Friday, RCC’S June 2010 Honeycutt 11 rFeulcl coapgtinonizone1d 2A 109 TH EDITION OUR 127 TH YEAR WE PRINT ON 100% R ECYCLED NEWSPRINT The Voice of Scotland County | Established 1882 | www.LaurinburgExchange.com | 50 Cents IN THIS City OKs EDITION $Matth6ew 0Hens0ley bonuses [email protected] STAFF REPORTER City employees could be the recipi - ents of one-time $600 bonuses, ac - cording to Laurinburg's proposed budget. Laurinburg City Council unani - mously approved setting aside the money to give each of the city's 154 employees the bonus. The actions would come with a $92,400 price tag. Pierce named The original budget proposal sug - gested two different bonus amounts, budget with lesser-paid workers receiving conferee $750 and those with higher salaries receiving $500. Page 4B "I think the council wanted to make sure everyone was treated equitably, which I think is exactly right," City John joins Manager Ed Burchins said. "We are Scotia very pleased that the mayor and Village Council took this step to show their appreciation to the employees for the Page 3B MATT SMITH/ INTERN hard work that they do. The council Retired urologist Dr. George Shannon shows off his landscape paintings hung in his home. Shannon has and the mayor recognize that. unfor - produced over 100 piece of art, 30 of which were created after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. tunately the economic times have Dealer been tough caught in and the SEE BONUS PAGE 2A undercover Paintingwith apurpose operation Matt Smith Shannon suffers from never been better. Parkinson’s disease. “The diagnosis has not INTERN Scotland Motors to Page 12A “It’s slowed me down,” slowed [my art],” he said. Sitting in the side room Shannon said. “My bal - “My art has inspired me JroehnlLoentcz ate next month of his daughter’s home, ance isn’t as good. It af - to stay as active as possi - Dr. George Shannon fects your balance and ble. When I’m painting, [email protected] TAFF EPORTER COMING UP takes a few moments to your reflexes. I have to time goes by so fast. It’s S R reflect on his favorite use a cane.” a great hobby.” One of Laurinburg's oldest automo - Church to past time, painting. Parkinson’s disease is a Shannon began paint - bile dealerships, Scotland Motors celebrate The 89-year-old retired degenerative disorder of ing in the 1960s. With - Inc., will move to a new location in urologist has many pas - the central nervous sys - out any formal training, early July according to owner Lee Father’s Day sions, but his favorite tem that often impairs Shannon had to learn by Howell. deals with a canvas and the sufferer's motor trial and error. He’s "We will be moving to the former a brush, as Shannon skills, speech, and other found out that his fa - Chevrolet dealership at 1609 South pours his emotions into functions. vorite medium is acrylic. Main Street in Laurinburg, right be - landscape and seascape Shannon was diag - “I use acrylics,” Shan - side the Highway 74 bypass, on June SECTIONS paintings that adorn his nosed with the disease in non said. “I started out 5th," Howell said. "We invite every - walls. the early 2000s and has using oil back in the one to visit our present location for a CLASSIFIED 7B But, Shannon said that been living with the con - 1960s. I found out it big sale prior to our move, which be - there is one thing slow - gins this Friday, June 11 and contin - OMICS dition for about eight takes so long for it to dry, C 6B ing him down, a medical years. it took almost a year for ues through July 2. We will be closed condition that affects July 3 and 4 and will reopen July 5 OMMUNITY Despite his condition, some of those pictures to C over 500,000 people in Shannon said that on our new lot." CALENDAR 6A the United States. his paintings have SEE AINTER PAGE 2A OBITUARIES 2A P SEE RELOCATE PAGE 3A OPINION 4A SERVICE DIRECTORY 8B Type O SPORTS 8A negative YOUR TV 3B Today’s weather blood nSTAFFeREPeORT ded The supply of type O neg - ative blood at the Ameri - can Red Cross has dropped HIGH to critically low levels, ac - 91 cording to Red Cross offi - LOW cials. 62 Type O negative blood is FOR SUBSCRIPTION always in high demand be - OR DELIVERY cause it can be transfused to patients with any blood CONCERNS : type, especially in emer - 276-2311, E XT . 33 gency situations, according to Pat Williams, volunteer CONTIBUTED PHOTO Z.V. Pate employees load the 23 beds bound for a Central American hospital. From left: Craig Gaitley, James CLASSIFIED ADS : blood services coordinator McLean, Mark Pracht and Steven Gaitley. 276-2311, EXT . 10 for the Scotland County Chapter of the American Red Cross WEDDINGS & Williams said donors are ENGAGEMENTS : needed to help prevent the HJohnoLenstz pital donatheadsstboreddthsesetmoanCualley nwterrean'lt nAeedmed. Weertiriceda to XT 276-2311, E . 15 fragile type O negative [email protected] operated beds for several place the beds in Africa and blood supply from reaching STAFF REPORTER years for Hospice after they in Haiti, but that didn't work a crisis level. MISSING YOUR An initiative by Scotland upgraded to electronic equip - out either, so we contacted “While all blood types are PAPER Memorial Hospital execu - ment," hospital Marketing Carolinas Healthcare System needed during the critical CALL BY 10 A.M.: tives has allowed some 23 or - Director Karen Gainey said. regarding their overseas pro - summer months, we urge "After being asked to find a gram. They helped us find a 276-2311, E XT . 33 thopedic beds to be donated those eligible donors with to medical facilities in one or place for them, we first tried way to use the beds." O negative blood type to more countries in Central to locate a local source at Carolinas Healthcare Sys - make and keep appoint - America. area nursing homes and at tem participates in an inter - "The late R.F. 'Mutt' McCoy the free clinic, but the beds SEE BLOOD PAGE 2A SEE BEDS PAGE 2A FOR YOUR LOCAL NEWS - C LICK ON - WWW .LAURINBURGEXCHANGE .COM - AGE A RI DAY UNE P 2 THE LAURINBURG EXCHANGE WWW .L beAdUs. RINBURG EXCHAGaNinGeyE .CsOaiMd the Fput to, gJ ood u1s1e,,"20F1u0l - BITUARIES Hew Fulton is the beds, which are in ex - ton said. "This is far O Church of the Living EDS president of Z.V. Pate. cellent condition, are better than having FRBOM PAGE 1A "Mr. McCoy was my ideal for use in limited them scrapped or Word where he also en - natio·nal outreach pro - joyed singing bass in father-in-law, and he access areas. placed in a landfill." gram which provides and the family would "These beds provide The beds were the men’s choir. He supplies and volunteer was athletic and loved originally move these a wonderful opportu - shipped to Charlotte medical care to hospi - beds from one home to nity for use in under - on Monday before competing in sports. tals in Nicaragua, He participated in the another where Hospice developed areas, since leaving for Central Honduras, Costa Rica, services were needed," they are manually op - America. senior games where he and Guatemala, ac - was a two time na - Fulton said. "But over erated," Gainey said. Katherine Pickett, cording to Gainey. time, the beds became "We at Scotland Me - the hospital's director tional qualifier in the Arrangements were javelin. He loved to stored permanently in morial are very happy of materials manage - made to ship the beds a warehouse after that an application ment, was asked by run in marathons and to Central America, Martin Joseph once rode his bicycle on Hospice moved from a was found for them." hospital executives to and Z.V. Pate, Inc. do - home bound to an in - Fulton agreed. find a use for the man - Rademacher a cross-country trip. nated the labor to He also served as a patient type of care "I'm happy as well ually operated beds. Martin Joseph move and load the member of the Bike system." that these beds will be Rademacher of Laurin - Mapping Committee burg passed away on and enjoyed coaching right over it. You can So while Parkinson’s tion, community out - Tuesday, June 8, 2010 track and field. correct it right there may have slowed reach and direct sup - at the age of 72. He was preceded in until you get it like Shannon down a bit, port. The memorial serv - AINTER death by his brother, PFROM PAGE 1A you want it.” his artwork and social The soon-to-be 90- ice to celebrate his life dr·y. So I went to Peter Rademacher. Shannon said his in - life are still moving year-old had one word will be held at 3 p.m. acrylics. They dry al - Martin was known spiration for his paint - along just fine. of advice for those who on Saturday, June 12, most immediately.” as an amazing man ings come from former When he wasn’t share his disease. 2010 at the Lutheran Shannon’s favorite and will be remem - painter Anna Moses. painting or doing “Keep active if you Church of the Living things to paint are bered in love by his de - Better known as crossword puzzles, can,” Shannon said. Word officiated by the landscapes and voted wife of 51 years, “Grandma Moses" the Shannon joined the “Keep as active as you Rev. Linda Nelson. seascapes. Amidst Mrs.