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Sunset SoundsSunset SoundsKen McIver Davis and Steve Lindsley wrap up the 2010 Sunset
Sounds concert series today at 7 p.m.
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Cedrick Bigirande and Alexis Lambert, rising juniors at Thomasville High School work to clear the air passage on a “patient,” during Camp Med Wednesday.
Students from Thomasville and Lexington high schools set rivalries aside and spent time together this week at Camp Med, getting hand-on experience for a possible career in the medical fi eld.
A total of 10 rising juniors — fi ve each from THS and LHS — were selected to participate in the fi rst ever Camp Med pro-gram between the two schools, focusing on numerous facets of health care and applications. In-
terested students took part in an application process at the end of the 2009-10 school year and were selected based on their desire to pursue a career in the medical fi eld and willingness to learn in a hands-on environment.
“This is the fi rst time THS and LHS have gone in together and applied for a grant,” Cynthia Tobin, THS health occupations
teacher, said. “Students will re-ceive their own stethoscope and lab coat through the grant. So far, this has just been an awesome experience and we’re thrilled the two schools merged together to make this happen for the kids. We wanted this to be hands-on so they can begin to make decisions now before they get to college.”
The three-day program started Tuesday with students learning about confi dentiality in health care, medical ethics and cultural diversity. Students also inves-tigated jobs in health care and took part in a career profi le to help them narrow down possible career choices. Once classroom time ended, students spent time in the Davidson County Com-munity College Medical Simula-tion Lab, participating in patient
Clearing a Path
Ed Price Realtors
join to help homeless
Businesses anticipateTax-free weekend
‘We wanted this to be hands-on so they can begin to make deci-sions now before they get to college.’
— Cynthia TobinHealth Occupations Teacher,
Thomasville High School
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Childhood experience leads to book concept
When deciding how to celebrate its fi rst-year anniversary in Archdale, employees at Ed Price Re-altors thought that with so many people strug-gling in the area fi nan-cially, a party wasn’t the prudent thing to do.
Ed Price Realtors elect-ed to engage in something that would help their community and those who spend their time helping others in need. A simple party turned into a partnership between the Realtor and the Shep-herd’s Inn, Thomasville lone homeless shelter for men and women, and an endeavor called the “One Dollar Campaign.”
“Instead of having a party for our fi rst-year anniversary, we thought that with people having tough times right now, it may be good to do some-thing for an organiza-tion,” Janice Spainhour, a broker at Ed Price Real-tors, said. “We picked the homeless shelter because it’s kind of associated with us in that we both help people fi nd homes. We decided to adopt this as a project for us and help them raise funds.”
This year has been ex-ceptionally diffi cult on The Shepherd’s Inn as more and more people with no place to go fl ock to the shelter, putting a strain on what little resources and fi nances are available. A recent plea for funding bought the Shepherd’s Inn a few
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BY ELIOT DUKEStaff Writer
A little more than aweek in advance, busi-ness and shoppers alikehave begun preparing forNorth Carolina’s tax-freeweekend coming up Aug.6-8.
A tradition that thePine State fi rst partici-pated in back in 2001, taxfree weekend eliminatesthe 7.75 percent sales taxfor items such as clothes,footwear, school suppliesand computers. The eventstarts at 12:01 a.m. on thefi rst Friday in August— this year, Aug. 6 — andgoes until 11:59 p.m. thefollowing Sunday.
“Sales tax holidays aregreat for families try-ing to stretch a dollar,but they’re also great forsmall businesses,” saidGregg Thompson, state
director of the NationalFederation of Indepen-dent Business, in a pressrelease. “They get peopleexcited and in the moodto shop, and that’s exactlywhat our economy needsright now.”
Items that are tax-ex-empt include clothing,footwear and schoolsupplies less than $100;sports and recreationequipment less than$50; computers less than$3,500; computer equip-ment less than $250; andinstructional materialless than $300.
Items that aren’t tax-free include clothing ac-cessories, jewelry, cosmet-ics, protective equipment,wallets, furniture, itemsused in a trade or busi-ness and rentals.
But despite the some-what-limited list, tax-freeweekend’s coverage ofclothes, school suppliesand certain electron-ics comes at the perfecttime.
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TAX-FREE WEEKEND
What: North Carolina tax-free weekendWhen: Aug. 6-8What: Clothing, footwear, and school supplies under $100Sports and recreation equipment under $50Computers under $3,500Computer equipment under $250
COURTESY PHOTOThomasville native Robin Parrish has penned his fi fth novel.
Robin Parrish may not con-sider himself a connoisseur of the supernatural, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t had his own run-ins with the mysteri-ous and unknown.
As a child, Parrish lived in an apartment with his parents, the kind that has one long hallway from the front door to the back door. Young Parrish sat play-ing in the living room when he saw a motion at the back of the house. He looked up and saw a robed and bearded man outside the screen door.
“I told my mom that I had seen Jesus,” said Parish, who was born in Thomasville but
currently resides in High Point. “I know that I saw some-thing, and it wasn’t a regular person.”
The memory didn’t exactly stick with the young boy as he grew into adulthood, but as Par-rish began searching for ideas for his fi fth novel, he settled on the concept of writing a ghost story. That memory, as well as the countless other moments Parrish felt eyes on him when nothing was there, intrigued his creative mind.
“You can’t help wondering why, why do things like that give us the creeps, why do the hairs on the back of our necks stand up?” he said.
So began the production of Parrish’s newest novel, “Night-
mare,” re-leased at the begin-ning of July. The author began re-searching p a r a n o r -mal ac-counts and uncovered volumes of information.
“What I’ve found is that as long as there has been recorded history, humans have reported encounters with the dead,” said Parrish, a Christian writer, who even researched referenc-es to spirits in the Bible. “This is something that every single
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Today we will see mostly cloudy skies with a 30%
chance of showers and thunderstorms, high
temperature of 91º, humidity of 52% and an
overnight low of 72º. The record high temperature
for today is 106º set in 1952. The record low is
56º set in 2001. Friday, skies will be mostly sunny
with a high temperature of 90º, humidity of 40%
and an overnight low of 66º.
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Tuesday Partly Cloudy
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Monday Isolated T-storms
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Sunday Isolated T-storms
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Saturday Mostly Sunny
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Friday Mostly Sunny
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Lake Date Lake LevelThom-A-Lex July 26 0.5” above
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Cape Hatteras 87/76 t 88/76 mc 87/75 s
Chapel Hill 93/72 t 92/66 s 89/68 s
Charlotte 95/72 t 93/70 s 90/70 s
Greenville 95/75 t 93/71 pc 90/70 s
Raleigh 94/73 t 93/67 s 90/70 s
Wilmington 91/77 t 91/74 pc 87/74 s
Winston-Salem 90/71 t 89/65 s 87/69 s
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What was the greatestamount of rain record-ed in one day?
Answer:On March 15, 1952,
73.62 inches fell on the island
of Runion, Indian Ocean.
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Taste of the Town advance ticketsAdvance tickets for Hospice of the
Piedmont’s 22nd annual Taste of the Town fundraiser are on sale. The event is Tuesday, Aug. 17, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Showplace in downtown High Point.
Tickets may be purchased at the Hos-pice offi ce, 1801 Westchester Drive, in High Point, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and at www.hospi-cetaste.com. Tickets purchased online will be at Will Call on the evening of the event.
Entry tickets are $5 each — children six 6 under enter free — and food “taste” tickets are $1 each. Samples range from one to four tickets depending on the item. More than 60 Triad restaurants, caterers, bakeries and beverage ven-dors are participating. All proceeds benefi t the local Hospice.
Tickets will be sold at the entrance to Showplace, 211 E. Commerce Ave., in High Point, on the evening of the event beginning at 5:30 p.m., but advance ticket holders receive express entrance. Each entry ticket is also a chance to win the grand prize drawing of a $250 shop-ping spree at Belk Oak Hollow. The win-ner does not need to be present to win. Some restrictions apply.
For more information about Hospice Taste of the Town 2010, visit www.hos-picetaste.com.
Sunset SoundsArts United for Davidson County will
wrap up its annual Sunset Sounds tra-dition of free concerts at the bandstand today at 7 with Ken McIver Davis and Steve Lindsley. Bring a picnic, blanket or chairs and listen to some fantastic North Carolina musicians as the trains
roll by — no alcohol. In case of rain, the concert will take place in the Central Recreation Center on East Main Street.
Downtown Salisbury Ghost WalkDowntown Salisbury Ghost Walk is
a walking tour of the town once called the wettest and wickedest in the state of North Carolina. Learn legends of historic Salisbury and hear stories of the paranormal and the unexplained about downtown homes and business locations.
Walking tours meet at the Old Salis-bury Post Offi ce, 130 W. Innes St. The event will begin on July 30 with tours at 7, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.
Adults cost $10, students $5, and chil-dren under 5 are free.
Additional dates are Aug. 6 and 20, Sept. 3 and 18, and Oct. 8, 9, 29, 30 and 31. For reservations and more information, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.salisburyghostwalk.com
Country danceKickin’ Kountry Band will hold a
family-style (no-alcohol & smoke-free) country dance at Lil Carolina Opry — formerly J. R. County Line Music Hall — 8154 Highway 64 West, in Trinity, on Saturday. Bring a covered dish to eat at 6:30 p.m. Linedancing begins at 7. Band starts at 7:30. Children ages 12 and un-der are free. Adults cost $6. Also, line-dance lessons begin every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. for $5. For more information, call (336) 847-9740 or go to www.lilcaro-linaopry.com.
Pat Slaten Memorial Relay For Life Golf Tournament
Announcing the fi rst Pat Slaten Me-morial Relay For Life Golf Tournament at Winding Creek Golf Course, 72 Wind-ing Creek Road. The event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 7, at 8 a.m. Captain’s Choice. Cost is $50 per player plus $5 for two mulligans, with cash prizes be-ing rewarded to fi rst, second and third place. Additional contests, door prizes and meal included.
For more information or to submit your registration, contact Jason at the Winding Creek Pro Shop at (336) 475-5580 or [email protected] Registration is due by Aug. 2. Proceeds benefi t Relay
For Life of Davidson County.
Suitcase seminarSimple Solutions Professional Orga-
nizers will hold a suitcase seminar on Thursday, Aug. 5, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. It will be held at the Action Coach Train-ing Center located at 3820 North Elm St., Suite 101. Register online at www.SimpleSolutionsPro.com or call Doro-thy at (336) 314-1207. The seminar will help participants get rid of paper clut-ter and learn how to keep it away.
Country danceWoody Powers & the Midnite Express
Country Band will hold a family-style (no-alcohol & smoke-free) country dance at Lil Carolina Opry — formerly J. R. County Line Music Hall — 8154 Highway 64-West, in Trinity, on Satur-day, Aug. 7. Bring a covered dish to eat at 6:30 p.m. Linedancing begins at 7. Band starts at 7:30. Children ages 12 and under are free. Adults cost $6. Also, line-dance lessons begin every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. for $5. For more information, call (336) 847-9740 or go to www.lilcaro-linaopry.com.
Knee and hip pain seminarPiedmont Joint Replacement Center
at High Point Regional Health System is hosting a knee and hip pain seminar on Thursday, Aug. 19, at 2 p.m. at Millis Regional Health Education Center, 600 North Elm St. in High Point. The semi-nar will focus on advanced treatments offering pain relief, information about medications, nutrition and exercise.
Registration is required. To register, call (336) 878-6888.
Live! At Your LibraryHigh Point Public Library, 901 Main
St., in High Point, will host a new pro-gram, Live! At Your Library,” on Thurs-day, Aug. 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. The event will showcase local musicians, includ-ing a performance by local guitarist Ken Mickey.
Local musicians are encouraged to bring a demo CD and fi ll out a Live! At Your Library application to begin the process of approval. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Nic
Covington at least fi ve days before aperformance at (336) 883-8512.
Day in the ParkHigh Point Area Arts Council is invit-
ing visual artists—fi ne arts and craftpersons—to participate in the 40th an-nual Day in the Park festival scheduledfor Saturday, Sept. 18. Five awards inthe amount of $100 each will be selectedfrom all participating artists. Judgingwill include only handcrafted items. Ex-hibit booth space is 15 ft. long by 10 ft.deep. The registration fee is $65. Dead-line for all entries is Aug. 31.
Held throughout High Point’s CityLake Park, Day in the Park features liveentertainment, Adventure Island activi-ties for children, a Folk Life area, com-munity friends and food, as well as fi nearts and crafts booths. The one-day fes-tival will begin at 11 a.m. and ends at 5p.m. There is no charge for admission.
For more information or to receive anapplication, call Travis Compton, Com-munity Outreach Coordinator at theHigh Point Area Arts Council, at (336)889-2787 ext. 26 or at [email protected], or visit the Web site atwww.highpointarts.org/DIP.asp.
Gem, mineral, jewelry show and sale
On Sept. 10, 11, and 12, the ForsythGem and Mineral Club will host its39th Annual Gem, Mineral, JewelryShow and Sale at the Dixie Classic Fair-grounds Education Building. Displaysprovided from private collectors andmining industries located in the statewill highlight the show’s theme of cop-per. There will be presentations daily byLowell Baker, FGMC President, on thecopper minerals.
Organized school groups admittedfree. Adults cost $2, children K-12 cost$1, and children under K are free. Theevent allows participants to pan forgold, watch geodes be cut in half andsee fl uorescent minerals as well as theopportunity to shop for jewelry, miner-als, fossils, and meteorites at the sametime.
For free parking, enter through gate 9from 27th Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7p.m. on Sept. 11 and 12, and noon until 5p.m. on Sept. 13.
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A2 – Thomasville Times – Thursday, July 29, 2010
FROM PAGE A1
Thursday, July 29, 2010 – Thomasville Times – A3
Davis named to Dean’s List at WSSUEvander Demetris Davis was awarded for the second
time this past college year as a member of the Dean’s List with a 3.3 yearly average at Winston-Salem State University. Davis is a 2008 graduate of Thomasville Senior High School.
scenarios while working with artifi cial mannequins designed to simulate real-life emergency situations.
“We show them the different manne-quins and what they’re used for,” said Tony Ramsey, EMS director for DCCC. “[The med lab] is designed for travel-ing across the state, going to other com-munity colleges, doctors offi ces and hospitals. We use it educate students, employees and EMS workers. Every-thing in here is being audio and video recorded so we can show the students when they’ve done something good. It’s designed very well for student ac-tivities. They can put their hands on it and if they don’t correct the problem, the mannequin dies on them. We don’t mind him dying, we just don’t want real patients to die.”
Students spent Wednesday touring Lexington Memorial Hospital, visiting staff and learning about their various careers by watching them in action. The
hospital’s emergency department con-ducted a mock stroke where students communicated with a doctor using a new state-of-the-art stroke robot. Stu-dents also visited the Lexington YMCA to learn about exercise science and fi t-ness and Dr. Sara Tussey of Lexington Wellness and Chiropractic.
“The new technology helps you un-derstand it more and everything is right there in front of you,” THS junior Ced-rick Bigirande said. “It’s fun because you get an understanding of how a real patient would be. I’m looking to be a reg-istered nurse and we have one here who is quizzing me and helping me know what I can do to pursue that as a career. The simulation lab shows you directly into the career so you can decide if you want to further get into it.”
The program, which is sponsored by Northwest AHEC, fi nishes up today with a trip to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and a tour of all the units, including interaction with staff members.
Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 888-3578, or [email protected].
PATHFrom page A1
months to operate on, but fi nances have since dwin-dled, leaving the shelter in fi nancial distress, yet again.
“We have to have help from the community,” said Rev. Billy Parham, the Shepherd’s Inn direc-tor. “We’re not state fund-ed so everything we do is through private dona-tions. I’ve got a family of six coming in and it’s all around us. There’s a big misconception that all we have is drug addicts and alcoholics. That’s not the case. Many people have lost their jobs and have no place else to go.”
The “One Dollar Cam-paign” is a call to local businesses and churches to simply place a box, jar or jug in a visible loca-tion with the campaign fl yer on the outside of the collectible. By col-lecting a dollar at a time, hopes are that enough community support will enable the Shepherd’s Inn to continue operat-ing through a diffi cult time of year when dona-tions are usually down leading up to the holiday season. Parham said the
Shepherd’s Inn is in the process of becoming a non-profi t, meaning all donations will be tax de-ductible once its status is approved by the state.
“We’re just asking busi-nesses and churches to pledge a dollar a month per person, and send that money to the Shepherd’s Inn to help the people who are there,” Spain-hour said. “We plan on doing this indefi nitely. Billy has such a heart for people and I love the way they help people get back on their feet. They just do an awesome job and it’s so good for the community. A dollar is like the cost of a pop and isn’t really a lot to ask for. A little makes a big difference.”
In addition to the cam-paign, a dinner and auc-tion will be held on Aug. 6 at Ball Park Community Center at 7003 Ball Park Road, where all proceeds will go to the Shepherd’s Inn. The dinner will start at 6 p.m. with the auction to follow at 8 p.m. Parham said tickets are still avail-able, but there’s still a need for tangible items to be auctioned off.
“We’re still trying to get stuff together,” said Parham. “We’ve got some things but could always use more. If we could get
everyone to pitch in just a little, it would go a long way and there’s a lot of people who get help from it. People don’t mind giv-ing during the holiday season, but we’re strug-gling right now. We have a lot of skilled people here who just need to work.”
Adult tickets for the auction are $10 in ad-vance or $12.50 at the door and $5 for children ages 6-12. Tickets are available at the Thrift Store at 103-A Salem St., Monkeez Brew at 32 E. Main St., Gordon’s Fur-niture at 804 Randolph St., and Ed Price Realtors at 118 Trindale Road in Archdale.
For more information, call 240-3996.
Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 888-3578, or [email protected].
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A Thomasville man can add an arrest by the Da-vidson County Sheriff ’s Offi ce to his growing list of legal troubles of late.
Days after being ar-rested by Thomasville Police Department in connection to a series of car break-ins, Tyler Adam Robinette, 18, of 1109 Harvest Drive, was paid a visit by DCSO de-tectives investigating a similar incident on East Holly Grove Road. Ac-cording to a DCSO press
release, Robinette was arrested Fri-day and charged with two counts of felony breaking and entering to a motor vehicle and two counts of mis-demeanor larceny from a motor vehi-cle following an in-vestigation into a report of a person entering two parked vehicles at a home on East Holly Grove Road July 18. Robinette alleg-edly stole a digital cam-era and money.
Last Wednesday, Robi-nette was arrested by TPD
and charged witheight counts of fel-ony breaking andentering of a mo-tor vehicle, eightcounts of larcenyand one count offelony conspiracyin connection to aseries of break-insthat occurred in
the Fair Grove and EastDavidson communities.Two other suspects alsowere arrested by TPD.
Robinette was issued a$15,000 secured bond andis scheduled to appear inCriminal District Courton Aug. 19.
Man faces additional larceny charges
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STICKLEY FELLOWSFrom left, Carl Lewis, Lori Clark, and Kevin White were each presented with the highesthonorarium given by the North Carolina Lions Foundation — the Jack Stickley Fellow-ship. The honorarium is given for humanitarian service to the community. The threehave a total of 45 years service in the Lions. Lions clubs are located in 105 countriesaround the world and are the largest of all service clubs. Thomasville Lions primarilycared for visually and hearing impaired citizens for 72 years. Past District GovernorDavid Smoot presented the honorariums on July 1.
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Thoughts on worship and applause
There are times in a worship service when one might feel a little bit uncomfortable because we hear applause in the sanctuary. Sometimes, not wanting the person who started it to feel embarrassed, we might join in the applause. It may be that, even while applauding, we are asking ourselves: Is this appropriate?
Some thoughts regard-ing applause during worship have been ex-pressed by a dear friend and former colleague of mine. He holds several doctorate degrees as well as having been Professor of Christian Theology at Yale. He believes the cur-rent prevalent custom of clapping has arisen from two sources. One source is the entertainment industry, where applause
is given as a sign of ap-proval of the performer and the performance.
The second source is the shift in worship styles from a more formal to less formal ex-pression. Some congrega-tions of this generation use clapping in the same way previous genera-tions used “Amens” and fervent “Hallelujahs.”
This professor sug-gests that there are many times in a service of wor-ship when applause is defi nitely inappropriate:
If sermons or songs are addressed to or dedicated to God, they should not be fol-lowed by applause.
Prayer should never be interrupted by or followed by applause.
Special music, whether by choir, ensembles, soloists, or instrumental-ists, if it is a part of the stated worship, should not be followed by ap-plause. It is better to tell the musician later in word or writing of your appreciation. Musicians who lead in worship are ministers primarily and not entertainers.
During the sermon, ap-proval is best indicated by listening carefully.
One should not ap-plaud in a worship service when the result might be to draw at-
tention to oneself and create a disruptive uncertainty among oth-ers, who — not wanting you to be embarrassed — might be uncertain as to whether to clap or not.
On the other hand, music used in the church either in the fellowship hall or sanctuary with the stated purpose of being a concert, recital or program of music (not intended as a wor-ship service) may be followed by applause.
While this is just one man’s opinion, I believe we would all agree that everything we do in our service of worship should point to God and not to the speaker or singer.
Religion without emo-tion may become a mean-ing less ritual, while at the same time we know that religion with excessive emotion may become meaningless. Achieving a balance is a diffi cult task that we strive for in our weekly worship planning. Achieving this balance not only honors God, it almost certainly puts a song in your heart.
Josef Walker is choir-master and organist at Heidelberg United Church of Christ.
MUSICALLY SPEAKING
JOSEF WALKERGuest Columnist
N.C. Zoo plans ‘Cool’ event for visitors
ASHEBORO—The N.C. Zoo will offer visitors a respite from the re-cent heat wave that has sweltered the state on the weekend of Aug. 7-8, when the park holds its annual “ZooCool” special events. Zoo forecasters are calling for a blast of cold air over the weekend thanks to special evapo-rative snow machines to be placed in the African entrance plaza.
Zoo patrons also will get a fi rst-hand look at how the zoo helps its animals beat the heat as keepers present talks at various exhibits on how they keep the animals cool. Along with these
programs, some of the zoo’s animals will be giv-en ice treats throughout the day.
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The outpouring of tens of thousands of classifi ed military documents by WikiLeaks is not precisely comparable to the publica-tion of the Pentagon Papers — but in at least one crucial respect, it may be more valu-able. While the Pentagon Papers revealed the duplicity of American policy-makers in the senseless Vietnam War, their release came too late to save many lives or change the course of that confl ict. The WikiLeaks disclosures may have ar-rived in time to infl uence policy and prevent disaster.
It is true that the lightly classifi ed memoranda and cables in the WikiLeaks trove contain very few facts unknown to anybody who has followed the course of the war. We know that the Afghan confl ict is complex and diffi cult, with a corrupt government in Kabul; a war-fi ghting policy that seems to alienate civilians while endangering our troops; and a Pakistani ally whose behavior and motives often seem questionable. And we should know that the Barack Obama administration inherited this troubled and perhaps impossible situation from President George W. Bush, whose decision to in-vade Iraq within a year after
striking back at the Taliban may have been catastrophic.
But however responsible Bush is for the creation of this quandary, it is now Obama’s problem to solve. The usefulness of the WikiLeaks papers will lie in the debate they should inspire among political leaders and a public that neither supports the war nor demands withdrawal — with essential facts that ought to be understood by everyone.
First, the documents dis-play the inglorious chaos of counterinsurgency warfare, especially the assassination program targeting militant Taliban and al-Qaida lead-ers. While that program has achieved some valu-able “kills,” the specifi c accounts of civilian deaths, including small children, are deeply disturbing.
Although military leaders candidly remind us that civil-ian casualties are inevitable, the question raised here is whether the entire program is counterproductive. Or is it true, as advocates would claim, that using the drones and rockets actually re-duces the collateral damage caused by more traditional methods of making war?
Second, it is critical to understand the price of this war in spent resources as well as lost lives. While the Bush administration squan-dered trillions of dollars in Iraq, without any perceptible benefi t to American security, the price of our involvement in Afghanistan was slowly accruing, as well. Neglect of the war effort there over the past nine years has undoubt-edly raised that price. How will the Obama administra-tion — and the war’s sup-porters in the Republican Party, as well —defi ne the war’s objectives so that its enormous human and fi s-
cal cost will be justifi ed? Finally, the most impor-
tant diplomatic aspect of the WikiLeaks documents is their confi rmation of a story that has been publishedmany times — namely, the American suspicion that Pakistani military intelli-gence is connected with cen-tral elements of the Taliban. The Pakistanis routinely deny this accusation, as they have long done, and the White House says this is old news that has been super-seded by improved relations.
But nobody believes that Pakistan’s secret services have cut off the relationshipswith Afghan Islamist lead-ers that began during the war with the Soviet Union. Nor does anyone expect that they will, given the geopo-litical realities of Pakistan’s ongoing confl ict with India.
The ultimate issue raised by the relationship between Islamabad and the insur-gency, as well as the parallel relationship between the insurgency and the Kabul government, is a simple question. If the Pakistanis can advance their interests by maintaining communica-tions with the Taliban, and ifthe Afghans believe that theycan do likewise, then why is the United States alone unable to open such talks?
A central principle of counterinsurgency warfare is that most confl icts are settled by negotiation and reconciliation rather than victory — and the WikiLe-aks papers suggest that this complex and vexing war must be ended that way, too.
Joe Conason writes for the New York Observer (www.observer.com). To fi nd out more about Joe Conason, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
Though I’ve seen evidence to the contrary, experts as-sure me that children are the nation’s most precious natural resource. Logic, then, says that teaching is the most important profession in the country. And by extension, fi r-ing teachers who consistently fail to do their job should not be very controversial.
Still, political parties come and go; teachers don’t. All the while, urban school districts remain on a stable trajectory, headed from hor-rendous to Mississippi.
Who knows? Perhaps there’s hope. The country’s top minds on education have cooked up a surefi re solution to tackle this emergency: They’re having a contest!
Race to the Top is a nation-wide competition that rewards states with cash prizes if they embrace a stunningly tepid catalog of reforms. Naturally, one of the more contentious measures is the institution of a genuine teacher evalua-tion system. Believe it or not, in some extreme cases, these evaluations may be used by superintendents and princi-pals to determine which teach-ers should be hired or fi red.
As you know, teachers never are supposed to lose their jobs. In Denver, teach-ers are granted effective “tenure” after only two years of service. (Fortunately, this will change in a few years.) In New York City, the infamous rubber rooms often house teachers talented enough to pull down six-fi gure salaries but not moral enough to be permitted near any children.
In 2006, 8 percent of eighth-graders in Washington, D.C., could perform minimal math, yet not a single teacher was fi red for stinking up the place. In fact, as D.C.’s chancellor, Michelle Rhee, points out, for years, more than 90 percent of teachers in her district
were evaluated as having “exceeded expectations.”
All of this makes Rhee’s decision to fi re 241 Washing-ton teachers — after they failed a new (real) evaluation system — a precedent-set-ting moment. Another 737 teachers could face a simi-lar fate unless they signifi -cantly improve their perfor-mances. Does anyone doubt that many of them will?
Rhee — appointed by a liberal mayor in the bluest of American cities — is a radical in the best sense of the word. Bureaucrats succeed through a devotion to risk aversion. But Rhee came into the job and immediately commis-sioned an outside audit of the entire school district, laid off scores of administra-tors and nonessential staff, and closed more than 20 underperforming schools.
While most of the media zeroed in on Rhee’s fi rings — amounting to 6 percent of the work force — they failed to focus enough on the generous deal she struck with Washington’s teachers union (which now is suing, natu-rally). Teachers who excel by raising student achievement can earn up to a 21 percent pay increase, not includ-ing additional merit pay.
Good teachers — most teachers — should be excited about the advantages they still will have over private-sector employees. Government, after all, always will fi nd plenty of money for education.
The removal of a lifetime guarantee of employment or a generous pension might prove to bring about a more robust attitude to those teaching. The majority of educators don’t need it, but some may.
Many of you have been searching for any sign of courage in government. Though Rhee ultimately may not be successful in bringing accountability to union-controlled schools, her mission is as praiseworthy as any we’ve seen in years.
David Harsanyi is a col-umnist at The Denver Post and the author of “Nanny State.” Visit his website at www.DavidHarsanyi.com. To fi nd out more about David Harsanyi and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
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‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establish-ment of religion, or prohibiting free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to peti-tion the Government for a redress of grievances’
— First AmendmentUnited States Constitution
Anthony R. BlackburnLEXINGTON — Antho-
ny Ray Blackburn, age 50, of Abbotts Creek Nursing Care, died Friday, July 23, 2010, at Abbotts Creek.
Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Holly Hill Memorial Park with the Rev. Durant Cunningham offi ciating.
There will be no formal visitation.
Born in Welch, W.Va., Sept. 15, 1959, to Perry Blackburn Jr. and Irene Taylor Blackburn, he worked in as a Metal Fab-ricator.
Online condolences may be made at www.da-vidsonfuneralhome.net.
Jesse F. ByerlyJesse Franklin Byerly,
age 41, of 175 Popper Jack Lane, Lexington, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at his residence.
Born Sept. 29, 1968, in Davidson County son of Rocky Wayne Byerly and Joyce Johnson Byerly, he was employed in the Trucking Ind. and was of the Baptist Faith.
Graveside service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Brian Workman offi -ciating. There will not be a formal visitation. The body will remain at J. C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville until the hour of the ser-vice.
Online condolences may be sent to the Byerly family at www.jcgreen-andsons.com.
Jannie R. JacksonOn July 26, 2010, Jannie
R. Jackson was called to her heavenly home.
Jannie was born March 23, 1929, in Marlboro County, S.C., a daughter of Bogan and Maggie Gilbert Love. She was a homemaker, enjoyed lis-tening to music, reading her Bible and was of the Baptist faith. Jannie was preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sisters. She was married to Joseph Jackson, who preceded her in death in 1976.
Surviving are her chil-dren; Johnny Jackson
and wife, Ruth, of Mon-roe, N.C., Nettie Mae Greenwood and husband, Maynard, of Thomas-ville, Linda Fay Jackson Jones, of Randleman, N.C., and Shirley Jackson Skeen and husband, Dale, of Trinity. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Tammy M Stegenga and husband, Andy, Angela D. Jackson, Joseph L. Jackson and Shannon G. Cody and husband, Eric; great grandchildren, Co-rey Lee McDonald, Derek Anthony Stegenga, Jacob Allen Stegenga and Erin Cody; great-great grand-child, Haven Elizabeth McDonald.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today in J.C. Green and Sons Fu-neral Home Chapel with the Rev. Maston Love Jr. offi ciating. Interment will follow in the Holly Hill Memorial Park Cem-etery. The family received friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to the Jack-son family at www.jc-greenandsons.com.
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Robert C. McIntyre Jr.LEXINGTON — Rob-
ert Cline McIntyre Jr., age 66, of West 8th Ave. in Lexington, died Mon-day, July 26, 2010, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after de-clining health.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today from the Piedmont Funeral Home with the Rev. Dean Fox offi ciating. The fam-ily received friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Wednesday at Piedmont Funeral Home and other times at the home.
Online condolences may be made at www.piedmontfuneralhome.com.
William S. Michael Jr.BEAUFORT — William
Samuel Michael Jr., 71, of Beaufort, formerly of Randolph County, died Friday, July 16, 2010, at Onslow Memorial Hospi-tal.
Memorial service will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Thomasville Friends Church with visitation to follow at the church.
Mr. Michael is survived by his three sons, Keith Michael and wife, Kathy, of Thomasville, Ricky Michael, of High Point, and Donnie Michael, of Virginia; one daughter, Teresa Michael, of Flor-ida; step-children, Todd
and Elizabeth Michaeland Frank Burns; twosisters, Helen Rominger,of Thomasville, and Eth-el Hughes, of High Point;seven grandchildren; andthree great-grandchil-dren.
Memorials may be di-rected to ThomasvilleFriends Church.
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Chester B. RaymerLEXINGTON — Mr.
Chester Biddle Raymerdied on July 27, 2010, atthe age of 96.
Born July 30, 1913, toEdgar and Laura Raymerin Bedford, Pa., Chesterserved in a bomb disposalunit in Europe and Africaduring World War II.
Funeral service will beheld on Friday at 11 a.m.at Mount Zion WesleyanChurch with Dr. E. KeithCarroll, the Rev. CarrollUpton and the Rev. LeonThompson offi ciating.Interment will follow inLiberty Baptist ChurchCemetery. The family willreceive friends at MountZion Wesleyan Church onFriday from 10 to 11 a.m.
In lieu of fl owers, thefamily requests that me-morials be made to Mt.Zion Wesleyan Church,Gideons Internationalor Hospice of DavidsonCounty. Online condo-lences may be sent towww.jcg reenandsons.com.
IndexThomasville
Jesse F. Byerly, 41Jannie R. Jackson
LexingtonAnthony R. Blackburn,
50Robert C. McIntyre Jr.,
66Chester B. Raymer, 96
Other areasWilliam S. Michael Jr.,
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person alive has thought about because ultimately life always leads to questions of what happens to us when we die. Any time you fi nd something with that kind of universal appeal, you’re on to some-thing.”
But Parrish said he wanted to record demonic or supernatural a little differ-ently than the average entertainment medium, breaking away from the Holly-wood favorite of scary things jumping out of the dark.
“The reality of the paranormal, when it actually happens in real life, is very different from what you see in Holly-wood,” he said.
Parrish decided to set his novel around a college girl, Mya Peters, the daughter of a pair of well-known, well-respected paranormal investigators who had their own reality TV show. Having grown up in the world of ghosts, Mya decided to break out of it, going off to school far from home and following a very differ-ent career path.
Written in the fi rst person, the novel fl ips back and forth between two story lines — one that happened when Mya fi rst came to college and the other dur-ing Mya’s senior year.
The storyline from the past involves a college friend, Jordan, who asks Mya to teach her about ghost hunting.
“She has this really insatiable hunger to experience the paranormal,” Parrish said of Jordan.
Though skeptical, Mya agrees, and the two visit various famously haunted places across the country.
The story, set in present-day, begins when Mya’s roommates take her to a new haunted house.
“At the very end of this walk-through ride, there’s a mist that comes out of the wall that surrounds Mya,” Parrish said. “She sees a face that whispers in her ear that the nightmare is coming.”
Mya recognizes the face as that of Jor-dan, a friend she lost touch with over the years and hasn’t heard from. After a little research, Mya discovers that Jordan has gone missing. She team’s up with the girl’s fi ancée, a preacher’s son — who doesn’t exactly see eye-to-eye with her — and the two go off in search of Jordan.
“That, to me, was the fun part of the
book, was giving a fair platform to both point of views,” Parrish said.
Parrish will hold book signings for “Nightmare,” his fi fth published novel, at Books-A-Million in Concord Mills Mall on Aug. 7 and Borders in Greens-boro on Aug. 14. Parrish is currently working on his sixth book, an action thriller, titled “Vigilante.”
For more information on Parrish’s work, visit robinparrish.com.
Staff Writer Erin Wiltgen can be reached at 888-3576 or at [email protected].
Writing historyRobin Parrish fi rst discovered the
art of words at age 10 when his par-ents bought him a plastic typewriter.
“It was a toy typewriter, but it re-ally worked,” he said, laughing at the memory. “You had to sort of bang down on the keys to get it to hit the paper.”
His fi rst few pieces forged on that typewriter haven’t exactly seen the light of day, but by high school Par-rish started gaining notice for his writing. He won a few local awards, and in college published in the liter-ary magazine.
“I was in about eighth grade when I fi rst started to seriously consider my purpose in life, my vocation in the making,” Parrish said. “Ever since then, I never really wanted to do any-thing else.”
When Parrish graduated from col-lege, he went into the journalism business as a way to cultivate his writing, build a fan-base and put some money in the bank. For more than 15 years, he bounced from news-papers to magazines to Web sites.
But he never gave up his dream to author a full-fi ction book. The cre-ative draw was just too great.
“You can do anything with it,” Par-rish said. “It’s true creation. There are no restrictions. There are no lim-its. You can write anything that’s as big as your imagination.”
Unlike movies, which are limited by a realistic budget, novels can in-volve all of the special effects the mind can come up with.
“I love having that blank canvas,” Parrish said. “I like the thought of making something out of nothing. That’s exceptionally thrilling.”
BOOKFrom page A1
“It was a great deal,” said Michelle Carrell, who last year bought a computer at Best Buy. “There were a lot of peo-ple there. We had to wait in line for an hour.”
Though the sales tax to-tals only a small percent of the retail price, its ab-sence still makes a huge difference, especially for higher-priced items.
“I think it makes a huge difference for people who have more than one child in their family, like if they have to buy clothes for four or fi ve children,” said Stephanie Chamber-lin, store manager at Pee-bles department store, 1033 Randolph St.
Peebles fully embraces
tax-free weekend, extend-ing the event to Wednes-day and Thursday Aug. 4-5 and offering various coupons and specials.
“We usually do really well with tax-free week-end,” Chamberlin said. “It gives the customer an incentive to come out and shop. It gives them moti-vation.”
Small businesses, in particular, benefi t from the event, Thompson said, especially since the recession has turned many consumers toward the chain stores that charge less. Small busi-nesses account for about 98 percent of all employ-ers in the state and em-ploy about 49 percent of the state’s private-sector workforce, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
“Small business is the engine that drives North Carolina’s economy,” Thompson said.
And Thomasville’s smaller companies on Main Street certainly hope for a good turnout, even if their merchandise doesn’t qualify for the tax exemption. Many of the shops intend on showing their wares out on the sidewalk from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. that weekend to en-tice shoppers inside.
“The bottom line is that the more we can increase consumer spending at our small businesses, the more jobs we save,” Thompson said. “And the faster our economy will recover.”
Staff Writer Erin Wilt-gen can be reached at 888-3576.
WEEKENDFrom page A1
Man arrested for possession of stolen goods
Randolph County Sher-iff ’s Offi ce arrested a Thomasville man found with stolen goods.
Michael Rochelle Drake, 39, of 307 W. Guil-ford St., is charged with three counts of felony larceny and three counts of possession of stolen goods after RCSO depu-ties seized numerous items from a Randleman home believed to be sto-len. The items were lo-
cated at the residence of Thomas Troy Nance Jr. at 9238 Bus. Highway 220 in Randleman, and reported stolen from Randolph and Davidson counties. Nance also was arrested and charged with three counts of felony posses-
sion of stolen goods, two counts of felony altering serial numbers and one count of misdemeanor possession of stolen goods.
Drake was arrested and issued a $9,000 secured bond.
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Fanciful Creatures
Mythological Animals Are you a fan of fantasy? Books and movies about strange fictional creatures often capture kids’ imaginations. Books by Rick Riordan (the “Percy Jackson” series) and Mary Pope Osborne (the “Magic Treehouse” books), and movies such as “The
Chronicles of Narnia” and “Eragon,” take us on wild rides to unusual worlds filled with all kinds of beings. Dragons, unicorns and other mythological (mith-oh-LAHJ-ih-cul) animals have been part of humans’ storytelling for many centuries. These creatures were probably thought up to help people explain things they didn’t understand. For instance, when early people found fossils of dinosaurs, they may have imagined that the bones came from huge fire-breathing dragons. Some fictional creatures come from Greek mythology — legends the ancient Greek people believed about their gods and the world.
An exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, “Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids,” is on tour in the United States and Canada. Upcoming locations include: Ontario Science Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Oct. 23, 2010 - Jan. 9, 2011); Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, Ga. (Feb. 26, 2011 - Aug. 7, 2011); Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio (March 3, 2012 - June 23, 2012).
Unicorn A unicorn was thought to have a horse’s body, with a single spiral horn growing from its forehead. Early people believed the horn and blood of a unicorn had magical healing properties, and the horn could chase away evil. Kings wanted drinking cups made from the horns so they wouldn’t be poisoned. Legend said that unicorns were nearly impossible to catch unless a young woman was brought into the forest, where the unicorn would lie down and put his head in her lap. This made it easy for a hunter to take the unicorn’s horn — and so the animals became extinct.Pegasus Pegasus, another magical horse, had wings and could fly. In Greek mythology, Pegasus carried thunderbolts for Zeus, the king of the gods. Today, the pegasus is a popular symbol for companies and organizations. You might see one on a pair of shoes or at the beginning of a movie.
These kids use magnets to arrange mammoth “bones” to form the skeleton of a mythical giant. They are exploring the “Mythic Creatures” exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. The animal behind them is a unicorn.
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Creatures of the SeaKraken Giant squid, or kraken (KRAH-ken), were said to live off the coasts of Norway and Iceland. These sea monsters were thought to be huge and fearsome. Kraken usually lived deep in the ocean, but sometimes they would come to the surface and attack ships. Experts think the legend might have come from sightings of real giant squid, which are estimated to grow up to 70 feet long including the tentacles. In legend, however, a kraken might be a mile and a half long and weigh many hundreds of tons.
Hippocampus A sea creature called the hippocampus was legendary from early Phoenician and Greek mythology. It looked like a large horse with a fish tail. In Greek mythology, hippocampi
were thought to serve Poseidon, the god of the sea. They pulled his chariot through the seas. Today, “hippocampus” refers to the small real creature we know as the seahorse.
Mermaid A mermaid was believed to have a female human body and the tail of a fish. Mermaids were described in British folklore as unlucky signs. People believed they not only predicted disaster, but also might bring it on. Mermaids would sing or speak to sailors on ships and persuade them to come into the water. Then they would take the men to their underwater kingdom and drown them. Or they might tell the sailors they’d never see land again and cause a storm to sink the ship. Legend says mermaids are related to selkies, animals that could transform from seals to humans.
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Mary: Why did the Loch Ness monster play the lottery?
Morgan: He was feeling “locky” that day!
Margery: What is the Abominable Snowman’s favorite kind of transportation?
Mark: The “icicle”!
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Michael: What is the unicorn’s vegetable of choice?
Madison: One ear of corn!
Mini Spy . . .Mini Spy and Basset Brown are enjoying the mythological creatures exhibit. See if you can find:
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Meet Tom Hanks Tom Hanks is the voice of Woody in the Disney-Pixar movie “Toy Story 3.”
grew up in Oakland, Calif. He acted in plays in high school. His first acting job was in a theater festival in Cleveland, Ohio. He then got a job with a Shakespeare company in New York.
Tom has been in many movies, including “Forrest Gump,” “Cast Away,” “The Polar Express,” “Cars” and “Apollo 13.” He wrote, produced, directed and acted in a real-life series about the Apollo space program, “From the Earth to the Moon.” He is a member of the International Thespian Society, a group supporting theater in high school. He also supports many environmental causes.
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DragonDragons in myths were believed
to steal gold from ancient kings, keeping it in secret caves in mountain peaks. There are many kinds of dragon legends and many fantasy books written about them.
Phoenix You may know Phoenix (FEE-nix) as the capital of Arizona. That hot city is named after a hot mythological bird. The phoenix is a fire spirit with colorful feathers and a tail of red and gold, or other colors according to different legends. It lives
Legend says that at the end of its life, it builds a nest of twigs that catches on fire; the bird and its nest burn to ashes, and a new young phoenix or an egg appears. In some stories, a phoenix can change into a person.Griffin Griffins were creatures with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle. Because a lion was thought to be the king of beasts and an eagle the king of birds, griffins were believed to be especially powerful and majestic. Griffins were known for guarding treasure and priceless things. Some believe the legend began when early people found bones or fossils of Protoceratops.
Dragons are a part of legends in many cultures. The 17-foot-long dragon modeled here, from the “Mythic Creatures” exhibit, is typical of dragons from English folklore, like the one St. George slays in a well-known legend.
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are the most evil. They use destructive ways to meet their own needs.
symbols of terrible storms caused by fighting with one another at night.
represent purity and understanding. They are peace-loving dragons that like to help others.
are shown as long, scaly and snake-like, with five claws. They are symbols of success
and power in folklore and art.
also known as ryu , are heavily scaled. They are wingless dragons with three claws. They
are associated with large bodies of water, heavens and clouds.
The Mini Page thanks Aubrey Gaby Miller with the American Museum of Natural History for help with this issue.
“Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids” is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with The Field Museum, Chicago; Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau-Ottawa; Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney; and Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta.
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Supersport: C.J. CostabileHeight: 6-1 Birthdate: 12-4-89Weight: 180 Hometown: New Fairfield, Conn. Long after he has graduated from Duke University, C.J. Costabile will likely be asked about his magical lacrosse moment. Going into overtime at the NCAA finals, the defender won the
faceoff, snared the ball, sped down an open alley and scored the winning goal
program its first national championship. Several times in the past, the Blue Devils had been frustrated in their Final Four appearances. But not this time. Costabile, a gutsy sophomore, made his great play in a span of about five seconds. It was a storybook finish. And it was ecstasy for Duke and Costabile, who also made third-team All-America. Away from the field, Costabile and his teammates put in many hours of community service. This summer he will take a break from lacrosse to study in Italy for eight weeks.
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THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010
Year of the Hokie?Media selects Virginia Tech to win
ACC football championship.See Story Below
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TODAYCPL
HiToms@ Martinsville
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Owls rally to halt HiToms VIEWPOINT
ZACH KEPLEYSports Editor
Better days ahead for Suire,
Tommies
There are not too many team presidents in the Coastal Plain League that are as pas-sionate about baseball as Greg Suire. He is at the ballpark in the morning, the last to leave at night, and he is even there in the offseason, as well.
Like any other presi-dent in the league, he also likes to win. He wason top of the world for three straight seasons as the HiToms reeled off back-to-back-to-back Petitt Cup champion-ships. Then came a down year for the Tom-mies as they were the last team in the play-offs, then fell out in the fi rst round to eventual champion Forest City.
Then came this cur-rent summer, where everything was sup-posed to change and the team was to get back to its title contend-ing form. Instead, it has been a nightmare from the onset, surely creating many rest-less nights for Suire.
The season started with the HiToms losing nine of their fi rst 12 games, but at the time there was not much concern. Many of the top players were not expected to arrive until mid-season, therefore leaving the team lookingforward to the second half where they could make some noise. Well, the days passed and the players trickled in, but not much was changing.
Just as the fi rst-half pennant race was ending, the Tommies did get on a hot streak winning four in a row, seemingly getting on track and preparing for a second half surge that would get them into the playoffs. But, as quickly as things started going their way, the wheels rapidly fell off, and the team has been spiral-ing downward since.
The HiToms have lost 19 of the last 22 games played as of Wednes-day afternoon, and are on the verge of hav-ing the worst record in the entire league.
That is a far cry from what HiToms’ fans ex-perienced from 2006-08.
In 2006, they went 37-23, winning the franchise’s fi rst ever Petitt Cup champion-ship under the direc-tion of Alan Beck.
Then came 2007,
COASTAL PLAIN LEAGUE
TIMES PHOTO/LARRY MATHIS
CAUGHT IN THE ACTHiTom baserunner Tyler Frederick is mowed down at second base by a Martinsville Mustang defender as Frederick attempted to steal second base in Wednesday’s Coastal Plain League game at Finch Field.
GREENSBORO — The media voters in the ACC preseason football poll went the traditional route on Monday, pick-ing Virginia Tech and Florida State to meet in the Dec. 4 championship game in Charlotte.
The Hokies were the overwhelming choice to win their fourth title in the seven seasons they’ve been members of the ACC. Virginia Tech re-ceived 50 championship votes to 26 for Florida State. Miami was a dis-tant third with 10 votes, followed by Georgia Tech with eight and North Carolina and Boston Col-lege receiving two each.
Florida State senior quarterback Christian Ponder was the pre-season choice for player
of the year.Boston College coach
Frank Spaziani said Ponder’s selection made sense.
“A good selection,” Spa-ziani said. “He’s a very good player. He can run, throw. He’s smart.”
The Tar Heels were picked to fi nish behind Virginia Tech, Miami and Georgia Tech in the Coastal Division.
Duke, which fi nished 5-7 a year ago, was cho-sen to fi nish fi fth in the Coastal, a spot behind UNC. Virginia, with fi rst-year coach Mike London, was picked to fi nish last in the division.
The race in the Atlantic Division came down to Florida State and Clem-son, followed by Boston College, N.C. State, Wake Forest and Maryland.
Media selectsVirginia Tech to win ACC football crownBY JOE JOHNSONDurham Herald Sun
See ACC, Page B3
With caution after cau-tion on Saturday, Burt Myers had his work cut out for him at Bowman Gray Stadium. Each caution meant another double-fi le restart, giv-ing Myers the chance to grab the lead but also forcing him to defend it time and time again.
In the fi rst 50-lapper of the night for the Bill Plemmons RV World Modifi ed Series, Myers started third and moved up to second as the green fl ag waved. When Randy Butner of Pfafftown fell out of the lead due to mechanical problems,
Myers moved into the top spot.
The No. 1 of Myers defended his position against Brian Loftin of Lexington and Jonathan Brown of Winston-Sa-lem. Jonathan Brown slammed the gas during a double-fi le restart and stole the lead but was later black-fl agged for jumping the start.
Brian Loftin took over the lead, while Myers ap-plied pressure to his rear bumper. Myers tried again and again to pass by Loftin on the outside during double-fi le re-starts, and was fi nally
Myers stretching points lead out over fi eld
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See MYERS, Page B4 See DAYS, Page B2
Thomasville got off to a strong start against Forest City on Monday, but could not hold it to-gether over the fi nal four innings in falling 7-2 to the Owls.
The HiToms were the fi rst to get on the board in the fourth, as Chris
Fritts walked to open the frame. After being sacri-fi ced to second and mov-ing to third on a ground out, Tanner Mathis sin-gled to left to bring him in.
In the fi fth, the Tom-mies tallied another run to the total.
Alex Yarbrough opened with a single, then went
to second on a single by Kyle Grieshaber and third on a Fritts walk. With two outs, Dave Roney singled to right fi eld for a 2-0 score.
Forest City’s offense was slow to start, but got it going from the sixth inning on. They took the lead at 3-2 in the sixth with three runs, then
scored four more in the eighth to pull away.
Yarbrough fi nished with three hits for the HiToms. T.J. Clarkson took the loss on the hill lasting 5 2/3 innings while walking fi ve and striking out six.
The HiToms fall to 13-36 for the year and are 3-18 in the second half.
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campThomasville Middle
School will hold a football mini camp Aug. 9-12 from 6-8 p.m. each evening. Of-fi cial practice will begin Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. Prospec-tive players must be ris-ing 7th and 8th graders and have a current sports physical.
For more information contact coach Kelvin Caraway at 689-4259, or at [email protected].
GENERALEDHS fall practicesEast Davidson High
School has released the start dates for fall prac-tices.
Men’s Soccer: Aug. 2 at 9 a.m.
Women’s Tennis: Aug. 2 at 3:30 p.m. at Colonial
Football: Aug. 2 at 5 p.m.
Cross Country: Aug. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Volleyball: Aug. 11 at 6 p.m.
Women’s Golf: Aug. 18 at 4 p.m. at Winding Creek
TP&R softball leagueThe Thomasville Parks
and Recreation is cur-rently registering teams for a fall softball league. There are three leagues available for participa-tion: Open Men’s League, Open Women’s League and a Co-Rec League.
To receive additional information or to regis-ter, contact the TP&R at 475-4287.
Concealed handgun class
There will be a con-cealed handgun class Aug. 21 at the Fairgrove Fire Department. The class is from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. This class is mandatory for anyone wishing to get a concealed handgun permit. The class covers laws for citizens govern-ing the use of deadly force to protect their homes, as well as deadly force laws in general as they pertain to citizens of N.C.
To sign up for the class call instructor Jason Liv-ingston at 687-0290 or go by the fi re department.
which is a season that may remain as the best ever for a HiToms team in the history of CPL play. Who could forget all of the records that team set and some of the names that played on the team. Guys like Kyle Roller, David Thomas, Richard Jones, Chris Swauger, Rich Poythress, Jorge Castillo, Aaron Lorio and Justin Sarratt.
What an offensive display that team put on night after night. There were 69 home runs hit that season — a tally that easily eclipsed the previ-ous mark of 38 that was set by the ‘06 team. They accumulated 310 RBIs, scored 347 runs, won 43 games and had a team batting average of .293. They also never lost two games in a row except for one time, easily win-
ning both the fi rst and second half pennants.
As good as they were, they still faced elimina-tion in the champion-ship game as they were tied with Peninsula in the ninth. Castillo took care of that, drilling the most memorable walk-off home run in HiToms’ history.
A year later, a few of the players returned to win the title for a third year, making the HiToms a true dynasty.
But since, there has been nothing but frustra-tion and heartache.
Knowing the competi-tive nature and savvy of Suire, rest assured the HiToms will be back in contention in the com-ing years. There may never be another team like the 2007 squad, but Suire will fi nd a way to get his franchise back to the level it once was.
When that hap-pens, Finch Field is going to be rocking.
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SPORTS
Golf is a strange game, particularly, to those who don’t understand it. One must ask why so many people want so desper-ately to play the game as often as possible. With a little thought, at least ten reasons emerge for this:
1. Golf is a very dif-fi cult game. If it were easy, there would be little interest in it. While every other sport has its “natural” athletes— those born to excel by virtue of their physical attributes— there are no “natural” golfers. Everything about the golf swing is “unnatu-ral.” Thus, everyone of every shape and size must learn the game and practice constantly in order to play well. On the other hand, since no one is born knowing how to play golf, your chance of being great at the game is as good as anybody else’s chance. That’s good news for people who don’t have the physical attributes of, say, a basketball or football player.
2. Golf is unpredict-able. No matter how badly you play today, you can play better — or worse — tomorrow. Performance is governed by so many variables. One must not ignore the fact that every course is different — demanding different golf skills and strategies. This is unlike other sports. Football, soccer, rugby, baseball, and tennis are played on fl at fi elds of a pre-scribed size. Every golf hole is different – dif-ferent lengths, different elevations, different hazards. The course itself adds to the chal-lenge — and, ultimately, the fun — of golf.
3. In general, golf courses are beautiful, peaceful places to spend four to four and a half hours. They’re not plac-es to bring your troubles. In fact, most people feel guilty about bringing their workplace ore rela-tionship problems to golf courses, because they don’t want to mar the setting. Therefore, they develop a strong philo-sophic approach to golf and fi nd ways to control their frustrations – or, at least, save them for another place and time.
4. In golf, there is no perfect score. There is no score to which the golfer can aspire in order to claim that he or she has mastered the game. Lacking such a benchmark, golf is about improving. No matter how much the golfer improves his or her game – even if the golfer reaches the professional level -- there is always room for improvement. That can be appealing, and even addictive, for perfectionists.
5. Golf is a sport rich in history and full of tradition. The golfer who approaches the game seriously and philosophically will acquire a feeling the he or she has formed a bond with everyone who has ever played the game. Every golfer shares the same struggles, defeats and joys. Being a golfer is, in a sense, like becoming a member of a tribe and gaining a sense of belonging.
6. In golf, how one plays the game is the responsibility of the individual. Unlike team sports, there are no substitute players. The individual golfer must
play every stroke with-out assistance. Even something as simple as seeking advice on club selection from another player is forbidden by the rules and carries with it a penalty. No one can interfere with the golfer’s play. With every shot, the golfer has an unimpeded opportunity to make a successful play or to botch it. Ultimately, that’s a good thing, because golfers feel em-powered to make (hope-fully) good decisions on their own. Every golfer is alone in the game, but being alone in golf is not a matter of loneliness. Every player is alone with his or her own thoughts and actions.
There is no referee in golf. Each player is responsible for playing by the rules and moni-toring his or her own mistakes. Players who adhere to the rules are considered to be honor-able. Players who violate the rules, even when unobserved, are consid-ered dishonorable and not worthy of the game.
For these reasons, golf is a metaphor for life. How one plays golf is likely to be a refl ection of how one lives his or her life. The question, then, isn’t so much why do people play golf. The question really is: why doesn’t every-body play the game?
M. Ernest Marshall is a retired medical on-cologist and author of Wintering Into Wisdom (PathBinder Publisher). Visit his website at www.mernestmarshall.com.
Six reasons to play golfBY M. ERNEST MARSHALL
Duke coach David Cut-cliffe said Virginia Tech had all the ingredients for not only a run at the conference title but also a BCS championship.
“Virginia Tech has a tremendous defense and an experienced return-ing quarterback [in Ty-rod Taylor],” Cutcliffe said. “Those are the fi rst two ingredients you need.”
Other coaches, includ-ing Miami’s Randy Shan-non echoed ACC commis-sioner John Swofford’s words about the balance and parity in the league making it tough for
teams to dominate and enter the express lane to national prominence.
“It’s a tough confer-ence,” Shannon said. “When you’re in a tough conference, it’s tough to win.”
Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer was ac-cepting of his team’s pre-season selection, saying that it more than likely refl ected the respect his program has earned over the years.
“I think were a good football team, but we have some thing to fi x be-fore Boise,” said Beamer, referring to the Hokies’ season opener against Boise State on Sept. 6 in Landover, Md. “I was very surprised [by the se-lection]. The reason I’m
saying that is because there are some good foot-ball teams in the ACC. You’ve got to earn it. The margin was surprising but I think that is a sign of respect.”
Beamer pointed to Duke, recently the pe-rennial doormat in the ACC before Cutcliffe’s arrival, as an example of improvement in the ACC.
“You better be ready to play Duke,” Beamer said. “That was a tough one for us last year. It’s a tough division to win.”
Paul Johnson, coach of defending ACC cham-pion Georgia Tech said he was looking forward to getting his players on the fi eld and playing the games.
“They’re still goingto let us play the gamesaren’t they? That’s allwe care about,” John-son said. “I don’t pay at-tention to where we getpicked. They got to picksomebody and we lostsome key players. It iswhat it is. I think we canbe competitive.”
Miami will play thefi rst game of the seasonwhen it hosts Florida AM on Sept. 2. Nine othernon-conference gameswill take place on Sept.4, while Virginia Techand Maryland play theirnon-conference foes onSept. 6. The fi rst ACCgame will occur on Sept.11 when Duke travels toWake Forest for a nooncontest.
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CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina coach Butch Davis has coached a lot of talented defen-sive linemen during his 30-year career, but junior Robert Quinn could be one of the best he’s ever seen.
“I think he’s got the potential, in the next two seasons, to be as good as anybody as we’ve ever coached,” Davis said Monday during the ACC Football Kickoff in Greensboro.
The 6-5, 270-pound de-fensive end had 52 tack-les and 11 sacks in 2009 and already is being pro-jected as a top-fi ve draft pick.
“The one signifi cant difference I see in Robert today than I did a year ago in spring practice is that he started to take the approach that he re-ally kind of wanted to dominate every drill, to the point that, basically, in the spring game we were about to have to just tell him to take a knee,” Davis said.
Quinn said he has got-ten faster and stronger during the off-season and has set high expectations for himself.
When asked about his goals, Quinn replied: “27 sacks and a Heisman.”
Davis did not laugh
when he heard of Quinn’s aspirations.
“God bless him,” Davis said. “I hope he gets it.”
Injury updateUNC was hit with a
slew of injuries a year ago, with the weekly in-jury report usually list-ing at least 10 players The good news for the Tar Heels is that they will get some of those players back this year, as Davis said offensive lineman Carl Gaskins (knee), H-back Ryan Taylor (knee) and reserve safety Matt Merletti (knee) are all good to go.
However sophomore A.J. Blue, who was used mostly in the Wildcat formation, still is not 100 percent after tearing his anterior cruciate liga-ment, posterior cruciate ligament and medial col-lateral ligament in the sixth game of 2009.
Davis said Blue, who did not participate in spring practice, has been doing some things in the off season conditioning program, but when he can actually start taking hits will be decided on a week-to-week basis.
“We want to go out and fi nd out, practicing twice a day, is there going to be additional swelling with his knee,” Davis said. “But he has made remark-able strides. … I think ev-ery guy on our staff and
in our program is pulling for him, because I don’t know if I’ve seen any kid work any harder on a re-hab program than what he’s done to try and get himself back healthy.”
Survivor shockerDavis was surprised to
learn Monday that Jim-my Johnson, his former boss who was the head coach for Miami and the Dallas Cowboys before becoming a broadcaster, is to be a contestant on the CBS reality show “Survivor: Nicaragua” this fall.
At fi rst Davis did not believe Johnson, 67, ac-tually was going to be on the show but fi nally offered up some advice: “Just compete.”
Davis was Johnson’s de-fensive line coach when Miami won the national championship in 1987 and when the Cowboys won the 1992 Super Bowl. Davis was the defensive coordinator for the Cow-boys’ Super Bowl victory in 1993.
“I know this — they’re not sending him to the Himalayan mountains,” Davis said. “I can prom-ise you it’s going to be hot, it’s going to be in the sun, it’s going to be on a beach on some kind of island. … It’s not the An-des mountains, because he hates the cold.”
UNC notebook from GreensboroBY BRIANA GORMANDurham Herald Sun
able to do so during the fi nal caution of the race.
Myers claimed the checkered in the fi rst race and fi nished sev-enth in the second race. The accomplishment was good enough to add to his points lead, distancing him from Tim Brown, who is currently ranked second.
“We want to win the championship,” said My-ers. “But the nature of the beast over here is that you’ve got to train your-self not to think about it. You’ve just got to go out, try to do the best you can and try not to do any-thing stupid.”
Tim Brown spun in the fi rst race after becoming entangled. He turned in a strong performance in the second race to climb through the fi eld, but the damage had already been done to his points earn-ings for the night.
Brian Loftin fi nished right behind Myers in each of the two races, keeping him third in the points standings and close on the heels of sec-ond-place Brown. Jona-than Brown moves up two spots to sixth and Junior Miller of Danbury moves up four spots to seventh. Randy Butner plummets from seventh down to 10th as a result of his me-chanical issues.
In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Se-ries, several of the top
competitors experienced some bad luck on Satur-day. Kyle Edwards was in-volved in a wreck which gave him a disappointing 22nd place fi nish in the second race. Edwards keeps the top spot but watches his points lead dwindle down.
Ryan Robertson of Winston-Salem moves up to claim second in the points even though Robertson’s night was far from stellar with a 15th and seventh place fi nish. Robbie Brewer of Winston-Salem drops from second to third in the points after fi nishing 13th and 19th.
Billy Gregg of Win-ston-Salem claimed the win on Saturday in the 104.1 WTQR Street Stock Series: great news for Gregg, who entered the night ranked second in the points. Unfortunately for Gregg, points leader Matt Cotner fi nished right behind him in sec-ond, keeping Gregg’s gains to a minimum. Cot-ner retains the top spot on the points ladder with Gregg behind him in sec-ond.
In the Time Warner Cable Stadium Stock Se-ries, Wayne Hill of Kern-ersville plummets from the points lead down to third after fi nishing 17th. Jason Keaton of Mocks-ville jumps up to the points lead to take Hill’s place. Dale Barneycastle of Mocksville maintains his second place rank-ing, although he’s only two points behind Jason Keaton.
This Saturday will be Whelen Engineering Night with twin 25-lap races for the Modifi eds, as well as racing for the Sportsman, Street Stock, and Stadium Stock Divi-sions. And the night will end with the always wild 109 U-Pull-It Chain Race.
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CABLE 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 12 AM 12:30 1 AM 1:30 A&E 28 30 Justice The First 48 Å Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å The Glades Å (12:01) Criminal Minds (:01) Criminal Minds AMC 24 29 (5:30) ›› “Eraser” (1996, Action) ››› “JFK” (1991) Kevin Costner. New Orleans DA Jim Garrison sees assassination conspiracy. ›› “The Ninth Gate” (1999) Johnny Depp. Å ANPL 63 63 Weird, True Whale Wars Å Whale Wars Whale Wars (N) River Monsters Whale Wars Whale Wars River Monsters BET 22 33 (:00) 106 & Park: BET’s Top 10 Live ›› “Sugar Hill” (1993, Drama) Wesley Snipes, Michael Wright. Trey Songz ËThe Mo’Nique Show ËWendy Williams Show “Remember the Titans” BRAVO 43 73 Top Model America’s Next Model America’s Next Model Housewives/NJ Housewives/NJ Housewives/NJ Bethenny, Married Bethenny, Married CMT 35 38 Parents Extreme Makeover The Singing Bee (N) Your Chance To Dance The Singing Bee Your Chance To Dance Smarter Smarter The Singing Bee CNBC 30 35 Mad Money The Kudlow Report (N) ››› “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room” (2005) BP To Be Announced › “Love or Money” (1989) Timothy Daly. CNN 34 21 ËSituation ËJohn King, USA (N) ËCampbell Brown (N) ËLarry King Live (N) ËAnderson Cooper 360 (N) Å ËLarry King Live ËAnderson Cooper 360 COM 37 41 Scrubs ËDaily Show ËColbert Tosh.0 Futurama South Park South Park South Park South Park Katt Williams American Hustle: The Movie Å Charlie Murphy CSPAN 39 37 ËTonight From Washington ËCapital News Today CSPAN2 38 65 U.S. Senate Close-Up on C-SPAN ËTonight From Washington ËCapital News Today DISC 25 31 Cash Cab When Animals Strike Man, Woman, Wild Man, Woman, Wild (N) Dual Survival “Soaked” Man, Woman, Wild Man, Woman, Wild Dual Survival “Soaked” DISN 73 22 Sonny Good Luck Hannah Suite/Deck Wizards Phineas Phineas Suite/Deck Suite/Deck Suite/Deck Wizards Phineas The Suite Life on Deck Suite/Deck E! 46 46 Independ ËE! News ËDaily 10 Holly’s Holly’s Jerseylicious The Soup The Soup ËChelsea ËE! News ËChelsea The Soup Jerseylicious ESPN 17 25 ÊSportsCtr ÊX Games (Live) Å ÊSportsCenter (Live) Å ÊSportsCenter Å ESPN2 16 26 Ê(5:00) Golf U.S. Senior Open Championship, Second Round. ÊBoxing Friday Night Fights. (Live) Å ÊWTA Tennis ÊBaseball Tonight Å FAM 20 20 ’70s Show Funniest Home Videos Funniest Home Videos Funniest Home Videos Funniest Home Videos The 700 Club Å Whose? Whose? Paid Prog. Paid Prog. FOOD 65 67 30-Minute Challenge Chopped Diners Diners Chefs vs. City Good Eats Rachael Diners Diners Chefs vs. City FX 60 60 (5:00) ››› “In Her Shoes” (2005) ›› “27 Dresses” (2008) Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman. Rescue Me “Blackout” “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” FXNWS 40 59 ËBret Baier ËFOX Report ËThe O’Reilly Factor (N) ËHannity (N) ËGreta Van Susteren The O’Reilly Factor ËHannity ËGreta Van Susteren FSCR 51 47 ÊHead ÊAir Racing ÊBoxing Jesus Soto-Karass vs. Gabriel Martinez. ÊHead ÊFinal Score ÊACC ÊFinal Score ÊAir Racing ÊFinal Score ÊFinal Score GOLF 52 52 ÊGolf ÊGolf ÊGolf Videos ÊGolf Videos ÊPGA Tour Golf Greenbrier Classic, Second Round. ÊGolfCentrl ÊPGA Tour Golf Greenbrier Classic, Second Round. HALL 49 49 (:00) Doc Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel ›› “Stone Cold” (2005, Mystery) Tom Selleck. Gold Girls Gold Girls Gold Girls Gold Girls Cheers Cheers HGTV 55 55 Holmes House House Outdoor Curb/Block Sarah Color House House Design Star Å Sarah Color House House HIST 53 53 Marvels Modern Marvels Å Modern Marvels Å Modern Modern Gangland Å Gangland Å (12:01) Modern Marvels Modern Modern LIFE 33 28 Wife Swap Reba Å Reba Å Reba Å Reba Å “Held Hostage” (2009, Suspense) Julie Benz. Å How I Met How I Met Frasier Medium Å Medium MSNBC 59 43 ËEd Show ËHardball Chris Matthews ËCountdown ËRachel Maddow Show Lockup Lockup: Corcoran Lockup: Raw Lockup: Raw MTV 27 36 Teen Mom Teen Mom Å The Real World Å Jersey Shore Å › “Joe Dirt” (2001) David Spade, Dennis Miller. › “Seed of Chucky” (2004, Horror) Jennifer Tilly. NGC 29 45 Nasca Nat Geo Amazing! (N) Dog Whisperer Dangerous Encounters Truth-Devil’s Bible Dog Whisperer Dangerous Encounters Truth-Devil’s Bible NICK 32 18 iCarly iCarly iCarly iCarly The Troop Hates Chris Hates Chris George G. Martin Hates Chris Hates Chris Hates Chris Hates Chris Hates Chris Hates Chris SPIKE 18 40 Ranger CSI: Crime Scene CSI: Crime Scene ÊKnockout ÊKnockout ÊKnockout ÊKnockout ÊKnockout ÊKnockout MANswers Trailers Super Dave Super Dave STYLE 61 61 THS Investigates: Dating Nightmares ››› “Disclosure” (1994, Suspense) Michael Douglas, Demi Moore. Run Run Run Run Clean House SYFY 45 42 Stargate Haven “Harmony” Eureka “All the Rage” Eureka (N) Å Haven “Consumed” (N) Eureka Å Haven “Consumed” Stargate Atlantis Å TBS 23 32 King Seinfeld Seinfeld Family Guy Family Guy ››› “Forrest Gump” (1994, Drama) Tom Hanks, Robin Wright. My Boys My Boys Neighbors Father TCM 57 57 (:00) “The Bad and the Beautiful” ››› “Let the Good Times Roll” (1973) Å ››› “Elvis on Tour” (1972) Elvis Presley. ››› “Let’s Spend the Night Together” (1982) TLC 44 50 Cake Boss Cupcake Cupcake Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Cupcake Cupcake Say Yes Say Yes Cupcake Cupcake Say Yes Say Yes TNT 21 44 Law Bones Å ›› “Walking Tall” (2004) The Rock. ›› “Walking Tall” (2004) The Rock. Memphis Beat Å ›› “The Kingdom” (2007) Jamie Foxx. Å TOON 48 48 Adventure Total Dra Batman Ben 10 Ult. Generator Star Wars Star Wars King of Hill King of Hill Stroker Amer Dad Childrens Oblongs Venture Look TRAV 54 54 Roadside Man, Food Man/Food Man, Food Man, Food Ghost Adventures Å Ghost Adventures Å Bermuda Tria. Man, Food Man, Food Ghost Adventures Å TRU 41 99 PoliceVids Cops Å Cops Å Top 20 Most Shocking Top 20 Most Shocking Forensic Forensic Forensic Forensic The Investigators The Investigators TVLAND 62 62 All-Family Sanford Sanford Cosby Cosby Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Roseanne Roseanne Roseanne Roseanne (:12) The Cosby Show UNI 56 56 ËNotic. Mi Pecado (N) (SS) Hasta que el Dinero Soy Tu Dueña (N) (SS) La Rosa de Guadalupe Impacto Noticiero Corazón Salvaje (N) Amar sin Límites (N) USA 50 16 (:00) NCIS NCIS “Skeletons” Å Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU › “Good Luck Chuck” (2007) Dane Cook. Å (:05) ›› “Stick It” Å VH1 36 34 You’re Cut You’re Cut Off You’re Cut Off Short List Behind the Music Å Short List Jason Mraz Fabulous Life Of... Fabulous Life Of... Fab Life WGN-A 77 77 Becker Funniest Home Videos Funniest Home Videos ÊMLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at Colorado Rockies. (Live) Å ËNews/Nine South Park Star Trek: Next
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CABLE 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 12 AM 12:30 1 AM 1:30 A&E 28 30 First 48 The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 (N) Å Aftermath Å Aftermath Å (12:01) The First 48 (:01) The First 48 Å AMC 24 29 (5:15) ››› “The Mummy” (1999) ›› “Eraser” (1996) Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan. ››› “The Negotiator” (1998) Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey. Å Mad Men ANPL 63 63 Cat Diary World’s Worst Venom Monsters Inside Me Inside Perfect Predator Animal Nightmares Monsters Inside Me Inside Perfect Predator Animal Nightmares BET 22 33 (:00) 106 & Park: BET’s Top 10 Live Trey Songz Trey Songz › “Half Baked” (1998, Comedy) Dave Chappelle. ËThe Mo’Nique Show ËWendy Williams Show ››› “Fresh” (1994) BRAVO 43 73 Married? Bethenny, Married Bethenny, Married Bethenny, Married Bethenny, Married Bethenny, Married Bethenny, Married Housewives/NJ CMT 35 38 Trading Sp Extreme Makeover Your Chance To Dance Strictest Parents ››› “The Bad News Bears” (1976, Comedy) Walter Matthau. Smarter Bill Engvall CNBC 30 35 Mad Money The Kudlow Report (N) As Seen on TV Biography on CNBC American Greed Mad Money As Seen on TV Biography on CNBC CNN 34 21 ËSituation ËJohn King, USA (N) ËCampbell Brown (N) ËLarry King Live (N) ËAnderson Cooper 360 (N) Å ËLarry King Live ËAnderson Cooper 360 COM 37 41 Scrubs ËDaily Show ËColbert Tosh.0 Tosh.0 Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama ËDaily Show ËColbert Futurama Futurama Futurama ËDaily Show CSPAN 39 37 (5:00) House of Representatives ËTonight From Washington ËCapital News Today CSPAN2 38 65 (5:00) U.S. Senate Coverage ËTonight From Washington ËCapital News Today DISC 25 31 Cash Cab Nature’s Deadliest River Monsters Å River Monsters Å Deadliest Catch Å River Monsters Å River Monsters Å Deadliest Catch Å DISN 73 22 Phineas Wizards Hannah ›› “Underdog” (2007) ‘PG’ Å Suite/Deck Sonny Sonny Hannah Hannah Hannah Hannah Wizards Wizards E! 46 46 Bachelor ËE! News ËDaily 10 ››› “Independence Day” (1996, Science Fiction) Will Smith, Bill Pullman. ËChelsea ËE! News ËChelsea ›› “The Cable Guy” (1996) ESPN 17 25 ÊSportsCtr Ê30 for 30 (N) ÊX Games From Los Angeles. (Live) Å ÊSportsCenter Å ÊBaseball Tonight Å ÊSportsCenter Å ESPN2 16 26 Ê(5:00) Golf U.S. Senior Open Championship, First Round. Å ÊSportsNation Å Ê2010 Poker Ê2010 Poker ÊX Center (Live) ÊX Games Å FAM 20 20 ’70s Show Funniest Home Videos Funniest Home Videos Funniest Home Videos Funniest Home Videos The 700 Club Å Whose? Whose? Paid Prog. Paid Prog. FOOD 65 67 30-Minute Challenge Good Eats Good Eats Iron Chef America Ace, Cakes Cakes Good Eats Unwrapped Iron Chef America Ace, Cakes Cakes FX 60 60 (:00) ›› “Little Man” (2006) ›› “White Chicks” (2004) Shawn Wayans. ›› “White Chicks” (2004) Shawn Wayans. ›› “Little Man” (2006, Comedy) Shawn Wayans. FXNWS 40 59 ËBret Baier ËFOX Report ËThe O’Reilly Factor (N) ËHannity (N) ËGreta Van Susteren The O’Reilly Factor ËHannity ËGreta Van Susteren FSCR 51 47 Ê ÊWorld Poker Tour ÊBig 12 Football: From the Archives ÊGame 365 ÊFinal Score ÊGolden Age ÊFinal Score ÊWorld Poker Tour ÊFinal Score ÊFinal Score GOLF 52 52 ÊBig Break Sandals ÊBig Break Sandals ÊPGA Tour Golf Greenbrier Classic, First Round. ÊGolfCentrl ÊPGA Tour Golf Greenbrier Classic, First Round. HALL 49 49 (:00) Doc Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel ›› “Harvest of Fire” (1996) Patty Duke. Å Gold Girls Gold Girls Gold Girls Gold Girls Cheers Cheers HGTV 55 55 Holmes House House First Place My First Selling New Bang, Buck House House House House Selling New Bang, Buck House House HIST 53 53 Universe The Universe Å The Universe Å The Universe Å Modern Marvels Å How the Earth (12:01) The Universe (:01) The Universe Å LIFE 33 28 I Said So ›› “Legally Blonde” (2001) Reese Witherspoon. Project Runway “And Sew It Begins” Road Will/Grace Will/Grace Frasier Medium Å Medium MSNBC 59 43 ËEd Show ËHardball Chris Matthews ËCountdown ËRachel Maddow Show ËCountdown ËRachel Maddow Show ËHardball Chris Matthews ËCountdown MTV 27 36 Jersey Jersey Shore Å Jersey Shore Å Jersey Shore Å Jersey Shore Å Jersey Shore Å › “Joe Dirt” (2001) David Spade, Dennis Miller. NGC 29 45 Science Expedition Great White Salvage Code Red (N) Secret Weapon Naked Science (N) Salvage Code Red Secret Weapon Naked Science NICK 32 18 iCarly iCarly iCarly Matters Matters Hates Chris Hates Chris George George The Nanny The Nanny The Nanny The Nanny The Nanny The Nanny SPIKE 18 40 Ranger Ways Die Ways Die Ways Die Ways Die ÊTNA Wrestling (N) Å Jail (N) Jail Å MANswers MANswers MANswers MANswers STYLE 61 61 Wedding Supernanny Å Run Run Run Run Clean House Kimora: Fab Kimora Kimora How Do I Look? 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SPORTS
Thursday, July 29, 2010 – Thomasville Times – B5
Dan Moore of Bear Creek continues his win-ning streak after win-ning one of the 75-lap Late Model Stock Twin events during Whelen $3 Fan Night. Moore also captured the Bud Pole Award for posting the fastest qualifying time. Jimmy Wallace of Reedy Creek, Corey Strickland of Dunn, Travis Swaim of High Point, Jason York of Reidsville, Ryan Wil-son of Randleman, Tony Black of Lexington, Pete Stewart of Archdale, Ed-die York of Reidsville and Harrison Rhodes of High Point rounded out the top ten fi nishers.
Robert Tyler of At-lanta, GA was fl agged the winner of one of the Late Model Stock events but was protested by York and Moore. Tyler refused to go to tech and was disqualifi ed. York was declared the winner. Swaim, Moore Strick-land, Rhodes, Black, Stewart, Wilson, Wallace and E. York rounded out the top ten fi nishers.
In the Limited Late Model event Ross Dalton of Climax captured the win. Junior Kendrick of Archdale, Dean Lowder of Archdale, Noah Triplett of Lexington and Zack Moore of Troy rounded out the top fi ve fi nishers.
Other winners were Scottie York of Asheboro — Super Mini Truck, Ben Hanks of Lexington — Pure Stock and Der-rick Thomas of Randle-man — U-car.
Friday Nights win-ners were Mack Little III — Sportsman, Luke Demis of Archdale, Dan-iel Hemric of Concord — Legends, Michael Worthington of High Point — Street Stock, An-drew Sanders of Mocks-ville — Mini Stock and Jimmy Wallace of Reedy Creek – Late Model Su-per Trucks.
Coming up next week-end starts out on Friday night with the Sports-man, Street Stocks, Late Model Super Trucks, Leg-
ends and Mini Stocks. On Saturday Night the Late Model Stocks will take to the track for 150 laps of action. Also on hand will be the Limited Late Mod-els, Super Mini Trucks, U-cars and Pure Stocks. Grandstands open at 6 p.m. and the racing ac-tion gets underway at 8.
Moore snatches Late Model win at CarawayTIMES STAFF REPORT
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR handed down penalties Tuesday to the No. 88 team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for a rule violation commit-ted last week at O’Reilly Raceway Park.
The penalties come as a result of the team violating Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR offi cials that the race equipment used in the event does not con-form to NASCAR rules); and 20A-12.3T (unap-proved left front shock absorber) of the 2010 NASCAR Rule Book. The violation was discovered in post-race inspection on July 24.
Crew chief Tony Eury Sr. has been fi ned $10,000, while owner Dale Earn-hardt Jr. and driver Aric Almirola have been pe-nalized with the loss of 25 championship owner and 25 championship driver points, respec-tively.
Nationwide team fi ned for
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AREA NEWS
Car wash ‘Pack a Pickup’ to collect food for Pastor’s Pantry
B6 – Thomasville Times – Thursday, July 29, 2010
Food donations are among the things that slow to a crawl during summer heat of the intensity the Triad has experi-enced lately. Shelves at Pastor’s Pantry, www.pastorspantry.org, the nonprofi t food bank for senior adults 60 years old and older in fi nancial need in Davidson County, are only about two-thirds full now. But the agency’s 430 clients must keep eating.
Once again, Sam’s Car Wash, Pastor’s Pantry’s backdoor neighbor in Lexing-ton, is riding to the rescue.
This Saturday (July 31) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sam’s, located at 300 N. Main St., will provide a free exterior car wash (an $8.95 value) for anyone donating 12 or more food items for Pastor’s Pantry. Donated food will be placed in the bed of a pickup truck, which, when full, will be driven 75 yards to the Pantry at 307 N. State St., unloaded, and brought back for refi lling.
The fi rst Pack A Pickup two years ago brought in 2,705 food items. The second Pack A Pickup last year attracted 3,935 food items. This year’s goal is to top 4,000 and set a new record.
“Pack A Pickup is our biggest food drive of the year and crucial to our abil-ity to feed seniors through the summer months,” said Bill Keesler, executive director of Pastor’s Pantry. “We are grateful to our neighbors at Sam’s Car
Wash for being willing to give up valu-able revenue on a Saturday to help our cause.”
Car wash owner Sam Allen gets so ex-cited about the event that every couple of hours he drives off to a store and fi lls his own truck bed with groceries to bring back to the food drive, Keesler noted. Several businesses selling gro-ceries — Wal-Mart, Food Lion, Lowe’s Foods and Conrad & Hinkle Grocers in Lexington — have agreed to donate food to the drive this year, Keesler added.
Pastor’s Pantry needs a wide range of nonperishable products — oatmeal and grits (in boxes of individual serving-size packets); cereal; rice; instant mashed potatoes; stuffi ng; pasta; canned vegeta-bles, fruit, meats and tuna; peanut but-ter; jelly; snacks; toilet paper; soap; and toothbrushes and toothpaste.
Nationally, the percentage of the population turning to government as-sistance or nonprofi t pantries for food has increased dramatically during the diffi cult economic conditions of the past two years. The number of people served by Pastor’s Pantry during that period has grown more than 43 percent. “We believe our food helps relieve fi -nancial stress, adds security, improves health and raises quality of life for seniors who would otherwise have to choose between eating and paying for housing, utilities, or medical care or medications,” Keesler said.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF DAVIDSON
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICESUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
BEFORE THE CLERKFILE NO. 10 SP 161
IN THE MATTER OF:Philip B. Lohr, Administrator CTA ofThe Estate of Ruth Ella Mae Alford,Deceased
NOTICE OF SALE
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of an Order of the Clerk of SuperiorCourt of Davidson County, North Carolina, made in the aboveproceeding, the undersigned Adiministrator CTA of the Estate ofRuth Ella MAe Alford will on August 7, 2010 at 10:00am a tthelocation of 703 Trotter Street, Thomasville, Davidson County,North Carolina, offer for public or private sale to the highest bid-der for certain real property, more particularly described as:
Beginning at an iron stake on East side of Trotter Street West137 feet to an iron stake with Nettie N. Thomas; thence Northwith Nettie N. Thomas' line 100 feet to an iron stake; thenceWestward with Arlee Bersh's line 137 feet to an iron stake withArlee Bersh's line; thence Southward to Bersh Street 100 feet tothe Beginning.
For reference: See Deed Book 336, Page 586, Davidson CountyRegistry.
A deposit of 5% of the final and highest bid will be required theday of the sale.
The sale will remain open for 10 days from the date of report ofslae for any advance bid under the provisions of applicable NorthCarolina law. The sale is subject to the confirmation of the courtas provided by North Carolina law.
This the 22nd day of July, 2010.
Philip B. Lohr, Administrator CTA ofThe estate of Ruth Ella Mae Alford212 North State StreetLexington, NC 27292(336) 248-2305
July 22 & 29, 2010
DAR/RAN FURNITURE INDUSTRIES
Local Furniture Manufacturing Company is currently accept-ing applications in all areas of manufacturing due to the in-crease in production. Applicants will need to have the abilityto read and interpret production tickets and be cross trainedon different jobs such as Building, Sanding, Finishing andPacking. The persons will need to be trained in certain job po-sitions.
The company does Criminal Background Checks andPre-Employment Drug testing.
Applicant needs to have : High School Diploma, College Edu-cation a plus.
Benefits include: Excellent Pay, Affordable Medical/Dental In-surance, Free Life Insurance, Vacation and Holiday Pay,401K Plan, Profit Sharing.
Apply at: 2403 Shore Street, High Point, NC 27263, or fax re-sume to: 336-434-3787
LEGALS
0955 LegalsNORTH CAROLINADAVIDSON COUNTY
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The Undersigned, havingqualified as Administrator ofthe Estate of Wanda LouiseAshe Patton, AKA WandaAshe Patton, deceased late ofDavidson County, this is to no-tify all persons, firms and cor-porations having claimsagainst said Estate to presentthem to the undersigned on orbefore the 23rd day of October2010, or this notice will bepleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted tosaid estate please make im-mediate payment to the under-signed.
Rhonda Patton FurrAdministrator of the Estate ofWanda Louise Ashe Patton,
AKA Wanda Ashe Patton282 Deer Path Lane
Lexington, NC 27295
July 22, 29, 2010August 5, 12, 2010
ANNOUNCEMENTS
0107 Special NoticesThe Annual Community Meet-ing of the Pilot Volunteer De-partment will be held at7:30pm on August 12th, 2010,At the Fire Station. Four BoardMembers will be elected for aThree Year Term of Office andRevisions of Constitution andBy Laws.For more informationContact Randy Palmer at336-687-6467
0142 Lost
Lost Long Hair Dachshund,Brown, Female, 4 yrs old, 8lbs.Last seen 7/12/10, Is Shy,Lives at Freedle Dr, Thomas-vil le. Call 596-3655 or775-2193. Reward. Like VeryMuch to Have Her Back.
0149 FoundFOUND: at A Cleaner Worldcorner of Holly Hill & JullianAve. Black & white MediumSized Male Dog. Very Playfuland Friendly. Please call toidentify 476-9011 or 472-1907or 870-6900
GARAGE /ESTATE SALES
0151Garage/Estate
Sales2 FAmily Yard Sale, Fri 7/30 &Sat 7/31. 7am-Until. 216 E.Thomas Dr off Lower Lake Rd.Various Items.
3 Family Yard sale 270 Mus-tang Dr. T'ville off Cunning-ham& rte 64 7/31/10 7-untilBaby furniture/items, clothes,hse hld items, dining roomchairs, bedding and more.
4 Family Yard Sale, Sat 7/31,7am-Until, 668 Kennedy Rd,Thomasville, Right BelowWal-Mart. Baby Items, House-hold Items, Clothing & MuchMore.
Big Yard Sale Sat 7/31,7am-Until. 108 Meadow RidgeDr, Thomasville. Just off BlairSt. Clothing, Microwave & Lotsof other Stuff.
Gigantic Yard Sale! 970 Sce-nic Way Off Hwy 109, Be-tween Hasty School & BurtonRd. Fri 7/30 & Sat 7/31,7am-Until. Lots of Nice Ladies& Children's Clothes, Toy &Many Misc Items.
Multi Family Yard Sale, Sat7/31, 7am-Until. GreenwoodPlantation, off Fuller Mill Rd, inThomasville, Turn Left ontoSugar Cane Ln. Look forSigns.
Neighborhood Yard Sale. Fri7/30 & Sat 7/31, Tom HedrickRd off Stemp Everhart Rd, SThomasville
Yard Sale July 31st 7-12 326Calinda Dr T'ville Hsehlditems, cloth, books, shoes,toys, and high school curricu-lum. Lots more!
0151Garage/Estate
SalesYard Sale, Fri 7/30 & Sat 7/31,8am-Until. 1808 Augusta Dr.Pilot School Area.
Yard Sale, Sat 7/31, 7am-Un-til. 758 Light Rd, Thomasville.Furn, Rugs, Bassinet /Play-Pen, Baby Things, Vera Brad-ley, Home Access. & MuchMore! From Kmart in Thomas-ville, Turn Right at Stop light,4.5 Miles, Light Rd is on Right,go approx 1/2 mile to sale.
EMPLOYMENT
0208 SalesWE NEED YOU
ON OUR TEAM!
The Assurance Group, Inc.in Thomasville, NC is currentlyhiring to fill positions in ourstate of the art call center.
* Insurance products are soldover the phone using an elec-tronic application process.* Leads provided daily* Paid training* Benefits available* Recession proof industry!* Bilingual individuals proficientin Spanish and Englishareneeded to meet the needsof our Hispanic market* For a confidential interviewcall Heather Robbins at1-800-750-1738 extension2314
0212 ProfessionalExperienced Crane Operatorand Sign Installer needed forLocal Sign Company. Musthave CDL. 336-887-3211
0220 Medical/DentalAssistant Director
of Nursing
Must be a Registered Nurse;Must Possess Skills of Man-agement, Patient Care andKnowledgeable of the Federaland State Regulations forLong Term Care. Must be ableto work flexible hours as nec-essary and assist with call.
Please apply in person atBritthaven of Davidson
706 Pineywood Rd,Thomasville
AAE/EOE/Drug freeWorkplace
Certified Professional Coding(CPC) & Hospital Billing &Coding I Classes are nowregistering.Visit www.mostnc.com or call336-882-6678
0224 TechnicalAdministrative Support Staff
Davidson County Commu-nity College is accepting on-line applications for a full-timeposition, Administrative Sup-port Staff, Financial & Adminis-trative Services. Require-ments include an AssociateDegree. For information see“Employment at DCCC” on theCollegewebsite:http://www.davidsonccc.eduor contact: Human Resources,DCCC, P.O. Box 1287,Lexington, NC 27293-1287.Telephone: 336-224-4540;email: [email protected] Opportunity College
0232General Help
Movie Extras to Stand in theBackgrounds for a major film.Earn up to $200 per day. ExpNot Req'd. 877-292-5034
United Furniture IndustriesTransportation, Inc.
Dispatcher
Responsibilities include:* Recruiting/hiring of drivers* Scheduling of trucks and
drivers and backhauls* Assist drivers inproblem resolution
* Maintain communicationwith drivers
* 2-4 Years experience as aDispatcher in trucking industry
* Computer literate* Transportation software
experience a plusApplications taken
Monday through Friday from 9a.m. to 2 p.m.
Apply at Guard ShackUnited FurnitureIndustries, Inc.
0236 Industrial TradeTrinity Furniture has openingsfor the following positions: Up-holstery Pattern Maker, andSewer - double needle experi-ence is a plus. 3-5 years of ex-perience is required for bothpositions. Apply in person to:6089 Kennedy Rd., Trinity.472-6660, M-TH 8-4
0240 Skilled TradeExperience Sewers needed,Immediately Part & Full TimeWork. Working From Homeavailable. Interviewing Friday& Monday, 10am-2pm. 225Berkley St, High Point. Call fordirections. 336-883-2680
0244 TruckingClass A CDL Driver for OTR,99% No Touch Freight. Mustbe at least 23 yrs old. Min 2yrs exp. Current Med Card.Ref's a must. Fax resume orapp. to: 474-2305 or Call336-906-2099 Leave Message
Furniture Movers/Drivers,Experience Required
ThomasvilleCall 336-476-5757
Make your classified ads work harder for you with features like bolding , ad borders &
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SERVICE FINDER
PLUMBING
“The Repair Specialist”
Since1970
Lic #04239
We answer our phone 24/7
www.thebarefootplumber.com
LAWNCARE/LANDSCAPING
CALL MIKE ATKINS
ATKINSYEAR ROUND SERVICE/REASONABLE RATES/
QUALITY WORK
30015061
PAINTING/PRESSURE WASHING
Painting & Pressure Washing
Mildew Removed, Walk Way and
Gutter Cleaned.
FreeEstimates
Exterior ONLY 336-906-1246
BATHSSpecializing in
Danny Adams
FREE ESTIMATES
(336) 261-9350
Specialist in Pavers
ELECTRIC SERVICE
Call 336-885-3320
Cell 336-687-7607
BOB SEARS ELECTRIC COMPANY
Since 1960
Call Day or Night
LANDSCAPE
PAY UP TO $200 FOR JUNK CARSCALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE
@ (336)442-8942
GREEN FOOT TRIM
UTILITY BUILDINGNew Utility
Building Special!
Also Rent To Own. Carolina Utility Bldgs, Trinity 1-800-351-5667
10X20 .... $1699 8x12....... $1050 10x16..... $1499
***Extra Special***on 12x24$2199.95
Limited Time Only
LAWN CAREThe Perfect Cut WANTED:
Yards to mow!
Low prices &Free estimates
Senior Discount
336-215-8049
TREE SERVICE
D & T Tree Service, Inc.
Residential and CommercialStump Grinding and Bobcat Work
Removals, Pruning, ClearingFully Insured
FREE EstimatesFirewood Available
Tracy: 336-357-011524 Hour Emergency
Service: 336-247-3962
CONCRETE
VALVERDE CONCRETE & PATIOS
No Job Too Big Or Too SmallSidewalks, Stamped Patios
Driveways, Foundations, Slabs,Drainage, And Much More...
226 Motlieu AveHigh Point, NC 27262Mobile: 336-442-4499
Fax: [email protected] www.valvedereconcrete.com
PRESSURE WASHING
TURNERTOTAL CLEAN
Decks, Siding,Driveways, Tile Grout,
Garages, etc.
Insured, Bonded, Workers Comp.
861-1529
CONSTRUCTIONJ & L CONSTRUCTION
Remodeling, Roofing and
New Construction
30 Years ExperienceJim Baker
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
336-859-9126336-416-0047
LAWN CARE
(336) 880-7756
PAINTING
RonnieKindley
PAINTING
Ronnie
30 Years Experience
475-6356
FURNITURE
A ed
HEATING & COOLING
Paul’s Heating, A/C & Electrical
Services
We Service All Brands
PH: 336-887-6848MB: 336-772-0256
Guaranteed ServicesLicensed & Insured
www.paulelectric.com
FURNITURE
Coupon Twin Mattress Set
(mattress and box spring)
$125.00
CouponQueen Mattress Set
Pillow Top (mattress & box spring)
$225.00 (5 yr warranty)
CouponKing Mattress Set Pillow Top (mattress and box spring)
$350.00 (5 yr warranty)
www.thisandthathomeaccents.com
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PETS
0320 Cats/Dogs/PetsAdorable Poodle Puppies.White & apricot. 7 wks old. 1stshots & dewormed. Parents onsite. $325. 336-434-4916
Blue Pitt Bull Puppies, 3Males, 1 Female, APBR Reg.$300 each. Call 336-688-9883
Cock-A-Poo Puppies, Buff Col-ored, 1st Shots, Wormed, TailsDocked. $300. Parents onSite. Call 336-991-8211
Free 5 Adult Pitt Bull Terriers.All Reg. Good Homes Only.Call 336-491-8749 Also Blues
Maltese Males,$700Call 848-1204
Puppy Sale $200 Off:Bichon-Poo, Maltese, Maltipoo& Other Breeds Available. Call336-498-7721
Yorkshire Terrier 1 female9wks all shots AKC very smallmaybe 3 pounds at the mostwhen grown $1000 Get whatyou pay for! 336-476-5026
FARM
0450 LivestockFISH - Grass Carp to controlvegetation: also 4-6" channelcatfish, beautiful koi and gold-fish. 336-498-5417
MERCHANDISE
0554Wanted to Rent/
Buy/TradeCash 4 riding mower needingrepair or free removal if un-wanted & scrap metal882-4354
0563Misc. Items for
SaleCommercial Fan 3ftx3ft,Broadcast spreader, Officedesk solid wood 28 in x 5 ft.Call 707-1739
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
0610Unfurnished Apartments
1BR Apt, W/D Conn. CentralAir & Heat. $375 month, $375deposit. Call 336-362-5783
1BR, Remodeled. Range &Refrigerator. Gas heat. $295mo. Call Darlene Kinley Realty887-2273
2BR, 1 1/2BA Apartment. Tho-masville. Cable TV, ApplsIncld. $450 mo. 336-561-6631
2BR/1BA,. 407 W. Main St.Appl incld, Cent H/A.$450/mo+dep. 476-9220
Thomasville, E. Guilford Apts.Nice 2BR/1BTH, $500/month,$500 dep, 12 mo Lease, NoPets. Section 8 Compliant.Call 336-474-0623
0620 Homes for Rent1BR House. $400 month.Close to S. Main Walmart. NoPets Call 336-906-6612
2 Br 2 Ba Home for rent 20x20stg bld $600mo + dep Tville &Pilot Schl area. 336-870-0654
2 BR hse in Pilot School areafenc in back yrd stove, refrig,&dishwasher 575+dep call336-476-1847
4BR/2BA, Section 8 approved.Central Air/Heating. 1433 Fur-lough St. Call 336-271-2847
Archdale, Lease Purchase,3br, 2ba, dbl car garage, 6 yrsold, $1075. mo. Call 944-3113
New Carpet and Paint. 3 BR,2 Bath. Hwy. 109 & 64 area.$475 month. Call 431-7716.
0635 Rooms for RentROOMS
109 Oakwood St336-688-3923
Rooms For Rent 12 Cox Ave.$75-$95/wk. Cable incld.688-1773 / 996-4649
0655Roommate
WantedRoom to Rent Upstairs utilitiesincl. $300 mo. Women only.Safe place. 848-4032
0670Business Places/
Offi ces1100 sf Retail $60010,000 sqft $1600
T-ville 336-362-2119
900+ SF Business SpaceAvailable. Hwy 62, Thomas-ville. $595/mo + dep. Call442-4467
0675Mobile Homes for
Rent2 & 3 BR MH $450 mo, WillConsider Weekly + dep. ,841-8071 / 687-0449
2BR, Large Yard, GlenolaArea. Storage Bldg. NO Pets!Call 431-9665 or 689-1401.
3BR, MH for Rent, Private lot.Burton Rd, Thomasvil le$420/mo + $420/dep. Call336880-0035
2 bdrs available, SilverValley/Tville area, Sm. Petsonly. $325-$385/mo. No Dep.with proof of income. PoliceReport Req'd., Call 239-3657
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
0710 Homes for SaleThomasville 3BR. Just reno-vated. Will finance for the rightBuyer . $74,900. Ca l l704-807-4717
0747Manufactured
Homes for Sale2 & 3 BR homes
Sophia, Randleman& Elon plus Handyman Homes
Fix it and it's yours!Sophia & Randleman
336-799-4199Elon 336-449-3090
0793Monuments/Cemeteries
2 Plots Floral Gardens, Sec-tion T, Garden of Time. $6400.Call 336-885-6534
TRANSPORTATION
0868 Cars for Sale99 Mazda Protege, VGC.$2900. 91 Mazda Miata, VGC.$3200. Call 336-687-1172
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