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This product image shows the Outdoor Great Room Fire Pit. it has black glass and a weather resistant wicker table. It features an electronic ignition with low and high fire settings and uses liquid propane. Inset below, the Amazing Grace Windchime from target; the decorative device places the opening measures of the great hym from which it draws its name.

Garden Party Make your back yard Amid recession, Americans have learned their lesson well and seek pleasing spaces at home

better buy heavy.” She reports that while there’s been a falloff in some categories — notably statuary and fancier items — there has been vigorous activity on other fronts. “Blue and black glazed pots are more popular than ever,” she says. “We’ve re-ordered those, and many of our square and rectangular containers, too.” Next door at Larchmont Nurseries, Gloria DeMatas and Donna Bianco echo the positive assessment. They’ve done well with wind chimes, window boxes and pottery. “We’ve sold lots of cobalt blue pots. They’re so eyecatching; they stand out nicely in the garden, and all flowers look beautiful in a blue pot,” says DeMatas. Birdbaths are another brisk seller. “Right now, people are enjoying staying at home,” Bianco says. “Inside and out, they want to surround themselves with things that make them happy.” People investing

the last of their discretionary cash in their gardens probably want to enjoy them beyond the summer. Pam Brooks, president of online retrailer Arizona Pottery, likes the durability of polyresin planters, which resist the stresses of freeze and thaw and are conveniently lightweight. “They’re crackproof, weatherproof, and will never fade like plastic,” Brooks says. A wide palette of hues, and styles ranging from classical to modern, make these a versatile choice. For something a little different, Brooks suggests Vietnamese river clay pots, known for weather hardiness. Terra cotta is often rejected by consumers as delicate, but Brooks says “clay’s a natural material that, more than any other, creates a perfect ecological environment.” Plant roots maintain an even temperature in clay, which absorbs excess moisture. But the pots can dry out, and do need to be protected in winter. Try painting the pots inside and out with an insulating liquid resin. And make sure your plantings are well “crocked” by adding a bottom layer of pebbles or broken pottery for drainage.

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Retail may be in a drought, but for many garden supply stores, it’s been a green season in more ways than one. We’re paying a lot more attention to beautifying our own backyards, perhaps because we’re traveling less. Americans are spending about 20 percent more than last year on planters, benches and outdoor accessories, according to online sales tracker CSN. That’s what often happens during a recession, apparently. Sharon Acocella, manager of Tony’s Nurseries in Larchmont, N.Y., remembers her old boss saying years ago, “Economy’s doing badly; we’d

Set saucered containers on pot feet and keep watering whenever the soil feels dry. Move potted perennials to a sheltered spot when the harsher weather arrives. Firebowls and pits are increasingly popular in colder climes. Tabletop and floor model propane-fed heaters, long popular in the Southwest, have found a wider audience. There are many versions of the firepit, some incorporating a coffee table or at least a ledge to support a smores stick. For something more unusual, consider the chimenea, or chimneyed outdoor oven; it serves well in the wind, and channels any excess smoke skyward. Online retailer Teak, Wicker and More has some attractive cast-iron designs, while FirePitsCentral has a huge range of bowls and heaters. There are other intriguing garden accents sturdy enough to take on the elements. Target’s copper rain chain, an Asian garden fixture, channels runoff down its links from the edge of a structure. Temple bells or laminated wood wind chimes provide soothing tones when the weather turns gloomy. Target’s also got stepping stones made of recycled plastic or frost-resistant cast concrete, to mark a path in style. Nestle one of Chiasso’s stainless steel spheres

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amongst the greenery and watch how the light plays. And finally, Castart Studios in British Columbia makes a collection of yukimagata, or snow-viewing lanterns, which would be lovely in a winter landscape.

FAMILY FEATURES

omen across the country are meeting the demands of busy schedules and tightened wallets by setting aside life’s simple pleasures and putting themselves at the bottom of the to-do list. In fact, a new survey commissioned by the makers of Edwards frozen desserts finds more than nine in 10 American women have cut back on indulgences during the past year. Fifty-nine percent of survey respondents are cutting back on events out with friends and more than one-third (35 percent) are cutting back on even the smallest treats, such as manicures and desserts. The survey also found that:

• www.chiasso.com — stainless steel reflecting spheres, $18-$68. • www.target.com — SmartStones recycled plastic gray step stones, set of 3, $29.99; Gothic Quartrefoil Stepstone cast concrete, $19.90; copper double link rainchain, $69.99; Temple Bells windchime, $29.99; Amazing Grace laminated wood windchime, $34.99. • www.castartstudios.com — Greenman cast face, slate benches, Yukima-gata lanterns, all available in several finishes. E-mail Web site for pricing. • www.arizonapottery.com — Vietnamese river clay pots, $173-$202; polyresin planters, set of 4, orange, green, chocolate and ochre, $254; square polyresin planter with pine tree motif, set of 2, $144. • www.teakwickerandmore. com — Arctic cast iron leaf-style chimenea, $285. • www.firepitscentraldotcom — Real Flame firestones, set of 3, $90; FireSense tabletop heater, $147; FireStone Naples black glass table and firepit, $999.

The silent treatment

In today’s age of technology, the silent treatment is imperative to maintain sanity. Home phones, cell phones, email, instant messaging, pagers, not to mention the multiple ways you get pinged when you turn on the computer, can all be overwhelming. Get serious about your silent treatment and power off the technology. Turn off the ringer on all phones, shut down the computer, and turn off the television and the radio. Now it’s time for a 15 to 30 minute scheduled time out because you deserve a little peace and quiet.

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Nearly all (94 percent) American women in the study admit that they don’t indulge or treat themselves as often as they’d like because other people or commitments come first.

Fifty-six percent of women say they don’t treat themselves as often as they’d like because they can’t afford to. Nearly a third (32 percent) of women say they now have less free time for themselves than they did a year ago.

Bring nature indoors

A great way to nurture yourself is to bring nature indoors. You can do this simply by cultivating a container garden. This could be a window box, urn, basket or round fish bowl. For a fabulous display of nature indoors use a Bonsai plant, an orchid, a robust green plant, herbs or layer two different kinds of tulips. This is especially good for chilly winter months as floral aromas and popping colors can brighten a dark day.

The flip side

Pamper yourself by flipping to the right side of your brain. Engaging in art and creative pursuits fires-up the right side of your brain, which is the side of the brain that savors freedom. The left side of your brain is good when you need to pay the bills or figure out your kids’ 5th grade math problem. Spend a little time painting, drawing, making jewelry or knitting. You deserve to play on the flip side.

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CREEDMOOR — A prayer vigil is set for 7 p.m. Sept. 3 at the daycare lot of Creedmoor Baptist Church for Kelly Currin Morris, with the moment to be timed with the day she Contributed photo disappeared last year. “Gone but not forgotten!” Rapper and Vance County native Ryan Harris — known in the music world as “Big Sin” — reads a flyer announcing has recorded a song that receives prominent play in a movie that is now out on DVD and the the gatherrights to which have been purchased for rebroadcast by the BET network. ing, a copy of which was provided to the Dispatch by Granville County Sheriff Brin Morris Wilkins late last week. The church is located at 119 S. Main St./N.C. 50 at the edge of Creedmoor’s central business district. Wilkins said he appre-

Heather Reider and Mary Goulet, founders of MomsTown.com and hosts of MomsTown Radio, know a thing or two about the challenges of juggling a family and career while making the time to treat themselves. “Self-pampering may seem like the last thing on your mind these days, but treating yourself to something special is so critical to relieving the stress of every day life,” says Reider. “A personal treat does not have to break the bank and can be as simple as an at-home facial or sneaking a dessert in at the end of the day,” adds Goulet. Reider and Goulet share these tips and strategies for effortless and affordable ways to celebrate everyday indulgences.

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By JASON ALSTON Special to the Daily Dispatch

A Vance County-based rapper will receive national exposure this fall when his music is featured on a movie expected to air on a popular cable channel. On July 25, Black Entertainment Television purchased the rights to broadcast the direct-toDVD movie “I Do … I Did!” according to actress Cherie Johnson, who co-wrote and stars in the film. The Today title track to the film was written and performed by rapper Big Sin, a DabT-storm ney resident whose real High: 89 name is Ryan Harris. Low: 64 Johnson, who is perhaps best known for her roles Monday as “Cherie” on the 1980s sitcom “Punky Brewster” and “Maxine” on the 1990s Ditto sitcom “Family Matters”, High: 87 told the Dispatch that both Low: 66 the film and Harris’ song received positive responses Details, 3A during two screenings at the American Black Film Festival in Florida in June. Butner “One of the first ques-

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It’s hard to do but it is important to put yourself at the top of the to-do list every once in a while. Simple indulgences, like an Edwards Singles Á La Modes dessert, are a quick and easy way to treat yourself to something sweet, as well as fill your kitchen with a delicious home-baked aroma.

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Budding beauty

Invest in four to six bud vases or use any vase that’s lying around your house. Go to your local farmer’s market or grocery store and buy a bouquet of flowers. When you get home, break the flower bunch apart into single stems and place the flowers in the bud vases. Distribute these vases around the house in the rooms you visit most frequently. Place one by the kitchen sink, the vanity in your bathroom, on your nightstand, in the powder room and in your kids’ bedrooms. You’ll be amazed at how your kids will appreciate the gesture. Then when you walk around your home you’ll be greeted with flowers wherever you go. And you did it with just one bouquet.

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Treat yourself to the power of fragrance. Aromatherapy sachets placed in drawers are a sensational way to feel good without having to do or spend much at all. If you’re looking for an energizing scent try citrus, peppermint or bergamot. To take the stress down a few notches choose lavender, chamomile, sandalwood or ylang-ylang. You deserve to tickle your nose.

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When it comes to our emotions it’s really hard to multi-task. It’s nearly impossible to be sad and exuberant in the same exact moment. You deserve to laugh so choose more moments to get a giggle in your day. Read something funny or rent a funny movie. While life is full of stressful moments, the benefits of taking time to rejuvenate and unwind really can make a difference. For more information on Edwards Singles Á La Modes desserts, visit EdwardsBaking.com.

Kerr-Tar COG planner familiar with the region By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

The Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments has a new transportation and land use planner. Mike Ciriello, 44, formerly of the Charlotte area and who previously lived in the Raleigh area for several years, began Aug. 3 in his new position in HenderCiriello son. “I wanted to come back to this region,” Ciriello told the Dispatch, adding that he wanted to find a piece of land where he could do hobby farming. “I also wanted to get back into the public sector,” Ciriello said, a reference to his last two jobs having been in private development. Kerr-Tar, which is based at 1724 Graham Ave., is one of 17 regional planning and development agencies in North Carolina that administer federal programs and grants and help local governments identify and meet needs that improve the quality of life. Kerr-Tar is governed by local government members in what the state calls Region K, that is, Vance, Granville, Warren, Franklin and Person counties. Ciriello brings a diverse and extensive background, having been from north of Hartford, Conn., but having undergone a lifeDVD box art/CHERRIFIC ENTERTAINMENT changing experience in high school, when he got to “I Do … I Did!” featuring a song by Dabney rapper “Big Sin” go to what was then West was released to DVD on Aug. 11. Germany as an exchange student and got his feet “It (the soundtrack) tions asked was when did wet in international relathe soundtrack come out,” is being rushed together tions. Johnson said. Originally, now,” Johnson said. “Sin’s He went to George there were no plans to song was a big hit at the Washington University festival.” release the soundtrack for and, in 1987, he completed retail, but due in part to “I Do … I Did!” was his undergraduate work in the popularity of Harris’ international relations and Please see DVD, page 4A song, this has changed. public affairs.

New DVD’s soundtrack has a dose of ‘Big Sin’ Dabney rapper’s song appears in BET-bound flick

Back to basics

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And for the next couple of years he was a program coordinator for Meridian House International, a firm contracted to work with the U.S. State Department. He said he worked with visiting foreign dignitaries who wanted to meet their U.S. peers. He said he came to North Carolina to become a graduate student at N.C. State University, but he said he needed to establish residency. So, he said, he worked approximately a couple of years for the Council on International Education Exchange in Durham, with his job being to help college students travel, study and work abroad. He joined N.C. State as assistant director of study abroad programs. And he said he set up a program in Russia, a program in the Dominican Republic and a program in France. He worked for N.C. State until 1996, when he entered the landscape architecture program. He earned his master’s degree in 1999. Ciriello said his interest was in urban design, noting a longtime interest in how cities grew. And he recalled that, after his first trip as a high school exchange student, he returned to then-West Germany and got the chance to go to then-West Berlin. In 1990, he got the chance to go the reunited Berlin. “I think of Berlin as the biggest American city in Europe,” Ciriello said, referring to the German seat of government as having grown up at the same time as U.S. cities. “People used to compare it to Chicago,” he added. Like U.S. cities, the automobile is important in Berlin and the highways Please see KERR-TAR, page 3A

Granville leaders prepare for 2010 Census By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — A group of leaders in Granville County has joined together Obituaries, 4A to get the word out about the importance of responding to the 2010 Census. County Commission Chairman Hubert Gooch said at the first-ever session that “we know how much we need funding,”

a reference to the nationwide head count being a factor in helping the federal government decide who gets what share of approximately $4 trillion for programs over a decade. “So, if we don’t get it, we’re cutting our own throat,” Gooch said. “We’re shooting ourselves in the foot. We need the money.” The session, which lasted approximately an hour

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Wednesday afternoon, was held in the County Commission meeting room. The assembly was comprised of those from busi-

ness, the county, public education, the faith-based community and municipal governments. County Manager Brian Alligood turned the podium over to Al Howe, manager of the Fayetteville local Census office, and to Christine Mackey, a Census partnership specialist. Howe’s office has conducted address canvassing

to count every place where people live or stay. The next step, Howe said, is to validate group quarters settings, with examples being those in assisted living centers, correctional facilities, dormitories, hotels or motels. And the next Census Bureau activity will be in March, when persons start Please see CENSUS, page 4A

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Mark It Down Today Warren County Farmers’ Market — The Warren County Farmer’s Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon at the corner of Market and Main streets in historic downtown Warrenton. All produce is locally grown by the vendors. For more information or to receive a vendor application, contact the Warren County Extension Center at 257-3640. Vance County Farmers’ market — The Vance County Farmers’ Market is open from 7-11 a.m. The market is located at the intersection of Williams and Arch streets in downtown Henderson. Vendors interested in selling at the market should contact Wayne Rowland at 438-8188. Oxford Farmers’ Market — The Oxford Farmers’ Market, located on the corner of McClanahan and Lanier streets across from the police station in Oxford, is open from 7 a.m. to noon. Dee’s Music Barn — Dee’s Music Barn, 3101 Walters Road, Creedmoor, will be featuring Ronnie Harris & The Country Flame Band at 7 p.m. For more information, call (919) 528-5878. Community dance — The Epsom Country Club will sponsor a community dance starting at 7:30 p.m., featuring the Southwind Band. For more information and directions, contact Curtis Strickland at 492-6834. Rabies clinic — The Vance County Animal Control Department will be conduct its monthly rabies clinic at the Bearpond Volunteer Fire Department, 325 Bearpond Road, from 9:30 a.m. until noon. All rabies shot are $5 for cats and dogs over four months of age. County tax tags are $2 for all dogs. All dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in port-a-crates or carriers for safety reasons. Ridgeway Opry House — Performing this week are the Wade Schuster Music Review, Joyce Chisenhall, Julia Morton & Friends, Freda & Cindy, Allen Reid and the Home Folks and Verlin Bailey. Doors open at 6 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m.

Sunday Painting class — The Kerr Lake Art Society will sponsor a “Plein Air Experience” (landscape painting) lecture by William Moseley at 2 p.m. at the United Way office, 212 Dabney Dr., Henderson (across from fire station). For more information, call 492-5281.

Monday Masonic meeting — Beacon Light Masonic Lodge #249 will hold its stated communication at 7 p.m. at the lodge, located at 1204 West Andrews Ave. For more information, contact Michael Edwards at 767-3672. Mental health meeting — The regularly scheduled meeting of the Five County Mental Health Authority will be held at 7 p.m. at the authority’s administrative building, 134 S. Garnett St., Henderson. The public is invited to attend. ColorFall Festival meeting — The Five County First in Families management team and the Arc of Vance County will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Arc office at Crossroads Shopping Center on Andrews Avenue to make final plans and preparations for this year’s ColorFall Festival on Sept. 12. For information, call Nancy Ormond at 492-4712 or 213-1343.

Tuesday Spay/neuter clinic — Citizens for Animal Protection is sponsoring a cat and dog spay/neuter clinic in Warrenton today. Animals residing in a home in Warren County or at a Littleton address are eligible. Cost is $40 per animal; limit two pets per family. For more information or for an appointment, call SNAP-NC at (919) 783-7627. NAACP — The Vance County chapter of the NAACP will meet at 7 p.m. at the Gateway Community Center, 314 S. Garnett St., Henderson.

Wednesday Wednesday Farmer’s market — The Wednesday Farmer’s Market, located near the track behind the Henderson Family YMCA, 380 Ruin Creek Road, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. selling local produce. The market is sponsored by the YMCA, the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service and Maria Parham Medical Center. Venders interested in selling at the market should contact Wayne Rowland at 438-8188. Oxford Farmers’ Market — The Oxford Farmers’ Market, located on the corner of McClanahan and Lanier streets across from the police station in Oxford, is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Local Shriners raise funds for childrens’ hospitals Nobles of Imran Temple #168 (pictured above) held a fund-raising event in front of the Wal-Mart store located at Franklin Plaza in Louisburg recently. The nobles, wearing their Fez’s and green shirts, worked tirelessly to make this a successful event to the delight of Wal-Mart customers who gave generously to the charitable cause. Imran Temple No. 168, located in Henderson, and the other 16 temples in the Desert of North Carolina participated in a massive statewide fund-raising drive designed to help the Shriners Children’s Hospitals. In particular, Imran Temple nobles have visited the Greenville, S.C., Shriner Hospital for Children that is near and dear to their hearts and have witnessed the plight of children who are in great anticipation of potential help. Although their attention has been focused on the Greenville Shriners Hospital of South Carolina, funds raised will benefit all of the Shriners Children’s Hospitals in the United States. Shriners provide free hospital and medical care to children and need adequate funding to continue these worthwhile efforts. Funds collected by Imran Temple #168 along with the funds collected by the other 16 temples in the State was compiled into a single check that was presented to the Shriners Children’s Hospital Charity Fund.

Senior center sponsoring trip to Myrtle Beach The Vance County Senior Center is coordinating a trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Nov. 13-14. The chartered bus trip will include one night’s ocean front lodging at Beach Cove Resort, one buffet breakfast, one seafood dinner and Christmas shows at the Alabama Theatre and the Carolina Opry. While traveling, activities

United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County is now accepting applications for the 2010 Regional Artist Project Grant Program. Artists from Franklin, Johnston, Vance, Warren and Wake counties can apply for grants up to $1,500 to support projects which will further their professional and artistic development. The Regional Artist Project Grant provides financial support to committed, individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists. The grant is designed to award projects that will advance the applicant’s career. The grant is open to emerging and established artists. The Vance County Arts Council will host a grant workshop Monday from 4-5 p.m. at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library, 202 Breckenridge St.,

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Interested persons may come to the Senior Center Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to register for the trip. Those participating must continue to park in the public parking lot on Chestnut Street and meet the bus at the senior center. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the center at 430-0257.

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will include playing bingo with prizes. Snacks and drinks will be provided. The cost of the trip is based on the number of people per room as follows: single - $300; double $265; triple - $250; quad $245. A deposit of $150 per person is required for the trip and due at registration. All deposits are due by Sept. 30. Those wish-

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Henderson. Please RSVP to the Vance County Arts Council at 767-4579 or 915-6118; or United Arts at (919) 839-1498, ext. 301. Guidelines and an application are available online. Go to the ‘Grants to Individuals’ link at the United Arts website www. unitedarts.org; or call United Arts at (919) 8391498, ext. 301 with your mailing address. Completed applications are due to United Arts, 110 S. Blount St., Raleigh, N.C. 27601 by 5 p.m. on Sept. 15.

Previously funded projects have included attendance at professional development workshops and conferences, purchase of art equipment to aid in the production of artwork, production of new works, and production of promotional materials, such as a portfolio or demo tape. This project is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great

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NATIONAL WEATHER

Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Seattle 71/52 Billings 84/60

San Francisco 68/57

Minneapolis 82/62

Denver 94/60

New York 83/71

Detroit 74/59

Chicago 74/54 Washington 88/69 Kansas City 83/60

Los Angeles 85/64

Atlanta 83/64 El Paso 94/70

Fairbanks 59/46

Houston 95/74

Miami 91/79

Honolulu 89/76 Anchorage Juneau Hilo 56/49 58/50 84/70

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Sunrise today ........................... 6:38 a.m. Sunset today ............................ 7:54 p.m. Moonrise today ...................... 10:17 a.m. Moonset today ......................... 9:31 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow ..................... 6:39 a.m. Sunset tomorrow ...................... 7:53 p.m. Moonrise tomorrow ................ 11:25 a.m. Moonset tomorrow ................. 10:03 p.m.

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The federal Constitution requires a census every decade, with the Census Bureau to have to submit the population total to President Obama by Dec. 31 of next year. The figures are used to apportion the 435 U.S. House districts. The U.S. population is more than 307.2 million. North Carolina’s 2008 population is estimated at more than 9.2 million, which is a 14.6 percent increase from 2000. And Raleigh and Cary rank among the top 10 fastest growing municipalities in the nation. Additionally, North Carolina gained a House seat as a result of the 2000 Census. That seat is held by U.S. Rep. Brad Miller, a Democrat whose district includes most of Granville County, and some news reports say the state could gain another seat after the 2010 Census. And Mackey noted that census data helps potential homeowners research property values and noted that food service and pharmacy chains use census

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groundbreaking was in May. Ciriello officially joined Raleigh’s government in 1999, with his job being to review development plans. In 2001, he was hired by nearby Knightdale’s government as long-range planner. He served there until 2003, when he went to work for Huntersville’s government as land use and transportation planner. Huntersville is near Charlotte. In 2004, he entered the private sector, joining Skybrook LLC as a project manager, but he said he was laid off a few years later because of economic conditions. He went to work for Duvall Investment Group, which is in the property management business, before joining Kerr-Tar. He now lives in the Oak Hill

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and roads were built with this in mind, he said. What makes Berlin different is the city having From STAFF REPORTS invested heavily in public transportation, he said. Creedmoor will be receiving In 1997, while Ciriello statewide television air time was an N.C. State gradutoday when the southern ate student, he worked Granville County municipalas an intern for Raleigh’s ity is featured as one of N.C. government on long range Spin’s Carolina Communities. visions, including on a design showing how the area N.C. Spin is an unrearound Triangle Town hearsed program moderated Center Mall could look by Tom Campbell, whose in 2075, including with a family founded Campbell University, and focuses on cur- light rail line from the city. And he said another one rent events and politics in the Tar Heel State. The show has of his designs was one of four panelists, with Campbell light rail line connecting a taking time out to briefly give high-tech exhibition center and Durham, Raleigh-Dura description of the week’s ham International Airport, featured place in the state. Raleigh and Cary. N.C. Spin airs at 6:30 a.m. And he said another on Sundays on television one of his designs was the station WRAL and at 8:30 impetus to start realigning a.m. on Sundays on television parts of Raleigh’s Hillsborstation WRAZ, but also can be ough Street to a pedeswatched on-line on television trian-friendly one and to station WRAL’s and N.C. include more greenery Spin’s respective Web sites. and to include roundabout The text describing intersections. Creedmoor is posted on-line “And they’re doing it,” at: www.ncspin.com/carolina_ he noted of the transcommunities.php. formation process. The

inmates at Butner would be counted as living in Granville County. Howe said yes. Creedmoor Mayor Darryl Moss advised Alligood that one thing needing to be on the radar screen is to talk about redistricting at the County Commission and County Board of Education levels. Alligood expressed a bit of sadness about what he called “conspiracy theories” and added, “I read a local blog recently that drew some questions about the census and about its integrity and different things.” “The big joke is, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’ Well, that’s always funny, but sometimes people take that seriously. And what we want people to know is you really do need to be counted. It’s a good thing and it will help us all,” Alligood said.

data to determine where they will put new locations. Granville County’s 2008 population was estimated at slightly more than 57,000, a 17.6 percent increase from 2000. Mackey, aware of the county’s growing Hispanic population (slightly more than 6 percent), noted census forms will be available in Spanish. And Mackey said a goal of Census Bureau workers in North Carolina is to have a response rate meeting and hopefully exceeding the national average. The national average was 67 percent, while the statewide average was 64 percent. Granville County was in line with the statewide average, while Vance County’s response rate was 58 percent and Warren County’s response rate was 52 percent. Mackey noted one county, Dare, which is on the Outer Banks, only had a 36 percent response rate. The Granville Chamber of Commerce’s Johnny Balmer wanted to know whether the federal prison

receiving by mail what will be the shortest census form in U.S. history. There will be 10 questions each for the heads of households, with each remaining members of households to have to answer seven questions. Census Bureau officials are anticipating receiving the responses by the start of April. And from May to July, Census Bureau workers will call on those who did not respond via mail. Howe and Mackey emphasized they and the rest of those with the Census Bureau are required by federal law not to disclose any information they receive to anyone outside the bureau for 72 years. And the punishment for violating such trust is up to five years in prison and/ or up to a $250,000 fine. Census workers will be identified by Census badges and bags, with Census workers to show a driver’s license if requested and to allow the calling of a supervisor or a Census Bureau office for verification.

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HENDERSON — Loyal Branch, 79, of 1643 Willow Lane, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home of Henderson.

WARRENTON — Ida Mae Harrison West, 87, died Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at Warren Hills Nursing Center. She was the daughter of the late Julian J. and Ida Privette Harrison. Her husband, Donald Lee West, also precedes her in death. Mrs. West was a member of Warrenton Church of God. She worked at

Cora R. Bullock WARRENTON — Cora R. Bullock, 78, of Warrenton, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at Carebridge Assisted Living Facility in Louisburg. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Jimmy L. Daniels BUTNER — Jimmy L. Daniels, of 1101 East “D” St., died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at Veteran’s Hospital. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home.

Patronica N. Jeffreys HENDERSON — Patronica Natasha Jeffreys, 27, of Country Lane Lot #20, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009. She was born in Durham County and was the daughter of Lou Jeffreys and the late Thomas Small. She was educated in the Vance and Warren County public schools and graduated from Warren High School. She was a member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Norlina. She

was employed with Warren Hill Nursing Care as a certified nursing assistant for seven years until her death. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. today in Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Norlina by the Rev. Tasha Lewis. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She is survived by three children, Jayla Johnson, Jaheim Johnson and Jaylan Johnson of the home; her mother, Lou Jeffreys Branch of the home; her stepfather, Bobby Branch III of the home; two brothers, Zachery Alexander of the home and Stephen Champion of Anniston, Ala.; three sisters, Thomasina Champion and Perquida Champion, both of Anniston, Ala., and Jessica Branch of Henderson; and her grandparents. The family will receive friends at the residence of 113 Countryside Drive in Wise. Funeral arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Carolina Sportswear and then for West Pulpwood until she retired. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Gary Bateman and Dr. Calvin J. Wood at 2 p.m. on Monday at Blaylock Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Warrenton. Mrs. West is survived by her daughter, Linda West Wood of Cleveland, Tenn.; a sister, Dolly

Effie Satterwhite OXFORD — Effie Satterwhite, 75, of 2028 Satterwhite Road, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at the Durham Regional Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Betts and Son Funeral Home in Oxford.

Lelia B. Smith OXFORD — Lelia Burton Smith, 88, of 913 Williamsboro St., Oxford, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at the Granville Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Betts and Son Funeral Home in Oxford.

Bobby R. Upchurch Sr. MOBILE, Ala. — Bobby Ray Upchurch Sr., 57, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, in Mobile, Ala. He was a native of Charlotte, N.C., and a resident of Mobile. He was a U.S. Marine

MORRIS, from page one ciates the community’s involvement and said his department continues to receive calls, including three last week. Wilkins said his department is continuing to check every possible lead. And the State Bureau of Investigation has continued to conduct a probe. Kelly Currin Morris’ husband, Scott Morris, has remained the sole “person of interest” in the disappearance of his wife and in the arson of the couple’s residence in the southwestern part of the county. The first signs of trouble

Jury: Man acted in self-defense in wife’s death MOCKSVILLE (AP) — A jury says a North Carolina man accused of killing his wife acted in self-defense Multiple media outlets report that a Davie County jury deliberated seven hours over two days before finding Friday that Kirk Alan Turner killed his wife, Jennifer, in self-defense. Prosecutors had said Turner slashed his wife’s throat twice with a pocketknife in September 2007 because he was angry over their pending divorce. Defense attorneys said Turner killed his wife in self-defense after she stabbed him twice in the thigh with a 7-foot spear.

surfaced shortly before 11:30 a.m. Sept. 4, when a caller to Emergency 911 reported a fire at the residence at 3220 Tump Wilkins Road southeast of Stem. Sometime between 4:30 and 5 p.m., the then-28year-old Kelly Currin Morris’ 2005 Honda Accord was found abandoned approximately a mile away at a future subdivision, with her cell phone, pocketbook and other personal belongings still inside the car. On Sept. 12, the SBI concluded the house fire had been set deliberately. Then-Sheriff David Smith

next declared Scott Morris a person of interest in the disappearance of Kelly Currin Morris and in connection with the arson. By Sept. 25, the first SBI documents were made public. They showed statements by Scott Morris about the vanishing of Kelly Currin Morris were inconsistent. And the SBI has said there is no evidence that Kelly Currin Morris, a mother of two, disappeared voluntarily. Scott Morris has declined to make any comments to the Dispatch. Kelly Currin Morris’

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released to DVD on Aug. 11, and Johnson said the DVD should be available for a suggested retail price of $14.98 at all major retailers, including Walmart and Blockbuster Video. Harris’ song is played during a climax in the plot, as well as near the end of the closing credits. Johnson said she believes the film will air on BET for the first time probably in November, three months after the Paid Obituary DVD’s official release. She is encouraged that Corp veteran serving three many people at the ABFF tours of duty in Vietnam, enjoyed the film, and both where he was a highly men and women were decorated solder receiving able to relate to the plot. two purple hearts. He was The film is about a man a member of the VFW Post who finds himself in love 49 in Mobile. with and married to two He is survived by women, one of whom is a sister, Martha SudJohnson’s character, “Vivderth of Saraland; a son, ian.” Bobby Ray Upchurch “(Music promoter and Jr. of Mobile; and three former rapper) Luther grandchildren. He was “Uncle Luke” Campbell preceded in death by his went so far as to take me parents, Millard and Rosa straight to the radio staUpchurch; and his grand- tion after the screening parents, Oscar and Zelma and tell Miami it was a must see, that was a huge Hedgepath. compliment,” Johnson The family will receive friends Tuesday, from 5-8 said. “Luke and I have been p.m., at the residence. friends for 15 years and In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial we are always honest with each other; I was nervous contributions be made for him to see it. After I got in memory of Bobby to a his approval along with trust fund in his grandmy mother’s and (director) daughter’s name who is Brian Hooks’, I am very suffering from leukemia, comfortable with the world Sydney Upchurch Trust seeing it.” Fund, Regions Bank, 4376 While a targeted release Old Shell Road, Mobile, date for the “I Do … I Did!” Ala. 36608. soundtrack has not been Arrangements are established, Harris’ own by Wolfe-Bayview Fualbum, entitled “Mad Man neral Home and CremaMusic”, will be released tory, 19698 Greeno Road, Sept. 1 on I-Tunes, AmaFairhope, Ala. 36532. zon, E-Music, Rhapsody and Napster. Harris said some of the album’s music can be previewed now on Youtube.com; the Youfather, Pat Currin, has oftube video is titled, “Big fered a $30,000 reward for Sin (Mad Man Music CD information leading to the Preview).” finding of his daughter. “I did not try to be super thug on it, I was just givContact the writer at bwest@ ing my perspective and hendersondispatch.com. my true feelings; I made an album that was like no

Loyd, and a brother, Jack Smith, both of Warrenton; and a grandchild, Damon Wood of Atlanta, Ga. The family will receive friends Monday from 1-2 p.m. prior to the funeral services. At other times the family will be at Jack and Dot Smith’s residence. Arrangements are by Blaylock Funeral Home of Warrenton.

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other album,” Harris told the Dispatch. “I did not focus on trying to make the music that is already out there, I made the music that was not out there and I did not play the role of your so-called typical southern emcee, I was just me.” “I Do … I Did!” is not featured on Harris’ own album, but there is a collaboration song by him and Johnson. Harris also recently released a mixtape titled, “252 Gate City Grinder,” and is planning to do more collaborations with Johnson for her future movies. Johnson told the Dispatch that she plans to feature some of Harris’ music on her upcoming film “1 Blood”, which will star her and noted actor Clifton Powell, who played the drug dealer “Andre” on the 1990s sitcom, “Roc.” Harris still doesn’t know exactly what to make of the positive direction his career is taking. “It feels great and weird at the same time. If you would have told me 10 years ago that I would have accomplished this, I would have laughed,” Harris said. “It has been a rough journey, but having faith, believing in yourself, and striving for success, anything is possible.” On the Web: • “I Do … I Did!” at the Internet Movie Database, http://www. imdb.com/title/tt0918529/. Send comments to news@ hendersondispatch.com.

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U.S. Lockerbie families to protest at U.N. By SAMANTHA HENRY Associated Press Writer

NEWARK, N.J. — Relatives of Americans killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, plan to converge on New York City in September to protest Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s speech at the United Nations. Family members are furious that convicted Libyan bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was released from a Scottish prison Thursday and was greeted al-Megrahi in Libya by cheering crowds. He and his family also met later with Gadhafi. Susan Cohen, whose 20-year-old daughter, Theodora, died in the attack, called the release “a triumph for terrorism” and said Gadhafi is to blame. “Look what we’ve come to be, a man blows up an American plane and now here he (Gadhafi) is rolling into New York in triumph,” she said, adding sarcastically, “That’s wonderful. Makes the world safer, doesn’t it?” In his Friday meeting, broadcast by Libyan state television, Gadhafi praised Scotland’s “humane decision” to free al-Megrahi. He compared al-Megrahi’s return to his government’s 2007 release of five Bulgarian nurses and a naturalized Palestinian doctor accused of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children. The nurses denied the charges and said they were tortured into confessing. Gadhafi noted there

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gan said in an interview after the call. “We were led to believe there wouldn’t be any ‘dancing in the end zone,’ as I call it, but that’s what happened.” Instead, members focused on logistics for the Gadhafi protest, tentatively planned for Sept. 23, along with plans for the upcoming 21st anniversary of the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing, which killed 270 people. The anniversary event will be held at Syracuse University, where 35 of the victims went to school. “These are the things we’re working on, things that are important to us,” Dugan said, adding that no final plans have been made for the Gadhafi demonstration. Dugan said earlier his group had been receiving calls from a wide variety of organizations that plan to join the protest. Cohen said she had even been contacted by a local group of Scottish immigrants who planned to protest their government’s actions on behalf of the Pan Am families. Dugan did not lose any family members on the flight but joined the victims group after serving on the commission appointed by former President George H.W. Bush that investigated the bombing.

were no such widespread They said they were concerns for the families of bound by Scottish rules of the infected children when compassion to release him, the nurses returned home although he had served to a hero’s welcome. only eight years of a life Cohen, of Cape May sentence. Court House, N.J., said Frank Dugan, president al-Megrahi’s release is a of the group Victims of major concession to GadPan Am Flight 103, said hafi, who she said wields members didn’t spend increasing power through much time discussing lucrative oil contracts with al-Megrahi’s release or the Western nations. Cohen, welcoming reception he like several victims’ family received during a two-hour members, said she’s disap- conference call the group pointed that President held Friday night. Barack Obama’s admin“We didn’t focus on istration is not taking a that — it just turns our harder line. stomach to see that,” Du“The fact is, every time this kind of appeasement happens, it really endangers the innocent public,” 1020 S. Garnett St. • Henderson, NC 27536 Cohen said. “What would 1020 S. Garnett St. • Henderson, NC 27536 any terrorist think looking Skip Satterwhite at this? How scared would Account Executive you be?” Scottish officials said Phone: 252-438-8165 Account Executive al-Megrahi, a former Fax: 252-438-6640 Phone: 252-438-8165 • Fax: 252-438-6640 Libyan intelligence officer, skipsatterwhite@ncol.net Cell: 919-522-3825 has advanced prostate www.westerinsurance.com skipsatterwhite@ncol.net • www.westerinsurance.com cancer and was given only months to live. 1020 S. Garnett St. • Henderson, NC 27536

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Rioting inmates set Ky. prison ablaze By JEFFREY McMURRAY Associated Press Writer

BURGIN, Ky. — Rioting inmates set fire to trash cans and other items inside a central Kentucky prison, and damage to some buildings was so extensive that officials were busing many of the facility’s 1,200 prisoners elsewhere, police said Saturday. By early morning, firefighters had extinguished the fires at the medium-security Northpoint Training Center in a rural area 30 miles south of Lexington, state police Lt. David Jude said. Eight inmates were treated for minor injuries, and eight staff were also injured in the melee, although none was admitted to the hospital, said Cheryl Million, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Department of Corrections. Officers in riot gear rushed the prisoners with tear gas about 9 p.m. Friday, and all the inmates were subdued in less than two

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In this Aug. 21 photo, multiple fires burn at Northpoint Training Center, a medium-security men’s prison near Burgin, Ky., in Mercer County. hours, authorities said. Six buildings had burned, including a kitchen, medical center, canteen and visitation area. Million also said all but one of the dormitories, a 196-bed unit, were damaged and uninhabitable. A bus carrying some 42 inmates deemed higher security risks left the property shortly after 6 a.m., heading to an undisclosed facility. It was not clear how many other inmates would have to be moved. Some of the inmates

Neb. man stole Virgin Mary painting to pay for abortion By TIMBERLY ROSS Associated Press Writer

OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska man who stole a painting of the Virgin Mary to finance an abortion for a teen he raped has been convicted of firstdegree sexual assault and felony theft. Aurelio VallerilloSanchez, 39, of Omaha pleaded no contest to the charges Friday and faces up to 70 years in prison when sentenced in October, Douglas County prosecutor Brenda Beadle said Saturday. A call to the county public defender representing Vallerillo-Sanchez wasn’t answered Saturday. Beadle said VallerilloSanchez fled to Mexico with the 300-year-old painting worth $100,000 and the pregnant teen in March 2007. “The plan was that when they got to Mexico, she was to undergo an abortion,” she said. When an abortion wasn’t possible, VallerilloSanchez pushed to have the baby given up for

adoption, Beadle said: “He wanted to do everything he could to get rid of this baby ‘cause it was evidence against him.” The teen returned to Nebraska after giving birth, the prosecutor said. Vallerillo-Sanchez was arrested in February after DNA linked him to the September 2006 assault of the then-14-year-old girl. His children gave police information about the theft during the investigation into the sexual assault. His son told police he served as a lookout as his father stole the painting from St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha. VallerilloSanchez sold the painting for $3,000 in Mexico, his daughter told police. Vallerillo-Sanchez has been linked to at least four other thefts in the Omaha area, but charges were not filed as part of a plea deal, Beadle said.

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say what caused of the rioting, which began around 6:30 p.m. Friday. Prison spokeswoman Mendolyn Cochran said Friday the prison had been on lockdown since Tuesday, when one group of inmates assaulted two others, The Advocate-Messenger of Danville reported. Later Friday, some inmates started setting fires in trash cans, she said. Million would not confirm the report, saying only that some of the fires started in trash cans and that some inmates had access to matches because smoking is allowed in parts of the prison. Northpoint has more than 1,100 general population inmates housed in six openbay dormitories, according to its Web site. Another 60 special management inmates are housed in single cells in a separate structure, and 40 minimum-security inmates are housed in another separate structure. It opened in 1983 and has a staff of 285.

Md., Va. among top 10 states with newly naturalized citizens WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland and Virginia are among the nation’s top 10 states with newly naturalized U.S. citizens. According to a report by the Department of Homeland Security, nearly 30,000 people became citizens last year in Virginia, which ranked seventh in the top 10. Maryland landed in 10th place, with 23,000 naturalized citizens. Almost 4 percent of all residents who became

citizens last year lived in the Washington area, the report said. The region ranked fifth among metropolitan areas with the most foreign nationals who became citizens. Nationally, naturalizations grew from about 660,000 in 2007 to more than 1 million in 2008, a 58 percent increase. The report says that in 2008, California had the most naturalizations with 300,000. Wyoming had the least, with 245.

Minor earthquake rattles central Alaska ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A small earthquake has shaken central Alaska. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a magnitude 3.6 temblor struck at 9:46 p.m. Friday about 45 miles southeast of Cantwell and 53 miles southeast of Denali National Park.

The quake followed a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that rattled buildings Wednesday in Anchorage and other communities in Alaska, but didn’t result in any damage. The center said Saturday it has not received any reports of Friday’s quake being felt or causing damage.

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HENDERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests • Lattimore Wright, 52, of 107 Lattimore Wright Road was arrested Aug. 14. Assault on a female. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Sept. 17. • Brenda Wright, 46, of 107 Lattimore Wright Road was arrested Aug. 14. Simple assault. No bond. Court date Sept. 17. • Roxie Alston, 26, of 833 Dick Faines Road was arrested Aug. 14. Misdemeanor failure to appear/injury to personal property. Failure to appear/intoxicated and disruptive. Bond was set at $321. Court date Sept. 7. • Gerald Christopher Jordan, 43, of 917 N. Pinkston St. was arrested Aug. 14. Misdemeanor simple worthless check. Bond was set at $5,000. Court date Sept. 17. • Charles Edward Cook, 45, of 275 Skyline Drive was arrested Aug. 15. Misdemeanor illegal transport of alcoholic beverage. Misdemeanor fail to stop at scene of an accident. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Oct. 5. • Pamela Bullock, 38, of 243 Swain St. was arrested Aug. 15. Misdemeanor failure to appear/ consume alcohol in public street. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 1. • Timothy High, 17, of 111-B Grant St., Louisburg, was arrested Aug. 15. Misdemeanor larceny. Bond was set at $300. Court date Sept. 1. • Amy Jones-Johnson, 17, of 107 N. Elm St., Louisburg, was arrested Aug. 15. Misdemeanor larceny. Bond was set at $300. Court date Sept. 1. • Keiandra Davis, 16, 522 Killmore Ave., Louisburg, was arrested Aug. 15. Misdemeanor larceny. Bond was set at $300. Court date Sept. 1. • Bruce Coleman, 47, of 125 W. Rockspring St. was arrested Aug. 16. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Misdemeanor assault by pointing a gun. Bond was set at $1,500. Court date Sept. 8. • Lorenzo M. Alston, 19, of 844 Water St. was arrested Aug. 17. Misdemeanor second degree trespassing. Bond was set at $3,000. Court date Nov. 3. • Justin Randall Paynter, 22, of 162 Rose Hill Trail, Sanford, Fla., was arrested Aug. 16. Misdemeanor damage to real property. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 1. • Tyler Alexander Haskins, 18, 825B Mabrey Mill Road was arrested Aug. 16. Misdemeanor damage to real property. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 1. • Romana Tapia, 43, of 234 Maple Drive, Oxford, was arrested Aug. 16. Misdemeanor shoplifting concealment; Misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Sept. 3. • Rhonda Whitfield, 49, of 916 Abbott St. was arrested Aug. 16. Misdemeanor shoplifting. No bond listed. Court date Sept. 17. • Paris Henderson, 25, of 840 Lamb St. was arrested Aug. 16. Misdemeanor assault on a female. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 14. • Cupid Wynette Stroman,

32, of 2901 E. Fifth St. Apt. 46, Greenville, was arrested Aug. 16. Misdemeanor assault by pointing a gun. Misdemeanor simple assault. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Sept. 14. • Sidney Thomas Cleaton, 49, of 1161 Jacksontown Road was arrested Aug. 18. Order for arrest. Failure to appear. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Sept. 17. • Percy Lee Williams, 28, of 3460 Hwy. 39N was arrested Aug. 18. Misdemeanor order for arrest. Failure to appear. Bond was set at $950. Court dates Aug. 24 and Oct. 8. • Justic Rashard Williams, 20, of 1114 Washington St., was arrested Aug. 18. Felony possession of stolen firearms. Misdemeanor carry concealed firearm. Bond was set at $30,000. Court dat Aug. 18. • Travis Lucas, 20, 120 Hamilton St. was arrested Aug. 18. Misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond was set at $300. Court date Aug. 31. • Tiffany Danielle Thomas, 21, of 742 Roberson St. was arrested Aug. 18. Misdemeanor order for arrest. Failure to appear. Bond was set at $300. Court date Sept. 17. • Robert Tyrone Alston, 40, of 616 McBorn St. was arrested Aug. 19. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Sept. 15. • Duquarius Blash, 17, of 216 Pinkston St. was arrested Aug. 19. Misdemeanor possession of stolen goods. Bond was set at $300. Court date Oct. 5. • Dewayne Cozart, 21, of 30 Brame Road was arrested Aug. 19. Failure to appear/obtain property by false pretense. Failure to appear/driving while license revoked. Bond was seet at $10,400. Court date Aug. 24. • Travis Lucas, 20, of 120 Hamilton St was arrested Aug. 18. Misdemeanor speeding to elude arrest. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Oct. 22. • Rasheeda Michelle Ingram, 24, of 637 Marshall St. was arrested Aug. 18. Misdemeanor driving while license revoked. Bond was set at $300. Court date Sept. 29. • Erica Dimas, 25, of 847 Lamb St. was arrested Aug. 20. Misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond was set at $200. Court date Sept. 10. • Aaron Bullock, 33, of 309 Jane Ave. was arrested Aug. 20. Misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Oct. 13. • Allen Overby, 18, of 309 Arch St. was arrested Aug. 20. Misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Felony possession of a stolen vehicle. Bond was set at $2,500. Court date Sept. 29. • Emmanuel Hargrove, 23, of 256 Keene St. was arrested Aug. 20. Felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell and distribute a Schedule II substance. Felony maintaining a vehicle for narcotics. Bond was set at $35,000. Court date Sept. 29. • Freddaire Hargrove, 20, of 507 Hillside Ave. was arrested Aug. 20. Misdemeanor resist, delay and obstruct. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Oct. 27. • William Terry, 27, of 428 Old

Epsom Road was arrested Aug. 20. Misdemeanor resist, delay and obstruct. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 29.

Breaking & Entering • Betty B’s, 203 S. Garnett St., reported Aug. 15 a breaking and entering. Damage to a front window estimated at $500. • Wilco-Hess, 929 S. Garnett St., reported Aug. 16, a breaking and entering. Damage to side door window estimated at $200. • Celilia Jones, 26, of 817 Dabney Drive reported Aug. 21 rocks thrown through bedroom window. Damage estimated at $400.

Property Damage • Maquita Monique Blue, 25, of 550 W. Andrews Ave. Apt. 68 reported Aug. 15 shots fired at her vehicle. Damage to the engine block was estimated at $3,000 and damage to the radiator, $500. • ETC of Henderson, 601 Wakefield Ave., reported Aug. 18 grafitti on business. Damage estimated at $200. • Church of Christ, 804 Hughes St., reported Aug. 20 damage to a wire estimated at $200 and to a sign, $5.

Larceny • Crusader Rent to Own, 120 Raleigh Road, reported Aug. 14 the theft of a 5-piece dinette set valued at $582. • Charlie Williams, 59, of 156 Shank St. reported Aug. 15 the theft of a shotgun valued at $500. • John Closs, 42, of 274 Kittrell St. reported Aug. 16 the theft of a 2008 Gator motor scooter valued at $1,700 and a helmet valued at $70. • City of Henderson, 134 Rose Ave., reported Aug. 18 the theft of a water meter valued at $200 from 410 Chavasse Ave. • Charlie Jones, 33, of 140 Lynn Haven Ave. reported Aug. 19 the theft from the residence of the following items and their values: Sony Playstation III, $600; miscellaneous games, $750; and $30 in cash. Damage to window in back door estimated at $50. • LaDarius Richardson, 18, of 258 Swain St. reported Aug. 19 the theft of assorted clothes valued at $300; men’s shirt valued at $30; and men’s pants valued at $30. • Tommy Henderson, 45, of 111 S. Pinkston St. Apt. 20 reported Aug. 19 the theft of a Schwin black and yellow bicycle valued at $100. • Glenn Oakley, 46, of 505 Foxborough Lane reported Aug. 20 the theft from the residence of a Sony stereo/CD player valued at $200. • Clifton Pittman, 53, of 1499 Carey Chapel Road reported Aug. 20 the theft of an air conditioner valued at $150.

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VANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Arrest • Michael Wayne Joyner, 18, of 819 Foster Road was arrested Aug. 20. Larceny. Second degree tresspassing. Simple assault. Bond was set at $500. Court date Aug. 31. • Derrick Mayfield, 32, of 219 Booth Ave. was arrested Aug. 20. Child support. Bond was set at $250. Court date Sept. 16. • Ardell Lamont Williams of 117 Norwood St. was arrested Aug. 20. Failure to appear/4 counts assault with a deadly weapon and hit and run. Child abuse. Possession of drug paraphernalia. Driving while license revoked. No operator’s license. Expired inspection. Bond was set at $10,250. Court date Sept. 24. • Shandlin Person, 25, of 417 Harriet St. was arrested Aug. 20. Order for arrest. Failure to appear. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 15. • Thomas Shane Prescott, 34, of 88 L&S Lane was arrested Aug. 20. Failure to appear. Bond was set at $3,000. Court date Oct. 13. • William McKinley Terry Jr., 26, of 428 Old Epsom Road was arrested Aug. 20. Non-support/ non-payment of alimony. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Sept. 11. • Dwayne Southerland, 32, of 1031 Bearpond Roade was arrested Aug. 20. Failure to appear/child support. Bond was set at $800. Court date Sept. 16. • Shanise Kelly, 20, of 318 Foxfire Drive was arrested Aug. 20. Assault on a child under 12 years old. Injury to personal property. Bond not listed. Court date Aug. 24. • Suzette Siplen of 207 Welcome Ave. was arrested Aug. 20. Failure to appear/speeding. Failure to appear/driving while license revoked. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 24. • Tonya Paschall of 1510 Club Pond Road was arrested Aug. 20. Child support. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date not listed.

• Victor Levi Kearney of 309 Yancey lane was arrested Aug. 20. Failure to appear/driving while license revoked. Bond was set at $750. Court date Sept. 3.

Larceny • Deborah Kearney , 38, of 190 Willow Oak Drive reported Aug. 18 the theft from a motor vehicle of a .380 caliber Lorcini valued at $250. Damage to a rear passenger window estimated at $300. • Walter Spencer, 47, of 834 Sombrero Lane reported Aug. 18 the theft from the residence of the following items and their values: computer/TV stand, $500; furniture, $2,000; weight set, $175; table and chair set, $100; VCRs, $60; DVDs, $100; small TVs, $120; bed, $1,150; entertainment center, $200; surround sound, $250; and a Chevrolet Suburban and Cadillac Deville, no values listed. • Marshall Scott Burwell, 43, of 4175 Old Watkins Road reported Aug. 18 the theft from the residence of a .45 caliber Ruger with two magazines, valued at $425; $25 cash; and a U.S. quarters map, no value listed. • Jimmy Richardson, 65, of 70 N. Chancy Way, Kittrell, reported Aug. 18 the theft of a Global Getaway bed comforter valued at $1,000. • South Henderson Church of God, 125 J.P. Taylor Road,

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reported Aug. 18 the theft of $300-$400 cash and the following items, no values listed: set of keys, .22 caliber Rohm/RG10 pistol, .22 caliber long pistol and foreign currency. • William Kenneth Smith, 57, of 2994 Raleigh Road reported Aug. 17 the theft from the residence of $120 currency; $75 in quarters; and the following items, no values listed: ladies’ diamond ring/wedding band sete; man’s gold nugget diamond ring; gold onyx diamond ring; man’s wedding ring with diamond inset; and 9mm semiautomatic Ruger pistol. • Jean A Hendrick, 74, of 3764 Warrenton Road reported Aug. 17 the theft from the residence of a J.C. Higgins .22 caliber revolvere and an L Rifle Model 60 Micro Groove .22 caliber, valued at $200 each. • Roy Brame, 41, of 264 Foxfire Drive reported Aug. 19 the theft from the residence of a Hipoint 9mm Model C9 pistol valued at $159.95 and a Skyy 9mm Model CPX-1 pistol valued at $295. • Nancy Williams, 67, of 135 Hunter Road reported Aug. 19. the theft from the residence of a .22 caliber rifle, value not listed. • Tim O’Neil Hilliard, 39, of 120 Kittrell Vance Ave., Kittrell, reported on Aug. 19 a home invasion and armed robbery and the theft of $350 and a Nextel cell phone valued at $200.

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GRANVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Arrests • Tony Evans, 40, of 4174 E. Shock Overton Road, Oxford, was booked July 2. Possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. Two counts of selling/ delivering cocaine. Bond was set at $10,000. • Edward Junior Blacknall, 54, of 3207 Bruce Garner Road, Creedmoor, was booked Aug. 13. Three counts of maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of illegal drugs. One count of conspiracy to sell cocaine. Bond was set at $25,000. • James E. Perry, 36, of 506 Massey St., Durham, was booked Aug. 13. Order for arrest. Bond was set at $860. • Raymond Meadows, 42, of 3592 Silver Creek Lane, Stem, was booked Aug. 13. Failure to pay child support. Bond was set at $500. • Michael Allen, 33, of 1600 Wayside Farm Road, Franklinton, was booked Aug. 14. Communicating threats. Bond was set at $1,000.

was set at $500. • Patricia Elaine Gibb, 41, of 5726 Hobgood Road, Rougemont, was booked Aug. 16. Two counts of simple physical assault. Bond was set at $1,000. • Jeffrey Blacknall, 34, of 12 Mill St., Franklinton, was booked Aug. 17. Three counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. Three counts of selling/delivering cocaine. Two counts of conspiracy to sell cocaine. Bond was set at $30,000. • Barry Drew Inscoe Jr., 38, of 1669 C Holly Drive, Creedmoor, was booked Aug. 17. Order for arrest. Bond was set at $5,000. • Tony Wade Richard, 43, of 1577 Little Pond Road, Stem, was booked Aug. 19. Misdemeanor second degree trespass. Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. No bond was set. • Tonya Michelle Paschall, 34, of 1647 Cedar Ridge Drive, Stem, was booked Aug. 20. Felony breaking and entering. Felony larceny. Bond was set at $10,000.

• Haywood B. Blacknall, 57, of 3207 Bruce Garner Road, Creedmoor, was booked Aug. 14. Possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. Conspiracy to sell cocaine. Bond was sent at $20,000. • Joshua O’Neal Champion, 19, of 3767 Belltown Road, Oxford, was booked Aug. 16. Simple physical assault. Communicating threats. Bond was set at $1,000. • Karen Peace, 46, of 2248 Lauren Mill Drive, Oxford, was booked Aug. 16. Misdemeanor worthless check. No bond was set. • Albert Jackson, 52, of 1645 Sanders Road, Stem, was booked Aug. 16.. Contempt of court. Order for arrest. Bond was set at $2,500. • Tracy Michelle Powell, 40, of 2014 W.B. Clark Road, Creedmoor, was booked Aug. 16. Driving while license revoked. No bond was set. • Robert William Gibb, 51, of 5726 Hobgood Road, Rougemont, was booked Aug.. 16. Communicating threats. Bond

OXFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests • Kenyetta Edwards, 26, of 712 Goshen St., on Aug. 14 was served two misdemeanor failure to appear warrants. Bond was set at $1,000. • Vicki Hunt, 39, of 1105 Autumn Park Apartments, was booked Aug. 14. Misdemeanor worthless check. No bond was set. • Xavier Hargrove, 45, of 226 Maple Drive, was booked Aug. 14. Felony assault by strangulation. Misdemeanor assault. Misdemeanor resisting, obstructing and delaying an officer. No bond was set. • Christy Betts, 37, of 415 Henderson St., was booked Aug. 14. Misdemeanor worthless check. No bond was set. Reginald Blalock, 31, of 6148 Horner Siding Road, was booked Aug. 14. Misdemeanor possession of an illegal drug. No bond was set. • Craig Terry, 34, of 2633 Bodie Currin Road, was booked

• Pierre McCaden, 33, of 205 Fourth St., was booked Aug. 16. Misdemeanor harassing phone calls. Bond was set at $500. • Jose Molina, 54, of 207 Orange St., on Aug. 18 was served a misdemeanor failure to appear warrant. Bond was pre-set at $1,000. • Steven Clark, 28, of 7725 Jack Adcock Road, was booked Aug. 19. Misdemeanor shoplifting/concealment of merchandise. Bond was set at $500. • Kadie Teel, 24, of 106 Autumn Park Apartments, was booked Aug. 20. Felony possession of an illegal drug. Bond was set at $2,500. • Steven Clark, 28, of 7725 Jack Adcock Road, was booked Aug. 20. Misdemeanor larceny. Bond was set at $1,000. • Kenneth Thorpe, 49, of 118 Summitt Ave., was booked Aug. 20. Misdemeanor assault by pointing a gun. Misdemeanor assault. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Misdemeanor injury to personal property. No bond was set.

Aug. 14. Misdemeanor driving while impaired. Bond was set at $5,000. • Ebony Satterwhite, 26, of 221 McClanahan St., on Aug. 14 was served a misdemeanor failure to appear warrant. Bond was pre-set at $350. • Aaron Little, 41, of 124 A Granville St., was booked Aug. 14. Misdemeanor communicating threats. No bond was set. Antwon Henderson, 19, of 1105 Red Oak Ave., Durham, was booked Aug. 15. Misdemeanor assault. Misdemeanor unauthorized use of a motor conveyance. Bond was set at $500. • Keronta Braswell, 16, of 4537 Drewbridge Way, Raleigh, was booked Aug. 15. Misdemeanor possession of an illegal drug. Misdemeanor unauthorized use of a motor conveyance. Bond was set at $1,000. • Sergio Guzman, 23, of 4170 Shock Overton Road, was booked Aug. 15. Misdemeanor driving while impaired. Bond was set at $500.

Inmates held in isolation after escape attempt COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three maximum security South Carolina inmates are in isolation after authorities discovered a tunnel they had dug as part of an escape plan. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports Saturday that Corrections Department officials say the

inmates dug a 45-foot-long tunnel underneath Lieber Correctional Institution. Last month, prison officials were tipped off about a hole in the concrete floor of an inmate work area. Investigators think the men drilled through the floor, threw out the dirt and hid the tunnel with a

metal trough. Corrections spokesman Josh Gelinas says Cazario Marshall, Oscar Beecher McDowell and Willie Parker, all of whom are serving 30 years or more in prison, have been sentenced to about a year in isolation and could face federal escape charges.

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OXFORD — Police need the public’s help finding an 18-year-old man who is wanted for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and possession of a weapon of mass destruction in connection with the Aug. 13 early afternoon shooting along Peace Street in southeastern Oxford. Tevon Jones, whose last known address was 4166 Arthur Currin Road, was last seen with a sawed off shotgun, police said. Police said that Jones is 6 feet tall and weighs approximately 165-175 Jones pounds and that his hair was braided, but that he has been known to wear his hair in an Afro style. Two others were arrested in connection with the shooting, which police have said appears to be gang related. The two, who are cousins, are Xavier Bobbitt, 18, and Joshua Bobbitt, 21, both of 111 Summitt Ave. Xavier Bobbitt, who was jailed in lieu of $75,000 bond, was charged by police with discharging a firearm in the city limits, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The Granville County Sheriff’s Department on Aug. 14 additionally charged him with felony breaking and entering a motor vehicle, felony larceny of a firearm and misdemeanor larceny. No bond was listed for the sheriff’s charges. Joshua Bobbitt, who was jailed in lieu of $70,000 bond, was charged by police with possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by

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Vance County School Bus Route Narratives (2009-2010) Northern Vance and Eaton-Johnson (and Western Vance)*

123 — West Andrews Avenue, Water Street, Vance Street, Adams Street, Pinkston Street, Eaton Street, Sunnyview Road, Foxborough Lane & Shank Street.

124: First load (EJMS students only) — Horner Street, Parham Street, Spring Street, West Young Avenue, McBorne Street, High Street, State Street, Arrow Street, McCoin Avenue, Corbitt Road, Park Avenue, Zollicoffer Avenue, South Chestnut Street, Dorsey Avenue, Belle Street, East Young Avenue. Second load (NVHS & WVHS students only) — West Young Avenue, Parham Street, State Street, Arrow Street, McCoin Avenue, Zollicoffer Avenue, Corbitt Road, Belle Street, East Young Avenue, South Chestnut Street, Burwell Avenue, Hargrove Street, East Young Avenue.

137: First load — North Williams Street, Lowry Street, Rowland Street, Highland Avenue, Crozier Street, Lamb Street, Main Street, Hight Street, Toepleman Street, Murphy Road, Walters Street Second load — North Williams Street, East Rockspring Street, Carolyn Court, Bridgers Street, David Street, Wood Street, Hughes Street, Roberson Street, Hicks Street, Boddie Street.

131: First load (EJMS students only) — High Street, Washington Street, Merriman Street, Orange Street, Parkway Drive, Breckenridge Street, Walnut Street, West Montgomery Street, Gary Street, Virginia Avenue, Young Avenue, Beck Avenue, Frist Avenue, West Andrews Avenue. Second load (NVHS & WVHS students only) — Breckenridge Street, Orange Street, Merriman Street, Washington Street, Thomas Street, Pettigrew Street, Young Street, Virginia Avenue, Pearl Street, John Street. 132 — Oak Tree Lane, Thomas Road, N.C. Highway 39 to Dick Faines Road, Regina LanEast. The following locations are for NVHS only: Horner Street, Spring Court, Kittrell Street, Faulkner Drive. 136 — Spring Valley Road, Spring Valley Lake Road, Brame Road, Julia Street, King’s Road, N.C. Highway 39 North (Spring Valley Road to I-85), Cannady Street, Alpha Road, Omega Street, John Street, Vaughn Street, Street Andrews Church Road (N.C. 39 to Forest Hills Drive) Forest Hills Drive. 146 — Kelly Road, Willow Creek Run, Glebe Road, Heartland., Pine Cone Lane, South Cooper Drive, Lynne Avenue, Coleman Place, David Avenue, Oakridge Avenue, Oakdale Circle, Peace Street, Perry Avenue, Kearney Street, Avis Lane, Shirley Drive, Coble Blvd., Abbott Street, Roanoke Avenue, Roosevelt Street, Whitten Avenue, Hamilton Street, North Chestnut Street, Radio Lane. 147 — Ruin Creek Road, Woodlawn Road, Kerr-Vance Academy Road, Weybossett Road, U.S. 158 Bus., Old Watkins Road, Community House Road, Poplar Creek Road, Pine Ridge Road, Horseshoe Bend Road, Oxford Road, Deepwood Drive, Lattimore Road, Dorsey Place., Lynn Haven Avenue, Dorsey Avenue, Jennette Avenue, South Garnett Street, Edgewood Drive, Bane Avenue, Oak Street, Shirley Drive, Nelson Street, Carroll Road. 152 — U.S. 158 Bypass, Poplar Creek Road, Lanning Road, Dabney Woods, Dabney Road, Barker Road, Fred Royster Road, Pine Cone Lane, Dabney Heights Lane, Harrison Street, Lincoln Heights Apartments, (NVHS & WVHS Students Only). 161 — Rice Road, Island Creek EStreet Road, Morgan Road, Hicksboro Road, Burnside Road, Richard Lane. 157 — Bullocksville Park Road, Frank Bullock Road, Johnnie Evans Road, Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Wilson Bros. Road, Edison Hicks Road, County Line Park Road, Buchanan Road. 153 — Satterwhite Point Road, Mabry Mill Road, Bowman Lane, Daniel Boone Trail, Friendly Lane, Moody Road, Nutbush Road, Sam Brummitt Road, Waterfront Drive, Franklin Lane, George Floyd Road, (Middleburg Streets — Lee Avenue, Pine Street, Washington Avenue) Jackson-Royster Road, Flemingtown Road, East Spain-Middleburg Road, U.S. 1/158, Kirby Lane, John Deere Road, Farm Street, Parham Road, Tharrington Lane, Old Norlina Road, Henry Street, Peach Street Norwood Street, Thomas Lane Farm Street Parham Road Wesley Drive, Tharrington Lane, North Woods Road, Pinecrest Road. 165 — U.S. 1/158, John H. Bullock Road, Warren Bullock Road, Holly Road, Clements Road, Jacksontown Road, Cedar Cove Road. 166: First load — Dick Faines Road, Flannagan Road, N.C. Highway 39 North (Williamsboro to Spring Valley) Hillcrest Apartments, Wickford Apartments. Second load — Ross Mill Road Lincoln Street, Lincoln Heights Apartments, Pettigrew Street, Mulberry, Horner Street & Parham Street for EJMS. 167 — Twisdale Road, Tungsten Mine Road, Keeton Road, Morgan Road, (NVHS & WVHS STUDENTS ONLY) Daniel Street, Powel Street, Keene Street Ranes Drive, Holly Court. 168 — N.C. Highway 39 North (Williamsboro to Va. Line), Taylor Gate Road, Townsville Landing Road, Hibernia Road, James Matthews Road, Rockspring Church Road, Billy Burwell Road, Woodsworth Road, Rev. Henderson Road, Antioch Church Road, Howell Road, Plum Nutty Road, Pool Rock Road, Nutbush Road, Beacon Light Apartments (EJMS only). 170 — Thomas Road, Will Jefferson Road, Joe Taylor Road, Water’s Edge Road. 177 — Stage Coach Road, Hicksboro Road, Morris Wilson Road, Street Andrews Church Road, Allen Road, Dabney Heights Lane (Henderson Heights Apartments — NVHS only). 178 — Gun Club Rd, Evans Road, Graham Avenue, Waddill Way, West Creek Road, Parrott Road, Eileen Court, Big Ruin Creek Lane, Carolina Woods, Stratford Hills. Note: all middle school and high school students who live in the Pinkston Street zone area will attend Eaton-Johnson Middle School and Northern Vance High School. These students will be transported on buses #123, #137, and #168 this school year.

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Southern Vance and Henderson Middle (and Western Vance)* 100 — Raleigh Road from J. P. Taylor Road to Peter Gill Road, Abbott Road from Peter Gill to Bearpond Road, Gillburg Road from Bearpond Road to N.C. Highway 39. 139 — Jane Avenue (HMS only), Tripp Street, Willow Lane, Elizabeth Street, Bullock Street, Booth Avenue, Middle School and High School. Lehman Street, Maple Street, Champion Street, Davis Street, Shank Street and Johnson Mobile Home Park. 142 — Americal Road, Knoll Terrace Mobile Home Park, Garrett Road, Carmel Ridge Road, Cardinal Drive, Willow Oak Place, Willow Oak Drive. 126 — N.C. Highway 39 South, Past the Little Mill Road Sombrero Lane, Walter Bowen Road, Catherine Weldon’s Lane, Massenburg Road, & Twelve Oaks Mobile Home Park. 125 — Vincent Hoyle Road, Carey Chapel Road, North Cokesbury Road, Tower Road, South Cokesbury Road, Daniel Harris Road, Stewart Farm Road, Newton Dairy Road, Fox Pond Road, Ross Avenue, Breland Drive, Marilyn Street, Evans Street. 127 — Briggs Road, Raleigh Road for the following stops: Zeb Vance School to Edwards Road (HMS, SVHS, AND WVHS students only), Flint Hill area (HMS students). 129 — J.P. Taylor Road, Falkner Mobile Home Park, Belmont Drive, Gholson Drive, Francis Avenue, Julia Avenue, First Street, Welcome Avenue, King Street, Hawkins Drive, Lincoln Avenue, Nicholas Street, Raleigh Road from First Street to Belmont Drive. 130 — Finch Road, Springwood Drive, Pinehill Drive, Club Pond Road, Franklin Road. 135 — South Lake Lodge Road, Old County Home Road, Lynnbank Road, Street Matthews Street, Wilkins Lane, Nicholas Street, Miriam Street, Gholson Avenue, College Street, South Williams Street Peachtree Street, Bullock Street (SVHS AND WVHS only), Elizabeth Street, East Montgomery Street, Willow Lane, Jane Avenue, Tripp Street. 140 — N.C. Highway 39 South, Little Mill Road, Foster Road, Foster Road Ext., Foster Mobile Home Park I & II, Dr. Finch Road. 144 — Victory Lane, Rock Mill Road, Southland Subdivision, N.C. Highway 39 South, Brookhaven Mobile Home Park, N.C. 39 Loop Road, McNair Drive, Southside EStreet Swain Drive, Clearview Drive, Garland Street. 145 — South Park Avenue, Reservoir Street, South Carolina Avenue, Hilliard Street, Elm Street, Southerland Street, Alexander Avenue, Dilliard Street, Harriett Street, Victory Street, McArthur Street, Davis Street, Sagefield Way, Sagefield Drive, Fuller Street, Edwards Street, Debnam Street, King Street, Old Epsom Road, Mason Street, Skenes Avenue, Lehman Street. 148 — Stewart Road, Cheatham-Mabry Road, Pinewood Road, Vicksboro Road Ross Avenue (off Newton Dairy), Farmington Subdivision, Wheat, Grain, Flour. 151 — Bobbitt Road, Gillburg Road, Julian Smith Road, Bobbitt Village Mobile Home Park, Deerfield I & II, Kirklen Lane, Oak Forest Drive, Abbott Road from Gillburg Road to Peter Gill Road, Holden Lane, Vanco Mill Road, McNair Circle. 159 — Bearpond Road, Kittrell Road, Dick Smith Road, South Chavis Road, Woodlief Road, (Kittrell Streets — Chinaberry Street, North Williams Street, North Williams Street, South Williams Street) North Chavis Road, (Chavasse Avenue/ Arch Street, Flint Street, Boothe Street (stops for SVHS and WVHS students only). 173 — Egypt Mountain Road, Wilton Road, Charlie Grissom

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Aycock Elementary School 201 — Stewart Farm Road, Steed-Dickerson Road, Vicksboro Road, Pinewood Drive, Gupton Lane, Stevenson Mobile Home Park. 202: First load — Ennis Murphy, Vicksboro Road, Humpty Dumpty Daycare, Willow Oak Street, Willow Oak Place, Carmel Ridge Road, Garrett Road. Second load — Aycock Road, Club Pond Road, Franklin Road, Vicksboro Road, Pounder Branch, Flour Lane, Wheat Lane, Grain Lane, Farmington. 143: First load — N.C. Highway 39 (Southside E. Street to Gillburg), Southland Subdivision, Rock Mill Road N.C. 39 Loop Road. Second load — Finch Road and all roads leading off of Finch Road. 154 — Faulknertown Road, Massenburg Road, Walter Bowen Road, New Bethel Church Road, N.C. Highway 39 South (Gillburg to Epsom), Twelve Oaks Mobile Home Park, Little Mill Road. 185 — Weldon’s Mill Road, Hoyletown Road, Faulknertown Road, (to Dickie’s Grove Church Woodmont Mobile Home Park, New Bethel Church Road (to Epsom Mobile Home Park), Southerland Mill Road, Cross Creek Road.

Carver Elementary School 200: First load — North Oliver Drive, South Oliver Drive, Warrenton Road (to Brookston Road), Vincent Hoyle Road, Brookston Road, Greystone Road, Bryant Abbott Road, Carver School Road. Second load — Holly Road, John H. Bullock Road, Warren Bullock Road, U.S. 1/158 Clements Road, Chestnut Street — Middleburg Area, Allison Cooper Road, Bill Bragg-Morton Road. 199: First load — North Cokesbury Road, Tower Road, Cheatham-Mabry Road, Stewart Road, South Cokesbury Road, Village Drive, Old Warrenton Road, Warrenton Road, Oak Hill Loop, Allsion Cooper Road, (Warrenton Road to Carver School Road). Second load — Newton Dairy Road, Ross Avenue, East Coachway Drive, Linwood Lane, Breland Drive, Marilyn Street, Evans Street, Fox Pond Road, Carey Chapel Road.

Clark Street Elementary School 158: First load — East Andrews Avenue (past Cherry Street), Boothe Avenue, Jane Avenue Tripp Street, Willow Lane, Elizabeth Street, Neathery Street, South Street, Wester Avenue, County Home Road and Harriett Street.

CELEBRATING DOWNTOWN OXFORD Saturday, September 12, 2009 Many Great Events. Fun For The Whole Family! •Third Annual North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest On Main Street Featuring producers from around the state (Stovall’s Gifts, 100 Main Street 11:00 AM- 3:00 PM) •Heritage Festival Featuring antiques and collectibles for sale-All Day (in the parking lot behind Remember When off Hillsboro Street) •Granville Gardeners Plant Sale Featuring an array of plants. Gardeners will also have a raffle and silent auction for unique items. (held at the Extension Office on Wall Street 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM) •Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides Free rides from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Look For Signs •Granville County Museum-September Sensations Bazaar Outside September Sensations Bazaar with various vendors on Court Street. 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Both museums will be open for viewing: Harris Exhibit Hall, 1 Museum Lane & History Museum Courtyard, 110 Court Street •2009 Charity Ride for the Children Masonic Home for Children on College Street •Run With The Lions 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM in the Littlejohn Street Parking Lot

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Vance County School Bus Route Narratives (2009-2010) Second load — Zene Street, East Winder Street, Peachtree Street, Gholson Avenue, South Clark Street, Arch Street. 126 — South Pinkston Street, Green Acres Apartments, Falkner Street. Bullock Street, East Montgomery, College, Eastside Drive, Eastway Drive.

Dabney Elementary School 204 — Ross Mill Road, North Street, Lincoln Street, Lincoln Heights Apartments, Industry Drive. 203 — Big Ruin Creek Lane, Gun Club Road, Lake Vance Mobile Home Park, Parrott Road, West Ridge Road, U.S. 158 Bypass, Poplar Creek Road, Carolina Woods, Fairway Apartments, Woods Apartments, Quail Ridge Apartments. 198 — Old Watkins Road, Wrenn Road, Horseshoe Bend Road, Walker Road, Matthews Road, Simon Harris Road, Weybosset Road, Beavertail Road, Ruin Creek Road, Woodlawn Road, Kerr-Vance Academy Road, Evans Road, Hillcrest Apartments, Harrison Street Pine Ridge Road, Start-Rite Daycare. 149 — Kelly Road, Stagecoach Road, Crowder Farms Subdivision, Hicksboro Road, Morris Wilson Road, Lewis Williams Road, Dabney Road, Sterling Park Apartments, Ridge Road. 160 — N.C. 39 Highway North, Kings Road, Julia Street, Spring Valley Road, West Andrews Avenue, Omega Road, Alpha Road, Street Andrews Church Road, Kelly Road, Willow Creek Run, Glebe Road, Nutbush Road, Oakhill Mobile Home Park, Orr Lane, Dabney Road Wickford Apartments. 182 — Barker Road, Fred Royster Road, Pinecone Lane, Allen Road, Dabney Heights Lane, Stratford Hills.

E.O. Young Elementary School 194 — Norlina Road, Spring Valley Road, Spring Valley Lake Road, Parham Road, Tharrington Lane, Pinecrest Road, North Church Street, Old Norlina Road, Bickett Street, Norwood Street, Farm Street, Thomas Lane. 207 — Business U.S. 1/158 Highway, Kirby Lane, Keene Street, Raines Drive, North Garnett Street, North Beckford Drive, Kittrell Street, John Street, North Chestnut Street, Vaughan Street. 155 — Jacksontown Road, Bullocksville Park Road, RidgewayDrewry Road, Buchanan Road, Wilson Brothers Road, South Piney Grove Road, Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Johnnie Evans Road, County Line Road. 163 — Mabry Mill Road, George Floyd Road, Satterwhite Point Road, Cooper Grove Road, Franklin Lane, Lakewood Court, Watkins Way, Kings Court, Nutbush Road, Hedrick Drive, Daniel Boone Trail, Friendly Lane, Moody Road, Anderson Creek Road, Flemingtown Road Jacksontown Road, Cedar Cove Road, Autumn Lane, Plummer Avenue, Lee Street, Washington Street, (Middleburg), Jacksontown Road, Jackson Royster Road, Flemingtown Road, East Spain–Middleburg Road, West Spain Middleburg.

New Hope Elementary School 174 — Thomas Road, Water’s Edge Road, Will Jefferson Road, Joe Taylor Road, N.C. Highway 39 North, from Williamsboro to New Hope School. 175 — Regina Lane, Emerson Grove Lane, Dick Faines Road. 184 — Hicksboro Road, Burnside Road, Stagecoach Road, Williamsboro Mobile Home Park, all roads off Rice Road, Island Creek Estates Road, Red Clay Lane. 191 — N.C. Highway 39 North, Pearson Lane Howell Road, Townsville Landing Road, Rockspring Church Road, Wood-

sworth Road., Rev. Henderson Road, Hibernia Road, Plum Nutty Road, Tungsten Mine Road, Keeton Road, Twisdale Road.

Pinkston Street Elementary School 192: First load — Sunnyview Road, Pine Street, Hight Street, Murphy Road, Walters Street, Ivey Street, Harris Street, Pinkston Street. Second load — Water Street, Boddie Street, Lamb Street, David Street, Wood Street, Roberson Street, Hicks Street, Bridges Street. Third load — N.C. Highway 39 South, Johnson Mobile Home Park, Shank Street, Stuart Avenue, Clearview Drive, Garland Street, East Andrews Avenue. 193: First load — East Andrews Avenue, Rowland Street, Highland Avenue, Cedarhurst Apartments, Carolyn Court, East Rockspring Street, Hatch Street, North Williams Street. Second load — Hughes Street, Boddie Street, Bobbitt Street, Birch Street, Pine Street, David Street, Lowry Street, Burr Street, Crozier Street. Third load — Cardinal Drive, Foxborough Lane. 176: Second load (p.m.) — N.C. Highway 39 South, Johnson Mobile Home Park, Shank Street, Stewart Avenue Foxborough Apartments, Foxborough Lane, Swain Drive, North Clearview Drive, Clearview Drive, Garland Street, East Andrews Avenue, Cardinal Drive, Vicksboro Road.

E.M. Rollins Middle School** 141: First load — Corbitt Road, Park Avenue, McCoin Avenue, Beacon Avenue, Whitten Avenue, Henderson Heights Apartments. Second load — Hargrove Street Burwell Avenue, Parham Street, Horner Street, Surgar & Spice Daycare., Spring Street, Zollicoffer Avenue. 134: First load — Pettigrew Street, Walnut Street, Ransom Street, Breckinridge Street, Beck Avenue, First Avenue, Parkway Drive., South Chestnut Street. Second load — South Garnett Street, East Young Avenue, Orange Street, Merriman Street, West Young Avenue, State Street, Arrow Street, Parham Street, Wakefield Avenue. 189: First load — Coble Blvd., Nelson Street, Avis Lane, Kearney Street, Shirley Drive, Carroll Road, Roanoke Avenue, Stanley Street, Lynne Avenue, Oakridge Avenue, Fox Run, David Avenue, Dabney Drive, Perry Avenue, Peace Street, Summitt Road, Parker Lane, Woodland Road, U.S. 158 Bus. Highway, Oxford Road, Dorsey Place, Lynn Haven Avenue, Thorpe Street. Second load — High Street, Thomas Street, Washington Street, Bane Avenue Hargrove Street. 190: First load — Belle Street, West Young Avenue, North Garnett Street, Hamilton Street, John Street, Pearl Street, North Chestnut Street, Gary Street, Azalea Drive, Young Street, South Chestnut Street, Church Street. Second load — Daniel Street, Holly Court, Powell Street, Jefferson Street, Institute Street, West Rockspring Street, West Andrews Avenue, Vaughn Street, Roanoke Avenue, ** (All E.M. Rollins students will be dismissed each day at 2:45 p.m. in the afternoon. Buses #131 & #178 will also transport students in the p.m. Buses #124, 134, will transport students for EJMS in the afternoon, if needed!)

138: First load — Raleigh Road, Center Street, Belmont Drive, Gholson Drive, Julia Avenue, Francis Avenue, Street Matthews Street. Second load — King Street, Edwards Street, Fuller Street, Facet Road, J.P. Taylor Road Falkner’s Mobile Home Park, Welcome Avenue. 187: First load — Cedar Street, Mason Street, South Carolina Avenue, Elm Street, Harriett Street, Reservoir Street, South Park Avenue, Victory Street, Dillard Street, McArthur Street. Second load — Arch Street, Hillside Place, Hillside Marshall Street, Owen Street, Davis Street, Mason Street, Nicholas Street. 188: First load — Lehman Street, Hickory Street, McNair Drive, McNair Circle, Brookhaven Mobile Home Park, Vanco Mill Road, Skenes Avenue, Center Lane, Wilkins Lane. Second load — Knoll Terrace Mobile Home Park, Sagefield Subdivision.

Zeb Vance Elementary School 197 — Raleigh Road, U.S. Highway 1, Kittrell Estates, Beechtree Trail, Oak Ridge Church Road, Woodlief Road, North Chavis Road, (Kittrell Streets — Williams Street, Chinaberry Street, Main Street, McClanahan Street) Raleigh Road, 3D’s Lane, Van Zandt Lane. 150 — U.S. Highway 1 South Plantation Drive, Egypt Mountain Road, Charlie Grissom Road, Fairport Road, Kittrell College Road, Long Creek Court, Lynnbank Road, Lynnbank Estates, Van Dyke Road, Meadow Drive. 156 — Kittrell Road, Ries Finch Road, Dick Smith Road, South Chavis Road, (Kittrell Streets — Church Street, North Chavis Road), Moss Stock Farm Road, Aunt Jennie’s. 169 — Edwards Road, North Lynnbank Road, Country Acres Road, Old County Home Road, South Lynnbank Road, Briggs Road, Community House Road South Lake Lodge Road, Lilly Lane, Lynnbank Road. 173 — Foster Mobile Home Park, Dr. Finch Road, Gillburg Road, Gillburg Estates Court, Bearpond Road, Abbott Road. 186 — Bobbitt Road, Gillburg Road, Julian Smith Road, Rocky Ford Road, Peter Gill Road, Abbott’s Crossing.

Western Vance High School* * (All WVHS students who ride on a school bus must ride to NVHS or SVHS on the bus that picks up in their area. They will then be shuttled to WVHS from the high school. There will be no separate WVHS buses picking up students this year.) 177 — will shuttle students to and from NVHS to WVHS daily (a.m. and p.m.). 178 — will shuttle students to and from NVHS to WVHS daily (a.m. only). 168 — will shuttle students to and from WVHS to NVHS daily (p.m. only). 159 — will shuttle students to and from SVHS to WVHS daily (a.m. and p.m.). 173 — will shuttle students to and from SVHS to WVHS daily (a.m. and p.m.).

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Misplaced compassion In the name of compassion, Scotland has released the one man convicted for the Lockerbie bombing, the downing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 that killed 270 people, most of them Americans. FBI Director Robert Mueller has rebuked Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill, who set free Abdel Baset al-Megrahi to let the convicted bomber, reportedly suffering from terminal prostate cancer, die at home in Libya. Mueller has a vested interest in the case. Before becoming the FBI’s chief, he worked for eight years as a Justice Department lawyer leading the investigation that finally resulted in Megrahi’s supposed life sentence in prison. There were, however, alleged flaws in that case, allegations of a miscarriage of justice, even claims that Megrahi and the Libyan government were framed for the bombing. This despite the fact that, after Megrahi’s conviction, Libya offered a $2.7 billion settlement to the families of Lockerbie victims — $10 million per murdered soul — an uncommon act, we should think, for a nation that would have known whether it really bore responsibility. Nevertheless, a growing list of individuals, including United Nations observers and Scottish lawyers, think Megrahi was wrongfully convicted. He was due a second appeal in April of this year, but it never began. Megrahi withdrew his request for an appeal when he was diagnosed with cancer, and clearly a deal was struck to let him out with no further courtroom revelations. And that is a miscarriage of justice. The evidence against Megrahi wasn’t exactly rock-solid. And his alleged co-conspirator, Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah, was acquitted, in part, perhaps, because evidence that could’ve corroborated diary entries of his suggesting he provided luggage tags to Megrahi that got the bomb-laden suitcase on Pam Am 103 was suppressed at trial. (Not very indicative of an international frame-up.) Five Scottish judges sitting in a neutralsite, Netherlands courtroom, ultimately found Megrahi guilty. But in 2007, the Scottish legal system determined Megrahi deserved another appeal based on at least four holes poked in the prosecution’s case, though some of the holes themselves have holes. • The defense claims that U.S. CIA documents supposedly concerning the Swissmade, Mebo brand timer allegedly used to detonate the bomb aboard Pan Am Flight 103, were provided to the prosecution, but not the defense. • Tony Gauci, a chief prosecution witness at the trial, is alleged by Megrahi supporters to have been paid $2 million for testifying against Megrahi. • Mebo’s co-founder and owner, Edwin Bollier, has made claims that in 1991 the FBI offered him $4 million to testify that the timer fragment found near the crash scene was part of one of his company’s Mebo MST-13 devices, some of which were sold to Libya. After Megrahi’s second appeal was already approved, however, Bollier made claims in a BBC documentary that the Libyan government offered him $200 million to “help get (Megrahi) out of prison” and that he still hopes to be paid. … Which bribe is true? More pertinent and obvious, which bribe is more compelling? • And, a former employee of Mebo, Ulrich Lumpert, swore in an affidavit in July 2007 that he stole a prototype MST-13 timer in 1989 and handed it over to Lockerbie investigators, presumably to be splintered and serve as fake evidence against Megrahi. It could be possible that Megrahi did not commit the crime. That’s what the second appeal was supposed to be for — determining whether he is guilty, or was framed. Meanwhile, if the 57-year-old Megrahi — supposedly in his last two or three months of life — reaches age 60 or beyond, anger on this side of the pond should rise. Scotland owed it to Megrahi, to the world’s observers, and most important to the families of Pam Am 103 victims to finally get to the bottom of what happened in that fateful event — or at least whether the man convicted of the mass murder was really guilty. In letting Abdel Baset al-Megrahi walk free to die at home without finding the truth, Scotland has shown compassion to one man who very well might deserve none. And, Scotland has denied both compassion and justice to the loved ones of Pan Am Flight 103’s 270 dead — scores of people who deserved much better.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

The mother of all parties This column was originally published Jan. 25, 2004. Things are tense in our house. Our daughter is about to turn 4, which means we have to hold a birthday party, which means my wife is, at the moment, insane. Like many moms, my wife believes that a child’s birthday party requires as much planning as a lunar landing--more, actually, because you have to hire a clown. Serious moms plan birthday parties months in advance, choosing a theme-Bob the Builder, Disney Princesses, Snoop Doggy Dogg, etc.--and relentlessly incorporating this theme in every element of the party, including invitations, decorations, music, games, craft projects, snacks, cake, entertainment, favors, little gift bags for the favors, ribbons for the little gift bags for the favors, name tags for the ribbons for the little gift bags for the favors, and on and on until the mom has lost all touch with human reality. If you want proof, go to one of the Internet sites devoted to birthday planning, such as birthdaypartyideas. com, where moms report, in detail, the deranged lengths to which they have gone to stage birthday parties for small children. They sound like this:

“Our theme for Meghan’s third birthday was ‘The Enchanted Fairy Forest.’ To create a ‘forest’ in the family room, I made full-size ‘trees’ out of fiberglass, which I painted brown and festooned with 17,000 ‘leaves’ I cut by hand from green felt, acDave cented with Barry live squirTribune Media rels that Services I caught using a galvanized-steel trap baited with Peter Pan creamy peanut butter. For the ‘forest floor,’ I brought in four tons of mulch with a Lawn Boy yard tractor. For the ‘sky,’ I used the actual sky, which was visible because I removed the ceiling and roof with a chainsaw, which is when my husband, Ed, left me, but the overall effect was well worth it.” You think I’m exaggerating, but that’s only because you haven’t browsed “birthdaypartyideas.com.” It would be different if dads planned birthday parties. First off, the party would be about a month after the child’s actual

birthday, which is when Dad would remember it. Dad’s party theme would be “delivery pizza,” which would also serve as the cake, the craft project and the party favor. The entertainment would be pulling Dad’s finger. The kids would have just as much fun. But of course Dad is not entrusted with birthday-party planning, at least not in our house, where the entire massive burden falls on my wife, causing her to become increasingly unbalanced. Last year, our theme was “The Wizard of Oz,” and my wife decided that, among many other touches, we needed to transform our front walkway into a Yellow Brick Road by covering it with a roll of yellow plastic that she bought from the House of Really Slippery Surfaces. On the day of the party, it was raining, so I suggested that maybe, for safety, we should not do the Yellow Brick Road. Her feeling was, yes, there could be injuries, even deaths, BUT WE WILL HAVE A YELLOW BRICK ROAD. And so we did. Our theme this year is “The Little Mermaid.” My wife was happy about this until she found out that another girl in our daughter’s preschool class was having a birthday party two months before our daugh-

Letters Praise for bus drivers To the editor: Each morning when I drive to work I realize that just about everything is the same. Just about everything with the exception of big yellow school buses. The summertime seems to strange without those big yellow things all over the road! We at Zeb Vance Elementary School have six buses that pick up at least 300 students to school and back home safely each day during the school year. Each year I try to think of something that could possibly be good enough to show my appreciation for all they do for our school. I could always buy a mug that says, “I bus students around,” or a shirt that says “Best Bus Driver in the World.” I could even get them a groovy pen and sticky note set with a magnet on it to attach to their dashboard, but for some reason those just don’t express to our drivers how crucial they are to our school. Not a single bought item could thank them for what a phenomenal job they do for our school! The drivers at Zeb Vance are Wanda Eley, Petronia Hicks, Earnest Owen, Jean Reavis, Denise Roberson, Mark Somerville and our loyal sub Nick Reavis. I have never worked with such loyal and dedicated people. These drivers wake

before the roosters and drive in the dark to provide safe travel for our students each morning. Sometimes the buses are so cold in the winter that the windshield wipers take forever to even begin working! They know each child by name and greet them each morning with love. They think twice before leaving even a fifth grader at a stop if the normal pick up person is not present. Each driver takes their job very seriously and wants what is best for the students. We have excellent behavior on our buses because the students and drivers treat each other with the utmost respect. They treat each other like family. It is a rare occasion that our drivers are absent because their work ethic is so strong! What a huge responsibility to drive something larger than some houses filled with other people’s precious treasures! I am in awe of the abilities of our drivers and I am proud to call them my teammates! A mug or shirt just doesn’t cut it as far as I am concerned. All I could imagine to do to show my appreciation is make you aware of their importance! You just make sure that when you do see those big yellow buses begin to make their travels around Henderson … give them a thumbs up! They deserve your respect for they most definitely have mine! Marylaura C. McKoon, assistant principal

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Oxford an example of how Henderson used to be back in the day To the editor: I was riding through Oxford last week around lunch time and I noticed people going about their day either shopping or going to lunch in and around Main Street and there was a hustle and bustle that was so refreshing. I hope there are residents who live in Henderson and Vance County that can still remember back when we had all of that. If my memory is correct, we use to have that type of city. There was Christian Harward, Vance, Henderson and Penny’s furniture stores within a two-block radius to purchase your furniture needs. From there you could stop into Hocutt’s Drug, Page’s Drug or the drug store that the Tolson’s ran for a soda or sandwich. Then mosey on into Western Auto, Leggett’s, J.C. Penny’s, Davis’ and Roth Stewart’s to browse and shop. There was also Barnett’s and Hoyle’s jewelers if you had jewelry on your mind and I am sure there were other stores I did not mention, but as I stated in my third sentence my memory may not remember them all but 14 is pretty good.

ter’s, and her theme was ALSO “The Little Mermaid.” It’s the kind of nightmare you think always happens to other people, but never to you. The other girl’s parents are very nice people, but because they used my wife’s theme, she viewed them as the enemy. She feared that their party would be better than ours, and these fears worsened when we got to the enemy house and discovered that the enemy mom had used a professional party planner, who had not only done serious undersea decorations involving gauze, but had also provided, for entertainment, a mermaid, a pirate AND a sea goddess. “A sea goddess!” my wife said, and the despair in her voice was real. But she is not giving up. She spotted some weaknesses in the enemy party’s game plan: For example, there was no clown. If you can imagine. My wife has located a clown that she believes will kick the sea goddess’ butt. My wife has other plans, which I will not reveal here, because you never know who could be reading this. Suffice it to say that when the day comes, we’ll be ready. For my part, I will do exactly as I am told. But if I hear a chainsaw, I’m gone.

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But, the piece de resistance was Rose’s and Woolworth’s dime stores where you could go and hang out with friends, buy a hot dog or candy and sneak into the majestic Embassy and Stevenson’s theaters for a matinee. The Saturday afternoons spent there and all of the other above stores left an indelible impression. Can we honestly say that urban growth is good? Can we say that we need an Economic Development Group, Zoning Board, or Rezoning board telling everyone what we need? So far it doesn’t appear to be working and everything that we had on main street has moved further away and all of the places that residents could go and spend the day shopping have disappeared, while Oxford’s main street keeps getting better and better. Our options for grocery shopping faded away when one chain took every corner in Henderson, and why can’t we get a Harris Teeter or a Kroger, and how I miss Lowe’s? But my biggest question is where is our Target? As the next local elections come up, vote with your heart along with other residents who still have memories of how our city and count use to be. Nancy O. Bell, Henderson

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News Briefs Elizabeth Edwards opens Chapel Hill furniture store CHAPEL HILL (AP) — The wife of a former North Carolina senator and presidential candidate has opened a furniture store. Multiple media outlets report that Elizabeth Edwards opened the store called Red Window in downtown Chapel Hill Saturday. Edwards says the store will have styles similar to The Red Door, a charity store her mother managed in Japan. Edwards’ husband, former Sen. John Edwards, also attended the opening. He confessed last year to an affair with Rielle Hunter, a videographer on his 2008 presidential campaign. Elizabeth Edwards

says she’s trying to ignore tabloid reports that her husband fathered Hunter’s child. A federal grand jury is investigating whether the candidate’s campaign funds were illegally paid to Hunter to keep quiet about the affair.

Ex-deputy helps save N.C. couple in submerged car WILMINGTON (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy was one of a handful of people whose quick thinking kept a North Carolina couple from drowning after their car plunged into a retention pond. The Star-News of Wilmington reports Saturday that Christopher Long was among those who jumped

into the water and pulled 78-year-old John William Protenic and 75-year-old Joann Delores Protenic from a sinking car on Friday. The Protenics were caught up in heavy storms that struck the area, causing up to three inches of water in some places. They were taken to the hospital to be checked out. Police say Long was fired from his job as a New Hanover County sheriff’s deputy after fatally shooting a college student through a door in 2006.

Priest convicted of $1 million theft dies at Butner facility BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport says a Connecticut priest

who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1 million from a Darien parish to support a lavish lifestyle has died. The diocese says the Rev. Michael Jude Fay died on Saturday morning. Fay, who had prostate cancer, was serving a three-year sentence at Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina after being convicted in December 2007. No further details were available. Fay’s death came a day a judge refused to dismiss a suit against the diocese by a former bookkeeper at St. John Roman Catholic Church. Bethany D’Erario says she was harassed for exposing Fay’s crimes. Fay set up secret bank accounts and spent the money on international travel, expensive gifts and a Florida condominium.

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5 killed in violence Baghdad bombings in Somali capital possible inside job

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Local inhabitants evacuate the scene of a fire outside Marathon, northeast of Athens, Saturday. A wildfire was raging unchecked, fanned by high winds, burning a pine forest, brushes and olive groves. Three vilages near Marathon were cut off, firefighters said. The military reported that anti-aircraft missiles have been moved from a base near Marathon. Since early Saturday, 75 fires have been reported across Greece. Near Athens, authorities evacuated two children’s hospitals, camp sites, villages and suburban areas.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamic insurgents attacked a government checkpoint in Somalia’s capital on Saturday, sparking a gun battle that killed at least five people on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Insurgents seeking to overthrow Somalia’s Western-backed government have been threatening to increase attacks during Ramadan, a monthlong period of prayer, reflection and sunrise-tosunset fasts. Somalia has been ravaged by violence and anarchy since warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991, then turned on each other. The al-Shabab insurgent group, which has foreign fighters in its ranks, operates openly in the capital and seeks to overthrow the government and impose a strict form of Islam in Somalia.

South Korean president to meet visiting N. Koreans By KWANG-TAE KIM Associated Press Writer

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will meet a delegation of visiting North Korean officials on Sunday, a government official said, as a report said they were bearing a message from the communist country’s leader. Relations between Pyongyang and Seoul have been tense since Lee took office in February 2008. The visit comes amid recent signs of a thaw in relations between the two sides, which have remained divided since the end of the Korean War in 1953. South Korea said the North Korean officials requested a meeting with Lee. Tensions between the Koreas have spiked in

Saturday’s violence follows a week in which more than 60 people were killed across the country as insurgents and government forces try to hold onto their territory. Many experts fear the country’s lawlessness could provide a haven for al-Qaida, offering a place for terrorists to train and gather strength — much like Afghanistan in the 1990s. The United States accuses al-Shabab of having ties to the terror network, which al-Shabab denies. Attempts to stabilize the country have failed. Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, a moderate Islamist, was elected president in January in hopes that he could unite the country’s feuding factions, but the violence has continued. And as of June 30, the African Union peacekeeping force in Mogadishu had 4,300 troops, from Uganda and Burundi, just 54 percent of its authorized strength of 8,000.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s foreign minister said Saturday that those who carried out suicide bombings that targeted government buildings in the Iraqi capital received help to pull off the attacks, possibly from Iraqi security forces. Prime Minister Nouri alMaliki has ordered security tightened and concrete blast walls to remain around potential targets in the aftermath of the attacks, reversing an order earlier this month to remove the walls in Baghdad by mid-September. The blasts Wednesday primarily targeted government buildings, including the foreign and finance ministries, killing at least 101 people and wounding more than 500. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said attacks were so well planned and executed that he would not rule out the possible collaboration of

members of Iraq’s security forces with attackers. The Iraqi military announced it arrested members of the insurgent cell responsible for the attacks but gave no details about the suspects. Zebari said the ministry was investigating how the trucks carrying the bombs were allowed to pass into areas where they are banned from traveling. He said the prime minister ordered the arrest of officers from several branches of Iraq’s security forces as part of an investigation into security lapses that allowed the trucks to park near the ministries. The violence comes as the U.S. has halted combat operations under a U.S.Iraq security pact that saw American troops withdraw from Iraqi cities on June 30. Under the pact, U.S. forces will withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011.

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recent months after North Korea’s test of a second nuclear device in May and its firing of a series of ballistic missiles in July. It also withdrew from six-nation nuclear disarmament negotiations in April. But earlier this month the North released two detained U.S. reporters after a visit to Pyongyang by former President Bill Clinton. The country also let a South Korean worker it had detained for months return home, although it continues to hold four South Korean fishermen whose boat strayed into northern waters in July. North Korea also said recently it would lift restrictions on cross-border traffic with South Korea, resume cargo train service across the border and restart tourism ventures with Seoul.

Pakistani Taliban say new leader chosen KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — Leading Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud has been appointed the new head of the militant group, the aide to another commander said Saturday, weeks after Washington and Islamabad said the militants’ chief, Baitullah Mehsud, was almost certainly killed by a missile strike. Bakht Zada, a close aide to commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, told The Associated Press that a 42-member Taliban council, or shura, appointed a new head because Baitullah was ill. Top Taliban commanders have insisted Baitullah was not killed by an Aug. 5 CIA missile strike, but they have provided no proof he is still alive. A captured Taliban

spokesman reportedly acknowledged to authorities earlier this week that Baitullah was dead. Pakistan’s Taliban is a loose alliance of disparate groups and tribal factions, and government and intelligence officials have said they are embroiled in a bitter leadership struggle which could lead them to deny their leader is dead until a firm replacement is found. Hakimullah Mehsud, the 28-year-old military chief of Baitullah’s Tehrike-Taliban Pakistan, or Pakistani Taliban Movement, commanded three tribal regions and has a reputation as Baitullah’s most ruthless deputy. He had been considered one of the top contenders to take over.

Woman in Kuwait dies of swine flu after giving birth KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait says a young woman has died from swine flu days after she gave birth to a baby by Caesarian section. She is the country’s second person to succumb to the disease. The state-owned Kuwait News Agency quoted Health Ministry spokesman Youssef al-Nisf as saying Saturday the

woman also suffered from acute pneumonia in addition to swine flu. He said she was eight months pregnant when she was admitted to the hospital Aug. 12. The C-section was performed the following day and the woman was then admitted to intensive care. The official did not elaborate on the baby’s condition.

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Section B Sunday, August 23, 2009

In preseason form Panthers take on Dolphins in preseason NFL action — Page 3B

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ALSO INSIDE: Red Sox win big over Yankees — page 4B

Southern, Northern play in Davidson tourney — page 2B

Riley, Garcia lead after rainy day at Wyndham By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer

GREENSBORO — Sergio Garcia followed through on a fairway shot when he heard a noise that has become all too familiar this weekend at Sedgefield Country Club. The air horn sounded once again, signifying yet another weather delay at a Wyndham Championship — where most of the movement on “Moving Day” involved scurrying to the clubhouse to beat the waves of showers.

Garcia and Chris Riley were both 13 under par through 10 holes to share the clubhouse lead Saturday night when play was stopped midway through the third round of the rain-plagued tournament. Steve Marino, Fred Couples, Kevin Stadler and Justin Rose were 12 under and Brandt Snedeker and Bill Haas were 11 under through varying stages of their rounds when play was suspended due to darkness. Tournament officials said the round was scheduled to resume Sunday at 7:30 a.m., with a

second cut and the final round to begin at roughly 11 a.m. “These are tough weeks,” Riley said. “Seems like we’ve been doing this all year but, you know, going to bed at 10 (p.m.) and waking up at 5 (a.m.) to play golf ... we’re athletes. So I guess we can do it.” During yet another long day with abbreviated play at the Donald Ross-designed course at Sedgefield — where two weather AP Photo/Chuck Burton delays combined to last nearly 5 1/2 hours — there were a few Sergio Garcia watches his shot from the fourth fairway during the third round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Please see WYNDHAM, page 5B Greensboro Saturday.

Walt gets a big catch on Gaston

Schmidt: Pete Rose banned long enough By MIKE SCHMIDT For The Associated Press

It’s been 20 years since Pete Rose was banned for life from baseball by then-commissioner Bart Giamatti. Recently the subject came back to life, recycling the same old issues, without attention to some interesting elements that should be mentioned on the 20th anniversary. An interesting question was posed to me in a recent interview: Do you think things would have been different if Mr. Giamatti was still alive? Bart Giamatti, the commissioner on duty in 1989, was in possession of strong evidence that Pete had indeed placed bets on his team. Pete insisted he was being set up and that it could not be factually proven. Armed with secret information from an in-depth investigation, Giamatti diplomatically offered Pete a deal — if Pete would agree to a lifetime ban, baseball would not expose its evidence and Pete could go away quietly. First, from Pete’s perspective as one of baseball’s superstars, almost to the point of believing he could beat anything from a traffic ticket to armed robbery, he saw that the agreement offered him an out, the right to apply for reinstatement every year. Why else would he have signed it, why else would he agree to a lifetime ban under any circumstances? Yes, you, I, and he know he was living a lie at the time. But assuming that burden would eventually get too heavy Please see ROSE, page 3B

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J.F. Webb’s Kelby Perren fights for the ball with Northern Durham players during Saturday’s championship game in the Oxford Family Physicians Classic. Webb won 4-1.

Warriors claim tourney title By ERIC S. ROBINSON Dispatch Sports Editor

OXFORD — J.F. Webb was aggressive early, scoring three goals in the first 14 minutes in a 4-1 victory over Northern Durham to claim the Oxford Family Physicians Classic championship Saturday night. The first three shots the Warriors made hit the back of the

net. They withstood a surge from Northern Durham in the second half, who out-shot them and controlled possession for most of the half. The Warriors didn’t have many drives in the second half, but one of their three shots was a goal by Colin Campbell — the final nail in Northern’s coffin. For the game, Webb scored on 40 percent of their shots attempted

(4-of-10). “We executed on the shots we had,” said Webb coach Allie Urbanski. Toby Bellisimo scored the first two Webb goals. The first came on a penalty kick five minutes in after a Northern Durham player was yellow-carded near the goal. His second goal came around Please see WARRIORS, page 3B

Busch finishes ahead of Martin at Bristol By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kyle Busch saved his season Saturday night by winning a gutsy side-by-side sprint to the finish against Mark Martin at Bristol Motor Speedway. Fighting hard for a berth in the Chase for the championship, Busch drove a steady and smooth race at one of the toughest tracks in NASCAR to climb off the ropes and keep his title hopes alive. His fourth win of the season — tied with Martin for most in the Sprint Cup Series — jumped him two spots in the

standings to 13th. With two races to go before the 12-driver field is set, Busch trails 13th-place driver Matt Kenseth by just 34 points. “No pressure on us yet!” his team radioed after he crossed the finish line. “This 18 is not going down without a fight!” Busch was silent for a few seconds before celebrating with a smokey burnout on the frontstretch and his traditional bow to the crowd. He then grabbed the checkered flag from a NASCAR official, but gave it to a fan through a hole in the fence. Please see BRISTOL, page 2B

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Kyle Busch does a burnout after winning the Sprint Cup Series Sharpie 500 in Bristol, Tenn. Saturday.

A lot of you responded to last week’s column where the question was asked: What is the name of that lake up in northern Vance County anyway? One local attorney who was UNC Chapel Hill classmate of John H. Kerr III (the grandson of the late John Hosea Kerr, a former Congressman inWashington who lived in Warrenton) stated Walt emphatically that Bowen the name Dispatch “Kerr” is Fishing Columnist pronounced “CAR,” based on firsthand knowledge of how that family pronounced their own name. The elder Mr. Kerr helped spear-head the flood control project through the U.S. Congress in the late 1940’s that led to the building of the dam that still today bears his name. I also heard from several Virginians who apparently don’t appreciate “their” dam in Virginia (and thus the lake) being named after a North Carolinian. They seem to insist on calling it “Buggs Island” after the island located in the Roanoke River behind the dam site. So even if we didn’t unequivocally clarify to all readers what the name of the lake is, I think we did clear up any confusion over how you pronounce the name of the lake that most of us call Kerr. My cousin Jim reported that he, Randy Owen from Henderson, and Jim’s friend Carter left out last Friday morning in 2-3-foot seas and ran from lightning and thunderstorms all day. Despite the challenging weather, they still managed to catch several large sharks and some nice mackerel, both kings and Spanish. He said that the sky was black all day. I myself had an excellent weekend of fishing, about as good as I have ever had. My boat wasn’t quite ready Friday morning when I arrived to pick it up, so Sam Alashmli and I headed out on Kerr Lake in his boat to do some jigging for stripers. We caught and kept eight nice ones that I later filleted and packed into five freezer bags of nice white meat. Please see FISHING, page 5B

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Knotted up again: KVA ties Franklin

Two-minute drill Local Sports

From STAFF REPORTS

Eaton Johnson football practice begins soon Football practice for Eaton Johnson Middle School will begin on Wednesday at 4 p.m. All players must turn in physicals to Sharon Turner. Players should come to practice in T-shirts, shorts and sneakers. For any questions, contact Turner or coach Joe Richardson at EJMS.

Local AAU football recruiting players The Henderson Panthers and Carolina Blackhawks AUU football teams are recruiting players from ages 8 to 12. Interested athletes can come to the practice field at Pinkston Street Elementary on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday at 5 p.m. to sign up. Contact Joe Brodie, local director of AAU football operations, at (252) 433-6426 for more information.

Minor Leagues Smokies defeat Mudcats, 5-4 The Tennessee Smokies defeated the Carolina Mudcats 5-4 in Zebulon Saturday. Allessandro Maestri pitched in relief and got the win. Luis Montano falls to 0-5 with the loss. Logan Parker and Carson Kainer had RBIs for the Mudcats.

Local Preps Monday, Aug. 24 Soccer n Granville Central at J.F. Webb 6 p.m. n Franklin Academy at Northern Vance 7 p.m. Tennis n Roanoke Rapids at J.F. Webb 4 p.m. n Southern Vance at Person County 4 p.m.

Volleyball-HS n Person County at Southern Vance 5 p.m. n Warren County at Granville Central 5:30 p.m. JV Volleyball-HS County at Granville Central 4:30 p.m. n Person County at Southern Vance 6 p.m. n Warren

Sports on TV Sunday, Aug. 23 ATHLETICS 2 p.m. n NBC — IAAF World Championships, at Berlin (same-day tape) 8 p.m. n VERSUS — IAAF World Championships, at Berlin (same-day tape) AUTO RACING 6 a.m. n SPEED — GP2 Championship Series, at Valencia, Spain (sameday tape) 7:30 a.m. n SPEED — Formula One, European Grand Prix, at Valencia, Spain 5 p.m. n VERSUS — IRL, Infineon Indy Grand Prix, at Sonoma, Calif. 10 p.m. n ESPN2 — NHRA, Toyo Tires Nationals, final eliminations, at Reading, Pa. (same-day tape) CYCLING 4 p.m. n VERSUS — Tour of Ireland, Bantry to Cork City, Ireland (sameday tape) GOLF 11 a.m. n TGC — LPGA, The Solheim Cup, final round, at Sugar Grove, Ill. 3 p.m. n CBS — PGA Tour, Wyndham Championship, final round, at Greensboro, N.C. 4 p.m. n NBC — Champions Tour, JELDWEN Tradition, final round, at Sunriver, Ore. 6 p.m. n TGC — European PGA Tour, The KLM Open, final round, at Zandvoort, Netherlands (sameday tape) LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL Noon n ESPN — World Series, pool play round, Urbandale, Iowa vs. Mercer Island, Wash., at South Williamsport, Pa. 2 p.m. n ABC — World Series, pool play round, Russellville, Ky. vs. San Antonio, at South Williamsport, Pa. 3 p.m. n ESPN — World Series, pool play round, Taoyuan, Taiwan vs. Vancouver, British Columbia, at South Williamsport, Pa. 6 p.m. n ESPN2 — World Series, pool play round, Chula Vista, Calif. vs. Peabody, Mass., at South Williamsport, Pa. 8 p.m.

n ESPN2 — World Series, pool play round, Willemstad, Curacao vs. Chiba City, Japan, at South Williamsport, Pa.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. n TBS — Texas at Tampa Bay 4 p.m. n WGN — Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers 8 p.m. n ESPN — N.Y. Yankees at Boston MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE 1 p.m. n ESPN2 — Major League Lacrosse, championship match, teams TBA, at Annapolis, Md. TENNIS 12:30 p.m. n CBS — ATP, Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, championship match, at Mason, Ohio 3 p.m. n ESPN2 — WTA Tour, Rogers Cup, championship match, at Toronto (same-day tape) Monday, Aug. 24 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL Noon n ESPN2 — World Series, pool play round, Ramstein AFB, Germany vs. Reynosa, Mexico, at South Williamsport, Pa. 2 p.m. n ESPN — World Series, pool play round, Maracaibo, Venezuela vs. Chiba City, Japan, at South Williamsport, Pa. 4 p.m. n ESPN — World Series, pool play round, Warner Robins, Ga., vs. Mercer Island, Wash., at South Williamsport, Pa. 6 p.m. n ESPN2 — World Series, pool play round, Willemstad, Curacao vs. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, at South Williamsport, Pa. 8 p.m. n ESPN2 — World Series, pool play round, Staten Island, N.Y. vs. Urbandale, Iowa, at South Williamsport, Pa. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 10 p.m. n ESPN2 — Detroit at L.A. Angels NFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. n ESPN — Preseason, N.Y. Jets at Baltimore SOCCER 2:52 p.m. n ESPN2 — Premier League, Liverpool vs. Aston Villa, at Liverpool, England

The Franklin Times/GEOFF NEVILLE

KVA’s Tyler Bolton vies for possession with a Franklin player during their matchup at the Brittany Showcase in Wilson Saturday.

Kerr-Vance battled Franklin Academy to a 1-1 tie to open their season on Friday, Aug. 14. On Saturday, KVA took on Franklin again at the Brittany Showcase in Wilson, and had the same result. KVA is now 1-1-2 on the season.

Colton Tabbert scored the Spartans’ lone goal on a Cameron Capell assist in the second half. Dallas Smith was the showcase’s Smith Sportmanship Award winner.

Southern, Northern compete at Davidson tourney From STAFF REPORTS

Southern Vance finished fourth, and Northern Vance fifth at the Best of Best Tourney in Davidson Saturday.

Teams in the 10-team tournament played each other twice in two-set matches. Southern finished 6-2 in pool play, splitting their matches with 4A Providence and

Providence Day. Providence finished first in the tournament. Southern defeated Northern in two of three sets in their play-in match. Southern coach Tracey

Turner said playing the tall Providence team was good preparation for their Monday matchup with Person County. Northern hosts KerrVance Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Kerr-Vance volleyballers have solid weekend in Fayetteville From STAFF REPORTS

Kerr-Vance Academy finished 2-0 after their weekend of matches with tough Fayetteville schools. KVA defeated Fayetteville Academy and

Fayetteville Christian, perennial playoff teams. The Spartans defeated the academy in four sets, 25-17, 27-25, 22-25 and 25-23. Amanda Burrows had 12 kills and five blocks. Bailey Hughes had 21

assists, and Morgan Lloyd had 19 digs. Saturday, the Spartans won a back-and-forth match with Fayetteville Christian in five sets (1925, 25-15, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12). Laura Kilian had 12

kills, four aces, 10 digs and two blocks. Hughes had four kills, 26 assists, two aces and six digs. Loyd had two aces and 23 digs. KVA will play at Northern Vance Tuesday at 6 p.m.

NFL PRESEASON

49ers win by one over Raiders; Cutler sharp for Bears 49ers 21, Raiders 20 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex Smith showed he can deliver a crushing block and bring down a ball carrier with a tackle. Unfortunately for Smith, those tasks are secondary when it comes to being an NFL quarterback. It was when he was called upon to pass that Smith struggled. Smith completed three of nine passes and threw an interception in what might have been his last chance to beat out Shaun Hill for Francisco’s starting quarterback job and the 49ers held off the Oakland Raiders 21-20 Saturday night. Rookie Nate Davis led the Niners to three scores in the fourth quarter, with Kory Sheets’ 5-yard run giving San Francisco a 21-14 lead. Charlie Frye scored on a 14-yard run for Oakland but threw an incompletion on the 2-point conversion attempt with 3:30 to go. Browns 27, Lions 10 CLEVELAND (AP) — Derek Anderson looked worthy of being a No. 1 quarterback. Rookie Matthew Stafford hardly looked like a No. 1 pick. Anderson led Cleveland to its first offensive touchdown in seven games and stayed tight with Brady Quinn in their too-close-tocall quarterback competition, helping the Browns beat Stafford and the Detroit Lions 27-10 in their home exhibition opener on Saturday night. Joshua Cribbs had an 84-yard TD punt return in the first half as the Browns (1-1) built a 20-0 lead. Rookie James Davis added an 81-yard TD run and 116 yards on 12 carries for Cleveland.

AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

San Francisco cornerback Allen Rossum carries the ball as Oakland linebacker Jon Alston moves in, in the first quarter of Saturday’s game.

Redskins 17, Steelers 13 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Rookie Chase Daniel, fighting the odds to earn a roster spot, threw two touchdown passes long after the starters had left the game, overcoming another difficult night for Washington’s first-team offense in Saturday’s 17-13 win over Pittsburgh. Willie Parker had a 3-yard touchdown run for the Steelers, whose starting defense looked in regular season form on a goal line stand on the opening drive. Pittsburgh limited Washington’s Jason Campbell to one completion in a little more than one quarter of play. With Ben Roethlisberger watching from the sideline — unable to play after a teammate stepped on his Achilles’ tendon during practice this week — Charlie Batch and the Pittsburgh starters played the first three drives. Buccaneers 24, Jaguars 23 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Troy Williamson is giving the Jacksonville Jaguars something they’ve been missing for years: a

deep threat. Williamson, a firstround bust in Minnesota who is looking to secure a roster spot in Jacksonville, caught two deep passes from David Garrard and finished with 147 yards receiving in a 24-23 preseason loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday night. Although Jacksonville’s offense was mostly stagnant the rest of the night — the Jaguars were 3 for 14 on third down — Williamson’s two plays were a positive sign for a franchise that has struggled to create big plays in the passing game since receiver Jimmy Smith retired following the 2005 season.

Bears 17, Giants 3 CHICAGO (AP) — Playing a game with Chicago for the first time at Soldier field, Jay Cutler was sharp from the outset Saturday night in leading the Bears to a 17-3 victory over the New York Giants. Cutler completed 8 of 13 passes for 121 yards during his three series, leading TD drives of 80 and 92 yards as Chicago

BRISTOL, from page 1B “I hope this just isn’t a fluke to get in the Chase,” he said in Victory Lane. “We need to run well at Atlanta and Richmond.” Martin, the polesitter, finished second in the 1,000th start of his career. Just like Busch, he improved his Chase chances and moved up two spots to 10th. But he could have moved Busch out of his way several times over the final 50 laps, includ-

ing the dramatic four-lap sprint to the finish. Instead, he raced him clean and defended his decision not to use his bumper on Busch. “Anyone who thinks I was soft out there on the race track wasn’t watching,” Martin said. “I raced my guts out.” Martin led 240 of the 500 laps, and Busch could commiserate with his bridesmaid showing. “Mark Martin, what

a class act,” Busch said. “He deserved to win this race. I’m sorry he got second.” Marcos Ambrose was third, while Greg Biffle and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five. Hamlin came back from an early tire issue to grab his finish. Ryan Newman was sixth and was followed by Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kenseth.

built a 17-0 lead. Cutler outplayed Eli Manning, who left after four series. Manning completed 7 of 10 passes for 62 yards. He was sacked twice, fumbled once — the Giants recovered — and was also called for intentional grounding. Cutler has already being hailed as the Bears’ best quarterback since Sid Luckman and his arrival after a testy departure from the Broncos has been making headlines for months.

Packers 31, Bills 21 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay’s new-look defense forced turnovers on three of Buffalo’s first four possessions, powering the Packers to a 31-21 preseason victory over the Bills on Saturday. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers hit seven straight passes to begin the game for Green Bay, finishing 8 of 9 for 98 yards and two touchdowns. The only potential bad news for the Packers came in the form of injuries to safety Nick Collins and backup quarterback Matt Flynn.

Winning Tickets RALEIGH — These numbers were drawn Saturday afternoon by the North Carolina Lottery: Early Pick 3: 6-9-1 Late Pick 3: 4-7-8 Pick 4: 5-0-7-6 Cash 5: 5-9-17-18-37 DES MOINES, Iowa — These numbers were drawn Saturday by Powerball: Numbers: 3-6-20-32-51 Powerball: 23 Powerplay: x5 RICHMOND, Va. — These numbers were drawn Saturday afternoon by the Virginia Lottery: Pick 3: 2-7-6 Pick 4: 2-2-8-2 Cash 5: 5-8-13-14-22 These numbers were drawn Saturday night: Pick 3: 7-1-2 Pick 4: 7-7-5-1 Cash 5: 2-6-8-32-34 Win for Life: 2-4-9-1428-31 Free ball: 42

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Pennington, Wildcat help Dolphin beat Panthers By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer

MIAMI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chad Pennington threw well from the pocket and also from the flanker position. The wildcat was back Saturday night, contributing to a strong showing by the Miami Dolphinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first-team offense in a 27-17 victory over Carolina. The Dolphins (2-0) scored 10 points in Penningtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three series. He went 8 for 11 for 105 yards, throwing a 28-yard touchdown pass to Ronnie Brown and hitting Patrick Cobbs for a 35-yard gain out of the wildcat. The Dolphinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; variation of the single wing also produced 18 yards in four running plays, with running back Brown taking the snap each time. Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starters scored for the first time in the exhibition season when DeAngelo Williams broke four tackles, including two behind the line of scrimmage, on a 25-yard touchdown run. Carolina (0-2) committed only one turnover after having five in its opener, a loss to the New York Giants. But the Panthersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; run defense

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Carolina running back Mike Goodson is taken down by Miami players in the second quarter of Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preseason game. was soft for the second game in a row. The wildcat rejuvenated the Dolphins last season, but they had kept it mostly under wraps in training camp before springing it on Carolina. The most elaborate play from the formation was a double handoff and pass, with Pennington coming off the flank to throw deep to a wide-open Cobbs. That led to a field goal. The Dolphins drove 60 yards on their first possession and scored on Penning-

tonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pass to Brown, who caught the ball at the 15 and juked past a defender. Brown also carried seven times for 31 yards, and Ricky Williams carried three times for 21 yards, all in the opening half. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did a nice job up front up and we made some nice runs in the first half,â&#x20AC;? Miami coach Tony Sparano said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We moved the ball really good on the ground.â&#x20AC;? The Panthersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first team converted two third-andlong situations on a 70-yard

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drive that ended with Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; touchdown. That was Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only score in three series with Jake Delhomme, who finished 5 for 7 for 47 yards. Decori Birmingham scored on a 2-yard run for the Panthers after they recovered a fumble on a punt return. Carolina rookie Captain Munnerlyn had a 58-yard punt return but fumbled on a later runback. Receiver Muhsin Muhammad sat out for Carolina because of a sore leg. Middle linebacker Jon Beason left the game in the first quarter with a knee injury. Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lex Hilliard scored on a 39-yard run, and backup quarterback Chad Henne threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Joe Kowalewski. Dolphins first-round draft pick Vontae Davis, who had a rough opening game, showed his run-stopping ability and made three tackles on the flank. Davis started in place of fellow rookie Sean Smith, scratched after coming down with flulike symptoms. Reserve defensive back Jason Allen sat out for the same reason.

WARRIORS, from page 1B minute 12. Bellisimo was 3-for-4 with penalty kicks in the tourney. Leland Yancey scored the third Webb goal two minutes later. The fast start for Webb was lacking in their semifinal win over Cedar Ridge Thursday night. The Red Wolves jumped out to a 2-0 lead before the Warriors scored three goals in the final 15 minutes to win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were definitely caught off guard by Cedar Ridge. They came out the first half and just kind of ran all over us,â&#x20AC;? said Urbanski. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I kind of got on my guys and said if we let that happen again, Northern Durham is going to blow right by us. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to come out strong right off the bat and we have to play like we want to win this game.â&#x20AC;? The Knights were aggressive from the start of the second half. They fired three shots in the first 12 minutes, two of which were saved by keeper Geoffrey Cash. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Geoff Cash is so solid in the back, and our entire defensive line is very

strong,â&#x20AC;? said Urbanski. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have really good chemistry in the back.â&#x20AC;? The only Knight goal came around minute 27, when the shot deflected off of Cashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands and into the goal. Both teams were physical all night, and it boiled over near the end of the game. In the final minutes, a player from each team was given a red card after the two exchanged blows. Players and coaches quickly separated the two, but another Northern Durham was also given a yellow/red card for leaving the bench and cursing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a physical game throughout the entire game. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to say it was one-sided, we were very physical too,â&#x20AC;? Urbanski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Northernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the first team that threw it back at us. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if our guys were used to that.â&#x20AC;? Webb improves to 3-0 on the season with the championship win. Webb hosts Granville Central Monday at 6 p.m. Contact the writer at erobinson@hendersondispatch.com.

ROSE, from page 1B for him, and then he could appeal to Giamatti. From my perspective looking back, Giamatti was a compassionate man who would have eventually met with him, laid out a lifestyle plan that Pete would follow, and today heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be a forgiven member of baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family. Sounds simple, and it could have been with the right people driving it, led by Giamatti. From baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspective, putting this to bed was paramount. No telling what would ensue if it was to dig deeper. Arguably its biggest star compromised the integrity of the game. The guy that made the sprint to first on a walk, the headfirst slide, the leader of the Big Red Machine, the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80 Phillies, he played in more winning games than any player in history, he was the all-time hits leader, one of the biggest faces in baseball, and he was now considered a baseball outcast. How dare anyone test the poster hanging on the clubhouse wall, the one warning against gambling? This needed to go away, and it seemed like Mr. Giamatti had a good plan. No one, however, anticipated the untimely passing of commissioner Giamatti, especially Pete. Before Pete could ever meet with him, appeal to him, come clean and apply for reinstatement, Mr. Giamatti passed away from a heart attack. Baseball lost a great ambassador for sure, and as unimportant as it was at the time, Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fate now was in the hands of his successor, Fay Vincent.

In this Aug. 15, 1981, file photo, Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mike Schmidt, right, is congratulated by teammate Pete Rose after hitting a two-run home run against the Mets. AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine

Vincent was close to Giamatti and felt Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case helped apply immense stress and was a factor in his friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death. Vincent subsequently upheld the ban with even more fervor. Enter Bud Selig, another passionate baseball man, who inherited the Rose case, and for years refused to take calls on the subject. It was always â&#x20AC;&#x153;under advisement.â&#x20AC;? OK, we all know the story from here on. Pete admitted to Selig he lied and asked for forgiveness, baseball was slow to act, Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book came out early and stepped on the Hall of Fame unveiling of Paul Molitor and Dennis Eckersley in early 2004, and the private admission to Selig went public via the book, not from the commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. To Bud Selig, it reeked of sleaze and money, and that image has never left his brain. Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attempt to appeal and apply after 14 years initially seemed to be a success. However, as time went

on, it was bungled from all sides. Pete remains in baseball purgatory. Now youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re current, so hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my first question: Did Pete Rose, in fact, knowingly compromise the integrity of baseball? And second, did/do the players who used steroids knowingly compromise the integrity of baseball? Pete bet on the Reds to win, never to lose. He never managed with the intention of not winning. Do you believe for one second the gambling underworld was tuned into Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s betting habits? Pete never bet big or long enough to sway the gambling line. This has all been dressing to make it clear where gambling can lead. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not trying to say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not serious â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m asking you to compare its impact on the game to steroid use. Steroid players knowingly ingested chemicals that gave them an unfair advantage over clean players. Not only were they compromising the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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integrity, they were jeopardizing the long term for short-term financial gain, confusing baseball history. And, oh yes, some mightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve broken the law. Pete bet on his team to win and has been banished from baseball for life. Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez et al, bet that they would get bigger, stronger and have a distinct advantage over everyone and that they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get caught. Which is worse? Does the penalty fit the crime? Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s banned for life, he sells his autograph to pay bills. Ramirez and his cronies apologize, are forgiven and get $20 million a year. They giggle all the way to

the bank and could end up in the Hall of Fame. Is this the way Bart Giamatti would have wanted it 20 years later? Recently, Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case was given a new life by the great Hank Aaron, who said Pete had served a sufficient penalty time, deserved to be reinstated and considered for the Hall. All of us thought this was a new life for Pete, as Aaron is close to commissioner Selig and could sway fellow members. Not so, as Mr. Selig went back to his favorite â&#x20AC;&#x153;under advisementâ&#x20AC;? stance. He has his reasons, which I may disagree with but respect. Even if Pete were to get by the commissioner, I

feel it would take serious massaging of the members by Aaron, Joe Morgan and myself to get him the needed 75 percent quorum on a vote of Hall of Famers for election, and that may not be enough. Pete is Pete and always will be. To know him is to love him. He has a wonderful heart, but has never adjusted his lifestyle to the degree needed to impress the current administration. No one would disagree with that, but everyone must consider baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inconsistency in dealing with those players who have compromised the game. Twenty years have passed, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that enough?

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NL Roundup

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Hanson wins again as Braves edge Marlins By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Los Angeles’ Casey Blake hits a solo home run as Chicago catcher Geovany Soto looks on during Saturday’s game.

Haeger solid for Dodgers in win; Pirates blast Reds Dodgers 2, Cubs 0 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlie Haeger baffled the Cubs with his knuckleball, Matt Kemp and Casey Blake homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Chicago 2-0 Saturday to win their third game in a row. The NL West leaders haven’t been on this kind of roll since taking five straight from July 18-22. All three wins have come against the struggling Cubs, who lost for the 10th time in 13 games. Chicago managed four hits a day after getting one-hit on the road for the first time in more than 23 years. Jonathan Broxton struck out Kosuke Fukudome with the potential tying runs in scoring position in the eighth. George Sherrill pitched the ninth and put two on before pinch-hitter Ryan Theriot grounded out to end it. Astros 4, D-Backs 2 HOUSTON (AP) — Brian Moehler won for the first time in more than a month and Houston won its season-best fourth straight. The Diamondbacks have lost seven straight, their longest skid since dropping seven in a row in June 2006. Carlos Lee had two hits and a go-ahead sacrifice fly to help Moehler (8-9) end his four-game losing streak. LaTroy Hawkins earned his 11th save by pitching a scoreless ninth. Max Scherzer (7-8) gave up four runs and seven hits in five innings for Arizona. He struck out seven. Phillies 4, Mets 1 NEW YORK (AP) —

Chase Utley hit a tworun homer as part of a three-run sixth inning for Philadelphia. After Mets starter Tim Redding held the Phillies to one hit through five shutout innings in a spot start, Philadelphia broke out against relievers Pat Misch and Sean Green. Misch (0-1), recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A Buffalo, walked Shane Victorino leading off the sixth and then gave up a long homer to right to Utley — the AllStar second baseman’s 26th of the season. Rookie left-hander J.A. Happ (10-2) settled down after allowing Omir Santos’ RBI single in the second inning that gave the Mets a 1-0 lead. Happ has won three straight decisions.

Pirates 12, Reds 2 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan Doumit homered, doubled and drove in three runs to give Zach Duke some unaccustomed run support and Pittsburgh Cincinnati into last place in the NL Central. After honoring 22 members of the World Series-winning 1979 Pirates before the game, a team headed for the franchise’s 17th consecutive losing season turned back the clock — if only for one night — with ’79like power, pitching and defense to win its fifth in a row, matching a season high. Duke (10-11) matched his career high for wins set in 2006, giving up two runs and eight hits in seven innings for his second victory since June 24. The Pirates scored only 10 runs while he was on the mound during his 11 losses.

Bulls start trip with big win at Syracuse Special to the Dispatch

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Desmond Jennings was a triple shy of the cycle on Saturday, as Durham started an important road trip with a 9-2 win over Syracuse. Jennings, playing his first game in left field for Durham with Fernando Perez starting in center on MLB rehab, homered with one out in the first for a 1-0 lead off Shairon Martis (3-3). Later in the frame Matt Joyce was walked intentionally to load the bases, and Justin Ruggiano foiled the strategy with a two-run double to left for a 3-0 lead. Jennings hit a sac fly in the second for a 4-0 advantage, and Ray Olmedo added an RBI hit for a 5-0 lead in the third. Henry Mateo delivered a two-out RBI triple in the fifth off Martis and then scored on an errant relay throw for a 7-0 lead.

Syracuse did make a small charge in the sixth against Jason Cromer (6-3). After a seeing-eye single by Ian Desmond plated a run, Cromer was replaced by Calvin Medlock. Pinch-hitter Kory Casto walked to force home a run, and make it 7-2, but Medlock got Norris Hopper to hit into an inning-ending double play. Durham answered with two in the seventh, the first on an RBI double by Jennings for the final margin. The Bulls remain three games behind Gwinnett in the division race with 16 left. However, Durham moved 2.5 games ahead of Syracuse and 4.0 in front of Norfolk in the wildcard race. The Bulls collected 14 hits, as each player in the lineup had at least one. Jennings drove in three runs and Mateo scored three for Durham (71-57).

ATLANTA — Tommy Hanson’s perfect August is helping the Atlanta Braves’ playoff push. The rookie won his fourth straight start this month, combining with two relievers on a fourhitter, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 4-3 on Saturday night. The Braves moved into a third-place tie with Florida in the NL wild-card race. They began the night four games behind wild-card leader Colorado. “Every game with them is going to be a big game, so I knew tonight was going to be a big game,” Hanson said about the Marlins. “I just wanted to go out there and do my best and make pitches. Everything felt good.” The Braves, powered by home runs from Yunel Escobar and Omar Infante, took a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Hanson (9-2) gave up four hits and three runs in seven innings. He walked three and struck out seven to improve to 4-0 in August. The right-hander has not allowed more than seven hits or three runs in any of his four starts this month. “Hopefully, he’ll be Rookie of the Year,” Braves manager Bobby Cox said. “He pitched a great ballgame, especially the first four innings. Man! He hardly ever missed.” The 22-year-old Hanson

AP Photo/John Bazemore

Atlanta starter Tommy Hanson works against the Florida Marlins in the first inning Saturday. faced the minimum 12 batters though four innings before giving up three runs in the fifth. Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano, who pitched the ninth for his 19th save, combined for two perfect innings in relief of Hanson. The Braves won for the first time in five home games against the Marlins this season. Gonzalez said the Braves felt a sense of urgency after losing Friday night’s series opener. “That’s what it’s about now,” Gonzalez said. “We had to make sure we got this one today. We talked

about it before the game. ... There’s no chance for losing. That’s the way we’re going to have to keep playing.” Chris Volstad (9-10) gave up six hits and four runs in four innings. “I thought he did well after the first inning,” Florida manager Fredi Gonzalez said. Gonzalez said righthander Brendan Donnelly, who left in the eighth with a right calf strain, is headed to the disabled list. “It’s hard to pitch with a calf (injury),” Gonzalez said. Donnelly gave up a

single to Escobar in the eighth inning before Matt Diaz followed with a sacrifice bunt. Donnelly pulled up after fielding the bunt and throwing out Diaz at first. Gonzalez then removed Donnelly from the game. Infante, who has made a combined 24 starts at three infield positions, made his first start of the season in left field. He made a running catch of Chris Coghlan’s line drive to open the game. Infante’s leadoff homer started the Braves’ fourrun first inning. Volstad walked Kelly Johnson before giving up a runscoring single by Adam LaRoche and Escobar’s two-run homer for a 4-0 lead. LaRoche had two hits and is batting .415 with 16 RBIs in 19 games since his July 31 trade to Atlanta from the Boston Red Sox. Florida’s first hit was Jeremy Hermida’s single with two outs in the fifth, following Hanson’s walk to John Baker. Wes Helms doubled to drive in Baker. Hermida and Helms scored on a pinch-hit single by Jorge Cantu, cutting the Braves’ lead to 4-3. The Braves loaded the bases against Brian Sanches and Renyel Pinto in the seventh but couldn’t score. Pinto walked Chipper Jones to load the bases. With the Turner Field crowd of 35,200 standing and cheering, Pinto struck out LaRoche on a 3-2 pitch to end the threat.

AL Roundup

Youkilis homers twice in Sox win over Yanks Red Spx 14, Yankees 1 BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Youkilis homered twice and tied a career high with six RBIs, rookie Junichi Tazawa stopped New York’s big bats and the Boston Red Sox snapped a five-game skid against the Yankees with a 14-1 win Saturday. The Red Sox roughed up A.J. Burnett and set a team record with their eighth consecutive multihomer game. David Ortiz and Alex Gonzalez also connected for Boston, which has 39 homers in August with eight games left. The Yankees beat the Red Sox 20-11 in the series opener with their most runs and hits (23) since July 20, 2007. But on Saturday, they left six runners in scoring position while Boston continued the slugging that has produced 49 runs in five games, four of them wins. Tazawa (2-2) worked out of trouble all day, allowing eight hits and two walks in six scoreless innings. The Yankees dropped to 15-4 in their last 19 games, a stretch that includes a four-game sweep of Boston. Their AL East lead over the Red Sox fell to 6 1/2 games. Burnett (10-7) yielded nine runs and nine hits in five innings, dropping to 0-3 in his last five starts. Rays 5, Rangers 4 (10) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay slugger Carlos Pena homered twice and drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the 10th inning. Evan Longoria was hit by a pitch from Jason Grilli (1-2) to start the bottom of the 10th and went to second when Ben Zobrist walked. Pena then hit a liner to center to score Longoria. Pena finished with four RBIs for the Rays, who remain three games behind AL wild card-leading

three hits over four innings for Baltimore.

AP Photo/Elise Amendola

New York’s Mark Teixeira reacts in the seventh inning against the Red Sox in their game at Fenway Park Saturday. Boston. The Rangers fell two games back of the Red Sox, who beat the Yankees 14-1. Pena has three of his 16 career multihomer games this season, and has eight homers over his last 14 games. Grant Balfour (5-2) struck out two during a scoreless 10th for the win. Marlon Byrd tied it at 4 with a two-out, ninthinning solo homer off Tampa Bay closer J.P. Howell.

Angels 7, Blue Jays 3 TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero and Juan Rivera homered, Ervin Santana won his fourth straight start and the Angels beat slumping Toronto. Guerrero broke a 3-all tie with a solo shot in the sixth inning and Rivera provided some insurance with a two-run drive in the eighth. The AL West leaders avoided their first threegame losing streak since June 20-22. Los Angeles is the only team in the majors that hasn’t lost four straight all season. Toronto has dropped eight of 10 and is nine games below .500, matching a season low. Santana (7-6) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. The righthander has won six of his

past seven decisions and is 5-0 in his last six road starts. Blue Jays rookie Scott Richmond (6-7) gave up four runs and six hits in seven innings. He struck out 10 and walked three.

White Sox 4, Orioles 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos Quentin homered and John Danks pitched into the seventh inning, leading the White Sox to the victory. Danks (11-8) walked six but allowed just one run and three hits, helping Chicago bounce back after consecutive losses to lowly Kansas City and Baltimore. The left-hander got a standing ovation when he departed with one out in the seventh and runners on the corners. Matt Thornton came in and struck out Brian Roberts before throwing a wild pitch that cut Chicago’s lead to 4-1. The reliever got some help when third baseman Gordon Beckham made a nice throw from the line to get Adam Jones at first for the final out. Thornton and Octavio Dotel combined to work the eighth and Bobby Jenks finished for his 27th save in 31 opportunities. David Hernandez (4-6) allowed three runs and

Indians 4, Mariners 3 (11) CLEVELAND (AP) — Luis Valbuena homered with two outs in the 11th inning to give Cleveland a win over Seattle. Valbuena lined a pitch from Randy Messenger (0-1) to right for his seventh homer, capping Cleveland’s comeback. The Indians trailed 3-0 after one inning. Messenger, who has pitched parts of five seasons in the majors, had his contract purchased from Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the day when the Mariners optioned Chris Jakubauskas. Rafael Perez (2-2) got one out for the win, Cleveland’s fourth in 10 games. Four Seattle pitchers held the Indians hitless over 6 2-3 innings until Valbuena connected. Twins 8, Royals 7 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jason Kubel drove in three runs and Brian Duensing, with the help of four relievers, earned his first major league win as Minnesota held off Kansas City. The Royals went 3 for 19 with runners in scoring position while their home record in the season they unveiled $275 million in stadium renovations dropped to a major league-worst 25-38. Duensing (1-1), making his second career start, went five innings and allowed two runs, on a double by Miguel Olivo. Royals starter Kyle Davies (4-9) was charged with six runs in 5 2-3 innings. Michael Cuddyer’s solo homer in the second was his 20th, giving the Twins four players with 20 or more for the first time since 1987. Kubel’s tworun double made it 3-0. Matt Guerrier got five outs for his fourth career save and first this year.

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FISHING, from page 1B

Opening night in Henderson Photography by Ashley Steven Ayscue

ABOVE: Southern captains James Harris, Darriuan Ragland and Hykeem Henderson watch as the head official tosses a coin before the Raiders' 46-0 win over Southeast Halifax Friday night. RIGHT: Southern’s Nunu Henderson is brought down by Southeast Halifax’s Kianta Stallings after catching a pass during Friday night’s game.

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Sprint Cup Sharpie 500 Results

Saturday, at Sedgefield Country Club Greensboro Purse: $5.2 million Yardage: 7,117; Par: 70 Partial Third Round 63 players did not finish Round 3 Steve Marino 67-68-63 — 198 Kevin Sutherland 71-65-64 — 200 Darron Stiles 70-66-66 — 202 Tim Herron 68-67-67 — 202 Jason Bohn 68-68-66 — 202 Bryce Molder 68-68-67 — 203 Brad Faxon 68-68-67 — 203 Mark Wilson 70-65-68 — 203 Scott McCarron 66-69-68 — 203 Jonathan Byrd 66-70-67 — 203 Brian Davis 70-65-68 — 203 Nick O’Hern 69-66-68 — 203 Jeff Quinney 70-67-66 — 203 Kent Jones 68-68-68 — 204 Martin Laird 67-68-69 — 204 Daniel Chopra 67-69-68 — 204 Rocco Mediate 67-69-69 — 205 Tom Pernice, Jr. 68-68-69 — 205 Matt Jones 67-69-70 — 206 Fredrik Jacobson 68-68-70 — 206 Carl Pettersson 70-65-71 — 206 Matt Bettencourt 69-66-71 — 206 Kris Blanks 74-62-71 — 207 John Daly 66-70-73 — 209 Leaderboard SCORE THRU 1. Sergio Garcia -13 10 1. Chris Riley -13 10 3. Steve Marino -12 F 3. Justin Rose -12 13 3. Fred Couples -12 12 3. Kevin Stadler -12 11 7. Brandt Snedeker -11 14 7. Bill Haas -11 10 9. Kevin Sutherland -10 F 9. Glen Day -10 13 9. Johnson Wagner -10 12 9. Jeff Maggert -10 10 9. Ryan Moore -10 10 14. Lucas Glover -9 14 14. Jeev Milkha Singh -9 12 14. Alex Cejka -9 13 14. Marc Leishman -9 11 14. Chez Reavie -9 10

COLLEGE FOOTBALL The AP Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2008 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and final ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Florida (58) 13-1 1,498 1 2. Texas (2) 12-1 1,424 4 3. Oklahoma 12-2 1,370 5 4. Southern Cal 12-1 1,313 3 5. Alabama 12-2 1,156 6 6. Ohio St. 10-3 1,113 9 7. Virginia Tech 10-4 1,054 15 8. Mississippi 9-4 1,047 14 9. Oklahoma St. 9-4 989 16 9. Penn St. 11-2 989 8 11. LSU 8-5 914 — 12. California 9-4 746 — 13. Georgia 10-3 714 13 14. Boise St. 12-1 659 11 15. Georgia Tech 9-4 593 22 16. Oregon 10-3 587 10 17. TCU 11-2 521 7 18. Florida St. 9-4 307 21 19. Utah 13-0 289 2 20. BYU 10-3 267 25 21. North Carolina 8-5 261 — 22. Iowa 9-4 229 20 23. Notre Dame 7-6 225 — 24. Nebraska 9-4 207 — 25. Kansas 8-5 134 — Others receiving votes: Oregon St. 122, Illinois 105, Pittsburgh 103, Michigan St. 100, Rutgers 83, Texas Tech 76, West Virginia 57, Cincinnati 44, Clemson 42, Miami 40, East Carolina 30, Tennessee 15, Arizona 13, N.C. State 10, Boston College 9, Auburn 7, Cent. Michigan 7, UCLA 7, Northwestern 5, Missouri 3, South Florida 3, Southern Miss. 3, Vanderbilt 3, South Carolina 2, Arkansas 1, Houston 1, Nevada 1, Troy 1, Tulsa 1.

Saturday, at Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn. Lap length: .533 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (15) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 500 laps, 126.1 rating, 190 points. 2. (1) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 500, 139.6, 180. 3. (25) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 500, 108, 165. 4. (2) Greg Biffle, Ford, 500, 111, 165. 5. (41) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 500, 93, 155. 6. (9) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 500, 98.5, 150. 7. (13) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 500, 117.1, 146. 8. (21) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500, 117.5, 147. 9. (27) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 85.1, 138. 10. (5) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 500, 95.2, 134. 11. (17) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 500, 84.2, 130. 12. (14) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 500, 68, 127. 13. (7) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 500, 70.9, 124. 14. (23) David Ragan, Ford, 500, 72.8, 121. 15. (3) Scott Speed, Toyota, 500, 69, 118. 16. (32) Carl Edwards, Ford, 500, 62.9, 115. 17. (18) David Reutimann, Toyota, 500, 84, 112. 18. (37) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 500, 55.2, 109. 19. (10) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 500, 65.1, 106. 20. (34) David Stremme, Dodge, 500, 54.2, 103. 21. (6) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 500, 89.9, 100. 22. (24) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 89.2, 97. 23. (33) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 499, 64.2, 94. 24. (39) Paul Menard, Ford, 498, 40.3, 91. 25. (11) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 498, 95.2, 88. 26. (42) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 498, 39.3, 85. 27. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 498, 48, 82. 28. (29) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 497, 52.1, 79. 29. (26) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 496, 41.1, 76. 30. (40) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 494, 36.6, 73. 31. (36) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, accident, 490, 65.7, 75. 32. (31) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 490, 43.9, 67. 33. (30) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 489, 47.8, 64. 34. (8) Joey Logano, Toyota, 484, 41.1, 61. 35. (38) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 472, 52.4, 58. 36. (20) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 461, 61.6, 55. 37. (19) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 452, 73.3, 52. 38. (16) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, accident, 438, 61.1, 49. 39. (12) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, accident, 354, 64.5, 46. 40. (22) Terry Labonte, Toyota, rear end, 244, 38.5, 43. 41. (43) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, wheel bearing, 48, 29.9, 40. 42. (35) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, transmission, 27, 26.9, 37. 43. (4) Dave Blaney, Toyota, accident, 8, 24.8, 34. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 84.820 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 8 minutes, 31 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.98 seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 76 laps. Lead Changes: 12 among 5 drivers. Lap Leaders: G.Biffle 1-65; M.Martin 66; G.Biffle 67-77; M.Martin 78-272; J.Johnson 273-274; M.Martin 275-316; J.Johnson 317-356; M.Martin 357; J.Johnson 358-422; M.Martin 423; M.Waltrip 424-432; Ky.Busch 433-500. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Martin, 5 times for 240 laps; J.Johnson, 3 times for 107 laps; G.Biffle, 2 times for 76 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 68 laps; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 9 laps. Top 12 in Points: 1. T.Stewart, 3,564; 2. J.Johnson, 3,344; 3. J.Gordon, 3,310; 4. D.Hamlin, 3,141; 5. C.Edwards, 3,110; 6. Ku.Busch, 3,103; 7. R.Newman, 2,995; 8. G.Biffle, 2,986; 9. J.Montoya, 2,975; 10. M.Martin, 2,971; 11. K.Kahne, 2,963; 12. M.Kenseth, 2,945. NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

WNBA Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Indiana 19 7 .731 — Atlanta 14 11 .560 4 1/2 Connecticut 14 12 .538 5 Washington 13 13 .500 6 Chicago 13 14 .481 6 1/2 Detroit 10 14 .417 8 New York 10 16 .385 9 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Phoenix 18 9 .667 — Seattle 15 11 .577 2 1/2 Los Angeles 12 13 .480 5 Minnesota 11 15 .423 6 1/2

San Antonio Sacramento

11 15 .423 6 1/2 8 18 .308 9 1/2

(Jimenez 11-9), 3:10 p.m. St. Louis (Smoltz 0-0) at San Diego (Carrillo 1-1), 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Dempster 6-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 12-6), 4:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games New York 85, Connecticut 83, OT Los Angeles 67, San Antonio 66, OT Washington 91, Phoenix 81

Monday’s Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 4:35 p.m. San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Connecticut 98, Minnesota 94 Detroit 76, Chicago 67 Seattle 74, Indiana 60 Washington at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

American League Standings

Sunday’s Games Los Angeles at Atlanta, 3 p.m. Minnesota at New York, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Detroit, 6 p.m. Monday’s Games No games scheduled

SOCCER MLS Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Columbus 10 3 9 39 34 Chicago 9 5 8 35 30 Toronto FC 8 7 6 30 30 D.C. 6 5 11 29 34 New England 7 6 6 27 21 Kansas City 5 8 6 21 20 New York 2 16 4 10 16

GA 24 25 31 34 24 27 39

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Houston 11 6 6 39 30 20 Los Angeles 8 4 11 35 27 23 Seattle 8 6 8 32 28 22 Colorado 8 6 6 30 32 24 Chivas USA 9 7 3 30 21 19 Real Salt Lake 7 8 6 27 29 24 FC Dallas 6 10 5 23 29 32 San Jose 4 11 5 17 25 38 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday’s Games Los Angeles 2, Chicago 0 Thursday’s Games New England 1, Seattle FC 0 Saturday’s Games D.C. United 0, Los Angeles 0, tie Kansas City at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games FC Dallas at New York, 3 p.m. Colorado at Chicago, 6 p.m. Real Salt Lake at New England, 6 p.m. Seattle FC at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 26 Chivas USA at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.

MLB National League Standings Philadelphia Atlanta Florida New York Washington

East Division W L Pct 70 50 .583 65 58 .528 65 58 .528 57 66 .463 43 80 .350

St. Louis Chicago Houston Milwaukee Pittsburgh Cincinnati

Central Division W L Pct GB 70 54 .565 — 61 60 .504 7 1/2 61 62 .496 8 1/2 60 62 .492 9 51 70 .421 17 1/2 51 71 .418 18

GB — 6 1/2 6 1/2 14 1/2 28 1/2

West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 74 50 .597 — Colorado 69 54 .561 4 1/2 San Francisco 67 56 .545 6 1/2 Arizona 54 70 .435 20 San Diego 52 72 .419 22 Sunday’s Games Philadelphia (P.Martinez 1-0) at N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 3-3), 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati (H.Bailey 2-4) at Pittsburgh (K.Hart 4-2), 1:35 p.m. Florida (Nolasco 9-8) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 12-8), 1:35 p.m. Milwaukee (M.Parra 8-9) at Washington (Stammen 3-6), 1:35 p.m. Arizona (Garland 6-11) at Houston (Norris 3-1), 2:05 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 12-3) at Colorado

New York Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore

East Division W L Pct GB 77 46 .626 — 70 52 .574 6 1/2 67 55 .549 9 1/2 56 65 .463 20 50 73 .407 27

Detroit Chicago Minnesota Cleveland Kansas City

Central Division W L Pct GB 65 57 .533 — 63 60 .512 2 1/2 60 63 .488 5 1/2 53 69 .434 12 47 75 .385 18

Los Angeles Texas Seattle Oakland

West Division W L Pct GB 74 47 .612 — 68 54 .557 6 1/2 63 60 .512 12 54 68 .443 20 1/2

Sunday’s Games Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-4) at Cleveland (Carmona 2-8), 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (T.Bell 1-0) at Toronto (R.Romero 10-5), 1:07 p.m. Texas (Feldman 12-4) at Tampa Bay (Price 6-5), 1:38 p.m. Baltimore (Berken 2-11) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 11-6), 2:05 p.m. Minnesota (Pavano 10-9) at Kansas City (Bannister 7-9), 2:10 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 10-7) at Oakland (Tomko 2-2), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 14-7) at Boston (Beckett 14-4), 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Baltimore at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Saturday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL n American League BOSTON RED SOX—Purchased the contract of RHP Enrique Gonzalez from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Michael Bowden to Pawtucket. LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Recalled RHP Rafael Rodriguez from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned FHP Sean O’Sullivan to Salt lake. MINNESOTA TWINS—Optioned RHP Anthony Swarzak to Rochester (IL). SEATTLE MARINERS—Optioned RHP Chris Jakubauskas to Tacoma (PCL). Purchased the contract of RHP Randy Messenger from Tacoma. Released RHP Luis Pena. TEXAS RANGERS—Activated RHP Jason Grilli from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Willie Eyre to Oklahoma City (PCL). n National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Recalled INF Brandon Allen from Reno (PCL). Optioned INF Josh Whitesell to Reno. COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed RHP Aaron Cook on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Matt Herges from Colorado Springs (PCL). Transferred RHP Manuel Corpas from the 15- to the 60-day DL. HOUSTON ASTROS—Signed RHP Armando Benitez to a minor league contract and assigned him to Round Rock (PCL). NEW YORK METS—Recalled LHP Pat Misch from Buffalo (IL). Designated INF Andy Green for assignment. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with INF David Eckstein on a one-year contract extension. n Southern League CAROLINA MUDCATS—Announced OF/INF Todd Frazier was promoted to Louisville (IL) and INF Kristopher Negron was promoted from Sarasota (FSL). COLLEGE NEBRASKA—Dismissed junior RB Quentin Castille from the football team for violating team rules.

My boat was ready Friday afternoon, so I couldn’t wait to get to Lake Gaston Saturday morning to try out my rebuilt lower unit. It is running great now, thanks to the team at Overby’s Marine and Progressive Insurance. After landing a nice 4-pounder in the river on a buzz bait top water lure, I caught around a dozen more during the day on a variety of techniques, some on deep crank baits and others on plastics worms fished deep. I left the lake kind of early so I, my dad Johnny and my Uncle Wayland could head to Raleigh for dinner with my youngest daughter Laura and her husband Eddie at the 42nd Street Oyster Bar. We dined on steamed oysters, steamed shrimp, oysters Rockefeller, crab cakes, potatoes, slaw and hushpuppies. Sunday morning, I again headed over to Lake Gaston hoping to find some more fish along the edges of the old river channel. By 7:30 a.m., I had caught a couple of nice keepers on a crank bait when I saw a man, woman and young girl ride by and stop a ways down from me close to the bank. A few minutes later, I noticed that someone was in the water but didn’t think much of it. I thought maybe they were checking traps or something and kept on fishing. I then realized that the woman had fallen in the lake and was climbing up onto the shore. It turned out that her small dog, a Jack Russell terrier, had decided to jump in the lake and she had fallen in while trying to get him back. I hadn’t helped much but the fellow was grateful and told me that he

was going to show me where a big school of bass was hanging out, which sounded like a great idea to me.He led me out a quarter of a mile or so into the middle of the lake and said to try it right there. You could see a bunch of fish on the depth finder hanging along the edge of a steep drop off. I caught about a dozen nice largemouths over the next couple of hours, and then all of a sudden I launched into the best hour of bass fishing I have ever had. Throwing crank baits that dove to around 18 to 20 feet deep, I landed one fish behind the other. In that hour, I estimate making around 30 casts, with only two of those cast getting all the way back to the boat without hooking a fish. These were mostly bass between 2 and 3 pounds, with one a good 4 pounds and a few over 3. Landing a total of around 40 keeper bass that morning, I would have had around 17 pounds in a five-fish limit, which would win most tournaments held on Gaston this time of year. With the BFL event coming up on Gaston in a few weeks, I plan to try to find other schools in similar spots and then hope they stay there until I need them. We’ll see. Next week’s article – Report from Lake Gaston as I continue preparations for the upcoming BFL. Tip of the week – When you catch a fish on a worm try throwing back into the same area with crank baits. Many times when one fish is caught from a school, the rest of the fish get caught up in the excitement and will bite readily. Contact the writer at waltbowen@yahoo.com.

WYNDHAM, from page 1B highlights. Marino, who started the round six strokes off the pace, had seven birdies to vault up the leaderboard — including one on the par-3 No. 16 in which his tee shot landed 7 inches from the flagstick. He shot 63 to move to 198, and was one of 24 players to finish the round. “We were talking about it when we went back out on (No. 14), if we were going to make it or not,” Marino said. “We knew it was going to be close. The guys in front of us motored and we made it. I’m really thrilled about that.” Couples, the U.S. President’s Cup captain who’s still considering his final picks, birdied four of his first eight holes to move into contention for his first victory since 2003. And Rose had five birdies to rally after starting the round four strokes back. But once again, the dominant storyline at this stop-and-start tournament was the weather. Play was halted twice during Day 3 because of heavy rains and lightning. After the second round was completed midmorning, the start of Round 3 was pushed back 2 1/2 hours while a band of thunderstorms passed through. Then, nearly four hours into the third round, everyone went for cover again while another wave of storms pelted the central North Carolina piedmont. Cups overflowed with water, fairways more closely resembled streams and power was briefly knocked out to the clubhouse during a television interview with Couples.

After a 2-hour, 49-minute delay — the third weather-related suspension of the tournament — play finally resumed for about an hour before dusk fell. Organizers already had been racing to play catch-up after a 4-hour delay during the first round. “There was a lot of stopping and starting for everybody,” Couples said. Riley opened his round with an eagle on No. 1, using a 9-iron to knock his approach shot about 165 yards into the hole. After the delay, he ran a 55-foot eagle putt to within 3 feet on No. 5 and tapped it in for birdie. The former UNLV player who’s contending for his second top-10 finish of the year — and second career PGA Tour victory — shared the 36-hole lead with Maggert and Ryan Moore at 11-under 129. Garcia caught Riley on the 10th — he made a 33-foot birdie putt on that hole, while Riley missed a 10-foot par putt and tapped in for bogey. Garcia was standing over a 10-foot birdie putt on No. 11 when play was stopped for the day. Standing in the way: A weather-created, 26-hole marathon Sunday for both Riley and Garcia. Then again, that’s nothing new during this tournament for Riley — who took his first lead Friday while playing 21 holes. “It’s what we play for — definitely tests your ability of what you’ve been working on,” Riley said. “Guys like Sergio (have) been there so many times it’s probably just like playing golf to them. To guys like me, it’s different.”

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Sharon Renee Paynter and Robert Hines Weatherly Jr. wed Weatherly of Vicksburg, Miss. He is the grandson of the late Emily Deupree Raworth Compton and the late Russell Compton Sr. of Vicksburg, Miss., and the late Grace Hensley Weatherly Moreland and the late Ernest Weatherly of Pontotoc, Miss. The groom has a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Mississippi State University. He is a political fundraiser for Integral Resources Management. The bride was escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents. She wore a strapless gown of ivory Godavaei silk with beading and ruching across the bust and bodice on the front and back. The dress was decorated with covered buttons that extended to the lower back. The skirt had occasional pickups down the sides of the skirt and chapel length train.

She wore a chapellength veil with satin pencil edging and crystals scattered on the border. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of white hydrangeas, tulips, peonies and roses. Matron of honor was Maria Lynn, friend of the bride. The bridesmaids were Sarah Paynter, sister-in-law of the bride, and Willow Jacobson, friend of the bride. The groom’s father served as the best man. The groomsmen were Brian Paynter, brother of the bride, and Greenfield Baggett, friend of the groom. The ushers were Jeffrey Segnere and Jason Segnere, cousins of the bride. The flower girl was Kaitlin Paynter, niece of the bride. Pianist Jerry Ayscue provided a program of wedding music. The wedding director was Carolyn Ayscue.

Register attendants were Emily and Mike Weissmiller and program attendants were Joseph and Elizabeth Garland. Immediately following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at their home. Charlotte Segnere and Caroline Thomas served cake. After a wedding trip to Montana, the couple now resides in Raleigh.

Wedding showers/ events • On June 5, 2009, the groom’s parents hosted the rehearsal dinner at Sassafras in Stovall. • Friends of the bride’s family hosted a wedding shower/barbecue in the fellowship hall at Island Creek Baptist Church in April. • A bachelorette party was hosted by Maria Lynn, Willow Jacobson,

Birth Announcements

Greg and Katherine Anderson of Henderson announce the birth of their son, Wesley Scott Anderson, born Aug. 15, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The infant weighed seven pounds. The baby’s grandparents are Diane Rainey of Oxford, Mike and Anora Rainey of Henderson, and Charles and Joyce Anderson of Henderson.

Jamonte Nyseim Carr Brittany BreAnn Carr of Henderson announces the birth of her son, Jamonte Nyseim Carr, on Aug. 16, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The infant weighed eight pounds. The baby’s grandparents are Clinton Fields of Henderson and Tamica Carr of Waco, Texas.

Gavin Kale Edwards Brandon and Misty Edwards of Franklinton announce the birth of their son, Gavin Kale Edwards, born Aug. 13, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. The infant weighed seven pounds, five ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Ronnie and Tammy Harris of Henderson and Dennis and Nancy Edwards of Henderson.

Logan Kennedy Jones Chase and Andrea Jones of Norlina announce the birth of their son, Logan Kennedy Jones, on July 2, 2009, at Granville Medical Center in Oxford. The in-

Lynn, Dave and Willow Jacobson, Jason and Jennifer Segnere, Nicole and Chris Segnere, and Sarah and Brian Paynter.

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fant weighed eight pounds, six ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph T. Newton of Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Randal Jones of Henderson, and the late Alex D. Lawson of Mt. Airy.

Logan James Kille Bobbi Jo Heisler and Billy Brian Kille, both of Norlina, announce the birth of their son, Logan James Kille, on July 25, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The infant weighed six pounds, two ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Robert and Bettie Barnette of Warrenton and Emma Scriber of LaCrosse, Va.

La’Kiyah Ra’Jenea Thomas Shaterra Shonta Cozart of Henderson announces the birth of her daughter, La’Kiyah Ra’Jenea Thomas, on Aug. 14, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The infant weighed seven pounds, one ounce. The baby’s grandparents are Annette Reed and Harvey Cozart, both of Oxford.

Daliyah Desireé Wright Davida Lynette Lewis and Robert Jamell Wright, both of Henderson, announce the birth of their daughter, Daliyah Desireé Wright, on Aug. 15, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The infant weighed six pounds, 13 ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Marjorie P. Lewis and David Lee Lewis Sr. of Henderson, and Blanche P. Wright and Robert Young of the Bronx, N.Y.

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be e-mailed as a digital file, but please contact the paper in advance for details on the size and resolution needed for digital photo files. Engagement announcements must be received at least one month prior to the wedding. Wedding announcements must be received within three months after the date of the wedding. For more information on submission guidelines related to announcements, please contact Linda Gupton, features editor, at 436-2837.

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Cristy Lynn McDaniel and Scott O’Harold Creech, both of Franklinton, announce their engagement to be married at 4 p.m. on Oct. 10, 2009, at Bambro Plantation, 3708 Fairport Road, Kittrell. The brideelect is the daughter of Ray McDaniel Sr. and Diane Davis of Henderson. The groom-elect is the son of R.C. Creech Sr. and Cathy Creech of Henderson.

Tammy Burnette of Norlina and Charles Michael and Shirley Thompson of Manson anMorton of Oxford announce nounce the engagement of the engagement of their their daughter, Tina Marie daughter, Shirletta Manae Thompson of Warrenton, to Morton, to Tyrone Nathan Thomas Lee Edmonds, also Henry of Henderson. The of Warrenton. The groomgroom-elect is the son of elect is the son of Mr. and Betty Lemay and Tyrone Mrs. Robert Edmonds of Henry, both of Henderson. Warrenton. The wedding is planned for The wedding is sched3 p.m. on Sept. 19, 2009, at uled for 3 p.m. on Sept. 12, Vance-Granville Commu2009, at the Warrenton nity College in Henderson. Baptist Church.

Kirbys celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

Submitting an Announcement The Daily Dispatch publishes engagement, wedding and birth announcements in the “Celebrate” section of the paper each Sunday at no charge as a service to the community. To be included in Sunday’s paper, announcements must be received by noon on Wednesday. A photo may also be submitted with engagement and wedding announcements. The photo can be either black-and-white or color. Printed photos should be 5x7 or larger. Photos can

Sarah Paynter, Jennifer Segnere and Nicole Segnere. • A couple’s shower was hosted by Maria and Tom

Tom and Eunice Kirby of Henderson have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year with several events. In February, they took their children and grandchildren on a cruise. A party was hosted by their children in July, and the couple will take a European cruise in October. The Kirbys were married on July 26, 1959, at Thrasher Memorial Methodist Church in Vinton, Va. They have three children: David and wife, Cara; Greg and wife, Virginia; and Allison and husband, Deuce Roberson. They also have seven grandchildren: Sterling, Hunter, Trace, Turner, Holton, Kirby and Luke.

Ms. Pettit and Mr. Felix

Pettit/Felix Anne R. Pettit of Henderson announces the engagement of her daughter, Rosalie Joan Pettit, to Cheasera D. Felix, son of the late Marla Berry of New York, N.Y. The couple plans to wed in the fall of 2010.

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Sharon Renee Paynter and Robert Hines Weatherly Jr., both of Raleigh, were married at 2 p.m. on June 6, 2009, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Williamsboro. The Rev. Marshall Neathery officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Arthur Ray and Sandra Paynter of Henderson. She is the granddaughter of Helen Norwood Paynter and the late Arthur Lee Paynter of Henderson and the late Bertha Guerrant Abbott and the late Robert Jordan Abbott of Henderson. The bride earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. from N.C. State University. She is employed as an assistant professor at East Carolina University. The groom is the son of Robert Hines Weatherly Sr. and Danella Compton

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Abdul Rasheed named recipient of lifetime achievement award Community development professionals from North and South Carolina have bestowed a lifetime achievement honor on the chief executive officer of the North Carolina Community Development Initiative, Abdul Rasheed. Joyce Dickens, the chairperson of the N.C. Association of Community Development Corporations, presented the award Aug. 4 in honor of Rasheed’s long-standing commitment to social justice for the residents of North Carolina’s lowresource communities and to the community development organizations that serve them by supporting home-ownership, entrepreneurship and youth services. “Abdul Rasheed has had more to do with helping North Carolina’s low-income residents as anyone

else in this state during the past decade,” Dickens said. “He has, through the force of his leadership, enhanced the professionalism of North Carolina’s community development corporations, building their capacity to operate more effectively and to attract the millions of dollars in additional investment their communities need.” Under Rasheed’s leadership, The North Carolina Community Development Initiative has pioneered innovations such as energy efficient steel-frame home designs (trademarked as EnviroSteel) that local community development corporations can use to build affordable homes. It has also launched a youth leadership program to groom a new generation of professionals to embark on careers in community development. And it has

Abdul Rasheed attracted unprecedented public and private investment in community development work. Dickens made the presentation at the annual joint conference for North Carolina and South Carolina’s associations of community development corporations in Greensboro. The conference marked the 20th anniver-

sary of the North Carolina association and the 15th anniversary of its South Carolina counterpart. “This honor means so much because it comes from colleagues I deeply respect for their commitment and tireless work on behalf of low-resource communities,” Rasheed said. “It is a privilege to work with them, and I thank them for encouraging me in this way.” The North Carolina Community Development Initiative is a statewide public-private partnership that provides leadership and capital investment to high-performance community development corporations as well as other community based economic development endeavors to improve the well-being and quality of life for people in low-resource communities.

Vance-Granville Community College to hold Anniversary Ball Oct. 3 as part of 40th anniversary celebration As part of the celebration of its 40th anniversary, Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) will hold an Anniversary Ball. The public is invited to enjoy an evening of dancing and fine dining on Oct. 3 at the VGCC Civic Center on the college’s main campus. Dress will be black tie optional. The doors will open at 6 p.m. Dinner, prepared by Simply Delicious Catering, will be served at 6:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by The Andrew Thielen Big Band, based in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The band will play from 7:30 until 11:30 p.m. The Big Band is made up of musicians and singers from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Led by world-class drummer Andrew Thielen,

the ensemble also includes trumpets, trombones, saxophones, piano, bass and drums, plus vocalists. The band plays a variety of popular songs from the 1940s through today, from “Old Time Rock & Roll,” “I Will Survive” and “I Love Beach Music” to “In The Mood” and “R-E-S-P-EC-T.” Tickets are available for $90 per couple or $50 for an individual. Proceeds will benefit the VGCC Endowment Fund, which has awarded more than 5,000 scholarships to deserving VGCC students since 1982. For more information, call Jo Anna Jones, VGCC’s vice president of Institutional Advancement and director of the Endowment Program, at 738-3430.

Kingston Trio, Bill Leslie, and The Rat Pack coming to Louisburg College as part of 52nd annual Allen de Hart Concert Series Tickets are now on sale for Louisburg College’s 52nd Allen de Hart Concert Series, which will feature a wide variety of artists ranging from folk music and a big band, to comedy juggling and a Las Vegas style variety show. Folk music legends The Kingston Trio will kick off the series on Sept. 12. During the late 50s and early 60s, the trio enjoyed unprecedented record sales and worldwide fame, while influencing the musical tastes of a generation. Immediately preceding the concert, a special dedication for Louisburg College’s newly named Seby Jones Performing Arts Center (JPAC) and Francis Boyette Dickson Auditorium will be held. In what is sure to be one of the most talked about events of the year, classical musicians Igudesman and Joo will bring “A Little Nightmare Music” to the stage on Sept. 22. This is a truly unique show, full of outrageous humor, technical virtuosity, and enchanting music. Show tickets include admission to a pre-concert reception starting at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium lobby that includes hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Back by popular demand, Bill Leslie and Lorica will perform songs from the new CD “Blue Ridge Reunion” on Oct. 16. Praised by famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma as one of the greats in modern Celtic music, Bill Leslie delivers a peaceful yet powerful collection of songs inspired by his father’s majestic mountain watercolors. The paintings will also be on display the night of the performance in the traveling exhibitions gallery, and will remain until Nov. 25. On Nov. 13, a special performance of “War Bonds: The Songs and Letters of WWII,” will be presented. This multi-media living history cabaret is interspersed with personal letters from the front and headline news of the period. Actual veterans’ stories create a sentimental journey back to the days when blackouts and rationing were a small sacrifice in order to obtain freedom. Included in the evening’s performance will be a special tribute to all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Be prepared to get in the holiday spirit on Dec. 3 with The New Sigmund Romberg Orchestra in their delightful holiday program, “A Viennese Christmas.” This concert features an orchestra of 30 top professional musicians, four world-class vocalists, and a top-notch conductor. The program consists of a superb mix of arrangements from the overture to Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” to selections from many wonderful Romberg operettas, such as “The Student Prince.” You’ll also hear selections from “Babes in Toyland,” Broadway musicals, and popular Christmas carols. This show is the perfect holiday treat for the entire family, and has received rave reviews from every single presenter for each of its four seasons of touring. Join us at 7 p.m. in the lobby for a special evening featuring a pre-concert Christmas tree lighting in the Viennese tradition with handbells, carolers, and luminaries. Holiday refreshments will be served during intermission. Louisburg College appreciates the support of the local community, and wants to celebrate that support with a free concert on Dec. 18. Concert Singers of Cary is a community of vocal artists who gather to share the joy of music and pursue performance excellence. Since their 1991 debut, Artistic Director Lawrence Speakman has planned concerts providing a wide-open perspective for music lovers. The evening’s performance will feature the Advent/ Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah. Attendees are encouraged to bring a canned food item to benefit the local food bank. Christmas cookies, punch, and cider will be served during intermission. Prepare to be amazed on Jan. 22, 2010, with the comedy of Mark Nizer. Since winning the International Juggling Championship, Nizer has taken his one man show to thousands of venues around the world, including The Kennedy Center and The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. His invention of new juggling tricks and juggling technologies, combined with his unique wit, have set him apart from his peers. Nizer’s performance is one of the most popular corporate and theatrical events

in the entertainment market today. Portions of the evening’s program will require the use of 3-D glasses which will be provided at the door. Feb. 12, 2010, will be an evening to remember as Louisburg College goes high class with “American Big Band.” In this new theatrically-staged, costumed, and choreographed production by award-winning producer Matt Davenport, 20 singers, dancers and musicians bring the Big Band story to life, featuring the greatest highlights of the last 80 years of Big Band music in America. The sounds of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and many more are sure to get you “In the Mood” with the very best of the American Big Band. The show is set as a radio program happening from different locations throughout the USA, such as The Savoy, The Palomar Ballroom in Hollywood, and Harlem’s Cotton Club. On March 28, 2010, at 2 p.m., “Church Basement Ladies” will perform a new musical comedy featuring four distinct characters and their relationships as they organize the food and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church about to undergo changes in 1964. We’ll see them handle a record-breaking Christmas dinner, the funeral of a dear friend, a Hawaiian Easter fundraiser, and, of course, a steaming-hot July wedding. Funny and down to earth, audiences will recognize these ladies as they witness the church year unfold from below the house of God. Preceding the show will be an old-fashioned “Picnic on the Grounds” to be held on the auditorium lawn from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch is by reservation only, and can be made through the Box Office. Closing out the season on April 16 will be a “The Rat Pack Encore,” a fun, high-energy show that instantly brings audiences back to a time when song, dance, and comedy were king. Michael B. Levin, Bryan Clark and Rick Michel were first brought together in the original cast of the hit Las Vegas show “The Rat Pack Is Back!” The show was one of the most successful productions in Las Vegas during

its long run. Since then, Rick, Bryan, and Michael have continued to take time out from their solo careers to sing, dance, and cavort on stage as Frank, Sammy, and Dean in what is considered by critics to be the absolute best recreation of the Rat Pack on stage. Be prepared for lots of audience interaction as some of the best moments are spontaneous and unscripted. Reminiscent of the Desert Sands, enjoy the fun of a “Chips for Charity” casino night in the Norris Theatre 90 minutes before the concert, during intermission, and for one hour following

the concert. Tickets are available by calling the Louisburg College Box Office at (919) 497-3300 (local) or toll-free at 1–866-773-6354. Tickets may also be purchased at the door on the day of show if still available. The Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 1-5 p.m. in the main lobby of the Louisburg College Auditorium, as well as one-and-a-half hours before show time. Tickets are sold on a first-come, firstserved basis, and seats are not reserved. Additional information and tickets are also available on-line at www.louisburg.edu. All

performances will take place at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m. The only exception is the “Church Basement Ladies” performance, which will take place at 2 p.m. Preceding the performances on Dec. 3 and Feb. 12 will be the concert season’s buffet-style dinners. These all-you-can-eat meals will be served at 6 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Jordan Student Center. Reservations are required at least a week in advance of each event. To reserve a seat, please call the Louisburg College Box Office.

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Nineteen honored at VGCC medical assisting pinning Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) held a pinning ceremony for its 2009 Medical Assisting Program graduates on Aug. 6 at the college’s Franklin County Campus in Louisburg, where the program is conducted. The 19 graduates were Amanda Edwards of Angier; Felecia Hensen of Creedmoor; Kendall Coleman and Etoya Conyers, both of Durham; Katherine Roberts of Franklinton; Latrice Cary, Kamice Somerville, Shaneva Spivey and Angela Williams, all of Henderson; Aaron Oakley of Kittrell; Pattie Andrews, Erica Gabbert and Adrienne Wrenn, all of Louisburg; Jamie Bender of Norlina; Erica Thorpe of Oxford; Anna Brown of Spring Hope; Jennifer Hargrove of Warrenton; Tammy Evans of Youngsville; and Susan Norby of Zebulon. Instructor/Certified Medical Assistant Patrice Allen served as the mistress of ceremonies. Franklin County Campus

Recent graduates include (in front, from left) Amanda Edwards, Shaneva Spivey, Angela Williams, Latrice Cary and Felicia Hensen; second row, from left, Katherine Roberts, Erica Gabbert, Susan Norby, Anna Brown, Aaron Oakley, Jamie Bender, instructor Patrice Allen and Dean of Health Sciences Ray Goldberg, Ph.D.; (in back, from left) Medical Assisting Program Head Tammy Johnson Leach, students Adrienne Wrenn, Kendall Coleman, Erica Thorpe and Pattie Andrews. Not pictured: Etoya Conyers, Kamice Somerville, Jennifer Hargrove and Tammy Evans. Dean Bobbie Jo May welcomed and congratulated students and their families who had gathered to celebrate the graduates’ success. Student Kendall Coleman read a poem. VGCC Vice President of Instruction Angela Ballen-

tine, Ph.D., expressed pride in the students, whom she said ranged in age from 21 to 53 and hailed from seven different counties. “This ceremony marks a grand beginning for you,” Ballentine said. “At this time, you are joining the

unique community of medical assistants. You are now tied to ideals of professionalism, scholarship and leadership.” Barbara Smith of Henderson, a licensed practical nurse, ordained minister and former certified nurs-

ing assistant, was the guest speaker. “There are now many doors open to you, both in office and clinical positions,” Smith said to the graduating students. She called upon them to be not only professionals but also role models for others

to aspire to careers in the medical field. Each graduate then received a pin from program head Tammy Johnson Leach, signifying that each had successfully completed the course of study and had the skills and knowledge to practice the medical assisting profession. The students then lit candles and recited the creed of the American Association of Medical Assistants. Now in its 11th year at VGCC, the medical assisting curriculum program prepares multi-skilled health-care professionals. Because VGCC’s program is nationally accredited, graduates are eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ (AAMA) certification examination to become certified medical assistants. Graduates have found jobs in physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments and hospitals. For more information, call the Franklin campus at (919) 496-1567.

‘Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ set to open Sept. 4 At Lakeland Theatre Company Get ready for a really fun musical this September! Andrew Lloyd Weber’s first-ever musical, “Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” takes the stage at Lakeland Theatre Company on Sept. 4 – a week earlier than it appears in the schedule. Directed and choreographed by Maria Hurst

with musical direction by Bruce Dersch, this story, based on the Old Testament story of Joseph and his coat of many colors, is a true family classic in every sense of the word. Churches are especially encouraged to make this production a part of the weekend! This show is sponsored

by the Halifax Electric Membership Corporation and by The Farrington Foundation. With musical styles ranging from country to calypso and everything in between – including an appearance by a Pharaoh that looks suspiciously like Elvis – this show will draw you in and never let you go!

Will Cox stars as Joseph and Kelsey Smith is the narrator for this wonderful journey into the land of Canaan – and Egypt, too! Shows run on Friday and Saturday nights, Sept. 4-5, 11-12, and 18-19 with Sunday matinees on Sept. 13 and 20. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for students and children. There

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Western Carolina University has announced that Jessica Nicole Rigsbee are discounts available to members of Lakeland and of Creedmoor and Carly Diane Cash of Oxford to groups of 15 or more were named to the Dean’s adults, too! Dinner will be List for the spring 2009 served on opening night, semester. Sept. 4, costing $17 for To qualify for the Dean’s adults and $12 for students List, a student must and children. maintain a 3.5 grade-point Please call (252) 586average out of a possible 3124 or toll-free at 1-8774.0 and complete at least 12 semester hours with no 330-0574 for reservations grade of “D” or “F”. and more information. The university also conferred degrees on the following local students during the spring semester commencement exercises: entertaining fashion show Jessica Nicole Rigsbee, Creedmoor, bachelor of highlighting changes in science degree in clinical clothes and hairstyles. laboratory sciences (magna For more informacum laude); Lance Lester tion, call Jo Anna Jones, Brauer, Norlina, bachelor VGCC’s vice president of of science degree in history; Institutional Advanceand LiTonya Wyanet Cartment and director of the er, Warrenton, bachelor of Endowment Program, at science degree in criminal 738-3430. justice.

Festival scheduled to celebrate 40 ears of VGCC Public events celebrating the 40th anniversary of Vance-Granville Community College will come to a festive end on Oct. 10 with the “Festival for the 40th” on the college’s main campus. Residents from the counties served by VGCC —

Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren — are invited to enjoy the fun, food and music between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Visitors of all ages will find activities to interest them at various indoor and outdoor sites on campus. Around the gazebo and

the Civic Center, they will find food vendors, music and children’s activities and games. A variety of artists and bands will be on hand, including the Vance-Granville Community Band, which includes a combination of students and interested citizens.

A display in Building 8 will offer information and photographs that tell some of the history of VGCC, which was established in 1969 as Vance County Technical Institute. In Building 2, VGCC students will reflect on four decades of VGCC history with an

Jean Jackson named to the Coming Soon North Carolina 4-H Hall of Fame Sunday, September 27th Vance County 4-H is proud to announce that Nancy Jean Jackson, Ph.D., was inducted into the inaugural class of the N.C. 4-H Hall of Fame during a celebration at the N.C. 4-H Congress on July 21. Jackson began her work in 4-H as a nine-yearold active member of the Middleburg Cloverleaf 4-H Club. Her grandmother, Sallie Rose Mabry, and grandfather, Joseph Duke Mabry, had been members of 4-H’s forerunners — the Tomato Club and the Corn Club. Her mother, Rose Mabry Jackson, was active for many years in Extension Homemakers (and it’s earlier version, the Home Demonstration Club) at the local, state, and national levels. Jean Jackson was proud to follow in their footsteps by being active at all levels of 4-H. Jackson participated in 4-H Dress Revue, attended 4-H camp four years, held all offices in the local club and was elected president of the North Central district. She received the Danforth Award and the N.C. Key Award. She regularly attended N.C. 4-H Congress at N.C. State University and was

Jean Jackson inducted into the N.C. 4-H Honor Club. She was selected as a representative to N.C. 4-H Electric Congress, as North Carolina’s representative to the Virginia State 4-H Congress and to the 4-H Cititzenship Short Course in Washington, DC. Selected as the state winner in photography, she attended National 4-H Congress in Chicago, where Kodak purchased one of her photographs for use in 4-H handbooks. Jackson assisted the county agent in starting a new 4-H club in Kittrell in the late 1960s. As an older 4-H’er, Jackson focused her work on leadership and public speaking, work that continues in her academic career.

As an adult, Jackson’s commitment to excellence has garnered academic honors too numerous to mention. She graduated magna cum laude from Meredith College in 1975 and earned master of arts and Ph.D. degrees in English from the University of Illinois. Jackson currently serves as vice president for college programs at Meredith College. The N.C. 4-H Alumni and Friends Association created the N.C. 4-H Hall of Fame to honor people who have made a significant impact on the N.C. 4-H Program and including forerunners of the program, such as corn, swine and tomato clubs. Honorees will be selected each year from nominations made by county extension centers, 4-H groups, N.C. Cooperative Extension staff and individuals. The inaugural class included 100 members who were inducted during the N.C. 4-H 1909-2009 centennial celebration.

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‘Shadow Complex’ a triumph of classic game design By LOU KESTEN Associated Press Writer

What’s a gamer to do in the summer, when so few high-profile retail titles are released? I look for new challenges to download — and most of those are going onto my Xbox 360. It remains the essential machine for gamers who don’t want to leave home. Microsoft’s Xbox Live has just launched a Games on Demand service, which lets you download older hits like “BioShock” and “Burnout Paradise” directly to your hard drive. It now has an Indie Games section filled with low-priced experiments in innovative play. And the prime-time game show “1 vs. 100” has become a smash, drawing as many as 445,000 players in one night. But Xbox Live Arcade is still the core of Micro-

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“Shadow Complex” is a new video game release from Microsoft. soft’s online strategy, as demonstrated by its second annual “Summer of Arcade” promotion. This year’s releases have been a mixed bag: I enjoyed the goofy platformer “’Splosion Man” and the motorcycle racer “Trials HD,” but could have done without

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This $15 adventure harkens back to beloved 1990s games like “Super Metroid” and “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.” They’re what we called “2-D side-scrollers”: You could move up, down, left or right, with the screen scrolling to follow

the high-def remakes of “Marvel vs. Capcom 2” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time.” Microsoft saved the best for last, though. “Shadow Complex,” the final entry in “Summer of Arcade 2009,” is one of the finest games of the year.

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your character. (“Shadow Complex” is really “2.5-D”: The settings have three dimensions, but you can only move in two.) Your character is a hiker named Jason Fleming, who, with his girlfriend, stumbles across a massive paramilitary complex in the mountains. Your sweetie is taken hostage, so you have to storm the facility — armed only with a flashlight. Of course, you’ll quickly discover more lethal weapons, starting with a pistol and working your way up to a missile launcher. You’ll also find armor, grenades, explosive foam and other devices that will help you survive the waves of troops and robots that come after you. Combat isn’t the main attraction, though. “Shadow Complex” is essentially a giant maze filled with clever puzzles and hidden prizes. Some parts of the

maze can’t be solved until you find certain devices, like a rappelling hook or hyperspeed boots. You can race through the game, but it’s more rewarding to take your time and explore all the nooks and crannies. And once you’re finished, you can tackle a series of “challenge rooms” where you can stress-test all your cool new gear, challenging your friends to get the highest scores or fastest times. The story here isn’t much, and the shooting isn’t as crisp as you’d get in a 3-D game like “Gears of War” (from the same studio). But “Shadow Complex” delivers more fun than most games that cost four times as much. Three-and-a-half stars out of four. On the Net: • http://www.xbox.com/ en-US/games/s/shadowcomplexxbla/

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