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The case of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the massage therapist has been closed. Former Vice President Al Gore was cleared Friday of allegations he groped and assaulted a masseuse in a luxury Portland hotel room in 2006. A story in a tabloid newspaper led to a monthlong investigation that found no basis for prosecution on claims by Molly Hagerty, who had waited more than two years before giving detectives a statement they initially concluded â&#x20AC;&#x153;did not merit further inquiry.â&#x20AC;? Gore aides welcomed the news. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Gore unequivocally and emphatically denied this accusation when he first learned of its existence three years ago,â&#x20AC;? spokeswoman Kalee Kreider said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He respects and appreciates the thorough and professional work of the Portland authorities and is pleased that this matter has now been resolved.â&#x20AC;?

Crews beat back wildfire north of Los Angeles

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fire crews working through the night beat back flames and built containment lines around a two-day old wildfire that charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the high desert north of Los Angeles. The blaze was 62 percent contained Saturday morning and no structures were threatened, according to Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Sam Padilla. Crews hoped to close the fireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s south flank before temperatures rise and dry winds whip up again as expected Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting a handle on it,â&#x20AC;? Padilla said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As soon as we contain that south end weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be in better shape.â&#x20AC;? Padilla said there were no open flames â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just smoldering embers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which has significantly slowed the fireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spread. Officials were prepared to again activate water-dropping aircraft, which helped hold back the fire late Friday when flames jumped an aqueduct and menaced power lines that deliver electricity to Southern California.

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WASHINGTON

Obama: Rangel ethics case troubling WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges. President Barack Obama says he hopes the 80-year-old lawmaker can end his career with dignity and some House Democrats want him to resign â&#x20AC;&#x201D; now. Obama, speaking on the issue for the first time, praised Rangel for serving his New York constituents over the years, but said he found the ethics charges â&#x20AC;&#x153;very troubling.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s somebody whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at the end of his career. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure that what he wants is to be able to end his career with dignity. And my hope is that it happens,â&#x20AC;? Obama said in an interview that aired Friday on â&#x20AC;&#x153;CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.â&#x20AC;? Even in Rangelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own state delegation, a base of staunch support, there was a crack. Democratic Rep. Michael Arcuri from central New York said Rangel â&#x20AC;&#x153;should think about stepping down

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Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., leaves his office for a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday. because this situation is beginning to affect our ability to govern.â&#x20AC;? As House members headed home for the August recess, they wrestled with how to handle the ethics brouhaha three months before the midterm elections. Republicans already were eager to use Rangelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problems as a way to tar other Democrats on the issue of corruption. Before Arcuriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement Saturday, a half-dozen Democrats either conditionally or outright had called for Rangel to resign. Rep. John Yarmuth,

D-Ky., said the allegations against Rangel brought by the House ethics committee show a consistent disregard for House rules and that he should step down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is our job as members of Congress to hold each other accountable to a higher standard regardless of party,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the serious charges against (Rangel) are accurate, he needs to resign.â&#x20AC;? There was talk of Rangelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resignation as well from Democratic Reps. Walter Minnick of Idaho, Betty Sutton of Ohio, Zack

Space of Ohio, and Mary Jo Kilroy of Ohio. Rangel denies the charges announced Thursday by the ethics panel and says they contain factual errors. In a meeting Friday with fellow New York lawmakers, Rangel â&#x20AC;&#x153;indicated there was some sloppinessâ&#x20AC;? in his official papers, Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., told reporters, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but, you know, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no criminality here.â&#x20AC;? The delegation and the Congressional Black Caucus, which was cofounded by Rangel, urged their colleagues not to rush to judgment. House leaders were mum on what Rangel should do. Rangel faces 13 charges of misusing his office as well as tax and disclosure violations. If Rangel and the ethics committee do not settle the case, it goes to a public trial this fall, at the height of an election season. Further complicating matters for Democrats, a House investigative panel decided Friday to charge Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, rais-

ing the possibility of a second trial. The alleged violations by Rangel and Waters are not related. People familiar with the Waters investigation, who were not authorized to be quoted about charges that had not been announced, told the AP the allegations could be made public next week. Republicans already were on the attack. The GOPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign arm, the National Republican Campaign Committee, released a list of Democrats who have not returned campaign contributions they received from Rangel during their careers and said those lawmakers would face questions about the matter from constituents during the August break. Rep. Gene Green, the Texas Democrat who led the four-member bipartisan panel of investigators, told reporters that his committee recommended a relatively mild punishment for Rangel: reprimand, a statement of wrongdoing voted by the whole House that carries no other penalty.

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Salazar keeps oil drilling ban in effect, for now ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The helicopter passes over the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with surprisingly little oil visible on its surface â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when out of the sea rises a skyscraper-like structure nearly 350 feet above the waves. The $600 million rig, nearly 100 miles off Louisianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coast, has a hull larger than a football field and can drill more than 5 miles beneath the ocean floor. But the gleaming new rig sits idle, shut down by the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freeze on

drilling at 33 ocean wells. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar visited the colossal structure this past week while on a tour of three offshore oil rigs. It was his most extensive tour since the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig led to one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history and the unprecedented shutdown of offshore drilling. Salazar told The Associated Press, which accompanied him on the trip, that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gathering information to decide whether

to revise or even lift the ban, which is scheduled to last until Nov. 30. Business groups and Gulf Coast political leaders say the shutdown is crippling the oil and gas industry and costing thousands of jobs, even aboard rigs not operated by BP PLC, which is responsible for the Gulf disaster. The freeze â&#x20AC;&#x153;is like punishing the whole classâ&#x20AC;? when a student does something wrong, oil executive John Breed told Salazar during a tour of the Noble Danny Adkins, one of the rigs Salazar visited Wednesday.

Salazar told the AP he believes the industry-wide moratorium imposed after BPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gulf oil spill was the correct call. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the

right direction,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding that the ultimate goal is to allow deepwater operations to resume safely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not there yet,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Obama blames GOP on small business lending bill

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Former first daughter weds at N.Y. estate

RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) — Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday. Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton announced in a statement that their daughter wed investment banker Marc Mezvinsky after weeks of secrecy and buildup that had celebrity watchers flocking to the small village of Rhinebeck for the evening nuptials. The site of the wedding, a Beaux Arts riverside estate called Astor Courts, was sealed off from the general public. “Today, we watched with great pride and overwhelming emotion as Chelsea and Marc wed in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts, surrounded by family and their close friends,” the Clintons said. “We could not have asked for a more perfect day to celebrate the beginning of their life together, and we are so happy to welcome Marc into our family. On behalf of the newlyweds, we want to give special thanks to the people of Rhinebeck for welcoming us and to everyone for their well-wishes on this special day.” It is estimated that hundreds of guests gathered at the historic estate near the end of a near-perfect summer day of warm temperatures, blue skies

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L.A. pushes to become nation’s mass transit leader

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The region famous for jilting the street car to take up a love affair with the automobile is trying to rekindle its long ago romance with commuter rail. If successful, the novel plan to borrow billions from the federal government, led by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, would result in the largest transit expansion project in the nation. Los Angeles County voters agreed two years ago to pay a half-cent sales tax over the next 30 years to extend train and rapid bus lines, projects that would routinely require federal assistance. But the mayor, who sits on a county transportation board, wants a loan instead of Washington handouts to get the projects built in a decade rather than 30 years. He contends it would save money in the long run, result in more construction jobs and less traffic and pollution. If the approach works, it could set a precedent for cities and states across the country considering major rail and road improvements. “We can’t wait because traffic is unbelievable and the environmental problem is too severe,” said Denny Zane, who is building a coalition of business, labor and environmental groups pushing for the plan. “The need for jobs and economic development is also very severe.” In the first half of the 20th century the Los Angeles region boasted an extensive system of streetcars and high-speed electric railways including the famed Red Cars. After World War II, Southern California began abandoning those systems in favor of personal automobiles and freeways, leaving mass transit to buses.

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People stand outside the Delamater Inn waiting for guests to arrive in Rhinebeck, N.Y., on Saturday. Chelsea Clinton and fiance Marc Mezvinsky are expected to be married in Rhinebeck today. and cottony clouds. The ceremony was conducted by a rabbi and a reverend as Chelsea Clinton is Methodist and Mezvinsky is Jewish. The couple read a poem by Leo Marks titled, “The Life I Have,” according to the family. The wedding was a mix of high society and high security. The road to Astor Courts was blocked off Saturday — neighbors received bottle of wine for their troubles — and the sky above was declared a no-fly zone by federal aviation officials. Police and security guards fanned out around this usually sleepy town.

Consistent with Chelsea Clinton’s desire for privacy, the family had released no details of the wedding beyond the date. But the scope of the event became apparent when more than a half-dozen busloads of wedding guests — men in black tie, women in dresses — were transported from a hotel in the village to the riverside ceremony as gawkers looked on. Celebrities spotted in Rhinebeck for the event included actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, fashion designer Vera Wang, Madeleine Albright, who was secretary of state

during Bill Clinton’s second term as president and Terry McAuliffe, former Democratic National Committee chairman. The former president’s half brother, Roger Clinton, was spotted early Saturday afternoon with his son Tyler, picking up food at a restaurant. Danson and Steenburgen said they were excited about the upcoming ceremony as they strolled through Rhinebeck toward one of the hotels being used for the wedding. “I knew her since she was a baby so this is a big moment,” said Steenburgen, who wed Danson in

1995. “She’s a lovely, lovely girl.” Reporters, who had been searching for celebrities in vain for most of the day, quickly zeroed in on the couple, prompting Danson to ask, “Are we the only celebrities in town?” Celebrity seekers jockeyed with reporters for sidewalk space over most of the day too. Donna Vena drove 50 miles to Rhinebeck from her home of Mount Kisco, N.Y., in the hopes of spotting a celebrity. “Why not?” she asked Saturday morning, a camera slung over her shoulder. “Big story. Maybe see Oprah.” Nearby, two young women passed out slices of pizza with “I do” written in pepperoni. Hundreds of people gathered outside the hotel where many of the guests are staying were rewarded Friday night when the Clintons exited a van arm-inarm outside the Beekman

Arms Hotel. Shortly before 11 p.m., the former first lady, wearing a long green dress, waved to the cheering crowd waiting behind metal barricades and quickly went into the hotel. She left with the former president about a half-hour later. Earlier Friday, Bill Clinton made an appearance around lunchtime, popping out of a car and walking a few blocks, greeting people on his way to a restaurant. Looking fit and relaxed in blue jeans and a black knit shirt, he gave easy answers to questions shouted by well-wishers and reporters. Chelsea Clinton and Mezvinsky were friends as teenagers in Washington, and both attended Stanford University. They now live in New York, where Mezvinsky works at G3 Capital, a Manhattan hedge fund. Mezvinsky worked previously at Goldman Sachs as an investment banker.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Don’t call it “American Idol.” Call it “Extreme Makeover: ’Idol’ Edition.” The composition of the “Idol” judges’ panel seems to be changing by the minute, in flux like a lunch counter during the noon rush. Everyone but Larry King and Kate Gosselin is rumored as a candidate to replace tart-tongued Simon Cowell (out the door to create his own talent competition), Ellen DeGeneres and who knows who else. The only guarantees left on “Idol” are off-key contestants, host Ryan Seacrest (peerless as a combination maitre d’ and traffic cop), and all those conspicuous glasses of Coke. Even the ratings — while still gigantic — are no longer on the upswing. The audience for “Idol” has lately been sliding, which, of course, is what the makeover is meant to arrest. So who will actually populate the judge’s panel when “Idol” returns on Fox for its 10th season next January? An abrupt announcement went out Thursday that DeGeneres was calling it quits. This, after Fox had breathlessly announced signing the popular comedian-talk show host last October to

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Lopez is close to signing a deal to join Fox TV’s “American Idol” as a judge, a person familiar with the negotiations said. replace dizzy Paula Abdul, a charter “Idol” judge who is planning yet another talent tourney. “Idol” wasn’t “the right fit,” DeGeneres explained, while reports surfaced that singer-dancer-actor Jennifer Lopez is game to see if “Idol” fits her. Meanwhile, other reports proposed that time had run out for singersongwriter Kara DioGuardi. Brought on board two seasons ago when the panel of judges was expanded from three to four, she has always seemed no more knowledgeable than she is expendable. (If these were the Marx Brothers, she would be Chico.) No word on the prospects for affably bland Randy (“dawwwg!”) Jackson, who is currently the only remaining original.

Who knows? Maybe “Idol” producers will decide to go another way and replace him with Mel Gibson. But seriously, folks: Other names that continue to be bandied about include pillow-lipped Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler and indomitable rocker (and “Celebrity Apprentice” champ) Bret Michaels. But wait, there’s more! Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson, Elton John, Chris Isaak, Howard Stern and Harry Connick Jr. — they’ve all been mentioned, too. Adding to the uncertainty: It is far from clear whether Fox will retain a four-member panel, or trim the number back to three. (Or, as a move to restore some of the show’s diminished authority,

“Idol” producers might opt to further boost the number of judges to nine, mirroring the U.S. Supreme Court. You heard that here first.) The truth is likely to be revealed by Monday, when Fox presents its 2010-11 programs to a meeting of the Television Critics Association in Beverly Hills. Then the world can get a good night’s sleep. While the stars who occupy the judges’ table next season won’t have quite the juice of, say, Supreme Court justices, nor is the gravity of filling vacancies at the same level, the pressure on “Idol” producers is enormous to pick the right people. As a financial gold mine and cultural rallying point, “Idol” can hardly be overstated. Now the challenge looms to reinvent and refresh the show whose ninth-season finale drew nearly 5 million viewers less than the year before. (Not that 24.2 million viewers is chicken feed.) Key to the future dominance of “Idol” is its panel of judges and the chemistry they share. For years, the chemistry was perfect among Cowell, Jackson and Abdul. Can the “Idol” producers repeat that miracle next season? Or, in trying to fix the show, will they end up breaking it?

Head of ABC Family named president of ABC NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Lee, who as head of ABC Family invigorated the onceflagging cable channel, has been appointed president of the ABC Entertainment Group. His responsibilities include the ratings-challenged ABC broadcast Lee network. In his new role, Lee will oversee ABC Studios, as well as development, programming, marketing and scheduling operations for ABC Entertainment. “Paul’s success at ABC Family is as amazing as it is indisputable, and I’m looking forward to his continued success on ABC,” said Disney-ABC Media Networks co-chairman Anne Sweeney in making the announcement Friday. “ABC is a great network defined by creativity and known for delivering some of the best shows on television,” Lee said, adding he was honored to be chosen “for the unique opportunity to lead the network and the brand into the future.” Lee had been thought the likely choice after Tuesday’s abrupt resignation of Stephen McPherson, who had held the job for six years. Lee’s successor at ABC Family has not yet been named. Lee arrived at ABC Family in 2004 with the challenge of turning around what had once been the Fox Family

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Snooki of ‘Jersey Shore’ arrested for disorderly conduct

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — “Jersey Shore” cast member Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based. Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd says Polizzi was arrested at around 3:25 p.m. Friday and charged with disorderly conduct after other beachgoers reported she was bothering Snooki them. Polizzi was processed at police headquarters and released on a summons. MTV spokeswoman Emily Yeomans declined comment on the arrest, which came one day after the premiere of the show’s second season. Telephone messages left for SallyAnn Salsano, executive producer at “Jersey Shore” production company 495 Productions, and Pam LaLima, co-executive producer, were not immediately returned. The show focuses on the escapades of a group of hard-partying, 20-something Italian-Americans at a shore house.

Prosecutor makes new claim in Anna Nicole case LOS ANGELES (AP) — A prosecutor sprang a surprise claim Friday that Anna Nicole Smith was a co-conspirator in the actions that have brought her two doctors and lawyer-boyfriend to trial for over-prescribing and obtaining massive amounts of prescription drugs. “I think it’s obvious she was part of the conspiracy because she wanted this medication,” Deputy District Attorney Renee Rose said during a pretrial hearing. “It’s a surprise to me,” said Superior Court Judge Robert Perry. “It’s a different situation if she’s orchestrating it.” Rose responded, “There’s no reason for a doctor to overprescribe if she is not asking for it.” It was unclear how the claim of Smith’s involvement could affect the case. Perry, however, said he was not going to dismiss any charges at this time against the defendants. Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, Dr. Khristine Eroshevich and Howard Stern have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to illegally provide the former Playboy model with opiates and sedatives.

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CORNING, N.Y. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An ultra-strong glass that has been looking for a purpose since its invention in 1962 is poised to become a multibillion-dollar bonanza for Corning Inc. The 159-year-old glass pioneer is ramping up production of what it calls Gorilla glass, expecting it to be the hot new face of touch-screen tablets and

high-end TVs. Gorilla showed early promise in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s, but failed to find a commercial use, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been biding its time in a hilltop research lab for almost a half-century. It picked up its first customer in 2008 and has quickly become a $170 million a year business as a protective layer over the screens of 40 million-plus cell phones and other mobile devices. Now, the latest trend

in TVs could catapult it to a billion-dollar business: Frameless flat-screens that could be mistaken for chic glass artwork on a livingroom wall. Because Gorilla is very hard to break, dent or scratch, Corning is betting it will be the glass of choice as TV-set manufacturers dispense with protective rims or bezels for their sets, in search of an elegant look. Gorilla is two to three times stronger than chemi-

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cally strengthened versions of ordinary soda-lime glass, even when just half as thick, company scientists say. Its strength also means Gorilla can be thinner than a dime, saving on weight and shipping costs. Corning is in talks with Asian manufacturers to bring Gorilla to the TV market in early 2011 and expects to land its first deal this fall. With production going full-tilt in Harrodsburg, Ky., it is converting part of a second factory in Shizuoka, Japan, to fill a potential burst of orders by year-end. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you something about our confidence in this,â&#x20AC;? said Corning President Peter Volanakis. Investors are taking notice. In June, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. in New York raised Corningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s projected share price, predicting Gorilla would be its second biggest business by 2015. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wide range of views on how successful this product will be,â&#x20AC;? said Deutsche Bank analyst Carter Shoop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safe to say that, in aggregate, people are becoming much more bullish. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Corning scientist Matt Black poses for a photo demonstrating the strength and flexibility of Corningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thin and damage resistant Gorilla glass in Corning, N.Y. a tremendous opportunity. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to see how consumers react.â&#x20AC;? DisplaySearch market analyst Paul Gagnon said alternatives â&#x20AC;&#x153;obviously scratch easier, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thicker and heavier, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also cheaper.â&#x20AC;? He estimates that a sheet of Gorilla would add $30 to $60 to the cost

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ROETHLISBERGER WORKS OUT WITH STARTERS LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — His No. 7 hasn’t changed. Neither has his place in the offense. Ben Roethlisberger is the Steelers’ starting quarterback, and that was quickly evident during their first practice of training camp. What is different, teammate Hines Ward said, is Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger, whose image and popularity were badly damaged during a March night of barhopping in which he was accused of assaulting a college student, took the first public steps Saturday in trying to reconnect with his teammates. Roethlisberger, admittedly not a good teammate at times during his first six NFL seasons, was more outgoing and animated than usual during the first of the day’s two practices. Ward said the disgraced quarterback was clearly working to improve his relationship with his teammates. Drawing a six-game suspension — a punishment that could be trimmed to four — and the public reaction to his aberrant behavior in Georgia apparently convinced Roethlisberger that changes were needed, some teammates suggested.

NCAA DRUG CHARGE AGAINST STURDIVANT DROPPED

RALEIGH (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a drug charge against a North Carolina linebacker after he entered a deferred prosecution agreement. Stanly County prosecutor John Phillips told The Charlotte Observer on Friday that Quan Sturdivant will be required to complete 24 hours of community service and have a substance abuse assessment. His case was dismissed last week. Sturdivant was charged July 10 with simple possession of less than a half-ounce of marijuana during a traffic stop. North Carolina coach Butch Davis said after Sturdivant’s arrest that the All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer would be disciplined, but did not say what the punishment would be. Sturdivant led the team last season with 79 tackles.

NFL LIONS STILL WORKING ON DEAL WITH SUH

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have opened training camp without Ndamukong Suh. The Lions practiced Saturday afternoon while team officials and Suh’s representatives worked on reaching a contract agreement. The St. Louis Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to terms with their draft choices, leaving Suh the only unsigned player picked in the top three.

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Mark Midford, the head golf professional at Quail Ridge Golf Course, is joined by his wife Holly and their children, son Connor, 4, (right) and newborn Madelyn, 3 months old. Midford was diagnosed with testicular cancer in early June.

PAR FOR THE COURSE Cancer diagnosis won’t diminish Midford’s spirits By ALEX PODLOGAR alexp@sanfordherald.com

arly June. There’s work to be done at Quail Ridge Golf Course. Head pro Mark Midford shakes off the dull, yet persistent pain in his groin. It’s been there for weeks, so he goes about the task at hand: aerating the greens. Before Midford was well known in the area as one of the most affable pros you’d ever meet in a clubhouse, he was a hockey player in his native

Holly Midford works as a nurse in the labor and delivery unit at Central Carolina Hospital. She had been there as a patient just two months before, giving birth to the couple’s second child, Madelyn. But new life, she has trouble saying now, was not the first thing on her mind. “Our babies. All I could think about were our babies,” she recalls. “And living without my husband, not having him around to help me raise our children. When you hear ‘cancer,’ the first thing you think of is a death sentence.” For a few weeks, Mark had been experienc-

Connecticut. So when a youngster wanted to mess around with Midford, the old Whalers fan didn’t mind the idea of mixing it up the kid — play-wrestling style. Rolling around the green, everything was fine. Shirt-tails of collared-shirts flailed in harmony with arms and legs, smiles beamed and laughter wafted over the rolling green hills. In a flash, everything changed. Less than 24 hours later, Mark Midford was in the operating room.

ing pain in his groin. But he could tough it out, and so he did. But after taking an inadvertent kick to the area, he could stand it no more. This was a different kind of pain. “We got a little nervous, so we felt like we should go get it looked at,” Midford recalls. “After an ultrasound, I could see four or five doctors in the other room looking at something. I knew then it was something else.” That night, June 8, the 36-year-old with a loving wife and two young children, got the

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CAROLINA PANTHERS TRAINING CAMP

Young Panthers seeking leaders By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Chris Gamble feels old at 27. Jordan Gross was struck by all the new faces in the stretching lines at practice. And Jeff King knows the few veterans remaining must take on much larger roles. After an offseason roster purge, the Carolina Panthers are left with the third youngest roster in the NFL and an urgent need at training camp to fill a leadership vacuum. “This game is a young man’s game,” coach John Fox said Saturday. “There’s transition, there’s change every season. With both free agency and the draft, there’s going to be change. We kind of just hit it that way this year.” Did they ever. In an effort to begin a youth movement and shed

■ More NFL — Pg. 4B payroll ahead of possible labor unrest next year, the Panthers rid their roster of starters Jake Delhomme (35 years old), Muhsin Muhammad (37), Brad Hoover (33), Keydrick Vincent (32), Julius Peppers (30), Damione Lewis (32), Maake Kemoeatu (31), Na’il Diggs (32) and Chris Harris (27). “Me and Travelle (Wharton) are like the only guys from my (2004 draft) class that are still here,” said Gamble, a starting cornerback. “I feel kind of old.” On this roster, he is. According to STATS LLC, the average age of Carolina’s 80-man unit is 25 years, seven days. Only San Diego (24 years, 195 days) and Green Bay (24274) are younger.

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Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason directs teammates during practice at the NFL football team’s training camp in Spartanburg, S.C., Saturday.

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2B / Sunday, August 1, 2010 / The Sanford Herald UPCOMING

YOUTH DRNV holding registrations for fall ball SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Registration is currently under way for Deep River-Northview baseball and softball for the fall season. Baseball registration is for boys ages 5-15 and fast pitch softball is available for girls between 7-12. Registration may be completed online at www.drnvobaseball.com. The deadline for registration is Sunday, Aug. 8.

CAMP Grace hosting soccer camp SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Grace Christian School is hosting a soccer camp soon. The camp, hosted by Crusaders coach Chris Pratt, will be held on Monday-Friday and is for girls and boys in grades 1-8. The cost is $60. For more information, contact Grace Christian Athletic Director Chris Pratt at (919) 3535755.

CONTACT US If you have an idea for a sports story, or if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like call and submit scores or statistics, call: Sports Editor Alex Podlogar: 718-1222 alexp@sanfordherald.com

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SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Any female student at Southern Lee High School who is interested in going out for the golf team this season should come to practices at 6 p.m. on Tuesday evenings at Tobacco Road and at 6 p.m. on Thursday evenings at Quail Ridge. The first practice is Tuesday. Those interested must bring proof of a recent doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s physical exam to the first practice.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer

LONG POND, Pa. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pocono Raceway keeps taking hits. Often criticized by drivers for unnecessary 500mile races and for clogging two spots on the Sprint Cup schedule, the 2 1/2-mile triangle track is now deemed by some unsafe after an accident in the June race involving Kasey Kahne. The rally cry of â&#x20AC;&#x153;shorten the racesâ&#x20AC;? has morphed into â&#x20AC;&#x153;make them safer.â&#x20AC;? Track president Brandon Igdalsky is listening â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promising to do what it takes to improve the track. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do we need to make changes? Yes,â&#x20AC;? he said. Greg Biffle offered the harshest critique in a recent Sports Illustrated story, saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to kill somebody there.â&#x20AC;? He added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change that racetrack â&#x20AC;&#x201D; maybe not next year, maybe not three years from now â&#x20AC;&#x201D; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll hurt somebody there.â&#x20AC;? Igdalsky wants the feedback â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even as he feels Biffle overstated the danger â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and has already started planning safety improvements. The track is adding more SAFER barriers in time for next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race and would like to install a catch fence along the non-grandstand areas. The barriers would be installed along the inside

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Chase Mattioli, left, and Donny Lia wreck out of turn three during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Pocono Mountains 125 auto race, Saturday in Long Pond, Pa. wall between turns 1 and 2 and down the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Long Pondâ&#x20AC;? stretch. The barriers, a combination of steel and foam, will replace the current guard rail system. SAFER barriers are currently in place at each of NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oval tracks and are also being installed on the road course at Watkins Glen. Kahne was involved in a huge scare in the June race when he lost control of his car in the grass, went airborne and into the trees that line the track. Had the car sailed higher, Kahne would have flipped out of the track. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kasey thing was a freak thing,â&#x20AC;? Igdalsky said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make anything out of it. Everybody else decided to talk about it.â&#x20AC;? Still, Igdalsky would like to add a catch fence there in time for 2011.

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its June Cup race for the first time since 1996. Poconoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s June race had been called the Pocono 500 since 1997. Mattioli said last year that Pocono didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have sponsorship because he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need the money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need the money and if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need the money, what the hell is the sense of sponsorship?â&#x20AC;? Mattioli said last June. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We call all the shots. All the VIPs on race day are our people, not the sponsorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people.â&#x20AC;? He said before Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trucks race the sponsorship package â&#x20AC;&#x153;was so nice we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t refuse it.â&#x20AC;? Mattioli is used to criticism of his track and has made improvements. The track underwent a 10-year renovation in the 1990s, adding new crash walls, a garage area and 150-site motor home park. He had a decrepit section of track filled last season with asphalt that created a patch drivers raved about. Igdalsky, and his brother Nick, is easing Pocono into an always-evolving modern day sports world.

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Jimmie Johnson, the four-time defending Cup champion, believes a catch fence is one of the necessary changes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And not just this track, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think grass has any purpose inside the walls of a race track anymore,â&#x20AC;? he said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no friction to slow down the vehicle, and then the cars just hammer the wall when thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the case. And then you get mud and rain and a wheel can sink into the mud and flip the car over and get it flipping. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen that at Daytona and Talladega, and even here.â&#x20AC;? Add it to the Pocono wish list.The 34-year-old Igdalsky has taken a bigger role as his grandfather, track owner Joseph Mattioli, scales back his duties. Igdalsky helped bring corporate sponsorship to the races, the first trucks race on Saturday, and has an eye on bringing back an IndyCar Series race. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making some noise,â&#x20AC;? Igdalsky said. Pocono Raceway had corporate sponsorship for

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SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lee Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tennis team will hold tryouts in a couple of weeks. Tryouts will take place from 3:30-5:30 p.m on Monday and will continue through Thursday at the same time. The tryouts will take place at the Lee County tennis courts. All participants must have a current physical exam completed. For more information please contact coach Mary Tatum at (919) 775-3712.

Lee volleyball tryouts set SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tryout dates for the Lee County volleyball team have been announced. The tryouts will be held between 8-10 a.m. beginning on Monday. In order to try out, students must have an updated physical. If they do not have a physical, they will not be allowed to participate. For more information, contact Cindy Kelly at (919) 353-9887.

Wicker schedules Lee soccer tryouts SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tryouts for the Lee County soccer team under new coach Brad Wicker will begin at 7 a.m. Monday. Students are required to bring a current physical or they will not be allowed to participate. Participants are also required to bring a pair of tennis shoes. The team will meet at the baseball parking lot. A mandatory afternoon practice will also be held from 6-8 p.m. on Monday. All practices are mandatory in order to play for the Yellow Jackets this fall. For more information, contact Wicker at (919)889-8552.

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Former NASCAR driver Tommy Ellis and his wife will serve time in prison for their scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by not reporting all the proceeds from their car wash service. The 1988 Busch Series champion was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for defrauding the IRS of more than $133,000 in tax revenue from the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two Richmond-area Buzz Thru Car Washes from 2003 through 2007. Ellisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wife Brenda received a 12-month sentence. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson noted 60-year-old Brenda Ellisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; health problems in giving her the shorter sentence.

Baseball

The Sanford Herald / Sunday, August 1, 2010 / 3B

MLB TRADE DEADLINE

MLB BRIEFS

Former All-Stars change teams By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer

Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox. Octavio Dotel, Rick Ankiel, Kyle Farnsworth, Chad Qualls and Ryan Theriot also joined the playoff chase and Ryan Church highlighted a five-player deal between last-place teams. The swaps came as clubs scrambled before the 4 p.m. EDT deadline for making trades without waivers. It was a day full of deals between haves and have-nots â&#x20AC;&#x201D; veterans for prospects, mostly. The NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals were the prime players in a three-team trade, getting Westbrook from Cleveland and sending Ludwick to NL Central-leading San Diego. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited to go to a club thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contending for a playoff spot and pitch in some meaningful ballgames,â&#x20AC;? Westbrook said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why you play the game, to get a chance to play in the playoffs and I look forward to doing that.â&#x20AC;? Westbrook was scratched before he was set to start at Toronto. Ludwick leaves a crowded outfield in St. Louis. The Yankees plucked Wood from Cleveland, shortly after finishing off the deal to get Berkman from Houston. The Astros sent $4 million and Berkman, the Yankeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new designated hitter, for reliever Mark Melancon and minor league infielder Jimmy Paredes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to play games that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anything riding on them. This is a chance to get back into that mode of playing games that are meaningful and that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an excitement about,â&#x20AC;? Berkman said. A five-time All-Star, the 34-year-old Berkman was hitting only .245 with 13 home runs and 49 RBIs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t perform like I should have performed or like I have in the past,â&#x20AC;? the switch-hitter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt like there was a decent chance that a change of scenery would do me some good. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at the point in my career where I needed to either retire or find something that would sort of light the fire again. ... So this is almost a litmus test for me to see how much more baseball I have left.â&#x20AC;? The AL Central-leading White Sox had a deal in

Ankiel, Farnsworth traded to Braves

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Cleveland Indiansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jake Westbrook pitches to the New York Yankees on Monday in Cleveland. Westbrook was traded to St. Louis as part of a three-team deal Saturday. place for Berkman, general manager Kenny Williams said. But because Berkman is a 10-and-5 player â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 10 years in the majors, the last five with the same team â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the slugger could turn it down. Instead, he chose the Yankees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is the most frustrating part is we actually did get something done and unfortunately the player had other ideas and wanted to be somewhere else. But we did come to an agreement on a deal and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at the mercy of contract sometimes,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. Berkman said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think he would get traded. If there was going to be a deal, he said the Yankees were his first choice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I probably would have accepted a trade to Texas. I would have probably thought about a trade to Tampa. I would have accepted a trade to St. Louis and I would probably have thought about a trade to San Diego,â&#x20AC;? he said. In other deals: â&#x2013; The Los Angeles Dodgers, seven games behind San Diego, got the lefthanded Lilly, Theriot and about $2.5 million from the Chicago Cubs for infielder Blake DeWitt and minor league right-handers Kyle Smit and Brett Wallach. The

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Dodgers also boosted their bullpen by obtaining Dotel from Pittsburgh. â&#x2013; AL West-leading Texas traded catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia to Boston for pitcher Roman Mendez, first baseman Chris McGuiness, a player to be named later and cash. â&#x2013; Tampa Bay got Qualls from Arizona for a player to be named. The 31-year-old righty reliever was 1-4 with 12 saves and an 8.29 ERA. â&#x2013; San Francisco sent pitcher Joe Martinez and outfielder John Bowker to Pittsburgh for left-handed reliever Javier Lopez. â&#x2013; Arizona sent catcher Chris Snyder, minor league shortstop Pedro Ciriaco and cash to the Pirates for outfielder Church, former AL Rookie of the Year Bobby Crosby and right-hander D.J. Carrasco in a trade between last-place teams. â&#x2013; Detroit traded outfielder Wilkin Ramirez to Atlanta for a player to be named or cash. â&#x2013; Florida got lefty reliever Will Ohman from Baltimore for minor league righty Rick VandenHurk.

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CINCINNATI (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Atlanta Braves made a five-player deal Saturday to upgrade their outfield and an already formidable bullpen, acquiring Rick Ankiel and righthander Kyle Farnsworth from Kansas City for three players. The NL East leaders are trying to fend off a charge by second-place Philadelphia, which had cut a seven-game deficit to 3 1/2 entering play on Saturday. The Phillies also made one of baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most highprofile trades this week, acquiring starter Roy Oswalt from Houston. Atlanta sent reliever Jesse Chavez, outfielder Gregor Blanco and minor league pitcher Tim Collins to the Royals. Kansas City included cash in the deal. The 31-year-old Ankiel batted .261 with four homers and 15 RBIs in 27 games for the Royals, who signed him to a oneyear, $3.25 million deal. He has missed time with an injured right thigh. Farnsworth joins a bullpen that is already one of the NLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best, bringing the Braves a hard thrower who can help them get to closer Billy Wagner. The 34-yearold Farnsworth is 3-0 with a 2.42 ERA. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the second year of a twoyear, $9.25 million deal.

Texas also completed its trade for Cristian Guzman.

Bravesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Prado has broken knuckle CINCINNATI (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Second baseman Martin Prado broke the second knuckle on his right pinkie finger while diving into home plate in the Atlanta Bravesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; latest win, an injury that will sideline the leadoff hitter for at least a week. Prado jammed the hand while sliding hard into home plate Friday night during the 10th inning of a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. X-rays initially were inconclusive. Tests on Saturday found the fracture, which wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need surgery. Prado is expected to be sidelined for a week to 10 days. Manager Bobby Cox said the team will take a day or two before deciding whether to put him on the 15-day disabled list. Even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s temporary, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a big setback for the NL East leaders. Prado has a career-high 13 homers, leads the National League with 138 hits and ranks third in batting average at .315. He leads the majors with 44 multihit games.

Haniganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s double rallies Reds over Braves 5-2 CINCINNATI (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ryan Hanigan hit a tiebreaking double during a wacky seventh-inning rally on Saturday, and the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 5-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves, who lost leadoff hitter Martin Prado to injury but made a trade to upgrade their outfield and bullpen. Center field was the problem in this one. Hanigan doubled to the wall in center off Jair Jurrjens (3-4), who has yet to win on the road. Two runs scored while Melky Cabrera chased the ball to the wall.

When the outfielder turned and threw quickly, the ball slipped from his hand and rolled across the outfield, allowing the catcher to chug home.

Royals give Yost two-year contract extension KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Royals manager Ned Yost has received a two-year contract extension that would keep him in charge of Kansas City through the 2012 season. Royals general manager Dayton Moore announced the extension Saturday.

Ortiz hits three-run double to win it BOSTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; David Ortiz lined a three-run double to the left-center gap with one out in the ninth inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. It was the 18th game-ending hit of his career.

Indians clip Blue Jays TORONTO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Shin-Soo Choo doubled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 to snap a threegame losing streak. Josh Tomlin was working on three daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rest and allowed only one run in 5 1-3 innings in his second major league start.

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NFL

4B / Sunday, August 1, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

Goodson confident at Panthers camp

NFL BRIEFS Knee keeps Haynesworth from taking test

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Albert Haynesworth came to work Saturday morning with a slightly swollen knee, forcing him to scrap his latest chance to pass the Washington Redskins conditioning test and keeping him exiled from practice for yet another day. The two-time All-Pro defensive tackle arrived early at Redskins Park and told the team he had some irritation in one of his knees. Doctors recommended that he not take the test and instead ride a stationary bike and get treatment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a setback already,â&#x20AC;? coach Mike Shanahan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His kneeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit swollen. Hopefully itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not too bad.â&#x20AC;? Shanahan is requiring Haynesworth to pass the test, which consists of two timed 300-yard shuttle runs, before taking part in practice. Haynesworth is the only player required to do so because he skipped the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offseason conditioning program. Haynesworth failed the test Thursday and Friday, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uncertain when he will try again. He had been undergoing specific training to help him pass the test, which might have contributed to the knee problem. Haynesworth did make his first appearance on the field during a practice, albeit briefly. Wearing his No. 92 jersey for the first time at this training camp and holding a piece of paper in his

hands, he stood to the side and watched the defense walk through some plays for about 10 minutes. He stood next to defensive line coach Jacob Burney, who kept pointing to the other players to help explain the terminology of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new 3-4 defense.

By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer

McCoy, Penn agree to contracts with Buccaneers TAMPA, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Buccaneers have agreed to terms on a five-year contract with first-round draft pick Gerald McCoy and also reached a six-year deal with restricted free agent left tackle Donald Penn. General manager Mark Dominik announced the developments Saturday as the club opened training camp. Penn joined the first workout about 15 minutes later, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a chance McCoy could be on the field for a late afternoon practice. McCoy was the third overall pick in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s draft out of Oklahoma. The 6-foot-4, 295-pound tackle is being counted on to fill a huge hole on the defensive line.

Eagles sign WR Washington PHILADELPHIA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Eagles have signed veteran wide receiver Kelly Washington to a one-year contract and released Jared Perry. Washington is entering his eighth season in the league, having played with the Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens.

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Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan, right, shakes hands with running back Clinton Portis, left, during NFL football training camp at Redskins Park in Ash-

Shanahan practices are pure football ASHBURN, Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The music is gone. So are the Z-shades. As well as the crazy sight of huge equipment pads being thrown at quarterbacks. For the purist, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something refreshing about watching a Washington Redskins practice under new coach Mike Shanahan. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just football. No gimmicks. No fluff. Not even very many drills. Just lots and lots of plays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of the extra (stuff) is out of the way,â&#x20AC;? receiver Devin Thomas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just pure football, back to the basics and do what we got to do.â&#x20AC;? And, after going 12-20

over two seasons under the quirky Jim Zorn, this might be just want the Redskins needed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need focus,â&#x20AC;? Thomas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need all that extra.â&#x20AC;? Three days into training camp, the spectators flocking to Redskins Park are seeing workouts that neither looks nor and sounds the same. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less like Chuck E. Cheese, more like C-SPAN. Zorn brought in Z-shades to give players a break from the sun, but the last eye-rolling straw might have come when he installed huge speakers to the field to play music during in-season workouts.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;It actually was annoying sometimes,â&#x20AC;? defensive lineman Kedric Golston said. Golston said Shanahan wants a practice with no distractions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He just wants football, football, football while weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in this building,â&#x20AC;? Golston said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He likes to have fun with the best of them, but while weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on this field he just wants it to be football.â&#x20AC;? Shanahan puts the players through a long morning practice, lasting up to 2 1/2 hours. The players wear shoulder pads and shorts, which Shanahan considers to have the same effect as full pads â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially because players are told to hit without tackling. Much of the time is spent running 11-on-11 plays at a high tempo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been very impressed by the way we practice. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask for anything more but for us to just go out there and run a ton of plays,â&#x20AC;? tight end Chris Cooley said Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unbelievable how much of our offense weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve installed being here in two days. We probably ran 100 plays out there today.â&#x20AC;?

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The white shoes may make it look like Mike Goodson is faster these days. A yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience and a better understanding of the offense helps even more. The second-year Carolina Panthers running back with the shiny shoes is getting an extended look early in training camp because of injuries to Jonathan Stewart and Tyrell Sutton. After the former fourthround pick had just 22 carries as a rookie last year, he spent the offseason making sure heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comfortable with the offensive system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It definitely puts a stutter in your step when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thinking about what to do and you have to think about which way to go and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the play call,â&#x20AC;? Goodson said Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you know it in the back of your head and you just go, it makes you a lot faster.â&#x20AC;? Speed was Goodsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top trait at Texas A&M. The Panthers hoped he could return kickoffs last season, but he failed to hold onto the starting job. He saw little time at running back behind Stewart and DeAngelo Williams. When he did play he struggled at times with pass protection. With Stewart still slowed from offseason heel surgery and Sutton sidelined with a sore calf, Goodson is getting plenty of opportunities â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to miss with his white shoes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Me and my boy (Dexter Jackson), two of the fast guys, come out and look a little faster,â&#x20AC;? he said. Goodson even challenged linebacker Jon Beason to a blocking drill in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s morning practice. BIG CAT ARRIVES: Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, 18 months removed from receiving a heart transplant, appeared to have more energy than in the past as he watched the morning practice while zipping around on a golf cart. Richardson, who turned 74 two weeks ago, had several passengers in his cart during the workout, including general manager Marty Hurney and receiver Steve Smith, who is sidelined with a broken arm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great. The guys love seeing them. We enjoy it,â&#x20AC;? coach John Fox said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luckily, Steve Smith had him in the right areas of the field so we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get him hurt.â&#x20AC;?

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Scoreboard

The Sanford Herald / Sunday, August 1, 2010 / 5B

MLB Standings New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

W 65 64 59 54 32

L 37 38 45 50 71

Chicago Minnesota Detroit Kansas City Cleveland

W 58 57 52 43 43

L 44 46 51 60 61

Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle

W 60 53 51 39

L 43 52 51 65

Atlanta Philadelphia Florida New York Washington

W 59 56 52 52 45

L 44 47 51 51 58

St. Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago Houston Pittsburgh

W 57 58 48 46 43 36

L 46 47 56 57 59 66

San Diego San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado Arizona

W 60 60 54 53 38

L 41 45 50 50 65

Sports Review

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday’s Games Toronto 8, Cleveland 1 Detroit 6, Boston 5 Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Kansas City 7, Baltimore 5 Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland 1 Minnesota 5, Seattle 3 L.A. Angels 9, Texas 7 Saturday’s Games Cleveland 2, Toronto 1 Boston 5, Detroit 4 Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Texas at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Cleveland (J.Gomez 1-0) at Toronto (Litsch 1-4), 1:07 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 12-6) at Boston (C.Buchholz 11-5), 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 13-4) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 9-9), 1:40 p.m. Oakland (G.Gonzalez 9-6) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 6-8), 2:05 p.m. Baltimore (Millwood 2-10) at Kansas City (Chen 5-5), 2:10 p.m. Seattle (French 0-1) at Minnesota (Liriano 9-7), 2:10 p.m. Texas (Cl.Lee 9-4) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 9-7), 3:35 p.m. Monday’s Games Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday’s Games Washington 8, Philadelphia 1

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Arizona 9, N.Y. Mets 6 Atlanta 6, Cincinnati 4, 10 innings Houston 5, Milwaukee 0 St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 0, 10 innings Colorado 17, Chicago Cubs 2 Florida 4, San Diego 2 San Francisco 6, L.A. Dodgers 5 Saturday’s Games Cincinnati 5, Atlanta 2 San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Milwaukee at Houston, 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. Florida at San Diego, 8:35 p.m. Sunday’s Games Arizona (D.Hudson 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 7-4), 1:10 p.m. Atlanta (Hanson 8-7) at Cincinnati (Volquez 1-1), 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 7-7) at Washington (Lannan 2-5), 1:35 p.m. Milwaukee (Ra.Wolf 7-9) at Houston (W.Wright 0-1), 2:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Duke 5-9) at St. Louis (Wainwright 14-6), 2:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Silva 10-4) at Colorado (De La Rosa 3-3), 3:10 p.m. Florida (Jo.Johnson 10-3) at San Diego (Garland 9-7), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-5) at San Francisco (M.Cain 8-8), 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Houston at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

TV Sports Listings Sunday, Aug. 1 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. SPEED — Formula One, Hungarian Grand Prix, at Budapest, Hungary 1 p.m. ESPN — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Pennsylvania 500, at Long Pond, Pa. EXTREME SPORTS 1 p.m. ESPN2 — X Games, at Los Angeles 7 p.m. ESPN2 — X Games, at Los Angeles 1:30 a.m. ESPN2 — X Games, at Los Angeles (delayed-tape) GOLF 9 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Irish Open, final round, at Killarney, Ireland 10 a.m. ESPN — Women’s British Open, final round, at Southport, England 1 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, The Greenbrier Classic, final round, at White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour, The Greenbrier Classic, final round, at White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. 4 p.m. NBC — USGA, U.S. Senior Open Championship, final round, at Redmond, Wash. HORSE RACING 5 p.m. ABC — NTRA, Haskell Invitational, at Oceanport, N.J. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. TBS — N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay 2 p.m. WGN — Oakland at Chicago White Sox 8 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco TENNIS 3 p.m. ESPN2 — WTA Tour, Bank of The West Classic, championship, at Stanford, Calif. 5 p.m. ESPN2 — ATP World Tour, Farmers Classic, championship, at Los Angeles

NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Lineup By The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pa. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 171.393. 2. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 171.096. 3. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 170.371. 4. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 170.222. 5. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 169.936. 6. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 169.901. 7. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 169.879. 8. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 169.77. 9. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 169.696. 10. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 169.613. 11. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 169.543. 12. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 169.447. 13. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 169.44. 14. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 169.163. 15. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 169.122. 16. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 169.1. 17. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 169.024. 18. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 168.995. 19. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 168.7. 20. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 168.672. 21. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 168.669. 22. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 168.602. 23. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 168.413. 24. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 168.366. 25. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 168.347. 26. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 168.294. 27. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 168.083. 28. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 167.951. 29. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 167.813. 30. (46) J.J. Yeley, Dodge, 167.629. 31. (83) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 167.37. 32. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 167.33. 33. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 167.156. 34. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 166.988. 35. (09) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 166.988. 36. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 166.979. 37. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 166.457. 38. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 166.392. 39. (36) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 166.322. 40. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 165.511. 41. (34) Kevin Conway, Ford, Owner Points. 42. (7) P.J. Jones, Toyota, Owner Points. 43. (64) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 166.276. Failed to Qualify 44. (26) David Stremme, Ford, 165.386. 45. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 165.026.

GOLF The Greenbrier Classic Scores By The Associated Press Saturday At The Old White Course White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Purse: $6 million Yardage: 7,031; Par 70 Third Round a-amateur Jeff Overton 64-62-66 D.A. Points 68-66-61 Boo Weekley 67-63-67 J.B. Holmes 69-69-60 Jonathan Byrd 69-65-64 Brendon de Jonge 65-68-65 Jimmy Walker 67-64-67 Stuart Appleby 66-68-65 Charles Howell III 65-67-67 Erik Compton 63-68-68 Justin Leonard 67-68-65 Roger Tambellini 69-66-65 Bob Estes 66-68-66 Spencer Levin 66-67-67 Jim Furyk 68-65-67 Scott Piercy 66-67-67 Briny Baird 67-65-68 Derek Lamely 69-69-63 Matt Kuchar 69-69-63 Rocco Mediate 70-68-63 Aron Price 65-71-65 Marc Leishman 68-68-65 Brandt Snedeker 68-68-65 Kevin Na 70-66-65 Tim Herron 69-66-66 Skip Kendall 67-68-66 Brett Wetterich 67-68-66 Troy Matteson 69-65-67 Paul Stankowski 69-65-67 John Rollins 65-69-67 Matt Bettencourt 65-69-67 Chris Couch 66-67-68 Scott McCarron 67-66-68 Chris Stroud 69-63-69 Aaron Baddeley 67-65-69 Brenden Pappas 71-67-64 Nicholas Thompson 70-68-64 J.J. Henry 69-69-64 Dean Wilson 66-70-66 Mathew Goggin 66-70-66 Stephen Ames 68-67-67 Woody Austin 67-68-67 Sergio Garcia 68-67-67 Pat Perez 64-69-69 Ben Crane 66-67-69 Richard S. Johnson 66-67-69 Roland Thatcher 71-67-65 Joe Durant 70-68-65 Chris Riley 68-69-66 Charles Warren 69-68-66 Cameron Percy 69-68-66 Michael Letzig 72-65-66 Graham DeLaet 70-67-66 Arjun Atwal 68-68-67 Michael Bradley 69-67-67 Chad Collins 66-69-68 Ben Curtis 69-66-68 John Senden 68-67-68 Steve Flesch 68-67-68 Davis Love III 68-66-69 Garrett Willis 71-67-66 Jay Williamson 66-71-67 Greg Chalmers 68-69-67 John Daly 69-68-67 Jeev Milkha Singh 67-69-68 Charlie Wi 69-67-68 Carl Pettersson 71-64-69 Tom Gillis 72-63-69 Blake Adams 71-67-67 Jeff Quinney 66-72-67 Jerod Turner 69-69-67 Craig Bowden 68-70-67 Brent Delahoussaye 68-69-68

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Women’s British Open Scores By The Associated Press Saturday At Royal Birkdale Golf Club Southport, England Purse: $2.5 million Yardage: 6,458; Par: 72 Third Round a-amateur Yani Tseng 68-68-68 Katherine Hull 68-74-66 In-Kyung Kim 70-72-68 Brittany Lincicome 69-71-71 Christina Kim 74-68-70 Hee Kyung Seo 73-69-70 Momoko Ueda 72-70-70 Suzann Pettersen 73-68-71 Cristie Kerr 73-67-72 Morgan Pressel 77-71-65 Na Yeon Choi 74-70-69 Jiyai Shin 71-71-72 Amy Yang 69-71-74 Chie Arimura 77-68-70 Karine Icher 74-72-70 Maria Hernandez 73-70-73 Lee-Anne Pace 74-72-71 Becky Brewerton 73-73-71 Michelle Wie 70-76-71 Azahara Munoz 74-71-72 Irene Cho 73-71-73 M.J. Hur 74-68-75 Anne-Lise Caudal 69-73-75 Juli Inkster 71-70-76 Paula Creamer 74-74-70 Meena Lee 75-71-72 Gwladys Nocera 71-75-72 Brittany Lang 71-72-75 Song-Hee Kim 75-73-71 Sophie Gustafson 73-74-72 Ai Miyazato 76-70-73 Sherri Steinhauer 76-70-73 Karrie Webb 73-73-73 Stacy Prammanasudh 71-74-74 Ashleigh Simon 74-69-76 Sun Young Yoo 69-72-78 Angela Stanford 76-73-71 Amy Hung 75-74-71 Katie Futcher 74-74-72 Henrietta Zuel 74-73-73 Mindy Kim 72-75-73 Jee Young Lee 72-75-73 Sakura Yokomine 74-71-75 Iben Tinning 73-72-75 Stacy Lewis 71-74-75 Inbee Park 72-71-77 Haeji Kang 75-74-72 a-Caroline Hedwall 74-75-72 Jeong Jang 74-73-74 Jimin Kang 74-73-74 Carin Koch 72-77-73 Mi Hyun Kim 72-77-73 Melissa Reid 77-71-74 Vicky Hurst 77-71-74 Alena Sharp 77-71-74 Moira Dunn 75-73-74 Janice Moodie 72-76-74 Laura Davies 72-74-76 Hee Young Park 72-72-78 Seon Hwa Lee 75-74-74 Ji Young Oh 79-69-75 Jennifer Rosales 76-72-75 Sarah Lee 74-74-75 Wendy Ward 73-73-77 Sarah Jane Smith 76-69-78 Stacy Bregman 71-73-79 Shanshan Feng 75-73-76 Meaghan Francella 74-74-76 Giulia Sergas 76-73-76 Anja Monke 75-74-76 Kris Tamulis 75-74-76 Eunjung Yi 73-76-76 Anna Nordqvist 72-77-77 Mariajo Uribe 73-74-79 Florentyna Parker 77-71-79

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BASEBALL NL Leaders BATTING—Votto, Cincinnati, .326; Furcal, Los Angeles, .321; Prado, Atlanta, .315; CGonzalez, Colorado, .314; Polanco, Philadelphia, .314; AHuff, San Francisco, .313; Byrd, Chicago, .312. RUNS—BPhillips, Cincinnati, 75; Prado, Atlanta, 75; Votto, Cincinnati, 74; Weeks, Milwaukee, 71; Uggla, Florida, 70; AHuff, San Francisco, 67; CGonzalez, Colorado, 65; Howard, Philadelphia, 65. RBI—Howard, Philadelphia, 81; DWright, New York, 74; Votto, Cincinnati, 72; Pujols, St. Louis, 71; Hart, Milwaukee, 70; Weeks, Milwaukee, 67; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 66; CGonzalez, Colorado, 66; Loney, Los Angeles, 66. HITS—Prado, Atlanta, 138; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 122; CGonzalez, Colorado, 119; Howard, Philadelphia, 119; Votto, Cincinnati, 118; Byrd, Chicago, 117; Weeks, Milwaukee, 116; DWright, New York, 116. DOUBLES—Werth, Philadelphia, 34; Torres, San Francisco, 32; Prado, Atlanta, 29; Byrd, Chicago, 28; ADunn, Washington, 28; Loney, Los Angeles, 27; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 27; DWright, New York, 27. TRIPLES—Victorino, Philadelphia, 8; SDrew, Arizona, 7; AEscobar, Milwaukee, 7; Fowler, Colorado, 7; Pagan, New York, 7; Bay, New York, 6; Morgan, Washington, 6; JosReyes, New York, 6. HOME RUNS—Votto, Cincinnati, 27; ADunn, Washington, 24; Fielder, Milwaukee, 24; Reynolds, Arizona, 24; Howard, Philadelphia, 23; Pujols, St. Louis, 23; Hart, Milwaukee, 22; Uggla, Florida, 22; Weeks, Milwaukee, 22. STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Houston, 31; Morgan, Washington, 28; Pagan, New York, 23; CYoung, Arizona, 22; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 21; HRamirez, Florida, 21; JosReyes, New York, 20; Victorino, Philadelphia, 20. PITCHING—Jimenez, Colorado, 16-2; Wainwright, St. Louis, 14-6; Halladay, Philadelphia, 12-8; CCarpenter, St. Louis, 11-3; Lincecum, San Francisco, 11-4; Latos, San Diego, 11-4; THudson, Atlanta, 11-5; Nolasco, Florida, 11-7. STRIKEOUTS—Lincecum, San Francisco, 152; Halladay, Philadelphia, 149; JoJohnson, Florida, 146; Wainwright, St. Louis, 142; Haren, Arizona, 141; Dempster, Chicago, 139; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 138. SAVES—BrWilson, San Francisco, 30; HBell, San Diego, 29; FCordero, Cincinnati, 27; Capps,

Washington, 26; Nunez, Florida, 25; Wagner, Atlanta, 24; Lindstrom, Houston, 22; FRodriguez, New York, 22.

AL Leaders BATTING—Hamilton, Texas, .362; MiCabrera, Detroit, .349; Morneau, Minnesota, .345; DelmYoung, Minnesota, .333; ABeltre, Boston, .332; Cano, New York, .330; DeJesus, Kansas City, .318. RUNS—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 76; Teixeira, New York, 76; Youkilis, Boston, 75; MiCabrera, Detroit, 73; Cano, New York, 72; Jeter, New York, 71; MYoung, Texas, 71. RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 89; ARodriguez, New York, 85; Guerrero, Texas, 82; JBautista, Toronto, 79; DelmYoung, Minnesota, 79; Hamilton, Texas, 75; Konerko, Chicago, 72; Teixeira, New York, 72. HITS—Hamilton, Texas, 144; ISuzuki, Seattle, 133; Cano, New York, 131; MiCabrera, Detroit, 129; MYoung, Texas, 128; ABeltre, Boston, 127; Podsednik, Kansas City, 121. DOUBLES—MiCabrera, Detroit, 35; Hamilton, Texas, 34; Markakis, Baltimore, 33; Mauer, Minnesota, 33; VWells, Toronto, 31; DelmYoung, Minnesota, 31; ABeltre, Boston, 30; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 30. TRIPLES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 7; AJackson, Detroit, 7; Span, Minnesota, 7; Pennington, Oakland, 6; Podsednik, Kansas City, 6; Granderson, New York, 5; FLewis, Toronto, 5; EPatterson, Boston, 5; Youkilis, Boston, 5. HOME RUNS—JBautista, Toronto, 31; MiCabrera, Detroit, 25; Konerko, Chicago, 25; Hamilton, Texas, 23; CPena, Tampa Bay, 23; DOrtiz, Boston, 22; 5 tied at 20. STOLEN BASES—Pierre, Chicago, 39; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 37; RDavis, Oakland, 32; Gardner, New York, 30; Podsednik, Kansas City, 30; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 28; Figgins, Seattle, 27. PITCHING—Price, Tampa Bay, 14-5; Sabathia, New York, 13-4; Pavano, Minnesota, 13-6; PHughes, New York, 12-4; Verlander, Detroit, 12-6; Pettitte, New York, 11-2; CBuchholz, Boston, 11-5; Garza, Tampa Bay, 11-5; Lester, Boston, 11-6; Danks, Chicago, 11-7. STRIKEOUTS—JerWeaver, Los Angeles, 155; Lester, Boston, 150; FHernandez, Seattle, 145; Liriano, Minnesota, 139; Verlander, Detroit, 130; CLewis, Texas, 125; Morrow, Toronto, 125. SAVES—RSoriano, Tampa Bay, 29; NFeliz, Texas, 28; Soria, Kansas City, 27; Papelbon, Boston, 24; Gregg, Toronto, 23; MRivera, New York, 21; Rauch, Minnesota, 21; Valverde, Detroit, 21; Jenks, Chicago, 21.

TRANSACTIONS Saturday’s Sports Transactions

By The Associated Press BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB—Rescinded the four-game suspension for Atlanta LHP Jonny Venters, deciding he didn’t purposely throw at Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Traded LHP Will Ohman to Florida for RHP Rick VandenHurk. Optioned VandenHurk to Norfolk (IL). Recalled 3B Josh Bell from Norfolk. BOSTON RED SOX—Designated OF Jeremy Hermida for assignment. Selected the contract of OF Ryan Kalish from Pawtucket (IL). Traded RHP Ramon Ramirez to San Francisco for RHP Daniel Turpen. Recalled LHP Dustin Richardson from Pawtucket. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Activated RHP Kerry Wood from 15-day DL. Recalled OF Jordan Brown from Columbus (IL). Traded RHP Jake Westbrook and cash to St. Louis for San Diego RHP Corey Kluber. St. Louis sent OF Ryan Ludwick to San Diego for LHP Nick Greenwood. DETROIT TIGERS—Traded OF Wilkin Ramirez to Atlanta for a player to be named or cash considerations. KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Acquired LHP Tim Collins, RHP Jesse Chavez and OF Gregor Blanco from Atlanta for OF Rick Ankiel, RHP Kyle Farnsworth and cash. Signed manager Ned Yost to a two-year contract extension through the 2012 season. NEW YORK YANKEES—Acquired 1B Lance Berkman and cash considerations from Houston for RHP Mark Melancon and INF Jimmy Paredes. Acquired RHP Kerry Wood and cash from Cleveland for a player to be named or cash. Designated RHP Chan Ho Park for assignment. Optioned OF Colin Curtis and 1B Juan Miranda to Scranton-Wilkes-Barre (IL). SEATTLE MARINERS—Assigned 1B Justin Smoak to Tacoma (PCL). Placed OF Milton Bradley on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Sean White and INF Matt Tuiasosopo from Tacoma. TAMPA BAY RAYS—Acquired RHP Chad Qualls from Arizona for a player to be named. TEXAS RANGERS—Acquired RHP Roman Mendez, 1B Chris McGuiness, a player to be named and cash considerations from Boston for C Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Placed INF Joaquin Arias on the 15-day DL. Activated RHP Rich Harden off the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Doug Mathis to Oklahoma City (PCL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Acquired OF Ryan Church, INF Bobby Crosby and RHP D.J. Carrasco from Pittsburgh for C Chris Snyder, INF Pedro Ciriaco and cash considerations. ATLANTA BRAVES—Recalled OF Gregor Blanco from Gwinnett (IL). Designated OF Brent Clevlen for assignment. CHICAGO CUBS—Acquired INF Blake DeWitt, RHP Kyle Smit and RHP Brett Wallach from the Los Angeles Dodgers for LHP Ted Lilly, INF Ryan Theriot and a cash consideration. HOUSTON ASTROS—Purchased the contract of 1B Brett Wallace from Round Rock (PCL). LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Acquired RHP Octavio Dotel from Pittsburgh for RHP James McDonald and OF Andrew Lambo. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Recalled INF Argenis Diaz and INF Jeff Clement from Indianapolis (IL). Acquired RHP Joseph Martinez and OF John Bowker from San Francisco for LHP Javier Lopez. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Designated OF Quintin Berry for assignment. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Acquired RHP Ryan Tatusko and RHP Tanner Roark from Texas for INF Cristian Guzman and assigned them to Harrisburg (EL). Agreed to terms with RHP Yunesky Maya.

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6B / Sunday, August 1, 2010 / The Sanford Herald DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

Bride blushes at size of gift, then refuses to accept it

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: You are dynamic and intriguing. Your ability to deliver will help you build a name for yourself. You need to eliminate the dead weight in your life. It’s all a matter of getting the most mileage out of your attributes, bringing you the greatest rewards. Search, discover and implement your gifts and assets. Your numbers are 8, 11, 20, 22, 27, 38, 40 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Something festering behind the scenes must not be allowed to grow. Put an end to whatever you feel can have a negative affect on your life or your future. Be swift to make whatever change is needed. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Polishing your look or updating your image will have a good affect on your attitude and bring compliments your way. Don’t let anyone put you down. Jealousy will be the reason someone speaks out against you. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your generosity and abundance of energy and desire to help others will not go unnoticed. The rewards you receive may not be monetary but you will learn a valuable lesson regarding how much you should give and where to draw the line. 4 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): You can fuss all you want about a situation you face but, until you actually do something about it, you will continue to face turmoil and regret. Change is needed if you want to reverse negatives in your life. 2 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take control of whatever situation you face. The changes you bring about will meet with opposition but your determination will outmatch anyone trying to stand in your way. You have more leverage than you realize. 5 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You can outsmart anyone trying to pressure or push you into something

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you don’t want to take part in. Put your money in a safe place so you aren’t tempted to donate, lend, or spend unwisely. Offer love and support in return for the same. 3 stars LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Talk about your concerns and you will be able to fix any trouble spots you encounter. There are greater opportunities ahead of you. Recognize what you have to look forward to. The best is yet to come. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your hard work will pay off in the recognition you receive and the support you get to keep moving forward. The more emphasis you put on what you can offer, the greater your opportunity to reach your goal. Travel, promotion and presentation should be scheduled. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Making a move or opening your doors to friends and relatives will help you realize how much you have to offer. Sharing will help you recognize your potential as a friend, lover and leader. Be honest about what you need in your life. 5 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t give in to a bully. You owe it to the people you care about most to spend time nurturing your relationships and building a strong home base. Travel may be tempting but it isn’t likely to end the way you want. 2 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): Nothing is out of reach if you diversify and try new means and methods to get involved with the things you enjoy doing most. There is a way to give back to the people you’ve taken from in the past. Honor your promises. 4 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The more you procrastinate, the more challenging your chores will become. A partnership will undergo some unexpected changes, causing uncertainty regarding your future. Don’t act in haste when more thought is required. 3 stars

DEAR ABBY: We sent a check to our niece a month before her marriage as a wedding gift to her and her fiance. The amount was generous, and we felt any young couple would be delighted to receive it. We also attended their out-of-state wedding. Four months after we sent the check, it had neither been cashed nor had we received any acknowledgment that it had been received. I contacted my sister to verify that it hadn’t been lost only to be told that my niece was “embarrassed by the large amount of the check and could not accept it”! Have you ever heard of such a thing? We think it is rude on multiple counts: First, evaluating the gift; second, rejecting the gift; and finally, not feeling obligated to even acknowledge it. I’m boiling mad. My sister was the one who suggested “money” when we asked what the bride could use as a gift. We always felt that any gift — large or small, liked or not — should be graciously accepted and acknowledged. Have you any thoughts on this? — FURIOUS IN ARIZONA DEAR FURIOUS: Yes — and congratulations. Your letter is a first. I have heard of brides complaining that a gift of money wasn’t large enough — but never that it was “too large.” Could there be some additional tensions in the family that prevented your niece from telling you that your generosity was more than she could comfortably accept? If so, she could have returned it with a note thanking you and explaining the reason why. Your thoughts regarding etiquette are absolutely correct. Any gift — or kind deed — should be graciously acknowledged.

Abigail Van Buren Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

o DEAR ABBY: Our youngest son was honored at his groom’s dinner last month. As I looked down our table, six of our guests were fixated on sending/receiving text messages on their cell phones. One young woman sat staring off into space because no one had made any attempt to engage her in conversation. Finally, I remarked that this was rude and that people should shut off their gadgets and get to know one another. These people were invited to honor my son who was being married. It did not go over well. I got comments like, “What’s wrong with that?” “Oh, I have taken my knitting to these events,” and, “I do this all the time.” My thought was, “Well, stay home then and text away!” Is it so hard for people to tune in and turn on to what is going on around them and forgo their “toys” during special life events? I am ... — TIRED OF TECHNOLOGY DEAR TIRED OF TECHNOLOGY: Obviously it is. But some people are so “addicted” to their electronic devices that they literally go into a form of withdrawal if they

can’t check for messages every few minutes. I agree that what happened was rude. But having discussed this subject with more than one psychiatrist, what I’m hearing is that many individuals today who effectively communicate on their devices, have difficulty engaging in eye-to-eye, one-on-one social interaction. That may explain the phenomenon you observed at the party. o DEAR ABBY: I regularly get phone calls that start with, “How are you doing?” I am often stuck trying to recognize the voice and sometimes I can’t. When I ask who’s calling, the caller becomes miffed that I didn’t recognize his or her voice. Have people forgotten telephone manners? Receiving no introduction from a caller often leaves me in the dark. I was taught to identify myself before starting the conversation. Am I being a fuddy-duddy? — WHO’S CALLING? IN RICHMOND, KY. DEAR WHO: Your problem is not uncommon. Unless the caller is a close family member or friend, it’s presumptuous for someone to assume his or her voice will be recognized. Some people solve this problem by having caller ID on their phone so they can see a caller’s name and/ or number when the phone rings. Others handle it this way: “How am I doing? I’m doing great! How are YOU doing?” Once the person starts talking, the chances become greater that you’ll know who’s on the line. However, if you don’t, feel free to add: “Who is this?”

ODDS AND ENDS Store manager tells robber Jesus wouldn’t approve POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn’t approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, and the 20-year-old Christian offered to connect him with friends who could help him find work. She said she believed the man when he said he attended church and wasn’t a bad person. She told him the answer to his financial problems wasn’t in the cash register. Then, the clerk nudged him with a little sin of her own. She said the store would hold her responsible for any cash he stole.

Woman with broken leg calls 911, suspect collapses WALKER, La. (AP) — Livingston Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who passed out while allegedly trying to break into a mobile home where an 82-year-old woman was calling 911, crowbar in hand. Deputies said 24-year-old Derrick Gauthreaux of Denham Springs was checked at a hospital Thursday, then booked into the parish jail on one count of attempted burglary.

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MY ANSWER Investigators said the woman reported an attempted break-in about 10:30 a.m. Thursday, and said she was recovering from a broken leg but had a crowbar for protection. Chief of Operations Perry Rushing said Gauthreaux told deputies he had been released from the New Orleans jail around midnight, and records showed he’d received a summons for an open alcoholic drink about an hour before his arrest. He remained jailed Friday in lieu of $50,000 bond. It was not clear whether he had an attorney.

Haistone breaks record VIVIAN, S.D. (AP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a giant hailstone that fell in central South Dakota has broken U.S. records, even though the man who found it says it melted somewhat while waiting to be evaluated. The NOAA’s National Climate Extremes Committee says the hailstone found in the town of Vivian on July 23 measures 8 inches in diameter and weighs 1 pound, 15 ounces. The committee says the South Dakota ice chunk breaks records set by hailstones discovered in Nebraska and Kansas. Ranch hand Leslie Scott says the hailstone was about 3 inches larger when he found it. Scott says he put it in the freezer but that he couldn’t prevent some melting because of an hours-long power outage that followed the storm. See answer, page 2A

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Put your future into God’s hands Q: My boyfriend and I have been living together for several years. Recently, I’ve been pressuring him to get married because I think it’ll bring us closer together but he refuses to even talk about it. What’s wrong with him? Should I just back off? — P.H. A: Have you ever asked yourself what’s missing from your present relationship? You might answer this in various ways, but the most important thing that’s missing in this relationship can be summarized in one word: commitment. That’s why marriage is so important, because it includes the one thing you’ll never be able to have in your present arrangement — namely, commitment. When a man and a woman get married, they make a solemn vow to be committed exclusively to each other as long as they both are alive. Not only do they make this vow to each other but they also make it before others — and most of all, before God. Jesus said, “Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate” (Mark 10:9). Why won’t your boyfriend talk about marriage? The reason is obvious: He doesn’t want to enter into a committed relationship. Right now, he has everything he wants — and frankly, if he gets tired of it (or of you), all he has to do is walk away. And I suspect that’s exactly what he’ll do, sooner or later.

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GOLF ROUNDUP

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D.A. Points tries to coax a putt closer to the hole on the 15th green during the third round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Saturday. Points shot a 9-under-61 after flirting with a 59.

Overton holds lead as pros all go low

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jeff Overton overcame a tough start to shoot 4-under 66 Saturday for a three-stroke lead entering the final round of the inaugural Greenbrier Classic. Overton made five birdies on the back nine of the Old White course to move to 18 under. The second-round leader kept the lead despite a pair of others flirting with 59. D.A. Points three-putted the par-5 17th for bogey, finished with a 61 and is alone in second at 15 under, and J.B. Holmes couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t convert a 10-footer for eagle at No. 17 and shot 60. Boo Weekley shot a 67 to reach 13 under, and Holmes is in a four-way tie for fourth with Jonathan Byrd (64), Brendon de Jonge (65) and Jimmy Walker (67) at 12

Couples shoots 65, moves into tie with Langer SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fred Couples shot a 5-under 65 on Saturday for a share of the U.S. Senior Open lead, feeding off a raucous hometown crowd hoping the native son can win his first U.S. Golf Association championship. Couples matched Bernhard Langer (68) at 5 under at tree-lined Sahalee Country Club, with Langer birdieing the final hole to pull even with Couples. They are the only two players under par after three rounds. Couples shot a 4-under 31 on the front nine Saturday, making birdies at Nos. 2, 5, 7 and 9 and holing a bunker shot on the sixth to save par. He added a birdie at the 16th to post the best round of the week. Langer had a streak of 20 straight holes without a bogey snapped at the 12th, but rebounded with the birdie at No. 18.

under for the tournament. Holmes was among 17 players who made the 36hole cut on the number. He looks to repeat the performance of Carl Pettersson, who a week ago also made the cut on the number at

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SOUTHPORT, England (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Yani Tseng shot her third straight 4-under 68 on Saturday, and will take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s British Open. The 21-year-old star from Taiwan took advantage of the short, 472yard, par-5 final hole by hitting an 8-iron to within 20 feet with her second shot. She rolled in the eagle putt to finish off her round, doubling her cushion over Australian Katherine Hull. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I played really well again,â&#x20AC;? said Tseng, who is at 12 under and has just one bogey through 54 holes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really enjoyed the big crowd out there. They clap on every shot and I showed them my big smile all the way around.â&#x20AC;?

Hull played a flawless third round, including give straight birdies to finish with a 66. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A great way to finish. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll always remember this round,â&#x20AC;? Hull said. The Australian made only one birdie on the way out, at the long sixth, when she hit a pitching wedge to within 3 feet. Four straight pars on the back nine followed, before a 5-iron to within 6 feet on the short 15th started her run of birdies. She followed with a gap wedge to within 12 feet for birdie at No. 15, and a 5-iron to 20 feet the following hole. She got up and down out of a bunker at 17, then two-putted from the back of the green for another birdie on the short, par-5 finishing hole.

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Business On the Street

GULF OIL SPILL

Squabbling companies must team up BP, Halliburton, Transocean must depend on each other to plug well Jonathan Owens Have news about your local business? E-mail Jonathan at owens@sanfordherald.com

Sabatino’s to open shop today

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On shore, BP, Halliburton and Transocean are engaging in a billion-dollar blame game over the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. At sea, they’re depending on each other to finally plug up the environmental disaster. Workers say the companies’ adversarial relationship before Congress, in public statements

and maybe one day in the courts isn’t a distraction at the site of the April 20 rig explosion, where Transocean equipment rented by BP is drilling relief wells that Halliburton will pump cement through to permanently choke the oil well. “Simply, we are all too professional to allow disagreements between BP and any other organization to affect

our behaviors,” Ryan Urik, a BP well safety adviser working on the Development Driller II, which is drilling a backup relief well, said in an e-mail last week. But at least one expert said government probes and potential for lawsuits can’t help but chill communication between the companies. Urik’s rig was in a holding

pattern Saturday, awaiting progress by its sister rig, the Development Driller III, which is drilling the primary relief well and ran into a minor snag while preparing for a procedure known as a static kill that will make it easier to stop the gusher for good. The DDIII is clearing out

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CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

his week I have a couple of pretty good notes for you to enjoy. First off, I spoke with Dino Pascarella on Saturday, and he told me that his now restaurant, Sabatino’s, will open today in downtown. The Italian eatery will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is located on the corner of Steele and Carthage streets in the old Makepeace building, the former home of Café Toscana most recently, among various others. Pascarella, a native of Naples, Italy, who moved to the United States 15 years ago, said he is “a little nervous, but excited” to be opening his first restaurant on his own after working 10 years at Cafe Vesuvio. The restaurant will feature both lunch and dinner as well as a full bar and 50-person private banquet room. Rotisserie chicken will be served along with pizza, subs, paninis, soups, salads and daily specials. If you’ll recall, in a previous interview Pascarella told me he plans to keep prices low and give downtown something it doesn’t have — a quick and affordable lunch and dinner spot. Down the road he hopes to have outdoor seating on the sidewalk across from the Temple Theatre for a more European-café feel. He’ll likely have to receive approval for such a move from the city and Downtown Sanford Inc., but a few officials I’ve spoken with about it seemed to be in favor because it would add to visitors’ Temple Theatre visits immensely. Good luck to Pascarella. I think he will have a success on his hands, because of the location, his menu and his planned prices. I’m sure I’ll walk up there from The Herald’s nearby office regularly.

Is Chick-Fil-A coming? The next item I have for you is a lot less clear. In fact, I can’t say that I even understand it. I received a tip from a very reliable source last week that someone had applied for permits to build a Chick-Fil-A in an outparcel lot at the Shops of Sanford, so I called the Lee County Health Department to ask if it were true. Building permit applications, or almost any other information that goes through the county offices, are a matter of public record and must be available to the media. The first person I talked to at the health department didn’t have any information, so he transferred me to another department. The lady

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Central Carolina Community College Phi Beta Lambda members brought home five Top 10 awards, including two first places and three other Top 25 awards from the July 9-12 Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in Nashville. Approximately 1,700 members from around the country attended the conference. CCCC students attending the conference and their awards were (from left) Nicholas Wicker of Mamers, in the top 25 in contemporary sports issues; Melvin Smith of Sanford, sixth place in marketing concepts; Kevin Hutchinson of Pittsboro and Alejandra Benitez of Sanford, seventh place in small business management plan (Benitez as a team with Smith, also placed in the top 25 in the business ethics competition); Shirley Rijkse of Broadway, first place in human resource management and first place in health care administration; Cheryl Reynolds of Cameron, in the top 25 in accounting analysis/decision making and financial analysis/decision making; and Donna Flowers of Sanford, who competed in business communications. The students were accompanied to the conference by CCCC business faculty and PBL advisors Drew Goodson, Johnny Shull and Diane Kannarr (not pictured).

BUSINESS STUDENTS WIN BIG Central Carolina’s Phi Beta Lambda group wins five Top 10 awards in Nashville By KATHERINE McDONALD Special to The Herald

SANFORD — Central Carolina Community College Phi Beta Lambda members brought home five top ten awards, including two first places, and three other top 25 awards from the July 9-12 Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in Nashville. FBLA-PBL is the oldest and largest business student organization in the nation, with approximately 250,000 members. Approximately 1,700 members from around the country

attended the conference. The Central Carolina C.C business faculty and students established a chapter at the college in 2006. At the national conference, Shirley Rijkse, of Broadway, won first place awards in the presentation competition on Human Resource Management and testing competition on Healthcare Administration. Melvin Smith, of Sanford, took sixth place in Marketing Concepts. He and Alejandra Benitez, of Sanford, were in the top 25 in the Business Ethics competition. Benitez and Kevin Hutchinson, of Pittsboro, took Seventh Place in the Small Business Management

Plan competition. Nicholas Wicker, of Mamers, placed in the top 25 in the area of Contemporary Sports Issues. Cheryl Reynolds, of Cameron, placed in the top 25 in the areas of Accounting Analysis/Decision Making and Financial Analysis/Decision Making. Donna Flowers, of Sanford, competed in Business Communications. The student PBL competitors were accompanied to the conference by the college’s PBL advisors: Accounting instructor Drew Goodson, lead instructor for Business Technologies Johnny Shull and Business and Marketing instructor Diane Kannarr.

Shirley Rijkse of Broadway won first place in human resource management and first place in health care administration at the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in Nashville.

CHAMBER CHAT

Are North Carolinians lazy or ambitious?

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

n the past two weeks, a couple of distinctly different stories about our state were released. One report, a recent study by CNBC, ranked North Carolina as the fourth best state in which to do business. The other report, which also ranked us in fourth position, called us the fourth-laziest state in the US, according to a businessweek.com study based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This study compared the leisure time people spent relaxing to the amount of time doing active

things such as exercising or playing sports. On average, North Carolinians spent 3 hours watching TV, 24 minutes relaxing and thinking, 47 minutes socializing and 8.5 hours sleeping. Only Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas ranked higher. The study also cited the fact that our

obesity rate was the tenth-highest in the nation, tied with Michigan, and that one-fourth of NC survey respondents had not exercised in the past month. How is it that we can be a state with such opposite characteristics? According to scholars, for over 30 years now, North Carolina has been developing two different economies and personalities. In fact, our own Dennis Wicker’s campaign for governor focused on the “two North

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debris that fell in the bottom of the relief well when crews had to evacuate the site last week because of Tropical Storm Bonnie. Once the debris is cleared, engineers plan to start as early as Monday on the static kill, which involves pumping mud and possibly cement into the blown-out well through the temporary cap. If it works, it will take less time to complete another procedure known as a bottom kill, the last step to permanently sealing the well by pumping mud and then cement in from the bottom, which could happen by mid- to late August. Workers know all about the clashes among their respective employers, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but the crews have done an excellent job of focusing on getting these relief wells finished safely,â&#x20AC;? Dennis Barber, a Transocean senior toolpusher aboard the DDII, said last week in an e-mail from the rig. The roles of the three companies in the relief kill effort are much the same as they were on the Deepwater Horizon, the exploratory rig that blew up soon after a temporary cement cap was placed on its well, killing 11 workers. The conflicts began almost as soon as oil started flowing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transoceanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blowout preventer failed to operate,â&#x20AC;? BP executive Lamar McKay said in Senate testimony in May, referring to the massive safety device atop the well that was supposed to bottle up the oil in an emergency. Transocean CEO

Carolinasâ&#x20AC;? theme. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the very short version of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;two stateâ&#x20AC;? story: long dependent on low-wage, labor intensive manufacturing employment, N.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first major employers were the textile, apparel, tobacco and furniture industries. While our manufacturing sector has substantially diversified since the early 1980s, most low skilled production jobs continue to be dominated by labor-intensive, lowwage activities. Since the 1980â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, many low wage and low skilled jobs were moved overseas. Jobs were lost in low skilled manufacturing; however, job gains were dramatic in educational and health services, leisure and hospitality, professional and business services industries. Our economy grew more rapidly than all but eight other states during the 1990s. (Think highly productive textile manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, computer related products, software and research.) But hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the problem: While the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transition away from low-wage manufacturing is a sign of healthy economic growth, job losses at the local level were devastating, particularly in rural areas. The skills possessed by manufacturing workers are not easily transferable to the knowledge economy. It has been suggested that the skill level of the manufacturing labor force may be â&#x20AC;&#x153;the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Achilles Heelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of future economic develop-

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Harold Cline vacuums up oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill that recently washed up in a cove in Barataria Bay on the coast of Louisiana, Saturday. Steven Newman shifted blame in the same hearing, saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;all offshore oil and gas production projects begin and end with the operator, in this case BP.â&#x20AC;? He also noted that Halliburton was responsible for encasing the well in cement, while Halliburton executive Tim Probert said his companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work was completed 20 hours before the rig went up in flames. President Obama called the finger-pointing testimony a â&#x20AC;&#x153;ridiculous spectacle.â&#x20AC;? The Justice Department has opened civil and criminal investigations into the spill. Attorney General Eric Holder has indicated that BP isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only company that could be held liable. Kenneth Green, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research think tank, said the investigations may have stifled communications between the government and companies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and between the companies themselves.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The problem is youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve chilled communications with the very people you need to solve the problem,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once the Justice Department got involved, the lawyers were basically immediately in charge of the show.â&#x20AC;? BP is trying to move forward from the disaster that sent anywhere from 94 million to 184 million gallons of oil spewing into the Gulf, announcing once the cap was finally in place that its vilified chief executive, Tony Hayward, will be leaving in October. He will be replaced by American Bob Dudley, who told reporters in Biloxi, Miss., on Friday that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;not too soon for a scalebackâ&#x20AC;? in the cleanup, and in areas where there is no oil, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you probably donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to see people in hazmat suits on the beach.â&#x20AC;? Relatively little oil remains on the surface of the Gulf, leaving less for thousands of oil skimmers to do, though Plaquemines Parish

President Billy Nungesser on Saturday offered to prove to Dudley that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still plenty of oil off the coast of Louisiana. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let me take him water-skiing out here and see if he comes up black,â&#x20AC;? Nungesser said as he took a small group of reporters on a boat tour of an inlet at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Point, about an hour south of New Orleans. Fresh globs of thick oil saturated the marshes and brownish tar balls were visible in the water. Even in areas where no oil was visible on the surface, workers were pulling up heavily stained boom that had been placed there in recent days. Hundreds of lawsuits already have been filed in the aftermath of the explosion and spill. Rig workers are suing their employers. Idled fishermen, coastal property owners and tourism-dependent businesses are suing the companies. Environmental lawyers are suing government regulators.

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there told me that permits had been applied for by a group hoping to build a Chick-Fil-A, but were still under review, a process that could take 4-6 weeks. Then she transferred me to the building permit office, and the person there told me that no such applications have been filed at all. And I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that person was stonewalling, because she said that, like everyone, she wished the company would build here. So what does this all mean? Well, My guess is that prospects are very

ment efforts by the stateâ&#x20AC;?. The rural parts of our state, especially at the coast and in the mountains, have turned to low wage tourism related services. The Coastal Plain is mainly commercial agriculture, particularly poultry and hog production. In our urban areas the story is completely different. For example, North Carolina added a total of 121,469 jobs from January, 1997 to May, 2004. Two counties, Wake and Mecklenburg, accounted for 74 percent of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total jobs growth, leaving only 31,880 jobs for all of the remaining 98 counties to share. Although more jobs have come to the rural parts of our state in the last few years, most of the good, high wage jobs have been located in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;fertile crescentâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the arc between the Triangle and Charlotte. Which North Carolina will Lee County be part of twenty years from now? Will we lag behind with our rural cousins or move into the 21st century with new skills? Will we replace low paying jobs with high tech occupations for our children and grandchildren? The Chamber is engaged in a Community Vision Initiative involving leaders from across all walks of life in Lee County. Many hours of discussion will be held over the next six months about where we want to go as a community. Be a part of that discussion. Send us your ideas. Help us set the course for the next twenty years. Help us make our part of North Carolina the No. 1 place to live and work and raise a family.

high that Sanford will be home to a free-standing Chick-Fil-A in the very near future. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely in the very preliminary planning stage now, but the company is serious about it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; possibly not at the ground-moving stage just yet though. Really, it only makes sense, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about time. I would love to have it a little closer to downtown, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll drive down to Walmart â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as that whole area is affectionately known â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for that chicken biscuit breakfast. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all I have this week, but I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enough. Those are two pretty good notes if you ask me.

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axie Dunnam, president of Asbury Theological Seminary, in his book, “This is Christianity,” tells a remarkable story about Dr. Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon. A man had been injured in a fire while attempting to save his parents from a burning house. He wasn’t able to get to them, and they perished. However, in trying to save them, his own face was burned and disfigured. Like many people do in a similar situation, he interpreted his pain as God’s punishment. He closed himself up in a room and would not let anyone see him — not even his wife. The wife went to Dr. Maltz for help. He told her not to worry because he could restore her husband’s face. The wife was not convinced her husband would let him help, for he had repeatedly refused any help — even from her. “That is why I’ve come to see you,” she said. “I want you to disfigure my face so I can be like him! If I can share in his pain, then maybe he will let me back into his life.” Dr. Maltz was shocked. He denied her request, but was so moved by the woman’s love that he went to speak with her husband. Knocking on the man’s bedroom door, he called loudly, “I’m Dr. Maxwell

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Trudy Halstead puts up food and other supplies donated by local churches at the God’s Hope House, a new recovery home for women in Greenville.

Two ministries join forces to reopen women’s shelter in Greenville By KIM GRIZZARD The Daily Reflector of Greenville

GREENVILLE — Once Lost Now Found always seemed to be a fitting name for the halfway house on Ninth Street. It was an apparent biblical reference to the prodigal son in the New Testament book of Luke who squandered his inheritance with reckless living before returning to his father. But the name took on a somewhat different meaning this spring, when the home for women recovering from substance abuse closed its doors. Last week, the home got a second chance as three women moved in to begin taking steps toward rehabilitation. Now known as God’s Hope House 118, it will provide shelter for seven women who have been addicted, homeless or in prison.

The house, which will continue a Christian-based recovery program similar to that of Once Lost Now Found, will be operated by volunteers from God’s Love and Certain Hope ministries. The two ministries — one which provides furniture and clothing to the needy, the other an outreach to west Greenville — had initially planned to collaborate on another project: a recovery home for men. Directors Trudy Halstead and Walter Strathy had begun efforts to purchase the Flynn Christian Fellowship Home, a 17-bed facility that was placed on the market last summer due to financial struggles, when the women’s home came to their attention. “When I learned in April that the woman that ran that house was going to give it up, I didn’t

Emily Rouse helps a new resident get settled in to the home by putting her clothes in a drawer in one of the bedrooms at God’s Hope House in Greenville.

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LETT’S SET AT SPELL

DOCTOR’S ORDERS

Tobacco rules – A farm family’s life

Asthma and allergies can appear all year

This column is a chapter from AlexSandra Lett’s book “Timeless Moons, Seasons of the Fields and Matters of the Heart.”

canvas. Some days country folks would “set a spell” on the front porch and view a work of art in the making as plants burst forth big foliage. Enter my generation when on

lthough the official recognition month for National Asthma and Allergy Month is observed each May due to the flood of pollen descending every spring, allergies and asthma are year-round problems. “Allergies are caused by the activity of our own immune system against environmental factors,” said Dr. Ajay Ajmani, a Sanford-based internist and allergy specialist on staff at Central Carolina Hospital. “Those factors can be antigens, chemicals, or proteins we’re exposed to on a daily basis, and the allergy is a Ajmani defense mechanism normal people have. My example of an allergy system is a defense mechanism that can be compared to an air force fighting off threats to your body from the air.” For example, a normal person’s eyes can become irritated by exposure to pollen, and the eyes will begin watering up in response, washing out the pollen. “It’s really beautiful, it’s natural,” said Ajmani. “But

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uring the Age of Grandpa and Grandma (Puzie and Verta Lett) and early in the days of farming for Daddy and Mama (Bud and Ruby) there were no fancy tractors, no grand planting machines, just a long, pointed cylinder held by hand called a hand setter. In the spring, plants were placed in the top, and as the operator opened the shoot and plunged the beak into the ground, the plant was set firmly in the sandy soil. When the ground was too wet, farmers used a wood peg, carefully making a hole, inserting a plant, and then moving a foot to push the dirt around the plant. One by one, row by row, field by field, the tobacco plants graced many acres — like green lines painted across a sandy-colored

AlexSandra Lett Lett can be reached at (919) 258-9299 or LettsSetaSpell@aol.com

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Review: Hulu Plus takes television to your pocket By PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer

NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hulu, the popular website with TV shows, now comes as a subscription-based application for iPhones and iPads. Although it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t perfect, it works well enough that it may make you wonder if the TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reign as the center of family life is coming to an end. Instead of gathering to turn our faces to the blue glow of the living-room set, maybe weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll curl up, each in our own little world, with a phone or tablet in our lap. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look as good as HDTVs, but we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to fight over remotes any more. An iPhone held 7.5 inches from my eye looks just as big as a 46-inch TV, 10 feet away. This comes just as many of us have invested in a humungous flat-panel TV, so it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sound like good news (TV manufacturers, of course, are trying to convince you that your TV isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t 3-D, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already obsolete). As a consolation, consider that Hulu and a few other online video services are now also available for Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming to game consoles as well, starting with the PlayStation 3 later this year. Huluâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website is free and gathers shows from ABC, Fox and NBC, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glee,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Office,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;House.â&#x20AC;? Generally, shows are available starting the day after they air, and for a few weeks after that. With Hulu Plus, you get: n The ability to play the shows on iPhone models 3GS and 4, iPads, iPod Touches from September or later, and some highend Samsung TVs and Blu-ray players. n Entire seasons of shows, current and past.

Hulu Plus is TV for the iPhone, iPad NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; HULU PLUS: Hulu, the website with shows from ABC, Fox and NBC, is now available as an app for iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads and Samsung Internet-connected TVs. High-definition shows look great even on big TVs, and the iPhone version works over the cellular network. HULU MINUS: It costs $9.99 per month, and there are still ads. Movie selection is scant. Watch out for data charges if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re using iPhone app on 3G. IPhone app sometimes doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recognize that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve turned the phone to a horizontal orientation. BOTTOM LINE: In terms of hours of entertainment for the dollar, an AP review finds the Netflix app for the iPad is better. But if you want to catch up on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gleeâ&#x20AC;? from the backseat of a car, Hulu Plus is cheaper and more convenient than buying the shows on iTunes. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; By The Associated Press

n Some shows in high definition, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re watching on a TV or computer screen. Hulu Plus is still in â&#x20AC;&#x153;preview,â&#x20AC;? and you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just sign up like that. You supply your e-mail address to Hulu.com, and they send you an invite, but that can take weeks. The bigger catch is that Hulu Plus costs $9.99 per month and still shows the same amount of ads as the free version. This is not going down well with people - the user reviews in Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s App Store are scathing. Yet these are, presumably, the same people who pay for cable TV channels that also show ads. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not morally outraged that Hulu Plus costs money. But a fair question is whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth it. Streaming movies from Netflix are now available for all the Hulu Plus gadgets except the iPhone and iPod Touch. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already available on more TVs and game consoles, plus standalone devices such as the Roku Player. Netflix costs a dollar less at $8.99 a month and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t carry any ads. You get DVDs by mail in the bargain. Another option is MobiTV, which has been providing live TV to cell

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MANAROLA, Italy (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On a trip through southern Italy years ago, I was embarrassed to discover that all along, I had been mispronouncing â&#x20AC;&#x153;tabacchiâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; tobacco shops that sell bus tickets and other sundry. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;ta-ba-cheeâ&#x20AC;? rather than â&#x20AC;&#x153;ta-ba-keeâ&#x20AC;? until a storekeeper impatiently corrected me. Determined not to make the same faux pas, I brushed up on Italian using two language-lesson programs ahead of my visit to Cinque Terre and Tuscany in early July. I found the Fluenz software from a relatively new company by that name better than the venerable Rosetta Stone Totale program in helping me retain Italian. The two programs had opposite approaches. Rosetta Stone Ltd.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s software believes in fully immersing the student in the language, without using any English to explain phrases. By contrast, Fluenz believes that while full immersion might work with children, adults donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t learn languages as instinctively. Fluenz believes that adults learn best when they can relate the grammar and syntax of a foreign language to the structure of the tongue they already know â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in my case, English. I like Fluenzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach much better. I like the comfort of hearing English as I go through Italian words, to help me pronounce them and understand what they mean. Fluenz helped me make the word associations I needed to learn the language faster. For instance, in learning the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;lui,â&#x20AC;? which means â&#x20AC;&#x153;he,â&#x20AC;? the smiling female instructor on the computer screen told me to think of a guy named â&#x20AC;&#x153;Louis.â&#x20AC;? The instructor also gave tips on how to pronounce Italian properly. For â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sandra,â&#x20AC;? which is pronounced â&#x20AC;&#x153;sundrah,â&#x20AC;? she told me to open up my mouth for the first syllable. These were the tips and mental bridges to the Italian language that were missing in Rosetta Stone. Rosetta Stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lessons used all Italian words and sentences, which you match to pictures - of a woman eating or children reading. This approach worked well initially, until it got to more complex sentences and phrases. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still not sure what some of them meant. The look and feel of both programs also differs. Fluenz used the video of a friendly instructor to welcome me to the program and ease me into the lessons. Rosetta Stone went straight to the lessons, which might be fine for some folks, but I felt a bit rushed. Both programs offer language exercises after each lesson to pin down what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned. There were a variety of tests: You match Italian words to the pictures or type in the words yourself, among others. You werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t graded but the programs tell you if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made an error. Rosetta Stone also offers the option of talking to a native speaker for no additional cost. There are group sessions you can join throughout the month. You pick an online meeting time thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s convenient for you.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; By Deborah Yao AP Business Writer

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The Sanford Herald / Sunday, August 1, 2010 / 3C Engagements

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Afton Harrington Sikes

Sikes — Harrington

Afton Harrington and Dr. Joshua Sikes, both of Wilmington, were married at 4 p.m. June 5 at Orton Plantation Gardens by Pastor Mike Ashcraft. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Harrington of Broadway, attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her degree in dental hygiene. The bridegroom, son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Sikes of Broadway, attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington for Bachelor of Science, and the University of Alabama at Burmingham for Doctorate of Optometry. He is employed with the Eye Care Center in Wilmington. Escorted by her father, Stan Harrington, the bride wore an ivory Watters and Watters strapless gown with a regal satin draped bodice and beaded lace molded empire and bubble skirt hem with a chapel train. She wore a waist-length blusher accented with scattered pearls, and carried a bouquet of soft pink and cream peonies bound together with ivory ribbon, lace and pearls. Maid of honor was Stephanie Harrington, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Kathryn Brann, Ellen Edwards, Jan Stone, Jennifer Straughn and Amy Wilson. Best man was Dr. Charles Sikes Jr., father of the groom. Groomsmen were Dr. Rupesh Bhakta; Dr. Andrew Graves; Dr. Stephen John; Jonathan Matthews; Dr. Van Sikes, brother of the groom; and Patrick Thorne. Flower girl was Leah Sikes, niece of the groom. Wedding musicians were Maura Kropke, violinist; Brian Davis, guitarist; Olivia Prevatt and Dr. Stephen John, soloists. Wedding directors were Grace McDonald and Donna Lee. Following a honeymoon trip to Maui, the couple reside in Wilmington.

n Events The reception was hosted by the parents of the bride at Pine Valley Country Club. The rehearsal dinner was hosted by the parents of the groom at Bluewater. A shower was hosted by Marie Hammonds and Susan Swisher. A shower was hosted by Betsy Kelly, Donna Lee, Grace McDonald and Debbie Orrell. A shower was hosted by Melissa Sproles.

Larry and Renea Phillips of Sanford announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Nicole Page of Raleigh, to Nicholas Edward Batchelor of Raleigh. He is the son of Jerry and Vera Batchelor of Sanford. The wedding is planned for 5 p.m. Sept. 25 at Shallow Well Church. The couple met at Lee County Senior High School.

Canterbury — Kain Mr. and Mrs. Ralph William Canterbury Sr. of Moon Township, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Alice Canterbury of Charlotte, to Matthew Robert Kain of Charlotte. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Charles Kain of Sanford. The wedding is planned for 5:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church in Pawleys Island, S.C. The couple met in June 2004 while working as summer interns for Milliken Corp. in Clemson, S.C.

Levi Davis Levi Paul Davis turned 3 years old May 18. His parents are Natalie McDuffie Davis and Robert Paul Davis of Sanford. Grandparents are Helen McDuffie of Broadway, Debbie and Dub Mason of Cumnock, the late Ray McDuffie and the late Alfred Davis. Great-grandmother is Kate Wilkie of Goldston.

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Vance Denning of Sanford announce the engagement of their daughter, Christine Vance Denning of Chicago, Ill., to Paul Wesley Horner of Chicago, Ill. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Lewis Horner of Rossford, Ohio. The wedding is planned for 6 p.m. Nov. 26 at Baie Longue, St. Martin, French West Indies. The couple met through mutual friends.

Engagement and wedding announcements and anniversaries are featured in Sunday’s Carolina section. The Herald has designed forms to be used for submitting this information, which will be mailed, faxed or e-mailed upon request. These forms must be delivered to The Herald office at 208 St. Clair Court by 9 a.m. Wednesday, four days before the announcement is to bu published.

Births

Ayden Campbell turned 3 years old July 26. His parents are Nicole Campbell of Broadway and Frederick Leak of Sanford. Grandparents are Katherine and Kenneth Campbell and David and Gracie Leak, all of Sanford. Great-grandmother is Mary Womack of Broadway.

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Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Randall Angel of Sanford announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebekah Leigh Angel of Sanford, to Phillip Alan Walters of Raleigh. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Alan Walters of Raleigh. The wedding is planned for 5 p.m. Oct. 2 at Jonesboro Heights Baptist Church. The couple met while training to become child passenger safety technicians during continuing education for their careers as a firefighter and nurse.

n Ryan Lynn Potter Jr., born June 23, son of Ryan and Amanda Ricketson Potter of Sanford. Grandparents are Lynn Alston, Tommy Ricketson and Carol and Gary Potter, all of Sanford. (CCH) n David William Lowe, born July 3, son of Bonnie Kay Lee Lowe and Jason William Lowe of Sanford. Grandparents are Martin and Nina Green and Harvey Lowe, all of Sanford. (CCH) n Kathryn Nicole Best, born July 5, daughter of Crystal and Sedrick Best of Sanford. Grandparents are Leonard and Deborah Evans, Reginald Best and Cynthia McEachin, all of Sanford. (CCH) n Jacob Evan Lee, born July 6, son of Brandi and Winford Lee Jr. of Cameron. Grandparents are Betty and Lee Ray Gray of Broadway and Joann and Winford Lee Sr. of Spring Lake. (CCH) n Michael Gerran Cavanagh III, born July 6, son of Sara James and Michael Cavanagh II, both of Sanford. Grandparents

DiDonato of Newbury, N.Y., and Deborah Eggers of Williamsport, Pa. (CCH) n Tristan Lewis Smith, are Susan James of Goldsboro, Michael and Melanie born July 8, son of StephaCavanagh of Asheville and nie Danielle Smith of Sanford. Grandparents Tracey Smith of Sanford. are Fred and Tina Smith of (CCH) n Aubrey Grace Gunter, Sanford. (CCH) n A’myaiah Savanah born July 6, daughter of Brown, born July 8, daughCynthia Jeannette and John Anthony Gunter II of ter of Tisha Leshelle Brown Sanford. Grandparents are of Sanford. Grandparents Regina and James Edwards are Paulette Davis, Jerry Davis and Otis Lee Steadand Diane and Johnny man, all of Sanford. (CCH) Gunter, all of Sanford. n Oryan Brewer Scott, (CCH) born July 9, son of Stephan Gabriel Cruz Ortiz, nie Morgan Woody and born July 6, son of Blanca Ortiz and Israel Cruz, both Travis James Brewer Scott, both of Sanford. Grandof Sanford. (CCH) parents are Tina Vogel n Hayden Brailynn and Rodney Woody, both Conklin, born July 6, of Sanford, and Billy and daughter of Tanya Legg of Kaye Scott of Siler City. Cameron. Grandparents (CCH) are the late Vanessa and n Brayden Tyreke John M. Legg Sr. (CCH) McDougald, born July 9, n Casual DeNetria son of Cara Turney and Williams, born July 8, Leon McDougald Jr., both daughter of Shakeia of Sanford. Grandparents Washington and Demeare Cathey Hicks, Bobby trius Williams, both of Taylor, Clarence Turney, Sanford. (CCH) Susan Turney, Leon Mcn Alyssa Love DiDoDougald Sr. and Lorraine nato, born July 8, daughMcDougald, all of Sanford. ter of Donna Jean and Michael Ryan DiDonato of (CCH) n Peyton Elishia Capps, Sanford. Grandparents are born July 10, son of Amy William Gunter and Betty Douglas and Jimmy Ward of Sanford, Michael

Capps, both of Sanford. Grandparents are Sonya Douglas, Brian Douglas, Susie Horne and Jimmy Capps, all of Sanford. (CCH) n Fahrenn Grace West, born July 14, daughter of Tracey B. and Eugene Carl West Jr. of Moncure. Grandparents are Harold Billings, Kathleen Billings and Jerrie Palmer. (CCH) n Maxon Lee Maples, born July 14, son of Christopher David and Cayce Cummings Maples of Sanford. Grandparents are Lin and Bonnie Cummings of Lillington and Eugene and Mary Maples of Hillsborough. (CCH) n Emma Nikole DeLaRosa, born July 14, daughter of Chelle and Patricio DeLaRosa of Cameron. Grandparents are Karen G. Holt, Mary E. DeLaRosa and Albert DeLaRosa, all of San Antonio, Texas, and Mark S. Voyce of Houston, Texas. (CCH) n Camden Lane Moore, born July 15, son of Brandy Bunnell and Robin Moore Jr., both of Sanford. Grandparents are Patty Bunnell, Johnny Bunnell and Darlene Bunnell, all of Sanford. (CCH)

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Maltz. I am a plastic surgeon, and I want you to know that I can restore your face.â&#x20AC;? There was no response. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please come out,â&#x20AC;? he said. Again there was no answer. Still speaking through the closed door, he told the man about his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She wants me to disfigure her face, to make her face like yours in the hope that you will

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enticing spring days we â&#x20AC;&#x153;youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;unsâ&#x20AC;? were doomed to come home from school and set out tobacco plants. During the new moon period in April my sister Carolyn and I sat side by side on a modern machine attached to the brand spanking new tractor that Daddy drove through freshly-plowed fields. We took turns carefully placing young plants into a device that stuck them firmly into the ground. As they became tall stalks in the summer we crawled through rows with scratched knees breaking off the suckers that robbed the plants of nutrients. We were relieved when farmers talked about a miraculous new product called MH-30 that stunted the growth of suckers. In summer, afterschool chores became full-time burdens. We chopped out the weeds and dusted poison on bugs. As we picked off tobacco worms and playfully threw them at each other my brother Jimmy showed off by biting off their heads and pretending to eat them. Gag-amaggot! When the tobacco was in prime condition, usually about the time of the Full Moon in July, the men and big boys were in charge of priming the ripened leaves from the stalks. Meanwhile, women, children, and old folks gathered tobacco from sleds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; first pulled by mules but later transported by tractors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and looped it onto sticks for hanging on tiers in barns. When the tobacco barn was full we gratefully headed for our kitchen, fondly called Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant, where Mama quickly fixed hamburgers, hot dogs, and French fries. We girls set the table and later cleaned up the kitchen. Much to our relief Mama and Daddy allowed us youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;uns to fall into fat slumber dur-

let her back into your life. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how much she loves you.â&#x20AC;? There was a brief moment of silence, and then, ever so slowly, the door knob began to turn. Like a morning glory opening to the rays of the morning sun his heart was melted and opened wide in the presence of his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sacrificial love. The way this woman felt about her husband is the way God feels about you. In fact, if you were the only human being who had ever lived, God loves you so much that He would have still sent

His Son into the world to save you. And He feels the same way about every human being, regardless of how undeserving he or she may be. The apostle Paul explained to the church at Rome just how complete and unlimited Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love is when he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for usâ&#x20AC;? (Romans 5:8 NASV). Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love cannot be earned or purchased; it is freely given. It is given not because we deserve it, but because we need

it. It is hard to fathom love that great, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it? Our love for others is sometimes given with limitations and stipulations attached. We say things like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will love you if â&#x20AC;Ś.â&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will love you untilâ&#x20AC;Ś.â&#x20AC;? The woman in the above story loved her husband so much she was willing to become like him. God loves us so much that He sent His only Son to die in our place. In other words, He became like us so that we, by faith, can become like Him.

ing the heat of the day and perhaps catch the latest episode of â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the World Turnsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Guiding Light.â&#x20AC;? As the earth cooled we left the comforts of couch and fan and gathered garden pickinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or went back to the barn where we put in tobacco last week â&#x20AC;&#x201D; better 5 p.m. than 5 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and took out stick after stick of cured leaves. Daddy had already made sure the tobacco was â&#x20AC;&#x153;in order,â&#x20AC;? having opened the barn doors ahead of time so the dried leaves could soak in just enough moisture from dew to make them damp enough for transporting. We put the sticks of tobacco in the bed of a pick-up truck and moved them to the pack house. Later the best leaves were graded and tied and placed on wooden pallets for onlookers to â&#x20AC;&#x153;oohâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;ahâ&#x20AC;? and for buyers to take away to their manufacturing facilities. As a youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;un I worked my fingers to the bone on our farm and also helped put in tobacco at nearby neighborsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; barns. The only thing I liked about

working in tobacco was earning money to use for buying back-to-school clothes. In the 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s we â&#x20AC;&#x153;handersâ&#x20AC;? were paid about 40 cents an hour so our pocketbooks were bulging with dollar bills and change. Some afternoons we headed to Sanford where Carolyn and I would go along with our neighbors, the Howards, to joyfully shop up a storm, long before the understood the word retail therapy. The year-long focus on sowing and reaping â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whether it was tobacco, cotton, corn, or potatoes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was a farm familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. However, it was not right for a young girl who sought excitement in books and â&#x20AC;&#x153;citifiedâ&#x20AC;? activities like publishing stories in newspapers and

magazines. Through the years as I experimented with different careers I eventually realized that happiness is about finding passion in our work, whether raising crops or writing a book.

medications are also used in some cases when allergies have â&#x20AC;&#x153;gone beyond itching and swelling,â&#x20AC;? Ajmani said. Asthma is linked with allergies, although the two are certainly separate issues. The most common chronic lung disease, asthma is characterized by symptoms such as wheezing, a harsh cough and shortness of breath. Asthma can be episodic, waxing and waning, and it can occur in anybody â&#x20AC;&#x201D; children and adults. The key thing to remember is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chronic. You can have these symptoms, but asthma has to be diagnosed through pulmonary function tests. And because of asthmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chronic nature, doctors hesitate to use the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;cureâ&#x20AC;? when talking about the disease. Symptoms can improve, and you may only need medication now and then. Treating an adult asthmatic can be more difficult than treating the disease in a child. Children can be perfectly healthy, then when they reach their 20s, 30s, or 40s, they can suddenly develop asthma. Doctors say it can be hard to treat in that age group because the inflammation in adults is a different kind, and the standard therapies may not work as well. With each passing year, more research is being done on asthma which enables physicians to help manage and treat the disease more efficiently.

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it should stop. If for some reason we are continually challenged, then our immune system becomes irritable, and we get itchiness, redness or pain.â&#x20AC;? Food allergies follow the same principle, Ajmani said, explaining that food is a foreign entity entering the body and is sometimes treated as such. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody knows exactly whyâ&#x20AC;? food allergies happen, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the thought is that certain chemicals, substances or proteins, if not broken down properly by the body, can cause allergic reactions.â&#x20AC;? Diagnosing allergies can be simple or complicated, ranging from skin-prick tests to complex blood work. Similarly, treatment options cover an array of methods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For treatment, you start with avoidance. Once you know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re allergic to, you can avoid or minimize your exposure to it,â&#x20AC;? said Ajmani. Beyond that, several over-the-counter medications are available which treat symptoms like itching and swelling, while home remedies like neti pots are designed to get at whatever irritant is causing an allergy. In more severe cases, doctors can give allergy shots, which are extracts of allergens diluted in large amounts of water. Steroid

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Upcoming Events and Meetings Alcoholics Anonymous

Breast Cancer Support Group

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who have a desire to quit drinking alcohol. Meetings are held at two locations. The 6 p.m. Sunday meeting is open to guests and family members. Meetings are held at 319 N. Moore St., Sunday at 4:30 p.m. for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting and 6 p.m. for speaker meeting; Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon, 6 and 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at noon and 6 p.m. Meetings are held at Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 407 W. Main St., at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. For more information, call (919) 776-5522.

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.

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) 7752544.

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.

SEANC Friendship Masonic Lodge 763 A.F. & A.M.

The Friendship Masonic Lodge 763 A.F. & A.M. conducts its stated communication at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the meeting hall, located at 102 Main St. in Broadway. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m.

Central Carolina Jaycees

The Central Carolina Jaycees meet at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday of each month at the Jaycee Hut on Tryon Street. Membership is open to anyone between the age of 21 to 40.

District 22 invites all state employees to join the SEANC meetings the second Monday of each month in the Spring Lake Library. For more information contact Michele Shaw, chairman, at www.micheleshaw22@gmail. com.

HIV/AIDS Support An HIV/AIDS Support Group meets from noon to 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at different locations in Chatham County. Lunch is provided. The group offers emotional support, education on medications, financial assistance and a caring environment. Any Chatham County resident with HIV/AIDS is invited to attend. Confidentiality is a must. For more information,

contact Crystal Campbell at (919) 542-8271.

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) 8507863.

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

of each month in Room 802 of the College Fitness Center at Central Carolina Community College. Membership is open to the public. The club provides a relaxed atmosphere to help improve public speaking skills while developing leadership skills. For more information, call Cynthia Wilt at (919) 499-6009 or Vivian Rosser at (919) 7187236 or visit the website at www.centralcarolina. freetoasthost.biz.

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

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 Marine Corps League Detachment 1223 meets at Foster Parent with N.C. Mentor will be held from 12 7 p.m. the first Monday of to 1 p.m. every Wednesday each month at VFW Stanley McLeod Post 5631 on Webb at the Simpson Executive Center, 503 Carthage St., Street in Sanford. Any Marine who has served Suite 302. For more information, call honorably is invited to join (919) 790-8580 ext. 7151. the Marine Corps League.

American Legion Post 382 American Legion Post 382 and Auxiliary meet at 7 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month. Bingo begins at 6:30 p.m. every Friday. Post 382 is located at 305 Legion Drive in Sanford.

DAV Chapter 5 Disabled American Veterans Michael J. Thomas Chapter 5 meet at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at 146 S. Main St. in Broadway.

Central Carolina Toastmasters The Central Carolina Toastmasters club meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday

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.

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

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Hearts and Hands ECA Quilt Guild The Hearts and Hands ECA Quilt Guild will be offering another basic quilting course at the McSwain Extension. This course will consist of two sessions on Sept. 11 and Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants will make a 48 x 54 quilt from start to finish and will learn rotary cutting, piecing, applying borders, marking, simple machine quilting and binding. Participants will be able to choose from top of the line fabric packets appealing to all age groups. Sewing machine and basic machine sewing skills are required. The cost is $63 and includes instruction and all fabric and batting. The class will be taught by Barbara Massengill. To sign up for the class call Kay Morton at the Center at (919) 775-5624. The regular guild meeting will be held at 12 noon Aug. 7 at the McSwain Center. Sew day will also be that day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Center.

Brick Capital Quiltersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Guild The Brick Capital Quiltersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Guild will have sew-time from 3 to 6 p.m. at the monthly meeting Aug. 5 at the Enrichment Center. An end of year dinner will be observed at this meeting. Teresa Patterson has a sheet with items members signed up to bring. The 2010-11 year will begin with the September meeting and new officers will begin a one-year term of office. Three dimensional bow tie blocks are due at the August meeting. Members should also bring their completed blocks of the month in order to receive the next two blocks. Please bring any items which you have completed and want to share during show and tell. Guests are welcome.

Sanford Chapter of Business and Professional Women The Sanford Chapter of Business and Professional Women will meet Aug. 5 at 5:30 p.m. to order and eat and the meeting will be from 6 to 7 p.m. at Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza. Guests are welcome. Club news deadline is 3 p.m. Tuesday. E-mail information to edwardsk@sanfordherald.com.

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

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6C / Sunday, August 1, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Past Clubs News Exchange Club of Sanford

In conjunction with the Exchange Club of Sanford’s Annual Parent Child Golf tournament, a special meeting was held on July 17 at the Exchange Club Building on Golf Course Lane. Between the morning and afternoon rounds the golfer’s luncheon was also held at the Club Building. Exchangites coordinating the luncheon event were Elwell Turner, John McLendon, Terry Nixon, Steve Stewart, Henry Stewart and Malcolm McCracken. Tournament workers included President Mickey Parish, Hobert Wicker, Nick Porter, Harold Harrington and Donell Lee. The club recognized Libby Parish and Hayes Freeland for their special effort in helping the event run smoothly. Prior to the tournament, the annual weeklong Sanford Youth Golf Camp was held at the Exchange Club’s building in conjunction with the Sanford Golf Course. Nick Porter reported that Junior Golf Memberships sponsored jointly by the Exchange Club and the Golf Course were awarded to J.R. Taylor and Madison Britt at the conclusion of the camp on July 16. President Parish also noted that groundwork by Steve Stewart, Hobert Wicker and Brian Crissman was a big factor in the success of the event. The club thanked Golf Professionals David Von Canon and Brandon Honeycutt and staff for their support. Proceeds from the annual event help fund Exchange Club projects such as the purchase and maintenance of wheel chairs for Lee County residents in need and for local community college scholarships.

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 July 21. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Karen Hall and the invocation was given by Jackson. The project fund tickets were sold by Cleo Blue and John Payne. Happy dollars came from Payne and Sally Porter. President Jackson began the meeting by extending birthday wishes to Ron Minter. He then recognized Linda Battle for the member spotlight. Jackson reminded the membership of the club’s raffle drawing on Aug. 10 and encouraged everyone to sell their tickets. Looking ahead to football season, he said that the joint Kiwanis Pancake Supper will be Sept. 3 at Southern Lee High prior to the game that night between Southern Lee and Lee Senior. Battle introduced Dan McIver the founder of Life Force “The Living Vision,” Inc. and the speaker for the day. Believing that every child is born with a gift, McIver explained that the mission of LFLV helping children survive and succeed. By rewarding positive behavior Life Force is instilling in youth that if you want something you must work for it. Providing a vision for the future and the tools to get there, this program is producing productive citizens. Through the efforts of many committed people, McIver is seeing the results of this Living Vision he was called to do years ago. For more information he encouraged

going to www.lflv.org or contact him at lflv1988@ gmail.com or 913/6835441.

Sanford Lions Club The Sanford Lions Club will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its founding this Thursday, Aug. 5, at the Lions Fairgrounds. Guest speaker will be Lions International President Sid L. Scruggs III of Vass, who assumed the club’s worldwide top post a month ago in Sydney, Australia, at the Lions International Convention. Local President Dr. Marvin Joyner said this hallmark event will showcase the outstanding contributions and service made to Sanford and Lee County by Sanford Lions since 1935 when the club was sponsored by the Raleigh Lions Club. The Sanford club has gone on to sponsor eight new Lions Clubs and has produced 12 district governors from among its ranks. Six of those past district governors have worked for months as a committee planning the Aug. 5 celebration, led by Chairman Avron Upchurch. Others are Russel Mann, Milton Somers, Tony Williams, Roy Jernigan and David Martin. Club members and their spouses and guests will enjoy a dinner prepared by Sanford’s Chef Greg Hamm amid special decorations. Banquet expenses are covered by private member contributions and not charitable funds raised by the club. At the club’s weekly meeting Thursday, July 22, former Lee School Board Chairman Bill Tatum was the guest speaker, introduced by program chairman Charles LaRue. Tatum stressed that Lee County’s school system and its more than 9,600 students are in good shape and rank well when compared to area counties, even Wake County where some business leaders think students get a superior education. In fact, student testing data in recent years shows Lee Schools outpacing those in Wake and other surrounding counties. Tatum pointed out the great diversity in Lee County public school students where now whites make up 45 percent of the student population. Hispanic is second with 26.4 percent while blacks make up 22.6 percent followed by American Indian and multiracial with 5.1 percent. Asians make up less than one percent of students. There are 24 native languages spoken by students in Lee County schools, he added. Tatum, whose current term runs to 2012 on the school board, said he is confident in telling everyone with whom he talks that Lee County Schools provide a top quality education and operate as efficiently as any in North Carolina with the resources made available. He praised the work of all local educators from the central office staff to teachers in the classroom, saying they work very hard often under very difficult circumstances. Lions President Joyner thanked Tatum for his remarks and also praised the work of everyone in education.

San-Lee Sunrise Rotary Club President Marcy Santini opened the meeting with the Quote of the Week: “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius, and a lot of cour-

Just prior to the Exchange Club of Sanford’s Annual Parent/Child Golf Tournament on July 17 and at the conclusion of the annual week-long Youth Golf Clinic at Sanford Golf Course on July 16 Golf Pro Brandon Honeycutt (left) presented Junior Golf Memberships to the Sanford Golf Course to camp participants J.R. Taylor and Madison Britt. These junior memberships are sponsored each year by the Exchange Club of Sanford and the Sanford Golf Course.

Lee County Board of Education member Bill Tatum (center) was guest speaker Thursday, July 22, at the weekly Sanford Lions Club meeting. He is shown with President Dr. Marvin Joyner (left) and program chairman Charles LaRue (right). Tatum cited statistics that show Lee County’s favorable ranking among other counties in central North Carolina, including Wake County.

San-Lee Sunrise Rotary Past President Neal Jensen (left) presented Phil Richmond, Director of Oak Ranch, a check to help with the continued program of youth development at the Ranch.

Speaking to the Kiwanis Club of Lee County on July 21 is Dan McIver (right), the founder of Life Force “The Living Vision” Inc. Pictured with McIver is Kiwanis Club of Lee President Matt Jackson.

Sanford Women’s League President Krystle Walton (right) presents a check in the amount of $400 to the Assistant Director of HAVEN Tina McNeill (left). HAVEN (Helping Abuse and Violence End Now) in Lee County is a non-profit agency created in 1984 to provide safety and support for those victimized by domestic and sexual violence in or outside their homes and to educate the community about the issues of family violence and sexual assault. The crisis line number is (919) 774-8923.

San-Lee Sunrise Rotarian and Area 10 Assistant District Governor Leslie Cox (right) introduced Rotary District 7690 District Governor Wes Patterson (center left) for a program describing how Wes will move on his motto of “Have fun and get a lot done,” and help Rotary International President Ray Klinginsmith carry out his motto of “Bigger, Better and Bolder.” Also pictured are Linda Patterson (center right) and San-Lee Sunrise Rotary President Marcy Santini (left).

age, to move in the opposite direction.” - Albert Einstein. Mike Thomas led the Rotary invocation, and Neal Jensen led the Pledge of Allegiance. Special Rotary guests were Rotary District 7690 District Governor Wes Patterson and his wife Linda. Rotary guests John Pawloski and Phil Richmond were recognized. In Good News‚ Andy Manhardt announced an unnumerated birthday on July 27th, and Leslie Cox announced with the help of a birthday balloon that the day of District Governor’s visit, July 26th, was also Wes Patterson’s birthday. Hayden Lutterloh reported he recently spent three nights patrolling and protecting sea turtle hatchlings on the coast of N.C. There are 46 nests reported on the south coast of N.C., including one loggerhead turtle and one leatherback turtle. Ashley Hinman announced good news/bad news in that he is having back surgery that will improve his walking and lifting ability. Martin Davis discovered the exchange rate of visiting time between the U.S. dollar and Denmark’s Krone is about nine to one. The Davis’s had a visitor from Denmark for 90 days and one of their children spent only 10 days with the Danes. In Club News‚ San-Lee Sunrise received a thank you note from Anthony Turner for his scholarship, and an invitation from the Rotary Club of Jefferson

spective member Kevin Umstead, a guest of President Spivey; and Micah Tyler, Michele Bullard’s dance partner for the upcoming Dancing with the Lee County Stars, which takes place at 6 p.m. on Aug. 13 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Ralph Upton informed the club that the annual CCCC Foundation Golf Tournament is Sept. 22 at Quail Ridge Golf Club. For the first time, the tournament has scored a major sponsor in The Pantry Inc. to the tune of $10,000. Larry Aiken informed the club on the progress of his Character Counts program. He recently visited the Southern Guilford New Generations Rotary Club in Greensboro. President Spivey reminded the club that the District Governor will soon visit. He also commented to the club on the sad, recent passing of Sanford Rotarian Bill Lawrence. Both Rotary and Lee County will sorely miss Bill. Mikeal Basinger stood in for Howard Bokhoven to give the stock report. Afterwards Cliff Peake continued contributing to his ad hoc retirement portfolio by winning the weekly raffle. President Spivey then introduced this week’s program speaker, who was none other than former President Kate Rumely. Rumely began with that time-honored speaker trick of breaking the ice with a light-

to attend the 40th Annual Ashe County Blue Grass and Old Time Fiddlers Convention. Past President Neal Jensen presented Phil Richmond, Director of Oak Ranch, a check to help with the continued program of youth development at the Ranch. Rotary Assistant District Governor Leslie Cox introduced Wes Patterson, Rotary District 7690 District Governor, for a program describing how Wes will move on his motto of “Have fun and get a lot done” and help Rotary International President Ray Klinginsmith carry out his motto “Bigger, Better and Bolder.” Wes Patterson was an Assistant District Governor 2002-2005 and past president of the Thomasville Rotary Club, President of the Chair City Shrine Club, Shriner of the Year 1993 and Thomasville Citizen of the Year 1994. District Governor Patterson presented a program describing new programs and structures at Rotary International and how District 7690 will merge and capitalize on these programs. President Santini led the Four Way Test.

Jonesboro Rotary Club President David Spivey caled the July 22 meeting of the Jonesboro Rotary Club to order. Ralph Upton gave the invocation. Sgt.-at-Arms Jay Childress introduced visitors pro-

hearted knee-slapper, then passed around her business cards while telling us the history of Brick Capital Community Development Corporation since she arrived. Rumely detailed all the good work Brick Capital has done. Peake led the FourWay Rotary test and the Pledge of Allegiance, after which President Spivey adjourned the meeting.

Sanford Rotary Club President Tony Lett opened the July 27 meeting and called on former President James Mitchell to lead the Rotary Prayer. Alan Dossenbach directed the group singing of “America the Beautiful” and announced that Sam Sillaman and Bud Taylor were credited with makeups for attending the July 20 Board Meeting. Phil Richmond won the 50/50 raffle and donated his share to the club. Visitor Bo Hedrick, a former member of the Sanford Rotary Club, provided an update on the condition of member Dr. Paul Howard, who was in an automobile accident. President Lett urged members sign up for committee service on the sheets again being passed around. In the slot allotted for “bragging,” Chad Steadman announced that, after three daughters, he and his wife Rebecca now have a son (9 lbs. and 9

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oz.). Phil Richmond commended Superintendent Jeff Moss (a member) and the rise in scores of students in the Lee County Schools. President Lett thanked the membership for attending the July 22 funeral of member Bill Lawrence and expressed appreciation to his family for having the Sanford Rotary, for whom Bill had done so much, sit in a special section and lead the recessional from the sanctuary at the end of the ceremony. At the July 20 meeting, Tom Dossenbach brought a vase of white hydrangeas, prepared by his wife Mary, and placed them on the table in front of Bill’s seat. In the vein of the tribute to a fallen hero, boots backward in the stirrups of a riderless horse, Tom stood Bill’s empty chair on its front legs, its back leaning against the table. Those members looking on could not but ask themselves, “Will anyone be capable of filling that chair?” No matter the infirmity, William Walter (Just Plain “Bill”) Lawrence always moved on and with extraordinary

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humor, grace and fellow feeling. In the July 27 meeting, Bud Taylor shared an anecdote that made the members pass from sadness to laughter remembering Bill’s enthusiasm and zest for life. When snow fell in Western North Carolina, Bill immediately wanted to hop in his Cadillac, with all the friends he could muster, and head to his house at Sugar Mountain. Bud went with him and was able to capture and convey for his audience Bill’s crustily pleasant voice and steering-wheel maneuvers heading down a slick mountain road for dinner. “Pal,” as he was called by the children in his neighborhood, was a pal to all, Rotarians included. As President Lett introduced the program, an extension of an earlier one that distributed seven grants, he also recalled that Bill Lawrence proposed, in 1990, The Sanford Rotary Club Charitable Foundation, Inc., which was making the final six awards of $1,000 each to non-profits in Lee County. The annual Gala is its major fundraising event. From 1998-2000, the Foundation raised over $197,000, $120,000 of which went to Lee County schools over a period of two years. Representa-

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tives of the recipients expressed their deep appreciation and gave brief updates on the progress of their organizations. Bo Hedrick, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Lee County, commended the community at large for returning to the level of giving of some 14 years ago. Although his group has had to increase fees and has forty fewer this summer, it has a smaller staff. It will use the donation for general operations (e.g., lights). The O.T. Sloan facility generally serves 230240 per day; the smaller Church Street facility, 80. The Armory facility will not be re-opened, and the great need for the future is a Teen Center. Executive Director Gary Wicker reported that the Sanford Area Habitat for Humanity has recently partnered with the schools and CCCC on a new home and will start another in a few months. Some of the $1,000 will be used to replace a stolen projector. A fundraising dance is being held at the

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participating in the summer day camp it sponsors with Bullock Elementary. She invited the group to visit its new facility, which opened last November. Tina McNeill, Associate Director of Haven of Lee County, pointed out that it has operated 25 years and receives over 3,000 calls annually on its Crisis Line. The shelter is full, and a capital campaign is in progress for a new facility at the corner of Bracken and Horner that will house its office and shelter in one space. President Lett thanked all of the representatives for the work of their organizations, invited them to join the Sanford Rotary, and reminded all present of the opportunity for individual giving to carry on the work of The Sanford Rotary Club Charitable Foundation. Joy Gilmour led the Pledge of Allegiance; David Nestor, the Four-Way Test. The August 3 program is Tom Dossenbach, “The Dollars and Sense of Going Green.”

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SANFORD CENTRAL CLASS OF 1970 Sanford Central High School Class of 1970 will hold a reunion from 7 p.m. to midnight Sept. 18 at Chef Paul's restaurant. For more information, call LaVerne at 774-8827.

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

Horner Blvd., Sanford, N.C. 27330.

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

Family MCDUFFIE/McDONALD The McDuffie and McDonald family reunion

will be held at 1 p.m. Aug. 1 at White Hill Presbyterian Church, Hwy. 15-501, Sanford. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. Beverages, plates, etc. will be furnished.

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

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want that to happen,â&#x20AC;? said Emily Rouse, a long-term volunteer for Once Lost Now Found. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I went to Walter and to Trudy and said, This is whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening. What can we do?â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; By May they had taken steps to take over the lease on the Ninth Street property. Then, without hosting a fundraiser, naming a board of directors or even crafting a formal mission statement, the ministries began recruiting volunteers for the hasty renovation needed to get the house ready for its new residents on July 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we waited to get the

money to open this house, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen to these girls that are struggling right now?â&#x20AC;? Halstead asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where are they going to be? I just have to walk by faith and pray for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s provision because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all coming from anyway.â&#x20AC;? She asked God for someone to help spruce up the place to make it warm and inviting to its new residents. Greenville interior designer Jennifer Elmore was an answer to that prayer. Elmore had kept Halsteadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s card in her desk drawer since donating some items to Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Love ministry at Christmas. Two months ago, Elmore had a mysterious yet overwhelming urge to call Halsteadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s number. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I called her and I said, Trudy, do you need for me to help you with anything? For some reason, Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just telling me to call you,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Elmore said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She started crying. She said, We have been praying; we just got this house.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Elmore and her husband provided the paint and they helped about 30 volunteers add color to the five-bedroom house. Hues of pink and purple, orange and blue, along with lace curtains and cozy quilts welcomed the first residents who moved in last week. Among them is Kristy, who recently completed a stay at the Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center. It was the second time Kristy had completed the inpatient program. This time, she hopes the changes will be permanent. At 23, Kristy has two DWIs. If she violates probation, she will spend a year in prison. Her father is incarcerated and has been diagnosed with cancer. Her grandmother, who raised Kristy, has recently gone to an assisted living facility. Kristyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother has heart problems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been through a lot of stuff,â&#x20AC;? Kristy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been one thing after another.â&#x20AC;? Just weeks before moving into Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hope House, Kristy was involved in a car crash while riding

with her mother. She feels blessed to have survived. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am a very religious person,â&#x20AC;? Kristy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just made bad decisions. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just finally decided that I have a purpose. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here for a reason.â&#x20AC;? Rena, 49, has come to Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hope to complete the recovery she began more than a year ago. A former drug addict, Rena has not had a relapse since April of last year, but she knows she is not ready to be on her own. When her house mate began bringing alcohol into their home, Rena knew it could be a threat to her recovery. She gathered her things and left. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to move back home,â&#x20AC;? she said Thursday as she unpacked her clothes in her room at Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hope. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to get back to the point where I can go out without worrying about wanting drugs.â&#x20AC;? Rena has been at that point before. She was clean for five years until her boyfriend passed away. Now she is ready to try again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a failure until I quit trying,â&#x20AC;? she said. Experts say it may take many treatment experiences for an addict to obtain lifelong abstinence. The Scripps Research Institute estimates that 80 percent of addicts who get off drugs in detoxification go back to drugs within a year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twenty-eight days is not enough,â&#x20AC;? Halstead said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They (detoxification programs) get them started. What happens when these kind of houses are not in place is when they walk out the door (of the detoxification center) they go back to their same environment because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anywhere else to go. ... Without Jesus, recovery is impossible.â&#x20AC;? Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hope will employ a 12-step recovery program that focuses on Bible study and Christian counseling. Volunteers from a half dozen churches have signed on to alternate with Halstead to spend nights at the house and to drive its residents to classes or job interviews, to doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appointments or the grocery store.

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Landis in the hunt in Catskills race

WINDHAM, N.Y. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Floyd Landis joked around at the start with other riders at the Tour of the Catskills, then showed he still has a kick. Landis completed the first stage of the three-day event in the lead pack of 35 riders, finishing in 3 hours, 19.23 seconds on a sunsplashed Saturday. That left him tied for sixth, 34 seconds behind leader Aurelien Passeron of France. Landis began the 80-mile ride 24 seconds behind Passeron, who won Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prologue and retained the yellow jersey to gain another 10 seconds. Passeron led Cameron

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even in team stretch line and team takeoff and all that, you look to your left and right and definitely some familiar faces are gone,â&#x20AC;? said Gross, the starting left tackle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more energy.â&#x20AC;? And numerous questions for a team that went 8-8 a year ago. Matt Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eight career starts are eight more than the other three quarterbacks on the roster combined. Untested fullback Tony Fiammetta must replace the veteran Hoover. A

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news: testicular cancer. The pain, somehow, in the moment he heard the words, went away. In its place, numbness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were both shocked,â&#x20AC;? Midford says of he and his wife. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the reaction was, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;OK, do whatever you need to do.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? In surgery, Midford had a tumor removed. A CT scan indicated the cancer had not spread through his body, but chemotherapy would still be needed. More tests have been scheduled to determine just how much chemo Midford will endure. Thing is, looking at him, and talking to him,

Cogburn of Cambridge, Mass., by 26 seconds. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final stage, dubbed the Mountaintop Classic, is another 80-mile segment that includes a climb up Platte Clove in what is known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchenâ&#x20AC;? leg. It begins and ends in Hunter. Riding unattached but wearing the jersey of the Farm Team, a developmental team in northeastern New York, Landis stopped briefly to chat with teammates after finishing and then rode away without taking questions from reporters. Landis was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title for testing

rookie could start in Muhammadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old spot at receiver. The defensive line will have three new starters, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shuffling at linebacker and safety. With only five players 30 or older on the roster, guys like King, a 27-year-old tight end, suddenly are being looked up to. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just come down to Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the last guy left on the island, one of those situations,â&#x20AC;? King said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You try to come out every day and lead by example. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one thing that a lot of those guys taught me, whether it be Jake or Kris Mangum or all the guys

youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never know it. â&#x20AC;˘ A week after having a non-seminomatous germ cell tumor removed and being diagnosed with Stage 2 cancer, Mark Midford went back to work. Longtime friend Tony Lewis, who had visited Midford in the hospital, had to see this with his own eyes. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a chance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He still had his staples in from surgery,â&#x20AC;? Lewis says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that. But I came in the clubhouse looking for Mark, and the guys told me he was out playing golf. I was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Is he crazy?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the way he is.â&#x20AC;? It was the way it had to be. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to

positive for high levels of testosterone. He denied that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d doped until this spring, when he admitted to using drugs to gain a competitive edge. He also has made doping claims against seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong. Landisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; allegations have sparked a federal investigation into cheating in pro cycling, and prosecutors have subpoenaed documents from a 2004 case in which a company tried to prove Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong has denied using such drugs and has never tested positive.

that when I got here that were on their way out.â&#x20AC;? Gross, 30, an offensive captain with Delhomme last year, will help guide the offense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel that leadership role a little bit,â&#x20AC;? Gross said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m definitely one of the more familiar faces for everybody around here.â&#x20AC;? Others, such as 27-year-old running back DeAngelo Williams may have to contribute, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not really much of a talker. I am a joker, though,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I kind of try to lead by example by just working my butt off.â&#x20AC;?

explain that,â&#x20AC;? Midford says of his need to get back to work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just felt like I needed to keep on going like nothing had happened, even though something major did happen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I played golf, and everybody thought I was crazy. I figured, if Lance Armstrong could get back on the bike after two weeks, I could be back playing golf in two days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want too much time to sit around and think about it.â&#x20AC;? But Midford does have to think about it. Often. Because as soon as a friend sees him, Midford knows the question is coming. How are you doing? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get that a lot, like about 20 times per day,â&#x20AC;? Midford says, laughing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just try to tell them that everything is OK, that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m feeling good. I get pretty

Floyd Landis rides a 2.3mile time trial section during the Tour of the Catskills cycling race in Tannersville, N.Y., Friday. AP photo

On defense, Peppers was a captain last year despite his quiet nature. While two-time Pro Bowl pick Jon Beason commands respect, the quiet Gamble knows he must become more vocal toward the rookies in the secondary after Harris was traded to Chicago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harris is like the leader back there. He was always talking and things like that,â&#x20AC;? Gamble said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my time this year to step up and be a leader.â&#x20AC;? Of course, leadership is just part of the challenge for a team where the oldest position play-

er is 31-year-old Steve Smith. The Panthers must get a roster full of inexperienced players to plug four starting spots on offense and six on defense, after Thomas Davis suffered what may be a season-ending knee injury in June. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think our odds in Vegas are probably very good to win the Super Bowl. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine with me,â&#x20AC;? Gross said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a lot of eyes on us nationally and I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good with the young team we have. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a lot of extra attention. I think we can use that to our advantage.â&#x20AC;?

like I was the type of person who just wanted to look out for other people and not expect anything in return. But all these people doing stuff for my family and me... â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ The house is quiet. Holly is sleeping soundly next to him. Midford, though, stares at the ceiling. He gets up from bed, and looks in on his children, 4-year-old Connor, and Madelyn, just 3 months old. These are the times when Mark Midford, with forearms like iron rods and a resolve like few others, breaks down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the kids are sleeping at night, when Hollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sleeping, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just watch them,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look down at every one of them, and I just start to cry.â&#x20AC;? His mind drifts to the phone call he made that dreadful week to the guys at the pro shop. And the call to his mother. God, the words he had to find to tell his mom. All of that, and still heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glad itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s him, and not them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If this had happened to any of them, to Holly, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way I could be as strong or as supportive as theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been for me,â&#x20AC;?

tired at times, but just about all the pain is gone. All Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thinking about is the next step.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot to think about in the Midford household these days. With Holly on maternity leave, the family didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have health insurance at the time of the surgery. They do now, but to try to defray some of the hospital bills, a golf tournament raising money for the family has been planned for Aug. 7 at Quail Ridge. On Nov. 13, a dance at the Elks Lodge will also be held to raise money. All 256 spots in the tournament are filled, and hole sponsorships are going fast. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enough to stop the normally stoic Midford in his tracks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emotional is not the word,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overwhelming. I always felt

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he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all been absolutely phenomenal. Without them, without Holly, I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to get through this.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ The sun is shining. The heat bears down. Titanium meets a Pro-V1, and then another. The course is busy, and Mark Midford rings up another customer, shakes another hand, gives another â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m feeling good.â&#x20AC;? Chemo is on the calendar. At least two rounds. Maybe three. Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Personally, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how he does it,â&#x20AC;? Lewis says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if I could handle it that way. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just normal, always positive. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; from the very beginning.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been fighting from the very beginning,â&#x20AC;? Holly says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There have been some emotional times, but he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let them get in the way. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put our faith in God, and God will get us through it.â&#x20AC;? It all goes back to that day. No, not the diagnosis. A week later. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I asked him why he felt like he had to go back to work so soon,â&#x20AC;? Holly recalls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He tells me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;To prove to everyone that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m alive and not dying.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right, Mark says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully, nobody can tell that anything is different,â&#x20AC;? Mark says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an act. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess I really do have something to prove.â&#x20AC;?

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