LOG ONTO WWW.ELKINTRIBUNE.COM FOR ARCHIVE • GAMES • FEATURES • E-EDITION • POLLS & MORE OPINION Weather that’s out of this world .... Page 4 SPORTS Elkin, Starmount win MVAC openers .... Page 6 ONLINE Busy? Check us out online at elkintribune.com WEATHER A couple of thunderstorms, High 84 Low 70 Vol. CI, No. 89 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 $1.00 Mangoes recalled from Food Lion stores Darcie Dyer Staff Writer Food Lion was one of several stores that has been notified that it is part of the national Splendid Products voluntary recall for Dan- iella mangoes. Upon notification from the sup- plier, all affected items were imme- diately removed from store shelves. “When there is a recall like that, they send out a company wide recall. We did have some that we had to pull, and it’s been taken care of,” said Marty Bug- guss, store manager of Elkin’s Food Lion. Splendid Products voluntarily recalled Daniella mangoes this week due to possible salmonella contamination. The recalled items include mangoes with PLU No. 4051 and purchase dates would range from Aug. 14 to Aug. 29. In addition, one packaged produce item sold at Food Lion stores that contained Daniella mangoes has also been removed from shelves. The packaged produce item would be labeled, “Garden Highway Mango Med- ley,” and would have the UPC code (8-26766-21437). This product would have a sell-by date of Aug. 28. The company is in the process of notifying loyalty card custom- ers via email who purchased the Daniella mangoes or fresh fruit product, as well as updating the product recall section of the com- panies’ respective websites. Customers who may have pur- chased the affected products are urged to dispose of the items and bring the receipt or sticker to their local Food Lion, Harveys or Reid’s stores for a full refund. These products should not be consumed. About Food Lion Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C., is a company of Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion op- erates more than 1,100 super- markets in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, and employs approximately 57,000 associates. For more information, visit www. foodlion.com. Reach Darcie Dyer at 835-1513 or ddyer@ heartlandpublications.com. Voluntary recall due to possible salmonella contamination New business coming to old McDonald’s Jessica Pickens | TRIBUNE After selling Karcher pressure washers for 25 years, Terry Dar- nell is opening a business in the old McDonald’s to sell and re- pair pressure washers. Jessica Pickens Staff Writer Some may have heard rumors that the old Mc- Donald’s was going to be turned into an Appala- chian State apparel store or an East Coast Wings. But the new business won’t be a place to eat chicken. Terry Darnell will be selling and re- pairing Karcher pressure washers. “I have been selling Karcher pressure washers for the last 25 years and have had good sales by word of mouth,” Darnell said. “My plan is to sell pressure washers, acces- sories and chemicals.” The rumors about what was opening in the old North Bridge Street Mc- Donald’s location began when a large Appalachian ‘A’ appeared on the win- dow. “The ‘A’ rally stirred up talk. My nephew who is an Appalachian alum came to help me paint,” Darnell said. “I left him here to go do work at the Grace Clinic, and when I got back it was there. It just so happens the Karch- er pressure washer colors are the same as Appala- chian State University.” Since then Darnell has Dobson wreck results in two fatalities, one injured Staff Report DOBSON — A two-car accident on Friday night near Dobson has resulted in a double fatality and one injured. According to Surry County Emergency Services Director John Shelton, the call for the accident was received at about 8:09 p.m. Friday. A total of three vehicles were involved in the accident. According to Trooper Robert Boyes of the North Caro- lina Highway Patrol, a four-door Ford Taurus driven by 73-year-old George Flippen of Melton Road in Elkin was traveling west on Zephyr Road two miles outside of Dob- son near I-77. Flippen’s wife, Johnsie, who was 78, also of Melton road was a passenger in the Ford. Both died as a result of the wreck. A Chevrolet Blazer driven by James Dylan Sawyers, 20, of White Dirt Road in Dobson, was following the Flippen vehicle. At this same time, a dually pickup truck driven by Luz Cruz, 48, of Vista Lane in Dobson, pulling a trailer was traveling east on Zephyr. Boyes said that Sawyers and Cruz reported that Flippen’s car suddenly crossed the center lane and struck Cruz’s truck, left headlight to left headlight. The incident happened so suddenly no braking occurred. The trooper reported. George Flippen was pronounced dead on the scene as a result of the severe, violent impact. He was wearing a seat belt and the jaws of life were later used to remove his body from the vehicle. His wife, Johnsie, appeared to be criti- cally injured and was flown to Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem. Boyes said that life-saving procedures were preformed to her on the scene. She died shortly be- fore reaching the hospital and preliminary investigation indicates her fatal injuries were consistent with blunt force trauma. Cruz was transported to Baptist hospital via a Surry County EMS ground unit with injuries to his face and head and appeared to be in serious but stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. Sawyers’ car had minor damage to its front end from contact with the Flippen vehicle that was spun around and came to rest in the middle of the west-bound lane. Boyes said his vehicle did not contribute to the accident and that Sawyers was not injured. Sawyers description of the acci- dent matched Cruz’s account. Boyes said no charges will be filed in connection with the accident and alcohol and speed were not a factor in the crash. Assisting on the scene were Central Surry Volunteer Fire Department and Dobson and Mountain Park rescue squads. United Fund campaign begins Jessica Pickens Staff Writer The Yadkin Valley United Fund officially started the 2012 cam- paign Friday. The board collected money and handed out brochures during the game, and also handed out Frisbees and cups of peanuts to promote the campaign. At halftime the board was introduced along with a few of the agen- cies they will be sup- porting such as The Ark, D.A.R.E., the Jonesville Library and Feed the Elderly. Last year’s goal was to raise $135,000. This year it’s $140,000 and will be raised be- tween Friday, Aug. 31 and continuing Photos by Jessica Pickens | TRIBUNE Elkin High School students Ariana Fiets, Courtney Beals and Nikki Defreitas give Yadkin Valley Fund President Frank Beals money they collected during the game. Buckin’ Elks win home opener Matthew Gorry | TRIBUNE Elkin runs onto the field before battling cross-town rival East Wilkes Friday night. See Page 6 for the entire story. Yadkin Valley Fund Executive Director Missy Loving fills cups with peanuts and frisbees to be hand- ed out during the game. See BUSINESS | 2 See CAMPAIGN | 2
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Vol. CI, No. 89 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 $1.00
Mangoes recalled from Food Lion storesDarcie Dyerstaff writer
Food Lion was one of several stores that has been notified that it is part of the national Splendid Products voluntary recall for Dan-iella mangoes.
Upon notification from the sup-plier, all affected items were imme-diately removed from store shelves.
“When there is a recall like that, they send out a company wide recall. We did have some that we had to pull, and it’s been taken care of,” said Marty Bug-guss, store manager of Elkin’s Food Lion.
Splendid Products voluntarily recalled Daniella mangoes this week due to possible salmonella contamination. The recalled
items include mangoes with PLU No. 4051 and purchase dates would range from Aug. 14 to Aug. 29.
In addition, one packaged produce item sold at Food Lion stores that contained Daniella mangoes has also been removed from shelves. The packaged produce item would be labeled, “Garden Highway Mango Med-ley,” and would have the UPC code (8-26766-21437). This product would have a sell-by date of Aug. 28.
The company is in the process of notifying loyalty card custom-ers via email who purchased the Daniella mangoes or fresh fruit product, as well as updating the product recall section of the com-panies’ respective websites.
Customers who may have pur-chased the affected products are urged to dispose of the items and bring the receipt or sticker to their local Food Lion, Harveys or Reid’s stores for a full refund. These products should not be consumed.
About Food LionFood Lion, based in Salisbury,
N.C., is a company of Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion op-erates more than 1,100 super-markets in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, and employs approximately 57,000 associates. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com.
Voluntary recall due to possible salmonella contamination
New business coming to old McDonald’s
Jessica pickens | tribuneAfter selling Karcher pressure washers for 25 years, Terry Dar-nell is opening a business in the old McDonald’s to sell and re-pair pressure washers.
Jessica Pickensstaff writer
Some may have heard rumors that the old Mc-Donald’s was going to be turned into an Appala-chian State apparel store or an East Coast Wings.
But the new business won’t be a place to eat chicken. Terry Darnell will be selling and re-pairing Karcher pressure washers.
“I have been selling Karcher pressure washers for the last 25 years and have had good sales by word of mouth,” Darnell said. “My plan is to sell pressure washers, acces-
sories and chemicals.”The rumors about what
was opening in the old North Bridge Street Mc-Donald’s location began when a large Appalachian ‘A’ appeared on the win-dow.
“The ‘A’ rally stirred up talk. My nephew who is an Appalachian alum came to help me paint,” Darnell said. “I left him here to go do work at the Grace Clinic, and when I got back it was there. It just so happens the Karch-er pressure washer colors are the same as Appala-chian State University.”
Since then Darnell has
Dobson wreck results in two fatalities, one injuredStaff Report
DOBSON — A two-car accident on Friday night near Dobson has resulted in a double fatality and one injured.
According to Surry County Emergency Services Director John Shelton, the call for the accident was received at about 8:09 p.m. Friday. A total of three vehicles were involved in the accident.
According to Trooper Robert Boyes of the North Caro-lina Highway Patrol, a four-door Ford Taurus driven by 73-year-old George Flippen of Melton Road in Elkin was traveling west on Zephyr Road two miles outside of Dob-son near I-77. Flippen’s wife, Johnsie, who was 78, also of Melton road was a passenger in the Ford. Both died as a result of the wreck.
A Chevrolet Blazer driven by James Dylan Sawyers, 20, of White Dirt Road in Dobson, was following the Flippen vehicle. At this same time, a dually pickup truck driven by Luz Cruz, 48, of Vista Lane in Dobson, pulling a trailer was traveling east on Zephyr. Boyes said that Sawyers and Cruz reported that Flippen’s car suddenly crossed the center lane and struck Cruz’s truck, left headlight to left headlight. The incident happened so suddenly no braking occurred. The trooper reported.
George Flippen was pronounced dead on the scene as a result of the severe, violent impact. He was wearing a seat belt and the jaws of life were later used to remove his body from the vehicle. His wife, Johnsie, appeared to be criti-cally injured and was flown to Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem. Boyes said that life-saving procedures were preformed to her on the scene. She died shortly be-fore reaching the hospital and preliminary investigation indicates her fatal injuries were consistent with blunt force trauma.
Cruz was transported to Baptist hospital via a Surry County EMS ground unit with injuries to his face and head and appeared to be in serious but stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.
Sawyers’ car had minor damage to its front end from contact with the Flippen vehicle that was spun around and came to rest in the middle of the west-bound lane. Boyes said his vehicle did not contribute to the accident and that Sawyers was not injured. Sawyers description of the acci-dent matched Cruz’s account.
Boyes said no charges will be filed in connection with the accident and alcohol and speed were not a factor in the crash.
Assisting on the scene were Central Surry Volunteer Fire Department and Dobson and Mountain Park rescue squads.
United Fund campaign beginsJessica Pickensstaff writer
The Yadkin Valley United Fund officially started the 2012 cam-paign Friday.
The board collected money and handed out brochures during the game, and also handed out Frisbees and cups of peanuts to promote the campaign.
At halftime the board was introduced along with a few of the agen-cies they will be sup-porting such as The Ark, D.A.R.E., the Jonesville Library and Feed the Elderly.
Last year’s goal was to raise $135,000. This year it’s $140,000 and will be raised be-tween Friday, Aug. 31 and continuing
photos by Jessica pickens | tribuneElkin High School students Ariana Fiets, Courtney Beals and Nikki Defreitas give Yadkin Valley Fund President Frank Beals money they collected during the game.
Buckin’ Elks win home opener
matthew gorry | tribuneElkin runs onto the field before battling cross-town rival East Wilkes Friday night. See Page 6 for the entire story.
Yadkin Valley Fund Executive Director Missy Loving fills cups with peanuts and frisbees to be hand-ed out during the game.
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See CAMPAIGN | 2
through November 9. The United Fund col-lects the money to serve 28 different agencies in Yadkin, Surry and Wil-kes counties.
“We had a success-ful campaign last year and are expecting good things this year,” said incoming United Fund president Frank Beals.
The United Fund’s first dine out night was on Thursday, Aug. 30, at Mazzinni’s and received a good response, said Executive Director Mis-sy Loving.
“Working with the United Fund has really
opened my eyes to the community I live in and how tirelessly people work to give back and take care of the people in the community,” Loving said. “I appreci-ate everyone taking a moment to help touch these 28 different agen-cies.”
Dine out dates and participating restaurants are:
• Thursday, Aug. 30: Mazzini’s
• Thursday, Sept. 6: Speedy Chef
• Thursday, Sept. 13: Twenty-One and Main
• Thursday, Sept. 20: Dewey’s Thai
• Thursday, Sept. 27: Generations
• Tuesday, Oct. 2: Harry’s Place for lunch
• Thursday, Oct. 11: Dodge City Steakhouse
• Thursday, Oct. 18: Speedy Chef
• Thursday. Oct 25: Bella Vino
To donate to the Yad-kin Valley United Fund, visit www.yadkinval-leyunitedfund.org.
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been asked if the business will be a sports bar, a breakfast restaurant or a clothing store, he said.
“It’s been a fun joke. The atten-tion it’s gotten has been unbeliev-able,” he said. “I’m actually a Tar Heel graduate.”
Prior to opening the pressure washing business, Darnell man-aged Carquest. When he heard things might be picking up in the
Elk Mount shopping center he was interested in renting the building.
“The owner indicated things were going to be picking up in this shop-ping center with Goody’s opening,” Darnell said. “I needed a particular building and wanted the location to be visible.”
While renovating the old restau-rant, Darnell has painted, re-tiled and had to move 2,000 pounds of cooking equipment from the back.
“We took out three pieces of cook-
ing devices which added a little ex-tra work than I expected,” he said.
Darnell hopes to open his new business, which will be called Dar-nell’s, this month.
“I’ve grown up in this town, and a lot of people know me and have done business with me for 30 years,” he said. “I think it will do well.”
Four South Street fires under investigationMondee TilleyStaff Reporter
Arson is suspected in four fires early Thursday morning in down-town Mount Airy.
Mount Airy Fire Chief Zane Poindexter said the fires that were set in three buildings and one box truck full of tires were all set some-time after midnight. The truck and buildings are owned by local busi-nessman Dean Bray Jr.
The fires were within two miles of each other on South Street.
“It was back to back to back. It started off as a box trailer fire at Bray’s Recapping. We noticed that a fire had been started across the street in a warehouse. Luckily most of that fire was suppressed by the sprinkler system. What got our at-tention was that we noticed water flowing out the door. The system
operated like it was supposed to do. That is why we do fire inspec-tions,” said Poindexter.
He said 45 minutes later, the de-partment was dispatched to a fire at the Rabbit Hole Country Thrift Store at the corner of Hadley and South South streets.
“It went fast. By the time we got there, flames were already lapping out of the building,” said Poindex-ter.
He said the department used its ladder truck to suppress the flames shooting from the roof.
At 5:21 a.m., the department was dispatched to Marshall’s Fur-niture. He said that fire was in an outbuilding around the back of the business. He said that structure was about 400 or 500 square feet. That blaze is estimated to have caused $4,000 worth of damage to the building and $1,500 to the contents.
Poindexter said it is unusual to have that many fires in one night.
“This is basically unheard of,” said Poindexter.
Last year, seven structure fires were reported in city limits, accord-ing to the fire department’s 2011 annual report. There was one fire reported in a structure other than in a building. Several vehicle and kitchen fires also were reported.
No injuries were reported in the Thursday morning fires.
Poindexter said he is proud of the way not only his department worked hard through the night, but how everyone involved worked to-gether as a team.
“All our guys put forth a maxi-mum effort. Our guys worked re-ally diligently. The police depart-ment and the other departments were a great help,” said Poindexter.
Bray, who owns numerous prop-erties in the city, has reported sev-
eral thefts and property damage to officials with the Mount Airy Police Department over the past couple of years.
Bray said the fires did not keep his staff from working at Bray’s Recapping on Thursday. He was thankful that the fire department was able to put out the blaze in the truck behind the main building so that it didn’t spread into the work areas. He said he does have insur-ance on all the properties involved in the fires.
“I was lucky I did this time,” said Bray.
He said he is not aware of any-one who would want to burn his property.
“If there was a problem, they should just come to you,” said Bray.
The damage to the building in which the Rabbit Hole was located was valued at $138,000, with con-tents valued at $5,000. The ware-
house across from Bray’s Recap-ping is estimated to have $30,000 worth of damage. The truck re-ceived $15,000 worth of damage.
In addition to Mount Airy’s fire department, members of Banner-town, Franklin, Four Way, West-field and White Plains volunteer fire departments responded to ei-ther battle the blaze or stand-by for Mount Airy during the fires. Surry County Emergency Services and the American Red Cross respond-ed to assist firefighters.
Anyone with information about the fires is urged to call the Mount Airy Police Department at 786-3535 or Crime Stoppers at 786-4000.
Mondee Tilley | Heartland News ServiceThis is what remains of The Rabbit Hole Country Thrift Store at 501 S. South St. This is one of four intentionally set fires started early this morning that are under investigation by the Mount Airy Fire and Police departments and the State Bureau of Investigation.
Mondee Tilley | Heartland News ServiceThis truck fire is the first of four fires intentionally set early Thursday morning. All of the fires were centered around property owned by Dean Bray.
Photo courtesy of Sharyl Jones | American Red CrossFirefighters work to extinguish a fire at 501 S. South St. Thursday morning.
Photo courtesy of Sharyl Jones | American Red CrossMount Airy Fire Department’s ladder truck is used to put out the flames coming from the roof of a building at Hadley and South South streets.
The Richard T. Chatham Fund of Winston-Salem Foundation has awareded a $600 grant to the Wilkes-Surry Chapter of the Overmountain Victory Trail As-sociation (OVTA) to conduct its annual reenactment school pro-grams for Area students from Wil-kes, Surry and Yadkin counties.
The programs will conducted for area students on October 1st at Elkin Municipal Park in Elkin.
RG Absher, executive director of the Yadkin River Greenway Council and organizer with the Wilkes-Surry Chapter Overmoun-tain Victory Trail Association says “a series of rotational stations will be set up in the field area of the park and include such 18th Century period demonstrations including such exhibits as black-smithing, native American crafts, period music, and militia drilling and marching.”
He said that the students will learn about the significance of the Campaign to Kings Mountain, which took place in the American Revolutionary War on October 7, 1780 at Kings Mountain South Carolina.
In addition, the students will get to physically walk a portion of the Overmountian Victory Trail, which spans three miles from its trail head at Elkin Park to along the Yadkin River just west of Main Street in Elkin.
Absher also said that students from school districts including those in Wilkes County, Elkin and
Jonesville are being invited to at-tend the event.
“The field day event Oct 1st begins in the morning and con-cludes in the mid-afternoon in time for the students to return to school,” he said.
Absher indicated that in addi-tion to funding from the Winston-Salem Foundation, the OVTA also receives funding to do these an-nual programs from the National Park Foundation and the National Park Service.
Absher said that over the next few years their “annual outreach is approximately 10,000 students along the 330-mile Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Corridor.”
Absher also mentioned a spe-cial ceremony that will also take place at noon on October 2 at Smoot Park in downtown North Wilkesboro. “A ribbon cutting of the new 1.2 mile stretch of the Yadkin River Greenway from Smoot to Memorial Park in down-town North Wilkesboro along the Yadkin River, will be officially certified by the National Park Ser-vice, says Absher.
Smoot Park is the historic campsite of the 18th Century Overmountain force under Colo-nel Benjamin Cleveland and Major Joseph Winston and 350 militia from Wilkes and Surry Counties. Absher said that “re-enactors will also be on hand to showcase the living history of the 18th Century through the demon-
strations in Smoot Park.”The historic exhibits will be set
up from 11:00 Am to 2:00 in the park and can be viewed both be-fore and after the ribbon cutting and Overmountain Victory Trail Certification ceremony, says Ab-sher. The Event host will be the Yadkin River Greenway Council which will provide lunch to those who RSVP the event.
“The purpose of these annual events which coincide the his-toric march to the patriot victory at Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780, including the Reenactment Field Days for Students and Over-mountain Victory Trail Ceremony
are so that people can relate to a sense of history which took place along this section of the Yadkin Valley,” says Absher. It’s impor-tant to know this part of our Heri-tage,” says Absher.
The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail was made official in legislation which was introduced by former US Con-gressman James Broyhill and signed by former President Jim-my Carter on October 7, 1980, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain. “Hav-ing the Overmountain Victory Trail in our backyard has be in important factor in helping the
local greenways such as the Yad-kin River Greenway in obtaining grant funds,” says Absher.
And Absher said, “Today, people can get out on The Overmountain Victory Trail, and actually walk on a piece of history. It’s a part of history which honors what our the Overmountain men did over 200 years ago that helped make American freedom possible.” To find out more information about this year’s Overmountain Victory Trail events scheduled for Octo-ber 1st and 2nd, you may contact the Yadkin River Greenway office at 336-651-8967 or send an email to [email protected].
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North Carolina museum displays ‘Gone with the Wind’ film itemsNews partners, WXII
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Caro-lina Museum of History is getting ready to show off a private collection of memorabilia from the movie “Gone with the Wind.”
The items on display in the exhibit “Real to Reel: The Making of ‘Gone with the Wind’” include the Academy Award that Vivien Leigh won for her portrayal of Scarlett O’Hara and her dress from the
scene of the attack at Shantytown.The collection of more than 120 items be-
longs to James Tumblin, who has homes in Portland, Ore., and Kaneohe, Hawaii. He’s the former head of the Universal Studios makeup and hair department. His collec-tion is considered the largest private one of “Gone with the Wind” memorabilia.
The exhibit opens Friday and runs through Jan. 13.
Carolinas gas prices up sharply because of IsaacNews Partners, WXII
AAA Carolinas reports Hurricane Isaac has caused the sharpest overnight spike in gas prices in the Carolinas since Hurricane Katrina seven years ago.
South Carolina prices jumped almost 8 cents a gallon to nearly $3.58 on
Wednesday. In the Upstate, which typically has the low-est gas prices, the increase was almost 11 cents.
Gas was up more than 5 cents a gallon in North Car-olina with the average price $3.73. Prices in the Ashe-ville area were up more than 6 cents.
AAA says prices will in-
crease as long as the storm disrupts Gulf of Mexico oil operations.
The sharpest single over-night gas price increase in the region was during Ka-trina in 2005 when prices jumped almost 16 cents a gallon in South Caro-lina and almost 12 cents in North Carolina.
Trail association receives grant for reenactment
Pilot officials OK paving, police car fundingTom JoyceHeartland News Service
PILOT MOUNTAIN — More than $50,000 in pav-ing work and an agreement for a new Dodge Charger police car were among ap-provals given by the Pilot Mountain Board of Com-missioners Monday night.
In other business, town officials recognized a recent accomplishment by a lo-cal girls softball team, and announced the hiring of a maintenance supervisor for the public works depart-ment.
Paving ProjectsConditions along Pine
and School streets should become a little smoother, due to a $54,580 paving contract being awarded to Carter & Kirk Paving Co. Inc. of Jonesville. It was among four companies sub-mitting bids on a total pack-age of six different projects that also included work on Bullington Lane and Butler Street.
However, due to funding limitations, that was scaled down. “We don’t want to totally deplete our Powell Bill balance,” Town Man-ager Homer Dearmin said of annual state allocations to localities derived from gas taxes which are used for street improvements.
So he recommended, and the board concurred, that paving be done along School Street, from Swan-son Street to Friends Street, and from Friends Street to Westfield Road, which will involve coating cracks with tar and gravel and repaving the surface.
The Pine Street work is to include patching entrance
and ditch areas at mailbox-es, and repaving, based on bid documents.
Improvements on other streets targeted will be delayed until the next pav-ing cycle in the summer of 2013.
“We’re trying to play catch-up from the last couple of years,” Dearmin added.
New Police CarThe acquisition of a squad
car for the Pilot Mountain Police Department was in-cluded in the 2012-2013 budget, with the transac-tion receiving final approval Monday night.
“Our police cars that we have now, there’s sev-eral that are high-mileage,” Dearmin said, including ve-hicles with 200,000 miles.
He said the new car will help ensure reliable re-sponse in emergencies and offer less maintenance costs than is the case with an older one.
Board members OK’d a government obligation con-tract for the Dodge Charger which the town manager described as a lease agree-ment. The vehicle is be-ing obtained under state contract and financed on a three-year basis, with an $8,153 expenditure re-quired this year.
In response to a ques-tion from Commissioner Gary Bell, Dearmin said the money being allocated is for the vehicle only and does not cover the cost of outfitting the squad car. However, lights and other equipment — including an on-board computer — can be transferred to the new vehicle from one it will re-place.
Team RecognitionA sports-related matter
also made it onto the town board’s agenda Monday night, when officials recog-nized an East Surry youth all-star softball team that won the state 9-10 title and placed strongly in a regional tournament in Virginia.
In recently capturing dis-trict and state tournaments, the team went undefeated in the process. It won five all-star games leading to the district title by a combined score of 68-3.
After winning the state championship over Cape Fear, the local girls jour-neyed to the Southern Regional Tournament in Luray, Va., and competed against champions from Georgia, Alabama and Flor-ida which were part of an eight-state field.
The East Surry squad ended up fourth in the re-gional event.
Nearly all the team mem-bers were present for Mon-day night’s town meeting and drew praise from of-ficials and audience mem-bers for their recent on-field achievements.
“We’re proud of all of y’all, what you’ve done for the community,” Mayor Shep-pard told the girls, who also were accompanied by their coach, Brent Jones.
Maintenance EmployeeDarian G. Goins was an-
nounced Monday night as a new maintenance crew leader for the town public works unit.
Goins, a 1993 graduate of East Surry High School who attended Surry Com-munity College, was among seven finalists who were interviewed from a
pool of 26 applicants.“We had a tough decision
to make,” Dearmin said. “There were many quali-fied applicants, but after interviewing Darian, we felt that he would be the most-qualified individual and the best fit for the town.”
Goins will be performing supervisory tasks that will involve directing the activi-ties of work crews engaged in general maintenance and repair of the town’s facili-ties, infrastructure and pub-lic rights of way.
“We are excited about Darian coming on board with us,” Dearmin said. “He has a proven work ethic, and we feel he will be a great as-set to Pilot Mountain.” Goins’ past experience in-
cludes the mechanical and industrial maintenance fields.
He has been a member of the Pilot Knob Volunteer Fire Department since Janu-ary 1999, and now serves as its safety officer.
Other BusinessAlso Monday night, the
Pilot Mountain council:• Heard a positive report
regarding the town liquor store. Marshall Atkins, chairman of the Pilot Moun-tain ABC Board, said that while revenues, and profits, have dipped at other outlets around the state, sales have remained solid at the town’s store.
Of the 165 stores state-wide, only 52 are operating
in the “positive range” com-pared to a year ago, Atkins said. “And we were in that category.”
• Declined to take action regarding the proposed clos-ing of Simmons Street, from an unpaved portion to the end of an unimproved right of way. No board member elected to introduce a mo-tion regarding that action, and “it is not accepted,” Mayor Sheppard said.
Bob and Marilyn Thomas had informed the board of their desire to leave that portion of the street “as it currently is,” noting that it serves as a right of way into their property.
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A recent episode of the HBO pro-gram “The Newsroom” featured an expose of the lame presidential de-bate procedure we have accepted in America. The producer of the series, Aaron Sorkin, set up a confrontation between some Republican flunkies and the noble newsroom folks who wanted to change the debate format. Sorkin, a committed leftist, used the scenario to mock the GOP primary contenders, but the point is valid: The debates are largely a sham.
First of all, the candidates don’t have to answer the questions posed and often fly off into rehearsed blovia-tions that are as boring as they are of-fensive. The debate moderators rarely interrupt the bilge, leaving the politi-cians free to say whatever they want basically unchallenged. Any interruption would be considered “rude.” Yes, there is a follow-up question, but it is rarely: “Is it me, or did you just completely ignore the question I asked you?”
Instead of saying “you have 60 seconds to answer the ques-tion,” the moderator should be honest and state: “You have a minute to dodge what was asked and talk about anything you want.”
This year, the three presidential debates will be moderated by Jim Lehrer, Bob Schieffer and Candy Crowley. They are all veteran hard-news people who know their stuff. They are also polite establishment journalists who understand that they can ask whatever they want but will rarely get a direct answer. And they all seem fine with that.
The third debate will be the most excruciating because it will be “town hall” style. That means some regular citizens will get to ask some questions and stand there while President Obama and Mitt Romney dodge them.
The candidates prep for the debates by having a series of likely questions thrown at them by surrogates and memoriz-ing scripted retorts. They pay consultants big money to advise them on the debates, but, really, fifth graders could do it.
The president knows he’ll be hit with statistics that indi-cate he has badly mismanaged the economy. Romney knows he’ll be asked questions about being a rich guy who wants to decimate entitlements for working Americans so that Donald Trump can buy another golf course. These guys know what’s coming. Should one of the moderators actually surprise them with a query that is not expected, they’ll fall back on how they love America and reality TV or something.
The face-to-face confrontations are also largely bogus, al-though here there is at least some drama. Historically, only two presidential contenders have benefited from debating: John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. Kennedy looked vibrant standing across from Richard Nixon, who appeared to be audi-tioning for a role in “Night of the Living Dead.” Reagan looked powerful next to Jimmy Carter and openly mocked him for being weak and incompetent, which he was. Once voters got a look at Reagan and his confident pro-American demeanor, it was back to the peanut farm for Jimmy.
By the way, Carter won the presidency largely because of a debate, but it was nothing he did. Incredibly, President Gerald Ford told the world that Poland was a free country, which sent the Soviet leadership into spasms of laughter. Ford did that because he was so over-rehearsed that he completely lost his thought process.
So don’t expect much substance from the debates this Octo-ber; it will not be there. It is conceivable that Obama and Rom-ney could go after each other personally, which would at least be entertaining. I’m not expecting that, but hey, if one guy is down in the polls big-time, he’ll have to go for the jugular. If that were to happen, expect the moderators to break tradition and interrupt. Enough is enough; honest emotion simply will not be tolerated.
Veteran TV news anchor Bill O’Reilly is host of the Fox News show “The O’Reilly Factor” and author of the book “Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama.” To find out more about Bill O’Reilly, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writ-ers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com. This column originates on the website www.billoreilly.com.COPYRIGHT 2012 BillOReilly.comDISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS.COM
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Weather that’s out of this worldWhen America first breached
the boundary of space and astro-nauts began orbiting the earth, our horizons broadened, people were riveted by the start of ex-ploration of the last great fron-tier – and some folks here in the hometown didn’t like it.
Once we were visiting neigh-bors, a precious, retired farm couple who had come from Clingman. On a warm summer night the katydids were out and loud. Sum-mer humidity hung like a blanket in the warm eve-ning air, and you could feel the daytime heat still radiating from our brick houses.
With no air-conditioning back then we sat with the neighbors outside on their cool porch. I was developing an affinity for summer evenings on the porch that I carry to this day.
The only light we and our neighbors had was pro-vided by a hazy quarter moon that hung high in the sky. Our light was dim but sufficient for conversa-tion.
I focused on that moon and thought about the fu-ture. America had gotten its space program cranked up. Project Gemini had just made 10 manned space flights in rapid-fire succession. Gemini featured two astronauts in a space capsule instead of one, a big advancement at the time.
Earlier this year I revisited a couple of those early space capsules now on display in the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The best way I can describe the interior of a Gemini capsule in which those astronauts rode is try to imagine sit-ting inside a big clothes dryer with a lot of switch-es. Remarkable.
Gemini, which provided the preparation needed for the succeeding Apollo missions that reached the moon, had made space-orbiting common - and some people nervous.
The conversation on the neighbors’ porch drifted to the news of the day, and the space program was big news back then.
“It ain’t right,” said the old, retired farmer in his familiar bib overalls. “It always rains when they’re up there.”
Some old-timey farmers, so sensitive to the weather by necessity, asserted that those early space flights brought bad weather. They felt trav-eling beyond the earth was not natural, that we were encroaching on the rightful territory of God. I heard such comments from elders more than a time or two when I was young.
After America finally made it to the moon, in
1969, talk of space flights bring-ing bad weather died out.
During a brief time working in tobacco back in the days when that venture was a family and a community affair I caught wind of another weather wives’ tale.
Some old-timer farmers assert-ed that when a storm cloud blew over Wells Knob, a prominent
hill near Austin, we were sure to get rain. Summer storms pop up all over and are hit and miss. You might get rain and you might not.
But when farmers out in the fields in my neigh-borhood saw a cloud covering the top of the Knob they knew to run for shelter right then or prepare for a soaking.
I don’t have a good view of the Knob from the house, so I haven’t been able to put that old weather wives’ tale to the test. But as I check a map I see I’m situated about four miles directly southeast of the Knob as the crow flies.
So for storms that blow in from the northwest, cross over the big mountains and then proceed over the Knob, I see I’m next in line. It does make sense.
We still have weather wives’ tales today. But the tales are different.
These days for the most part we hear tales of un-usual weather caused by global warming.
If it’s too hot, it’s due to global warming. If it’s too cold and snowy it’s due to global warming. Too much rain, too little rain, you’ve heard the asser-tions.
Some of the global-warming stories sound like the old Gemini-brings-rain stories I used to hear. Pretty far out.
Other global-warming stories are more like the Knob story, more sensible.
I have no idea about global warming. I’ve heard good arguments from both sides. As for me, I can’t tell a difference in the weather.
Still, I’m in favor of finding out all we can and be-ing as smart as we can about the issue. And when-ever I can avoid burning a little gas or electricity I do it.
But all this talk about weather change brings to mind another aphorism I used to hear from the old-timers: People talk about the weather, but there’s not a lot anybody can do about it.
***********Postscript: R.I.P. Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012,
U.S. Navy, Astronaut Corps, first on the moon, ad-vocate for space exploration, an American hero.
***********Stephen Harris returned home to live in State Road.
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Community CalenderAttention: The Elkin Public Li-
brary Fall Schedule is as follows: Aug. 31, All About Me!, Sept. 7, Going to the Zoo, Sept. 14, Tool Box, Sept. 21, Lots of Cars!, Sept. 28, Apples galore. Oct. 5 At the Fire Station, Oct. 12, Scarecrows, Oct. 19, Perfect Pumpkins, Oct. 26, Itsy bitsy Spiders. For more information Call 336-835-5586.
Attention: Spicer’s Fish Lake is Under New Management at Spicer Road in Austin-Little Mountain. Community. Operation Hours: Wed. 5 to 11 p.m., Fri. 6:30 p.m to 2 a.m., Sat. 6 p.m. To 2 a.m. Sun. 2 p.m. To 8 p.m. Call 336-927-1881.
Attention: The Yadkin Valley Se-nior Center & Jonesville Nutrition site, serves lunch everyday Monday – Friday at 11:30 a.m. Many activi-ties are planned daily, bingo, cou-pon swap, quilting, sewing, mental health games, prayer shawls, blood pressure check, scrap booking, crossword puzzles, Zumba, Tai Chi, ENP Shopping, Fire Safety, Etc. You may call 336-526-1087 for more in-formation.
Attention: Effective immediately! Monthly distributions of USDA Commodity Foods will no longer be distributed at the Moose Lodge in Yadkinville. They will now be distributed on an on-going basis through “partner agencies” of Sec-ond Harvest Food Bank of North-west N.C. Families needing food assistance will need to contact one of the following agencies: Divino Redentor Catholic Church, 209 Lon Ave. Boonville, 336-367-7067, Tri-County Christian Ministries, 440 W. Main St, Jonesville, 336-526-1089, Yadkin Christian Ministries, 121 W. Elm St. Yadkinville, 336-677-3080, Yadkin Christian Ministries, East Bend, 336-699-4544.
Attention: Art For Homes 2012. Local artist are invited to partici-pate in creating art from items do-nated to the Habitat Home Shoppe.
A Habitat for Humanity ReStore. The skies the limit on what media or methods can be used: paint a chair, deconstruct a toaster, tile a table, or let you imagination run wild. Items may be selected from the Habitat ReStore with a value not to exceed $50. Restore staff will assist and must approve items.(If you decide not to participate you may purchase the item or return it to the store. All Art is due in to the ReStore by September 1st 2012. All submissions should include a before picture and the artist’s name. Art will be on display and available for sale at our annual ART for HOMES celebration at the Foothills Art Council on September 8th. So come and enjoy great music, food, and ART. 526-4663 or email [email protected]
Attention: Tuesday’s 9-11 a.m. Beginning August 7, The Elkin Pub-lic Library will host “Computer Tu-toring”, one-on-one help for those with no computer experience or those needing busic Internet search-ing skills. Free and sponsored by the Winston-Salem Urban League. On going. 336-835-5586.
Attention: ･ 10:15 a.m-Book Ba-bies with Miss Wendy will be at the Elkin Public Library on Thursdays. Featuring stories & songs for you and your baby. The program last for 20-25 minutes. Age 0-24 months and their caregiver.
Children’s Story Hours: The El-kin Public Library
• 10:15 a.m. Fridays is Story Hour for 2 and 3 year olds
• 11:15 a.m. Fridays is Story Hour for 4 and 5 year olds
Attention: Thursdays at 10:30, Boonville Community Public Li-brary will have Preschool storytime for ages 2-5 year olds. This will con-sist of stories, songs, and crafts. Call 367-7737.
Sept 5• 7:45 a.m. - The Yadkin Valley
Rotary Club meets every Wednes-day at 7:45 a.m. at the Fairfield Inn. For more information about the Yadkin Valley Rotary Club, visit www.yadkinvalleyrotary.org.
Sept 8• 7:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Deep
Creek Community Center will have a Country Ham, Sausage & Egg Breakfast. Sponsored by Courtney Ruritan Club. $7 for Adults & $4 for children under 12. All Profit & Donations will be used to make the Community a Better Place to Live.
• 10:00 a.m. Skins and Skulls will be the theme at Stone Mountain State Park. Meet a ranger at the A Loop Washhouse and learn more. 957-8185.
• 6:00 p.m. Stream Safari will be the theme at Stone Mountain State Park. Meet at Campsite #55. Join a park ranger to explore the stream in the campground and discover what lives in the water. 957-8185.
• 6:30 p.m. Stone Mountain Falls Hike. Join a ranger for a short hike to ÅgBeauty FallsÅh and a discus-sion on local flora and fauna. Wear shoes appropriate for hiking. Meet at the Upper Lot Display Case. 957-8185.
• 6:30 p.m. East Wilkes High School will hold their 40th Class Reunion at Cedarbrook Country Club, 225 Country Club Rd, State Road, NC. Dinner buffet is $30 per person. Please RSVP by September 2nd and/or ask questions to AL@ 336-366-0953([email protected], Becky @ 336-971-0802 or Marie Collins Poteate 130 Russell Creek Rd. State Road, NC.
• 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The East Wilkes FFA is holding a tractor pa-rade as a fundraiser at the Clingman Community Center. Registration for the parade begins at 3 p.m. Parade will begin at 5 p.m. And last approx-imately two hours. All years makes, and models are welcome. The cost of registration is $15. There will be
hotdogs, chips, and drinks for sale as well. To ener the parade please contact Steven Calloway at 651-7253 or go to www.eastwilkesffa.theaet.com.
Sept 12• 7:45 a.m. - The Yadkin Valley
Rotary Club meets every Wednes-day at 7:45 a.m. at the Fairfield Inn. For more information about the Yadkin Valley Rotary Club, visit www.yadkinvalleyrotary.org.
Sept 13• 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m USDA
Commodities will be available in Surry County for distribution to those who qualify. The Depart-ment of Agriculture sets the income guidelines used to determine eligi-bility. Individuals DO NOT have to be Food Stamp recipients to qualify. Distribution will be at Old Winn-Dixie Building, 1617 North Bridge St. Elkin.
Sept 14• 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m USDA
Commodities will be available in Surry County for distribution to those who qualify. The Depart-ment of Agriculture sets the income guidelines used to determine eli-gibility. Individuals DO NOT have to be Food Stamp recipients to qualify. Distribution will be at Vet-erans Park, 659 W. Lebanon Street, Mt. Airy. You must be a resident of Surry County and must have Identification Indicating residence.(NC Drivers License, Food Stamp Card, Utility Bill, Rent Receipt, etc). There will be a drive through at both locations. One person may pick up for multiple families or homebound individuals. You must have their ID and a note stating the address, income, number of people in household and authorization from the individual to pick up their food.
Sept 22Pumpkin Festival in down town
Elkin.
Foothills Quilters will hold it’s an-nual quilt show at Galloway Memo-rial Episcopal Church, during the Pumpkin Festival. Anyone from the area is invited to submit their quilt for the viewing. Antique and family heirlooms are encouraged or any handmade quilt regardless of mem-bership in the Foothills Quilters. 244-7819.
• 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Old Fash-ion Day at Stone Mountain State Park. Promotes’ the Parks local heritage. Display’s include quilting, blacksmithing, looming, knife mak-ing, basket weaving. Enjoy blue-grass music and clogging. Please car pool as much as possible. 957-8185.
• 4:30 p.m. Rotary Club will hold a Ducky & Turtle Derby at Big El-kin Creek near the 268 bridge at the North side of the Elkin Park. $5 per Duck or Turtle. Call 835-4630 or 835-6689.
Sept 24• 5:00 p.m. Meet a ranger at the
Visitor Center at Stone Mountain State Park to learn how to become a ÅgJunior RangerÅh.
Sept 25• 10:00 a.m. Meet with a ranger
at the Picnic Area at Stone Moun-tain State Park to learn about Preda-tors and their prey, Predators of Stone Mountain. 957-8185.
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Church CalenderSeptember 7•7:00 p.m. Charity Bap-
tist Church, 1500 Charity Ch Rd. Boonville, will have a Gospel Concert. Featur-ing, the legendary “Chuck Wagon Gang”. For more information you may call, 367-7939.
September 8•2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Swaims Baptist Church La-dies Auxiliary will host a table sale & auction of el-ephants, jewelry, & other as-
sorted items from the estate of Miss Annie Casstevens at the Church Fellowship Hall. Auction begins at 6:00 p.m. Both events will benefit lo-cal outreach programs. Hot dogs with trimmings will be available.
September 9•6:00 p.m. Shoaly Branch
Baptist Church off Murray Road Elkin, will have a sing-ing featuring The Parables of Christ with Philip Adams. Everyone welcome to come
and enjoy good singing and fellowship.
September 14-16•7:00 p.m. Fri., 6:00 p.m.
Sat., 11:00 a.m. Sun. Jones-ville church of God will have Revival Services. Church lo-cated at Mineral Springs Dr. Jonesville. Reverend Doug Combs will be the speaker. Special singing nightly.
September 22Old Fashioned Day at
Stone Mountain. State Park. You may call the park office
t 336-957-8185 for more in-formation.
September 23-26•7:00 p.m. Mountain
View Baptist Church of Hamptonville will be hold-ing Fall Revival Services. There will be a different speaker each night. Church-located at 1232 Mountain View Church Road in Hamp-tonville. Call 336-468-8199.
October 6•11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Rockford Baptist Church
4947 Rockford Road Dob-son, will have a Port-A-Pit Fundraiser For The Shepherd’s House. $8 per plate(ticket required). All proceeds go to support The Sheppherd’s House.. Plate Includes: BBQ Chicken Half, Baked Beans, BBQ Slaw, Roll & Dessert. Take-Out-Only. Call: 336-783-7635 or 336-789-3841 for tickets or more information.
October 710:30 a.m. Mountain
View Baptist Church of Hamptonville will be cel-ebrating Homecoming and their 105th anniversary. Homecoming meal will be served at noon. Please bring a covered dish. The 7:00 p.m. Worship servcice will include special music from current and past Mountain View members. Everyone welcome. Church located at 1232 Mountain View Church Road, Hampton-ville. Call 336-468-8199.
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MONDAY,SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 SportS Matthew Gorry, Sports Writer
The Buckin’ Elks sing the school’s alma mater with the band after topping East Wilkes 42-20 Friday night in Elkin’s home opener.
Strickland powers Elks to second winMatthew GorrySports Writer
ELKIN — Three weeks into the 2012 season, the Buckin’ Elks have already surpassed last season’s win total.
Elkin blew out cross-town rival East Wilkes 42-20 Friday night in “The Clash of the County Line” for its second win of the young season, topping last year’s lone victory.
“I’m not talking much about last season. We have to move forward with this season,” head coach Scott Wood said. “We still have some kinks to work out. All wins in the conference are big, but this one is big because they’re four miles up the road. A lot of these kids hang out together and it’s one of those games that these kids want to win.”
Quarterback Josh Strickland had a career night, accounting for four touchdowns, including three through the air to power the Elks.
Strickland connected on two scores with tight end Sam Lane and one more to wideout Chris Hudspeth. The sophomore added a fourth score on the night with a one-yard plunge.
Jamiles Hayes and Kody King found the endzone on nine- and 22-yard runs, respectively, to round out the scoring for Elkin.
Quarterback Zach West scored two touchdowns to lead the Cardinals. The junior found Jathan Sales in the endzone be-fore running it in late in
the third quarter.Jordan Niten added
East’s final score in the fi-nal minute of the game.
Defensively, Elkin forced five Cardinal fum-bles on the night. Daniel Brinegar, Logan Newman, Seth Creed, Mitchell Ab-bey and King recovered loose balls for the Elks.
“We did create a lot of turnovers. It was humid tonight and the ball was hard to hold onto,” Wood explained. “We taught the kids that the first guy who gets there to hold them up and the other guys come in stripping, and they did that.
“One of our goals was to score on defense - we didn’t get that one to-night, but we did get good field position,” he added. “Overall, I’m pleased.”
Neither team was able to find the endzone in the opening 20 minutes, as Elkin punted twice in the first quarter and a half, while East Wilkes fumbled three times, losing the ball twice.
The Elks finally man-aged to break through, capitalizing on a pass interference penalty in the endzone when Hayes found paydirt from nine yards out to go up 7-0.
After Abbey forced and recovered a third Cardi-nal fumble, Strickland hit Lane on a 22-yard pass-and-catch to extend the lead out to 14-0.
Less than a minute lat-er, King recovered East’s fourth fumble of the half before breaking free on a 27-yard score on the next
play as Elkin scored three touchdowns over a 1:46 span to jump out to a 21-0 advantage.
East Wilkes nearly found the endzone on the last play of the half when Niten darted 35 yards be-fore being dragged down at the one-yard line with no time left on the clock.
Elkin took the second-half kickoff down the field on a long drive - high-lighted by three first-down runs by Creed - capped off by Strickland’s one-yard run.
Down four scores, East finally broke through at the end of the third quar-ter when West hit Sales on a fade route. Dalton Key ran it in on the two-point conversion play to cut the lead to 28-8.
The Cardinals forced an
Elkin fumble on the next possession before West ran it in on a quarterback keeper to cut the lead in half at 24-14. Brinegar snuffed out another two-point conversion attempt.
With momentum shift-ing to East, Strickland powered Elkin down the field through the air. The sophomore connected with Lane on a big pass play before hitting Ted Shore down the right side-line to the 17-yard line.
Strickland then hit Hud-speth in the endzone to end the Cardinal scoring run.
After Brinegar recov-ered the Cardinals’ fifth lost fumble, Hayes darted free down the right side-line to the 25. Three plays later on fourth-and-long, Strickland sold a play fake
to the right and came back to hit Lane on a screen pass to extend the lead out to 41-14.
East forced a fumble to keep their comeback hopes alive before Niten plowed in from two yards out with 31.7 seconds on the clock.
After no onside kick try, Strickland took a knee to preserve Elkin’s second win of the season and first Mountain Valley Confer-ence win.
“They battled us hard in the first quarter, drove the ball the length of the field. Our defense was bending, but they didn’t break,” Wood said. “It took us a while to get on track offensively, but at the end of the second quarter it seemed like we just hit a run. We got to roll-ing; it was like a snowball.
“I was pleased with the play of our offensive line. They brought a lot of stunts at us, but they did a good job of picking it up,” he continued. “Josh made a lot of big throws in big situations; I’m proud of him for that. I’d like to see us pick it up on defense. It seems like sometimes when we get up, we relax a little bit on them, and that’s something we have to work on.”
With the win, the Elks moved to 2-1 and 1-0 in conference play, while East Wilkes fell to 0-3.
Elkin travels to Ashe County in Week Four with the Cardinals hosting de-fending conference cham-pion Starmount in Ronda.
Photos by Matthew Gorry | TRIBUNEEast Wilkes’ Jathan Sales hauls in a catch against Elkin Friday night.
Elkin returner Jamiles Hayes runs back a punt against East Wil-kes Friday night.
Elkin quarterback Josh Strickland stares down a Cardinal de-fender at the goal line Friday night.
MVAC StandingsStarmount 3-0 (1-0)Elkin 2-1 (1-0)Wilkes Central 2-1 (1-0)North Wilkes 1-2 (1-0)Ashe County 1-2 (0-0)
Forbush 0-3 (0-1)
East Wilkes 0-3 (0-1)
West Wilkes 0-3 (0-1)
Alleghany 0-3 (0-1)
MVAC ScoresNorth Wilkes 41, Alleghany 29North Surry 21, Ashe County 6Wilkes Central 26, West Wilkes 9
Sports BriefsHeal The Hurt
Golf TournamentThe First “Heal The Hurt” Benefit Golf Tournament
will be held at the Winston Lake Golf Course on Sep-tember 28. Registration is set to begin at 9 a.m. with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. A new car will be given out for a hole-in-one. The price for an individual player is set $60 and a team of four is set at $240. For more informa-tion, please contact Reginald McCaskill, Denise Holt, Terah Williams and Dion Fowler at 413-9445 or 354-2701. Additional information is available at facebook.com/christianhurt05.
Christian Hurt/Landon Walker Benefit
Riding for a Cause benefit ride for Christian Hurt and Landon Walker is set for September 29 at Grace Full Gospel Church in Jonesville. The event is set for 9 a.m. and will benefit both former area football play-ers. The cost is $20 per horse or wagon and will start at 3719 Messick Rd. and will last four hours. Food will be provided. For more information, contact Rev. Bobby Prevette at 428-4347 or 835-2296.
Starmount blanks Forbush to win Unifi BowlMatthew GorrySports Writer
BOONVILLE — Star-mount opened its 2012 Mountain Valley Conference schedule right where it left off a year ago.
The four-time defend-ing conference champion blanked Yadkin County rival Forbush 49-0 Friday night in the annual Unifi Bowl to kick off their title defense.
Returning all-conference running back Chaston Mar-tin continued his hot start to the season, running for 100 yards even on the night with two scores, giving him five touchdowns on the year so far.
Quarterback Samuel Stone turned in his best performance as the Rams’ signal-caller, accounting for 116 yards of total offense, including a thrilling 64-yard run on the first play of the second half.
James Watson added two scores on the night, while Sergio Sarinara and Aaron Skeens found the endzone each to round out the scor-ing.
Brady Lamm and Kyle Matthews picked off Falcon quarterback Bennett Win-slow to lead the Starmount defense.
Forbush shut down the prolific Ram offense in the opening quarter, keeping Starmount off the board as the teams battled to a score-less tie after one.
Martin finally broke
through midway through the second, finding paydirt on a 22-yard dash. The senior gave the Rams a 14-0 advan-tage when he found the end-zone again less than a min-ute before the intermission.
On the first play of the second half, Stone burst free for a 64-yard scoring play to extend the lead out to 21-0.
Watson then found the en-dzone on seven- and 10-yard scores as Starmount built a 35-0 advantage heading to the fourth quarter.
Sarinara and Skeens scored on nine-yard runs to seal the game for the Rams.
Starmount racked up 444 yards of total offense to win the Unifi Bowl for the sixth-straight season. Forbush re-corded just 118 yards of of-fense, led by 45 yards on the ground by Tyler Holden.
Following the game, members of Unifi presented Martin and Watson Co-MVP awards for Starmount for their performances, while Holden was named the Fal-con MVP of the game.
With the win, the Rams improved to 3-0 on the season and extended their conference win streak to 34 games. Forbush falls to 0-3 on the year.
Starmount returns to the field Friday against East Wil-kes in Ronda, while Forbush hosts West Wilkes in East Bend.
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Photos by Tom Joyce | Heartland News ServiceSurry County students display T-shirts during a prescription drug forum Wednesday which say “Don’t let your friend become another statistic — just one pill can kill.” Shown, from left, are Brit-tani Sumlin, Meagan Hutson and Colton Hodges.
Mount Airy Police Chief Dale Watson tells about 75 people attending the forum that “we’re still just hitting the tip of the iceberg” in addressing problems linked to abuse and misuse of medications.
Overdose deaths down, but ‘more work to be done’Tom JoyceHeartland News Service
While economic progress often is measured in dol-lars, overdose-prevention efforts can be gauged by the number of lives saved — and in Surry County’s case, the “score” is six.
That’s the difference be-tween the number of deaths among county residents logged so far this year (11 as of Aug. 10), compared to those at the same time in 2011, 17.
However, the number of drug-overdose calls run by the Surry County EMS this year actually has increased, according to information presented at a community forum on prescription drug problems Wednesday in Mount Airy.
Such was the tone of that meeting at the Surry Coun-ty Human Services Build-ing attended by 75 people, including representatives of various agencies and in-stitutions. While there is evidence that Surry is re-versing what was termed an epidemic problem one year ago when concerted ef-forts began to combat abuse and misuse of prescription medications, the battle is not over.
“There’s still a lot more work to be done,” said Don-na Parks, coordinator of a Project Lazarus program in Surry, patterned after one in Wilkes County which has significantly reduced prob-lems there.
The tone of Wednesday’s meeting was that while Sur-ry has a ways to go before victory can be declared, it is on the right path.
“We’re all feeling that
we’re making some head-way,” said Fred Brason of Project Lazarus in Wilkes County, who helped launch the same initiative in Surry at the urging of concerned local officials including Mount Airy Police Chief Dale Watson.
Watson and Brason were among 11 speakers at Wednesday’s forum who detailed gains made since a similar gathering last year which fully introduced the problem to the community, and outlined what’s needed in the future.
Brason pointed out that efforts are now under way to engage the entire com-munity in reducing abuse and misuse of dangerous prescription drugs such as OxyContin, Percocet and Vicodine. That includes first-graders to the elderly, he said, since problems with various pain-killers and anti-anxiety medica-tions can affect people of all ages and walks of life.
The campaign includes the ranks of law enforce-ment; schools; health pro-viders such as the local hospital and physicians; the ministry; pharmacies; public health workers; and counseling/drug-rehabilita-tion agencies.
“It’s not just saying ‘don’t do drugs’ — we’ve been doing that for 50 years and people are still doing drugs,” Brason said of the efforts under way.
Speakers representing each sector offered their individual assessments Wednesday of what has been accomplished so far.
In examining the nature of the problem, Brason said that no one wants to see
patients deprived of neces-sary medications for pain or other problems, but not to the point of allowing people to abuse the system.
Problems with prescrip-tion drugs have become a nationwide issue, but are more apparent in North Carolina’s Tier 1 counties, which include Surry, where job losses and poverty mir-ror higher levels of opioid prescribing.
Ways of supplying alter-native care, as opposed to prescribing drugs that have become associated with such terms as “happy pill” and “easy button,” are keys to solving the problem, Bra-son said.
More is being done now-adays by doctors and phar-macies to monitor the pre-scription history of patients who are suspected of being abusers, with the help of a statewide database, said Brason. He added that 44 percent of Surry doctors and others are now using it compared to 27 percent statewide.
Naloxone, a drug used to counter the effects of opiate overdoses, also is increas-ingly being prescribed to at-risk persons, Brason said.
Emergency Room: First Step
While a hospital emer-gency department can be a final stop for an overdose victim, it also is increasing-ly representing a new be-ginning, according to Gary White of Northern Hospi-tal of Surry County, also a speaker Wednesday.
As the hospital’s full-time social worker, White often sees the effects of prescrip-tion drug abuse firsthand.
It’s true that the number of overdose calls run by the EMS are up from this time last year, and could exceed 500 by the end of the year, compared to about 400 for 2011. “Even though the calls are more, the deaths are less,” White countered, and “we’re getting more people coming into the emergency room request-ing help.”
He added, “The emergen-cy room is beginning to be a first step for these people involved in problems with drug abuse.”
This has been accom-panied by psychological evaluations of such persons in the emergency room, in conjunction with Forsyth Medical Center.
NHSC also has imple-mented policies aimed at discouraging misuse of controlled substances, in-cluding prescribing small quantities to people until they are seen by a primary physician. Those who re-turn for more are given only non-narcotic medications, White added.
Also, prescriptions aren’t reissued for drugs that are mysteriously “lost” or “sto-len.”
White believes that what he has seen in the local emergency room, especially patients seeking help with their addictions, is a result of an effective educational component being mounted over the past year.
“One Pill Can Kill”With the hospital tend-
ing to deal with people who already have a prob-lem, another facet of Project Lazarus locally is aimed at keeping young people from using in the first place.
A task force of students, selected from county high and middle schools by their principals, also was part of Wednesday’s forum. The six students gave a presentation while wearing T-shirts designed by one of the task force members, Taylor Joyce of East Surry High School.
Lettering on the front of the shirts reads, “Don’t let your friend become an-other statistic — just one pill can kill.”
Colton Hodges, another task force member, de-
tailed additional aware-ness efforts led by the team, including poster campaigns, and said one goal for this school year is to engage more students in prevention programs.
Watson, the police chief, said educational steps in Mount Airy have in-cluded sending home fli-ers about the prescription drug problem with report cards, and also distribut-ing 6,000 fliers with city water bills.
He further reported that 148,305 pills have been collected through various take-back campaigns and a permanent drop box in the Mount Airy Police Depart-ment lobby.
However, Watson said undercover drug officers are still seeing signs of ac-tive trading of controlled substances targeted by the campaign, with 33 percent of the department’s casel-oad devoted to narcotics.
Wanda Roberson of Part-nership for a Drug-Free NC, who gave an update Wednesday from the public health sector, said the mes-sage also is being received by older Surry residents.
This includes presen-tations to senior citizen groups and contacts at events such as health fairs.
“We’re doing just about everything except for go-ing door to door,” Roberson said.
Teamwork NotedThe Rev. Bob Josey of the
Mount Airy Ministerial As-sociation, who offered a per-spective from the faith-based community, said Wednesday that he has been encouraged by the community uniting to solve a problem affecting all.
“People have been brought together like broth-ers and sisters,” Josey said.
He added that the net-working and collaborative efforts developed among diverse groups in the county have been a positive sign in itself.
Frankie Andrews, a lo-cal representative of the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse, praised the work being done in local schools, espe-cially with students getting involved to influence their peers. This has a “profound effect,” he said.
However, Andrews point-ed to the need for more peo-ple to help in the fight, even if they don’t have a college degree or are affiliated with one of the organizations now engaged.
“If you’re not already involved, get involved, be-cause there’s plenty of room for you,” said Peter Rives of the Northwest Community Care Network, another fo-rum speaker.
“We’re still just hitting the tip of the iceberg,” Chief Watson said.
Fred Brason, who is helping local officials with a Project Lazarus campaign to reduce drug-related deaths, displays a container of Naloxone, which increasingly is being prescribed to at-risk persons to counter the effects of opiate overdoses.
