C M Y K FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009 (252) 436-2700 www.hendersondispatch.com 50 cents Volume XCV, No. 254 EASLEY LAWYER MAKES UNUSUAL REQUEST FROM PAGE ONE, PAGE 3A SOUTHERN ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFFS SPORTS, PAGE 1B OBAMA CONSIDERS SCALING DOWN AFGHAN WAR NATION, PAGE 12A Our Hometown 2A Business & Farm 5A Opinion 10A Light Side 13A Sports 1-5B Comics 6B Classifieds 7-9B Index Obituaries, 4A Deaths Durham Louise B Tutor, 88 Kittrell Daylon R Owens, 66 Lantana, Fla. Phyllis C Weldon, 85 Warren County Eva E Banks, 78 Details, 3A Weather SATURDAY Warm High: 80 Low: 60 Cloudy High: 70 Low: 51 TODAY BY AL WHELESS DAILY DISPATCH WRITER While Wake County’s popula- tion is expected to grow 62 percent from 2008-2013, other shares of the expected 275,256 new people could include: • Vance — .2 percent. • Warren — 0 percent. • Granville — 2 percent. • Franklin — 2 percent. • Person — .4 percent. • Durham — 8 percent. • Orange — 1 percent. • Chatham — 3 percent. A lot of local shakers and movers intent on bringing jobs, prosperity and a better quality of life to Vance got to see an eco- nomically dull statistical portrait of the county Tuesday. It showed what industrial and business site-seekers across the country can see — and the impressions they could get — by pulling up Vance County on their computers without even setting their feet on the ground in Hen- derson, the Hub site, the indus- trial park and other areas. “Vance County’s basic assets are good, but not distinctive,” said Bo Carson, vice-president of re- search for the Research Triangle Regional Partnership. Carson brought both current and futuristic figures with him in the form of a Power Point presentation on the first day of the Vance-Henderson Economic Development Commission’s two- day retreat. “We’re home to 13 counties,” he explained to a lot of representa- tives of community stake-holders, as well as members of the EDC, the City Council and the county’s Board of Commissioners. “I handle all projects that come into the region,” Carson said. County population growth annually over the last five years included: Statistically: Few will make way to Vance Henderson-Vance Economic Development Commission retreat FROM STAFF REPORTS The Henderson Police Department Narcotics Unit has arrested two people on drug charges, Chief Keith L. Sidwell said Thursday night in a press release. David Lee Davis of 934 Elm St. was charged with possession with the intent to manufacture, sell and deliver marijuana, manu- facture of marijuana, and possession of drug para- phernalia. Davis’ bond was set at $20,000, with a hearing set for Dec. 21. According to police, Davis previously was convicted of three felo- nies for drug offenses. Syreea Gill of the same address was charged with the manufacture of mari- juana. Gill’s bond was set at $5,000, with a hearing set for Dec. 21. The arrests followed the discovery of four pounds of marijuana and drug para- phernalia during a search of the Elm Street address. Police also had received complaints of drug activity in the area. Send comments to news@ hendersondispatchcom Arrests on drug charges In Warrenton, five vie for three town commission seats BY DAVID IRVINE DAILY DISPATCH WRITER WARRENTON — Can- didates for municipal offices in Warren County are on the ballot for the election to be held on Tues- day, Nov. 3. Warren County Board of Elections Director Debbie Formyduval reminds vot- ers that they have one last chance to cast early ballots — between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. tomorrow. In the Warrenton mayoral race, Marc Steer is challenging incumbent Walter Gardner. Five candidates are vying for three town commissioner positions. Julius (Jules) Banzet III and Mary Lang Hunter currently hold com- missioner’s seats. Hunter, who was appointed to fill an empty position, is run- ning for re-election for the first time. Robert Davie, E. T. (Ted) Malone Jr. and William (Bill) Miller are challenging for positions on the town board. Incumbent Rob Evans faces Carroll Harris in the mayoral race in Macon. Six candidates are com- peting for five commis- sioner positions, including incumbents J. W. Bedding- field, David Harris, Allen Hobgood, Glenn R. Riggan and Wanda Thompson and challenger Benny Hilliard. Mayor Dwight Pearce is unopposed in his bid for re- Saturday early vote last day PLEASE SEE VOTING, PAGE 3A BY DAVID IRVINE DAILY DISPATCH WRITER WARRENTON – The North Carolina Department of Transportation has an- nounced that bridge repair will cause Otis Clark Road to be closed during the first week of November. Motor- ists will be required to take a detour. Bridge maintenance on State Road 1641 (Otis Clark Road) southeast of War- renton will close the road to traffic in both directions from 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 2 until 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 6. To avoid SR 1641 while traveling south, motorists are advised to follow SR 1512 (Davis-Bugg Road) west, Rabbit Bottom Road and SR 1630 (Inez-Arcola Road) to reach the southern end of SR 1641. Northbound traffic should reverse that route. Contact the writer at dirvine@ hendersondispatchcom Bridge work will close Warren road PLEASE SEE RETREAT, PAGE 4A BY ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE DISPATCH PHOTO EDITOR Looking for a house that’s really decorated for Halloween? Take a drive along Gholson Av- enue to see the home of Neal Carroll and Steve Vandall. Their lawn is covered in tomb- stones, webs, inflatable hearses, a skeletal organist and even a witch stationed by the front door. Don’t stay too long getting your Halloween candy, or a bat with red eyes may swoop down from the top of the porch and bite you. “It took us most of the day last Sunday to decorate the majority of the yard,” said Carroll during a short interview Thursday morning. “We still aren’t finished, we have been adding a few things every day since.” Carroll and Vandall have lived on Gholson Avenue for more than 10 years. They started building their bounty of decorations over the last few years but didn’t display them on a major scale until last year. “We usually would have had the decorations up sooner,” explained Carroll, “but we are a week behind because of a trip and bouts with the flu.” “Neighbors started asking if we were even going to decorate this year.” They have gotten really good responses from those around them and the community. A few neigh- bors even asked if they could help with performing scares and tricks on Halloween night. According to Carroll, the display will be visible Friday and Satur- day nights, including handing out candy and treats during regular trick-or-treating hours Saturday. The display will go dark after Halloween night, as Carroll and Vandall will take their decorations down and put them in storage until next year. “We enjoy Halloween, and just wanted to give back to the com- munity because a lot of people turn off their lights at Halloween,” said Carroll. Despite their community good- will, Carroll and Vandall got an unhappy trick performed on them Tuesday night when one of their first inflatables went missing. “We had an eight-foot-tall pump- kin with three ghosts coming out of the top, stolen,” said Carroll. “But we’re not going to let it dampen our Halloween spirit.” Contact the writer at photo2@hender- sondispatchcom DAILY DISPATCH/ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE A line of inflatable horse-drawn hearses sits behind rows of tombstones on the lawn of Steve Vandall and Neal Car - roll’s home on Gholson Avenue Wednesday night. DAILY DISPATCH/ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE Lighted skeleton heads line the walkway up to the door of Steve Vandall and Neal Carroll’s house on Gholson Avenue Wednesday night. The eyes of the witch light up at the first sound of visitors at the door. Here’s a house that’s really decorated BY WILLIAM F. WEST DAILY DISPATCH WRITER OXFORD — Frank Strickland said he has published a book about Oxford’s government and politics because he wanted to record some of what has gone on “behind the scenes.” “It’s always nice to say a lot of good things about a town, but it’s important also to remember the bad things that happened in town and to ensure that history is not repeated over and over again,” said Strickland, who is con- ducting his third consecu- tive campaign for mayor. “We’ve had some serious problems in the Police Department, especially over the years, and, in my opinion, continue to have ‘em,” Strickland said. “And I think it’s important that people really know what happens.” Strickland, while mak- ing clear he has much to say in his publication about several persons, is particularly critical of Mayor Al Woodlief, Police Chief and Acting Fire Chief John Wolford and the previous city manager, Tommy Marrow. Woodlief could not be reached for comment Thursday. Marrow, who is presently manager of Butner’s government, also could not be reached for comment Thursday. On Thursday, this reporter offered Wolford a chance to comment after seeing Wolford park his car along Williamsboro Street and start walking across the street toward the rear entrance of the Granville County Court- house. “I’m not going to answer any questions about Mr. Strickland,” Wolford said as he continued walking. Strickland has repeat- edly argued he believes Woodlief lied to cover up for alleged misconduct by Wolford and has called for Woodlief’s resignation. And Strickland called for the ouster of Marrow when Marrow was Oxford’s manager. Woodlief, a retired broadcaster, has been mayor since 2001 and prior to that had been a city commissioner since 1987. Strickland opposed Woodlief in a hard-hitting Strickland Powell Woodlief Marrow Strickland: Book goes behind scenes PLEASE SEE STRICKLAND, PAGE 11A
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• Orange — 1 percent.• Chatham — 3 percent.A lot of local shakers and
movers intent on bringing jobs, prosperity and a better quality of life to Vance got to see an eco-nomically dull statistical portrait of the county Tuesday.
It showed what industrial and business site-seekers across the country can see — and the impressions they could get — by pulling up Vance County on their computers without even setting
their feet on the ground in Hen-derson, the Hub site, the indus-trial park and other areas.
“Vance County’s basic assets are good, but not distinctive,” said Bo Carson, vice-president of re-search for the Research Triangle Regional Partnership.
Carson brought both current and futuristic figures with him in the form of a Power Point presentation on the first day of the Vance-Henderson Economic Development Commission’s two-
day retreat.“We’re home to 13 counties,” he
explained to a lot of representa-tives of community stake-holders, as well as members of the EDC, the City Council and the county’s Board of Commissioners.
“I handle all projects that come into the region,” Carson said.
County population growth annually over the last five years included:
Statistically: Few will make way to VanceHenderson-Vance Economic Development Commission retreat
From STAFF rEPorTS
The Henderson Police Department Narcotics Unit has arrested two people on drug charges, Chief Keith L. Sidwell said Thursday night in a press release.
David Lee Davis of 934 Elm St. was charged with possession with the intent to manufacture, sell and deliver marijuana, manu-facture of marijuana, and possession of drug para-phernalia.
Davis’ bond was set at $20,000, with a hearing set for Dec. 21. According to police, Davis previously was convicted of three felo-nies for drug offenses.
Syreea Gill of the same address was charged with the manufacture of mari-juana.
Gill’s bond was set at $5,000, with a hearing set for Dec. 21.
The arrests followed the discovery of four pounds of marijuana and drug para-phernalia during a search of the Elm Street address.
Police also had received complaints of drug activity in the area.
Send comments to news@hendersondispatch .com .
Arrestson drugcharges
In Warrenton, five vie for three towncommission seats
By DAVID IrVINEDaily DiSPatch Writer
WARRENTON — Can-didates for municipal offices in Warren County are on the ballot for the election to be held on Tues-day, Nov. 3.
Warren County Board of Elections Director Debbie Formyduval reminds vot-ers that they have one last chance to cast early ballots — between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. tomorrow.
In the Warrenton mayoral race, Marc Steer is challenging incumbent Walter Gardner. Five candidates are vying for three town commissioner positions. Julius (Jules) Banzet III and Mary Lang Hunter currently hold com-missioner’s seats. Hunter, who was appointed to fill an empty position, is run-ning for re-election for the first time. Robert Davie, E. T. (Ted) Malone Jr. and William (Bill) Miller are challenging for positions on the town board.
Incumbent Rob Evans faces Carroll Harris in the mayoral race in Macon. Six candidates are com-peting for five commis-sioner positions, including incumbents J. W. Bedding-field, David Harris, Allen Hobgood, Glenn R. Riggan and Wanda Thompson and challenger Benny Hilliard.
Mayor Dwight Pearce is unopposed in his bid for re-
Saturdayearly votelast day
PleaSe See VOTING, paGe 3a
By DAVID IrVINEDaily DiSPatch Writer
WARRENTON – The North Carolina Department of Transportation has an-nounced that bridge repair will cause Otis Clark Road to be closed during the first week of November. Motor-ists will be required to take a detour.
Bridge maintenance on State Road 1641 (Otis Clark Road) southeast of War-renton will close the road to traffic in both directions from 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 2 until 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 6.
To avoid SR 1641 while traveling south, motorists are advised to follow SR 1512 (Davis-Bugg Road) west, Rabbit Bottom Road and SR 1630 (Inez-Arcola Road) to reach the southern end of SR 1641. Northbound traffic should reverse that route.
Contact the writer at dirvine@hendersondispatch .com .
Bridge workwill closeWarren road
PleaSe See ReTReaT, paGe 4a
By ASHLEy STEVEN AySCUEDiSPatch Photo eDitor
Looking for a house that’s really decorated for Halloween?
Take a drive along Gholson Av-enue to see the home of Neal Carroll and Steve Vandall.
Their lawn is covered in tomb-stones, webs, inflatable hearses, a skeletal organist and even a witch stationed by the front door.
Don’t stay too long getting your Halloween candy, or a bat with red eyes may swoop down from the top of the porch and bite you.
“It took us most of the day last Sunday to decorate the majority of the yard,” said Carroll during a short interview Thursday morning. “We still aren’t finished, we have been adding a few things every day since.”
Carroll and Vandall have lived on Gholson Avenue for more than 10 years. They started building their bounty of decorations over the last few years but didn’t display them on a major scale until last year.
“We usually would have had the decorations up sooner,” explained Carroll, “but we are a week behind because of a trip and bouts with the flu.”
“Neighbors started asking if we
were even going to decorate this year.”
They have gotten really good responses from those around them and the community. A few neigh-bors even asked if they could help with performing scares and tricks on Halloween night.
According to Carroll, the display will be visible Friday and Satur-day nights, including handing out candy and treats during regular trick-or-treating hours Saturday.
The display will go dark after Halloween night, as Carroll and Vandall will take their decorations down and put them in storage until next year.
“We enjoy Halloween, and just wanted to give back to the com-munity because a lot of people turn off their lights at Halloween,” said Carroll.
Despite their community good-will, Carroll and Vandall got an unhappy trick performed on them Tuesday night when one of their first inflatables went missing.
“We had an eight-foot-tall pump-kin with three ghosts coming out of the top, stolen,” said Carroll.
“But we’re not going to let it dampen our Halloween spirit.”
Contact the writer at photo2@hender-sondispatch .com .
Daily DiSPatch/aSHLeY STeVeN aYSCUe
A line of inflatable horse-drawn hearses sits behind rows of tombstones on the lawn of Steve Vandall and Neal Car-roll’s home on Gholson Avenue Wednesday night.
Daily DiSPatch/aSHLeY STeVeN aYSCUe
Lighted skeleton heads line the walkway up to the door of Steve Vandall and Neal Carroll’s house on Gholson Avenue Wednesday night. The eyes of the witch light up at the first sound of visitors at the door.
Here’s a house that’s really decorated
By WILLIAm F. WESTDaily DiSPatch Writer
OXFORD — Frank Strickland said he has published a book about Oxford’s government and politics because he wanted to record some of what has gone on “behind the scenes.”
“It’s always nice to say a lot of good things about a town, but it’s important also to remember the bad things that happened in town and to ensure that history is not repeated over and over again,” said Strickland, who is con-ducting his third consecu-tive campaign for mayor.
“We’ve had some serious problems in the Police Department, especially
over the years, and, in my opinion, continue to have ‘em,” Strickland said. “And I think it’s important that people really know what happens.”
Strickland, while mak-ing clear he has much to say in his publication about several persons, is particularly critical of Mayor Al Woodlief, Police Chief and Acting Fire Chief John Wolford and the previous city manager, Tommy Marrow.
Woodlief could not be reached for comment Thursday. Marrow, who is presently manager of Butner’s government, also could not be reached for comment Thursday.
On Thursday, this reporter offered Wolford a chance to comment after seeing Wolford park his car along Williamsboro Street and start walking across the street toward the rear entrance of the Granville County Court-
house.“I’m not going to answer
any questions about Mr. Strickland,” Wolford said as he continued walking.
Strickland has repeat-edly argued he believes Woodlief lied to cover up for alleged misconduct by Wolford and has called for Woodlief’s resignation. And Strickland called for the ouster of Marrow when Marrow was Oxford’s manager.
Woodlief, a retired broadcaster, has been mayor since 2001 and prior to that had been a city commissioner since 1987.
Strickland opposed Woodlief in a hard-hitting
Strickland Powell Woodlief Marrow
Strickland: Book goes behind scenes
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Mark It Down
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Downtown trick or treat — The downtown Henderson merchants will sponsor trick-or-treat along Garnett Street from 4-5:30 p.m. with live entertainment, free face painting, balloon sculptures, cotton candy and popcorn. For children 12 and under accompanied by a parent. Weight loss group — TOWN (Take Off Weight Now), a non-profit weight loss group, will meet at Aycock Recreation Center at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend. HIV testing — Maria Parham Medical Center and the Intimi-dator’s Bike Club of Oxford are offering free HIV testing from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in two locations—the Walmart Shopping Center in Henderson and the new Walmart Shopping Center in Oxford. Come into the parking lot and look for the RVs. The first 100 people tested will receive a Walmart gift card. 911 board — The 911 Advisory Board will meet at 10 a.m. at the Emergency Operations Center, 156 Church St.
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SaturDay Burlington employees’ reunion — Former employees of the Oxford Burlington Industries plant are meeting at 2 p.m. at the home of Robin Rice Wolford, 7034 Frederick Road, Ox-ford, to plan a reunion. For more information and directions, call (919) 692-1063. Oxford Farmers’ Market — The Oxford Farmers’ Market, located on the corner of McClanahan and Lanier streets across from the police station in Oxford, is open from 7 a.m. to noon. The market plans a fall festival today. Walk-a-thon — Boy Scouts Troop 620 and the American Diabetes Association will hold a walk-a-thon from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the track at the YMCA on Ruin Creek Road in Hen-derson. Prizes and t-shirts will be raffled off at the event. For more information, call 433-6426. Trick-or-treat — The Kerr Lake Volunteer Fire Department will have a children’s Halloween party from 6-8 p.m. at the fire station at 5021 Satterwhite Point Road. Snacks, candy and punch will be served. All trick-or-treaters welcome! Henderson trick-or-treat — The official trick-or-treat hours for the city of Henderson are 6-9 p.m. Only trick or treaters 10 years and younger are permitted to trick or treat in the city limits. Vance County Farmers’ market — The Vance County Farmers’ Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon. The market is located at the intersection of Williams and Arch streets in downtown Henderson. Vendors interested in selling at the market should contact Wayne Rowland at 438-8188. Warren County Farmers’ Market — The Warren County Farmer’s Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon at the corner of Market and Main streets in historic downtown Warrenton. All produce is locally grown by the vendors. For more information or to receive a vendor application, contact the Warren County Extension Center at 257-3640. Dee’s Music Barn — Dee’s Music Barn, 3101 Walters Road, Creedmoor, will be featuring Ace In The Hole with James Protreat at 7 p.m. For more information, call (919) 528-5878. Ridgeway Opry House — Performing this week are Julia Morton, Verlin Bailey, Matt Nelson, Alan & Betsy Reid, Joyce Chisenhall, Donny Gilliam and Ronald Puett & Frieda. Open mic night. Doors open at 6 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. Reopening – The reopening of the Soldiers Memorial Sports Arena in Butner will be from 10 a.m. to noon along 24th Street and between D Street and E Street.
GuIDelIneSThe “Mark It Down” calendar announces events happening in the community that are sponsored by civic organizations, non-profit groups, government organizations and similar groups. The Daily Dispatch staff asks that items intended for inclusion in the calendar be submitted in writing at least five days in advance of the event. Please include a contact person’s name and phone number in case there are questions. Items for this listing can be e-mailed to [email protected]. Due to the overwhelming number of churches served by the Dispatch, church events cannot be listed in the “Mark It Down” calendar.
In October, Kittrell Job Corps Center students conducted an Adopt-a-Highway Litter Sweep roadside cleanup along U.S. 1, one of four litter sweep events held annu-ally to keep the highway clean of trash and debris. All trash/items collected were recycled including plastic, paper, glass, metal and aluminum cans. Job Corps partners with Waste Industries, and has also been recycling cardboard for a number of months. Recycling containers are placed around the center.
In addition to the recycling program, Job Corps has developed a center-wide plan to incorporate green-seal certified products into its daily operations to the most practical extent
possible in accordance with the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor directive to utilize green products for janitorial cleaners, waxes, bathroom, paper products, paints, copy paper and ink cartridges. The center continues to pursue op-portunities to expand all its inventories into green compliant products.
The center also cur-rently has in place a paper and ink cartridge recycling procedure on campus, automatic flushing toilets, and motion activated room lights. Fluorescent bulbs have been installed center-wide and solar-powered outside lighting has been installed.
The center has plans to increase participation in additional green ventures in the future. The federal
Department of Labor has initiated a Job Corps-wide computer replacement project that will get rid of old energy wasting systems and replace them with energy efficient ones that meet green initiative standards. As of Sept. 1, the center also became a smoke-free facility.
Job Corps students pick up trash along U.S. 1 as part of the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Sweep.
Kittrell Job Corps continues to push green initiatives on campus
The former Henderson and Warrenton Guard Unit #505 will hold a reunion Nov. 21 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Western Sizzlin, Ruin Creek Road, Henderson. For more information, call Lee Wade at (252) 213-1580 or James H. Henderson at (252) 492-6337.
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Area residents interested in starting a new career in health care can pre-register now for Vance-Granville Community College’s up-coming health unit coordina-tor course. The program is scheduled to be offered on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Nov. 16 through March 24, 2010.
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to understand medical terminology, process medi-cal records, take a leader-ship role in a health care environment, and handle basic administrative tasks.
Students taking this course should have a high school diploma or GED. Additionally, students should be aware that most hospitals and health care fa-cilities require employees to pass a criminal background and/or drug screen check before being hired.
Classes will meet in Room 5220 on the main campus.
For more information and to pre-register for the course, call VGCC at (252) 738-3417 or (252) 738-3324.
Health unit coordinator training to be offered
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South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church905 American Road, Henderson • 438-3322
South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church
will host their Annual
Saturday, October 31st, from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm!
Come out and enjoy free hot dogs, candy, games and of
course a Cake Walk!
The whole family will enjoy this day of events including
LIVE music and ministry!
Fun for all ages!
Sunday, November 1st
We Look Forward To Seeing You!Linda, Michael, Danny, Sandy and Anne
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VOTING, from page oneelection as mayor of Nor-lina. Incumbents Herbert R. Burrows, Bill Harris, James (Jim) Overby Sr. and Lou Stultz are seeking re-election. Commissioner Danny Moss is not running for re-election, leaving one
seat unoccupied. Scooter Edwards and Sonny A. Peoples are attempting to win commissioner posi-tions.
RALEIGH — The per-sonal attorney for former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has made an unusual request to the State Board of Elections — please send Easley’s case to prosecutors if necessary.
Thomas Hicks gave clos-ing statements Thursday to the board, which is in-vestigating Easley’s cam-paign committee and the state Democratic Party.
Hicks said Easley told him to ask board mem-bers to send the case to a prosecutor if there are questions whether laws
were violated. Hicks said otherwise the public will believe “Easley has slipped one over on the board.”
Easley and political ally McQueen Campbell gave different testimony this week about campaign-related flights Campbell piloted for Easley.
The board also could is-sue fines or exonerate the party and the committee.
Earlier Thursday, the former executive direc-tor of the North Carolina Democratic Party said there was no dedicated bank account for money then-Gov. Mike Easley raised for the party.
Scott Falmlen testified
to the State Board of Elec-tions that the party kept track of how much money Easley’s campaign raised for the party and the party had final control over how they were spent.
Falmlen said the party decided to pay for Easley campaign expenses and that was legal. He says Easley campaign officials never asked for a cut of party funds they raised to pay for Easley campaign activities, which would be illegal.
The board will rule whether the party and Easley’s campaign broke election laws.
The board was to begin meeting in private this morning before voting on a decision in public.
It could exonerate the Easley committee, the party, or both groups, or issue fines in additional to referring the case to prosecutors.
Referring the case to the Wake County district attorney would be difficult because Colon Willoughby is a longtime friend to Easley, requiring a pos-sible independent prosecu-tor to be called. And the statute of limitations on misdemeanor election law violations has passed.
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Deaths
Eva E. Banks
WARREN COUNTY — Eva Evans Banks, 78, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. She was born Sept. 9, 1931, in Mecklenburg County, Va., to the late Major and Polly Evans.
She was educated in the Warren County public school system.
At an early age, she was baptized and joined Burchette Chapel United Church of Christ in Manson where she was a faithful member until her health declined. She was married to Patrick “Trick” Banks Sr. for 61 years and to this union five chil-dren were born. She was employed with Glen Raven of Norlina for 17 years, where she was known as “Ma Eva.”
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Re-becca Louise, two sisters, and a great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Christian Church in Manson, where the Rev. Kathard Marks is pastor. The Rev. Charlie Leath, pastor of Burchette Chapel United Church of Christ, will deliver the eulogy.
She is survived by her husband, Patrick Banks Sr. of the home; a son, Pat-rick Banks Jr. of Bronx, N.Y.; three daughters, Pol-ly Gill of Palmer Springs, Va., Rosa Talley of Norlina and Kimberly Jefferson of Macon; four grandchildren that she raised as her own, Andrew Gill Jr. of Norlina, Renee’ Haskins of Cocoa Beach, Fla., Andrew Scholar Jr. and Briana Jefferson of Macon; 13 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; four great-
great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mattie Bagley of Bronx, N.Y., Bernice Hicks of Drewry and Pattie Bullock of Drewry; three brothers, Major Evans of Henderson, Horace Evans of Henderson and Charles Evans of Richmond, Va.
The body may be viewed today at R.H. Greene Fu-neral Home from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., and at the church one hour prior to the service.
Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Home of War-renton.
Daylon R. Owens
KITTRELL — Daylon Ray Owens, 66, of 6575 Raleigh Road, died Thurs-day, Oct. 29, 2009, at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by J.M. White Funeral Home.
Louise B. Tutor
DURHAM — Louise B. Tutor, 88, a former resident of 3531 Cheek Road, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, at the home of her daughter. A native of Wake County, she was the widow of Tom Tutor and the daughter of the late Hubert and Artis Goodwin Babb.
She was a member of Faith Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Faith Baptisit Church by the Rev. Roger Wall. Burial will be in Oak Grove Memorial Gardens.
Surviving are a daugh-ter, Vickie Tutor Bryant of Creedmoor; a son, Steve Tutor of Durham; a sister, Lessie Farrell of Durham; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death
by a son, Thomas Thomas Tudor Jr.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Duke Hospice, 4321 Medical Drive, Suite 101, Durham, N.C. 27704.
Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday prior to the funeral service at Faith Baptist Church.
Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home of Creedmoor.
Phyllis C. Weldon
LANTANA, Fla. — Phyllis Margaret Clee Weldon, 85, a resident of Lantana, Fla., died on Oct. 6, 2009. Born in Wales, Great Britain, she was the daughter of the late Cledwyn Clee and Elsie Watkins Clee.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Liberty Christian Church by the Rev. Dennis Mar-shall.
She is survived by a daughter, Jillian Hunter of Lantana, Fla.; and a son, Cledwyn Weldon of Boca Raton, Fla. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Thomas Weldon.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the graveside at Liberty Christian Church.
cent.• Franklin — 2.2 percent.• Person — 2.0 percent. • Durham — 2.0 percent.• Wake — 3.9 percent. During the first quarter of
2009, average weekly wages included:
• Vance — $579.• Region — $895.• North Carolina — $776.•ˆUSA — $882.Median household income
in 2008 included: • Vance — Nearly
$40,000.• Warren — About
$35,000.• Granville — More than
$50,000.• Franklin — Nearly
$50,000.• Person — About
$45,000.• Durham — Somewhat
less than $60,000.• Region — More than
$50,000. High school graduation
rates listed in 2008 included:• Vance — A little over 60
percent.• Warren — Nearly 70
percent.• Granville — Nearly 60
percent.• Franklin — More than
70 percent.• Wake — Nearly 80
percent.• Chapel Hill-Carrboro —
Nearly 90 percent.• Region — More than
70 percent.• North Carolina — Little
Over 70 percent.While tax bases in 2008-
2009 were $100 billion for Wake and somewhat less than $25 billion for Durham, those for Vance, Warren, Granville and Franklin counties were, in varying amounts, less than $5 bil-lion.
Demographics shown included:
Population — Vance, 43,612; Region, 1.98 million.
• Number of Households — Vance, 16,798; Region, 772,222.
• Median Home Value — Vance, $110,922; Region, $171,592.
• Median Household Income — Vance, $39,463; Region, $60,722.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Key currency ex-change rates Thursday:
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MILWAUKEE — Gener-al Motors Co. says its money-back guarantee — key to its revival — is going so well it will extend the program into early 2010.
The automaker launched its “May the Best Car Win” campaign in September as a way to get consumers to try GM cars and trucks with minimal risk. Consumers have been leery of the De-troit company since it filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year.
The program, which offers refunds within 31 to 60 days of purchase, was slated to last two months and end Nov. 30. But it will now last until Jan. 4, 2010.
Jay Spenchian, GM’s executive director of the marketing strategy support group, told The Associated Press on Thursday that more people are considering GM’s four brands — Chev-rolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick — and few vehicles have been returned.
“We’re starting to see big consideration changes and opinion changes,” he said.
That’s what the company was hoping for when it cre-ated the campaign, which in-cludes advertisements com-paring GM vehicles to those of competitors. The nation’s largest automaker needs to improve sales so it can repay billions in government loans and stay in business.
Spenchian said October’s numbers appear to be up. GM on Wednesday said it is likely next week to post its first year-over-year monthly sales gain in 21 months.
Consumers have been holding off on big-ticket pur-chases in the recession, and even if they are spending, they’ve been reluctant to buy from GM, which emerged from bankruptcy protection this summer.
So GM has been airing 17 television ads for its dif-ferent brands, including the
Chevrolet Malibu, the Buick Lacrosse and GMC Terrain, comparing them with com-petitors and asking consum-ers to pick the best car.
Andy Norton, general director, global consumer and product research, said one ad featuring the Lacrosse tested very well and showed consumers are thinking about Buick in a more positive light. Analysts say that the Buick brand has lacked a defined niche in the market and left consum-ers confused.
In December, GM will
take the campaign to print, comparing more of its cars in ads mainly in magazines, but also in newspapers.
GM extends refund program
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. and Chinese companies will join up to build a 36,000-acre wind farm in Texas, showing how the industry continues to expand glob-ally despite tough economic conditions.
The turbines are being built in China and ship-ping is expected to begin in March.
The companies involved said Thursday that it is the largest Chinese-American investment in U.S. renew-able energy to date and is expected to cost $1.5 billion.
U.S. Renewable Energy Group, a private equity
group, and Cielo Wind Pow-er LP, of Texas, are working with China’s Shenyang Power Group.
A-Power Energy Genera-tion Systems, of China, is
building 250 turbines at its Shenan pan.
The wind farm is ex-pected to produce enough electricity to power 180,000 homes.
By MARILyNN MARCHIONEap MeDical WriTer
Doctors may have a new treatment for swine flu that’s already on pharma-cy shelves — cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.
Researchers reported Thursday that people who were already on these drugs when they caught seasonal flu and had to be hospitalized were twice as likely to survive than those not on such medi-cines.
That’s not proof that statins are a cure for flu. More study is under way to see if the drugs might
be a good treatment. The study, presented at a medical meeting in Phila-delphia, involved 2,800 patients during the 2007-2008 flu season.
Statins have long been known to reduce inflam-mation along with choles-terol.
Much of the damage that flu causes, whether it’s seasonal or the new H1N1 virus, is from inflammation, an overreac-tion by the immune system as it fights the virus.
“It’s very promising,” said the study’s leader, Dr. Ann Thomas of the Oregon Public Health Division.
Previous studies also
have found that statins may help people survive pneumonia and serious bacterial bloodstream infections. The new re-search, sponsored by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the first large one in the United States to look at statins for flu.
Treatment is a crucial issue for swine flu, as the vaccine is slow to reach the public.
Flu medicines like Tam-iflu are being reserved for only the sickest patients. Statins are cheap, rela-tively safe and among the most widely used drugs in the world.
Cholesterol drugs fight swine flu?
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6A The Daily DispaTch Public RecoRds FriDay, OcTOber 30, 2009
HENDERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• April Danielle Partin, 232, of 713 Berry St. was served with a criminal summons on Oct. 28. Misdemeanor harassing phone calls. Court date Dec. 1.
• Brandi Marie Boggs, 27, of 534 Wakefield Ave. was arrested Oct. 28. Misdemeanor assault with intent to inflcit serious injury. Bond was set at $500. Court date Nov. 24.
• Erika D. Henderson, 28, of 1204 Walter St. was served with a criminal summons on Oct. 28. Fraud/disposal of mortgage property. No bond. Court date Nov. 24.
• Barbara Orr Taylor, 62, of 2575 Lynnbank Road was served with a criminal summons on Oct. 27. Misdemeanor worth-less checks. No bond listed. Court date Nov. 22.
• Spencer T. Person Jr., 22, of 106 Fox Run was served with an order for arrest on Oct. 28. Misdemeanor child support. Bond was set at $616. Court date Nov. 13.
Larceny• Brian Miller, 24, of 219 Pep-
per Lane reported Oct. 27 the theft from the residence of the following items and their values: 27-inch Emerson TV, $700; pair Timberland boots, $120; silver watch with green face, $50; silver bracelet, $90; Kodak digital camera, $130; $30 in coins; white gold wedding band, $900; and Louisa County, Va., high school class ring with initials ARU, $100.
Arrests
• Michael Anthony Meadows Jr., 21, of 537 Culpepper Road, Manson, was arrested Oct. 28. Misdemeanor aggravated possession of marijuana. Misd driving while license revoked. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Nov. 19.
• Juquan Bullock, 17, of 312 Rowland was served with an order for arrest on Oct. 28. Mis-demeanor failure to appear on a charge of trespass. Bond was set at $600. Court date Nov. 3.
• Buffy Ford, 31, of 528 Water St. was served with an order for arrest on Oct. 28. Bond was set at $500. Court date Nov. 17.
• Quincy Fuller, 36, of 327 E. Montgomery St. was served with an order for arrest on Oct. 28. Misdemeanor shoplifting/aid and abet. Misdemeanor aid and abet larceny. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Nov. 17.
• Mary Ann Perry, 41, of 304 Harriet St. was arrested Oct. 28. Misdemeanor simple assault. No bond. Court date Dec. 28.
• Antoinette Parham, 20, of 556 Grant St. was arrested Oct. 28. Misdemeanor larceny. No bond. Court date Dec. 3.
Larceny
• Jason Moore, 30, of 4262 Loudon Road, Bloomington, Ind. reported Oct. 28 the theft from a vehicle of the following items and their values: Dell laptop, $300; Garmin GPS unit, $750; silver Maglight, $50; and $10 in coins. Damage to a window estimated at $200.
• Terry Dry, 49, of 115 Travis Lane reported Oct. 28 the theft from 389 Raleigh Road of a ciga-rette case valued at $10, pack of cigarettes valued at $5; miscella-neous personal ID cards valued at $5; and $317 in currency.
• Alvin Lee Lassiter Jr., 33, of 1305 Lehman St. reported Oct. 28 the theft from a vehicle of the following items and their values: Kenwood DVD monitor/receiver, $1,300; 10-inch Memphis speak-ers, $600; and Memphis ampli-fier. Damage to the dashboard estimated at $500.
• Dean Ballard, 60, of 9464 Bayfront Drive, Norfolk, reported Oct. 25 the theft from a vehicle of a Compaq/Presa laptop com-puter valued at $1,200. Damage to passenger side window estimated at $200.
VANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
CHARLOTTE (AP) — A North Carolina judge says a state panel has recom-mended his removal for misconduct after allega-tions he failed to resign as a corporate board director and fought with another judge.
Mecklenburg County District Court Judge Bill Belk told WCNC-TV he learned Wednesday the Judicial Standards Com-mission recommended his removal. Belk did not return a call Thursday to The Associated Press.
The grandson of the Belk department store chain’s founder says he expected the rebuke. He says he has been targeted for trying to reform the court system.
Judicial Standards Com-mission executive director Paul Ross says he can’t confirm any possible rec-ommendations to the state Supreme Court, which would decide Belk’s fate.
By LISA LEFFassOciaTeD press WriTer
PLACERVILLE, Calif. — The Northern Califor-nia couple charged with kidnapping and raping Jaycee Lee Dugard made a brief appearance in a courtroom Thursday for a hearing that gave two people with personal stakes in the case their first glimpses of the defen-dants in court.
Phillip and Nancy Gar-rido were in El Dorado County Supe-rior Court for two minutes before they were ordered to return for another case update on Dec. 11. Nancy Gar-rido smiled at her attor-ney, while Phillip Garrido kept his eyes on the judge.
The pair have been charged with abducting Dugard from a school bus stop when she was 11 years old and then holding her captive in the back-yard of their Antioch home for 18 years along with Dugard’s two daughters, who were fathered by Phil-lip Garrido.
They have pleaded not guilty. Their defense lawyers did not make any statements.
Neither Dugard nor any members of her immediate family went to the hear-ing. But it was attended by the woman Phillip Garrido
was convicted of raping and kidnapping in 1976, as well as a Southern Cali-fornia man who says he is Dugard’s biological father.
Katie Callaway Hall and Kenneth Slayton said they want to support Dugard even though they have not spoken with her, and that monitoring the proceedings was their way of ensuring that Garrido is punished.
Callaway Hall was kidnapped in her car and driven to a Nevada storage shed where Phillip Garrido raped her for hours. He served 11 years in prison for the attack before being released on parole. She said it said it was harder than she expected to see Garrido again up close.
“The same old fear came back that I felt 33 years ago,” she said. “I feel so in-credibly passionate about this. I am going to make sure this time he goes away forever.”
The Associated Press does not identify rape vic-tims as a matter of policy, but Callaway Hall has come forward to tell her story publicly, as have the Dugards.
Slayton claims to be
Dugard’s father but says he has never met her because he did not know she existed until he briefly became a suspect in her 1991 kidnapping.
He was more blunt about his feelings toward Garrido.
“I just wanted to rip the guy’s face off,” Slayton said. “I would go ahead and take care of business right now.”
Slayton has retained a lawyer of his own to help him establish his pater-nity and what he hopes is the opportunity to forge a relationship with Dugard, who has been staying in a secret Northern California location with her mother and daughters since she resurfaced in late August.
“Is it ever too late to be a father?” said Slayton, who is married and has two other daughters. “I am here because Jaycee Lee Dugard needs a father. She needs a masculine role model.”
The lawyer, Gloria All-red, said Dugard’s mother, Terry Probyn, so far has not tried to dispute that Slayton is the father, but has not permitted him to be in contact with her.
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8A The Daily DispaTch NatioN FriDay, OcTOber 30, 2009
By ED WHITEassOciaTeD press WriTer
DETROIT — Federal authorities in Detroit say the son of a slain leader of a radical U.S. Sunni Islam group has been arrested across the border in Wind-sor, Ontario.
The FBI says 30-year-old Mujahid Carswell was arrested Thursday by local police in Windsor. No other details were released. He was considered armed and dangerous.
Carswell was among 11 people charged Wednesday in a criminal complaint in federal court in Detroit. Their leader, his father, 53-year-old Luqman Ameen Abdullah, was killed in a shootout with agents.
Andrew Arena, the head of the FBI office in Detroit, says the men follow “a very hybrid radical ideology” that mainstream Muslims “would not recognize.”
Two were still at large: 30-year-old Yassir Ali Khan of Warren and Ontario, and 33-year-old Mohammad Philistine of Ontario.
By TERRy COLLINSassOciaTeD press WriTer
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — Four teenagers face adult charges in the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside her Northern California high school’s homecoming dance.
Defendants Manuel Or-tega, 19, Cody Ray Smith, 15, Ari Abdallah Morales, 16 of and Marcelles James Peter, 17 were arraigned Thursday in Contra Costa County Superior Court. Smith pleaded not guilty in the case, while the others didn’t enter a plea.
All four will be back in court next week.
Flanked by deputies and wearing bulletproof vests, Smith, Morales and Peter
were each charged with rape in concert and sexual penetration with a foreign object, along with special circumstances that could make them eligible for life in prison.
They were charged as adults because of the severity of the crime, prosecutor Dana Cashman said.
Morales is also charged with robbery. Ortega also is charged with robbery and assault causing great bodily injury.
A fifth suspect arrested, Salvador Rodriguez, 21, also remained jailed but has not been charged.
Richmond police said they’re still looking for more suspects in the Sat-urday night attack, which may have involved more than two dozen people watching as the girl was raped for two hours.
A fifth suspect remains in custody but has not yet been charged.
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monquasha Peter, 19, right, cousin of rape suspect marcelles Peter, 17, is hugged by family friend Deborah Hamilton-Turnipseed, as they claim his innocence Thursday outside a Richmond, Calif., courthouse.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — An Orange County jury has recommended the death penalty for a white suprema-cist gangster who asked to get on death row because he believes its prison amenities are better.
Prosecutors say jurors Thursday recommended death for Billy Joe Johnson in Superior Court in Santa Ana.
Johnson was convicted earlier this month for the murder of Scott Miller.
Prosecutors say Johnson took Miller to an alley where two other men shot him for divulging gang secrets during a TV interview.
Johnson is serving a 45-year-to-life sentence. To try to convince the jury that he deserved death, Johnson testified he’s killed two other people. His attorney says the 46-year-old figures that by the time his appeals run out, he’ll be 65 or 70 years old and won’t want to live anyway.
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NASA: Booster rocket damaged n test flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA says the booster rocket used in a test flight was badly dented when it fell into the Atlantic.
The new Ares I-X rocket was launched on a brief flight Wednesday. NASA officials said Thursday that the first-stage booster was found to be dented near the bottom when it was recovered from the ocean.
NASA spokesman Al-lard Beutel says there’s still no official word on whether all three para-chutes on the booster deployed properly. A para-chute failure could account for the damage.
The Ares I-X is a proto-type of what’s supposed to replace the space shuttles and ultimately fly to the moon. The White House, though, may nix those plans.
Shuttle managers, meanwhile, have chosen Nov. 16 for the launch of Atlantis on a space station mission.
Nicolas Cage’sfather, AugustCoppola, 75, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicolas Cage’s father, literature professor Au-gust Coppola, has died. He was 75.
Coppola is the brother of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, and he taught literature and served as dean of creative arts at San Francisco State Uni-versity.
Cage spokeswoman Annett Wolf said he died Tuesday after a heart attack.
Besides Cage, Coppola is survived by sons Chris-
topher and Marc and five grandchildren.
Calif. jury awards $16 million in radio contestant death
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento County jury has awarded $16.5 million to the family of a 28-year-old woman who died after participat-ing in a radio station’s water-drinking contest.
Jennifer Strange, a mother of three, died of acute water intoxication in January 2007 after the challenge to see which contestant could drink the most water without going to the bathroom. A Nintendo Wii video game system was the prize for winning the “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” contest.
On Thursday, jurors found Philadelphia-based Entercom Communica-tions Corp. and its Sacra-mento subsidiary liable for the actions of its employ-ees at Sacramento radio station KDND-FM. The station fired 10 employees after the death.
During the trial, Enter-com argued that Strange should have known the contest could be dangerous.
Hundreds arrested in Ky. prescription crackdown
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials say more than 300 people have been arrested and 200 more charged in a crack-down on illegal trafficking of prescription drugs.
It’s the largest drug sweep in state history. Bob McBride with the U.S. Attorney’s Office says the sweep is trying to stop a massive influx of pills from other states, such as Florida. He says metha-done and OxyContin are among the most prevalent drugs.
Kentucky State Police Commissioner Rodney Brewer says the roundup is the result of a three-year investigation.
Suspects soughtin Los Angelessynagogue shooting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say a 17-year-old high school student is no longer a suspect in a shooting that wounded two men as they arrived at a North Hol-lywood synagogue.
Police had detained the teenager near the temple on Thursday morning because he matched a loose description of the at-tacker, who was described as a black man wearing a hoodie.
Police Detective Steve Castro says the student has no connection to the shooting that took place Thursday in the parking garage near the Adat Ye-shurun Valley Sephardic Orthodox synagogue.
He says police are investigating leads and a motive for the attack.
Castro identified the victims as 38-year-old Mori Ben-Nissan and 53-year-old Allen Lasry.
Both are in good condi-tion at local hospitals after being shot in the legs.
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Time to seek education, and a place to find it
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? Let him shew out of a goodconversation his works with meekness ofwisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
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10A the dAily disPAtCh OpiniOn FridAy, oCtober 30, 2009
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“Americans’ health care is too important to risk on one gigantic bill that was negotiated behind closed doors. The Medicare cuts will hurt seniors, the tax increases will kill jobs and the government takeover of health care will increase premium costs.” — Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich, in a statement after House Democrats reached agreement on key elements of a health care bill that would vastly alter America’s medical landscape, requiring virtually universal sign-ups and establishing a new government-run insurance option for millions.
“I want you to know this fight is not Pakistan’s alone. These extremists are committed to de-stroying what is dear to us as much as they are committed to destroying that which is dear to you and to all people. So this is our struggle as well.” — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at a news conference in Pakistan after suspected militantsexploded a car bomb in a market crowded with women and children,killing 100 people.
letters tO the eDitOr
At a time of historic economic woe, Ameri-cans are recognizing education as the path out of hardship.
The Associated Press reports that a record high of about 11.5 million Americans ages 18 to 24 — nearly 40 percent of all people in the age group — attended college in the fall of 2008. Virtually all of the 300,000-student increase came in America’s community col-leges, and those schools are expected to grow again this year. The American Association of Community Colleges reports enrollment growth rates of 10 percent and higher at schools nationwide.
Are we finally getting smart? Or do some of us simply have no other choice?
When there are few jobs to be had, some folks collect unemployment and mope. It is encouraging to see that a growing number — particularly among our younger set — are seeing the benefits of an education. While the recession has carved jobs out of all sectors, including white-collar workers, it always seems to be the blue-collar crowd that bears the brunt.
The bad economy, of course, also sends older workers back to school. A lost job and lots of time on their hands can be a depress-ing setback, but it also can be an opportunity. And community colleges — where average tuition runs around $2,372 compared to $7,020 at four-year schools — is the most affordable way.
We are fortunate in the Tri-County area to have Vance-Granville Community College. For 40 years, VGCC has provided college-transfer courses to prepare students for a four-year degree, continuing education for businesses, and technical education in fields such as law enforcement, occupational health care and other programs.
Unfortunately, our region didn’t experience the economic highs of the 1990s felt by much of the country, and we seem to be suffering at least as badly if not worse during outright recession.
But in either case — be it economic hard times or a period of relative plenty — getting an education is always a good idea. And local residents are lucky to have VGCC as a good place to start.
Hands of experience show mastery in manly art of the gun
The current nip of autumn air and her multicolored shower of leaves bears great import for many a man in these rural parts.
Hunting Season.Nature’s autumn transition,
a catalyst to the rut, doesn’t solely announce hunting sea-son’s arrival.
A stop by any convenience store this time of year provides quite the dose of wild game con-versation — the seasonal tales of man against animal.
Turkey-shoot signs decorate lawns, such as my community’s volunteer fire department. And the Friday shoot’s rounds of fire further advertise this most macho of seasons.
Whether driving down the road or skimming the aisles of your local Walmart, the seasonal signs are abundant. Camouflage is the “color of the day” every day, and spotlight-ing is the activity every night.
Aware of its necessity, yet not eager to participate in population control, I am not a hunter.
Not for the living, that is.Curiosity seized me a few days
ago when a comrade, aware of my attitude toward the sport of hunting, approached me with the following question:
“Well, have you ever shot skeet?”
Reared in a house of women, save the one man — my dad — who sought refuge in the communion of convenient store camaraderie (a whole other column), I replied to my friend that I had never shot skeet.
I’d barely shot a gun.And so, following a skeet-
shoot invitation from Comrade, I joined the male breed for a bit of outdoor sportsmanship in Wise, Warren County.
The drive to Wise ended as Comrade parked his pickup near an open field, where a congregation of boys and men, cousins of all ages, gathered by the tailgate for afternoon greetings and ammunition inspection.
Shotguns were readied for the afternoon’s shoot.
Dipping my fingers into a jar of pickled okra, I observed the scene — the phenomenon of male companionship and weapon-worship.
My afternoon snack was abruptly interrupted as Com-rade grabbed my arm, along with his trusty gun.
“You ready?” he questioned, as my stomach growled, hungry for more of the okra I’d left behind.
The cousins all gathered to watch my first shooting lesson.
“Alright — shoot!” came the order.
And so I aimed … I shot … and I misera-ble-missed.
As Com-rade and I continued our prac-tice, (and I continued to fail), another truck pulled up to the field and parked.
I’d met this fella before —
Comrade’s brother.Slick, all of 21 years, poked
his chest as he reached for his gun in the back of his truck, and then joined the growing company of boys, men, and firearms.
My lesson soon ended, and the brothers’ rivalry began.
Comrade fired a shot and missed.
“You know,” Slick said, “it must be real embarrasin’ to miss like that … to know that I’m a better shot than you.”
He laughed, encouraging the competition. “I’d be ’shamed!”
Senior, resting in a folding chair behind the line of am-munition, shook his head as his sons’ banter began.
“It’s O.K., little brother,” came the retort. “We know whose bank account’s the big-gest.”
I glanced at Senior again — we both shook our heads this time.
My previous pessimism for skeet-shooting disappeared as I watched the two brothers fire one shot after another, hitting some of the speeding clay tar-gets and missing most. As the number missed increased, Slick and Comrade’s shots became more sporadic.
The skeet-shoot resembled more of an ill-attempted firing squad.
“What was that?” Senior laughed, as Slick and Comrade fired about five or six shots a piece, and missed the lone target.
There are instances in which the world stands still — one’s
breathing silences, and a mo-ment is catalogued in memory … a moment dedicated to only the likes of legends.
All shots silenced as guns were lowered. The boys looked to the dusty drive leading to the field.
Like one of those scenes from an old Western, an older gentleman walked the trail towards our group.
Ol’ Wise, himself.The man, handsomely gray
and thin, a bit rugged in fact, approached the line of men.
Ol’ Wise reached for a shot-gun, simultaneously piling a wad of chewing tobacco under his lip.
No verbal communication was required — only his au-thoritative stare — commanded the cousins to ready the skeet-thrower.
And with one slow, but precise move, Ol’ Wise shot the first target. And then he hit the next. And the next.
Ol’ Wise didn’t have the swift, erratic motions of Slick or Comrade. Nor did he have their youth.
But Ol’ Wise had skill.Awed by his accuracy, I
glanced back at Slick and Comrade.
Here I was, taking lessons from these two brothers, when I had Ol’ Wise standing right before me.
I wondered how many hunt-ing seasons Ol’ Wise had seen come and go, how many turkey shoots he’d won, or how many tales he’d told in the conve-nience store.
And as expeditiously as this legend began his round of shots, blasting every “pigeon” that took to the air, he lowered the shotgun, handed it to Com-rade, and slowly departed the group of speechless men.
As Ol’ Wise retreated into the sunset, I think I finally understood hunters’ reverence for the sport — the lure of the seasonal tradition. What I’d considered merely man’s fixa-tion with guns and a connection with nature is, in fact, more complex.
Yet it’s fairly simple.It’s also about generational
folklore. It’s about the legends.
Gina Eaves is a native of Epsom, a graduate of Peace College and an advertising sales representative at The Daily Dispatch. Her column appears on Fridays.
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Don’t let the cool distract you from global warming
To the editor:
Don’t be fooled by this temporary cooler weather — the ice shelves in the Arctic and Antarctic are much more reliable indica-tors of the direction we’re heading in.
Please take this serious-ly and take action NOW!
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Do the rightthing, evenagainst opposition
To the editor:
Upon first hearing Com-missioner Danny Wright’s explanation for why he will not vote for zoning, it does sound like a great defense of democracy. “He repre-sents his district’s wishes.”
However, there are two elements that suggest something different. One, great leadership in our country has always been found where leaders do what is good for the people even when the people do not want it. (“Profiles in Courage.”) Like a doctor giving a shot to a patient who does not want it. Our leaders are elected to make the hard decisions for the good of all of us.
Second, from what I have read in the paper, the people of his district do not want the water project either, but he voted for that one.
Every study, every discussion of economic development in the last fifteen years has recom-mended zoning for this county. Every prosperous county along I-85, from north to south, has zoning. We do not and we are the economically depressed county.
My mother used to ask me if everybody wanted to jump off a bridge would you jump. Sometimes great leaders need to do what they know needs to be done even if their district says they are against it.
riCK Brand,heNdersoN
Repaired railroad crossing appreciated
To the editor:
Speaking for myself and the thousands that travel Bearpond Road everyday, I would like to say thank you to the DOT for repairing the railroad crossing and for the left turn signal at the traffic light.
GEnE thompson,heNdersoN
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10 EDITORIAL
The Daily DispaTch LocaL News FriDay, OcTOber 30, 2009 11A
2005 contest in which Wol-ford’s alleged misconduct became an issue.
Strickland again op-posed Woodlief in 2007 and is again opposing Woodlief in a Tuesday contest in which departing City Commissioner Steve Powell, an educator, addi-tionally is seeking election to the top position as a write-in candidate.
The winner will serve a two-year term.
Powell, when contacted by the Dispatch on Thurs-day, said he has a copy of Strickland’s publication.
Powell said that there is some documentation in the publication “that does lend itself to some questions that need to be answered.”
Powell said he is not re-ally comfortable with say-ing what he thinks about those things at the present time “because I don’t think it would be helpful to my campaign.”
“But, I do think that there are some things that bring, shed a different light on conversations and information that has been shared previously,” Powell said.
Powell, while empha-sizing he has not had the chance to quietly read the entire text and do his own research because he has been busy with own cam-paign, said from what he has read, “There seems to be some issues that would catch the attention of people who — would bring some questions to mind.”
“Now, I don’t know whether it’s accurate or not, but there are some documentations that ap-pear to be very accurate,” Powell said.
Strickland said he had been working on the pub-lication for approximately the past six months.
“And for the last couple of months I’ve been so busy at work I didn’t have much of a chance,” Strick-land said. “And I thought that it was important that I get this book out as soon as possible.”
The publication includes clippings from newspa-pers, along with e-mails, letters and portions of minutes of past City Com-mission meetings.
And there is correspon-dence calling for City Hall to take a second look at goings-on in municipal government and at the Police Department.
“Of course I was ig-nored, always because of the Privacy Act,” Strick-land said, arguing such an exemption to open records laws does not cover docu-ments considered to be public.
Strickland was asked about the most stun-ning part he has found in his inquiries and in his speaking out about Oxford government.
“The fact that some people will go to any ex-treme to avoid the truth,” Strickland replied. “I think it’s very interesting that a lot has been said about a lot of things in public, but, then, behind the scenes, there’s a whole lot more that’s being said that people never hear.”
And, according to Strickland, “They’ll tell you one thing in public, but they’ll you something different when you’re one on one.”
Strickland in the pub-lication does call former Police Chief Roger Paul “the best chief of police” in Oxford’s history and does praise former City Com-missioners Carolyn Hardy, Jack Carey, Alice Currin and Clement Yancey.
Strickland additionally calls Yancey “the epitome of a Southern gentleman.”
The title of the publica-tion is “The Rest of the Story,” which is a play on the famous line of now-deceased nationwide broadcaster and commen-tator Paul Harvey.
Strickland provided this reporter with a rough copy of the publication ear-lier this week and said he circulated approximately five rough copies because he wanted friends to take a look and provide their thoughts.
Strickland said com-ments varied from praise for his having putting a lot of work into the publica-tion to “I don’t know how it will affect the election.”
“But, that’s not the im-portant thing. This is not about the election. This is about what goes on and what has been done and said about people who run for public office,” Strick-land said.
Strickland said he will charge $5 per copy of the publication.
“And I will deliver,” Strickland said.
Strickland was chief of police at Meredith College in Raleigh until retiring last week.
Strickland said that his retirement will not become official until the end of the year and that he will remain on call, but that,
“I’ve left a really good per-son in charge,” a reference to Eddie Wheeler, who was his assistant chief.
Editor’s notes: Strick-land’s publication includes clippings of news stories by this reporter. The publica-tion additionally includes a reference to a criticism of this reporter, which was posted on the Internet and signed by Woodlief.
This was after a story about alleged corruption in the Police Department and after a story providing the latest on a lawsuit by fired police administrative as-sistant Sharon Iglesias.
Strickland made the reference to Woodlief in a document he provided to City Hall after Commis-sioner Walter Cantley had asked Strickland whether he had specifics to prove his claims against Wood-lief.
STRICKLAND, from page one
Write-in for mayorgoes high techwith Facebook
By WILLIAM F. WESTDaily DispaTch WriTer
OXFORD — Steve Pow-ell said he is humbled by the support he is receiving to write him in for mayor.
“I mean, it’s going very well,” Powell said, add-ing that his campaign has distributed approximately 3,500 pieces of literature. “And it’s been very encour-aging.”
One feature of Powell’s campaign is the use of Cyberspace, particularly the social networking site Facebook, to help get the word out. And a video of Powell on Thursday evening became part of his Facebook link.
“We’re going to be very, very energized,” Powell said earlier Thursday of
the final days of the cam-paign.
“We’ve got a lot of young people involved in the pro-cess,” Powell added. “They have the young legs and the ability to have more energy in getting to more folks.”
“But, we’ve been very, very busy. Everyday we’ve got something going on,” Powell said.
The election is Tuesday, with the One-Stop Early Voting process to end Saturday.
On the ballot are Mayor Al Woodlief and 2005 and 2007 opponent Frank Strickland.
Powell had decided at the end of July not to seek re-election to another four years on the seven-man City Commission. Powell at the time said he, his wife and Rev. “Coach” Rick Alexander formed a six-county nonprofit orga-nization called Youth and Parent Empowerment.
Powell, who announced his candidacy for mayor at the start of October, at the time said that, if he is elected, this will not affect his ability to serve as a leader of the organization.
Powell has said his reason for running for mayor is because he had been contemplating ways of trying to help the entire city get better and of try-ing to do something that would enhance the lives of people.
Oxford’s mayor serves a two-year term.
Powell, while acknowl-edging the position of mayor is limited to casting tie-breaking votes on the commission, said a mayor does have the power of influence.
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By ANNE GEARAN ANd MATTHEW LEEassOciaTeD press WriTers
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is considering sending large numbers of addi-tional U.S. forces to Afghanistan next year but fewer than his war commander, Gen. Stanley Mc-Chrystal, prefers, U.S. officials said.
Such a narrowed military mission would escalate Ameri-can forces to accomplish the commander’s broadest goals, protecting Afghan cities and key infrastructure.
But the option’s scaled-down troop numbers likely would cut back on McChrystal’s most ambitious objectives, amounting to what one official described as “McChrystal Light.”
Under the pared-down option, McChrystal would be given fewer forces than the 40,000 additional troops he has asked for atop the current U.S. force of 68,000, officials told The Associ-ated Press on Wednesday.
Senior White House officials stressed, however, that the president has not settled on any
new troop numbers and con-tinues to debate other strategic approaches to the 8-year-old Afghanistan war.
The officials say Obama has not yet firmly settled on the nar-rowed option or any other as his final choice for how to overhaul the war effort.
Obama is likely to hold off on making a decision until after Afghanistan’s presidential run-off election on Nov. 7, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday in Pakistan.
Two officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because Obama has not announced his decision, said the troop numbers under the narrowed scenario probably would be lower than McChrystal’s preference, at least at the outset. The officials did not divulge exact numbers.
The stripped-down version of McChrystal’s plan still would adopt the commander’s overall goals for a counterinsurgency strategy aimed at turning the corner against the Taliban next spring.
But that pared-down ap-proach would reflect a shift in
thinking about what parts of the war mission are most important and the intense political domes-tic debate over Afghan policy.
A stripped-down approach would signal caution in widen-ing a war that is going worse this year than last despite intense U.S. attention and an additional 21,000 U.S. forces on Obama’s watch.
Fourteen Americans were killed Monday in Afghanistan in two helicopter crashes, and roadside bombings Tuesday left eight U.S. troops dead.
October has been the worst month for U.S. fatalities since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghani-stan began in October 2001.
Even if McChrystal gets less than he wants from Obama, the U.S. may still end up adding more troops later in 2010.
The most likely reason would be to fill voids left by some NATO allies who have been considering troop cutbacks.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has pushed back hard against a faction of administra-tion officials, led by Vice Presi-dent Joe Biden, who contend
that much of the U.S. national security objective in Afghanistan could be accomplished by con-centrating on strikes at al-Qaida along the Pakistan border.
That approach would hunt terrorists with techniques such as missile-loaded pilotless drones, and could require little or no additional U.S. manpower.
Gates has bridged both sides, officials said. Long wary of a large U.S. presence that could too easily look like an occupation army, he has suggested recently that he could support a carefully designed expansion.
Obama meets Friday with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the military leaders who would have the responsibility for carrying out his strategy decisions.
White House officials said the president will continue to con-sider his options with advisers over the next couple of weeks, adding that other broad war council meetings may still be called during that period.
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is on record supporting a troop in-crease. He has not quantified his
preference, but he signed off on McChrystal’s assessment of the worsening conditions in Afghani-stan and the need for a change in approach and boost in manpower.
Gates has not given a public opinion on McChrystal’s request but has pushed for the command-er’s overarching strategy during recent weeks of review by the White House, officials said.
“I think that the analytical phase is ... coming to an end,” Gates said last week in Europe. “Probably over the next two or three weeks we’re going to be considering specific options and teeing them up for a decision by the president.”
As for McChrystal, he already begun carrying out elements of his targeted counterinsurgency plan, which focuses on the vola-tile south and east of the country and emphasizes protecting civil-ians even if it means allowing individual militants to escape.
McChrystal’s recommenda-tions got broad endorsement from NATO defense chiefs last week, with the suggestion that some nations will increase troops or other resources.
Obama considers scaling down war in Afghanistan
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DEAR ABBY: My daughter insists that she’s a “multitasker” -- too busy to telephone or text except when she’s driving. It scares me to be in the passenger seat while she’s talking on the phone or picking up toys the baby has dropped from his car seat.
I told her I won’t talk to her while she’s driving because I don’t want to be a party to an accident she might be involved in, so she has stopped calling me altogether.
Don’t these self-described multitask-ers realize they are operating machines that can kill them or others while they shift their focus from the road? A man recently died in a head-on car crash as he crossed the interstate line. When the emergency vehicles arrived, his laptop was still running. What else can I say to my daughter when she doesn’t “want to hear about it”? — TERRIFIED MAMA IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR TERRIFIED: The statistics I have read indicate that drivers using cell phones have the same risk of being involved in an accident as people who have been drink-ing. It is sad that your daugh-ter is so overscheduled that she feels she must do two things at once.
However, until your daughter is ready to sharpen her maternal instincts, grow up and stop being defen-sive, there is nothing you or anyone can say that will cut through the static. I am truly sorry.
DEAR ABBY: My twin sister, “Karina,” and I will be seniors this year, and we’re starting to look at colleges. It has always been “assumed” that Karina and I would at-tend the same college and be roommates. However, I think it’s time for some separation. We’re very close, and I would like us to attend the same college, but I think we should consider having different roommates.
Karina is hurt and upset that I don’t want to continue sharing a room with her, pointing out that we’ve been “roommates” our entire lives and get along well, so why argue with success?
It has nothing to do with her. I just think it would be easier to expand our horizons if we’re not just known as “the twins.” We would still see each other often, and if things don’t work out per-haps we can be roomies the following year.
My mother is shocked and thinks there’s something wrong between us. I would appreciate another opinion. — THE OTHER TWIN
DEAR TWIN: Have a private talk with your mother and explain that as much as you love your sister, the time has come for both of you to explore your individu-ality. While the concept may be foreign to her, what you are contemplating would be a healthy opportunity for both of you. As the daughter of an identical twin, I can assure you that some degree of separation will be healthy and give you both a chance to grow.
DEAR ABBY: I am not ugly, but I am very unphoto-genic. I take terrible pictures. At family weddings, I know photos are necessary and I cooperate. But the rest of the time I do not want to be photographed. Isn’t this my right?
How can I, without offend-ing anyone, prevent people from taking my picture? And am I the only person who feels this way? — NO PIC-TURES, PLEASE, KANSAS CITY, MO.
DEAR NO PICTURES, PLEASE: No, you aren’t -- and people who know you and care about your feel-ings should respect them and not insist. If the shooter is a stranger or a casual acquaintance, all you need to say is, “I prefer not to be photographed.” And if you are pressed, say you’re in the Witness Protection Program.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pau-line Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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By The AssociATed Press
Today is Friday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2009. There are 62 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight:On Oct. 30, 1938, the
radio play “The War of the Worlds,” starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. (The live drama, which employed fake breaking news reports, panicked some listeners who thought the portrayal of a Martian invasion was real.)
On this date:In 1945, the U.S. govern-
ment announced the end of shoe rationing, effective at midnight.
In 1961, the Soviet Union tested a hydrogen bomb, the “Tsar Bomba,” with a force estimated at about 50 megatons.
In 1974, Muhammad Ali regained his world heavy-weight title by knocking out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, known as the “Rumble in the Jungle.”
In 1975, the New York Daily News ran the headline “Ford to City: Drop Dead” a day after President Gerald R. Ford said he would veto any proposed federal bailout of New York City.
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter announced his choice of federal appeals judge Shir-ley Hufstedler to head the newly created Department of Education.
Ten years ago: Fifty-four people were
killed in a fire inside a four-story building crowded with weekend shoppers and diners in Incheon, South Korea.
Five years ago: The decapitated body of
Japanese backpacker Shosei Koda was found wrapped in an American flag in north-western Baghdad; the mili-tant group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi later claimed responsibility.
One year ago: A federal jury in Miami
convicted the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in the first case brought under a 1994 U.S. law allowing prosecution for torture and atrocities com-mitted overseas. (Charles McArthur Emmanuel was later sentenced to 97 years in prison.)
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Dick Gautier is
72. Movie director Claude Lelouch is 72. Rock singer Grace Slick is 70. Songwriter Eddie Holland is 70. Actor Ed Lauter is 69. R&B singer Otis Williams (The Temptations) is 68. Actor Henry Winkler is 64. Rock musician Chris Slade (Asia) is 63. Country/rock musician Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles) is 62. Actor Leon Rippy is 60. Actor Harry Hamlin is 58. Actor Charles Martin Smith is 56. Country singer T. Graham Brown is 55. Actor Kevin Pol-lak is 52. Actor Michael Beach is 46. Rock singer-musician Gavin Rossdale (Bush) is 42. Actor Jack Plotnick is 41. Comedian Ben Bailey is 39. Actress Nia Long is 39. Coun-try singer Kassidy Osborn (SHeDAISY) is 33. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal is 31. Actor Matthew Morrison is 31. Ac-tor Shaun Sipos is 28. Actor Tequan Richmond (“Every-body Hates Chris”) is 17.
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14A • THE DAILY DISPATCH • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009
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By JIM O’CONNELLAP BAsketBAll Writer
For the second time in its storied basketball history, Kansas is No. 1 in The Associ-ated Press’ preseason Top 25.
The Jayhawks were a runaway choice Thursday, receiving 55 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel to easily outdis-tance Michigan State, which was No. 1 on five ballots.
There was little suspense as to which team would top the preseason poll. Kansas has all five starters and the top nine scorers back from last season’s team that went 27-8 and reached the third round of the NCAA tourna-ment. The Jayhawks also feature a recruiting class considered among the nation’s best.
“I’m not surprised,” said Bill Self, who was also the coach the other time Kansas was the preseason No. 1 in 2004-05.
“But I know this — we aren’t practicing like a team that’s preseason No. 1 in the country. It has been a very few good days of practice but we do have good players. ... There’s a lot of excitement surrounding these guys.”
The Jayhawks received great news when guard Sher-ron Collins and center Cole Aldrich, last season’s leading scorers, decided to return to school rather than test the NBA draft.
Then brothers Xavier and C.J. Henry decided to enroll in Lawrence, making the Jayhawks the early national favorite as well as the choice to win a sixth straight Big 12 title.
“My goal for this team isn’t to play to that ranking early in the season,” Self said. “My goal is to play to that rank-ing when it counts the most. I hope it happens soon.”
Michigan State has seven of the top nine scorers back from the team that lost to North Carolina in the nation-al championship game.
Texas, Kentucky and Vil-lanova rounded out the top five, while North Carolina, a unanimous preseason No. 1 last season, was sixth. Kentucky received three first-place votes and Texas and North Carolina got one each. Purdue, West Virginia, Duke and Tennessee completed the top 10.
While Kansas’ showing this preseason many not have been as impressive as North Carolina’s a year earlier when it became the first ever unanimous preseason pick, both had plenty of reasons to claim No. 1.
Jayhawks take top spot in preseason poll
Heels upset Hokies with last-second FG
MOORESVILLE (AP) — NASCAR placed driver AJ Allmendinger on probation Thursday following his arrest early in the morning on a charge of drunken driving.
Mooresville police said All-mendinger failed a field sobriety test after he was pulled over.
Late Thurs-day afternoon, he was placed on probation until the end of the year for actions detri-mental to stock car racing.
Allmendinger, who drives the No. 44 for Richard Petty Motorsports, said in a statement he had drinks with dinner on Wednesday and made a mistake by driving afterward.
“I honestly felt fine, but I obviously should have erred more on the side of caution, particularly given what I do for a living,” Allmendinger said. “It was a bad judgment call and I apologize for that.”
Allmendinger registered 0.08 on the breath test, the police re-port said. Under North Carolina law, that means his license will be automatically suspended for 30 days.
NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said the sanctioning body does not require a valid driver’s license to compete on the circuit. Under the probation, any type of further infraction, on the track or off it, could lead to a more severe punishment.
“I am deeply disappointed this has happened,” team co-owner Richard Petty said. “AJ has accepted full responsibility for his actions and will work to make this right. On behalf of everyone at Richard Petty Mo-torsports we sincerely apologize to our fans and partners.”
Allmendinger is a major fac-tor in RPM’s long-range plans, and team officials told The Associated Press that Allmend-inger was going to be moved into Petty’s famed No. 43 next season. Best Buy is expected to sponsor the car.
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By KELLEN HOLTZMANDisPAtch sPorts Writer
CHAPEL HILL — The fourth time wasn’t the charm for South-ern Vance.
After losing to Chapel Hill three times in Carolina 3A play this season, the No. 3-seeded Raiders fell in a five-set thriller to the second-seeded Tigers in NCHSAA third-round play.
Chapel Hill won nine of the 10 sets between the two sides in regular season and conference tournament meetings. Southern
was no pushover this time, forc-ing a fifth set after the Tigers went up 2-1.
But the Raid-ers came up short in the final frame, giving Chapel Hill the 3-2 (18-25, 25-12, 25-13, 25-27, 15-8) win.
The loss ends an impressive run in the playoffs for Southern (18-12), which knocked off Western Harnett in the first round before upending
offs. It’s a new season,’” said Southern coach Tracey Turner. “I think they had that playoff mentality when they stepped into the gym tonight.”
The Raiders started out strong in the fifth set, taking a 4-1 lead on a kill from Julia Sumner. But the Tigers roared back to an 8-4 advantage of their own.
Southern cut the lead to 9-6
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North Carolina’s T.J. Yates looks to pass to teammate Anthony elzy as Virginia Tech's Cody Grimm defends during the first half of Thursday’s game in Blacksburg, Va.
By HANK KURZ JR.AP sPorts Writer
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Casey Barth kicked a 21-yard field goal on the final play and North Carolina stopped No. 14 Virginia Tech all night in a 20-17 victory on Thursday night.
The Tar Heels (5-4, 1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) got their first con-ference win after forcing a fumble by Ryan Williams at his own 24 with 2:02 left and turning it into the winning drive.
The Hokies (5-3, 3-2), who until
losing to No. 11 Georgia Tech 12 days ago were in the national championship picture, lost their second straight.
Virginia Tech for the first time in six meetings with North Carolina since joining the ACC in 2004.
The Tar Heels held Virginia Tech to just 95 rushing yards and limited Wil-liams, the nation’s No. 7 runner with an average of 119 yards, ineffective for most of the game.
Tydreke Powell caused Williams to fumble for just the second time this
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New York’s Jorge Posada hits a run-scoring single during the seventh in-ning of Game 2 of the World Series Thursday.
By RONALD BLUMAP BAseBAll Writer
NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui shook the New York Yankees from their lumber slumber and sent the World Series to Philadelphia all tied up.
Teixeira and Matsui hit solo homers off familiar foe Pedro Martinez, backing a sharp performance by A.J. Burnett and giving the Yankees a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 on Thursday night.
A night after getting stopped by Cliff Lee in the opener 6-1, the Yanks bounced back from an early deficit and won in the Series for the first time since taking a 2-1 lead against Florida in 2003.
After a day off, Game 3 will be at Philadelphia on Saturday night.
Light-hitting Matt Stairs put the Phillies on top with an RBI single in the second. Burnett
then used a biting curveball to keep Philadelphia from advanc-ing another runner past second base against him.
Yanks’ bats wake up, even series
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New York’s Mark Teixeira, right, is congratulated by Derek Jeter after hit-ting a home run during the fourth inning of Thursday’s game.
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season and Deunta Wil-liams recovered, setting the Tar Heels up at the Hokies 24. After six carries by Ryan Houston got it to the 4, Barth’s second field goal finished off the big upset.
T.J. Yates, who was knocked out of the Tar Heels 20-17 loss to the Hokies last season, fin-ished 18-for-28 for just 131 yards, but made all the big throws his team needed.
He hit Jheranie Boyd from 13 yards in the first half for the game’s first points, and Greg Little from 15 yards as the Tar Heels answered immedi-ately after the Hokies tied it.
Yates did make one big mistake, throwing a dump pass that Rashad Carmi-chael intercepted at the North Carolina 11, setting up the second of Tyrod Taylor’s two touchdown runs. That gave the Hokies a 17-14 lead with 11:51
left, but Yates engineered a 16-play, 78-yard drive to a tying field goal and then the defense, fittingly, made a big play to get the win.
The Hokies finished with just 256 yards and 11 first downs.
They finally came to life with their first possession of the third quarter, and a huge play by Taylor early in the drive saved it. Fac-ing a third-and-17 from his 11, Taylor dodged pressure and rifled a 22-yard pass to Dyrell Roberts for the first down.
Taylor followed with passes of 16 yards to Danny Coale and 15 to Xavier Boyce, Williams ran for 22 to the Tar Heels’ 14 and Virginia Tech needed seven plays to punch it in.
Taylor did that on fourth-and-goal from the 1 to tie it at 7.
The Hokies other scor-ing drives covered 35 yards to a field goal and 5 yards to a TD.
The Tar Heels had done virtually nothing on offense until midway through the second quarter. On a drive that covered 84 yards in 13 plays, Yates hit Greg Little for 17 yards, Little ran for 23 around the right side to the Hokies 16 on a third-and-3 and Yates hit Jheranie Boyd for 13 yards in the right corner to make it 7-0 just 2:44 before halftime.
Williams went around the right side for 25 yards
on the first play, and Taylor hit Jarrett Boykin for 20 yards on the second, but Tar Heels cornerback Charles Brown stripped the ball from him and Ken-dric Burney recovered for North Carolina at its own 27 yard-line.
The Hokies also drove to the Tar Heels 38, 34, 37 and 35, 40 and got nothing. They finished the half with just 108 yards on 29 plays and Taylor was sacked three times.
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Bobcats pick up third-year opion for Ajinca
CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Charlotte Bobcats are picking up the third-year, $1.22 million option on the contract of center Alexis Ajinca for the 2010-11 season.
The move announced Thursday comes two days before the deadline. The Bobcats wavered on Ajinca’s future as he has failed to fit into Charlotte’s rotation.
A native of France, the 7-foot Ajinca was the 20th pick in the 2008 draft. He played in only 31 games last season and averaged 2.3 points. Bobcats coach Larry Brown then criticized his play and effort when he watched him try out for the French national team last summer.
Ajinca had four points in 10 minutes of Charlotte’s 92-59 season-opening loss to Boston on Wednesday.
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Knight turns down HoF invite from Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Former Indiana coach Bob Knight will not attend next week’s induc-tion into the athletic department’s hall of fame.
Athletic director Fred Glass said Thursday that Knight contacted him directly to decline the invi-tation. Glass said Knight was concerned that the interest in him would be a distraction from the other six inductees.
All living members of the 2009 Hall of Fame class, except Knight, are expected to attend in person.
The General won a school-record 662 games and three national championships at Indiana before be-ing fired by then university president Myles Brand in September 2000. Knight retired in 2008 with the most wins (902) of any coach in Division I men’s basketball.
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RALEIGH — These numbers were drawn Thursday by the North Carolina Lottery:Early Pick 3: 5-3-5Late Pick 3: 7-7-6Pick 4: 8-6-7-3
Cash 5: 22-26-4-27-37RICHMOND, Va. —
These numbers were drawn Thursday after-noon by the Virginia Lottery:Pick 3: 7-1-8Pick 4: 1-5-3-2Cash 5: 1-6-20-26-34
These numbers were drawn Thursday night:Pick 3: 2-0-2Pick 4: 6-6-4-8Cash 5: 1-10-13-14-31
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Friday, Oct. 30 College Basketballn Vance-Granville CC at Charis Prep (scrimmage) 7 p.m.
Cross Countryn NCISAA Championships (Greensboro)
Footballn J.F. Webb at Northern Vance 7:30 p.m.n Bunn at Warren County 7:30 p.m.n Southern Vance at Chapel Hill 7:30 p.m.
Tennisn NCISAA Championships (@ Cape Fear Academy)
Rec Dept. seeking basketball coaches
The Henderson/Vance Recreation and Parks De-partment is seeking individuals who are interested in coaching youth basketball. Coaches are considered volunteers and must attend the coaches meeting, which is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 27.
The boys’ age groups are 7-9, 10-12 and 13-15. The girls’ ages are 7-9 and 10-13.
For more information, call Steve Osborne at (252) 438-2670 or Gene King at (252) 438-3948.
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NEW YORK — The NBA will review accusa-tions by former referee Tim Donaghy that were posted online — even though the publisher is blowing the whistle on the book they were to appear in.
Random House said Thursday it won’t go forward with the tell-all Donaghy wrote in prison.
“After a close legal review of the final manu-script of “Blowing the Whistle” by Tim Donaghy, and our independent evaluation of some of the author’s sources and state-
ments, Triumph Books and Random House have decided not to go forward with the book’s publica-tion,” spokesman Stuart Applebaum said in a statement. “Our decision is wholly our own and was made without consultation with any outside parties or individuals.”
Still, the NBA said the allegations that appeared on the Web site deadspin.com will be forwarded to Lawrence B. Pedowitz, who conducted the review of the officiating program following the Donaghy gambling scandal that rocked the league in 2007.
“As with all allegations concerning the integrity
of our officiating program, these latest assertions by Mr. Donaghy will be turned over to Mr. Pedow-itz for a complete review,” senior vice president of communications Elizabeth Ventura said.
The league also said it has been reassured that the Pedowitz investiga-tion, which was completed last fall, found Donaghy to be the only official in-volved in criminal conduct.
Donaghy admitted taking cash payoffs from gamblers for picks on games, including ones he officiated.
He was sentenced to 15 months for conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and
transmitting betting infor-mation through interstate commerce.
He worked on the book in prison. The excerpts include accusations of wagering between officials working games, favorit-ism toward star players, and desires by the league to extend playoff series. Donaghy, who already made similar allegations during court proceedings, also criticizes a number of referees, including Dick Bavetta, Tommy Nunez and Steve Javie, of mis-conduct.
The referees say they are disappointed but not surprised by their former colleague’s actions.
NBA to investigate new accusations by Tim Donaghy
nHlPenguins’ Malkin sidelined with shoulder injury
PITTSBURGH (AP) — NHL scoring champion Ev-geni Malkin will be lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins for two to three weeks because of a strained right shoulder.
Malkin had been attempting to play through the injury, but coach Dan Bylsma said the team decided to rest the center. The Russian star would miss seven games if he is out two weeks and 10 games if he is out three. The injury will end Malkin’s streak of 254 consecutive regular-season games played. The Pen-guins play Friday at Columbus.
“It’s early in the season. It’s fine,” Malkin said. “I feel good. It’s not a big problem.”
Cougars rout Hawley 36-8, improve to 2-4FROM STAFF REPORTS
Quarterback Trakey Evans accounted for five touchdowns in Eaton-John-son’s 36-8 rout of Hawley Thursday.
Evans carried the ball 19 times, totaling 100 yards
and four scores. He was 3-of-5 passing for 82 yards and another touchdown.
Anthony Dixon complet-ed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Dion Smith. Smith finished with two recep-tions for 59 yards.
Keeshawn Hargrove
hauled in a 28-yard catch, and Sheldon Smith had a 30-yard reception.
Cougar coach Joseph Richardson credited his offensive line for “outstand-ing blocking” in the win.
Joel Kearney led the defense with five solo
tackles and three tackle as-sists. Davis had three solo tackles and assisted with two more.
The Cougars improved to 2-4. They will host Butner Stem Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. at Northern Vance High School.
JV Raiders down Tigers, win conferenceFROM STAFF REPORTS
Southern Vance’s junior varsity football team claimed the Carolina 3A Conference title Thursday
with a 38-6 win over Cha-pel Hill.
Jamarcus Perry rushed and passed for a touch-down. Chris Henderson and Brian Person also had
rushing touchdowns, and Glen Henderson had an interception returned for a score.
The defense was led by Chris Henderson, Patrick
Ellis, Reggie Hunter and O’Brian Overby. Jaun Ricks had an interceptions.
Southern Vance plays at Northern Vance Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
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Teixeira, in an 8-for-44 (.182) postseason slump, tied the score when he led off the fourth with a drive into the Yankees bullpen in right field. Matsui then put New York ahead with two outs in the sixth, reaching down for a curveball below his knees and driving it a few rows into the seats in right.
Burnett got his first win following three postseason no-decisions for the Yan-kees, allowing four hits in seven innings and retiring his last eight batters. He struck out nine, — includ-ing Ryan Howard three times — and started his first 11 hitters with strikes, nine of them looking. Burnett kept his control, walking two, one of them intentional.
Mariano Rivera got six outs for his 38th postsea-son save, his 10th in World Series play. After the Phil-lies put two on with one out in the eighth, Game 1 star Chase Utley grounded into an inning-ending double play. He fanned Howard looking starting the ninth — the Philadelphia slug-ger’s first four-strikeout game since July 21 — then struck out Stairs with a runner at second to end it.
Philadelphia, seeking to become the NL’s first repeat Series champion
since the 1975-76 Reds, lost for just the fifth time in 22 postseason games. The Phillies managed three runs in 14 innings off two starters, CC Sabathia and Burnett.
New York won despite getting nothing from Alex Rodriguez. After carrying the Yankees in the playoffs against the Twins and Angels, he is 0 for 8 in his first Series appearance and struck out three times for the second straight night.
When the Series re-sumes, Cole Hamels starts Game 3 for the Phillies against Andy Pettitte in an all-lefty matchup. Both teams will be making the trip through New Jersey by train.
Twenty-eight of the 53 teams that won Game 2 to tie the Series went on to win the title — but just one of the last six, the 2002 Angels.
There was another umpiring controversy. With two on and one out in the seventh, first base ump Brian Gorman ruled Howard reached down, caught Johnny Damon’s liner and turned a double play. A slow-motion replay appeared to show the first baseman gloved the ball on a short hop.
The always entertain-ing Martinez, pitching four
days past his 38th birth-day, was nearly as effective as the 32-year-old Burnett, fooling the Yankees with breaking pitches of 70-75 mph. In his first Series start since winning Game 3 for Boston five years ago, he allowed three runs and six hits in six-plus innings, striking out eight and walking two.
There were a few muted chants of “Who’s Your Daddy?” but nothing like the booming taunts that serenaded Martinez when he came to New York in his final weeks with Boston in 2004. That was after he fa-mously said, “I just tip my hat and call the Yankees my daddy” following a loss at Fenway Park.
After singles by Jerry Hairston Jr. and Melky Cabrera put runners at the corners and no outs in the seventh, Martinez came out, pointing at the sky, tapping a fist on his heart and smiling at the crowd.
Jorge Posada pinch hit for Jose Molina and singled up the middle off Chan Ho Park for a 3-1 lead.
Several moves by Yan-kees manager Joe Girardi paid off.
Molina made his fourth straight postseason start as Burnett’s personal catcher and picked off Jayson Werth at first base after a
leadoff single in the fourth — the Phillies next-to-last baserunner off Burnett.
Hairston made his first postseason start for the Yankees as the replace-ment for Nick Swisher, batting just .114 (4 for 35) in the postseason. Hair-ston, who hadn’t started in right field since July 21, had good numbers against Martinez (10 for 27) but had not faced him since 2004.
Philadelphia broke on top for the second straight game. Raul Ibanez blooped an opposite-field double just on the left-field line with two outs in the second. Stairs, who took over at designated hitter when Ibanez shifted from DH to left in place of Ben Francisco, followed with a one-hop single off the glove of Rodriguez at third. A-Rod could have come up with the smash by Stairs, who had been in a 4-for-51 (.078) slide dating to July 1.
Since June 25, Stairs’ only RBIs had been on a solo home run against Pittsburgh on July 11 and a grand slam at Washing-ton on Sept. 10.
Ibanez made a diving catch on Robinson Cano with a runner at first in the second to prevent a possible RBI double.
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RAIDERS, from page 1Band 11-7, but Chapel Hill wouldn’t be denied, win-ning the set 15-8.
“We were watching each other rather than attacking the ball,” said Turner. “I felt like we beat ourselves more than they beat us.”
Sumner, Ashley Meador, Katelyn Moore, Shauna Terry, and Tremanisha Taylor all took the court for their final time as Raiders.
“How do you not miss a Shauna Terry and a Tremanisha Taylor? Pow-erful on the net, powerful on the attack,” Turner said of her seniors. “And a setter like Julia. Julia is awesome. She’s prob-ably the best all-around volleyball player on the team.”
“Replacing them is going to be very difficult, replacing that chemistry and confidence.”
After being out-scored 50-25 in the second and third sets, Southern completed an improbable comeback in an up-and-down fourth set.
Jeanna Gentry gave the Raiders a lift off the bench with a kill to put Southern ahead 10-9. The Tigers went ahead 13-11 before the Raiders got within one and then tied it on a Taylor block.
Southern seized control of the set after a pair of Chapel Hill errors gave the Raiders a 21-18 advantage. With Tay-lor serving, Southern stretched the lead to 23-19.
The Tigers rallied and tied the game on two straight kills from Katlyn Layden.
Terry gave the Raid-ers a lead three different times before a little luck came their way on the final point.
Taylor sent a ball over the net that the Tigers dug out — however, the ball made contact with a raised basketball goal hanging over the court. The ball bounced down-ward and hit the floor un-touched, giving Southern the set.
“You can always use a little bit of luck,” Turner said of the play. “That’s the magic of the game. When you’re in it and you’re fighting, you get those points if you con-tinue to fight.”
Southern was competi-tive early in the third set before a Chapel Hill rally put the game away. The Raiders pulled within 16-12, but the Tigers reeled off seven straight points to extend the lead to 11 and ultimately win the set 25-13.
Chapel Hill never trailed in the second set after taking a 2-1 lead. Southern closed within 11-6, but couldn’t get any closer.
“We weren’t commu-nicating and we were just committing unforced errors,” Turner said.
Similar to its second-
round matchup with Southern Guilford, the Raiders set the tone for the match with a first-set victory.
Southern scored the first three points and maintained momentum throughout the set. The Raiders went ahead 15-14 and never relin-quished the lead.
Terry gave Southern a 23-18 lead before an ace from Sumner and a kill from Morgan Adcock sealed the set.
“We kind of caught them on their heels,” said Turner. “We took advan-tage of it. We attacked. We covered floor and we kept the ball coming back at them.”
Chapel Hill (24-5) came into the match with three conference losses — all to Cardinal Gibbons. The Tigers’ combination of size and heavy-hitting attackers kept Southern off balance for a fourth straight time.
“It’s hard. I told them to keep the ball away from them,” Turner said of defending against Cha-pel Hill. “In the second and third, they out-attacked us. We were get-ting the ball back over, but they were positioning themselves, getting the ball to the setter and pounding it.”
The Tigers will face the winner of Cardinal Gibbons and Orange on Saturday.
Terry led the Raiders with 22 kills, 10 digs, two blocks, and an ace, while Taylor had 10 kills, a block and two aces. Sum-ner closed out her setting career with 31 assists to go with two kills and an ace.
Amber Edwards led the defensive effort with 20 digs and added two
kills. Adcock also reached double-digit digs with 17 and had two kills. Meador tallied seven digs and four assists and
Southern Vance’s Morgan Adcock sets the ball back over the net during Thursday night’s game.
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Above: Southern Vance’s Katelyn Moore receives serve during the Raiders’ 3-2 loss to Chapel Hill in the third round of the NCH-SAA 3A state playoffs Thursday night. Below: Southern’s Amber Edwards spikes the ball over the net during Thursday’s game.
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4B The Daily DispaTch SportS FriDay, OcTOber 30, 2009
By NANCy ARMOURap NaTiONal WriTer
GREEN BAY, Wis. — For almost 20 years, Brett Favre was like a member of every Wisconsin family.
To be from Wisconsin is to be a Green Bay Pack-ers fan, and the fun-loving quarterback rejuvenated the storied franchise, brought the Lombardi Tro-phy back to Titletown and turned “Cheesehead” from an insult into a boast. That he liked to hunt, fish and, in the early days at least, have a beer or two, well, his birth certificate may have said Mississippi but he was Wisconsin to the core.
No wonder an entire state is angst-ridden over Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field against the Minne-sota Vikings, the Packers’ loathsome rival — and Favre’s new team.
“I have a real problem with that. It was hard enough to see him with the Jets. But to see him in purple?” Tammy Rainville asked, watching her 9- and 7-year-old sons collect auto-graphs outside the Pack-ers’ parking lot Thursday afternoon. “I still believe he belongs to us.”
There are no bystand-ers in the ugliest divorce in Wisconsin history, with the mere mention of Favre’s name enough to start squabbles this week be-tween old friends, husbands and wives, parents and children.
Those who support Favre think he should be appreci-ated for all the fun — and victories — he gave Wis-consin in his 16 years here, and blame Packers general manager Ted Thompson for his departure. Those on the other side say no one person is bigger than any organization, and that it’s no longer possible to be both a Favre and a Packers fan.
Especially if he’s wearing a Vikings jersey.
“I’m a Packers fan, so as far as I’m concerned, whatever it takes to win the game. If it takes knocking him out to win the game, that’s fine with me,” Dave Meyer said as his wife, Phyllis, shook her head.
“I think that’s horrible,” she said. “Brett has done so much for the community over the years.”
Wisconsin, and Green Bay in particular, has a bond with the Packers unlike anything else in pro sports. Oh, there are Bucks and Brewers fans across the state, and Wisconsin and Marquette each have their share of followers. But the Packers are like family, even for those who don’t have stock in the country’s only publicly owned profes-sional team.
The waiting list for season tickets has more than 80,000 names on it, and parents often put their newborns on it. If they’re lucky, they’ll get tickets when they’re, oh, about 30. Neighborhood kids gladly give up their bikes for play-ers to ride during training camp, and Packers banners
are more popular than American flags around Lambeau Field.
There are oversized repli-cas of the Lombardi Trophy in the yards of two houses across from Lambeau. Try finding one of those babies in any other city in the country, let alone two of them.
“When you’re in Green Bay, you’re a rock star,” said former Packers strong safety LeRoy Butler, a member of the 1996 NFL champions who still spends most of his time here, recently buying a car dealership near Green Bay and running a foundation that supports women with breast cancer.
“You can feel like the Jo-nas Brothers with a bunch of 16-year-old girls running behind you. You go to your home state, you hear crick-ets,” Butler said — and he grew up in the football hot-bed of Florida and played at Florida State.
And no one was more beloved here than Favre.
Green Bay, for all its titles and success under Vince Lombardi in the 1960s, went through a long streak of awfulness in the 1970s and ’80s. The Pack-ers had 15 losing seasons in the 24 years after winning the second Super Bowl, and none of their quarter-
backs — Jerry Tagge, John Hadl, Lynn Dickey, David Whitehurst, to name a few — came close to living up to Bart Starr’s legacy.
Then, in 1992, the Pack-ers traded for that brash kid from Mississippi. He took over in Game 3 when Don Majkowski got hurt, and Green Bay, Wisconsin — the whole NFL, really — was never the same.
The Packers made the playoffs in 11 of Favre’s 16 years in Green Bay, win-ning the Super Bowl in his fifth season and making it back the next year. He had one losing season. “He’s the best thing that ever happened to Green Bay,” fan Steve Kohler said. “I can’t see how people can boo him.”
But it’s because Favre
was so cherished, gave so much to the Packers, that his departure cuts so deeply.
Favre retired after the 2007 season in a tearful news conference, only to an-nounce a few months later that he really did still want to play football. The only problem was, the Packers had already elevated Aaron Rodgers to the starting job. An ugly back-and-forth ensued, and Green Bay eventually traded Favre to the Jets.
He retired again after last season and then un-retired — to play for those hated Vikings.
Minnesota was, most fans assume, where Favre wanted to go all along. Though he denies it, most believe he and Thompson didn’t see eye to eye, and that was the real reason for his (first) retirement. By go-ing to a division rival, Favre could exact a measure of revenge on Thompson.
In the process, though, he’s exacting revenge on the very fans who adored him.
“If he’d have come back with any other team, we’d have had a parade for him,” Butler said. “We’d have had hot air balloons, dog shows, everyone in the state would be wearing a No. 4 jersey. But when you come with the Vikings? I mean, that’s bad. I don’t know that there’s anything worse than that.
“It’s almost like divorcing your wife,” Butler added, “and then marrying her sister.”
Wisconsin braces for Favre’s return
ap phOTO/Tom olmscheid
minnesota quarterback Brett Favre reacts during the second half of the oct. 5 game against Green Bay in minneapolis. if the way Packers fans have reacted to in-stadium video highlights of the Vikings’ games earlier this season is any indication, this much is clear: Brett Favre will be booed loudly in his return to lambeau Field on sunday.
By TERESA M. WALKERap spOrTs WriTer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams wants more of Vince Young. He’s getting just that with his winless team switching from vet-eran Kerry Collins back to the 2006 Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Coach Jeff Fisher announced the expected move Thursday following practice for the 0-6 Titans, and Young got the news from his coach in the morning. Fisher insists it was an organizational de-cision resulting from the team’s winless start and that he won’t play musical chairs with the position.
“We’re in a unique situation right now. We haven’t won a game. We wouldn’t be having this conversation if we were 3-3,” Fisher said.
That means Young will start Sunday against Jacksonville (3-3), the team that helped send him to the bench in the 2008 opener by picking him off twice and sprain-ing his knee. Collins started 20 of the 21 games since then.
Young has eight career interceptions against Jacksonville with only three touchdown passes. He also has more career interceptions (33) than TD passes (22). But he has won five of his last six starts and is 18-11 as a starter. Young thanked Fisher for giving him a chance to sit back, develop and learn from Collins.
“For him to give me a shot again to go out and give it a chance again is big for me because I’ve been waiting,” Young said.
The move appeared inevitable since the Titans lost 59-0 at New England on Oct. 18. Adams told The Tennessean newspa-per after that loss in New England that he wanted to see more of Young.
The No. 3 overall pick in the 2006 draft split the work evenly with Collins at practice Wednesday but took all snaps with the first-team offense Thursday.
Collins wasn’t happy or surprised by the move, which came a day after
the Titans started prep-ping for their next game.
“When you’re 0-6, then heads are going to roll. More times than not, it’s the quarterback,” Collins said.
Young started the meaningless regular sea-son finale at Indianapolis last December, so this will be his first start under pressure since that 2008 season opener.
It’s a game best known for Young being booed by the home fans and refus-ing at first to go back on the field until prompted by Fisher. Young sprained his knee a few plays later, then sparked a police hunt the next day when he drove off from his home with a gun in his car. The quarterback blamed his mother for overreacting.
“If we win, it’s going to be good,” Young said. “If we lose, it’s all going to be Vince Young’s fault. I just want to go out and play and get my rhythm back and put smiles on my coaches’ faces and my teammates’ faces and definitely the fans.”
Collins led Tennes-see to a 13-3 record and signed a two-year deal in the offseason to return as the starter. He hasn’t been helped by at least 18 drops by his receivers.
But the Titans are off to a start that is their worst ever under Fisher, and Young is the quarter-back the franchise drafted No. 3 overall in 2006 with a $4.25 million bonus due in March. He also is slated to count $14.2 mil-lion against the salary cap if on the roster in 2010.
Linebacker Keith Bul-luck said the start wasn’t Collins’ fault.
“We’re going with V.Y., and I’m happy for him in the sense that he’s someone who lost his spot and had to sit back, take a back seat, be humbled out a little bit but has learned a lot in that time. I’m kind of looking forward to see how he’s grown as a player,” Bulluck said.
Young replaced Collins in 2006 in the fourth game of an 0-5 start, and the Titans wound up win-ning eight of their final 11 that season to just miss a playoff berth.
ap phOTO/John Russell
Tennessee quarterback Vince Young passes against india-napolis during the fourth quarter of their oct. 11 game.
Young gets the nod at QB for Tennessee
5 SPORTS
The Daily DispaTch SportS FriDay, OcTOber 30, 2009 5B
By MIKE CRANSTONap spOrTs WriTer
CHARLOTTE — You can’t miss the mer-chandise trailer in the parking lot on the walk from Bank of America Stadium to Carolina’s practice fields. It fea-tures a picture of Jake Delhomme getting ready to unload a pass. Underneath him pro-claims the Panthers as 2003 NFC champions.
It only seems like longer than six seasons ago.
Battered by a barrage of interceptions and ugly losses, Delhomme resembles anything but a Super Bowl quarter-back these days. But coach John Fox, per-haps holding onto old, fond memories or be-cause he has no better option, is gambling the beleaguered 34-year-old can regain his form despite a stunning 21 turnovers in seven games.
Delhomme’s fu-ture, Fox’s job and the Panthers’ fortunes all depend on it. In Caro-lina, it’s became Jake or Bust.
“This is the same quarterback that a year ago led us to a 12-4 re-cord and a couple years ago an NFC champion-ship and a Super Bowl,” running back DeAngelo Williams said. “Unfor-tunately, in this busi-ness you’re only as good as your last game and we didn’t play too well our last game. But my confidence has always been in Jake and will continue to stay in Jake.”
Fox has the same at-titude.
After toying with the idea of benching Del-homme after he threw three more intercep-tions in Sunday’s 20-9 loss to Buffalo, Fox decided to stick with Delhomme ahead of the inexperienced Matt Moore and A.J. Feeley, the journeyman who’s struggling to learn the offense.
The Panthers (2-4) have already matched last year’s loss total, have watched Delhom-me throw an NFL-high 13 interceptions, and face road games at Arizona (4-2) and New Orleans (6-0) the next two weeks.
Whether it’s shrewd, stubborn or simply a bad move, Fox and the Panthers are either going to implode or resurrect their season with Delhomme under center.
“I feel good about it,” Fox said.
Judging by talk show callers and message board posters, the feeling isn’t mutual.
Delhomme claims he’s a “hermit” during the season and shuts out the criticism. What’s bothering Delhomme is that with a 56.5 passer rating and Carolina’s league-worst minus-14 turnover margin, he’s let down his teammates.
“I haven’t played well enough for them. That means more than anything else,” Delhom-me said. “I’ve always felt that I’ve kind of been one that they can lean on in the tough situations and to fight through and I haven’t done that enough this year. That’s something that’s bothersome.”
Delhomme’s down-ward spiral started in January, where he turned in one of the worst performances by a quarterback in playoff history with five interceptions and lost a fumble in an upset loss to Arizona. He then got a contract extension — only to commit five more turnovers in Week 1 this year.
Most teammates have rallied behind him, ei-ther because they truly believe he can again be the QB that’s led Carolina to numerous comeback wins or they realize his confidence is fragile.
Delhomme said he was “almost numb” af-ter the Buffalo loss and Fox said Monday they needed to get confidence back in the passing game.
“The team collectively has to be better around him. Not all the inter-ceptions are his fault,” tight end Jeff King said. “We all collectively have to pick up our game as does he.”
Receiver Steve Smith, held without a touch-down this season, was more guarded after Fox’s decision to keep the status quo.
“Jake is the guy,” Smith said. “It’s not my call.”
It’s unclear if Del-homme will have a shorter leash Sunday against the Cardinals. The team is trying to make things simpler for him after new quarter-backs coach Rip Scherer focused on Delhomme’s unorthodox mechanics in the preseason. Del-homme’s best moments this season have come when he’s had to im-provise in the 2-minute offense.
Now Delhomme will get yet another chance to show he hasn’t com-pletely lost it against the Cardinals, the team in which the horrible stretch began.
“It’ll be full circle if we go out and play well,” Delhomme said. “It’d be a nice thing.”
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Calm down, Cardinal fans: Albert Pujols wants to stay in St. Louis.
“The fans know and the Cardinals know that I want to be a Cardinal for my whole career,” Pujols told WXOS-FM on Thursday. “I love this city. The way that this city has embraced me and my family.”
Pujols, who has one year left on his contract plus an option year, raised some eyebrows with his comments during an in-
terview with a Dominican radio station earlier this month.
“I’m not desperate to sign a contract extension. I still have one year remain-ing in my contract for 2010 and a club option for 2011. I leave the rest in God’s hands,” Pujols told CDN 92.5 FM.
The two-time NL MVP said he wanted the Car-dinals to concentrate on signing Matt Holiday and other free agents first.
On Thursday, he reiter-ated that there is no rush
but “if they come tomorrow and say ’Albert, you know, we want to lock you up,’ hey they know that we’re open to that.”
Pujols also praised the hiring of Mark McGwire as the team’s new hitting instructor. Manager Tony La Russa said he talked to Pujols about McGwire before hiring the former home run champion.
McGwire has no coach-ing experience but Pujols said that wasn’t necessary. The 46-year-old McG-wire has worked in the
offseason in past years with several major league hitters, including Holliday and Skip Schumaker of the Cardinals.
“He’s going to teach guys how to play the game. He’s going to say to the guys, ’This is what I have to offer you,’ and hopefully they’ll put it together and hopefully it will work,” Pujols said. “I’m looking forward to that, knowing he’s going to bring that hitting experi-ence into the organization and hopefully we’ll learn.”
Albert Pujols: ‘I want to be a Cardinal’
For Panthers, Fox, a big gamble placed on Jake Delhomme
COLLEGE HOOPSAP Preseason Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ preseason 2009-10 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2008-09 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year’s final ranking: Record Pts Fin 1. Kansas (55) 27-8 1,612 14 2. Michigan St. (5) 31-7 1,515 8 3. Texas (1) 23-12 1,397 — 4. Kentucky (3) 22-14 1,372 — 5. Villanova 30-8 1,347 11 6. North Carolina (1) 34-4 1,320 2 7. Purdue 27-10 1,284 17 8. West Virginia 23-12 1,115 — 9. Duke 30-7 1,064 610. Tennessee 21-13 897 —11. Butler 26-6 864 2212. Connecticut 31-5 844 513. California 22-11 800 —14. Washington 26-9 776 1515. Michigan 21-14 578 —16. Ohio St. 22-11 465 —17. Oklahoma 30-6 410 718. Mississippi St. 23-13 393 —19. Louisville 31-6 335 120. Georgetown 16-15 326 —21. Dayton 27-8 318 —22. Georgia Tech 12-19 301 —23. Illinois 24-10 282 —24. Clemson 23-9 217 2425. Minnesota 22-11 172 —
Others receiving votes: Maryland 171, Siena 112, Notre Dame 107, Florida St. 92, Vanderbilt 90, Syracuse 83, Oklahoma St. 65, UCLA 63, Florida 53, Wake Forest 50, Xavier 42, Gonzaga 37, South Carolina 28, Kansas St. 24, BYU 21, N. Iowa 16, Tulsa 16, Mississippi 15, Texas A&M 10, Missouri 8, Boston College 6, Pittsburgh 4, Utah St. 2, Va. Commonwealth 2, W. Kentucky 2, Holy Cross 1, Old Dominion 1.
Weekly Individual Achievements HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 187 Helen Taylor 509 Helen Taylor 245 Rose Hamilton 681 Mary Bowen 179 Nita Tooles 484 Bernetta Hicks 241 Helen Harris 653 Helen Taylor 178 Geneva Howell 467 Helen Gregory 239 Geneva Howell 638 Helen Gregory 177 Ruth Bradley 465 Ruth Bradley 235 Helen Taylor 637 Geneva Howell 177 Rose Hamilton 456 Mary Bowen 234 Helen Gregory 635 Marie Ayscue 177 Helen Gregory 234 Mary Bowen
Weekly Team Achievements HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP
621 CAROLINA LANES 1774 THE SKATEEUM 869 CAROLINA LANES 2506 CAROLINA LANES 617 THE SKATEEUM 1762 CAROLINA LANES 847 THE SKATEEUM 2464 THE SKATEEUM 598 LADY MARTIANS 1662 THE LUNCH BUNCH 845 LADY MARTIANS 2397 EC TERRY'S ANGELS 589 THE LUNCH BUNCH 1649 LADY MARTIANS 824 THE LUNCH BUNCH 2390 LADY MARTIANS 541 EC TERRY'S ANGELS 1602 EC TERRY'S ANGELS 812 HEADS UP 2384 HEADS UP
Season To Date Individual Achievements
HIGH AVERAGE HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP 159 Cynthia Reavis 215 Ilean Mattocks 542 Ilean Mattocks 266 Helen Gregory 159 Ilean Mattocks 207 Helen Gregory 528 Cynthia Reavis 266 Irene Turner 155 Ruth Bradley 201 Irene Turner 524 Helen Taylor 264 Leanne Baxter 154 Helen Taylor 197 Ruth Bradley 515 Ruth Bradley 261 Barbara Grenier 153 Lois Blue 196 Lois Blue 506 Mildred Green 259 Ilean Mattocks 151 Mildred Green 258 Jane Foran
HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 699 Ernestine Peace 683 Helen Taylor 681 Mary Bowen 680 Jean Dunn 678 Jane Foran
Season To Date Team Achievements HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP
673 CAROLINA LANES 1774 THE SKATEEUM 929 CAROLINA LANES 2618 FOGG'S EXXON 629 JACHIN 1769 CAROLINA LANES 911 FOGG'S EXXON 2538 HEADS UP 629 THE SKATEEUM 1734 LADY MARTIANS 900 HEADS UP 2537 CAROLINA LANES 628 LADY MARTIANS 1720 THE LUNCH BUNCH 899 JACHIN 2503 JACHIN 611 FOGG'S EXXON 1718 FOGG'S EXXON 868 LADY MARTIANS 2496 THE LUNCH BUNCH 608 EC TERRY'S ANGELS
CAROLINA LANES League #301 OTEY BARNETT LEAGUE Meeting: 10 11/04/2009 9:30:00 AM
Team Standings
Seg Seg Seg Seg Seg On Pts Pts Win Hcp Scr Ssn Ssn Ssn Ssn Place Tm Team Name Lane Won Lost Pct Total Total HGS HSS HGH HSH
Weekly Individual Achievements HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 187 Helen Taylor 509 Helen Taylor 245 Rose Hamilton 681 Mary Bowen 179 Nita Tooles 484 Bernetta Hicks 241 Helen Harris 653 Helen Taylor 178 Geneva Howell 467 Helen Gregory 239 Geneva Howell 638 Helen Gregory 177 Ruth Bradley 465 Ruth Bradley 235 Helen Taylor 637 Geneva Howell 177 Rose Hamilton 456 Mary Bowen 234 Helen Gregory 635 Marie Ayscue 177 Helen Gregory 234 Mary Bowen
Weekly Team Achievements HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP
621 CAROLINA LANES 1774 THE SKATEEUM 869 CAROLINA LANES 2506 CAROLINA LANES 617 THE SKATEEUM 1762 CAROLINA LANES 847 THE SKATEEUM 2464 THE SKATEEUM 598 LADY MARTIANS 1662 THE LUNCH BUNCH 845 LADY MARTIANS 2397 EC TERRY'S ANGELS 589 THE LUNCH BUNCH 1649 LADY MARTIANS 824 THE LUNCH BUNCH 2390 LADY MARTIANS 541 EC TERRY'S ANGELS 1602 EC TERRY'S ANGELS 812 HEADS UP 2384 HEADS UP
Season To Date Individual Achievements
HIGH AVERAGE HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP 159 Cynthia Reavis 215 Ilean Mattocks 542 Ilean Mattocks 266 Helen Gregory 159 Ilean Mattocks 207 Helen Gregory 528 Cynthia Reavis 266 Irene Turner 155 Ruth Bradley 201 Irene Turner 524 Helen Taylor 264 Leanne Baxter 154 Helen Taylor 197 Ruth Bradley 515 Ruth Bradley 261 Barbara Grenier 153 Lois Blue 196 Lois Blue 506 Mildred Green 259 Ilean Mattocks 151 Mildred Green 258 Jane Foran
HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 699 Ernestine Peace 683 Helen Taylor 681 Mary Bowen 680 Jean Dunn 678 Jane Foran
Season To Date Team Achievements HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP
673 CAROLINA LANES 1774 THE SKATEEUM 929 CAROLINA LANES 2618 FOGG'S EXXON 629 JACHIN 1769 CAROLINA LANES 911 FOGG'S EXXON 2538 HEADS UP 629 THE SKATEEUM 1734 LADY MARTIANS 900 HEADS UP 2537 CAROLINA LANES 628 LADY MARTIANS 1720 THE LUNCH BUNCH 899 JACHIN 2503 JACHIN 611 FOGG'S EXXON 1718 FOGG'S EXXON 868 LADY MARTIANS 2496 THE LUNCH BUNCH 608 EC TERRY'S ANGELS
CAROLINA LANES League #301 OTEY BARNETT LEAGUE Meeting: 10 11/04/2009 9:30:00 AM
Team Standings
Seg Seg Seg Seg Seg On Pts Pts Win Hcp Scr Ssn Ssn Ssn Ssn Place Tm Team Name Lane Won Lost Pct Total Total HGS HSS HGH HSH
Weekly Individual Achievements HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 187 Helen Taylor 509 Helen Taylor 245 Rose Hamilton 681 Mary Bowen 179 Nita Tooles 484 Bernetta Hicks 241 Helen Harris 653 Helen Taylor 178 Geneva Howell 467 Helen Gregory 239 Geneva Howell 638 Helen Gregory 177 Ruth Bradley 465 Ruth Bradley 235 Helen Taylor 637 Geneva Howell 177 Rose Hamilton 456 Mary Bowen 234 Helen Gregory 635 Marie Ayscue 177 Helen Gregory 234 Mary Bowen
Weekly Team Achievements HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP
621 CAROLINA LANES 1774 THE SKATEEUM 869 CAROLINA LANES 2506 CAROLINA LANES 617 THE SKATEEUM 1762 CAROLINA LANES 847 THE SKATEEUM 2464 THE SKATEEUM 598 LADY MARTIANS 1662 THE LUNCH BUNCH 845 LADY MARTIANS 2397 EC TERRY'S ANGELS 589 THE LUNCH BUNCH 1649 LADY MARTIANS 824 THE LUNCH BUNCH 2390 LADY MARTIANS 541 EC TERRY'S ANGELS 1602 EC TERRY'S ANGELS 812 HEADS UP 2384 HEADS UP
Season To Date Individual Achievements
HIGH AVERAGE HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP 159 Cynthia Reavis 215 Ilean Mattocks 542 Ilean Mattocks 266 Helen Gregory 159 Ilean Mattocks 207 Helen Gregory 528 Cynthia Reavis 266 Irene Turner 155 Ruth Bradley 201 Irene Turner 524 Helen Taylor 264 Leanne Baxter 154 Helen Taylor 197 Ruth Bradley 515 Ruth Bradley 261 Barbara Grenier 153 Lois Blue 196 Lois Blue 506 Mildred Green 259 Ilean Mattocks 151 Mildred Green 258 Jane Foran
HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 699 Ernestine Peace 683 Helen Taylor 681 Mary Bowen 680 Jean Dunn 678 Jane Foran
Season To Date Team Achievements HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP
673 CAROLINA LANES 1774 THE SKATEEUM 929 CAROLINA LANES 2618 FOGG'S EXXON 629 JACHIN 1769 CAROLINA LANES 911 FOGG'S EXXON 2538 HEADS UP 629 THE SKATEEUM 1734 LADY MARTIANS 900 HEADS UP 2537 CAROLINA LANES 628 LADY MARTIANS 1720 THE LUNCH BUNCH 899 JACHIN 2503 JACHIN 611 FOGG'S EXXON 1718 FOGG'S EXXON 868 LADY MARTIANS 2496 THE LUNCH BUNCH 608 EC TERRY'S ANGELS
CAROLINA LANES League #301 OTEY BARNETT LEAGUE Meeting: 10 11/04/2009 9:30:00 AM
Team Standings
Seg Seg Seg Seg Seg On Pts Pts Win Hcp Scr Ssn Ssn Ssn Ssn Place Tm Team Name Lane Won Lost Pct Total Total HGS HSS HGH HSH
Weekly Individual Achievements HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 187 Helen Taylor 509 Helen Taylor 245 Rose Hamilton 681 Mary Bowen 179 Nita Tooles 484 Bernetta Hicks 241 Helen Harris 653 Helen Taylor 178 Geneva Howell 467 Helen Gregory 239 Geneva Howell 638 Helen Gregory 177 Ruth Bradley 465 Ruth Bradley 235 Helen Taylor 637 Geneva Howell 177 Rose Hamilton 456 Mary Bowen 234 Helen Gregory 635 Marie Ayscue 177 Helen Gregory 234 Mary Bowen
Weekly Team Achievements HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP
621 CAROLINA LANES 1774 THE SKATEEUM 869 CAROLINA LANES 2506 CAROLINA LANES 617 THE SKATEEUM 1762 CAROLINA LANES 847 THE SKATEEUM 2464 THE SKATEEUM 598 LADY MARTIANS 1662 THE LUNCH BUNCH 845 LADY MARTIANS 2397 EC TERRY'S ANGELS 589 THE LUNCH BUNCH 1649 LADY MARTIANS 824 THE LUNCH BUNCH 2390 LADY MARTIANS 541 EC TERRY'S ANGELS 1602 EC TERRY'S ANGELS 812 HEADS UP 2384 HEADS UP
Season To Date Individual Achievements
HIGH AVERAGE HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP 159 Cynthia Reavis 215 Ilean Mattocks 542 Ilean Mattocks 266 Helen Gregory 159 Ilean Mattocks 207 Helen Gregory 528 Cynthia Reavis 266 Irene Turner 155 Ruth Bradley 201 Irene Turner 524 Helen Taylor 264 Leanne Baxter 154 Helen Taylor 197 Ruth Bradley 515 Ruth Bradley 261 Barbara Grenier 153 Lois Blue 196 Lois Blue 506 Mildred Green 259 Ilean Mattocks 151 Mildred Green 258 Jane Foran
HIGH SERIES HANDICAP 699 Ernestine Peace 683 Helen Taylor 681 Mary Bowen 680 Jean Dunn 678 Jane Foran
Season To Date Team Achievements HIGH GAME SCRATCH HIGH SERIES SCRATCH HIGH GAME HANDICAP HIGH SERIES HANDICAP
673 CAROLINA LANES 1774 THE SKATEEUM 929 CAROLINA LANES 2618 FOGG'S EXXON 629 JACHIN 1769 CAROLINA LANES 911 FOGG'S EXXON 2538 HEADS UP 629 THE SKATEEUM 1734 LADY MARTIANS 900 HEADS UP 2537 CAROLINA LANES 628 LADY MARTIANS 1720 THE LUNCH BUNCH 899 JACHIN 2503 JACHIN 611 FOGG'S EXXON 1718 FOGG'S EXXON 868 LADY MARTIANS 2496 THE LUNCH BUNCH 608 EC TERRY'S ANGELS
Central Division W L Pct gBChicago 1 0 1.000 —Detroit 1 0 1.000 —Milwaukee 0 0 .000 1/2Indiana 0 1 .000 1Cleveland 0 2 .000 1 1/2
WEsTERn COnFEREnCEsouthwest Division
W L Pct gBHouston 1 1 .500 —San Antonio 1 1 .500 —Dallas 0 1 .000 1/2Memphis 0 1 .000 1/2New Orleans 0 1 .000 1/2
northwest Division W L Pct gBDenver 1 0 1.000 —Minnesota 1 0 1.000 —Oklahoma City 1 0 1.000 —Portland 1 0 1.000 —Utah 0 1 .000 1
Pacific Division W L Pct gBL.A. Lakers 1 0 1.000 —Phoenix 1 0 1.000 —Golden State 0 1 .000 1Sacramento 0 1 .000 1L.A. Clippers 0 2 .000 1 1/2
Wednesday’s gamesAtlanta 120, Indiana 109Orlando 120, Philadelphia 106Toronto 101, Cleveland 91Boston 92, Charlotte 59Miami 115, New York 93Detroit 96, Memphis 74Minnesota 95, New Jersey 93San Antonio 113, New Orleans 96Oklahoma City 102, Sacramento 89Denver 114, Utah 105Phoenix 109, L.A. Clippers 107Houston 108, Golden State 107
Thursday’s gamesChicago 92, San Antonio 85Denver at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s gamesNew York at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m.Oklahoma City at Detroit, 8 p.m.Miami at Indiana, 8 p.m.Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m.Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Orlando at New Jersey, 8 p.m.Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.Golden State at Phoenix, 10 p.m.Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
saturday’s gamesNew Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m.Portland at Houston, 8:30 p.m.Detroit at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
sunday’s gamesOrlando at Toronto, 1 p.m.New Orleans at Boston, 6 p.m.Chicago at Miami, 6 p.m.Portland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.Memphis at Denver, 8 p.m.Minnesota at Phoenix, 8 p.m.Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
NHLStandings
EasTERn COnFEREnCEatlantic Division
gP W L OT Pts gF gaPittsburgh 12 10 2 0 20 43 26N.Y. Rangers 13 8 4 1 17 47 36New Jersey 11 7 4 0 14 29 27Philadelphia 10 5 4 1 11 33 31N.Y. Islanders 11 2 4 5 9 25 38
Pacific Division gP W L OT Pts gF gaLos Angeles 13 8 4 1 17 45 40San Jose 13 8 4 1 17 44 36Phoenix 12 8 4 0 16 32 23Dallas 12 6 2 4 16 41 35Anaheim 10 3 6 1 7 25 37
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Wednesday’s gamesPhoenix 4, Columbus 1N.Y. Islanders 3, N.Y. Rangers 1St. Louis 5, Carolina 2Buffalo 4, New Jersey 1Pittsburgh 6, Montreal 1Ottawa 4, Florida 3Dallas 4, Toronto 3, OTNashville 4, Minnesota 3Colorado 3, Calgary 2San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1, SO
Thursday’s gamesNew Jersey 2, Boston 1Washington 4, Atlanta 3Tampa Bay 5, Ottawa 2Phoenix 2, St. Louis 0Nashville 2, Chicago 0Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s gamesN.Y. Islanders at Washington, 7 p.m.Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Montreal at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Florida at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m.Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
saturday’s gamesEdmonton at Boston, 1 p.m.Carolina at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.Atlanta at Ottawa, 2 p.m.New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 3 p.m.Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.Florida at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m.Anaheim at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Detroit at Calgary, 10 p.m.
sunday’s gamesBoston at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m.San Jose at Carolina, 1:30 p.m.Columbus at Washington, 5 p.m.Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Thursday’s sports TransactionsBy The Associated Press
BasEBaLLn american LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES—Declined their 2010 contract options on 3B Melvin Mora and C Chad Moeller. Named Jeff Datz bench coach.TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with C Kevin Richardson on a minor league contract.TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Claimed LHP Sean Henn off waivers from Baltimore. Designated C Michael Barrett for assignment. Named Mike Mordecai roving minor league infield instructor.n national LeaguePITTSBURGH PIRATES—Claimed LHP Justin Thomas off waivers from Seattle
BasKETBaLLn national Basketball associationCHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Exercised their third-year contract option on C Alexis Ajinca.TORONTO RAPTORS—Exercised their fourth-year contract option on G Marco Belinelli.
FOOTBaLLn national Football LeagueNEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed FB Kyle Eckel.n Canadian Football LeagueWINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed OL Ryan Ackerman to the practice squad.
HOCKEYn national Hockey LeagueLOS ANGELES KINGS—Claimed D Randy Jones off re-entry waivers. Placed D Alec Martinez on injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 5.OTTAWA SENATORS—Recalled D Brian Lee from Binghamton (AHL) on an emergency basis.PHOENIX COYOTES—Re-assigned D Sean Sullivan to San Antonio (AHL).n american Hockey LeagueNORFOLK ADMIRALS—Signed F Matt Syroczynski.SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Returned D Nick St. Pierre to Reading (ECHL).WORCESTER SHARKS—Promoted Kristen Moore to account executive and Kristen Mansur to finance-ticket operations coordinator.n ECHLCINCINNATI CYCLONES—Signed F Justin White.IDAHO STEELHEADS—Announced G Rejean Beauchemin has been loaned to Manitoba (AHL). Signed G Kevin Nastiuk.LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS—Added G Mike Katz as emergency backup.READING ROYALS—Released D Nicholas Bilotto. Added G Dan Tormey as emergency backup.TRENTON DEVILS—Announced D Matt Cohen has been recalled by Lowell (AHL).
LaCROssEn national Lacrosse LeagueCALGARY ROUGHNECKS—Signed D Bruce Codd, D John Lintz and G Alex Coutts to one-year contracts.
sOCCERn major League soccerMLS—Fined D.C. United president Kevin Payne $5,000 for comments deemed detrimental to the public image of the league.
COLLEgEBIG EAST CONFERENCE—Named Mark Hodgkin director of internet services, Andy Anderson coordinator of video services. Nick Carparelli Jr. and Joe D’Antonio Jr. senior associate commissioners, Donna DeMarco associate commissioner for administration and Benjamin Fairclough senior director of external affairs.UNION, N.Y.—Named Jordan Stevens softball coach.
World Series SchedulePHiLaDELPHia 1, nEW YORK 1
Wednesday, Oct. 28Philadelphia 6, New York 1Thursday, Oct. 29New York 3, Philadelphia 1Saturday, Oct. 31New York (Pettitte 14-8) at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), 7:57 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 1New York at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.Monday, Nov. 2New York at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 4x-Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 5x-Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.
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