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GOP SHERIFF ENDORSES 2 DEMOCRATS

By BILLY LIGGETT bliggett@sanfordherald.com

Carter: Dems more in touch with law enforcement issues; poor GOP leadership is hurting party at county level

F

or decades, the sheriff in Lee County was a Democrat.

That changed in 2006 when Republican Tracy Carter won in his second attempt at the office.

It’s a position many be-

lieve to be the highest elected county seat in states like North Carolina — southern states where a sheriff has to be a law enforcement officer, a manager, a budget guru and a politician.

Originally happy to have “one of their own” in office, many

Tracy Carter is backing Democrats Jimmy Love and Butch Johnson in November

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BUTTON CHAIR PROMOTES BREAST CANCER AWARENESS In all, thousands of buttons adorn the exhibit that is drawing visitors to the lobby of Central Carolina Community Hospital. The Button Chair, a touring display intended to increase breast cancer awareness, will be at the hospital through Oct. 21 Full Story, Page 1C

Lee County Republicans have expressed disappointment with Carter’s recent endorsements of local Democrats in state and county races. Last week, Carter appeared in a newspaper ad with Democratic commissioner candidate Butch Johnson, and

See Sheriff, Page 10A

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LEE COUNTY

Youth of the Year Taisia Johnson

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Taisia Johnson was named the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County’s 2010 “Youth of the Year” at a banquet this week. Johnson says the club has taught her to be a leader and a more peaceful person.

Teen credits club for her leadership, maturity ECU STUNS N.C. STATE IN OVERTIME, 33-27 Dominique Davis scored on a 1yard keeper while Damon Magazu intercepted Russell Wilson’s final pass to help the Pirates beat the Wolfpack 33-27 in overtime Saturday Full Story, Page 1B

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friends “who clicked with me,” and she has since made the club a cornerstone of her life.

“I never stopped going,” she said. “I worked my way up and started showing leadership to the young kids.”

Recounting that long-ago experience, and how she has grown into a self-assured young adult, helped Johnson win the club’s coveted “Youth of the Year” title last week. In an essay format, the 15-year-old explained what the

By JENNIFER GENTILE jgentile@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD—On her first day at the Lee County Boys and Girls Club nine years ago, Taisia Johnson was content to stand back and observe from the sidelines.

“I was scared, probably not willing to open up yet,” said the sophomore at Lee Senior High. “I was shy, which is really not in my character.”

Before long, Johnson found

EDWARDS, YOUNG AND LAWYERS BACK IN COURT Once they were trusted friends and co-conspirators in keeping John Edwards’ affair out of the headlines. Now Edwards and Andrew Young are due back in court this week in a lawsuit claiming invasion of privacy.

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OUR NATION OBAMA URGES DEMS TO NOT GET DISCOURAGED Two weeks before Election Day, Democrats fear their grip on the House may be gone, and Republicans are poised to celebrate big gains in the Senate and governors’ mansions as well Full Story, Page 13A

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Boys and Girls Club means to her.

“It has taught me how to be a leader and how to be a peaceful person,” Johnson said. “I learned how to communicate with other people, to not be so timid at times and just go for it.”

Taisia’s grades are “off the charts,” said club teen director William Johnson, but her most outstanding attribute is her mettle.

INSIDE Nearly 100 people attended the Boys & Girls Club of Sanford’s Annual Awards Banquet this past Wednesday. Children from both of the local sites were recognized for their accomplishments over the past year. Read about the winners inside. PAGE 5A

See Taisia, Page 5A

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Wicker School stirs memories, hope

By KATHERINE McDONALD Special to The Herald

SANFORD — Grant Holmes Sr. felt a bit overwhelmed walking the halls of the restored W.B. Wicker School, now known as the W.B. Wicker Business Campus.

“I didn’t expect to see what I see now,” he said. “It feels really great to see the building is back and being used for educational purposes again.”

Holmes was at Wicker for the open house for Central Carolina Community College’s

HAPPENING TODAY The music department of Nanjing Normal University will perform traditional Chinese folk music from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Reception after the performance. Call (919) 718-7268 to reserve your free tickets.

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Lifelong Learning Center. The Center occupies most of the space in the former school as well as two classroom pods on the property.

The Lifelong Learning Center includes CCCC’s Adult Education and Continuing Education programs as well as the administrative office of the Triangle South Workforce Development Board. The college’s dental hygiene and dental assisting programs are

See Wicker, Page 11A

The W.B. Wicker Business Campus served Sanford’s black students from 1927-1969 and is on the U.S. Interior Department’s list of historical places

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OBITUARIES

BILLY LIGGETT

Sanford: Lathan Forbes Jr., 61; Jean Napier, 81 Pittsboro: Arthur Goldston, 74 Carthage: Rufus Watkins, 81

Fascinated by election signs to begin with, Liggett breaks down some local ones

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On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

MONDAY ■ The Lee County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford.

■ The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the Agricultural Building Auditorium, 45 South St., Pittsboro.

■ The Harnett County Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. in Lillington.

■ The Moore County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. in Carthage.

■ The Siler City Town Board will meet at 7 p.m. in Siler City.

■ The Carthage Town Board will meet at 7 p.m. at the McDonald Building in Carthage.

These five members of Girl Scout Troop 560 were presented First Class awards in ceremonies at First Baptist Church, sponsor of the troop. They were (left to right) Susan Crimmins, Nancy Greeman, Joan Naylor, Wanda Johnson and Alice McRae. This photograph appeared in the May 31, 1966, Herald.

TUESDAY ■ The Sanford City Council will meet at 7 p.m. at City Hall in Sanford.

■ The Southeast Chatham Citizens Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m. at the Moncure Fire Department.

■ The Chatham County Board of Elections will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Board of Elections Office, 984D Thompson St., Pittsboro.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extened to everyone celebrating their birthday today, especially Ollie McIver, Alysa Nicole Kelly, Frederick Dwayne Jeter, John Hamilton Jr., Ashley Suitt, Charles E. Brooks, Crystal Knight, Moriah Shinece James, Ricky Wicker and Wade Lynn Womack.

And to those celebrating Monday, especially Allie Ross, Stuart Gregory, Ludella Lindsey, Donnie R. McLean, Grant Brown, Julian Smith, Maude K. Cockrell, Wayne Phillips, Dennis Nowell, Ethan Wicker, Tionne Johnae Reed, Mag Hallman and Annette Hayes.

CELEBRITIES: Actress Margot Kidder is 62. Actor George Wendt is 62. Country singer Alan Jackson is 52. Movie critic Richard Roeper is 51. Movie director Rob Marshall is 50. Animator Mike Judge is 48.

Actor-comedian Norm Macdonald is 47.

Rapper Eminem is 38. Singer Wyclef Jean is 38. Actor Dee Jay Daniels is 22.

Almanac Today is Sunday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2010. There are 75 days left in the year.

This day in history: On Oct. 17, 1910, social reformer and poet Julia Ward Howe, author of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” died in Portsmouth, R.I. at age 91.

In 1610, French King Louis XIII, age 9, was crowned at Reims, five months after the assassination of his father, Henry IV. In 1777, British forces under General John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops at Saratoga, N.Y., in a turning point of the Revolutionary War. In 1807, Britain declared it would continue to reclaim British-born sailors from American ships and ports regardless of whether they held U.S. citizenship.

In 1907, Guglielmo Marconi began offering limited commercial wireless telegraph service between Nova Scotia and Ireland.

In 1931, mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion. (Sentenced to 11 years in prison, Capone was released in 1939.)

In 1933, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany.

In 1941, the U.S. destroyer Kearny was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Iceland; 11 people died.

In 1973, Arab oil-producing nations announced they would begin cutting back oil exports to Western nations and Japan; the result was a total embargo that lasted until March 1974.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR TODAY ■ Lee County Community Orchestra will host a free concert at 3 p.m. at Depot Park.

Entitled “Water,” it is the first of “The Four Elements” LCCO will explore this season.

■ The music department of Nanjing Normal University will perform traditional Chinese folk music from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Reception after the performance. Call (919) 718-7268 to reserve your free tickets. Limited seating.

Sponsored by Confucius Classroom at Central Carolina Community College, a partner of the N.C. State University Confucius Institute.

■ Moore County’s best chefs will prepare fine flavorful food, compete for the prized Culinary Cup and raise scholarship funds for local students at the fourth annual Culinary Showcase. This year, the premier event of the fall calendar for the Moore County Chamber of Commerce comes to the Pine Needles Reception Center in Southern Pines from 5 until 7:30 p.m. To learn more, visit www.moorecountychamber.com.

■ One By One meets at 4 p.m. at the Lee County Library. The group welcomes all people who are interested in improving race relationships in an atmosphere where frank and open discussion is encouraged.

TUESDAY ■ The Cornell-Dubilier reunion will be held at 6 p.m. at Tony’s Seafood. For more information, call (919) 776-3405.

■ The Southeast Chatham Citizens Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m. at the Moncure Fire Department.

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■ Powerful Tools for Caregivers free education program will be held at 5:30 p.m.

Tuesdays through Oct. 26, at the Enrichment Center. Call 776-0501 ext. 230 to register.

■ The Festival Singers of Lee County will rehearse at 7 p.m. in the choir room of First Presbyterian Church, 203 Hawkins Avenue, Sanford. This community group welcomes new and returning members to join and sing in its upcoming Dec. 5 holiday concert. For more information please call 776-3624 or 774-4608.

WEDNESDAY ■ The Lee County Library staff will present a 20-minute program of stories, rhymes and activities geared toward children ages birth to 2 years beginning at 10 a.m. There is no charge for the programs and it is not necessary to register in advance. For more information, call DeLisa Williams at (919) 718-4665 Ext. 5484.

■ The O’Neal School will be holding an open house for its Lower School from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Housed in McMurray Hall, the Lower School serves students from pre-kindergarten age 3 to fourth grade.

Constructed three years ago, the facility has classrooms equipped with SmartBoards, an age-appropriate science laboratory, laptops and a very popular playground.

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■ The Lee County Library will present a program geared toward children ages 3 to 5 beginning at 11 a.m. Activities include stories, finger plays, action rhymes and songs, puppet shows, crafts and parachute play.

There is no charge for the programs and it is not necessary to register in advance. For more information, call Mrs. DeLisa Williams at (919) 718-4665 Ext. 5484.

■ The Chatham Chamber of Commerce will hold the annual Chatham Business EXPO from noon to 5:30 p.m. at Pittsboro Ford, 1245 Thompson St., Pittsboro. No admission fee.

■ “Let’s Talk” with Mayor Cornelia Olive will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Enrichment Center in Sanford.

■ The Sanford Area Photographers Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the Enrichment Center in Sanford.

FRIDAY

■ Fundraiser for Haven of Lee County, sponsored by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, at 6:30 p.m. at Ron’s Barn (Dutch meal). All donations received will go to Haven of Lee County to help fight domestic violence.

■ The 2010 Sandhills Bike Fest will begin at 9 a.m. through 12 noon Sunday with onsite tent camping, vendors, live bands, trophies and more. Admission is $14 per day or $35 for the entire weekend. Cost includes camping. Must be 21 to attend.

Located at 2957 Cypress Church Road in Cameron. For more information, call James at (919) 777-6873.

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Cemetery tour offers window into Wolfe’s world

By JOHN BOYLE The Asheville Citizen-Times

ASHEVILLE (AP) — No one’s talking in Riverside Cemetery, but the place is full of stories.

Opened in 1885, the 87-acre cemetery in Montford is the final resting place of many of Asheville’s most prominent citizens. Perhaps most notable among those is famed author Thomas Wolfe, who lies for eternity just feet from his parents and seven of eight siblings.

As Sunday is the 110th anniversary of Wolfe’s birth, officials with the Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site downtown decided to honor the author of “Look Homeward, Angel� with a tour of the cemetery.

The emphasis will be on the history of the Wolfe family, as well as many of the other colorful characters who made up the Asheville of Wolfe’s life. “The first thing that comes to mind is it’s really a tour of the history of Asheville,� said Jan Hensley, a Greensboro

resident and member of the Thomas Wolfe Society who has been on several tours in the past. “You see the old family names, and you tie those into Wolfe it’s just phenomenal,� Hensley said. “You know O. Henry, Thomas Wolfe, Vance — all those people are buried there — and you sort of relive the history of the period.�

Wolfe’s father ran a monument shop in Asheville, and several of his headstones and other monuments are still visible in the cemetery.

Cast of characters Besides the Wolfe family, several of the thinly veiled characters Wolfe featured in “Look Homeward, Angel,� published in 1929, are buried in Riverside, including former North Carolina governors Locke Craig (“Preston Carr�) and Zebulon Vance (“Zachariah Joyner�).

The book caused an uproar in Asheville, where many residents took Wolfe to task for the unflattering portrayal of

the city and its people.

Margaret E. Roberts, a teacher at the North State Fitting School who encouraged Wolfe to pursue his dream of writing, also is buried there, next to her husband, John Munsey Roberts.

Ironically, it was years before Mrs. Roberts could forgive Wolfe for the book’s unflattering portrayal of her husband.

They appeared as “John and Margaret Leonard.�

Tour guides Sunday will be Wolfe site manager Steve Hill and operations manager Chris Morton. When they get talking about Wolfe, you could spend an eternity in Riverside Cemetery, learning the intriguing history of Asheville and Wolfe.

But they promise to keep the tours to about an hour and 15 minutes.

The excursions have been quite popular in the past. “It’s been several years since we did the last tour, and a lot of people had asked us about doing it again,� Hill said. “Wolfe is kind of fading as a writer, and we’re trying

GREENSBORO

Trail signs may speed rescues

GREESNBORO (AP) — Residents using Guilford County trails can count on a quicker response to emergencies, thanks to an Eagle Scout project more than three years in the making.

The Trails Project — an idea crafted in 2007 by Eagle Scout Austin Zimmerman — went live last week when computers in emergency vehicles countywide were linked to plotted points along Guilford County trailways.

That’s the technical side to a simple idea of putting up numbered signs along trails and near lakes to be used as reference points for 911 callers in the event of an emergency Zimmerman got the idea when he was enrolled in the Guilford County fire youth job exploration program, which included a ride-along on a firetruck with his father, Greensboro Fire Battalion Chief Steve Zimmerman.

During one of the ridealongs, fire crews went looking for a woman who called 911 one evening after it had gotten dark.

She had been walking along a trail, got lost and couldn’t find her way back to her car. “It took 21/2 hours to find (the woman) who was lost on the trail,� said Zimmerman, 19.

His idea, which he used to obtain his Boy Scout Eagle badge, was to mark trailways and areas near lakes with 9-inch diamondshaped placards.

Each sign lists the name of the trail, the distance back to its starting point and a unique number assigned to that loca-

tion, which is marked as a mapped point at Guilford Metro 911 and now in computers in emergency vehicles.

to interest people in his writings by different approaches.�

Born Oct. 3, 1900, Wolfe died Sept. 15, 1938, from tuberculosis of the brain. He’s the author of numerous short stories, as well as classic American novels, including “Look Homeward, Angel,� “Of Time and the River� and “You Can’t Go Home Again.�

Other intriguing folks The guides will also point out other intriguing characters in Asheville’s history who rest in Riverside but aren’t necessarily in Wolfe’s books.

These include: â?? Richard Sharp Smith, an architect who worked on the Biltmore House, Biltmore Village and numerous homes and buildings in Asheville. â?? George Masa, Japanese immigrant and famed photographer of the Great Smokies. â?? Benjamin Addison and James Bailey. Addison, a storekeeper, and Bailey, a police officer, were killed by outlaw

Will Harris in downtown Asheville in November 1906. Addison’s tombstone is inscribed “Killed by a desperado.â€? â?? Erwin Sluder, the man who in 1883 built the original “Old Kentucky Homeâ€? house at 48 Spruce St., which Julia Wolfe later turned into her boardinghouse. Wolfe memorialized it in “Look Homeward, Angelâ€? as “Dixieland.â€? â?? Max Whitson, who rented Wolfe a cabin in Oteen when the writer returned to Asheville in 1937. â?? The Wolfe family.

Tom’s parents, Julia and W.O., are buried there, as well as nearly all of his siblings, including Ben, who died in the 1918 influenza epidemic and Wolfe wrote about memorably. Also, the business inscription of W.O. Wolfe, a monument maker, is clear on some of the stones and monuments in the cemetery, including that of Ella Rosalie Campbell.

The cemetery, owned by the city of Asheville, also is the permanent home of numerous

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Confederate soldiers, several soldiers whose tombstones mentioned “Indian Removal,� and a memorial to 18 German sailors who spent part of World War II in a Hot Springs prison camp and died here. “I don’t know how many times I’ve come through here and then gone to the library to look something up (that intrigued me),� Hill said.

The tour guides try to stick to Wolfe, although they won’t prevent you from roaming a bit. Depending on the weather, though, you might not be in any hurry to leave the pleasant rolling hills shaded by massive, stately oaks.

Hill will issue one warning upfront, though: While the cemetery does contain one large angel from W.O. Wolfe’s shop, on the grave of Lucy Ann Cliff, it does not contain the angel that inspired the title of “Look Homeward, Angel.� “That’s one of the myths we dispel,� Hill said. “It’s down in a cemetery in Hendersonville.�

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4A / Sunday, October 17, 2010 / The Sanford Herald dren, Ty, Bella and Chasney; one sister, Lessie Blackman of Clayton; and one brother, Edward Watkins, also of Clayton.

He was preceded in death by one son, Rufus Edgar Watkins, III (“Tracy�); one sister, Mozelle Braswell; and two brothers, Roy Lee Watkins and Glenn Watkins.

Condolences may be sent to www.coxmemorialfuneralhome.com.

The family has entrusted services to Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory of Vass.

OBITUARIES Arthur Goldston

PITTSBORO — Arthur Lee “Boot� Goldston, 74, of Pittsboro died Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro, NC. He is survived by four stepchildren; Mary H. Norman of Moncure, N.C., Audrey Patterson of Durham, N.C., Lester and Joshua Norman of Elizabethtown, N.C.; a sister, Rev. Royzelle D. Goldston of Pittsboro, N.C.; brothers Robert E. Alston of Pittsboro, N.C., and Christopher Headen of Siler City, N.C..

No wake is schedled.

Funeral services will begin at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18, at Knotts Funeral Home Chapel in Pittsboro, located at 50 Masonic Street.

Internment will be in Pittsboro Community Cemetery.

A guestbook is avail-

able for signing at www. knottsfuneralhome.com.

Rufus Watkins CARTHAGE — Rufus Edgar Watkins, Jr., 81, of Carthage, North Carolina, died on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 at his home.

A graveside service was held on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at New Home Baptist Church.

Born in 1929, Mr. Watkins was the son of the late Rufus Edgar Watkins, Sr. and Minnie King Watkins. He was a farmer and attended New Home Baptist Church.

Mr. Watkins is survived by two daughters, Amanda Watkins Myers of Concord and Susan Watkins Smith of Four Oaks; eight grandchildren, Lauren, Hunter, Adam, Allie, Anna, Jason, Andy and April; three great-grandchil-

Lathan Forbes Jr. SANFORD —Lathan Forbes Jr., 61, of Sanford died Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, at Central Carolina Hospital.

Arrangements will be announced by BridgesCameron Funeral Home.

Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome. com.

Jean Napier GREENSBORO — Jean Current Napier, 81 of Sanford, formerly of Greensboro, died, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, at her daughter’s home, Edie Noel in Sanford.

Arrangements will be announced by Forbis and Dick in Greensboro.

Local arrangements are

by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home.

Herber Schaefer Herbert “Buddy�

Schaefer, 87, of Sanford died Sat. Oct. 16, 2010, at Central Carolina Hospital. Arrangements will be announced

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Cumberland Co. deputies say they’ve solved 1974 murder

SANFORD — A Sanford man accused of choking his 8-year-old son was arrested Wednesday, investigators said.

Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said James Michael Folk Jr., 32, of 4858 Steele Bridge Road, was booked on felony child abuse charges for the Sept.

28 incident.

Capt. Jeff Johnson of the Sheriff’s Office said Folk was accused of the abuse by the boy’s mother. The child was left with a sprained neck and bruises that required treatment by an area physician, Johnson said.

Folk “didn’t confess to choking him, but he did admit to grabbing the boy around the back of the neck,� Johnson said Thursday.

The boy was not checked into a hospital, the Sheriff’s Office said, but he was still under a doctor’s care as of Thursday.

Folk has no history of child abuse, Johnson said. He was released under a $10,000 unsecured bond and had his first court appearance scheduled for Thursday.

Folk does not have a history of criminal convictions in North Carolina, according to N.C. Department of Corrections records. — by Billy Ball

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“It’s her attitude,” Johnson said. “She has one of the most confident attitudes I’ve ever seen in a teenager.”

Johnson faced stiff competition from others in the club who, like her, had been named Youth of the Month during the year. Those who had earned that distinction faced a panel of four judges, including Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive.

Among other attributes, the judging panel was looking for a strong presence, clarity of thought and service to the community.

While Johnson was one of the youngest in the running, Olive said, “she was mature in her presentation” and “seemed comfortable in her skin.”

“She was poised, very enthusiastic,” the mayor continued. “It was clear she knew what she wanted to say and how she wanted to say it.”

According to Olive, the judging process got personal at times with questions about candidates’ home lives and ambitions. While club members have faced all manner of adversity, she said, they continue to rise to the occasion.

“It was uplifting to see how these bright these young people are, and how hard they are working,” Olive said.

Johnson is at the Boys and Girls Club most weekday afternoons, where she assists other members with their homework and helps with other tasks. When her mother, Joy, brought her to the club as a kindergartner, she was working in Raleigh and looking for a safe, positive place for her daughter to spend time after school.

“It’s taught her leadership,” Joy said, “and how to get along with all types of people from all types of

The Sanford Herald / Sunday, October 17, 2010 / 5A backgrounds. ... It’s exposed her to what her future could look like.”

Reflecting on her nine years with the club, Johnson said workshops and college visits with the teen director stand out in her memory.

“Mr. J’s workshops, they really stick with you,” she said. “Every trip we take with him, every workshop we do, it all has a purpose.”

In the long term, Johnson aspires to study law and theater at Howard University. She is certain that one day, her aptitude for debate will make her a successful defense attorney.

More immediately, Johnson would like to be more active in school sports, including basketball, softball and track, and to become even more involved with the drama program. She is already preparing for parts in upcoming productions such as “The Panic Broadcast of 1938” and “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”

“I’ve always been a drama queen,” she quipped, “so I fit right in.”

For all her outgoingness and self possession, winning Youth of the Year was a humbling moment for Johnson. Olive made the presentation Wednesday during a ceremony also attended by Congressman Bob Etheridge.

“I was extremely shocked,” Johnson said.

“When I got up there to give my acceptance speech, all I said was thank yous, thank yous and more thank yous.”

After her win, Johnson is eligible to compete for “Youth of the Year” at the state level. As Lee County’s representative in that contest, she will be writing an essay about the importance of post-secondary education. Asked whether she can take the higher title, Johnson answered with typical aplomb.

“Of course,” she said.

“I think I can take it all the way.”

Boys & Girls Club banquet celebrates success Special to The Herald

SANFORD — Nearly 100 people attended the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sanford’s annual awards banquet this past Wednesday. Children from both of the local sites were recognized for their accomplishments over the past year.

The club also received a surprise announcement from Congressman Bob Etheridge when he informed them that they would be receiving $150,000 from congress and the Office of Justice Programs to support its $550,000 2011 budget.

The night included entertainment from the Club Step Team and singing from 9-year-old N’dia Lee who sang “His Eye Is on the Sparrow.” Individual awards for the different Club programs were given to:

nized for refurbishing and donating more 20 bikes to the club in the past three years. Jerraysheya Fox, a long time club member and junior at Southern Lee, was recognized with the President’s Volunteer Service Award for 140 hours of mentoring and volunteering with younger club members over the past year.

Derion Swann was the recipient of the club’s overall Character and Leadership Award, which is named after Dr. “Gus” Oelrich. Derion is a senior at Lee County High School and was recognized for his consistent leadership and commitment to achieve on all levels. Teen Director William Johnson said Swann was praised for his work at HAVEN in Lee County where he was employed until budget cuts cost him

CHURCH STREET UNIT ■ Character and Leadership: Nicole Escobar and Tyrique Cameron ■ Education: Indria Linton ■ Arts: Natalya Cameron ■ Sportsmanship: Maguire Reece ■ Citizenship: Spencer Reece O.T. SLOAN UNIT ■ Character and Leadership: Shantel Bennett ■ Arts: Selena McLean ■ Education: Olivia Patrick ■ Sportsmanship: Demarcus Taylor ■ Citizenship: Tessa Lett and Cevaun Kinney Volunteers were also recognized for their contributions over the past year. Joe Wild, known to the club members as the “Bike Man,” was recog-

the part-time position.

Since then, he has pursued other employment opportunities resulting in employment with the local Big Lots retail store.

“This young man is a top notch example for his peers to follow. He is very considerate of everyone around him and takes it upon himself to take care of himself, his family and others,” said Johnson.

Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive, who served on the judging panel for the Youth of the Year Competition, thanked her fellow judges: Harriett Tice, Jim Fulton, and David Ellerby for reviewing the essays and interviewing this year’s nominees. The Youth of the Year candidates included: Jerraysheya Fox, Derion Swann, India Berryman, Taisia Johnson, Daven McLean, and Joseph Hart.

Johnson was announced as this year’s winner.

Etheridge made closing remarks and surprised the Club with a check for $150,000 from the office of Justice Programs to be used for a club mentoring program in 2011. In his introduction comments for the Congressman, Bo Hedrick, the club’s executive, said Etheridge and a handful of colleagues in Washington were responsible for leading the effort to secure $40 million in passthrough funds for Boys & Girls Clubs of America to distribute to local clubs to support their efforts.

“Make no mistake, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and our local Club would not have support of this kind without the direct efforts of Congressman Etheridge and a few others on Capital Hill,” Hedrick said.

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6A / Sunday, October 17, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

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

SUNDAY THUMBS THUMBS DOWN: ELLMERS MISSING IN LEE The 2nd District Congressional seat held by Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) has never been more vulnerable.

The rising tide of sentiment against the Democratic Party and the Obama Administration’s failure to boost economic recovery, combined with increasing awareness of Etheridge’s Nancy Pelosi-like voting tendencies, have made the seat — which represents all or parts of 10 counties, including Lee — ripe for takeover by the GOP. Etheridge’s now-infamous “Who are

you?” viral video encounter have created even more backlash against the incumbent, who first took the seat in 1997.

His chief opposition in the November election, however, keeps standing Lee County up.

Aside from some fund-raising appearances, Renee Ellmers doesn’t seem to like spending time here. She’s blown off two recent major candidate forums, including last week’s CEAD (Council for Effective Actions and Decisions) event.

Local voters eager to find out about Ellmers are having a tough time. Granted, Ellmers needs funds to promote her candidacy, and she could not get a single Lee County vote and still win in a landslide. But

it would be nice if she would cross the county line once in awhile and tell her potential constituency why she deserves their votes.

THUMBS UP: A LITTLE CULTURE Today is a special day at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center, as five Chinese musicians from the Music Department of Nanjing Normal University will perform here in Sanford.

This event is an offspring from the Confucius Classroom which was established last fall at Central Carolina Community College.

As Marcie Dishman, director of marketing and public affairs

for the college, told The Herald, “The whole idea of the Confucius Classroom is to spread Chinese language and culture, and this is certainly one of those opportunities.” Lee County should be proud to host this world-class program that opens doors so that we might view other parts of the world right here in our own home county.

THUMBS UP: GETTING SPOOKED When scores of people toured downtown Sanford on a cool October night last year to search for ghosts and things that go bump in the night, little did they know they were getting a history lesson as well.

But that’s exactly what’s being done as a result of the in-

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Etheridge isn’t the man he portrays himself as while in North Carolina

It’s time for honesty and real actions in politics To the Editor: Is it election time again already? This is the time of year where an abundance of campaign promises shall be made and most often shall never be kept. We get to shake hands with illusive politicians we never get to engage throughout the entire year. It’s a period when those who could care less about our issues all of a sudden appear with pearly white trust-me smiles and place multiple signs in our yards that read “please vote for me,” but never appear in our communities at any other time.

I am more concerned about results and not some drummed-up popularity contest or media blitz of commercials from those who have raised the most money. I wish that we could give each viable candidate a public lie detector test and every time a lie is told, their noses grow like some modern day Pinocchio.

It is time for honesty and real actions that speak louder than any scripted words when it comes to our military, employment, affordable housing, medical benefits, social security, taxes and our shrinking economy. Now when election day finally comes, I am only concerned enough to vote for those who have the guts to walk the walk of the people and for the people who we shall elect to serve.

Now if by then their noses have grown several feet, we can separate the honest from the dishonest candidates. It is time for somebody to role up their sleeves at every level and get their hands dirty filling in those giant holes that have been dug from Washington D.C. all the way down to our front yards.

WILLIAM K. JOHNSON Sanford

District attorney was tough on Sanford armed robbers To the Editor: I am not a person who gets involved in politics, and I’m also a registered Democrat. But I always vote for the most qualified person, be it a Republican or Democrat.

After reading the article on the front page of The Herald on Oct. 15, I felt compelled to write a letter in District Attorney Susan Doyle’s defense. It stated that prosecutors have been soft on crime, and too many offenders are getting off or charges are being dropped. I can tell you from my own personal experience being a victim of a violent crime, she is a voice for victims of crime.

Almost two years ago, two masked men with a gun and a knife were waiting for me at my house when I got home from work. They robbed me, and I am still scared to go home at night since this happened. But thanks to Susan Doyle, one of the young men that had a lengthy criminal history is serving 10 years in prison without the chance of parole. The criminal had an excellent attorney, so when we got to court, I was offered a plea deal to get my jewelry back. They said he would probably walk out a free man if I didn’t agree to let him give me my jewelry back and let him go free.

I said “no,” because I wouldn’t want anyone to have to experience what I did with this young man. No one would listen to me but Susan Doyle. When I called her and told her what had happened to me, she did not hesitate to help me. She drove from Smithfield to Sanford to go to court with me, and she showed everyone at that courthouse that she was not going to back down. She came out fighting for me, so I am here to tell you we need more people like her to help us keep criminals off the streets.

Thanks to her for standing up for me when no one else would. We need to vote for people who don’t only talk the talk, but stand up for the innocent citizens of Lee County.

BRENDA TUCKER Brenda’s Jewelers, Sanford

creasingly popular ghost tours hosted by the National Society of Paranormal Investigation and Research, which claims historic buildings like Temple Theatre and the Railroad House in Depot Park are crawling with paranormal activity.

Whether they are or aren’t, people are getting historic tours of these places and learning about their scary backstories.

Kudos to NSPIR’s Donna Strickland and local historian Jimmy Haire for their work in making this happen. It’s a fun event, and it’s great promotion for a downtown area we feel more people should be getting to know anyway.

To the Editor:

Signs have meaning E ach election cycle, I become very aware of campaign signs.

It’s such an antiquated way of self promotion — a piece of cardboard on two skinny metal sticks stuck in a soft bed of grass. Their purpose — to catch the eye of oncoming motorists for a second or two ... no agendas stated, no platforms addressed, no promises.

Just a name, a party and the office being sought. On a few occasions, a cute slogan or a motto.

They shouldn’t be effective, but apparently they are. Why else would candidates fork out hard-earned campaign bucks to plant them on every street corner or grassy knoll in the county. Look at it this way — there are a few commissioner candidates without a website this year, but none of them are without yard signs.

For the past few weeks, The Herald has presented profiles, Q&As and other stories in an effort to inform voters on the issues coming up in the Nov. 2 election. Next week, we’ll analyze each local race on our editorial page and will ultimately choose our endorsements for each race.

But today, I’m going to analyze the political signs. Some may think there isn’t a lot that can be taken from a little sign. But I contend that you can learn a lot about a candidate by the colors and images they choose on their yard signs.

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First, I apologize for the “squished” images above ... it was the only way I could make them both fit.

Regardless, you get the idea. And because we’re not printing on a color page, you’ll just have to trust me when I say both candidates’ signs are red and blue print on a white background.

Had I not known either candidate, I could tell you two things just from their signs alone.

1) Bob Etheridge is so confident that voters in his district know him well, he makes his first name the most eye-catching part of the sign.

And it’s true. “Ole Bob” is what a lot of our letter writers have been calling him (both as a term of endearment and as a criticism for his being a “good ole boy).

“Etheridge” is a long word, of course, and needs to be smaller, but they could have made “Bob” small as well and made the star bigger.

But “Bob” sells, and for Etheridge, it works.

2) From the signs alone, I can tell you Bob Etheridge is a Democrat and Renee Ellmers is a Republican.

And here’s why ...

Looking at Bob’s star and the two lines

Billy Liggett Sanford Herald Editor Contact Billy Liggett by e-mail at bliggett@sanfordherald.com next to it, it looks like his star is moving to the left. Ellmers’ star, meanwhile, is moving right (albeit in a more creative manner).

Democrats are considered to be “left leaning,” while Republicans tend to “lean right.”

Think this was accidental? I don’t.

I haven’t done all my homework on this, but from what I’m told, the star and two lines have appeared on Etheridge signs in past elections. If that’s the case, perhaps somebody on the Ellmers campaign said, “Hey, his star leans left ... let’s have our star lean right.”

And, this person said, Etheridge’s star is boring ... let’s give ours a curvy motion.

If all that really happened ... then it’s brilliant. If it’s all coincidence, then I suppose I’m brilliant for pointing it out.

Of course, it wouldn’t be an election in Lee County if there weren’t some kind of sign controversy. Two years ago, the “No Taxes. No Hincks” signs appeared ... the controversy being that documents “may” have been forged by those claiming to pay for them. This year, the controversy isn’t quite as serious. Look below (this is an actual photo along U.S. 1) ...

RE: Letter from Rev. Tom Spence about Bob Etheridge’s strong character Rev. Spence, I believe you’re blinded by only seeing one side of Bobby instead of the side I and many others have seen. Does “Who are you?” come to mind? That’s not an example of high character.

You say that Renee Ellmers launched her tv ads with outside interests? Really? What do you call Bobby having a $2,500-per-plate barbecue one block from the Capitol?

Homegrown? I didn’t get an invitation.

But I bet some prominent individuals in D.C. did. And I seriously doubt any college students with cell phones were there.

You’re espousing the left’s rhetoric.

I guess I’m one of those “outside interests” since I’ve contributed to her campaign. Yes, I confess. I am one of those constituents who Bobby has represented so well by voting with Pelosi, Reid and Frank on the health care bill, finance reform, TARP and stimulus bills even though we were screaming “No!” Bobby isn’t listening to us.

Bobby also has claimed he wakes up every day worried about me.

Really? Bobby is also siding with this administration on border(less) security while U.S. citizens are being murdered. He applauded a foreign dictator who criticized a state.

Rev. Spence, have you read the Constitution? Bobby took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States, not the United States minus Arizona. Bobby’s not listening.

He also says he’s so worried about how to create jobs. Do you really believe that? Before you answer, CCCC has a college course called microeconomics. Please sign up and allow me to pay for it. The first thing you will learn is government doesn’t create jobs.

Bobby also is on the political side that wants God out of everything.

They have managed to take God out of school and anything else they can get their sticky hands on. Our very own president conveniently leaves out the words, “One nation UNDER GOD,” and giving credit to the creator for our unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Need more proof? Just let me go put a nativity scene beside that “mosque” at Ground Zero and see what happens. Which side would you be on then?

Darn I have to end this rant. It’s time to go bowling. Last I checked, there are plenty of “gutter tactic” balls to go clean up after Bobby.

SHEILA BARBER Sanford

Letters Policy Actually, I find it more childish and less humorous. Perhaps it’s payback for the chalk outline at the GOP headquarters.

All that I CAN confirm is that it’s a hoax sign and not Etheridge’s attempt to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Read more sign analysis at my blog — http://billyliggett.wordpress.com — throughout the week beginning Monday. Have a great Sunday and happy electioneering.

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Phoenix rising

Meltdown’s ‘inside job’

t was one of those moments. My son, a would-be engineer, saw it as a triumph of the very spirit of engineers: the can-do, we-can-solveanything guts and genius that could figure out how to keep 33 men alive for two months while forging a plan to hoist them up from half a mile underground in a bullet-shaped device linked to a pulley.

I still don’t know how they did it, but that wasn’t what kept me glued to my computer screen. I couldn’t understand a word they were saying, much less the mechanics.

For me, it was more a religious experience than a scientific one.

At a time when we see the value of human life cheapened every day — when thugs would kidnap a woman aid worker who spent her life (and lost it) trying to help others, when suicide bombers target innocent people, when every day brings news of horrors and threats too awful to contemplate — the world watched and wept as 33 men were pulled to freedom.

That is the world I want to live in, the world I pray my children will live in.

There was much talk about how the new president of Chile had staked his future on this rescue, how his advisers had told him not to promise too much, not to get caught creating expectations he couldn’t meet.

Politics. What else is new?

President Sebastian Pinera did it anyway. To quote my old friend Jesse Jackson, he kept hope alive.

Hope triumphed over politics and budgets and naysayers. Experts from around the world pitched in. Thirtythree lives commanded the best and the brightest. This is what human life is worth.

Thirty-three men thrown together by disaster formed a different kind of social network. No “Lord of the Flies.”

No survival of the fittest. No every man for himself.

“No one wants to be first,” someone said of the discussion of the miners about the order of rescue. Last was the position of honor, reserved for the leader.

The men in that mine were not rich or famous; this is a job for those who don’t have better ones. Had they perished, few of us would have stopped to think about it, much less learn their names. We see it every day. If it bleeds, it leads. Terror alert levels. Senseless killings. More at 11.

And then there is a moment when the better angels triumph, when the president of Chile waves the flag of Bolivia as a Bolivian, trapped on his fifth day in the mine, is pulled to freedom while his young wife stands waiting for him at the top.

There are days when I wonder what has become of us. It’s ugly out there, we say to each other. Man’s inhumanity to man. Anniversaries of horror. People made famous for their hate. Kids without hope ending their lives. Sickness and sadness, cruelty and indifference.

Hard hats on their hearts, the Chileans sang their national anthem after the last man was rescued. The world let out a collective sigh of relief. The engineering worked.

This is what it means — what it should mean — to be human. In God’s image, at our best. The strength and courage of the 33 are a gift to the world, ours to cherish or discard, ours to hold on to, to remind us that, yes, we are capable of something like this. This is what it means to have a soul.

It was a good week for the world.

God bless.

EW YORK — If you haven’t been humming tunes from “Les Miserables,” you haven’t seen “Inside Job,” the new documentary about how our economic crisis evolved.

The most forgiving American will want to seize a pitchfork and march on Wall Street. Or Harvard Square. Or in front of the White House. There are so many despicable parties, it’s hard to pick a favorite. Is it time to reconsider the Axis of Evil?

The film, written and directed by Charles Ferguson (and narrated by Matt Damon), will be opening in select cities this week. Although much of the story is familiar, Ferguson manages to weave together decades of bits and pieces into a dramatic narrative that plays like a whodunit. Names have faces, and storytelling combined with graphic illustrations helps explain the complex series of events that led to the global meltdown.

Here are a few takeaways: One, trying to assign blame to either Democrats or Republicans is pointless.

Everyone is culpable. From the early 1980s when Ronald Reagan deregulated banks, through the two Bushes, Bill Clinton and now Barack Obama, each administration has endorsed — and each Congress has helped tweak — laws and rules that made systemic abuses and the meltdown not only possible but, looking back, inevitable.

Two, many investment bankers knew the mortgage loans they were packaging and selling were junk. They knew because their own analysts told them so.

Tens of thousands of loans failed to meet basic underwriting standards, according to recent testimony before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, a bipartisan group created to examine the causes of the meltdown. Not only that, Wall Street insiders were betting against their own customers and institutions.

Throughout the system, from the lending institutions to federal regulators to congressional overseers, those charged with protecting consumers averted their eyes.

Three, the cozy relationship between Wall Street and Ivy League academia, wherein economists push policies that benefit them financially, is eye-opening. In some cases, business professors and economists at America’s top schools were shown to have conflicts of interest as they advanced policies for which they had been paid directly or that otherwise would benefit them.

In other instances, we see that the same people who created policies that ultimately led to these abuses are still — or were until recently — running the show. Notably missing from the film, declining to be interviewed, are Larry Summers, Tim Geithner, Hank Paulson, Alan Greenspan and Robert Rubin.

This is not to say that what benefits Wall Street necessarily hurts average Americans or that all bankers are corrupt, but the system clearly enabled the abuses that have led to current circumstances. The attitude seemed to be that everyone was doing it.

When the big banks failed, of course, taxpayers were left holding the bag.

Even though there was wide consensus that the bailouts were necessary to get credit moving again, there is simply no justification for the bonuses and golden parachutes that went to the very people who drove their institutions — and us — off a cliff. Reward for failure was the best gig in town.

Although most of what the movie highlights is familiar, there’s something jarring about seeing the culprits up close in all their taxpayer-subsidized, suntanned splendor — their multiple estates and private jets juxtaposed against shuttered homes and unemployed Americans living in tents. Obscene is the word that comes to mind.

I’m not one to advance class warfare, and most Americans still want to preserve a market system that leaves open the possibility that they, too, can work hard and achieve wealth. But it’s clear from “Inside Job” that the game has been rigged so that only a few were in positions to get rich at the expense of the middle class, not just here but globally.

The movie isn’t perfect. One wonders what was left on the editing floor.

Some of those interviewed, who dodged questions or gave unacceptable answers, also looked stupid. None of these guys is stupid.

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he National Transportation Safety Board has again recommended that airlines require a separate seat for all children, regardless of age, eliminating the current practice of permitting children under the age of 2 to fly for free on the lap of a parent. Will mandating child restraint systems make air travel safer? The answer is probably yes but that’s the visible.

Having to purchase an extra airplane ticket, some families will opt to drive to their destination instead. Thus, mandated CRS will force some families to switch to a less safe method of travel and some highway fatalities will represent the invisible victims of NTSB policy. By the way, if parents wanted a greater measure of safety for their infant, it’s available to them right now.

They can purchase a seat and seat restraint for their infant.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is charged with ensuring that drugs are safe and effective. Drugs must meet FDA approval before they can be marketed. FDA officials can make two kinds of errors. They can approve a drug that has unanticipated, dangerous side effects that might cause illness and death. Or, they can err by either not approving or causing huge delays in the marketing of a safe and effective drug.

Statistically, these are known as the Type I and Type II errors.

FDA officials have a bias toward erring on the side of over-caution. If FDA officials err on the side of under-caution, approving an unsafe drug, they are attacked by the media, patient groups and investigated

by Congress. Their victims, sick and dead people, are highly visible. If FDA officials err on the side of over caution, keeping a safe and effective drug off the market, who’s to know? The victims are invisible.

If you conclude that FDA officials have a bias toward errors that create invisible victims, who don’t know whom to blame for their illness or death, step to the head of the class. Particularly egregious examples are: The FDA’s 10-year delay in approving alprenolol, a beta-blocker, sold for three years in Europe, cost more than 10,000 lives per year. The three-year delay in the approval of misoprostol, a drug for the treatment of gastric bleeding that cost between 8,000 and 15,000 lives per year. The lag in the approval of streptokinase for the treat-

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

ment of occluded coronary arteries cost more than 10,000 lives per year.

FDA erring on the side of over-caution makes the average cost of bringing a drug to the market close to $1 billion. When an FDA official proudly announces the approval of a major new drug, someone should ask him: If this drug is going to start saving lives tomorrow, how many people died yesterday, last week, last month or last year waiting for the drug to be approved? A drug company CEO could give you the answer if he weren’t fearful of FDA retaliation.

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) represents Congress’ way to force manufacturers to produce more fuel-efficient cars. Manufacturers meet CAFE standards by producing lighter weight and hence less crash-worthy cars. According to a Brookings Institution study, a 500-lb weight reduction of the average car increased annual highway fatalities by 2,2003,900 and serious injuries by 11,000 and 19,500 per year. A National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration study demonstrated that reducing a vehicle’s weight by only 100 pounds increased the fatality rate by as much as 5.63 percent for light cars, 4.70 percent for heavier cars and 3.06 percent for light trucks. These rates translated into additional traffic fatalities of 13,608 for light cars, 10,884 for heavier cars and 14,705 for light trucks between 1996 and 1999.

Congressmen have full knowledge of these life and death statistics but doing the bidding of environmentalists and other interest groups is more important than American lives. There ought to be a way to make the invisible victims of Congress visible.

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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 ■ Mark Akinosho: 775-8133; makinosho@lee.k12. nc.us ■ John Bonardi: 776-2789; jbonardi@lee.k12.nc.us ■ Cameron Sharpe: 498-2250; camerons.box44@ yahoo.com ■ Linda Smith: 774-6781; lindasmith@lee.k12. nc.us ■ Dr. Lynn Smith: 776-8083; orthosmith@windstream.net ■ “Bill” Tatum: 774-8806; billtatum@lee.k12.nc.us ■ Shawn Williams: 777-2798; shawnwilliams@lee. k12.nc.us

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, October 17, 2010 / The Sanford Herald CANDIDATE Q&A: NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE DISTRICT 51 CANDIDATE BIOS Incumbent: JIMMY LOVE SR. Age: 75 Place of birth: Lee County E-mail: Jimmy.Love@ncleg.net Current occupation: Attorney Website: www.jimmylovenchouse. org Family: Married to former Etta Brown Howard. Four children: Joni Ramey, Jim L. Love, Jr. (presently a District Court Judge), Melody Watts, and Mark W. Love.

Love Party affiliation: Democrat Offices held: Served 7 terms in N. C. House of Representatives, Chairman of House Appropriations in 1976 Campaign treasurer: Joni L. Ramey Challenger: MIKE STONE Age: 40 Place of birth: Sanford E-mail: stonesassoc@windstream. net Current occupation: Business owner Website: www.StoneforNCHouse. com Family: Married to Jennifer Womble Stone and we have two wonderful children; Gabrielle, 8 and Connor, 4.

Party affiliation: Republican Offices held: Sanford City Councilman, Current Mayor Pro Tem Campaign treasurer: Mike McDonald

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: What’s your motivation for seeking office?

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LOVE: To contribute my education, knowledge and experience in making North Carolina the best state in the United States to live, work and educate our young people so they will be prepared for the world economy in which we live.

LOVE: If I have the honor to continue representing the citizens of Lee and Harnett Counties, I can promise to keep fighting for the things that matter most here at home; help for our small businesses, protecting our teachers and our classrooms, and cutting wasteful spending from the state budget. As a lifelong resident of this area, I promise to always remember where I’m from.

I promise to fight for new jobs for our workers, and the very best education for our children.

STONE: North Carolina has been heading in the wrong direction for some time. State spending has consistently outpaced earnings and the legislature is out of touch. As a small businessman and leader in the community I felt obligated to create a more positive environment for job creation and to help Lee and Harnett counties move forward economically. To do this we need to lessen the burden of regulation and lower taxes. That requires making tough choices and I will do that as our state legislator.

: What promises can you make to voters if you’re elected?

STONE: Most importantly, I will work on balancing the budget without raising taxes. I will work to eliminate the wasteful spending in Raleigh. I will work to end pay to play politics in state government to stop public corruption.

I will also be more open minded about education by lifting the cap on charter schools which save tax-

payer money and provide choices for parents. And I will be a strong advocate for Lee and Harnett Counties to ensure that we are competitive as we work to create a better environment for small, medium and large business to start and expand.

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: In your opinion, what are the five most critical issues facing North Carolina government this election?

LOVE: ❏ Economy ❏ Jobs ❏ Education ❏ Supporting our military ❏ Supporting our seniors STONE: ❏ Budget/Jobs ❏ Public Corruption/ Public Trust ❏ Taxation ❏ School Reform ❏ Illegal Immigration ❏ Healthcare/Tort Reform — Limit medical liability to encourage new doctors ❏ Favorable Business

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: What specifically should the General Assembly do to address each of those specific issues?

LOVE: ■ Economy: Working to maintain a good environment for our businesses is the best way to keep the economy moving forward.

Fiscal conservatism is a necessity; we have to work to keep our taxes low and reduce wasteful spending while fighting for the investments in education and infrastructure that attract new businesses to our state.

■ Jobs: North Carolina has the lowest state and local tax burdens on businesses according to a review by Ernst and Young in 2010, and we have to fight to keep it that way. We are one of the best states in the nation to do business, and providing support to our small businesses like the refundable tax credit we passes this year is how we can continue attracting new jobs.

■ Education: In a tough economy, we have to keep government small and lean while still protecting our priorities. Our children deserve the very best education and the very best teachers. We have to continue cutting down our administrative costs and keeping our resources in teachers and classrooms.

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■ Taxation — Get rid of the corporate income tax. Change the tax policy so North Carolina starts attracting new businesses.

Explore the potential of a Fair Tax system that is based on consumption rather than income. Modernize the tax code that was created in the Depression.

■ School Reform — Support the expansion of charter schools. Give parents a choice. Create competition in public schools. Eliminate the amount of money that we are spending at the Department of Public Instruction. Encourage the amount of money being spent be focused on classrooms and not administration. Work to make public education more accountable.

■ Illegal Immigration — Publicly recognize English as the official language of North Carolina. Support Arizona style enforcement.

When someone commits a crime, verify citizenship.

Support expansion of the 287G program and encourage more ICE officials in the state.

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■ Supporting our military: The men and women who serve our nation in uniform, who protect our freedoms and sacrifice so much day in and day out deserve our full support.

This year we fought to protect active duty soldiers from foreclosures, expand healthcare and educational opportunities for veterans, and extend tax relief to disabled veterans.

Standing up for the men and women who fight for us is not an option, it’s a necessity.

■ Supporting our seniors: Americans on fixed incomes have been among those hardest hit in this recession. This legislative session I fought for tax relief to help keep seniors in their homes. Times are hard, and they are harder still for families caring for aging family members.

That’s why I’ll keep working to fund the Home and Community Care Block Grant to help allow seniors to remain in their homes.

STONE: ■ Budget/Jobs — Enact TABOR legislation that restricts government from growing faster than the economy and population growth. Focus on more budget transparency for the public. Implement Zero Based Budgeting or at the very least priority budgeting to create needed cuts in spending. In so doing we allow for more entrepreneurship and innovation in our economy.

■ Public Corruption/Public Trust — Make the General Assembly more transparent. Allow legislation to make it to the floor of the legislature for an up or down vote.

Many times the current

■ Healthcare/Tort Reform — Pass legislation that stops the exodus of doctors from North Carolina and helps recruit new doctors. By capping medical lawsuits (like Texas) we can ensure that doctors will want to come to and practice medicine in our state. Choice creates competition and competition reduces cost. Texas added over 15,000 doctors with such legislation.

■ Favorable Business Climate — Cut corporate income tax, simplify our tax code. Stop the practice of wasteful incentives that have hurt our economy.

There are more bears in the Global Transpark than jobs after hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.

Twelve years of incentives and we still have one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation.

reason and restraint. My role is to cut waste in government, to keep our taxes low, to grow our economy through new jobs, and to fight for our teachers and our students, our veterans and our seniors every step of the way.

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LOVE: As a conservative voice in Raleigh, my role in each of these issues is to speak on behalf of the citizens of Lee and Harnett Counties. Our businesses, our workers, our teachers, our children, our veterans, and our seniors are more important than any politicians in Raleigh. In tough economic times like these, my role is to be a voice of

LOVE: District 51 (Lee and Harnett Counties) has excellent roads to and from major commercial and manufacturing centers; we have a well trained work force and a Community college that can meet all training requirements a business or industry might require; we are located near three world class universities and we have

STONE: I will be leading the charge on many of these issues. North Carolina has been losing ground in the business arena for too long. I will work tirelessly pushing legislation that improves our business climate and reduces our extremely high unemployment rate.

I have communicated with other members of the House and they are equally committed to many of these same principles. We will hit the ground on day one aggressively pursuing these goals. : How would you “sell” Lee County and our state to prospective resident or business?

an excellent public school system; we are located within an hour’s drive of the Research Triangle and Ft. Bragg both of which are major employment sources; we are situated within a reasonable distance of the mountains and the beach; and we have local airport facilities second to none for counties of our size.

LOVE: ■ Sound fiscal policy and reasonable tax rates: Sound fiscal principles promote economic growth, protect citizens from uncertainty, and help the governor and general assembly deal with tough economic times.

Extremely high taxes can have a negative effect on economic growth. Adam Smith, the economist said that “taxes should be levied only to support a limited government.”

■ Reform our tax code: North Carolina’s economy has been totally remade in the span of three decades.

The State’s tax codes are outdated and should reflect our present day economy.

■ Reduce political polarization: Political polarization has reached an unacceptable level making it almost impossible for legislators to work across the aisle for the good of the State.

STONE: We are a magnificent state, but we must first end the era of corruption and bad policies that are holding us back.

Site selection magazine ranks N.C. highly because of what it gives away. I will work to make it desirable so it ranks highly with prospective businesses and entrepreneurs.

We have mountains and coasts. We have a strong history of great banking.

And our area is within two hours of every major metro area in the state.

Our proximity to the expansion of Fort Bragg is historic and creates opportunities if we will work to allow them. Getting taxes under control, being open minded and seeing that others have great ideas would show our ability to be inclusive rather than not.

STONE: ■ TABOR (Taxpayer Bill of Rights) ■ Voter ID ■ Create competitive environment in public education. End cap on charter schools.

■ Official language of North Carolina is English.

■ Ending corporate income taxes ■ Zero based budgeting

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this week, he publicly announced his endorsement of Democrat Jimmy Love Sr. in the race for North Carolina House District 51.

The county’s Republican chairman says Carter is baffling even his fellow Republican sheriffs statewide with his public endorsements. Carter, meanwhile, says his decisions have nothing to do with politics, but rather his desire to do what’s best for public safety in Lee County. “I understand (Republicans) want a majority in the state house,� Carter said in an interview with The Herald Friday. “But that’s not my responsibility to make that happen.

My responsibility is to serve the citizens of Lee County and support the people who I think will better serve the voters.

That they’re suggesting that’s my responsibility ... that’s just wrong.�

IT BEGAN WHEN ...

On Aug. 22, Carter appeared side-by-side with Love — a seven-term representative seeking re-election in November in what many predict

will be a tight race with Republican Mike Stone — in a Herald story about what he called a “prescription drug epidemic� and the two’s hope that the General Assembly will consider legislation allowing for more access to prescription drug databases.

Carter insisted at the time politics had nothing to do with the pairing.

Instead, he touted Love’s experience and ability to push to the legislation during the next session. Around that time, the rumblings among local Republicans and Democrats that Carter wasn’t going to back the Republican, Stone, grew louder. Carter said even before then that he was approached by state Republican officials who “tried to steer me in the right direction,� he said.

Over the summer, Carter took offense to a statement on a blog entry penned by Johnson’s commissioner opponent, Republican Jim Womack, who wrote: “We have a superb sheriff. His team knows what it takes to enforce our local laws. However, the latest crime statistics reflect Lee County has the highest violent and overall crime rates in Central North Carolina,

and the problem is only getting worse.�

Carter responded with a letter to Womack asking him to take the statement off his site, adding that out of 41 counties in Central North Carolina, Lee County ranked 37th in violent crimes reported. “Every law enforcement officer in this county works hard,�

Carter told The Herald. “His statement on the crime numbers was just inaccurate. I can’t support somebody who says what he did and makes statements that will affect emergency preparedness.�

Last week, Carter appeared in the newspaper ad with Johnson — his photo across from the Democrat’s. The ad stated, “Butch Johnson’s opponent opposes the emergency back-up 911 center proposed by our sheriff ... Butch Johnson supports the sheriff’s proposal.�

Johnson said that even though he and Carter have been foes politically (Johnson was at one time rumored to the Democratic candidate for sheriff this year), they’ve always been friends. “Tracy and I are on the same mindset,� Johnson said. “And I’m aware that his appearing in my ad

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will help me. Anybody appearing with you who has a 90 percent approval rating is only going to help you.�

Carter said Womack made the statement on the back-up 911 center in April, saying then the money wasn’t there. “The money is there,�

Carter said. “If he did his homework, he would see that the 911 service people pay for, that money can only be used for 911 services. It’s a step in the right direction. It’s needed, and it’s needed now.�

Womack has said he isn’t opposed to the center. He just believes it’s not needed at this time.

Two attempts to reach Womack by cell phone on Saturday were unsuccessful.

On his campaign website, Womack lists “public safety� among his key issues in his campaign, and when it comes to the sheriff’s department, he writes, “(They) know what it takes to enforce local laws. However, Lee County still has work to do to reduce our instances of property and violent crime. The county is plagued with a variety of socio-economic challenges that contribute to an elevated crime rate.

We desperately need to address these ills before law enforcement has to deal with them.�

He writes that getting more help from the district attorney to help prosecute those suspected to be involved in gang activity is important.

If Carter’s appearance in the Johnson ad wasn’t enough, the icing on the

cake came Wednesday night when at a campaign fundraising event for Love, the sheriff stood before a room full of mostly Democrats and for the first time, publicly announced his endorsement.

It wasn’t something that Carter expected to do that night, he said.

Two days later, he said his decision to back Love had nothing to do with his Republican opponent. It’s about, he said, what Love can do for Lee County. “Jimmy Love supported law enforcement,� he said. “He got our judicial district split — which was something I felt was a missing element in Lee County. Not being negative on (District Attorney) Susan Doyle, but our new D.A. will be responsible for a smaller area and will have a closer relationship with local law enforcement.�

Carter said a current lawsuit against his department involving the son of a business associate of Stone had nothing to do with his endorsement. “I have nothing bad to say about Mike Stone,� he reiterated. “Jimmy’s just what’s best for Lee County.�

REPUBLICAN RESPONSE Republicans can’t say they’re pleased about Carter’s political stances this fall. The word that pops up most is “disappointing.� “I’m disappointed that any law enforcement official — whether they’re a sheriff or not — would support somebody who’s been soft in crime as a

legislator,� said Linda Shook, the local GOP’s chairman and current candidate for District 4 county commissioner. “Love has voted on legislation that allows rapists and murderers to get out of prison early to save expenses. He’s made it easy to put criminals back on the street.�

Shook, who has agreed with Carter in the past on the need to crack down on illegal immigration and ease the process of deporting illegal immigrants who commit a crime, said she isn’t convinced Love’s voting record suggests he supports the same measures. “The sheriff has stated several times that the illegals are bringing the hard drugs into the county,�

Shook said. “Other states have passed legislation that has made it harder for illegals to get public benefits which has an effect of not attracting as many illegals. The Democrat-controlled General Assembly has been missing in action on this issue which takes a big toll on public tax dollars.�

Shook’s not alone in her criticism.

A conservative-leaning blog consisting of about a dozen anonymous Lee County authors has made Carter the topic of several recent posts. Blog entry titles have included, “Is Tracy Carter preparing to resign?�, “You deserve a ‘no’ vote, sheriff,� and “Sheriff Carter, we hardly knew ye.�

The entries, in short, accuse Carter of being a RINO, or a “Republican

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In Name Only.â&#x20AC;? Some are calling for voters to vote against Carter on Nov. 2 (heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s running unopposed).

One blogger suggests heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breaking the law by supporting Democrats. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are some people who are deeply hurt because they worked very, very hard in his campaign (in 2006),â&#x20AC;?

Shook said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And there are a lot of Republican sheriffs across the state who are scratching their heads, also. They know we need to do more in the General Assembly for public safety. So these arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just Lee County Republicans who are baffled.â&#x20AC;?

NO APOLOGIES Carter said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aware of the rift his endorsements have caused, but he says division in the Lee County Republican Party began long before he sided with a Democratic candidate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I disagree with the style of the current leadership,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unless you fit the definition of what they say a Republican is, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not a Republican. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been labeled as a RINO and have been called other things. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll fail as a

The Sanford Herald / Sunday, October 17, 2010 / 11A party with that kind of leadership.â&#x20AC;?

Carter said he has no plans on leaving the Republican party, and when asked if in four years he would run as a Democrat, he said â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? with no hesitation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have no apologies for what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m putting the people of this county before party politics. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing what I feel is best for local law enforcement.â&#x20AC;?

Carter said when he ran for sheriff, he reached out to Republicans and Democrats alike, adding that he would not have been elected were it not for partisan support. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were Republicans who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support me the first time I ran, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not upset about that,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will always be people in your party who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support you. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let that influence your decisions.â&#x20AC;?

Carter pointed out that he still supports Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Burr, he supported gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory in his losing bid against Democrat Bev Perdue, and he was one of a number of Republican sheriffs who

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appeared in campaign ads for Republican senate candidate Elizabeth Dole in 2008.

And for all the â&#x20AC;&#x153;disappointmentâ&#x20AC;? on the Republican side this year, Shook said there is no truth to rumors or suggestions that Carter will soon be booted from the party or that Republicans are already looking for a primary opponent in 2014. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do things out of spite,â&#x20AC;? Shook said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want him to do his job and do it well. (Finding his next opponent) is not something that I as chairman of the party or our executive committee has discussed.â&#x20AC;?

Besides, she said, voters are more concerned on the economy in this election cycle, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confident that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bode well for Love and Johnson in November. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The majority of voters are not going to be voting on a candidate who is weak on the issues just because he appears to be riding the coat tails of the sheriff,â&#x20AC;? she said.

And Carter said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not worried about the future ramifications as a result of his endorsements this year â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not worried about being booted,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing the best I can, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing what I feel is right. Whatever happens, happens. If they want to try ... then have at it.â&#x20AC;? â??

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also located at Wicker.

Visitors commented on the beauty of the restored Wicker building, as well as how it and the classroom pods provide a spacious and well-equipped learning environment.

It is a far cry from the cramped and aged quarters of the former Jonesboro School where the college held its Basic Education and many of its Continuing Education classes until the move to Wicker over the past few months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like it,â&#x20AC;? said phlebotomy technician student Apollonia McLean, who was helping to do blood sugar checks at the open house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new learning environment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it feels more school-y, much better than Jonesboro.â&#x20AC;?

Visitors to the open house could have their blood sugar or vision checked by students in the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Continuing Education phlebotomy technician or optometric assistant programs.

There were also displays of several other classes offered, including sewing, jewelry making and cake decorating.

They could also walk through the clinical area for the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dental programs and see some Continuing Education and Adult Education classes.

Many who came for the open house were alumni and former teachers at W.B. Wicker School, which was built in the 1920s with

partial funding by the Rosenwald Foundation.

The foundation helped fund the construction of many schools in the South for black children and youth in the early part of the 20th century.

Wicker is one of the few remaining Rosenwald schools and has been placed on the U.S. Interior Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list of historical places.

Holmes is both an alumni and teacher. He graduated from Wicker in 1955, when the school was the pride of Sanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s black community.

He returned in 1968 as an elementary music teacher.

In 1969, public school integration resulted in Wickerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students being moved to Sanford High School. Wicker was used as a middle school and for other purposes until it was permanently closed in 1990. The handsome brick building deteriorated rapidly once it was abandoned.

In 1997, Sanford attorney William Wilson Jr. purchased the property to prevent its being razed and, in 2001, deeded it to Brick Capital Community Development Corporation.

BCCDC, with strong community support, oversaw the extensive restoration and renovation of the school.

The building has been completely restored. Having the college move its Lee County Adult Education, Continuing Education, and Workforce Development programs into the facility has brought it back to its original use as an educational institution.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my dream come true,â&#x20AC;? said Kate Rumely, BCCDC executive director since 1997. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thrilled. I hoped this would happen from the very beginning, but this is beyond what we anticipated.

Good things happen when communities work together.â&#x20AC;?

The college first rented space at Wicker for its dental hygiene and dental assisting programs, which started in 2007. In 2010, the college moved its Lee County Adult Education and Continuing Education programs from the Jonesboro Center, a former Lee County elementary school, to the Wicker Business Campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are in a facility new that the students and teachers can be proud of,â&#x20AC;? said CCCC President Bud Marchant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The college has also become part of this community and shares the pride they and Brick Capital Community Development Corporation take in it.

Wicker has come fullcircle. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s once again a thriving educational institution serving this community.â&#x20AC;?

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Rangers redeem themselves with 7-2 win in Game 2 Texas gains its first home playoff win in history, evens series with New York

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

AP Photo

East Carolina’s Dwayne Harris leaves North Carolina State’s Andy Lefffler in the dust during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday in Greenville. East Carolina won 33-27 in overtime.

Pirates stun Wolfpack in overtime

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer

GREENVILLE — With each week, Ruffin McNeill sees East Carolina’s spread offense becoming a little more efficient and his struggling defense gaining extra confidence.

Just think how the coach feels now, after a thrilling win against North Carolina State.

Dominique Davis scored on a 1-yard keeper while Damon Magazu intercepted Russell Wilson’s final pass to help the Pirates beat the Wolfpack 33-27 in overtime Saturday, giving McNeill his first victory against a challenging nonconference schedule.

QUICKREAD Tar Heels clear Euwell to play at Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — North Carolina junior defensive end Linwan Euwell has been cleared to play on Saturday for the Tar Heels in their game at Virginia.

Euwell missed the first five games while the school worked to determine his status amid an NCAA investigation into agent-related benefits and possible academic misconduct in the football program. In addition, the school said junior safety Brian Gupton — who has also been held out of every game — won’t play this season, though the school didn’t specify why.

The school also said that senior cornerback Kendric Burney, who will serve the last of his six-game suspension against Virginia, still is in question for next week’s game at Miami due to what the school called “an unresolved issue” connected to the NCAA probe.

The result of Saturday’s game was not available at presstime.

The Tar Heels led the Cavaliers 27-10 at halftime.

Index Scoreboard........................ 5B NFL................................... 6B College Football................. 4B Local Sports Calendar........ 2B

Davis threw for 376 yards and two touchdowns for the Pirates (4-2), who survived a game in which they blew a big lead and committed mistake after mistake before figuring out a way to win in front of a sellout and record home crowd. East Carolina ran out to a 21-0 first-quarter lead only to see the Wolfpack rally to take a 27-24 lead late in the fourth quarter on a field goal from Josh Czajkowski before staging its own comeback.

When Magazu’s interception ended the game, the East Carolina sideline spilled onto the field to celebrate in front of a roaring home crowd in the newly finished end zone section of Dowdy-Fick-

len Stadium. Heck, a jubilant McNeill even danced to the music blaring over the loudspeakers amid the impromptu victory party.

“They have sacrificed and paid the price and have been battled and scarred,” McNeill said of his players. “And today, that was special.”

One thing is clear: East Carolina has proven it can win close games. The two-time defending Conference USA champions beat Tulsa in the opener on a last-play touchdown pass, then rallied from 20-point deficit at Southern Mississippi and scored the

See Pirates, Page 7B

Campbell Football

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rangers relievers got quick redemption, and Texas finally has won a postseason game at home for the first time in its 50season history.

Elvis Andrus got the Rangers off to a running start, David Murphy led a parade of extra-base hits and the bullpen that faltered the night before held strong this time as Texas got even in the AL championship series with a 7-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 2 on Saturday.

The Rangers again built an early 5-0 lead — and stayed ahead this time, unlike the series opener when the Yankees had their biggest postseason comeback in the seventh inning or later. Texas snapped a 10-game postseason losing streak against New York.

The best-of-seven series now switches to Yankee Stadium for Game 3 on Monday night, when Texas will have hired ace lefthander Cliff Lee on the mound. Lee has won his last four starts in New York, including a complete game for Philadelphia in last year’s World Series.

Colby Lewis limited New York to two runs over 5 2-3 innings and the bullpen rebounded the eighth-inning debacle in Game 1 that allowed the defending World Series champion Yankees to escape with a 6-5 victory even though CC Sabathia lasted only four innings.

New York’s postseason

AP photo

Rangers’ Josh Hamilton fouls a pitch off his face in the first inning of Game 2 of the ALCS against the Yankees Saturday.

winning streak over the Rangers included knocking them out of the playoffs in their only three previous postseason appearances (1996, 1998 and 1999).

These Rangers don’t plan to be easily dismissed by the Bronx Bombers, who have won 27 World Series titles and 40 pennants.

Texas had lost its first seven home playoffs games, the most by any team before finally getting a victory in front of its own fans, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Five of those losses had been to New York, plus two to Tampa Bay last weekend in the first round when the Rangers had to go back to Florida for a deciding Game 5 with Lee pitching to win a postseason series for the first time ever.

Andy Pettitte pitches for the Yankees on Monday.

Panthers

Camels drop heartbreaker to Drake at home Special to The Herald BUIES CREEK — Drew Blackmon had 122 yards receiving and Drake defeated Campbell 1412 on Saturday.

Blackmon, who had eight catches, saved his longest for a 42-yard touchdown from Mike Piatowski with 4:40 remaining for a 14-6 lead. Piatowski finished with 208 yards and a touchdown on 20 of 36 passing. He also had 38 yards on four carries as the Bulldogs (4-3, 3-1 Pioneer Football League) improved to 3-0 against the Camels.

“This is a different football team this year than in the past,” Campbell head coach Dale Steele said after the game. “I told our players that we’re a good football team and I can’t understand the breaks that have been happening to us. We are a good football team and if we keep knocking on the door we’re going to break through and get one of these close victories.”

Drake fell behind 3-0 11 seconds into the second quarter after Adam Willet’s 20-yard field goal, but controlled the ball for 11:04 compared to 3:56 throughout the rest of the period to take the lead.

The Camels (2-4, 1-2 Pioneer Football League) were facing an eight-point deficit, 14-6, when the team took over on its own 40-yard line with just 4:40 remaining in the game.

Polk promptly completed passes to redshirt junior C.J. Oates and junior Paul Constantine to gain a total of 17 yards and get the potential game-tying drive going. Oates then ran for another eight and redshirt junior Carl Smith sprinted for an 11-yard gain to move the ball to

See Camels, Page 8B

AP Photo

Carolina Panthers quarterback Jimmy Clausen (2) and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) greet one another after New Orleans defeated Carolina 16-14 earlier in the season.

Owner remains silent as Panthers begin season 0-5

By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE — Owners of two of the NFL’s three winless teams came forward last week to try to explain what’s gone wrong.

Jed York of San Francisco was ultrapositive, declaring the 49ers would rebound and “win the division” this year in an exchange with ESPN. Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson warned it would take three years to rebuild, telling The Associated Press, “I’m not going to try to explain it or make excuses. It’s bad.”

Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Pan-

thers stayed quiet.

It’s been nearly three years since the 74-year-old Richardson has answered questions from anyone other than the team-run magazine. During his silence he’s had a lifesaving heart transplant, fired two sons from top jobs with the organization, decided against extending coach John Fox’s contract to make him a lame-duck this season and ordered a payroll-slashing roster overhaul that’s produced the NFL’s youngest team and worst offense.

Richardson also raised ticket prices,

See Panthers, Page 9B

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Don’t look at me

Sports

Falling television ratings are not fourtime defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson’s fault, he says

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

PURPLE POWER

Rangers redeem themselves with 7-2 win in Game 2 Texas gains its first home playoff win in history, evens series with New York

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

AP Photo

East Carolina’s Dwayne Harris leaves North Carolina State’s Andy Lefffler in the dust during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday in Greenville. East Carolina won 33-27 in overtime.

Pirates stun Wolfpack in overtime

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer

GREENVILLE — With each week, Ruffin McNeill sees East Carolina’s spread offense becoming a little more efficient and his struggling defense gaining extra confidence.

Just think how the coach feels now, after a thrilling win against North Carolina State.

Dominique Davis scored on a 1-yard keeper while Damon Magazu intercepted Russell Wilson’s final pass to help the Pirates beat the Wolfpack 33-27 in overtime Saturday, giving McNeill his first victory against a challenging nonconference schedule.

QUICKREAD TAR HEELS CLEAR EUWELL TO PLAY AT VIRGINIA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — North Carolina junior defensive end Linwan Euwell has been cleared to play on Saturday for the Tar Heels in their game at Virginia.

Euwell missed the first five games while the school worked to determine his status amid an NCAA investigation into agent-related benefits and possible academic misconduct in the football program. In addition, the school said junior safety Brian Gupton — who has also been held out of every game — won’t play this season, though the school didn’t specify why.

The school also said that senior cornerback Kendric Burney, who will serve the last of his six-game suspension against Virginia, still is in question for next week’s game at Miami due to what the school called “an unresolved issue” connected to the NCAA probe.

The result of Saturday’s game was not available at presstime.

The Tar Heels led the Cavaliers 27-10 at halftime.

INDEX Scoreboard ....................... 5B NFL .................................. 6B College Football ................ 4B Local Sports Calendar ....... 2B

Davis threw for 376 yards and two touchdowns for the Pirates (4-2), who survived a game in which they blew a big lead and committed mistake after mistake before figuring out a way to win in front of a sellout and record home crowd. East Carolina ran out to a 21-0 first-quarter lead only to see the Wolfpack rally to take a 27-24 lead late in the fourth quarter on a field goal from Josh Czajkowski before staging its own comeback.

When Magazu’s interception ended the game, the East Carolina sideline spilled onto the field to celebrate in front of a roaring home crowd in the newly finished end zone section of Dowdy-Fick-

len Stadium. Heck, a jubilant McNeill even danced to the music blaring over the loudspeakers amid the impromptu victory party.

“They have sacrificed and paid the price and have been battled and scarred,” McNeill said of his players. “And today, that was special.”

One thing is clear: East Carolina has proven it can win close games. The two-time defending Conference USA champions beat Tulsa in the opener on a last-play touchdown pass, then rallied from 20-point deficit at Southern Mississippi and scored the

See Pirates, Page 7B

CAMPBELL FOOTBALL

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rangers relievers got quick redemption, and Texas finally has won a postseason game at home for the first time in its 50season history.

Elvis Andrus got the Rangers off to a running start, David Murphy led a parade of extra-base hits and the bullpen that faltered the night before held strong this time as Texas got even in the AL championship series with a 7-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 2 on Saturday.

The Rangers again built an early 5-0 lead — and stayed ahead this time, unlike the series opener when the Yankees had their biggest postseason comeback in the seventh inning or later. Texas snapped a 10-game postseason losing streak against New York.

The best-of-seven series now switches to Yankee Stadium for Game 3 on Monday night, when Texas will have hired ace lefthander Cliff Lee on the mound. Lee has won his last four starts in New York, including a complete game for Philadelphia in last year’s World Series.

Colby Lewis limited New York to two runs over 5 2-3 innings and the bullpen rebounded the eighth-inning debacle in Game 1 that allowed the defending World Series champion Yankees to escape with a 6-5 victory even though CC Sabathia lasted only four innings.

New York’s postseason

AP photo

Rangers’ Josh Hamilton fouls a pitch off his face in the first inning of Game 2 of the ALCS against the Yankees Saturday.

winning streak over the Rangers included knocking them out of the playoffs in their only three previous postseason appearances (1996, 1998 and 1999).

These Rangers don’t plan to be easily dismissed by the Bronx Bombers, who have won 27 World Series titles and 40 pennants.

Texas had lost its first seven home playoffs games, the most by any team before finally getting a victory in front of its own fans, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Five of those losses had been to New York, plus two to Tampa Bay last weekend in the first round when the Rangers had to go back to Florida for a deciding Game 5 with Lee pitching to win a postseason series for the first time ever.

Andy Pettitte pitches for the Yankees on Monday.

PANTHERS

Camels drop heartbreaker to Drake at home Special to The Herald BUIES CREEK — Drew Blackmon had 122 yards receiving and Drake defeated Campbell 1412 on Saturday.

Blackmon, who had eight catches, saved his longest for a 42-yard touchdown from Mike Piatowski with 4:40 remaining for a 14-6 lead. Piatowski finished with 208 yards and a touchdown on 20 of 36 passing. He also had 38 yards on four carries as the Bulldogs (4-3, 3-1 Pioneer Football League) improved to 3-0 against the Camels.

“This is a different football team this year than in the past,” Campbell head coach Dale Steele said after the game. “I told our players that we’re a good football team and I can’t understand the breaks that have been happening to us. We are a good football team and if we keep knocking on the door we’re going to break through and get one of these close victories.”

Drake fell behind 3-0 11 seconds into the second quarter after Adam Willet’s 20-yard field goal, but controlled the ball for 11:04 compared to 3:56 throughout the rest of the period to take the lead.

The Camels (2-4, 1-2 Pioneer Football League) were facing an eight-point deficit, 14-6, when the team took over on its own 40-yard line with just 4:40 remaining in the game.

Polk promptly completed passes to redshirt junior C.J. Oates and junior Paul Constantine to gain a total of 17 yards and get the potential game-tying drive going. Oates then ran for another eight and redshirt junior Carl Smith sprinted for an 11-yard gain to move the ball to

See Camels, Page 8B

AP Photo

Carolina Panthers quarterback Jimmy Clausen (2) and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) greet one another after New Orleans defeated Carolina 16-14 earlier in the season.

Owner remains silent as Panthers begin season 0-5

By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE — Owners of two of the NFL’s three winless teams came forward last week to try to explain what’s gone wrong.

Jed York of San Francisco was ultrapositive, declaring the 49ers would rebound and “win the division” this year in an exchange with ESPN. Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson warned it would take three years to rebuild, telling The Associated Press, “I’m not going to try to explain it or make excuses. It’s bad.”

Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Pan-

thers stayed quiet.

It’s been nearly three years since the 74-year-old Richardson has answered questions from anyone other than the team-run magazine. During his silence he’s had a lifesaving heart transplant, fired two sons from top jobs with the organization, decided against extending coach John Fox’s contract to make him a lame-duck this season and ordered a payroll-slashing roster overhaul that’s produced the NFL’s youngest team and worst offense.

Richardson also raised ticket prices,

See Panthers, Page 9B

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Northwood hands Carrboro first loss in double-OT thriller

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PITTSBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A struggling kicker made the game-winner in the second overtime to put Northwood alone atop the Carolina-9 Conference on Friday.

After Kevin Williams scored a 10-yard touchdown on his 39th carry of the night to tie the score at 34, Tim Gill made his only PAT attempt of the game to give Northwood a 35-34 homecoming victory over previously unbeaten Carrboro. Gill had just missed a 27-yard field goal attempt on the first possession of the first overtime period. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the reason [Northwood went for the kick],â&#x20AC;? Chargers coach Bill Hall said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He hit that field goal well it was just wide. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been struggling, obviously. We were going for two all night.â&#x20AC;?

Carrboro, playing without standout receiver Nassar Omar for the second straight week, took a two-score lead when quarterback Derek Bryant hit Juan Chavarriaga for a 69-yard touchdown in the second quarter.

But Williams, who finished with 317 rushing yards, cut the deficit to 22-16 with the first of his four touchdowns.

Northwood then tied the score in the third quarter

when the junior cut off right tackle and down the home sideline for an 84yard touchdown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kevin is a tough runner and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just now hitting his stride,â&#x20AC;? Hall said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had a concussion in our jamboree and missed the first game.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a workhorse back and in our style of offense we need that.â&#x20AC;?

Carrboro took its final lead of regulation when Bryant, who accounted for 278 yards of offense, found running back Torrell Farrar for a 20-yard touchdown on a screen pass. Williams answered with a 19-yard run with 3:53 to play and the defenses sent the game into overtime.

After Gillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missed field goal, Northwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense sent Carrboro backwards to force a second overtime. Bryant again found Farrar on a screen to put the Jaguars on top, but an incomplete pass set the stage for Gill to be the homecoming hero. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good running team and I felt we had to go for two,â&#x20AC;? Carrboro coach Jason Tudryn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We kept them out the first time but I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if we could stop them again so we went for it.â&#x20AC;?

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Douglas Byrd 35, Western Harnett 13 LILLINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Douglas Byrd held a twotouchdown lead at halftime and never looked back in a 35-13 win over Western Harnett.

Byrd improved to 7-2 overall and 2-2 in the Cape Fear Valley 3-A Conference after an improbable 0-2 start in league play. One of the league losses was to Overhills, Westernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neighbor, in a game Byrd was heavily favored.

Byrd quarterback Junior Williams ran for three touchdowns and passed for another.

Caleb Chalmers returned the second half kickoff 76 yards for a touchdown, and the Eagles used a 36-yard interception return by Marcus Pratt to set up a 42-yard drive that got Western within 21-13 on a 10-yard scoring run

by William Overton as time expired in the third quarter.

But Byrd answered with a 63-yard drive capped by Poolerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-yard run. Williams scooted 21 yards with 1:27 left to cap the scoring.

Jordan Trapp led the Eagles on the ground with 59 yards on 12 carries.

William Overton had 14 yards on eight carries with a touchdown.

Quarterback Randy McNeil was 4-for-15 passing for 29 yards and three interceptions.

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Providence Grove 9, Jordan-Matthews 3 CLIMAX â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Providence Grove upset Mid-State Conference foe JordanMatthews 9-3.

Providence Grove defensive back Stedman Rush finished with an interception and a muffed punt recovery, while defensive back Keshon Purvis and linebacker Cody Williams both recovered a fumble with Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; coming with 11â &#x201E;2 minutes left in the game to seal the win.

For the Jets (1-3, 5-4), Derek Jones had 23 carries for 83 yards, while quarterback Dylan Bounds completed 6 of 18 passes for 99 yards.

Still, Jordan-Matthews couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find the end zone, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only points coming from a 23-yard field goal by Eric Gomez with just over 7 minutes left in the first quarter.

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Johnson doesn’t buy it.

“Well, I know that I’m not the reason for those things and I sure as hell know I’m not vanilla,” Johnson said.

He entered Saturday night’s race at Charlotte in a familiar position: leading in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship standings. He’s won the title every year since 2006.

“We need more drama in our sport,” Charlotte Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith said Saturday. “I was joking it would be great if Jimmie came out of the car and slapped somebody. That would be drama.”

It’s not Johnson’s style, but he insists he’s a lot different from the young driver who started in NASCAR’s lower series.

“I went from being like a C-level driver in Nationwide and through all the other things in my career, to drive for Hendrick Motorsports to having success early,”

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Jimmie Johnson smiles as he gets into his car for a practice session for Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Results from Saturday’s Bank of America 500 were unavailable at presstime

Johnson said. “At the end of the day I want to be a professional and do my job. And some people formed opinions then and it’s unfortunate that if it still lingers around because I think I’ve done plenty to show that I’m far from vanilla.”

But you’ll rarely see Johnson mix it up on the track, call out drivers or NASCAR officials, or make provocative comments. And his dominance comes as NASCAR is concerned about falling ratings and attendance.

“We don’t know why.

And it’s not just our sport, it’s all sports and it’s all television,” Johnson said. “It’s not me and I know that. So I just kind of chuckle about it and if people want to spend

time talking about it they can.”

TRIPLE SWEEP? Kurt Busch was seeking to become the first driver to win all three Sprint Cup races at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the same season.

Busch, who entered Saturday night’s race sixth in the Chase standings, won the All-Star race and Coca-Cola 600 in May. It marked the seventh time since the All-Star event’s 1985 debut that the race’s winner entered the fall stop at Charlotte with a chance to pull off the sweep. The six previous drivers — Darrell Waltrip (1985), Davey Allison (‘91), Dale Earnhardt (‘93), Jeff Gordon (‘97), Jimmie Johnson (2003) and Kasey Kahne (‘08) failed to accomplish the feat, but all finished in the top five in the fall race.

College Football

4B / Sunday, October 17, 2010 / The Sanford Herald TOP 25

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Texas upsets No. 5 Nebraska

Harris, defense lead Miami past Duke

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer

LINCOLN, Neb. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Texas left no doubt this time. The Longhorns beat Nebraska fair and square.

Garrett Gilbert ran for two touchdowns and Texasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense shut down Taylor Martinez to lead the Longhorns to a 20-13 upset of No. 5 Nebraska on Saturday, a crushing first defeat for a Cornhusker team that was out to avenge last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss in the Big 12 championship game.

Texas (4-2, 2-1 Big 12 came in as a 9½-point underdog but surprised Nebraska (5-1, 1-1) by turning Gilbert loose in the run game for the first time this season. The quarterback ran for a 71 yards on 11 carries, scoring from 3 yards and 1 yard, and Cody Johnson had 58 of his 73 yards in the second half.

The Longhorns also stymied a Nebraska offense that had been averaging 494 yards a game, holding the Huskers to just 202 yards. Still, the Huskers were within a touchdown late in the game thanks to Eric

AP Photo

Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead (22) canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hold on to a pass by quarterback Taylor Martinez during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Texas, in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday.

Haggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school-record 95yard punt return.

Martinez, who came in averaging 147 yards a game and almost 11 yards a carry, was held to a season-low 21 yards on 13 carries before being pulled for Zac Lee in the third quarter.

Texas certainly wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prolific offensively, gaining 271 yards. But with the Longhorn defense holding the Huskersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ground game in a check, Nebraska receivers then dropped what would have been three touchdown passes.

The Huskers and their fans had been pointing to this game

for 10 months, since the controversial finish to last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conference title game ended with one second put back on the clock, enough time for the Longhorns to kick the winning field goal in a 13-12 win.

The stakes became even higher after Nebraska announced over the summer that it was moving to the Big Ten next year.

Suddenly, this became the Huskersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; last chance to beat a Texas program that had dominated them since the inception of the Big 12.

Barring a rematch in the conference cham-

pionship game, Texas will have won nine of 10 meetings against the Huskers since 1996, with Nebraskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only win coming in the 1999 title game.

The Memorial Stadium crowd came to life after Hagg returned Justin Tuckerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pooch punt 95 yards to pull the Huskers to 20-13 with 3:02 left. Jared Crick bumped Blake Gideon out of the way after Hagg fielded the punt, and LaVonte Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s block on Alex Okafor removed the final obstacle to Nebraskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first touchdown in eight quarters against the Longhorns.

Texas was able to run out the clock, however, with Gilbert taking a knee twice inside the Nebraska 10.

Martinez came into the game drawing attention as a Heisman candidate but was thrown for losses or no gain on four of his first 11 runs and was ineffective on the zone-read option. He was pulled in the third quarter in favor of Lee, who quarterbacked the Huskers in the Big 12 title game.

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DURHAM (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Micanor Regis likes to teach Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive backs the proper way to break in front of passes and intercept them. Just one problem: Who would ever take that type of advice from a 305-pound defensive tackle?

Maybe the Hurricanes should.

Regis returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown, one of the season-high seven turnovers Miami forced during its 28-13 victory over Duke on Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Regis, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a funny character,â&#x20AC;? Vaughn Telemaque said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always messing with us as defensive backs and going to catch balls and trying to teach us techniques of how to catch the ball. He came up real big, and he came up with the touchdown.â&#x20AC;?

Jacory Harris threw for one touchdown and ran for another. He finished 17 of 34 for 224 yards in his first interception-free game since the opener for the Hurricanes (4-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who bounced back from last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lopsided loss to rival Florida State by rolling up 448 total yards and shutting down one of the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top passing offenses.

Telemaque had two of Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five interceptions, all thrown by Sean Renfree, and the Blue Devils fumbled twice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all self-inflicted wounds,â&#x20AC;? Renfree said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing they were doing.â&#x20AC;?

But no question, it was Regis who came up with the play of the day to end Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first possession of the second half. The big defensive tackle dropped into coverage, stepped in front of Renfreeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pass and rumbled into the end zone to stretch Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead to 21-3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to score,â&#x20AC;?

Regis recalled himself thinking during his run. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was so close that I could touch it.â&#x20AC;?

Damien Berry rushed for 111 yards, and his 1-yard score in the third put the Hurricanes up 2810. Harris threw a 14-yard touchdown to Leonard Hankerson on the first play of the second quarter, dumping the ball off in the flat that allowed

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the 6-foot-3 wideout do the rest himself, flipping over the goal line to make it 7-3. Those two also hooked up just before halftime on a 33-yard gainer one play before Harris scrambled in untouched from 13 yards out, pushing the lead to 14-3.

Virginia Tech 52, Wake Forest 21 BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tyrod Taylor threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for a touchdown to lead Virginia Tech past Wake Forest 52-21 on Saturday.

The Hokies (5-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their fifth straight after opening the season with two losses, scored touchdowns on seven of their eight firsthalf possessions against Wake Forest (2-5, 1-3).

Their 49 first-half points tied for the second most (Rutgers, 1999) scored in a first half by a Virginia Tech team under Frank Beamer.

Taylor hit back-up quarterback Logan Thomas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who was split out as a receiver â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for a 3-yard score on the Hokiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; opening possession. He later threw touchdown passes of 25 yards to Danny Coale and 11 yards to Jarrett Boykin, and he also scored on a 1-yard sneak.

Darren Evans scored a career-high three touchdowns, all on short runs, for the Hokies.

Clemson 31, Maryland 7 CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Clemsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Andre Ellington found the perfect time to play like former Tigers star C.J. Spiller.

And Spiller enjoyed watching every minute of it Saturday.

Ellington had an 87-yard kickoff return touchdown on the day Spiller had his No. 28 retired as Clemson broke a three-game losing streak and avoided its typical Maryland meltdown in a 31-7 victory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was very special, doing it in front of a guy like that,â&#x20AC;? Ellington said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saw he had a big smile on his face. He was excited and we were, too.â&#x20AC;?

Ellington gave everyone something to cheer about with his gamechanging return. He broke through the pack then outran two Maryland defenders to the end zone. It was Clemsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first such score since Spiller â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he set an NCAA record with seven kickoff TDs from 2006-09 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; did it against South Carolina last November.

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Sports Review NASCAR Bank of America 500 Lineup After Thursday qualifying; race Saturday At Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 191.544. 2. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 191.455.

3. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 190.921. 4. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 190.914.

5. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 190.678.

6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 190.644. 7. (83) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 190.409.

8. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 190.382. 9. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 190.382.

10. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 190.342.

11. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 190.322. 12.

(20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 190.275. 13. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 190.275.

14. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 190.121. 15.

(2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 190.101.

16. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 190.067. 17.

(17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 190.007. 18. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 189.813. 19.

(77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 189.793. 20. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 189.753.

21. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 189.707. 22. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 189.607. 23.

(11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 189.527. 24. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 189.52.

25. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 189.494.

26. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 189.334. 27. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 189.268.

28. (09) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 189.255. 29.

(14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 189.168. 30. (10) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 189.023.

31. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 189.009. 32. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 188.89. 33. (46) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 188.871. 34. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 188.857. 35. (26) Patrick Carpentier, Ford, 188.805.

36. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 188.719. 37. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 188.232. 38.

(71) Andy Lally, Chevrolet, 187.669. 39. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 187.533.

40. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 187.363.

41. (37) Dave Blaney, Ford, Owner Points. 42. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, Owner Points. 43. (64) Jeff Green, Toyota, 187.305.

BASEBALL MLB Postseason LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES American League Friday, Oct. 15 New York 6, Texas 5 Saturday, Oct. 16 Texas 7, New York 2, series tied, 1-1 Monday, Oct. 18 Texas (Lee 12-9) at New York (Pettitte 11-3), 8:07 p.m Tuesday, Oct. 19 Texas at New York (Burnett 10-15), 8:07 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 20 Texas at New York, 4:07 p.m., if necessary Friday, Oct. 22 New York at Texas, 8:07 p.m., if necessary Saturday, Oct. 23 New York at Texas, 8:07 p.m., if necessary National League Saturday, Oct. 16 San Francisco (Lincecum 1610) at Philadelphia (Halladay 21-10), late

TV Sports Listings Sunday, Oct. 17 San Francisco (Cain 13-11) at Philadelphia (Oswalt 1313), 8:19 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 19 Philadelphia (Hamels 12-11) at San Francisco (Sanchez 13-9), 4:19 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 20 Philadelphia at San Francisco, 7:57 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 21 Philadelphia at San Francisco, 7:57 p.m., if necessary Saturday, Oct. 23 San Francisco at Philadelphia, 3:57 p.m. or 7:57 p.m., if necessary Sunday, Oct. 24 San Francisco at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m., if necessary

HOCKEY NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OTPtsGF GA

Phila.

4 2 1 1 5 10 9 Islanders 4 1 1 2 4 1314 Pittsburgh 5 2 3 0 4 1313 Rangers 3 1 1 1 3 1313 New Jersey 5 1 3 1 3 9 17 Northeast Division Toronto 4 4 0 0 8 16 9 Montreal 4 2 1 1 5 1010 Ottawa 4 1 2 1 3 7 12 Buffalo 5 1 3 1 3 9 14 Boston 21 1 0 2 5 5 Southeast Division Tampa Bay 3 3 0 0 6 12 8 Washington4 3 1 0 6 14 9 Carolina 3 2 1 0 4 8 7 Atlanta 4 2 2 0 4 1314 Florida 31 2 0 2 6 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OTPtsGF GA

Nashville 3 3 0 0 6 11 6 Detroit 4 2 1 1 5 1211 Chicago 5 2 2 1 5 1615 St. Louis 3 2 1 0 4 10 6 Columbus 3 1 2 0 2 7 10 Northwest Division Colorado 4 3 1 0 6 1413 Edmonton 3 2 1 0 4 9 6 Minnesota 3 1 1 1 3 8 8 Vancouver 4 1 2 1 3 7 11

Calgary 31 2 0 2 3 8 Pacific Division Dallas 3 3 0 0 6 13 8 L. Angeles 4 3 1 0 6 10 6 San Jose 2 1 0 1 3 5 5 Anaheim 5 1 3 1 3 1021 Phoenix 21 1 0 2 5 5 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Atlanta 5, Anaheim 4, SO Colorado 3, New Jersey 2 Toronto 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OT Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT Chicago 5, Columbus 2 Montreal 2, Buffalo 1 Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 1 Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Colorado at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.

Washington at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Atlanta at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Phoenix at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Carolina at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

FOOTBALL AP Top 25 Results No. 1 Ohio State (6-0) at No. 18 Wisconsin. Next: vs.

Purdue, Saturday.

No. 2 Oregon (6-0) did not play. Next: vs. UCLA, Thursday.

No. 3 Boise State (5-0) at San Jose State. Next: vs.

Louisiana Tech, Tuesday,

Sunday, Oct. 17 GOLF TGC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; European PGA Tour, Portugal Masters, final round, at Vilamoura, Portugal, 10 a.m.

TGC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nationwide Tour, Miccosukee Championship, final round, at Miami, 1:30 p.m.

TGC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; PGA Tour, Frys.com Open, final round, at San Martin, Calif., 4 p.m.

TGC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; LPGA Challenge, final round, at Danville, Calif., 7:30 p.m.

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NBC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Indianapolis at Washington, 8:15 p.m.

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No. 4 TCU (7-0) beat BYU 31-3. Next: vs. No. 23 Air Force, Saturday.

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Iowa State. Next: at No. 21 Missouri, Saturday.

No. 7 Auburn (7-0) beat No. 12 Arkansas 65-43. Next: vs. No. 9 LSU, Saturday.

No. 8 Alabama (5-1) vs. Mississippi. Next: at Tennessee, Saturday.

No. 9 LSU (6-0) vs. McNeese State. Next: at No. 7 Auburn, Saturday.

No. 10 South Carolina (4-1) at Kentucky. Next: at Vanderbilt, Saturday.

No. 11 Utah (5-0) at Wyoming. Next: vs. Colorado State, Saturday.

No. 12 Arkansas (4-2) lost to No. 7 Auburn 65-43.

Next: vs. Mississippi, Saturday.

No. 13 Michigan State (7-0) beat Illinois 26-6. Next: at Northwestern, Saturday.

No. 14 Stanford (5-1) did not play. Next: vs. Washington State, Saturday.

No. 15 Iowa (5-1) beat

Michigan 38-28. Next: vs.

No. 18 Wisconsin, Saturday.

No. 16 Florida State (6-1) beat Boston College 24-19.

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No. 17 Arizona (4-1) at Washington State. Next: vs.

Washington, Saturday.

No. 18 Wisconsin (5-1) vs.

No. 1 Ohio State. Next: at No. 15 Iowa, Saturday.

No. 19 Nevada (6-0) at Hawaii. Next: vs. Utah State, Saturday, Oct. 30.

No. 20 Oklahoma State (6-0) beat Texas Tech 34-17.

Next: vs. No. 5 Nebraska, Saturday.

No. 21 Missouri (6-0) beat Texas A&M 30-9. Next: vs.

No. 6 Oklahoma, Saturday.

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No. 23 Air Force (5-1) at San Diego State. Next: at No. 4 TCU, Saturday.

No. 24 Oregon State (3-2) at Washington. Next: vs. California, Saturday, Oct. 30.

No. 25 West Virginia (5-1) beat South Florida 20-6, Thursday. Next: vs. Syracuse, Saturday.

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NFL Standings

GAME OF THE WEEK

Cowboys, Vikings desperate for win

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Sports Writer

MINNEAPOLIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; When the Dallas Cowboys came to Minnesota in the NFC playoffs last January, both teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; seasons hung in the balance.

It may only be Week 5 of the 2010 season, but the same could be said for the rematch Sunday.

When the schedule was released this summer, Cowboys at Vikings was immediately identified as a key early-season matchup that most figured would feature two star-powered teams playing for NFC supremacy.

A month into the season, both clubs are 1-3 and treating this showdown as a must win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both of us, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no secret where our records are at right now. Neither one of us are happy about it,â&#x20AC;? Vikings coach Brad Childress said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my experience, typically in these kind of games, the most desperate team wins, the most desperate team thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clawing for a victory. Expect it to be contested tooth and nail.â&#x20AC;?

Both teams are looking pretty desperate right about now.

The Cowboys entered the season with plenty of hype, as usual. It was only exacerbated by the fact that their new football shrine will host the Super Bowl in February.

Tony Romo to Miles Austin has become a bigplay combination, but Romo has also thrown five interceptions and the Cowboys have all but abandoned the running

AP Photo

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre warms up before an NFL football game between the Vikings and the New York Jets last week. game.

Dallas has already lost twice at home, to Chicago and Tennessee.

Even in the wide-open NFC, there is a sense that neither team can afford to fall too much further behind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The window is always going to be open, and the mentality of playing well and doing the right things,â&#x20AC;? Dallas linebacker DeMarcus Ware said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But at the end of the day, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep losing. If you keep losing, the window is going to be very narrow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of good teams in this league. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to start now. The time is now.â&#x20AC;?

The Vikings have plenty of issues themselves.

Brett Favre is starting to show his age, with tendinitis flaring up in his right elbow and the 41-year-old quarterback saying this week he would consider sitting out a game or two if the condition worsens. He is

also in the middle of an NFL investigation into allegations that he sent lewd photos to a gameday hostess while both worked for the New York Jets in 2008.

Randy Moss has been in town for less than two weeks and is still working to get synchronized with a new offense and a new quarterback. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be a cancer to this offense, knowing I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing, because I could get somebody really, really, really killed or really hurt out there, not knowing what to do,â&#x20AC;?

Moss said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I study every night. I take my playbook home. I just want to make sure Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m out there for the guys, because I know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out there for me.â&#x20AC;?

The Vikings also lost starting cornerback Cedric Griffin (knee) for the season on Monday night and signed veteran free agent Frank Walker on Wednesday, rushing him to get ready to face the

Cowboysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second-ranked passing offense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who would have thought both teams would be 1-3?â&#x20AC;? Favre said.

The Vikings are in the middle of a tough stretch that could define their season. After Dallas on Sunday, they head to Green Bay and New England. With the Bears off to a fast start at 4-1 in the division, the margin for error is getting slimmer by the week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cowboys are a really good team,â&#x20AC;? tight end Visanthe Shiancoe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But a team with a whole lot of talent means nothing if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not put together.

And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on here (in Minnesota).â&#x20AC;?

The Vikings rolled over Dallas 34-3 in the playoffs last season, the Cowboysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second-worst postseason defeat. The victory put the Vikings into the NFC title game, where they lost in overtime at New Orleans.

Favre and the Vikings have yet to recreate that magic this season, but the veteran-laden locker room doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to look far back for inspiration.

The team started 1-3 in 2008 before winning nine of its final 12 games to win the NFC North. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sense of urgency, but at the same time, it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a sense of panic,â&#x20AC;? Shiancoe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With panic comes disarray and confusion.

You want to be calm, you want to be collected and just handle your business and see where the problems are and solve the problems.â&#x20AC;?

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Miami at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

San Diego at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Detroit at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at N. England, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

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The Sanford Herald / Sunday, October 17, 2010 / 7B

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tar Heels trying to put last season behind them

BY BRIANA GORMAN Durham Herald-Sun

CHAPEL HILL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; For one of the final dances of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Night with Royâ&#x20AC;? on Friday at the Smith Center, the entire North Carolina menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball gathered on the court to show off their moves to the song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebration.â&#x20AC;?

And celebrate UNC did, while also putting the memories of the 2009-10 Williams season behind them.

The Tar Heels kicked off 2010-11 with a skit to a Miley Cyrus song, a dance in Snuggies and a spoof the TV show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jersey Shoreâ&#x20AC;? and then ended the

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go-ahead touchdown with 4½ minutes left in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 44-43 win.

This time, Michael Barbour kicked a field goal with 1:04 left to send the game into overtime, where Davis put the Pirates ahead for good by bouncing off a pile of tacklers on a sneak and falling across the goal line. The Wolfpack (5-2) couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t answer, with Wilson forcing a pass over the middle to Jarvis Williams that Magazu grabbed at the goal line.

Magazu, a true freshman and the son of Carolina Panthers offensive line coach Dave Magazu, credited a teammate for jamming Williams at the line and forcing him to alter his route. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I kind of broke on it with instinct and watched the quarterback all at the same time,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reroute really made the play. I was just doing what I was supposed to do.â&#x20AC;?

Wilson offered few details when asked about what he saw on the final play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just trying to get a touchdown, and the kid made a nice play on it,â&#x20AC;?

Wilson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basically it.â&#x20AC;?

It was quite a finish for the Pirates considering the game appeared to be slipping away only moments earlier. East Carolina committed countless mistakes, from 10 penalties to a pair of costly fumbles that both set up a touchdown for the Wolfpack and ended another drive just as the Pirates were crossing the goal line. There was even Barbourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missed extrapoint attempt on Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; keeper, meaning an N.C. State touchdown in overtime could win the game.

And yet, the Pirates figured out a way to beat a team that had won seven of 10 matchups with the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four other Bowl Subdivision opponents under coach Tom Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including two meetings with the Pirates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told the team last night in the hotel: weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to face adversity,â&#x20AC;?

Davis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It might be fumbles, it might be picks, it might be missed tackles.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got to stick together through the good and bad, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what happened.â&#x20AC;?

Lance Lewis and Justin Jones had touchdown catches for the Pirates, while Jon Williams had a 5-yard TD run to cap East Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first possession.

The Pirates finished with 496 total yards, while their

evening with a 20-minute scrimmage in front of a crowd of 15,000.

It was the first look at the highly touted freshmen class of Harrison Barnes, Reggie Bullock and Kendall Marshall, as well as the debut of Alabama transfer Justin Knox.

The scrimmage, which ended in a 31-31 tie, was sloppy at times. Yet Barnes, the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 recruit a year ago, was impressive in his first minutes in a baby blue uniform, as he led the White team with 13 points and finished 6-of-10 from the floor.

But Barnes also had his freshman moment.

After a 3-pointer by Bullock tied the game with 16 seconds to play, Barnes found the ball in his hands on the other end with an opportunity to give the White team the win.

Barnes tried to dribble through a couple of defenders but turned the ball over in the closing seconds to end the scrimmage.

Still, sophomore John Henson said Barnesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability to score was typical of the freshman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little challenging [covering Barnes], but I am kind of used to guarding him so I kind of know his moves,â&#x20AC;? said Henson, who spent some time guarding Barnes in the post. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I feel sorry for the other opponents that we play.â&#x20AC;?

Bullock had five points on 2-of-3 shooting, while Marshall missed both his shots and picked up two offensive fouls.

Sophomore Dexter Strickland, who was on the Blue team, led all scorers with 16 points and made both his shot from beyond the arc.

struggling defense held up against Wilson and the Wolfpackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong passing game.

Wilson threw for 322 yards and one touchdown to go with a rushing score, but he threw three interceptions and was charged with a fumble on

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Henson and Zeller said they were both disappointed the game ended in a tie, but understood why Coach Roy Williams didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to play overtime.

Both, however, gave their performances in the skits a thumbs up. The sophomores all danced

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Goodell: Favre, league official to meet next week

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played for New York.

Goodell made his comments Saturday during a sideline interview with NBC as he attended the Western Michigan-Notre Dame game. The commissioner said someone â&#x20AC;&#x153;from our staffâ&#x20AC;? would meet with the Vikings quarterback

and three-time league MVP. The NFL Network later said the meeting would be Tuesday in Minnesota with a member of the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s security team. An NFL spokesman declined further comment.

Goodell said Tuesday he had no plans to meet

with Favre himself, but added that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that he would do if it was warranted.

Favre has been listed as questionable by Minnesota for Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against Dallas with tendinitis in his right elbow.

He has started a record 289 straight games.

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the Drake 35.

Another completed pass to Smith for seven yards and a Mike Stryffeler reception brought the ball to the Drake 14. A penalty momentarily stalled the drive before Polk completed his fifth pass of the drive, this one to redshirt junior Alex Royal, to put Campbell on the Drake 10 with less than a minute remaining in the game.

Polk then took it upon himself and ran it in from 10-yard out to put Campbell within two with just 17 second remaining in the game.

Needing a two-point conversion to tie the game, Polk faked a run and then tried a jump pass to Stryffeler in the back of the end zone.

The ball was overthrown slightly over Stryffelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands and allowed Drake to escape with the twopoint victory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was something that we practiced and had in

our arsenal for a while, and we just needed to execute it and we just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;?

Steele said of the conversion play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to go back to the drawing board and work on executing our plays better.â&#x20AC;?

Polk completed a career-high 18 passes in the loss. The redshirt senior combined to gain 173 yards in total offense (125 pass and 48 rushing).

Stryffeler, a Lee County grad, hauled in a careerhigh six catches for 33 yards.

Campbell will now travel to Dayton, Ohio to take on the Flyers in a Pioneer Football League at 1 p.m. next Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope everybody will understand that this is a good football team and I want to beg all the Campbell fans to come out and support these kids,â&#x20AC;? Steele said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They play their hearts out, work so hard, and are proud to be a part of Campbell football. They deserve for this place to be filled on Homecoming and I want all our fans to be the 12th man for us.â&#x20AC;?

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so fans paid more to watch the Panthers (0-5) fail to reach double digits in all three home games so far this season — contests in which they were outscored 63-20. Carolina enters its bye weekend off to its worst start in 12 years and with a load of unanswered questions.

“Rebuilding the team is something I’m confident is paramount in his mind,” said Max Muhleman, a Charlotte-based sports consultant who helped Richardson’s efforts to get the expansion franchise in the early 1990s. “How he’s doing it, probably only he and a very small need-toknow group of people in the franchise know.”

It was just two years ago Carolina went 12-4 and won the NFC South. Now the Panthers are averaging 10.4 points a game with five touchdowns and 16 turnovers.

“I don’t think you envision something like this,” said quarterback Matt Moore, benched after Week 2. “It’s something that snuck up on us quickly.”

The Panthers let highpriced defensive end Julius Peppers and other veterans go in the offseason while making no major free-agent signings, and some wondered if Carolina was guarding against the chance of a work stoppage next season — Richardson is co-chairman of the NFL’s management council executive committee. He told the in-house Roar magazine his moves had nothing to do with the league’s labor situation.

“We were at a point with our football team that we had to make tough

The Sanford Herald / Sunday, October 17, 2010 / 9B football decisions which were separate from the CBA (collective bargaining agreement),” Richardson said in April. “We have a number of younger players who showed promise at the end of last season and need to get on the field.”

With the way things have turned out, Richardson’s motives are being questioned again.

“It seems likely it’s a factor in his process for sure,” Muhleman said of the CBA talks. “He’s probably as preoccupied with that as anybody, if not everybody, in the league.”

Yahoo! Sports quoted an unidentified person at the March league meetings who said Richardson made an impassioned speech with colorful language, telling owners “we’re going to take back our league” after signing what he thinks was a bad labor deal in 2006.

Preparing for a possible lockout next year and a potential new world order of player contracts could explain why more than half the roster is made up of rookies or players in the last year of their deals and coached by a man who appears all but gone but after this season.

Just how young are the Panthers? In last week’s 23-6 stinker against Chicago, they became the first NFL team since Cleveland in 1999 to start a rookie at quarterback (Jimmy Clausen) and both receiver positions (David Gettis and Brandon LaFell). The offense produced 147 yards, eight first downs and plenty of boos.

The lack of a legitimate No. 2 receiver allows teams to load defenders at the line of scrimmage to neutralize Carolina’s oncesuccessful running game.

When star Steve Smith (ankle) sat out against the Bears, the Panthers’ receiving corps consisted of three rookies and David Clowney, claimed off waivers five days earlier.

Why didn’t the Panthers sign a veteran receiver after letting Muhsin Muhammad go in the offseason?

“Those all aren’t my decisions,” Fox said. “We coach who we’ve got.”

A former teammate of Johnny Unitas’ in Baltimore, Richardson returned just over six months following his February 2009 heart transplant and fired sons Mark and Jon from key management roles without explanation.

He also played hardball with Fox, denying him a contract extension following Carolina’s playoff flameout in the 2008 season and last year’s disappointing 8-8 record. Now Fox has little to work with, and likely won’t be around if and when things improve and Carolina starts spending again.

Still, there could be some hope for the franchise — a few steps down the road.

By jettisoning several veterans in a year without a salary cap, the Panthers got rid of a large amount of “dead money” from prorated bonuses of released players. That would free up space to go on a shopping spree next year if the cap returns.

General manager Marty Hurney’s contract expired earlier this year, but it’s believed he’s safe and could be making those decisions next year. It’s everything else that’s uncertain, with no message coming from the top.

“The fans know,” Muhleman said, “that Jerry is a guy who acts and doesn’t talk much.”

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Purdue’s Hummel out for season with ACL tear WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Robbie Hummel is injured again.

Purdue announced that the versatile forward will miss the upcoming season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in practice on Saturday.

It’s the same knee he injured Feb. 24 against Minnesota, knocking him out for the remainder of last season. He had surgery in March and expected to be ready for his senior season.

It’s a major a blow for a team many experts predicted to be a Final Four contender.

“This is obviously disappointing for Robbie, as well as our team, since he worked so hard to return from the tear he suffered in February,” coach Matt Painter said. “As he begins his rehab and recovery, we’ll persevere together and provide Robbie with all the support possible. I have no doubt he’ll continue to play a pivotal role this season as a leader of our team.”

Hummel was second on the team last season with 15.7 points and 6.9 rebounds a game.

The Boilermakers were ranked No. 3 in the nation when he was hurt, then stumbled at first without him, before recovering to reach the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.

Hummel also missed significant time his

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Purdue senior Robbie Hummel runs a drill during the first practice of the season Friday in West Lafayette, Ind. sophomore year with a back injury.

“Rob does something for us offensively and defensively that balances our team,” Painter said in February 2009, while Hummel was recovering from his injury. “He’s a facilitator. He moves the basketball, he makes the extra pass, he gets the ball inside.

“Some of the basic things that don’t show up in a box score is what we miss.”

Purdue still has talented seniors E’Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson, who decided to return after considering

entering the NBA draft.

Moore, a 6-foot-4 guard, was a first-team All-Big Ten pick last season. He led the team with 16.4 points per game as the Boilermakers went 29-6 and shared the Big Ten regular-season title. He also became the third player since 1971 to lead Purdue in scoring and assists, and the first player since Troy Lewis in the late 1980s to lead the team in scoring three consecutive seasons.

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10B / Sunday, October 17, 2010 / The Sanford Herald DEAR ABBY

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Woman in throes of first love can’t get him out of her mind DEAR ABBY: I’m a 25-year-old woman who is involved in a serious relationship with a wonderful man. We’ve been together for about three months and we’re very much in love.

My problem: I think I’m obsessed with him. I am happy only when we spend time together.

When we’re not, I feel sad and alone. I spend my time following his activities on social networking sites and constantly checking my cell phone, hoping he sends me a message.

This is my first serious relationship. I know he loves me as much as I love him because he has mentioned marriage and having kids together someday. Is what I am experiencing normal?

— LOVESTRUCK IN NEW YORK

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: Put the most emphasis on home and family. You must welcome change and do whatever is required in order to lift stress. A new beginning is apparent.

You must make room for the future if you want to experience something new and exciting. It’s your time to flourish. Your numbers are 3, 11, 18, 24, 33, 43, 46 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Playful, positive action will attract someone you care for. Put your work aside and focus on personal aspirations.

There is plenty of room to make changes that can alter your future and your geographical location. Be creative.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Pushy behavior won’t help you get further ahead. Getting involved in a worthy cause that puts you in contact with people who can utilize your skills will be a worthwhile endeavor. Taking action without being asked will leave a good impression.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Draw the line if someone continually wants something for nothing. You may want everyone to like you but you cannot buy approval or respect. An older or younger person will shed an interesting view on a situation you are currently facing.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Give and take will be required if you want to get ahead or get along.

Spending time taking care of your needs will help to boost your confidence and give you a new lease on life. Love and romance are highlighted.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Family matters must take priority and, in the end, can help you avoid a personal situation with someone you aren’t quite sure you want to spend time with. Don’t make a move to do something that can jeopardize your reputation.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Focus more on getting as much as you can

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for as little as possible.

Comparison shopping and refraining from impulse purchases will be the key.

Profits can be made but only if you are moderate and invest wisely.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The sky is the limit if you put your time and effort into something you do well or believe in.

Someone from your past will be able to help you find opportunities that are sure to turn into a profitable endeavor.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A creative endeavor you’ve been working on should be launched whether it’s finished or not. The response you get will be overwhelming. Don’t let personal duties stand in your way when you are so close to achieving your goals.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Don’t instigate changes at home or you may get more than you bargained for. The emphasis should be on travel, learning and exploring new avenues that can help you earn more money.

Reconnecting with someone from your past is a bad idea.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you need help, say so, instead of falling behind. Take action and make the necessary changes so you have more time for pampering and self-improvement. It’s time to have some fun.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): Interact with people who can give you the information you need to get ahead. Taking on a creative investment or finding a way to put your skills to better use will pay off. Don’t be fooled by an old lover who wants to be part of your life again.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Look at your assets and decide what’s worth keeping and what’s not.

Investing in something you believe in or a creative endeavor you can offer as a service will pay off. Don’t overspend initially trying to get it off the ground.

DEAR LOVESTRUCK: It’s not unusual for a first relationship, but you’re right to be concerned. Take a step back and look at what you’re doing. We cannot depend on someone else to make us happy or make us whole. When a woman spends all her time tracking what her boyfriend is doing when he’s not with her and waiting for the phone to ring, it makes her a less-interesting person to be around than she could be. And that kind of dependency can drive a man away.

It is important that you create a balance between what’s going on in the relationship and continuing to develop yourself as an individual.

come seriously ill that I wouldn’t take good care of him. I love him dearly, but I don’t seem to be able to work up sympathy when he (or anyone) is sick.

I’m afraid to tell this to Glen because I’m afraid he’ll keep his conditions from me and think I don’t want to be there for him.

How can I increase my “caring gene”? I have had therapy for other issues. What can I do?

— NURSING A FLAW IN TEXAS

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

Your boyfriend seems to have no problem doing this. o DEAR ABBY: I have a hard time empathizing with people who are sick. My mother suffered from all sorts of medical issues and it affected me greatly.

My husband, “Glen,” and I are in our 50s. He’s nearing 60, and as we age I expect our health will decline. Glen already takes medications for several conditions. I, on the other hand, have always enjoyed excellent health.

I find myself becoming impatient when Glen is sick. It’s not that I think he’s faking; I just think he needs to “get over it” and not let it affect him. I hide my feelings pretty well. I take care of him, make chicken soup, let him rest, pick up his medicine or whatever.

But I’m afraid if he were to be-

DEAR NURSING: Lack of empathy is the inability to relate to the feelings of others. Some individuals have such an overabundance of empathy that they become literally paralyzed by the pain of another person. Be glad you aren’t one of those.

When a spouse becomes sick and dependent, it can be a challenge. You can minimize or ignore it, or you can choose to be solicitous and helpful. Tolerating the complaints that go along with being ill isn’t always easy, but if you visualize how you would want to be treated if the situation were reversed, it might help you be less impatient.

I’m sorry you weren’t more forthcoming about the issues that sent you into therapy. If you really feel you might be emotionally absent when the chips are down, contact your therapist and start working on it NOW.

ODDS AND ENDS RI cops: Robber had checklist of targets in pocket

MY ANSWER where police arrested the 16-year-old girl. That led police to a 17-year-old boy and a 23-yearold man, who confessed to multiple thefts.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Police in Rhode Island trying to stop a string of robberies got a big break when they found a key piece of evidence — an alleged robber’s checklist of targets.

Jimmy Honeycutt and his girlfriend Stephanie McDole were arrested Wednesday after Pawtucket police found torn pages from a phone book in Honeycutt’s pocket. Asterisks were marked next to some of the businesses that were robbed this month.

Detectives pulled over the pair because their car matched the description of a vehicle wanted in connection with a robbery at an Attleboro Getty gas station.

Twenty-six-year-old Honeycutt is charged with five counts of first-degree robbery. Twentyseven-year-old McDole is charged with two counts of first-degree robbery.

It was unclear if either had hired an attorney.

MIAMI (AP) — A Georgia man was arrested at the Miami International Airport after he allegedly got on the baggage claim carousel and rode it into a secure area.

Authorities said 40-year-old Bradley Ray Bromelow, from Alpharetta, Ga., filmed people watching him as he moved on the conveyor belt Thursday. He faces a charge of trespassing into a secured area at the airport where signs are posted.

The Transportation Security Administration is reviewing the matter to determine if he will receive any fine.

Bromelow bonded out of jail early Friday morning.

It wasn’t immediately known if he had an attorney.

Wis. woman finds stolen dress, solves burglaries

Police: Doughnut thief pees, offers officer sex

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin police say a 25-year-old woman’s search for her stolen wedding dress helped solve several other burglaries as well.

After a storage unit owner called Alena Gadke of Chippewa Falls on Oct. 8 to tell her of some break-ins, Gadke went there and noticed her wedding dress was gone.

Police assured her they would find the thieves, but Gadke was impatient. That night she went to Craigslist and found her dress.

She says she traded 40 texts and voice messages with the seller, who kept changing the time and location to meet.

Gadke alerted police and the next day she met the seller in a Chippewa Falls parking lot,

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Police say an Oklahoma woman tripled her trouble when she stole a doughnut from someone’s truck, peed in a parking lot and offered to perform a sex act on an officer for money.

The 27-year-old Tulsa woman was being held Thursday in Washington County Jail on charges of vehicle burglary, trespassing, indecent exposure and soliciting prostitution. Jail records do not show if she has a lawyer.

The Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise reports that the truck owner complained to police that the woman stole the doughnut at about 2 a.m.

Wednesday. A convenience store clerk asked police to charge the woman because he said she relieved herself outside the store.

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Man allegedly takes ride on baggage claim carousel

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Billy Graham Send your queries to “My Answer,” Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc., 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, N.C., 28201

Heaven is a place of perfect peace Q: My mother died recently, and although I know she’s in heaven I worry about whether or not she’s happy, if she still has health problems, and things like that. I’ve heard of someone who says she can communicate with people who’ve died, but my daughter says to stay away from this. What would you say?

-- Mrs. L.E. A: I agree with your daughter and strongly urge you not to contact this person. I know it’s tempting, but believe me, nothing good will come of it.

Why do I say this?

One reason is because many who claim to have occult powers actually are frauds; they’re only interested in your money.

But others are in league with demonic spiritual powers that are opposed to God, which could cause you serious spiritual harm.

The Bible commands us to stay away from any type of occult activity, including sorcery, the casting of spells, and spiritism.

The Bible warns, “Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord” (Deuteronomy 18:12).

But the other reason I urge you not to go down this path is because you don’t need to! If your mother knew Christ, she is safely in heaven, and all the struggles and pains she had on earth are over -- forever! In heaven, the Bible says, God “will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4).

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ant an Apple iPad, but don’t want to switch from Verizon to AT&T to get one? Soon you won’t have to.

Verizon Wireless and Apple announced this week that iPad will be available at over 2,000 Verizon Wireless stores — including the one in Sanford — beginning Oct. 28.

Verizon Wireless will offer three bundles, all featuring an iPad Wi-Fi model and a Verizon MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, for a suggested retail price of $629.99 for iPad Wi-Fi 16GB + MiFi, $729.99 for iPad Wi-Fi 32GB + MiFi and $829.99 for iPad Wi-Fi 64GB + MiFi. Verizon Wireless is offering a monthly access plan to iPad customers of up to 1GB of data for just $20 a month. In addition, Verizon Wireless will also offer all three iPad Wi-Fi models on a stand-alone basis.

Essentially, rather than carry the 3G versions of the iPad, Verizon is simply packaging the WiFi version with an existing product. It will run on 3G network, just through a WiFi connection. Business savvy, but practical? Time will tell.

Time will also tell whether or not the iPhone follows the iPad to Verizon, an idea that is especially exciting in Sanford since Verizon has a 3G network here and AT&T does not. Time will tell on that one, too.

The iPad allows users to browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and more, all using iPad’s Multi-Touch user interface. Wi-Fi models are just 0.5 inches thick and weigh just 1.5 pounds — thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook — and deliver up to 10 hours of battery life.

MiFi 2200 allows customers to create a personal Wi-Fi cloud capable of sharing the high-speed Internet connectivity of the Verizon Wireless 3G Mobile Broadband network with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices.

Customers can sign up for more information on Apple’s iPad together with Verizon Wireless’ MiFi 2200 at www.verizonwireless.com/iPad, at any Verizon Wireless Communications Store or by calling 1-800-2 JOIN IN.

Local Maurices names new store manager

Maurices, a leading national clothing store, has named Misty Cannom as store manager for the chain’s Sanford location.

Cannom is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the store, including sales performance, visual presentation, and personnel recruitment and training.

Maurices is wholly owned by dressbarn inc. and is the leading small town specialty store.

Mountain region seeing an influx of organic businesses

By BARBARA BLAKE An AP Member Exchange

AP photo

Nick Wright, son of the Chairman of Ernest Wright & son, holds a stick of blanks, ready to be worked into taylors shears, at their scissor making factory in Sheffield, England, on Thursday.

Hard-hit British heartland braces for cuts

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press Writer

SHEFFIELD, England — Sheffield knows all about cuts — and no one knows better than Philip Wright.

A scissors manufacturer, he remembers this city at the height of its steel-making glory, when Sheffield’s furnaces and factories produced ships and tools and cutlery for the dinner tables of the world.

The huge steelworks are mostly gone now, like so much British industry over the past few decades, the victim of international competition, changing technology and governments with other priorities.

“The city at night used to be alight,” said Wright, whose tiny factory is a link to Sheffield’s past — and, he hopes, a part of its future.

That dream is under threat from deep government spending cuts to be unveiled Wednesday that many fear will once again crush cities in England’s traditional industrial belt, a generation after they were laid low by former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s severe brand of capitalism.

Sheffield lost 70,000 jobs between 1979 and 1987, according to the local government — a quarter of the city’s total. The decline in steelmaking was compounded by the closure of nearby coal mines in the wake of Thatcher’s war with the unions.

“When Maggie Thatcher was in she brought us to our

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Ian Chappell a grinder at Ernest Wright & son, works on machine at their scissor making factory in Sheffield, England, Thursday. knees,” said retiree Doreen Treweek, 70. “We really struggled. And now I’m really proud, because it’s risen from the ashes.”

With grit and determination and dollops of public investment, Sheffield has remade itself, forging a postindustrial economy from a mix of high-tech businesses, the service sector, tourism and education. Now many in this city of 500,000 — as in other cities across Britain — are worried that the spending cuts could derail that recovery.

Recession-battered Britain faces shrinking tax revenue and a growing welfare bill, and has spent billions bailing out indebted banks.

On Wednesday, Treasury chief George Osborne will announce details of more

than 80 billion pounds ($128 billion) in cuts he says are necessary to rein in Britain’s 156-billion-pound deficit and reduce its huge debt.

Prime Minister David Cameron’s center-right coalition government took office in May and has already announced a raft of painful measures, including welfare cuts, a hike in the goods and services tax and a rise in the retirement age.

In the next stage of cuts, government ministries will have their budgets reduced by up to 25 percent over four years — far more than any British administration since World War II has attempted, even Thatcher’s.

“I wish there was another

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MARSHALL — Ceil Salvadori remembers clearly how people looked strangely at her and her late husband back in the ’80s when they learned that the couple manufactured and sold natural health products.

Not anymore.

Their company, New Sun, now based in Hendersonville, has flourished since 1987 and is part of what appears to be the leading edge of a boom in the natural products industry, from dietary supplements to organic flour.

To give Western North Carolina a leg up in the surge of entrepreneurial opportunities in this relatively new industry, the North Carolina Natural Products Association and Marshall’s Very Small Business Center partnered Saturday to host a daylong forum called WNC Naturally.

About 40 people from across the region gathered at the Marshall High Studio on Blannahasset Island to peruse vendors’ products and attend breakout sessions on topics such as local sources for buyers and sellers, how to start a natural products business, financing a new venture, regulatory issues, and how food can serve as medicine.

“It’s a $14 billion industry in the United States, one of the fastest-growing segments of the whole food and plant-based medicines industry,” said Paul Knott, manager of the BioBusiness Center on the Enka campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

“There are lots of opportunities for entrepreneurs, and they exist all along the natural products supply chain,” Knott said.

A few decades ago, many in the mainstream considered goods like tinctures and organic cleaning products to be whimsical products hawked by newage weirdos.

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CHAMBER CHAT

A flurry of good news last week I Bob Joyce Bob Joyce is President of the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce.

n the midst of this election season, there was a flurry of good economic news at the end of the week. Good news is welcomed relief from the constant barrage of political commercials which tend to point out everything that is wrong with our community, our state and our country. While our local economy still lags behind the revival happening in other areas, we are seeing increasing signs that an upturn in manufacturing will provide big benefits to Lee

County in the coming months.

Here’s a sample of the good news from this past week: o One of the state’s largest banks announced the hiring of 1,000 new small business bankers. “Small businesses play a critical role in driving innova-

tion and growth in our economy, and the steps we’re taking at Bank of America will help create more certainty, more confidence and more opportunity for small businesses in all of our markets,” said BofA Chief Executive Brian Moynihan in announcing the initiative Thursday in Boston. o Retailers should see their best Christmas season in four years as consumers show they

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may spend more money.

The National Retail Federation forecast 2.3 percent increase in sales in November and December, which would be the best performance since 2006. Local retailer Joe Purce, owner of Kathrynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hallmark, reports a strong and steady increase in customer traffic as consumers look for Halloween and pre-holiday specials. o Back-to-school sales reports are in: August and September were better than expected, many analysts said, and that has helped lift retail stocks. The

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way. I wish there was an easier way. But I tell you: There is no other responsible way,â&#x20AC;? Cameron told his Conservative Party conference earlier this month.

As many as 600,000 public sector jobs expected to be eliminated, on top of hundreds of thousands of private sector positions already lost in the recession.

The government hopes that as the economy grows, new private sector jobs will fill the gap.

But some economists say sudden cuts could tip Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fragile economy back into recession. The OECD, an international club of developed economies, has warned against rapid cuts, and the U.S. government wants other countries to continue stimulus programs aimed at encouraging spending.

Christopher Pissarides, joint winner of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nobel Prize in economics, said the cuts are â&#x20AC;&#x153;too much too quickly.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you do it suddenly, lots of workers might lose their jobs and then you have a problem of placing all of them in new jobs,â&#x20AC;? said Pissa-

Standard & Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retail index is up about 16.7 percent, compared with a 10.5 percent increase in the Standard & Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 500, according to o Housing starts rose 10.5 percent in August, according to U.S. Commerce Department figures. Also, the Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator, rose 4.3 percent, according to the National Association of Realtors. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, who said the latest data is consistent with a gradual improvement in home sales in upcoming months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Attractive affordability conditions from very low mortgage interest rates appear to be bringing buyers back

to the market,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Locally, Susan Britton, branch manager at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, reports that business is very strong. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The number of purchase mortgages improves every week,â&#x20AC;? said Sue. She also reports that her office has four producers ranked in the top ten in her region, which includes most of Piedmont North Carolina and the Mountains. o Forbes Magazine ranks North Carolina as the 3rd Best State for Business in America, up from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ranking of fifth. In addition, recent statistics from the Federal Bureau of Labor and Statistics show North Carolina is the 3rd best state for

declining unemployment and 4th in the nation for job creation.

This shows that the hard work of many over the past year and a half has paid off - streamlining operations, improving market share, investing in technology and focusing on good customer service - these activities by businesses large and small, even activity by local and state government has paid dividends. Thanks to hard working business people everywhere, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re moving forward.

Now hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a message for consumers: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to shop in Lee County this season â&#x20AC;&#x201D; consumer spending makes up 70 percent of our economy.

rides, who teaches at the London School of Economics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you do it gradually ... people may have found new jobs by the time others lose theirs.â&#x20AC;?

Governments across Europe are facing similar dilemmas. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to end up like Greece, which had to be saved from the brink of bankruptcy earlier this year by massive rescue loans. The severe austerity measures that followed have sparked violent protests.

Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neighbor Ireland â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no longer the Celtic Tiger â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has made savage cuts in response to its debt crisis, including tax hikes and deep cuts in public sector salaries.

In France, plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 have sparked mass demonstrations and a series of strikes. Even prudent Germany plans to save 80 billion ($96 billion) by reducing handouts to parents, cutting 15,000 government jobs and delaying major construction projects.

Anger and worry are simmering in Sheffield, 170 miles (275 kilometers) north of London, where civic regeneration is a source of local pride.

Downtown Sheffield has been transformed

in the last decade. The once-grimy area around the grand Victorian town hall is busy with shoppers and dotted with pleasant new squares and public spaces.

But the impact of the recession is visible.

Several streets of shops were emptied to make way for a new retail development that is now in limbo. The empty storefronts have been filled with work by local artists and designers to make the area look less bleak.

Worse may be coming. A third of Sheffieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workers are employed in government, education and health care, and many private companies rely on public-sector contracts.

The local council has already sent notices to 8,500 city hall staff warning they may face reductions in benefits or hours â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or be laid off.

Meanwhile private businesses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including a reduced but still significant steel sector â&#x20AC;&#x201D; face shrinking government support at a time when credit crunch-squeezed banks remain reluctant to lend.

The city celebrated when the previous Labour government promised an 80 million

pound loan to Sheffield Forgemasters to make parts for nuclear power plants â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a blend of traditional steelmaking and high-tech engineering that would have created 180 jobs. The new Conservative-led government has canceled the loan.

Small businesses like Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scissors factory are clinging on, and hoping. Founded in 1902, Ernest Wright and Son had 65 employees by the 1970s. Now it has six, and is one of the last industrial businesses left in an area of brick warehouses and factories being remade into trendy city apartments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew there was going to be a recession, but I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know it was going to be as bad as it was,â&#x20AC;? said Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son Nick, who plans to take over the business when his father retires next year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our order book just plummeted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve struggled like thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no tomorrow and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re that close, still, to going to the wall.â&#x20AC;?

But he is determined to carry on by combining the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sheffield heritage with modern marketing and online sales. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a passion about the cutlery trade,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gets into your blood.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and they indicate that most of us probably need to put more thought and Of course, you may wonder why we effort into our retirement savings. What even need a National Save for Retirement can you do? Here are a few suggestions: Week. Unfortunately, it seems many s $ETERMINE HOW MUCH YOU LL NEED IN Americans are not doing a good job of RETIREMENT. Try to deďŹ ne the lifestyle you saving and planning for their retirement want during retirement. Will you travel years. Consider these ďŹ gures, taken from the world or stay close to home? Will the Employee BeneďŹ t Research Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s you work part time or spend your hours 2010 Retirement ConďŹ dence Survey: volunteering or pursuing hobbies? Once s *UST PERCENT OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS you know what your retirement might say they are very conďŹ dent about having look like, try to estimate how much it enough money for a comfortable might cost. retirement. s )DENTIFY YOUR SOURCES OF RETIREMENT s PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS SAY THAT INCOME. Take into account your IRA, the total value of their householdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s K OR OTHER EMPLOYER SPONSORED savings and investments, excluding the retirement plan, Social Security and other value of their primary home and any savings and investments. How much deďŹ ned beneďŹ t plans (i.e., traditional income will they provide? How much can you withdraw from these vehicles PENSION PLANS IS LESS THAN

s ,ESS THAN HALF OF THE RESPONDENTS SAY each year without depleting them? they and/or their spouse have tried to s #ALCULATE ANY RETIREMENT SHORTFALL Calculate how much money they will Try to determine if your savings and need for a comfortable retirement. investments will be enough to provide you with an income stream thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s These are obviously troubling statistics

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Today, those enterprisers are part of the mainstream, as consumers are drawn more and more to natural remedies, eco-friendly soaps and shampoos, medicinal plants and all-organic foods. And consumer demand often translates to more demand, which equals more jobs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many opportunities â&#x20AC;&#x201D; growers, harvesters, involvement in good manufacturing practices, folks who are wholesalers selling to retailers, and then marketing the products,â&#x20AC;?

Knott said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to have a focus on quality â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t compete with the big commodities (businesses), but we can offer the quality that they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard for folks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even folks who are a part of this â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to believe is how many people it takesâ&#x20AC;? to make, distribute and market natural products, Knott said.

Salvadori, one of about a dozen vendors at Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forum, said her late husband, Dr. James Salvadori Jr., saw the future on the horizon more than 30 years ago and began creating natural remedies. Today, their company sells 600 products and has 12

employees, and the business continues to grow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would love for more people to understand that there are natural alternatives; too many people are still buying drugs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; over the counter and prescription â&#x20AC;&#x201D; without considering that there are alternatives,â&#x20AC;?

Salvadori said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more people can learn, the more they will make proper choices for their health.â&#x20AC;?

Simone Bouyer, a Mars Hill marketing professional who owns Ad World Services, signed up for the forum to learn more about marketing opportunities in the natural products industry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an industry she suspects has been under-tapped by the advertising world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very supportive of natural products, and I have a huge interest in not only my county, but in local farms, family farms and healthy foods,â&#x20AC;? Bouyer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to see what gaps there might be, to see what everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thinking and see if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all on the same page,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And maybe there will be some opportunities for me to help them get where they want to be.â&#x20AC;?

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0685 Bargain Basement (2) 200 Gallon Barrels For Fuel w/ Stand-$75. (1) Tuff Tool Box $20. Call: 919-935-6639 (2) 200 Gallon Fuel Barrels w/ Stand- $75. Tuff Tool Box- $20 919-935-6639 Cannon G3 Digital Camera. All Accessories & Charger. Take Pics/Movie Clips, Fold Out LCD Screen. R/R Warranty. $75 Call: 774-1066 Canon Digital Camera Model A95, 5 Mega-Pixel w/ Warranty. $75. 774-1066 Christmas Items, Antique Plates & Glasses, Lots Of Everything! Call: 919-776-1204

6 N. Church St., Goldston.

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Sealed Bids will be received by the Engineering Department of the City of Sanford, North Carolina, at City Hall, 225 East Weatherspoon Street, Sanford, North Carolina 27330 until 2:00 p.m., local prevailing time on Thursday, November 18, 2010.

The bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud for the following work: CONTRACT 1 (SINGLE PRIME): Work includes influent distribution box modifications, screening and grit removal improvements, influent pump and force main improvements, two new sludge storage tanks, existing sludge storage tank improvements, solids handling and thickening improvements, two new engine-generators, and electrical and HVAC associated with the preliminary treatment facilities, influent pumping facilities, solids handling facilities, and Clarifiers 2 and 3.

The foregoing shall not be construed as a complete description of all work required.

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The City has prequalified the following Contractors for this project:

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSGARY GROTH and KIM BRITLAND qualified on September 21, 2010, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of MERLIN L. (Mert) GROTH, late of Lee County, North Carolina. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before December 27, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. Payments and claims should be presented to M. ANDREW LUCAS, Attorney at Law, 1410 Elm Street/P.O. Box 1045, Sanford, NC 27330.

SECTION 00010 NOTICE TO BIDDERS CITY OF SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA BIG BUFFALO WASTEWA-

Name Address 1 Adams Robinson Enterprises, Inc. 2735 Needmore Road, Dayton, OH 45414 2 Archer Western Contractors 2410 Paces Ferry Road, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339 3 Crowder Construction Company 1111 Burma Drive, Apex, NC 27539 4 English Construction Company, Inc. P.O. Box P-700, 615 Church St., Lynchburg, VA 24504 5 Haren Construction Company 1715 Highway 411 North, Etowah, TN 37331 6 Hickory Construction Company P.O. Box 1769, Hickory, NC 28603

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7 M.B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc. 101 Flintlake Road, Columbia, SC 29223 8 Mid Eastern Builders, Inc. 4016 Holland Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23323 9 PCL Civil Constructors, Inc. 3810 Northdale Blvd., Suite 160, Tampa, FL 33624 10 Reynolds, Inc. 300 E. Broad Street, Fairburn, GA 30213 11 RTD Construction, Inc. 5344 9th Street, Zephyrhills, FL 33542 12 Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. 295 Bendix Road, Suite 400, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 13 State Utility Contractors, Inc. P.O. Box 5019, Monroe, NC 28111 14 TA Loving Company 400 Patetown Road, Goldsboro, NC 27533 15 Ulliman Schutte Construction, LLC 9900 Springboro Pike, Miamiburg, OH 45342 16 Western Summit Constructors, Inc. TIC Holdings, Inc., 2211 Elk River Rd., Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 17 Wharton-Smith, Inc. 750 Monroe Road, Sanford, FL 32771 SECTION 00010 NOTICE TO BIDDERS CITY OF SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA BIG BUFFALO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION TO 12 MGD CONTRACT 2 Sealed Bids will be received by the Engineering Department of the City of Sanford, North Carolina, at City Hall, 225 East Weatherspoon

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Street, Sanford, North Carolina 27330 until 4:00 p.m., local prevailing time on Thursday, November 18, 2010.

The bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud for the following work: CONTRACT 2 (SINGLE PRIME CONTRACT): Work includes new flow equalization facilities (Base Bid only), influent force main improvements, modifications to existing aeration basins, two new clarifiers and a new return sludge pump station, improvements to the three existing clarifiers and existing return sludge pump station, new denitrification filters, conversion of existing filters to denitrification filters, new ultraviolet disinfection facilities, modifications to existing contact tanks, new backwash pumps, new effluent water pumps, a new Administration and Control Building, modifications to existing buildings, a new engine-generator, electrical and HVAC associated with the main Plant facilities as shown and specified, and a new distributed instrumentation and control system including monitoring of remote pump stations.

The foregoing shall not be construed as a complete description of all work required.

The City has prequalified the following Contractor for this project: Name Address 1 Adams Robinson Enterprises, Inc. 2735 Needmore Road, Dayton, OH 45414

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M.B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc. 101 Flintlake Road, Columbia, SC 29223 6 Mid Eastern Builders, Inc. 4016 Holland Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23323 7 PCL Civil Constructors, Inc. 3810 Northdale Blvd., Suite 160, Tampa, FL 33624 8 Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. 295 Bendix Road, Suite 400, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 9 State Utility Contractors, Inc. P.O. Box 5019, Monroe, NC 28111 10 TA Loving Company 400 Patetown Road, Goldsboro, NC 27533 11 Ulliman Schutte Construction, LLC 9900 Springboro Pike, Miamiburg, OH 45342 12 Western Summit Constructors, Inc. TIC Holdings, Inc., 2211 Elk River Rd., Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 13 Wharton-Smith, Inc. 750 Monroe Road, Sanford, FL 32771

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Anniversary

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Womack — 44 years Josephine and Richard Womack will celebrate their 44th anniversary Oct. 22.

The couple were married Oct. 22, 1966, at Juniper Springs Baptist Church.

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Madison Shorb

Ava Marks

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Madison Shorb turned 1 year old Oct. 9. Her parents are Crystal and Albert Shorb of Sanford.

Grandparents are Gail Burney and the late Edward Burney of Sanford, Bill and Ann Shorb of Broadway and Jackie and Rodney Berry of Lorida, Fla. Great-grandmother is Doris Connor of Sanford.

Ava Elizabeth Marks turns 3 years old Oct. 18.

Her parents are Jennifer and Jody Marks of Clayton. Grandparents are Jack and Carolyn Skinner of Warren, Pa. and Martin and Ann Marks of Deep River.

Isabel Jordan Luck turned 5 years old Sept.

17. Her parents are Nathan and Paige Luck of Apex. Grandparents are Tom and Gail Luck of Sanford and Frank and Brenda Jordan of Greensboro.

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The bride, daughter of Kenneth and Janet Cameron of Sanford, attended Lynchburg College. She is employed with Minnieland Private Day School.

The bridegroom, son of Claudia Duck and Richard Cope of Richmond, Va., attended Lynchburg College. He is employed with Trafford Corporation.

Escorted by her father, Kenneth Cameron, the bride wore a silky white taffeta, side-draped gown with a ruffled neckline cascading ruffle back with a flower. She wore a butterfly shaped fingertip veil embellished with pearls and a rhinestone headband with a side spray feather and flower.

She carried a nosegay of white mini calla lilies, white roses, white lilies, white freesia and stephanosis with pearl heads with white ribbon and pearl beading.

Maid of honor was Kenleigh Cameron, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Erin Jones and Shannon Jones, cousins of the bride; Lindsay Garner; Shelby Ward; LaCona Williams; Alexis Simpson and Kara Simpson. Junior bridesmaid was Kayla Combs, cousin of the bride.

Best man was Ryan Matzuk, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were Bryan Simpson, Gabriel Sims, Daniel Hardy, Ryan Holmes, Zachary Guca, Aric Gregory and Garry Price.

Ushers were Daniel

Whitney Cameron Cope Combs, cousin of the bride, and Rhett Stafford.

Flower girls were Ashley Combs, cousin of the bride, and Talia Simpson, goddaughter of the groom.

Ringbearer was Adam Combs, cousin of the bride.

Wedding musician was David Almond, organist.

Wedding director was Betty Sue McNeil.

Following a honeymoon cruise to the Grand Caymans and Cozumel, Mexico, the couple will reside in Richmond, Va. n Events The reception was hosted by the parents of the bride at the Sanford Elks Lodge.

The rehearsal dinner was hosted by Eddie and

Claudia Duck at Davison’s Steakhouse.

A miscellaneous shower was hosted by the women of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.

A grilling shower was hosted by Joe and Sharon Brewer, Edwin and Linda Foushee, Ronald and Norabeth Brooks, Allen and Pam Gordon, Barry and Kim Gunter, Herbie and Cathy Oldham and Frank and Lorah Pruette. A pink shower was hosted by Shelby Ward.

A miscellaneous shower was hosted by Cheryl Simpson, Susan Aldridge, Karen McDaniel and Ellen Robins. A bridal luncheon was hosted at Mrs. Lacy’s Tea Room

by Ruby Combs, Debbie Combs-Jones, Erin Jones and Shannon Jones.

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THE BIBLE SPEAKS

Question often asked: ‘Why, God, why?’

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hose who are going through the dark night of suffering often ask, “Why, God, why?” It becomes easy for them to believe that God is omnipotent but does not care. or that He loves but is powerless to prevent their suffering.”

This is precisely the kind of sentiment that was expressed by Job’s counselor, Elihu, as he rolled back the curtain on the reality of human anguish, “Where is my Maker who gives songs in the night? (Job 35:10).

Only one who has endured the long night and has heard the Lord’s song in the midst of suffering has any right to answer.

But the answer comes to us through Psalm 42.

Out of the depths, the psalmist shouts the assurance, “The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; and His song will be with me in the night” (Psalm 42:8).

This was no easy, glib, pious platitude. The writer was in the night-

Military News Jonah Warren Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jonah B. Warren, son of Edwin Warren, of Cameron, N. C., and fellow Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262), stationed out of Marine Air Stations Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, recently attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) to conduct operations in support of international training with allies and aid in humanitarian relief.

Warren is a 2002 graduate of Pisgah High School of Canton, N. C. He is a 2006 graduate of North

D.E. Parkerson The Paper Pulpit Del Parkerson is a retired pastor of First Baptist Church. Contact him at dparkerson@ec.rr.com.

time of his life when he wrote these words.

Along with other captives he had been led away from his beloved Jerusalem to an excruciating exile. During the days of his long march, he had been taunted by his captors and was ravaged by pain of body and soul.

All he could do in his darkness was utter a sad soliloquy of his suffering which finally turns into a dynamic dialogue of authentic prayer. As we listen in, we discover how to face the experience of going through the night, find the purpose of the night, and finally hear Carolina State University, Raleigh, N. C. with a BA degree.

Trenton Sprague Navy Seaman Trenton M. Sprague, son of Gay C. Sprague of Pinehurst, N.C. and Jeffrey M. Sprague, of Elizabethton, Tenn., was recently promoted to his current rank upon graduation from recruit training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Sprague is a 2010 graduate of Pinecrest High School of Southern Pines.

Keith Schneider Navy Seaman Recruit Keith Schneider, a 2010 graduate of Rockingham

the song of hope in the night.

The taunting questions hurled at the psalmist by his enemies threatened the very fabric of his faith. His pain, multiplied by disappointment, finally lead him to despair. The question posed by his captors now became his, “Where is your God?” Indeed, where was the psalmist’s God? It is the question of sickness, of unexplainable calamity, of life’s bitter reversals.

The questions of the night inevitably keep on coming, so that we cry out with the psalmist, “Why have You forgotten me?”

In exploring the presence of suffering in our world we are ultimately led to consider the kind of persons God created humans to be. Freedom is necessary for the accomplishment of God’s purpose. Without the power of choice, we are little more than marionettes. To take away human freedom, and a world in which suffering

is a possibility as a result of wrong choices, would make us less than God made us.

That leads us to the purpose of the night.

The purpose is found in the first two verses of Psalm 42, “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?” It is when we are lying on our backs that the only direction we can look is up.

Suffering gave the psalmist a precious gift: an intimacy with God that he would not have had otherwise. Thus, the purpose of the night is to move from self-centered pity to the dialogue of God-centered praise.

Trouble gives us traction as we run to God. When you are lying on your back the only way you can look is up. It is then, as the psalmist has said, that you are able to experience the adequacy of God’s presence.

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Madison B. Watters, stepdaughter of Danielle Y. and stepdaughter of Gary M. Riddle of Sanford, N. C., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Watters is a 2009 graduate of Lee County High School of Sanford, N. C.

Sabrina Boutin Civilian Sabrina N. Boutin, daughter of Patricia J. Boutin of Starksboro, Vt. and Anthoney Boutin, of Lemon Springs, N. C., recently enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps under the Delayed Entry Program at Military Entrance Processing Station, Boston, Ma. Boutin is a 2009 graduate of Mount Abraham Union High School of Bristol, Vt.

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Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the LORD which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever. Exodus 14:13

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he children of Israel had the Red Sea in front of them and the Egyptians racing toward them from behind in chariots with weapons drawn. Though they had seen mighty miracles days before, they quickly forgot them in their desert peril. In the verses previous to our text you can read how they cried out to the Lord and Moses, complaining that he had led them to their death in the desert.

“Better to have been left in slavery in Egypt than to die in the desert” they complained. Moses himself could have wondered why God specifically directed them on a route that would invite the Egyptians to come after them (see Ex. 14:2-4).

However, Moses chose to put his faith in God and defy his feelings and even his logic. If God was leading them, he would trust Him to protect them. Moses would step out in faith and then watch God step in with power and faithfulness.

The Lord often brings His children to similar places in their spiritual walk with Him. Places where they have to trust Him for what they cannot see in order to receive what He will not show them until they exercise that trust. God loves faith; it pleases Him more than anything else (Heb. 11:6).

God waits for us to step out in faith, and then He steps in with a plan or His power or what-

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

ever is needed. Faith acts before God does, trusting Him to deliver upon His promises. Moses took the people on the dangerous route and then told them God would deliver them BEFORE the Lord told him what He was going to do. Moses simply believed God was in control and capable of protecting them. Moses stepped out and God stepped in, in a big way!

In many years of ministry I have seen people refuse to step out in faith because they could not see how it would work out. They operate in fear of the unknown rather than by faith in the God they know. Such believers want God to show them what He will do before they will commit to stepping out. They want God to map out His plan and provide some assurances of delivering the goods before they will follow His leading.

God, on the other hand, is waiting for us to trust Him without knowledge of how He will work or if He will work in the way we want Him to. The Bible speaks of “walking by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:7). The Lord is waiting for you to step out so that He can step in. Stop waiting for Him to make the first move.

Live by faith, not by fear.

Step out!

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n Goldston The Goldston family reunion will be held today at Goldston United Methodist Church. Worship service will be held at 11 a.m. followed by a picnic lunch in the fellowship hall. There will be a short business meeting after the luncheon. n Thomas The annual reunion of Ervin and Rena Thomas will be held 12:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Baptist Chapel Church, Buckhorn Road, Sanford.

Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. For more information, call Joan at (919) 258-6798. n Morris-Dalrymple The 4th annual MorrisDalrymple reunion will be held at 1 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Barbecue Church Fellowship Hall.

All relatives and friends of Hugh Thomas Morris and Margaret Ann Dalrymple are invited. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and any pictures, documents or stories to share.

For more information, call Catherine Morris Spivey at (919) 499-4196 or (919) 499-3297.

n Callam The Callam family reunion will be held at 1 p.m. Nov. 7 at Hillview Christian Assemby Fellowship Hall, 3217 Lemon Springs Road, Sanford.

Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. n Campbell The descendents of John Joseph Campbell will hold a reunion at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at Poplar Springs United Methodist Church. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish.

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The Sanford Herald / Sunday, October 17, 2010 / 5C Upcoming Meetings Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who have a desire to quit drinking alcohol.

Meetings are held at two locations. The 6 p.m. Sunday meeting is the weekly speaker meeting and is open to guests and family members.

Meetings are held at 319 N. Moore St., Sunday at 6 p.m. for speaker meeting; Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon, 6 and 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at noon and 6 p.m. Meetings are held at Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 407 W. Main St., at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

For more information, call (919) 776-5522.

Al-Anon Family Group

The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experiences, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. AlAnon believes that alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recover.

The N.C. Al-Anon District 7 Central Carolina Al-Anon Family Group meetings are held at 8 p.m.

Tuesdays at Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 407 W. Main St., and 8 p.m.

Fridays at the AA Hut, 319 N. Moore St. For more information, call (919) 776-5522.

Gamblers Anonymous

Gamblers Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. each Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 525 Carthage St. For more information, call the Gamblers Anonymous hotline at (888) 846-4427, or visit www. gamblersanonymous.org.

Beaver Creek Cancer Support Group

The support group meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Beaver Creek Baptist Church, 2280 Nicholson Road, Cameron. Directors are Gloria and Jimmy Wicker. For more information, call (919) 775-2544.

Breast Cancer Support Group

Central Carolina Hospital’s Breast Cancer Support Group will hold monthly meetings for survivors of breast cancer at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the Women’s Center at the hospital, 1135 Carthage St., Sanford.

Reservations are not necessary. For more information, contact Gwyn Sandlin,

Breast Health Navigator, at (919) 774-2213.

ALS Support Group The ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) Support Group meets from 2 to 4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month at Fayetteville Regional Airport Conference Room sponsored by The Jim “Catfish” Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association.

For more information, contact Suzanne Gilroy at (877) 568-4347 or Suzanne@catfishchapter.org.

Depression and Bipolar Disorder Support Group The support group is open to anyone who has been diagnosed or think they may have a mood disorder or has a family member or friend who has been diagnosed with a mood disorder.

The Harnett County group will meet at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at the old CCCC Barber School, 17273 Hwy. 27 East, Sanford.

The Lee County group will meet at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the Wilrik Apartments Ballroom, corner of Wicker and Steele, Sanford.

For more information, contact Rae Wilson at (919) 775-5045 or brightside39@ yahoo.com.

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

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.

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.

Central Carolina Toastmasters The Central Carolina Toastmasters club meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month in Room 802 of the College Fitness Center at Central Carolina Community College.

Membership is open to the public.

The club provides a relaxed atmosphere to help improve public speaking skills while developing leadership skills. For more information, call Cynthia Wilt at (919) 499-6009 or Vivian Rosser at (919) 7187236 or visit the website at www.centralcarolina. freetoasthost.biz.

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. Weighin begins at 5:30 p.m.; meeting starts at 6 p.m.

For more information, call (919) 775-7451 or (919) 258-6233.

Lee County Mothers with Young Children Lee County Mothers with Young Children meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon every Thursday. Mothers of children from birth to age 5 are welcome.

For more information, call (919) 353-5617.

Overeaters Anonymous Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step recovery from compulsive overeating, meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Kerr Drugs, 1050 S. Horner Blvd., in the health and wellness learning lab. For more information, contact Marie at (910) 850-7863.

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.

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.

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.

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Marine Corps League Marine Corps League Detachment 1223 meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at VFW Stanley McLeod Post 5631 on Webb Street in Sanford.

Any Marine who has served honorably is invited to join the Marine Corps League.

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.

Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society held its monthly meeting recently at Edwin Patterson’s Tar Kiln Village. Patterson narrated a 1.5-2-hour tour of his collection of restored barns and homes beginning at 3:00. For a review, visit the website www.pattersonhistoryproject.com.

Therapeutic Foster Parent Sessions Information sessions on becoming a Therapeutic Foster Parent with N.C. Mentor will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at the Simpson Executive Center, 503 Carthage St., Suite 302.

For more information, call (919) 790-8580 ext.

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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.

Sanford Lodge No. 151 A.F. & A.M The Sanford Lodge No. 151 A.F. & A.M. holds its regular communications at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, supper is usually served at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday. For further information, call (919) 499-8669.

The Lodge is located at 231 Charlotte Ave., Sanford.

Sanford Women’s League

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.

The Sanford Women’s League’s next monthly meeting will be held in late October. Women who are interested in joining or learning more about the community service projects this organization participates in should contact SWL President Krystle Walton at walton3andme@ hotmail.com.

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The DAVA meet at 10 a.m. the first Thursday of the month at the Disabled American Veterans hall on Main Street in Broadway.

The auxiliary welcomes all who eligible for membership.

For more information call, Shirley at (919) 7210873.

Sanford Jobseekers, a faith-based support group for those who are unemployed, meets from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. each Wednesday at First Baptist Church. The primary focus of the group is to give encouragement to those out of work, and provide programs to help that individual obtain em-

ployment. 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 meets 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.

Broadway American Legion Post 347 The Broadway American Legion Post 347 meet the second Monday of each month at The Legion Hall, 146 Main St., Broadway. A meal and social time is 6 p.m., meeting starts at 7 p.m.

A Service Officer is available for all Veterans from 2 to 6 p.m. on meeting day, other times by appointment. Contact Jim Wright at (919) 770- 4914 to schedule an appointment for claims.

Sandhills Natural History Society The Sandhills Natural History Society meets at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at Weymouth Woods Auditorium, 1024 Ft. Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Lisa Gatens, curator of Mammals at the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences will discuss White Nose Syndrome (WNS) — the poorly understood disease that is devastating eastern North America’s bat populations.

Call (910) 692-2167 for more information or visit online at www.sandhillsnature.org.

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6C / Sunday, October 17, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Past Clubs News Exchange Club of Sanford

The Exchange Club of Sanford met Oct. 7 at the club facility on Golf Course Lane. Mickey Parish presided over the meeting which featured a presentation of Mexican foods and places to visit in Cozumel. Mandy Moss presented descriptions and photographs taken during a recent trip. Moss told Exchangites to expect much spicier food items than those served in this country.

The invocation by Nick Porter was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag which was led by Harry Miller.

Elwell Turner reported that the annual club peanut sales fund raiser will begin on Oct. 12.

Kiwanis Club of Lee County

President Charles Morris presided over the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Lee County held at Davison’s Steaks on Oct. 6 at noon.

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by R.V. Hight and the invocation was given by Dal Langston.

The project fund tickets were sold by Drew Lucas and Ron Minter was the winner. Six happy dollars came from the following: Minter, Sally Porter, Eric Vernon, Charles Morris, Dal Langston and Helen Culberson.

Morris thanked R.V. Hight for doing the orientation for the newest club members Ken Bright and Christi Spell. Several members reported on their first character counts meeting with students at Bullock Elementary School. Morris announced that the Club will have a family outing on Thursday, Oct. 21, 6 p.m. at Kiwanis Children’s Parks Place.

Morris recognized fellow member Lyn Hankins, director of the Lee County Partnership for Children and the speaker for the day. Hankins told about the new book store that will feature gently used books. To be located downtown on Steele Street, Books At A Steele, is asking for contributions of gently used books and they can be dropped off behind the old Belks building off Horner Boulevard. They are also asking for volunteers to organize and shelve the books. They plan to have a children’s room and possibly local book signings from time to time. With plan to open on Nov. 1, Hankins said volunteers are especially needed and appreciated.

Proceeds will go to benefit Lee County Partnership for Families and Lee County Partnership for Children.

Lemon Springs Extension and Community Association

The Lemon Springs Extension and Community Association met at the McSwain Center on Oct. 7. Ten members and a guest were present. President Brenda Willett gave the thought for the day.

The treasurer reported that the booth, Go Green, at the Lee County Regional Fair, received second place.

Several volunteers were at the Greenwood School assisting with the health fair. Materials for the art teachers were taken to the resource center at East Lee School.

The book celebrating 100 years of FCS may be purchased when available. Persons can be memorialized or honored with a $100 donation and names will be printed in the book.

A brick to be placed at the Juanita Ogburn Hudson and Mack Hudson 4-H Courtyard and Gardens at 4-H Camp Millstone was purchased by the club. The inscription reads, Share the Joy. A trip will be planned when the North Carolina 4-H Museum & History Center opens.

The Oct. 19 covered dish meal will be held at the McSwain Center. Attendees will provide the program by providing memories from their past. All ECA members are urged to provide food and memories.

The State ECA meeting will be held at Clemmons Oct. 25-27. Several Lee County members will attend.

The program was led

by Susan Condlin who provided several winter squash. We were surprised to learn that squash are actually gourds! Several varities were provided and the hands on program was to prepare, cook and taste the results. The method of roasting winter squash seeds was taught. The squash need no refrigeration and can be stored and used as decorations before eating.

The recitation of the Club Collect adjourned the meeting.

Speaking to the Exchange Club of Sanford on Oct. 7, about her recent trip to Cozumel is Mandy Moss.

Pictures with Moss is Exchange Club President Mickey Parish.

Speaking to the Kiwanis Club of Lee County about the new book store, Books At A Steele, is Lyn Hankins (right). Pictured with Hankins is Kiwanis of Lee President Charles Morris.

Steve Walker, executive director of the North Carolina Lions Foundation Inc., addresses the Sanford Lions Club at its weekly meeting Oct. 7. He described the wide-ranging projects for vision and hearing impaired citizens guided by the foundation with the help of the work done by local Lions Clubs.

Central Carolina Paddlers President Roxie Schneider presents speaker Bryan Scruggs, North Carolina wildlife officer, with an honorary CCP Membership at the Sept.

8 meeting.

San-Lee Sunrise Rotary President Elect Nolan Williams opened the meeting with the “Quote of the Week”: “The straight and narrow path would be wider if more people used it.” — Author Unknown.

Atul Patel led the Rotary invocation, and Matt Garrett led the Pledge of Allegiance.

The best good news was that Ashley Hinman returned to San-Lee Sunrise walking upright. Ashley has been recovering from back surgery.

In the San-Lee Rotary sports report, Howard Logue touted the Florida State Seminoles’ win over the Miami Hurricanes.

Howard attended FSU three years after it changed to coed after being an all girls school. Paul Dauphin cheered on two teams, the Oregon State Beavers’ win over the Arizona Wildcats and the South Carolina Gamecocks’ win over the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Ed Mishler bragged on the Purdue Boilermakers’ win over the Northwestern Wildcats, and Terry Mullen cheered the Illinois Fighting Illini over the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Neal Jensen announced the Army Black Knights beat the Tulane Green Wave, and Leslie Cox keeps pushing The Wolfpack and their win over the Boston College Eagles. Leslie also announced his wife Joyce’s birthday and their 33rd anniversary. Andy Manhardt bragged on the Temple Theatre presentation of ‘One Noble Journey’ with Mike Wiley, the story of a slave who had himself shipped to freedom in A Box Marked Freedom.

Matt Garrett reported a trip West that he called the canyon tour. Matt stated he was glad to see green again when he returned to NC. Martin Davis reported his stepfather had successful surgery and his sister and brother had birthdays.

In ‘Community News’, The Sanford Chamber of Commerce will be holding a golf tournament at Carolina Trace Wednesday, Oct. 20. For more information, call Jennifer at the Chamber (775-7341). Sheriff Tracy Carter announced a fundraiser to benefit HAVEN to be held Friday October 22nd at Ron’s Barn at 6:30 p.m. All donations will go to benefit HAVEN.

Area Ten Rotary Assistant District Governor and SanLee Sunrise Rotarian Leslie Cox (left) introduced Sen. Bob Atwater (right) for a program describing a dynamic interview between Navy Admiral Hyman Rickover and future President Jimmy Carter. Sheriff Tracy Carter (center right) announced a fundraiser event to benefit HAVEN to be held Friday, Oct. 22, at Ron’s Barn at 6:30 p.m. Also pictured is San-Lee Sunrise Rotary Presidentelect Nolan Williams.

In ‘Club News’, Neal Jensen announced the 1st annual Lee County Rotary Clubs Memorial Golf Tournament was a success.

Terry Mullen spoke briefly about the San-Lee Sunrise Rotary membership drive.

Leslie Cox introduced Sen. Bob Atwater, state senator for District 18, Lee, Chatham, Durham counties for a program describing a dynamic interview between Navy Admiral Hyman Rickover and future President Jimmy Carter in which the Admiral asked Carter, “Did you do your best?” Senator Atwater, a former Chatham County Commissioner was chosen Senator of the Year in 2009 by the Conservation Council of N.C. and Legislator of the Year in 2010 by the N.C. Agribusiness Council.

The Senator is Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources Committee.

Sen. Atwater earned a Political Science degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and served in the U.S. Air Force where he received the U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service in Southeast Asia, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm and the US Presidential Unit Citation with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster.

President Elect Williams led the ‘Four Way Test’.

Sanford Lions Club The Executive Director of the N.C. Lions Foundation, Inc., Steve Walker, was guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the Sanford Lions Club Thursday, Oct. 7. Past District Governor David Martin introduced Walker who outlined the many humanitarian programs coordinated by the foundation and supported by funds raised by local

Lions clubs across North Carolina.

“The Lions Foundation is you,” Walker stressed.

“Our purpose is to provide the programs and projects you and other Lions across the state ask us to do — projects that are too big for a single club or one district,” he added.

Funds raised by Lions Clubs go to many humanitarian projects to help visually and hearing impaired citizens guided by the foundation in addition to many local projects administered by local clubs.

These can range from funding eye exams and glasses for the needy, helping provide specialized devices and equipment needed by individuals, education grants for children of the visually impaired, free vision screenings, collection and processing of old eye glasses for use by the needy and helping fund clinical eye research at the state’s major medical centers.

But projects that enrich and bring enjoyment to the lives of the visual and hearing impaired are those that more closely touch the hearts of many Lions, Walker related. Camp Dogwood and the annual VIP Fishing Tournament are examples. The camp is located on Lake Norman north of Charlotte and provides outstanding summer experiences for campers who are sponsored by local Lions Clubs. The fishing event is held each fall on the Outer Banks where visually impaired persons from across the state are treated to a fun weekend of fishing and fellowship supported by Lion volunteers and the Lions Foundation.

Walker thanked the Sanford Lions and our community for their support of

Superintendant of Lee County Schools Jeff Moss and Sanford Rotary Club President Tony Lett are pictured with Aaron Fleming, director of Career Technical Education for Lee County Schools. Fleming presented a program to the Sanford Rotary Club on the county’s many Vocational Education programs available to the students of Lee County at the club’s Oct. 12 meeting. these Lions projects.

In other business, Avron Upchurch reported on progress of sight screening now underway in the Lee County Schools. Each year Lions volunteer to assist school nurses with this project. Some schools are screened in the fall while others are tested in the spring, Upchurch said.

Teresa Dew proposed that the Lions sponsor a float in the local Christmas parades to feature the various young ladies chosen queens during the recent Lee Regional Fair. It would also showcase the varied groups involved in Lionism including the night-time club, day-time branch club and the Leo youth club.

President Marvin Joyner reported that $850 was contributed by the club to a Harnett County child with severe eye defects following a request from the Angier Lions Club for support. Fair Steering Committee Chairman George Harvey informed members that the Oct. 28 meeting will be fair appreciation night when the club invites and honors the many volunteers and all who participated at the fall event.

Reports were given on the club’s sick and those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries. Members sang happy birthday to Andy Childress, the club’s kitchen chairman. David Martin opened the meeting with prayer and Barry Eadie led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Central Carolina Paddlers The Central Carolina Paddlers met Sept. 8th, for their regular monthly meeting. Fifteen members were present, as well as two guests. Minutes from the last meeting were read and approved. Following the welcoming and

introduction of guests, the treasurer’s report was given and committee reports were heard.

On Sept. 4, more than 12 club members participated in “Lake Trace Fest,” held at Carolina Trace’s Country Club grounds and Marina. We had an information table featuring our club and held kayak demonstrations on the lake. With a lot of kayaks, paddles, and life vests available, it gave over a hundred people, young & old, the opportunity to try the sport of kayaking. Our members will also volunteer their time during NC Big Sweep, on Oct. 2. The area we will work is Deep River, from the Carbonton Dam to Deep River Park.

Joe Cherry, Lee County Solid Waste Superintendent and CCP member, spoke of the waterways in which he coordinates the clean-up efforts and the amount of debris collected during last year’s sweep.

Bryan Scruggs was the evening’s guest speaker.

Scruggs has worked for the North Carolina Wildlife Commission for over 25 years and patrols Lee, Chatham and southern Randolph Counties. He gave an informative program on “Boating in Local Waters,” which included a question and answer session.

Nominations for 2011 elected Board Officers and for the Don Buie Award will be taken at our next meeting. A club apparel order will be placed in November.

Roxie Schneider and David and Virginia Serina provided refreshments.

Our next meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Oct. 13.

We meet at JUMC Wesley Fellowship Center, located at 407 W Main St. Sanford.

For more information call 718-5104.

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■ (Milk available daily; fruit juice served daily as a fruit choice) Monday: Chef salad with wheat crackers or hot dog with chili, coleslaw, french fries, baked apples;

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Tuesday: Grilled chicken sandwich on multi grain bun or nachos, lettuce and pickle, pinto beans, strawberries; Wednesday: Spaghetti with grain roll or ham and cheese sandwich on multi grain bun, corn, french fries, green peas, fresh fruit; Thursday: Firehouse chicken with grain roll or cheeseburger on multi

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grain bun, creamed potatoes, green beans, peach cup; Friday: Pizza or manager’s choice, corn cobbette, manager’s choice, pear cup.

Lee Christian ■ (Ham and cheese, peanut butter, peanut butter and jelly, and ham sandwiches

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pears; Wednesday: Pizza, lettuce and tomato salad, pineapple; Thursday: No school; Friday: No school. o All lunch menus submitted by the schools they represent.

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Clubs Continued from Page 6C

Sanford Civitan Club

The regular bi-weekly meeting of the Sanford Civitan Club was held Oct. 7 at the Civitan clubhouse on Golf Course Road. There were 12 members present as well as two guests in attendance. There was no special guest speaker as this was primarily a business meeting.

The meeting was opened by President Van Blanton, who offered the invocation. The pledge of allegiance was then led

by George Noel. Blanton offered a warm welcome to everyone especially the guests. He then mentioned the member Andy Siegner was recovering slowly from his recent surgery and that he had requested the members and others refrain from visiting at this time.

After dinner, the main discussion was item was fundraising and what projects would be most likely to succeed. It was basically decided to revisit a particularly successful project that lasted for many years.

From 1987 until 2005 the Civitan placemat project had been well received and had served as the primary fundraiser during this time.

The project was halted when the distributor of the placemats closed his business. Several businesses were discussed as possible distributor candidates. Two members then volunteered to contact some of these candidates and report back to the membership at the next meeting.

There were no committee reports presented or formal motions brought up for action.

The next scheduled meeting will be Oct. 21.

This meeting will be the installation of officers for 2010-11 and is also designated as “spouses” night.

It is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

Sanford Woman’s Club The Sanford Woman’s Club met Oct. 1 at BW Family Restaurant with 14 members and three guests present. President Alice Beardslee presided and led the members in the salute to the American and North Carolina flags.

Marie Profio, Chaplain, read a poem and led the members in a prayer.

Minutes for the September meeting were read by Esther Siler. Minutes were approved with one revision — a correction to the name of the printer who helped with printing the club directory (Sillaman Brothers).

Mary Upchurch gave the treasurer’s report.

Eugenia Thompson and Esther Siler were in charge of the program. They introduced Etta Love who accompanied by Eugenia Thompson on the keyboard, sang three beautiful songs, “Climb Every Mountain,” “Eternal Prayer,” and “Hymn of Promise.”

October being “Membership Month” members had been urged to bring guests to the meeting. Alice Beardlee introduced her guest, Arlene Williams and Ruth Gurtis introduced her guest Arlene Jackson.

A warm welcome was extended to the guests by all members.

Arlene Jackson who is a member of the NSPIR (National Society of Paranormal Investigative Research of Raleigh) presented information on the upcoming “Spirits of Sanford Ghost Walk” to be held Oct. 8 and Oct. 23 as a fundraiser for

the Temple Theatre and the Railroad House.

President Beardslee introduced a fundraising opportunity, the Belk Charity Sale on Nov. 6. After discussion a motion was made by Esther Siler and seconded by Ruth Gurtis to participate. The motion passed and President Beardslee will get the tickets to members.

District VI Fall meeting will be held Oct. 16 in Raleigh. Officers and Community Service Program Chairmen were urged to attend. Those planning to attend were requested to notify the President at the end of the meeting.

President Beardslee reminded members that the Friends of the Lee County Library was in the process of re-organizing and urged members to participate, in keeping with the club’s emphasis on literacy. They were reminded of the upcoming sales on Oct. 8, Oct. 9, Oct. 15 and Oct. 16.

Eugenia Thompson made a motion that the club continue its annual $25 donation to the Lee County Retired School Personnel for their American Education Week observance. The motion was seconded and passed.

Members were reminded to continue collecting “box tops” for education and Campbell soup labels.

Ruth Gurtis presented the monthly reminder about membership and distributed the ‘reminder’ bracelets to members and extras to those who had brought guests. Members were again reminded that a prize would be awarded in December to the members who brings the most new members.

Ruth Gurtis made a motion, seconded by Betty Lou Burns, that we continue to collect aluminum

cans to donate to the local fire departmen for their burn center project. She reminded us that the total collection through September is 420 cans. The motion passed and members were requested to continue to bring their cans to Ruth who will be in charge of getting them to the fire department.

Motion was made and adopted that members be required to wear their new name tags to each meeting.

Those not wearing them will be subject to a $1 fine.

The 50/50 drawing was won by Betty Womble and the door prize (a fall floral wreath) was won by Angie Carraway.

The meeting closed with members standing and saying the Club Collect.

Rotary Club of Sanford The Rotary Club of Sanford met on Oct. 12 with President Tony Lett presiding. Bill Holt led the Rotary Prayer and Tom Spence led the singing of “America.”

Visiting Rotarian Gene Rogers, from the Jonesboro Club, was welcomed, along with Daniel Nestor, guest and son of David Nestor.

Alan Dossenbach won $18 in the 50/50 raffle.

Bragging for Bucks solicited boasts from several club members. Alan Dossenbach noted that P. J. Patel was absent, but on his behalf noted that South Carolina Gamecocks had beaten Alabama over the weekend. Lynn Sadler plugged the “Decade of the Fifties” book which she had put together for the reunion of these classes over the weekend. She presented a copy to Supt.

Jeff Moss. Tom Dossenbach was pleased to report a turnout of approximately 5,000 people for the Family

Fun Day at the Airport.

President Tony made announcements on several upcoming events. The Rotary Gala is planned for Feb. 19. The Hunger Walk is scheduled for Nov. 6. Walkers are needed. The Stop Hunger Program, which is seeking a grant from the district, will be held the third week in March, 2011.

A Flight of Honor for veterans of World War II will be held in the spring. Members were encouraged to begin thinking of ways they could support the involvement or our club in character education in the public schools. The next Foundation Banquet will be held in High Point on Nov. 18.

The Wake Forest vs. Boston College football game will be Nov. 6. Rotarians can attend the game and join the tailgate party for $45 each. President Tony also reminded club members of the next district conference to be held in Wilmington March 31- April 3.

Jeff Moss introduced our program for the day, Aaron Fleming, director of Career Technical Education for the Lee County Schools.

Aaron began by saying that vocational education is vastly different from what we knew in the schools a generation ago. It is much more than Home Economics and Agriculture. He reported that 6,000 seats are filled in Lee County by young people enrolled in 95 different vocational courses. In N.C. 86.5 percent of those enrolled in this program graduate.

In Lee County 89.6 percent graduate. Some of the vocational courses are taught as early as middle school.

Aaron noted that Agriculture was once the major industry in North Carolina.

In recent years the acreage devoted to farming is decreasing. Bio-technol-

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ogy is now giving a new dimension to agriculture, along with the emphasis on clean energy from solar, wind, and enclosed water sources.

The field of business law and business management offers varied options for the students, including courses on personal finance, earning, saving and spending, threats to financial security, financial goals and family needs, salary and taxes, bank services, insurance, and investments.

A new area for students relates to marketing, which includes sports and entertainment, travel and tourism. Aaron pointed out that the Triangle area is now a major destination for tourists includes he state.

Lee County has close proximity to this metro area.

Aaron was proud of the partnership with CCCC in building the green sustainable home, which will be donated to a Habitat family upon completion.

Some of the new offerings in the Lee County Schools include computer and networking, auto service, carpentry and electrical, health sciences and nursing aid. Joint courses with CCCC offer studies in cosmetology, collision repair, and criminal justice.

It is likely that masonry will become back into the curriculum after being absent for 30 years.

President Tony thanked Aaron for his informative program, and indicated that a bi-lingual children’s book would be placed in the Lee County Library in his honor.

The meeting adjourned with Poly Cohen leading the Pledge of Allegiance, and Sam Sillaman leading the Four-Way Test.