If you’re sitting near theRev. Judy Klusman dur-ing today’s Super Bowl,

be prepared.“Put your earplugs in,”

she says. “Iwarn you, Iyell andholler a lot.”Klusman,

a Wisconsinnative whomoved to Sal-isbury in2007, is anunabashedGreen BayPackers fan.It startedwith her

mother, who still lives in Wis-consin, rooting on herbeloved Packers.“It’s a multi-generational

thing, and it’s hard for peoplewho didn’t grow up as Pack-ers fans to understand,”Klusman explains.As with many Pittsburgh

Steelers fans in the South,Steve Clark became a devot-ed fan with the Steelersteams of the 1970s, whichfeatured players such as Ter-ry Bradshaw, Jack Lambert,Franco Harris, Mean JoeGreene and Lynn Swann.“I love the black and

gold,” says Clark, a lifelong

Rowan County resident.Super Bowl XLV features

two blue-collar cities and twoteams that maybe have themost loyal, national fan basesin professional football. Sup-porters of teams such as theDallas Cowboys and Wash-ington Redskins might dis-pute that, but today they’rewatching with everyone elsethe Terrible Towels of Pitts-burgh take on the Cheese-heads of Green Bay.These clubs have tradi-

tions that are hard to match.Green Bay set a standard un-

der Coach Vince Lombardiby winning the first two Su-per Bowls, then endeared it-self to a new generation offans with quarterback BrettFavre and two Super Bowlappearances in the 1990s.Today’s Super Bowl cham-

pion wins, in fact, the Lom-bardi trophy.Meanwhile, the Steelers

are going after a record-set-ting seventh Super Bowl vic-tory. In Super Bowls, the

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The estimated cost for a runway extension at Rowan County Air-port is $22.4 million. The state would pay the bulk of the cost.

FANS SHOW THEIR COLORS

Terrible Towels, Cheeseheads in vogue as Steelers, Packers take the field

Meeting legendBart Starr a thrillfor father, son

BY MARK WINEKAmwineka@salisburypost.com

Devout Green Bay Packers fansTerry Osborne and his son, Madi-son, made the pilgrimage in Novem-ber 2009 to sacred Wisconsinground.Lambeau Field.As part of their weekend, which

culminated with a Green Bay victo-ry in the Sunday game in Lambeauover the visiting San Francisco49ers, the Osbornes spent a longtime Saturday in the Packers Hallof Fame.Near closing time, Terry Os-

borne wanted Madison to see a cou-ple of photographs showing WestRowan High graduate and formerPackers offensive lineman DavidDreschler.In the distance, Osborne noticed

a group touring the hall that seemedto be led by — could it be? — Pack-ers great Bart Starr.Osborne was sure it was Starr

and decided if an opportunity pre-

Steve Clark says he gets plenty of attention from other Steelersfans when they see his Pittsburgh tag.

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Fired officersplan legalaction againstEast SpencerSix lost jobs over lastyear; chief stands byreasons for dismissals

BY KARISSA MINNkminn@salisburypost.com

EAST SPENCER — Six officers have beenfired from the East Spencer Police Depart-ment in just over a year, and five are consid-ering legal action against the town, with at leasttwo already preparing lawsuits.Mark Smith, Jason Sawyer, James Rivers,

Jonathan Helms, Cassandra Rankin and Ken-ny Williams all were dismissed from the de-partment between December2009 and January 2011. All saythe reasons given for their dis-missal aren’t accurate.East Spencer Police Chief

Floyd Baldo declined to com-ment on the dismissals or theformer officers’ statements.“I stand by every word in

the letters of dismissal to bethe absolute truth,” he said.According to a letter sent

by Baldo, Smith was fired Dec. 23 for two in-stances of conduct unbecoming an officer.Baldo wrote that on Dec. 9, 2009, Smith lied

about seizing a holster in-volved in a shooting investiga-tion and falsified documentsto hide the seizure.He continued that Smith

also admitted on Dec. 9, 2009,that he failed to turn in evi-dence of “an alleged shootingin which (Smith was) the al-leged victim,” storing it athome for nearly a month in-stead of placing it into evi-dence as required.When asked about his dismissal Thursday,

Smith said he forgot about the inexpensive ny-lon holster in his drawer and didn’t purposelykeep or hide it. He said Baldo knew Smith hadthe holster but did not bring it to Smith’s at-tention for 12 days.“This is my supervisor and also the evi-

dence custodian,” Smith said, referring to Bal-do. “He said what I did was willful spoilationof evidence — well, what was he doing?”Smith said the second incident involved his

property — a bulletproof vest and a pair ofhandcuffs that were damaged when he wasshot in November 2009.After placing photographs of the items into

evidence, Smith said he told then-chief RonHines that he would be keeping the handcuffsas a memento at home. Smith said he contin-ued to wear the vest to workfor three weeks before he waswritten up.Smith said he has consult-

ed an attorney but decided hecan’t afford to file a lawsuit.Sawyer’s dismissal letter

includes a list of five instancesof conduct unbecoming of anofficer, specifically derelic-tion of duty.Baldo wrote that on May 21,

Sawyer “knowingly and willfully failed to writea report on a felony larceny in which you haddetailed knowledge that the crime did occur.”

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Extending runway called key ingredient for airport’s futureBY EMILY FORD

eford@salisburypost.com

Extending the runway at the RowanCounty Airport by 1,000 feet would im-prove one of the county’s most valuableeconomic development tools, officialssay.A 6,500-foot runway would allow

nonstop flights to the West Coast to takeoff from the airport, as well as improveservice for corporate customers likeFood Lion, said Thad Howell, airportdirector. “Runway expansion is very impor-

tant to attract new customers but alsotake care of ones who are there rightnow,” Howell said at the Rowan Coun-

ty Chamber of Com-merce’s Friday Forum.A longer runway would allow planes

to take off with a full tank of fuel andlift most of the take-off restrictionsFood Lion faces with the current 5,500-foot length, Howell said. If the runwayhas slush or standing water, Food Lion’spilot must reduce his load or even can-

cel his flight, Howell said.At 6,500 feet, the runway could serve

nearly all general aviation aircraft, in-cluding NASCAR teams.The total cost of the runway exten-

sion, as calculated in 2008, is $22.4 mil-lion. That includes land acquisitions andrerouting Airport Road.The extension must go south due to

unsuitable topography at the north endof the runway, Howell said.State funds could cover up to 90 per-

cent of the cost with a 10 percent localmatch, said Rick Barkes, deputy direc-tor for the N.C. Department of Trans-portation Aviation Division.

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RALEIGH (AP) — A Mor-risville man is the first win-ner of the North Carolinascratch-off lottery prize of$200,000 for life, the NorthCarolina Education Lotterysays.

Michael Stutts, 53, won thefirst of three top prizes of-fered by the game that beganselling tickets just a week ago.

Stutts scratched off theticket at a Rocky Point con-venience store on North Car-olina 210, but quietly left as herealized he had the big winner.

“I had to pull over to collectmy thoughts,” he said. He alsocalled his wife, Ruth, to tellher to come home, he hadgood news.

Stutts bought the ticket

Thursday at a gas station onhis drive home from a busi-ness meeting. He works as asenior project manager witha company specializing in au-dio visual installations.

“It’s time to think, reflect,maybe think about retiring,”he said. “A lot of thoughts aregoing through my head, butthe main one was to get heretoday and get this check.”

He and his estate are guar-anteed $4 million in the annu-al payouts, which come to$136,006 a year after taxes.His total winnings will bemore if he lives longer than 20years. “I hope you will wishme a long and healthy life,”Stutts said.

The $20 scratch-off game

has seven second-place prizesof $50,000 a year for life witha minimum payout of $1 mil-lion.

Man accused inwife’s death in Carysays he’s innocent

RALEIGH (AP) — A manhas pleaded not guilty tokilling his wife in 2008.

The News & Observer ofRaleigh reported that 37-year-old Brad Cooper entered theplea during a pretrial hearingFriday.

He is charged with murderin the death of Nancy Cooper,whose body was found near astorm drain in an unfinishedCary subdivision less thanthree miles from the couple’shome.Cooper reported his wife

missing on July 12, 2008, say-ing she had gone jogging andnever returned. A man walk-ing his dog found Nancy Coop-er’s body two days later.

Investigators say NancyCooper wanted a divorce af-ter finding out that her hus-band had an affair.

Jury selection is set to be-gin Feb. 28. Lawyers in thecase have estimated the trialcould take weeks.

Bodie Lighthouseawaiting more fundsfor renovations

RALEIGH (AP) — TheBodie Island Lighthouse haswithstood more than a centu-ry of wind, rain, saltwater andshifting sand. But the federalbudget deficit may be thething that knocks out its light.

The News & Observer ofRaleigh reported Saturdaythat the first major overhaulof the lighthouse since open-ing 138 years ago is hung upawaiting $1.6 million in feder-al funds to fix problems dis-covered during the renova-tion. The work is about 85 per-cent complete.

National Park Service Out-er Banks Group spokeswomanCyndy Holda says the Bodielight could be a tourist attrac-tion if the renovations are fin-ished and visitors can climbto the top.

The 156-foot lighthousewas built in 1872 and is paint-

ed with black-and-white hori-zontal bands. It’s located onHatteras Island.

Asheville bus drivercharged in 86-year-old pedestrian’s death

ASHEVILLE (AP) — AnAsheville bus driver faces amore serious charge in thedeath of an 86-year-old pedes-trian.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that 68-year-old bus driver Tolley Tate wascharged Friday with misde-meanor death by vehicle afterthe crash that killed DavidStroupe of Leicester. Stroupedied Nov. 5.

Tate was previouslycharged with failure to reducespeed.

Tate was released Fridayon $5,000 unsecured bond.

Hood Theological Semi-nary will host its annual en-dowment convocation onWednesday at 7 p.m. in themulti-purpose room. The pub-lic is invited to attend.

Each year, all or the ma-jority of the active bishops ofthe 12 Episcopal Districts ofthe African Methodist Epis-copal Zion Church conduct anendowment convocation atthe seminary and present do-nations from their Episcopaldistricts for the seminary’spermanent endowment.

They provided more than$125,000 during last year’sConvocation. Dr. AlbertAymer, president of Hood,encourages all Zionites,friends and supporters of theseminary to attend this year’sconvocation, to participate inits fellowship, and to bringa “generous spirit” withthem.

Presiding Bishop GeorgeW.C. Walker Sr. of the Pied-mont Episcopal District willbe this year’s convocationpreacher. He is a graduateof Clinton Junior College,Livingstone College andBenedict College. He re-ceived his master of divinitydegree from Hood Theologi-cal Seminary in 1971. Walk-er was elected the 81st bish-op of the AME Zion Churchin 1988 at the church’s 43rdGeneral Conference.

Before his installation asleader of the Piedmont Epis-copal District of the AMEZion Church, he served as thepresiding bishop of the NorthEastern Region EpiscopalDistrict.

He became the longestserving active bishop in theAME Zion Church (the “Se-nior Bishop”) at the Generalconference of 2004 after theretirement of those senior tohim.

He has served on the Pub-lishing House Board; HarrietTubman Foundation; Restruc-turing Committee; Balm inGilead; and various other po-sitions both at the Conferenceand the Connectional levels.

Hood Theological Semi-nary, 1810 Lutheran Synod

Drive in Salisbury, is a grad-uate and professional schoolwhere intellectual discourseand ministerial preparationoccur in tandem within theframework of a communityof faith. Sponsored by theAME Zion Church, its studentbody currently comprisespersons from 16 denomina-tions. Hood's mission is toprovide an educational com-munity in which Christianmaturity and ministerialpreparation take place to-gether.

RALEIGH (AP) — A dispute overpayments between a health insur-ance company and one of North Car-olina’s largest hospital systems couldleave 8,000 people outside their net-work after the contract expired Sat-urday.

Aetna members will have to stopusing the University of North Caroli-na’s health care system or pay high-er costs for using out-of-network fa-cilities, The News & Observer ofRaleigh reported.

UNC Health Care, a state-ownednonprofit, includes its main hospitalin Chapel Hill, Rex Healthcare inRaleigh and clinics and doctors’ prac-tices across central North Carolina.

Aetna is approving temporary ex-emptions for some of its memberswho are currently under treatment,but those are being done on a case-by-case basis, said Aetna spokesmanWalt Cherniak. And those patientswill eventually have to switch doc-tors and hospitals if a settlement is-n’t reached.

But some patients, like JenniferMarks of Willow Springs, are caughtin the middle. Marks is pregnant withher first child and is due in a littleover a month.

While at Rex Healthcare last weekfor an ultrasound, she found outabout the contract dispute and nowfaces finding another doctor and hos-

pital with just weeks to go or havingto pay as much as $13,000 becauseshe would be using an out-of-networkdoctor and facility for her delivery.

Marks says she has asked Aetnafor an exemption, but has not re-ceived an answer.

“It puts a damper on what’s sup-posed to be a joyous time,” Markssaid. “We shouldn’t have to worryabout the expense and potentiallyswitching doctors and hospital withonly five weeks left.”

At the crux of the issue is money.UNC contends Aetna pays higher

rates to other local hospitals and doc-tors.

“Aetna is not paying us market

rates,” said UNC Health spokes-woman Jennifer James. “We’re hap-py to talk to them, but we feel verystrongly we need to be paid reason-able rates.”

The health care system wants a 16percent increase for UNC hospitals,a 22 percent increase at Rex Health-care and a 52 percent increase fordoctors affiliated with Rex.

Aetna says that’s unreasonable.“They have been unwilling to

come back with a more realistic fi-nancial proposal,” Aetna spokesmanCherniak said.

State insurance officials can’t domuch about the impasse, said Insur-ance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin.

Aetna has contracts with other localhospitals run by WakeMed and theDuke University Health System, giv-ing patients other options.

State law does provide some pro-tection for patients in HMO plans, es-pecially pregnant women, but therules aren’t as tough for people en-rolled in other types of health plans.

The battle isn’t the first betweenmajor insurers and large providers.

Last summer, Aetna agreed to anew deal with Winston-Salem-basedNovant Health, after a three-monthbattle. In 2007, UnitedHealthcaresigned a new contract with WakeMedmore than four months after drop-ping the Wake County hospital.

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About 7,500 people werescheduled to take place inthe annual Krispy KremeChallenge in Raleigh. Therules are simple and stom-ach-churning: run for twomiles, eat a dozen Krispy

Kreme doughnuts and thenrun back along the same twomiles.

That’s four miles of run-ning to burn off about 2,400calories.

It’s for a good cause,though. The race is operatedby students at North Caroli-na State University, and it

raises money for the NorthCarolina Children’s Hospi-tal. Last year, the eventtook in more than $55,000.

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BY KARISSA MINNkminn@salisburypost.com

County commissioners will con-sider declaring a county-ownedhouse as surplus in order to moreeasily clean up a 250-gallon fuel oilspill.In a letter to commissioners, Coun-

ty Manager Gary Page wrote that thefuel oil spill occurred at a Sloan Parkhome owned by the county.During the past 30 days, the coun-

ty has been in the process of clean-ing up the site by disposing of con-taminated soil. It also has contract-ed with a third party consultant toperform groundwater tests for con-tamination and submit a report to theNorth Carolina Department of Envi-ronment and Natural Resources.The Rowan County Board of Com-

missioners will discuss selling thehouse — but not the property — at 3p.m. Monday on the second floor ofthe J. Newton Cohen Sr. RowanCounty Administration Building.“We have determined that the

most cost effective option to resolv-ing this situation is to sell the housethrough the upset bid process andthen clean up the entire site,” Pagewrote. “This option will require thehouse to be moved off site, and willtake approximately 60 days to bidand relocate.”The county would gain $15,000 in

revenue for the house, avoid a $4,000asbestos abatement cost and avoidthe $50,000 cost of removing contam-inated soil from under the house, ac-cording to Page.

Through a Soldier’s Eyes is a col-laborative project between RowanPublic Library and Waterworks Vi-sual Arts Center to honor and illus-trate the Vietnam experiences ofRowan County servicemen andwomen. Photographs and oral histories

will be collected at Rowan Public Li-brary, culminating in a photographyexhibit at Waterworks in August.

The library invites communitymembers to participate by sharingmemories and photographs fromtheir service in Vietnam.Participants can share stories

with a library staff member, by ap-pointment, or use a specially de-signed sound booth to record on theirown. The library will also collect pho-

tographs chronicling the veterans’experiences while serving in Viet-nam. The exhibit featuring select-ed stories and photographs will de-but at the Waterworks Visual ArtsCenter later this year.

Veterans stories will be archivedas oral histories and kept at the EdithM. Clark History Room of RowanPublic Library. The library will copyveterans’ photographs and archivethem in the library’s collection.There are also plans to share the in-formation with the national Veter-ans Memorial Project.

The library will host severalevents throughout the spring to be-gin collecting photographs, stories,and other information from RowanCounty Vietnam veterans willing toshare their experiences. On March 4 and 5, the library will

host the first events at the headquar-ters location in Salisbury from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. to begin collecting pho-tographs and stories. There will be additional opportu-

nities to participate, including April

BY EMILY FORDeford@salisburypost.com

Three downtown projects won awards for ex-cellence last week during the 2010 N.C. MainStreet Awards competition in Shelby. The Downtown Ghost Walk and Friday Night

Out series, the renovation of the Norvell The-ater, and improvements to a city parking lotwere recognized.Salisbury won two of the 11 Awards of Mer-

it and one of the five Certificates of SpecialRecognition at the statewide event.Regarding the Norvell Theater, the awards

jury observed that Salisbury continues to cre-ate venues that attract diverse populations todowntown. Cultural amenities are an importantquality of life issue for Salisbury, the jury said.Judges noted the authenticity of the Down-

town Ghost Walk and cited the Friday Night OutSeries as an effective way to attract shoppers.They also praised the Central City Parking

Lot on East Innes Street as a classic example ofwhat communities should do when implement-ing public parking. This project involved sim-ple improvements that had a big impact, creat-ing a parking lot that feels safe and inviting.Awards included:• Best adaptive reuse project: Winner, the

Norvell Theater (Piedmont Players TheaterBoard of Trustees) • Best downtown event series: Winner,

Downtown Ghost Walk (Karen Bowyer) and Fri-day Night Out Series (Downtown Salisbury Inc.) • Best Outdoor Space Improvement: Hon-

orable mention, Central City Parking Lot (Cityof Salisbury) N.C. Main Street’s annual awards competi-

tion recognizes the outstanding achievementsof participating communities in categories re-

flecting the four areas emphasized by MainStreet: organization, design, economic restruc-turing and promotion.This year’s entries were judged by a panel

including staff from the Piedmont Triad Coun-cil of Governments, Appalachian Regional Com-mission, Division of Community Assistance’spiedmont regional office and the N.C. MainStreet program. “The Main Street Awards are the epitome of

innovation, quality, partnerships and sustain-ability,” Liz Parham, Office of Urban Develop-ment director, said in a press release. “Theyrepresent extraordinary successes that are en-trenched in hard work and commitment to com-munity, and they represent North Carolina’sfinest examples of downtown revitalization ini-tiatives.” The N.C. Main Street Program provides tech-

nical assistance, education and networking op-portunities to its communities.

The program is part of the Department ofCommerce’s Division of Community Assistance.

Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.

Salisbury City Council memberBrian Miller was honored last weekas a 2010 Main StreetChampion at the N.C.Main Street AnnualAwards Dinner.Downtown Salis-

bury Inc. selectedMiller for the honorin appreciation of hiscontributions to thedowntown revitaliza-tion process. Miller, a member

of the Downtown Salisbury board ofdirectors for 12 years, has encour-aged the board to think beyond thebounds of tradition and challengedthe organization to achieve goalspreviously thought unattainable, ac-cording to Randy Hemann, execu-tive director for Downtown Salis-bury Inc.Miller was one of two local

bankers who quietly solicited thesupport of peers at five other banksto form the loan pool that allowedDowntown Salisbury Inc. to pur-chase the Empire Hotel in 2007. Elected to City Council in 2009,

Miller has used the opportunity toadvocate for worthy communityprojects, including downtown devel-opment. Miller was one of 33 downtown

advocates honored at the dinner.

BY LAURIE D. WILLISLivingstone College

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Livingstone College hasbeen chosen to participatein a national initiative thatwill support minority femalefaculty in science, technolo-gy, engineering and math(STEM) to help them be-come stronger academicand administrative leaders.Preparing Critical Facul-

ty for the Future is spon-sored by the Association ofAmerican Colleges and Uni-versities and is funded bythe National Science Foun-dation’s Historically Black

Colleges and UniversitiesUndergraduate Program. Under project guidelines,

each participating institu-tion nominated two womenof color faculty members inSTEM disciplines to partic-ipate in all phases of theproject. Institutional leaders

also identified other addi-tional participants, primari-ly women of color, to engagein the project’s second phasewhich begins in July.“The individual faculty

members participating inthis project include manytalented faculty members

who will be leaders in boththeir institutions and nation-ally in the coming years,”said AAC&U Senior Scholarand Project Director AlmaClayton-Pedersen. “Throughthis initiative, we hope toprovide support to a net-work of scholars and teach-

ers who can help each otherand the rest of the nation aswe all seek to improve un-dergraduate STEM educa-tion for students at HBCU’sand for students, especiallythose historically under-

For sale:One house,no landCounty may sellbuilding to make site cleanup easier

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The two faculty memberswho will assume the lead rolein Livingstone College’s par-ticipation are Dr. AlexandraProctor, chairwoman of the bi-ology and chemistry depart-ment, and Dr. Tonya Hendrix,associate professor of biolo-gy.

Others participating fromLivingstone College are Dr.Leroy Simmons, vice presi-dent of academic affairs; Dr.Selma Burrell, chairwoman ofthe division of math and sci-ences; Dr. Kathryn Moland,chairwoman of computer in-formation systems; Dr. SashiSabaratnam, associate profes-sor of biology; and Dr. Jacque-line Gray, associate vice pres-ident of institutional effective-ness and sponsored programs.

Livingstone officials areproud to be part of such an im-portant initiative.

“That we were chosen fromamong so many institutions ofhigher learning for this impor-tant, groundbreaking initia-tive speaks very well of Liv-ingstone College,” Simmonssaid. “I’m beyond confidentthat Dr. Proctor, Dr. Hendrixand our other participatingfaculty members will repre-sent the college in an exem-plary fashion and providevaluable input that will, ulti-mately, lead to more partici-pation in STEM disciplinesamong young women of col-or.”

Proctor, who earned herdoctorate in biochemistry andmolecular biology from WakeForest University School ofMedicine and has led Living-stone’s biology and chemistrydepartment for about a year,is excited the college was cho-sen to participate.

“Part of the benefit for par-ticipating is we get to consultwith national experts,” Proc-tor said. “We’ll get some pos-itive media attention and we’llhelp propel women of colorinto science and leadershippositions on our campus. We’llalso develop the STEM pro-gram on our campus.”

Another crucial benefit isthe impact undergraduate re-search has on college campus-es, she said. “When I attendedthe AAC&U Conference in No-vember at Duke Universitythey said … it increases youracademic retention of stu-dents by 10 percent if youhave undergraduate researchprograms.”

Livingstone College is al-ready involved in a collabora-tive research program withWake Forest UniversitySchool of Medicine.

Gray said everyone at Liv-ingstone is “extremely excit-ed” about the grant researchopportunity.

“This is a significant ac-complishment for the collegefor several reasons,” Graysaid. “That we beat out somany other schools shows wehave a viable STEM program

at Livingstone and exception-al faculty members capable ofparticipating in such a presti-gious effort. We have estab-lished our research infra-structure and will be able toapply for STEM researchgrants.

“It’s also significant be-cause now we can begin tomore aggressively encourageyoung black girls to becomescientists,” Gray continued.“Data shows us that typicallyyoung black girls aren’t coun-seled or mentored in any ofthe STEM disciplines, and thishas caused disparity amongblack women in these criticalfields. This program is specif-ically designed for women ofcolor and will be a catalyst forchange, and Livingstone willbe a major contributor.”

Also key, Proctor said, isLivingstone College’s abilityto successfully obtain Nation-al Science Foundation grants.

“It’s sort of like a first im-pression, and now they have agood first impression of us,”she said. “This is just the be-ginning of us starting to getgrants from the NSF.”

The initial phase of Prepar-ing Critical Faculty for the Fu-ture began Jan. 15 and in-cludes:

• Participation in a nation-al dialogue about project goalsfor the year.

• Working with other proj-ect staff and experts to devel-op a plan to turn individuallearning into strategies to im-prove STEM teaching andlearning within departments.

• Maintaining journals thatdetail professional develop-ment for evaluation purposes.

• Using the knowledgegained from project partici-pation to help lead campus ef-forts to transform undergrad-uate STEM education.

Also as part of Phase One,Livingstone participants willget to network with other proj-ect participants at a workshopin Miami March 24-26. Thesecond phase of the project,participating in AAC&U’s En-gaging Departments Institute,begins in July.

Four-year public and pri-vate institutions, as well astwo-year schools, were consid-ered for participation inAAC&U’s Preparing CriticalFaculty for the Future.

Besides Livingstone Col-lege, other participatingNorth Carolina institutionsare Bennett College forWomen, North Carolina A&TState University, North Car-olina Central University andWinston-Salem State Univer-sity.

The remaining eight partic-ipating institutions are: Cen-tral State University inWilberforce, Ohio; J.F. DrakeState Technical College inHuntsville, Ala.; Spelman Col-lege in Atlanta; TennesseeState University in Nashville;University of Arkansas atPine Bluff in Pine Bluff, Ark.;University of Maryland East-ern Shore in Princess Anne,Md.; University of the Districtof Columbia in Washington;and Wiley College in Marshall,Texas.

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On Saturday, Feb. 26, thedoors will open at 5 p.m. atCabarrus Arena and EventCenter Gold 2 for the 14th an-nual Southern PiedmontFriends of NRA fundraisingbanquet.

Dinner will be served at6:30 p.m. and the live auctionstarts at 8 p.m. with drawingsand other events following.The event should end by 10p.m.

The family friendly eventwill feature exclusive limitededition merchandise, fire-arms, knives, art, jewelry andmore. Many gaming opportu-nities will be offered alongwith a silent auction and liveauction, as well as the draw-

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Friends of NRA banquetsraise funds for the future ofshooting sports, especiallythrough organizations such asJr. ROTC, FFA, 4-H, BoyScouts, Hunter Safety andmiddle school and high schoolshooting teams.

Tickets are $35 in advanceand $45 at the door, adults;$15, ages 12 and under; andfree for ages 6 and under.

For tickets, call Casey Cra-bill, 704-786-2922, Ken Willis,704-792-1554, or Frank Patter-son, 704-782-2336.

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BY STEVE HUFFMANThe Dispatch of Lexington

THOMASVILLE (AP) — The gluewho holds the Thomasville PoliceDepartment together is retiring.

Anne Williams is stepping downas secretary/clerk/jack of all tradesin the department’s administrativeoffices. Thomasville’s officers willsoldier on as best they can.

“You’ve got to include how shekeeps us all fed with junk food,” Sgt.Brad Saintsing said as he stuck hishead in Williams’ office one after-noon earlier this week to find her inthe middle of an interview. “We allcount on her for that.”

Williams laughed, then admittedthere was a grain of truth to the

statement.“I tried to wean them,” she said,

motioning to a basket she keepsfilled with sugar-laden snacks. “Butthey all kept asking for their candy,so I got more.”

Soon, it will be someone else’s re-sponsibility to fill the basket.

Williams will retire at the end ofthe month. A reception in her honorwas held at the police department.

She has worked at the police de-partment for better than 15 years,responsible for any number of as-signments. One of her tasks is tokeep track of the officers’ comptime, as well as vacation hours andholiday and sick leave.

Williams also deals with the pub-lic on a regular basis, assists with

records and filing, and does basical-ly whatever else is asked of her.

“I think they kind of depend onme because they keep calling onme,” she said. “I don’t mind. I thinkwe have a good group of officers andcivilians here. I’ve made lots offriends.”

Williams has four children andseven grandchildren. Her first great-grandchild was born Jan. 11(“1/11/11,” she proudly noted).Williams is a tad shy about divulgingher age, but admitted she’s workeda few years longer than most people.

Williams was the daughter of aLutheran minister, and the familymoved often when she was growingup. She was born in Alamance Coun-ty, but her family moved to Macon,

Ga., when she was 5. Williams at-tended Lenoir-Rhyne College andhas over the course of her lifetimelived in Paris, Texas, as well as Mem-phis and Richmond. She moved backto North Carolina a number of yearsago.

Williams said that in retirementshe’s going to spend a good deal oftime with her children, grandchil-dren and great-grandchild, and saidtravel remains an option. A brotherwho lives in Naples, Fla., offered tosend her a ticket for a flight thereanytime she wants when he foundout his sister was retiring.

Williams said she may take a fewtrips to visit her brother and others,but said she always plans to returnto Thomasville.

“People have asked if I’m goingto move,” she said. “No, I like it here.I’m going to stay.”

One of Williams’ jobs at the policedepartment is to carry the outgoingmail to a centralized collection siteat City Hall every afternoon. MayorJoe Bennett said he can set his watchby Williams’ 4:05 p.m. visits by hisoffice. She almost always sticks herhead in to say hello, Bennett said.

The two pick at one another withgood-natured kidding.

“She’s such a dear lady, we’re allgoing to miss her,” Bennett said.

He said he didn’t blame Williamsfor retiring while her health is stillgood.

“She deserves to enjoy life on theother side of the coin,” Bennett said.

Chief candy-keeper for Thomasville police readies for retirement

BY SHAVONNE POTTSspotts@salisburypost.com

A Salisbury man was incustody Saturday on 10 countsof trafficking heroin and ninecounts of fraud/forgery.

The Rowan County Sher-iff’s Office charged Robert

Louis RehakJr., 55, of 620P o t n e c kRoad, with“doctor shop-ing” from lo-cal physi-cians for sev-eral monthsin 2010.

Rehak wasarrested Fri-

day and was in the RowanCounty Detention Center un-der a $250,000 bond.

Rehak is accused of goingto several doctors from Au-gust to December where hereceived prescriptions for hy-drocodone, warrants said.

Warrants said he receivedprescriptions from a familypractice in Cleveland and twoanesthesiologists in Concord.

In 2008, Rehak faced simi-lar charges of illegally obtain-ing prescriptions and traffick-ing.

Bad check leads to larceny charge

The Rowan County Sher-iff’s Office arrested a Salis-bury teen after a counterfeitcheck was used at a FamilyDollar store in Cleveland.

Tyravia Akeise Angle, 18,of 29 Knox St., was chargedwith obtaining property byfalse pretenses.

Investigators say Angletried to obtain money andmerchandise from Communi-ty Grocery and Hardware atStatesville Boulevard on Dec.3, and counterfeit checks weredrawn on the account of Fam-ily Dollar store at StatesvilleBoulevard. The checks werepayable to Angle and totaled$326, the warrant said.

In 2008, she was convicted

of communicating threats af-ter threatening to kill a judgeand a police officer while incourt.

Handicapped man put in choke hold

Authorities charged a GoldHill man with assaulting awoman and putting a handi-capped man in a choke hold.

The Rowan County Sher-iff’s Office charged JoshuaEugene Burlyeson, 25, of 1022Zion Church Road with wrap-ping his arm around the vic-tim’s neck, placing him in achoke hold, a warrant said.

Burlyeson also placed hishands on a woman’s face andpushed her.

The incidents occurredMarch 30 in the 1100 block ofCruse Road. Burlyeson wasarrested Saturday and givena $500 bond.

Deputies also served war-rants on Burlyeson for prioroffenses of possession of anopen container/consuming al-cohol in a passenger area andlittering, which also occurredin 2010.

Salisbury man accused of forgery

A Salisbury man wascharged with forgery andmarijuana possession.

The Salisbury Policecharged Deantonio NeshadMattison, 23, of 512 PlymouthDrive, with uttering a forgedinstrument and possession ofa controlled substance andpossession of drug parapher-nalia.

The incident occurred Fri-day and he was arrested thesame day. Mattison is accusedof forging a check in the nameof a Salisbury woman from abusiness named GujaratTimes Acquisition in the val-ue of $2,850, a warrant said.

It is unclear from the war-rant whether Gujarat TimesAcquisition is a legitimatecompany.

The defendant “acted with

the sake of gain” and with the“intent to injure and defraud,”the warrant said.

Mattison was in possessionof less than 1.5 ounces of mar-ijuana and scales.

He is scheduled to appearin district court Feb. 15.

Bond set at $100,000in vandalism, violence

Salisbury police charged aman with shooting at two ve-hicles, threatening to kill awoman and assaulting a man.

Gabriel Ja-mar Brown,20, of 830 W.Bank St., wascharged withassault with ad e a d l yweapon withthe intent tokill, discharg-ing a firearmin the city, in-

jury to personal property andcommunicating threats.

The incidents were said tohave occurred last Sundayand Brown was arrested Fri-day.

Warrants said he called awoman and told her he was go-ing to shoot her. He is acc-cused of shooting the hoods oftwo cars, causing $200 in dam-ages in each incident. Brownalso assaulted a man with a.45-caliber handgun with in-tent to kill, warrants said.

Brown remains in theRowan County Detention Cen-ter under a $100,000 bond.

In 2009, Brown, then 18,was charged in a 2008 robberyof a pizza delivery man at gun-point.

Contact reporter ShavonnePotts at 704-797-4253.

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of West Rowan HighSchool, Allman en-listed in the Navy inNovember 1990.Since recruit train-ing, he has served as AviationMachinists Mate, Fallon,Nev., 1991-94; Project CrewLeader, Gulfport, Miss., 1994-98; Deputy Security Officer,

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Edith L. Eller BasingerSALISBURY — Edith

Louise Eller Basinger, age 90,of Salisbury, passed away Sat-urday, Feb. 5, 2011, at Luther-

an Home atTrinity Oaks.During herfour years atTrinity Oaks,she always in-troduced her-self as “fat andsassy”.

Born Jan. 9, 1921 in RowanCounty, she was the daughterof the late Lizzie Ruth Ruftyand Samuel Lee Eller. Shewas raised by her step-moth-er, Loudara Lemly Eller.

Educated in the RowanCounty schools, she was em-ployed by Pauline KnittingMills, retiring in 1984 as a su-pervisor.

A member of MessiahLutheran Church, she heldvarious offices, taught Sun-day School, was a life mem-ber of Naomi Circle, WELCA,and life member of Auxiliaryof Lutheran TheologicalSouthern Seminary.

Preceding her in deathwere her husband of 69 years,Haywood Basinger, who diedDec. 11, 2008; brothers, JohnEagle and Richard Eller; andsisters, Pearl Leach and InezShepherd.

Survivors include herdaughter, Dottie Basinger Ea-gle (Carl) of Salisbury; broth-ers, Floyd Eller (Frances) andNed Eller (Martha); sister,Mary Agner (Hubert), all ofSalisbury; grandchildren, Lin-da E. Agner (Rodney), RussEagle (Liz) all of Salisburyand Kathy E. Fogleman (Bar-ry) of Liberty; great-grand-children, Tina Eagle Smith(Peter), Sara Agner, DanielAgner, Jake Fogleman, EmilyFogleman and Carly Fogle-man.

Visitation and Service: 10-11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, atMessiah Lutheran Church,701 E. Lafayette Street, Salis-bury; and at other times thefamily will be at their respec-tive homes. The service willbegin at 11 a.m. in the churchsanctuary. The Rev. DonSafrit will officiate. Burialwill follow at Rowan Memori-al Park.

Memorials: MessiahLutheran Church, 701 E.Lafayette Street, Salisbury,NC 28144; or Rowan HelpingMinistries, P.O. Box 4026, Sal-isbury, NC 28145.

The family wishes to ex-tend a special thank you tothe staff of Trinity Oaks As-sisted Living for their kind-ness.

Lyerly Funeral Home isserving the Basinger family.Online condolences may bemade at www.lyerlyfuneral-home.com.

Martha S. StoughKANNAPOLIS — Martha

Susan Sweeney Stough, age78, of 1107 Shady Circle, Kan-napolis, passed away on Fri-

day, Feb. 4,2011, at herhome.

Born onSept. 4, 1932,in GuilfordCounty, shewas a daugh-ter of the late

John Finbar and Blanche Fun-derburke Sweeney.

Mrs. Stough was a memberof St. Joseph Catholic Churchin Kannapolis and a retireddistrict manager from ShoeShow. She was enjoyed beinga Sunday school teacher and amember of the Ladies Guild.

She is survived by her hus-band, Howard FranklinStough of the home; daugh-ters, Pamela Pritchett ofRaleigh and CatherineSweeney of Waxhaw; sons,David Wellmon of Ashevilleand Mark Wellmon of Salis-bury; brothers, DavidSweeney of Calif. and RichardSweeney of Denver, Colo.; sis-ters, Esther Livingston ofConcord and CatherineNabors of Kannapolis; half-sister, Philomena Gleason ofFla.; extended family, DianePoe, Gary Stough, CynthiaPaxton and Debra Holder; 15grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Visitation: A visitation willbe held on Sunday, Feb. 6, atHartsell Funeral Home inConcord from 6-8 p.m.

Service and Burial: A fu-neral service will be held atSt. Joseph's Catholic Churchin Kannapolis on Monday,Feb. 7, at 11 a.m. with FatherAl officiating. Burial will beat Carolina Memorial Park inKannapolis. At other times,the family will be meeting atthe home.

Memorials: Flowers arewelcome or memorials maybe made to American Dia-betes Association, PO Box11454, Alexandria, VA 22312,St. Jude Children's ResearchHospital, 262 Danny ThomasPlace, Memphis, TN 38105 orAmerican Cancer Society,6000 Fairview Drive Suite200, Charlotte, NC 28210.

Hartsell Funeral Home ofConcord is serving the Stoughfamily. Online condolencesmay be made at www.hart-sellfh.com.

Our Sincere ThanksThe Family of the Late

Mildred C. Johnsonwishes to thank everyonefor what you did during the

illness and death of ourloved one. Whatever Godlaid on your heart to do,

it was greatly appreciated.We thank you for yourprayers, food, cards,

flowers, calls, visits andmonetary gifts.

We would like to thank Primary Care, Home Care,Cap Care and staffs; Dr. Desiree Johnson and staff;caregivers and nurses; and a special thank you to

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He wrote that the familywho had rented the housefrom the county for years hasbeen reimbursed for rent andrelocated to a privatelyowned rental property.Also at Monday’s meeting,

commissioners plan to:• Accept an offer of about

$84,800 by the SouthernPreservation Co. for the oldpost office building at 110West Innes St.The total 2010 value is

$88,000. The board voted inSeptember to start the upsetbid process by accepting aninitial offer of $50,000, andthe process has been ongoing

until the final offer was re-ceived Jan. 7.• Discuss the reappoint-

ment of Jerry Rowland as thecounty tax administrator forthe next two years beginningJuly 1.Previously, the board

unanimously approved Row-land for the position for athree-year term beginningJuly 1, 2008, and ending onJune 30.• Discuss a new date for

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Translation: Don’t let thedoor hit you on the way out.

Obama said a new era mustbegin now, an unvarnishedmessage to Mubarak that heshould not cling to power un-til elections in September.

“The key question heshould be asking himself is,‘How do I leave a legacy be-hind in which Egypt is able toget through this transforma-tive period?’ ” Obama said Fri-day.

Obama, in office for twoyears, gave the 82-year-oldEgyptian president some

words of advice after 30 yearsof iron rule. The game’s up,Obama said, using languageonly slightly less direct. It’stime to leave.

“He is proud, but he is alsoa patriot,” Obama said after aWhite House meeting withCanadian Prime MinisterStephen Harper.

“What I’ve suggested tohim is that he needs to consultwith those who are aroundhim in his government,” Oba-ma said. “He needs to listen towhat is being voiced by theEgyptian people and make ajudgment about a pathwayforward that is orderly butthat is meaningful and seri-ous.”

The leadership of Egypt’sruling party stepped downSaturday as the military fig-

ures spearheading the transi-tion tried to placate protest-ers.

The United States gave keybacking to the regime’s grad-ual changes, warning of thedangers if Mubarak goes tooquickly.

But protesters in thestreets rejected the new con-cessions and vowed to keep uptheir campaign until the 82-year-old president steps down.Many are convinced that theregime wants to wear downtheir movement and enactonly superficial democraticreforms that will leave its

deeply entrenched monopolyon power in place.

Tens of thousandsthronged Cairo’s centralTahrir Square in a 12th day ofprotests, waving flags andchanting, “He will go! He willgo!”

Mubarak, who has ruledEgypt for nearly 30 years, in-sists he must stay in office un-til his term ends, after a Sep-tember presidential election.The military figures he has in-stalled to lead the governmenthave offered in the meantimeto hold negotiations with pro-testers and opposition forces.

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Steel City is 6-1, losing onlyto the Cowboys in 1996Finding Packers and

Steelers fans anywhere, in-cluding Rowan County, isdownright easy.Osi Gonsales, a native of

Mexico and a Steelers fanfor 35 years, has been fly-ing Steeler flags from eachside of his Ford Taurussince this season’s NFLplayoffs began.“That’s all he talks

about,” says a fellow work-er at J & J Tire on BringleFerry Road.Gonsales calls his white

Taurus the “Steelers car.”Besides the flags, he has aSteelers steering wheel cov-er and Pittsburgh bumperstickers and decals. He andClark exchange honks ateach other when their vehi-cles pass on the street.Clark’s Dodge Ram truck

sports a Steelers licenseplate in front.“I get nervous when I

watch,” Clark says of takingin the Steelers games on tel-evision, “but it’s fun.”Clark is hesitant about

flouting his Steelers gearwhile he watches a gamewith friends, and he tries notto talk trash leading up to agame. During the AmericanFootball Conference championshiptwo weeks ago against the New YorkJets, Clark wore a Steelers shirt, buthe kept it under his jacket until theend, when victory was assured.The Packers are a slim favorite in

today’s game.“I think they (the Steelers) have a

good chance,” Clark says. “I like whenthey’re underdogs.”Clark has two sons, 9 and 6, who

root for the Carolina Panthers, not theSteelers.“They’re pulling against me on

Sundays,” Clark complains.Although they have Panthers tick-

ets each season, Jack and Kathy Sey-bold grew up in Pittsburgh and, interms of loyalty, have always put theSteelers first.They moved to Salisbury 30 years

ago when Jack was transferred.“We go back to the Terry Brad-

shaw days,” Kathy says.For games — tonight, they’ll have

friends over a for a Super Bowl party— the Seybolds have all the Steelertrimmings: Terrible Towels, napkins,black and gold plates, T-shirts, golfshirts and a Steelers emblem for thefront door.“I thought we have to do some-

thing,” Kathy says.She doesn’t go in for any supersti-

tions on game day. “Whoever’s play-ing the best on that day is going towin,” Kathy says.And as with Klusman, the Packers

fan, Seybold says her mother back inPittsburgh, now 82, remains a bigSteelers fan — one of the biggest. “Pittsburgh is just crazy (with antic-

ipation of the kickoff),” Seybold says. “I think it says a lot about the city. Wesure enjoy football.”Apostle R.E. Taylor Sr., head of Out-

reach Christian Ministries in Salis-bury, also is a Pittsburgh native whosesupport for the Steelers was abirthright.“I was one (a fan) when they weren’t

very good, too,” he recalls.He attended several Steelers games

as a kid but listened mostly on the ra-dio or caught games on television.Though he moved South in 1964, Taylorremained loyal to the Steelers and de-lighted in those championship years ofBradshaw and Swann.Taylor and his wife had six children,

all of whom are strong Pittsburgh fans.“I think their chances are great,”

Taylor says of today’s Super Bowl. “I’dgive them a thumbs up on it.”Gary Atwell, a longtime teacher and

coach at North Rowan High, actuallyremembers watching the Packers winthat first SuperBowl 45 years ago. He’sbeen a devout Green Bay fan at leastsince that day.At school this week, Atwell has worn

his Packers tie, and he took his foamCheesehead to classes on Friday.He owns Packers shirts, tie pins, a

helmet, blanket and flag for the house.One summer about 10 years ago,

Atwell made a side trip from Mil-waukee to Green Bay and was ableto walk onto Lambeau Field, thePackers’ home.“Lambeau Field’s the most

beautiful place I’ve been in mylife,” Atwell says with reverence.Atwell plans to watch the Super

Bowl at home today with his wife,Cyndi. He predicts a low-scoringgame — something like 20-14 —and says the Packers defensedoesn’t receive the credit it de-serves.“This is one of the greatest

matchups there has been in theSuper Bowl,” says diehard Pack-ers fan John Sherrill, owner of TheGarden Greenhouses.“A lot of it will come down to

coaching and the correct play calls. Ithink it’s a tossup.”Sherrill says the game features four

of the game’s best defensive players —two on each side — good quarterbacksand solid receivers.The famous 1967 “Ice Bowl” cham-

pionship game between Green Bay andDallas in the 1960s “sealed the deal forme,” Sherrill says, and made him aPackers fan for life.When he was a young teen and

Green Bay legend Bart Starr was inSalisbury for the annual NationalSportscasters and Sportswriters ban-quet, Sherrill won a drawing that al-lowed him to ask Starr a question.He asked Starr, a quarterback, how

many touchdowns he had thrown in hiscareer, and Starr acknowledged that hedidn’t know. He said he had only wor-ried about his team’s winning.Sherrill loved the answer and never

has forgotten the thrill of meetingStarr.Sherrill says his father was a Pack-

ers fan for the longest time, until theteam had a long dry pell through the1970s and 1980s, leading him to switchallegiances to the Redskins. “I calledhim a traitor,” Sherrill acknowledges.If Sherrill had a wish when he dies,

he would have his ashes scattered overLambeau Field.“That’s the only way I’ll be able to

get a ticket,” he says.Contact Mark Wineka at 704-797-

4263, or mwineka@salisburypost.com.

sented itself, he would ap-proach the old quarterbackwho guided Green Bay to fiveNFL championships in sevenyears, culminating with the1967 “Ice Bowl,” in which thetemperature at game time wasminus 13 degrees.It was the game that

spawned the now famous, oft-repeated description — “thefrozen tundra of Lambeaufield.” Osborne grew upwatching the Packers backhome in Rowan County. Thewinning ways of Starr, RayNitschke, Boyd Dowler, WillieWood and Jerry Kramer madeOsborne and childhoodfriends such as Dickie Myersfans for life.Osborne glided up to Starr

when he saw his chance andfound the Hall of Famer in-credibly nice and “his normal,classy self.” They had a goodconversation about North Car-olina, the Osbornes’ loyalty tothe Packers and other things,and they said their goodbyes.The next morning, after

leaving their hotel, the Os-bornes found a place forbreakfast. As Osborne was upfront paying his bill, Starrwalked out of one of therestaurant’s private rooms. Itwas Starr who spoke first, re-membering their conversa-tion the day before.“The fact that you took the

time was a once-in-a-lifetimeopportunity,” Osborne gushedback.Starr asked Osborne to

bring Madison over so theycould talk. “Tell your father not to call

me ‘Mister’ anymore,” Starrfirst instructed Madison.Starr then proceeded to

give Madison his personal e-mail address so they couldcorrespond later.

Back in Rowan County,Madison would communicatewith Starr, who sent himsome things, including an au-tographed picture from hisplaying days.Today, 18-year-old Madi-

son is a senior at West RowanHigh who plans on attendingWingate University in thefall. He became a Packersfan during the Brett Favredays — he remembers thePackers winning their lastSuper Bowl in 1997 when hewas a 4.Madison tends to go with

winning traditions. He also isa fan of the baseball Yankeesand the basketball Duke Uni-versity Blue Devils.But that 2009 trip to Green

Bay and Lambeau Field hasbecome a cherished memoryfor both son and father.“You see it on TV, but

there’s actually not anythinglike being there,” Madisonsays.Being there, and making

friends with Bart Starr.Contact Mark Wineka at

704-797-4263.

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Osborne, a West RowanHigh School senior, holds asigned photograph that BartStarr sent him.

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Madison Osborne, a West Rowan High School senior, looksat some of the photographs he has stored on his computerfrom his 2009 visit to Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc.

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He also wrote that Sawyer failed to prop-erly identify and interview the suspects andwitnesses, arrest the suspects when probablecause was present and seize the stolen prop-erty.Finally, the letter says Sawyer “knowingly

and willfully allowed the stolen property to besold to a third party in the presence of the wit-ness ... for the victim.”When asked about the incident Friday,

Sawyer said he was assisting a sheriff’s deputyduring a traffic stop when someone told himthe scrap metal in the stopped car was stolen.When the officers asked if the person was theowner of the metal, he said “no” and told themthe owner was out of town.“We told the guy, ‘If you can’t say for sure

they don’t have permission to get this metal,we’ve got their information, and we can filea report and prosecute when we know forsure,’ ” he said.Sawyer said he is seeking to file a wrong-

ful termination lawsuit and is waiting to hearback from the N.C. Department of Labor. Hewas dismissed on June 29 while out on work-ers’ compensation for an injury.He also said he has lodged a complaint with

the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com-mission involving religious discrimination,among other issues, and is awaiting responsefrom the town.

In Rivers’ dismissal letter, Baldo wrote thatRivers shouted and cursed at the chief andkicked open the front office door when leav-ing the town hall.According to the letter, which cites Rivers

for conduct unbecoming an officer, this oc-curred Oct. 12 while the chief of police wasreading a reprimand against Rivers for insub-ordination.Rivers said Thursday he had previously

been told he would not be written up for theincident, and when he was given the repri-mand said “this is b---s---.”But he said he did not shout at the chief and

did not kick the front door open — and he saidthe door swings inward. According to Rivers,Baldo was the one shouting as he followedRivers out of the office.“I’m asking for him to recant false allega-

tions,” Rivers said. “If it keeps going, I’ll prob-ably talk to a lawyer.”Baldo’s letter says Helms was dismissed

Nov. 1 for two instances ofconduct unbecoming an offi-cer, specifically engaging inillegal conduct and engagingin dishonest conduct, involv-ing incidents on Oct. 27 and28.Baldo says Helms lied to a

superior officer and falsified“documents to cause the townto believe (Helms) had madepayment(s) toward the repairof town property.”The letter continues that Helms sought re-

imbursements for payments “allegedly made

out of pocket,” which had not been made, forunauthorized repairs to a patrol car.Helms said Thursday he made repairs to a

patrol vehicle with his own money but had got-ten permission first.Helms said Baldo had asked him to send an

e-mail with the amount paid, so Helms sentthe total cost of the bill. But financial hard-ship kept him from paying in full right away.“The bill was in my name, not in the town’s

name,” Helms said. “I had all intentions of pay-ing for it and never once asked them to reim-burse me.”Helms said he has been working on a law-

suit for slander but can’t afford to go forward.Baldo wrote in Rankin’s dismissal letter

that on Dec. 8, she was fired after shouting atEast Spencer’s acting town administratorwhile in uniform and armed,which is listed as conduct un-becoming an officer.The letter also cites Rankin

for insubordination for shout-ing at the chief and disregard-ing his orders to lower hervoice “when it was brought to(her) attention that the chainof command is to be followedin setting officers’ court ap-pearances.”The letter also lists gross insubordination

for disregarding the chief’s orders to leavethe premises after the disturbance.Questions asked of Rankin were referred

to her attorney, David Shelby. He said Fridaythat Rankin will be pursuing legal actionagainst the town, possibly in both state and

federal arenas.“I believe (the content of the notice) was a

pretext for her dismissal, and the dismissalhas more to do with other factors that aren'tconsidered,” Shelby said.Rankin recorded the conversation when she

was fired, Shelby said, and the tape does notmatch the dismissal notice.Several items are listed as the basis of

Williams’ Dec. 14, 2009, dismissal, includinginsubordination for failing to follow the chainof command, as well as conduct unbecomingan officer for having “failed to obey a directorder from the chief of policeand lying to your superior of-ficer.”Williams is cited for twice

for insubordination for failingto obey a direct order to re-port to duty on time and inuniform.The letter also lists an in-

stance of conduct unbecom-ing an officer for having“failed to properly serve courtorders and lying to your superior officer” onNov. 17, 2009.Another violation for conduct unbecoming

an officer said that on Dec. 14, 2009, Williamslied to a superior officer when denying hav-ing purchased items in the name of the policedepartment that were shipped to his address.Williams could not be reached for comment

but previously wrote in an e-mail to the Postthat the dismissal notice was “fabricated.”

Contact reporter Karissa Minn at 704-797-4222.

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Skydiving coming to airportStarting in a few weeks, people can

jump out of an airplane over RowanCounty.A new business at the Rowan Coun-

ty Airport will offer skydiving thisspring, Airport Director Thad How-ell said. Jim Laninghan, a helicopterpilot for the N.C. Highway Patrol,owns the business, as yet unnamed.Laninghan will offer $200 tandem

jumps, where the customer jumpswhile harnessed to a personal skydiv-ing instructor. For an additional $100,another guide will videotape thewhole experience.If you’re already a licensed skydiv-

er, Laninghan will take you up for $25.The business will not offer skydiv-

ing lessons, but Laninghan might addthem in the future, Howell said.

The new N.C. Mobility Fund,which is paying for most of theYadkin River Bridge replacement,may be available in about fiveyears to help with local airport ex-pansions, Barkes said.No federal stimulus dollars re-

main to contribute to the localmatch. But Robert Van Geons, ex-ecutive director for RowanWorksEconomic Development, said localstakeholders could pursue otherfederal appropriations. N.C. Rep. Harry Warren (R-

Rowan) attended the meeting andexpressed interest in the project.Howell said he would like to see

the runway extended in the nextfive to seven years.

The airport, which hosts about100 planes with a property tax val-ue of $35.3 million, has become acritical recruitment tool, Barkessaid.“CEOs and presidents of compa-

nies are not coming to your com-munity on bus or rail,” he said.“They are coming in by air. Youhave one chance to make a first im-pression.”Barks said Rowan County is

poised for growth, and the runwayextension will make the airportmore competitive. The N.C. De-partment of Commerce has sever-al companies looking at communi-ties across the state, includingRowan.“You compete very well,” he

said. “A lot of communities don’tmake the list at all.”In the past 18 month, Van Geons

said three substantial prospects

have flown into the Rowan CountyAirport to consider the site for de-velopment.“For a down economy, that’s a

pretty good number,” he said.Another potential customer is

interested in basing two aircraft inRowan County, Howell said. Thecounty would have to build anoth-er hangar, since current facilitiesare occupied, but two aircraftworth at least $1 million each wouldadd to the tax base, he said.If Rowan could lure another cor-

porate jet, it would be comparablein ad valorem taxes to adding 100houses, Barkes said. And airplanesdon’t need schools or water andsewer service, he said.The airport has nine corporate

hangars and all are occupied, How-ell said, including Shoe Show, FoodLion and Chartco. One of 72 regu-lar hangars is vacant, he said.

Cheaper fuel and no commercialfees attract pilots and companiesto the Rowan County Airport,where new technology allows pilotsto land in weather conditions aspoor as a 200-foot cloud ceiling withhalf-mile visibility, Howell said.Howell said he expects signifi-

cant air traffic at the airport dur-ing the Democratic National Con-vention in Charlotte in September2012.He asked business leaders and

elected officials at the forum to re-alize the airport’s role in econom-ic development in Rowan County.“Get behind the airport,” he said. Barkes urged attendees to talk

to state and local elected officialsabout pursuing money for the run-way extension.“You as a community need to de-

cide how you’re going after it,” hesaid.

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Kenneth E. RobbinsSALISBURY — Kenneth

Emmitt Robbins, age 50, of1545 Seventh Street Exten-sion, Salisbury, passed awayon Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, atRowan Regional Hospital.

Born Nov. 15, 1960, in Ful-ton County, Ga., he was a sonof the late Emmitt Coolidgeand Audrey Mae Diggs Rob-bins.

Mr. Robbins worked inmaintenance at a nursinghome. He was a father figureto many people.

He is survived by his wife,Diane Crump Robbins of thehome; son, Andrew Robbinsand wife, Crystal of Spencer;daughter, Nichole Websterand husband, Daniel of FortMill, S.C.; sisters, Diane Brun-nett of Chester, S.C., JoyceMiller of York, S.C., KathyRamsey of Chester, S.C., JudyCompton of Chester, S.C. andDeborah Feaster of Chester,S.C.; grandchildren, AndrewWebster, Alivia Webster andEmmitt Robbins; and also anumber of nieces andnephews.

The family meeting placewill be at the home of son An-drew Robbins at 335 McCub-bins Street, Spencer, NC.

Visitation: A visitation willbe held at Impact Church 44Cabarrus Avenue West Con-cord, NC 28025 on Monday,Feb. 7, from 3-4 p.m.

Service: Funeral serviceswill follow at 4 p.m. with Pas-tor Doug Houghton officiat-ing.

Hartsell Funeral Home ofConcord is serving the Rob-bins family. Online condo-lences may be made atwww.hartsellfh.com.

Doris Lucille AllgoodSALISBURY — Doris Lu-

cille Allgood, age 84, of Salis-bury died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011,at Rowan Regional MedicalCenter after being in declin-ing health for several years.

Born May 22, 1926, inRowan County, she was thedaughter of the late Ellis Eu-gene and Grace Heilig Allgo-od. She was educated in theEast Spencer and Salisburyschools and graduated fromBoyden High School.

Miss Allgood was em-ployed for Hoechst Celanesebefore retiring. She enjoyedgardening and tending herplants and flowers and alsowas an avid reader.

Those left to cherish hermemory are her sisters, Jack-ie Allgood of Taylorsville,Jean A. Hillard and husband,Herb of Greensboro and Do-lores A. Whitacre of Ojai,Calif.; two nieces; and twonephews.

Visitation: The family willreceive friends from 2-3 p.m.Monday at the SummersettFuneral Home.

Memorials: In lieu of flow-ers, memorials may be madeto the American Heart Asso-ciation, 222 S. Church St.,Suite 303, Charlotte, NC28202 or a charity of thedonor's choice.

Summersett FuneralHome is in charge of arrange-ments. Online condolencesmay be made at www.sum-mersettfuneralhome.com.

Mary Ida Drye CaubleBURLINGTON — Mary

Ida Drye Cauble, 79, formerlyof Salisbury, died at the Hos-pice Home in Burlington onSaturday, Feb. 5, 2011.

Service: Tuesday, Feb. 8, at2 p.m., at the Rich & Thomp-son Chapel in Burlington.

Visitation: 12:30-2 p.m.Tuesday prior to service.

Condolences may be of-fered at www.richandthomp-son.com.

Ted Delano MeachamHAMPSTEAD — Ted Delano Meacham, of 1104 Avila Av-

enue, Hampstead, passed away Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, at theWoodbury Wellness Center of Hampstead. He succumbed tothe ravages of Alzheimer's after a 10 year battle with the dis-

ease.Born to Theodore Wesley Meacham and

Dorothy Horton Meacham in Charlotte, Meck-lenburg County on Oct. 21, 1934. He was a 1953graduate of Harding High School. He spentnine years in the Air National Guard of NC andthe Reserve of the United States Air Force.

Ted was a 10 year member of the TopsailBaptist Church on Highway 17, donating histime and financial resources to his church andhis community.

His personal interests included designingand drawing architectural plans for his family'sown custom homes, as well as, plans for family

and personal friends. He loved his and his wifes' dream retirement home on the

Intra coastal waterway in Hampstead. He loved being out-doors, whether it was working in his yard, working on one ofthe family vehicles, or helping around his community.

His interests also included camping trips with his familyand traveling in retirement with his wife. He began his careerwith Whitin Machine as a draftsman after graduating fromHarding High School.

He joined Pritchard Paint & Glass Company in Charlotte inlate 1957. As his career progressed, he relocated his family toSalisbury, then Raleigh and eventually in 1995, he and his wiferetired to the Wilmington area where he lived until his pass-ing.

He is survived by the love of his life of 54 years, Jean. Heis also survived by four grown children, Stanley Ted, of Den-ver, Colo., Anthony Mark, of Hampstead, Alisha MeachamGrkman and Jim, of Salisbury and Eric Wesley and Amy ofWilmington. Ted is also survived by five grandchildren, MarkMeacham, Amanda Meacham Connor and Jeremy, ZacharyGrkman, Sidney Grkman and Ava Meacham; and one great-grandchild, Brooke Connor.

Service: A private service was held on Saturday, Feb. 5, atAndrews Mortuary of Hampstead with Pastor Rick Armstrongofficiating.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family sincerely wishesthat any contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Associationof Eastern North Carolina, 3737 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100,Raleigh, NC, 27612.

The family would like to recognize the kindness and under-standing of the staff and administration at the Woodbury Well-ness Center in Hampstead.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.andrews-mortuary.com.

Miss Doris Lucille AllgoodVisitation: 2-3 PM MondaySummersett Funeral Home

-Mrs. Almeda Shive Barger

11:00 AM - WednesdayChapel of St. John's

Lutheran ChurchVisitation:6:30-7:30 PM Tues.

Gilbert Lee JonesCorrection

CLEVELAND — GilbertLee Jones, age 60, passedaway Wednesday, Feb. 2,2011, at his residence. BornAug. 4, 1950, in Philadelphia,Pa., he was the son of TommieLee Jones of Philadelphia, Pa.And the late Olivia LucilleFowler Jones. Hairston Fu-neral Home, Inc. is assistingthe Jones Family.

The Family of the Late

Cecil Carpenterexpresses their sincerest

gratitude to the N.C.Veterans Home and

Hospice and PalliativeCare of Rowan for theloving care given to

their loved one. Blessings to you all!

Ruby Ritchie (sister) and Family

Our Sincere Thanks

With Sincere Thanks and Deeply Appreciated Expressionsto Elder Richard Johnson and the members of

Hall's Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, Pastors and members of Cornerstone Church, Dr. Desiree Johnson,

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home and friends.

The family of the lateTheodore Lamont Bush, Sr.

- Army Sgt. 1st Class Anthony VenetzJr., 30, of Prince William, Va., died Jan.28 in Parwan province, Afghanistan, ofinjuries sustained in a non-combat inci-dent.

——- Army Spc. Joshua R. Campbell, 22,

of Bennett, Colo.; and- Army Spc. Shawn A. Muhr, 26, of

Coon Rapids, Iowa, died Jan. 29 in Hel-mand province, Afghanistan, of woundssuffered when enemy forces attackedtheir unit with an improvised explosivedevice.

——- Army Spc. Omar Soltero, 28, of San

Antonio, Texas, died Jan. 31 in Wardakprovince, Afghanistan, of wounds suf-fered when insurgents attacked his unitusing an improvised explosive device.

Memorial and Celebration of Life for

Robert “Gooch” Gurganus(3-15-1963 to 1-8-2011)

Robert was born March 15, 1963, in Pitt County, where he grew up until him family moved to Woodleaf

in 1972. Robert was in FFA and wresting at West Rowan High School. He graduated in 1981.

He was employed with many companies, which included Bringle Meats, Bendix, Certified Mechanical

Inc., Fountain Boat Company and Natco.

One of his most treasured moments was the day Dakotawas born. Robert enjoyed being with his family, friends

and Jack. He enjoyed grilling and watching sports.Robert was an avid N.C. State fan and Oakland Raiders

fan. Carl Edwards was his favorite NASCAR driver.

Robert was a very caring and loving guy. It was always an adventure with him.

Remember all the good times spent with him. He will be truly missed, but not forgotten.

Family members will be in attendance.

Almeda Shive BargerSALISBURY — Almeda

“Pete” Shive Barger, age 93,of Salisbury passed away Fri-day, Feb. 4, 2011, at Rowan

Regional Med-ical Center.

Mrs. Barg-er was bornNov. 21, 1917,in RowanCounty, shewas thedaughter of

the late Elthie FespermanShive and James Shive.

She graduated from theRowan County Schools andwas owner operator of BargerGrocery with her husbandEdwin Bryce Barger.

Mrs. Barger was a mem-ber of St. John's LutheranChurch and was active in theAlter Guild and the GoldenOpportunity Group.

Preceding her in death washer husband, Edwin BryceBarger; two sisters; and onebrother.

Survivors include son,James Steven Barger ofMooresville; daughter, JaneB. Jones (Gerald) of Salis-bury; granddaughters, Jen-nifer Johnston (Ed) and Jessi-ca Everhart (Brad); and greatgrandson, Edward Johnston.

Visitation: 6:30-7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 8, at Summer-sett Funeral Home.

Service and Burial: 11 a.m.Wednesday, Feb. 9, at St.John's Lutheran ChurchChapel conducted by Rev.Rhodes Woolly and Rev.David Nelson. Burial to followat Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Memorials: St. John'sLutheran Church, 200 W.Innes St., Salisbury, NC28144.

Summersett FuneralHome is in charge of arrange-ments. Online condolencesmay be made at www.sum-mersettfuneralhome.com.

Everett Debell CrockettSCERTZ, Texas — Everett

Debell Crockett, loving hus-band, father, grandfather andgreat-grandfather, left this

life peacefullyon Feb. 1,2011.

Everett wasborn Dec. 20,1920, in Reed,W.Va. He wasa veteran ofthe U.S. ArmyAir Corps dur-ing World WarII. After join-ing theCharleston,

W.Va., Police Department in1949, Everett retired as aLieutenant in 1981 with nu-merous commendations. Hewas a member of the Frater-nal Order of Police until hisdeath.

He was preceded in deathby his wife of 64 years, GloriaLane Crockett (2009); multiplebrothers and sisters; and hisgreat-granddaughter, Kassan-dra.

Everett is survived by sonsRonald Crockett and wifeNancy of Garden Ridge,Texas, Everett L. Crockettand wife Karen of Cleveland,Texas; brother HowardCrockett of Raleigh, N.C;granddaughter MichelleCrockett McHone of Celina,Texas; grandson MichaelCrockett and his wife, Brandi,of San Antonio, Texas; and hisbeloved great-grandchildren,Justen, Wesley, Payton andParker Crockett of San Anto-nio, Texas, and Ryan andEryn McHone of Gunter,Texas.

Visitation and Burial: Visi-tation is at Schertz FuneralHome 2217 F.M. 3009,Schertz, TX 78154, from 5p.m. until 9 p.m. Monday, Feb.7. Interment with militaryhonors will be at Fort SamHouston National Cemetery,in San Antonio, Texas, onWednesday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m.

“Just when all faith waslost, God whispered 'Heavenneeded a Hero.' ”

You are invited to sign theelectronic guestbook at www.schertzfuneralhome.com

Herbert Lee JohnstonCHINA GROVE — Her-

bert Lee Johnston, age 85,passed away Thursday, Feb.3, 2011, at Carolinas Medical

Center-North-East in Con-cord.

Mr. John-ston was bornFeb. 3, 1926, inRowan Coun-ty. He was ason of the lateL. Guy John-ston and Lil-lian EllerJohnston.

Mr. John-ston graduated from ChinaGrove High School and wentdirectly into the United StatesNavy serving in the Atlanticand Pacific theaters in WorldWar II.

After returning home, heworked for the Salisbury Postnewspaper for 18 years andlater retired from the pur-chasing department at Cabar-rus Memorial Hospital in1987.

Mr. Johnston was honoredto be asked to serve as masterof ceremonies for numerousclasses of graduates of ChinaGrove High in the mid-forties.

He had a real love for oldclassic and muscle cars andowned many over the years.He helped organize theCorvette Club of North Car-olina early in the 60's andserved as president for manyyears.

At the time of his death, hestill owned his prized 1962Corvette and 1923 Model-TFord and still drove them tocruise-ins locally. As an ani-mal lover, he always had petsand could never stand to seeone who needed a friend anddidn't have one.

In addition to his parents,he was preceded in death bytwo brothers, Duwan John-ston and Harry Johnston; andone sister, Rebecca Cranford.

Mr. Johnston is survivedby his wife, Annie Mae West-moreland Johnston; and anumber of nieces andnephews. Four of his nephewswho shared his love for carsand went with him to showsand cruise-ins are AndrewMorrison, Taylor Deyton,Casey Grande and KeevanJohnston.

Services: A memorial ser-vice is scheduled for 2 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 9, at FirstUnited Methodist Church inChina Grove. Rev. GeorgeYates will officiate. A recep-tion will follow the service togreet friends. There will bean entombment service withmilitary honors at 11 a.m.Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Sal-isbury National Cemetery.

Memorials: In lieu of flow-ers, memorials may be madeto First United MethodistChurch, 110 West ChurchStreet, China Grove, NC28023 or Faithful Friends ofSalisbury, 322 East FisherStreet, Salisbury, NC 28144.

Lady's Funeral Home &Crematory is assisting thefamily of Mr. Johnston. Re-membrances may be sent tothe family at www.ladysfu-neralhome.com.

Obituaries continuedfrom page 6A

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BY RONNIE GALLAGHERrgallagher@salisburypost.com

SPENCER — Tyler Powerswas 0-4 against defendingstate champion Daniel Her-nandez of East Montgomerywhen he lined up against himin the 125-pound final in theYadkin Valley Conferencewrestling tournament Satur-day in the North Rowan gym.“It was my last opportuni-

ty to beat him,” the Cavalierjunior said.Powers changed his game

plan and defeated Hernandez5-2, helping North win thetournament and raising theconfidence of the team as itheads into the dual team tour-nament, which begins Tues-

day.North Rowan placed nine

in the championship roundand had six winners. The Cavs(2531⁄2 points) easily outdis-tanced runnerup ChathamCentral (200).“These kids used to think

they could win,” said first-year head coach Tim Pittman.“Now they know they can.”It was a perfect ending to

a regular season that sawNorth go 16-3 and finish in athree-way tie for first placein what is considered one ofthe toughest conferences in1A.The Cavaliers ended the

drama quickly Saturday, win-ning the first four matches ofthe championship round.

BY JOEDY MCCREARYAssociated Press

DURHAM — Nolan Smiths o a r e dt h r o u g hthe air andt o m a -

hawked a dunk. Then hepaused for a moment and al-lowed himself to crack asmile.There certainly was plen-

ty to like early on for No. 5Duke.Smith scored 18 of his 20

points during what he called“a near-perfect first half”and led the Blue Devils paststruggling North CarolinaState, 76-52 on Saturdaynight.“At that point, everything

was going our way,” Smithsaid, “so I figured that I’dsmile.”Mason Plumlee had 16

points and 12 rebounds whileKyle Singler added 14 pointsfor Duke (21-2, 8-1), as the topteam in the ACC had littletrouble with one of its worst.The Blue Devils put to-

gether two overwhelmingruns in the half, needed few-er than 18 minutes to build a30-point lead and coasted therest of the way despite shoot-ing just 19 percent during thefinal 20 minutes.“Guys got comfortable. Of

SUNDAYFebruary 6, 2011 1B

Ronnie Gallagher, Sports Editor, 704-797-4287 rgallagher@salisburypost.com www.salisburypost.com

SPORTSSUNDAYS A L I S B U R Y P O S T

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Super cold for Super Sunday

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catawba’s Kelvin Drakeford (with ball) drives inside against Lincoln Memorial players, from left, Desmond Johnson, Wally Jones and Darryl Garrett.

BY MIKE LONDONmlondon@salisburypost.com

When Catawba’s Trey Shoemak-er hit two freethrows, the Indiansled by 16 pointsagainst the na-

tion’s sixth-ranked team.

That’s the good news. The badnews was that five minutes remainedin the first half.Catawba couldn’t hang on.

Desmond Johnson’s 27 points and 12rebounds led unbeaten Lincoln Me-morial to an 83-75 SAC win on Sat-urday at boisterous Goodman Gym.Lincoln Memorial (20-0, 12-0) did-

n’t have 6-foot-7 star D’Mario Cur-ry, who put up 41 points and 21boards when Catawba visited Lin-coln Memorial in mid-December.Curry stayed home with the flu, andseveral of his teammates, includingJohnson, played despite high fevers. “Curry does a lot for them both

on offense and defense,” said Cataw-

ba point guard Dominick Reid, whoscored 14 points. “Without the shot-blocker, we got a lot more in thepaint today.”Rangy forward Justin Huntley

slashed for 19 points for the Indi-ans, and freshman Keon Moore had

Lincoln 83Catawba 75

See CATAWBA, 4B

ASSOcIATeD PReSS

cowboy Stadium, site of NFL football Super Bowl XLV, risesbeyond a pile of snow Friday.

Texas needs late rally to save Super Bowl week

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North Rowan’s Tyler Powers picks up defending state champDaniel Hernandez during his victory at 125 pounds.

Duke 76N.C. State 52

See DUKE, 3B

NorthPowersto title

See WRESTLING, 4B

BY SCHUYLER DIXONAssociated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Mother Na-ture messed with Texas — and might notbe finished.The questions now: Did the cold, icy

blast ruin everything for the first SuperBowl week in Dallas-Fort Worth? Or canthe region save face in the final hoursbefore today’s big game between thePackers and the Steelers?This was a long week even before

snow and ice fell off the roof of the $1.3billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington onFriday, injuring at least six people.Bad weather forced the cancellation

of hundreds of flights, cutting short thetime — and the money — fans would bespending in town. And just when thingswere looking up on a bright and sunnySaturday, snapping a 100-hour streak ofsubfreezing temperatures, snow wasback in the forecast for Sunday.“It’s a little depressing,” said Marc

Castaldo, a bar manager in downtownFort Worth. “I mean, this is Texas.”The cold week in Texas still amount-

ed to an early spring break for the stal-wart visitors from Pittsburgh and GreenBay. It wasn’t so fun for everyone elseas 500 schools and day care centers inand around Dallas-Fort Worth were shutdown for days, leaving crabby parents

stuck at home with bored kids and fewoptions because of the icy roads and side-walks.Downtown Fort Worth was a desert-

ed sheet of ice early in the week beforethings thawed a bit Friday. By then, fanswere tiptoeing around puddles of slushand walking on shoveled sidewalks — thekind of scene one might find at the Win-ter Olympics.“Would it have been nice to have 50

or 60 (degrees)? Sure,” said Steelers fanTom Detar, who drove in from suburbanPittsburgh early in the week even thoughhe knew he would be going home before

See SUPER COLD, 5B

Catawba’s upset bid fails

Staff report

WINSTON-SALEM — The Livingstonemen’s basketball teampulled off a big road upsetSaturday against Winston-Salem State 81-73.

With the victory, James Stinson’s BlueBears (12-5, 7-3 CIAA) improved to 3-1 in thedivision and move into a tie with the Ramsfor first place in the Southern Division at 3-1. The Rams (15-4) came into the contest asthe fourth-ranked team in the latest NCAAAtlantic Region rankings.Donte Durant had his best offensive out-

put of the season, leading the Blue Bearswith 18 points. Darius Cox fell just short ofa double-double with 17 points and nine re-bounds while Quentin Redfern added 13points with 11 of them coming at the chari-ty stripe.The opening 10 minutes were a back and

forth battle and the teams were deadlockedat 10-10 with 10:30 left. Five minutes later,the The Blue Bears were up 22-14. Living-stone finished the half on a 5-2 run to take a33-24 lead into the break.Winston-Salem State came out very ag-

gressive to start the second half and in thefirst 3:10 of the second half was within threepoints at 35-32.

Cox gave the Blue Bearsa big boost on the next pos-session. He blocked a Ramshot on the defensive endand then hit a 10-foot jumperto break the Ram run.Livingstone led by five

points with 14:19 left when13-1 run gave the BlueBears a 54-37 advantagewith 9:43 remaining. Win-

ston got within 12, but Livingstone rattledoff a 9-1 run to open up its largest lead of thecontest of 20 points with 6:24 left.With just under two minutes left the Rams

had rallied within seven at 70-63. Living-stone was able to keep Winston at bay withsolid free-throw shooting in the final min-utes. The Blue Bears hit 8 of 10 free throwsin the final 1:10 of the contest to wrap it up.The Blue Bears had a solid night shooting

the ball as Livingstone hit 48.1 percent of itsshots for the game including 54.2 percent inthe first half. The Blue Bears went to thecharity stripe 41 times, connecting on 28 oftheir attempts.

•NOTE: The Blue Bears will hit the road

again on Monday when they head to Raleigh,for an 8 p.m. contest against the Bears ofShaw.

L’Stone 81WSSU 73

Livingstone beats WSSU

DURANT

2B • SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011 SCORBOARD SALISBURY POST

Sunday, Feb. 6 GOLF 1 p.m.

TGC — PGA Tour, Phoenix Open, finalround, at Scottsdale, Ariz.

3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour, Phoenix Open, final

round, at Scottsdale, Ariz.MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

1 p.m. CBS — Michigan St. at Wisconsin

2 p.m. ESPN — Ohio St. at MinnesotaFSN — Florida St. at North Carolina

NBA BASKETBALL 2:30 p.m.

ABC — Orlando at BostonNFL FOOTBALL

6 p.m. FOX — Super Bowl XLV, Pittsburgh vs.

Green Bay, at Arlington, TexasNHL HOCKEY

12:30 p.m. NBC — Pittsburgh at Washington

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 4 p.m.

FSN — UCLA at Southern Cal

Sunday, February 6COLLEGE BASEBALL

at Newman Park1 p.m.

Tusculum vs. Catawba4 p.m.

Pfeiffer vs. Brevard7 p.m.

Catawba vs. Brevard

YVC tournament

1. North Rowan...........................253.52. Chatham Central ....................2003. West Montgomery ..................1754. East Montgomery ...................1315. South Stanly ...........................65.56. South Davidson ......................657. Albemarle................................628. North Moore............................31

Individuals103 — 1. Simon Connolly (NR), 2.

James Daggett (CC), 3. Korby Chappell(SD)

112 — 1. Damon Ellis (NR), 2. ChrisJaeger (CC), 3. Isaias Gomez (EM)

119 — 1.Giancarlo Solorzano (NR), 2.Jimmy Lavandowski (CC), 3. Terry Ingold(A)

125 — Tyler Powers (NR), Daniel Her-nandez (EM), 3. Kittipong Phothisane,West Montgomery (WM)

130 — Alex Thompson (SS), 2. Bran-don Lemmon (NR), 3. Marco Layva (EM)

135 — Ryan Craver (SD), Levi Russell(WM), John Bartee (CC)

140 — Shelton Sales (CC), 2. ThomasTucker (NR), 3. Zesar Alvarez (EM)

145 — Christian Bradley (WM), 2. CollinLoman (CC), 3. Cameron Talbert (EM), 4.Josh Mock (NR)

152 — A.J. Chambers (NR), 2. ZachShae (EM), 3. Macon Moore (CC)

160 — Thomas Fowler (NR), 2. Christo-pher Bradley (WM(, 3. Matthew Webster(CC)

171 — Carson Joyce (CC), 2. LandonFarley (SS), 3. Kyle Kidd (NM), 4. TerryAllen (NR)

189 — Trent McGuirt (WM), 2. MatthewReynolds (EM), 3. Joe Wiggins (NR)

215 — Antwain Green (WM), 2. TristanStinson (CC), 3. Garland Archie (NR)

285 — Will Robertson (NR), Michael Re-bello (SD), 3. Jarred Ellerbe (WM)

1A/2A Western Regional

Girls team scores1. Lake Norman Charter .............260.52. East Lincoln ............................1883. Waxhaw Cuthbertson .............1804. Salisbury .................................1475. Kernersville McGuinness........1406. West Davidson........................1337. South Iredell............................118

Notable17. Central Davidson ..................4320. Lexington ..............................29.521. East Davidson ......................2530. North Stanly ..........................1

Salisbury individuals200 medley relay — 4. Katie Cater,

McKenzie Stevens, Alexandra Drye, Car-ley Drye 2:02.96

200 free — 2. McKenzie Stevens2:02.69; 6. Carley Drye 2:05.03; 8. KatieCater 2:05.36

100 free — 2. Carley Drye 57.31100 back — 2. Katie Cater 1:03.76400 free relay — 5. Carley Drye, Katie

Cater, Alexandra Drye, McKenzie Stevens4:00.32

Boys team scores1.Kernersville McGuinness.........2552. Lake Norman Charter .............2513. North Lincoln...........................1914. East Lincoln ............................1895. West Davidson........................1766. Lexington ................................111.57. East Burke ..............................110

Notable10. Salisbury ...............................8314. Central Davidson ..................5118. North Stanly ..........................3323. East Davidson ......................20

Salisbury individuals200 — 1. Taylor Rodenhuis 1:49.67200 IM — 2. Andrew McCollister 2:03.95100 fly —5. Taylor Rodenhuis 58.45500 free — 1. Andrew McCollister

4:51.54

6. West (6)

Standings1A Yadkin Valley

Boys YVC OverallNorth Rowan 12-1 16-4Albemarle 11-2 14-3West Montgomery 11-3 11-6North Moore 9-5 12-8South Davidson 8-7 11-9East Montgomery 5-9 7-10Chatham Central 3-11 4-16Gray Stone 3-11 4-17South Stanly 1-14 1-19

Friday’s gamesNorth Rowan 90, East Montgomery 40 South Davidson 86, South Stanly 40North Moore 65, Gray Stone 50Albemarle 56, West Stanly 47West Montgomery d. Chatham Central

Saturday’s gameAlbemarle 90, East Montgomery 51

Girls YVC OverallNorth Moore 12-2 16-5Albemarle 11-2 13-4Chatham Central 11-3 14-6East Montgomery 9-5 9-10North Rowan 6-7 7-13South Davidson 6-9 9-12South Stanly 5-10 6-14West Montgomery 3-11 3-14Gray Stone 0-14 3-18

Friday’s gamesNorth Rowan 57, East Montgomery 49Albemarle 48, West Stanly 38South Davidson 46, South Stanly 41Chatham Central d. West MontgomeryNorth Moore d. Gray Stone

Saturday’s gameAlbemarle 47, East Montgomery 35

Monday’s gameNorth Rowan at AlbemarleCuthbertson at Gray Stone

Tuesday’s gamesEast Montgomery at Gray StoneSouth Stanly at North MooreChatham Central at North RowanWest Montgomery at Albemarle

Feb. 11Gray Stone at South DavidsonAlbemarle at Chatham CentralNorth Rowan at North MooreWest Montgomery at East Montgomery

2A Central Carolina

Boys CCC OverallSalisbury 8-0 15-4Lexington 5-2 10-10Thomasville 5-3 8-12

East Davidson 3-5 11-10Central Davidson 2-6 8-11West Davidson 0-7 4-12

Friday’s gamesEast Davidson 85, Central Davidson 65Salisbury 61, Lexington 40Thomasville 43, West Davidson 28

Girls CCC OverallSalisbury 8-0 17-1Central Davidson 6-2 15-4Thomasville 5-3 17-4Lexington 3-4 9-10East Davidson 1-7 11-10West Davidson 0-7 1-14

Friday’s gamesCentral Davidson 59, East Davidson 38Salisbury 71, Lexington 36Thomasville 66, W. Davidson 26

Tuesday’s gamesEast Davidson at West DavidsonCentral Davidson at LexingtonThomasville at Salisbury

Wednesday’s gameWest Davidson at Lexington

Feb. 11Salisbury at East DavidsonLexington at ThomasvilleWest Davidson at Central Davidson

3A North Piedmont

Boys NPC OverallStatesville 10-0 15-4West Rowan 8-2 10-10West Iredell 6-4 11-8Carson 5-6 8-12North Iredell 3-7 6-12South Rowan 2-7 5-14East Rowan 1-9 1-17

Friday’s gamesSouth Rowan 86, Carson 70 West Rowan 54, East Rowan 40Statesville 80, North Iredell 71

Girls NPC OverallNorth Iredell 10-0 17-1Carson 9-2 15-5West Rowan 6-4 14-7South Rowan 4-5 7-11East Rowan 4-6 6-12West Iredell 2-8 3-15Statesville 0-10 0-19

Friday’s gamesCarson 77, South Rowan 43East Rowan 60, West Rowan 58North Iredell 72, Statesville 25

Monday’s gamesWest Iredell at CarsonStatesville at South RowanNorth Iredell at East Rowan

Wednesday’s gamesWest Rowan at North IredellStatesville at West IredellSouth Rowan at East Rowan

Thursday’s gameWest Rowan at South Rowan

3A South Piedmont

Boys SPC OverallConcord 11-1 18-2NW Cabarrus 9-3 14-7Hickory Ridge 8-4 14-7A.L. Brown 7-4 11-6Central Cabarrus 6-6 12-9Robinson 2-8 6-13Cox Mill 2-9 4-15Mount Pleasant 1-11 5-16

Friday’s gamesHickory Ridge 56, A.L. Brown 41NW Cabarrus 82, Central Cabarrus 77Concord 91, Mount Pleasant 48Cox Mill at Robinson

Girls SPC OverallConcord 12-0 14-6Hickory Ridge 11-1 16-5Robinson 8-3 14-5A.L. Brown 6-5 10-10NW Cabarrus 6-6 7-13Mount Pleasant 3-9 9-12Central Cabarrus 0-11 1-15Cox Mill 0-11 1-17

Friday’s gamesRobinson 57, Cox Mill 28Concord 89, Mount Pleasant 53Hickory Ridge 56, A.L. Bown 45NW Cabarrus 53, Central Cabarrus 42

Monday’s gameCentral Cabarrus at Cox Mill

Tuesday’s gamesConcord at Hickory RidgeMount Pleasant at RobinsonNW Cabarrus at A.L. Brown

Wednesday’s gamesMount Pleasant at Central CabarrusRobinson at A.L. Brown

4A Central Piedmont

Boys CPC OverallReagan 8-0 20-0Davie County 6-2 17-3Mount Tabor 4-3 17-4R.J. Reynolds 2-6 5-14West Forsyth 2-5 7-11North Davidson 1-7 9-10

Friday’s gamesDavie 75, R.J. Reynolds 67 (OT)Reagan 54, Mount Tabor 52West Forsyth 52, North Davidson 51

Girls CPC OverallMount Tabor 7-0 16-2West Forsyth 6-1 14-4R.J. Reynolds 6-2 13-6Reagan 2-6 6-13North Davidson 1-7 6-12Davie County 1-7 6-15

Friday’s gamesR.J. Reynolds 46, Davie 35Mount Tabor 41, Reagan 31West Forsyth 52, North Davidson 42

Tuesday’s gamesNorth Davidson at Mount TaborR.J. Reynolds at West Forsyth

Wednesday’s gameReagan at Davie

StandingsACC

ACC OverallDuke 8-1 21-2North Carolina 6-1 16-5Florida State 6-2 16-6Clemson 5-4 16-7Virginia Tech 5-4 15-7Maryland 5-4 15-8Boston College 5-4 15-8Miami 3-6 14-9Virginia 3-6 12-11Georgia Tech 3-6 10-12N.C. State 2-7 12-11Wake Forest 1-7 8-15

Saturday’s gamesClemson 65, Georgia Tech 56Maryland 91, Wake Forest 70Boston College 58, Virginia Tech 56Miami 70, Virginia 68 (OT)Duke 76, N.C. State 52

Sunday’s gameFlorida State at North Carolina, 2 p.m.,

FSNTuesday’s game

Boston College at Clemson, 9 p.m., ES-PNU

Southeastern

Eastern SEC OverallFlorida 7-2 18-5Tennessee 5-3 15-8Georgia 5-4 16-6Kentucky 4-4 16-6Vanderbilt 4-4 16-6South Carolina 4-4 13-8Western SEC OverallAlabama 7-1 15-7Mississippi State 4-4 12-10Arkansas 4-5 14-8Mississippi 3-5 15-8LSU 2-6 10-13Auburn 1-8 8-15

Saturday’s games Georgia 81, Auburn 72 (OT)Vanderbilt 78, South Carolina 60Mississippi State 58, LSU 57Alabama 65, Tennessee 60Mississippi 69, Arkansas 60Florida 70, Kentucky 68

SAC

SAC OverallLincoln Memorial 12-0 20-0Anderson 8-4 14-8Wingate 7-5 12-8Tusculum 7-5 10-12Carson-Newman 6-6 9-11Brevard 5-7 7-10Mars Hill 5-7 8-12Newberry 5-7 10-10Catawba 4-8 8-12Lenoir-Rhyne 1-11 2-18

Saturday’s gamesTusculum 67, Brevard 63Lincoln Memorial 83, Catawba 75Mars Hill 82, Anderson 75Wingate 71, Carson-Newman 46

Newberry 73, Lenoir-Rhyne 62Wednesday’s games

Catawba at BrevardWingate at Lenoir-RhyneAnderson at NewberryCarson-Newman at TusculumLincoln Memorial at Mars Hill

| CIAA

Northern Division OverallBowie State 5-0 16-3Virginia Union 5-2 10-7St. Paul’s 4-2 8-11Elizabeth City State 2-4 12-8Chowan 2-4 3-17Virginia State 2-5 3-17Lincoln 1-4 2-16Southern Division OverallLivingstone 3-1 12-5Winston-Salem State 3-1 15-4Fayetteville State 2-2 10-9Shaw 2-2 13-7Johnson C. Smith 1-3 12-7St. Augustine’s 1-3 6-13

Saturday’s gamesLivingstone 81, Winston-Salem St. 73St. Paul’s 71, Lincoln 64Chowan 63, Virginia State 56Virginia Union 54, Elizabeth City St. 53Fayetteville State 77, St. Aug’s 68Shaw 86, J.C. Smith 77

Sunday’s gameLincoln at Bowie State

Conference Carolinas

CC OverallQueens 10-1 14-5Limestone 10-1 16-3Barton 7-5 12-8Pfeiffer 6-5 8-11St. Andrews 6-6 10-10Mount Olive 5-6 10-9Coker 5-6 7-11Belmont Abbey 4-7 9-10Lees-McRae 1-9 5-13Erskine 1-9 2-15

Saturday’s gamesLees-McRae 79, Johnson & Wales 44St. Andrews 80, Queens 70Barton 68, Erskine 55Coker 79, Belmont Abbey 66Limestone 78, Pfeiffer 75

Other scoresEAST

Albany, N.Y. 62, Hartford 59 Bucknell 75, Navy 49 Colgate 77, Army 71 Connecticut 61, Seton Hall 59 Cornell 91, Brown 79 Dayton 85, La Salle 81 Drexel 58, Delaware 48 Georgetown 83, Providence 81 Georgia St. 63, Towson 60 Harvard 83, Penn 82, 3OT Hofstra 78, Northeastern 75 Lafayette 76, Holy Cross 70 New Hampshire 65, Binghamton 59 Pittsburgh 71, Cincinnati 59 Princeton 68, Dartmouth 53 Richmond 77, Fordham 60 Saint Joseph’s 67, Massachusetts 64 St. Bonaventure 64, Duquesne 62 Temple 80, Rhode Island 67 Villanova 66, West Virginia 50 Wagner 63, Monmouth, N.J. 60 Yale 72, Columbia 67

SOUTH Appalachian St. 68, Elon 62 Augusta St. 84, Lander 46 Coastal Carolina 99, VMI 86 Coll. of Charleston 73, Furman 54 Davidson 73, Chattanooga 59 East Carolina 68, UCF 61 Gardner-Webb 63, Presbyterian 62 George Mason 62, Old Dominion 45 George Washington 73, Charlotte 67 Grambling St. 49, Southern U. 45 Hampton 64, S. Carolina St. 53 Liberty 70, Charleston Southern 69 Louisville 61, DePaul 57 Mercer 63, Campbell 45 Murray St. 67, Austin Peay 58 N. C. A&T 78, Delaware St. 73, OT N.C. Central 79, Howard 70 Samford 58, Georgia Southern 50 Southern Miss. 67, Marshall 60 Syracuse 72, South Florida 49 UAB 47, Tulane 39 UNC Wilmington 91, William & Mary 81 VCU 70, James Madison 66 W. Carolina 83, UNC Greensboro 73 Winthrop 57, UNC Asheville 53 Wofford 74, The Citadel 60

MIDWEST Akron 59, Toledo 41 Ball St. 72, Buffalo 71 Bradley 69, S. Illinois 66 Butler 73, Cleveland St. 61 Creighton 75, Evansville 69 Detroit 81, Loyola of Chicago 71 Drake 72, N. Iowa 69 Iowa 64, Indiana 63 Kansas 86, Nebraska 66 Kansas St. 86, Iowa St. 85 Kent St. 66, Cent. Michigan 53 Miami (Ohio) 58, E. Michigan 56 Missouri 89, Colorado 73 Missouri St. 73, Indiana St. 66 North Dakota 83, South Dakota 73 Northwestern 71, Illinois 70 Ohio 80, N. Illinois 73 Valparaiso 86, Youngstown St. 78, OT W. Michigan 75, Bowling Green 61 Wichita St. 74, Illinois St. 57 Wright St. 69, Ill.-Chicago 63 Xavier 76, Saint Louis 68

SOUTHWEST Baylor 76, Texas A&M 74, OT Oklahoma St. 81, Oklahoma 75 Texas 76, Texas Tech 60 Tulsa 76, Houston 71, OT UTEP 59, Rice 53

FAR WEST Air Force 54, Utah 49 Arizona 107, California 105, 3OT BYU 78, UNLV 64 Colorado St. 59, Wyoming 56 Idaho 75, Hawaii 61 Memphis 62, Gonzaga 58 N. Arizona 70, Montana 53 Oregon 81, Washington 76 Pepperdine 70, San Diego 63, OT Stanford 83, Arizona St. 75 UCLA 66, St. John’s 59 Utah St. 77, Boise St. 49 Washington St. 61, Oregon St. 55 Weber St. 78, Montana St. 58

Notable boxesClemson 65, Ga. Tech 56

CLEMSON (16-7)Booker 2-5 1-2 5, Grant 6-9 8-8 20, Stitt

4-5 6-9 16, Smith 1-4 1-3 4, Young 5-9 0-014, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Stanton 1-1 0-0 2,Narcisse 0-0 0-0 0, Jennings 2-4 0-0 4, Hop-kins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-37 16-22 65.GEORGIA TECH (10-12)

Holsey 3-4 0-0 6, D. Miller 2-2 0-0 4,Shumpert 5-15 7-8 17, M. Miller 1-3 0-1 2,Rice Jr. 3-13 4-5 10, Udofia 4-8 0-2 10, Fore-man 0-0 0-0 0, Storrs 0-0 0-0 0, Oliver 2-5 0-0 4, Morris 1-1 1-1 3. Totals 21-51 12-17 56.

Halftime—Clemson 33-25. 3-PointGoals—Clemson 7-14 (Young 4-6, Stitt 2-2, Smith 1-3, Booker 0-1, Jennings 0-2),Georgia Tech 2-15 (Udofia 2-4, M. Miller 0-1, Oliver 0-2, Rice Jr. 0-4, Shumpert 0-4).Fouled Out—Udofia. Rebounds—Clemson26 (Grant 7), Georgia Tech 27 (Shumpert 8).Assists—Clemson 11 (Stitt 5), Georgia Tech9 (Rice Jr. 3). Total Fouls—Clemson 20,Georgia Tech 22. A—6,219.

BC 58, Va. Tech 56

VIRGINIA TECH (15-7)Allen 10-19 5-5 25, Davila 2-5 0-1 4, Bell

2-2 3-3 7, Green 0-8 1-3 1, Delaney 6-174-5 19, Garland 0-1 0-0 0, Atkins 0-6 0-0 0,Eddie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-58 13-17 56.BOSTON COLLEGE (15-8)

Trapani 6-13 0-0 14, Southern 3-6 1-2 7,Jackson 4-13 1-2 10, Paris 3-7 0-1 8, Ru-bin 1-3 0-0 3, Moton 2-3 2-2 6, Raji 2-6 0-04, Elmore 1-1 0-0 3, Dunn 1-1 1-1 3. Totals23-53 5-8 58.

Halftime—Boston College 27-24. 3-PointGoals—Virginia Tech 3-14 (Delaney 3-7,Allen 0-1, Atkins 0-2, Green 0-4), BostonCollege 7-20 (Trapani 2-4, Paris 2-5, Elmore1-1, Rubin 1-2, Jackson 1-3, Moton 0-1, Raji0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Vir-ginia Tech 40 (Allen 19), Boston College 32(Trapani 9). Assists—Virginia Tech 6 (Allen,Bell, Green 2), Boston College 11 (Jackson,Paris 4). Total Fouls—Virginia Tech 16,Boston College 17. A—6,328.

Duke 76, N.C. State 52

N.C. STATE (12-11)Howell 9-11 0-2 18, Wood 0-5 0-0 0, T.

Smith 2-9 0-2 4, Brown 6-13 3-6 15, Gon-zalez 1-6 0-0 3, Painter 2-4 6-8 10, Harrow0-3 0-0 0, Vandenberg 0-0 0-0 0, Williams1-2 0-0 2. Totals 21-53 9-18 52.DUKE (21-2)

Ma. Plumlee 7-8 2-7 16, Singler 5-13 3-6

14, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 6-15 6-6 20, Thorn-ton 1-5 0-0 2, Hairston 1-3 3-5 5, Dawkins1-6 0-0 3, Mi. Plumlee 1-4 1-2 3, Curry 4-82-6 13, Zafirovski 0-0 0-0 0, Peters 0-0 0-00. Totals 26-62 17-32 76.

Halftime—Duke 53-24. 3-Point Goals—N.C. State 1-10 (Gonzalez 1-2, Williams 0-1, Harrow 0-1, Brown 0-2, Wood 0-4), Duke7-14 (Curry 3-5, Smith 2-2, Dawkins 1-2, Sin-gler 1-2, Thornton 0-3). Fouled Out—Williams. Rebounds—N.C. State 36 (Brown9), Duke 45 (Ma. Plumlee 12). Assists—N.C.State 16 (Brown 6), Duke 13 (Smith 7). To-tal Fouls—N.C. State 29, Duke 18. A—9,314.

Maryland 91, Wake 70

WAKE FOREST (8-15)Stewart 3-4 0-0 8, McKie 3-8 4-4 10,

Desrosiers 5-7 0-0 11, Clark 2-6 0-0 5, Har-ris 5-10 5-6 17, Terrell 2-5 2-3 7, Chennault3-10 0-0 6, Mescheriakov 0-0 0-0 0, Walker3-7 0-0 6. Totals 26-57 11-13 70.MARYLAND (15-8)

Mosley 2-6 2-2 7, Gregory 4-10 0-0 8,Williams 10-19 7-9 27, Bowie 5-10 2-2 13,Howard 3-10 1-2 9, Weijs 0-0 0-0 0, Stoglin2-3 1-2 5, Palsson 4-7 0-0 9, Levent 1-1 0-0 3, Tucker 4-9 0-0 10, Padgett 0-1 0-0 0.Totals 35-76 13-17 91.

Halftime—Maryland 42-30. 3-PointGoals—Wake Forest 7-12 (Stewart 2-2, Har-ris 2-3, Desrosiers 1-1, Terrell 1-2, Clark 1-3, Chennault 0-1), Maryland 8-17 (Howard2-4, Tucker 2-4, Mosley 1-1, Levent 1-1,Palsson 1-2, Bowie 1-4, Stoglin 0-1). FouledOut—None. Rebounds—Wake Forest 33(McKie 7), Maryland 39 (Williams 15). As-sists—Wake Forest 13 (Chennault, Clark,Desrosiers 3), Maryland 27 (Howard 8). To-tal Fouls—Wake Forest 16, Maryland 15.Technical—Terrell. A—17,950.

Miami 70, Virginia 68

VIRGINIA (12-11)Sene 3-5 0-3 6, Evans 3-7 2-2 9, Far-

rakhan 7-11 4-9 20, Harris 6-12 2-6 18,Zeglinski 4-8 0-0 11, Sherrill 1-1 0-0 3, Har-rell 0-5 1-2 1, Mitchell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 9-22 68.MIAMI (14-9)

Swoope 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 6-11 4-6 16,Scott 3-11 1-2 7, Grant 3-9 3-5 11, Adams 2-7 4-4 8, Brown 2-4 3-3 8, Thomas 6-14 2-220, Gamble 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-56 17-22 70.

Halftime—Virginia 23-20. End Of Regu-lation—Tied 56. 3-Point Goals—Virginia 11-19 (Harris 4-6, Zeglinski 3-6, Farrakhan 2-4, Evans 1-1, Sherrill 1-1, Harrell 0-1), Mia-mi 9-23 (Thomas 6-12, Grant 2-6, Brown 1-2, Adams 0-1, Scott 0-2). Fouled Out—Scott,Zeglinski. Rebounds—Virginia 29 (Sene 8),Miami 41 (Thomas 10). Assists—Virginia 17(Evans 5), Miami 8 (Grant 3). Total Fouls—Virginia 18, Miami 17. Technical—MiamiBench. A—4,766.

ECU 68, UCF 61

UCF (14-7)Gaynor 2-5 2-4 6, Clanton 2-7 2-4 6, Her-

zog 2-5 3-4 7, M. Jordan 6-14 10-14 24,Sosa 2-8 2-2 6, McCombs 1-1 0-0 2, Young0-4 0-0 0, Tyler 5-7 0-0 10, Sykes 0-1 0-0 0.Totals 20-52 19-28 61.EAST CAROLINA (13-10)

Morrow 7-10 1-5 15, Abrams 4-9 2-2 12,Gaines 1-9 0-0 3, Straughn 0-3 2-4 2, Sher-rod 7-13 5-6 23, Young 2-7 4-6 9, Sampson1-2 0-0 3, Ellison 0-2 0-0 0, Wynn 0-2 1-2 1,Morales 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 15-25 68.

Halftime—UCF 39-34. 3-Point Goals—UCF 2-13 (M. Jordan 2-6, Sosa 0-3, Young0-4), East Carolina 9-25 (Sherrod 4-8,Abrams 2-5, Sampson 1-2, Gaines 1-3,Young 1-4, Ellison 0-1, Straughn 0-2). FouledOut—Gaynor, Herzog. Rebounds—UCF 45(Clanton, Gaynor, Tyler 9), East Carolina 34(Morrow 6). Assists—UCF 10 (Gaynor, M.Jordan 3), East Carolina 13 (Young 5). To-tal Fouls—UCF 22, East Carolina 22. Tech-nical—Young. A—6,567.

GWU 73, Charlotte 67

GEORGE WASHINGTON (12-11)Smith 2-7 0-0 4, Mikic 1-6 0-0 3, Katuka

5-7 3-7 13, Taylor 11-17 2-3 25, Ware 2-5 3-4 7, Bynes 2-6 4-4 9, Guest 1-2 0-0 2, Pel-lom 4-6 0-0 8, Edwards 1-1 0-0 2, Warren0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-57 12-18 73.CHARLOTTE (10-13)

Barnett 1-3 4-4 6, Wilderness 6-9 2-6 14,Braswell 1-7 6-6 9, Green 7-14 4-7 22,Briscoe 5-9 0-0 13, Sherrill 1-5 1-2 3, Sirin0-0 0-0 0, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Dewhurst 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-48 17-25 67.

Halftime—George Washington 31-28. 3-Point Goals—George Washington 3-17 (Tay-lor 1-4, Bynes 1-4, Mikic 1-5, Pellom 0-1,Ware 0-1, Smith 0-2), Charlotte 8-14 (Green4-7, Briscoe 3-5, Braswell 1-1, Barnett 0-1).Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—GeorgeWashington 33 (Pellom, Smith 7), Charlotte30 (Wilderness 10). Assists—George Wash-ington 17 (Taylor 9), Charlotte 6 (Braswell,Green 2). Total Fouls—George Washington19, Charlotte 17. A—8,155.

ScheduleSaturday’s Games

Dallas 101, CHARLOTTE 92Atlanta 99, Washington 92Portland 111, Cleveland 105L.A. Lakers 101, New Orleans 95Houston 95, Memphis 93, OTDetroit 89, Milwaukee 78Denver 113, Minnesota 100Oklahoma City 121, Utah 105Chicago at Golden State, late

Sunday’s GamesL.A. Clippers at Miami, 12 p.m.Indiana at New Jersey, 12 p.m.Philadelphia at New York, 12 p.m.Orlando at Boston, 2:30 p.m.

Notable box Mavs 101, Bobcats 92

DALLAS (101)Stevenson 2-7 0-0 5, Nowitzki 10-19 4-4

25, Chandler 4-10 1-2 9, Kidd 4-8 1-2 13,Barea 7-14 0-0 15, Marion 5-9 0-0 10, Ter-ry 7-14 7-7 21, Cardinal 0-1 0-0 0, Haywood1-4 1-2 3. Totals 40-86 14-17 101.CHARLOTTE (92)

Wallace 6-15 1-2 13, Diaw 5-12 0-0 11,K.Brown 2-7 6-6 10, Augustin 7-17 4-5 21,Jackson 5-17 6-6 17, Mohammed 2-5 0-0 4,Najera 2-5 0-0 4, Livingston 3-9 4-5 10, Hen-derson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 33-89 21-24 92.Dallas 31 24 27 19 — 101Charlotte 22 23 21 26 — 92

3-Point Goals—Dallas 7-22 (Kidd 4-8,Nowitzki 1-2, Barea 1-3, Stevenson 1-6,Cardinal 0-1, Terry 0-2), Charlotte 5-21 (Au-gustin 3-8, Diaw 1-4, Jackson 1-4, Mo-hammed 0-1, Najera 0-1, Wallace 0-3).Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 54(Chandler 15), Charlotte 54 (Wallace 11).Assists—Dallas 20 (Kidd 6), Charlotte 16(Jackson 5). Total Fouls—Dallas 20, Char-lotte 17. Technicals—Chandler, Jackson,Charlotte defensive three second. A—17,743 (19,077).

ScheduleSaturday’s Games

San Jose 2, Boston 0Montreal 2, N.Y. Rangers 0Anaheim 3, Colorado 0Buffalo 6, Toronto 2N.Y. Islanders 5, Ottawa 3Philadelphia 3, Dallas 1Carolina 4, Atlanta 3, OTColumbus 4, Edmonton 3Nashville 3, Detroit 0Phoenix 1, Minnesota 0Los Angeles at Calgary, late

Sunday’s GamesPittsburgh at Washington, 12:30 p.m.New Jersey at Montreal, 3 p.m.St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 3 p.m.

Phoenix Open

Saturday’s second roundTommy Gainey 63-65—128Mark Wilson 65-64—129Bill Haas 65-65—130Chris Couch 66-65—131Rickie Fowler 70-62—132Phil Mickelson 67-65—132Geoff Ogilvy 67-66—133Jason Dufner 65-68—133Aaron Baddeley 65-68—133

Area schedule

Prep wrestling

Prep hoops

College hoops

NBA

NHL

Golf

Prep swimming

Catawba women halt skidFrom staff reports

Catawba’s women’s basketballteam snapped a six-game losingstreak with an 84-73 comeback winagainst Lincoln Memorial at Good-man Gym on Saturday afternoon.Catawba stroked 11 3-pointers, in-

cluding five by Johnna Foster, whoscored a career-high 17 points. Mili-ca Ivanovic and Elizabeth Merrittalso scored 17 for the Indians (12-10,6-6). Kisha Long scored 14, and DanaHicks added 11.Foster scored all her points in the

final 13 minutes, 9 seconds.Dayshalee Salaman scored 16

points for the Railsplitters (8-12, 3-9).

LINCOLN MEMORIAL (73) — Salaman 16,Talley 15, Hemphill 14, W. Holmes 10, Craig 6,Williams 5, Harris 3, Todd 2, K. Holmes 2.

CATAWBA (84) — Foster 17, Ivanovic 17,Merritt 17, Long 14, Hicks 11, Lewis 4, May 2,Mull 2, Connor, Dellapenta.

Lincoln Mem. 33 40 — 73 Catawba 40 44 — 84

Livingstone women fall Livingstone’s women’s basketball

team was the victim of an early 14-1run by Winston-Salem State and lost75-53 at the Gaines Center on Satur-day night.Brittany Wright recorded her sev-

enth double-double with 13 points and14 boards to lead the Blue Bears. Cas-saundra Rhodes added 10 points, butLivingstone (12-5, 6-3) shot only 25.4percent from the field.Vontisha Woods and Jordhan Pe-

terson scored 16 each for the Rams.The Blue Bears go to Raleigh to

play Shaw on Monday.

LIVINGSTONE (73) — Wright 13, Rhodes10, Evans 8, Boston 7, Manurs 5, Harrison 3,Martin 2, Murray 2, Elbourne 2, Gilliam-Wash-ington 1.

W-S STATE (75)— Woods 16, Peterson 16,Medley 15, Newkirk 9, Wilson 7, Rector 7, Wells3, White 2.

Livingstone 21 32 — 53 Winston-Salem 42 33 — 75

College baseballMatt Henriksen belted two homers

to lead Tusculum to a 20-11 winagainst Pfeiffer at Newman Park onSaturday.Tusculum (1-0) pounded out 19

hits. All-America catcher Sean Cot-ten scored three times and drove inthe 144th run of his career. The for-mer Lake Norman High standout istwo shy of Tusculum’s all-timerecord.

Pfeiffer (1-1) had 14 hits. AarinSharpe was 3-for-4 and whacked hissecond homer of the young season.Other scheduled games were post-

poned by wet grounds.A tripleheader is planned today at

Newman Park, with Catawba playingat 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Pfeiffer basketballPfeiffer’s men’s basketball team

lost to Limestone 78-75 in Gaffney,S.C., on Saturday.Danny Friend’s free throw broke

a 75-75 tie to lift the Saints (16-3, 10-1Conference Carolinas).Reggie Hollinger paced Pfeiffer

(8-11, 6-5) with 18 points. Chris Woodswas limited to 15.The Falcons travel to CC foe

Mount Olive on Monday. Pfeiffer’s women’s basketball

team lost 57-44 at Limestone on Sat-urday. Christina Harvey had 14 re-bounds for the Falcons.

Prep swimmingSalisbury’s girls finished fourth in

the 1A/2A Midwest Regional swim-ming competition.Salisbury’s Carley Drye was sec-

ond in the 100 free, and Katie Caterwas second in the 100 backstroke.McKenzie Stevens took second in

the 200 free, with Drye sixth andCater eighth.Cater, Stevens, Alexandra Drye

and Carley Drye took fourth in the200 medley relay and fifth in the 400free relay.Top-12 finishers moved on to state

competition in Cary next weekend.Lake Norman Charter won the re-

gional. West Davidson was sixth. Kernersville Bishop McGuin-

ness edged Lake Norman Charter towin the boys competition.Salisbury was 10th. West David-

son was fifth and Lexington sixth.Salisbury’s Taylor Rodenhuis won

the 200 and placed fifth in the 100 but-terfly.Andrew McCollister won the 500

free and was second in the 200 IM.See Scoreboard.

Sacred Heart hoopsJulia Honeycutt hit a free throw

with one second left to give SacredHeart’s jayvee girls a 13-12 quarter-final tournament victory againstStatesville Christian at SacredHeart’s Boyd Dolphin Tank.Dakotah Insley hit a basket to tie

the score seconds before Honeycuttstole the inbounds pass and wasfouled. Maria Strobel cored six pointsfor the Dolphins. Jillian Morris hadseven rebounds.

Concordia Lutheran’s girls de-feated First Assembly to advance.

Salisbury Academy’s jayveeboys defeated First Assembly 25-17behind Marcus Corry’s 13 points.Carter Cook scored nine.

Concordia defeated StatesvilleChristian to advance.

Sacred Heart’s varsity girls wonon Senior Night, beating Concordia31-20 for an 8-0 conference record.All the eighth-grade players and

their parents were honored.Erin Ansbro led the Dolphins (20-5)

with 13 points, six steals, five reboundsand five assists. India Biggus, KatieGannon and Mehgan Hedgepeth con-tributed great defense. KayteeLeonguerrero had five points, whileCaroline Parrott pulled down nine re-bounds.

Sacred Heart’s varsity boys (13-13, 5-3) built a big halftime lead andheld on to upset Concordia’s Cru-saders 25-23.

Max Fisher had nine points, in-cluding a 3-pointer for the decisivepoints. Christian Hester had sixpoints and seven rebounds. ChiliChilton had seven boards.The defense was led by Alex Tay-

lor and Chandler Blackwell. ReillyGokey and Spencer Storey hit key 3-pointers.

Jayvee girls hoopsIn Carson’s 41-29 win against

North Iredell’s girls, Madison Weastand Kate Cole scored eight pointseach. Jordy Clark scored seven, andTaylor Barringer had five.

In Carson’s 42-29 win againstWest Iredell, Clark, Weast, Barringerand Cole scored six points each.

Pro basketballFormer Pfeiffer standout James

Crowder was named MVP and scored17 points to lead Marian to victory inthe UDC Irish Cup.

7th-grade hoopsAdditional information was sub-

mitted on the West-Knox game thatappeared in Saturday’s edition.In West Rowan’s loss to undefeat-

ed Knox, Devon Morrison had 10points and 14 rebounds for the Bull-dogs (3-1). Kreshon Alexander hadfive steals, and Josh Lindsey scoredeight points. Noah Williams pulleddown eight rebounds.

Salisbury boostersThe next meeting for the Salis-

bury Athletic Booster Club is Mon-day at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria.Items on the agenda include budg-

et forecasts and reviews, winter andspring sports awards, concessionstartups for baseball and girls soccer,football program advertising for 2011and Hornet Heroes sales.

Basketball trainingABC Youth basketball training for

boys and girls in grades 2-12 will beheld today from 3-5 p.m. at Compet-itive Sports, off Julian Road. ContactAndré Archie at 704-232-0801.

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What’s next for Bumgarner?BY GWEN KNAPP

San Francisco Chronicle

The question is simple. What’snext for Madison Bumgarner?Winning a Cy Young Award? A

batting title? The America’s Cup?Balancing the federal budget?After last year, the young San

Francisco lefty will have to go a longway to astonish his audience. A cou-ple of feats behind the Giants’ 2010championship — Edgar Renteria’sMVP homer and Andres Torres’ en-tire year — matched the improbabil-ity of Bumgarner’s eight shutout in-nings in the pivotal Game 4 in theWorld Series. But nothing topped therookie’s mastery of the Rangers inTexas.Bumgarner was so strong during

the September division hunt and sotough on the road all year (8-3 with a1.76 ERA including postseason) that

a World Series win by itself wouldn’thave been surprising. But eightscoreless innings and only three hitssurrendered by a 21-year-old? Threemonths later, the memory stillprompts grins and shakes of the headfrom anyone who saw the game.The ominous start to his season

made the performance all the moreremarkable. A disappointing springtraining not only landed him in ClassAAA Fresno, but also raised doubtsabout his long-term prospects. HisFresno manager, Steve Decker, saidthe lefty simply needed to adjust hismechanics. Among other things,Decker said, Bumgarner’s release re-vealed the ball too early in his swoop-ing delivery.He rebounded and delivered a very

respectable rookie season: a 7-6record, 3.00 ERA, and then wins in twoof three postseason starts.

course, we wanted to stay on them andkeep playing, but we didn’t,” Smith said.

Richard Howell had a career-high 18points for the Wolfpack (12-11, 2-7), whohad 16 turnovers and didn’t get closerthan 21 in the second half. Theyoutscored Duke 28-23 in the second half,but that wasn’t nearly enough to over-come their latest slow start. N.C. Statedropped its fourth straight and seventhin eight games, and sank to 11th in theleague.

“I’m very disappointed in our startsthe last four games, and that’s really beena problem — we’ve gotten ourselves in ahole so fast,” coach Sidney Lowe said.“I’m not going to say it’s rock bottom.There’s still a lot to play for, and I thinkour kids showed that in the second half.We need to do that early in the game.”

Seth Curry had 13 points for the BlueDevils, who tuned up for the latest re-newal of college basketball’s fiercest ri-valry — Wednesday night’s showdownwith No. 23 North Carolina — and extend-ed their winning streak at Cameron In-door Stadium to an NCAA-best 32 bymaking quick work of another neighbor-ing rival.

Smith, who’s on pace to become thefirst player in ACC history to lead theleague in scoring and assists, finishedwith seven assists for Duke and had hisleague-best 13th 20-point game.

In essentially sealing this one by half-time, the Blue Devils shot 64.5 percentin the half and made nearly as manyshots (20) as the Wolfpack attempted(25).

The reigning national championsbroke it open with a 21-2 burst midwaythrough the half in which they scored 14consecutive points — including a person-al 6-0 run by Plumlee — and took their

first 20-point lead on Curry’s jumper thatmade it 31-10 with 81/2 minutes left. Thatcame after the highlight-reel dunk bySmith that followed his steal from fresh-man Ryan Harrow.

“We’re not a team that’s going to scorea lot off of turnovers — we were more ofthat the beginning of the year,” coachMike Krzyzewski said, referring to theindefinite loss of point guard Kyrie Irv-ing two months ago to a toe injury. “Sowhen you get a couple of those, oh boy,it gets our team excited.”

And they weren’t finished. Duke as-sembled a 16-2 run a few minutes laterkeyed by 3s from Smith, Curry and Sin-gler, who also hit a free throw to make it51-21 with 2:11 before the break.

“An ACC game, to be up like that isjust not going to happen hardly at all,”Krzyzewski said.

N.C. State played without freshmanbig man C.J. Leslie, the team’s leadingrebounder and third-leading scorer whoLowe said was issued a one-game suspen-sion Friday for violating an unspecifiedteam rule.

Lorenzo Brown had 15 points and De-Shawn Painter added 10 for the Wolf-pack. They’ve lost 13 straight againstDuke at Cameron — with 11 of those de-cided by double digits — and haven’t wona game on an opponent’s regular homecourt this season.

“This type of stuff kills confidenceand morale,” Howell said. “But I thinkwe’ve got enough players on this team topick it up and make a deep run in theACC tournament.”

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Playingagainst a Wake Forestteam that has providedthe opposition withplenty of positive mo-

ments this season, Maryland got a feel-good win for itself and a milestone vic-tory for coach Gary Williams.

Jordan Williams had 27 points and 15rebounds, and Maryland defeated thelowly Demon Deacons 91-70 Saturday.

Coming off an 18-point home loss toDuke, the Terrapins were in desperateneed of a confidence-building win. That’sexactly what they got against Wake For-est, the last-place team in ACC.

“This was a must-win game,” seniorAdrian Bowie said. “We had to win byany means necessary. If we had to divein the crowd or jump on the floor, we’dhave done it.”

Gary Williams said: “I think guyswere hungry to play today.”

Maryland (15-8, 5-4) took control be-fore halftime with a pair of 11-point runs,then pulled away in the second half byscoring 13 straight points.

It was the 664th win for GaryWilliams, tying him with Hall of Famecoach John Wooden for 22nd on the ca-reer list among those who have coachedin Division I for at least 10 years.Williams coached at American, BostonCollege and Ohio State before returningto his alma mater in 1989.

Williams spoke with reverence aboutWooden, recalling how the esteemedUCLA coach “glamorized the game” and“kind of set the table for guys.”

When asked to convey his feelingsabout matching Wooden on the career

wins list, Williams said, “He coached like27 or 28 years and this is my 33rd, so Iguess he had a few more seasons with afew more wins than me.”

That doesn’t mean Gary Williamsdoesn’t deserve to be tied with Woodenat 664.

“That’s a remarkable accomplish-ment,” Jordan Williams said. “CoachWilliams is an unbelievable coach, unbe-lievable teacher, unbelievable leader. I’mnot surprised he’s in that same tier withJohn Wooden and all the coaching greats.I couldn’t be more proud of him.”

Jordan Williams led the Terps withhis NCAA-best 20th double-double of theseason, Bowie scored 13 and freshmanPe’Shon Howard had nine points andeight assists.

C.J. Harris led Wake Forest with 17points and Carson Desrosiers added 11.The Demon Deacons (8-15, 1-7) have lost10 of 12 overall, are 0-7 on the road andhave lost seven games by at least 20points.

“I’m optimistic,” Harris said.“Throughout games we shows signs ofwhat we can be. If we just put togethera full game, you would be surprised asto what can happen.”

Wake Forest trailed only 60-50 mid-way through the second half beforeWilliams and Bowie each made two freethrows. Williams followed with a dunkand Cliff Tucker drilled a 3-pointer tostart the Terrapins on a 13-point run thatmade it 73-50 with 7:22 to go.

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The ACC roundup ...ATLANTA — It's too early

to tell if Clemson will earn afourth straight NCAA tourna-ment bid, so Demontez Stitt isfocusing on the present.

And that means to playsuffocating defense.

"When you're playing 'D,'it's hard for the other teamto get in a rhythm," Stittsaid. "We try to keep every-body energized."

Jerai Grant scored 20points, Stitt added 16 andClemson used a 22-0 in thefirst half to beat reelingGeorgia Tech 65-56 on Satur-day.

Clemson (16-7, 5-4 At-lantic Coast Conference) haswon three of four sincedropping consecutive gamesat North Carolina and Mary-land.

Iman Shumpert scored 17points for the Yellow Jack-ets (10-12, 3-6), who have lostthree straight and four offive.

Over the last four sea-sons, Georgia Tech is a com-bined 19-38 in ACC play.

Miami 70, Virginia 68, OTCORAL GABLES, Fla. —

Game on the line, maybeeven the season on the line,and Miami freshman RionBrown insisted he was feel-ing no pressure.

And then he proved it, hit-ting perhaps the biggestshots of Miami's season.

Brown made three free

throws to tie the game with13.7 seconds left in regula-tion, Adrian Thomas fin-ished with career-highs of20 points and 10 reboundsand Miami beat Virginia 70-68 in overtime on Saturday.

"It was nothing," Brownsaid.

A second-straight nail-biter — Miami beat GeorgiaTech 59-57 on Thursday —gave the Hurricanes con-secutive wins for the firsttime since late December.

BC 58, Virginia Tech 56BOSTON — After getting

hammered by No. 23 NorthCarolina in its previousgame, Boston College spenta few days talking about de-fense. It certainly paid offin the final seconds.

Reggie Jackson scored all10 of his points in the closing11 minutes and Boston Col-lege held on for a 58-56 winover Virginia Tech on Satur-day despite the Hokies (15-7,5-4) having three chances inthe final 24 seconds.

Joe Trapani led the Ea-gles (15-8, 5-4) with 14points and nine rebounds.

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Kentucky coach John calipari shouts to his team duringthe first half.

Parsons, Florida giveWildcats another loss

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The Top 25 roundup ...GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Chandler Parsons scored 17 points,

Alex Tyus made two big defensive plays and Florida turned itaround at the free throw line with an 18-of-22 night at thestripe.

Erving Walker hit both ends of two one-and-ones in theclosing minutes. His final free throw put Florida (18-5, 7-2Southeastern Conference) ahead for good. Tyus followed witha baseline hook shots and Parsons added a free throw with12.7 seconds remaining.

The Wildcats (16-6, 4-4) have lost consecutive games forthe first time under John Calipari.

Kansas 86, Nebraska 66LINCOLN, Neb. — Brady Morningstar scored a season-

high 19 points and made five of second-ranked Kansas' sea-son-best 13 3-pointers in an 86-66 victory over Nebraska onSaturday.

The Jayhawks (22-1, 7-1 Big 12) played without Josh Sel-by, who sat out with an injured right foot.

No. 3 Texas 76, Texas Tech 60AUSTIN, Texas — Jordan Hamilton and Gary Johnson each

scored 16 points and No. 3 Texas (20-3, 8-0) remained un-beaten in the Big 12. Brown finished with 10 points forTexas, which is off to its best ever start in the Big 12.

No. 4 Pittsburgh 71, Cincinnati 59PITTSBURGH — Ashton Gibbs tied a career-high with 25

points and No. 4 Pittsburgh (21-2, 9-1) took advantage of thefact Cincinnati (18-5, 5-5) was playing without suspended for-ward Yancy Gates.

Gilbert Brown added 11 points for the Panthers , who leadthe Big East.

Gates, a senior who leads Cincinnati in rebounds andblocked shots and was second in scoring, is suspended in-definitely for a violation of team rules.

No. 6 Connecticut 61, Seton Hall 59NEWARK, N.J. — Kemba Walker scored 19 points and No.

6 Connecticut stopped a two-game losing streak by rallyingfrom a 10-point deficit against the Pirates.

Walker, the Big East's leading scorer, hit a 3-pointer with2:32 to play that capped a 12-1 run and gave the Huskies(18-4, 6-4) their first lead of the second half.

No. 9 BYU 78, UNLV 64PROVO, Utah — Jimmer Fredette scored 16 of his game-

high 29 points from the free-throw line for the Cougars.Fredette's free throw to cap a three-point play with 3:24

remaining made him the career scoring leader in the Moun-tain West Conference, breaking the record of 2,189 pointsset by San Diego State's Brandon Heath in 2007.

BYU (22-2, 8-1) halted a three-game winning streak byUNLV (17-6, 5-4).

No. 12 Villanova 66, No. 25 West Virginia 50PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Maalik Wayns scored 17 points,

Corey Fisher had 16 and No. 12 Villanova (19-4, 7-3 BigEast) used a 19-3 run to pull away from the Mountaineers(15-7, 6-4).

No. 13 Georgetown 83, Providence 81WASHINGTON— Georgetown nearly blew an 18-point sec-

ond-half lead and overcame a 43-point performance byMarshon Brooks to win their sixth straight game.

Austin Freeman scored 23 points, Jason Clark had 18,Wright added 16 and Julian Vaughn put in 14 for the Hoyas(18-5, 7-4 Big East).

No. 14 Missouri 89, Colorado 73COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kim English scored 21 points in a rare

reserve role, and the No. 24 Tigers (18-5, 4-4 Big 12) rattledColorado into a season-worst 23 turnovers.

Marcus Denmon added 17 points and Ricardo Ratliffe had14 points and nine rebounds for Missouri, which is 0-4 onthe road in conference play but has dominated at home. TheTigers are 14-0 in the Mizzou Arena.

Alec Burks had 21 points for Colorado (15-9, 4-5 Big 12),No. 15 Louisville 61, DePaul 57LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kyle Kuric scored 19 points, including

the game-clinching 3-pointer with just over 2 minutes remain-ing for Louisville.

Chris Smith and Terrence Jennings added 10 points eachfor the Cardinals (18-5, 7-3 Big East).

Baylor 76, No. 16 Texas A&M 74, OTCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — Anthony Jones scored on a

layup with 3.1 seconds left in overtime, and A.J. Walton stolethe ball from Khris Middleton to preserve the win for Baylor.

Perry Jones, who led the Bears (15-7, 5-4 Big 12) with aseason-high 27 points, gave them a 74-73 lead with his 3-point play with just over a minute left in overtime.

No. 17 Syracuse 72, South Florida 49TAMPA, Fla. — Rick Jackson scored a season-high 21

points with 12 rebounds for his 16th double-double, and KrisJoseph added 14 points to lead the No. 17 Orange.

Syracuse (20-4, 7-4 Big East) has now won at least 20games in 33 of 35 seasons under Jim Boeheim, whose 849victories rank second among active Division I coaches.

Oregon 81, No. 20 Washington 76EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Joevan Catron had 20 points and

nine rebounds as the Ducks handed the No. 20 Huskies theirthird consecutive loss this week.

E.J. Singler added 16 points for the Ducks (12-11, 5-6Pac-10). Matt Bryan-Amaning scored 21 to lead Washington(15-7, 7-4).

No. 21 Arizona 107, California 105, 3OTBERKELEY, Calif. — Lamont Jones hit a go-ahead lay-in

with 1:03 left in the third overtime and also had a tying 3-pointer with 5 seconds to go in the second OT and the tyingthree-point play late in regulation for Arizona.

No. 22 Utah State 77, Boise State 49LOGAN, Utah — Tai Wesley scored 22 points as Utah

State (22-2, 11-0 Western Athletic Conference) won its 17thstraight win.

No. 24 Vanderbilt 78, South Carolina 60NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Jenkins scored 18 points, Jef-

fery Taylor and Festus Ezeli added 17 apiece and the No. 24Commodores (16-6, 4-4) stayed in the SEC East chase with amuch-needed win.

Ramon Galloway had 16 points for South Carolina (13-8,4-4), which has lost three of four.

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clemson big man Jerai Grant(45) dunks.

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duke's Nolan smith drives for a basketas tracy smith (23) watches.

Clemsonimprovesto 16-7

Williams gets milestone win

49ers lose to GWUAssociated Press

The regional roundup ...CHARLOTTE— George

Washington held off thatlate second-half rally tobeat the 49ers 73-67 on Sat-urday.

Tony Taylor scored 25points and had nine assistsfor George Washington (12-11, 5-4), which led by 15points with less than threeminutes remaining.

An'Juan Wildernessadded 14 points and 10 re-bounds, and Jamar Briscoehad 13 points for the 49ers,who knocked off league-leading Xavier three daysearlier to snap a four-gamelosing streak.

Davidson 73, Chattanooga 59DAVIDSON — Nik

Cochran came off thebench to score all 16 of hispoints in the second halfand JP Kuhlman alsoscored 16 points as David-son pulled away in the sec-ond half to beat Chat-tanooga 73-59.

The Wildcats (12-12, 6-7Southern Conference) led39-38 with 13:51 remainingbefore a 21-3 run put themin front 60-41 with 8:42 left.

Davidson has won fourstraight games.

ECU 68, UCF 61GREENVILLE — Jontae

Sherrod scored 23 pointsand East Carolina sent Cen-tral Florida to its seventhstraight loss in a 68-61.

Darrius Morrow finishedwith 15 points and JamarAbrams added 12 for the Pi-rates (13-10, 5-4 ConferenceUSA), who won despiteshooting 37.9 percent (22for 58) from the floor.

Marcus Jordan led UCFwith 24 points.

App. State 68, Elon 62ELON — Donald Sims

and Omar Carter scored 17points each to lead Ap-palachian State to a 68-62victory over Elon in aSouthern Conference game.

After a jumper by Cartergave the Mountaineers (10-13, 6-7) a 65-62 lead with 36seconds remaining, ChrisLong was unable to hit a 3-pointer that could have lift-ed the Phoenix (10-14, 4-9)into a tie.

High Point 72, Radford 70.HIGH POINT — Shay

Shine scored 18 points andHigh Point (9-13, 6-7 BigSouth Conference) held offa Radford rally to take a 72-70 victory.

North Carolina Wilmington91, William & Mary 81

WILMINGTON, —Trevor Deloach scored 28points and Keith Rendlemanadded 22 to lead North Car-olina Wilmington to a 91-81win over William & Mary.

Chad Tomko added 13points, six rebounds and sixassists for Wilmington.

N.C. A&T 78, Del St. 73, OTDOVER, Del. — Thomas

Coleman scored 30 pointsand had 12 rebounds to leadNorth Carolina A&T to a 78-73 overtime victory overDelaware State.

Gardner-Webb 63, Presbyte-rian 62

BOILING SPRINGS —Stefon Johnson had 14points and a career-high 16rebounds and hit the game-winning free throw.

North Carolina Central 79,Howard 70

WASHINGTON — Lan-don Clement scored 11 ofhis career-high 26 points inthe final 31 seconds forNorth Carolina Central.

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Wake’s J.t. terrell shoots over Pe'shonHoward (21) and dino Gregory (33).

Maryland 91W. Forest 70

Simon Connolly set the toneat 103 by beating JamesDaggett of Chatham Central.

Damon Ellis dominated at112 and Giancarlo Solorzanofollowed with a pin at 119.

Anyone expecting Powersto take a fall against Hernan-dez at 125 was badly mistak-en. Powers said assistantTravis Linsday, a 1996 statechampion at East Rowan, toldhim to use a different strate-gy.

“Coach told me to go afterhim,” Powers said. “I had nev-er done that.”

Powers and Hernandez felteach out in a scoreless firstperiod but the Cav struck first

and held on.“He did such a good job,”

Lindsay said. “I told him,‘Wrestle for six minutes atyour pace and not his. Getthrough the flurry and get inyour mode. Keep attacking,make him react, and let himmake mistakes.’ ”

By the third period, Pow-ers was in control and got hisfirst win over Hernandez.

“Stay aggressive and goodthings will happen,” Lindsaysmiled.

North finished in the topfour in 12 of the 14 weightclasses.

Thomas Fowler finishedfirst at 160 and Will Robert-son put the capper on the tour-nament by beating SouthDavidson’s Michael Rebello inthe last match at 285.

The Cavs had two second-place finishers in BrandonLemmon at 130 and Thomas

Tucker at 140.Finishing third were sen-

iors Joe Wiggins (189) andGarland Archie (215).

Fourth-place Cavalierswere Josh Mock at 145 andTerry Allen at 171.

After his win, Powersshowed off his knowledge ofhis school’s wrestling history.

“Our program has neverbeen that good,” he reported.“We only won four or fivematches last year. The lasttime we won (the league title)was 2002. The last state cham-pionship was 1963. So it feelsgreat.”

•NOTES: Pittman and Lind-

say are expecting a homematch Tuesday in the firstround of the duals. ... WestMontgomery (175 points) wasthird, followed by East Mont-gomery (131), South Stanlyand South Davidson (65 each),Albemarle (62) and NorthMoore (31).

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catawba’s dominick reid brings the ball upcourt against Lin-coln Memorial. reid finished with 14 points.

11 rebounds.“Catawba played tremen-

dously,” Lincoln Memorialcoach Josh Schertz said. “Itspeaks well for the charac-ter of our team that we cameback on the road against agood team playing at its verybest. We hold our guys to thesame standard of excellenceno matter who’s available,and they won without Cur-ry.”

Catawba (8-12, 4-8) has adeceptively bad record. If theeight-team SAC tournamentstarted tomorrow, the Indi-ans, ninth in a 10-team league,wouldn’t even be part of it.

The Indians struggled ear-ly mostly because of youthand really dug a hole whenReid went down for twoweeks with a concussion.

With Reid healthy, the In-dians are a factor in the SAC,and there’s still some hope.

“It wouldn’t surprise me tosee Catawba finish in the topfour,” Schertz said. “Jim Bak-er is one of the best coachesin the country. This was onlythe second close game we’vehad and the first time we’vefaced serious adversity. Itwas the first time we’ve real-ly trailed, much less by 16.”

Catawba built that lead byout-boarding the league’sbest rebounding team and bysinking tough shots, includ-

ing an amazing 3 by Huntleywith the shot clock expiring.

The Indians got first-half3s from guys who don’t makea lot of them, including back-up point guard Shoemaker’sfirst of the season. KelvinDrakeford made his third.Huntley’s was his fifth.

Huntley, Drakeford andMatt Tamer all took chargesduring a spree that saw theIndians charge from a 16-11deficit to a 37-21 edge fiveminutes before halftime.

Lincoln Memorial’s rallybegan late in the first half.Catawba still had a 10-point

lead and the ball with 30 sec-onds left. Baker wanted oneshot. But Catawba turned itover, and LMU got a layupfrom Vincent Bailey beforethe horn to trail 41-33.

“Big turning point,” Reidsaid. “It let them go to thehalf with momentum.”

Catawba shots stoppeddropping early in the secondhalf and LMU took over theglass. With 15:48 left, John-son swiped the ball fromfreshman Kejuan Mayo andthrew down a powerful dunkthat put LMU ahead 44-43.

“We’re a pretty good

shooting team, but we justcouldn’t make a shot the lastfive minutes of the first halfor the first part of the secondhalf,” Baker said.

When the lead dried up,Catawba didn’t give up. TheIndians were down only 69-68after two Huntley freethrows with 4:12 remaining.

But Tony Martin’s and-onegave LMU a four-point leadwith 3:57 to go, Johnson pro-duced a huge stickback 50seconds later, and BrandonArmstrong finished off theIndians with a 3-pointer fromthe right wing for a 77-68edge with 2:17 to go.

Armstrong celebrated hisshot with a military-stylesalute to the Lincoln Memo-rial bench and the bleach-ers.

“That shot was the dag-ger,” Baker said. “It was a re-ally good effort by our guys,but just not quite enough.”

Reid was encouraged.“Even though we lost, it

was still a great game forus,” he said. “If we play likethat, we’ll make the tourna-ment. And once you’re inthere, anything can happen.”

Catawba needs a win atBrevard on Wednesday.

LINCOLN MEMORIAL (83) — Johnson 27,Martin 12, Armstrong 12, Carden 8, Bailey7, Garrett 6, Jordan 6, Jones 5, Allen.

CATAWBA (75) — Huntley 19, Reid 14,Moore 9, Mayo 8, Drakeford 7, Martin 7,Shoemaker 5, Tyree 3, Lovelace 3, Thom-son, Tamer.

L. Memorial 33 50 — 83Catawba 41 34 — 75

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Lincoln Memorial’s tony Martin (44) knocks away a layup attempt by catawba's Justin Huntley.

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damon ellis, top, looked impressive in his win against chathamcentral’s chris Jaeger at 112 pounds.

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simon connolly beat Jamesdaggett of chatham central.

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North rowan’s Giancarlo solorzano looks at his coaches as he pins his opponent in the final at 119 pounds during saturday’s Yadkin Valley conference tournament.

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BY JOHN MARSHALLAssociated Press

PHOENIX — DanicaPatrick is planning to spendSuper Bowl Sunday at homein Arizona, away from thehustle and bustle, not tomention the cold weather.

Sporting a PittsburghSteelers hat — Bears fanscan never pull for the Pack-ers, ever — she’ll be sur-rounded by snacks anddrinks, watching the gameand those over-the-top com-mercials like everyone else.

Unlike everyone else,though, she’ll see a familiarface on the screen lookingback at her, one that makesher a little uncomfortable.

“I’m usually terribly em-barrassed,” Patrick said ofher famously racy SuperBowl ads. “It’s weird watch-ing yourself on television alittle bit.”

Patrick is more comfort-able with the ads now thanshe was before — and thesame could be said for herNASCAR career as sheheads into her second sea-son.

The first woman to win anIndyCar race, she was an es-

tablished icon on the open-wheel circuit when, a yearago, she decided to givestock cars a try on a part-time basis.

Unfamiliar with the heav-ier, bulkier cars in the Na-tionwide circuit, Patrickwent through a sometimes-difficult rookie season filledwith back-of-the-pack finish-es. Insisting she wasn’tstretched too thin trying torun in two circuits, she keptplugging away in the Nation-wide series, gaining comfortand confidence with eachrace.

Even though her averagefinish in 13 races was 28th,she closed strong, qualifying14th before being wreckedwith what appeared to be aTop-15 car in California andending the season with a19th at Homestead.

With Daytona, the first ofher four opening Nationwideraces, just a couple of weeksaway, Patrick is ready to hitthe gas again.

“I feel a lot more com-fortable,” she said. “I’mcontinuing to understandthe limits of the car. I stillhave a lot to learn, it’s stillpretty new. I’ve got about a

third of a season under mybelt, but definitely betteroff than I was last year, soI’m looking forward to it.”

Typically busy, evenwhen she’s not racing,Patrick had a relatively qui-et offseason.

She shot three new com-mercials for GoDaddy.comwith fitness guru JillianMichaels and a new compa-

ny spokesperson (a secretuntil Sunday), and helped anorganization that raisesawareness for Chronic Ob-structive Pulmonary Diseasereach its goal of getting 1million people screened.

Other than that, Patrickdidn’t do a whole lot, usingthe time to relax and gear upfor second two-circuit sea-son.

“It’s been a nice offsea-son,” said Patrick, who’sgrandmother suffered fromemphysema, one form ofCOPD. “I had a lot of monthsoff last year from racing,but I was extremely busy.This year, I’ve had a lot oftime off from racing, but I’ma lot more relaxed, I’ve had alot more time to recoverfrom the long season.”

Now, it’s time to hit thegas.

Patrick has a recent testsession in stock cars andheads to media day at Day-tona in about a week. Afterthat, she’ll race in the Na-tionwide opener on Day-tona’s new surface on Feb.19, followed by stock racesin Phoenix, Las Vegas andBristol, where she’ll get herfirst taste of short-trackstock car racing.

After that, it’s back to In-dyCar, starting with the sea-son-opener at St. Petersburgon March 27, followed by afew more Nationwide racesthat she’ll announce later inthe year.

The goal, on both circuits,is pretty simple: keep mov-ing up the pack.

“In IndyCar, I want towin some races. I cameclose a few times last yearand I’d like to change acouple of those second-place finishes into wins,”said Patrick, who was 10thin the 2010 IndyCar stand-ings. “In NASCAR, I justwant to keep building onwhere we were last year.”

Refreshed and relaxed,she’s off to a good start.

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danica Patrick is hoping for a better year as she heads into her second season of NAscAr.

Danica says she’s revived after quiet offseason

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ATHENS, Ga. — UgaVIII, Georgia’s white Eng-lish bulldog mascot, hasbeen buried at Sanford Sta-dium beside his predeces-sors.

The dog served as mascotfor only half of a season be-fore his death from lym-phoma on Friday.

Wendy Seiler, whose hus-band Charles is the mascot’schief handler, says Uga VIIIwas on his bed with his toyswhen he died in his sleep.Uga VIII was diagnosed withthe cancer in early January.

MAD MOMPALM BEACH GAR-

DENS, Fla.— Jacoby Bris-sett gave his mother a longhug, then a rose.

She walked away disap-pointed anyway.

Brissett, who was the na-tion's top uncommitted quar-terback recruit, announcedFriday night he plans to en-roll this fall at Florida, re-

vealing his decision duringhis senior-night basketballceremony at Palm BeachGardens (Fla.) Dwyer High.

The 6-foot-5, 225-poundBrissett — who was wooedby countless schools, includ-ing Wisconsin and Miami,plus was recruited by NorthCarolina basketball coachRoy Williams — does notplan to send in his letter ofintent to the Gators untilMonday.

The way Ellicia Brownsees it, that gives her theweekend to change her son'smind. She wants him to at-tend Miami.

GOLFSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. —

Phil Mickelson was locked inconcentration over a 30-footbirdie putt on the par-3 16th,the some 20,000 onlookersmostly quiet on the am-phitheater hole except a fanwho screamed "Tiger wouldmake it!"

Playing partner Bill Haasheard it, but Mickelson was

oblivious to the slight, per-fectly striking the putt thatdrew a thunderous cheerwhen it dropped in.

"It's Saturday of thePhoenix Open. It's alwaysfun," Mickelson said. "To seethat go in with the crowdright there was a great feel-ing."

The birdie and another onthe short par-4 17th helpedMickelson close within fourstrokes of leader TommyGainey halfway through thefrost-delayed tournament.

NBABOSTON — With a total

of 2,555 3-pointers in his ca-reer, Ray Allen is on theverge of breaking ReggieMiller's all-time NBA recordof 2,560. Heading into to-day’s game against the Or-lando Magic, Allen needsfive more 3s to tie the for-mer Indiana Pacers star andsix to surpass him.

BASEBALLMINNEAPOLIS — The

Minnesota Twins have agreedto terms with left-handerFrancisco Liriano on a one-year, $4.3 million deal thatavoids arbitration.

The Twins announced theagreement Saturday.

The 27-year-old Lirianowent 14-10 with a 3.62 ERA forthe Twins last season.

• SAN FRANCISCO — TheGiants exercised their con-tract option on managerBruce Bochy.

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Green Bay Packers linebacker clay Matthews wears acheesehead during media day.

ESPN’s Howard saysSimms threatened him

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The NFL notebook ...DALLAS — ESPN analyst Desmond Howard said Saturday

that former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms threat-ened him over comments he made about Simms' son.Howard tweeted that Simms said "he wanted 2 take a

swing at me" while the two were at the NFL Experience fanfestival in downtown Dallas the day before Sunday's SuperBowl.Simms, who is part of the No. 1 NFL broadcasting team

for CBS, acknowledged through network spokeswoman Jen-nifer Sabatelle that he had "a private conversation that be-came heated."Howard said Simms took offense to an on-air comment

about a Tennessee-LSU football game. Simms' son, Matt, isquarterback for the Volunteers; he was replaced as thestarter after a 2-6 start and is now entering his senior sea-son."At NFL-Xperience and Phil Simms just threatened 2 hit

me b/c I said his son was 1 of the worse QBs in the SEC,"Howard tweeted. "I told him "LET'S GO!”

•SNOW BLOWN: Hard ice and heavy snow slid off Cowboys

Stadium's domed roof, leaving at least six people injured af-ter another blast of winter slammed North Texas, officialssaid.Crews responded to a series of injury calls at the Super

Bowl venue after the ice started falling to ground in chunks,according to the Arlington Fire department, which said sixpeople were taken to hospitals.The two most seriously injured were listed in stable condi-

tion, the department said. None of the injuries appeared tobe life-threatening.

• POUNCEY OUT: Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice

Pouncey has been ruled out of the Super Bowl with a high leftankle sprain.The rookie Pro Bowl selection sprained the ankle in the

AFC championship game and has not practiced since. Back-up Doug Legursky will play in his place Sunday, in what willbe his first NFL start as a center.

•HAYNESWORTH TROUBLE: Redskins defensive lineman

Albert Haynesworth has been accused of assault in what po-lice said was a case of road rage.Fairfax County police spokeswoman Shelley Broderick said

a 38-year-old man told investigators he was driving a HondaCivic in suburban Washington when he saw a pickup trucktailgating him and made a hand gesture.The driver of the truck, later identified as Haynesworth,

got out of his car when the two vehicles stopped and report-edly assaulted the other driver.

• OFENSIVE ROOKIE: St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam

Bradford won The Associated Press 2010 NFL OffensiveRookie of the Year award.The first overall selection in last year's draft, Bradford

guided the Rams from the embarrassment of a 1-15 recordto a 7-9 mark.

•DEFENSIVE ROOKIE: When Ndamukong Suh heard people

call him the best player available in the draft, he didn't gloat.He took it as a challenge.The Detroit Lions tackle won The Associated Press 2010

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.The only rookie on the All-Pro team, Suh validated Detroit

selecting him second overall in last April's draft. New Eng-land cornerback Devin McCourty drew the other two votes.

•UNDER A DOME: The Super Bowl at Cowboys Stadium

will be the 13th played indoors. The NFC has a 9-3 advan-tage in championships settled under a dome.Pittsburgh and Green Bay won their only indoor Super

Bowls. The Steelers beat Seattle at Detroit's Ford Field in2006, and the Packers defeated New England at theLouisiana Superdome in 1997.

•SUPER FOOD FARE: Pasta bars, Texas chicken fried

turkey sandwiches and sushi platters are just a few of theunique food options at Cowboys Stadium for the 100,000 orso fans attending the Super Bowl.For heartier appetites, there will one-pound hamburgers

topped with fried onions and smoked chopped barbecue. Orsome chunky "Bent Buckle" Texas chili served in a sour-dough bread bowl.Looking for an adult beverage and a Super Bowl keep-

sake? Get both with a Texas-sized margarita known as a"Cowboyrita" served in a souvenir glass. The Mexican hotchocolate and hot Bloody Mary drinks will come in souvenirthermal travel mugs.Food prep for today included sauteing more than a ton of

peaches for cobbler, grilling 15,000 Kobe beef sliders,peeling 70,000 pieces of fresh jumbo shrimp and training250 chefs to work the different food stations in the stadi-um. There will be more than 3,000 concessions workers onduty.Fans are expected Sunday to consume more than 12 tons

of nachos, five tons of cheese steak and four tons of hotdogs. And wash it down with 15,625 gallons of soda, 8,000gallons of bottled water and 160 tons of ice — enough tomake three hockey rinks.

•MORE CHEESE THAN TOWELS: There have more people

searching for "cheesehead hats" than "Terrible Towels" lead-ing up to the Super Bowl. At least online.According to Yahoo!, there were 66 percent more online

searches this week about the cheesehead hats worn byGreen Bay Packers fans than the Terrible Towels waved bythose cheering for the Pittsburgh Steelers.A very popular search question was "What does the 'G' in

the Packers logo stand for?" Easy answer: Green Bay, theteam's hometown.

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UGA VIII

Mascot buried at Sanford Stadium

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The NBA roundup ...CHARLOTTE — Tyson Chandler spent

most of last season limping around with var-ious injuries, underperforming and failingto crack the Bobcats' starting lineup beforebeing dealt essentially for salary-cap relief.

The version of the big man who returnedto Charlotte on Saturday night was hardlyrecognizable as he collected rim-rattlingdunks and key rebounds for the NBA'shottest team.

The healthy Chandler's 15 boards com-bined with Dirk Nowitzki's 25 points ensuredthe Dallas Mavericks would suffer no let-down on Saturday night. Their 101-92 victoryover the Bobcats was their eighth straight.

D.J. Augustin scored 21 points andStephen Jackson added 17 on a poor shoot-ing night for the 7-year-old Bobcats, whohave beaten every other team in the league.

Trail Blazers 111, Cavaliers 105CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cava-

liers have the NBA's record for futility all tothemselves.

Cleveland's losing streak reached 24games as Wesley Matthews scored 31 pointsand LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 to lead thePortland Trail Blazers to a 111-105 win overthe pitiful Cavs, who are yet to win in 2011and have lost a mind-boggling 34 of 35.

Cleveland nearly overcame a 10-pointdeficit in the fourth quarter, but once again

failed to make plays down the stretch andfell to 8-42 — an almost unimaginablerecord for a team that won more than 60games the past two seasons and went deepin the playoffs.

"It feels like a bad dream," said guardDaniel Gibson.

And it's not over.Lakers 101, Hornets 95NEW ORLEANS — Pau Gasol had a sea-

son-high 34 points to go with 10 rebounds,helping the Los Angeles Lakers beat theNew Orleans Hornets 101-95.

Kobe Bryant added 32 points, including a3-pointer with 3:20 left to give the Lakersthe lead for good in what turned out to be asurprisingly frenetic struggle against theundermanned Hornets.

Nuggets 113, Timberwolves 100MINNEAPOLIS — Carmelo Anthony

scored 25 points and J.R. Smith scored 10 ofhis 14 points in the final seven minutes tohelp the Denver Nuggets to a 113-100 victo-ry over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Pistons 89, Bucks 78MILWAUKEE — Reserve Richard

Hamilton scored 15 points in his first actionsince Jan. 10 and Tracy McGrady added 20,leading the Detroit Pistons.

Hawks 99, Wizards 92WASHINGTON — Josh Smith scored 29

points and added a season-high 16 reboundsto lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 99-92 winagainst the Washington Wizards.

Chandler returns to haunt Bobcats

’Canesget win

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The NHL roundup ...RALEIGH — Erik

Cole scored at 2:48 ofovertime to give the Car-olina Hurricanes a 4-3win over the AtlantaThrashers on Saturdaynight.

The win allowed theHurricanes to tie Atlantafor eighth place in theEastern Conference with58 points.

Hurricanes goalieCam Ward stopped 34shots and Atlanta’s On-drej Pavelec made 33saves.

Eric Staal, BrandonSutter and Jiri Tlustyalso scored for Carolina.

Sutter put the Hurri-canes ahead 2-1 on a rushat 8:37 of the third peri-od, beating Pavelec overthe stick side shoulderfrom the high slot. JoniPitkanen had an assistfor his 100th point withthe franchise.

Sharks 2, Bruins 0BOSTON — Logan

Couture scored on one ofjust 18 shots for San Joseas the surging Sharksbeat the Boston Bruins.

Canadiens 2, Rangers 0MONTREAL — Carey

Price made 35 saves forhis fifth shutout of the sea-son, Scott Gomez scoredlate in the second period,and Montreal extended theNew York Rangers’ losingstreak to four.

Ducks 3, Avalanche 0DENVER — Corey

Perry scored three goalsand Curtis McElhinneystopped 25 shots for hissecond NHL shutout,leading Anaheim overstruggling Colorado.

Flyers 3, Stars 1PHILADELPHIA —

Andrej Meszaros andDarroll Powe each scoredon long-distance wristshots, and Brian Boucherstopped 30 shots to leadPhiladelphia past Dallas.

Sabres 6, Maple Leafs 2BUFFALO, N.Y. —

Drew Stafford scoredtwice and added an as-sist, Thomas Vanek had agoal and two assists, andRyan Miller finished with23 saves to lift Buffaloover Toronto.

Blue Jackets 4, Oilers 3COLUMBUS, Ohio —

R.J. Umberger scoredtwice and assisted onboth of Kristian Huselius’goals, including thegame-winning tally with4 minutes left, to leadColumbus past Edmon-ton.

Islanders 5, Senators 3UNIONDALE, N.Y. —

Rob Schremp’s secondgoal of the game broke athird-period tie and liftedthe New York Islandersover Ottawa.

Coyotes 1, Wild 0GLENDALE, Ariz. —

Taylor Pyatt endedPhoenix’s long scoringdrought early in the thirdperiod and Ilya Bryz-galov stopped 25 shotsfor his fourth shutout thisseason, helping the Coy-otes beat Minnesota.

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DALLAS — Deion Sanders always wasPrime Time. Now he’s All Time.

Sanders and Marshall Faulk led a class ofseven voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fameon Saturday. Joining them were ShannonSharpe, Richard Dent, Ed Sabol, Les Richterand Chris Hanburger.

As talkative as he was talented, known asmuch for his celebration dances as his inter-ceptions and kick returns, Sanders was an out-standing cornerback and sometime wide re-ceiver with five teams. He’s a two-time SuperBowl winner and was the Defensive Player ofthe Year in 1994.

Sanders reacted to his election with typi-cal Neon Deion bravado. He said he’s grate-ful, but then made sure to explain, “what youfeel about me has nothing to do with how I feelabout me.”

Then he broke into the open field.“Next to the Bible, my favorite book was

‘The Little Engine That Could.’ I read that sto-ry so many times, I know it by heart,” he said.“And a couple trains passed that engine untilhe started saying to himself: ‘I think I can. Ithink I can. I think I can.’ And that’s what Imodeled my career after. I mean, it sounds ar-

rogant, it sounds brash, it sounds cocky. Butit was real.”

Sanders also played major league baseball.But football clearly was his calling.

“He was an electrifying performer who putfans on the edge of their seats every time hemanned his cornerback position or droppedback to receive a kickoff or field a punt,” Fal-cons owner Arthur Blank said. “Deion is, with-out question, one of the greatest players in thehistory of the NFL.”

Sanders got in a comical dig at Faulk andSharpe.

“Man, this is real,” he said, “and I got to seeMarshall Faulk and Shannon Sharpe cry.”

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deion sanders led a class of seven who madethe Hall of Fame.

Sanders and Faulkmake Hall of Fame

the game because tickets are too expensive.“But that’s why we brought some warmerclothes.”

The region is taking a beating online fromcelebrities, players and reporters — not thetype of reaction Cowboys owner Jerry Joneshad in mind when his vast new showplace waspicked to host the NFL’s signature event.

Peter King of Sports Illustrated labeled thesnowy, unplowed “moonscape” a “debacle” ina Twitter message even before Friday’s iceaccident at the stadium. Agent Leigh Stein-berg tweeted: “No one blames Dallas for snow-fall, but who was cleaning roads of snow, lighttraffic downtown, no one outside, not typicalatmosphere” for a Super Bowl.

Philadelphia Eagles receiver DeSean Jack-son wouldn’t know — his flight was canceled.“Not headn to Dallas any more ... O well,” hetweeted Friday.

By Saturday, complaints of baggage night-mares had faded, most major roads were clearand dry and temperatures warmed into the40s. Airline officials said operations were nor-

mal and they anticipated getting most SuperBowl travelers into town despite cancellationsthroughout the week.

Still, the head of the Dallas Restaurant As-sociation estimated that as many as 70,000people might be trying to get to the area Sat-urday — which suggests quite a bit of revenuewas lost this past week.

“We’ve had an amazing amount of unfor-tunate situations because of all the prepaidrooms ... that were left vacant as well as par-ties that were planned and catering functions,”executive director Ed Griffin said.

It wasn’t all bad, though. The favorableturn in weather meant that hotels were fill-ing up. “We had cancellations Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, Friday just becausethat was when the weather was at its worstand people were panicking a little,” saidCharles Lufkin, manager of the Admiral Ho-tel, which is near Cowboys Stadium and ful-ly booked for the weekend. “Consideringeverything, we’re happy.”

Everyone will be happy if the snow finallystays away Sunday and the Steelers and Pack-ers play a game for the ages in a stadium thathas already hosted an NBA All-Star game andcould break the Super Bowl attendance recordof 103,985 set in 1980 at the Rose Bowl.

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BY MARK WINEKAmwineka@salisburypost.com

For Paul Woodson, the pair of new,state-of-the art machines in the backof Vogue Cleaners carry a double

meaning.They display his confidence, as a small

business owner in Salisbury, that the U.S.economy will recover, though he doesn’tthink it will be until 2014 or 2015 “thatwe’re wide open again.”

Those high-tech dry-cleaning machinesin back also give Woodson pause.

Despite his best intentions to buy Amer-ican-made equipment, he had to choosemachines coming from Italian companies.

They were the highest quality, “best in theworld” at a competitive price, Woodsonsays. Nothing American-made came close.“They’re not even in the same ballpark,”he adds.

To him, it provides further evidencethat the American education system isslipping behind in the math and sciencefields, ultimately translating to the loss ofmanufacturers in this country.

The United States has lost nearly 8 mil-lion factory jobs since manufacturing em-ployment peaked at 19.6 million in mid-1979, according to the Associated Press.But it should be noted that U.S. manufac-turers also have placed near the top ofworld rankings in productivity gains over

the past three decades.That higher productivity has meant a

leaner manufacturing force that has capi-talized on efficiency, the AP says.

What’s changed is that U.S. manufactur-ers have abandoned products with thinprofit margins, like consumer electronics,toys and shoes. They’ve ceded that sectorto China, Indonesia and other emerging na-tions with low labor costs.

Instead, a recent AP story says, Ameri-can factories have seized upon complexand expensive goods requiring specializedlabor: things such as industrial lathes,computer chips, fighter jets and health

BY BRUCE WILLIAMSUnited Feature Syndicate

DEAR BRUCE: My son anddaughter-in-law have alwaysbeen very responsible financial-ly, but due to a life-threateningcondition and emergency sur-gery, the medical bills have leftthem with a credit card debt of$6,000. They are sinking fast andI am not financially able to helpthem. Do you have any sugges-tions?

— Dianevia e-mail

DEAR DIANE: I am sorry thatyour son and his wife are havingproblems, but you indicate thatthey have been very responsiblefinancially and have a very largedebt they didn’t expect. That isnot a unique situation and manyof us have been through that.

The debt is on a credit cardfor $6,000. You go on to say theyare sinking fast. What does thatmean? A $6,000 credit card debt,

if you pay the minimum pay-ment, which I would almost nev-er endorse, requires relativelyminimal money out of currentbudget. Obviously, it will be veryexpensive over a period of time,but it gives them breathingroom. Unless, there is somethingthat you have not shared withme, I understand that it couldgive a feeling of frustration, butthis is not a number that couldnot be retired responsibly. Youmentioned a life-threateningcondition; does that mean thatthere is a loss of income? With-out some other variables, itseems to me that this is some-thing they can work through.Your moral support will certain-ly be appreciated.

DEAR BRUCE: My husband is65 years old and I am 64. We nev-er had a chance to purchase life

insurance because of my hus-band’s job and due to heart sur-geries. I would like to purchaselife insurance now. What do youadvise?

— Maryvia e-mail

DEAR MARY: You mentionedthat you didn’t buy life insurancebecause of your “husband’s job.”Was it a high-risk occupation? Iam sure there are companiesthat would issue a policy to you.

Given the heart operations,it’s likely that the premiumswould be rather substantial. Oneof the ways some underwrite rel-atively risky individuals is to re-duce the death benefit substan-tially for the first two or threeyears. It may be a bit late to curethis problem. At the very least,figure out what the premiumsmight have been or what you canafford, and put that into a spe-cial savings to help underwritefinal expenses.

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CHINA GROVE — Mary Oliver will host agrand opening at her new shop, Mary’s An-tiques, located at 9030 N.C. 152 West in RowanCounty.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturday.

Regular hours will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Wednesdays through Saturdays. Contact Oliv-er at 704-458-8362 for more information.

The shop will carry furniture, glassware,art and other antiques.

Hospital’s diabetes, nutritionstaff members recertified

Michelle Henrickson and Sue Moore, dia-betes educators at Rowan Regional Medical

Center, haverenewed theirCertified Dia-betes Educatorstatus by suc-cessfully com-pleting the con-tinuing educa-tion renewaloption process.C a n d i d a t e smust meet rig-

orous eligibility requirements for certifica-tion by the National Certification Board of Di-abetes Educators.

Moore is a registered nurse and has beenan employee of Rowan Regional since 1989.

She was instrumental in developing the out-patient diabetes education curriculum atRowan. She first achieved CDE status in1995 and has provided diabetes education topeople in our community for more than 20years.

Henrickson is a registered dietitian andhas been an employee of Rowan Regionalsince 1992. She was instrumental in devel-oping the nutritional component of the out-patient diabetes program. She first achievedCDE status in 1995 and has been providingeducation to people in our community withdiabetes and other health conditions for morethan 18 years.

For more information about diabetes andnutrition services, call 704-210-5771.

Oak Park Retirement to host seminar for veterans on Feb. 22

Oak Park Retirement will host a free educational seminar for veterans, fam-ily members or survivors of veterans at 2 p.m.Feb. 22.

The VA Aid and Attendance Pension bene-fit, one of the many benefits available throughthe VA, offers eligible veterans or their sur-viving spouses a monthly pension rangingfrom $1,056 to $1,949 per month tax-free. Tobe eligible, veterans must have served 90 con-secutive days or more with at least one day

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BUSINESSSALI S B U R Y P O S T

Personal finance withRalph and Al

A little moreinsurancecoverage mightbe worth it

RALPH KETNER VAL CARTER

Catawba College is offering a one-hour-cred-it personal finance course led by retired (2002)Catawba College Professor Al Carter and FoodLion co-founder Ralph Ketner. The Post plansto attend the weekly class and share nuggetsof the information presented by Carter, Ketnerand guest speakers. This is the third install-ment.

BusinessRoundup

Business calendar

February 8 — Chamber of Commerce’s

Small Business Counseling –

Chamber – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30

p.m. Call 704-633-4221 for an

appointment.

14 — Chamber Business After

Hours Membership Mixer–

Rowan Cabarrus Community

College – 1333 Jake Alexan-

der Blvd., Salisbury - 5 – 7 p.m.

For reservations call 704-633-

4221.

15 — Chamber Business

Council – Speed Networking

– Chamber- 9 a.m. For reser-

vations call 704-633-4221.

The $6,000 question: Can you help my son?Smart money

Mary’s Antiques opening Saturday in China Grove

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Vogue Cleaners owner Paul Woodson prepares clothes for his new Columbia dry-cleaning machine, which he purchased last year.

NEWEST WAY TO CLEAN

After plenty of research into US products, owner finds nothing that can touch Italian machines for the price

BY MARK WINEKAmwineka@salisburypost.com

Dennis Rogers tells the story of a Charlotteattorney who insured a box of expensive ci-gars, smoked them, then filed a claim for theloss of the cigars by fire.

He won the subsequent court case and wasawarded $15,000.

But the insurance company countered byhaving authorities arrest the attorney on 24counts of arson. The attorney lost that crimi-nal case and received 24 months in jail and a$24,000 fine.

So goes the world of insurance.Rogers, an executive with the N.C. Farm

Bureau office in Salisbury, recently offeredthe personal finance class at Catawba Collegesome basics to think about when they consid-er buying auto insurance.

To get a driver’s license in North Carolina,a motorist must provide proof that he or shehas liability insurance — which is available ina document from an insurance agent. Thatproof of liability insurance also is required forthe renewal of a driver’s license, if the driverhas had a moving violation.

North Carolina has minimum requirementsfor liability — that is, if an accident is yourfault. A driver must carry at least $30,000 aperson for bodily injury, $60,000 for total bod-ily injury and $25,000 for property damage.

Rogers showed that a 23-year-old driver,operating a 2000 Honda with airbags, living inSalisbury and having a 1B class (his drive toand from work was less than 10 miles one way),would pay a $204 auto premium for six monthswith the minimum liability coverage. ButRogers questioned whether the state-requiredminimum is enough.

He usually recommends that anyone carrya minimum liability of $100,000 bodily injuryper person, $300,000 total bodily injury and$50,000 property damage. For that extra cov-erage, the same driver would pay $262 oversix months, or just over $57 more.

Rogers said the additional coverage mightgive a motorist a better chance of staying outof court and avoiding serious judgments andcredit issues, should he be in an accident thatis his fault.

When it comes to deciding how much liabil-ity insurance to carry, “you need to be lookingat protecting your personal assets,” Rogerssaid.

Rogers also offered the sobering costs be-hind convictions for driving while impaired.The driver faces an immediate 30-day suspen-sion of his license, court time and costs and, ifconvicted, a 12-month suspension of his licensethat might carry certain driving privileges forgetting to work.

A DWI conviction means 12 insurancepoints — the highest number for any drivingoffense, along with driving convictions formanslaughter, prearranged racing, hit-and-

See FINANCE, 2C

See ROUNDUP, 3C

See CLEAN, 2C

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DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING?OR A PERSISTENT COUGH?

If so, you may have a disease called Chronic ObstructivePulmonary Disease or COPD. A clinical research study is beingconducted on an investigational inhaled medication for COPD.We are looking for people who are smokers or ex-smokers, atleast 40 years old, never diagnosed with asthma and currentlyhave no other significant health conditions.

If you qualify, you will receive study medication and studyrelated medical care at no cost while participating in the study.If eligible, financial compensation will be provided for time andtravel.

TYPE 2 DIABETESWe are currently conducting a clinical research study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness ofan already approved medication for the treatmentof type 2 diabetes.

You may qualify if you are at least 50 years of age,diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Qualified participants will receive all study-relatedcare and study medication at no cost and mayreceive financial compensation for time and travel.

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run driving resulting in bodi-ly injury or death and trans-porting illegal whiskey.Those 12 points added to

the $204 cost of minimum lia-bility coverage for the 23-year-old driver would raisehis six-month insurance pre-mium to $1,039, Rogers said.Something as simple as for-

getting to pay a fine for notwearing a seat belt can comeback and bite a motorist finan-cially, Rogers noted. If a driv-er ignored paying that ticket,he could be fined $100 by ajudge for failure to appear incourt, and his license wouldbe suspended. If a law en-forcement officer then stopsthat motorist for some reasonand finds he is driving with asuspended license, that con-viction would lead to eight in-surance points.Those eight insurance

points would increase the 23-year-old Honda driver’s min-

imum liability premium from$204 to $701 over six months.“A driver’s record is what

it is,” Rogers said. “State lawsays we got to do it.”A couple of other tips from

Rogers:• Make sure you have cov-

erage against other driverswho are uninsured or under-insured.• Keep the insurance infor-

mation card you receive witheach premium renewal in thevehicle you’re driving.As a follow-up to the class’

previous discussions on cred-it, Professor Al Carter notedthat he recently received aVisa credit card bill in whichhe owed a $666 balance. If heonly made the minimum pay-ment each month, it wouldtake him 13 years to pay offthat $666, Carter said.“I think that’s kind of

scary,” he added.Food Lion co-founder

Ralph Ketner shared anotherscary credit story.He was shocked one morn-

ing when he received his Bankof America Visa credit cardbill, which had a $231 finance

charge. Ketner always payshis credit card balance in fullwhen he has a bill, but the pre-vious month he had trans-posed some numbers and hadpaid $2,780, instead of the$2,870 he owed.So for underpaying $90, he

received a $231 financecharge. Ketner was aghast.He quickly figured that $231on that $90 underpaymentover 12 months figured to3,000 percent interest.He wrote then Bank of

America President Ken Lewisa letter, noting the outrageouscharge, and sent a copy to theN.C. Attorney General. Tendays later, a woman fromBank of America called himand said the bank would ex-cuse the charge.Ketner told the woman she

worked for a smart man inLewis. He was smart enoughnot to write or call Ketnerhimself, Ketner said.“And I never did hear from

the attorney general,” headded.

Contact Mark Wineka at704-797-4263.

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care products.But apparently not dry-cleaning equip-

ment.Before his purchase of the two Italian

machines — one in 2009 and the other lastyear — Woodson says he studied what wasavailable “as hard as I could for five years.”He and his wife, Beth, traveled to trade

shows across the country as part of their re-search, often staying on the sites from 9a.m. to 6 p.m.“I’d close the show down,” Woodson says.Technology in his industry drastically

changed for the better in 2008, and Woodsonwanted to position himself for the future.Meanwhile, the economy hit rock bottom.While 2007 was the best in his almost 25

years of owning Vogue Cleaners, in 2009“things went to heck,” Woodson says. Busi-ness started coming back slowly in 2010.As bad as the economy was, it proved the

best time to buy equipment. Companieswere reducing prices 20 percent and 30 per-cent, and Woodson wanted to improve quali-ty and position his business for the future.Woodson also had an advantage some

small businessmen did not have.“Fortunately, we were able to get credit,”

he says.Vogue replaced a 1998 dry-cleaning ma-

chine with a 2009 Firbimatic, which handleswhites and lights.The Columbia C3 model purchased in

2010 replaced a 2000 machine.

“It will not let an operator make a mis-take,” Woodson says of the Columbia model.There are no odors or fumes, and the chemi-cal used is “so mild you could bathe in it,” hesays.The smart cleaning system detects ex-

cess oils and coloration that should not be onclothes. Woodson, a trained chemist, saysthe distilling process is the same as whatmoonshiners used, and it keeps the solventpure.“You don’t get someone else’s coloration,

dirt and grime,” Woodson says. “Yourclothes go into fresh solvent each time.”But it troubles Woodson that American

manufacturers in his industry are “basicallygone.”And while Italian companies lead the way

now in building equipment, the Chinese arecatching up, Woodson says.“It’s almost like we have to wake up in

America,” says Woodson, who is a Salisburycity councilman and a member of theRowan-Cabarrus Community College Boardof Trustees.Woodson says he desperately tried, but

failed, to win an appointment to PresidentObama’s Small Business Task Force. Henow fears too many members of the taskforce are from academia, not small busi-nesses.He personally wishes North Carolina

would put its emphasis on creating jobs byhelping to expand small businesses.Vogue Cleaners employs nine people full-

time and six part-time.“You have to do great quality work,”

Woodson says. “We know we can’t be thecheapest, but we’re trying to be the best.”

Contact Mark Wineka at 704-797-4263.

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Paul Woodson shows Vogue Cleaners employee Cynthia Cline the Italian-made machine.

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GRIEVING PARENT SUPPORT GROUP

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by another bereaved parent.Support group meeting will be held this Thursday

February 10, 2011 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm.

2290 Statesville Blvd.(across from Godley’s Garden center)

For more information call Lori Yang at (704) 603-4204.

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during a wartime period (World War II, Korea, etc.) and meetmedical and financial eligibility criteria.

Eligibility criteria will be reviewed.The workshop is free and open to the public. Refreshments

will be served after the seminar. Call 704-636-4600 to regis-ter. Visit www.veteransfinancial.com for more information.Oak Park is at 548 White Oaks Drive.

$50,000 worth of Bonus Box Tops for schoolMOORESVILLE — Food Lion and Box Tops for Education

made a special presentation of 500,000 Bonus Box Tops (a val-ue of $50,000) at Shepherd Elementary School during a schoolassembly.

Janet Duke won the sweepstakes and selected the schoolto get the award.

Food Lion Family President Cathy Green Burns and BoxTops for Education Representative Amy Boyer presented thewinning check to Shepherd Elementary School Principal JulieStikeleather. The school will use the funds to purchase itemssuch as computers, library books, art supplies and playgroundequipment.

Shepherd Elementary School earned nearly $2,000 throughthe Box Tops for Education program during the 2009-10 schoolyear.

Food Lion helps families with Project SantaFood Lion helped more than 400 Davidson and Rowan coun-

ty families have a healthier and nutritious holiday season.Food Lion provided 432 families and individuals with food

for the Christmas season. The Salisbury company made thedonation to Project Santa, which is its 10th year of support-ing the group.

The families included 738 children in Davidson and Rowancounties. The Project also assisted some families on the edgeof Montgomery, Cabarrus and Randolph counties.

Project Santa either delivered the food baskets or the fam-ily picked them up during the 53rd year Project Santa has de-livered food and toys to those in need.

Project Santa based in Denton.

Bank of Carolinas reports $2.5 million lossMOCKSVILLE — Bank of the Carolinas Corp. had a net loss

of $2.5 million, or 65 cents per diluted share, in the fourthquarter of 2010, after a $2 million loss, or 51 cents per dilut-ed share, in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Net interest income fell to $3.8 million from $4.4 million.Total noninterest income dropped to $433,000 from $634,000.

For the full year, the bank lost $3.6 million, or 92 cents perdiluted share, after a net loss of $3.8 million, or 97 cents perdiluted share, in 2009.

Net interest income rose to $16.4 million from $14.7 mil-lion, while total noninterest income remained flat at $1.3 mil-lion.

The Mocksville-based bank has branches in Concord, Cleve-land, Lexington and Landis.

Livengood joins Keller Williams RealtyCONCORD — Timothy Livengood, a real estate profession-

al of Rowan County, is leaving Mid Carolina Real Estate LLCto join the Keller Williams Realty team in the Concord Busi-ness Center, 6001 Gateway Center Dr., Suite 105, Kannapolis.

Livengood has been an agent in the Rowan County and sur-rounding marketplaces since 2006. Mark Willis is chief exec-utive officer of Keller Williams Realty International.

For more information, call Judy Simmons at 704-886-1721or visit www.kw.com.

Anything on Wheels reopens on ConcordCONCORD — Anything on Wheels has

moved to Concord.Owner Larry Barnes, a longtime Salisbury

resident and auto dealer with more than 35years of experience in the automobile busi-ness, invites his Salisbury area customers tovisit the new location, 1463 Concord ParkwayNorth in Concord.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday throughFriday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. To reachthe business, call 704-720-0520.

Reflexologist gets hormonal therapy diplomaCynthia B. Hill of Shalom Regel Reflexology, 4010 Oak St.,

was among 15 reflexologists across the nation to be awardeda diploma in the Infertility and Hormonal Course (Facial andNeuro-foot Reflexology) offered by Lone Sorensen of the In-ternational Institute of Foot and Face Reflexology inBarcelona, Spain. Classes took place in Charlotte recently.

Hill studied how hormones of the body relate to infertili-ty, sexual and environment related issues for women and men.Students were taught how to balance the hormones so that thebody will normalize. Contact Hill at 704-636 4153.

Massage therapist at Wedding Affair CONCORD — Tracy Smith, licensed massage and body-

work therapist of the Body Clinic of Concord, participated inthe Wedding Affair recently.

She provided foot and chair massages to the attendees. Shealso gave away a massage party to one guest and three of herfriends. Body Clinic of Concord is at 992 Copperfield Blvd.

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• Available 7 days per week• Delivery hours are Mon.-Fri. 3:30 am to 6:30 am,

Sat. & Sun. 1:30 am to 7:00 am• Dependable• Dependable transportation• Have a desire to own their own business• Drivers license required• Good driving record• Have a home phone number

If interested, please come by the Post at 131 W. Innes Street, Salisbury and fill out an application or give us a call at the Circulation Department (704) 797-4213, Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm

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Employment

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Automotive

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Employment

DRIVERSATTENTION CDLDRIVERS: Presentlyqualifying drivers forplacement w/contrac-tors at FedEx Ground.Must have at least 1yr OTR exp. in thepast 3 yrs., have orwilling to get doublesendorsement, andclean driving record.NO DUI, drug offelony convictions.Full & part-time avail.704-298-0370 for info.

Employment

Drivers

Drivers Wanted -Full or part time.Req: Class A CDL,clean MVR, min. 25yrs old w/3 yrs exp.Benefits: Pd health &dental ins., 401(k)w/match, pd holidays,vac., & qtrly. bonus.New equip. Call 704-630-1160

Employment

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Employment

Earn extra holiday cash.$10 to start. 704-232-9800 or 704-278-2399

Healthcare

The Laurels of Salis-bury is seeking a mo-tivated independent

RN/LPNfor Baylor shift posi-tion. Please apply inperson: 215 Lash Dr.,Salisbury, NC 28147.

Employment

Healthcare

Experienced Med Techneeded. Apply in personat: The Meadows ofRockwell, 612 Hwy 152E, Rockwell. No phonecalls please.

Medical

Full Time RN or MAneeded for busy medi-cal office. Must be de-pendable, energeticand work well with oth-ers. Please send re-sume to: Office Manag-er, 911 W. HendersonSt., Ste. 110, Salisbury,NC 28144

EmploymentJanitor

Janitorial cleaners need-ed. 2nd shift and week-end positions available.Call 336-482-7102

Needed: Telemarket-ing/Phone Sales Rep.Base + Commission,flexible hours. Email:Collect@vnet.net orfax: 704-857-6700

Skilled Labor

Fiberglass FabricatorNeed experienced work-er to lay up fiberglass.Mold making experiencewould be helpful. Emailwork history and salaryrequirements along withcontact number to:fiberglaswanted@aol.com

Employment Employment

City of SalisburyMaintenance Worker I #507

Closing Date: 02/15/2011

Sr. Maintenance Worker #215Closing Date: 02/17/2011

Please visit www.salisburync.gov/hrfor more details.

Government

Town of FaithPublic Works Dir./Fire Chief

The Town of Faith, NC is accepting appli-cations for the position of Public Works Di-rector/Fire Chief. This is a full time positionand requires a NC driver's license andgood driving record. Pre-employment drugscreening is required. Candidate must beable to obtain a Class C well operator cer-tificate and a Class B water distribution cer-tificate. Interested parties may request anapplication/job description at the FaithTown Hall located at 100 North MainStreet, Faith or by calling 704-279-7500.

CLOSING DATE: February 15, 2011. Foreach interested applicant, a completed ap-plication, signed Town of Faith PublicWorks Director/Fire Chief Job Description,resume, and cover letter must be receivedby the Town of Faith on or before this datefor consideration of employment.

ANNUAL SALARY RANGE: $25,000-$40,000. The Town of Faith is an equal op-portunity employer and prohibits discrimina-tion on the basis of race, color, national ori-gin, sex, religion, age or disability in em-ployment or the provision of services.

Education

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College seeksapplications for the following positions:

Associate Vice President,Academic Programs

The Associate Vice President will assist theVice President of Academic Programs over-see the broad range of academic programsat Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.Required: Master's degree; three years ad-ministrative experience in higher education.

Director of College Relations,Marketing & CommunicationsRequired: Bachelor's degree in Business,Marketing, Communications or related field.2-4 years' experience in marketing and com-munications.

P/T Masonry Instructor Part-time position teaching fundamental ma-sonry skills at Piedmont Minimum SecurityCorrectional Facility. Required: High schooldiploma, vocational school training, or GED.A minimum of two to four years of work-re-lated skill, knowledge, and experience as amason. For more information and to apply,visit our web site at https://rcccjobs.com.EOE.

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Antiques & Collectibles

BeautifulAntique Desk!

Antique claw foot dropleaf desk. Dove taileddrawers. Good condition. Call 704-279-4192 after6:00 PM

Baby high chair $10,stroller $10, walker $15,Bounch seat $8, PottyChair $6. 704-857-1867

BabyItems

Graco infant car seat withbase $20. Century carseat with base $15. Girlspotty chair $25. Call 704-202-5113 leave msg.

ClothesAdult & ChildrenProm Dresses (4). Pricesrange from $75-$125.Sizes 2, 6, & 12. 704-213-1950 for full details.

Computers &Software

DELLLAPTOP

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Dell Laptop Computer,internet ready, wireless,Windows XP. $185.980-205-0947

ConsignmentGrowing PainsFamily ConsignmentsCall (704)638-0870115 W. Innes Street

ElectronicsCamera, Nikon CoolpixS6 digital camera withpictmotion & case. $75.704-636-6833

TV – 32” Sony, $50; 25”Orion TV, $30; 20” JVC,$20. Please Call704-797-8865

ElectronicsWii game completeNintendo$250704-431-4938

Exercise Equipment

Exercise equipment. AbLounger. Excellent co-dition. Grace Ridge sub-division, Rowan County.$50 cash. Call 704-855-1171 or 980-234-0918.

Farm Equipment& Supplies

Farm Equipment, new &used. McDaniel AuctionCo. 704-278-0726 or 704-798-9259. NCAL 48, NCFL8620. Your authorized farmequipment dealer.

Fuel & Wood

Firewood for Sale:Pick-up/Dump Trucksized loads, delivered.704-647-4772

Fuel & WoodFirewood, oak. 1½ cords,split. $250.Please call 704-637-3251for more information.

Firewood. Split & sea-soned. 95% oak, 5% mixedhardwood. $200/cord. Also,seasoned & green hickory$250/cord. 704-202-4281or 704-279-5765

Reduce heating cost!SALE. Central BoilerOUTDOOR WOOD FUR-NACE. Up to $2100savings. Financing avail-able. 704-202-3363

Furniture & Appliances

Air Conditioners, Wash-ers, Dryers, Ranges, Frig.$65 & up. Used TV & Ap-pliance Center Service af-ter the sale. 704-279-6500

Bedroom suite, new 5piece. All for $297.97.Hometown Furniture, 322S. Main St. 704-633-7777

Furniture & Appliances

Bedroom suite, oak. Great condition! 12 draw-ers. $400. Salisbury.Please call 704-464-6059

Bookcase. Sturdy 24”Wx 33”H black bookcasefor CD, DVD, VHS, 3shelves, nice for PCroom. $35. 704-857-7186

Dining Room Table,glass top with 6upholstered chairs. $200.Call 704-797-8865

Dresser, white, chest,nighstand & mirror. $125in Salisbury, contactBryant 704-762-5152

Dryer. GE large capacity,heavy duty dryer. $150.Please call 704-202-5113Leave message.

Entertainment Center –Mahogany, 65x22,opening for TV is 38”.$200. Call 704-797-8865

Executive office desk,cherry, side drawer filing,6ftL x 29D, 5ftW. CallBryant 704-762-5152.

Furniture & Appliances

Kitchen table (glass top)& 4 chairs. $85 firm.Living room set ~ couch,rocker, 3 table lamps.Plaid color. Asking $175.Call 704-857-0093

Sofa, 90” White cloth,excellent condition. $200.Please Call 704-797-8865

Table. St. Bart's 54”round wood table withpineapple base. Cost$350 new. Greatcondition. $150. 336-936-9452

TV cabinet, beautiful, withstorage. Holds up to 36"TV. Cabinet only $225;with 27" color TV $250.Rowan County. Call 705-855-1171 or 980-234-0918

Washer/ Dryer Set,Hotpoint, Heavy Duty, 2years old. $500. PleaseCall 336-399-2512 askfor John

Water bed. KING SIZEInnertube water bed w/extra innertubes! $250obo. Call 704-212-2882

JewelryDIAMOND

ENGAGEMENT RING

1.02 CT Princess Cutdiamond solitare. VS1/Gcolor set in 14k yellowgold. Appraised at $7,700,selling for $3,700. Just intime for Valentines Day!704-433-8490

Lawn and Garden

Holshouser Cycle ShopLawn mower repairs andtrimmer sharpening. Pick up& delivery. (704)637-2856

Machine & Tools

Machiner's tool box.With starrett mikes &other measuring tools.$500 cash firm. Pleasecall 704-938-4948

MedicalEquipment

ELECTRIC HOSPITALBED

Fully Automatic bed withmattress - used only 3months. Can be seen byappt. $1,700 value for$800.00. Call Sarah at704-857-8587. Must bepicked up by buyer.

Misc For SaleAir Conditioner, 24,000BTU, $100Call 704-639-7007Leave Message

ANDERSON'S SEW & SO,Husqvarna, Viking Sewing Ma-chines. Patterns, Notions, Fab-rics. 10104 Old Beatty FordRd., Rockwell. 704-279-3647

Bedroom suite, 6 piece,1970's, mahogany $350;2 wood/glass shelves$100. Call 704-213-9811

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Salis. Inside Flea Mkt., onHwy 29 behind Hot SpotSvc Sta. Open every Fri &Sat. 8am-5pm & Sun10am-5pm. New itemsevery wk end! Booths torent! Bargains Galore!

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Job Seeker meeting at 112E. Main St., Rockwell.6:30pm Mons. Rachel Corl,Auctioneer. 704-279-3596

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Carpet andFlooring

“Allbrite Carpet Cleaning”Eric Fincher. Reasonablerate. 20+ years experi-ence. 704-720-0897

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Carport andGarages

Lippard Garage DoorsInstallations, repairs, electric openers. 704-636-7603 / 704-798-7603

Perry's OverheadDoors

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Cleaning Services

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Drywall Services

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Backhoe work, lotscleared, ditches, demo-lition, hauling. Reasonableprices. 704-637-3251

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Heating and Air Conditioning

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Garages, new homes, re-modeling, roofing, siding,back hoe, loader 704-636-9569 Maddry Const Lic G.C.

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Hometown Lawn Care &Handyman Service. Mow-ing, pressure washing, gut-ter cleaning, odd jobs ~in-side & out. Comm, res. In-sured. Free estimates. “Nojob too small” 704-433-7514Larry Sheets, owner

Remodeling. Hardwood &Vinyl flooring, carpet,decks added. Top Qualitywork! 704-637-3251

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CASH FOR JUNKCARS And batteries. Call 704-279-7480 or 704-798-2930

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CASH PAIDfor junk cars. $225 & up.Please call Tim at 980-234-6649 for more info.

Buying Vehicles,Junk or Not, with or without titles.

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Machine RepairHousehold sewing mach-ines, new and oldermodels and parts.

704-797-6840704-797-6839

MiscellaneousServices

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Painting and Decorating

Bowen Painting Interior and ExteriorPainting 704-630-6976.BowenPainting@yahoo.com

Cathy's Painting ServiceInterior & exterior, new &repaints. 704-279-5335

Painting and Decorating

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• 25 years exp. • Int./Ext. painting • Pressure washing • Staining • References • Insured

704-239-7553

Pools and Supplies

Bost Pools – Call meabout your swimmingpool. Installation, ser-vice, liner & replace-ment. (704) 637-1617

Roofing andGuttering

ALL home repairs. 704-857-2282. Please call! Ineed the work. Roofing,siding, decks, windows.

Roofing andGuttering

SEAMLESS GUTTERLicensed ContractorC.M. Walton Construction,704-202-8181

Guttering, leafguard, metal &shingle roofs.Ask about taxcredits.

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Tree Service

A-1 Tree Service3Established since 19783Reliable & Reasonable3Insured

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Graham's Tree ServiceFree estimates, reasonablerates. Licensed, Insured,Bonded. 704-633-9304

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Johnny Yarborough, TreeExpert trimming, topping, &removal of stumps by ma-chine. Wood splitting, lotscleared. 10% off to seniorcitizens. 704-857-1731

MOORE'S Tree Trimming-Topping & Removing. UseBucket Truck, 704-209-6254Licensed, Insured & Bonded

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Small Trailer no title newtires, wires and lights.$300 or best offer. Canemail pictures. Call 704-245-8296 leave amessage

STEEL, Channel, Angle,Flat Bars, Pipe Orders Cutto Length. Mobile HomeTruss- $6 ea.; Vinyl floorcovering- $4.89 yd.; Car-pet- $5.75 yd.; MasoniteSiding 4x8- $14; 12”x16'lap siding at $6.95 ea.School Desks - $7.50 ea.RECYCLING, Top pricespaid for Aluminum cans,Copper, Brass, Radiators,Aluminum.

Davis Enterprises Inc.7585 Sherrills Ford Rd.Salisbury, NC 28147

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Wench 1100lb, electric.Sold new $275, sell for$160. Please call 704-857-0093 for more info.

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Business Opportunities

Want to BuyMerchandise

All Coin CollectionsSilver, gold & copper.Will buy foreign & scrapgold. 704-636-8123

Andy's Logging. Wantto buy timber. Landowner paid by thousandboard foot. Paid for pulpwood. Minimum of 1acre. 336-467-0560

Timber wanted - Pine orhardwood. 5 acres ormore select or clear cut.Shaver Wood Products,Inc. Call 704-278-9291.

Watches –and scrap gold jewelry. 704-636-9277 or cell 704-239-9298

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A COKE/M&M vendingroute! 100% Finc. Do youearn $2K/wk? Loc's in Salis.800-367-2106 x 6020

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Free boxer -Pit pupsmixed ready for goodhome. Please call after2:30 Mon-Fri and ask forGeorge 704-857-8372.

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Free Christmas tree.10 ft white artificialChristmas tree. Pleasecall 704-857-8991

Free sectional sofa,blue. 5 pieces including 2end recliners, sleepersection, corner section &1 additional section. Youhaul. 704-209-3027

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Found Dog. BlackLabrador Retreiver.Great dog! Call 704-232-5063

Found dog. Chihuahua,male. Wearing collar.Miller Rd. area. FoundFriday 2/4. Please call704-639-1871 to identify.

Found dog. Small, black,dog Innes Street area.Wednesday, Feb. 2. Callto identify. 704-642-1439.

Found on Bringle FerryRd. (at I-85 overpass)small poodle mix. Call704-637-0229 between8am-5pm

Found Puppy. Smallbrown & black w/collar onthe corner of McCanless& Choat Rds, Monday,Jan. 31 at noon. 336-309-2874

Lost dog. Chocolate Lab 11 months old. Orangecollar w/rabies tag. 80lbs. Old Beatty Fd Rd-Lower Stone Ch area.Please call 704-209-1363

Lost keys. Jeep in area ofPost Office. Rewardoffered! Please call 704-996-4897

Lost & FoundFound Puppy. In Westwood Area.Please call to identify704-433-0035

Lost Kitten in Salisbury,female, spayed, shorthaired black cat, yelloweyes, purple collar inMorland Pk area nr MirrorLake. 704-638-5646

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Hi! My name is DaleBoardman. I was wonderingif there was somebody outthere that can help me.After 9 years of marriage,my wife flipped her lid. Sheran off & hasn't come back.Now she is dragging methrough court, trying to getme for everything I got.More than I make a monthplys my acre lot that I'vehad for 28 years. My creditcards are maxed out tryingto fight this. If anybody canhelp me financially, I wouldreally appreciate it. God willbless you for it. DaleBoardman, PO Box 275,Cleveland, NC 27013

NoticesDale Boardman is notresponsible for any creditcard debts incurred byPatsy Boardman as ofFebruary 2, 2011.

is nowseeking bids for its mowing contract.

Contractor shall provide the following:

u Shall possess chemical and pesticidelicense u Shall possess $500,000 liability insur-ance and worker's compensation u Contractor shall not sub-contract work;work shall be done by contractor only u Shall mow, trim, edge, blow off, removeleaves, mulch, and provide weed control tospecific areas in the Town.

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312 South Main StreetLandis, NC 28088

704-857-2411

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Free cat, male. Veryhandsome. Everythingdone. Not good with dogsor kids. Very sweet. Insideonly. 704-636-0619

Free cat. All white malecat, neutered, front pawsdeclawed, has all shots,1½ years old. Verysweet, needs one cathome. Call 704-798-0466

Free Cat. Black & whiteshort haired male cat,neutered & rabies shots,affectionate. 704-855-7218

Free cat. Black & whitetabby. Totally declawed.Never sick in 15 yrs. Stillchases her tail. Long lifeexpectancy. Ideal for adultswanting quieter pet. Loving.Owner going to nursinghome. 704-647-9795

Free kittens. 3 kittens, 9weeks old, litter trained, 2black & white, 1 all black.Indoor only. Need goodhomes. 704-433-6574

Free older cat to goodhome. Loving & humorous.Good with kids and dogs.Never lived with anothercat. Call 704-680-2355.Serious inquiries only!!

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BeautifulPuppies!

Boston Terriers. Nopapers, all shots current.Dew claws removed, tailsdocked. One male, brown& white $300. One female,black & white. $400. Call704-278-9086. Lv Msg.

Blue Pit Bulls, 4females, 2 males. 6weeks old. Have had 1st

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BORDER COLLIEPUPPIES FOR SALE

Both parents on site,from working dog stock.$100. Call (704) 507-6010 or (704) 400-2632

Dogs

BOSTON TERRIERPUPPIES

AKC parents on site, 11 weeks old, 1st shots $450. 704-267-6672

Boxer Puppies, CKC, 6males, 1 female. Veryunique, flashy colors.Wormed, tails docked.$350. Call Karen 336-671-9953

Found dog. Small dog offof Bringle Ferry onSunday. Please call todescribe. 704-905-9653

Free dog. Sweet female,Lab mix, gold color. 4 yrsold, spayed, up to dateon rabies. Only to aloving home. Ownermoving. 704-279-6393

Free dogs. 2 chocolateLabrador Retriever mix togood home. Baby comingsoon. 704-232-5063

Free Female Black Lab Puppy 9 wks old 704-279-3533

Free puppies. Huskey /Pit Mastiff mix, born Dec.23, 2 females and 7males to good homes.Very playful. 704-433-0945

Free Puppies. Onebrown male, one whiteand brown female. Verycute!!!! Please call 704-638-0589

DogsFree puppies. Pit Bullmix. 2 males. 6 weeksold. Dewormed. Pleasecall 704-787-6834

Free puppy, 10 weeksold brown and blackpuppy found with redcollar. Crate & papertrained. Sleeps all night.336-309-2874

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Labrador Retriever puppies.AKC, two males, chocolate,wormed, champion sired,$250 each. 336-671-9953

Puppies

Sweet Baby Boy!

Toy Poodle, AKC,Apricot, male, born Nov.10, lst shots, tail docked.$400. 704-278-1946

DogsFree puppy. Mediumsized blue grey puppy.About 6 mo. old. seemsto be house trained andgood with kids. Pleasecall 704-239-3261

Puppies. Boxers, CKC. 6wks. 3 All white. 3 All whitew/patch of red on ear &back. 5 Fem. 1 male. $300.Cash. 704-603-8257

LivestockDONKEY

Miniature Donkey. Male.36 inches tall. Grayintact. Please call 704-279-4080 after 5 pm

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Bring AllOffers

3 BR, 2 BA, newer kitchen,large dining room, splitbedrooms, nice porches,huge detached garage,concrete drives. R51548$89,500. Monica Poole704-245-4628 B&R Realty

East Rowan

New Listing

Beautiful 3 BR, 2 BA in agreat location, walk-inclosets, cathedral ceiling,great room, double attachedgarage, large lot, back-upgenerator. A must see.R51757. $249,900. B&RRealty, 704-202-6041

East Rowan

Rockwell, 3 BR, 2 BA.Cute brick home in quietsubdivision. Outbuilding,wooded lot, nice deck offback. Kitchen appliancesstay. R51385 $129,900B&R Realty Dale Yontz704.202.3663

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Fulton Heights

Reduced

3 BR, 2 BA, Attached car-port, Rocking Chair frontporch, nice yard. R50846$119,900 Monica Poole704.245.4628 B&R Realtywww.bostandrufty-realty.com

Great home priced 33k be-low tax value! Builder saysbring all offers! Make lowerinterest rates work for you!Walk into your brand newhome w/ equity! 3,112 sf4BR, 4BA on .918 ac. Qualitybuilt w/lots of custom fea-tures. Central to Salis.,Mooresville, Concord. MLS#50008 Teresa Rufty TMRRealty (704) 433-2582 www.tmrdevelop.com

Lovely Home

West Rowan - 401 Prim-rose - Perfect for thatgrowing family!! 3,700+sf, .8 acres, 6 BR, 4½ BA,large rooms, lots of stor-age, tile throughout.Priced in the $200's. Moti-vated Seller! Bring Offer!USDA 100% Financing stillavailable - MLS #49584 -Teresa Rufty, tmrdevel-op.com TMR Realty, Inc.(704) 433-2582

Move in Ready!

Completely remodeled.3BR, 2BA. 1202 Bell St., Sal-isbury. Granite counter tops,new stainless steel appli-ances, new roof, windowsand heat & air, hardwoodfloors, fresh paint. MUSTSEE! $120,000. Will pay clos-ing and possibly down pay-ment. Call for appointment704-637-6567

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New Listing

1116 Holmes Street, 3BR, 1 full BA, 2 half BA,wonderful starter orinvestment home. Sitson .479 acres, singlecarport, outside storagebuilding, new HVAC &ductwork. Selling AS IS.Seller is open to all offers.TMR Realty, TeresaRufty, 704-433-2582

Rockwell

3 BR, 2 BA. Wood floors ingreat room, split bedroomfloor plan, formal diningroom, back deck, Koipond, lush landscaping,wired storage building.R51819A $174,900 B&RRealty, Lesa Prince 704-796-1811

Rockwell

A Must See

3 BR, 2 BA in HuntersPointe. Above ground pool,garage, huge area thatcould easily be finishedupstairs. R51150A.$179,900. B&R Realty704-633-2394

Rockwell

ACREAGE

PRICE REDUCED $27K –365 D. Earnhardt Rd. 3BR,2BA, on 3.11 acres, Largerooms with greatcloset/storage space, over-sized garage. A definitemust see!! Priced in the$200's!! Motivated Seller,bring offers. MLS #50302Teresa Rufty, TMR Realty,Inc. www.tmrdevelop.com704-433-2582

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Rockwell

REDUCED

2 BR, 1 BA, hardwoodfloors, detached carport,handicap ramp. $99,900R47208 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

Salisbury

AwesomeLocation

3BR, 2BA. Wonderfullocation, new hardwoodsin master BR and livingroom. Lovely kitchen withnew stainless appliances.Deck, private back yard.R51492 $124,900Monica Poole B&RRealty 704-245-4628

Salisbury

Convenient Location

Very nice 2 BR 2.5 BAcondo overlooking golfcourse and pool! Greatviews, freshly decorated,screened in porch atrear. T51378. $98,500Monica Poole B&RRealty 704-245-4628

Salisbury

ConvenientLocation

Timber Run Subdivision, 4BR, 2.5 BA, granitecountertops, wood floors,rec room, screened porch,deck. R51603 $349,900Dale Yontz 704.202.3663

Homesfor Sale

Salisbury

Gorgeous remodeled 4 BRhome in Country Club Hills.Large kitchen, granitecounters, huge mastersuite, family room, widedeck, attached garage,and fenced back yard withgreat in-ground pool. 704-202-0091 MLS#986835

Salisbury

Great Location

Brand new & ready for you,this home offers 3BR, 2BA,hardwoods, ceramic, stain-less appliances, deck.R51547. $99,900. Call Monica today!704.245.4628 B&R Realty

Salisbury

MotivatedSeller

3 BR, 2 BA. Well caredfor, kitchen with granite,eat at bar, dining area,large living room, maturetrees, garden spot, 2 cargarage plus storagebldgs. $149,500. MonicaPoole 704.245.4628B&R Realty

Salisbury

Motivated Seller3 BR, 2 BA, Wellestablished neighborhood.All brick home with largedeck. Large 2 car garage.R50188 $163,900 B&RRealty 704.633.2394

Salisbury

Over 2 Acres

3 BR, 2.5 BA, wonderfulhome on over 2 acres,horses allowed, partiallyfenced back yard, stor-age building. $164,900R51465 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

SalisburyRent With Option!

North of China Grove, 225Lois Lane. 3BR/2BA,Double garage and deckon a quiet dead endstreet. Country setting. Nowater bills. No city tax.Possible owner financing.Will work with slow credit.$950/mo + dep. Pleasecall 704-857-8406

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Land for Sale

Bank Foreclosures & Dis-tress Sales. These homesneed work! For a FREE list: www.applehouserealty.com

Salisbury

SWEET COUNTRYLIVING!

Salisbury, Safrit Rd.,3BR/2BA modular homein country, 1.34 acres,workshop. Outbuildings,carport, above groundpool, deck, metal roof,thermal windows, gaslogs. $85,000. 704-859-6273.

Salisbury

Unique Property

Mechanics DREAM Home,28x32 shop with lift & aircompressor, storage space& ½ bath. All living spacehas been completelyrefurbished. Property hasspace that could be usedas a home office or diningroom, deck on rear, 3 BR,1 BA. R51824A $164,500B&R Realty, Monica Poole704-245-4628

Salisbury

Very MotivatedSellers

3 BR, 2.5 BA, nice woodfloors. Range, microwave,refrigerator, dishwasher,garbage disposal, washer,dryer, gas logs, outbuilding.1 yr home warranty. $1,500carpet allowances. R49933A$195,500 B&R Realty DaleYontz 704.202.3663

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Land for Sale

Homesfor Sale

Salisbury

New Home

Forest Creek. 3 Bed-room, 1.5 bath. Newhome priced at only$98,900. R48764 B&RRealty 704.633.2394

Spencer

Reduced

4 BR 2BA, like newCraftsman Style, hugefront porch, renovatedkitchen and bath, freshpaint. R51516 $124,900Dale Yontz B&R Realty704-202-3663

East Salis. 4BR, 2½BA.Lease option purchase.Interest rates are low. Goodtime to build. 704-638-0108

Genesis Realty704-933-5000genesisrealtyco.comForeclosure Experts

Salisbury. 2 or 3 bedroomTownhomes. For informa-tion, call Summit Develop-ers, Inc. 704-797-0200

China Grove. New carpet, Fresh Paint, replacementwindows. Large rooms, 10'x16' Master walk in closetand bath. Double detached garage, double attachedcarport, plus 20'3x 12'6 detached wood outbuilding.Address is eligible for USDA loan $97,500 #51717 Jim704-223-0459

West Rowan – Country Club living in the country.Builder's custom brick home has 4 BR, 3 ½ BA w/mainfloor master suite. 3300 sqft. + partially finished bonusroom. Lots of ceramic and granite. 2 fireplaces withgas logs. 6.5 very private wooded acres. Priced at$399,000. Reduced to sell! $389,000. Call for appt.704-431-3267 or 704-213-4544

China Grove

Child Care Facility/Commercial Bldg.

Approximately 5500 sq. ft. Child care facility /commercial building with commercial kitchen onapproximately 1.75 acres. Daycare supplies included.Playground measures 10,000 sq. ft. Call 704-855-9768

Land for Sale Salis. 2 tracts. Prime loca-tion. Will sell land or custombuild. A50140A. B&R Real-ty, Monica 704-245-4628

25 Acres Beautiful Land for Sale by Owner

1 Hr to/from Charlotte, NCnear Cleveland &Woodleaf & 3 Interstates:I-40, I-77, I-85. Restricted,no mobile or mod. Very ru-ral, mostly wooded. Goodhunting, deer, small game.Frontage on Hobson Rd.,2nd gravel driveway beside2075 Hobson Rd mailbox.GPS zip code 27013. Safe

distance from cities. Need sale this year. No reason-able offer refused. Owner phone: 336-766-6779, or E-mail to: hjthabet@cs.com See photos and directions:

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Lots for Sale

All Lots ReducedPRICED TO SELL!! BRINGOFFERS!! Take advantageof lower land costs and inter-est rates! Six lots from .94 to3.6 acres. Near Salis.,Mooresville, Concord. Wood-ed & basement lots are avail-able-builders are welcome.Teresa Rufty TMR Develop-ment. 704-433-2582.www.tmrdevelop.com

Olde Fields Subdivision.½ acre to over 2 acre lotsavailable starting at$36,000. B&R Realty704.633.2394

Southwestern Rowan Co.

Barnhardt Meadows.Quality home sites incountry setting,restricted, pool and poolHouse complete. Useyour builder or let usbuild for you. Lots startat $24,900. B&R Realty704-633-2394

Western Rowan County

Knox Farm Subdivision.Beautiful lots available nowstarting at $19,900. B&RRealty 704.633.2394

ManufacturedHome Dealers

Modular Homes Display Sale! Inventory Discount.$15,000 off. Choose from 3 models $59,000 to $104,491.

Call 704-463-1516 for Dan Fine. Select Homes, Inc.

ManufacturedHome Sales

$500 Down moves youin. Call and ask mehow? Please call(704) 225-8850

3rd Creek Ch. Rd. 3BR, 2BA.DW. .71 acre. 1,700 sq. ft.FP, LR, den. $540 about.Fin. avail. 704-489-1158

A Country Paradise

15 minutes N. of Salis-bury. 2001 model sin-glewide 3 BR/2 bath onlarge treed lot in quietarea. $850 start-up,$475/mo includes lotrent, home payment, tax-es, insurance. RENT orRENT-TO-OWN. 704-210-8176. Call after 1pm

American Homes ofRockwell Oldest Dealer inRowan County. Best pricesanywhere. 704-279-7997

Cleveland/Woodleaf area3BR/2BA on 1.19 acs , wellwater & septic, doublecarport. 704-433-8354

Salisbury Area 3 or 4bedroom, 2 baths, $500down under $700 permonth. 704-225-8850

Salisbury

FOR SALE BYOWNER WITH

OWNER FINANCING!NO MONEY DOWN!

Singlewide, 3BR/2BA, on¾ acre, wooded lot, newlyrenovated, all appliances,well water. 704-633-8533after 5pm or cell 704-267-7888

Real Estate Services

Allen Tate RealtorsDaniel Almazan, Broker704-202-0091www.AllenTate.com

B & R REALTY704-633-2394www.bostandrufty-realty.com

Century 21Towne & Country474 Jake Alexander Blvd.(704)637-7721

Forest Glen RealtyDarlene Blount, Broker704-633-8867

KEY REAL ESTATE,INC. 1755 U.S. HWY 29.South China Grove, NC28023 704-857-0539

Rebecca Jones Realty610 E. Liberty St, ChinaGrove 704-857-SELLwww.rebeccajonesrealty.com

Real Estate Services

Rowan Realty www.rowanrealty.net, Professional, Accountable,Personable . 704-633-1071

William R. Kennedy Realty 428 E. Fisher Street704-638-0673

Real Estate Commercial

Downtown Salis, 2300 sfoffice space, remodeled,off street pking. 633-7300

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Apartments 1 & 2BR. Nice, well main-tained, responsible land-lord. $415-$435. Salisbury,in town. 704-642-1955

1 BR apt. Spencer HistoricArea. Seniors welcome.$395 per mo + dep. Ry-burn Rentals 704-637-0601

1, 2, & 3 BR HugeApartments, very nice.$375 & up. 704-754-1480

2 BR, 1 BA, close toSalisbury High. Rent $425,dep. $400. Call RowanProperties 704-633-0446

2BR brick duplex withcarport, convenient tohospita. $450 per month.704-637-1020

AAA+ Apartments$425-$950/mo.

Chambers Realty704-637-1020

Airport Rd. Duplex. 2BR,2BA. $575/mo. 2BR, 1BA$550/mo., lease + dep.,water furnished. No pets.Call 704-637-0370

Airport Rd. Large 2BRduplex. $500 deposit.$500/mo. 704-798-2564or 704-603-8922

Airport Rd., 1BR withstove, refrig., garbagepickup & water incl.Month-month lease. Nopets. $400/mo+$300 de-posit. Furnished $425/mo.704-279-3808

Available Now! 1 BR forsenior citizens 55 yearsof age and older. Rent$465, water, sewer &trash included. $99security deposit. Officehours Tuesday &Thursday 9am-2pm. Call704-639-9692. Someincome restrictions apply

BEST VALUE Quiet & Convenient, 2bedroom town house,1½ baths. All Electric,Central heat/air, no

pets, pool. $550/mo. Includes water &

basic cable.

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Robert CobbRentals

2345 Statesville Blvd.Near Salisbury Mall

704-633-1234

China Grove. 2BR, 2BA.All electric. Clean & safe.No pets. $575/month +deposit. 704-202-0605

China Grove. Nice 2BR,1BA. $525/month + de-posit & references. Nopets. 704-279-8428

China Grove. One roomeff. w/ private bathroom &kitchenette. All utilities in-cl'd. $379/mo. + $100 de-posit. 704-857-8112

CLANCY HILLS APARTMENTS

1, 2 & 3 BR, convenientlylocated in Salisbury.Handicap accessible unitsavailable. Section 8 assis-tance available. 704-636-6408. Office Hours: M–F9:00-12:00. TDD Relay1-800-735-2962 EqualHousing Opportunity.Clancy-hills@cmc-nc.com

Clean, well main-tained, 2 BR Duplex.Central heat/air, allelectric. Section 8 wel-come. 704-202-5790

Colonial Village Apts.

“A Good Place to Live”1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms

Affordable & SpaciousWater Included704-636-8385

Duplex forRent

407 S. Carolina Ave. 1 BR, 1BA, very spacious, washer &dryer hookup, gas heat, waterincluded. 704-340-8032

Duplexes & Apts, Rockwell-$500-$600. TWO BedroomsMarie Leonard-HartsellWallace Realty 704-239-3096marie@sellingsalisbury.com

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Apartments Eaman Park Apts. 2BR,1BA. Near Salisbury High.$375/mo. Newly renovated.No pets. 704-798-3896

East Rowan area 2BRapt. $475/mo & 3BRhouse for rent $650/mo.All elec. 704-279-2966.

EastwindApartments

Low Rent Available

For Elderly & Disabled.Rent Based on Social Se-curity Income *Spacious 1

BR *Located on bus line*Washer/Dryer Hookups

Call Fisher Realty at:704-636-7485

for more information.

Fleming HeightsApartments 55 & older704-636-5655 Mon.-Fri.2pm-5pm. Call for moreinformation. EqualHousing Opportunity.TDD Sect. 8 vouchersaccepted. 800-735-2962

Granite Quarry. 3BR, 1BA.East Schools. Carport.Level access. Central air &heat. Call 704-638-0108

Lovely DuplexRowan Hospital area. 2BR,1BA. Heat, air, water, appl.incl. $675. 704-633-3997

Moreland Pk area.2BR all appliances fur-nished. $495-$595/mo.Deposit negotiable.Section 8 welcome.336-247-2593

Moving to Town? Needa home or Apartment?We manage rentalhomes & apartments.Call and let us help you. Waggoner Realty Co. 704-633-0462 www.waggonerrealty.com

Near Va. 2BR, 1BA.$550/mo. Includes wa-ter. Security, application.704-239-4883 Broker

North Rowan. 1-2BR aptwith all appliances. Centralheat & air. $450/mo. + dep.704-603-4199 Lv. msg.

Rolling Hills Townhomes

1, 2 & 3 BedroomsSalisbury's Finest! 315 Ashbrook Rd

704-637-6207Call for Spring Specials!

Salisbury – 2 BR duplex inexcellent cond., w/ appl.$560/mo. + dep. RyburnRentals 704-637-0601

Salisbury City, 2BR/1BA,very spacious, 1,000 s.f.,cent air/heat, $450/mo +dep. 704-640-5750

Salisbury One bedroomupstairs, furnished, deposit& references required.704-932-5631

Salisbury, 128 E. MonroeSt. 2BR/1BA, Central H/A,$500/mo + $500 dep. Nopets. 704-433-1973 or704-433-2019

Salisbury. 1BR. Fully furn-ished apt. Utilities included.No pets. $550/mo. Deposit& ref. 704-855-2100

Salisbury. Efficiency.Walk-in closet. Levelaccess. Utilities paid.Please call 704-638-0108

Salisbury. Free Rent,Free Water, New All Elec.Heat/air, on bus route.$495. 704-239-0691

Spencer. 2BR, 1½BA town-house. Appls., W/D connect-ion. $400/mo w/deposit.Refs required. 704-754-6248

STONWYCK VILLIAGE IN GRANITE QUARRYNice 2BR, energy effi-cient apt., stove, refriger-ator, dishwasher, water &sewer furnished, centralheat/ac, vaulted ceiling,washer/dryer connection.$495 to $550 /Mo, $400deposit. 1 year lease, nopets. 704-279-3808

WELCOME HOME TODEER PARK APTS.

We have immediate open-ings for 1 & 2 BR apts.Call or come by and askabout our move-in spe-cials. 704-278-4340 forinfo. For immediate infocall 1-828-442-7116

Condos and Townhomes

E. Salisbury. 3BR, 2BAduplex. East Schools. Allelectric. Central air &heat. Call 704-638-0108

Kannapolis. 2 story town-house. 2BR, 2BA brickfront. Kitchen/dining com-bo, large family room. Pri-vate deck. $550/mo. 704-534-5179 / 704-663-7736

Wiltshire Village Condofor Rent, $700. 2nd floor.Want a 2BR, 2BA in a quietsetting? Call Bryce, Wal-lace Realty 704-202-1319

Houses for Rent

3 BR, 1 BA, hasrefrigerator, stove & bigyard. No pets. $625/rent+ $600/dep. Call RowanProperties 704-633-0446

Airport Rd., 3 BR, 2 BA,big yard. We furnishwater & sewer. Hasrefrigerator/dishwasher &stove. No pets. Rent$695, dep. $600. RowanProperties 704-633-0446

Attn. LandlordsApple HouseRealty has a 10year / 95+%occupancy rateon prop's we've

managed. 704-633-5067

China Grove. 3BR/1½BA, nice neighborhood,paved driveway, centralH/A, storage bldg/work-shop. Lease & dep.$650/mo. 704-213-0723

Houses for Rent

3 Homes. 2-East district, 1-Carson district. 3 BR, 2 BA.$800-$1050. Lease, dep. &ref. req. 704.798.7233

CORNER LOTSpencer, 11th St. 2BR,2BA. Brick house. Hand-icap access. Hardwoodfloors. Large outbuilding.$650/mo. + $650 deposit.No pets. 704-633-1437

Don't Pay Rent!3BR, 2BA home atCrescent Heights.Call 704-239-3690 forinfo.Faith/Carson district.3BR / 2BA, no smoking,no pets. $650/mo + dep +refs. 704-279-8428

FOR RENTLandis. Applications nowbeing taken for nice 3BR,1BA house. Rent monthto month at $700/mo. Nosmokers. 704-232-7089

Fulton St. 3 BR, 1 ½ BA.Refrigerator, stovefurnished. Rent $725,Dep., $700. Call RowanProperties 704-633-0446

Houses: 3BRs, 1BA.Apartments: 2 & 3 BR's,1BA Deposit required. Faith Realty 704-630-9650

Kannapolis, 6420 RoanokeDr., 3 BR, 2 BA $850 mo.Concord, 94 SuncrestTerrace, 3 BR, 2 BA $725mo. KREA 704-933-2231

Long Ferry Rd. 2BR,1½BA. Newly renovatedw/privacy fence. $650/mo +deposit. 704-202-1913

N. Church St. 2BR/1BAhome. Stove & refrigerator,fireplace. All electric.$450/mo. 704-633-6035

Off Airport Rd. 3BR, 1½BAbrick house. Hrd flrs. 1 acrelot. $575/mo. $300 sec.deposit. 704-326-5073

Sali. 4 BR, 1½ BA $800all elec., brick, E. Spen.Apt. 2 BR, 1 BA, $425.Carolina-PiedmontProperties 704-248-2520

Salis., 3BR/1BA Duplex.Elec., appls, hookups. ByHeadstart. $500 & ½ MOFREE! No pets. 704-636-3307

Salisbury 2BR. $525and up. GOODMANRENTALS 704-633-4802

Salisbury city. 3BR,1BA. New central air &heat. Total electric. $550/mo. + dep. 704-640-5750

Salisbury

They don't build themlike this anymore!

Hardwood floors, expansivekitchen, jetted tub, beautifuloriginal mantles & stair-case, bedrooms w/greatstorage, 2 large rooms canbe used as LR, den or ofc.,walking distance to shops &dining. 704-616-1383

Salisbury, 1314 LincolntonRd., 2 BR, 1 BA brickhouse. Hardwood floorsthroughout, close to JakeAlexander Blvd. WallaceRealty 704-636-2021

Salisbury, 627 Elm St.,Nice 2BR/1BA, Cent. H/A,$500/mo + $500 dep. Nopets. 704-633-5067

Salisbury, in country.3BR, 2BA. $975/mo.Utilities included. No pets.Dep. & ref. 704-855-2100

Salisbury. 3 & 2 BedroomHouses. $500-$1,000. Also,Duplex Apartments. 704-636-6100 or 704-633-8263

Salisbury. 3BR, 2BA.Large lot. Water included.No pets. $850/mo. Deposit& ref. 704-855-2100

Salisbury. 3BR, 2BA.Private on 5 acres. Well& septic tank. New heatpump. Well insulatedhome with private deck inbackyard. $800/mo. plus$800 deposit. Please call704-202-4281 or 704-279-5765

Salisbury/Spencer 2, 4 &5 BR $450-$850/mo. 704-202-3644 or leave mes-sage. No calls after 7pm

Spencer

2 BR, 1 BA, nice yardwith utility building & car-port. Appliances & Wash-er/Dryer included. Newheat system. Good loca-tion. $650/mo. + $600 de-posit. 704-202-0605

Spencer. 3BRs & 2BAs.Remodeled. Great area!Owner financing avail-able. 704-202-2696

Office andCommercial

Rental

1st Month FreeRent!

Salisbury, Kent Exec-utive Park officesuites, $100 & up. Utili-ties paid. Conferenceroom, internet access,break room, ampleparking. 704-202-5879

450 to 1,000 sq. ft. of Ware-house Space off JakeAlexander Blvd. Call 704-279-8377 or 704-279-6882

China Grove. 1200 sq ft. $800/mo +deposit. Call 704-855-2100

Office andCommercial

Rental Furnished Key Man Of-fice Suites - $250-350.Jake & 150. Util & inter-net incl. 704-721-6831

Granite Quarry - Start theNew Year Right! Only twounits left! Move in by1/31/11 and pay no rentuntil 4/1/11. Comm. MetalBldg. perfect for hobbyist orcontractor. Call for details704-232-3333

Numerous Commercialand office rentals to suityour needs. Ranging from500 to 5,000 sq. ft. CallVictor Wallace at WallaceRealty, 704-636-2021

Office Building with 3office suites; small officein office complex avail.;5,000 sq.ft. warehousew/loading docks & smalloffice. Call Bradshaw RealEstate 704-633-9011

OFFICE SPACE

Prime Location, 1800+sq.ft. (will consider subdi-viding) 5 private offices,built in reception desk.Large open space with di-viders, 2 bathrooms andbreakroom. Ample parking464 Jake AlexanderBlvd. 704-223-2803

Prime Location309 North Main St.Ground level, newly re-decorated. 765 sq. ft.Utilities, janitorial & park-ing included. Call 704-798-8488

Rowan County, neardragstrip. 3 race shops.2,500-4,500 sq. ft. $1,100 -$1,700/mo. 704-534-5179

Salisbury

Office Space

We have office suitesavailable in the ExecutiveCenter. First Month Freewith No Deposit! With allutilities from $150 andup. Lots of amenities.Call Karen Rufty at B & RRealty 704-202-6041www.bostandrufty-realty.com

Salisbury, Kent ExecutivePark ofc suites, groundflr. avail. Utilities pd. Conf.rm., internet access, breakroom, pkg. 704-202-5879

Salisbury. 12,000 sq ftcorner building at JakeAlexander and IndustrialBlvd. Ideal for retail officespace, church, etc. Heatand air. Please call 704-279-8377 with inquiries.

Salisbury. Six individualoffices, new centralheat/air, heavily insulatedfor energy efficiency, fullycarpeted (to be installed)except stone at entrance.Conference room, em-ployee break room, tilebathroom, and nice, largereception area. Perfectlocation near the CourtHouse and County Build-ing. Want to lease but willsell. Perfect for dual oc-cupancy. By appointmentonly. 704-636-1850

Spencer Shops Leasegreat retail space for aslittle as $750/mo for 2,000sq ft at. 704-431-8636

Warehouse space /manufacturing as low as$1.25/sq. ft./yr. Deposit.Call 704-431-8636

ManufacturedHome for Rent

Between Salis. & ChinaGrove. 2BR. No pets. Appl.& trash pickup incl. $475/mo + dep. 704-855-7720

Carson H.S. Area–2 BR,1 BA. $400/mo. 3 BR, 2BA, $485/mo. + dep. NOPETS! 704-239-2833

Cleveland area. S/W2BA/2BA on Four LakesDrive, private lot.$550/mo. 704-326-5016

Cleveland. D/W 3BR/2BANewly remodeled. Nopets. Priv. Drive $575/mo+$575 dep. 704-278-4508or 704-798-5558

Cleveland. Very nicelarge 3BR/2BA manu-factured home located onlarge private lot. Rentwith option to buy$800/mo. 704-855-2300

East Area. 2BR, water,trash. Limit 2. Dep. req.No pets. Call 704-636-7531 or 704-202-4991

East Rowan. 2BR.trash and lawn serviceincluded. No pets. $450month. 704-433-1255

Faith area. 2BR, 1BA.A/C, appliances, water/sewer, quiet. No pets.$375-$450/mo. + deposit.704-279-2939

Faith. 2BR, 1BA. Water,trash, lawn maint. incl. Nopets. Ref. $425. 704-279-4282 or 704-202-3876

Granite Quarry. Supernice. No smoking. No pets.Roommate friendly. Call forinfo. 704-279-2948

NEWLY RENOVATED 2BEDROOM

Heat pump/central air. 5miles south of Mocksville.$400 month plus deposit.References required. NoHUD. No calls after8:30pm. 336-284-6332

Off Camp Rd, 2 BR, 1BA, appliances furn. 3people limit. $475/mo. +$250 dep. 704-857-3917

ManufacturedHome for Rent

Rockwell. Nice 2BR from$460/mo + dep, inclswater, sewer, & trash pickup. No pets. 704-640-6347

Salis 3990 Statesville Blvd.,Lot 12, 3BR/2BA, $439/mo.+ dep. FOR SALE ORRENT! 704-640-3222

Salis. 2BR, 1BA. Stove,refrig. W/D incl. Trashpickup, water. No pets. $400& up + dep. 704-633-7788

Salisbury, 2 BR, 2 BA, PetsOK $440 + $400 dep. incl.water, sewer, trash. 3people max 704433-1626

West & South Rowan. 2& 3 BR. No pets. Perfectfor 3. Water included.Please call 704-857-6951

Rooms for Rent

MILLER HOTELRooms for RentWeekly $110 & up704-855-2100

Wkly rooms $150; daily from$35. Pool, HBO, wi-fi, phone,micro, fridge, breakfast. Exit63, off I-85. 704-933-5080

Autos

BMW, 2005 325i MidnightBlack on tan leather 2.5V6 auto trans, am, fm, cd,sunroof, dual seat warm-ers, all power, duel powerseats, RUNS & DRIVESNICELY!! 704-603-4255

Buick LaCrosse CXSSedan, 2005. Black onyxexterior w/gray interior.Stock #F11096A. $10,959. 1-800-542-9758www.cloningerford.com

Camaro SS, 1999 with whiteleather interior, V8, sixspeed, AM/FM/CD, MP3,DVD player w/JL subwoofer,T-tops, ridiculously lowmiles, chrome rims, EXTRACLEAN! 704-603-4255

Chevrolet Aveo LSSedan, 2008. Summeryellow exterior w/neutralinterior. Stock #F11069A.$9,959. 1-800-542-9758www.cloningerford.com

Autos

Chevrolet Equinox LSSUV, 2005. Galaxy silvermetallic w/light cashmereinterior. Stock # F11185A.$10,959. Call Now 1-800-542-9758.www.cloningerford.com

Chevrolet Impala, 2007100% Guaranteed CreditApproval! Over 150+Vehicles in Stock! 1330W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Chevrolet Malibu LTSedan, 2008. Imperialblue metallic w/titaniuminterior. Stock # P7562B.$11,959 1-800-542-9758www.cloningerford.com

Ford Focus SES Sedan,2006. Liquid grayclearcoat metallic exteriorw/dark flint interior. Stock#F10444A. $8,259.1-800-542-9758www.cloningerford.com

Ford Focus ZX3 Base2004. Silver Metallicw/gray interior, est. 33mpg, automatic transmis-sion. 704-603-4255

Ford Focus, 2009100% Guaranteed CreditApproval! Over 150+Vehicles in Stock! 1330W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Ford Fusion SE Sedan,2008. Dark blue inkclearcoat metallicw/charcoal black interior.Stock #P7611. $13,759.1-800-542-9758www.cloningerford.com

Autos

Ford Mustang, 2000. Atlantic blue metallic exteri-or with gray cloth interior. 5 speed, 1 owner, extraclean. Call Steve at 704-603-4255

Ford Taurus, 2005. LightTundra metallic w/tan clothinterior, 3.0 V6 auto trans,AM/FM/CD, alloy rims, allpower. CHEAP RELIABLETRANSPORTATION! CallSteve 704-603-4255

Hyundai Accent GLSSedan, 2009. Stock #P7572. Nordic whiteexterior with gray interior.$10,559. 1-800-542-9758www.cloningerford.com

Jaguar S-Type, 2005.Black w/black leatherinterior, 6 sp. auto trans,4.2L V8 engine, AM/FM/CDChanger, Premium Sound.Call Steve today! 704-603-4255

Kia Amante 2005.Leather, sunroof, heatedseats, extra clean. MustSee!! Call Steve at 704-603-4255

Kia Rio, 2008100% Guaranteed CreditApproval! Over 150+Vehicles in Stock! 1330W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Autos

Kia Spectra EX Sedan,2009. Champagne goldexterior w/beige interior.Stock #P7568. $9,359. 1-800-542-9758www.cloningerford.com

Lincoln MKZ, 2007,Black Opal w/blackleather interior, 3.5 V6,auto trans, all power op-tions, dual power seats,AM/FM/CD, HEAT & AIRCOOLED SEATS, chromerims, AWESOME RIDE!!!704-603-4255

Mazda RX8, 2005100% Guaranteed CreditApproval! Over 150+Vehicles in Stock! 1330W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Autos

Mercedes S320, 1999Black on Grey leatherinterior, 3.2, V6, autotrans, LOADED, all powerops, low miles,SUNROOF, chrome rimsgood tires, extra cleanMUST SEE! 704-603-4255

Mercury Grand MarquisLS Sedan, 2010. Silverbirch clearcoat w/mediumlight stone interior. Stock#P7578. $17,959. Call Now1-800-542-9758.www.cloningerford.com

Mitsubishi Eclipse, 2007100% Guaranteed CreditApproval! Over 150+Vehicles in Stock! 1330W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

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Buick LaSabre, 2005.50,000 miles. Very, veryclean. Well-maintainedsince new. Great gasmileage. Loaded. OnStar.$7,995. 704-637-7327

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8C • SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011 C L A S S I F I E D SALISBURY POST

No. 60982NOTICE OF PROCEEDING AND SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

State of North Carolina In the General Court of JusticeRowan County District Court Division – 10CVD2849Alyssia Shayna Cunningham, Plaintiff,vs. Timothy Taiwon Brown, DefendantTo: TIMOTHY TAIWON BROWNTake notice that a pleading seek relief against you has been filed in the above-enti-tled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: child custody.You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than February 23,2011 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking relief against you will applyto the Court for the relief herein sought.This the 23rd day of January, 2011.

No. 61030NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEDISTRICT COURT DIVISION

ROWAN COUNTY FILE NO 09 JT 14IN RE:Zacharia Bryson Lee Drake, DOB: 11/07/2008. A Minor Child.

TO RESPONDENTS: Jason McMullen, A.K.A. Jay McMullen, named father Unknown Father.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Petition has been filed by the Rowan County De-

partment of Social Services (petitioner) for the purpose of terminating your parentalrights with respect to Zacharia Bryson Lee Drake, born on or about November 7,2008 to Candace Patrisha Drake in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, so that hecan be placed for adoption. You are notified to appear and answer the petition byserving the original of your written answer upon the Clerk of Superior Court, Juve-nile Court Division, Rowan County Courthouse, 210 N. Main Street, Salisbury, NC28144, within forty (40) days from the date of the first publication of this notice.You also must serve a copy of the answer on the petitioner's attorney (address be-low). You will be notified of the time, date and place to appear for a hearing uponthe filing of your answer. The purpose of the hearing is to seek termination of yourparental rights as they pertain to Zacharia Bryson Lee Drake. You are entitled toappear at the hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you are entitled to an ap-pointed attorney to assist you provided you request one before the time set for thehearing. If you fail to request counsel, you may waive your right to appointed coun-sel. You may request an attorney by contacting the Clerk of Superior Court, Juve-nile Court Division, 210 N. Main St, Salisbury, NC 28144 (704) 797-3054. This is anew case and any attorney appointed previously to represent you will not repre-sent you in this termination of parental rights proceeding unless otherwise orderedby the Court. If you fail to file an answer within the time specified, Petitioner will ap-ply to the Court for termination of your parental rights. Your parental rights may beterminated if you do not respond within the time required.

This the 31st day of January 2011. Cynthia Dry, Attorney for Petitioner, Rowan County Dept. of Social Services1813 East Innes Street, Salisbury NC 28146 (704) 216-8442Publish: 2/6, 2/13 & 2/20, 2011

NO. 61029NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICECOUNTY OF MECKLENBURG SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

File 08cvs26583SCHNEIDER CORP THE, Plaintiff,- VS -MAG LAND DEVELOPMENT LLC, Defendant

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of a judgment and execution issued by the abovenamed court in the above-entitled action on the 25th day of January in the year2011, directed to the undersigned Sheriff from the Superior Court of MecklenburgCounty, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash whatever right, title, andinterest, the judgment debtor owns or may own in the following described realproperty which is subject to sale under execution. This judgment was docketed onthe 8th day of September in the year of 2009 and at which time the said real prop-erty was in the name of the defendant, however, pursuant to said judgment whichenforces a certain claim of lien upon the real property subject to sale herein, the ef-fective date of the lien of said judgment is December 7, 2006. The highest bidderat the sale will be required to make a cash deposit in the amount of 20% of the bid.This sale shall be held on the 18th day of February in the year 2011 at 11:00 o'-clock a.m., at the following location: Rowan County Courthouse in Salisbury, NC(inside) as designated by the Clerk of Superior Court. This sale shall be madesubject to all liens, mortgages, easements, encumbrances, unpaid taxes and spe-cial assessments which were or became effective on the record prior to the effec-tive date of the lien of the judgment under which this sale is being held. The judg-ment debtor has not claimed his/her exemptions in this real property. The real property being sold is described as that certain tract(s) of land lying andbeing in China Grove Township, Rowan County: Lying and being in the City of Kannapolis, China Grove Township, Rowan County,North Carolina and being Lots 9 and 10 and part of Lots 8 and 11 in Block C of theSubdivision entitled P.E. Fisher a/k/a P.E. Fisher Subdivision, a plat of which isfiled in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rowan County in Book of Maps,Page 199, the following description being taken from a physical survey of the sub-ject property dated December 4, 2000, by Scott A. Tierney, PLS:Beginning at an existing iron in the Western edge of the right of way of West AStreet, said beginning point being the southwest corner of Karen Eller Coble (Book805, Page 983), and runs thence S 88-00-00 E 128.47 feet to a new iron pin;thence S 02-00-00 W 148.47 feet with the western line of York (Book 154, Page76) to an existing iron pin; thence N 88-00-00 W 115.68 feet through Lot 11 withthe Northern line of Childers (Book 613, Page 25) to an existing iron pin in theEastern edge of the right of way of West A Street; thence N 02-55-21 W 149.00feet to the point of beginning. The property described is recorded in Book 1067 Page 777.

Judgment amount:Principal due $48,193.34Interest due through 02/18/11 $ 264.07Court Cost and atty. fee $ 9,274.56

Other fees $15,961.10Sheriff's Commission $ 1,854.83Total $75,547.90

Also there will be the cost for the auctioneer and cost for the ad in the SalisburyPost Newspaper.Bidders are responsible for doing their own research. Property sold as is with nowarranties or certifications being issued.This the 27th day of January in the year 2011.Sale will be conducted by McDaniel Auction Company NCAL 48 Firm Lic. 8620SHERIFF KEVIN L. AUTENBy: B.C. BEBBER, DEPUTY SHERIFF, J.L. MASON, MASTER DEPUTYROWAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

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DALLAS (AP) — Prince’sSuper Bowl-weekend concertwas a Super Bust.The superstar was sup-

posed to perform Friday nightat TheEvent, a concert withErykah Badu that was to be afundraiser for The Goss-Michael Foundation, the artgroup founded by GeorgeMichael and his longtime part-ner, Kenny Goss.But the performance nev-

er happened, and the circum-stances surrounding the can-cellation were as mysteriousas the Purple One himself.Things started falling apart

early Friday, when a state-ment of disappointment wassent by the foundation sayingthe concert was canceled.“It is our understanding

that River Alexander Group,the event organizer, was un-able to fund and produce theevening,” the statement said.“The organizer came to TheGoss-Michael Foundation, in-vited us to be the beneficiaryand receive some of the pro-ceeds which would have goneto our high school scholarshipprogram.”Then the statement was re-

scinded by the foundationshortly after that, with anoth-er saying the concert wasback on: “Prince has arrivedin Dallas and will perform thisevening.”But the concert, recently

moved from a tent in down-town Dallas to a hotel justnorth of the city, never mate-rialized Friday night, and asource close to Prince, whospoke on condition ofanonymity because the sourcewas not authorized to speakpublicly, told The AssociatedPress on Saturday that he nev-

er came to Dallas.Prince’s camp said the or-

ganizers never arranged fortransportation for him and hisband. Prince was also worriedthat the disorganization meantthe organizers would not havethe technical aspects neces-sary for him to put on his per-formance, the source said.“Prince is extremely disap-

pointed that the organizers,the Meridian EntertainmentGroup and the River Alexan-der Group ... were unablebring him and his band to Dal-

las,” the source said. “Theysay that apparently they losttheir investors and were un-able to adequately fund theevent. Prince was looking for-ward to performing in supportof the Goss-Michael Founda-tion.”Dallas radio and TV per-

sonality Chris Arnold, theevent’s emcee and organizer,insisted Prince’s band arrivedand set up at the hotel in theafternoon, but Prince nevermade it to Dallas.Arnold said people didn’t

know the event was canceleduntil they showed up, and heapologized for that.“I just want to let every-

body know that I am truly sor-ry,” Arnold said.He said people who bought

tickets to the show — whichcost $1,500 per ticket and evenmore for VIP packages —would have their money re-funded at the point of pur-chase.“It was a very, very excit-

ing thing that didn’t happenunfortunately,” Arnold said.On Saturday afternoon,

Joyce Goss, the executive di-rector for the foundation,called the cancellation an im-measurable disappointmentfor “us, our scholarship recip-ients and our supporters.”Goss said the River Alexan-

der Group assured the foun-dation there would be a showuntil the very end and notedthat scholarship winners weresupposed to have appeared on-stage with Prince and Badu.“I have personally reached

out to each one of them and as-sured them that their expens-es related to this situation willbe fully reimbursed,” sheadded.

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HBO2 302 (5:00) “The Best Man”

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Big Love Alby’s purification of Juniper Creek. Å

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Sunday, Feb. 6It is quite possible that the months ahead

could introduce a whole new set of circum-stances you’ve never faced previously, sodon’t take anything for granted. Be preparedto be adept at handling all fresh develop-ments.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — If you startfinding fault with others, don’t think you willremain immune from criticism yourself.Once you open up Pandora’s box, it will beimpossible to reseal.

Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Because con-ditions could cause you to get careless andspend impulsively, all financial affairs mustbe handled as rationally as possible and withgreat prudence so that you don’t suffer a loss.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — There’s a goodchance you could indulge yourself in toomany things that may not be good for you,eating or drinking too much can lead down along and lonesome road. Take control.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Normally,when it really counts you are extremely thor-ough and methodical about what you are do-ing. Yet after accepting a job of this ilk, youcould thoughtlessly proceed in a slipshodfashion.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Determine ex-actly what you want to achieve today or elseyou could get caught up wasting your valu-able time doing what another wants to do thatis of no or little significance to you.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) —Being a winnerand achieving your goals are both admirableaspirations, but if you do either at the expenseof another, your victory will be hollow andthe repercussions could be severe.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Embarrassment isindicated if you attempt to come off as know-ing all about a matter or issue about whichyou are totally ignorant. It isn’t worth pre-tending to be an authority when you’re not.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — When doing busi-ness with another today, try to get in writingwhat you feel could be problematical for youlater — if left up in the air. Your predictionis likely to come true.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Although muchmay be promised, nothing of significance willbe gained if you put a business deal togetherbased only upon the trust of a friendship.Make sure the proposal is able to stand on itsown.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Keep your witsabout you at all times today because condi-tions could turn out to be a bit uncertain andcause some disruptions. Reserve your judg-ment call until all the facts are in.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — The onlyway to keep your budget healthy is to trimaway all nonessential expenditure immedi-ately. Once your funds are gone, it will be im-possible to get back what you need.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Be extreme-ly careful about what secrets you reveal towhom. Someone with little common sensecould distort what s/he hears, making it im-possible to get your reputation back.

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Today’s celebrity birthday Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is 94. Actor Patrick

MacNee (“The Avengers”) is 89. Actor RipTorn is 80. Actress Mamie Van Doren is 80.Actor Mike Farrell is 72. Singer Fabian is 68.Actor Michael Tucker is 67. Singer NatalieCole is 61. Actor Jon Walmsley (“The Wal-tons”) is 55. Actor-director Robert Townsendis 54. Actress Kathy Najimy is 54. DrummerSimon Phillips of Toto is 54. Actor BarryMiller is 53. Actress Megan Gallagher (“Mil-lennium”) is 51. Country singer Richie Mc-Donald (Lonestar) is 49. Vocalist Axl Rose ofGuns N’ Roses is 49. Singer Rick Astley is 45.Bassist Tim Brown of the Boo Radleys is 42.

Pricey Prince show canceled at last minute

LONDON (AP) — TheBBC has apologized to Mex-ico’s ambassador for re-marks on its “Top Gear” pro-gram that described Mexi-cans as lazy and oafish.The BBC wrote to Ambas-

sador Eduardo Medina-MoraIcaza on Thursday, sayingthat national stereotyping ispart of British humor — andthat the presenters did not in-tend to be vindictive.“Our own comedians

make jokes about the Britishbeing terrible cooks and ter-rible romantics, and we inturn make jokes about theItalians being disorganizedand over dramatic; theFrench being arrogant andthe Germans being over or-ganized,” the statement read.“We are sorry if we have of-fended some people, butjokes centered on nationalstereotyping are a part of‘Top Gear’s’ humor.”The remarks came in a

segment in which presenterRichard Hammond claimed

that cars imitate nationalcharacteristics.“Mexican cars are just go-

ing to be a lazy, feckless, flat-ulent, oaf with a mustacheleaning against a fenceasleep looking at a cactuswith a blanket with a hole inthe middle on as a coat,” hesaid. Presenter James Maymocked Mexican food, whileJeremy Clarkson suggestedthe ambassador would be toobusy sleeping to register hisoutrage.The ambassador in turn,

wrote to the BBC earlier thisweek, complaining about the“bigotry and ignorance,” ofthe presenters.Hammond, Clarkson and

May are known for frequentand irreverent quips TheBBC has fielded complaintsin the past after Clarksonmade a joke linking truckdrivers with prostitute mur-ders and described formerPrime Minister GordonBrown as a “one-eyed Scot-tish idiot.”

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10C • SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011 B U S I N E S S / W E AT H E R SALISBURY POST

Harsh winter hammeringfarmers’ livelihoodsHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) —

For Northeastern farmerslong used to coping with allsorts of cold-weather prob-lems, this winter presents anew one: snow and ice that’sbringing down outbuildings,requiring costly repairs,killing livestock and destroy-ing supplies.Farmers in Connecticut

alone have lost at least 136barns, greenhouses, sheds andother structures as snowmeasured in feet, not inches,accumulated while Januarypassed without a thaw.“We’ve had other chal-

lenges,” said Joe Green-backer, a partner at Brook-field Farm in Durham, wherea fabric-covered “hoop house”caved in and killed a calf. “Butthis is the most snow I can re-member on the ground andthe biggest problem with roofissues I can remember.”Losses still are being to-

taled by the state AgricultureDepartment. CommissionerSteven Reviczky says no onecan remember a more de-structive winter.The Northeast is suffering

through one of its most brutalwinters in years, with citiesall along the seaboard report-ing snow piling up at a record-setting pace. Connecticut hasbeen especially hard-hit, withHartford reporting 81 inchessince Dec. 1, compared withan average of 46 inches, ac-cording to the National Weath-er Service.

A huge storm that swept infrom the Plains this weekproved to be a tipping point,dropping heavy ice and sop-ping rain that coated orsoaked into snow piled onrooftops. Houses and com-mercial buildings crumbled,along with farm buildings,which tend be older or lesssturdy.In the Northeast’s short

season for growing, winterwoes are no stranger to farm-ers. They’re used to having to,say, turn on sprinklers to beatback a late frost on theirstrawberries.“That happens every now

and again,” Reviczky said.“But this is a situation wherebuildings are coming down.This is way outside the box ofwhat is a normal challenge.”No human deaths have

been reported, but animalshaven’t been so lucky. InNorthumberland, N.Y., 25cows were killed and 200 res-cued when one side of a barn’s400-foot-long peaked roof col-lapsed Wednesday night.In Connecticut, 85,000

chickens were killed when acoop collapsed and 14 dairycows and the Brookfield calfwere killed when two build-ings collapsed, Reviczky said.Hoop houses — typically a

half-cylinder of fabric or plas-tic supported by a metal skele-ton — are cheaper alterna-tives to traditional barns. Inprevious winters, snow hasmelted between storms.

associated press

Joe Greenbacker shows damage to a hoop barn from heavysnow, which killed a calf in durham, conn.

SUNDAYFEBRUARY 6, 2011

Reagan’slegacyHis reputationcontinues to rise/3D 1DINSIGHT

Chris Verner, Editorial Page Editor, 704-797-4262 cverner@salisburypost.com www.salisburypost.comS A L I S B U R Y P O S T

When Donna Byrd was a 10-year-old child growing upin Rowan Couunty, she saw

a “shadow figure” in her home.While the appearance of this entityfascinated her, little did she knowthat it would launch her onto a life-long interest in paranormal eventsand their exploration.

Byrd is thefounder of Salis-bury ParanormalResearch, a localgroup that uses sci-entific methodolo-gy and devicessuch as electronicvoice recorders toinvestigate para-normal events,which can rangefrom sightings ofghostly figures to

inexplicable noises or other distur-bances.This is how the research group

describes its mission on its website(www.salisburyparanormal.com):“Are you experiencing unex-

plained activity in your home orbusiness? Then you have come tothe right place. Our team of expe-rienced paranormal investigatorsis here to help. ... First and fore-most, we are not thrill seekers. Weare serious paranormal investiga-tors. Our team consists of matureprofessional individuals; most havebackgrounds in science, medicine,or engineering. We prove or dis-prove paranormal activity using

modern equipment and proventechniques. Once gathered, the evi-dence is thoroughly analyzed andcompiled to be presented to ourclients. …. Although donations toour group are very much appreci-ated, we do not charge for ourservices. The members of ourteam are in this field for all of theright reasons, to help those in needof assistance.”Although the group has been in

existence for only a year or so, col-lectively its ninemembers havemore than 30years of paranor-mal research ex-perience. I met Donna

about a year ago.A mutual friendwho knew I was

researching and organizing theSalisbury Ghost Walk introducedus. Donna had been doing paranor-mal research for years but was notassociated with a research society.When Donna and I met, it becameobvious to me that she was fasci-nated by the possibility of paranor-mal activity. It also became obvi-ous that she approaches the sub-ject using the scientific method. Iexplained that I was in the processof creating a historically correctghost walk and wanted to incorpo-rate paranormal research into it.Donna has a wonderful sense of

humor. After a reasonable bit ofgood-natured ribbing, she ex-plained that paranormal researchwas considerably more complicat-ed than the simple exercisesshown on the “Ghost Hunter” tele-vision show. Donna agreed to be

my teacher, and she assigned highquality reading. Donna is a native of Rowan

County. She was employed byFreightliner for many years, butlike others, she lost her job whenthe company downsized. Current-ly, Donna is a student at RowanCabarrus Community College. Hermajor, biotechnology, promises abright future.When I asked what sparked her

interest in paranormal activity,Donna shared her childhood mem-

ory of seeing a shadow figure inher home. She is quite convincedthat what she saw was real. Hermemory of the experience is stillvivid. As a young adult, Donna be-gan reading everything she couldfind on paranormal research andconducted mini investigationswhen she had an opportunity. Herinterest in the subject continued togrow. She has been a serious para-normal research scientist for thepast five years.Donna founded SPR because she

wanted to be involved with like-minded individuals who believethat scientific methodology mustbe the cornerstone of any paranor-mal investigation. Diannia Baty,Tim Harris, Kim Kerns, RoyKerns, Rhonda Jones, DebbieLeitch, Donna White and ChristianTerry are the current active mem-bers. Christian, who is 17, is theyoungest member of the group. Asthe founder of SPR, Donna agreed

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Members of the Salisbury Paranormal Research team are: Front row, left to right, Donna Byrd, Debbie Leitch,Kim Kerns and Rhonda Jones. Rear row, left to right: Donna White, Diannia Baty, Christian Terry and Tim Har-ris. The team also includes Roy Kerns, who is not in the photo.

Salisbury group isn’t spooked by eerie events

CRISIS IN EGYPT

Popular uprisings can spurchange, but not always

Karen Lilly-Bowyer is a retirededucator who operates Salisbury’sDowntown Ghost Walk Tour.

On the one hand, you have tocheer the massive outpour-ing of demand for democra-

cy in Egypt. On the other hand,you have to keep your fingerscrossed.For the past 50 years, popular

demonstrations have led to ex-panded freedommore often than not— in India afterWorld War II, butnot in Pakistan; incivil rightsprogress in theUnited States; inSpain and Portugalin the 1970s; inmuch of LatinAmerica, thePhilippines andEastern Europe in

the 1980s, culminating in the col-lapse of the Berlin Wall.But, then, we have the exam-

ples of Iran in 1979, where streetprotests brought in a brutal theoc-racy, and the Tiananmen Squaremassacre that China’s rulers com-mitted in 1989 to keep themselvesin power.I used to be a journalistic

democracy-chaser. I was in Por-tugal amid the “Carnation Revo-lution” of 1974. Then-Secretary ofState Henry Kissinger told meand other reporters traveling inEastern Europe that the countrywas headed “down the drain” to-ward communism.But in Portugal, the then-U.S.

ambassador and later DefenseSecretary Frank Carlucci saidthat was nonsense, that Portugalwanted to be a democracy. Andhe was right. It was a thrillingmoment.I also was in South Korea in

1987, gas mask at the ready, theday dictator Chun Doo Hwanyielded to the students — andU.S. pressure — and declaredthere would be free elections. Itwas another thrilling moment.

As it was — I wasn’t there butcovered it closely from Washing-ton — when Ronald Reagan’s per-sonal intermediary, Sen. PaulLaxalt, R-Nev., told Philippinedictator Ferdinand Marcos thathe had to go, and he did. WithNicaraguan dictator Daniel Orte-ga agreed to free elections andlost. (Of course, he got re-electedin 2007.) And, of course, when theSoviet empire collapsed.But then, there was Iran in

1979. I was there in the lull be-tween the first mass demonstra-tions in 1978 and the finalcrescendo at the end of the year,when the shah was trying to insti-tute reform and survive. The U.S.embassy thought he’d make it. Hedidn’t.The bottom line is that Egypt

could go any which way — to freeelections and real democracy, asthe Obama administration andmost Egyptians and Americanswant; or to repression by dictatorHosni Mubarak’s regime, en-abling him to hand over power toa chosen successor, or to all-outchaotic revolution or Islamic fun-damentalist rule.Which it might be is anyone’s

guess, but this fact has to befaced: If Egypt succeeds in thetransition from authoritarian ruleto stable democracy, it would bethe first Arab country to do so.The Arab world has benevolent

monarchies — Morocco and Jor-dan — but they are not truedemocracies. Lebanon is ademocracy, but it is unstable, andthe terrorist group Hezbollah isnow the dominant force in gov-ernment.Iraq has had free elections, but

the country may yet descendagain into sectarian civil war orrevert to strong-man rule.At U.S. urging, the Palestinian

Authority held a free election in2006. It was won by the terroristfaction Hamas, whereupon the re-sult was canceled — except thatHamas violently seized power inGaza.President George W. Bush de-

clared, while defending the inva-

sion of Iraq, that there was noreason Arab countries could notbe democratic. He suggested itwas bigoted to say otherwise.There’s clearly nothing genetic

about the absence of democracyin the Arab world, but there maybe something cultural or develop-mental. It took Europe centuriesto become stably democratic, fi-nally arriving fully in the 1990s.Russia isn’t there yet. Africa isfar behind.At a program Wednesday, ex-

perts at the Washington Institutefor Near East Policy said that thekey to Egypt’s future lies with itsarmy, the country’s most respect-ed institution, but said it ap-peared uncertain what to do andthat time is running out for a de-cision.The institute’s director, Robert

Satloff, said the evidence sug-gested President Barack Obamamade his “bold” statement Tues-day calling for a “transition ...now,” believing that the armywas on the verge of action.But on Wednesday, the mili-

tary stood by as pro-Mubarakthugs assaulted pro-democracydemonstrators in a clear effort tosow chaos.The Muslim Brotherhood so

far has kept a low profile, evi-dently hoping Mubarak will openparliamentary seats to dissidents,creating a political opening.But Satloff said he does not

agree with opposition leader Mo-hamed ElBaradei, who says it’s“bogus” to say the Muslim Broth-erhood is violent or extremist.“It’s not the March of Dimes,”Satloff said.Even though Mubarak has

been friendly to U.S. interests —helping fight Islamic extremism,resisting Iranian influence, keep-ing open the Suez Canal, main-taining ties with Israel, his un-popularity has rubbed off onAmerica’s image.According to the Pew Global

Attitudes poll last year, only 17percent of Egyptians had a favor-able view of the United States, aslow as any country in the world.

Only 18 percent supported ouranti-terror policy.So it would be a joy to see

Egyptian citizens striving for

freedom achieve it, and keep it.But even that happy result couldhave unpleasant consequences forus.

MORTONKONDRACKE

ASSOCIATED PRESS

An anti-government protester holding an Egyptian flag sits atop a lamp-post Friday in Cairo’s Tahrir Square as a military helicopter hovers abovethe site where thousands continued to gather for demonstrations againstPresident Hosni Mubarak.

This fact has to be faced: If Egypt succeedsin the transition from authoritarian ruleto stable democracy, it would be the first

Arab country to do so.

See SPR, 4D

Morton Kondracke is executiveeditor of Roll Call, the newspaperof Capitol Hill.

Team brings serious researchto paranormal phenomena

BooksAuthor SaraPitzer exploresmyths and mys-teries of NorthCarolina, 5D

Some people don’t want whole truth

Mook’s Place/Mark Brincefield

For a few, Differentiated Diploma is best course

When court witnessesprepare to take thestand, they swear to

tell “the truth, the whole truthand nothing but the truth, sohelp me God.”But do people really want the

whole truth? To what point? I’ve been participating in a

weekly discussion group atchurch that focuses on “Break-

ing News.” Thequestion thatkeeps comingup in my mindis, how muchtruth do we re-ally want? Dissidents in

Egypt want tospread theword abouttheir quest fordemocracy, but

other protesters — some sayorchestrated by the Mubarakregime — attack U.S. journal-ists for reporting the story andmaking Egypt look bad. When photos of prisoner

abuse at the Abu Ghraib U.S.prison in Iraq became public,Americans at home realizedchanges needed to be made. Atthe same time, though, therewere factions in this countrywho believed the photosshould never have becomepublic because of the bad lightthey shone on U.S. troops. “The truth shall set you

free,” says an inscription onthe Post’s clock tower. Put intobiblical context, the scriptureis referring to Christ as thetruth. But many of us also be-lieve in a parallel meaning —that knowing the truth andhaving the facts can give one a

kind of freedom — freedomfrom the bondage of igno-rance and those who gain pow-er through deception. Not everyone looks good un-

der the sunshine of truth. Thetruth can be ugly. The truthcan hurt. And sometimes the truth

can be bland, not nearly asspicy as the rumors that fillthe factless void.

• • • I asked Police Chief Rory

Collins if we could meet forcoffee and talk about the work-ing relationship between ourtwo organizations. There’sbeen some friction between thechief and our reporter lately. For my part, I’ve found the

chief cordial and responsive.But I could sense that was notthe case all around, and I want-ed to hear his point of view. As Collins said, we need

each other. The Post needs toget information from the Po-lice Department so we can re-port on crime in the city. Andthe Police Department needsthe Post to let the public knowwhat it’s doing to fight crime. We are not without fault in

the development of this fric-tion. But part of the problemhas been understanding andadjusting to the new chief’s pa-rameters. Collins sets aside an hour

each weekday morning to dealwith the media and share re-ports, 8-9 a.m. He doesn’t ap-preciate it when we’re late,which is understandable. Andhe would rather we not callwith questions throughout theday unless some urgent, newstory breaks. We should hold

our questions for the nextmorning. We made headway. News

Editor Scott Jenkins, reporterShelley Smith and I cameaway with a better under-standing. Collins is trying tomanage his time and balancework and family. We’re tryingto be a 24-7 news organization.

• • •City Manager David Treme

and Assistant City ManagerDoug Paris sat in on the meet-ing and backed Collins up. The city manager shared

his insights on our recent cov-erage and requests for infor-mation on several topics, in-cluding the fire departmentcontroversy. In his calm andthorough way, Treme let usknow he found our work andmethods subpar.In case you haven’t heard,

the city has fired three employ-ees of the fire department inrecent weeks and briefly sus-pended another. The city hasnot divulged the nature of themisconduct that prompted thedismissals, though that hashardly kept people from specu-lating. Treme objected to verbiage

in that day’s paper about a fire-fighter placed on administra-tive leave. The Post said thefirefighter was “swept into”and “implicated” in the ongoinginvestigation. You don’t knowthat, Treme said. The adminis-trative leave might just be amatter of convenience as inves-tigators continue their work. The next day we learned the

firefighter had been fired.Whatever doubts the city man-ager succeeded in raising about

our choice of words immediate-ly evaporated.

• • •I am not giving you the

whole truth about this discus-sion, only my view of it, in bitsand pieces. The city manager made a

reference to whether we weregoing to be “that kind” of news-paper, something he has slippedinto conversation before whilecommenting on our persistenceon another story — about Fi-brant, if I’m not mistaken. Speaking of persistence,

you’d be surprised how manycalls, e-mails and attorney’sfees were involved in gettingthe city to admit two firefight-ers who were “no longer withthe department” had in factbeen “dismissed.” What happened in the fire

department that would causethree people to be fired and onesuspended? The city is ham-strung by confidentiality andpersonnel law, according toTreme. He cannot share detailswithout risking a lawsuit. A couple of commenters on

our website urged the Post toback off; the public knows all itneeds to know, one person said.Leave it to the city and the fam-ilies to deal with. They would have us stop

asking questions, turn awayfrom this unpleasantness andtrust City Hall to do what’sright — without ever sayingwhat was wrong. Sorry. That’s not going to

happen. Truth is, we’re notthat kind of newspaper.

• • •Elizabeth Cook is editor of

the Salisbury Post.

Q: What is the DifferentiatedDiploma Program? Why wouldn’tall students want to seek thistype of diploma?

A: Every school system inthe nation faces the continuedchallenge of keeping students

in school andmaking surethey graduatewith a diploma.The Rowan-Sal-isbury SchoolSystem is no ex-ception. TheRowan-Salis-bury SchoolSystem has fo-cused on thedropout rate for

the last several years withstrategies and new programsto address the challenge. Eventhough the graduation rate hasincreased and the dropout ratehas decreased in the last fewyears, the numbers are stillnot acceptable. Too many ofour young people are leavingschool without a diploma. One of the strategies to help

students graduate is the Dif-ferentiated Diploma Program. The Rowan-Salisbury

School System offers a differ-entiated diploma through thelocal high schools for studentswho are at risk of dropping outof school or who have faced alife-altering hardship, whichhas had a traumatic effect ontheir education. The Differen-

tiated Diploma Program canbe considered for studentswho are at risk of dropping outof school or who have previ-ously dropped out and havechosen to return, were re-tained in the lower grades andtherefore entered high schoolat an age old-er than thetypical fresh-man, or havea significantlife hardshipwhich nega-tively affectstheir ability tobe successfulin school or tocomplete thetraditionaltrack. This type

of diploma isnot the appro-priate choice for the majorityof our students. A student mustdisplay an individual need thatwill impede his/her ability tograduate from high school un-der the traditional require-ments before he/she is given anapplication or reviewed for theprogram. Many times students who

would qualify for the differen-tiated diploma are studentswho have fallen behind earn-ing the needed course creditsdue to absenteeism, coursefailures and class repeats, orillness. The differentiateddiploma gives such students

hope for being able to com-plete enough credits to gradu-ate. North Carolina students are

required to complete 21 coursecredits in order to graduatefrom high school. The Rowan-Salisbury School System re-

quires a total of28 credits andthe completionof a GraduationProject. Students who

are approved fora differentiateddiploma mustmeet the staterequirement of21 credits andthe local require-ment of complet-ing a GraduationProject. The stu-dent must com-

plete all state mandated seattime for course credit, as wellas all test standards. The majority of college-

bound students need to com-plete more than 21 coursecredits to meet all of the uni-versity entrance require-ments. The differentiateddiploma focuses on the basic,core courses and does not al-low time for many electivecourses that the majority ofstudents enjoy.Referrals for a differentiat-

ed diploma can only comefrom the Rowan-SalisburySchool System high school

principals. The school systemhas created a DifferentiatedDiploma Placement Commit-tee that reviews each applica-tion and makes a decision onwhether the student is ap-proved for the program or notapproved. An individual planfor graduation is developed forevery student admitted to theprogram. The student admit-ted may continue to attendtheir home school or Hender-son Independent High School,based on the individual stu-dent’s needs. Currently, 60 students in

the school system have beenapproved for a differentiateddiploma and are slated to grad-uate during the 2010-2011school year.Encouraging students to

achieve academically and stayin school is an important mes-sage that should begin inkindergarten and continue tobe reinforced every year untilgraduation. The Rowan-Salis-bury School System is commit-ted to helping all our studentsto graduate on time with a highschool diploma. The dropoutdilemma is not an easy one tosolve but one that is impera-tive for everyone to work to-gether to address for the fu-ture success of our studentsand our community.

• • •Dr. Judy Grissom is superin-

tendent of the Rowan-Salis-bury School System.

Moderately Confused

Government cutbacks threaten to re-duce the number of teachers in thestate’s public schools, but the need

to continue drawing the best and brightestinto the teaching profession is as urgentas ever. So programs that help aspiring educa-

tors earn a college degree, like N.C.Teaching Fellows, still deserve state sup-port. And new approaches like Teach forAmerica that seed the teaching field withother ambitious young people merit sup-port, as Julian Robertson Jr. acknowl-edged recently with a $25 million gift. The programs are a study in contrasts.

Teaching Fellows graduate from highschool planning on a career in education.The state pays $26,000 in tuition for themto major in education in exchange for acommitment to teach in North Carolina atleast four years. According to the most re-cent figures, 57 percent of the 6,500 de-greed Teaching Fellows produced by theprogram since its inception in 1986 arestill teaching. Teach for America is more likely to

draw young people who entered collegeaiming for a career other than teaching —and who still plan to pursue that dream.Before they do, Teach for America re-cruits them for a two-year stint after col-lege by convincing them they can make adifference in closing the nation’s racialand socioeconomic achievement gap. Af-ter five weeks of training, they spread outto some of the nation’s poorest communi-ties — urban and rural — where schoolsstruggle to recruit teachers. This goesagainst the grain of traditional teachertraining; State Superintendent June Atkin-son says new teachers need at least threeyears before they reach a level of effec-tiveness. Still, some 500 Teach for Ameri-ca corps members are teaching in NorthCarolina schools this year. Teach forAmerica, which started in 1990, says one-third of its alumni keep teaching after twoyears, and two out of three remain in thefield, some as public-policy analysts orschool administrators.Either way, both programs attract high

performers with strong goals. Those whodon’t stay in teaching at least go awaywith first-hand knowledge of the chal-lenges teachers face. They could becomepowerful advocates for education.Before the recession brought on job

scarcity, public schools were bemoaning alooming teacher shortage as a large gen-eration of experienced educators headedinto retirement. That transition may haveslowed, but time marches on. So does theknowledge that U.S. students are trailingbehind many of their peers in other devel-oped countries when it comes to academicachievement. This is no time to leaveteacher recruitment and development tochance.

AND PROGRAMS TO RECRUIT THEM

Top teachersstill needed

2D • SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011 SALISBURY POST

“The truth shall make you free”

OPINION

ELIZABETH G. COOKEditor

704-797-4244editor@salisburypost.com

CHRIS VERNEREditorial Page Editor

704-797-4262cverner@salisburypost.com

CHRIS RATLIFFAdvertising Director

704-797-4235cratliff@salisburypost.com

RON BROOKSCirculation Director

704-797-4221rbrooks@salisburypost.com

GREGORY M. ANDERSONPublisher704-797-4201

ganderson@salisburypost.com

Salisbury Post

Common sense(Or uncommon wisdom, as the case may be)

Punctuality is a courtesy of a king, an honorof a gentleman and an obligation of a business-man.

— Roger Milliken

JUDYGRISSOM

A student mustdisplay an individual

need that willimpede his/her ability

to graduate fromhigh school under

the traditionalrequirements.

ELIZABETHCOOK

Limbaugh piercesthin-skinned libs

Regarding Kent Bern-hardt’s Feb. 3 column “No‘ditto head’ here”:

Rush Limbaugh is an en-tertainer. A very good one.So good that he has thelargest audience of any ra-dio personality in the coun-try. He has discovered thatliberals have a very thin skinand no sense of humor. Hisstatements use this base tohold and increase his “dittoheads.” Like all humor, his isbest when it holds a grain oftruth. The more truth, themore the liberals howl, andthe more his regular listen-ers enjoy it. It really burnslunatic libs when he statesthat his wisdom is “on loanfrom God” and other suchdrivel. It counteracts thereal condescending pomposi-ty we hear nightly onMSNBC.

The best advertisingRush has is the almost uni-versally left wing media,and, locally, articles such asMr. Bernhardt’s. Rushthanks you, sir.That articlewill pick up new “dittoheads” from Salisbury. Youmention that you just acci-dentally caught a snitch ofRush on your car radio.Come now, Kent, ’fess up.All alone in your car, withthe windows rolled up, I’llbet you are a regular listen-er.

— Joe RobertsSalisbury

Keep health lawThe Affordable Care Act

provides Americans withmore freedom and control intheir health care choices.

It gives families freedomfrom worrying about losingtheir insurance, or having itcapped unexpectedly ifsomeone is in an accident orbecomes sick.

It frees Americans fromthe fear of insurance compa-nies raising premiums bydouble digits with no re-course or accountability.

It frees Americans fromdiscrimination when insur-ance companies deny womenhealth insurance becausethey are pregnant, or refuseto provide coverage to chil-dren who are born with dis-abilities.

It provides parents thechoice of providing healthcoverage for a child afterthey finish school.

It provides people thefreedom to change jobswithout worrying about los-ing one’s health insurance,or even retire a little earlierwithout having to worryabout losing one’s coverage.

It provides seniors withthe freedom to get the carethey need, including freepreventive care, lower costprescription drugs, andMedicare that they cancount on.

But Republicans in Con-gress want to unravel thelaw that holds insurancecompanies in check, allow-ing insurance companies toonce again deny coverage tochildren with existing condi-tions, cancel coverage whenpeople get sick, and limit theamount of care you can get— even if you need it. Mymother had breast cancer,and her health insurancecompany denied manyclaims, stating her cancerwas a pre-existing condition.I had to continue fightingwith them and finally theycovered her claims. Whendealing with such a tragic ill-ness and paying good moneyfor health insurance, theyshould not make the pa-tient’s quality of life anyworse that it already is.

And, by rolling back theAffordable Care Act, Repub-licans are adding $1 trillionto the deficit.

— Meredith RoelsLewisville

Martin Anderson works in anivory tower — literally.From high above Stanford

University’s Hoover Institution,Anderson contemplates RonaldReagan’s legacy as his centennialarrives today.

Asked if he thinks Reagan’sstature has risen since he left of-

fice in 1989, Ander-son says, “I don’tjust think so. I knowso.”

Reagan’s reputa-tion has grown,largely thanks to thescholarship of An-derson and his wife,Annelise, both for-mer Reagan aidesand Hoover col-leagues of mine.Like prospectors

panning for gold, they routinelysift through boxes and boxes ofReagan’s papers. Their findingshave pleasantly surprised even themost stalwart Reaganites.

America’s 40th president suc-ceeded, in part, by not challengingthe widespread belief that he wasa committed conservative whomainly sold free-market reformswhile others fretted over their de-tails and implementation. Reagan’scritics considered him gregarious,perhaps, but ultimately a mere ac-tor who read whatever lines hewas handed by such advisers as EdMeese and the late Mike Deaver.The equally late Democratic emi-nence Clark Clifford famously dis-missed Reagan as “an amiabledunce.”

The Andersons’ book, “Reaganin His Own Hand,” detonated thismyth. They discovered 670 scriptsfor commentaries that the formerCalifornia governor aired on 236radio stations from 1975 to 1979.Reagan offered his specific pre-scriptions on taxes, regulation,peace through strength, and evenoceanic mineral content as con-cerned the Law of the Sea Treaty.These scripts consisted of sheetsof yellow paper brimming withReagan’s own handwriting.

Rather than a mere mouthpiecefor his staff, Reagan himself re-searched and addressed topical is-sues with philosophical consisten-cy and concrete evidence to bol-

ster his opinions.The Andersons cross-tabulate,

highlight, color-code and digitizecopies of Reagan’s documents,both from Hoover’s archives andthe Reagan Library in Simi Valley,Calif. Reagan’s prolific pen stillkeeps them busy.

“We published about a thousandof his letters in ‘Reagan: A Life inLetters,’ ” Martin Anderson says.“There are about 10,000 Reaganletters. We’re still finding more.”

The Pentagon declassified addi-tional papers that helped the An-dersons explain how Reagan wonthe Cold War while barely firing ashot. Here again, Anderson saysReagan pursued precisely the poli-cy that he wanted. His deputiesworked hard to follow him — notthe reverse.

Reagan was driven, Andersonbelieves, by something he learnedat a Dec. 3, 1981, National SecurityCouncil meeting. “Right now in anuclear war we’d lose 150 mil(lion)people,” Reagan told his diary.“The Soviets could hold their lossdown to less than were killed inW.W. II” — some 25 million.

In short, 40 percent of Ameri-ca’s population would bury the oth-er 60 percent before returning tothe radioactive rubble. Reaganwanted to do better.

“He was the only person whowas smart enough to know what todo,” Anderson says. “And he didit.”

Thus, Reagan launched a tax-cut-fueled economic expansionand an aggressive militarybuildup, including missile-defenseresearch. After seven exhaustingdecades of “scientific socialism,”the USSR could not keep up.

Reagan also engaged Russia inhigh-stakes diplomacy, which fi-nally succeeded after Sovietleader Mikhail Gorbachev con-cluded that resistance was futileand accepted deep arms reduc-tions.

When, exactly, did Reagan winthe Cold War? Anderson cites theJune 1, 1988, completion of Reaganand Gorbachev’s Moscow summit.They jointly declared “theirsolemn conviction that a nuclearwar cannot be won and must neverbe fought ... and their disavowal ofany intention to achieve militarysuperiority.”

This reflected Reagan’s singu-lar desire to end Mutual AssuredDestruction. Like most of his other

policies, this sprang from his well-honed intellect and his deep-seat-ed faith in America’s abilities. Hegoverned with focused self-confi-dence. As Reagan told his veryfirst National Security Councilmeeting on Feb. 6, 1981: “I willmake the decisions.”

“People used to say, ‘Reaganwas a nice guy. But who was han-dling all of this stuff for him?’ ”Martin Anderson marvels. “We did-n’t know. And now we do: He was.”

• • • Deroy Murdock is a columnist

with Scripps Howard News Serviceand a media fellow with the HooverInstitution on War, Revolution andPeace at Stanford University. E-mail: deroy.Murdock@gmail.com.

As centennialarrives, Reagan’sstature is rising

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This June 12, 1987, file photo shows President Reagan giving a thumbsup sign after his speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin,where he had said ‘Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!’ Applauding Rea-gan are West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, right, and West GermanParliament President Philipp Jenninger, left.

DEROYMURDOCK

Weary of partisan bickering?Here’s an anodyne topicsure to stimulate lively con-

versation among your friends.Which boxes should President Oba-ma have checked to identify hisrace on the 2010 census form?

As the world knows, Obama’smother was a white woman from

Kansas, his father anexchange studentfrom Kenya. Butthere’s no box la-beled “African-American.” So thepresident checked“black.” He couldalso have checked“white” but chose notto.

This decision dis-appointed a uniquestudent group at the

University of Maryland, althoughmost understood it. Recently pro-filed in The New York Times, theself-styled Multiracial and BiracialStudent Association could withequal accuracy be called “StudentsWhose Mothers Were Asked Insult-ing Questions by Busybodies at theSupermarket.”

Questions like the one my saint-ed mother actually put to my wife’smother at our wedding: “What na-tionality are you people, anyway?”

A real conversation-stopper, that.But I’m getting ahead of myself.

The idea behind the Marylandgroup seems to me entirely benign.Asked how she fills out forms seek-ing racial identity, Vice PresidentMichelle Lopez-Mullins, age 20,says, “It depends on the day, and itdepends on the options.”

Lopez-Mullins, The Times re-ports, is a one-woman United Na-tions: “Chinese and Peruvian on oneside, and white and American Indi-an on the other.” As a child, shesays even friends constantly askedher hurtful questions, such as“What are you?” and “Where areyou from?”

She and her fellows in the Mul-tiracial and Biracial Student Associ-ation play a “who’s what?” guessinggame among themselves to lessenthe sting. “Now when people askwhat I am, I say, ‘How much timedo you have?’ ” Lopez-Mullins told areporter. “Race will not automati-

cally tell you my story.”My view is that absent extreme

circumstances, race never tells youanybody’s story. Butthen I’m a guy whoonce got summonedinto the registrar’soffice for identify-ing my race as“1,500 meterfreestyle” on an of-ficial form.

They explainedthat Civil Rightslaws made an accu-rate response neces-sary. Anyway, inother contexts Imight have an-swered, “I only lookwhite. I’m Irish.”Reading 18th- and19th-century ac-counts of life on theEmerald Isle hadtaught me that every single bigotedgeneralization made about blackslaves in America, was also madeby the English about Irish Catholicpeasants.

The native Irish, their overseersthought, were physically powerful,gifted at singing and dancing, butalso dumb, lazy, insolent, sexually

promiscuous and bad smelling.These shortcomings, as Swift madeclear in his immortal satire “A Mod-

est Proposal,” inwhich he proposedfattening Irish chil-dren like piglets forslaughter, madetheir virtual enslave-ment inevitable.

But that was longago and far away.

Anyway, back toPresident Obama,who has made no se-cret of his mixed in-heritance. He’s evenwritten books aboutit. Indeed, it seemsto me that along withhis great intelli-gence, Obama’sbackground helpedmake him a kind ofintellectual and emo-

tional counter-puncher — watchful,laconic, leery of zealotry, a bornmediator.

Like a man behind a mask, Oba-ma watches people watch him.

Checking the “black” box on thecensus form, however, was the po-litically canny choice. Americansaren’t far enough from the days

when absurd categories like “mulat-to,” “quadroon” and “octoroon” hadthe power to determine people’slives. Sadly, had he checked the“white” box too, many African-American voters would have resent-ed it. Probably more than whiteracists, if the truth were told.

More’s the pity.Raised to think of myself as Irish

before American — a legacy of19th-century immigrants greetedmuch the way illegal Mexicans aretoday, and who reacted by hunker-ing down in ethnic enclaves withinwalking distance of salt water — Iwas taught that there was a proper“Irish” opinion on every imaginabletopic.

To dissent was to risk being la-beled inauthentic, a traitor to one’sheritage. Over time, however, I re-alized that if there’s one singleoverriding “Irish” trait, it’s yellingat the dinner table. In fact, my kin-folk disagreed passionately aboutdarn near everything. Meanwhile,back in the Old Country, peoplewere still killing each other over17th-century religious disputes.

I once asked a (Catholic) corre-spondent in Belfast how the antago-nists could tell each other apart, asthey all resembled my cousins. Itwas the shoes, she said, and the ac-cents. The shoes! Sorry, Grandad,it’s a foreign country.

Obviously, it’s easier to declareindependence from some traditionsthan others. People don’t knowthese things about me unless I tellthem. Even so, demands for racialand ethnic groupthink are cripplingno matter the source. All racial ar-guments are reactionary in effect— indications not of strength butweakness.

It’s not only possible to honorone’s heritage without denigratinganybody else’s, in the world we livein, it’s essential.

In that sense, those kids in Mary-land with their Heinz-57 genesaren’t in any way victims. They’refar ahead of us.

• • • Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

columnist Gene Lyons is a NationalMagazine Award winner and co-au-thor of “The Hunting of the Presi-dent” (St. Martin’s Press, 2000). E-mail: eugenelyons2@yahoo.com.

Students think outside the box on racial identity

GENELYONS

ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Obama’s mixed racial inheritance emblemizes the increasingnumber of Americans who aren’t quite sure which box to check on the cen-sus form.

Reading 18th- and19th-century

accounts of life onthe Emerald Isle hadtaught me that everysingle bigoted gener-alization made

about black slaves inAmerica was alsomade by the Englishabout Irish Catholic

peasants.

Rather than being a meremouthpiece for his staff,Reagan himself researchedand addressed topicalissues with philosophicalconsistency and concreteevidence to bolster his

opinions.

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to mentor Christian for hissenior project at SalisburyHigh School.

In the beginning, Donnahad to knock on manydoors to find investigationopportunities, but timeshave changed. Now, thegroup stays very busy.Most of the time, clientsinitiate the contact. Profes-sional protocol, which is theSPR signature, has im-pressed the organization’sclients. The SPR website ismeticulously maintainedand offers detailed infor-mation about investigationevidence. This time con-suming effort has paid offfor the group. Recently, atelevision production com-pany that works with theSyfi channel contacted theorganization to discuss thepossibility of featuring oneof the group’s investiga-tions. We may see Salis-bury and SPR featured onnational television in thenear future.

Vivid experiencesWhen asked about her

most frightening investiga-tion experience, Donnashared the following story.Donna and the group’s psy-chic medium, Diannia Baty,were investigating the sec-ond floor of a downtownbuilding. Diannia called thespirits and asked them tocome close to her. Donna,who was standing besideDiannia, said that she saw amassive black shape mov-ing toward them at an in-credibly fast speed. She in-stinctively extended herhands to protect herself.She feared that she wouldbe knocked down by theominous black entity. Don-na went on to say that shedid not feel the presence asit passed by, but all of thebatteries in her handheldequipment were drained.During the same investiga-tion, while they werechecking for EVP (elec-tronic voice phenomena),the temperature in the areawhere Donna and Dianniawere working dropped 30degrees in just a matter ofminutes. This is very un-usual.

I asked Donna to sharean experience that hadbeen personally rewardingfor her. Because of clientconfidentially, Donna saidshe needed to be very gen-eral with her response.Donna told me she was con-tacted by a mother who wasconcerned for the safety ofher 2-year-old child. Thecloset door in the child’sbedroom would open dur-ing the night when the childwas in his crib. The childwould begin to cry uncon-

trollably and could not beconsoled by his mother.The family had gone to ex-treme measures to keep thecloset door closed, butnothing had worked. Nightafter night, the scenariocontinued. The family wasso frightened they decidedto put their home up forsale. During the investiga-tion, contact was made withthe spirit of a man who haddied in the house.

EVP evidence suggestedthat the spirit believed hewas helping the family bywatching over the child.Baty, who is an ordainedminister, determined thatthe spirit wanted to “crossover.” Dianna conductedthe “crossing over” servicethat evening when the in-vestigation was complete.When the family returnedto the home, the 2-year-oldchild went to his room,opened the closet door andbegan saying, “Bye-bye …all gone.” The disturbingactivity in the home hasstopped. A letter of thankyou from the family is post-ed on the SPR web page.

Looking aheadWhat does the future

hold for Salisbury Paranor-mal Research? Donna be-lieves that the group’sblend of personalities andskills will enable it to thriveas a respected research or-ganization. SPR is excitedabout sharing its work andpromoting better under-standing of paranormalphenomena. It’s estimatedthat 65 to 70 percent of thepublic believe that paranor-mal activity exists, andabout 50 percent of the gen-eral public acknowledgehaving experienced someunusual activity in theirlives.

SPR members believethat one of their responsi-bilities as paranormal re-searchers is to provide thepublic with high quality in-formation. They believethat strict adherence toprofessional and scientificmethods is necessary tomaintain credibility. Donnais a realist; she understandsthat some folks will neverseriously acknowledge herwork as research, but she’sconfident the group canprovide an important serv-ice to others who may en-counter strange events andwant an answer — thosewith an open mind ... “thosepeople who just want toknow the truth.”

SPRFROM 1DHoneymoon’s over in Raleigh

Perdue, GOPleaders clashon budget

RALEIGH — Inevitably,all that lovey-dovinesscame to an end. It did-

n’t take long.A few days ago, Gov.

Beverly Perdue and Republi-can leadersin the NorthCarolinaGeneral As-sembly wereall smilesand plati-tudes. Bothsides spokeof workingtogether toplow throughanother year

of financial woes. But a Democratic gover-

nor and a Republican legisla-ture don’t usually get alongvery well.

Just a week into the leg-islative session, theyweren't.

Republicans rolled out aplan to ease the budget painfacing the state in the nextfiscal year by giving Perduemore authority to save mon-ey in the current fiscal year.She was fine with the pre-

liminary talk, which in-volved holding back moneyfrom state agencies to thetune of $400 million.

Then those naughty Re-publicans went and tried toraid Perdue’s pots of moneyfor incentives to lure newbusiness and jobs to thestate.

Trying to double the sav-ings to $800 million, Republi-cans in the Senate proposedgrabbing $8.2 million from acouple of incentive fundscontrolled by the governorand another $67.6 millionfrom the state’s tobacco set-tlement proceeds that go torural economic develop-ment.

“It won’t work — andwhat’s more, our peoplewon’t work if we can’t bringnew companies and new in-dustries to our state,” Per-due groused.

The Republicans’ come-back: The amounts underconsideration would stillleave money in each of thefunds; balancing the budgetusing pots of unspent moneyis nothing new in toughbudget times.

And, they tossed out adire prediction for Perdueand the Democrats: This isthe easy part.

“This isn’t tough. You

wait,” said Senate MajorityLeader Harry Brown, aJacksonville Republican.

After all, they weren’tproposing that teaching jobsbe eliminated. They weren’tslashing Medicaid spending

and the ac-company-ing healthcare dol-lars thatripplethroughcommuni-ties.

That’sthe point.

Whenit comestime forthe harddecisions,ones thatdo lead tocuts in thestatework-force, thenew Re-publicanleadershipwasn’tabout to

be accused of skipping oversavings that caused no im-mediate or obvious pain toanyone. (OK, sure some ofthe bureaucrats that overseethese programs might be

suffering a bit of heartburn.)The fact is that Democ-

rats, when they controlledthe legislature, had raidedtwo of the three tobacco set-tlement funds on a few occa-sions to help balance thestate budget.

Perdue’s stubbornness,though, is understandable.

She is staking her gover-norship to economic devel-opment and getting jobgrowth in North Carolinamoving again.

Even in the tough eco-nomic times, she has somesuccess stories to dangle outthere — 500 jobs and a $62million investment in Hali-fax County by an Oregonfood processing company,392 jobs and a $426 millioninvestment in Forsyth Coun-ty by Caterpillar, keepingsoftware company Red Hatin the Triangle as it plans toadd 540 jobs.

Like them or not, incen-tives were involved in allthose deals.

But this scrap betweengovernor and legislature isjust the beginning. Thegame is on.

• • • Scott Mooneyham writes

about state government forCapitol Press Association.

Why North Carolina should have suedRALEIGH — The day

after Republicans as-sumed control of the

North Carolina General As-sembly, the House JudiciaryCommittee took up legisla-tion that would establishstate protection for health

care free-dom and in-struct Attor-ney GeneralRoy Cooperto join a mul-ti-state law-suit chal-lenging theconstitution-ality of Oba-maCare.

Criticshowled. They

complained that the bill wasill-timed and unnecessary.Cooper had previously ar-gued that North Carolinaneed not join the lawsuit be-cause 1) if it succeeded,North Carolina would re-ceive the same protectionagainst federal encroach-ment that other stateswould; and 2) if it failed,North Carolina wouldn’thave wasted any money pur-suing the litigation.

But a few days ago, thefederal judge handling themulti-state lawsuit issued hisruling in the case — demon-strating why Cooper’s origi-nal position was flawed andwhy immediate correctiveaction is required.

In a powerful and well-reasoned decision, JudgeRoger Vinson of Florida’snorthern district struckdown the individual insur-ance mandate as an uncon-stitutional exercise of feder-al power. Unlike a previousruling by a federal judge inVirginia, Vinson also con-cluded that the mandatecould not be severed fromthe rest of the legislation –both because it lacked a for-mal severability clause andbecause the Obama adminis-tration had itself argued themandate was essential to therest of the bill.

On the separate claimthat ObamaCare constitutedan unconstitutional use ofcongressional spending pow-er to coerce state govern-ments, Vinson ruled againstthe 26 states acting as co-plaintiffs in the case. Heconcluded that no matterhow burdensome the regula-tions that come with Medi-caid may be, participating inMedicaid is itself a volun-tary decision on the part ofthe states.

But because Vinson alsoconcluded that he had nei-ther the authority nor theknowledge to sever the indi-vidual mandate from therest of the plan, the stateswon anyway. His decision is,in effect, a federal orderthat the federal governmentstop implementing Oba-maCare. Vinson wrote thathe didn’t need to issue a for-mal injunction to that effect,since it is settled law thatfederal officials can’t en-force an unconstitutionallaw.

That’s not to say that theObama administration can’tgo back to Vinson to requesta stay in his ruling while thecase is appealed. The U.S.Justice Department may dothat. Or a higher court mayissue a stay. But for now,ObamaCare is blocked in the26 states that signed on asplaintiffs in the case.

Aye, there’s the rub. Be-cause North Carolina is notyet a plaintiff in the case, itappears that North Carolini-ans will receive no relief,however temporary it mayprove to be, from the federalgovernment’s encroachmenton their freedom to maketheir own decisions about

their own health care con-sumption and financingarrangements.

Obviously, when the caseinevitably makes its way tothe U.S. Supreme Court, the

final deci-sion willbe bindingon thecountry asa whole.But thatmay take awhile.

Relieffrom theburdens ofOba-maCarewould bewelcomefor manyreasons.North Car-oliniansare experi-encing thesame in-

creases in health plan premi-ums that other Americansare experiencing. These in-creases are higher than theywould otherwise would bewithout last year’s passageof the federal law.

ObamaCare has alreadycost me my own health plan,

and that of my employees.Our insurance provider de-cided, having read all thenew law’s Byzantine rules,that it would no longer at-tempt to sell the consumer-driven health plans that weand thousands of otherNorth Carolinians had pur-chased and come to appreci-ate (our plan had maintainedroughly level premiums forseveral years, believe it ornot).

And for Gov. Bev Perdueand state lawmakers tryingto bridge a big budget gapfor the coming fiscal year,relief from ObamaCarewould have meant morefreedom to restructureNorth Carolina’s Medicaidprogram to save millions oftax dollars.

At the moment, it is im-possible to say how much re-lief North Carolina couldhave received, and for howlong, had we joined the law-suit last year when weshould have. Better late thannever.

• • • John Hood is president of

the John Locke Foundationand publisher of Carolina-Journal.com.

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Puzzle solution

Gov. BeverlyPerdue rejectedproposal to takemoney from to-bacco settle-ment proceedsand incentivefunds that shecontrols.

Attorney Gener-al Roy Cooperpreviously hasdeclined to jointhe multistatelawsuit againstthe health-careact.

We may seeSalisbury and SPR

featured on nationaltelevision in the near

future.

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N.C. is home to some strange stories“Myths and Mysteries of North

Carolina: True Stories of the Un-solved and Unexplained,” by SaraPitzer, Globe Pequot Press. 2010.163 pp. $16.95.

If you live in North Carolina,you’ve probably heard of theBrown Mountain Lights or

the Devil’s Tramping Ground.Same goes for Frankie Silver

and Tom Dula, maybe even forTsul ‘Kalu.

Writer Sara Pitzer approach-es these familiar tales and oth-ers from a different direction,

raising as manyquestions as sheanswers.

“Myths andMysteries ofNorth Carolina”came out aroundChristmas, andwith its comic-strip genie on thecover, it suredoesn’t look likeany of those oth-

er books about N.C. legends, ei-ther.

Pitzer has written a numberof books, ranging from cook-books to “North Carolina Offthe Beaten Path,” a handyguidebook for travelers. She’salso been a reporter at the Salis-bury Post.

Probably the best feature ofthe book is the bibliography,which gives readers plenty ofmaterial to follow up with. Andthere’s an index.

Pitzer has updated the oldstories with new websites andreference material, containinginformation ranging from totalspeculation to serious study.

Call this “Myths for the Mod-ern Reader.”

In her introduction, she givesNancy Roberts and John Hard-en credit for inspiration.

Roberts wrote dozens ofbooks about legends, odd hap-penings and ghost stories allover the South, and her bookshave been on local and travelshelves for many years.

Harden may not be such a fa-miliar name, although he was ajournalist and newspaper editorand founded the state’s firstpublic relations firm. He died in1986, leaving behind “Tar HeelGhosts,” printed in 1954.

Really, there’s so many goodreferences here, you could im-merse yourself in these familiarstories and stump your friendswith new details.

For myths and mysteriesnearby, check out “Spirits of Sal-isbury,” the final chapter, and“Historic Gold Hill,” chapter 2.

As close as Gold Hill is, it’s awonder its tales of wanderingdead miners haven’t becomemore popular.

There’s the tale of EleanorMills, whose husband got tiredof her complaints. She just was-n’t made for gold mine life. Sohe killed her and dumped herbody down a mine shaft. Eeriescreams have been heard nearthe shaft, but as Pitzer pointsout, “Just walking through oneof the old mine tunnels with atour guide and lamp is plentyscary.”

The Montgomery store,Mauney’s 1840 store, has hadenough weird happenings,Pitzer writes, that it has attract-ed paranormal investigators.

Vivian Pennington-Hopkins,

who runs the store, has collect-ed 10 tales of Gold Hill ghosts inher book, “Gold Hill Ghosts andOther Legends.” As a town thatrelies on tourism, good storiesmake for good business.

Tsul ‘Kalu is an old legendthat has shown up in manyretellings of North Carolina leg-ends. Tsul has also appeared infiction. He’s popular becausehe’s so creepy.

Tsul ‘Kalu (you’ll find manyvariations on the spelling) is amythical giant or monster saidto be too ugly to look at (shadesof Frankenstein’s monster).

He is said to have talons andthe ability to leap from moun-tain to mountain to chase Chero-kee hunters, and, legend says,he repeatedly left his mark onJudaculla Rock.

Well, it’s the rock that has at-tracted further study, Pitzerwrites, with one group, The

League of Energy Materializa-tion and Unexplained Phenome-non Research (LEMUR) has de-clared the marks come from amore advanced, earlier civiliza-tion on earth or from anotherplanet.

The legends that have grownabout real people, like TomDula and his love triangle andFrankie Silver, who choppedher husband up with an ax, areretold so often that no oneknows exactly what happened.Books, ballads and plays all tellthe stories with special twists.

As Pitzer shows in her book,the stories have spawned yearsof research to uncover the“real” story. It must be the com-pelling nature of the legendsthat keep people interested.

Salisbury, with hundreds ofyears of history, holds legends,ghosts and tall tales galore.There’s so much of it, a ghosttour of town has attracted nu-merous participants. Pitzer tellsone story from an eyewitness —Daphne Safrit of Literary Book-post.

Safrit told her about weirdsounds, feelings and activitiesat what was Las Palmas, nowBrick Street Tavern. Sheworked there for a time and re-ports hearing voices with dif-ferent dialects, African-Ameri-can and Scotch-Irish, from thebuilding’s days as a warehouse.

Someone once saw a womanwalk through a wall on the mez-zanine level.

What makes “Myths andMysteries” different from allthe rest is the modern spin onthe old stories. .

The bibliography gives read-ers who love a good yarn plentymore to look up and read; thewebsites nearly always lead tosomething new. And looking atthe stories from a 21st centuryperspective certainly givesthem a new spin.

Are ghosts now too old-fash-ioned for our high-tech age? Dowe know too much to believe inlegends? Can we find an expla-nation for almost everything?

What fun would that be?

Montaigne offers good advice for living a life of purposeBY REBECCA HYDERowan Public Library

The question could be “Canyou tell me about yourself?” or“Why did you (or could you) dothat?” or “What are my options?”Our answers may or may notcome easily.

Understanding why we thinkthe way we do (our personal phi-losophy) is difficult for most ofus. Why make the effort? Our phi-losophy can help or hinder us. AsLou Marinoff says in “Plato notProzac,” we need to “evaluate theideas we hold to craft an outlookthat works for us, not against us.”

A famous and engaging exam-ple of one who lived a “well-ex-amined” life is Michel de Mon-taigne. He was as curious as a cat,absorbed in his task of learning“how to live well.” As PhillipLopate says (“The Art of the Per-sonal Essay”), “Montaigne’s cir-cling, minute self-observations …remind one more of a cat exam-ining its fur.” And what was lifelike for Montaigne?

Montaigne lived in a time ofwar and treachery (France, 1533-1592). He was a political adviser,officeholder, landowner and headof household. He lived in dread ofthe “kidney stone,” a particular-ly painful disease from which hisfather had died. And he neverceased to mourn the death of adear friend (Etienne de La Boetie,author of a moving treatiseagainst tyranny).

Montaigne’s affairs withwomen and his tedious duties inlocal government could not diverthim from his need to come toterms with grief, pain, and fear

of death. So he began a lifelongexamination of the human condi-tion and a struggle to accept itthrough self-study.

This very personal endeavorproduced the “Essais” (“at-tempts” or “trials” in French), andMontaigne is commonly referredto as “the first great essayist” or“greatest essayist.” In any case,in the “Essays” are found the el-ements of the personal essay as aliterary form: a reflexive conver-sation, an intimate and relaxeddiscussion of life/reality as expe-rienced by the “I” author.

In “The Art of the Personal Es-say,” Lopate chose to includethree of the hundred or so “Es-sais.” In “Of Books,” Montaignethe critical reader speaks hismind freely because his opinionis the measure of his personal in-sight, not the measure of things.

He reads for pleasure or forknowledge that “instructs me inhow to die well and live well.” Thetwo other selections reveal an in-dividual who is tolerant yet curi-ous about the differences amonghuman beings (“Of a MonstrousChild”) and rather egalitarianwhen examining the sexuality ofmen and women (“On Some Vers-es of Virgil”).

Skeptical, undogmatic, with agenerous dose of self-forgive-ness, Montaigne insists that welook at our own personal experi-ence and try to learn from it.

Computer classes: Classes arefree. Sessions are approximately90 minutes. Class size is limitedand on a first-come, first-servebasis. Dates and times at all loca-tions are subject to change with-out notice.

Headquarters — Monday, 7p.m., Microsoft Word 2003 Part 1;Feb. 22, 2 p.m., Absolute Begin-ners; Feb. 28, 7 p.m., MicrosoftWord 2003 Part 2.

South — Monday, 7 p.m., Intro-duction to Access; Feb. 24, 11a.m., Introduction to Word

East — registration requiredfor East Branch only. Feb. 17, 1p.m., Online Shopping.

Children’s Storytime: Nowthrough April 29, weekly storytime. For more information, call704-216-8234.

Headquarters — Toddler Time(18-35-month-olds), Tuesdays,10:30 a.m.; Baby Time (6-23-month-olds), Wednesdays, 11 a.m.Preschool Time (3-5-year-olds),Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.; Noodle-head (4-8 years), Thursdays, 4p.m.

South — Noodlehead, Mon-days, 4 p.m.; Baby Time, Tues-days, 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Time,Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m.; ToddlerTime, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.

East — Preschool Time, Tues-days, 10:30 a.m.; Toddler Time,Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.; BabyTime, Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.

Book Bites Club: South only;Feb. 22, 6:30 p.m., “Big StoneGap,” by Adriana Trigiani. Bookdiscussion groups for adults andchildren are at South Rowan Re-gional Library and meet the lastTuesday of each month. Thegroup is open to the public. Thereis a discussion of the book andlight refreshments at each meet-ing. For more information pleasecall 704-216-8229.

Book chats for children: South(only) — Feb. 17, 4:15 p.m.,“Freckle Juice” by Judy Blume,

grade 2.Children in grades 2-5 (differ-

ent grade each month) are invit-ed to participate in “Book Chats,”a program at South Rowan Re-gional Library in China Grove.Registration is required andspace is limited. Please call 704-216-7728 for more information.

American Girl Club: Headquar-ters, Feb. 26, 11 a.m., a book dis-cussion group about the life andtimes of the American Girls char-acters.

JR’s Adventure Club:Headquar-ters, Feb. 19, 11 a.m. The club willchoose a project to build, andhave books from the library andrecommended websites that goalong with the project. The clubis open to all school age children.Light refreshments will beserved. Call 704-216-8234 to learnmore.

Teen program: Chocolate Festi-val back by popular demand.Chocolate fountain, taste testing,painting, mold demonstration andmore.

South, Feb. 15, 5:30-7 p.m.East, Feb. 21, 5:30-7 p.m.Headquarters, Feb. 22, 5:30-7

p.m.Displays: Headquarters — wa-

tercolors by Carolina Marshall;log cabins by North Hills Chris-tian School; South — Rowan DollClub by Jim Beaudion; East —Rubber stamping by GlendaTrexler.

Literacy: Call the Rowan Coun-ty Literacy Council at 704-216-8266 for more information onteaching or receiving literacy tu-toring for English speakers or forthose for whom English is a sec-ond language.

Rowan bestsellersLiterary Bookpost

1. Not My Mother's Journey, by Heather St. Aubin-Stout.

2. Unbroken: A World War II Story, by Laura Hil-lenbrand.

3. The Whistling Season, by Ivan Doig.4. Kid Carolina: R.J. Reynolds Jr., by Heidi

Schnakenberg.5. Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and

Know, by Alexandra Horowitz.6. Stitch 'n B-----: The Knitter's Handbook, by Deb-

bie Stoller.7. Decision Points, by George W. Bush.8. Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann.9. Stoneman's Raid, 1865, by Chris Hartley.10. Myths and Mysteries of North Carolina, by

Sara Pitzer.

IndieBound bestsellersFiction

1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, byStieg Larsson.

2. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett.3. Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen.4. Room, by Emma Donoghue.5. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, by David Sedaris.6. Tick Tock, by James Patterson, Michael Led-

widge.7. An Object of Beauty, by Steve Martin.8. The Sentry, by Robert Crais.9. Clara and Mr. Tiffany, by Susan Vreeland.10. The Confession, by John Grisham.

Nonfiction1. Unbroken: A World War II Story, by Laura Hil-

lenbrand.2. Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff.3. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua.4. Autobiography of Mark Twain, by Mark Twain.5. Life, by Keith Richards.6. The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rap-

id Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhu-man, by Timothy Ferriss.

7. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Re-becca Skloot.

8. The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and theDeep Laws of the Cosmos, by Brian Greene.

9. Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, byKaren Armstrong.

10. The Investment Answer, by Gordon Murray,Daniel C. Goldie.

Writers’ Workshop‘Words of Love’deadline is Feb. 20

The Writers’ Workshop of Asheville is spon-soring several contests, for any level writer.The prizes for contest winners are:

First place:Your choice of a three-night stayat The Mountain Muse B&B in Asheville; orthree free online workshops; or 100 pages line-edited and revised by our editorial staff.

Second place: Two-night stay at the B&B; ortwo free workshops; or 50 pages line-edited.

Third place: One free workshop, or 25 pagesline-edited.

There will be 10 honorable mentions.The “Words of Love Contest” must have en-

tries postmarked by Feb. 20.Guidelines: Send in a creative letter, poem or

story of 3,500 words or less. Your name, ad-dress, email and title of work should appear ona separate cover sheet. The entry fee per sub-mission is $25. Multiple entries are accepted.Enclose legal size self-sealing SASE for critiqueand list of winners. Make check or money or-der payable to The Writers’ Workshop, and mailto: W.O.L. Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road,Asheville, NC 28805. Emailed submissions maybe sent to writersw@gmail.com, with “WOLContest” in the subject. Entry fee is payableonline at www.twwoa.org.

The postmark deadline for the 23rd annualpoetry contest will be April 30.

Guidelines: All work must be unpublished.Each poem should not exceed two pages. Mul-tiple entries are accepted. Your name, address,phone, email and title of work should also ap-pear on a separate cover sheet. The entry feeis $25 for every three poems. All entries re-ceive comments from the judges. Enclose self-sealing SASE for comments and winners’ list,and mail to: Poetry Contest, 387 BeaucatcherRoad, Asheville, NC 28805. Emailed submis-sions may be sent to writersw@gmail.com with“Poetry Contest” in the subject. Entry fee ispayable online at www.twwoa.org.

New book from local authorBenjamin W. Schenk has published a new

book, “The Immortals: Book 2 Battle of the An-cients.” The book is the second in a series. Theprevious one, “The Immortals: Eternal War,”came out in 2009.

The book is about a group of immortal hu-mans who are fighting the battle for good, apress release states. They travel through a por-tal and battle the enemy in the times of the di-nosaurs, trying to thwart the enemy from reach-ing modern Earth and destroying mankind.

“Not only do they have to fend off their myr-iad of enemies, but also they have to surviveagainst the dinosaurs of the land, vampires, im-mortal humans like themselves, cavemen, ogresand creatures of the prehistoric ages! Alongwith some modern humans that travel back intime with them, they fight another war with theAncients,” the release says.

The 712-page book is available online direct-ly from Authorhouse and can be ordered atbookstores.

Schenk is a China Grove native, a WestRowan High School graduate and lifelong res-ident of Rowan County.

DEIRDREPARKER SMITH

Book signingSara Pitzer will be at Literary

Bookpost Saturday, Feb. 12, 1:30-3:30 p.m. to sign and discuss herbook, “Myths and Mysteries ofNorth Carolina.”

Writers’ Network accepting entries for Doris Betts Fiction Prize through Feb. 15The North Carolina Writers’

Network is accepting submis-sions for its annual Doris BettsFiction Prize, administered by theNorth Carolina Literary Review.

The prize awards $250 andpublication in the NCLR to the au-thor of the winning short story,up to 6,000 words. The contest isopen to any writer who is a legalresident of North Carolina, amember of the North CarolinaWriters’ Network or a subscriber

to the NCLR.Entries to the 2011 contest can

be submitted through the NCLR’sonline submission process atwww.nclr.ecu.edu/submissions/submit-online.html.

The deadline is Feb. 15.Finalists will also be consid-

ered for publication in the NCLR.One entry per writer. No nov-

el excerpts. Names should not ap-pear in the Word file of the story;authors will register with the

NCLR’s online submission sys-tem, which will collect contact in-formation and connect it to storysubmission.

An entry fee must be mailed tothe NCLR office by Feb. 15. Youmay pay the Networkmember/NCLR subscriber entryfee if you join NCWN or sub-scribe to the NCLR with your sub-mission: $10/NCWN membersand/or NCLR subscribers;$20/nonmembers.

Checks should be madepayable to the North CarolinaWriters’ Network (separatechecks payable to the NCLR onlyif purchasing a subscription).

Mail checks or money ordersto: North Carolina Literary Re-view, ECU Mailstop, 555 EnglishGreenville, NC 27858-4353.

The winner and finalists will beannounced in May. Winning storyand select finalists will be pub-lished in the next year’s NCLR.

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PEOPLES A L I S B U R Y P O S T

BY SARAH HALLfor Salisbury Post

Interviewing a sculptor,a hockey player, a met-alsmith and conserva-

tor, and the saz playerfrom the world music bandTurku all in one afternoonmay sound like an unlikelyfeat. But it’s possible whenall of those are one person,Ted Monnich.“I could die tonight with

no regret because I’ve hadmore experiences thanmost people can dreamof,” Monnich says. Monnich’s varied life

path has brought him toSalisbury as he and hiswife, Carla, moved fromColumbia, S.C. and settledinto a home in the WestSquare Historic District.Carla and her brother tookover the family business,Foxfire Lanes in Kannapo-lis, and she needed tomove closer. But Carla,who dances and playsdavul and zils for Turku, isknown more for “Alleys ofIstanbul” than alleys forbowling. Since Monnich’s work

in conservation andrestoration of metalwork,historic arms and armorkeeps him on the road, thelocation of his home baseis irrelevant.He spent his childhood

in Pittsburgh before thedemise of steel mills, andhas “iron in his blood” andmemories of the fire andbelching smoke of blastfurnaces that he saysfrightened him as a childand left a profound markon his psyche that is nowcoming out in his artwork.His family moved to

Asheville during his highschool years and he attend-ed college at UNC-Char-lotte.Monnich had a keen in-

terest in historical metal-work and blacksmithing,and wanted to try his handat it. He consulted the“Thomas Registry” in theUNCC library to see if hecould find armorers’ tools,a category, it turned out,that had just been added tothe publication that year.There, Monnich found thename of the man whowould become his mentor,Kenneth Lynch.

Lynch’s skill as a metal-smith was legendary. Hedirected repairs to theStatue of Liberty, restoredthe weather vane onBoston’s Old North Churchand made the Art Decosteel doors for theChrysler Building. Monnich contacted

Lynch to inquire aboutpurchasing tools, thenheaded north, staying withan aunt in New York City,then going on to Lynch’sstudio in Connecticut.Monnich went quickly

from customer to appren-tice. The 21-year-old Mon-nich found himself work-ing in Europe, finding arti-facts on behalf of his men-tor. Lynch arranged forhim to study under Mssr.Noel Paulet in France, andthen with Edward Smith atthe Royal Armouries, lo-cated in the Tower of Lon-don. These internshipsunited his love of historywith his love of metallurgyand metalworking. He be-came master of his craft,then accepted a conserva-tor position at the Metro-politan Museum of Art inNYC.Monnich had hoped to

return to North Carolinaeventually, and got closewhen he became chief con-servator of the South Car-olina State Museum, a po-sition he held for 11 years.Since 2002, he has workedindependently as a conser-vation professional.One must be an artisti-

cally skilled craftsman torepair and replicate armorand sculptures, so Mon-nich became an artist inhis own right. Among hisworks are his “metal skin,”wearable sculptures. At aone-man art show in 1994,Monnich was displayingthese sculptures as freestanding works whensomeone asked, “Can youmake that to fit me?”That led to him making

his artwork wearable tothe point that a boutiqueincluded it in their catalog,and it showed up in moviesand magazines.Monnich was also pur-

suing a parallel dream—that of being a musician.Carla’s interest in danceled the couple to make

plans to attend the Mar-rakech Dance Festival, butthe festival was cancelledby the king of Morocco.They still wanted to take atrip, but they went to Is-tanbul instead. Monnichwas already interested inTurkish culture, but it wason this trip that he reallyfell in love with the music.He bought a saz, and set

about conquering the in-strument with the samefervor that he masteredmetal art, even though hisprevious music experiencehad been limited to playinga bit of guitar in highschool.Not content to let music

be a hobby, he joined withother musicians, and soonTurku was born. Theyhave received internation-al airplay, performed foraudiences as large as25,000, released three ac-claimed CDs and two con-cert videos.In 2001, Turku was

booked up for two years,including a UNESCO-spon-sored event in Uzbekistan.But the events of 9-11caused presenters to shuntheir style of music. By2003, with few bookingsand too many expenses,the band had cut way backon performing.As Turku was winding

down, Monnich had al-ready opened anotherdoor. His artistic soul was

being well-fed, but he saysthe “warrior” in him need-ed something else.He had played ice hock-

ey in his youth, stoppingafter high school, andmissed it. “I couldn’t even watch a

game on TV because it de-pressed me,” he says.Approaching age 40, he

joined a men’s hockeyleague in Columbia.“I was fat and out of

shape,” Monnich laughs.“My wife thought I wouldhave a heart attack. But Iwent to the gym, got inshape, and I got better.”He was invited to help

coach the Columbia Infer-no, and when a player wassick he was asked to fill in,then asked to stay. In afew short years, he wentfrom goalie to goaltendingcoach and consultant,working in the US andabroad. His professionalexperience included play-ing for five teams, mostrecently the CharlotteCheckers, retiring thispast year at almost age 50.Monnich found inspira-

tion in the observations ofJoseph Campbell who said,“Follow your bliss and theuniverse will open doorsfor you where there wereonly walls.” Monnichthrew himself whole-heartedly into his pur-suits, and the universe hascooperated.

“My purpose is to cre-ate, that is why I exist.”Monnich says. “Somethinggot a hold of me, and I tookit to places no one everthought possible.”As his hockey career

was ending, Turku sprangback to life, now playingrock clubs after reinvent-ing itself not so much as afolk group, but more of aband that crosses bound-aries with a show thatpromises “300 year-oldrock and roll from the seat

of civilization.” Monnich’s warehouse

studio in Salisbury holdsmachinery, sculptures he’srepairing, and his band’sequipment. There’s alsolots of space to build mas-sive sculptures he’s envi-sioning. He’s weighing thepracticality of creatinglarge works that would bedifficult to transport. But based on past expe-

rience, if he builds it, theuniverse will move it forhim.

Following his blissTed Monnich’s eclectic interests have led him to excel in a variety of

roles, including metalsmith, musician and professional hockey player

Ted Monnich adjuststhe hoist that is hold-ing up a metal sculp-ture that he is going torepair for a private col-lector. Monnich hasrecently moved tosalisbury.

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Ted Monnich found a career in professional hockey whenhe was almost 40, only recently retiring from the CharlotteCheckers at nearly 50. he’s shown here playing goalie forthe Carolina Titans.

Ted Monnich poses with his saz, a musical instrumentthat is popular in Turkey. Monnich plays the saz in theband Turku.

Turku performs in Salisbury

The world music group Turku, including saz player Ted Monnich, will be at the Looking Glass

Artist Collective’s black box theater, 405 N. Lee St., at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11. Advance tickets ($10) may be ordered by contacting KalimaTribal@carolina.rr.com.

Club submissionsTo add your club, or to update

your listing, send information tolifestyles@salisburypost.com.

Club listings consist of theclub’s name, brief purpose state-ment, place, day and time ofmeetings, a contact phone num-ber and/or e-mail address andthe Web site link, if the club hasa site. Clubs must provide con-tact information in order to beincluded in the listing.

The deadline for the next list-ing is no later than Feb. 25. In-formation received by that datewill be published in club listingsMarch 6.

Questions? 704-797-4243.

Alumni associationsAggrey Alumni AssociationSandy Ridge AME Zion Church.President: John Harris, 704-

9696.Contact: Ruthie Norman, 704-

857-1737.Dunbar School Alumni

AssociationMeets third Monday of each

month at 6 p.m.Membership open to any for-

mer students, teachers, admin-istrators and their spouses.

President: Reginald Massey.Contact: Gretta H. Saunders,

704-633-8983.J.C. Price High School Alum-

ni Association Salisbury ChapterMeets fourth Saturday of each

month at 5 p.m.Meetings held at Nobel &

Kelsey Funeral Home. Purpose:to give scholarships to graduat-ing high school students that aregraduation from high school andfurthering their education by at-tending an institution of higherlearning that fall. Scholarshipsare given to students by meansof financial need and academicachievement. New members wel-come.

Contact: Carolyn Williams,president, 704-633-7162.

Beta Sigma Phi SororityXi Alpha Delta Chapter7 p.m. second and fourth

Tuesdays, homes of members.President Dorothy Setzer, 704-

636-6127.Xi Delta Chi7 p.m. second and fourth

Tuesdays, home of members.President Linda Tutterow, 704-

647-0483.Iota Psi7 p.m. first and third Tues-

days, Rockwell Community Build-ing. Membership is by invitationfrom another member then votedon by chapter.

Collects items for homelessshelter, sponsors canned fooddrives, collects supplies for GoodShepherd’s Clinic, stuffs stock-ings for children at SalvationArmy, phone cards for soldiers,visits to nursing homes, Relay forLife.

President: Diane Yates, 704-637-1994.

All Beta Sigma Phi chaptersperform community services suchas collect items for homeless shel-ter, collect food for Rowan Help-ing Ministries, Relay for Life,breast cancer, and others.

Alpha Kappa Alpha SororityDelta Xi Omega ChapterMeets third Saturdays.Alpha Kappa Alpha is a sister-

hood composed of college edu-cated women who have con-sciously chosen this affiliation asa means of self-fulfillmentthrough volunteer service.

Contact: Lillian L. Morgan,704-647-2624.

Zeta Phi Beta SororityAlpha Alpha Zeta ChapterMeets second Saturdays. Contact: Joann P. Diggs, 704-

637-3783.

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorori-ty

Lambda Epsilon Sigma Salis-bury Alumnae Chapter

2 p.m. every 3rd Saturday atthe Rowan County Library.

Serving Salisbury-Rowan andsurrounding areas. Sigma Gam-ma Rho Sorority’s aim is to en-hance the quality of life within thecommunity. Public service, lead-ership development and educa-tion of youth are the hallmark ofthe organization’s programs andactivities. Sigma Gamma Rho ad-dresses concerns that impact so-ciety educationally, civically, andeconomically.

Contact: salisbury.sgrho@gmail.com, 704-380-1313.

Pan Hellenic CouncilThe Rowan-Salisbury Pan-Hel-

lenic Council6 p.m., first Sunday of each

month. Location announced. Contact: Rory Chandler, pres-

ident, 704-433-3820, rwchan-dler@aol.com.

Civitan Faith 7 p.m. second and fourth

Thursdays, Faith Legion Building;meal served at each meeting.Guests welcome. Membershipopen to anyone 18 years and old-er with application and approvalby board of directors.

Purpose: To serve the commu-nity, provide opportunities for fel-lowship, increase members’knowledge. Civitans seek experi-ences that build character, pro-vide life direction, and foster lead-ership development and recogni-tion.

Contact: Wayne Mosher 704-279-6333.

Granite Quarry 7 p.m. first and third Thurs-

days dinner meeting. Location an-nounced in club newsletter andon Web site.

Contact: 704-279-2691. gq-civitan@bellsouth.net.www.civitan.net/gqcivitan.

Rockwell7 p.m. first and third Tuesday.

Rockwell Methodist Church Fel-lowship Hall, dinner served byMethodist Women, followed byspeakers.

President Jim Misenheimer,704-279-7840, jamise@wind-stream.net.

Salisbury 12:10-12:45 p.m buffet lunch;

12:45-1:30 p.m. program/speak-er, Thursdays, Country Club ofSalisbury.

President: Rodney Harrison,RLHar@salisburync.gov.

Web site: www.civitans.com,Civitan activities can also be seenon the club’s facebook page.

SpencerMembership meeting 7 p.m.

third Thursdays, educationalbuilding, Spencer PresbyterianChurch, 111 First St.

Board of directors meetingand lunch 11:45 a.m. secondTuesdays (location announced atmembership meeting and innewsletter).

President Joe Wilburn, 704-637-0693.

Contact: Buddy Gettys, vicepresident, bgettys468@aol.com.

Summit Civitan Club 6:30 p.m. first and third Mon-

days, Blue Bay Seafood,Statesville Blvd. Dutch treat din-ner, program/speaker. Club in-volved in many projects.

Contact: Wayne C. Mullis,w.smullis@yahoo.com or 704-633-1081.

Woodleaf Civitan7 p.m., first Thursdays,

Woodleaf Community Center, din-ner served following program.

Contact President Jim Sum-mers, 704-278-9459.

Educators’ SororityInternational sorority for out-

standing educators, whose pur-pose is to promote excellence ineducation, altruism and world un-derstanding. Membership is byinvitation only.

Gamma Theta Chapter of Al-pha Delta Kappa

6:30 p.m. third Mondays, var-ious locations.

Contact: Ruth Jacobs, MorganElementary School, 704-279-3145.

Mu Chapter of Alpha DeltaKappa

6:30 p.m. fourth Mondays,First Methodist Church. Contact:Eunice Holt, president, 704-856-8609.

FraternalAndrew Jackson Lodge 576

AF&AMFirst and third Thursdays, din-

ner at 6:15 p.m., lodge opens at7 p.m. 401 N. Fulton St.

Curry Pendleton, 704-798-0391. jcpendleton10@gmail.com.

Faithful Guide Lodge 3767:30 p.m. stated communica-

tion second and fourth Tuesdaysat 113 Krider St., Cleveland.

James W. Jones Jr., master,704-278-4913.

Fulton Masonic Lodge 99AF&AM

6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m.meeting, second and fourthThursdays.

Salisbury Elks Lodge 6997:30 p.m. first and third Thurs-

days, Elks Lodge, 508 S. MainSt.

First Tuesday of month, 7-8p.m., bingo social for patients atVA Medical Center, volunteersneeded. Bingo at lodge 7 p.m.every Monday.

www.SalisburyElks.org.Salisbury York Rite Masonic

Bodies 7:30 p.m. first Mondays, ex-

cept July and September. Month-ly planning meeting 7 p.m. thirdMondays, except June, July andDecember. All meetings at Salis-bury Masonic Temple, 401 N. Ful-ton St.

Contact: salisburyrb@K4jme.com.

Spencer Masonic Lodge 543Stated communication second

and fourth Tuesdays, 7 p.m. 114

Fourth St., Spencer.Information: 704-636-8108 or

spencerlodge@ K4jme.com.Western Star Lodge 97:30 p.m. stated communica-

tion second and fourth Tuesdaysat 912 Old Concord Road.

John Cole, master, 704-633-4457.

Western Star Lodge 9 PearlWhite Chapter 180 O.E.S.

7:30 p.m. second and fourthThursdays at 912 Old ConcordRoad. Workshop training 10 a.m.every third Saturday by 31st Dis-trict Grand Lecturer Hettie C. Av-ery.

Contact: Worthy Matron,Annnie Ealy, 704-636-3344; Wor-thy Patron, Johnny Moser, 704-608-7326.

Woodmen of the World Lodge 111First Mondays, 6:30 p.m., in-

cludes supper. First ReformedChurch, Landis.

Contact: Dr. James Shaver,704-857-2238.

Woodmen of the World Lodge 175Klumac Rd., Salisbury.Contact: Keith Anderson, 704-

209-0775.

History63rd NC State Troops Civil

War Reenactment CompanyDavie, Rowan, Cabarrus Coun-

ties. Portrays Civil War era mili-tary company, attends events inNorth and South Carolina and Vir-ginia. Portrays both Confederateas 63rd NCST and Union as 7thW.V. Cavalry Dismounted. Mount-ed Troopers also welcome.

Membership informationhttp://63rdncst.spaces.live.com.

Davidson Guards SCV Camp1851

6 p.m., second Tuesday,Speedy’s BBQ, Lexington.Guestsspeakers, presentations, public iswelcome.

Contact: Michael A. Scott, com-mander, 336-225-3668. david-songuards@triad.rr.com.

Historical Society of SouthRowan

Second Thursday of month,executive board; general meetingJanuary, April, August, November.

Meeting room at Roller Mill isavailable for rent for small events.

President Barbara Doby, 704-855-8329.

John Knox Chapter, NationalSociety of Daughters of the Amer-ican Revolution

10 a.m., second Saturdays,Kerr Mill, Millbridge, unless an-other location is announced.

Dedicated to patriotism, his-torical and environmental preser-vation and citizenship.

Regent Mary Lane Lauder,704-642-1555.

Elizabeth Maxwell SteeleChapter, National Society ofDaughters of the American Rev-olution

Meets 10:30 a.m., thirdWednesdays, September-May,various locations.

Purpose: To promote patriot-ic endeavor and historic preser-vation, awards for educational es-say and citizenship.

DAR Room, first floor of RowanMuseum, 202 N. Main St.

Contact: Trudy Hall, 704-638-1271.

Rowan History 7 p.m. second Tuesdays,

Messinger Room, Rowan Muse-um, 202 N. Main St. Use rear en-trance.

Open to anyone interested inhistory of Rowan County. A round-table format allows for a 30-45minute presentation followed bya question and answer period. Nodues. Refreshments served. Noinvitation needed; visitors wel-come.

Contact Kaye Brown Hirst,704-633-5946.

Rowan Rifles Camp 405, Sonsof Confederate Veterans

Meets 6:30 p.m. secondWednesdays Stanback Room ofRowan Public Library.

SCV is direct heir of UnitedConfederate Veterans and oldesthereditary organization for maledescendants of Confederate sol-diers.

Membership: Open to all maledescendants of any veteran whoserved honorably in the Confed-erate armed forces. Membershipcan be obtained through eitherdirect or collateral family lines,and kinship to a veteran must bedocumented genealogically. Min-imum age 12. SCV helps tracelineage to Confederate soldier infamily. Web site contains an-nouncements of events anditems of interest about Civil Warhistory: www.rowanscv.org.

Contact: Steve Poteat, Campcommander, 704-633-7229 orrowanscv@carolina.rr.com.

Salisbury Confederate PrisonAssociation Inc.

Annual meeting held during theSalisbury Confederate Prison Sym-posium. Dues $10 per year, in-cludes 4 issues of newsletter,“The Prison Exchange.” The asso-ciation is interested in acquiringinformation on the prison itself andinformation on those who were

there.President and contact person:

Sue J. Curtis. SCPA address: POBox 5093, Salisbury, NC 28147-0088 or e-mail southpaws@salis-bury.net. www.salisburyprison.org.

Samuel Spencer Chapter, Na-tional Railway Historical Society

7 p.m. first Mondays, Round-house theater, North CarolinaTransportation Museum,Spencer.

Membership open. Guestswelcome. Annual dues based onindividual, student, family rates.

Contact: Elizabeth Smith, 704-636-2889 ext. 224.

United Daughters of the Con-federacy, Robert F. Hoke Chap-ter No. 78

Second Wednesday, 7 p.m.,Rowan County Administrative Of-fices Building.

All are welcome. Ladies ages21 years and over who are descen-dants of those who gave aid to theConfederacy and who would like toknow more about membership areespecially invited to visit. Organi-zation objectives are: Historical,Memorial, Educational, Benevolentand Patriotic.

Contact: Sue J. Curtis, PO Box5093, Salisbury, NC 28147-0088, southpaws@salisbury.net.

30th North Carolina TroopsCivil War Reenactment Com-

pany, Southern Rowan County-Cabarrus County. Portrays CivilWar era military company, at-tends events in North and SouthCarolina and Virgionia. Portraysboth Confederate as 30th NCTand Union as 9th Penn S.R.

Membership: www.30thnct.org.

HobbiesAstronomical Society of

Rowan County (ASRC)Monthly meetings are held at

1920 Deal Road, Mooresville NC28155.

Membership open to anyoneinterested in astronomy; students16 years and under must be ac-companied by an adult at allASRC sponsored events. Annualmembership dues $15 for indi-viduals, $25 for whole family.Monthly meetings may includeguest speakers, movies, how toclinics and weather permitting,stargazing through our scopes oryours. Be sure to bring your tele-scopes and binoculars if theskies look clear. For informationcontact: Alice Deal 704-857-2788 or Ralph Deal 704-855-1591. www.astrowan.org.

Evergreen Bridge1 p.m. Fridays, except for hol-

idays or other times when Rufty-Holmes Senior Center is closed.

Membership open to all bridgeplayers; results of games may bepublished in Sunday bridge col-umn by Billy Burke.

Myrnie Mclaughlin, 704-636-9781.

Experimental Aircraft Associ-ation (EAA) Chapter 1083

6 p.m. supper, 7 p.m. busi-ness, second Tuesdays. RowanCo. Airport EAA hangar. Open toall adults (pilots and non-pilots)who have interest in aviation. Goto airport terminal for directionsto EAA hangar.

Activities include fly-in (aircraftpark at hangar), fly-outs for mealsor meetings with other EAA chap-ters, aviation-related library,Young Eagles program(first flightfor young adults), monthly speak-er.

President: Jack Neubacher704-636-1864.International Plastic Model-

ers' Society -- IPMS/Arm/AirChapter

Third Fridays, 7 p.m., SpencerFire Station, 208 S. Salisbury Ave.

Open to all scale model enthu-siasts. Anyone wishing to get start-ed in the hobby are always wel-come. No membership fees arerequired. Activities include on-go-ing monthly workshops, plus as-sociation with other IPMS chap-ters within the region, including lo-cal, regional and national compe-titions.

Sam Morgan: 704-647-0885.samiam262@carolina.rr.com.

Olde Rowan Fiber Guild6:30-8:30 p.m. third Monday,

St. Luke's Church Parrish Hall.All welcome. Contact: Josie Es-

quivel, montepalomal@yahoo.com.

R-H Computer Club10-11 a.m. Thursdays, Rufty-

Holmes Senior Center.Open to seniors (55 plus) in-

terested in computers. Visitorswelcome. Dues $24 for individ-ual, $36 per couple.

www.rufty holmescomputer-club.org.

President: Ralph Shuping.Call: 704-633-7862 (Center).Rowan Aero Modelers Socie-

ty (RAMS)7 p.m. first Mondays, Rock-

well Library in winter, meets out-doors at flying field other times.

Open to all who have an inter-est in radio-controlled aircraft. Ac-tivities include meetings and fly-ins for electric and gas poweredairplanes and helicopters as well

as gliders. Contact: Will Douglas, 704-

279-2238, flyinfutbol@earthlink.net. www.rams-fly.com.

Rowan Amateur Radio Society7-9 p.m. second Mondays,

Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, 1120Boundary St.

Public invited, new memberswelcome, refreshments available.

Contact: Ralph Brown(WB4AQK) 704-636-5902.

www.rowanars.org.Rowan Doll Society of N.C.Noon third Tuesdays, Rufty-

Holmes Senior Center (unlessnoted otherwise).

Membership: Open to anyoneinterested in dolls or doll collect-ing. Members must pay annualdues for United Federation of DollClubs (UFDC) and own at least10 dolls, validated by member-ship committee. Programs in-clude doll related information,show and tell, doll museum vis-its. projects and community out-reach include displays at RowanPublic Library, Hall House, andprograms at retirement homes.

Contact: Robin Wyatt, presi-dent, rhwyatt@carolina.rr.com,704-784-4297; Kathy Gregg, vicepresident, 704-942-7542.

Rowan Rose Society7 p.m. third Tuesdays, Febru-

ary-June, September-November.John Calvin Presbyterian Churchfellowship hall, 1620 BrennerAve.

Open to anyone interested inlearning about growing roses. Pro-grams emphasize rose care andculture. Visitors welcome. Dues$15 per year.

Contact Jack Page, president:704-639-1706, perfectrose@car-olina.rr.com.

Rowan Roamers VolkssportFirst Thursdays Blue Bay

Seafood Restaurant, East InnesStreet. Business meeting starts7 p.m., 6 p.m. dinner. Visitors wel-come.

Two volkswalks in Salisburyopen year-round: Historic Salis-bury Walk with maps available atVisitor’s Center; Dan NicholasPark with map available at parkconcession stand. Both are 6.2miles of easy walking. Memberscan purchase distance books andkeep up with number of milesthey walk.

Rowan Roamers sponsorwalks in Wilmington, Mocksville,Southport, Myrtle Beach, Landis,Kannapolis; walks can be walkedanytime; however, club membersalso meet as these locations andwalk as group.

Contact: Bruce Goodnight, 704-279-5011, brgood13@cs.com.

Salisbury Rowan Garden ClubMeeting schedule posted on

Web site. This is a family-orient-ed site for gardening enthusiastsin Rowan and surrounding coun-ties, a place to discuss garden-ing ideas and tips and encourageself homestead and sustainablehomestead gardening. 704-640-4568. SalRowGrdnClb@yahoo.com. www.salisburyrowangarden-club.ning.com.

Scrapbooking6-11 p.m. third Friday, Unity

United Methodist Church, 8505Unity Church Road, Kannapolis.

Contact: Katy Atwell, 704-933-6242.

Salisbury-Rowan Quilters Guild1 p.m. third Thursday, Rufty-

Holmes Senior Center.New members of all quilting lev-

els welcome. Ongoing project: mak-ing cuddle quilts for the childrenstaying at the women’s shelter.

Contact: Barb Bruce, 704-645-7305, bjbruce1@carolina.rr.com.

Starry Night Quilters Guild6:30 p.m. first Thursdays,

Rufty-Holmes Senior Center.Membership open to quilters or

anyone who wants to learn quilting.Contact: Susie walters, 704-

633-7979.Square Dancing, Cardinal

Squares 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, City

Park Recreation Center, 316 LakeDrive.

Membership open to anyonewho can do modern Westernsquare dance.

Contacts: Paul and Nita Walk-er, 704-782-2616, Goo627@aol.com or Effie and Norman File,presidents, 704-633-9555, nl-file1@bellsouth.net.

www.cardinalsquares.org.Square Dancing, Kannoneers

Square Dance Club7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays Trin-

ity Methodist Church, 416 E. 1stSt., Kannapolis.

Contact: Pat or Matt Marbois,704-782-5493, or caller DonnieChapman, 704-872-9851.http://web.me.com/pmarbois1/Kannoneers_Square_Dance_Club

Square Dancing, SpinningMoors

8-10:15 p.m., second andfourth Saturdays, War MemorialBuilding, 220 N. Maple St.,Mooresville.

Contacts: Brenda and TommyHoneycutt, 704-857-9681.

JayceesSpencer JayceesMeet first and third Wednes-

days of each month, clubhousebehind 8th Street ballpark inSpencer.

Those wishing to join must bebetween the ages of 21 and 40and interested in community serv-ice work.

Contact: Melissa Johnston,704-433-0439.

KiwanisKiwanis of SalisburyNoon-1 p.m. Fridays, Salisbury

Country Club.Contact: secretary Jerry Law-

son, 704-633-0607. www.ki-wanisclubofsalisburync.org.

LionsCleveland7 p.m. dinner meeting first

and third Mondays, Lions Den,Cemetery Street.

Ongoing Projects: Provide serv-ice and assistance to the blind,visually impaired, and deaf; col-lect eye glasses and hearing aidsfor recycling; sell brooms; assistwith VAMC bingo; conduct com-munity Christmas parade; andprovide scholarships to two WestRowan seniors.

Contact: Janie Drechsler, pres-ident, 704-278-9419.

Franklin-Ellis 7 p.m. business meeting sec-

ond Tuesdays, dinner meetingfourth Tuesdays, Franklin-Ellis Li-ons Den, Community Center Serv-ice Road, behind Rowan Memo-rial Park, Highway 601 North.

Ongoing project: Collectingeyeglasses and hearing aids forrecycling; brooms delivered tohomes by call.

Contact: Earl Sides, publicitychairman, 704-636-7979.

Gold Hill7 p.m. first and third Thurs-

days, Russell-Rufty Shelter, GoldHill Park, St. Stephens ChurchRoad, Historic Gold Hill.

Ongoing projects: Morgan El-ementary School Citizen of theQuarter Awards, eye glasses andhearing aid recycling, provide aweek of camping for visually im-paired at Camp Dogwood at LakeNorman, assist with bingo partyfor Hefner VA Medical Center vet-erans.

Contact: Kathy Rummage,704-279-4518.

Landis 6:30 p.m. first and third Thurs-

days, dinner meeting, War Memo-rial Building, North Central Av-enue, Landis.

Contact: W.R. Ramseur, 704-857-2883 or send correspon-dence to his address, 1207Poplar St., Landis 28088.

Mocksville First and third Thursdays, St.

Francis of Assisi, 862 YadkinvilleRoad. 6 p.m. board, 7 p.m. gen-eral meeting, open to public.

Monthly project: free diabetesscreening and blood pressurechecks, Foster Drug Co., 4954Valley Road, Mocksville. For in-formation, call Lucille Phifer, 336-284-2748.

Ongoing projects: collectingeyeglasses, eyeglass cases, lens-es, hearing aids and hearing aidbatteries, and all computer print-er cartridges from companies,small businesses and individu-als. To donate, call 336-284-2748. Broom sales year round.

Contact: Jonathan Wishon,336-909-8385 ormlclub@lycos.com.

www.mocksvillelions.org.Rockwell 7 p.m. first and third Tues-

days, basement of East Branchof Rowan Public Library. Guestswelcome.

Purpose: to provide servicesand assistance to the blind, deafand hard-of-hearing; diabetesawareness; community service;youth activities.

Projects: "Recycle For Sight"collections: eyeglasses, sun-glasses, safety glasses, hearingaids, cell phones, printer ink car-tridges and toners, entire Camp-bell's soup labels, drink cans /provide eyeglasses and exams/Camp Dogwood raffle fundrais-er /Broom and mop sales yearround /"Lend-A-Paw" EquipmentLoan Service (to donate usedmedical equipment and for recy-cling donations/pick-up, contactDonna Mikles 704-279-9533.

Contact: Wayne Taylor, 704-637-7401.

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Call (704) 633-5310 • Salisbury• Say It With Fresh or Silk Flowers• Wilton Cake & Candy Supplies

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Interested in joining a club? Here’s what you need to know

See CLUBS, 4E

Grooms - OverackerAnthony and Sarah Casper Sharum of Gold Hill are pleased to

announce the engagement of their daughter, Samantha NicoleGrooms, to Kyle Mark Overacker, both of Wilmington.

The bride-to-be is the daughter ofthe late Jimmy Grooms and thegranddaughter of Paulette Groomsof Salisbury and Irving and SylviaCasper of Gold Hill. Samantha willgraduate from the University ofNorth Carolina-Wilm ington in 2012.

The future groom is the son ofMark Overacker of Ilion, N.Y., andLisa Wagnon of Green, Ohio, and thegrandson of Pearl Overacker of Ilion,N.Y., and Dorothy Lehmier ofSpringfield, Ohio. Kyle graduatedfrom Catawba College in 2009 and isemployed by Maxim Healthcare.

The wedding is July 9 at FortFisher National Park in Kure Beach. R128890

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Report all your exciting news to the community on the Salisbury Post’s Celebrations page, which runs in our Sunday paper. These

announcements include engagements, weddings, anniversaries,births, multiple generations, retirements, adoptions,

congratulations, graduations, special birthday celebrations and pageant winners. Call Syliva at 704-797-7682 or visitwww.salisburypost.com and click on Celebrations for online forms.

Spears - Rogers

Mr. Bryan K. Spears and Ms. Patricia C. Spears of Salisbury arepleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, CandiceNicole Spears, to Heath Wayne Rogers, both of Salisbury.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. William G. and thelate Clara C. Spears of Salisbury, the late Adell Bray and the lateJohnny Compton of States ville. A 2004 graduate of Salisbury HighSchool and 2010 graduate of Catawba College, Candice isemployed by Rowan Family Physicians.

The future groom is the son of Mr. Phil D. Rogers and Ms. AngieS. Rogers and the grandson of the late Jessie Simmons, Mrs. JudyGibson, Mr. Jerry and Ms. Loretta Rogers and Ms. Linda Pope, allof China Grove. A 2005 graduate of South Rowan High School and2008 graduate of Davidson County Community College, Heath isemployed by Lowe’s.

The couple will marry April 2 at Trinity Wesleyan Church inSalisbury. R128889

Caudle - RectorBobby and Lee Anne Caudle of Auburn, Ala., are pleased to

announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Lauren Caudle,to Michael McKinley Rector, both of Greensboro.

Emily is the grand-daughter of Jerry andClaudette Wiese of Monroeand the late Charles andMary Caudle of Peachland.She is a 2006 graduate ofthe University of NorthCarolina at Greensboro.

Michael is the son ofDavid and Gail Rector andthe grandson of Theodoreand Esther Rector, all ofSalisbury, and Martha L.and the late Robert B. Dealof Woodleaf. He is a 2007 graduate of UNC-Greensboro.

The wedding is March 5 in Greensboro. R128887

Wall - HollandGlenn and Sue Wall of Salisbury are pleased to announce the

engagement of their daughter, Susan Marie Wall of Raleigh, toKevin Brian Holland of Garner.

The bride-elect isthe granddaughter ofChester and Marie Walland Glenna and the lateHayden Lingle, all ofSalisbury. A 1998 gradu-ate of East Rowan HighSchool, Susan graduatedfrom the University ofNorth Carolina atGreens boro in 2002. ANational Board CertifiedTeacher, she is employedby Wake County PublicSchools.

The future groom isthe son of Lynn Robertsof Faison and J.B.Holland of VirginiaBeach, Va., and thegrandson of the lateBenson and LottieHolland of Faison andthe late Colon and RuthTew of Warsaw. A 1993graduate of James KenanHigh School, Kevin graduated from North Carolina StateUniversity in 1997. Also a National Board Certified Teacher, he isemployed by Wake County Public Schools.

The wedding is April 16 at Christiana Lutheran Church inSalisbury. R128884

Alexander

Jacob F. Alexander, IV ofWilmington graduated from theUniversity of North Carolina atWilmington Dec. 11, 2010, witha Bachelor of Arts degree inPublic and International Affairswith concentration in PoliticalScience. He was a member ofPhi Eta Sigma Honor Society asa freshman at The University ofAlabama.

A 2006 graduate of SalisburyHigh School, Jacob is theMarketing Coordinator and inGuest Relations with HamptonInn-Medical Park, Wilmington.

Jacob is the son of Jake F.Alexander, III and SusanAlexander of Salisbury. R128885

Katie Wilson

Katherine Nicole Wilson ofSalisbury graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory onDec. 17, 2010, with a Bachelor ofArts in Sports Management witha minor in Health.

At LRU, she was a member ofFellowship of Christian Athleticsand worked as an athletic trainerintern for football, as well asmen’s and women’s soccer.

A 2006 graduate of WestRowan High School, Katie is thedaughter of Jackie Wilson ofSalisbury and Matt Wilson ofMocksville.

She is the granddaughter ofJack and Linda Cauble ofSalisbury, Buddy and Sue Petreaof Salisbury and Roger and KateWilson of Woodleaf. R128886

Amy HippAmy Lea Hipp of Salisbury graduated from Appalachian State

University, Boone, on Dec. 12, 2010, with a Bachelor of Science inPublic History and a Bachelor of Science in RecreationManagement with a concentrationin Outdoor Experiential Education.She also completed the EMT-Paramedic program at CaldwellCommunity College in November.

Amy was a Dean’s List studentat Appalachian and a 2006 honorgraduate of West Rowan HighSchool. She began graduate schoolat Appalachian State University inJanuary in the Master of PublicAdministration program, concen-trating in Emergency Manage ment.

She is a member of the WataugaCounty Rescue Squad and was alsothe recipient of a 2010 MemberScholarship from the NorthCarolina Association of Rescue andEmergency Medical Services. Amy teaches lifeguarding at ASUand is an instructor at the Watauga County Chapter of AmericanRed Cross.

Amy is the daughter of Greg and Jackie Hipp and the grand-daughter of Brent and Ruby Watson and George and Mary Hipp,all of Salisbury. R128888

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Disabled vets receiveholiday cheerOne tenet of military offi-

cer training is to take care ofthe troops. Last fall as the hol-idays approached, the Boardof Directors of the CentralCarolina Chapter of the Mili-tary Officer Association ofAmerica (MOAA) achievedthat goal by helping two localveterans at Christmas. Nancy Brown-Perry, Chief of

Voluntary Services for theW.G. ‘Bill’ Hefner VA Med-ical Center (VAMC), alongwith Debra Volkmer, LCSW, theVAMC Operation Iraqi Free-dom/ Operation Enduring

Freedom (OEF/OIF) ProgramManager, and Social WorkerDebra Todd, LCSW, con-tributed valuable assistancein identifying two OperationIraqi Freedom/ Operation En-during Freedom (OEF/OIF)veterans, both disabled due tocombat injuries, both withchildren, and both in need ofhelp to make Christmas a re-ality in their home. Cooperation and commu-

nication between VAMC staffand the Central CarolinaChapter of the MOAA en-sured, through a a significantgift, that two local disabledveterans and their families

would have a merry holiday,and demonstrated the goodthat comes from two differ-ent agencies working towarda common goal.The Central Carolina

Chapter of the Military Offi-cers Association of Americameets the second Mondayevery other month at theRufty-Holmes Senior Center,1120 S. Martin Luther KingJr. Avenue. Membership is open to all

currently serving, Guard andReserve, former and retiredcommissioned and warrantofficers of the uniformedservices of the United States.

Contact David Lee at 704-636-6650 for further information.

Silver Queen StrollersThe Silver queen Strollers

of the Red Hat Society spentthe day at Carolina Mall onJan. 25 and had lunch at theGolden Corral. Members at-tending were Fannie Butler,Betty Hutchins, Idella Watkins,Sarah Gibson, Jessie Childers,Marion Logan, Vinnie Geter,Katherine Speith and PhyllisThumside. Van driver was LaK-eri Bric; Queen Mother is Eve-lyn Clayborn.

P E O P L E A N D P L A C E S

Jackson KeysA son, Jackson Allen, was born to Matthew and Brittany

Frederick Keys of Salisbury on Jan. 5, 2011, at Rowan Re-gional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Grand-parents are George and Donna Frederick and Connie Keys,all of Salisbury, and the late Jimmy Keys. Great-grandpar-ents are John and Margaret Beaver of Mt. Ulla, Hilda Hart-ley of Salisbury, the late Fred Hartley and the late Vernieand George N. Frederick.

James ApplewhiteA son, James Tillery, was born to Jeffrey and Emily Ijames

Applewhite of Salisbury on Jan, 22, 2011, at Rowan RegionalMedical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 8-1/2 ounces. He hasa sister, Elizabeth, 5. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. JamesWalton Ijames and Dr. and Mrs. Gary Tillery Applewhite, allof Salisbury. Great-grandparents are Great Grandparents:Mr. and Mrs. B. H. DeGrotte of Greensboro.

Naomi KoontzA daughter, Naomi Raye, was born to Joseph and Vivian

Naomi Lee Koontz of Spencer on Jan. 26, 2011, at Rowan Re-gional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces. Shehas a brother, Connor, 3. Grandparents are Dan and Terry Cas-sell of Salisbury and Michael and Dale Koontz of Spencer.

B I R T H SB R I D G E

Raleigh’s ValentinesSectionalTourna-ment willbe heldFeb. 10-13 at theHolidayI n nB r own -s t o n e ,1707 Hills-boroughSt. Bar-bara Hud-son is tournament chair.Marie Pugh and Loyd

Hill scored high overallin the weekly duplicategame at the SalisburyWoman’s Club last Tues-day evening.Other winners were:

Gloria Bryant andWayne Pegram, second;Myrnie and JohnMcLaughlin, third.This was the deal on

board 5 from Tuesday’sgame:East dealer, both sides

vulnerable

NORTH Q 4 A 6 2 J 10 4 K J 9 3 2

WEST EAST 8 7 5 3 2 A J 10 J 10 8 7 5 K 9 4 7 A Q 8 3 7 4 Q 8 6

SOUTH K 9 6 Q 3 K 9 6 5 2 A 10 5

The McLaughlins ful-filled a two hearts contractfor the best E/W score on thisdeal.The Bryant/Pegram pair

played a two no trumps con-tract, making five, for the topN/S score.In the Evergreen Club’s

Jan. 28 duplicate game, Car-ol and Harold Winecoffplaced first.Other winners were:

Ruth Bowles and mariePugh, second; Betsy Bareand Gloria Bryant, third;Pat Macon and Judy Gealy,fourth.

Billy Burke is ACBL,Life Master director of theSalisbury Woman’s Clubweekly duplicate games.

BILLYBURKE

Raleigh tournament set

SalisburyMeetings: 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, Ryan’s Steak-house, Jake Alexander Blvd.

Purpose: To provide servicesand assistance to the blind, visu-ally impaired and deaf, and tosupport community projects.

Contact: Jerry Austin, 704-279-5061.Spencer6:30 p.m. business meeting

first Tuesdays, program meetingthird Tuesdays at Our Place Cafe,5th St. in Spencer.

Ongoing project: collecting eyeglasses and hearing aids to recy-cle. Brooms for sale at SunTrustBank in Spencer.

Contact: Jack Fisher, presi-dent, 704-636-2311.

NewcomersSalisbury-Rowan Newcomers10 a.m. third Wednesdays,

Civic Center. Open to all Rowan residents

for bridge, book club, dining out,garden club and informative pro-grams.

Contact President Carol Den-hard 704-637-7072, or member-ship chair Maxine Dvoracek 704-637-0627.

OptimistSalisbury7a.m. the first and third Tues-

days; Farm House Restaurant,Jake Alexander Blvd.

Purpose: to serve the youth ofRowan County.

Ongoing projects: LittleLeague girls' softball, March ofDimes Walk America (pre-maturebirths), Respect for Law break-fast, Lake Waccamaw children'shome and oratorical contest.

Contact: John Hartpence-Sec-retary/Communications-704-645-1273.Landis-South Rowan 7:30 a.m. second and fourth

Thursdays, at Pat’s Catering,Kannapolis.

Ongoing projects: sponsorYoung Men’s Club with coordina-tor Ruth Johnson attendingmonthly meeting and other clubmembers helping with activities.Support South Mountain Chil-dren’s Home, Lake WaccamawChildren’s Home, and contributeto Dime a Day and Half and Halfto help club treasury and chil-dren’s cancer program.

Contact Ruth Johnson, re-porter, 704-932-7494.

PilotPilot of China Grove-Landis7:30 p.m. third Tuesdays,

South Rowan Public Library.Goals: friendship and service,

focusing on brain-related disor-ders and disabilities. The localclub honors deserving individualswith the Jean Jordan MemorialScholarship each year.

For membership contactSharon Saxon 704-857-4843.Pilot of Salisbury6 p.m. fourth Thursdays.Community service organiza-

tion, gives scholarships for out-standing Anchor at North RowanHigh School and an all-countyscholarship for Rowan-SalisburySchools each year.

Contact: Sarah Byerly, 704-633-0976.

ProfessionalAltrusa International of Salis-

bury6 p.m. first Thursdays, Trinity

Oaks, 728 Klumac Road.Worldwide volunteer service

organization of executives andprofessionals dedicated to im-proving communities throughservice. Develops and funds spe-cific service projects (the quarter-ly USDA Food Distribution) tomeet community needs. Awardsscholarships to deserving individ-uals and grants to non-profit or-ganization in Rowan County.

Contact: Nancy Mott, 704-637-9561.Rowan County Human Re-

sources Association11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. third

Thursdays except July and Au-gust, Wrenn House.

A chapter of the Society forHuman Resources Management(SHRM) serves Rowan Countyarea. RCHRA is an association ofhuman resource professionalswith practitioners at all levels em-ployed by businesses in RowanCounty. Provides HR profession-als with networking and educa-tional opportunities.

The primary purpose of our or-ganization is the developmentand improvement of all phasesof human resource managementin member companies through-out the community.

Contact: rchra1@yahoo.comwww.rchra.shrm.orgJill Rufty, president, 704-637-

5881.Salisbury Sales and Market-

ing Executives Association Inc. Dinner meeting 5:30-7 p.m.,

fourth Wednesday of each monthat The Country Club of Salisbury.

Networking organization,

unites business professionalswith the purpose of improvingsales and marketing skills, pro-moting the exchange of thoughtsand ideas. Speakers share theirknowledge, successes and ex-pertise in their business.

Membership open to all localbusiness professionals.

Contact: Cliff Sorel, president, 704-636-2255, csorel@carolina.rr.com.LLAN (Leadership, Learning

Advocacy, Networking) Third Tuesdays, first floor con-

ference room, Gateway, InnesStreet. Networking begins at 6p.m., program at 6:30 p.m.

Open to professional womeninterested in learning, leading andachieving life/work balance; forwomen leaders either self-em-ployed or employed in business,education or non-profit organiza-tions.

Contact: Pam Cordts 704-633-0917.

Professional retireesNARFE (National Active and

Retired Federal Employees)1 p.m. third Mondays, Rufty-

Holmes Senior Center, 1120 Mar-tin Luther king Jr. Ave. S.

Membership open to federalemployees, retired or currentlyemployed. Refreshments servedat each meeting.

President: Ron Buffaloe, 704-633-7599.Rowan Retired School Person-

nel10:30 a.m. third Wednesday

of September, November, Janu-ary, March and May. Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, 1120 Mar-tin Luther King Jr. Ave. S. Boardmeetings 10 a.m. secondWednesday of September, No-vember, January, MArch, May,same location.

Membership: Open to all re-tired school personnel, in stateor out of state

Dues vary depending on yearof retirement. Affiliated with NCAEand NEA retired. Members ofSRRSP receive all NCAE/NEAbenefits.

Membership/dues informa-tion: contact Carolyn K. Poteat,Treasurer, 704-278-2841.

RotaryChina Grove6 p. m., Tuesdays, Gary’s

BBQ, China Grove; Visiting Rotar-ians welcome.

Contact: Lewis Moose, 704-857-5971. Rowan 7 a.m. Thursdays, Holiday Inn

on Jake Alexander Blvd. Membership chairperson Jack-

ie Harris, 704-633-1802.Salisbury 1-2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Ro-

tary Hut, 300 W. Liberty St.Those interested in member-

ship should contact SecretarySonny Carpenter, 704-637-7477.

Salisbury Rotary, PO Box4092, Salisbury NC 28144.

RuritanMillbridge Ruritan Club7:30 p.m. first Tuesdays.

Meets at 490 Sloan Rd. or localchurches. Meal served.

Membership open to anyone18 or older with application andapproval by board of directors.

Purpose: To serve the commu-nity, assist families in need, pro-vide scholarships.

Contact Doug Patterson, 704-639-1541. doug@patterson-farminc.com.

SeniorsAARP Chapter 4314Meetings 1-2:30 p.m. first

Thursday of each month at Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, 1120 S.Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.

Offers a variety of communityservice, education, advocacy,leadership and fellowship oppor-tunities. Senior citizens age 50and older are encouraged to at-tend the informative meetingsand join the local chapter. Annu-al chapter dues are $3, proratedat $.25 per meeting remaining inthe calendar year. Members donot have to be retired. Visitorsare always welcome..

AARP is a non-profit, non-par-tisan organization for people 50and over, and is one of thelargest membership organizationsin the country; provides informa-tion, resources, advocates on leg-islative, consumer and legal is-sues, encourages members toserve the community. AARP’smission is to enhance the quali-ty of life as people age throughinformation, advocacy and serv-ice.

Each month a guest speakerprovides timely, valuable informa-tion. Senior health and wellbeing,community involvement, and leg-islative issues and concerns arepresented and discussed.

Contact: Rufty-Holmes SeniorCenter, 704-216-7714.Council on AgingMeetings 1-2 p.m. fourth

Thursday of each month at Rufty-Holmes Senior Center

Membership is open to any lo-cal adult interested in pursuingthe objectives of the organization.

Purpose: To educate, as wellas to serve, as a voice on senior

issues in Rowan County. This in-cludes developing strategies forimproving conditions for olderadults, advocating for older adultneeds, and public policies to ad-dress them as well as the promo-tion of a “senior friendly” com-munity. This organization will bestrictly non-partisan and will notendorse or oppose candidates forpolitical office in local, state ornational races.

Contact: Rufty-Holmes SeniorCenter at 704-216-7714.First United Methodist

Church SeniorsSecond Tuesday, September

through May at noon. Lunch, fel-lowship and program in fellowshiphall for covered dish, or cateredmeal, or a specified local restau-rant. Occasional day tripsplanned.

Call church office: 704-636-3121. Fun and FellowshipFourth ThursdaysMembers: retirees of Second

Presbyterian Church. Contact: Second Presbyterian

Church, 704-636-0601.Joy Club11 a.m. second Wednesdays,

Trading Ford Baptist Church fel-lowship building, Long Ferry Road.

Open to anyone in the commu-nity who is retired or not working.

Contact: Trading Ford BaptistChurch, 704-633-5986.Milford Hills Friendly Neighbor-

hood Seniors11:30 a.m. second Mondays,

except June-August, Milford HillsUnited Methodist Church fellow-ship hall, 1630 Statesville Blvd.Covered dish meal each meeting,unless otherwise advised.

Open to senior citizens wholive in the community.

Contact: Manie G. Richardson,704-637-0163.Organ Church Community Sen-

ior Citizens10:30 a.m. first Tuesday of

each month, Organ LutheranChurch fellowship hall.

Contact: Organ Church, 704-279-3096. Rockwell Senior Citizens10 a.m. first Thursdays, Rock-

well United Methodist Church fel-lowship hall.

Contact: Dowd Primm, 704-455-2864.Rockwell Young at Heart10 a.m. second Thursdays,

Rockwell Civic Center.Contact: Beatrice Kluttz, 704-

279-3903.Salisbury Singing Seniors 3 p.m. Mondays. Rufty-Holmes

Senior Center. For singers 55 andolder.

Contact: Floyd Bost, 704-638-9469.Wesley FellowshipThird Thursdays at Trinity Unit-

ed Methodist Church, 416 EastFirst Street, Kannapolis. All ageswelcome.

Contact: 704-933-1127. Young at Heart, China Grove10 a.m. first Mondays, Lang-

ford Hall, First United MethodistChurch, China Grove.

Open to senior citizens of thearea.

Contact: Brenda Seamon,704-857-6339.

Special interestCarolina Artists7 p.m. third Thursdays, City

Park Center, 316 Lake Dr.Formed in 1990 by working

artists for the purpose of provid-ing more opportunities for localartists to be recognized within thecentral Carolina community, ded-icated to both teaching and learn-ing through development of edu-cational arts programs. By host-ing shows and contests andthrough participation in commu-nity events, provide opportunitiesfor artists to exhibit and sell theirworks.

Monthly meetings feature pre-sentations on art-related topicsby artists. All artists at any levelof expertise, art students, andother individuals interested in pro-moting arts in the community arewelcome to join. Dues $25 ($30after March 31.) 501(c)(3)

Contact Janie Martin, presi-dent at janiemartin@msn.com orJ. Carlton Lucas, didasko51@hot-mail.com. www.thecarolinaartist.org. Rowan Computer User Group6:45 p.m. first and third

Wednesdays, visit website for top-ics and locations.

Serving residents of RowanCounty with a common interestin ownership, operation, educa-tion and application of personalcomputers and accessories thatplug into them. Yahoo Group in-ternet site is open 24/7 for dis-cussions, to gain advice, to giveadvice as well as to buy, sell andrecycle all things computer relat-ed. Meant to be interactive, in-formative and free to join and par-ticipate.

www.rowancomputeruser-group.org

Contact steve@rowancom-puterusergroup.org, 704-267-1371.Eastern Rowan Saddle Club7:30 p.m. third Tuesdays, club-

house off Old Beatty Ford Road,Rockwell. Membership $35 per

year, open to anyone interestedin horses.

President Richard Starnes,704-279-1397. www.eastrowansaddleclub.com.English Speaking Union, Sal-

isbury BranchMission: Network of 77 local

branches with members commit-ted to promoting scholarship andadvancement of knowledge througheffective use of English in an ex-panding global community.

Contact: John A. Larson, 704-637-1532.Hillbilly Hiking Club Meets every Sunday morning,

8 a.m., Morrow Mountain StatePark.

A non-smoking, “non-prophet”outfit open to anyone interestedin hiking for health.

Contacts: Whitey-704-640-2600; Wormy-704-857-0090;Willie-704-223-0576.Horse Protection Society of

NC Inc.10 a.m. second Saturdays

members day work day withpotluck luncheon followed by busi-ness meeting.

Non-profit charity organizationwhose mission is to make worldbetter place for horses through ed-ucation, rescue and rehabilitation.

Membership: $50 a year forfamily, $35 for single.

Executive Director: Joan Ben-son, 2135 Miller Road, ChinaGrove, NC 28023. Phone 704-855-2978, e-mail hps@horsepro-tection.org. Humane Society of Rowan

CountyMeets quarterly. Annual dues

$20. Volunteers and foster homes

needed. Pet supplies, such as doghouses, dog and cat food and catlitter are needed for foster ani-mals.

704-636-5700 (leave messageand volunteer will return call).

Information on spay/neutershuttle, call 704-636-5700.Moms in Touch InternationalTwo or more mothers or grand-

mothers meet weekly to pray fortheir children and school. Openalso to aunt or friend willing topray for specific child.

Contact: Barbara Hendrix,Rowan County area coordinator,704-636-3869 or rowanmiti@ya-hoo.com. More information atwww.momsintouch.org.Rowan County Anime Meetings: Normally 2 p.m.

third Sundays at various loca-tions.

Purpose: To promote animeand manga in Rowan County, toeducate people about Japaneseanimation and discuss upcomingconventions.

Contact: 704-636-0049.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ncrowancountyanime/.Rowan County Literacy Council4 p.m.second Mondays for

board of directors, Hurley Room,Rowan Public Library; announcedmeetings for volunteers andmembership.

Membership: Open to anyonein the community. $15 annual fee.

Not-for-profit organizationwhich provides tutoring to under-educated adults (age 16 and old-er) in reading, writing and lifeskills and tutoring in English tospeakers of other languages.Also provides training for adultswho wish to become tutors.

Contact: 704-212-8266.rclc@rowancountyliteracycouncil.org. www.rowancountyliteracycoun-cil.org. Rowan County Republican Ex-

ecutive CommitteeSecond Tuesdays, 7 p.m.,

Rowan County Commissionersmeeting room (second floor),Rowan County Building acrossfrom Salisbury Post. All registeredRepublicans invited.

Contact: Greg Edds, 704-202-5089 or 704-637-2777.Rowan County Republican

Men’s ClubFirst Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-

breakfast, 9 a.m.-program. Ryan’sSteak House, Jake AlexanderBoulevard. All registered Republi-cans invited, ladies welcome.

Contact Mike Caskey, presi-dent, mcaskey@ctc.net.www.rowanrepublicans.com.Crescent Republican WomenMeets fourth Monday. 6:30

p.m. meal, 7 p.m. program. Gilli-gan’s Restaurant, Hwy 52, Gran-ite Quarry. All registered Repub-lican women and men invited.

Contact: Sandy Yon atsyon@bellsouth.net or 704-637-3282.Salisbury Kennel ClubFirst Tuesdays. 7 p.m.,

guests welcome. Oakridge Train-ing Building, Old Concord Road.

Salisbury Kennel Club is anall breed sanctioned club of theAmerican Kennel Club. The objec-tive of the Club is to further theadvancement of all breeds ofpurebred dogs, to conduct dogshows and sanctioned matchesunder the rules of the AmericanKennel Club (AKC), and to carryon educational work of a naturethat will popularize purebred dogsand encourage their registrationand/or training. This club alsopromotes responsible pet owner-ship.

Throughout the year, SKCholds conformation training, obe-dience classes, Canine Good Cit-izen tests and weekend semi-nars. Guests and potential mem-bers are welcome to participate.

Dues $3. Information andmembership requirements: Sta-cy Williams, corresponding sec-retary, 704-857-1136, smooth-sncorsos@hotmail.com, www.sal-isburynckc.com.Salisbury-Rowan Republican

WomenMeets third Thursdays.Membership chairman-Mary

Messinger, 704-636-9019.Salisbury-Rowan Human Rela-

tions CouncilFourth Thursdays, July-Decem-

ber meetings at Rowan Public Li-brary, January through June meet-ings at City Council Chamber.

Members appointed by CityCouncil, County Commissionersand Human Relations Council.

Hispanic Coalition: 5:30 p.m.first Mondays, City Hall, WilsonLopez and Helen Leak.

Covenant Community Connec-tion: first Mondays, 5 p.m., Mil-ford Hills United MethodistChurch Fellowship Hall, 1630Statesville Blvd.

Contact for multiculturalismtraining- 704-638-5217.

President-Wilson Lopez.Salisbury-Rowan Symphony

Guild The mission is to promote and

support the Salisbury SymphonyOrchestra and its music educa-tion opportunities. This missionis carried out through concert at-tendance, financial gifts, fund-rais-ing events, supporting education-al programs and promoting thesymphony in the community.

Membership is open to all.www.salisburysymphony.org/guild.asp or 704-637-4314.Scottish Society of Salisbury7 p.m. Third Mondays of the

month at Rowan Public Library.Membership open to persons

with Scottish heritage and per-sons interested in Scotland.

Contact: 704-633-1294.South Rowan Alumni Associ-

ationThird Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., at

South Rowan High School.Contact: Patsy Parnell, 704-

857-5762, musicpat68@aol.com.

www.SouthRowanAlumni.comSouth Rowan Y Service Club6:30 p.m. third Tuesdays,

South Rowan Y board room, din-ner furnished.

Open to anyone interested inthe YMCA and the community.

Contact: YMCA, 704-857-7011.Goldmine Toastmasters Public speaking in a support-

ive group. Learn better listeningand leadership skills.

8:30 a.m. Saturdays, FairfieldInn, Kannapolis. Guests welcome.

Contact: Phyllis Kombol, 704-932-6328, pkombol@ctc.net.www.goldminetoastmasters.com.People Growing Together

Toastmasters5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, PGT Indus-

tries, 2121 Heilig Road.Guests welcome. Membership

open to public. Develop speakingand leadership skills in a friendly,supportive atmosphere.

Contact: Tim Edwards, 704-

638-6000x35034 or CurtisTreece, 704-788-4343 orpgt.freetoasthost.ws.Yawn Patrol Zone Toastmas-

ters7-8:30 p.m. first and third Tues-

days, United Cabarrus Insurance of-fices, 832 Arbor St., Concord.

Open to all adults interestedin personal growth in the areasof public speaking, impromptuspeaking, effective listening andleadership skills.

704-786-5244. http://yawn-patrol.freetoasthost.net.

VeteransAmerican Legion, Faith Post

3277 p.m third Tuesdays. Ongoing projects: supporting

youth most important Legion ac-complishment in Faith, sponsor-ing or supporting Faith Elemen-tary School, East Rowan JROTC,Boy’s State, Girl’s State, StudentTrooper Program, Faith Boy Scoutprograms, Rowan American Le-gion baseball team.

Commander L.D. Watkins,704-223-0528. American Legion and Auxil-

iary, Harold B. Jarrett Post 342 7 p.m. first and third Mondays,

Post home, Lincolnton Road; jointdinner served in dining room, fol-lowed by separate meetings.

Ongoing projects: Legionariesand Auxiliary focus on Veteran’sAffairs & Rehabilitation, American-ism, Community Service, Childrenand Youth, Girls State and BoysState, oratorical competition,scholarship and education, base-ball.

Commander Mark Cauble.President Karen Barbee.Contact: 704-637-1722.American Legion and Auxil-

iary, Landis 1467 p.m. second Thursdays,

War Memorial Building, 410 N.Central Ave, meal served 6:30p.m. $5 per person.

Ongoing projects: pop tops forRonald McDonald house, veter-an’s affairs and rehabilitation,Americanism, community service,children and youth, Girls and BoysState, and Junior Trooper pro-gram.

Auxiliary president: MarthaCorriher, 704-798-3625.

Post commander: Erik V. Cul-bertson, 704-855-1739.American Legion and Auxiliary

Kennedy Hall Post 106First Thursdays, 6 p.m. meal

(legionairres and auxiliary com-bined), 7 p.m. meetings for bothgroups. 6250 NC Hwy 801 S.

704-278-2493.American Legion and Auxil-

iary, J.C. Price Post 1077:30 p.m. second Wednes-

days; 6:30 p.m. fourth Wednes-days executive meeting, PostHome, Wilkesboro Road.

Auxiliary meets fourth Wednes-day at 7 p.m.

Auxiliary President: MoreeGranford, 704-637-3579.

Commander Mae Carroll, 704-636-2950, OMaeCarroll@aol.com.

Post home: 704-638-0160.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:F&M Bank, Presenting Sponsor

John Basinger, Attorney-at-Law

College Barbecue

Maxon Construction

Nazareth Children’s Home

Organ Lutheran Church

Rockwell United Methodist Church

Rowan Public Library East Branch

Silver Eagle Distributors

Ursinus United Church of Christ

W A Brown & Son, Inc.

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7:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

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$25 per personFood, Drinks, and Swingin toRowan Big Band All-Stars!

Raffles, Silent Auction, and Lots More!!!

A major fundraiser forRowan Relay For Life

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CLUBSFROM 2E

Dear Amy: My husband andI both work full-time jobs sixdays a week (with overtime).My in-laws watch our chil-

dren one day a week.My problem is that when-

ever my husband and I have aday off to finally relax togeth-er as a family, my in-laws will

call and ask usto dinner orsee what ourplans are.I value the

little bit offamily timewe have withour children,so I don’t feellike going outto dinner withmy in-laws(it’s not fun

with two toddlers).My husband and I disagree.

He thinks I don’t like his par-ents, particularly his mother.That’s not true. His parents

are very nice people, but I ama private person, and I do notthink it’s necessary for themto know how much money wemake, how much all of ourbills are and what we pay foranything we buy (we are ingood shape financially, but Ifeel it’s nobody’s business).Also, his mother calls him

just about every day and actslike her 37-year-old son is 15.I don’t understand why we

have to accommodate them allof the time. In fact, it wouldbe nice if they would offer towatch the children one nightso my husband and I could goout to dinner ourselves.I feel it is my husband’s ob-

ligation to have them back off,but he thinks I’m being an an-tisocial brat.I think I deserve to be a lit-

tle selfish when it comes tospending time with my fami-ly.

— Irritated in Idaho

Dear Irritated: You seem finewith your in-laws’ willingnessto take care of the kids, and

while I agree that spendingtime with them on your onefree night is too much to do,every week, you counter theirexpectation by expectingthem to offer additional childcare for you.Your gripe might better be

directed toward your hus-band, who you claim is indis-creet concerning your person-al business. I agree that thisis a problem.You will both have to estab-

lish boundaries with your in-laws, but you can’t removeyourself completely fromtheir orbit, and he won’t estab-lish these boundaries withthem because he doesn’t thinkit’s a problem.Help each other find a com-

promise. He might have din-ner with his folks one nightmost weeks (he is their pri-mary interest), enabling youto spend time with all of themless often.

• • •

Dear Amy: This is a very del-icate situation, but I need yourhelp.My husband has really bad

teeth.I knew this before we mar-

ried, so it’s not a new situation.Even though his teeth are interrible shape, if he brushesthem like normal people hisbreath is at least acceptable.Unfortunately for me, he

only brushes them once a day.In the past I’ve talked to

him about brushing more of-ten, and for a while he does,but he has gone back to theonce-a-day routine.His breath is unbearable.

What do I do?— Nauseated

Dear Nauseated: If yourspouse won’t tell you you havebad breath, then who will? Itmight be easier if you didn’tfeel this was so delicate.You are married to some-

one who has a problem that af-

fects you — and possi-bly people outside yourhousehold.His problem is fairly

easily solved by morefrequent brushing — un-like some people, whohave chronically badbreath.You should tell him,

“I know we talked aboutthis before, but yourbreath is really strong.I really wish you wouldbrush twice a day, hon-ey. I can tell it makes areal difference whenyou do.”Make sure you have

plenty of dental rinseand other supplies onhand. Help him to estab-lish a healthier habit andlet him know when hesucceeds.

• • •

Dear Amy: A pastorwrote to you complain-ing about marrying cou-ples using very youngchildren as flower girlsor ring bearers at wed-dings.The solution is for the

church to develop guide-lines that the minimumage for participation ina wedding is 4 years old.If this pastor doesn’t

have guidelines, he cer-tainly should preparethem.

— RC Dillon

Dear RC: Preparingguidelines doesn’t meancouples will followthem, but I agree withyour suggestion.

Send questions via e-mail to askamy@tri-bune.com or by mail toAsk Amy, Chicago Trib-une, TT500, 435 N.Michigan Ave., Chicago,IL 60611.

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SALISBURY POST P E O P L E SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011 • 5E

American Legion Miller-Rus-sell Post #112

7 p.m. third Mondays, Augustthrough May at Legion Building,Rockwell.

Commander John Tolley Jr.,704-279-2184.

American Legion Junior Aux-iliary Livengood-Peeler-WoodUnit 448, Granite Quarry

7 p.m. second Monday.Ongoing projects: Honorary Jr.

Dept. President’s Project “Coinsfor Cards,” Operation Coupon pro-gram, Promoting the Poppy, Vet-eran’s affairs and rehabilitation,Americanism, community service.

Junior advisors- Gina Starnes,704-209-3173; Amy Cozart, 704-279-0483.

AMVETS Auxiliary 460Meets second Thursday at

AMVETS Post 460, 285 LakesideDrive, Salisbury. 6 p.m. MargieMiller, president.

AMVETS Post 565Meets fourth Tuesday, 1400

N. Main St., China Grove.The Post sponsors Bingo each

Thursday at 7 p.m.Membership is open to all vet-

erans. Contact number: 704-798-2036.

Rockwell AMVETS Post 8457 p.m. second Wednesday,

dinner and business meeting. Post phone: 704-279-6812.General Allen Hal Turnage Ma-

rine Corps League Detachment1096

9 a.m. first Saturdays, Ryan’sSteakhouse, 730 Jake AlexanderBlvd. South

Membership eligibility: current-ly serving or have been honorablydischarged from service in the Ma-rine Corps or Marine Corps Re-serve for not less than 90 days.Also, U.S. Navy Corpsman whotrained with Marine FMF units. As-sociate membership is throughfamily affiliation with an eligibleMarine or Navy corpsman.

Contact: Arbe Arbelaez, 704-633-8171.

Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans ofForeign Wars (VFW) Post 3006

7 p.m. meal, 8 p.m. meeting, sec-ond and fourth Thursdays, Post Home,1200 Brenner Ave., open only to mem-bers. For membership eligibility, call704-857-3005.

Purpose: To carry out pro-grams of Veterans and family sup-port, hospital-VAVS, Buddy Pop-py, cancer aid and research,Americanism, Legislative, com-munity service, scholarship, youthactivities, Patriot Pen, patrioticart, Voice of Democracy, POW-

MIA, VFW National Home, VFW-PAC. President’s special project-National Military Services-opera-tion uplink, unmet needs and mil-itary assistance programs.

Commander Gary Foster: 704-637-0687. President Vickie Kot-larz: 704-933-8878.

Military Officers Associationof America, Central CarolinaChapter

Meetings: Noon, Rufty-HolmesSenior Center,1120 S. MartinLuther King Jr. Ave., second Mon-day of January, March, May, July,September, November.

Membership is open to all cur-rently serving, Guard and Re-serve, former and retired commis-sioned and warrant officers of theuniformed services of the UnitedStates.

Purpose: To provide servicesto members to contribute to col-lege scholarship programs, to as-sist ROTC and JROTC units, and topromote patriotism and a strongnational defense.

Contact: David Lee, 704-636-6650.

Christian women’s groupsBrunch Bunch, Cabarrus Chris-

tian Women9:30-11:30 a.m. third Thurs-

days, Cabarrus Country Club, 3347Weddington Road, NW, Concord.

For details on complimentarynursery, call Peggy, 704-932-2621. For brunch reservations,call Phyllis, 704-782-9654.

Christian Women of Salisbury11:30-1:30 third Wednes-

days, Holiday Inn.Free nursery provided for pre-

school children.Reservations required: Loret-

ta Burlyson, 704-855-4844 orSue Grubb, 704-636-9162.

Albemarle AglowFirst Saturday at 10 a.m. at

Pure Heart Family Church, 1926-B Hwy 52 N., Albemarle.

9:45 prayer before meeting. Cov-ered dish lunch after meeting.

President Pattie Rudat, 704-983-1197.

wwwalbemarleaglow.org.

Red HatsChapeaux Rouge DivasQueen mother-Geraldine Ter-

ry, 704-212-2778Classy Red HatsQueen mother-Sara Owen,

704-278-4618.

Women’s organizationsAAUW (American Association

of University Women), Salisburybranch

Meets 7 p.m. second Thurs-day of month, Rowan-CabarrusCommunity College, North Cam-pus, Building 400, Room 4104,

Salisbury.Book discussion group,

10:30 a.m. second Tues-day of each month, KoCoJava Coffee House, 329 N.Main St., Salisbury.

Mission: AAUW ad-dresses equity for womenand girls through advoca-cy, education, philanthro-py, and research.

Contact: BrunettaFranklin, president, 704-798-2574, brunetta3@aol.com

China Grove Woman’sClub

7 p.m. generally lastMonday of month, ChinaGrove Community Building.

Contact: FredaRichards, 704-857-5359.

Rockwell Woman’sClub

7 p.m. fourth Monday,September through May.Rockwell Civic Center. NellTolley, president, 704-279-2184.

Salisbury Woman’sClub

11:30 a.m., secondWednesdays at clubhouse,1237 W. Innes St.

Purpose: to unite ourmembers into a charitable or-ganization of volunteers forthe promotion of education,community service, fellow-ship, and leadership develop-ment.

Contact: Angelia S. Bates,president, carolinagirl669@ya-hoo.com, 704-637-0045.

Spencer Woman’s Club7 p.m. second Thurs-

days, SWC Clubhouse,101 Third St., Spencer.

Open to women 21 yearsor older who live in or havean interest in Spencer. Mustattend at least one meetingprior to filling out applicationto join. Dues $25 yearly.

Contact: Alane Mills,704-636-2889, 704-636-2969, alanegmills@ya-hoo.com.

Salisbury InternationalWoman’s Club

7-9 p.m. fourth Thursdays,September-June. Membersact as hostesses with two co-hosts providing snack foodsand drinks.

Membership: Any womanborn outside the U.S. orwhose husband was bornoutside the U.S.

Purpose: To provide sup-port and friendship to foreignwomen, and to share andcelebrate other cultures.

President Anna-KarinGoff: 704-278-0312, an-nakarin@ carolina.rr.com.

CLUBSFROM 4E

When I think of ourgrandsons, RobertIII (Trey), 11 years

old; Jayten,10; andHarley Ma-son, 7, I be-lieve that it isJayten whothinks a littledeeper and isa little morein touch withMother Na-ture. Don’t get

me wrong —they are all hunting, fishing,horse-riding, tree-climbing,snake-handling, rockchunkin’ boys, but Jaytenjust has a way.

A couple years agoJayten and I were horsebackriding along Fox Mountainroad near Love Valley. Ihave a favorite spot on top ofa hill where I like to stop andenjoy the spectacular view.It’s a great place to cool offand think about things orjust be in touch with God.We had been sitting there

for a few minutes when Iasked Jayten to tell me whathe did NOT see. He studied for a while

and said “I don’t see anycars or roads, I don’t see anyhouses, and I don’t see anyelectrical lines.” It was at that moment

that I stepped up on mygrandfatherly soap box andtold him that he was exactlyright. I told him that this isthe way this country lookedwhen Lewis and Clark camethrough here exploring avast new land. He sat there for a few

quiet moments, then lookedat me with those big browneyes and said, “Granddad,who is Lewis and Clark? Arethey friends of ours?”I slowly stepped down

from my soap box, got backon my horse and said, “Webetter go; Grandmother willbe looking for us.”

Then there was the timewhen Jayten and I werespending a Sunday after-noon together. We decidedto take my old tractor outfor a ride and maybe visit

some neighbors. As we wereslowly riding along Jaytenpointed toward the ditchwhere someone had thrownout a large bag of trash.With a bit of excitement inhis voice he said, “Look atthat, Granddad!”Once again I stepped up

on my grandfatherly soapbox and began to explain tohim how there are thosewho have no regard or re-spect for God’s beautifulearth and don’t care howthey treat her.I told him that when

GOD created this earth shewas a thing of beauty andwe all must work hard tokeep her that way. Remember the big

brown eyes? Once again, helooked at me and said, “Notthe trash, Granddad. Lookat the butterfly overthere.”

Wouldn’t it be a won-derful world if we all couldsee past the trash and findthe butterfly?

Robert Dry lives in Rock-well.

Seeing like a child

ROBERTDRY

Wife wants less — andmore — from in-laws

ASKAMY

BY LISA EARLE MCLEODwww.TriangleofTruth.com

The real difference be-tween introverts and extro-verts isn't social skills; it'sabout how you recharge yourbatteries.When most people think

about extroverts vs. intro-verts, they often envision thestark contrast between thecharismatic guy wowing theroom with a rip-roaring jokeand the awkward, quiet guyin wrinkled khakis blendinginto the fake fern in the cor-ner.In reality, many highly

skilled communicators areintroverts who have learnedto manage their energy.Introverts sometimes get

a bad rap because people as-sume being introvertedmeans that you can't commu-nicate. But thats not true.Simply put, extroverts get

their energy from other peo-ple, while introverts gettheir energy from beingalone.It’s not about how confi-

dent and poised you are dur-ing the cocktail party. Thetrue introvert vs. extroverttest is how you feel when it’sover. Introverts leave groupgatherings needing torecharge. Extroverts leavefueled up and ready to hit thenext one or, at the very least,debrief the entire eveningwith their spouse on the ridehome.It’s a sliding scale. We all

have our moments where weneed to be alone or with oth-ers, but most of us tend to

fall on one side or the other.Introverts may not be as

naturally inclined to connectwith others. But introvertscan become quite skilled atsocial banter and evenspeaking to large groups.Contrary to popular be-

lief, extroverts don’t have anexclusive lock on being greatcommunicators. We've allbeen the victim of a ragingextrovert blathering on witha disjointed stream of con-sciousness, leaking irrele-vant commentary out allover the place.An extrovert’s need to get

some energy off others cansometimes blind them to howtheir message is being re-ceived. It can also keepthem from giving the otherperson a chance to partici-pate in the conversation.(Full disclosure, I'm a fre-quent perpetrator of this so-cial crime.)Introverts face different

challenges.For many introverts, the

first hurdle is recognizingthat you don’t have to beovertly charismatic to be agood communicator.When it comes to connect-

ing with others, listening isone of the most important el-ements, and that's somethingintroverts are often quitegood at. Here are threethings introverts do to takethe stress out of communi-cating:

1. Schedule downtime.If you’re going to an impor-

tant meeting in the afternoon,make sure you’ve got somealone time in the morning. Be

proactive about turning offyour phone or shutting yourdoor, whatever it takes tohelp you bring your bestgame to the important inter-actions.

2. Aim for 25 percent output.You don’t have to do 50

percent of the talking to holdup your end of a conversa-tion. You can listen 75 per-cent of the time. Use the re-maining 25 percent to re-spond to what the other per-son is saying or to ask ques-tions, and you'll create ameaningful connection.

3. Practice in advance.Don't wait for a high-pres-

sure situation to practice theart of engagement. Extro-verts have been honing theirskills for years. If you wantto hold your own in a conver-sation, plan some good ques-tions in advance. It may feelweird asking your dog whathe does for a living and whathe likes about it. But if youpractice on Fido, you'll bemore natural with humans.Introverts can be great

communicators. You justhave to be selective abouthow and where you expendyour energy.

• • •

Lisa Earle McLeod is a con-flict resolution expert and au-thor of The Triangle of Truth:The Surprisingly Simple Se-cret To Resolving ConflictsLarge and Small. She con-ducts workshops worldwide.Download free tips atwww.TriangleofTruth.com.

Difference between introverts andextroverts comes after the party’s over

A locally made movie, fea-turing Ed Asner, Meatloafand Edward Furlong, will bea spotlight film for thisyear’s Modern Film Fest,held at the Gem Theatre,Kannapolis. The movie, “Witness Inse-

curity,” was partially shot inKannapolis, using the GemTheatre.“Witness Insecurity” was

filmed in Kannapolis, Char-lotte, China Grove, Landis,Lexington and Salisbury.The third annual Modern

Film Fest will be held Sept.30, Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 at theGem Theatre. Eric Troyer, who wrote

the novel that the movie isbased on, is the producer ofthe film and confirmed that“Witness Insecurity” willparticipate in this year’s fes-tival.Tickets for the screening

of the film will be $4. Formore information aboutModern Film fest please vis-it www.modernfilmfest.net.In “Witness Insecurity,”

Johnny Graham, raised bythe Torino crime family af-ter the death of his parents,is repeatedly torn betweenloyalty to his adoptive fami-ly and his conscience. When

Anthony Torino, the volatileheir-apparent, turns hisdeadly sights on the districtattorney prosecuting him forthe cold-blooded murder ofhis own cousin, Johnny is fi-nally moved to act.Despite his role as family

accountant, Johnny is quitethe marksman. He convincesa reluctant Anthony into let-ting him eliminate DA Eliza-beth Jones. Johnny’s plan tosimply warn her instead isthwarted by the arrival of apair of Torino family goonssent to supervise his first hit.The ensuing shootout leavesElizabeth wounded, one goondead, and Johnny arrested.Johnny rolls on Anthony andenters the Witness SecurityProgram.Shortly after Anthony is

arrested, he escapes and con-tacts his mole to get the lo-cations of Johnny and theothers who were going to tes-tify against him. WhenVince, Torino family hit-manand Johnny's lifelong friend,shows at the sheep farmwhere Johnny has been hid-den away, Johnny finds him-self once again scramblingto save the lives of those whohave crossed Anthony, in-cluding his own. Along the

way, he realizes that he’snot alone in this mission.

‘Witness Insecurity’ slated as spotlightfilm for this year’s Modern Film Fest

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6E • SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011 P E O P L E SALISBURY POST

BY KIM SHEEKSFor the Salisbury Post

ometimes, things just seemto snowball, and winter isthe perfect time to experi-ence the “snowball effect.”

That’s just what hap-pened when Becky Eidson, activi-ties director at the Meadows ofRockwell, had the desire to havea formal dance for the residents.

The snowball began to formwhen Becky happened to mentionthis to Meadows volunteers, whohappen to be Rockwell Civitans.At the next meeting of the Rock-well Civitans, the group agreed tosponsor the event.

The date was set for Tuesday,Jan. 18, a regular meeting nightfor the Civitans.

More snowballing took placeas the Civitans volunteered tofurnish food and divide tasks.The Winter Wonderland Ball wasbeginning to “roll into shape.”

Civitan Woody Weddington,dressed in tuxedo and tri-cor-nered hat, served as “TownCrier” and paid a visit to theMeadows one evening, proclaim-ing that all residents were invit-ed to the first ever Winter Won-derland Ball.

The snowball grew as Rock-well Rural firefighters agreed tobe the “handsome dates” for theevening. These firefighters knewBecky all too well. She had re-cently lost her husband, Lloyd,and the firefighters had often re-sponded to her home due to hishealth problems and sometimesfor hers. They knew her “up closeand personal.”

So far, the snowball was gain-ing speed, but real snow stormsblowing through the area werebeginning to hamper travel tovarious locations to secure neces-sary items. Formal wear wasneeded and so was music!

Well, Pamela Ripley, the own-er of Puddle Jumpers — a largeconsignment store in Rockwell —came to the rescue, loaning a fewdozen dresses. As soon as thedresses arrived at the Meadows,the halls began to buzz. Residentswere giddy as school girls tryingon prom dresses!

The snowball was beginning tostall as local musicians were busythat evening. Retired educatorCurtis Treece, founder and ownerof Sunset Celebrations, said hewas available. He would onlycharge a minimal fee to providemusic, and he would even bring adisco ball! Dr. Dwayne Robertsonalso agreed to make a musical ap-pearance.

Civitans transformed the din-ing room at the Meadows into awinter wonderland. RockwellCasket Company loaned thesheets of fiberfill so Civitanscould create snow for the WinterWonderland. Becky devised a fes-tive area for photo opportunities.

Several hours before the ball,men and women paraded throughthe halls in their finery. Meadowsstaff and some family membershelped with hair and makeup.Some Civitans pinned on bouton-nieres and corsages while othersprepared food and “champagne”punch. Family members of theresidents were also available tolend extra hands where needed.Meadows owners and foundersLouise Ketner, Roy and Geral-dine Staton were present for theevent, too.

Where were the firefighters?Well, as luck would have it, theyhad a fire call! So Civitans dou-bled as escorts, with 92-year-oldCivitan the Rev. C. P. Fisher an-nouncing the residents as theyentered. A little later, the Rock-well Rural firefighters showed upin their dress uniforms to theshouts and cheers of the crowd.They wooed the crowd with theirinsistence to find “dates” withwhom to dance.

There was plenty of dancing,whether it be slow, fast or just agood ol’ “chicken dance.” The agerange of those present was from19 to 90-plus, and everyone hap-pily ate and danced together.

At the end of the evening,when it came to giving DJ CurtisTreece his check for the serviceshe had rendered, he said, “I needto do more of this kind of thing.Don’t give me any cash or check.What a wonderful experience.I’ve had my pay for the evening!”

Hazel Dabbs reacts to a spin while dancing with Rockwell Rural firefighter David Dunn at the Winter Wonderland Ball at the Meadows of Rockwell.

Christy Trexler and Jesse Bowman take a turn on the dance floor.

Wayne Smith and Debbie Eidson dance.

Capt. Chris Nelson dances with Mary Lou Drye.

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Wayne Smith and Debbie Eidson dance at the Winter Wonderland Ball at the Meadows of Rockwell.

Photos by Jon C. Lakey,Salisbury Post