the daily dispatch - friday, january 1, 2010
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Newspaper covering Vance, Granville and Warren counties in North CarolinaTRANSCRIPT
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FRIDAY, January 1, 2010
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Index
Obituaries, 4A
DeathsButner
Brittany R . Oakley, 19Creedmoor
Lester D . Wooten, 52Henderson
Ola M . Brame, 83Rena B . Mayo, 68
Shirley W . Ragland, 70Barbara A . Terry, 45
MansonJohn Russell, 70
OxfordJames P . Gill
Spring HopeBobbie E . Rogers, 66
WarrentonRoger Arrington, 81
Carl Bullock, 67
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Happy New year
Swine flu concernforced restrictions
By DISPATCH STAFF
Temporary visitation re-strictions at Maria Parham Medical Center because of the H1N1 flu have been lifted, the hospital an-nounced Thursday.
Effective Monday, the fa-cility returns to its regular visitation policy. Restric-tions had been in place since last October. How-ever, in its announcement, the hospital said that the seasonal flu and the H1N1 flu are still major health concerns.
“Even with the lifting of the restrictions, we still ask anyone who may be sick or have flu-like symp-toms not to visit patients in the hospital,” says David Ruggles, Director of Marketing and Com-munity Relations at Maria Parham. “We need every-
Hospitalends limitson visiting
please see HOSPITAL, page 8A
New laws take effectas New Year begins
By GARy D. ROBERTSONassOCiated press Writer
RALEIGH — A smoldering cig-arette butt in a trash can sparked a fraternity fire that killed five students at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1996, and smoking materials may have caused a 2007 Brunswick County beach house fire that killed seven South Carolina col-lege students.
Fire safety officials believe legislation taking effect today requiring tobacco companies to sell “fire-safe” cigarettes in North Carolina will lead to fewer smok-ing-related fire fatalities, serious
burns and property damage.North Carolina’s law, passed in
2007, is one of more than 30 laws taking effect with the new year.
People shouldn’t have to suffer because someone was careless with a cigarette, said Ernest Grant with the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, which receives as many as 150 patients annually with injuries related to
unattended cigarettes.“The whole purpose of this
legislation is not to tell people you can’t smoke but if you are smok-ing there’s a safer way to do it,” Grant said.
The most high-profile change will begin Saturday when a ban on smoking in the state’s restau-rants and bars will take effect. Smokers could face $50 fines
By WILLIAM F. WESTdaily dispatCh Writer
The Zoning Board of Adjust-ment will be hearing a request Tuesday for a special use permit by the future Henderson Colle-giate Charter School to locate at a temporary site at the southwest corner of County Home Road and Health Center Road.
The nearly two-acre site, which is zoned office-institutional, is on property belonging to Vance
County. The property is southeast of the central business district, is adjacent to the Green-Bullock Assisted Living Center building and is adjacent to the Addiction Recovery Center for Men.
The County Commission’s Property Committee on Dec. 17 recommended the full commis-sion on Monday approve leasing the property. Terms call for the future school to pay the county $1 a year for three years.
A charter school is publicly
funded, but operates under a private, nonprofit board rather than under the authority of the local board of education. Char-ter schools are allowed to oper-ate under a locally tailored set of rules rather than the more rigid structure traditional public schools must follow.
The other charter school in the county, Vance Charter, is at Hen-derson Mall off Dabney Drive.
In other business Tuesday, the Zoning Board of Adjustment
will be considering requests for special use permits by:
• Danny Finch and Phillip Hill to allow a sports bar/lounge at 419 Raleigh Road. The location, which previously was Alliance Supercenter, is in a highway com-mercial “A” zoning district. The location is across from the Coca-Cola bottling building.
• Lynwood Brooks Sr. to allow an automobile repair facility at
Charter school needs permit to locateHenderson Collegiate to request OK for temporary site off County Home Road
Smoking, animal shelter, ethics rules for N.C.
please see CHARTER, page 8A
Water-logged spans are innorthern section of countyThe downpours of rain have caused the closures of two Harry Davis Road bridges over the John H . Kerr Reservoir in northern Granville County . The worst impact is on the bridge near Pittard Road, the Grassy Creek Recre-ation Area and the North Carolina-Virginia line, right . A motorist Thursday afternoon managed to drive his truck across the flooded, but shorter bridge near Tilley Road .
Downpours close two Granville bridges
daily dispatCh/WILLIAM F. WEST
please see LAWS, page 3A
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The Granville Health System Foundation held its inaugural Art Gala recently at the Granville County Shrine Club in Oxford. The event raised more than $62,000 to support the upcoming Granville Health System expansion plan.
The expansion plan, an ambitious 32,000-square-ft. construction project, is the largest in the health sys-tem’s history. It includes a new emergency department that will grow from 3,135 to 18,000 square ft.; an expanded Surgical Services Department; a larger Labo-ratory Department; a new, larger lobby and admis-sions area; and additional patient and visitor parking. Construction is scheduled to begin early next year.
“The support shown by the members of our com-munity is greatly appreci-ated,” said Gary Bowman, president of the foundation board, who spearheaded this year’s fundraising drive. “The foundation received support from many local businesses and their spon-sorship of this event really made the difference.”
Sponsors of the 2009 Art Gala included ARAMARK Healthcare; BB&T; Bart Cleary, DDS; Cole Roger Photography; Freeman White; Holden, Moss, Knott, Clark, Copley and Hoyle PA; Hopper, Hicks & Wrenn PLLC; Morrison Manage-ment; Oxford Public Ledger; Professional Pharmacy;
Rentenbach Constructors Inc.; Royster, Cross & Hensley LLP; Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company; SunTrust; and WLUS Lakes Media Network.
Approximately 200 people attended the black-tie event with participants enjoying music by Chris Bagley and a cocktail hour sponsored by Professional Pharmacy. Attendees also enjoyed hors d’oeuvres while browsing the items available for auc-tion.
Bids were placed on over a dozen silent auction items, many of which decorated
the tables throughout the gala dinner. During the live auction afterwards, founda-tion board member and auctioneer William Adcock entertained gala guests, stirring up lively bidding for more than 25 outstanding items. Live auction items ranged from a walnut wine cabinet and a corner cup-board handcrafted by Robert Morgan, to original portraits by Dot Daughtry and Leslie Johnson, as well as a one-of-a-kind crystalline vase made by the late Sid Oakley, founder of Cedar Creek Pot-tery and Gallery. Each item
showcased the talent and craftsmanship of artists as-sociated with the Granville County community.
“We are grateful to ev-eryone in the community for their support,” said L. Lee Isley, chief executive officer for Granville Health System. “Those who attended the art gala were treated to a won-derful evening of dinner and entertainment. In return, their financial contributions will benefit the hospital by helping to increase its capac-ity to meet the community’s growing demand for health care services.”
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SaturDayDee’s Music Barn — Dee’s Music Barn, 3101 Walters
Road, Creedmoor, will be featuring the Woodard Band at 7 p.m. For more information, call (919) 528-5878.
Planning board — The City of Henderson’s Planning Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave.
Oxford Commission — The Oxford City Commission’s agenda meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. in the City Commission meeting room of City Hall, 300 Williamsboro St.
Granville Commission — The Granville County Commis-sion will meet at 7 p.m. in the County Commission meeting room, 145 Williamsboro St.
Elections board — The Vance County Board of Elections will meet at 11 a.m. in the Board of Elections office in the Henry A. Dennis Building, 300 S. Garnett St., Henderson.
Zoning board — The City of Henderson’s Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the City Council Cham-bers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave.
Joint replacement class — Rehabilitation Services at Maria Parham Medical Center will offer a class from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the classroom at the hospital for those who are planning to have joint replacement surgery. The class will be taught by licensed physical and occupational therapists and will cover exercise recommendations, rehabilitation therapy needs, equipment needs, pain management strategies and what to expect after you have your surgery. The free class is offered to anyone who has elected to have shoulder, knee or hip replacement surgery, regardless of the hospital where the surgery will be performed. Call Ben Soyden at (252) 436-1235 for more information.
Lake Gaston Association — The Lake Gaston Association will hold its monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. in the Family Life Center at the Lake Gaston Baptist Church on Route 903, one mile north of Eaton Ferry Bridge, near Littleton. Guest speaker will be Brady Martin, newly elected president of the Lake Gas-ton Chamber of Commerce. The meeting is open to members and non-members. For further information call (252) 586-6577, or, toll free 1-888-586-6577.
Economic Development Commission — The Oxford Downtown Economic Development Commission will meet at 8 a.m. in the mayor’s conference room of City Hall, 300 Wil-liamsboro St.
Clean-up Henderson — The Clean Up Henderson Commit-tee will meet at 8 a.m. in the conference room of the municipal operations center, 900 S. Beckford Drive.
Concert — The Catawba College Concert Choir will pres-ent a concert for the community at the First United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. The choir, under the direction of Paul E. Oak-ley, will be beginning a choir tour in Henderson with a variety of musical styles. The concert is free.
Chess Club — The Henderson/Vance Chess Club, affiliated with the U. S. Chess Federation, meets at the First United Methodist Church from 6-9:30 p.m. All are welcome, adults and youths, novice or experienced. For more information, call Rudy Abate at 438-4459 (days) or 738-0375 (evenings).
Childbirth classes — Prepared childbirth education classes are held at Granville Medical Center, 1010 College St., in Oxford, every Thursday night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room. Women who are scheduled to deliver their babies at any hospital are welcome to attend. To register for the classes, call the Childbirth Education Department at (919) 690-3208. There is a $50 fee for classroom materials.
Genealogical society — The Granville County Genealogi-cal Society #1746 Inc. will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Granville County Commissioner’s Meeting Room on Williamsboro Street in Oxford. Guest speaker will be Allen Dew, owner of the Cem-etery Census web site and a member and webmaster for the society. Dew started working on cemetery surveys in 1995 and has documented more than 30 counties including Granville, Chatham, Caswell, Alamance, Wake and Surry counties. He will discuss some of the best methods for photographing cem-eteries and grave markers. Non-members are welcome.
Public Works Committee — The Oxford City Commis-sion’s Public Works Committee will meet at 1 p.m. in the engineering conference room of City Hall, 300 Williamsboro St. The committee will discuss the findings of a 30-year master plan for sewer and water services.
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Among those attending the Granville Health System Foundation Art Gala were (left to right) James and Martha Wrenn and Robert and Victoria Brown.
Vance-Granville Com-munity College will open for business on a delayed schedule on Monday. The college will open at 10 a.m. due to a meeting of faculty and staff being held from 8-10 a.m. on that day.
Monday is the first day of 2010 that VGCC is open. Late registration for the spring semester will be held Tuesday.
For more information, call VGCC at (252) 492-2061.
Granville Health System Foundation Art Galaraises over $62,000 to support expansion plan
VGCC on delayed schedule
The members of the Nu Chi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. helped spread Christ-mas joy to the Henderson Middle School Exceptional Children’s Department. The members presented clothes and toiletry items, along with a monetary contribution. Pictured (left to right) are Angela Pugh, Dorthy Perry, Shalonda Young and Vivian Bullock.
Sorority makes good on Christmas pledge
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and restaurants could be penalized $200 a day for ignoring the law.
Other new-year laws will streamline local gov-ernment animal shelter rules when people try to find lost pets, crack down on motorists inappropri-ately using handicapped parking permits, and re-quire county commissions and local school boards to adopt ethics codes.
The “fire-safe” cigarettes are made with different paper that slows ignition, making them more likely to go out if left unattend-ed. The standards require cigarettes to burn out at least 75 percent of the time when not in active use. The cigarettes can be lit again.
North Carolina is one of 12 states making the change Friday to require all cigarettes to meet stan-dards first implemented
by New York in 2004. Every state but Wyoming now has a similar law that is in effect or will take ef-fect by 2011, said Lorraine Carli, a spokeswoman for the National Fire Protec-tion Association.
Carli said North Carolina’s passage helped build momentum for the legislation to go essen-tially nationwide because of the state’s financial and historical connections to tobacco: “If it can hap-pen in a state with a big tobacco industry, it could happen everywhere.”
Carli said the associa-tion of builders, architects and other fire safety officials projects the laws could help cut smoking-related fire fatalities by up to half — deaths that typically number 700 to 900 annually.
North Carolina law gives vendors time to sell
their inventories of ciga-rettes that don’t meet the standard.
Another law specifies that owners looking for a wayward pet usually are entitled to view every animal held in a shelter operated by or for local governments. The shelter also must be open at least three days a week for four hours a day. Animals also must be made available for adoption before being sold or euthanized following a required 72-hour waiting period.
“We needed to standard-ize the process so people did get a reasonable op-portunity to claim their pets before they were eu-thanized,” said Sen. Floyd McKissick, D-Durham, the bill’s primary sponsor.
Law enforcement also have more tools to stop motorists from using handicapped parking per-
mits that don’t belong to them or have expired.
The expiration date on the placards now will be visible from at least 20 feet. Recipients also will get a registration card that police can check against the placards to prevent fraud.
The new local govern-ment ethics law also requires elected and ap-pointed officials to receive two hours of ethics educa-tion within 12 months of taking office.
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Deaths
Roger Arrington
WARRENTON — Roger Arrington, 81, of 474 Beaven Hunt Road, Warrenton, died Thurs-day, Dec. 31, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services are incomplete at this time but will be announced later by Boyd’s Funeral Service in Warrenton.
Ola M. Brame
HENDERSON — Ola Mae Brame, 83, of 296 Spring Valley Road, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, in Britthaven of Henderson.
The family will receive friends at the residence of Mildred Jones, 1284 War-renton Road.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.
Carl Bullock
WARRENTON — Carl Bullock, 67, of 719 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Warrenton, died Wednes-day, Dec. 30, 2009, at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral services are incomplete at this time, but will be announced later by Boyd’s Funeral Service of Warrenton.
James P. Gill
OXFORD — James Pasco Gill, a resident of Enon Road, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, in Granville Medi-cal Center. He was a native of Person County and was the son of the late Earlie George and Mattie Lunsford Gill.
He was a member of Ge-neva Presbyterian Church, a farmer, and owner of Gill’s Grocery. He was a former employee of the ASCS and was a member of Wood-men of the World. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Geneva Presbyterian
Church by the Rev. Jason Leonard. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are a daughter, Donna G. Dickenson of Ra-leigh; a son, Timothy E. Gill of Oxford; a brother, Harold Gill of Roxboro; eight sisters, Clessie Adcock of Rouge-mont, Sue Betty Parrott and Lessie Preddy, both of Oxford, Christine Hurdle of Bushy Fork, Mary Mitchell, Dorothy Clark and Elsie Davis, all of Roxboro, and Gertrude Lee of Burlington; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mildred Hubbard.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home and immedi-ately following the funeral services.
Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Geneva Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fund.
Arrangements are by Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home in Oxford.
Rena B. Mayo
HENDERSON — Rena Bell Mayo, 68, of 1410 Sec-ond St., died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. She was born in Franklin County and was the daughter of the late Dadie Mayo and Samuel Dunston.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Satur-day at Concord Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. S.E. Blalock. Burial will fol-low in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a sister, Carrie Mayo of the home; stepsisters, Rosa Dunston, Dorothy Alex-ander, Ernestine Thorpe, Lorrean Perry and Annie Dunston, all of Henderson; three brothers, William Mayor and Sidney Mayo, both of the home, and Alexander Mayo of Man-son; a stepbrother, James Dunston of Kittrell.
The body will be on view today at the funeral home
from 1 to 6 p.m. and at the church one hour before the service.
The family is receiving friends at the residence.
Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.
Brittany R. Oakley
BUTNER — Brittany Ruth Oakley, 19, of 200 Ridge Road, died while giving birth to her son, Andrew Ward Daulton, on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at Durham Regional Hos-pital. A native of Hopewell, Va., she was the daughter of Sam and Bessie Oakley.
She was a member of Creedmoor United Methodist Church and was a student at Alamance Community College and employed by Jeff Dalton AC Systems.
Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Creedmoor United Methodist Church, officiated by the Revs. John Price and Jonathan Jeffries.
Surviving, other than her parents and son, are her birth-mother, Stacy Hurley of Butner; fiancee, Seth Daulton of Orange County; birth father, Sterling Narron; and two stepsisters, Vanessa and Tori of Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be made to An-drew Daulton Scholarship Fund, c/o Bessie Oakley, 200 Ridge Road, Butner, N.C. 27509.
The visitation will follow the memorial service in the fellowship hall of the church.
Oakley was an organ donor and enhanced the lives of 60 people.
Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home of Creedmoor.
Shirley W. Ragland
HENDERSON — Shir-ley White Ragland, 70, of 633 Breckenridge St., died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical
Center. She was born in Franklin County and was the daughter of the late James Alfred and Mary Lou Harris White.
She attended the Frank-lin County public schools. She worked many years at the former J.P. Taylor Tobacco Company.
Chapel services will be conducted Saturday at noon at Davis-Royster Funeral Service by the Rev. Maurice White. Burial will follow in Blacknall Cemetery.
Surviving are four sis-ters, her twin Annie Shir-ley Chavis, Dortha Crews and Mary Helen Fuller, all of Henderson, and Bertha Stewart of New Jersey; two brothers, James Lee White of Kittrell and John Fuller of New York.
The family will receive friends at the residence.
The body will be on view today from 1 to 6 p.m.
Funeral arrangements are by Davis-Royster Fu-neral Service.
Bobbie E. Rogers
SPRING HOPE — Bob-bie E. Rogers, 66, was born May 4, 1943, in Nash County, N.C., and died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
He was into herbs for medicinal purposes and loved being around and riding horses.
He is survived by his mother, Clara M. Rogers of Spring Hope; a sister, Re-becca R. Stamps of Spring Hope; three daughters, Lolita Morgan of Washing-ton, D.C., Natasha Rogers of Fort Washington, Md., and Barbara C. Stuckey of District Heights, Md.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
A Homegoing Celebra-tion will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rocky Point Missionary Baptist Church
in Spring Hope. The Rev. William M. Parker will be officiating, assisted by the Rev. John Neal. Inter-ment will be at Spring Hope Memorial Gardens in Spring Hope. Dinner will be served immediately fol-lowing internment.
Floralbearers and pall-bearers will be family and friends.
Funeral arrangements are by Toney’s Funeral Home.
John Russell
MANSON — John Rus-sell, 70, of Manson, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at Guardian Care Nurs-ing Facility in Henderson. Funeral services are in-complete at this time, but will be announced later by Boyd’s Funeral Service in Warrenton.
Barbara A. Terry
HENDERSON — Bar-bara Alston Terry, 45, of 676 Beck Ave., died Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, in Duke Medical Center. The family will receive friends at the residence. Funeral arrangements will be an-nounced by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.
Lester D. Wooten
CREEDMOOR — Lester D. “Earl” Wooten, 52, of 2720 Walters Road, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at
his home. A native of Co-lumbus, Ohio, he was the son of the late George and Mary Lou Slick Wooten.
He was of the Baptist faith and was medically retired.
Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Eakes Fu-neral Chapel in Creedmoor by the Rev. Toni Stevens.
Surviving are his wife, Elley K. Wooten of the home; two daughters, Kelley Jo Martin and Amy Tilley, both of Creedmoor; three sons, Larry Roger Wooten, Austin Dan-iel Wooten and Joshua Adkins, all of Creedmoor; stepmother, Donna Gail Wooten of Ohio; two sisters, Mary Lou-Ellen Swartzwelder of South Point, Ohio, and Thelda Margaret Hamilton of Kentucky; two stepsisters, Rebecca Lynn Olson of Pennsylvania and Mi-chele Marie Sammons of Kentucky; two brothers, James Edward Wooten and George Jefferson Wooten, both of Ohio; sa tepbrother, Robert E. Lege of Ken-tucky; and four grandchil-dren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Wooten.
Omission of flowers is requested and memorials may be sent to the Uni-versity of North Carolina Lineberger Cancer Center, Campus Box 7295, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-7295.
Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home of Creedmoor.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Key currency ex-change rates Thursday:
Dollar vs: ExchgRate PvsDayYen 93.07 92.46Euro $1.4321 $1.4334Pound $1.6169 $1.6069Swiss franc 1.0356 1.0370Canadian dollar 1.0473 1.0554Mexican peso 13.0825 13.0730
Metal Price PvsDayNY Merc Gold $1095.20 $1091.50NY HSBC Bank US $1095.00 $1093.00NY Merc Silver $16.822 $16.779
Nonferrous NEW YORK (AP) — Spot nonferrous metal prices Thursday:
Aluminum - $1.0141 per lb., London Metal Exch. Copper -$3.3083 Cathode full plate, LME. Copper $3.3275 N.Y. Merc spot Thu Lead - $2396.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $1.1552 per lb., London Metal Exch. Gold - $1100.00 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $1095.20 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu. Silver - $16.920 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver - $16.822 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu. Platinum -$1475.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract). Platinum -$1460.00 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.n.q.-not quoted, n.a.-not available r-revised
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OXFORD — Ed-die Dickerson has been elected president of the Vance-Granville Business Network for 2010, the orga-nization announced.
VGBN also elected Virginia Clay as president-elect, Donald Currin as treasurer and re-elected Mark Prokop as secretary.
Dickerson, who is manager of the School of Graphic Arts at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford, has 38 years of experience in the printing industry. An alumnus of the Masonic Home, Dick-ereson attended N.C. State University and managed print operations at Fails Management Institute and Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company. He was also owner of Watermark Graphics in Apex for 10 years. He is a member of the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce.
VGBN’s founder and immediate past president, Virginia Clay, has been a Financial Advisor with
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Raleigh since 2006. Clay has a master’s in Health Policy and Manage-ment from The Harvard University School of Public Health in Boston and a doctorate in Pharmacy from Campbell University in Buies Creek. She is active in the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Oxford Historic Preservation Commission.
In his role as Executive Director of Granville Coun-ty Habitat for Humanity, Prokop works in partner-ship with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing.
Currin is a licensed plumber and owner of Solu-tions Plumbing Services in Oxford.
The VGBN was formed in 2007. It is an area organization of executives and professionals working together to network and advance area businesses. VGBN fosters high ethical standards, implements networking events, and provides mutual support and fellowship for members who serve their communi-ties.
Business owners and professionals are invited to attend a meeting. Guests may visit three times, after
which they must submit an application for member-ship.
In order to become a member of VGBN, candi-dates must promote, sell or be involved with a line business not currently represented by the existing members, not compete with another member’s major line of business in such a way as to make an exist-ing member’s membership less productive, contribute to the growth, community and productiveness of the VGBN, and be employed in their stated line of business in a committed fashion.
VGBN meets on the second and fourth Thurs-days of each month from 7:30-8:30 a.m. The Jan. 14 meeting will be held at the Comfort Inn, 1000 Linden Avenue (Hwy. 96), Oxford. The Comfort Inn is just off Interstate 85 exit 204. The Hampton Inn, 385 Ruin Creek Road, Henderson (just off I-85 exit 212) will host the Jan. 28.
For additional informa-tion, prospective visitors or members call or e-mail Dickerson at (919) 603-3910 or e-mail [email protected] or call or e-mail Virginia Clay at (800) 648-5571 or e-mail [email protected].
VGBN elects officers for 2010
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of most of the assets of the Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa to a North Carolina company.
The Island Packet of Hil-ton Head reported the judge in Beaufort ruled Wednes-day that the assets can go to Montauk Resorts for nearly $50 million.
Daufuskie owners Gayle and Bill Dixon declared
bankruptcy nearly a year ago. The resort includes an inn, two golf courses, tennis courts, several restaurants, an equestrian center and the rights to develop more than 500 commercial and residential parcels.
The 5,000-acre island is accessible only by boat.
Bankruptcy Judge John Waites said he was afraid that if he did not approve Montauk’s offer, the resort might be broken up and sold
piecemeal. Waites says that would bring little benefit to creditors or the community.
Sale of island resort to N.C. firm OK’d
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Restaurant chains and beef processors defended their products’ safety Thursday after a report that an ammonia treat-ment thought to kill harm-ful germs in meat isn’t as effective as the industry and regulators believed.
The New York Times reported Thursday, citing government and industry records, that E. coli and salmonella were found dozens of times in testing for the federal school lunch program on ammonia-treated beef from Beef Products Inc. The meat was not served.
Fast-food chains Mc-Donald’s Corp. and Burger King Holdings Inc. and agricultural conglomer-ate Cargill Inc. all use the meat in their hamburgers.
All said they’ll keep us-ing the meat and that their products are safe.
The chains and Cargill said they test the beef products they use.
A spokesman for Beef Products, based in Dakota Dunes, S.D., did not return a message Thursday seek-ing comment.
The company uses a proprietary process that treats beef trimmings with ammonia to kill bacteria.
No illnesses have been linked to Beef Products’ meat.
USDA officials had en-dorsed Beef Products’ treat-ment and said it destroyed E. coli “to an undetectable
level.” The agency trusted the method so much that in 2007, when the depart-ment began routine testing of meat used in hamburger sold to the public, it ex-empted Beef Products, the Times reported.
The Beef Products meat has been widely used by restaurants and in prod-ucts sold in grocery stores. The federal school lunch program used an estimated 5.5 million pounds last year, the Times said.
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Ms. Rosa Mae Mead of Creeky Way thought she’d like to meet the fortune-teller who, long before this New Year’s Eve, declared:
Whatever you do on New Year’s Day is what you’ll be do-ing for the rest of the year.
She deemed such supersti-tion, suggesting any human control over the forthcoming year, mere subterfuge cos-tumed as truism.
Yet, subsequent to her marriage exodus — following a 42-year matrimony to a less-than-faithful Mr. Clyde Jacob Mead — that the following was affirmed:
Ms. Rosa Mae, indeed, had no control over such events in her life despite her New Year’s efforts.
“My New Year’s Resolution is reverting to spinsterhood,” Ms. Rosa Mae Mead grumbled, fumbling through her purse for the car keys that, unbe-knownst to her, were hiding be-neath a pile of invoices on her paint-chipped work desk. Grabbing her gray wool coat and tugging on a pair of matching knit mittens, Ms. Rosa Mae sauntered toward her car, waving farewell to the Old Year and to a co-worker, Mr. Carswell Sr., whose red-checked scarf danced in the same wintry wind that caused him to hunch over to battle its chill.
The New Year’s evening arranged, Ms. Rosa Mae would accompany her never-married second cousin, Ms. Mary Belle Biggs, a retired teller for Creeky Way Bank, for an eve-ning at the Country Cook Buf-fet. The cousins would devour the remaining hours of the Old Year, lifting their spirits to Auld Lang Syne while celebrat-ing their single status.
Ms. Rosa Mae forced a grin at the turn of the ignition, and drove toward home to prepare for her New Year’s evening at the Country Cook Buffet. Yet, serenity sank and fear flourished as Ms. Rosa Mae answered the ring of her antiquated rotary phone upon entering her small apartment on Ridgewood Street.
“Look, he’s quite ugly. And,
seriously, I question how often the man bathes. But then again, maybe he’s just the type that sweats a lot — and he just doesn’t realize it,” sput-tered second cousin Mary Belle Biggs. “But overall, he’s not so bad.”
Cousin Mary Belle contin-ued chattering defenses of Mr. Beannie, a retired butcher and bondsman — her odd and surprising selection as a date for the evening — severing the New Year’s spinster pact.
Perhaps it was the persis-tent meow of her calico cat, Lyla, which startled Ms. Rosa Mae from her daze, for she broke her brief silence with a fiery complaint.
Yet second cousin Mary Belle pleaded that she hadn’t had the company of a man in quite some time. And even if he was the likes of Mr. Beannie, her date was still a man.
“The company of a man!” Ms. Rosa Mae hollered. The profane protestations that followed must be left to the reader’s imagination.
Moments later, after being assured by Mary Belle that Mr. Beannie’s presence would not jeopardize her own man-free New Year’s resolution, Ms. Rosa Mae acquiesced.
Had Ms. Rosa Mae hon-ored her intuition, she’d have remained home with Lyla that night, contentedly feeding the calico cat treats while treating herself to some leftover Christ-mas cookies.
Yet Ms. Mary Belle’s coaxing conquered her jitters, and soon Ms. Rosa Mae joined the jam of Creeky Way cronies, exchang-ing greetings while mumbling and heaving as she climbed the stairs to the Country Cook Buffet.
Ms. Rose Mae froze. She had spied her second cousin Mary Belle, dressed in her Sunday finest and wearing Aunt Kitty’s brooch. There sat her second cousin, among other locals. And there sat the bald and big Mr. Beannie, an empty seat
beside him.“Why Rosa Mae!” squealed
Ms. Mary Belle from across the dining hall of the Country Cook Buffet. Turning to Mr. Beannie, she whispered, “Such a shame, I say. After that di-vorce, it’s like she doesn’t even care about her appearance anymore.”
Mr. Beannie nodded.“Why, I’m half-tempted to
set her up a perm myself!” she continued. “It covers the bald spots, you know.”
Running his coarse hand over his own smooth head, Mr. Beannie nodded once more.
Ms. Rosa Mae Mead ap-proached the couple, and the empty seat between them.
“You sit there!” second cousin Mary Belle shouted, pointing towards the execu-tioner’s chair.
Mary Belle’s description of Mr. Beannie proved accurate, Ms. Rosa Mae observed, as she glowered at second cousin Mary Belle and assumed her seat.
“Uglier than a mud fence,” Ms. Rosa Mae mumbled.
Ms. Rosa Mae noticed a few stares from her neighbors. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Bean-nie recognized some old ac-quaintances, leaving the ladies alone — as had been originally planned.
“What are you doing?” Ms. Rosa Mead seethed in Mary Belle’s direction.
“What? He’s quite the gentleman!” second cousin Mary Belle argued, stealing a glance at the well-dressed, silver-haired Mr. Harvey Bass seated across the dining room.
“Well, then why am I the one sitting beside him?” Ms. Rosa Mae protested.
“Because, I’m expecting someone else,” second cousin Mary Bell whispered while glancing at Mr. Bass, “and I want it to look like you’re with Mr. Beannie!”
As the clock nudged closer to midnight, Ms. Rosa Mae Mead accepted that despite
her efforts, she would spend this New Year’s Eve running blocker for her second cousin Mary Belle. She feared this foretold the year to come.
The countdown began, cou-ples and friends now standing by TV sets shouting down the final seconds of the Old Year, as Ms. Rosa Mead slumped, dejected, in her chair.
TEN! — Ms. Rosa Mae glanced at Mr. Beannie, who cast a wickedly flirtatious wink her direction.
NINE! — Ms. Rosa Mae glared at her second cousin Mary Belle, observing her disappointment as Mary Belle had come to realize Mr. Harvey Bass had another date this evening.
EIGHT! — Ms. Rosa Mae squeezed her hands — palms coated in a thin film of perspi-ration.
SEVEN! — Ms. Rosa Mae began to pray. She prayed for the approaching year. She prayed that she would not spend it running blocker for her second cousin Mary Belle with the likes of Mr. Beannie. She prayed that she would not spend the upcoming year entangled in a love affair with Mr. Beannie. She even prayed for Mr. Beannie. This prayer lasted all the way to TWO!
ONE! — Perhaps it was the spirit of the moment, or per-haps the good Lord intervened, casting a love spell on the peculiar pair, Mr. Beannie and second cousin Mary Belle. For as the clock struck midnight, those two brushed aside Rosa Mae and shared a New Year’s kiss — as did most everyone in the restaurant that night. Ms. Rosa Mae Mead, on the other hand, cringed at her cousin’s kiss, as her own lips remained unoccupied — that is, until she found her way to the buffet line.
As the following year unfolded, Ms. Rosa Mae Mead kept her New Year’s Resolution — she remained single. And despite Mr. Beannie’s short-comings, Ms. Mary Belle found him to be quite the suitor.
But most important, Ms. Rosa Mead was reminded on New Year’s Eve that we humans are never quite in control of our fate — even at the Country Cook Buffet.
Gina Eaves is an Epsom na-tive, a Peace College graduate and an advertising represen-tative at The Daily Dispatch. E-mail her at [email protected]
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And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sit-test in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
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“I’d rather be safe than be embarrassed. We’re very modest people but we’d be willing to go through that for security.”
Airline passenger George Hyde, of Birmingham, Ala., after he and his wife went through a full body scanner at the Salt Lake City airport.
“Rush appreciates your prayers and well wishes and will keep you updated via rushlimbaugh.com and on his radio program.”
A spokesperson for Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh after he was admitted to a Hawaii hospital after suffer-ing chest pains while on vacation.
A new year. A new beginning.Not much really happens between
11:59 p.m. New Year’s Eve and Midnight New Year’s Day to significantly impact our lives. The clock simply rolls from one minute to the next.
But there’s something about tossing out the old calendar and putting up a new one — with a fresh set of new days, new months, another new year — that just makes it all a little more dramatic.
Considering the bumpy nature of 2009 — or for that matter, the entire first decade of this new millenium — it’s nice to be starting anew.
Have we learned something from 2009 that will make the new year better?
An AP-Gfk poll released New Year’s Eve says 82 percent of Americans are optimistic about what the new year will bring for their families. That’s despite nearly two-thirds of those polled thinking their family finances will worsen or stay about the same in 2010. And less than half of the respondents actually expect the nation’s economy to improve in this new year.
Perhaps it’s our attitudes — rather than our pocketbooks — that have changed for the better.
Marcia Andrews of Blairsville , Pa., was one the respondents who was ques-tioned by the Associated Press, and she had the right idea, we think.
A high school nurse whose job was eliminated by budget cuts, she spent a quarter of a million dollars converting an old house into a bed-and-breakfast. Tour-ism dropped off and she was forced to put the house up for sale. A loss of two jobs and a loss on the stock market to go along with it.
Despite the setbacks, though, she’s expecting this year to be better than last — not only for herself but for the country at large.
Her answer: “I have to be optimistic,” she said.
“I always feel that I can pull out of things. ... I don’t know how it’s going to happen, but I think it will.”
Perhaps it’s like that old Christmas song from the 1940s, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” We’ve “muddled through somehow ... Next year, all our troubles will be out of sight.”
Optimism? Or just plain stupidity?Optimism, experts say, is good for us.
It helps us become and stay motivated. It helps maintain momentum despite our setbacks. It helps us focus on helping our situation rather than becoming wrapped in worlds of worry. The old half-full glass vs. half-empty glass argument.
We’re starting 2010 by counting most of our troubles as last year’s troubles. It’s a chance to make a new start.
We’ll opting for the half-full glass, we’ve got a new calendar and we know that 2010 is going to be a better year.
A heaping helping of fate
Gina EavEs
Daily DispaTch columnisT
Security asleep on the terrorist watchIt was just as frightening,
and in its own way even more infuriating, than the almost successful attempt to blow up Northwest Flight 253 as it approached Detroit on Christ-mas Day. I’m talking about the wholly unacceptable comment/excuse offered by this country’s secretary of supposed Home-land Security, Janet Napolita-no: “I think the important thing to recognize here is that once this incident occurred, every-thing happened as it should have.”
Wh-a-a-t? No, ma’am, with all due respect, which is little or none after so flagrant a violation of national security, or rather series of flagrant violations, the important thing to recognize here is that “this incident,” as you so discreetly put it, should never have been allowed to occur in the first place.
At one point, the secretary was claiming “the system worked,” a phrase sure to follow her wherever she goes. Dots went unconnected all over the world. And for that, Ms. Napolitano bears responsibil-ity — or certainly should as secretary of Homeland Security. A more honorable official would have offered not excuses but her resignation.
Even the lady’s reference to a murderous attack as “this inci-dent” is a sad reminder that she doesn’t even have the vocabu-lary to describe this threat, let
alone deal with it effectively.Like her boss in the White
House, Ms. Napolitano can’t bring herself to say simple phrases like Terrorist Attack, the War on Terror, and cer-tainly not Enemy Combatant. The simple truth must never be spoken. It would be undiplo-matic.
But without the right words, this administration isn’t likely to adopt the right policies to combat terror. Language is thought, and shapes actions. It would be a big step up if the commander-in-chief set the example by saying outright that we’re at war, not in a lawsuit. Oh, if only Barack Obama had room on his enemies’ list for somebody besides Fox News.
Instead, our president and commander-in-chief employs every conceivable slip-slide euphemism for the enemy — “violent extremists,” for example — to avoid calling Islamic terrorists Islamic terror-ists. Is he fighting a war or just being politically correct?
Barack Obama is supposed to be an articulate leader, yet he was reduced to saying every-thing but the right thing when he spoke to the nation about this terrorist attack on the United States — by one count, the most recent of 28 since Sep-tember 11, 2001. We are threat-ened by an enemy out to hijack not just airliners but one of the world’s great religions, yet the president’s words grow hazy
whenever he refers to those out to kill as many of us as they can. As if he didn’t dare speak some home truths.
The system worked? Everything happened
as it should have? Let us count the ways in which nothing hap-pened as it should have, though at this point the list of ways in which the system failed is still incomplete:
The highly suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallah should never have been on that plane, let alone with enough explosives to blow a hole in its side, kill as many people, and do as much damage to the United States of America as the Shoe Bomber had hoped to do back in 2001.
This suspect was in a data-base of “known or suspected terrorists,” yet he seems to have had no difficulty keeping his American visa, buying his ticket with cash, boarding a flight in Nigeria to change planes in Amsterdam, and begin his final approach.
A warning from the sus-pect’s own father, a prominent Nigerian banker, about his son’s “radicalization and as-
sociations” wasn’t enough to prevent the attack. Though the father had alerted not just Nigerian authorities in Lagos but the U.S. Embassy there. The American embassy seems to have done its part (who says the State Department is always at fault?) by passing on the warning to every official agency it could think of: all American diplomatic missions worldwide, State Department headquarters in Washington, the National Counter-Terrorism Center....
The advance notice might as well have been in all the papers. And yet Janet Napolitano and sleepy company, including the counter-terrorism center, failed counter terrorism.
If a father’s warning about his son’s radical propensities wasn’t sufficient to get our se-curity people to act, what would have been? Would the suspect have had to board the plane with a big sign on his back pro-claiming I Am a Terrorist?
For now, the standard operating procedure for airline security in this country re-mains: Ignore the obvious. Any system that treats the little old lady from Peoria the same as a Nigerian Muslim who bought his one-way ticket with cash — after his father tried to warn the authorities about the threat he represented — has left com-mon sense far behind. But it’s the rule: One must never, never profile the enemy. We might come to know who they are.
Paul GrEEnbErG
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DEAR READERS: Can you believe it’s 2010? It’s the 10th anniversary of Y2K. It seems like only yesterday... But a new year has arrived, bringing with it our chance for a new beginning.
Today is the day we discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, so with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby’s often-requested list of New Year’s Resolutions — which were adapted by my mother, Pauline Phillips, from the original credo of Al-Anon.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reach-ing goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once.
I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will be happy. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me. If my mind fills with clouds, I will chase them away and fill it with sunshine.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will accept what is. I will face reality. I will correct those things that I can correct and accept those I cannot.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will improve my mind. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concen-tration. I will not be a mental loafer.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will make a conscious effort to be agreeable. I will be kind and courteous to those who cross my path, and I’ll not speak ill of others. I will improve my appearance, speak softly, and not interrupt when someone else is talking.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will refrain from improving anybody but myself.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will do something positive to improve my health. If I’m
a smoker, I’ll quit. If I am overweight, I will eat health-fully -- if only just for today. And not only that, I will get off the couch and take a brisk walk, even if it’s only around the block.
JUST FOR TODAY: I will gather the courage to do what is right and take responsibility for my own actions.
And now, Dear Readers, I would like to share an item that was sent to me by I.J. Bhatia, a reader who lives in New Delhi, India:
DEAR ABBY: This year, no resolutions, only some guidelines. The Holy Vedas say, “Man has subjected himself to thousands of self-inflicted bondages. Wisdom comes to a man who lives according to the true eternal laws of nature.”
The prayer of St. Francis (of which there are several versions) contains a powerful message:
“Lord, make me an instru-ment of your peace:
“where there is hatred, let me sow love,
“where there is injury, pardon;
“where there is doubt, faith;
“where there is despair, hope;
“where there is darkness, light;
“and where there is sad-ness, joy.
“O Divine Master,“grant that I may not so
much seek to be consoled as to console;
“to be understood, as to understand;
“to be loved, as to love;“for it is in giving that we
receive,“it is in pardoning that we
are pardoned,“and it is in dying that we
are born to Eternal Life.”And so, Dear Readers,
may this new year bring with it peace and joy to all of you. — Love, ABBY
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pau-line Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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Today is Friday, Jan. 1, the 1st day of 2010. There are 364 days left in the year. Today is New Year’s Day.
Today’s Highlight:On Jan. 1, 1863, President
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states were free.
On this date:In 1808, a law prohibiting
the importation of slaves into the United States went into effect.
In 1890, the first Tourna-ment of Roses was held in Pasadena, Calif.
In 1892, the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opened.
In 1953, country singer Hank Williams Sr., 29, was discovered dead in the back seat of his car during a stop in Oak Hill, W.Va. while he was being driven to a concert date in Canton, Ohio.
In 1959, Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries overthrew Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista, who fled to the Dominican Republic.
In 1960, French Camer-oun became an independent republic.
In 1984, the breakup of AT&T took place as the tele-communications giant was divested of its 22 Bell System companies under terms of an antitrust agreement.
In 1994, the North Ameri-can Free Trade Agreement went into effect.
In 1999, the euro, the new single currency of 11 Euro-pean countries (later 16), officially came into existence with the start of the New Year. (The euro became legal tender on this date in 2002.)
Ten years ago: The arrival of 2000 saw
no terrorist attacks, Y2K
meltdowns or mass suicides among doomsday cults, but did see seven continents step-ping joyously and peacefully into the New Year.
Five years ago: Desperate, homeless
villagers on the tsunami-ravaged island of Sumatra mobbed American helicop-ters carrying aid as the U.S. military launched its largest operation in the region since the Vietnam War. Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, died near Daytona Beach, Fla., at age 80.
One year ago: An Israeli warplane
dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on the home of one of Hamas’ top five decision-makers, instantly killing him and 18 others. The U.S. formally transferred control of the Green Zone to Iraqi authori-ties in a pair of ceremonies that also handed back Saddam Hussein’s former palace. Russia made good on its threat to cut off all natural gas supplies to Ukraine.
Today’s Birthdays: Author J.D. Salinger is 91.
Former Sen. Ernest Hol-lings, D-S.C., is 88. Actor Ty Hardin is 80. Documentary maker Frederick Wiseman is 80. Actor Frank Langella is 72. Rock singer-musician Country Joe McDonald is 68. Writer-comedian Don No-vello is 67. Actor Rick Hurst is 64. Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is 63. Coun-try singer Steve Ripley (The Tractors) is 60. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is 56. Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 52. Actress Ren Woods is 52. Actress Dedee Pfeiffer is 46. Actress Embeth Davidtz is 44. Country singer Brian Flynn (Flynnville Train) is 44. Actor Morris Chestnut is 41. Actor Verne Troyer is 41.
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Attorney: Fort Hood suspect has more restrictions
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Fort Hood military base mass shoot-ing suspect’s attorney says his client is treated more harshly than other sol-diers suspected of crimes.
Attorney John Galligan says Maj. Nidal Hasan has excessive restrictions — including a ban on visitors when his attorneys are in his hospital room.
Fort Hood officials didn’t return calls seeking comment Thursday.
Galligan says he can’t work on Hasan’s case because he needs to meet with Hasan and one of his relatives at the same time.
Hasan is at a San Antonio military hospital, recovering from wounds that left him paralyzed.
Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premedi-
tated murder in the Nov. 5 shooting. He was shot by base police, authorities have said.
Court: State lawallows doctorsto assist suicide
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Su-preme Court says noth-ing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, paving the way for the procedure.
A year ago, a state District Court judge ruled that the state’s constitu-tional rights to privacy and dignity protect the right of terminally ill Mon-tanans to get the drugs needed to die peacefully.
But the advocates have said a decision from the Supreme Court was needed before physician-assisted suicide would be embraced by the medical community.
The Supreme Court dis-
agreed that the Montana Constitution guarantees the right. But it said in an opinion Thursday that “we find nothing in Montana Supreme Court precedent or Montana statutes indi-cating that physician aid in dying is against public policy.”
Montana becomes the third state to allow as-sisted suicides. Oregon and Washington state allow assisted suicides for terminally ill patients, with Oregon adopting the nation’s first “death with dignity” law in 1997.
CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine flu cases
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say swine flu was widespread in only four states last week, indicating the fall wave of illness is still declining.
Swine flu was wide-spread in seven states the previous week. Reported
infections have been drop-ping since a peak in late October, when 48 states reported high levels of sickness.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the new data Thursday. The four states are Delaware, Maine, New Jersey and Virginia.
CDC officials say swine flu vaccine is increasingly easy to get, with more than 118 million doses now available. They say people should still get vaccinated because there could be another wave of infections this winter.
1343 N. Garnett St., which is in an aging area between North Beckford Drive and the Interstate 85/Bypass U.S. 158 inter-change. The location also is in a highway commer-cial “A” zoning district.
The location was once an automobile dealership and was later a tractor business before becoming the site of Coverall, which was in the business of making parking roofs for vehicles.
An auto repair facility is allowed in a highway com-mercial “A” zoning district by a special use permit, but the problem has been that there is a radius of 500 feet from any house or residential district and that there is a residence behind the former Coverall building.
The City Council on Nov. 23 voted to allow auto repair facilities to obtain a special use permit with conditions, such as the radius from adjacent prop-erties, if they are located in any business district
where they are presently allowed.
In other business Tues-day, the Zoning Board of Adjustment will be consid-ering requests for special use permits by:
• Latez Bridges to allow educational services and alternative/after-school programs at 121 Young St., which is in a retail/central business zoning district. The location is across from the county’s administrative offices.
• Tommy Hester/Parkview Office Plaza to allow an off-premise advertising sign at 854 S. Beckford Drive and in a neighborhood commercial district. The sign would be at Davita Dialysis, but would be advertising other businesses within the location.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the City Coun-cil Chambers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave.
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one’s help to minimize the spread of H1N1 and this year’s seasonal flu.”
“We have worked closely with our Infection Preven-tion Department and have followed Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recom-mendations throughout this H1N1 outbreak,” Bob Singletary, President and CEO of Maria Parham said. “After consulting with other hospitals, we have decided to lift the visitation restrictions. We will keep a close look out for signs of increased flu occurrences and we will act accordingly to insure the safety of our patients and our employ-ees.”
Maria Parham’s Infection Prevention Department reminds the public that pre-vention is still the key for protection against the flu.
Flu shots keep people from getting the flu and,
in turn, keep the flu from spreading to others.
It is recommended that individuals, especially those who are at high risk, receive a flu shot.
Anyone who becomes sick should follow the CDC’s recommendation of staying home from work or school until 24 hours after the fe-ver is gone without the use of fever-reducing medica-tions.
Also, be sure to prac-tice good hand hygiene by frequent washing, using hand sanitizer if water is not available, and covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
Visiting hours for most areas of the hospital are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information on visitation, call 4438-4143.
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By CHARLES ODUMAP SPortS Writer
ATLANTA — Ryan Williams capped a brilliant first season with a record-setting game, running for two touchdowns to power Virginia Tech past Tennes-see 37-14 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Thursday night.
The Hokies (10-3) took the lead with a field goal in the final seconds of the first half and outscored Ten-nessee 20-0 in the second half on their way to a sixth straight 10-win season.
The only team with a longer active streak is Texas with nine.
Williams, a redshirt freshman, had 117 yards rushing to become Vir-ginia Tech’s single-season rushing leader with 1,655 yards. Williams also set Atlantic Coast Conference records with 21 rushing touchdowns and 22 total touchdowns this season.
Tennessee’s star running back, Montario Hardesty, could not keep up with Williams. The Volunteers’ senior had 18 carries for 39 yards and a touchdown. The Hokies outrushed Ten-nessee (7-6) 229-5.
Tennessee was hurt by two turnovers which led to 10 points for Virginia Tech, and a dropped pass that cost them a touchdown.
Rashad Carmichael intercepted a pass by Jonathan Crompton in the first quarter to set up Wil-liams’ first touchdown run. Crompton fumbled when
sacked by Nekos Brown late in the fourth quarter. John Graves recovered at the Tennessee 13 to set up Matt Waldron’s third field goal, a 22-yarder.
Virginia Tech players dumped a cooler of water on coach Frank Beamer seconds later. Virginia Tech fans in the sellout crowd of 73,777 cheered, and Beamer raised his fists in response.
Williams sat out the fourth quarter after an apparent left ankle injury.
Virginia Tech fans cheered when Williams left the trainer’s table and ran on the sideline, but Beamer gave the fourth-quarter carries to Josh Oglesby and David Wilson.
Wilson had a 3-yard touchdown run with 5:14 remaining.
Williams needed 109 yards rushing to pass Kevin Jones’ school-record record 1,647 yards in 2003.
North Carolina’s Don McCauley held the ACC marks with 19 rushing
touchdowns and 21 total in 1970. Clemson’s C.J. Spiller matched the total touchdown mark this sea-son. Georgia Tech’s Robert Lavette also rushed for 19 touchdowns in 1982.
Williams passed Jones with his seventh carry of an eight-play touchdown drive in the third quarter. He had long runs of 21 and 32 yards in the drive before setting the record on a 6-yard run to the 3.
Tyrod Taylor scored from the 1 for a 24-14 lead. Taylor completed 10 of 17 passes for 201 yards with an interception.
Crompton completed 15 of 26 passes for 235 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Waldron, who had a 21-yard field goal at the end of the first half, added a 46-yarder — the longest of his career — to push the lead to 27-14 early in the fourth quarter.
Tennessee’s had a chance to get back into it, but wide-open Denarius Moore dropped a deep pass from Crompton on the Vols’ next drive.
Williams’ third-down run from the 1 gave the Hokies a 7-0 lead. Williams scored again, this time from the 3, to push the lead to 14-0 in the second quarter. Tennessee then took the momentum.
Hardesty ran through 301-pound defensive tackle Cordarrow Thompson’s tackle for a 4-yard run to cap an 80-yard drive.
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J.F. Webb’s Toby Bellissimo, pictured above in an Oct. 8, 2009 game against Southern Vance, was the Dispatch’s selection for All-Area Soccer Player of the Year. Defending is Southern’s Joel Lopez-Hernandez, who was named to the All-Area First Team for 2009.
J.F. Webb:Toby Bellissimo, Colin Campbell, Geoff Cash (GK),
Stephen Hill, Kelby Perren
Daily Dispatch All-Area
Boys’ Soccer
N. Vance:Kevin Byrom
Joseph Falkner
Kerr-Vance:Chris MitchellDallas Smith
S. Vance:Joel Lopez-HernandezHumberto Salaazar
First Team
Kerr-Vance:John Allen
Chris FramptonParker Smith
Second Team
N. Vance:Aaron DaekeJustin MunnBlake Wade
J.F. Webb:Alex Elliott
Leland Yancey
S. Vance:Cameron Eatmon
George Richardson
Warren County:Adam Aycock
Coach of the YearAllie Urbanski, Webb
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For the second consecutive year, J.F. Webb garners the Daily Dis-patch All-Area Player and Coach
of the Year honors.In a tight decision, Warrior senior
Toby Bellissimo gets the title of Player of the Year, edging out teammate Stephen Hill and Northern Vance’s Kevin Byrom.
As the lone area public school to reach the postseason, Webb benefited from a total team effort in 2009. The Warriors lead this year’s First Team with five selections, with two more selected to the Second Team.
A talented all-around player, Bellis-simo was an orchestrator of the offense, along with fellow All-Area selection Hill.
The two created chances at crucial times during the season.
Sophomore Colin Campbell was a solid distributor, often relying on fancy footwork to elude defenders, and senior sweeper Kelby Perren was a strong defensive presence. Coach Allie Urbanski called Perren the “backbone” of the team.
Rounding out the five Warriors is goalkeeper Geoff Cash, this year’s Goal-keeper of the Year. An extremely athletic keeper, Cash was reliable as Webb’s last line of defense.
Urbanski, in her first year at the helm, is this season’s Coach of the Year. Taking over the reigns of the program from Scott Campbell, who was given the title last
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North Carolina Greensboro’s Korey Van Dussen knocks the ball from N.C. State’s Javier Gonzalez during the first half of Thursday’s game in Greensboro.
Williams leads Hokies past Vols, 37-14
One last tuneup
By JOEDy MCCREARyAP SPortS Writer
GREENSBORO — Tracy Smith scored 19 points to lead North Carolina State past North Carolina-Greensboro 89-67 on Thurs-day night.
Dennis Horner added 17 points for the Wolfpack (10-3), who established a season scoring high and shot nearly 68 percent in the second half. They never trailed, blew most of an early 15-point lead and used an overwhelming second-half spurt to cruise to their second straight win.
Ben Stywall had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Spartans (2-10). They had 21 turnovers in losing their sixth straight and falling to 0-5 against the Atlantic Coast Confer-ence — which will hold its tournament at their home arena. That’s the main reason why so many ACC schools scheduled games against UNC Greensboro.
N.C. State didn’t turn the ball over during the first 15 minutes of the sec-ond half and put the game away with a 20-4 run that began with about 13 1/2
minutes to play.Horner started the
decisive run with two free throws to make it 47-39, and his jumper at the 10-minute mark pushed the Wolfpack’s lead into double figures to stay. Freshman Scott Wood’s 3 from the cor-ner capped the burst, made it 69-47 and pushed N.C. State’s lead into the 20s for the first time.
Wood had season highs of five 3s and 15 points, and Javier Gonzalez also scored 15 for the Wolfpack, who made a strong start stand against a regional mid-ma-jor opponent for the second straight game.
Just as in the win against Winthrop two nights earlier, N.C. State raced out to a big early lead. The Wolfpack opened this one with a 23-8 run over 9 1/2 minutes, hitting 9 of 15 shots. Four of those shots belonged to Smith, and all were from point-blank range.
Then came the offensive inconsistency that at times this season has plagued N.C. State.
Facing an opponent that
Smith leads Pack past Spartans, 89-67
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By AARON BEARDAP bASketbAll Writer
DURHAM — Nolan Smith scored 23 points to help seventh-ranked Duke beat Pennsylvania 114-55 on Thursday night in its final tuneup before open-ing Atlantic Coast Confer-ence play.
Kyle Singler added 20 points for the Blue Devils (11-1), who took control of the game early en route to their fifth straight victory. Duke led by double figures in the first 5 minutes, then ran off a 23-3 run that blew the game open and turned the rest of the contest into a formality.
It was a good way for Duke to head into Sun-day’s ACC opener against Clemson, which hasn’t won at Cameron Indoor Sta-dium since 1995. The Blue Devils shot 60 percent, hit 10 of 21 3-pointers and fin-ished with a season-high scoring output to extend the Quakers’ miserable start.
It was a record day for all the wrong reasons for Penn (0-9). Duke’s 114 points were the most by an opponent, while the 59-point margin of defeat was also the worst in pro-gram history.
Jack Eggleston scored 13 points to lead Penn,
which has lost both games since Glen Miller was fired and Jerome Allen took over as interim coach.
The Quakers opened the game with a 3-pointer and scored again a minute later, but little went right after that. They went 8 1/2 minutes without a field goal — with several shots going halfway down before rattling out or roll-ing all the way around the cylinder before dropping
Blue Devils blow by Penn, 114-55
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Duke's miles Plumlee dunks against Pennsylvania during the first half of Thursday’s game in Durham.
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Above: Virginia Tech quarter-back Tyrod Taylor scrambles in the second quarter of the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Ten-nessee Thursday in Atlanta. Left: Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton fumbls as he is sacked by John Graves in the second quarter.
By NOAH TRISTERAP SPortS Writer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When Patrick Pinkney talks about graduating at East Carolina, he sounds like a grizzled old alum. After all, the Pirates’ quarterback earned an un-dergraduate degree back in 2008.
“It’s been a while,” he said.
Pinkney wasn’t ready to say goodbye, however, and when the NCAA granted him a sixth year of eligibil-ity in 2009, he came back to lead East Carolina to another Conference USA title. This weekend, he’ll try to finish his lengthy career with a win when the Pirates play Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl on Saturday.
The son of a former East Carolina defensive back, Pinkney began his career with the Pirates in 2004 — but he was a long way from taking the field. He redshirted that year, then missed the 2005 season because of a shoulder injury.
In 2006, Pinkney was on the scout team. He finally started playing in ’07, starting five games that year and 13 a season ago.
This past January, the NCAA granted him one more year, making up for time he missed while injured and giving East Carolina a 23-year-old quarterback for team-
mates to tease in 2009.“Pat knows he’s old,”
wide receiver Dwayne Harris said. “He doesn’t get offended by it.”
Arkansas’ quarterback, Ryan Mallett, has been in college three years. He’s already played his way into NFL draft discussion. Mallett played at Michi-gan in 2007, sat out last season after transferring to Arkansas and has put up big numbers for the Razorbacks in 2009.
Contrast that with Pinkney, who didn’t play a down his first three years with East Carolina.
“I don’t know how he did it,” said Mallett, who grew restless while sit-ting out his one season at Arkansas. “I couldn’t do that, man.”
Despite his experience, Pinkney needed to make an adjustment this season. The Pirates started 3-3 be-fore winning six of seven, including a 38-32 victory over Houston for their second straight Conference USA championship.
“Patrick, being a sixth-year quarterback, tried to do too much early in the year. He put too much on his shoulders,” East Carolina coach Skip Holtz said. “As the year went on, Patrick settled down. He went back to making the read, taking what the defense gives him and not trying to go over the top and force the ball for a touchdown.”
That was obvious in the Conference USA title game. Houston’s Case Keenum threw for 527 yards and five touch-downs, but he was also intercepted three times. Pinkney, meanwhile, threw for 262 yards and a touchdown but wasn’t intercepted.
“Patrick’s biggest strength is he is so even keeled. He doesn’t get rattled or down,” Holtz said. “But Patrick’s biggest weakness is he’s very even keeled. He’s not emotional, he’s not a real fiery guy. ... But having a guy with his decision making helps you do a lot more with your offense.”
Pinkney received a de-gree in health fitness and says he’s started working toward his masters, but he’d also like to play in the NFL and doesn’t feel he should have to switch positions. Pinkney is only 6 feet tall, but he can point to another former East Carolina player for
inspiration — Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson.
“A lot of people thought he wasn’t going to play running back in the league because of his size,” Pinkney said. “He’s the leading rusher in the NFL.”
Before worrying about the pros, Pinkney will play one final college game, and it won’t be an easy one. East Carolina lost in the Liberty Bowl last season to Kentucky on a late fumble return.
Now, the Pirates will face another Southeastern Conference team — and one that is playing close to home.
Win or lose, Pinkney expects an exciting end to his six-year odyssey.
“I’m going to miss it,” Pinkney said. “It’s the memories of your team-mates. It’s going to be emotional after this last game here. Obviously I’m going to soak it in and play my best.”
By TIM KORTEAP SPortS Writer
EL PASO, Texas — Ryan Broyles set a Sun Bowl record with three touchdown receptions and Landry Jones passed for 418 yards to lead Oklahoma past Heisman runner-up Toby Gerhart and No. 19 Stanford 31-27 on Thursday.
Broyles finished with 156 yards receiving and set Oklahoma’s single-game record with 13 receptions in front of a Sun Bowl record crowd of 53,713. Jones completed 30 of 51 with one interception and connected with Broyles on TD strikes of 30, 13 and 6 yards.
Gerhart, who led the na-tion with 1,736 yards rush-ing, ran for 135 and scored two TDs in the first half.
Oklahoma (8-5) rallied with 14 straight points in the third quarter, then held on after Patrick O’Hara missed a 32-yard field goal try with 3:19 remaining. Stanford (8-5) got a final
opportunity but turned it over on downs, starting a celebration for fans wear-ing crimson and cream.
Broyles also had 47 yards returning four punts. But he fumbled a punt that helped Stanford draw closer early in the fourth quarter.
The Cardinal pulled to 31-27 on a 22-yard field goal by Nate Whitaker, capping a series that began
when Broyles mishandled a punt. Oklahoma protested because Stanford’s Johnson Bademosi hit Broyles just as the ball arrived, but officials gave possession to the Cardinal.
Gerhart found the run-ning tough against the nation’s No. 7 rushing de-fense. He carried 32 times, averaged 4.2 per attempt, and his longest run was a 26-yard gain in the fourth
quarter.Stanford’s Tavita Prit-
chard, who threw three passes in four games this season, made his 20th ca-reer start because standout freshman Andrew Luck wasn’t ready after surgery to repair a broken right index finger. Pritchard was 8 of 19 for 118 yards and was intercepted twice.
Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh had indicated a day earlier that Luck, who threw for 2,575 yards passing, might play, but Luck stood on the sidelines wearing street clothes and a headset.
Jones took over as Okla-homa’s quarterback after former Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford was injured in an opening loss to BYU. An injury-plagued season included the loss of defensive tackle Adrian Taylor, who left the Sun Bowl with his left wrapped in an air cast.
Stanford was making its first bowl appearance since losing to Georgia Tech in the 2001 Seattle Bowl.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird and his younger brother, New York Yankees infield prospect Brandon Laird, were arrested fol-lowing a brawl in the lounge area of Phoenix’s NBA arena, according to police.
Phoenix police said Gerald Laird, 30, was cited for assault Wednesday night and 22-year-old Brandon Laird was cited for disorderly conduct. Police said the Lairds and a third man were arrested at U.S. Airways Arena after the fight during the Phoenix Suns-Boston Celtics game.
Police said arena security previously contacted the group of men about their loud behavior. Two of the men were allowed back into the lounge after a con-versation with security, but a melee broke out shortly afterward and the Laird brothers allegedly assaulted the security guards.
Gerald Laird lives in suburban Peoria in the offseason. Brandon Laird is considered one of the top infield prospects in the Yankees farm system and played for the Surprise Rafters in the Arizona Fall League this year.
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Marlon Byrd, Cubs agree on three-year deal
CHICAGO (AP) — Outfielder Marlon Byrd agreed Thursday to a three-year contract with the Chicago Cubs.
Byrd hit .283 with 20 homers and 89 RBIs last season for the Texas Rangers. and will likely take over in center from Kosuke Fukudome, who would move to right field full-time after the trade of troubled Milton Bradley to Seattle.
Byrd is a career .279 hitter with 60 homers and 335 RBIs in 785 major league games with Philadel-phia, Washington and Texas. He will be reunited with former Texas hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo, who is now in the same position with the Cubs. In three seasons working with Jaramillo in Texas, Byrd bat-ted .295 with 40 homers and 212 RBIs.
Byrd led the Rangers in game-winning RBI last season with 12 and hit .333 with runners in scoring position.
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League fines Titans coordinator $20K
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NFL has fined Tennessee defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil $20,000 for prohibited verbal abuse of a game official as a result of his sideline comments in the Titans’ 42-17 loss to San Diego on Christmas night.
The Titans had just been flagged for roughing Philip Rivers when an official heard Cecil say some-thing. The Titans were penalized another 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Coach Jeff Fisher defended his first-year coordi-nator, saying Cecil was overheard talking to fellow coaches on his headset. Fisher said Thursday after practice that Cecil will explain who he was talking to when he appeals the fine. Fisher again declined to discuss what Cecil said and that coaches usually get warnings.
“Hopefully, it’ll be recognized as a misunderstand-ing,” Fisher said.
ESPN.com first reported the fine.
Winning Tickets
RALEIGH — These numbers were drawn Thursday by the North Carolina Lottery:Early Pick 3: 5-6-7Late Pick 3: 9-0-7Pick 4: 8-9-1-5
Cash 5: 30-16-8-22-17RICHMOND, Va. —
These numbers were drawn Thursday after-noon by the Virginia Lottery:Pick 3: 5-0-1Pick 4: 5-5-0-2Cash 5: 6-24-26-30-32
These numbers were drawn Thursday night:Pick 3: 5-9-6Pick 4: 5-5-6-0Cash 5: 5-6-22-23-32
Friday, Jan. 1COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11 a.m.n ESPN — Outback Bowl, North-western vs. Auburn, at Tampa, Fla. 1 p.m.n ABC — Capital One Bowl, Penn St. vs. LSU, at Orlando, Fla.n CBS — Gator Bowl, Florida St. vs. West Virginia, at Jacksonville, Fla. 5 p.m.n ABC — Rose Bowl, Ohio St. vs.
Oregon, at Pasadena, Calif. 8:30 p.m.n FOX — Sugar Bowl, Florida vs. Cincinnati, at New Orleans
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2:30 p.m.n ESPN — West Virginia at Purdue
NHL HOCKEY 1 p.m.n NBC — Philadelphia at Boston (Fenway Park)
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Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray leaps over the line to score a touchdown during the third quarter of the Sun Bowl against Stanford in El Paso, Texas Thursday.
Broyles’ big day leads OU past Stanford
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By STEPHEN HAWKINSAP SPortS Writer
FORT WORTH, Texas — Asher Clark and Jared Tew each ran for more than 100 yards with two touchdowns and Air Force’s top-ranked pass defense had six inter-ceptions against Case Keenum, leading the Falcons to a 47-20 vic-tory over Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl on Thursday.
Air Force’s plan to limit Keenum and the nation’s most explosive offense worked almost flawlessly. The Falcons (8-5) ran for 402 yards to go with Tim Jefferson’s effective passing (10 of 14 for 161 yards), holding the ball for 41 minutes and then coming up with the big defensive plays.
Anthony Wright had three interceptions, and Chris Thomas had two picks to go with his 12 tackles.
Keenum, who leads the nation in yards pass-ing, was 24 of 41 with a season-low 222 yards and a touchdown for the Cougras (10-4). The six picks were a career high. In his other 13 games this season, he had only nine interceptions while throwing for 5,449 yards
and 43 touchdowns.After Air Force went
ahead on Clark’s 36-yard TD to cap the open-ing drive of the game, Keenum’s first pass attempt deflected off his falling receiver and was intercepted by Wright. That set up Tew’s 6-yard TD run for a 14-0 lead.
Tew finished with 26 carries for 173 yards, He had a 71-yard TD with 3:32 left in the game after Keenum tossed his fifth interception.
Clark had 17 carries for 129 yards for the Fal-cons, who had lost in the Armed Forces Bowl the past two seasons, includ-ing 34-28 to Houston a year ago. Air Force had lost three postseason games since winning in the 2000 Silicon Valley Bowl.
The Cougars, who got a return trip to Fort Worth after losing to East Carolina in the C-USA championship game when Keenum threw five TDs and three interceptions, missed their first 11-win season since 1979.
Houston’s bowl win last year capped coach Kevin Sumlin’s debut season and snapped an eight-game postseason losing streak that had spanned 28 years.
Falcons hit the ground running in win over Houston
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Air Force quarterback Tim Jefferson hands the ball off to run-ning back Jared Tew during the first half of the Armed Forces Bowl Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas.
Tech coach who criticized James now offers support
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas Tech assistant who criticized Adam James in hopes of saving Mike Leach’s job said Thursday the son of the ESPN ana-lyst has his support in the wake of the head coach’s firing.
Acting offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley stopped short, however, of saying whether he wants the sophomore wide receiver back next season.
“It’s on him and his family,” Riley said. “I can’t really comment on that because I don’t know. I can’t think about that right now. I got to be thinking about Michigan State.”
In a letter last week to Texas Tech administrators Riley called James “unusually lazy and entitled.” The school fired Leach on Wednesday after allegations that he mistreated James’ concussion.
“I told (James) I know we’re on different sides of the fence on this deal, but he’s still my player,” Riley said.
“All the threats to him and his family are ridicu-lous. I told him if he needs help as far as feeling endangered in any way, I’ll help him out any way I can.”
college FooTBall
Pinkney wrapping up sixth year at East Carolina
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year, Urbanski led the Warriors to the playoffs as a No. 4 seed out of the competitive Carolina 3A Conference, which saw its top two teams advance to the fourth round.
After hitting a losing streak midway through the season, the Warriors picked it up when confer-ence play began, finishing with conference wins over Northern and Southern Vance, as well as Orange.
Also named to this year’s team: Kevin Byrom and Joseph Falkner (Northern Vance)
A contender for Player of the Year, Byrom was the go-to guy for Northern Vance. The Vikings were a much better team than their conference record indicated, and as the lead-
ing goal scorer, Byrom was a primary reason Northern Vance remained com-petitive against the stout competition.
Falkner’s biggest asset has always been his big foot, whether on the soccer pitch or on the football field. Falkner was the No. 1 choice to take a free kick, but on more than one opportunity, showed off his footwork by juking and driving around defenders and scoring goals.
Chris Mitchell and Dallas Smith (Kerr-Vance)
KVA may have a good soccer player for years to come with Smith, a fresh-man midfielder who is one of only two ninth graders on this year’s First Team. Smith was a solid offensive
presence, and was also selected All-Conference in the Eastern Plains Inde-pendent Conference.
Mitchell was good on the field this year, but de-serves special recognition for stepping up in place of injured goalkeeper Ric Davis a little past mid-way through the season. Davis was impressive in goal before his injury, but there didn’t seem to be any dropoff when Mitchell took over at the position.
Joel Lopez-Hernan-dez and Humberto Sa-laazar (Southern Vance)
There may not be a better on-the-ball player in the area than Lopez-Her-nandez. A strong passer and finisher, Lopez-Her-nandez provided a con-stant scoring threat from
the middle of the Raider attack.
Salaazar was a fresh-man sensation for the Raiders. A game-changer on the pitch, Raider coach Mike Rotolo said of Salaazar after an Oct. 26 game with Chapel Hill, “when he’s not creating chances, he’s drawing so much attention, it’s mak-ing opportunities for other kids.”
Selected on this year’s Second Team are: John Allen, Chris Framp-ton and Parker Smith (KVA); Aaron Daeke, Justin Munn and Blake Wade (N. Vance); Alex Elliott and Leland Yancey (Webb); Cameron Eatmon and George Richardson (S. Vance); Adam Aycock (Warren County).
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Dubinsky’s goal leads Rangers over Canes ACC HOOPS
By CHRIS DUNCANap sporTs WriTer
HOUSTON — Ricky Dobbs ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns and Navy manhandled Missouri with its triple-option offense in a 35-13 win over the Tigers in the Texas Bowl on Thursday.
Dobbs also threw a touchdown pass to Bobby Doyle and Marcus Curry ran for a score as the Midshipmen (10-4) rushed for 385 yards against Mis-souri’s 12th-ranked run defense. Navy won time of possession by nearly 22 minutes and ran 81 offen-sive plays to only 57 for the Tigers.
Blaine Gabbert threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to Danario Alexander on Missouri’s second play from scrimmage, but the Tigers mustered only 298 yards the rest of the game — largely because they only had the ball for just over 19 minutes.
Gabbert also threw two interceptions and was sacked four times as Missouri (8-5) lost for the second time in its last five bowl appearances.
Alexander, who led the nation in receiving yards
coming into the game, took a short pass from Gab-bert and outran the Navy defense just 24 seconds into the game. It was Alexan-der’s 14th TD catch of the season and eighth covering more than 50 yards.
The Tigers knew what to expect from Navy’s offense and still couldn’t stop it.
Dobbs broke a 24-yard run on Navy’s second pos-session, diving into the end zone with 2:58 left in the first quarter. It was Dobbs’ 25th touchdown run of the year, adding to his NCAA single-season record for a quarterback.
Tigers’ defensive end Al-don Smith sacked Dobbs on
the first play of the second quarter, setting a Missouri record with his 12th sack of the season.
Dobbs wasn’t sacked again, and the Midshipmen drove to the Missouri 22 late in the half. Dobbs ran up the middle, but Missouri safety Jasper Simmons forced a fumble just before Dobbs crossed the goal line and the Tigers recovered in the end zone.
It only slowed down the Middies temporarily.
Missouri’s Derrick Wash-ington fumbled on the next play, Navy recovered and Dobbs scored on a 12-yard run with 45 seconds left before halftime.
Gabbert’s 36-yard pass to Washington set up Grant Ressel’s 31-yard field goal on the last play before the break to make it 14-10.
But Navy had already set the tone for the game, rush-ing for 216 yards in the first half and holding the ball for more than 21 minutes.
Dobbs’ 3-yard touchdown pass to Doyle finished the first drive of the third quar-ter and put Navy up 21-10.
Navy’s Ross Pospisil picked off Gabbert’s pass near midfield on Missouri’s next play. Gabbert had not thrown an intercep-
tion since a 36-17 win over Colorado on Oct. 31.
Missouri only slowed down Navy’s offense when the Midshipmen made mistakes. Dobbs fumbled the snap on fourth-and-1 from the Missouri 3, and the Tigers’ offense finally got back on the field.
Wes Kemp caught a short pass and got help from several blocks on a 56-yard gain to the Navy 9. The drive stalled there and Ressel kicked another 31-yarder to make it 21-13.
Dobbs threw a 47-yard pass to Curry on Navy’s next play. Dobbs joined Craig Candeto (2003) as the only Midshipmen to run and pass for over 1,000 yards in a season.
Curry ran 11 yards for a touchdown on the next snap, finishing Navy’s second-fastest touchdown drive of the season (35 seconds).
Dobbs, named the game’s most valuable player, finished one more time-consuming drive with a 1-yard touchdown run with 4:56 left.
The Midshipmen went 6-0 this season and im-proved to 41-5 over the last seven years when they’ve scored at least 30 points.
Dobbs leads Navy to bowl win over Missouri
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navy quarterback Ricky Dobbs celebrates with vonn Banks following their Texas Bowl win over Missouri Thursday.
Cyclones hold off Gophers for 14-13 win
By ANDREW BAGNATOap college FooTball WriTer
TEMPE, Ariz. — Alex-ander Robinson ran for 137 yards, and Austen Arnaud threw for one touchdown and ran for another as Iowa State defeated Minnesota 14-13 in the Insight Bowl on Thursday night, capping the Cyclones’ first win-ning season since 2005.
The Cyclones (7-6) overcame four turnovers
by Arnaud, who threw two interceptions and lost two fumbles.
Iowa State won for the third time in 10 bowl games — and the second in Arizona.
Minnesota’s Adam Weber threw for 261 yards and a score, and Kyle Theret picked off two passes for the Golden Gophers (6-7), who became the first three-time Insight Bowl loser.
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iowa state tight end Derrick Catlett and Minnesota defen-sive back Kim Royston put hands to one another’s face masks in the second quarter of the insight Bowl Thursday in Tempe, ariz.
Deacs get OT win over Richmond
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Wake Forest’s David Weaver and Richmond’s Darrius Gar-rett struggle for possession of the ball during Thursday’s game in Winston-salem.
Wake Forest 74, Richmond 68, OTWINSTON-SALEM,
(AP) — Al-Farouq Aminu scored eight of his 16 points in overtime to lift Wake Forest to a 74-68 victory over Richmond on Thursday night.
Ishmael Smith added 13 points, Chas McFar-land had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and L.D. Wil-liams had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the De-mon Deacons (10-2), who overcame an eight-point deficit midway through the first half to win their sixth straight.
Kevin Anderson scored a career-high 31 points for the Spiders (10-4), including a layup with 1:36 left in the second half that put Richmond ahead 62-60.
But the Demon Dea-cons tied the score on C.J. Harris’ layup with 41.9 seconds remaining, and Wake Forest missed a chance to win in regula-tion when McFarland’s tip in off Williams’ off-balance jumper was ruled to have come after the buzzer.
Justin Harper added 10 points for Richmond, which has now lost 17 straight to the Demon Deacons dating back to the 1990-91 season.
No. 22 Florida St. 81, Alabama A&M 34TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
(AP) — Deividas Dulkys matched his career high with 19 points, and No. 22 Florida State routed Alabama A&M 81-34 on Thursday.
The Bulldogs’ 34 points were the fewest the Seminoles (12-2, 1-0 ACC) have allowed in Civic Center history and the fewest overall since beating Memphis 35-34 on March 2, 1979.
Alabama A&M (3-5) scored just 10 second-half points, shooting 25.9 percent for the game and committing 22 turnovers.
Xavier Gibson added a career-high 17 points for Florida State, and Michael Snaer had 10. Guard Derwin Kitchen had a career-high 10 as-sists for the Seminoles.
Bo Amusa led Alabama A&M with 14 points.
harmlessly off the rim — while the Blue Devils had no such offensive troubles.
Smith buried a jumper from the left corner to make it 16-6 early in the Quakers’ drought. A few minutes later, Miles Plumlee’s dunk started a run of 11 straight scor-ing possessions for the Blue Devils, who got 3s from Jon Scheyer and Andre Dawkins before Brian Zoubek’s inside score pushed the lead to 40-11 with 8:30 left before
halftime.Penn played the Blue
Devils even the rest of the half and trailed 58-29 at the break, though Allen — frustrated by several borderline calls that went against the Quakers — picked up a technical foul for arguing with officials.
Things were no better in the second half, with Duke steadily increasing the margin and cracking the 100-point mark on a free throw from freshman Mason Plumlee with 5:42
to play.Scheyer finished with
19 points and a career-high 11 assists for the Blue Devils, while Plum-lee finished with a season-high 18 points. It was Duke’s national-best 76th straight nonconference home win and its 36th consecutive home victory against an unranked op-ponent.
The game drew Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington, whose son, Malcolm, is a freshman
walk-on for the Quakers. Washington kept a low profile in college basket-ball’s notoriously hostile arena, wearing a dark blue Penn hat and sitting a couple of rows behind the scorer’s table near the Penn bench.
He did, however, ac-knowledge the Cameron Crazies by tipping his hat after they started chant-ing his name during a second-half timeout with the Blue Devils leading by 40 points.
DEVILS, from page 1Bhas grown increasingly comfortable against ACC teams, the Wolfpack went nearly 7 1/2 minutes between field goals and allowed the Spartans to get back in the game.
UNC Greensboro used a 16-4 burst led by its guards to cut it to 27-24 with roughly 2 1/2 min-utes left, and trailed 32-28 at the break on Brandon Evans’ 15-footer about a second before the buzzer.
Evans had 14 points, Korey Van Dussen scored
12 points and Brian Cole finished with 10 for UNC Greensboro, which at least has made progress against the power-conference teams on the schedule. For the second straight game, the Spartans kept things competitive for a while after halftime.
They were coming off a 15-point loss to Wake Forest and face Maryland on Sunday in the final game of their pseudo-ACC schedule.
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RALEIGH (AP) — Brandon Dubinsky’s goal at 11:49 of the third gave the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
Dubinsky, who called New York’s 6-0 home loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday the worst NHL game he has ever played, scored the winner off an assist from Marian Gaborik.
Gaborik, who has 26 goals this season, is the fourth NHL player to reach 50 points this sea-son. He assisted on both goals.
Erik Christensen, moved up to center the top line between Gaborik and Dubinsky, added a goal and an assist. Those were his first two points of the season.
The Rangers outshot the Hurricanes 35-18, and Henrik Lundqvist earned his 17th win.
Carolina’s Cam Ward fell to 5-14-5.
Carolina (10-23-7), last in the NHL with 27 points, fell to 1-8-2 when tied after two periods.
Joni Pitkanen scored for Carolina on a 4-on-3 power play at 11:08 of the first when his shot from the slot bounced
off Lundqvist’s back and over the goal line. Ray Whitney had the primary assist.
Christensen tied it during the Rangers’ 5-on-3 power play at 17:36 of the first. He fired a rebound of Gaborik’s shot over Ward’s left shoulder.
Carolina had a goal
disallowed at 10:18 of the second, when it was ruled that a puck that bounced off Brandon Sutter’s chest went in be-cause of Sutter’s contact with Lundqvist.
Eric Staal had an as-sist on Pitkanen’s goal, giving him eight points in three games.
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new York center Chris Drury steals the puck away from Carolina defenseman aaron Ward during the second period of Thursday’s game in Raleigh.
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By MARK LONGap sporTs WriTer
NEW ORLEANS — Call it the Interim Bowl, the Bizarro Bowl or the Distrac-tion Bowl.
Any of them would be appropriate.
Between Urban Meyer’s health concerns and un-certain future and Cin-cinnati’s lame-duck staff following the departure of Brian Kelly, the Sugar Bowl has more coach-ing chaos than any other postseason matchup. The No. 4 Bearcats (12-0) and fifth-ranked Gators (12-1) will try to restore order — if only for a few hours — Fri-day night in The Big Easy.
“At least we know what direction our program’s go-ing,” Cincinnati cornerback Brad Jones said. “We have a new coach. He’s been in the background watch-ing. He hasn’t coached us, but we’re good on our end. Those guys, it’s kind of up in the air with them.”
That could be an under-statement. Meyer resigned Saturday, then rescinded it less than 20 hours later. Instead, he is taking an in-definite leave of absence af-ter the Sugar Bowl in hopes of finding a way to alleviate recurring chest pains. His decision leaves the Gators in coaching limbo.
Interim coach-in-waiting Steve Addazio will take over next week, and try to salvage the program’s re-cruiting class and maintain some continuity. Although Meyer said he expects to be back next fall, several un-answered questions remain about his absence.
How long will he be gone? Can he really not be involved? What happens if he decides he can’t return?
Meyer’s health domi-nated news conferences all week. Sure, there was talk about Florida wanting to
bounce back from a crush-ing loss to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game, about quarterback Tim Tebow’s final college game and about defensive end Carlos Dunlap’s return from a one-game suspension that was punishment for his drunk driving arrest.
But Florida’s coaching situation overshadowed the undefeated Bearcats and all other story lines, including Meyer facing his alma mat-er for the first time. Meyer lettered as a defensive back at Cincinnati in 1984, met his wife there and still has ties to the school. His sister, Gigi, works there as an as-sistant provost.
Details about Meyer’s health have been scarce. He acknowledged Thursday he wanted to hide news about his hospital visit because he didn’t want to alarm his children and his players. Meyer also declined to reveal what doctors told him about his condition or possible treatments.
Players, meanwhile, said the 45-year-old coach was starting to get back to normal.
“He’s going to be OK,”
Tebow said. “It’s tough. Physically is just what you worry about, with every-thing with his heart. But I know emotionally he’ll be OK. He loves his family, so getting away with his family and just recovering and getting back and not putting as much stress on him will help a lot, help his heart condition with that.
“That’s honestly our No. 1 worry — his physical body just holding up. Mentally and everything, he’ll be just fine.”
The Gators have had four weeks to regroup from a 32-13 loss to Alabama that snapped their school-record, 22-game winning streak and ended any chance of repeating as national champions.
Florida insists its Sugar Bowl appearance won’t end up like Alabama’s trip here last year. Undefeated Utah thumped the Crimson Tide 31-17.
“We’ve got to show America that we’re still one of the nation’s best and we just had a bad day,” safety Ahmad Black said.
Cincinnati may have even more to prove.
The Bearcats are mak-
ing their second straight appearance in a BCS bowl and are looking for con-siderably better results than last year’s 20-7 loss to Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. Tony Pike threw four interceptions in that one.
Cincinnati has a chance to complete the program’s first perfect season, which would be a huge starting point for the new coaching staff. Kelly accepted the Notre Dame job Dec. 10 and chose not to coach Cincin-nati in the Sugar Bowl. Sev-eral players lashed out at his decision, but they have calmed down considerably since. The coaching staff, though, is still unsettled.
Offensive coordinator Jeff Quinn was named interim coach, but has since been named the head coach at Buffalo. Central Michi-gan’s Butch Jones was hired to replace Kelly. He already has moved into his office, decided to retain just one assistant from Kelly’s regime and is expected to attend Friday’s game.
“It certainly does impose challenges in a lot of differ-ent ways,” Bearcats passing game coordinator Charley Molnar said. “When you lose General Patton and re-place him with a sergeant, there could certainly be a change in the discipline among the troops. ... Any time there’s change, there’s always questions.”
Coaching uncertainty dominates Sugar Bowl
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Florida coach Urban Meyer shakes hands with Cincinnati coach Jeff Quinn as they pose with the Sugar Bowl trophy in new Orleans thursday. Florida will meet Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl today.
By TIM REyNOLDSap sporTs WriTer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For Bobby Bowden, the last month has been both gratifying and uncomfort-able.
Never in his 34 years at Florida State, his 44 years as a head coach — shoot, his 80 years of living — has Bowden coveted the type of attention he’s received since it became known that his career was coming to a close. Not the two national champion-ships, the 388 wins, his name etched on the Semi-noles’ field, nothing made him embrace the notion by just about everyone cross-ing his path.
“He’s our hero,” said Jimbo Fisher, who’ll replace Bowden as coach next week.
Whether Bowden likes it or not, a hero’s send-off awaits on Friday, when he leads Florida State for the last time.
Could there be a better tribute for a history buff like Bowden? His path be-gan at West Virginia, and it’ll be those 18th-ranked Mountaineers (9-3) on the opposite sideline Friday, facing the Seminoles (6-6) in the Gator Bowl, the 522nd and final game of Bowden’s life as a football coach.
“I really couldn’t think of a more fitting situation,” Bowden said. “I hope that the West Virginians enjoy it as much as I do.”
Oh, they will.Bill Stewart wouldn’t
have it any other way.The Mountaineers coach
knows he’s wearing the black hat, the person with the job of lining up across from one of his mentors — Bowden allowed the 177-pound linebacker and long snapper to walk onto his West Virginia team in 1970 — and spoiling the ending of a storied career. There’s a 10-win season at stake for West Virginia, but even Stewart knows it all takes a back seat to witnessing history.
“Our guys, they know what they’re up against,” Stewart said. “Each and every coach, support staff and most importantly the Florida State Seminole players are going to do everything they can to send this great, great hu-man being and coach out with a win. Our players know it. I’m not going to dwell on it. They know it’s not another football game. It’s an important football game.”
Bowden has done very little in the way of coach-ing since the team arrived in Jacksonville, simply because he’s been tugged countless other directions.
A quick interview here. Autograph seekers there. Photos every few steps, almost no matter where he is. Breakfasts, lunches, dinners in his honor. A parade to grand marshal.
“To us, losing this game, losing Coach Bowden’s last game, that’s not an option,” Florida State quarterback E.J. Manuel said.
Even the West Vir-ginia players realize the
significance, although they acknowledge feeling a bit slighted on the attention meter.
“All the work he’s put in throughout his career, the attention he’s getting in this game is deserved,” Mountaineers linebacker Reed Williams said. “He’s a legendary coach and it’s truly an honor to be playing in his last game, against him and his guys. But there’s two football teams in this game. We know that and they know that.”
The last pregame celebratory event comes Friday morning, a pre-game walk where Bowden will lead the Seminoles through throngs of fans and well-wishers into the stadium. City officials are bracing for hours-long traf-fic headaches.
Somehow, Bowden is worried no one will show up.
“I hope somebody’s there,” Bowden said. “You ever try to slap a hand and there ain’t one there?”
The outpouring of accolades Bowden has received this week comes tinged in some irony, since the past few seasons at Florida State have been difficult. Many moves were questioned, Bowden always was getting asked about his retirement plans and it all — combined with plenty of losing, at a clip like Bowden never expe-rienced before — began to take a toll.
Bowden wanted to coach at least one more year, then announced Dec. 1 that he would retire. But Thursday, he said that he feels so strong and spry that if a five-year contract was offered, he would have immediately accepted.
“But I didn’t win dadgum games to deserve it,” Bowden said.
So it’s one last game, and then Fisher’s time at the controls begins.
“The first thing I’ll do is not try to be Bobby Bowden,” Fisher said. “There’s only one Bobby Bowden. There’ll never be another Bobby Bowden. You try to learn from everybody. History’s our greatest teacher, in my opinion. And the big thing is, be myself. Apply some principles and values they taught me, but then be myself.”
Bowden will graciously let that happen. He’ll watch Florida State games from afar, at least for the next year he said, just to ensure that no one thinks he’s looking over Fisher’s shoulder.
“It’s his time,” Bowden said.
And for Florida State, that meant it was time to bid Bowden a long farewell.
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Florida State head football coach Bobby Bowden waves to spectators as the Grand Marshal of the Gator Bowl parade in downtown Jacksonville, Fla., thursday.
Bowden set for an emotional farewell
<AP> FBC 2009 10 BOWL MATCHUPS FIX 121709: FBC bowl game logos with team helmets; stand-alone; various sizes; WJC; EST 6 p.m.</AP>
(6-6) (8-4 ) (7-5) (9-3) (9-3) (8-4) (7-5) (8-4) (9-4) (6-6) (8-4) (9-3)
(8-4) (8-4)
NEW MEXICO BOWLAlbuquerque, N.M.
Dec. 19, 2009; 4:30 p.m. EST
HAWAII BOWLHonolulu
Dec. 24, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
MEINEKE BOWLCharlotte, N.C.
Dec. 26, 2009; 4:30 p.m. EST
EMERALD BOWLSan Francisco
Dec. 26, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
INDEPENDENCE BOWLShreveport, La.
Dec. 28, 2009; 5 p.m. EST
CHAMPS SPORTS BOWLOrlando, Fla.
Dec. 29, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWLBirmingham, Ala.
Jan. 2, 2010; 2 p.m. EST
Alabama vs. Texas(13-0) (13-0)
BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPPasadena, Calif.
Jan. 7, 2010; 8 p.m. EST
FIESTA BOWLGlendale, Ariz.
Jan. 4, 2010; 8 p.m. EST
ALAMO BOWLSan Antonio
Jan. 2, 2010; 9 p.m. EST
OUTBACK BOWLTampa, Fla.
Jan. 1, 2010; 11 a.m. EST
HOLIDAY BOWLSan Diego
Dec. 30, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
Wyoming vs. Fresno State
Southern Cal vs. Boston College
(7-5) (10-3)Air Force vs. Houston
(12-1) (12-0)Florida vs. Cincinnati S. Florida vs. Northern Illinois
(8-4) (9-4)Missouri vs. Navy
(6-6) (6-6)Minnesota vs. Iowa State
(9-3) (7-5)Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
(8-4) (7-5)Northwestern vs. Auburn
(10-2) (9-3)Penn State vs. LSU
(6-6) (9-3)Florida State vs. West Virginia
(10-2) (10-2)Ohio State vs. Oregon
(8-5) (7-5)Clemson vs. Kentucky
(6-6) (7-5)Texas A&M vs. Georgia
(9-3) (6-6)Temple vs. UCLA
(9-3) (9-3)Miami vs. Wisconsin
(7-5) (7-5)Bowling Green vs. Idaho
(9-4) (8-4)Nebraska vs. Arizona
(8-4) (7-5)Stanford vs. Oklahoma
(8-4) (8-4 )Rutgers vs. UCF
ST. PETERSBURG BOWLSt. Petersburg, Fla.
Dec. 19, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
Southern Miss. vs. Middle Tenn.
NEW ORLEANS BOWLNew Orleans
Dec. 20, 2009, 8 p.m. EST
POINSETTIA BOWLSan Diego
Dec. 23, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWLDetroit
Dec. 26, 2009; 1 p.m. EST
MUSIC CITY BOWLNashville, Tenn.
Dec. 27, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
EAGLEBANK BOWLWashington, D.C.
Dec. 29, 2009; 4:30 p.m. EST
BRUT SUN BOWLEl Paso, Texas
Dec. 31, 2009, Noon EST
ARMED FORCES BOWLFort Worth, Texas
Dec. 31, 2009, Noon EST
TEXAS BOWLHouston
Dec. 31, 2009; 3:30 p.m. EST
INSIGHT BOWLTempe, Ariz.
Dec. 31, 2009; 6 p.m. EST
CHICK-FIL-A BOWLAtlanta
Dec. 31, 2009; 7:30 p.m. EST
CAPITAL ONE BOWLOrlando, Fla.
Jan. 1, 2010; 1 p.m. EST
GATOR BOWLJacksonville, Fla.
Jan. 1, 2010; 1 p.m. EST
ROSE BOWLPasadena, Calif.
Jan. 1, 2010; 5 p.m. EST
SUGAR BOWLNew Orleans
Jan. 1, 2010; 8:30 p.m. EST
INTERNATIONAL BOWLToronto
Jan. 2, 2010, Noon EST
(7-5) (7-5)Oklahoma St. vs. Mississippi
(9-3) (8-4)Connecticut vs. S. Carolina
(7-5) (7-5)East Carolina vs. Arkansas
(9-4) (7-5)Michigan State vs. Texas Tech
(6-6) (8-4)Boise State vs. TCU(13-0) (12-0)
Iowa vs. Georgia Tech(10-2) (11-2)
COTTON BOWLDallas
Jan. 2, 2010; 2 p.m. EST
LIBERTY BOWLMemphis, Tenn.
Jan. 2, 2010; 5:30 p.m. EST
ORANGE BOWLMiami, Fla.
Jan. 5, 2010; 8 p.m. EST
Cent. Michigan vs. Troy(11-2) (9-3)
GMAC BOWLMobile, Ala.
Jan. 6, 2010; 7 p.m. EST
CORRECTS South Carolina helmet in Papa John’s Bowl
(10-2) (8-4)BYU vs. Oregon St. Utah vs. California SMU vs. Nevada Ohio vs. Marshall N. Carolina vs. Pittsburgh
LAS VEGAS BOWLLas Vegas
Dec. 22, 2009, 8 p.m. EST
HUMANITARIAN BOWLBoise, Idaho
Dec. 30, 2009; 4:30 p.m.
<AP> FBC 2009 10 BOWL MATCHUPS FIX 121709: FBC bowl game logos with team helmets; stand-alone; various sizes; WJC; EST 6 p.m.</AP>
(6-6) (8-4 ) (7-5) (9-3) (9-3) (8-4) (7-5) (8-4) (9-4) (6-6) (8-4) (9-3)
(8-4) (8-4)
NEW MEXICO BOWLAlbuquerque, N.M.
Dec. 19, 2009; 4:30 p.m. EST
HAWAII BOWLHonolulu
Dec. 24, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
MEINEKE BOWLCharlotte, N.C.
Dec. 26, 2009; 4:30 p.m. EST
EMERALD BOWLSan Francisco
Dec. 26, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
INDEPENDENCE BOWLShreveport, La.
Dec. 28, 2009; 5 p.m. EST
CHAMPS SPORTS BOWLOrlando, Fla.
Dec. 29, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWLBirmingham, Ala.
Jan. 2, 2010; 2 p.m. EST
Alabama vs. Texas(13-0) (13-0)
BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPPasadena, Calif.
Jan. 7, 2010; 8 p.m. EST
FIESTA BOWLGlendale, Ariz.
Jan. 4, 2010; 8 p.m. EST
ALAMO BOWLSan Antonio
Jan. 2, 2010; 9 p.m. EST
OUTBACK BOWLTampa, Fla.
Jan. 1, 2010; 11 a.m. EST
HOLIDAY BOWLSan Diego
Dec. 30, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
Wyoming vs. Fresno State
Southern Cal vs. Boston College
(7-5) (10-3)Air Force vs. Houston
(12-1) (12-0)Florida vs. Cincinnati S. Florida vs. Northern Illinois
(8-4) (9-4)Missouri vs. Navy
(6-6) (6-6)Minnesota vs. Iowa State
(9-3) (7-5)Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
(8-4) (7-5)Northwestern vs. Auburn
(10-2) (9-3)Penn State vs. LSU
(6-6) (9-3)Florida State vs. West Virginia
(10-2) (10-2)Ohio State vs. Oregon
(8-5) (7-5)Clemson vs. Kentucky
(6-6) (7-5)Texas A&M vs. Georgia
(9-3) (6-6)Temple vs. UCLA
(9-3) (9-3)Miami vs. Wisconsin
(7-5) (7-5)Bowling Green vs. Idaho
(9-4) (8-4)Nebraska vs. Arizona
(8-4) (7-5)Stanford vs. Oklahoma
(8-4) (8-4 )Rutgers vs. UCF
ST. PETERSBURG BOWLSt. Petersburg, Fla.
Dec. 19, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
Southern Miss. vs. Middle Tenn.
NEW ORLEANS BOWLNew Orleans
Dec. 20, 2009, 8 p.m. EST
POINSETTIA BOWLSan Diego
Dec. 23, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWLDetroit
Dec. 26, 2009; 1 p.m. EST
MUSIC CITY BOWLNashville, Tenn.
Dec. 27, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
EAGLEBANK BOWLWashington, D.C.
Dec. 29, 2009; 4:30 p.m. EST
BRUT SUN BOWLEl Paso, Texas
Dec. 31, 2009, Noon EST
ARMED FORCES BOWLFort Worth, Texas
Dec. 31, 2009, Noon EST
TEXAS BOWLHouston
Dec. 31, 2009; 3:30 p.m. EST
INSIGHT BOWLTempe, Ariz.
Dec. 31, 2009; 6 p.m. EST
CHICK-FIL-A BOWLAtlanta
Dec. 31, 2009; 7:30 p.m. EST
CAPITAL ONE BOWLOrlando, Fla.
Jan. 1, 2010; 1 p.m. EST
GATOR BOWLJacksonville, Fla.
Jan. 1, 2010; 1 p.m. EST
ROSE BOWLPasadena, Calif.
Jan. 1, 2010; 5 p.m. EST
SUGAR BOWLNew Orleans
Jan. 1, 2010; 8:30 p.m. EST
INTERNATIONAL BOWLToronto
Jan. 2, 2010, Noon EST
(7-5) (7-5)Oklahoma St. vs. Mississippi
(9-3) (8-4)Connecticut vs. S. Carolina
(7-5) (7-5)East Carolina vs. Arkansas
(9-4) (7-5)Michigan State vs. Texas Tech
(6-6) (8-4)Boise State vs. TCU(13-0) (12-0)
Iowa vs. Georgia Tech(10-2) (11-2)
COTTON BOWLDallas
Jan. 2, 2010; 2 p.m. EST
LIBERTY BOWLMemphis, Tenn.
Jan. 2, 2010; 5:30 p.m. EST
ORANGE BOWLMiami, Fla.
Jan. 5, 2010; 8 p.m. EST
Cent. Michigan vs. Troy(11-2) (9-3)
GMAC BOWLMobile, Ala.
Jan. 6, 2010; 7 p.m. EST
CORRECTS South Carolina helmet in Papa John’s Bowl
(10-2) (8-4)BYU vs. Oregon St. Utah vs. California SMU vs. Nevada Ohio vs. Marshall N. Carolina vs. Pittsburgh
LAS VEGAS BOWLLas Vegas
Dec. 22, 2009, 8 p.m. EST
HUMANITARIAN BOWLBoise, Idaho
Dec. 30, 2009; 4:30 p.m.
COLLEGE HOOPSThursday’s Men’s Scores
SOUthDuke 114, Penn 55Florida St. 81, Alabama A&M 34Middle Tennessee 63, New Orleans 58N.C. State 89, UNC Greensboro 67Paine 80, Miles 65South Alabama 71, Fla. International 59Tennessee 66, Memphis 59Troy 83, Louisiana-Monroe 82W. Kentucky 77, Louisiana-Lafayette 65Wake Forest 74, Richmond 68, OT
eaStCornell 73, Penn St. Behrend 49Georgetown 66, St. John’s 59Siena 64, St. Peter’s 53Stony Brook 69, Holy Cross 60
MiDweStBall St. 69, Manchester 55Butler 72, Wis.-Green Bay 49IUPUI 79, IPFW 69Ill.-Chicago 60, Detroit 56Indiana 71, Michigan 65Loyola of Chicago 53, Wright St. 52N. Dakota St. 82, Centenary 70Oakland, Mich. 75, W. Illinois 63S. Dakota St. 72, Oral Roberts 70Valparaiso 55, Wis.-Milwaukee 54Wisconsin 65, Ohio St. 43
Far weStCS Bakersfield 70, Cal Poly 63Colorado St. 93, Yale 71Denver 64, Arkansas St. 55E. Washington 79, Sacramento St. 75Idaho St. 67, Montana 65Mississippi St. 77, San Diego 68Oregon 91, Washington St. 89, 2OTPortland 101, Evergreen St. 77San Diego St. 89, Pomona-Pitzer 54Southern Cal 56, Arizona 50UCLA 72, Arizona St. 70Weber St. 75, Montana St. 62
Thursday’s Women’s ScoresSOUth
Benedict 76, LeMoyne-Owen 59Marshall 70, Radford 66Miami 80, North Florida 36Miles 60, Paine 46North Carolina 104, ETSU 65South Alabama 61, Fla. International 51South Florida 86, St. Francis, Pa. 74W. Kentucky 74, Louisiana-Lafayette 52
eaStDuke 70, Temple 62Penn 52, St. Francis, NY 48Pittsburgh 57, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 47Providence 62, Fordham 57
MiDweStCent. Arkansas 64, SIU-Edwardsville 59Creighton 55, Indiana St. 44Illinois 69, Penn St. 60Illinois St. 77, Drake 58Iowa 61, Wisconsin 51Michigan St. 86, Michigan 71Missouri St. 72, Bradley 67Notre Dame 74, Vanderbilt 69Ohio St. 86, Northwestern 60Purdue 76, Indiana 66Wichita St. 74, N. Iowa 64
SOUthweStArk.-Little Rock 78, North Texas 39TCU 66, Houston 61
Far weStBYU 69, Portland 57Boise St. 73, Wyoming 67E. Washington 90, Sacramento St. 85
NBAStandings
eaStern COnFerenCeatlantic Division
w l pct GBBoston 23 8 .742 —Toronto 16 17 .485 8New York 12 20 .375 11 1/2Philadelphia 9 22 .290 14New Jersey 3 29 .094 20 1/2
Southeast Division w l pct GBOrlando 23 8 .742 —Atlanta 21 10 .677 2Miami 16 14 .533 6 1/2Charlotte 12 18 .400 10 1/2Washington 10 20 .333 12 1/2
Central Division w l pct GBCleveland 26 8 .765 —Chicago 13 17 .433 11Milwaukee 12 18 .400 12Detroit 11 21 .344 14Indiana 9 22 .290 15 1/2
weStern COnFerenCeSouthwest Division
w l pct GBDallas 22 10 .688 —San Antonio 19 11 .633 2Houston 20 13 .606 2 1/2Memphis 15 16 .484 6 1/2New Orleans 14 16 .467 7
northwest Division w l pct GBDenver 20 12 .625 —Portland 21 13 .618 —Oklahoma City 18 14 .563 2Utah 18 14 .563 2Minnesota 7 26 .212 13 1/2
Pacific Division w l pct GBL.A. Lakers 25 6 .806 —Phoenix 21 12 .636 5Sacramento 14 17 .452 11L.A. Clippers 13 18 .419 12Golden State 9 22 .290 16
wednesday’s GamesCleveland 106, Atlanta 101Toronto 107, Charlotte 103Memphis 121, Indiana 110Orlando 117, Milwaukee 92New Jersey 104, New York 95Utah 107, Minnesota 103New Orleans 95, Miami 91Phoenix 116, Boston 98Portland 103, L.A. Clippers 99Philadelphia 116, Sacramento 106
thursday’s GamesChicago 98, Detroit 87San Antonio 108, Miami 78Houston 97, Dallas 94Oklahoma City 87, Utah 86Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Friday’s GamesNew York at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Orlando at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s GamesCleveland at New Jersey, 1 p.m.Charlotte at Miami, 3:30 p.m.Minnesota at Indiana, 7 p.m.San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m.Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m.Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Memphis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Denver at Utah, 9 p.m.Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Golden State at Portland, 10 p.m.
thursday’s Sports transactionsBy The Associated Press
BaSeBalln national leagueCHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with OF Marlon Byrd on a three-year contract.
BaSKetBalln nBa Development leagueRIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS—Waived G Kenny Dawkins.
FOOtBalln national Football leagueNFL—Fined Denver WR Brandon Stokley $25,000 for making contact with an official that led to his ejection in a Dec. 27 game at Philadelphia. Fined Tennessee defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil $20,000 for prohibited verbal abuse of a game official during a Dec. 25 game against San Diego.BUFFALO BILLS—Named Buddy Nix general manager.NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed RB Brandon Jacobs and CB Aaron Ross on injured reserve. Signed QB Rhett Bomar and S Sha’reff Rashad from the practice squad.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed TE Jason Pociask to the practice squad.
hOCKeYn national hockey leagueCHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Signed D Shawn Lalonde to a three-year contract.American Hockey LeagueGRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS—Signed D Tom Galvin.SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Recalled F Kelly Czuy from Stockton (ECHL).n eChlECHL—Announced the Alaska organization was fined an undisclosed amount as a result of actions during a Dec. 28 game at Victoria. Suspended Idaho D Kyle Radke for two games and fined him an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a Dec. 29 game at Las Vegas. Fined Las Vegas D John Schwarz an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a Dec. 29 game against Idaho. Fined Elmira F Brett Gallant an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a Dec. 29 game at Reading.
COlleGeARKANSAS—Suspended LB Wendel Davis, S Matt Harris and WR receiver Marques Wade for violations of team rules.COLGATE—Extended the contract of football coach Dick Biddle through June 2013.MONTANA—Named Robin Pflugrad football coach.
TRANSACTIONS
StandingseaStern COnFerenCe
atlantic Division Gp w l Ot pts GF GaNew Jersey 38 28 9 1 57 112 81Pittsburgh 41 26 14 1 53 130 107N.Y. Rangers 40 19 17 4 42 107 113Philadelphia 39 19 18 2 40 112 109N.Y. Islanders 42 16 18 8 40 101 129
northeast Division Gp w l Ot pts GF GaBuffalo 39 24 11 4 52 107 90Boston 39 20 12 7 47 103 94Ottawa 41 21 16 4 46 115 121Montreal 43 21 19 3 45 114 119Toronto 41 14 18 9 37 114 142
Southeast Division Gp w l Ot pts GF GaWashington 40 24 10 6 54 144 114Atlanta 39 18 17 4 40 124 125Tampa Bay 40 15 15 10 40 100 120Florida 41 16 18 7 39 117 133Carolina 40 10 23 7 27 100 145
weStern COnFerenCeCentral Division
Gp w l Ot pts GF GaChicago 39 26 10 3 55 121 84Nashville 41 24 14 3 51 118 118Detroit 40 20 14 6 46 104 103St. Louis 40 17 17 6 40 105 115Columbus 42 15 18 9 39 110 140
northwest Division Gp w l Ot pts GF GaColorado 42 23 13 6 52 125 122Vancouver 41 24 16 1 49 129 102Calgary 39 22 12 5 49 109 96Minnesota 41 20 18 3 43 108 119Edmonton 40 16 20 4 36 113 132
Pacific Division Gp w l Ot pts GF GaSan Jose 41 26 8 7 59 138 105Phoenix 42 25 13 4 54 110 95Los Angeles 41 23 15 3 49 122 119Dallas 40 18 11 11 47 121 124Anaheim 40 16 17 7 39 112 129
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
wednesday’s GamesPhiladelphia 6, N.Y. Rangers 0Montreal 2, Tampa Bay 1, OTBoston 4, Atlanta 0Colorado 4, Ottawa 3New Jersey 2, Pittsburgh 0Edmonton 3, Toronto 1Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1San Jose 5, Washington 2
thursday’s GamesMontreal 5, Florida 4Ottawa 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SOSan Jose 3, Phoenix 2, SODetroit 4, Colorado 2Nashville 2, Columbus 1, OTVancouver 4, St. Louis 3, OTDallas 5, Anaheim 3Los Angeles 5, Minnesota 2N.Y. Rangers 2, Carolina 1New Jersey at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Friday’s GamesPhiladelphia at Boston, 1 p.m.
NHL
Atlanta at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday’s GamesCarolina at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m.Vancouver at Dallas, 2 p.m.Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 3 p.m.Washington at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.Atlanta at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.Colorado at Columbus, 7 p.m.Toronto at Calgary, 7 p.m.Detroit at Phoenix, 8 p.m.New Jersey at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Anaheim at Nashville, 8 p.m.Edmonton at San Jose, 10 p.m.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may feel dragged down by the past and what you have had to endure but it’s essential that you close the door to the memories that are holding you back. Recog-nize and appreciate what’s ahead of you. 2 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Share your thoughts with the people you see playing an integral part in your life this year. Toast to a healthy, happy and prosperous year, sharing what you hope to achieve. 4 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You need to consider broaden-ing your geographic professional destinations. A chance to sign a contract is apparent if you apply for something out of your jurisdic-tion. Don’t let obstacles stand in the way of your progress. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Say goodbye to old habits and people and places no longer ben-eficial to you. Looking ahead may be frightening but, once you make the alterations, you will wonder what took you so long. The future looks bright. 3 stars
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Moderation, practicality and keeping things simple will be the answer to a bigger and better future. Changes made now are long overdue but will be certain to bring about positive results as you reach your destination. 3 stars
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FURNITUREQUEEN ANNE FOOTED CAMEL BACK LIVING ROOM SOFA, QUEEN ANNE FOOTED WING CHAIR W/SHELL MOTIF UPHOLSTERY, FLAT TOP TRUNK, ORGAN SEAT, CAMEL TOP TRUNK, COBBLER BENCH COFFEE TABLE, TELEPHONE CHAIR, LANE CEDAR CHEST, 4 BALL & CLAW FOOTED DROP FRONT SECRETARY W/BOOKCASE TOP, BALL & CLAW FOOTED CHILD’S HIGH CHAIR, QUEEN ANNE FOOTED LADIES DESK, 6 ORIENTAL RUGS, CHILD’S WAGON, 40-50 FRAME PICTURES & PRINTS, 4 PIECE DEPRESSION WATERFALL BEDROOM SUITE, 4 TIER WOODEN BOOKCASE, PLATFORM ROCKER, SWIVEL RECLINER, 2 PRIMITIVE BENCHES, PRIMITIVE TABLE, COFFEE TABLES, LIBRARY TABLE, CHILD’S RED ROCKER, OAK STUDENT DESK, SEVERAL LADDER BACK CHAIRS, BAR STOOL, SMALL OIL HEATER, 5 BRICK PROPANE HEATER, 2 SETS OF GAS LOGS, LEATHER WOOD CARRIER, ORIENTAL TEAK FOLDING DINING ROOM TABLE, BAMBOO STYLE CHEST, 3 COLLECTOR SPOON RACKS W/SPOONS, 26” MEN’S COMFORT BIKE & HELMET.
GLASSWARE & COLLECTIBLESSNOW SLEIGH, BROWN MULE TOBACCO PLUG CUTTER, LARGE WHEAT SICKLE W/CRADLE, 2 MAN CROSSCUT SAW, WHITE HOUSE GALLON APPLE VINEGAR JAR, LARGE PIPE WRENCHES. 3 GRISWOLD CAST IRON SKILLETS, 1 WAGONER CAST IRON SKILLET, 3 LARGE CAST IRON SKILLETS, BRINKMANN CHARCOAL SMOKER, GRINDING WHEEL & GUARD, BOXES OF OLD TOOLS, BANDANA WOOD VINEGAR BOX, PEPSI THERMOMETER, LARGE & SMALL MILK BOTTLES , VICEROY SIGNS, OLD ADVERTISEMENT TINS, OLD INK WELLS & BOTTLES OF INK, OLD BOARD GAMES, 2 MCCOY WISHING WELLS, SNOOPY COLLECTOR CUPS, OLD DOLLS, OLD ELECTRIC FAN, CRYSTAL GLASSES, BOWL & PITCHER, FRANKLIN MINT CATS, OLD LAMPS, BOXES OF PEWTER ITEMS, OLD RECORDS, 20 BOXES OF BOOKS, TIN DOLL HOUSES, STACK OF LINENS - QUILTS & THROWS, BOXES OF VCR TAPES AND DVD’S, MUSIC CD’S, CASSESTTES, ELECTRIC APPLIANCES & RADIOS, ORIENTAL WOODEN BOOKCASE, MUSEUM MINT COLLECTOR MODEL CARS, 2 OIL LAMPS, BOOKS ON QUEEN & DIANA, ORIENTAL BRASS ITEMS, SILVERPLATE ITEMS, SEVERAL TEA SETS, OLD POTTERY, WOODEN CRAFT ITEMS, BUTTERFLY TEA SET, OLD ROLLING PIN, 3 CASES OF DRINK BOTTLES, FIREPLACE CLOCK, ORIENTAL WOODEN BOXES, QUEEN ELIZABETH GOLDEN JUBILEE COLLECTOR PLATE, 2 - NEIMAN MARCUS GIFT SETS, HOUSE COOKIE JARS, & MUCH MUCH MORE!
POPCORN - HOT DOGS - NACHOS - DRINKS & SNACKS AVAILABLE
WELDON AUCTION COMPANY3600 WELDON’S MILL ROAD
HENDERSON, NC 27537 252-492-7495*NOTE - CASH OR GOOD CHECK AND 10% BUYERS PREMIUM*
*AUCTION BEGINS AT 5:00PM*
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THE CLASSIFIEDS
1995 Chevrolet G20. 6.5diesel engine. Towing
package. Goodcondition. $2900.252-456-9818.
Vans
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Autos ForSale
2006 Chevrolet ImpalaLT. All power options.
Remote start.Rear spoiler.
White w/gray interior.82K mi. 30+ MPG.
$11,000 OBO.252-430-6469.
Autos ForSale
1991 Chevrolet 1500long bed pickup. 350engine. Automatic.Towing pkg. Fair cond.$2300. 252-456-9818.
Trucks &Trailers For
Sale
1999 Trail Star boattrailer w/1979 Sylvan28ft pontoon. 50HPEvinrude. Fair cond.$3000. 252-456-9818.
Boats ForSale
Wanted to BuyUsed Farm Equipment
& Tractors919-603-7211
FarmEquipment
LEASE TO OWN4BR Doublewide.
Need Good Credit orLots of Cash. $69K
and $725/mo.919-693-8984
ManufacturedHomes For
Sale
Owner Financing,1988 3BR, 2BA,
$11,800.00 down pymt$161.01+tax+ins. On
rented lot. CallCurrin Real Estate
252-492-7735
Beautiful country setting.Ready to move in!
3BR, 2BA singlewideon 1 acre of land.
336-597-5539.
1999 16x80 3BR, 2BA.Like new. Cash only!
I also buy SWs. BobbyFaulkner 252-438-8758
or 252-432-2035
ManufacturedHomes For
Sale
Homes & MHs. Leaseoption to owner finance.As low as $47,900.$2000 dn. $495/mo. 2, 3& 4BR. 252-492-8777
Homes ForSale
Very nice 2BR, 1.5BA,LR, DR, kit. w/appl. Newroof & vinyl siding,updated plumbing &electric. Detached 2 carcarport, storage shed.Quiet neighborhood.Must See! $78,000.919-691-4273.
3007 Sydney Hill. 2859sq.ft. 3BR, 2.5BA. Quiet
cul-de-sac near HCCgolf course. Screened-in
porch, Florida room,more! Only $225,000!Call Denise at Remax/
Carriage Realty252-431-4015
Homes ForSale
2 acres, only $11,990Close to Kerr LakeManufactured OK
919-693-8984
Land For Sale
ANTIQUE VENDORSWanted. New mall inHenderson. Call for
details. 252-572-4646
BusinessOpportunities
Office or retail space600 sq.ft., 800 sq.ft.,
1500 sq.ft., 1600 sq.ft.2500 sq.ft. 3750 sq.ft
& 5000 sq.ft.CROSSROADS
SHOPPING CENTERCall 252-492-0185
Beauty salon, offices,retail, whse/dist $300 &up. Call us for a deal!
252-492-8777
BusinessProperty For
Rent
3BR, 2BA doublewide inCokesbury area.$650/mo. $650 sec. dep.252-425-1571.
ManufacturedHomes For
Rent
Watkins Community.3BR, 2.5BA. Woodstove. Full basement,garage, all appliances. 1mo. sec., ref., ONEYEAR LEASE. Seriousinquiries only. $1050/mo. 252-432-2974.
Rent-to-Own. 204Carolina Ave. 3BR,
1BA, basement, fencedback yard. $1000 downpayment. $625/mo. 252-
430-3777.
Family home. 3BR,1BA, LR, DR, den. 1stmonth’s rent + deposit.
919-598-9734
452 Ford St. 1BR.Central air/heat. Stove &fridge. Ref. & dep. req’d.
$415/mo.252-492-0743.
406 Roosevelt. 1BR.Central air/heat. Stove &fridge. Ref. & dep. req’d.
$415/mo.252-492-0743.
327 Whitten Ave. 2BR.Central air/heat. Stove &
fridge. Ref. & dep.req’d. $485/mo.252-492-0743.
Houses ForRent
317 Whitten Ave. 2BR.Stove & fridge. Washer/dryer hookups. Heat ¢ral air. $485/mo.252-492-0743.
2BR, 2BA apt. $550/ mo.1BR apt. $375/mo. 2BR
MH $300/mo. Ref. &dep. 252-438-3738
2BR, 1BA. Centralair/heat. Stove & fridge.
890 Bridges St$430/mo. + dep. Call
252-438-5311 or252-432-5486.
2BR, 1BA over 2 cargarage. Gas heat. 118W Rockspring St. $295/mo. 252-430-3777
1203 Coble Blvd. 2BR,1BA. No pets. Ref. &dep. $595/mo. 252-438-8082 for apps.
Houses ForRent
Apartments/HousesWester Realty252-438-8701
westerrealty.com
* Apartments/Homes *1 to 3BR. $325 to
$995/mo. 252-492-8777.W W Properties
ApartmentFor Rent
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Daily Dispatch
Daily Dispatch
THE DAILY DISPATCH • FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2010 • 7B
Auto Martof Henderson
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Lawn Service
Riggan Appliance Repair & Lawn Care
Call252-432-0493
Appliance
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
Specializing inCommercial &
ResidentialLandscape
Maintenance
(252) 425-5941
email:[email protected]
Mobile HomeRepair
LARRY RICHARDSON’SMOBILE HOME
REPAIR SERVICE
Carpet, Windows, Doors,Floors, Vinyl, Plumbing, Etc.
Over 20 YearsExperience
“You need it done...we can do it!”
Larry Richardson252-213-2465
Tree ServiceGreenway’s Professional Tree Service
Bucket Service or Tree Climbing,
Emergency Service,
Free Estimates, 30 yrs. exp.,
Work Guaranteed.
252-492-5543 Fully Insured
SERVING THE TRI”COUNTY AREA & SOUTHERN
VIRGINIA Fully Insured - FREE Estimates
D & JCONSTRUCTIONRESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS
DECKS, RAMPS, VINYL SIDING, PAINTING, COUNTERTOPS,
CARPET, LINOLEUM REMODELS, NEW CONSTRUCTION
RESIDENTIAL, MANUFACTURED & MODULAR HOMES
CALL ANYTIME - 252-432-2279 252 - 430 -7438
Tri CountyPower Equipment
Husqvarna StihlToro Echo
Sales & ServiceCH & Sally Parrish
Owners
We install wicks in portable heaters!
120 Zeb Robinson Rd.Henderson, NC 27536Mon - Fri: 8am-5pm
Sat: 8am-12pmSun: Closed
252-433-4910Fax: 252-433-4944
DEBT RELIEF
252-492-7796
Donald D. PergersonBrandi L. RichardsonAttorneys at Law
Terry’sHome Improvement
Carnell Terry676 Beck Ave.
Henderson, NC 27536Insured
Phone: 252-438-8190Cell: 252-767-4773Fax: 252-438-8190
A.B. RobinsonHeating & AirCommercial &
Residential
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MOODY BROS.Jewelers
252-430-8600
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Waterproofing experts residential and commercial
Experience over 20 years serving NC
Independently Owned and Operated
No sub contractors used
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Willis Enterprises, Inc.
Lifetime guarantee on Waterproofing
Financing Available with Approved Credit
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