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The Sanford Herald WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 20110
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STATE FAIR IN RALEIGH
LEE CO. SCHOOLS
‘Head of Class’ gets statewide attention THE PROGRAM The Head of Class Project will reward faculty and staff of the year’s highest performing elementary school with $50,000. To determine the highest performing school, the foundation has developed a formula based on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s achievement measures.
By ALEXA MILAN amilan@sanfordherald.com
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Nancy Ray of Clayton assembles hot dogs at the Glen Smith booth at the N.C. state fairgrounds for hungry vendors and people setting up for the North Carolina State Fair Monday. She has been working in the booth for the last 15 State Fairs and enjoys meeting so many people who stop by the booth for a bite to eat.
FRY-DAYS BEGIN THURSDAY Fried foods are always popular, but there’s much more that makes the State Fair ‘great’ From staff reports
N.C. STATE FAIR
RALEIGH — Over the past few years, the N.C. State Fair has promoted its offerings with a peppy slogan. In 2007 it was “Seriously Twisted Fun.” In 2008 it was “Take Time for a Great Time.” In 2009 it was “A Whole Lotta Happy.” This year’s slogan and logo, with red, white and blue stars, is “Celebrate What’s Great!” The celebration begins with a preview day Thursday, then 10 more days of food, rides, games, contests, crafts, heritage, animals and agriculture daily from morning to midnight. The fair keeps
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WHEN: Thursday-Oct. 24 Preview day is Thursday from 3 p.m. to midnight. Other days the fair is open from 8 a.m. to midnight, with the Midway rides opening at 10 a.m. WHERE: N.C. State Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh TICKETS: $8 adults/$3 children 6-12/free for children five and younger and adults 65 and older GET THERE: There is free parking at Carter Finley Stadium. DATA buses will run $2 shuttles to the fair on limited hours from Durham Station, 515 West Pettigrew St. INFORMATION: www.ncstatefair.org/2010
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Ron Thomas and Dave Lawson of Wilmington prepare the Pharaoh’s Fury ride at the N.C. state fairgrounds for Thursday’s big opening of the North Carolina State Fair.
ENTERTAINMENT
AN EVENING WITH THE DIVAS First Presbyterian Church to host 2 nights of powerful female performers By JENNIFER GENTILE jgentile@sanfordherald.com
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Kim Brown, K.C. Holliday, Shannon Venable and Peggy Taphorn will join Ron Huff, Bobby Johnson and David Almond for two nights at First Presbyterian Church.
Vol. 80, No. 238 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
HAPPENING TODAY Sanford Jobseekers will meet at First Baptist Church from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. for a time of networking, encouragement and job search skills. All who are seeking employment are welcome. Call 776-6137.
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SANFORD — The Head of Class Project is rapidly garnering statewide attention thanks to a few recent presentations by Superintendent of Lee County Schools Jeff Moss. State Superintendent June Atkinson invited Moss and Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Peter Gorman to discuss teacher Moss performance pay plans at the Superintendent’s Quarterly Meeting in September. “I think it’s a tremendous benefit for Lee County,” Moss said. “Any time the state superintendent is promoting what you’re doing locally to the other districts is obviously a feather in our cap.” The Department of Public Instruction is in the process of
SANFORD—To Temple Theatre vocalist Peggy Taphorn, being a diva is about having charisma. “It implies some skill involved,” said Taphorn, who performs at the Temple and is also its artistic director. “It’s just the attitude of being able to hold a crowd’s attention and sell a song.” Certain names tend to dominate any discussion of divas in music history: Aretha
Franklin, Billie Holiday, Patsy Cline and Ella Fitzgerald to name a few. Local talent, including Taphorn, will honor a plethora of powerful female performers during a Divas Candlelight Concert on Friday and Saturday. First Presbyterian Church will host the two evenings of eclectic entertainment — featuring the music of Tina Turner, Reba McEntire and everyone in between.
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A survey about effective communication methods for Lee County Schools and the Board of Education is now available online. Compiled by the Board of Education’s ad hoc committee on communications, the survey aims to provide insight into how the district and the board communicate with parents and the public, and how that communication could be improved. A link to the online survey can be found at lee.schoolfusion. us. A paper survey was also sent home with students for parents. The survey will close at 5 p.m. Thursday. The results will be presented at an upcoming board meeting.
Johnson
Womack
Inside See our details Q&A with Lee County Board of Commissioner District 3 candidates Democrat Butch Johnson and Republican James Womack. Page 7A
INDEX
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OBITUARIES
R.V. HIGHT
Sanford: John Gunter, 84; Lillian Jones, 85; Fred Murchison, 75; Gene Nutter, 84 Dunn: Mary Jiles, 94 Lillington: Patricia McDonald, 56
It’s State Fair time, and that means R.V. Hight will be sampling the fried foods
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