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Hundredsattendjob expoMatthew HensleyMHensley@HeartlandPublications.comSTAFF REPORTER

The armory was teeming with people lookingfor work Thursday for the first day of the two-day Scotland County Resources and Job Expo."This morning, we were slammed," Brenda

Gilbert said, as several hundred perused twodozen booths set up by local agencies. Job seek-ers attended seminars to hone their job huntingskills and met one-on-one with consultants towork on resumes.Gilbert, the workforce development coordina-

tor for the Laurinburg/Scotland County AreaChamber of Com-merce, expects even

LRCOG helps ownersreplace dilapidated homesMatthew HensleyMHensley@HeartlandPublications.comSTAFF REPORTER

The Laurel Hill homelooked to be in perfectshape.From the exterior siding

and brick work to the inte-rior walls and carpet, the

home was pristine. Brandnew furnishings were ineach room, with neatlymade beds, contemporarywall art and updated appli-ances.With the condition of the

home on Bunch Road, it'shard to believe that just a

few months ago, a dilapi-dated structure worthy ofcondemnation sat in thesame spot, Adrian Lowerysaid.Lowery, the housing coor-

dinator for the Lumber

CityretreattodayMatthew HensleyMHensley@HeartlandPublications.comSTAFF REPORTER

The city of Laurinburgwill hold a strategicplanning retreat todayand Saturday.The retreat starts

today at 3 p.m. at theScotland County campusof Richmond CommunityCollege and will end at 6p.m. The meeting willcontinue Saturday atnoon.Mayor Matthew Block

said the retreat serves aseparate purpsoe fromthe regular city meet-ings."This strategic plan-

ning event is differentthen the usual ones wehave," Block said. "Thefocus is on the city's rolein economic and commu-nity development. Coun-cil will spend these twodays getting away fromthe nuts and bolts of run-ning the City of Laurin-burg to develop a plan ofaction for moving fowardon several communityand economic develop-ment issues."When the Laurinburg

City Council recessed it'sTuesday meeting untiltoday, it wasn't for a playdate, Block said."The citizens want

more retail, more activi-ties and more jobs,"Block said. "No entityhas more resources to

Church tohold turkeyplate saleJohn LentzJLentz@HeartlandPublications.comSTAFF REPORTER

If turkey and dressing, cran-berry sauce and homemadeyams sounds like your idea of agood meal, then the Church inthe Pines on Highway 74 inLaurel Hill is the place youneed to be today.From 11 a.m to 2 p.m. and

from 4 to 7 p.m. the church willhold their fourth annual turkeyplate sale at $7 per plate. Eatin or drive through is available,with free delivery on orders ofeight or more.Connie Coleman is a member

of the turkey plate sale com-mittee."We invite everyone to come

join us for plenty of delicious,homemade food," she said. "Youcan eat with us in the churchfellowship hall, or if you prefer,you can pick up your meal atour drive through. We haveturkey, dressing, cranberrysauce, homemade candiedyams, string beans, rolls, anddessert. If you eat in, ice tea isincluded."In addition to the turkey

plate sale, Coleman also invites

Above, two attendees talk with a representative ofRichmond Community College at the Scotland CountyResources and Job Expo on Thursday. Below, a manregisters to attend the Chamber-sponsored job fair.

Homeowner Creola Johnson, center, stands before her new home, which was paid for by a ScatteredSite Housing Grant. Also pictured are county commissioners Bob Davis, left, and John Alford, right.

Job fair today at armory

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Lee Burnice "TaxiMan"Williams

Mr. Lee Burnice"Taxi Man" Williams,59 of 810 AberdeenRoad, Laurinburg,died Sept. 19, 2010 atCarolinas MedicalCenter in Charlotte.Funeral services willbe Saturday, Sept. 25,2010 at BrightHopewell MissionaryBaptist Church inLaurinburg. The doveceremony and burialwill follow at HillsideMemorial Park inLaurinburg. Serviceswill begin at 1 p.m.Apostle LawrenceJackson III will offici-ate.

Visitation will beFriday, Sept. 24, 2010

from 1 to 6 p.m. at theJackson FuneralHome Chapel in Laur-inburg.

He is survived by hiswife, Mrs. Annie L.Williams; two sons,Christopher Stephensand Andra Stephens,both of Longs, S.C.;four daughters,Machelle Miller andMarie Stephens, bothof Myrtle Beach, S.C.,Geneva Green of Jack-sonville, Fla., andSylvia Stephens of thehome; two brothers,Glenn Williams andEugene Williams, bothof Laurinburg; andone sister, Burnie Pur-cell of Laurinburg.

Jackson FuneralHome is serving thefamily.

Lorenzo McPhatter

Mr. LorenzoMcPhatter, 73 of 304Redwood Trail, Golds-boro, formerly of Wa-gram, died Tuesday,Sept. 21, 2010 at KittyAskins Hospice Placein Goldsboro.

Funeral services willbe Saturday, Sept. 25,2010 at 10 a.m. at St.Mary's CatholicChurch in Goldsboro.Father Thomas Norriswill officiate. Burialwill be at Our Lady ofGuadalupe Cemeteryof Newton Grove. Visi-tation will be at St.Mary's CatholicChurch in Goldsborofrom 7 to 9 p.m. on Fri-day, Sept. 24, 2010.

Survivors are his

wife, Wilena McPhat-ter of Goldsboro; oneson, Lorenzo McPhat-ter II of Goldsboro; twodaughters, AllisonNichols of Chuloota,Fla. and DeniseThomas of Goldsboro;four brothers, JohnMcPhatter of Newark,N.J., Robert McPhat-ter and ClarenceMcPhatter Sr. ofNewark, and LonnieMcPhatter of Wagram;seven sisters, HattieLivingston and HazelWhitfield of Wagram,Beatrice Oglesby ofLaurinburg, JeanCosby of Deland, Fla.,Yvonne Johnson ofAustin, Texas, MildredMonroe of Jamaica,N.Y., and Mary Oxnerof New Jersey; seven

grandchildren; andtwo great-grandchil-dren.

McPhatter FuneralHome is serving thefamily.

Tyrone Mormon

Mr. Tyrone Mormon,64 of 1709 StonewallRoad, Laurinburg,died Sunday, Sept. 19,2010 at Wycokff Hos-pital in Brooklyn, N.Y.Funeral services willbe Tuesday, Sept. 28,2010 at 1 p.m. atBright Hopewell Mis-sionary BaptistChurch in Laurinburg.The Rev. GarlandPierce will officiate.Burial will be at Hill-side Memorial ParkCemetery in Laurin-

burg.Survivors are his

mother, Christine Nel-son of Laurinburg; hisfiancee, Carmen Bai-ley of Rosedale, N.Y.;two children; twograndchildren; onebrother, Anzell Har-rell, Jr. and wife Lo-rain of Hampton, Va.;and three sisters, Arli-cia Harper of Brook-lyn, N.Y., ShirleyMcNair of California,and Junetta HarrellTaylor and husbandthe Rev. Gregory ofLaurinburg.

McPhatter FuneralHome is serving thefamily.

everyone to "eat andshop" in one of threesections of the fellow-

ship hall featuringcrafts, yard sale items,and baked goods.

"We have a numberof homemade bakedgoods for sale includ-ing pickles, jellies,

pies, cakes, and cook-ies," she said. "If youare searching for usedbut 'like new' goods,come visit our yardsale corner where youwill find a variety of

items including books,jewelry, clocks, pictureframes, Christmaswreaths, and more.Our crafts section fea-tures many qualityitems including home-

made scarves,Afghans, jewelry, birdhouses, and more."

The Church in thePines is located inLaurel Hill off High-way 74 across from

Hardee's.Call 462-2465 for

more information or toplace an order.

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River Council of Gov-ernment, said hehelped administer theScattered Site Hous-ing Grant that demol-ished the crumblinghome of Creola John-son and replaced itwith a newly fur-nished modular home.

The grant, which isawarded from theCommunity Develop-ment Block Grantprogram by the NorthCarolina Departmentof Commerce, is a newlease on life for thoseliving in the worstconditions.

"It's like winningthe lottery," Lowerysaid.

Johnson began tear-ing up as she talkedabout her new home.

"You just don't knowwhat I was living in,"she said.

The one-story homehad a litany of issues:The roof was collaps-ing, the floor was be-ginning to give wayand the doors were insuch disrepair thatthey barely stayedclosed. Major electri-cal issues existed inthe house, at onepoint setting fire to awall outlet. The homewas still insulated byasbestos.

"It was really a dan-gerous environmentfor a grandmother tolive in," Lowery said.

The home was insuch bad shape, John-son moved in with herdaughter to escapethe fire and healthhazards.

Relying on familyfor housing was only atemporary solution,she said.

"You can't stay withyour children all thetime," she said.

County Commis-sioner John Alfordtalked with county of-ficials to see what op-tions existed for thegray-haired home-owner saddled with ahouse beyond repair.

He found out aboutthe program, whichreplaces three to fourhomes in each three-year grant cycle, andmade arrangementswith Lowery fromJohnson to get a newhome.

Commissioner BobDavis, of Laurel Hill,was also pleased tosee Johnson get a newhome.

"I am glad we wereable to help MissJohnson get a newhome to live in," hesaid.

Johnson's homewasn't the only homeLowery has helped

build in Laurel Hillrecent months. JoyceMonk also got a re-placement for herPeele's Chapel Roadhome.

The home, a double-wide, was also in direshape: the roof, inte-rior and exteriorwalls, plumbing andfloors all needed re-placing.

Lowery said Monkhad water runningdown her ceiling fan,which kept her fromusing it as she fearedit would cause a fire.She had to avoidplaces on the floor tokeep from fallingthrough.

Lowery is workingon two other homesthis grant cycle. Onehome is for a Laurin-burg woman on dialy-sis, the other is for aWagram homeowner.

The program tar-gets homes that are insuch disrepair that re-habilitation is nolonger an option, Low-ery said.

Demolition costsrange from $3,000 to$5,000 per homewhile the modularhomes used cost$68,750 each.

People in the pro-gram must own theirown home, or have itnearly paid off, andhave to agree not tosell their home for atleast eight years.

"I'm glad that wecontinue to apply forthis grant so we canhelp some of our mostneedy," Alford said."We don't haveenough housing tomeet the needs of ourcitizens, especiallyour seniors."

Alford said that atleast 135 eligiblehomes are on the listfor future replace-ment. With limited re-sources the countyis generally awarded$400,000 every threeyears it would takedecades, perhaps acentury, to replaceeach one.

"For each one per-son we can help, thereare between 75 and150 that we can't,"Lowery said.

One way to get moremoney is for peoplewith crumbling homesto let the LumberRiver Council of Gov-ernments know theirneeds, Lowery said. Ifa grant applicationcan show greaterneed, the state may beable to lend more re-sources to ScotlandCounty, Lowery said.

If you own yourhome and it is needsextensive repairs, con-tact Adrian Lowery at(910) 272-5053.

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bring this about than the Cityof Laurinburg. I am hoping CityCouncil will see the leading rolethe city has to take in these is-sues and not continue to expectother entities to provide for thecity's needs."

The city has 10 items on itstentative agenda, though not all

may be discussed and other is-sues may be added.

The topics are: Commercial and industrial

economic development Industrial park site selec-

tion Outdoor theatre Micro-enterprise or self-

help funding Employee planning and suc-

cession planning Convert armory into com-

munity and recreation center Partnership with RCC and

Scotland County to build an-other facility downtown

Play team ball Review costs of certain re-

quirements on development Quality of life as an eco-

nomic development issue

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larger crowds tomor-row as employerstake applications forseveral hundred

open positions."We have a good number of companies that

do have jobs," Gilbert said, with at least six ofthe more than 25 businesses having currentopenings.

Among those with jobs are ScotlandCounty Correctional Institute, MurphyBrown, LLC, Hanes Brands, Inc., TimeWarner, the DuPont plant in CumberlandCounty, the National Guard and WaffleHouse.

"We have some more that don't have jobs,but will be able to talk to people about thepossibility of working at their company in thefuture and the kinds of skills they need tohave in order to work there," she said.

The business expo will be today from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. at the National GuardArmory.

Sherman Smith and Dale Bass wereamong those who attended to take advantageof the free seminars on Thursday.

"It's definitely a good program," Smith said.Bass nodded in agreement, adding: "If it

wasn't, we wouldn't be here."Smith said he was glad to see representa-

tives from the local homeless shelter on handto help those without homes.

"We have a lot of homeless people here," hesaid, and the service is needed.

Smith liked that the expo gives "insightinto how to find a job."

He plans to return today in his quest forwork.

Gilbert thought the expo went well."I was amazed at the number of people who

wanted to talk to people one-on-one," shesaid. "We were back-to-back from 10 a.m. to6 p.m. Every 15 minutes there was some-body's name on that list to have a one-on-oneconsult."

She was disappointed with the attendanceat the 45-minute seminars on different jobseeking skills.

"I wish more people had taken advantageof the seminars," she said. "That wasn't aspopular as I hoped it would be."

The chamber is already looking at whatwent well and what could have been betterso it can sponsor another job fair in 2011.

"Next year we'll tweak it a little bit, but wewill do it again," she said.

The agencies that attended Thursday'sexpo were: Legal Aid of North Carolina, Em-ployment Security Commission, LumbeeTribe of North Carolina, Richmond Commu-nity College, Scotland Community HealthClinic, The Benefit Bank, Scotland CountyHealth Department, Laurinburg HousingAuthority, Habitat for Humanity, GrowingAmerica Through Entrepreneurship, Rich-mond Community College Small BusinessCenter, Consumer Credit Counseling Serv-ices of Fayetteville, Vocational Rehabilita-tion, Scotland County Literacy Council,Southeast Regional Mental Health, DisabledAmerican Veterans, Church CommunityServices, Mega Force Staffing, American RedCross, Concerned Citizens for the Homeless,Scotland Family Counseling Center, Restor-ing Hope Center, Scotland County MemorialLibrary, Four County Community Services,Job Corps, Evergreen Behavioral Manage-ment, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Rocking-ham District Partners in Ministry, St.Andrews Presbyterian College, ScotlandFamily Counseling Center and WLNC Radio.

EXPOFROM PAGE 1A Health care

provision totake effectSTAFF REPORT

The next round of provisions of the federalhealth care reform bill went into effect on Thurs-day.

Many of these provisions provide new or ex-panded benefits that serve as consumer protec-tions for health insurance coverage.

The good news for consumers is that they willbegin seeing increased health insurance benefitsthat werent offered before, said state InsuranceCommissioner Wayne Goodwin.

For new health insurance plans with planyears beginning on or after Sept. 23, the Afford-able Care Act makes the following changes:

* Annual and Lifetime Limits At the newplan year, plans may not contain lifetime limitson essential benefits. This provision applies to allplans. Annual limits will be phased out through2014 for all plans, except grandfathered individ-ual plans. Check with your insurance companyto see if this applies to your policy before yourenew.

* Rescissions Rescission is when an insur-ance company retroactively cancels your policy.The Affordable Care Act bans rescissions exceptin cases of fraud or intentional misrepresenta-tion of material fact. You must be notified prior tothe cancellation, and you will be able to have thedecision reviewed under your policies internalappeal/grievance procedures. This provision ap-plies to all types of health insurance plans.

* Preventive Health Services Awide rangeof preventive care including immunizations, wellbaby and child screenings, and well womenexams must be covered without cost-sharingunder all non-grandfathered plans. For an exactlist of what SEE PROVISION PAGE 7A

Sept. 24

Turkey plate sale-Church in the Pines onHighway 74 in LaurelHill is holding aturkey plate saletoday. The church alsoinvite everyone to "Eatand Shop" in its Holi-day Craft Store from11 a.m to 2 p.m. andfrom 4 to 7 p.m. Platesare $7. Eat in or drivethrough. Free deliveryon orders of eight ormore. Call 462-2465for information.

Miss Kuumba Pag-eant - The AfricanAmerican HeritageCommittee, Inc., willpresent the Miss Ku-umba Pageant at 7p.m. Tickets are $6.For information call910-276-4345.

Fish fry - St. Mary'sCatholic Church ishaving a fish fry from11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.and from 5 to 7 p.m.Plates are $7 foradults and $4 for chil-dren under 12. Themenu is flounder filet,hush puppies, slaw, icetea and dessert. Youmay eat in or take out.Orders can be deliv-ered for more than 10plates by calling 276-4468.

Guided Canoe Trip -Lumber River StatePark is celebratingTake a Child OutsideWeek, by offering aprogram for childrenand their families.The park is offering aGuided Canoe Tripdown the LumberRiver. We will be meet-ing at the ChalkBanks Access Area, at10:00 am. All partici-pants must be able toswim. Program willtake approximately 3hrs. Bring sunscreen,

drinking water, asnack, and any othernecessary items. Forinformation or tomake reservations, asspace is limited, pleasecontact Ranger JeffDavidson, at 910-628-4564. Due to limitedspace, preregistrationis required.

Malcolm Blue Festi-val- The 41st AnnualMalcolm Blue Histori-cal Crafts & FarmSkills Festival will beheld today throughSunday at the Mal-colm Blue Farm at1177 Bethesda Road inAberdeen. The eventfeatures traditionalcrafts & farm skillswith barnyard ani-mals, pony & wagonrides, museum, 1825farmhouse, steam &hit-n-miss engines,Scottish & folk musicand dance, story-tellers, bagpiper, civilwar calvary camp. Theevent runs from 8 a.m.to 4:30 PM; Saturdayfrom 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.;and Sunday from noonto 5 p.m. There is anadmission fee.

Sept. 25

Kuumba Festival -The 20th Annual Ku-umba Festival will besponsored by theAfricanAmerican Her-itage Committee, Inc.,will run from 10 am to4 p.m. at Market Parkon Lees Mill Road.Bring a chair and afriend to the freeevent. For informa-tion call: Otis 910-277-8721 or Bettie910-276-4345.

Nature hike - Lum-ber River State Park isoffering a nature hikeand a program aboutlocal wildlife. The pro-gram will take place at

Chalk Banks picnicarea at 10:00 am.Come and learn aboutlocal wildlife and theirenvironment. For in-formation, contactRanger Eric Siratt, at910-628-4564.

Eve Fleishman inConcert NashvilleJazz vocalist will be atthe Storytelling ArtsCenter of the South-east on Saturdayevening at 7:30 p.m.Works of Art inspiredby the original songswill be on display.Tickets are $20 for ad-vance reservationsand $25 at the door.Included will be an el-egant sweet and sa-vory dessert buffet,wine and other bever-ages. A portion of eachticket is tax de-ductible. For tickets,table reservations andinformation call 910-291-0929 or checkwww.storyartscenter.org.

Relay plate sale -There will be a PapaHarry's barbecue platesale to raise money forScotland County Relayof Life.The sale begins at 8

a.m. and will be heldat Archer's TV & Ap-pliance Service at11121 Johns RoadLaurinburg.

Sept. 26

NAACP meeting -The Scotland CountyNAACP will hold itsmonthly meeting atCedar Grove Mission-ary Baptist Church,Gibson at 4 p.m. Thebranch is preparingfor the November elec-tions and the historicimpact that voting willhave on the state andnation. The public isinvited.

Sept. 27

GOP meeting - Scot-land County Republi-can Party meets at7pm at headquarters.Guest speakers will beGL Pridgen, candidatefor the state generalassembly, and KevinDaniels, president ofthe Frederick Dou-glass Foundation. MrPridgen is opposingDoug Young for HouseDistrict 46 seat. TheFrederick DouglassFoundation states thatits membership iscomposed of "DevotedChristians, ProudBlack Americans, andActive Republicans."The meeting is open

to the public.

Painting Workshop -Landscape PaintingWorkshop in Oil" willbe led by well-knownartist Libby Smart atthe Storytelling ArtsCenter in downtownLaurinburg. Experi-enced and aspiringpainters are invited toattend. Cost is $30.Call 277-3599 for in-formation and regis-tration. It will be heldfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Genealogical Soci-ety- The ScotlandCounty GenealogicalSociety will meet atthe Scotland CountyCourthouse at 7 p.m.Register of Deeds

Debra Holcomb willexplain how her officecan assist people in ge-nealogical research.The public is welcome.

Sept. 28

Song writers work-shop - There will be asong writers workshopby Nashville vocalistand songwriter Eve

Fleishman at the Sto-rytelling Arts Centerin downtown Laurin-burg. Experiencedand aspiring songwrit-ers are invited to at-tend. Cost is $15. Call910-277-3599 for infor-mation and registra-tion.

Lumbee Councilcandidate - District 12Tribal Council candi-date Lee Barefoot willhold a meeting from 7to 9 p.m. at Old LaurelHill School.The session will in-

clude audience ques-tions.

Sept. 30

Ingathering- FirstUnited MethodistChurch will hold anIngathering with bar-becue pork or chickenplates sold at $7 perplate from 11 a.m.until 2 p.m. and 4:40until 6:30 p.m. Eat inor take out are avail-able.

Oct. 2

Harvest day - SalemChurch will hold aHarvest Day Sale be-

ginning at 8 a.m.The sale will include

collard sandwichesalong with homemadecrafts, cakes, pies,candy and other items.The sale ends at 2 p.m.The church is at 2ndStreet in Laurinburg.Call 318-5546 for in-formation.

Plate sale- JosephTemple AME Churchwill hold its annualfish and chicken platesale beginning at 11a.m. Plates are $6.50.The sale will be held at1134 South CaledoniaRoad. It ends at 4 p.m.

Oct. 5

Military retirees -Scotland County Mili-tary organization willhold its monthly meet-ing at captain LarrySeafood Restaurant.There will be a socialtime from 6:30 to 7p.m. The official meet-ing starts at 7. Mem-bers are urged toattend and anyonewith at least 20 yearsof military service iseligible to join thegroup.

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PUBLICMEETINGSWAGRAM TOWN BOARDMeets first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Wagram town hall.For more information, call 369-2776.

EAST LAURINBURG BOARDOFCOMMISSIONERSMeets the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Muncipal/Community

Building on Third Street.For more information, call 276-4992.

LAURINBURG CITY COUNCILMeets the Tuesday after the 15th of each month at 7 p.m. at 303 West Church

Street.For more information, call 276-8324.

SCOTLANDCOUNTYBOARDOF EDUCATIONMeets the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the A.B. Gibson Center

at 322 S. Main St.For more information, call 276-1138.

SCOTLANDCOUNTYBOARDOFCOMMISSIONERSMeets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Scotland County Gov-

ernmental Complex on West Boulevard.For more information, call 277-2406.

GIBSON TOWN COUNCILMeets the second Thursday of each month at the 7 p.m. at the Gibson Depot on

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OPINION

MAXTON TOWN BOARDMeets the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Build-

ing at 201 McCaskill Ave.For more information, call 844-5231.

MCCOLL TOWN COUNCILMeets the second Tuesday of each month at the town hall at 6 p.m.For more information, call 843-523-5341.

PUBLICMEETINGS (CONTD)

For North Carolinians, voting in judicial elections is already frustrat-ing enough. This year, filling a vacant seat on the N.C. Court of Appealswill be downright discouraging.Voters will choose from among 13 mostly unknown candidates who

have been campaigning for only a few weeks. The candidates have nothad enough time to introduce themselves to the state's legal community,let alone the general public. In short, we'll be voting mostly in the dark.In 2011, the General Assembly should try to ensure that this situa-

tion does not happen again. Voter support will be necessary, too.Timing is at the root of the problem. The U.S. Senate only confirmed

former state Judge Jim Wynn for a federal judgeship in August, thusleading him to resign his state job. The state constitution says his va-cated seat on the appeals court can be filled only through an election.Gov. Bev Perdue appointed Raleigh lawyer Cressie Thigpen to Wynn's

seat on an interim basis, but Thigpen must run to keep it. Incumbency,which usually helps judicial candidates, is not likely to help Thigpen be-cause he's so new.If Thigpen had served two years before being required to run, most of

the problems would disappear.First, voters would have a better idea of Thigpen's fitness for the

bench. Now they barely know him. Also, it's likely that far fewer peoplewould run to replace him. Judicial races with incumbents generally havesmaller fields.With no real incumbent running, this race has become a matter of

chance, almost a lottery. That's why 13 people paid the filing fee. Some-one is going to get very lucky and end up with an eight-year term on theCourt of Appeals. And we aren't likely to know much about that personwhen it happens.The short campaign is another problem. Because there was so little

time betweenWynn's state resignation and Election Day, the state couldnot conduct a primary. That's why the instant runoff system will beused, in which voters will choose three candidates in order of prefer-ence.Legislators should propose a constitutional amendment saying ap-

pointed judges get at least two years on the job before having to face thevoters. With such a system, the judge would get a real tryout and thengo through the full vetting process of a primary and general election.The legislature has proposed such an amendment before. Unfortu-

nately, voters rejected it. If it comes up again, this year's contest forWynn's seat will be the best evidence that the amendment deservesvoter ratification.

The Winston-Salem Journal

Bill Clinton, perhaps this nations most brilliant politician sinceRonald Reagan, not so famously said that President Obamas popular-ity would soar with the passage of a health-care bill. Recently, Clintonhas been forced to explain how wrong he was in that forecast.Two things, according to Clinton, explain Americans distaste for the

health bill: It is being phased in so it will be a while before they beginto enjoy its benefits, and the massive campaign by Republicans assail-ing the bill as a government boondoggle that will not make the nationhealthier but will make it poorer has been effective.A consequence is that Obamas approval ratings are now hovering in

the mid-40s, and with the mid-term elections six weeks away, the Re-publicans are assured of winning control of the House, the Senate is inplay, and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are on track to becoming irrele-vant.Democrats who are running for re-election only mention the health

care bill to remind voters that they opposed it. Those Democrats whosupported the bill would prefer to discuss something else.But the calculus is changing, if only somewhat, as several provisions

of the health bill, which doesnt fully mature until 2014, took effectThursday.They include:A child can now remain on a familys health care plan until age 26. Free immunizations for kids. Free preventive care, like mammograms and cholesterol screen-

ings. No more lifetime coverage limits, and annual limits start to phase

out. Coverage cannot be canceled for people who get sick. Children with pre-existing health conditions cannot be denied cov-

erage.While Americans are clearly divided over the health care bill, with

most lining up against it, a point of agreement might be that all of theprovisions that are kicking in are noble and things that society shouldembrace. The rub is that nothing is free, and health care is further fromit; promises from the White House that the bill will reduce costs dontsurvive scrutiny.If Clinton is correct in his initial assessment and with parts of the bill

taking effect, then Democrats who supported it have six weeks to re-mind voters of their position. Dont be surprised when that doesnt hap-pen.

The Robesonian

Sept. 24

Greaterglory King-dom Outreach Min-istries at 9300McFarland Road, Lau-rel Hill, will conclude athree night Fall Re-vival tonight at 7:30p.m. Bishop DavidPatterson of SouthernGrove in Maxton willbe the guest revivalist.

Zion CampbellA.M.E. Church willhold a Revival tonightat 7 p.m. and Sept. 25at 6 p.m. There will bedifferent speakerseach night.

The RockinghamDistrict Partners InMinistry will host anold-fashioned fish fryfrom 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.at their Resource andReferral Center.Plates will be $7 andwill include fish, a roll,coleslaw, beans anddessert. Money raisedfrom the event will gotowards the purchaseof a minibus for theyouth program andsenior programs at thecenter. Businesses orgroups located within20 miles of the centerordering five or moreplates can have theirorders delivered. Vol-unteers are needed tocook the fish, prepareplates and make deliv-eries. Those wishing tovolunteer, make dona-tions or place ordersmay call AmandaMiller or Jannie Hinesat 910-268-4688. Thecenter is located at13280 Church St., Gib-son; RDPIM is a non-profit organizationand donations can betax-deductible.

Church in the Pineson Highway 74 in Lau-rel Hill is holding aturkey plate saletoday. The church alsoinvite everyone to "Eatand Shop" in its Holi-day Craft Store from11 a.m to 2 p.m. andfrom 4 to 7 p.m. Platesare $7. Eat in or drivethrough. Free deliveryon orders of eight ormore. Call 462-2465for information.

Progressive BaptistChurch will hold acabbage sandwich saleon Stewartsville Roadbeside the day care.Proceeds will go to-ward the church build-ing fund.

Progressive Mission-ary Baptist Churchwill hold "Joy Night"at 7:30 p.m. with guestpreacher Evang. Patri-cia White of GreaterLife Deliverance ofClio, S.C. All are in-vited.

Life Changing Min-istries at 441 EastChurch Street will

have a Fish Fry begin-ning at 9 a.m. Fishplates are $7.50 andinclude fish, slaw,baked beans, hush-puppies, cake and adrink.

Gray Pond BaptistChurch on Stew-artsville CemeteryRoad will sponsor abenefit collard andbarbecue sandwichsale for ChristianLocklear. Call 277-1344 to make 10 ormore orders.

Union Grove Mis-sionary BaptistChurch will celebratea pre-anniversaryservice in honor oftheir pastor's 17thyear anniversary. Theguest speaker will bethe Rev. Dorothy An-derson, pastor ofFletcher Grove Mis-sionary BaptistChurch. Music will beprovided by Bro.Winslow Ratliff Jr.and his choir, H.I.M.All are invited to at-tend.

Sept. 25

Franklin ChapelA.M.E. Zion Church at1103 Caledonia Road,Laurinburg will holdtheir annual PrayerBreakfast at 8 a.m.The event is sponsoredby the Missionary De-partment.

Union Grove Mis-sionary BaptistChurch in Laurinburgwill hold a North vs.South Gospel Singingat 5 p.m. Singers in-clude Jade, TimmyWilliams, the Mt.Olive Baptist ChurchChoir, the JL GlennSingers, and more. Allare invited.

Laurel Hill FirstBaptist Church at12360 McFarlandRoad, Laurel HiIl, willhold their Men on theGo annual cookouttoday. Food is free.

Higher DimensionsMinistries at 18501Marston Road, LaurelHill, will hold a FoodBank from 10 a.m.until noon and a soupkitchen from noonuntil 2 p.m. today only.A picture ID is re-quired with no excep-tions; no post officeboxes will be accepted.One food box per ad-dress will be given.Monetary donationsare appreciated.

Fairley's ChapelMissionary BaptistChurch at 328 Dou-glas Street, Laurin-

burg will hold a fellow-ship prayer buffetbreakfast from 6:30 to9:30 a.m. Ticket dona-tions are $7. For moreinformation or ticketscall 217-3520.

Sept. 26

St. John HolinessChurch will have theirHomecoming begin-ning with morningservice with ElderZack Rogers. Dinnerwill be served immedi-ately after the service.The Rev. George Ellisof Union Grove Bap-tist Church will be theevening speaker at 4p.m. All are invited.

Temple of Lead Pen-tecostal HolinessChurch at 26329 N.Turnpike Road, Wa-gram, will presentTimmy Blackwelltoday.

Greaterglory King-dom Outreach Min-istries at 9300McFarland Road, Lau-rel Hill, will presentPastor Sirander Allenof Vision of Victory asthe guest speaker at3:30 p.m.

Anointed House ofGod will hold SundaySchool at 10:30 a.m.and morning worshipat 11:30 a.m. withspeakerApostle JackieMcRae. At 4 p.m. thefirst annual Deaconand Deaconness eventwill be celebrated. Thespeaker will be theRev. Williams fromCarolina Park FirstBaptist Church.

Laurel Hill UnitedMethodist Church willcelebrate their 90thanniversary Home-coming with a 10:30a.m. worship service.The guest speaker willbe the Rev. ClarenceGarner with specialmusic by Charles Tay-lor. A fellowship mealwill be held immedi-ately after the serv-ices. All are invited tocome and bring afriend.

The Union GroveMissionary BaptistChurch Usher Boardwill celebrate their an-nual usher's anniver-sary at 3 p.m. with theRev. Michael Webber,choir, ushers and con-gregation from LaurelHill First MissionaryBaptist Church. Allushers are invited toattend.

North LaurinburgBaptist Church at 517Lee's Mill Road willcelebrate their annual

Homecoming at 10:30a.m. Eastern Sonriseand Alyse Player willperform. A Homecom-ing dinner will followthe service. All arewelcome.

Laurel Hill FirstBaptist Church at12360 McFarlandRoad, Laurel HiIl, willsponsor a skit at 3p.m. All are invited.

Greaterglory King-dom Outreach Min-istries at 9300McFarland Road, Lau-rel Hill, will presentPastor Sirander Allenof Vision of Victory asthe guest speaker at3:30 p.m.

Joseph TempleA.M.E. Church willcelebrate their secondpraise team anniver-sary at 3 p.m. All areinvited.

New Greater SaintJames Word Praiseand Worship Min-istries at 900 SouthCaledonia Road willhold pastoral day serv-ices beginning at 11a.m. Overseer PastorJane A. Hasty willpreach. All are invited.

New Hope BaptistChurch invites every-one to worship eachSunday morning onthe St. Andrews Col-lege Campus inAvinger Auditorium.Services were formerlyheld at Scotland Place.Sunday School beginsat 9:15 a.m. with wor-ship services begin-ning at 10:15 a.m.Services this Sundaywill be given by CraigDavis of Laurel Hill.All are invited to comeearly for fellowship at9 a.m. and to bring afriend. A nursery willbe provided. Dress iscasual.

Beaver Dam UnitedMethodist Church inLaurel HIll will hold aWomen's and Men'sDay program at 3 p.m.The guest church willbe the Rev. VeronicaM. Patterson, pastor ofMillers Chapel UnitedMethodist Church,with choirs and con-gregation. All are wel-come.

Nashville Mission-ary Baptist Church at15001 Palmer Road,Marston, will havetheir annual Women's

Day service at 11 a.m.Min. Shannon Monroeof Gilmore ChapelA.M.E. Zion Church inCharlotte will be thespeaker. All are in-vited.

Sept. 27

Progressive Mission-ary Baptist Church onEast Church Streetbeside the CC Kitchenwill hold a Flea Mar-ket today. Call 844-3410 for information.

Franklin ChapelA.M.E. Zion Church at1103 Caledonia Road,Laurinburg will havetheir annual RevivalSept. 27 through Oct.1 at 7 p.m. nightly. TheRev. Dr. O.T. McMillanof Spring Lake, direc-tor of Evangelism forthe African MethodistEpiscopal ZionChurch, will be thespeaker. The public isinvited.

Woodville Pente-costal HolinessChurch on SneadTown Road, LaurelHill, will hold a Re-vival Sept. 27-Oct. 1 at7 p.m. nightly. Theguest speaker will beEvang. Rev. KeithSpeed. A specialsinging will take placeeach night. All are in-vited.

Sept. 30

First UnitedMethodist Church willhold an Ingatheringwith barbecue pork orchicken plates sold at$7 per plate from 11a.m. until 2 p.m. and4:40 until 6:30 p.m.Eat in or take out areavailable.

Oct. 2

Salem Church onSecond Street, Laurin-burg, will have a Har-vest Day Sale withcollard sandwichesfrom 8 a.m. until 2p.m. Homemadecrafts, cakes, pies,candy and more willbe offered.

Progressive BaptistChurch will hold aBarbecue FellowshipIngathering beginningat 10 a.m. on Stew-artsville Road besidethe day care.

The Pee Dee BaptistAssociation will spon-sor a CommunityPrayer Walk at 9 a.m.Members of Baptistchurches in the PeeDee Baptist Associa-tion will be "taking tothe streets and roadsof Scotland County" topray for their commu-nities.For questions and

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AGAPE BUCHANAN FEATHER-STONE MEMORIAL TABERNACLE1505 Woodlawn Street, LaurinburgPastor Dr. Fannie Bachanan-Feath-erstone

AMEN ALLELUIA BAPTISTCHURCH9061 Tartan Rd., LaurinburgPastor Rev. Charles E. John

ANOINTED HOUSE OF GOD1723 Highway 74 East, HamletPastor Jackie McRae910-610-4410

ANOINTED HOUSE OF PRAYER17201 Old Lumberton Rd., Laurin-burgPastor Johnson, Assoc. Pastor CoryArmstrong277-0259

APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE TAB-ERNACLE CHURCH401 N. Main St., LaurinburgRev. Joe BarnhillPhone: 277-7115

BEAUTIFUL ZION FREEWILL BAP-TISTRoute 2 Box 125, Laurel HillPastor A.C. CrispPhone: 268-4454

BEAVER DAM UNITEDMETHODISTOld Wire Road., Laurel HillPastor Rev. Josephine Sutton462-2950

BETHLEHEM MISSIONARY BAP-TIST CHURCH439 Stewartsville Road, LaurinburgPastor Jesse L. Timmons276-7795

BEYOND THE VEIL ASSEMBLY OFGODWagram, NC 28396Rev. John G. Walker910-521-9200

BIBLE WAY CHRISTIAN PENTE-COSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH508 E. Covington Street, LaurinburgPastor Elder Cary J. McQueen

BRIGHT HOPEWELL BAPTISTCHURCH601 N. Main Street, LaurinburgPastor Garland E. Pierce

BUNCH GROVE PENTECOSTALF.W. HOLINESSPastor Dorothy RobbinPhone: 276-6395

CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST15201 Barnes Bridge Rd. just offHwy. 501 SouthRev. Kelly Barr276-4741/276-6858

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH800 Old Lumberton Road,Pastor Charles Modrell276-4212

CAROLINA NEW LIFE CHURCHLaurel HillPastor M.R. Copeland, Sr.

CAROLINA PARK FIRST BAPTIST1016 Gibson St., LaurinburgRev. Robert Williams276-0018

CEDAR GROVE FIRST MISSION-ARY BAPTIST CHURCH14600 Railroad St., GibsonPastor C.R. MoodyPhone: 268-2501/ 1-910-944-3963

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST2nd Street & Commonwealth, EastLaurinburgPastor Robert DeanPhone: 276-8881

CHARITY FREEWILL BAPTISTCHURCH1000 S. Main & Tucker Streets, Lau-rinburgPastor Wade Outlaw

CHARITY OUTREACH CHURCHBostic Road, LaurinburgPastor Rev. Jerry Oxendine844-8841

CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER8941 Hasty Rd.Pastor Rev. Gary Coffman277-1737/280-4946

CHURCH IN THE PINES PRESBY-TERIANLaurel HillPastor Dr. Gene MillerPhone: 462-2465

CHURCH OF CHRIST1000 S. Main St., Suite 11, Laurin-burgPhone: 910-205-0093

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY9421 Morgan St., Laurel HillPastor Rayford S. MartinChurch Phone: 462-2504

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY608 Lee Mill's Rd., LaurinburgRev. John MurphyPhone: 276-3804

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER DAY SAINTS1210 Pelham Drive, LaurinburgPresident Gary Smith910-992-7063

CHURCH OF MACEDONIA & THEMISSION OF FAITH EVANGELIS-TIC CENTER924 McGirt Bridge Rd.Pastor Emma MeeksPhone: 844-9425

COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCHPastor William D. Manning

COOL SPRING UNITEDMETHODIST16301 Scotch Grove Rd.Pastor George McDougald, Jr.277-8392

CROSSROADS FELLOWSHIPCHURCHCollege Plaza Shopping Center10:30 Sunday Morning Worship

EAST LAURINBURG BAPTIST

Pastor Richard Tyson276-7585

EAST LAURINBURG CHURCH OFGODEast Church StreetPastor Rev. Jeff McGirt276-2184

EAST LAURINBURG PENTE-COSTAL HOLINESS303 Sanford Rd.Pastor Michael Price276-1869

EMMANUEL TEMPLE DELIVER-ANCE CHURCH226 E. Dickson St., LaurinburgPastor & Founder Bishop E. Cooper

FAIRLEY CHAPEL BAPTISTCHURCHPastor Rev. Murray

FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH2220 Elm Ave. (south of Scotia Vil-lage)Dr. Wm. Bruce Ezell, Jr. PhD, CLPPhone 276-9151

FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER5 Miles West of Laurel Hill on US 74WestPastor Daryl CookPhone: 462-2901

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD OFMAXTONRoute 2 Box 102, MaxtonPastor Gilbert WalkerPhone: 875-8603

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH302 E. Church St.Office Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri276-2161

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, DIS-CIPLES OF CHRIST INC.1405 Produce Market Rd. Laurin-burg277-2905

FIRST FREEWILL BAPTISTCHURCHBarnes DrivePastor Jonathan PruittPhone: 280-5174

FIRST THESSALONIANS BAPTIST6060 Herndon St., GibsonPastor Rev. Fred L. Terry

FIRST UNITED METHODISTCHURCH101 W. Church St.Rev. Ralph Brown, Pastor276-1592

FRANKLIN CHAPELAME ZION1103 Caledonia Rd.Rev. Paul Murphy Home: 276-9931Office: 277-1764

FREEDOM TEMPLE BAPTISTCHURCH (FULL GOSPEL)Pastor Dr. Lucinda Snead217-1712/ 291-9876

FROM THE WORD WORSHIPCENER17160 Plant Rd., LaurinburgPastor T.D. Williams276-145

GALILEE UNITED METHODISTCHURCH900 McGirts Bridge Rd. P.O. Box1866, Laurinburg

GIBSON BAPTIST CHURCHMain Street, GibsonRev. Greg IcardPhone: 268-4759

GIBSON CHURCH OF GODWalker Street, GibsonPastor Rev. David Starling268-2949

GIBSON PENTECOSTAL HOLI-NESS CHURCHPastor L.J. Young, Assoc. PastorJoel Quick

GIBSON CHAPEL MISSION13280 Church St., GibsonPastor Dr. William K. Quick

GLORIOUS PENTECOSTAL HOLI-NESSPastor Virginia LanePhone: 276-6867

GOOD NEWS CHAPEL13940 Pea Bridge Rd., LaurinburgContact Gene Locklear276-4316

GRACE ABIDING LOVE SOUNDSOF PRAISE17201 Old Lumberton Rd., Laurin-burg 28353Pastor Dr. Dionnie DeWitt843-535-1105

GRACE UNITY MISSIONARY BAP-TIST CHURCH1220 N. Main St., LaurinburgPastor Bryant Dixon276-3115

GRAHAM TEMPLE, C.O.G.I.C.501 R. Graham St., LaurinburgPastor Elder Gomizie Hoggard291-0151

GREATER HOUSE OF DELIVER-ANCE HOLINESS CHURCH &OUTREACH MINISTRY307 Gibson Ave. (old Kings gro-cery), McColl, SC 29570Pastor Patricia White 843-862-0338(cell)843-523-6393

THE GREATER HUNTER'SCHAPELAME ZION CHURCHJerusalem Church Road, LaurinburgPastor Sarah KellyPhone: 276-8102

GREEN LAKE AME ZION CHURCH14280 Railroad St., GibsonPastor Rev. Rebecca RoryCh. Office: 268-3302

GREEN POND CHURCH OF GODIN CHRISTOld Wire Road, GibsonPastor Elder George W. Davis910-268-3185

HAVEN OF TRUTHHwy. 74, Rockingham

Pastor Larry Crosby, Sr.910-895-2250

HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHURCH4480 Main St., GibsonPastor Donnie & Bonnie Meetze268-2727

HILLSIDE FREEWILL BAPTISTHillside Avenue and Perk StreetPastor Woody Byrd

HOLY GROUND CHURCH702 Martin Luther King Dr., MaxtonPastor Geraldine McLaurin844-5764

HUCKABEE GROVE EMMANUELHOLINESSLaurel HillPastor Larry Singletary

JERUSALEM UNITED METHODIST501 South, JohnsPastor Rev. Gypsie Murdaugh

JONES CHAPEL BAPTISTCHURCHJohns Road/501 SouthPhone: 276-6590

JOSEPH TEMPLE AME CHURCH1134 S. Caledonia Rd.Pastor Rev. K.P. RigsbeePhone: 276-2987

LAUREL HILL BAPTIST CHURCH9560 Morgan St., Laurel HillPastor Don Malpass

LAUREL HILL FIRST BAPTISTLaurel Hill

LAUREL HILL PRESBYTERIAN15301 McFarland Rd. 3 miles N ofLaurinburgPastor Rev. Dr. Howard WhitehurstPhone: 276-7151

LAUREL HILL UNITEDMETHODISTLaurel HillPastor H. Lamar SmithPhone: 462-2221/ 462-3187

LAURINBURG CHRISTIANCHURCH1111 Turnpike Rd., LaurinburgMinister Michael G. Water276-4085

LAURINBURG NAZARENECHURCH1121 Turnpike Rd., LaurinburgPastor Larry Lawrence910-276-1835

LAURINBURG PRESBYTERIAN600 W. Church St.Pastor Dr. Neal CarterPhone: 276-0831

THE LIFE CHANGING MINISTRY441 E. Church St., Laurinburg

LIGHTENING TEMPLE407 Mundy St., MaxtonPastor Bishop Johnny McLeanSusie McLean 844-1853

LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONALOUTREACH MINISTRIES11400 Academy Rd., LaurinburgPastor Lee Jackson910-462-3144

THE LUTHERAN CHURCH OFTHE LIVING WORD1925 S. Main St.Pastor The Rev. Linda B. Nelson276-7900

MAXTON PENTECOSTAL HOLI-NESSPastor L.M. Cole844-5482

MCZARN AME ZION CHURCH18701 Old Wire Rd., WagramPastor Carol Turner277-2711

MISSION OF FAITH POWER OFDELIVERANCE CHURCHLee's Mill Road, LaurinburgPastor/Prophetess Hattie Weathers910-610-1033/1-866-453-7729

MONTPELIER PRESBYTERIANCHURCH201 N. Main St., WagramRev. Holly RussellPhone: 369-2259

MT. OLIVE S.D.A.801 Caledonia Rd.Pastor Jason Scott Home: 910-878-0039Church: 276-6515

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NASHVILLE MISSIONARY BAP-TIST CHURCH15001 Palmer Rd., MarstonPator Dr. Hurley William, Jr.276-6250

NAZARETH MISSIONARY BAP-TIST CHURCH25020 Nazareth Church Rd., Wa-gramPastor Darrel D. Gibson, Jr.369-2790

NEW BEGINNING FAITH TABER-NACLE HOLINESS CHURCH OFMAXTONPastor Samuel Thomas, Asst. Pas-tor Retha Thomas

NEW COVENANT WORSHIP CEN-TER9300 McFarland Rd., Laurel HillPastor Howard Mayers

THE NEW GREATER ST. JAMESHOLINESS CHURCHPastor Elder Jane Hasty

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOW-SHIP14681 Rea Magnet Rd.Pastor Thomas E. Kinder Home:277-1362Phone: 276-5211

NEW LIFE PENTECOSTAL HOLI-NESS11003 Academy Rd.Pastor Dwayne Powers276-9100

NEW LIGHT HOLINESS CHURCH451 Stewartsville Rd.Pastor Doris McEachernPhone: 276-7289

NEW PROSPECT HOLINESSMETHODIST CHURCH4359 NC Hwy. 710 North, Pembroke910-521-3167

NORTH LAURINBURG BAPTIST517 Lee's Mill Rd.Pastor Rev. Edward Pilarczyk

NORTHVIEW HARVEST MIN-ISTRIES17760 Log Cabin Rd., Hwy 401North, LaurinburgPastor Kenneth F. BleasePhone: 277-0410

PATHWAY CHURCHRiver Road, Wagram369-3886

PEACE TRUE HOLINESS7500 X-Ray Rd.Pastor John Cartrette268-4742

PEELES CHAPEL WESLEYANCHURCHLaurel HillPastor J.W. WilliamsPhone: 462-3287

PLEASANT VIEW PRESBYTERIAN901 Old Lumberton Rd.Pastor Clayton Gween

PROGRESSIVE MISSIONARYBAPTIST801 Stewartsville Rd., LaurinburgPastor Nathaniel Morrison844-3410

REEDY CREEK MISSIONARYBAPTISTBostick Road, LaurinburgPastor Eric Harris

REFUGE CHRISTIAN CENTER1035 McGirt's Bridge Rd.Pastor David Looper

REFUGE CHURCH OF DELIVER-ANCEHwy. 401 SouthPastor I. McRae

REFUGE OF DELIVERANCEEast Church Street, LaurinburgPastor Daniel White

RIVER OF LIFE MINISTRIES15760 Barnes Bridge Road & Hwy.501 SouthPastors Hal & Phyllis CulbersonPhone: 277-0376/ Church: 277-7226

SAINT LUKE UNITED METHODIST1501 Turnpike Rd.Pastor David Blackman276-6821/ 276-6918

SANDHILLS COMMUNITYCHURCHLaurel Hill Community Center910-277-2948

SANDHILLS FREEWILL BAPTISTCHURCHCrawford Lake Road, Laurel HillRev. Willie R. Jacobs910-875-5855

SANDY GROVE BAPTISTHwy. 71, MaxtonRev. Donald Pratt844-5686

SEED HARVEST MINISTRIESLaurinburgFounder-Pastor Elder L. Leak910-318-4228

SHILOH MISSIONARY BAPTIST614 E. Rockingham Rd., MaxtonPastor Dr. H.E. Edwards844-8661

SILVER HILL PRESBYTERIAN24881 Hoffman Rd., Marston277-2900

SKYWAY BAPTISTSkyway Church Road (across fromPioneer Seed)Pastor Dorothy BellPhone: 582-1080 Church: 844-3108

SNEAD'S GROVE UNITEDMETHODIST12800 Old Wire Rd., Laurel HillPastor Rev. Gordon CaughillChurch Phone: 277-2750

SOLID ROCK MISSIONARY BAP-TIST320 Bizzell St.Pastor Richard L. Ingram278-7726

SOUTH LAURINBURG BAPTISTMaple Street, LaurinburgRev. Andy Maness

SOUTH LAURINBURG CHURCHOF GOD276-5525/ 276-8553

SOUTH MAIN PENTECOSTAL HO-LINESS1510 S. Main St.Pastor Gary WilsonPhone: 276-2446

SPRING BRANCH MISSIONARYBAPTIST21300 Old Wire Rd., WagramPastor Darryl Todd

SPRING HILL BAPTISTSouth Main Street, WagramRev. Vitaliy BakPhone: 369-2335

SPRINGFIELD CHURCH OF GOD10101 Gibson Rd. (Hwy. 79), LaurelHillPastor Carl Fosdick910-462-3432

SPRING PENTECOSTAL HOLI-NESSP.O. Box 428, Laurel HillPastor J.B. LovingPhone: 462-2992/ 462-2513

STAR OF BETHLEHEM BAPTIST1200 S. Caledonia Rd.Pastor James C. McLeanPhone: 276-4074/ 277-0593/ 276-1071

STEWARTSVILLE BAPTISTUS 401 South, LaurinburgPastor Eddy SimmonsPhone: 277-0077

ST. DAVID'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH506 Azure Court (Corner of WestCovington Sreet), LaurinburgThe Rev. Marty Stebbins276-1757www.stdavidsepiscopal.org

ST. JOHN HOLINESS CHURCH700 Tuskeegee Dr., LaurinburgElder Zack Rogers276-1561

ST. JOHN'S UNITED METHODISTCHURCHPastor Rev. Kelly HuntPhone: 910-674-4885

ST. JOHN UNITED METHODISTP.O. Box 181, GibsonRev. Tom MillerPhone: 268-4292

ST. MARGRET BIBLE PENTE-COSTAL FREEWILL HOLINESS105 N. Caledonia Rd.Pastor Mitchell Johnson, Sr.Phone: 276-1868

ST. MARK CHURCH OF CHRISTDISCIPLES OF CHRIST19281 Arch McLeod Rd., LaurinburgPastor Elder Gene A. McLeodChurch Phone: 910-277-9936

ST. MARY'S AME ZION8920 Old Wire Rd., Laurel HillPastor Rev. Charles R. IngramPhone: 462-2206 Parsonage: 462-3576

ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCHOffice Hours: 9:00-12:00 a.m.Father John SaxonPhone: 276-1478

ST. MATTHEW AME ZIONCHURCHSouth Patterson Street, MaxtonPastor Dr. James C. WhitePhone: 844-5102

ST. PAUL'S UNITED METHODISTP.O. Box 429, MaxtonPastor Valerie Tyson844-3792

ST. PETER UNITED METHODISTRoute 1, WagramPastor Henry Blue

TRINITY PENTECOSTAL HOLI-NESS10520 Turnpike Rd., LaurinburgRev. Wayne Gibson843-479-7691

TRINITY PRESBYTERIANCHURCH13000 Blues Farm Rd., Laurinburg276-7616

TURNPIKE BAPTIST CHURCH31000 Hillcreek Rd., WagramPastor's Phone: 369-2549

UNION GROVE MISSIONARYBAPTISTPastor Rev. George T. Ellis843-523-5650Assoc. Pastor Rev. Margie Pegues276-8520Church: 276-9106

UPPER ROOM #2 OF HOP FEEDMY CHILDREN MINISTRY INC.924 McGirts Bridge Rd., LaurinburgPastor Bishop Willie Gibson, Jr.Assist. Pastor Elder Dr. Selena Gib-son910-384-4167/ 910-277-7417

WAGRAM CHURCH OF GODMcKay Street, WagramPastor Harry E. Clark369-2417

WAGRAM EMMANUEL HOLINESSRiverton Road, WagramPastor Ronnie NortonPhone: 276-6680

WESTMINISTER PRESBYTERIANCHURCHCorner of McGirt Bridge & SpellerRoadsPastor Rev. Ruby P. Lennon276-2846

WINDY HILL HOLINESS CHURCH11921 Old Johns Rd.Pastor Joel Quick

VICTORY TABERNACLE15601 Old Wire Rd., Laurel HillPastor Fred Ball910-291-1628

VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCHCorner of Peele & Ward Streets,East LaurinburgPastor Rev. Frank "Spike" Trouble-field Cell: 910-280-1586910-276-1507

WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH17361 Fieldcrest Rd.277-0335

WILSON CHAPEL HOLY BIBLECHURCH OF GOD333 Foraker St.Elder John Crochton

WOODVILLE PENTECOSTAL HO-LINESS12581 Sneadtown Rd., Laurel HillPastor Gerald Goins276-4708

WORD OF LIFE OUTREACH MIN-ISTRIES INCP.O. Box 266, MaxtonEvangelist's Benjamin & AundreaStephens844-6170

WORLD LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER12400 Airport Rd., MaxtonPastor Apostle R.B. WilliamsAsst. Pastor Jennifer Williams

ZION CAMPBELLAME CHURCH801 Midland St.Pastor Rev. Lisa Marshall

ZION HOLINESS CHURCHBundy Street, WagramPastor Elizabeth Monroe910-269-0201

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North Carolina Re-publicans are travel-ing around the statepresenting a 10-pointplan they pledgetheyll work to pass ifthey win control of theLegislature for thefirst time in 112 years,including reductionsin spending and taxrates.The proposals, being

offered in hopes of en-ergizing the GOPfaithful and other vot-ers in state House andSenate races, also in-cludes cutting red tapefor small business op-erators and requiringvoters to present photoidentification at thepolls.State GOP leaders

and Republican law-makers visited RockyMount to outline thoseand other proposalsThursday, the sameday the national partyrolled out its agenda ifit gains a majority inCongress.Democrats have led

the state House andSenate of sharedpower almost continu-ously since the 1898election, except forfour years in theHouse in the mid-1990s. GOP legislativecandidates offeredtheir own reformagenda in 1994 beforethey took over thestate House.Republicans would

have to win six addi-tional Senate seatsand nine in the House

to take over one orboth chambers.A political party

should do what it saysit will do, House Mi-nority Leader PaulStam, R-Wake, toldabout 75 people eatinglunch at GardnersBBQ. If its been outof power, it should sayhow it would changethings. We actually in-tend to change things.Stam argues that

Democratic overspend-ing in state govern-ment has led NorthCarolina to some ofthe highest tax ratescompared to surround-ing states, pushingbusinesses interestedin setting up shop inNorth Carolina to goelsewhere. The Demo-cratic-led Legislatureapproved a 2009budget that raisedsales tax rates by apenny and placed anincome tax surchargeon the highest wageearners.House Speaker Joe

Hackney, D-Orange,said in a separate in-terview the GOP planlacks substance andwont educate the tensof thousands of newcommunity college anduniversity studentsentering the systemsto train for jobs in therecovering economy.The Republicans

have put togethernothing that presentsany solution to any ofNorth Carolinas prob-lems, Hackney said.Theyve laid outbumper-sticker slo-

gans. They haventlaid out any blue-print.The Republican

plan, which has beenset out in small GOPgatherings over thepast couple of weeks,also pledges the Gen-eral Assembly wouldpush legislation intheir first 100 days incontrol that would: attempt to ex-

empt North Carolinacitizens from the fed-eral health care lawand allow them to optout of requirementsthat they get healthinsurance or face cashpenalties. pass a constitu-

tional amendmentmaking clear the stateconstitution bars land

condemnation solelyfor private economicdevelopment. reduce small busi-

ness regulatory bur-dens. pass a Honest

Elections Act thatwould require a validphoto ID in order tovote.Democrats have

pushed back similarrequirements over theyears, arguing it couldpassively intimidatepeople without IDsfrom voting. Somehave likened it to JimCrow-era restrictionsthat prevented blacksfrom casting ballots.Federal law only re-quires North Carolinavoters their ID thefirst time that they

vote, but GOP law-makers believe itneeds to go further.We need to ensure

greater ballot securityand voting system in-tegrity, said Rep. TimMoore, R-Cleveland, aprimary sponsor of avoter ID bill last year.In this era of identitytheft and issues withillegal immigrants, itonly makes sense toadd this precaution toprotect the franchise.The state Demo-

cratic Party plans tohold their own tour toboost early-voting ef-forts across the state,with the first stop ex-pected next week,party Executive Direc-tor Andrew Whalensaid.

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HospitalemployeeretiresSTAFF REPORT

Scotland Memorial Hospital lost another val-ued, long-time employee recently when RuthRothwell retired after serving for 42 years.Greg Wood, president and CEO of Scotland

Health Care System, honored Rothwell at a re-cent retirement celebration which was attendedby many of the hospitals staff. Rothwell hasworked at the hospital since 1968."Ruth Rothwell began her career in the Nutri-

tional Care Department of Scotland MemorialHospital. Since that time she has loyally anddependably served the hospital," Wood said. "Al-ways with a smile and always with excellentservice. Forty-two years later we say thank youto Ruth for her faithfulness and for all she hasdone for this hospital and our patients.Rothwell was presented with gifts from Scot-

land Health Care System to thank her for 42years of excellent service.Ruth will be greatly missed in our depart-

ment and in the hospital. She has been a valuedemployee and served us excellently," said PaulDouglas, director of Nutritional Services.

From left, Gred Wood, President and CEO of Scotland Health Care System, honors Ruth Rothwell for 42 yearsof dedicated service.

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North Carolina archaeologists plan sixweeks of underwater work at the nearly 300-year-old shipwreck presumed to be Black-beard's pirate flagship.The Daily News of Jacksonville reported

the first excavation work in two years startsThursday at the site of the QueenAnne's Re-venge. TheAtlantic Ocean location is withinsight of the Beaufort Inlet and barrier is-lands near Morehead City.Divers plan to excavate and collect arti-

facts from sections of the forward and mid-section of the former slave transport ship.

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It looks easy enough toget a hole in one. Just con-centrate, hit the ball, and ifconditions are right, the ob-ject dodges trees, sand, andother obstacles to land inthe hole. It could happen,right?

Golfers playing in the10th annual BarbaraSasseen Memorial GolfTournament on Sept. 28will have plenty of incentiveto make the above scenariotheir own.

"Golfers will have the op-portunity to win excitingprizes if they are luckyenough to get a hole in one,"said Tournament Chairper-

son Jennie Meggs. "All fourof the par threes will be inthe competition. Wade S.Dunbar Insurance Agencywill give $10,000 for a holein one on number seven,and players could be luckyon that or on any of theother par threes. Number17 would win your choice ofPremium golf equipment;number two would be goodfor a Premium electronicspackage; and the number12 winner would receivetheir choice of airline tick-ets or a cruise for two.Theres no better time to getthat coveted hole in onethan on Sept. 28."

The top three winningteams in the tournament

will win cash awards cour-tesy of Jersey Mikes. Otherprizes include winners ofthe longest drive and clos-est to the pin for both menand women.

A wide array of doorprizes will be given cour-tesy of local businesses andfriends. A 50-50 raffle willalso be conducted, and play-ers will have an opportu-nity to participate and wincash. Mulligans will be of-fered for $5 each or two for$10.

"All golfers of every abil-ity are invited to play inthis exciting charity golftournament, which is spon-sored by the Scottish PilotClub of Laurinburg," said

committee member SybilSikes. "The BarbaraSasseen Memorial tourna-ment, now in its 10th year,is the major fund raisingevent of the Scottish Pilots.All club members partici-pate and promise golfersand card players a day offun, fellowship and goodfood."

The tournament format istwo low-net best balls usinga 75 percent handicap, andwill consist of four personteams, men, women ormixed. Entry forms areavailable with an entry feeis $60. Payment includes agreen fee, cart, breakfast,refreshments and theawards luncheon. Sign in

begins at 9 a.m. with a shot-gun start at 10 a.m.

Sept. 27 at noon is thedeadline to enter. For fur-ther information and to ob-tain an entry form, contactthe Scotch Meadows ProShop at 276-0169 or anyScottish Pilot Club Mem-ber.

Non-golfers have an op-portunity to attend theBridge and Brunch eventheld simultaneously in theclubhouse at Scotch Mead-ows. Contact Mary AnnSalemme at 369-2734 forindividual or table reserva-tions. Any type of cards maybe played.

Both events are open tothe public.

Hole in one yields big prizes at tourney

Scotland High School freshman Laquawn Dunlap,left, reads with a group of kindergartners earlier this week at Covington Street Elementary.

Program moving students 'Fast ForWord'Andy CagleSPECIAL TO THE EXCHANGE

Just a few short weeks ago,Laquawn Dunlap could not haveimagined reading aloud to a groupof kindergartners.

But that is exactly what theScotland High School of HealthSciences freshman spent his morn-ing doing earlier this week at Cov-ington Street Elementary School.

Dunlaps confidence in his read-ing ability has stemmed from hisparticipation in Fast ForWord atScotland High. Through the pro-gram, Dunlaps reading level hasadvanced one and a half grade lev-els in a mere twenty days.

According to Scientific Learning,the producer of Fast ForWord, theprograms individualized, adaptivecomputer exercises, causes actualphysical changes to occur in thebrain. These exercises strengthenthe brains ability to process infor-mation quickly and accurately;pay attention despite distractions;recall information that has been

learned; and retain knowledge.Fast ForWord and (facilitator)

Mrs. (Barbara) Morehead haveworked wonders for me, said Dun-lap. I can now focus in all myclasses better and better compre-hend what I am reading.

Last year I struggled. When Iwas in the lower grades, I used toread a lot I could read 200 pagesa night - but when I was in thesixth grade I kind of slowed downthen stopped reading. Last year, Iwas nearly retained in the eighthgrade because of my reading. Nowmy grade in English is a B.

According to Morehead, the stu-dents work on four key skills thathelp improve their readingthrough activities and listeningand reading sessions: phonologicalawareness the ability to under-stand sound structures of words;decoding the ability to apply yourknowledge of letter-sound relation-ships, including knowledge of let-ter patterns, to correctlypronounce written words; vocabu-

lary; and reading and listeningcomprehension.

The skills that the studentslearn in Fast ForWord will helpthem in all of their courses, saidMorehead. It is really an interdis-ciplinary tool that incorporates allthe core academic subjects intowhat they learn here. On top ofthat, it is so interactive and aretailored to what the studentsneed.

For Dunlap, the programs visualaids have been the biggest key inhelping him make the strides thathe has made.

I know I am a visual learner,Dunlap said. I have to picture inmy mind what is happening inwhat I am reading. There are twoactivities, Star Pics and StellarStories, that challenge me tomatch what I am hearing andreading with pictures or a story-board and it really helps me tocomprehend and understand whatI am reading, which helps in all ofmy classes.

Dunlap isnt the only studentthat has seen improvement in hisgrades since the beginning of theschool year. School of Leadershipand Public Service freshman ColeBaker has been a vast improve-ment in his grades and creditsFast ForWord.

It has been such a difference inhow I am comprehending what Iread, said Baker. My readinglevel has increased by a year-and-a-half since the beginning of theschool year. It has really impactedall of my classes.

With their improved reading andgeneral academic skills, both stu-dents have now set their sights onattending college after leavingScotland High in 2014.

I couldnt be more proud of allthe students and far they havecome this year in the program,said Morehead, who is in her firstyear working in the Fast ForWordlab. If they keep working hard,there is no limit on what they cando.

MedRocK to perform atHigh Cotton in BennettsvilleSTAFF REPORT

The group MedRocK is scheduled to perform at the High Cotton Night Club in Ben-nettsville, S.C. on Oct. 8.

MedRocK is comprised of Rocky Covington, whose former bands include Cadiwompusand Rule of 9, and Ducky Medlock, formerly of Skracht Apple. Both musicians moved toNashville to join the band of nationally recognized country artist Bucky Covington. In2007, R. Covington and Medlock decided to form their own duo and play gigs in theNashville area between touring dates across the country. The band plays a mix of country,rock, blues, rap, beach, and dance.

MedRocK's special guest onstage will be Clay Singletary, former guitarist for SkrachtApple. Clay is an accomplished guitarist and owner of Sandhills Music Academy.

The Oct. 8 show marks the return of MedRocK after a nine year absence from the HighCotton Club. For more information on the band visit Myspace.com/MedrockMusic

The High Cotton Night Club is located on Hwy 15-401 North in Bennettsville.

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