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GOVERNOR COMES TO SANFORD FOR BIG EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

CAT’s in the bag

IMPACT: Caterpillar expansion means 325 jobs in Lee County

WHAT’S COMING Sanford’s Caterpillar plant, which already employs more than 400 people, will add about 325 additional jobs thanks to the Peoria, Ill.-based company’s decision to expand its output in Lee County.

THE JOBS Workers at the Sanford facility will be building compact, skid steer loaders for construction purposes. According to the company, the average salary of the 325 jobs will be about $38,000 a year. The company said hiring will begin in the final quarter of the current fiscal year.

WHY LEE COUNTY?

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North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue tries on a Caterpillar jacket handed to her by Caterpillar’s Sanford plant manager James Brophy after her speech Thursday announcing the expansion of the facility that will mean about 325 jobs in Lee County.

Another 100-plus jobs expected for construction By BILLY BALL bball@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — Construction giant Caterpillar’s much-coveted $31 million expansion — one promising to spawn hundreds of new jobs — is landing in Sanford. Gov. Bev Perdue and a throng of local and company leaders trumpeted the news at Caterpillar’s Industrial Park plant Thursday afternoon, relief for Lee County’s mounting job woes of recent years. Perdue said the company, which was lured by a handful of state and local incentives, is expecting to hire roughly 325 new workers and invest millions in technology and workspace for its Womack Road facility.

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News welcome as Lee County struggles with unemployment

Officials with Caterpillar and local government credited not only a $900,000 incentives package offered by the county — in addition to a potential $7 million package from the state — but also Lee County’s respected community college system, which will be involved in the training of the new employees. “They could have gone anywhere in the world and they chose this campus,” said Gov. Bev Perdue. Officials say Lee County was awarded the expansion despite “tough competition” from South Carolina.

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“They could have gone anywhere in the world and they chose this campus,” Perdue said. “They chose this community.” The news came after months of competition between Lee County economic chiefs and leaders in the South Carolina city of Florence. Included in the jostling was $900,000 in upfront money Lee County officials sped to Caterpil-

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James Brophy introduces Gov. Perdue at a podium made from the hood of a Caterpillar machine signed by local employees.

CAT’S SUCCESS

SANFORD — Local officials applauded Caterpillar’s announcement Thursday of a $31 million investment in a new plant in Sanford because of its potential economic impact on the community. The expansion will likely add up to 325 jobs for the area’s workforce, which is still reeling from record highs in unemployment because of the recent recession. Lee County’s unemployment rate ranked among the highest in the state for much of the last two years, and was 12.3 percent in June, down from highs of more

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Demand for the small, agile skid steers is high across the world, the company says, leading Caterpillar to weigh additional investment in designing and building the devices. Caterpillar announced two weeks ago it was building a new plant in WinstonSalem, and just this week, it announced the opening of a new design center in South Dakota. In late July, the company’s second-quarter profit soared 91 percent. Caterpillar is the world’s largest maker of construction machinery.

UNITED WAY OF LEE COUNTY

Fifty years of giving celebrated downtown By ALEXA MILAN

COLLEGE’S SUMMER GRADS EARN THEIR DIPLOMAS Graduates like Binna Lee (pictured above) celebrated a milestone in their continued education Thursday as Central Carolina Community College held its 47th summer commencement exercises Full Story, Page 6A

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SANFORD — Despite a 100-degree heat index and the threat of looming rain clouds, Lee County residents gathered at Depot Park on Thursday to celebrate the United Way of Lee County’s 50th anniversary. The anniversary celebration began with a reception leading into a Function at the Junction

HAPPENING TODAY Temple Theatre’s youth conservatory will present Disney’s “The Jungle Book!” at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Seating is general admission. Call the Temple box office at (919) 7744155 or go online to templeshows.com.

INSIDE Learn how your donations help the United Way and, in turn, how the United Way helps those in need in Lee County Page 8A

concert featuring beach musicoldies band RN5P. The event also kicked off the United Way’s annual fundraising campaign.

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Michele Bullard (center) with the United Way of Lee County and economic development director Bob Heuts join in “The Twist” during the United Way’s 50th anniversary celebration and kick-off Thursday.

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OBITUARIES

SCOTT MOONEYHAM

Sanford: Katherine Cameron; Allyn Coggins, 54; Sandy Hooper, 67; Lewis Riddle; Carolyn Stuart, 70; James Wicker Sr., 79 Broadway: Nellie Thomas, 78

North Carolina columnist looks at the problems facing state’s computer system

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On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

MONDAY n The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 635 East St., in Pittsboro. n The Siler City Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. in Siler City.

TUESDAY n The Lee County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford. n The Moore County Airport Authority will meet at 10 a.m. at the Airport Terminal Building, Highway 22, Pinehurst. n The Lillington Town Board will meet at 7 p.m. at the L.D. Burwell Public Safety Building in Lillington.

WEDNESDAY n The MCTS Board Meeting will be held at 3 p.m. at the Senior Enrichment Center in West End.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Steven Hayes, Abby Layne Gillum, Aaliyah Nicole Thomas, Regina Cole, Cynthia Gail Scott, Shanella McLean, Ted Alan McNeill, Elizabeth Easley, Khelsi Tyner, Joseph Petty, Jean Maltba, Nakayla Jackson, Rodney Perkins, Chy’Trice Meshae Upchurch, Carolyn Gilchrist, Beth R. Strickland and Krisshawn McClenon. CELEBRITIES: Former tennis player Pauline Betz is 91. Actress-singer Abbey Lincoln is 80. Jazz musician Charlie Haden is 73. Actor-director Peter Bonerz is 72. Actor Michael Anderson Jr. is 67. Actor Ray Buktenica is 67. Actor Dorian Harewood is 60. Actress Catherine Hicks is 59. Country musician Mark DuFresne (Confederate Railroad) is 57. Actress Stepfanie Kramer is 54. Actress Faith Prince is 53. Country singers Patsy and Peggy Lynn are 46. Basketball Hall of Famer David Robinson is 45. Country singer Lisa Stewart is 42. Movie writer-director M. Night Shyamalan is 40. Actress Merrin Dungey is 39. Singer Geri Halliwell is 38.

Almanac Today is Friday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2010. There are 147 days left in the year. This day in history: On Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare. In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis II abdicated. In 1809, one of the leading literary figures of the Victorian era, poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England. In 1825, Upper Peru became the autonomous republic of Bolivia. In 1859, the Australian passenger ship SS Admella, en route from Port Adelaide to Melbourne, struck a reef off South Australia and broke apart; of the 113 people on board, only 24 survived. In 1890, convicted murderer William Kemmler became the first person to be executed in the electric chair as he was put to death at Auburn State Prison in New York. In 1926, Gertrude Ederle of New York became the first woman to swim the English Channel, arriving in Kingsdown, England, from France in 14 1/2 hours. In 1962, Jamaica became an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.

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FACES & PLACES

n North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Lee County Environmental Health Department will sponsor SERVSAFE® Serving Safe Food seminar Aug. 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and Sept. 1 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Farm Bureau Auditorium at the McSwain Extension Education and Agriculture Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford. For additional information, contact N.C. Cooperative Extension at 775-5624 or Lee County Environmental Health at 718-4641. Enrollment will be limited to 25 participants. n Central Fire Station at 512 Hawkins Avenue will check car seats between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. each Saturday. Appointments are required. Contact Krista at 775-8310 by 5 p.m. Wednesday to schedule an appointment for the following Saturday. Child must be present for seat to be checked, unless mother is expecting. n Sanford Farmers Market will be held from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday from May through October.

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TODAY n Temple Theatre’s youth conservatory will present Disney’s “The Jungle Book!” at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Seating is general admission. Call the Temple box office at (919) 774-4155 or go online to templeshows.com. The box office is open from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. If available, tickets may be purchased at the door as well. n Legal Aid Intake Day will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Enrichment Center in Sanford. n “Walk in ’e Moon” book signing with author LaVerne Thornton and illustrator Perry Harrison will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Virlie’s Grill, 58 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro. n The 55th annual Robbins Farmers Day events will be held from 6 p.m. to midnight in Robbins, including the 19th annual pottery auction beginning at 7:30 p.m. n First Friday at Cafe 121 benefiting Communities In Schools of Lee County’s BackPack Pals program begins at 5 p.m. Half of all sales on Friday night will go to CIS-Lee. Live entertainment will be provided by Sevryn Schaller. Reservations are strongly recommended — call Cafe 121 at 774-1888. For more information about CIS Lee or BackPack Pals, call Heather Little at 718-5426 or via email at cisleedirector@ windstream.net.

SATURDAY n Temple Theatre’s youth conservatory will present Disney’s “The Jungle Book!” at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Seating is general admission. Call the Temple box office at (919) 774-4155 or go online to templeshows.com. The box office is open from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. If available, tickets may be purchased at the door as well. n The third annual “This Thing We Did” music festival featuring bands like Hammer No More the Fingers, The Mitchells, Embar-

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Chad Steadman and Judy Garrett of Capital Bank present Roger Bailey, executive director of the Stevens Center, with a $1,000 donation at the Steele Street Capital Bank branch. The Stevens Center, located in Sanford, provides services designed to empower and support people with disabilities and their need to be an active member of the community. If you have a calendar item you would like to add or if you have a feature story idea, contact The Herald by e-mail at news@sanfordherald.com or by phone at (919) 718-1225. rassing Fruits and Dr. Powerful will run throughout the day at Old Gilliam Park on Carbonton Road west of Sanford. Tickets are $5. Food will be provided by the Steele Pig. For more information, visit the festival’s website, www.myspace.com/ttwdfest. n Communities in Schools of Lee County will host its annual Stuff the Bus campaign from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Office Max on Spring Lane in Sanford. Donated school supplies will be delivered to students in need. n Local farmers will be selling their fresh products from 9 a.m. to noon at Deport Park in downtown Sanford as part of the weekly Sanford Farmer’s Market. To get involved or to learn more, e-mail David Montgomery at david.montgomery@sanfordnc.net. n Saturday Night Dance each Saturday in August at 7 p.m. at The Enrichment Center in Sanford. n The 55th annual Robbins Farmers Day Parade will make its way through Robbins beginning at 11 a.m. on Middleton Street. Other events, including musical acts on four different stages and an exhibition by the South Atlantic Woodsmen Association, will be held from 9 a.m. to midnight throughout town.

SUNDAY n Temple Theatre’s youth conservatory will present Disney’s “The Jungle Book!” at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Seating is general admission. Call the Temple box office at (919)

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n Lee County 2010 Idol auditions, for those 35 years old or better and love to sing, will be held at 7 p.m. at Depot Park in Sanford. In case of rain, auditions will be held at the Temple Theatre. There is an entry fee to audition, with all proceeds to benefit the Helping Fund. Entry forms are available at The Enrichment Center of Lee County, 1615 S. Third St., Sanford. For more information, call (919) 776-0501. Contestants who are selected at the auditions will perform at the Boomer Senior & Caregiver Expo at 2:30 pm. Aug. 25 at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center. n A bloodmobile visit is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Agricultural Center in Carthage. n The Stevens Center’s annual golf tournament is at Tobacco Road Golf Club. 8 a.m. and 1:30 shotgun starts. Four person teams play captain’s choice. $65 per person includes 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, beverages and prizes. Register in advance by calling 919 776-4048, visiting stevenscenter.org or on day of event at Tobacco Road Golf Club. Proceeds benefit people with disabilities in Lee, Harnett and Moore Counties. n The San-Lee Dancers will meet at 6 p.m. at The Enrichment Center in Sanford. n The Goldston Lions Club in cooperation with the American Red Cross is sponsoring a blood drive at the Goldston Baptist Church, 190 N. Church St., Goldston. The public is urged to come out and generously support this opportunity to give the gift of life. Walk-ins are welcome, but to avoid delays, you can schedule an appointment time by calling (919) 898-4624.

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SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Family members of a local prominent businessman and chairman of the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce say he is in serious condition following a fall from the roof of a local church on Wednesday. Jerry Pedley was flown to a Triangle area hospital Wednesday following the fall, and according to Facebook messages posted by his family Thursday, Pedley is currently in intenPedley sive care and will be â&#x20AC;&#x153;for the next few days.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The hospital) has asked to limit visiting to family, as he is heavily sedated,â&#x20AC;? Ashley Nicole Pedley wrote on Jerry Pedleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page Thursday morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you for all your love and support.â&#x20AC;? Details of the accident have not been released, and an attempt to reach family members Thursday was unsuccessful. Jerry Pedley is currently the chairman of the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce and is former owner of Meikle Automation in Sanford. In June, he announced his intentions of reopening Meikle under a new name, Mertek Solutions. The company would design machinery that makes automobile parts.

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Former Lee register of deeds dies From staff reports

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nellie Womack Thomas, 78, of Broadway, who is a former Lee County register of deeds, died Wednesday. Thomas began her service as deputy register of deeds in 1973, becoming assistant register of deeds in December 1984 and register of deeds in July 1987. She retired from her post in December 2004. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known her for many years,â&#x20AC;? said local attorney W.W. Seymour Jr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was knowledgeable and personable. She was dedicated to making sure the records were accurate and easy to use.â&#x20AC;? Seymour noted that the county has had a really good group of registers of deeds in his lifetime and that she was one of the excellent registers the county has had. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a really nice person,â&#x20AC;? Seymour said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A person would come in the office and she would always be helpful.â&#x20AC;? Seymour said that Thomas was one of his first guests when he began hosting a local television show in the early 1990s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really enjoyed working with her,â&#x20AC;? Seymour said. Thomas was a member of Juniper Springs Baptist Church for over 60 years The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Juniper Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Danny Wallace and Rev. Michael Hall officiating.

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SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Shoppers, start your engines. North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taxfree weekend kicks off today, starting what is typically one of the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest shopping draws, particularly when it comes to back-to-school goods. Starting today and lasting through Sunday, some items will be exempted from sales taxes. State lawmakers authorized another year of the tax-free weekend despite lingering budget reservations, pointing to the brief tax holiday as a lifeline for cash-strapped shoppers and a shot of adrenaline for often-paltry retail sales of late. Items exempted from the sales tax include shoes, clothes and school supplies of $100 or less per items, as well as sports equipment of $50 or less per item, computers of $3,500 or less per item and computer supplies of $250 or less per item. Other goods like clothing accessories, jewelry and furniture are not exempt under the sales tax holiday. One of Sanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s busiest shopping destinations will likely be Walmart. The mega-retailer is a hotspot during back-to-school days. Walmart spokeswoman Christi Gallagher said the store is prepping for the weekend as one of its busiest of the year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know how important â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;tax freeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; can be for our consumers,â&#x20AC;? Gallagher said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For some, saving $10 to $15 in taxes can mean a new shirt or a new backpack.â&#x20AC;? Gallagher said market research indicates the 2010 holiday could be busier than it has been in economy-dampened

Stuff the Bus event Saturday From staff reports

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Chelsea Dickens, 15, shops for school supplies at OfficeMax on Spring Lane on Wednesday afternoon. School supplies, clothing and more are free from taxes this weekend, beginning today through Sunday. recent years because shoppers are more â&#x20AC;&#x153;comfortableâ&#x20AC;? with spending on school supplies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have learned how to be savvier shoppers over the last two years,â&#x20AC;? she said. Other local stores poised for big days include shoe and apparel stores, popular locations with students ramping up for the first day of class. Hope Geist, assistant manager at the Spring Lane Hibbett Sports, said customers were filing in throughout the week to take stock of Hibbett items, promising to return for the weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have pretty high expectations,â&#x20AC;? Geist said. Geist said the store, known for its footwear, sports gear and book bags, fared well in recent tax holidays despite the down economy. For a full list of items exempted from sales tax over the weekend, visit the N.C. Department of Revenueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Website at www.dornc.com.

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SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; How can you help get the students of Lee County ready to succeed this school year? One way is by donating at Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stuff the Bus event sponsored by Communities in Schools of Lee County/ From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., CIS will be collecting new school supplies in front of Office Max on Spring Lane. The supplies will be used to help Lee County students prepare for the upcoming school year. These supplies will be distributed to students in need. Teachers can also use them to supplement their classrooms. This event coincides with North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tax Free Weekend, which means donors can save money while donating supplies. Office Max will have deals on everything from loose leaf paper to crayons to binders, according to event organizers. For more information, contact Heather Little with CIS at (919) 7185426 or e-mail cisleedirector@windstream.net.

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4A / Friday, August 6, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

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

Caterpillar news a shot in the arm Our View Issue: Caterpillar announces a major expansion effort that could bring in 325 additional jobs to Lee County.

Our stance: At a time when we’re experiencing high unemployment and uncertainty within the government ranks, Thursday’s announcement was a shot in the arm for our area

et’s face it, the economic news in Sanford has been — for the most part — downright depressing in the past few years. And the economy decided to kick us while we were down in 2010 when Pfizer announced it was cutting nearly half of its 1,000-person work force from Sanford’s largest industry. But Thursday’s announcement from Caterpillar — which actually contributed to the bad news in late 2008 when it announced a large round of layoffs — was the shot in the economic arm this area needed. Thanks to a global economy in need of the kind of construction equipment built at the Sanford plant, Caterpillar will bring about

325 new jobs — with an average salary ranging from $35,000 to $38,000 — to Lee County beginning at the end of the current fiscal year. Lee County’s unemployment rate has ranked among the highest in the state for the last two years, and that rate stood at 12.3 percent in June, down from highs of more than 15 percent last year. The impact of Thursday’s announcement? If all of the 325 new jobs were filled by Lee County workers currently on unemployment — which we know isn’t likely, but we’re using it as an example — then Lee County’s unemployment rate would fall by 2 percentage points. But it’s more than just jobs. Lee

County’s budget will benefit from a big bump in property taxes. The new employees will help fuel the local economy in restaurants, grocery stores, retail stores and other places. And don’t underestimate the power of the “domino effect.” Caterpillar’s investment in Lee County is a nice resume padder when the EDC and local government goes after other businesses and industries looking to make Central North Carolina its home. Congratulations to all involved in Thursday’s announcement. There’s a reason so many local officials were on hand for the press conference — and it wasn’t just to see the governor.

Letters to the Editor Ag teacher influenced many in this state To the Editor: Your folks did a great job with the Julian Smith retirement story (Chatham Central High School’s horticulture teacher). As a former agriculture teacher, Mr. Smith has had a significant impact on agricultural education teachers and FFA advisors not only in North Carolina but across the nation. Several of his former students are teachers in Lee County. I am glad I had the opportunity to work with Julian as an agriculture teacher and as a career and technical education professional. AARON L. FLEMING Lee County Schools

Brand change for ‘the Y’ doesn’t mean a change in its mission statement To the Editor:

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Computing quagmire

arlier this month, Gov. Beverly Perdue sent a memo around to state agency heads urging their cooperation with an effort to consolidate state computer networks. “The goal is to move aggressively toward an improved IT (information technology) infrastructure that will lower costs, reduce complexity and redundancy, improve the utilization of resources and increase security,” Perdue wrote. She also wants to create a one-stop Web site for residents and businesses conducting business with the state, a sort of port of entry for anyone conducting Internet transactions with the state. Perdue’s plan is laudable. But she’s wading into waters where the state hasn’t enjoyed a lot of success. The governor’s description of her goal could have easily been taken from former State Controller Robert Powell when, in 2008, he launched a new payroll and personnel computing system called BEACON. The effort was beset with problems, both of and not of its doing. Even before the new system was put in place, some agencies opted out, a move that the Easley administration allowed. BEACON hadn’t been up and operating for long before thousands of state employees were phoning into a call center to complain that they’d been shorted on their paychecks. Hundreds more complained to the state workers union, the State Employees Association of North Carolina. ... In some cases, the system made mistakes computing pay; in others, agencies hadn’t been following state rules in tallying overtime. When the new system uniformly enforced those rules, some workers weren’t happy. As problems began to subside, a glitch caused errors to show up on state worker’s IRS W-2 forms. The state had to reprint W-2s for 17 percent of the state workforce whose pay was overseen by the system. But transition to the BEACON payroll system was relatively smooth compared to some other, earlier IT disasters in state government. The public schools’ NC WISE student information system was still beset with bugs and delays eight years after the installation began. It never really lived up to its promise. When the state decided to go with a new Medicaid claims processing vendor, the largest information technology contract in state history became bogged down with delays and contract disputes. The state eventually fired the new vendor and started anew. The problem with information technology contracting in state government is twofold. Over the years, state agencies grew their own information technology operations. Then they looked to protect that turf. The creation of the state Office of Information Technology Services was one attempt to get around the turf protection. Perhaps Perdue’s effort will further undo it.

Going back in time P HOENIX — Normally, when I write from the road, I’m careful not to forget my pens, notepads and laptop. But this time, as a Mexican-American heading to Arizona, I made sure I also had my passport. Just in case. Even though U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton got it right last week when she issued a temporary injunction against the most egregious parts of the state’s tough immigration law, what was left of the legislation went into effect. The state is appealing Bolton’s ruling, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals isn’t scheduled to hear the case until November. I needed a closer look, and so I’ve come back to this city — where I lived for two years in the late 1990s — to find out what became of the racial/ethnic comity that once seemed as much a part of Arizona as cactus, turquoise and kachina dolls. With polls showing about 70 percent of white Arizonans supportive of the law and roughly the same percentage of Latino Arizonans opposed, the comity is gone. Relationships are frayed. Families are divided. People who have been friends for years now hardly speak. Not long ago, people here got along for the most part. Latinos, Anglos, AfricanAmericans, Asians, Native Americans and others didn’t just peacefully co-exist. They often celebrated their differences. Arizona was no East Coast version of a melting pot. It was more like a pozole, a Mexican stew with many different ingredients that complement one another. It was just the nourishment I craved after living in Los Angeles, where in 1994 I witnessed the contentious debate over California’s Proposition 187. The ballot initiative denied education, welfare, and health care to illegal immigrants and their children. The measure was approved by voters but struck down by a federal judge, who was concerned that the state was encroaching on federal authority to enforce immigration law. Sound familiar? It was Proposition 187, and how it energized Republican voters in the short term, that prompted President Clinton to show he was just as tough on illegal immigration as the GOP. In October 1994, just before Californians went to the polls, Clinton launched Operation Gatekeeper to beef up enforcement on the U.S.-Mexico border south of San Diego. As a result, hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants took a detour through Arizona. Many Arizonans will tell you that this is when the “invasion” began. To be honest, it was more like a massive job fair where Arizonans eagerly hired illegal immigrants to do everything from cleaning houses to building them, from tending gardens to tending children, from working in the fields to working in restaurant kitchens. If the chores were hard, dirty, tedious or unpleas-

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ant, they inevitably fell to immigrants since the native-born weren’t interested. Phoenix boomed, and this was fine by the Phoenicians — many of whom envisioned their city becoming a desert metropolis with all the trimmings. But they weren’t prepared for the demographic side effect: the gradual sense that they were losing control, and the fear that whites would eventually become a statistical minority in Arizona just as they are in California, Texas and New Mexico. Tens of thousands of immigrants turned out for soccer games between teams from Mexico and the United States, cheering and waving Mexican flags. In 2006, hundreds of thousands of people — many of them thought to be immigrants — marched in downtown Phoenix to demand immigration reform. “People would say, ‘They’re taking over,’” a former reporter told me. “There was a fear that this was becoming an immigrant city.” Something had to be done, and that something was the immigration law, or as some activists have dubbed it: The Mexican Removal Act. Others say that the law makes bigotry socially acceptable. “The racists are out of the closet now,” said a lifelong resident of the city who works at a local university. “And even more are going to come out in the future.” More than one person told me they believe the fear factor went through the roof when Barack Obama was elected president. For many Americans, this was a sign the country was changing too fast for their taste. And, for their own comfort level, they wanted to change it back to the way it used to be. The problem with trying to do that in Arizona, where Mexicans are indigenous, is that “the way it used to be” looks a lot like the way it is now.

Today’s Prayer Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility. (1 Peter 5:5) PRAYER: Thank You, Father, for Your love, knowing we can come to You in prayer and that You answer. Amen.

I bring you exciting news about our Y! For the first time in 43 years, the YMCA of the USA unveiled a new brand strategy and visual identity. This will make it easier for us to explain the positive impact the Y has in our community. It is important to know that our Mission and vision remain the same. In fact, they are more important than ever. We put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Our corporate name will remain the same, the YMCA of the Triangle. The individual branch locations will continue to be referred to as they are today — Alexander Family YMCA, the Durham YMCA, or the Kraft Family YMCA. For the first time, we will call ourselves by the name that most people already use: the Y. For more than 150 years, the YMCA of the Triangle has strengthened the very foundations of our community. However, sometimes the public and even our members don’t see the cause behind our work. A critical issue is how we communicate. We spend so much time talking about “what we do” that people no longer see “the why behind the Y.” Our focus will be captured in the phrase, Strengthening the Foundations of Community. Our historic Mission and commitment to build healthy spirit, mind and body for all, compels us to focus our work in three areas: Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility. This platform helps us do a better job of telling the Y story and explaining the depth of our service. We don’t teach swim lessons at the Y. We teach self-confidence and a sense of accomplishment through our swim lessons. We don’t just teach a child how to play basketball at the Y. We teach sportsmanship and what it means to work together as a YMCA basketball team. Tomorrow, our YMCA will do what it always does — strengthen the foundations of community. Tomorrow, we will develop young people who follow the positive example of their YMCA counselors. We will promote healthy living through medical screenings and energetic activities. And, with the help of our community partners, we will practice social responsibility. Here’s the biggest secret — the campers, volunteers and YMCA staff will have fun! As you see, the work of our YMCA isn’t changing at all. DOUG McMILLAN CEO YMCA of the Triangle

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PITTSBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Claudia Walters Foushee, 78, died Wednesday (8/4/10) in her Tobacco Road home. She was born May 10, 1932 in Alamance County, daughter of the late Richard D. Walters and Lola C. Herron Walters. She was retired from Chatham Hosiery Mills, and had previously worked for Carr Mills. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Jordan Foushee, who died June 14, 2010. She was survived by sons, Robert Manring of Roxboro, Larry Smith, Jimmy Manring and Teddy Manring, all of Pittsboro; daughters, Louise Lefler of Pittsboro, Amanda Witting of Zebulon, Donna Bass of Chapel Hill and Kathy Manring of Pittsboro; brothers, Floyd Walters of Florida and Clarence Walters of Pittsboro; 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and other times at the residence. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church with Pastor Jimmy Owens and Pastor Sam Gore officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Condolences may be made at www.hallwynne. com. Memorials may be made to UNC Hospice, P.O. Box 1077, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312. Arrangements are by

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral service for Katherine Bradley Cameron was held Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Sanford with Dr. Stuart Thomas Wilson officiating. Burial followed at Buffalo Cemetery. One special song was played. Organist was David Almond. Arrangements were by Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford.

Allyn Coggins SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Allyn Wayne Coggins, 54, of 120 Weaver Lane, died Wednesday (8/4/10) at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements will be announced by Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.

Sandy Hooper SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral service for Sandy Joel Hooper, 67, of 1470 Farrell Road, who died Friday (7/30/10), was conducted Wednesday at St. Luke United Holy Church with Elder Kenneth Dixon officiating. Eulogist was the Rev. Alfonzo Dudley. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Soloists were Jackie Cherry, Rachel Ellis and James Thomas. Pallbearers were friends of the family. Arrangements were by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Carolyn Stuart SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Carolyn E. Stuart, 70, died Thursday (8/5/10) at Lee County Nursing Care and Rehab Center. Arrangements will be announced by Fry and Prickett Funeral Home of Carthage.

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BROADWAY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mrs. Nellie Womack Thomas, 78, of Broadway, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at her daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home. Mrs. Thomas was born March 13, 1932 in Lee County, daughter of the late Sidney Womack and Eva Herndon Womack. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Jennie Lou Dawkins and two brothers, Sidney Womack Jr. and John Bernice Womack. Mrs. Thomas was a member of Juniper Springs Baptist Church for over 60 years. She retired as registrar from the Lee County Register of Deeds office after a number of years of dedicated service. She is survived by a son, Russell Thomas of Sanford; a daughter, Gwen Thomas Patterson and husband Jody of Sanford; a brother, Franklin Womack and wife Peggy of Sanford; a sister, Lois Parson of Sanford; two grandchildren, Jordan T. Patterson of Sanford and Justin G. Patterson and wife Nikki of Hartsville, S.C. and one great-grandchild, Marly J. Patterson of Hartsville, S.C. The family will receive friends Friday, August 6, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home of her daughter, Gwen T. Patterson, 1857 Buckhorn Road, Sanford, N.C. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday, August 7, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Juniper Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Wallace and the Rev. Michael Hall officiating. Burial will follow at the Broadway Town Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to PWPL, c/o WMU, P.O. Box 830010, Birmingham, Ala. 35283-0010 for Pure Water, Pure Love. (Check made out to WMU). Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc.

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mr. Lewis Luther Riddle passed away Sunday, August 1, 2010, at Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers, Fla. surrounded by his three children, Belinda, Cherie, William; his wife Carol; and his sisters, Delano and Judith. He was born December 22, 1926, son of Luther and Anna Riddle and grew up on a farm in Deep River Community with four brothers and four sisters. He graduated from Deep River High School in 1945. In his last year of high school he worked for Edwards Motor Co. that manufactured parts for naval airplanes. This job later qualified him for the AFF Airplane Mechanics School. He served in the United States Armed Forces and served his tour of duty overseas. After his tour of duty in Riddle Germany, he served in the South Pacific at the Bikini Atoll, where he witnessed four atomic blasts, one of them the first Hydrogen Bomb. After being in service he worked for Westinghouse Corp. Meter Division in Raleigh as a Quality Control Specialist and consultant of the company in Brazil, Mexico and Canada. He retired from Westinghouse after 33 years and received a Gold Meter and awarded outstanding recognition in his leadership to develop several patents for Westinghouse. He always looked forward to going back to Raleigh and occasionally having lunch with his Westinghouse buddies. After his retirement he and his wife Nelsie, of 49 years, moved back to Deep River. During his 22 years of retirement he served as a volunteer at the Enrichment Center delivering Meals on Wheels and adviser for the SHIP program helping seniors with Medicare and Secondary insurance enrollment. A big enjoyment of his retirement was his every morning visit with his friends at McDonalds where he shared his never ending love for politics, and the Democratic Party. His family, relatives and friends admired his unbelievable memory and his love for genealogy. He most recently had two oil paintings made of Captain Rod Sullivan and gave them to the Sanford Municipal Airport and the Transportation Museum in Spencer. He had a strong admiration for Captain Sullivan, a Sanford native, and did not want his accomplishments in Aviation be unrecognized and unremembered. His sport was hunting, especially wild turkeys. His pride and joy and greatest love were his three children and grandchildren who brought so much love and happiness to his life. After his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death he developed a close phone relationship with a widow friend of Nellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mary Rose Roper of Marco Island, Fla., and on May 2nd he moved to Florida to marry her. They made wedding plans to be married the first week of August, but his sudden declining health made that dream impossible. Other than his wife Nelsie Clark Riddle and Mother and Father, Luther and Anna Riddle, he was preceded in death by his brothers; Dan, Kato and George Riddle and one sister Evie Genie Riddle. He is survived by one son, William Riddle and wife Carol of Rolesville; two daughters, Belinda Sizemore and husband Ronnie of Bear Creek and Cherie Ross and husband Tom of Raleigh; grandchildren; Christian Stallings of Raleigh, Amber and Garrett Sizemore of Bear Creek, Tessa Egan, Lacie Lassiter of Zebulon and Kendall Riddle of Rolesville; great-grandchildren, Ariana Egan, Ivie Lassiter and Ava Lassiter of Zebulon; one brother, Jack Riddle and his wife Peggy of Sanford; three sisters, Sarah Schenck and husband Rand of Conneaut, Ohio, Delano Borys of Louisburg and Judith Nance and husband Jerry of Sanford. The family will receive friends Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, 600 W. Main St., Sanford, and other times at the home of Jack and Peggy Riddle, 3483 Deep River Road, Sanford. Funeral service will be held Sat., Aug. 7, 2010, 2 p.m. at Jones Chapel United Methodist Church where he was a member, 89 Jones Chapel Road, Sanford, with the Rev. Houston Blair officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc.

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James William Wicker Sr. SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; James William Wicker Sr., age 79, of Sanford, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at his Colon Road home. He was born Sept. 17, 1930 in Lee County, son of the late David Virgil Wicker and Emma Steele Wicker. He was an auto mechanic who worked for 40 years at R & N Motor Company in Sanford. James loved Duke basketball, good food, Nascar, and his family â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not necessarily in that order. He was very proud of being the recipient of the Caregiver of the Year Award in 2007 from the Lee County Senior Enrichment Center for his compassionate care to his wife, Rebecca Coggins, his wife of 57 years who preceded him in death in 2008. He is survived by two sons, Russell Wicker and wife Nancy of Rutherfordton and James Wicker Jr. of Tampa, Fla.; three daughters, Bonnie Matthews and husband Fred of Lillington, Janet Collins of Deep River and Annette Rankin and husband Ben of Sanford. He is also survived by one brother, David Wicker Jr. and wife Peggy of Sanford, and a sister, Betty High of Norwood. Seven grandchildren, Clint Matthews, Mackenzie and Emma Wicker, Hunter and Larkin Collins and Savannah and Augusta Rankin. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mildred Thomas. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 6, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Miller-Boles Funeral Home in Sanford. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2010, at 11 a.m. in the chapel at Miller-Boles Funeral Home with the Rev. Bennie Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Turnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel Church Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.millerboles.com. Miller-Boles Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Sanford is serving the family. Paid obituary

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lar to spur the expansion, on top of expected state grants. Mary Bell, vice president of Caterpillarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building Construction Products Division, said Sanford and Lee County offered the â&#x20AC;&#x153;whole packageâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; skilled workers, a centralized location and, of course, incentives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All things considered, this is the best choice for us,â&#x20AC;? Bell said. Lee County has been plagued by double-digit unemployment during the economic recession, weathering hundreds of layoffs in industrial powers like Caterpillar. Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement was lauded as at least some form of respite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has been a hard couple of years for Lee County,â&#x20AC;? said Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(But) as I heard the news about Caterpillarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision, I had a hard time getting the smile off my face.â&#x20AC;? The company currently employs roughly 400 workers in its Sanford facility, according to Perdue. In addition to the 325 new jobs, which are expected to come with an average salary between $35,000 and $36,000 annually, Perdue said building the bigger Sanford plant will provide another 160 supplier jobs as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All those paychecks will likely stay here,â&#x20AC;? she said. Bell said the company could begin hiring at yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end, ramping up hires as work progresses on the expansion. In addition to the local dollars, state officials have approved giving up to $7 million in incentives if the company meets its stated hiring plans. Perdue emphasized the role incentives played in drawing Caterpillar to its second major jobs announcement in North Carolina in as many weeks. The Illinois-based com-

than 15 percent last year. In June, 3,199 workers were identified as unemployed in Lee County. If all of Caterpillarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new jobs were added today, along with the 160 support positions it expects to move to the county to supply the new operation, that figure would be decreased to 2,714 and would result in a decrease of the local unemployment rate of nearly two percentage points â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if all the new jobs were filled by Lee County workers, that is. Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcment will help the local unemployment rate to add the jobs, and the company expects to make some of the first hires by the end of 2010. But Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce President Bob Joyce pointed out that the announcement will have repercussions far beyond simple job creation. The new hires are expected to add $12 million to the local aggregate payroll, money he said will be spent in stores and for services from local small businesses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a million extra dollars a month,â&#x20AC;? Joyce said Thursday after Gov. Bev Perdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be huge for our little compa-

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Gov. Bev Perdue signs her name to the podium made from the hood of a Caterpillar machine after her speech in Sanford Thursday. pany said last week that it plans to build a new facility with up to 392 new jobs in Winston-Salem. Perdue said the manufacturing giant would have gone elsewhere without the state and local enticements. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They will go where the incentive package is the best,â&#x20AC;? she said. The government-approved tax breaks for companies have been a political lynchpin in recent years. Critics say employers are holding out to bait states and counties into bigger giveaways, but proponents say the carrots are necessary to compete. Lee Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local incentives for Caterpillar were an oddity compared to officialsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; usual method of releasing tax breaks over years in exchange for jobs and investment. County commissioners, with the exception of incentives opponent Linda Shook, approved the $900,000 as an upfront payment for the company, citing the gravity of the expansion and its predicted economic impact as reasoning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We could not be happier that this challenge was resolved in our favor,â&#x20AC;? said Lee County Board of Commissioners Chairman Richard Hayes.

Workers at the Sanford facility, which will include 270,000 square feet of new space, will be building compact, skid steer loaders for construction, the company said. Demand for the small, agile skid steers is high across the world, Bell said, leading Caterpillar to weigh additional investment in designing and building the devices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re building schools, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re building roads, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re building housing,â&#x20AC;? she said. Hayes said Lee County emerged as the frontrunner to secure the Caterpillar expansion despite â&#x20AC;&#x153;very tough competitionâ&#x20AC;? out of South Carolina. Olive predicted the facility and bigger workforce will have a long-term effect on the local economy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To Sanford, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a magic carpet,â&#x20AC;? Olive said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the road to prosperity.â&#x20AC;?

nies. We are so fortunate to have this. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no question this is a stellar day for us.â&#x20AC;? At an estimated average salary of $38,000 annually, Lee County Manager John Crumpton called them â&#x20AC;&#x153;good paying jobs.â&#x20AC;? But even more important for the county itself, he said, is the additional property tax revenue from the $31 million investment the company plans to make. He estimated that investment would add $255,000 annually to the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coffers. The county will pony up $900,000 in an upfront incentives payment to get the project off the ground, which will be loaned to the Lee County Economic Development Corporation. It will be treated as any other incentives package, Crumpton said, and will be paid back in installments over five years. The county will also construct a new training facility, to be operated by Central Carolina Community College, at the telecommunications building in the Lee County Industrial Park, to train works for Caterpillar as well as other companies in the area. That project will be paid for in part by a $455,000 grant from the Golden Leaf Foundation. Perhaps one of the biggest winners on Thursday was EDC Chairman Bob Heuts and his depart-

ment, which fell under heavy scrutiny a few months back when the local unemployment rate was on the rise. After joint meetings between the EDC, county commissioners, the Sanford City Council and the Broadwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s town commissioners, an new contract was approved calling for, among other things, more oversight and regular reports to various boards. Some criticized the new contract for not being stringent enough, though. Heuts said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement as vindication for his office. He said the community was right to ask if the EDC process was working. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When things start to go awry in the economy, people are right to start asking questions,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our ultimate goal is more opportunities and better opportunities for the people in the community.â&#x20AC;? But Crumpton said Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement points out that the process can work if all sides work together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It showed that the (EDC) system worked the way it is designed to work,â&#x20AC;? Crumpton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes you need to take a step back and look at what you are doing. I think it was an appropriate time (to review the EDC), but I think this shows we have a good system.â&#x20AC;?

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8A / Friday, August 6, 2010 / The Sanford Herald THE UNITED WAY OF LEE COUNTY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS

What your contributions mean to the United Way

â?? Why give? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needed. The economic recession has created additional strains on the non-profit service organizations which serve Lee County residents. Direct giving to most charitable organizations is down, so the 26 agencies the United Way of Lee County serves need contributions more than ever. In short, give because it changes lives. The needs are great, and the United Way is a simple, viable way to lend a hand.

â?? How does the United Way of Lee County related to the national/ international organization? United Way is a worldwide network in 45 countries and territories, including nearly 1,300 local organizations in the United States. It advances the common good, creating opportunities for a better life for all, by focusing on the three key building blocks of education, income and health. The United Way movementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to create long lasting community change by addressing the underlying causes of problems that prevent progress in these areas. â?? In what ways does

the United Way really help? Community-building. Youth development programs. Assistance in times of crisis. Strengthening families. Improving community health awareness. Increasing self-sufficiency. And much more. â?? Where does my contribution go? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distributed among the agencies served by the United Way of Lee County, which means that some 90 percent of your funds go back into the community in the form of human services. Your dollars may go to help provide prescription medication to a needy elderly resident ... or help purchase food for meals for a hungry family ... or help counsel students about teen pregnancy ... or fund blood drives to help in medical emergencies ... or help a family involved in domestic violence ... or help care for and train a profoundly retarded child or adult. In any calendar year, nearly 25,000 Lee County residents are touched or impacted in some way by the United Way. â?? Who decides where my contribution goes? Local volunteers who serve on the United Wayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Budget and Allocations Committeeâ&#x20AC;? meet and review the budgets and funding requests of each agency served by the United Way. In addition, they make â&#x20AC;&#x153;on-siteâ&#x20AC;? visits to the agencies to see the programs in action and ask plenty of questions about operations and budgets. After the agencies make a

formal presentation to the committee, funding recommendations based on needs and available funds are made by United Wayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full board of directors. â?? What agencies are served by the United Way of Lee County? 4-H of Lee County, American Red Cross, Blandonia Day Care Center, Boy Scouts of America/ Occoneechee Council, Boys and Girls Clubs of Sanford/Lee County, Brick Capital Community Development Corp., Center for Independent Living, Christians United Outreach Center of Lee County, Coalition for Families in Lee County, Communities in Schools of Lee County, Deep River Mediation, Floyd Knight School/The Children's Center, Get Smart Inc., Habitat for Humanity, HAVEN in Lee County, Helping Hand Clinic, Highway to Healing, Hillcrest Youth Shelter, LCI Inc., Lee County Firefighters' Burned Children Fund, Legal Aid of North Carolina-Sanford Office, Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council, The Salvation Army, Southeastern North Carolina Radio Reading Services, t.l.c. home inc. and Warren Williams Child Development Center. â?? How much is the United Way trying to raise? This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is $425,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; lower than in many of the past campaigns. (The goal in 2003 was $1 million.) So for this year, that means if every family in Lee County contributed just

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â?? I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give much. Will my small contribution help? Because every contribution is 100 percent tax-deductible, you can probably give more than you think. Think about it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for $2, you can buy a cup of coffee or you can provide a person living with a chronic illness in a local homeless shelter a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit. You can order a small pizza for $8, or provide crisis intervention that could change the course of a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. You can have a manicure for $25, or send two at-risk students to an outreach program for a full year. â?? How much should I give? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fair shareâ&#x20AC;? giving is defined as one hourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pay per month for a full year. Many business and industries in Lee County offer payroll deductions to make that gift easy, and some even offer incentives for employees to become â&#x20AC;&#x153;fair shareâ&#x20AC;? givers. You have to decide what fits your budget. â?? Can I designate my gift? Absolutely. Many contributors do just that â&#x20AC;&#x201C; by doing so, you ensure your support goes directly to the agency or agencies youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see benefit. â?? Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best way to give? Ask your human resources contact at work, or simply go to the United Way website (www. leecountyunitedway.org) and give securely online. Or call (919) 776-5823 for more information.

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Money raised during the fundraising campaign is allotted to nonprofit agencies that work to help people in the community who are in need. Margaret Murchison, a longtime United Way board member and this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s allocation chairman, said she was thrilled to see the community come together to support the organization. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see why anybody wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give to United Way,â&#x20AC;? Murchison said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really impacted the community in a positive way.â&#x20AC;? During the time she has volunteered with the United Way, Murchison said she remembers in particular one man she met several years ago who had never donated to the organization. After his house burned down and United Way helped him get back on his feet, he started donating every year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know from the feedback we get from the volunteers and the agencies that (United Way) is filling a huge hole by enabling agencies to provide muchneeded services,â&#x20AC;? said Jan Hayes, executive director of the United Way of Lee County. One nonprofit the United Way has assisted is 4-H of Lee County, an organization dedicated to educating young people and encouraging them to serve their community. Bill Stone of Lee County 4-H said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to quantify

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RALEIGH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; More of North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public schools met or exceeded expectations on standardized tests compared to the year before, and fewer schools received the lowest-performing label, state education officials announced Thursday. The annual ABCs of Public Education report, based on results of end-of-grade and end-of-course tests taken in grades 3 through 12, show 88 percent of nearly 2,500 schools that were scored met academic growth goals for the 200910 year, compared with 81 percent in 2008-09. Test scores got a boost in part because results now include scores for students who retook endof-course exams for high school classes because they failed the first time around, said Lou Fabrizio, the chief testing director for the Department of Public Instruction. A similar increase occurred when retest results were included for lower-grade tests for the first time a

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PRECIOUS METALS Last Gold (troy oz) $1197.20 Silver (troy oz) $18.308 Copper (pound) $3.3505 Aluminum (pound) $0.9980 Platinum (troy oz) $1572.50

Spot nonferrous metals prices Pvs Day Pvs Wk $1193.70 $18.263 $3.4005 $0.9974 $1586.20

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MOVIE REVIEW: THE OTHER GUYS

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A little long, but Ferrell has another hit By NEIL MORRIS

The Other Guys

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f nothing else, “The Other Guys” demonstrates how Will Ferrell can perpetuate his comedic film career. His character, NYPD desk-jockey Allen Gamble, is a milquetoast variety of Ferrell’s typical buffoonish man-child, sans the conflated pomposity and loutishness that fueled roles in “Anchorman” and (the overrated) “Talladega Nights” but had grown increasingly irksome in the lackluster “Blades of Glory,” “Semi-Pro,” and “Step Brothers.” To wit, Allen is a schmo who takes a job as a police forensic accountant and wiles away his days filing paperwork because it is the farthest thing from his previous job as a college campus pimp named “Gator.” He takes illogical pains to downplay the patent, stunning beauty of his physician wife (Eva Mendes). He drives a red Prius and cranks Little River Band to get his adventurous juices flowing. Indeed, riffing on tropes is the overarching theme of “The Other Guys,” which opens with the Wile E. Coyote, pseudo-heroics of two shades-and-leathercoat-wearing, muscle cardriving bad boy supercops, portrayed terrifically by Samuel L. Jackson and

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In this film publicity image released by Columbia Pictures, Mark Wahlberg, right, and Will Ferrell are shown in a scene from “The Other Guys.” Dwayne Johnson (prequel, please?). On the other side of the squad room are Allen and his partner Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg), a hot head who was busted down to desk-duty after an unfortunate incident that earned him the nickname “Yankee Clipper.” Allen and Terry soon set out to earn their piece of precinct cred by cracking an elaborate white-collar caper hatched by Wall St. jillionaire David Ershon (Steve Googan). Hamstringing them throughout is crippling social ineptitude, Terry’s active distain for his partner, and the stock irascible police captain (Michael Keaton), albeit one who moonlights as a manager at Ben Bath & Beyond and harbors an unwitting penchant for quoting lyrics

from TLC songs. Yes, this is the buddycop spoof that “Cop Out” wanted to be. Director and longtime Ferrell collaborator Adam McKay knows how to strike just the right absurdist chord, blending a panoply of explosions and car crashes — and a gunfight that is a sly homage to John Woo — with scenes like an extended monologue in which Allen explains why tuna would win a war against lions (it’s as funny as it sounds). If Ferrell is playing partly against type, then Wahlberg falls headlong into it, riffing on his Oscar-nominated, hothead cop role from “The Departed.” And, there’s subtle satire in casting corporate villains instead of the stereotypical drugs-andthugs sort, although the

Grade: B Director: Adam McKay Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, and Steve Googan MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 1 hour, 47 minutes Theaters: Spring Lane Cinemas in Sanford; Southern Pines Cinemas in Southern Pines; Crossroads 20 in Cary

film unsuccessfully strains for import when it litters the closing credits with sundry real-life statistics about corporate greed and the widening wealth gap. The laffs wane towards the end of “The Other Guys,” devolving into a series of callbacks to earlier gags — the film could have easily been trimmed by about 15 minutes — that keep it from reaching rarified “Naked Gun” air. Ferrell and Co. work best when they leave the arena of parody and embrace the bizarre, like Ferrell and Mendes’s dinner-table crooning of a ballad named “Pimps Don’t Cry” or Allen plowing through crime scene cadavers, coating his Prius in a sheet of cocaine in the process. Mindless comedy is rarely this knowing. Neil Morris can be reached via e-mail at thereeldeal@earthlink.net.

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ex-Prime Minister JacquesEdouard Alexis, who secured the backing of President Rene Preval’s powerful Unity party this week. Preval is barred from running by the constitution. Jean was born on the outskirts of the Port-au-Prince but left the country as a child and grew up in Brooklyn. He gained fame as a member of the Fugees and went on to have a successful solo career. In recent years, he has been active in Haiti with the charity Yele Haiti, prompting long-running speculation that he would run for president one day.

Salahi’s scrap at ‘View’ dominates ‘Today’ show NEW YORK (AP) — Michaele Salahi’s dustup with Whoopi Goldberg was Topic A when the alleged White House gatecrasher and her fellow cast members from “The Real Housewives of D.C.” appeared on Thursday’s “Today” show. Then, an hour later on “The View,” Goldberg gave her own account in this case of She-said, She-said. The five “D.C. Housewives” were guests on NBC’s “Today” to promote Thursday’s premiere of the Bravo reality show. But co-hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb immediately seized on the shouting match that had erupted after Wednesday’s edition of “The View” between Salahi, a guest along with the other “Housewives,” and “View” co-host Goldberg. Goldberg, who was not among the interviewers for that segment, had stepped onto the set of the ABC talk show to urge Salahi to discuss the night she and her husband allegedly crashed President Barack Obama’s state dinner last fall. As she spoke to her, Goldberg could be seen by viewers touching Salahi’s arm. After the show was over, Salahi said on “Today,” Goldberg confronted her sharply, using obscene language and demanding to know if she had accused Goldberg of hitting her.

Drug bottles found in Anna Nicole Smith death room LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drug bottles, a duffel bag full of cash and Anna Nicole Smith’s sobbing boyfriend were found in the Florida hotel room where the Playboy model died of an overdose three years ago, a police detective testified Thursday. Detective Katherine Frank was the first witness to take the stand in the trial of Smith’s lawyer-boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, and two doctors who have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to supply the model with vast amounts of powerful opiates and sedatives.

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Where there’s Smoke...

Sports QUICKREAD

The temperatures are rising, which means Tony Stewart is about to ride a hot streak

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Panthers’ prez is a tireless worker

GOLF: BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL

NCAA SAYS WVU FOOTBALL COMMITTED VIOLATIONS

By MIKE CRANSTON

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia student managers, graduate assistants and other non-coaching staff worked with football players on their skills and techniques in violation of NCAA limits during the Rich Rodriguez era and under current coach Bill Stewart, according to NCAA allegations released Thursday. The NCAA said this week that there were five major and one secondary rules violations committed by the Mountaineer football program from 2005 to 2009. The NCAA said both Rodriguez and Stewart failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance. Similar allegations were leveled against Rodriguez during an earlier, separate investigation at Michigan, which in May admitted it had committed a series of violations related to practice time and coaching activities. Rodriguez led West Virginia, his alma mater, to two Bowl Championship Series berths and a 60-26 record in seven seasons before taking over at Michigan in December 2007. He left West Virginia two weeks after the Mountaineers lost to Pittsburgh in the 2007 regular-season finale and failed to secure a spot in the national championship game. Stewart became West Virginia’s head coach after leading the Mountaineers to a Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma as interim coach in January 2008.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Danny Morrison was in his office a 7 a.m. Thursday, hustled off to speak at a Charlotte luncheon, drove 90 minutes here to Carolina’s training camp and ran the steps in the football stadium in near 100-degree heat before heading to Panthers practice. The new team president was in near constant motion during the afternoon workout on the campus of his alma mater. He shook hands with fans lined up along the Morrison fence, handed water bottles to guests of sponsors, asked questions of staff and was seemingly oblivious to the heat. Coming up on a year since Morrison took a tough job — working for demanding owner Jerry Richardson — in a tough spot — replacing Richardson’s son, Mark, whom his father fired — Morrison is becoming one of the most visible faces of the franchise. “I love sticking my head out and watching practice,” Morrison said. “I like to watch our coaches, our support staff.” And the slim, sliverhaired 56-year-old somehow seems to never sweat or get ruffled juggling his hectic schedule. It’s no surprise to the man who gave Morrison his first big job — athletic director at Wofford — at age 31. “Once I said, ‘Danny, we could walk across campus, you could put on a suit and it’s going to be raining like the dickens. By the time we get to the other end, he’ll have no raindrops on you,”’ said Joe Lesesne, the school’s retired president. “It drives me crazy.” Lesesne started laughing, proud that Morrison is back on campus, where he taught him history as a freshman and watched him play basketball for the Terriers. It was then that Morrison met Richardson, a Wofford alum and then a successful businessman in Spartanburg.

NCAA BADDOUR: NCAA BACK ON CAMPUS AT UNC

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour says NCAA investigators have returned to campus this week. Baddour said investigators were in Chapel Hill on Wednesday and Thursday, though he would not reveal specifics of their visit. The NCAA is looking into whether defensive tackle Marvin Austin and receiver Greg Little received improper benefits from agents. Baddour says the school is participating in the investigation and that both the NCAA and North Carolina are “all working as quickly as we can to get it resolved.” The Tar Heels open training camp Friday. Austin and Little are expected to practice with the team but likely won’t talk to reporters.

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Tiger Woods wipes away sweat from his forehead on the 17th green during the first round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club, Thursday in Akron, Ohio. Woods finished at 4-over par after round one.

Even on a favorite course, Woods struggles mightily By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

AKRON, Ohio — Not even one of his favorite golf courses is much use to Tiger Woods these days. Facing the two easiest holes to start his round, he hit tee shots into the trees and made bogeys. On the course where he has won seven times in his last nine appearances, he posted a 4-over 74 for his highest score ever at Firestone. That put him 10 shots behind Bubba Watson, the largest first-round deficit Woods has faced since he returned at the Masters. And it didn’t get any better when he finished Thursday in the Bridgestone Invitational. As he took the 100-yard walk

to the scoring trailer, one spectator called out to Woods, “You’re washed up, Tiger. Give it up.” Woods, sporting a goatee but rarely a smile, offered no excuses. “Only thing I did good today is I kept my patience out there.” It was another example of Woods at war with his game, even on golf courses where he once won with alarming regularity. He collapsed early in the final round at Pebble Beach, where he had won the U.S. Open by 15 shots the last time it was there. He was never a factor at St. Andrews, where he had won the British Open twice by a combined 13 shots. His dominance is even more defined at Firestone, where he had never shot worse than 72, where

he had never finished worse than fifth. Instead, the day belonged to a guy who had never been here. Watson made his debut at Firestone by running off four straight birdies on the back nine and making a long putt on the final hole for a 6-under 64 and a two-shot lead over a group that included Masters champion Phil Mickelson and U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell. “I was impressed about Tiger Woods having seven wins here,” Watson said about seeing the South Course for the first time earlier in the week. “But with Tiger’s wedge game, and his putter is phenomenal, I can see where he could win.”

NCAA KY. WOMAN GUILTY IN PITNO EXTORTION CASE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman was convicted of extortion after she demanded millions of dollars from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino to keep their tryst at a restaurant secret. Karen Cunagin Sypher, 50, of Louisville, was found guilty Thursday of three counts of extortion, two counts of lying to the FBI and one count of retaliating against a witness. A spokesman for the University of Louisville said Pitino was traveling and referred all comments to his attorney, Steve Pence. Pence said the jury “did the right thing.”

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ON A MISSION

Using hoops to spread God’s word By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com

PRAI GRANDE, BRAZIL – The goal of the North Carolina All-Stars’ tour through the schools of Sao Paulo and Pai Grande, Brazil, goes well beyond the basketball court. The purpose of the trip is to help spread God’s word and share His glory with elementary, middle and high school students in Brazil. The All-Stars, a team comprised of current coaches and former Grace Christian basketball players, an assistant football and baseball coach at Southern Lee, other Sanford residents and a for-

mer wrestler from Durham, were formed to use the game of basketball as a method to get that message across. And so far, the trip has been a huge success. “God has a reason for us to be here,” said Joel Murr, the youth pastor at Grace Chapel. “If only one person can get saved out of this whole thing, then it’s a success. Jesus is the one that can save somebody, not us. All we can do is tell people what Christ can do for us and share what He means to us.” During Tuesday’s dribbling clinic at a school in Pai Grande, a young man by the name of Vinny walked up to

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Murr and told him about the message the All-Stars sent during their presentation. “We had a kid come up to me who did not fully trust Christ,” said Murr, the head

girls’ basketball coach at Grace Christian. “He really enjoyed our show and what we had to say. He asked me to pray for him. I told him that I was glad that he had the courage to ask me to do so.” As a team, though, the All-Stars are enjoying their share of success on the court as well. During an exhibition game on Monday night, the All-Stars played Cubatao, a 21-and-under Brazilian semipro team. The All-Stars held off the Brazilian club 110-96 with Tim Murr leading the way with 38 points. Joel Murr had 29, including draining his

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Area Sports

2B / Friday, August 6, 2010 / The Sanford Herald UPCOMING DRNV holding registrations SANFORD — Registration is currently under way for Deep River-Northview baseball and softball for the fall season. Baseball registration is for boys ages 5-15 and fast pitch softball is available for girls between 7-12. Registration may be completed online at www. drnvobaseball.com. The deadline for registration is Sunday.

Lee Parks and Rec to hold volleyball camp SANFORD — Lee County Parks and Recreation will hold a volleyball camp on Aug. 11-12 at the Bob Hales Recreation Center. The camp, which lasts from 6-9 p.m., is for players ages 9-16. To register, visit the Lee County Parks and Recreation office at 2303 Tramway Road. Registration is $20 per participant. For more information, contact Lee County Parks and Recreation at (919) 775-2107 ext. 206.

Stevens Center announces tourney SANFORD — The Stevens Center’s annual golf tournament will take place on Oct. 10 at Tobacco Road Golf Club There will be 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. shotgun starts in the captain’s choice event. The $65 cost per person includes 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, beverages and prizes. Score a hole-in-one on the 14th green and win a new Ford Fiesta from Crossroads Ford. Register in advance by calling (919) 776-4048, visiting stevenscenter. org or on the day of event at Tobacco Road Golf Club. Proceeds benefit people with disabilities in Lee, Harnett and Moore Counties.

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‘Smoke’ seems ready for hot streak WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Tony Stewart seems to be right on schedule — it’s hot, and so is the driver known as Smoke. Stewart, who typically thrives in the heat of summer, has three straight top-10 finishes, including a runner-up last week at Pocono, and sits a solid eighth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup points standings as the series heads to Watkins Glen International. Stewart might not be as hot as he has been in years past at this juncture of the season, but a strong finish at Watkins Glen is almost a lock. He’s won four of the past six races over the 11-turn, 2.45-mile layout, finishing second the two times he didn’t win, and has a record five victories at the storied track in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. “I pinpoint this race,” Stewart said. “Every time you win here, it makes it that much easier to come back and be that much more excited about it. That’s something that I’m really proud of. It definitely gives me an advantage when we come here, at least in my mind. “I know how to win here. There’s no guarantee that it’s going to happen again this time around, but it definitely is one of the races on the schedule that we’ve got circled.” Stewart’s second year as an owner-driver has been solid but a bit off his impressive first year. In 2009, he won four times and led the points standings by a wide margin after 26 races before Jimmie Johnson stormed back in the Chase to capture his fourth straight Cup title. “I guess it is easier, a

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Driver Tony Stewart waits to qualify for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pennsylvania 500 auto race in Long Pond, Pa. little bit,” Stewart said. “Last year, being the first year, especially the first half of the season, there were a lot of question marks — what to do and how to do this and that. At least going to Daytona it was a lot calmer than it was last year. We just have that experience after the first year. It doesn’t mean you know everything you need to know, but at least you have an idea where your program is.” Although Stewart has yet to win this year, he’s 189 points ahead of 13th-place Mark Martin in the standings, a comfortable cushion as the regular season winds down. Only five races remain before the 10-race Chase begins, with only the top 12 drivers qualifying. “We’re in a position right now where I can’t say we’re truly comfortable where we’re at, but as long as we don’t have a major catastrophe we should be OK,” Stewart said. “I wish you could tell me it (a win at Watkins Glen)

was a guarantee versus an opportunity. But it is nice knowing that it is a place where, if nothing else, we can maintain.” Stewart has seven road course victories, just two behind all-time NASCAR leader Jeff Gordon, a fourtime winner at The Glen. Last August, Stewart led 34 laps of the 90-lap race, which was delayed a day because of rain, and held off Marcos Ambrose over the final 25 laps. Ambrose, still winless at the Cup level, is poised to complete that breakthrough triumph. The affable Aussie squandered a victory in the road race at Sonoma in June when he shut off his car to save fuel while leading under a late caution and couldn’t get it refired in time to keep pace. He was relegated to seventh by NASCAR when the race restarted and finished sixth. “I’ve got unfinished business at this level of racing,” said Ambrose, who announced last week he won’t

drive the No. 47 car for JTG-Daugherty Racing in 2011 and has contemplated returning to Australia. “I feel like I’ve become part of the sport, but I haven’t become a contender on a weekly basis. If I left now, I would feel like I’ve got unfinished business.” Watkins Glen might be the place where Ambrose finally takes care of business. He’s won the past two Nationwide races here, completing a daring pass of Kyle Busch for the lead in the closing laps last year, and he finished third in the Cup race two years ago after starting last.

Atlanta to lose 1 Cup date next year ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Motor Speedway will host just one NASCAR Sprint Cup race in 2011. The track announced Thursday it will hold a 500-mile Cup race at the track on Labor Day weekend next year. It marks the first time since the track opened in 1960 that it will not host two Cup events in a season. The 1.5-mile quad-oval is owned by Speedway Motorsports Inc., which recently submitted several scheduling requests to NASCAR.

Camels to open preseason camp BUIES CREEK — One-hundred and eight players are expected to greet Campbell coach Dale Steele and the rest of the coaching staff when the CU football team officially reports to preseason camp on Friday. This is the Camels’ third preseason camp. CU’s football team is coming off a season where it tripled the victory total of its inaugural season and led the Pioneer Football League in rushing with 2,087 yards. The team also picked up the school’s first home win (48-28 vs. Methodist on Sept. 5), first home conference win (31-22 vs. Morehead State on Oct. 31) and first road conference victory (17-3 at Valparaiso on Nov. 14) during 2009. The team will conduct its initial preseason practice on Saturday, starting with the first period in shorts and helmets at 3 p.m. at the school’s grass practice field behind BarkerLane Stadium/Ed Gore Field. CU gets back on the gridiron and breaks out the shoulder pads for the first time on Monday, starting at 8:30 a.m. for an expected three-hour session. The team’s first day of full pads is on Wednesday starting at 8:30 a.m. The first two-a-day practice day will occur on Thursday. The morning session is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and the afternoon practice is at 6:10 p.m. CU will host a preseason intra-squad scrimmage at BakerLane Stadium/Gore Field on Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. The team’s Media Day/Fan Appreciation Day is on Aug. 21 starting at 11 a.m. The day will also be Campbell’s second scrimmage of the preseason beginning at 4 p.m. The Camels open the 2010 season on the road for the first time in three years and heads off to Virginia-Wise to take on the Cavaliers at 6 p.m. on Sept. 4. Campbell’s first home game of the year happens the following week when CU welcomes in Old Dominion for a 1 p.m. game.

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first four 3-pointers in the opening minute of the game. Nate Woodruff chipped in with a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. After the game, though, the All-Stars met with the Brazilian club and continued their mission of telling people about Jesus Christ. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What kind of people would we be if we played this game and left this gym without telling you all about Jesus Christ?â&#x20AC;? Tim Murr said to the Brazilian team after the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the message we want to send to you. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fortunate that we get to play this game of basketball. We want to use it in this country to help spread Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glory to the people of Brazil.â&#x20AC;? The All-Stars handed out team pictures to the Brazilian club and everyone shook hands and both teams prayed together. During the different clinics that the team does every morning at the different schools, the All-Stars circle up and do different dribbling exhibits. They get volunteers from the audience to try and duplicate some of the things the team does. In between displays, Tim or Joel Murr and sometimes Woodruff would speak to the kids in the school with a translator sending their message about why they are in the country of Brazil. Afterwards, the team autographs team photos for the students and teachers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basketball is a great tool that God has given us,â&#x20AC;? said Joel Murr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The kids definitely enjoy it and they have a little respect for what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to do. We just want to use this game that God has given us all the ability to play as a

way to help bring these kids closer to God.â&#x20AC;? Joel Murr recently returned from a mission trip to Canada, where he went with the youth group at Grace Chapel. While in Canada, the group saw 11 people get saved. To both of the Murr brothers, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a difference as to how many people get saved. All they need is for one person to accept God into their heart and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve accomplished their mission. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God does these trips differently every time,â&#x20AC;? said Joel Murr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Canada, we dealt with a smaller crowd of people. Here, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got an opportunity to share on a bigger scale because of the game of basketball. More people come out to see what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just more people that we can spread Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s word to. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love more people to accept Christ into their lives, but all it takes is one for this trip to be a success and I know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve accomplished that.â&#x20AC;? The All-Stars played another exhibition game in Sao Paulo on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, the All-Stars began competing in a threeday tournament in Pai Grande against more semipro teams from the country. After each game, though, the same message that was sent to the Cubatao team and to each student at every school will be shared to every team the All-Stars play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This trip is about sharing what Jesus Christ can do for everybody,â&#x20AC;? said Joel Murr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ever been about.â&#x20AC;? The All-Stars will continue doing their dribbling displays at different schools in the country before returning to the United States on Sunday morning.

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Business as usual for Vikesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; QBs MANKATO, Minn. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; While Brett Favre waffles in Mississippi, his presumptive teammates are sweating through training camp in Minnesota. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business as usual for the Vikings. Two veteran quarterbacks, Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels, are in limbo, trying to prepare for the season while answering questions about being a placeholder for Favre. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done it before, and say it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been a distraction even through all the twists and turns this week. Favreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agent, Bus Cook, said Wednesday that Favre will play if his surgically repaired ankle is healthy enough. That news came less than 24 hours after a player said Favre was texting teammates and officials in the organization to say he was planning to retire. Jackson, who would be the starter if Favre

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A ballboy lobs a ball as Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks Tarvaris Jackson, left, rookie Joe Webb, center and Sage Rosenfels, right, head to another practice field at the NFL teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football training camp Tuesday in Mankato, Minn. couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return, smiled and cracked a joke about all of the developments, clearly comfortable in the middle of the situation again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of part of my life now. I actually might miss it,â&#x20AC;? Jackson said with a smile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his decision. He deserves however long he takes to make the decision. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on him and

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just going to come out here and try to get better.â&#x20AC;? Vikings coach Brad Childress said his team is focused, and Favreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s indecision will not be a hindrance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is not going to be detrimental within our team group,â&#x20AC;? Childress said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody on the outside can bat it around however you want to. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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MLB Standings New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Minnesota 8, Tampa Bay 6 Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 4, 11 innings L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Boston (C.Buchholz 11-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Vazquez 9-7), 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Danks 11-8) at Baltimore (Bergesen 3-9), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 10-7) at Detroit (Verlander 12-6), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Liriano 10-7) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 2-0), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Garza 11-5) at Toronto (Cecil 8-5), 7:07 p.m. Texas (Cl.Lee 9-5) at Oakland (Braden 6-7), 10:05 p.m. Kansas City (Greinke 7-10) at Seattle (French 0-2), 10:10 p.m. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Tampa Bay at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 4:10 p.m. Texas at Oakland, 4:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Colorado at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Cincinnati (Arroyo 11-6) at Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 6-5), 2:20 p.m. Colorado (Hammel 7-6) at Pittsburgh (Duke 5-10), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 15-6) at Florida (Nolasco 12-7), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 7-5) at Philadelphia (Blanton 4-6), 7:35 p.m. San Francisco (Zito 8-6) at Atlanta (Hanson 8-8), 7:35 p.m. Houston (W.Rodriguez 9-11) at Milwaukee (Bush 5-9), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (Garland 10-7) at Arizona (D.Hudson 1-0), 9:40 p.m. Washington (Lannan 2-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-6), 10:10 p.m. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m. Colorado at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Houston at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Florida, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Washington at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Bridgestone Invitational Scores By The Associated Press Thursday At Firestone Country Club (South Course) Akron, Ohio Purse: $8.5 million Yardage: 7,400; Par: 70 (35-35) First Round Bubba Watson 33-31 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kenny Perry 33-33 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Phil Mickelson 30-36 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Adam Scott 32-34 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Graeme McDowell 34-32 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a Chad Campbell 34-33 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sean Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hair 33-34 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jeff Overton a36-31 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bo Van Pelt 36-31 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Retief Goosen 34-33 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gregory Bourdy 33-35 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Steve Stricker 35-33 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rory McIlroy 32-36 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Justin Leonard 33-35 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rickie Fowler 33-35 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nick Watney 35-33 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Paul Casey 33-35 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Matt Kuchar 35-34 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ernie Els 35-34 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alexander Noren 36-33 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ben Curtis 35-34 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Peter Hanson 34-35 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jason Day 35-34 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Miguel A. Jimenez 33-36 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Padraig Harrington 34-35 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ryan Palmer 37-33 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sergio Garcia 35-35 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; K.J. Choi 36-34 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Francesco Molinari 33-37 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ryan Moore 36-34 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ross Fisher 36-34 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Martin Laird 33-37 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lucas Glover 34-36 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

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NASCAR Nationwide Points Leaders By The Associated Press Through July 31 1. Brad Keselowski, 3,349. 2. Carl Edwards, 3,118. 3. Kyle Busch, 2,876. 4. Justin Allgaier, 2,833. 5. Paul Menard, 2,620. 6. Kevin Harvick, 2,609. 7. Steve Wallace, 2,488. 8. Trevor Bayne, 2,365. 9. Brendan Gaughan, 2,347. 10. Jason Leffler, 2,326. 11. Michael Annett, 2,225. 12. Brian Scott, 2,176. 13. Reed Sorenson, 2,167. 14. Tony Raines, 2,117. 15. Joey Logano, 2,108. 16. Mike Bliss, 1,937. 17. Kenny Wallace, 1,904. 18. Mike Wallace, 1,895. 19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 1,799. 20. Joe Nemechek, 1,740.

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Happy Birthday: The challenges faced will allow you to prove your ability, talent and desire to do something worthwhile. Your expertise will be recognized and a personal proposal will highlight your options. There will be plenty of room for change and advancement if you are on top of your game and ready to display what you have to offer. Your numbers are 4, 11, 23, 29, 32, 37, 41 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Avoid being pushed by a bully or someone wanting to take advantage of you. Use all your experience and skills to make last-minute changes that will positively influence the outcome of anything you pursue. It’s your own expectations that must be met. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll know instinctively how to play the game when it comes to money ventures and putting your skills to the test. Someone you are interested in will pay attention to you, as well. Romance should be part of your plan. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Set your goals high and sign up for challenges that will force you to stretch your abilities to the limit. Keep your emotions in check and refuse to let anyone play mind games with you. Set the stage for new beginnings and a better future. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t get dragged down with burdens that don’t belong to you. A sudden and untimely change to your status is likely but, in the end, it will be a blessing. Don’t hold onto something that is no longer to your benefit. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Branching out on a new venture or adding to something you already do will lead to greater income. Pick up skills and knowledge so you can move forward with confi-

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DEAR SMITTEN: Crazy? No. Gullible? Possibly. Please forgive me if I seem cynical, but more than one devout, vulnerable, lonely woman has been taken advantage of by an inmate with whom she corresponded. That’s why, before allowing yourself to become more emotionally involved, you should contact the warden of the prison and verify that what “Mike” has been telling you is the gospel truth. If it is -- fine. If it’s not, for your own sake, end the correspondence immediately. P.S. As to how to introduce him

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every meal. We are now getting comments from family and friends who feel we’re practically abusing our son. I believe people make these comments because they are ignorant about this lifestyle. I have asked them to stop, but they continue. What can I do to stop the unwarranted harassment? — SICK OF THE COMMENTS IN BALTIMORE DEAR SICK: Is your child’s pediatrician aware of the diet you have him on? Is your pediatric nutritionist a member of the American Dietetic Association? Have you told the individuals making these comments that you are working with a professional to be sure your little one is getting everything he needs? If the answer to my questions is yes and the questioners persist, refer them to your nutritionist for reassurance. o DEAR ABBY: How do you mend a broken heart? — TEARS ON MY PILLOW DEAR TEARS: By staying busy. By avoiding the “old reminders,” which tend to make you moody and broody. By putting away or getting rid of the photographs, cards and gifts that make you sad -- unless you enjoy punishing yourself. And by staying in the present.

ODDS AND ENDS Fed court bars candidate’s lawsuit over expletive MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal court has rejected a lawsuit filed by an independent candidate for the state Assembly in Wisconsin who wants to use a racially charged phrase to describe herself on the ballot. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Randa said in the order filed Wednesday that Ieshuh Griffin’s lawsuit must be dismissed because it was a habeas corpus action and those require the person bringing it to be in custody. Randa did not rule the merits of the lawsuit. Griffin is fighting a decision by the state Government Accountability Board barring her from using the phrase “NOT the ‘whiteman’s bitch’” to describe herself on the ballot. The judge said Griffin’s claims should be brought in a civil rights lawsuit. Griffin on Thursday instead filed a motion to get Randa replaced due to “judicial disability.” “He doesn’t have the authority to tell me what to file or when to file,” she said. Griffin said she may file a civil rights lawsuit after the Nov. 2 election if she’s not able to get the ballot language approved. In the meantime, she appealed the judge’s decision rejecting her habeus corpus action. “A lot of people are telling me they support my stand,” she said. State law allows independent candidates to have five words describing themselves placed after their names on the ballot as long as it’s not pejorative, profane, discriminatory or includes an obscene word or phrase. Griffin, who is black, argued her case to the five white, retired judges on the board that regulates elections last month saying the phrase she wanted to use was protected free speech. But the board wouldn’t allow it on the ballot, which led to her filing the federal lawsuit in Milwaukee.

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MY ANSWER NY prosecutors not sure which twin to charge LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities trying to solve a shooting in New York have zeroed in on identical twin brothers — but now they have to figure out which one to charge. A prosecutor on Wednesday won the right to photograph 31-year-old Niagara Falls residents Edward and Raymond Nickens with their shirts on and off to see which one might match a witness’ description in the May shooting. The brothers wore matching clothes and goatees in court. But tattoos visible on their arms were different. Edward Nickens’ attorney argued photos should be taken after charges are filed. Raymond Nickens’ attorney said police have already taken pictures.

Romanian leader visits hospital for errant swab BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The mystery of the Romanian president’s unscheduled hospital visit has now been explained. News that President Traian Basescu had to see an ear, nose and throat specialist at the Military Hospital quickly became the top news story of the day Wednesday. Television crews rushed to the hospital and speculation ran rampant, with political rival Claudiu Saftoiu hinting that the 58-year-old president’s health maybe be suffering due to overwork. Hours later, Basescu finally disclosed the purpose of his visit — in another unscheduled appearance, this time on national television. After his morning swim, he had accidentally rammed “a cotton bud in my ear the wrong way” while speaking on the phone to a minister, the president told the nation. No further details were given. See answer, page 2A

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A: Only God knows the future and what our country will be like a century from now. We can speculate and make guesses about the future but that’s all they’ll be -- mere guesses. But God not only knows the future, He also is in control of the future! I know that may be hard for you to accept because you know how much evil there is in the world and how much chaos evil men can cause. But behind the scenes, God is sovereign, and ultimately the future is in His hands -- and that should give you hope. The Bible says, “He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth.... He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing” (Isaiah 40:22,23). Does that mean we should sit back and be unconcerned about the evils around us? No, of course not. If anything, those evils should make us pray harder and work harder for righteousness. Any nation that turns its back on God and His moral law eventually ends up in chaos -- which is exactly what Satan would wish for us. The Bible says, “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people” (Proverbs 14:34). Don’t worry about what the world may be like 100 years from now. Instead, be concerned about the present, and ask God to help you declare Christ’s light and life to those around you who need Him.

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Religion

8B / Friday, August 6, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Church of Many Colors

Church News Buckhorn United Methodist Church

Christ Church of Deliverance

Revival services will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday with the Rev. Ray Gooch. Music will be provided by Redeemed Resonance, Ebenezer Choir and Jubilee Chorus. Nursery will be provided.

The 22nd pastoral anniversary of Apostle Zenobia Crump wiill continue at 7 p.m. today with Dr. Grant Blue of The Potter’s House as guest speaker. Apostle Fred Gilchrist of Faith Non-denominational Church in Florence, S.C. will be the guest speaker at 5 p.m. Saturday at the church. The conclusion will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at the church. The church is located at 2233 Lower Moncure Road in Sanford.

Buffalo Presbyterian Church

The Rev. Paul J. Shield will deliver the message at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. The church is located at 1333 Carthage St. in Sanford.

Chestnut AME Zion Church

Homecoming service will be observed Sunday with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., worship service at 11 a.m., lunch at 1 p.m. and afternoon service at 3 p.m. with Deacon Archie Thomas and the Harmony Angels of New Haven CT and many other. Revival services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday with the Rev. C.E. Willie of Rush Metropolitan AME Zion Church in Raleigh as the speaker.

Christian Chapel Church The Men’s Group annual hot dog and barbecue supper fundraiser will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Christian Life Family Worship Center Revival services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday with Pastor Ruby Shephard of Southern Pines speaking. The church is located at 188 St. Andrews Church Road in Sanford.

Pastor Gerome Williams Sr. will speak at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. The church is located at 2320 Pilson Road in Lemon Springs.

Cumnock Union United Methodist Church An ice cream supper will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Deep River Park (Camel-back Bridge). Music will be provided. Bring a chair.

East Sanford Baptist Church The Rev. Robbie Gibson will speak at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service and Ryan Karp of Chosen People Ministries will speak on the “Fall Festival of Israel” at the 6 p.m. worship service. The men’s fellowship breakfast will be held at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday at Mrs. Wenger’s Restaurant. Becky Young will show pictures of South Africa and tell what is happening there at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The church is located at 300 North Ave. in Sanford.

Evans Chapel AME Zion Church

First Calvary Baptist Church

New Life Praise Church (SBC)

The annual Homecoming celebration will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. K.L. Swann speaking. The celebration will continue at 3 p.m. with Elder Samuel Obie, choir and congregation from Holy Trinity Church in Siler City rendering the service. Revival services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with the Rev. Anthony Davis of Oak Grove AME Zion Church in Erwin as the speaker. The church is located at 241 Evans Chapel Road, east of Siler City.

The annual homecoming/family and friends day will be observed at 11 a.m. Sunday with Dr. Thomas E. Smith Sr. delivering the message. The Mass Choir will render the music. A fellowship meal will follow the service in the J.L. Morgan Family Life Center. Revival services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday through Friday with Dr. Ricky Banks of St. Stephens Baptist Church in Elizabeth City and 3rd Vice President of the General Baptist State Convention of N .C. as the speaker for the week. Music will be provided by guest choirs and First Calvary. A fellowship meal prepared by the Laymen League will be served at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the J.L. Morgan Family Life Center. The church is located at 240 Fields Drive in Sanford.

For the 10:30 A.M. Sunday worship service, Pastor Josh Dickinson will continue with his series of messages from the gospel of John at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service. A church social will follow the 6 p.m. worship service in the fellowship building. The church is located at 2398 Wicker St. in Sanford.

Fair Promise AME Zion Church The conclusion of family and friends week will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday with Dr. S.O. Greene Sr. of Baker’s Creek AME Zion Church as guest speaker. An afternoon of festivities will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. at West Lee Middle School.

Faith, Hope and Deliverance Christian Church Family and friends day will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at the church. The church is located at 646 Oakwood Ave. in Sanford.

First Congregational Christian Church Kid’s Day will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday to honor kids of all ages as they prepare to return to school.

Gorham Prayer Room Bible study will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at 218 Simmons St., Sanford.

Greater Zion Holy Temple Minister Emily S. Petty will deliver the message at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. The church is located at 608 Oddfellow St. in Sanford.

Gulf Presbyterian Church A buffet breakfast will be served at 10 a.m. Sunday followed by worship service at 11 a.m. with Kelly Bastow-Cox as guest speaker and installation of new members.

Hillmon Grove Baptist Church Pastor Shannon Arnold will bring the message at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. There will be special music. A JAM for children will be held at 6:30 p.m. Women on Mission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the church fellowship hall. CARE Team “A” will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday with Marge and Bill Guy in the church office. Acteens, GAs, RAs will meet at 7 p.m., prayer and Bible study also at 7 p.m. and choir practice at 8 p.m. The church is located at 384 Hillmon Grove Church Road.

Lambert Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Revival services will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. William Harrington speaking. Dinner will be served following the service. Apostle Samuel Thomas of True Apostolic Deliverance Center and Praise Team will render the service at 3 p.m. at the church. The Rev. Douglas Waterson of New Zion Missionary Baptist Church will be the speaker at 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Guest choirs will provide the music. The church is located at 510 Lambert Chapel Church Road in Siler City.

Little Galilee Holiness Church Pastor Hancy Barnes’ 27th pastoral anniversary will be celebrated at 3:30 p.m. Sunday with Elder Victor Robinson and congregation of Solid Rock Holiness Church in Hamlet as guest speaker.

Love Grove AME Zion Church Homecoming service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday with Elder Jerry Powell of Alston Chapel United Holy Church of Pittsboro as guest speaker. Revival services will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday with Elder Thomas Washington of Angier as the speaker. The church is located at 796 Love Grove Church Road in Sanford.

McQueen Chapel United Methodist Church Homecoming will be observed as ‘family and friends day’ at 11 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. Leonard Fairley, Superintendent of the Rockingham District, as guest speaker. A fellowship meal will follow the service. Revival services will be held at 7:30 p.m. monday through Wednesday with the Rev. McDougald as the speaker.

Mt. Carmel Petnecostal Holiness Assembly The annual back to school revival will continue at 7 p.m. Saturday with Pastor Nicholas Worrell of Ressurrection Temple in Goldston as guest speaker. The church is located at 744 Minter School Road in Sanford.

New Beginning Church Family and friends day will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church. The church is located at 44 Allen Road in Sanford.

New Zion Missionary Baptist Church Usher’s Day will be observed at 11 a.m. Sunday with Minister Rodney Butler speaking. The church is located at 3324 Truelove St. in Sanford.

Poplar Springs AME Church Fish dinners and hot dogs will be sold at 6 p.m. today in the social hall. The annual back-to-school carnival will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday with food, fun and school supplies. Everything is free. Homecoming will be observed at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Barry Palmer of Tempting Congregational Church as the guest speaker. Revival services will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday with the Rev. Curtis Boykin of Mt. Sinai United Holy Church as the speaker. The church is located at 1261 Blackstone Road in Sanford.

Reaves Chapel AME Zion Church Homecoming/family and friends day will be observed at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. Lunch will follow the service. Revival service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday with the Rev. Larry Gordon of Trinity AME Zion Church in Southern Pines as the speaker.

Red Hill Missionary Baptist Church Vacation Bible School will be held Sunday through Friday for all ages. The church is located on Hwy. 42 in Goldston.

Rocky Fork Christian Church Community appreciation day will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday with inflatable rides, popcorn, ice cream, amusement rides, hot dogs, drinks and more. Admission is free. The American Red Cross will be on site taking blood donations. Brenda Peterson will speak at the Sunday morning worship service.

St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church Services will be held at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday conducted by Fr. Craig J. Lister. Nursery is provided during the second service. Coffee hour will follow the second service in the Lower Parish Hall. The church is located at 312 N. Steele St. in Sanford.

Sandy Branch Baptist Church Youth in grades 7-12 are invited to take a Joyride at 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday with food, fun and Bible study. Monday, there will be a trip to Ben and Jerry’s in Chapel Hill, so bring $3 for ice cream. Tuesday, there will be a game of “Capture the Flag.” Wednesday will be movie night with “Facing the Giants” playing. Thursday will be water games. The church is located at 715 Sandy Branch Church Road in Bear Creek.

Sanford Freewill Holiness Church Revival services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday with Pastor Gainey of Wilson as the speaker. The church is located at 3000 Lemon Springs Road in Sanford.

Solid Rock Community Church Pastor Craig Dodson will speak at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service. Nursery and children’s church provided. Transportation available, call 919-777-6579. The church is located at 989 White Hill Road in Sanford.

Trinity Lutheran Church The eleventh Sunday after Pentecost worship will be ministered by the Rev. Timothy Martin at 8:15 a.m. with Holy Communion and at 10:30 am. Coffee Hour follows the second service. Gamblers Anonymous meet on Friday at 8 pm. The church is located at 525 Carthage St. in Sanford.

Works For Christ Christian Center A pastors’ appreciation celebration for Drs. Lewis and Alice Hooker will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday with Apostle Reginald White of Gospel Lighthouse Word Ministries in Sanford as guest speaker. Event is free. The appreciation celebration will continue at 10 a.m. Sunday.