PARADE MAGAZINE SPORTS, 1B INSIDE NEWS, 6A WEATHER INSIDE Showers with TODAY'S highs in the 80s. DAILY Mayfield fails Two earn high JOURNAL HIGH: 81 100% recycled LOW: 59 drug test honors at RCC newsprint DailyRichmond County Journal SUNDAY •May 10, 2009Rockingham, N.C. $1.00 NAACP names ‘Mother of the Year’ Olivia Webb local branch - and the “mothers” that of the Year in 1998. Doctor Fred McQueen, mothers, like who added that today’s progress was Richmond County Daily Journal helped make positive change happen. She noted that some progress all NAACP activists past and present, built upon ancestral struggles. He According to branch Secretary was visible that night at the dinner are “freedom fighters.” And children It was time for philanthropic local was the first person in his family to Tonya Whitt-Harrington, mothers tables of the East Hamlet Community are the future of the organization. graduate from college. The founder of women to shine at the 31st annual from each church choose themselves. Center. “You can’t take your bankroll to Richmond County NAACP “Mother of McQueen Medical Center in Hamlet, They choose to advocate the organi- “Tonight you can look out and see heaven. You can’t take your Mercedes McQueen received both his under- the Year” Banquet Friday night. zation’s mission through fundraising, all different kinds of people - white, to heaven. You can’t take your house The event not only celebrated the graduate and medical degrees from faith and hard work. black, hispanic - all in one room enjoy- to heaven. But you can take your Howard University. 100th anniversary of the National “We are fighting for justice and ing fellowship,” said Whitt-Harrington. child. They are precious. We must “The key was education then, and Association for the Advancement of equality for all mankind, for anyone “That’s something that didn’t happen teach our children so that they have Colored People, but also the 68th who has been mistreated,” said Whitt- 100 years ago.” the skills to survive when challeng- NAACP anniversary of the organization’s Harrington, who was crowned Mother According to keynote speaker es come their way,” said McQueen, CONTINUED ON PAGE 5A Alzheimer’s Juniors, support parents group now available get set for

Olivia Webb Richmond County Daily Journal drive to When the time comes for chil- dren to care for their mothers and fathers, having the right support graduate system can make all the differ- ence. After helping start the Philip D. Brown Alzheimer’s unit at Britthaven Richmond County Daily Journal nursing home, Lewellyn Gibson said she was asked to share her As Fredrea Patterson walked into knowledge and experience as Junior Jump Night at the Richmond facilitator of a new Alzheimer’s Senior High Thursday afternoon, caregiver support group at the she felt a bit apprehensive about the Hamlet Senior Center. PETER WILLIAMS/DAILY JOURNAL senior project that will be required of “A lot of people don’t know Randy Stubbs of the her to graduate next year. how to deal with Alzheimer’s peo- East Rockingham Fire “It seems like it’s going to be a lot ple; they get angry with them,” Department (top photo, of work you have to do,” she said as said Gibson. “But they can’t help she walked by the completed displays right) talks with Andru of seniors who did theirs this semes- what’s happened to them. It’s a DeBerry about fire safe- malfunction in the brain.” ter. ty Saturday morning at She is planning to do her project on According to senior center FirstHealth Richmond Director Susan Sellers, the sup- heart defibrillators and pacemakers, Memorial Hospital. The and stopped to ask advice of senior port group will meet on the fourth hospital hosted a three- Wednesday of every month at Brianda Everett. 1:30 p.m. A light luncheon will be hour health event for kids “Would it be better to choose some- included. and adults both inside and thing you want for your career?” “Sometimes caregivers just outside the facility. Also Patterson asked Everett. need someone to vent to. In the pictured are R.J. Bright “Make sure that you do something classes we just sit and talk, and (left) and Teresa Knox. you love, because you’ll be doing it for we ask them if there’s anything Julie Bryant (right photo, like a month,” Everett answered. “You in particular they want to learn left) took the opportunity do have to manage your time, but about that hasn’t been offered to get her blood pressure you’ll get it. Just remember to focus anywhere else,” said Gibson. checked by Christy Land. and don’t procrastinate.” Sometimes talking about the RSHS juniors and their parents disease means learning how to showed up Thursday night to learn talk about it. more about the Senior Project, and “I can’t diagnose or tell people internet-based classes being offered at what to do,” said Gibson. “My job FIRSTHEALTH TEACHES COMMUNITY the high school next year. is to tell them where to go. When Those in attendance were addressed you go see a doctor, you need to by RSHS Principal Cory Satterfield, know what questions to ask.” Graduation Project Coordinator According to her, medical MEMBERS HOW TO STAY SAFE, HEALTHY Sharon Johnson and Richmond County authorities are asking more ques- Schools Technology Coordinator Beth tions about Alzheimer’s every Bryant about these subjects. day. Olivia Webb Richmond Memorial Hospital, floor of the hospital and spilled “In the 21st Century there are going “They keep doing all these Richmond County Daily Journal the event featured a variety of out into the parking lot. Children to be thousands of ways to learn, and kid-friendly activities and presen- we want to offer our students the tests because they don’t really If a happy, healthy child is the could do everything from trying know where it comes from,” said tations designed to teach parents on firefighter gear to seeing the chance to take every class they can, Gibson. “There’s a big chance perfect Mother’s Day present, and children how to stay safe and which is why we’re offering classes Kids’ Day was Richmond County’s inside of their ear on a television through the North Carolina Virtual that it could be hereditary, but it well. screen. also just has to do with brain cells one-stop gift shop Saturday morn- The booths of representatives Public High School,” Satterfield said. ing. from FirstHealth and many other HEALTH SUPPORT Sponsored by FirstHealth local organizations filled the first CONTINUED ON PAGE 3A GRADUATE CONTINUED ON PAGE 3A CONTINUED ON PAGE 3A DSS working to recruit foster parents

Philiip D. Brown from bad situations, so don’t treat worker Cielo Poloche, who heads up Richmond County Daily Journal them even worse now that they’re the placement of foster children in A mother is someone who gives of out of it.” the county, explained. “I think that in itself is a qualification for special themselves and loves and cares for a Richmond County Department Social Services recently received needs. Other special needs include child. being part of a sibling group, their Everybody knows Mozella Almon $23,000 to operate special adop- tions. age, if they’re older it’s harder to find as “Mama.” a place for them, or if they belong to Since Almon became a foster par- DSS Adult and Children Services Program Manager Robby Hall an ethnic population.” ent she’s seen more than 100 chil- In 2008, the DSS’s threshold for dren come through her doors, and explained the money is to help place special needs children, and a good funding adoptions was three. Poloche has adopted seven of them to go said they actually set up seven adop- with her seven biological children portion of it will be spent on recruit- ment for new foster care families in tions. and numerous grand and great grand- Already in 2009, there have been children. Richmond County. two successful adoptions, and there PHILIP D. BROWN/DAILY JOURNAL “I’ll tell you just like I tell everybody Currently, many children are being Everybody knows Mozella Almon of Ellerbe as “Mama.” are four cases that are pending as else,” she said at her kitchen table placed through other agencies that they work to meet all the qualifica- She has cared for more than 100 foster children over Friday morning. “You have to love require fees and cost county taxpay- the past 17 years, and adopted seven of them. She is tions they have to complete the adop- these kids just like they’re your own. ers more money. tion. pictured receiving Mother’s Day gifts from two of her Don’t get in it for the money, because “Every child that’s in foster care adopted children, Jamari Everett (right) and Kamilla the money ain’t a lot. You have to be here is adjudicated through the court FOSTER Whitfield. good to these kids. They’re coming as abused or neglected usually,” social CONTINUED ON PAGE 5A

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care assistance or Medical 10:00 a.m. at 997-3416 and we will bring you one. 1 The Richmond County Planning and Zoning Board of meds, rabies vaccine or $20 7 Adjustment will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, County Administration Building, South Hancock Street, Rockingham. The Richmond County Board of Adjustments and Appeals will consider a conditional use permit request from Grainger Davis to construct an office building and parking area for SSandhillsandhills RegionalRegional MedicalMedical CenterCenter isis pleasedpleased toto announceannounce Dove Transportation on N.C. 381 south of Grace Chapel Church Road in Hamlet. It will consider a request from Joseph C. Everett for a conditional use permit to construct a billboard on U.S. 220 at the intersection of Harrington Road. This request was continued from a previous meeting because the proximity to another billboard was in question. AROLE ENABLE RNC, FNP The planning board will review a proposed zoning amend- C M. V , ment regarding the use of pre-existing commercial build- has joined Sandhills Primary Care. ings. It will also review proposed amendments to the Richmond Carole M. Venable is no stranger to the healthcare family of Richmond County. She County Code regarding telecommunications towers. grew up here and has practiced in this county for 23 years. She was the first employee Gerald Witherspoon will join the boards as a new member of Richmond County Hospice and is now a certified gerontological nurse practitioner. having been appointed recently by the Richmond County Board of Commissioners. He is a former member of the • Over 40 years nursing experience planning board. • 26 years as a family nurse practitioner Billy Cipriani was appointed an alternate member. He • Primary care focus on disease prevention, wellness, and management of would take a seat on the board at any meeting when a regu- chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney and heart disease lar member is absent. C AROLE M. V ENABLE • Provides acute care and routine physicals RNC, FNP CORRECTION

The $600 million addition to the Richmond County Progress Energy Complex will bring an additional $2 million in tax revenue to the already $3 million in tax revenue being paid by Progress Energy. The $600 million will be added to the tax 106 JEFFERSON S TREET • H AMLET , NC base of the county, not just $2 million reported in Saturday’s 910-582-3445 REGIONAL MEDICAL Daily Journal. CENTER www.yourdailyjournal.com Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C. Sunday, May 10, 2009 Page 3A FROM PAGE ONE Support CONTINUED FROM FRONT

dying. A lot of times people Alzheimer’s, but they didn’t are diagnosed with dementia have a name for it. They just when it can be Alzheimer’s; called them ‘crazy,’” said so sometimes they might be Gibson. “Families used to be put on the wrong medicine, able to pitch in more. But and that causes problems.” today, everybody’s having to And the hereditary aspect of the disease is not the only work to survive. The burden negative impact it has on fam- (of Alzheimer’s) is financial, ilies. it’s emotional, it affects every- “One woman, whose moth- thing. er has Alzheimer’s, said that “Sometimes they just have her biggest problem is with to put them away. I hate that her siblings,” said Gibson. phrase, but sometimes people “Everyone has their own way just have to do it. And that’s of doing something. She said something you don’t want to that her mother likes to eat talk about when it’s in your with her hands.” family.” That caused frustration Gibson’s greatest asset between the caregiver and her siblings. Gibson offered a as a facilitator may be her simple solution. resourcefulness. She keeps “They do better if they eat up-to-date on new develop- ments in the field. PHILIP D. BROWN/DAILY JOURNAL with their hands; that’s nor- At Junior Jump Night Thursday, Richmond Senior High Senior Brianda Everett (right) offers advice on the mal,” said Gibson. “As long as “They have new bracelets Graduation Project to junior Fredrea Patterson. Everett chose the functions of a district attorney for her they’re eating, how they eat coming out that you can actu- project, and Patterson is leaning toward heart defibrillators and pacemakers for her project next year. makes no difference. What ally use to track someone on matters is that they get that a computer if they wander off. food in there.” They have new medicines all These days, with different the time. And a lot of people Graduate family members living far don’t know that the Senior away from where their older CONTINUED FROM FRONT loved ones live, adapting to Center has a lot of books for the changes of Alzheimer’s families to check out about He explained that some classes “This does help for the senior project, “I’m getting kind of nervous about the dealing with Alzheimer’s.” haven’t been offered in the past because and he’s already on his way to enroll- senior project, so I came out to get more becomes more difficult. only four or five students signed up, and ing in college courses at RCC,” Avery information,” she said. “I’m going to get “Sometimes it’s not the Her first word of advice the the state won’t allow the school to hire said. “It’s definitely exciting for me, all the information I can and take it back person that has the most same for everyone across the a teacher to teach such a small number and I want him to be as excited as I am. home to him, but this is great. These experience. It’s the person board. of students. Anything that helps these kids be more students have done a good job on their who knows the (Alzheimer’s “It’s incurable, but it’s not He also explained the programs the responsible and prepare for college and projects.” patient) better. If they’re very untreatable. If you start to school enacted during this current year the workforce is beneficial.” Chris Frank walked with his daughter close to them, they can see see the signs, go to the doc- to allow students to dual college and high “I’m just looking right now, but I really Anne around the displays throughout the changes going on. This is tor and get them checked out. school credit through UNC-Greensboro take this as a challenge,” Devante said. the cafeteria. not something that happens Get them on medication,” and RIchmond Community College with- “Hopefully, it’ll look good on my tran- “It’s a good idea to learn how to overnight.” said Gibson. “That’s your fam- out paying college tuition or purchasing script, and I can get a full scholarship to research things and do reports, which Adaptive caregiving hasn’t happened overnight either. ily member, and you want to books. go to college.” she’ll have to be able to when she gets do everything you can to help “I challenge each and every one of Marilyn Benjamin’s son Andre had out and works somewhere,” he said. “When my grandmother you to take an online class next year,” track practice, but she showed up to “The Internet classes are a good idea, was living, that was back them. Satterfield said. “Just see your guid- find out what she could Thursday night. too, because right now you pretty much when people took (aging rela- For more information con- ance counselor and we’ll make whatever She said the online classes may not be have to have a college degree to get even tives) into their homes. They tact the Hamlet Senior Center changes to your schedule we have to.” for him, because he is really focused on the most basic jobs. So it’s a good thing would have what was probably at 582-7985. Lisa Avery was there with her son athletics and wants to win another state to go ahead and get the college credit Devante, who will be a senior next year. football championship. before you get out of high school.” Wherever you are, we’re there. Health 24/7. CONTINUED FROM FRONT “What did you like the best, things like their child’s Body a car seat that doesn’t meet reached for a balloon. Jordan?” said Randi Wood to Mass Index or blood pres- regulations. That won’t hap- A couple of booths down, her two-year-old son. sure,” said Hamilton. “They’ll pen. FirstHealth Staff mem- www.yourdailyjournal.com “Strawberries!” he smiled. say ‘Write that down for me.’ “If you get stopped on the bers Myra Sanford and Jan Richmond County Daily Journal “And Smokey the Bear,” They’re starting to tune into side of the road, that’s when Stivers were coming to the added Randi. “I think he things that were previously you’re going to get cited,” said conclusion that they had wanted to take Smokey home thought of as being only adult Veach, who had to complete applied approximately 150 with him.” problems.” special training to get autho- temporary tattoos in less In an era where childhood Local police officers were rized for car seat inspection than three hours. ANNUAL BARBECUE obesity has become an all-too- on site to provide free drive- and installation. “That’s why “And their moms keep tragic reality, comments like through installations and we’re offering free labor and saying ‘You’re going to have Wed., May 13 • 11:00 am-7:00pm Jordan’s are a small victory inspections of child safety free checks - so that (citation) to wash that off before we for people like FirstHealth seats - and clear up some doesn’t happen - and we hope go to church tomorrow!’ or Chicken or Pork $7.00 per plate Health Educator Amy misconceptions. people will take advantage ‘Please put it somewhere Orders of 5 or more will be delivered. Hamilton. According to Officer of it.” where no one can see it!’” Call 895-4027 to place orders or for any questions. “Several years ago, the high- Michael Veach of the Hamlet Friends April Wall and Kids’ Day or Mother’s light was cotton candy and Police department, some Lisa Gadson brought a Day, some things never red Kool-Aid,” said Hamilton. parents are afraid to take group of six children inside change. First United Methodist Church “We’ve changed it to serve advantage of the free service to peruse the indoor health Rockingham fruit cups and smoothies, and - which is offered throughout presentations after a long those are a big hit with the the county at various dates time on an all-time classic. kids.” and times all year - because “They have had so much And the parents. they don’t want to “get in fun on the moonwalk,” “You can see that they (par- trouble” for driving up in a said Gadson, as her 7-year- Get well soon. ents) are more interested in car with no car seat, or with old daughter India Ratliff

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OOppiinionnion www.yourdailyjournal.com LETTERS Founded in 1931 Support our THE FIRST AMENDMENT firefighters “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of Please pay the Rockingham speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, firefighters for the long and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” hours of overtime they work the bonuses they deserve. DAILY JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS Enough is enough - act like Rick Bacon, publisher responsible men. What kind Peter Williams, editor of role model are you guys? Editorial board members can be reached at 997-3111, ext. 18. My grandson wants to be a firefighter and he becomes so excited when he sees your fire trucks or firefighters in action with sirens blasting! OTHER VIEW In 1964 in Denver, Colorado, I had my first experience with a firefight- er. While playing hide and Census seek with friends, my young- er sister Mary lit a candle to see as they were hiding in a dark garage. Mary was 4- OPINION years-old, and dropped the boycott candle near some papers, and poof! my neighbor’s garage was on fire! Mary ‘A tale of two courthouses’ ran home to tell mother and the fire department came makes Several years ago, I forget Rockingham and a landmark One supporter of the con- and put the fire out. Mary how many, the merchants in the to passing motorists for years struction said that the new was so scared, but the kind- Rockingham central business to come. courthouse was needed, and est fireman picked up my district launched an advertising Maybe Ken Goodman, Steve that the building “will serve sister and sat her on his no sense campaign promoting “Uptown Morris, Rex Hudson and the this county for the next 100 lap and gave us all a lecture Rockingham.” The merchants, other merchants in the area years.” That was a pretty about the danger of fires. ■ From The Daily Journal facing competition from the should take another look at good prediction. It has already The next year I climbed shopping centers, hoped to that old advertising campaign. served well for 85 years and (N.J), April 23 the tallest tree in our use the hill- You’re uptown now, boys. with a little renovating and neighborhood in Denver If the National Coalition of Latino top location There’s no doubt about it. sprucing up will continue to and froze at the top of that Clergy and Christian Leaders want- of the cen- In its day, the old courthouse be useful. tree. All day my mother ed to bring attention to the illegal tral busi- was the dominant structure in Though the new courthouse tried everything to get me immigration issue, it certainly accom- ness district the County Seat, but compared was still serviceable as the new down. She was pregnant plished that. to create a to the sleek, new successor century dawned, it was hope- with my brother Everett. Unfortunately for the group and its new, upscale going up across the street, it lessly out-of-date and unable to Mother gave up and called cause of comprehensive immigration image for looks sort of squat and sprawl- meet the technical and securi- the fire department to help. reform, its position of urging ille- their stores. ing. ty demands of a modern court The huge ladder went up gal immigrants to The cam- The two structures have system, and once again the that tree and a big fireman ■ ...its position refuse to be counted GLENN paign drew more in common than function state judicial system was pres- of urging illegal wrapped his arms around in the 2010 Census SUMPTER consider- and location. In different eras, suring the county commission- me and carried me down! immigrants able skepti- it took years of increasing pres- ers for a new courthouse. As to refuse to will be counterpro- commentary Whenever I see a fireman be counted ductive and hurt the cism from sure from the judicial system far as I know, no indictments I always remember the res- in the 2010 states and commu- the public. to force the county commis- were threatened, but finally cue. Census will be nities where illegal “Rockingham’s too small to sioners -- kicking and scream- the commissioners, like their We need you all to stop counterproductive immigrants live the have an uptown” said the skep- ing all the way -- to build them. predecessors eighty years ago, and hurt the acting like 2-year-olds throw- most. tics. Evidently, they carried the Pressure for a new court- gave in and decided to brave ing a tantrum just because states and day, and the advertising cam- house began around 1910 in the wrath of the taxpayers and communities This proposed they want to join a union. I where illegal boycott just doesn’t paign quietly died out. the form of annual Grand Jury build an expensive new court- salute each and every fire- immigrants live make sense. But times change, and Reports, at first recommend- house. fighter. I have tried to call the most. The information Rockingham’s skyline has ing and later demanding con- And it will be expensive. Hamlet Fire Department collected is confi- changed. “Rockingham’s too struction of a new courthouse. When it is fully furnished and several years ago and they dential, and census officials say they small to have a skyline,” you Knowing that construction of opens for business around the were wonderful, and that’s don’t ask people about their immigra- say. You’re wrong. It has one a new courthouse would be first of next year, the new what we care about, saving tion status or require Social Security now. expensive and the expense courthouse will cost about $20 our homes and lives. numbers. If you approach the city on would anger the taxpayers, the million, a huge public expen- Please, I stand behind The census is used to determine Business 74 or Highway 1 com- commissioners ignored the diture for a small, rural coun- those firefighters and every congressional districts and the num- ing from South Carolina, the Grand Jury. However, Superior ty in this day and time. And firefighter in the United ber of representatives a state has in thing that immediately catches Court Judge B. F. Long got once again, the taxpayers are States. Congress. That would mean less rep- your eye is the multi-storied, their attention in 1917, when unhappy. Janie Puckett resentation in Congress for areas with skeletal structure of the new he announced that he would But the new courthouse will Hamlet the most undocumented immigrants, courthouse, perched atop that indict them if they did not probably serve the county for potentially reducing the number of Rockingham hill. immediately begin the process another 80 or 100 years, and lawmakers sympathetic to the cause of At a recent RCC board meet- to build a new courthouse. when it opens it will give the INTERACTIVE ing, Hugh Lee said “Glenn, World War I delayed things, county a modern efficient and immigration reform. Visit www.yourdaily Perhaps most importantly, the cen- they’re building a skyscraper but the commissioners had secure court system. journal.com to vote in our on- sus also is used to allocate federal in Rockingham, what are you given up the fight and the new And it has already given us a line poll. dollars for social programs and other folks in Hamlet doing to do to courthouse opened for busi- landmark. Do you think we should use areas, such as schools and health care. compete?” ness in September, 1924. The “waterboarding” to get infor- Taxpayers in states and communities Okay, it’s not a skyscraper total cost was about $225,000, ■ Glenn Sumpter was editor mation from our enemies? with many illegal immigrants, such as and most of its height comes a huge public expenditure for a of the Richmond County Daily 71% Yes Cumberland County with an estimated from the hill it is sitting on, small, rural county in that day Journal for a quarter of a centu- 16% No but the new courthouse will and time, and the taxpayers ry. He now writes an occasional 13% Only if doing so would 14,000, would not get their fair share column for the paper. E-mail him be the dominant building in were predictably unhappy. stop an imminent attack of federal support and could have to at [email protected]. make up the difference through local taxes. States also apportion money WRITE US based on population, so it could mean being shortchanged on state funds, The Daily Journal encour- too. ages letters about issues in the We believe Congress needs to public domain. Please keep letters to 300 words or less. approve comprehensive immigration Letters may be edited for brev- reform, which should include some ity, clarity and grammar. type of guest worker program and Letter-writers are limited to a pathway to citizenship for immi- two submissions a month. grants. Please sign your letter and But if this national coalition of Latino include your address and day- time telephone number. We ministers thinks that this boycott will will not print letters that are pressure Congress to pass such reform libelous or in poor taste, let- and get more Americans to support its ters addressing issues between cause, it better think again. private parties, form letters, unsigned letters, letters from anonymous sources or letters that are signed but request CURRENT QUOTES anonymity. All letters are verified prior ‘‘Literally last night, all hell broke to publication. loose.’’ — Santa Barbara, Calif., Fire Mail letters to: Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 1888, Chief Andrew DiMizio, recounting firefight- Rockingham, N.C. 28380. ers’ efforts to put out roof fires and keep Fax your letters to 997-4321. flames from a wildfire out of the city proper. E-mail: [email protected] THE EDITORIAL BOARD CAN BE REACHED AT [email protected]; OR CALL (910) 997-3111, EXT. 18. www.yourdailyjournal.com Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C. Sunday, May 10, 2009 Page 5A FROM PAGE ONE

OBITUARIES

Doris Manning Mrs. Doris Ann Manning, 75 of 103 Rohanen Avenue, Rockingham, died Friday, May 8, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. She was born May 4, 1934 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Walker and Catherine Taylor Culley. Mrs. Manning was a Certified Nursing Assistant, having worked in private care and the Palmer Hinson Care Center for many years. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 pm Monday, May 11th in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home in Rockingham with Rev. Russell Edwards officiating. Interment will follow at Richmond Memorial Park. Surviving are a daughter, Lynn Kimball Manning of Hamlet; three sons, David Manning, II of Rockingham, Walker Brown of Hamlet, and Troy Silphen of Rockingham; four grandchildren and one great grandchild; OLIVIA WEBB/DAILY JOURNAL and sister, Betty Matthews of Walterboro, SC. Mrs. Manning Richmond County NAACP Mother of the Year Frankie G. Leach (left), runner-up Mamie McLaughlin (sec- was preceded in death by her husband, David Manning, Sr. ond from right) and second runner-up Crystal M. Green (right) were presented by keynote speaker Doctor in 2002, and siblings, Fred Culley, Grady Culley, and Jean Fred McQueen (middle) at a banquet in their honor Friday night. Smith. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 to 8 pm at Carter Funeral Home in Rockingham and other times at the home. NAACP Online condolences may be sent to www.carterfuneral.net. CONTINUED FROM FRONT Richmond County Daily Journal Sunday, May 10, 2009 the key is education now,” he said. for the crowd. next to first runner-up Mamie McLaughlin They practice what they preach. Arthur “We love it when you join; it helps us and second runner-up Crystal M. Green. McDonald’s mother, Joy Hawkins, was when you join, but we need workers,” said The three mothers embodied the excited about the scholarship that her Harris. “If our forefathers had not worked, essence of this year’s message from Wendell Hailey soon-to-be-graduating son received from we wouldn’t be where we are today.” Reverend Doctor William Barber II, the local chapter that night. It will help But the brightest light of the evening President of the North Carolina NAACP: Mr. Wendell Marshall Hailey, 25, of 192 Ponderosa Dr., send him to North Carolina A&T State was the unmistakable smile of 2008 “On this special occasion, as you honor Hamlet, died Friday, May 8, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore University in Greensboro this Fall. Mother of the Year Frankie G. Leach, who the many women of your community, Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral arrangements are “Words cannot express how proud I am raised over $5,000 to claim the title once remember the hope that is ours because incomplete at this time. Nelson Funeral Service of Rockingham of him,” said Hawkins. again for 2009. of their resilience, and remember the is serving the family. President’s Award recipient and Vibrant and energetic, Leach ran across hope we are to give by standing ever Richmond County Daily Journal “Mothers on the Move” organizer Cynthia the front of the room, hands waving with vigilant for freedom, justice and equality Sunday, May 10, 2009 Harris had some motherly words of advice joy, to accept her award and take her place for all.”

SMART Carter Foster Stamps to cost two cents BUY Funeral Homes CONTINUED FROM FRONT For private party merchandise priced 705 S. Caroline St. Hall explained much of the $ 1001- $ 5000, 1 item per ad Rockingham money will also go toward more beginning Monday 4 lines, 14 days 910-895-4422 providing specialized servic- $ 29.99 143 E. Church St., Ellerbe es to pre-adoptive parents. Postmaster General John annual costs by $2 billion. Randolph E. Schmid yourdailyjournal.com 910-652-5548 “Before we had this money, Associated Press Writer Potter has asked Congress While the new 44-cent we kind of had to make do WASHINGTON — Peel it for permission to reduce rate covers the first ounce with what we had, and there and weep: It’ll cost an extra mail delivery to five days-a- of first-class mail, the price weren’t a lot of resources 2 cents to mail a letter start- week. The agency is offering for each additional ounce offered to pre-adoptive par- ing Monday. early retirement to workers, will remain unchanged at 17- ents,” Hall said. “Now, we The price of a first-class consolidating excess capac- cents. hope to use this money to stamp will climb to 44 cents, ity in mail processing and Postal officials estimate 09 give them resources and though people who planned transportation networks, the increase will cost the make one placement work ahead and stocked up on realigning carrier routes, average household $3 a halting construction of new year. Lisa Wilkes Taylor, Pharm.D to avoid having to move a Forever stamps will still be paying the lower rate. facilities, freezing officer Other changes taking Wingate University child.” and executive salaries at effect Monday: School Of Pharmacy Some of those resources It’s the third year in a row that rates have gone up in 2008 pay levels, and reduc- —The postcard stamp We Love You include home inspections, ing travel budgets. increases by a penny to 28 Steve, Katey & Ashley counseling and guidance in May under a new system that allows annual increases Even so, the rate increase cents. dealing with “at risk” youth as long as they don’t exceed is unlikely to cover the losses —The first ounce of a large or the handicapped and a the rate of inflation for the and the possibility remains envelope increases 5 cents medical physical. year before. that the post office could to 88 cents. “If we have custody of a While the increase will run out of money before — The first ounce of a child, in order to get them bring in added income, the the end of the budget year, parcel increases 5 cents to adopted, even to a grandpar- post office continues to Sept. 30. $1.22. 805 South Long Drive 921 Long Drive ent, they have to have a fos- struggle financially as more The post office could have —New international post- Rockingham, NC Richmond Medical Park and more lucrative first- cited extraordinary circum- card and letter prices are, 997-4471 417-3490 ter parent license,” Poloche stances and asked the inde- for one ounce, 75 cents to said. “So, what we’ve been class mail is diverted to the Internet, and the recession pendent Postal Regulatory Canada; 79 cents to Mexico; W e will be CLOSED able to do is place some fos- Commission for larger and 98 cents elsewhere. ter children with their grand- discourages businesses from sending their usual volume increases, but officials wor- Most Postal Service ship- parents while we maintain ried that would only result ping services prices were M emorial Day of advertising. 156882 custody, and use these funds The Postal Service, which in a greater decline in mail adjusted in January and will M onday, May 25 to assist the grandparents in does not get a taxpayer sub- volume and greater losses. not change in May. getting licensed.” sidy for its operations, lost Potter has sought con- There are currently 10 fos- $2.8 billion last year and is gressional changes in how ter families in the county, $2.3 billion in the hole just the post office prepays for and there are 32 children in halfway through this year. retiree health care, to cut its foster care. There are fami- lies with up to five foster Independence children. Card of Thanks Families are compensated whenever possible. $400 to $600 a month, along The family of Eliza Jane Wall would like to express their with receiving WIC, Medicaid gratitude and thanks to all the friends and relatives who Assistance and daycare vouchers. responded with flowers, cards, food and other acts of kindness “My hope is that we will whenever needed. get more foster families shown them during the loss of their loved one. Special thanks involved locally,” Poloche to the faculty & staff of R’ham Middle School, Mineral Springs said. “At orientation, I’m & students. Thanks to everyone! Privacy going to particularly try to Alease L. Watkins, identify families that will Grandchildren & Entire Family always. take older children. That is a big need in this area.” F or many seniors, the only option for assisted living is in a shared room. At Somerset For Almon, the experi- Court we offer ALL our residents a private bedroom - assuring the dignity you deserve for less. ence of adopting three sis- ters sticks out in her mind Call our Administrator – Hilda Reynolds – today for your personal assessment and a as very rewarding, and illus- tour of our Medicaid licensed, assisted living residence where your private room awaits. trates what can happen. The oldest of the girls is a nurse named Janine Rome. All private rooms “She came to me when she was, I believe 13, and she’d covered by Medicaid & Private Insurance. had it rough,” she said. “She didn’t trust nobody, but I was good to her and now she still calls me every day and she’ll say ‘Mama, you’re my guardian angel.’”

DSS will host a banquet to 142618 honor current foster parents at the Comfort Suites Inn in Somerset Court Rockingham May 21 at 6:30 p.m. 632 Freeman Mill Road • Hamlet, NC 28345 • 910-582-0082 Condolences ~ Reflections ~ Remembrances View Richmond County’s complete list of obituaries and share memories with a tribute. Visit obituaries at www.yourdailyjournal.com Page 6A Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C. Sunday, May 10, 2009 www.yourdailyjournal.com LOCAL

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Jocelyn Noveck also continues as to whether he’s the father of AP National Writer Hunter’s baby girl; he has denied paternity, but NEW YORK — Back in August, on the day even his wife says she has no idea. Meanwhile, the couple remains together John Edwards acknowledged he’d had an with their children at home in North Carolina, extramarital affair, his wife of three decades working on rebuilding their marriage, they say. begged for privacy and a respite from what Which is why some wonder why Elizabeth she called the “voyeurism” that brought the Edwards would want to dredge all the details story to light. up again in such a public way. The story eventually died down, as all sto- “John Edwards’ political career is over,” ries do. But now it’s back, and it’s Elizabeth wrote columnist Maureen Dowd in The New Edwards who’s talking — in her new book, York Times, in one of the harshest critiques. “Resilience,” and an accompanying media “Now Saint Elizabeth has dragged him back blitz, from Oprah Winfrey to Larry King to Jon into the public square for a flogging on Oprah Stewart to the ladies of “The View.” and in Time and at bookstores near you.” And people are asking just what this highly The book, Dowd wrote, is “just a gratuitous popular woman — admired for her toughness, peek into their lives, and one that exposes her her intelligence, her down-home appeal and kids, by peddling more dregs about their per- her brave fight against terminal cancer — is sonal family life.” trying to accomplish. In an hourlong appearance on “The Oprah Is it revenge, some ask, against her hus- Winfrey Show” Thursday (actually taped weeks band, the two-time Democratic presidential earlier), Elizabeth Edwards did not name candidate, who’d surely prefer not to be back Hunter once, and neither did the host — it was in the news — particularly when described as a condition of the interview. The Associated a man who ruined his political career over the Press was unable to speak to Edwards directly phrase, “You are so hot”? because of her condition that nowhere in the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Could it be a pre-emptive strike against the article could Hunter’s name appear. Instead, Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, second from right, stands with former presi- other woman, Rielle Hunter, others ask, in Edwards’ publishers relayed her answers to dential candidate John Edwards, his wife Elizabeth and daughter Emma Claire case she harbors hopes of a future with John the AP. Edwards? Edwards at their home in Chapel Hill, for a taping of “The Oprah Winfrey Asked her motivation in writing the book, Show.” The show aired nationally on Thursday. Or is it merely a heartfelt attempt by Edwards said she didn’t yet know about her Edwards to tell the story exactly as she lived husband’s infidelity when she agreed to the it, in her own expressive words, on her own project, according to David Drake, publicity (her 16-year-old son, Wade, who was killed in a As for the condition on those interviewing terms, and in her own time? director for Broadway Books. And when her car accident in 1996); a cancer diagnosis; and her not to mention Hunter’s name, Drake said: The release of the book, “Resilience: husband did break the news to her, she decided infidelity. “She doesn’t have any interest in bringing this Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing not to write it. She realized she might be accused of dragging woman into the spotlight.” Life’s Adversities,” comes at a newly turbulent “But then she asked herself, ’Am I going her husband or his former mistress through But it’s the spotlight on her husband, her time for the couple. John Edwards recently to allow these setbacks to limit my life?”’ said the mud, or of trying to exact revenge. “But family and also herself that give some people acknowledged he’s the subject of a federal inqui- Drake. Edwards, he said, wanted to make a she decided it was more important to speak pause, although many, writing on blogs, have ry into whether he improperly spent campaign real effort to talk about three experiences about issues she’s experienced and to share added that they still support her choice to be funds in connection with the affair. Speculation she considered universal: the death of a child her story,” Drake said. as public as she chooses. 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SPORTS /3B INSIDE TODAY Indy 500 Scoreboard / 2B qualifying Comics / insert began Classified / 4B B Saturday Sporttss www.yourdailyjournal.com NASCAR’s Mayfield fails drug test Pete Iacobelli driver of the No. 41 Toyota. strengthened in part because AP Sports Writer Although the car can race next of former Truck Series driver DARLINGTON, S.C. — Jeremy week at Lowe’s Motor Speedway Aaron Fike’s admission that he with another driver, Hunter Mayfield was suspended indefi- had used heroin — even on days said it cannot be entered with he raced. That led Tony Stewart, nitely by NASCAR on Saturday Mayfield as the owner. for failing a random drug test, Kevin Harvick and other veteran Just days after the Daytona drivers to call on NASCAR to becoming the first driver to vio- 500, one of Mayfield’s crew late a toughened new policy that add random drug testing to its members became the first per- policy. went into effect this season. son punished under NASCAR’s Mayfield tested positive for Under the new rules, all driv- new drug policy for a failed test. ers and crew members had to a banned substance last week- Mayfield fired Paul Chodora after end at Richmond International be tested before the season he was suspended by NASCAR. began. Random tests are sched- Raceway. NASCAR spokesman “We as an organization appre- Jim Hunter would not reveal uled throughout the year, and ciate NASCAR’s drug testing at least four drivers are tested what banned substance Mayfield policies and policing efforts as used, but Hunter said it was not each weekend. Hunter said the it makes the sport stronger over- drivers are selected through an an alcohol-related offense. all,” Mayfield said after firing “There is no place for sub- automated computer program. Chodora. “If Paul doesn’t comply Trucks driver Ron Hornaday stance abuse in our sport,” with NASCAR’s reinstatement Hunter said. last year admitted using testos- process, then he will no lon- terone for more than a year — NASCAR also suspended two ger be an employee of Mayfield crew members for failed tests at before it was added to the sport’s Motorsports.” banned list — to treat a medi- Richmond. Mayfield, a two-time qualifier Tony Martin, a crew member cal issue. Hornaday has Grave’s for the Chase for the champion- disease, a condition he is now for the car John Andretti drove ship, has five Cup victories in last weekend at Richmond, and treating with Synthroid, which 433 career starts, but none since replaces a hormone normally Ben Williams, a crew member 2005 at Michigan. He was fired for the Nationwide Series car produced by the thyroid gland to by Evernham Motorsports in late regulate the body’s energy and Matt Kenseth drove last week- 2006 and bounced around until end, were both suspended indefi- metabolism. this season, when he formed NASCAR did not punish him nitely. Mayfield Motorsports. Mayfield, who is driving a for the testosterone admis- He threw the team together sion because the cream did not car this season he owns him- in less than a month but made enhance his performance or self, failed to qualify for Saturday headlines as the underdog who night’s Sprint Cup race at raced his way into the season- impair his judgment. Darlington Speedway. opening Daytona 500. But he NASCAR’s past policy allowed He did not immediately return made just four of the next 10 for testing any time series offi- a voice mail message left on races, and is currently 44th in cials had “reasonable suspicion” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS his cell phone Saturday by The the Cup standings. to question a driver or crew Jeremy Mayfield enters his car prior to the NASCAR Nextel Cup Associated Press. NASCAR announced a member. Fike’s admission forced 3M Performance 400 on June 18, 2006 at Michigan International The suspension applies to new, tougher drug policy last MAYFIELD Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. Mayfield has been suspended indefi- Mayfield’s roles as owner and September. The guidelines were CONTINUED ON PAGE 3B nitely after failing a random drug test. Richmond shoots for upset in playoffs Gordon says crashes Corey Davis necessary to learn Richmond County Daily Journal Pete Iacobelli AP Sports Writer In a one-game playoff sce- nario, anything can happen, DARLINGTON, S.C. — Jeff Gordon remembers every wall like a lower seed beating a he ever hit and each car he wrecked. Those mistakes and higher seed. accidents taught him how far he could push and shaped the The fifth-seeded NASCAR champion he is today. Richmond Lady Raiders soc- “You’ve got to hit things to know what it feels like and know cer team will try to pull off that you don’t want to do that many times,” Gordon said at the upset when they travel Darlington Raceway. to Fayetteville and take on The “Lady In Black” showed off its reputation as the one of top seed Terry Sanford at NASCAR’s thorniest tracks when three-time Sprint Cup cham- 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. pion Jimmie Johnson crashed in Friday’s qualifying. This will mark the third Johnson was unhurt, although he started 42nd in the straight season, Richmond Southern 500 on Saturday night. will enter the postseason as Gordon’s not sure the sports’ rising stars are undergoing the No. 5 seed. the same education as he did coming up in NASCAR. Richmond finished the “Racing in his series, you just don’t see the young guys regular season with a over- crashing as much as years and years ago,” he said. “You always all record of 6-11-2 and 6- waited for the rookie to hit something.” 8 in the Mid-Southeastern Gordon thinks a big reason is the increased consistency of Conference, while the Lady race cars. Improved tires, chassis, aerodynamics and engineer- Bulldogs (16-2-1) were the ing have given machines a better feel no matter the length or Two Rivers’ regular season surface of the layout. conference champions. “Today, the way tires are and everything, the cars don’t Terry Sanford went unde- change much from the beginning of a run to the end of a run,” feated in the conference Gordon said. “They used to change so much.” during the regular season, Younger racers grew up with safety advances like SAFER but the Lady Bulldogs were barriers and Hans devices — and maybe less fear about getting upset in the Two Rivers’ seriously hurt in a wreck. conference tournament The scariest wreck this season may have been Carl Edwards’ championship game when airborne flip at Talladega last month. And when the dust they were blanked 1-0 by settled, there was Edwards in one piece scampering from his Lumberton (the third place car and jogging across the finish line. team) last Thursday night. “I don’t think anybody is out there going, ’I got the Hans, According to Lady Raiders good seat, safe race car and a safer barrier and I’m just going coach Bennie Howard, the to hold it wide open even if I hit it,”’ Gordon said. “If there’s two teams were slated to somebody out there like that, I want somebody to let me know have played during the reg- so I can stay as far away from him as possible.” SHAWN STINSON/DAILY JOURNAL WINNING BUSCH: ular season, but a schedul- Richmond’s Vanessa Franco takes a goal kick in a match earlier this year. The Kurt Busch doesn’t have a Darlington Raceway win yet. But it hasn’t stopped him from feeling like a LADY RAIDERS Lady Raiders will face Terry Sanford in the first round of the state playoffs CONTINUED ON PAGE 2B Tuesday in Fayetteville. NASCAR CONTINUED ON PAGE 3B Raiders finish fourth, Lady Raiders NBA, Olympic coach Chuck Daly dies at 78 Larry Lage tie for sixth at conference track meet AP Sports Writer Staff report Richmond’s men results: DETROIT — Chuck Daly, who coached the SOUTHERN PINES — The Richmond men’s 110 meter hurdles - Jonathan Diggs, first, Dream Team to the Olympic gold medal in track team totaled 98.67 points to finish fourth 15.42; 300 meter hurdles, first, 40.74; 1992 after winning back-to-back NBA cham- in the Mid-Southeastern Conference champi- Discuss Throw - Kevin Alphonso, first, 128 pionships with the Detroit Pistons, has died. onship meet last Wednesday at Pinecrest High feet, nine inches; He was 78. School. 400 meter dash - Gabe Love, second, 400 He died Saturday morning in Jupiter, Fla., The Lady Raiders finished tied with Westover meter dash, 48.29; with his family by his side, the Pistons said. in sixth place with 47 points. Jack Britt swept Triple jump - Demarius Dixon, third, 43 feet, The team announced in March the Hall of the championship meet in both the men’s and one inch; Fame coach was being treated for pancreatic women’s groups. 800 meter relay - first, 129.09; cancer. For the men, Jack Britt won the conference 400 meter relay - third, 44.31; Daly was renowned for creating harmony meet with 119 points. Pinecrest came in sec- Diggs, Alphonso, Love, Dixon along with out of diverse personalities at all levels of ond with 110 points, Douglas Byrd was third Richmond’s 400 and 800 meter relay teams the game, whether they were Ivy Leaguers at with 102 points, Hoke fifth with 78 points, have all qualified for the regional champion- Pennsylvania, Dream Teamers Michael Jordan Seventy-First sixth with 70.33 points, Scotland ships at West Johnson High School on Saturday and Charles Barkley, or Pistons as dissimilar seventh with 56 points and Westover finished with the action beginning at 10 a.m. as Dennis Rodman and Joe Dumars. eighth with 29 points. Richmond’s women results: “It’s a players’ league. They allow you to For the women, Britt finished first with 155 100 meter hurdles - Fantaysha McRae, third, coach them or they don’t,” Daly once said. points, followed by Scotland with 145 points. 16.52; “Once they stop allowing you to coach, you’re Pinecrest came in third with 108 points, Shot Put - Abril Stroman, second, 34 feet, on your way out.” Douglas Byrd fourth with 69 points, 71st fifth one inch; Daly was voted one of the 10 greatest THE ASSOCIATED PRESS with 79 points, Richmond and Westover sixth Discuss Throw - Victoria Sledge, second, DALY Former NBA coach Chuck Daly with 47 points and Hoke last with 10 points 106 feet, eight inches. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2B passed away Saturday. He was 78. THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT CAN BE REACHED AT [email protected]; OR CALL (910) 997-3111, EXT. 44. C M Y K Page 2B Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C. Sunday, May 10, 2009 www.yourdailyjournal.com BRIEFS Green team falls to Purnell Swett

THE SCOREBOARD Staff reports Call in your scores: 997-3111, ext. 44 • Fax your scores: 997-4321 e-mail your scores: [email protected] PEMBROKE — The Richmond Ninth Grade Academy Green team baseball team was defeated 11-3 by Purnell Swett Friday afternoon. The loss dropped the Green team’s Detroit 15 13 .536 2 (Volquez 4-2), 1:10 p.m. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Cleveland 79, Detroit 68 record to 6-7 on the season. PREPS Minnesota 14 16 .467 4 San Diego (Geer 0-0) at Houston (Best-of-7) Philadelphia 96, Orlando 94 Chicago 13 15 .464 4 (Oswalt 0-2), 2:05 p.m. Thursday, April 30 Houston 86, Portland 83 Will Webb went 1-for-2 at the plate, while Todd Inman Cleveland 11 19 .367 7 Chicago Cubs (Marshall 0-2) at Vancouver 5, Chicago 3 Saturday, April 25 was 1-for-3. Monday’s Game West Division Milwaukee (Suppan 2-2), 2:05 p.m. Friday, May 1 New Orleans 95, Denver 93 The Green team returns to action at 5 p.m. Wednesday Ninth Grade Baseball W L Pct GB Florida (Volstad 2-1) at Colorado (Cook Detroit 3, Anaheim 2 Dallas 99, San Antonio 90 Ninth Grade Academy Gold at Purnell Texas 16 13 .552 — 1-1), 3:10 p.m. Boston 4, Carolina 1 Miami 107, Atlanta 78 when it closes out the season against the Ninth Grade Swett, 5 p.m. Seattle 15 15 .500 1 1/2 Washington (Olsen 1-3) at Arizona Saturday, May 2 L.A. Lakers 108, Utah 94 Los Angeles 14 14 .500 1 1/2 Academy’s Gold team at Raider Field. Tuesday’s Games (Scherzer 0-3), 4:10 p.m. Washington 3, Pittsburgh 2 Sunday, April 26 Oakland 11 17 .393 4 1/2 Varsity Softball San Francisco (Lincecum 3-1) at L.A. Chicago 6, Vancouver 3 Chicago 121, Boston 118, 2OT Richmond to hold soccer camp Jack Britt at Richmond, 4 p.m. Dodgers (Jef.Weaver 1-0), 4:10 p.m. Sunday, May 3 ——— Cleveland 99, Detroit 78, Cleveland Junior Varsity Softball Monday’s Games Anaheim 4, Detroit 3, 3OT wins series 4-0 Jack Britt at Richmond, 6 p.m. Friday’s Games The seventh annual Richmond Senior High School soccer N.Y. Yankees 4, Baltimore 0 Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Carolina 3, Boston 0 Orlando 84, Philadelphia 81 Varsity Women’s Soccer camp is scheduled for June 29 - July 2 for children from 6- to Detroit 1, Cleveland 0 Cincinnati at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Monday, May 4 Houston 89, Portland 88 State Playoffs Boston 7, Tampa Bay 3 Washington at San Francisco, 10:15 Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3 Monday, April 27 18-years-old. Richmond at Terry Sanford, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota 11, Seattle 0 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 Atlanta 81, Miami 71 The camp will be held on the school’s practice fields. Texas 6, Chicago White Sox 0 Vancouver 3, Chicago 1 Denver 121, New Orleans 63 Oakland 5, Toronto 3 Anaheim 2, Detroit 1 L.A. Lakers 107, Utah 96, L.A. Lakers The cost is $65 for one child, $55 for two children in the TV L.A. Angels 4, Kansas City 1 Wednesday, May 6 win series 4-1 same family and $45 for three children in the same family. Saturday’s Games HOCKEY Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, OT Tuesday, April 28 Tampa Bay at Boston, 3:40 p.m. Carolina 3, Boston 2, OT Boston 106, Chicago 104, OT Applications are available at Sports World, Hibbett Sports Toronto 6, Oakland 4 Thursday, May 7 Orlando 91, Philadelphia 78 and the high school’s front desk. TV SportsWatch N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. National Hockey League Chicago 2, Vancouver 1, OT, series Dallas 106, San Antonio 93, Dallas wins For more information, contact Richmond coach Bennie By The Associated Press Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Daily Playoff Glance tied 2-2 series 4-1 Texas at Chicago White Sox, 7:05 p.m. Schedule subject to change and/or By The Associated Press Detroit 6, Anaheim 3, series tied 2-2 Portland 88, Houston 77 Howard at (910) 997-9812 extension 1104 or 2056. blackouts. Seattle at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. FIRST ROUND Friday, May 8 Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 Sunday, May 10 (Best-of-7) Pittsburgh 5, Washington 3, series tied Atlanta 106, Miami 91 Sunday’s Games AUTO RACING Wednesday, April 15 2-2 Denver 107, New Orleans 86, Denver 6 a.m. Detroit (Porcello 2-3) at Cleveland N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Carolina 4, Boston 1, Carolina leads (A.Reyes 1-0), 1:05 p.m. wins series 4-1 SPEED — GP2 Championship Series, Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1 series 3-1 Thursday, April 30 Lady Raiders N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 1-1) at at Barcelona, Spain (same-day tape) New Jersey 4, Carolina 1 Saturday, May 9 Orlando 114, Philadelphia 89, Orlando 7:30 a.m. Baltimore (Uehara 2-3), 1:35 p.m. CONTINUED FROM FRONT Texas (Padilla 1-2) at Chicago White Vancouver 2, St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m. wins series 4-2 SPEED — Formula One, Spanish Grand Sox (Colon 2-2), 2:05 p.m. Thursday, April 16 Chicago at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m. Chicago 128, Boston 127, 3OT Prix, at Barcelona, Spain Seattle (Bedard 2-1) at Minnesota Boston 4, Montreal 2 Sunday, May 10 Houston 92, Portland 76, Houston wins ing mix-up forced the teams to cancel the game. Noon (Blackburn 2-2), 2:10 p.m. Detroit 4, Columbus 1 Anaheim at Detroit, 5 p.m. series 4-2 VERSUS — IRL, pole qualifying for Taylor Cavzos scored a team-high 24 goals for Terry Sanford, Kansas City (Davies 2-1) at L.A. Angels Chicago 3, Calgary 2, OT Carolina at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 1 Indianapolis 500 (Loux 2-2), 3:35 p.m. Anaheim 2, San Jose 0 Monday, May 11 Miami 98, Atlanta 72 which was two less than the 26 total goals Richmond scored COLLEGE SOFTBALL Toronto (Cecil 0-0) at Oakland (Braden Friday, April 17 Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2 this season. 12:30 p.m. 3-3), 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2, OT Vancouver at Chicago, 9 p.m. Boston 109, Chicago 99, Boston wins FSN — Big 12 Conference, champion- “They’re a quality team from what I’ve heard start about five Tampa Bay (Garza 3-2) at Boston Carolina 2, New Jersey 1, OT Tuesday, May 12 series 4-3 ship game, teams TBA, at Oklahoma (Beckett 3-2), 8:05 p.m. Vancouver 3, St. Louis 0 Boston at Carolina, 7 p.m., if neces- Sunday, May 3 or six freshmen in their lineup,” Howard said. “We’re going to City Monday’s Games Saturday, April 18 sary Atlanta 91, Miami 78, Atlanta wins GOLF Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:05 have to play a very good game, which includes playing mistake N.Y. Rangers 1, Washington 0 Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m. series 4-3 9:30 a.m. p.m. Detroit 4, Columbus 0 Wednesday, May 13 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS free and being 100 percent focused to be competitive. I want us TGC — European PGA Tour, Italian Boston 5, Montreal 1 Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m., if (Best-of-7) to play a game where we represent Richmond and the confer- Open, final round, at Turin, Italy (same- National League Chicago 3, Calgary 2 necessary Sunday, May 3 day tape) At A Glance ence very well.” Sunday, April 19 Thursday, May 14 Denver 109, Dallas 95 2 p.m. By The Associated Press Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 3 Carolina at Boston, TBD, if necessary Monday, May 4 Although the Lady Raiders are dealing with nagging injuries NBC — PGA Tour, THE PLAYERS East Division Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2 Anaheim at Detroit, TBD, if necessary Orlando 95, Boston 90 Championship, final round, at Ponte W L Pct GB Chicago at Vancouver, TBD, if neces- to Vanessa Franco, Stephanie Martin and Rebecca Brand, New Jersey 3, Carolina 2, OT Houston 100, L.A. Lakers 92 Vedra Beach, Fla. Philadelphia 15 12 .556 — Anaheim 3, San Jose 2 sary Howard expects all them to be ready to play Tuesday. New York 16 13 .552 — Tuesday, May 5 3 p.m. Monday, April 20 CONFERENCE FINALS Florida 16 14 .533 1/2 Cleveland 99, Atlanta 72 The Lady Raiders were blanked in their previous two post- ESPN2 — LPGA, Michelob ULTRA Boston 4, Montreal 2 (Best-of-7) Atlanta 13 16 .448 3 Denver 117, Dallas 105, Denver leads Open, final round, at Williamsburg, Va. Washington 4, N.Y. Rangers 0 TBD season trips. An 8-0 loss to East Forsyth last season and a 7-0 Washington 9 18 .333 6 series 2-0 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Calgary 4, Chicago 2 STANLEY CUP FINALS Central Division Wednesday, May 6 defeat to New Hanover in 2007. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 TBD W L Pct GB Boston 112, Orlando 94 TBS — Atlanta at Philadelphia Detroit 4, Columbus 1 Last year, the Lady Raiders went scoreless in nine games. St. Louis 19 11 .633 — L.A. Lakers 111, Houston 98 2 p.m. Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 1 This season, Richmond has been shutout six times with the Milwaukee 17 13 .567 2 Thursday, May 7 WGN — Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Carolina 4, New Jersey 3 Chicago 16 13 .552 2 1/2 Cleveland 105, Atlanta 85, Cleveland opponents outscoring the Lady Raiders 67-26. 8 p.m. Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2, OT, Vancouver BASKETBALL Cincinnati 16 13 .552 2 1/2 leads series 2-0 ESPN — Tampa Bay at Boston Houston 12 17 .414 6 1/2 wins series 4-0 “Our Achilles’ heel over the past couple years has been scor- Friday, May 8 MOTORSPORTS Pittsburgh 12 18 .400 7 San Jose 4, Anaheim 3 Orlando 117, Boston 96, Orlando leads ing on a consistent basics,” Howard said. “In games this sea- 4 p.m. West Division Wednesday, April 22 National Basketball Association series 2-1 SPEED — FIM World Superbike, at W L Pct GB Boston 4, Montreal 1, Boston wins Daily Playoff Glance son, we’ve had opportunities to put the ball in the back of the L.A. Lakers 108, Houston 94, L.A. Monza, Italy (same-day tape) Los Angeles 21 10 .677 — series 4-0 By The Associated Press net, but failed to convert or take advantage of our chances. If Lakers lead series 2-1 NBA BASKETBALL San Francisco 15 13 .536 4 1/2 N.Y. Rangers 2, Washington 1 FIRST ROUND we’re going to become an above .500 team in the future, then 3:30 p.m. San Diego 13 17 .433 7 1/2 Calgary 6, Chicago 4 (Best of 7) Saturday, May 9 ABC — Playoffs, conference semifinals, Arizona 12 18 .400 8 1/2 Thursday, April 23 Saturday, April 18 Denver at Dallas, 5 p.m. that’s something we definitely have to get better at.” game 4, L.A. Lakers at Houston Colorado 11 17 .393 8 1/2 Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 0 Chicago 105, Boston 103, OT Cleveland at Atlanta, 8 p.m. According to Howard, Richmond should have most of the Friday’s Games Sunday, May 10 8 p.m. Detroit 6, Columbus 5, Detroit wins Cleveland 102, Detroit 84 team returning next season, including Brittney Hudson. TNT — Playoffs, conference semifinals, Philadelphia 10, Atlanta 6 series 4-0 Dallas 105, San Antonio 97 L.A. Lakers at Houston, 3:30 p.m. game 4, Boston at Orlando Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 4 New Jersey 1, Carolina 0 Houston 108, Portland 81 Boston at Orlando, 8 p.m. Hudson started as a freshman this season and tied senior NHL HOCKEY N.Y. Mets 7, Pittsburgh 3 Anaheim 4, San Jose 0 Sunday, April 19 Monday, May 11 Amparo Mollinedo with a team-high eight goals on the year. 7:30 p.m. Houston 2, San Diego 0 Friday, April 24 L.A. Lakers 113, Utah 100 Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m. VERSUS — Playoffs, conference semifi- Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Washington 4, N.Y. Rangers 0 Philadelphia 100, Orlando 98 Denver at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. “I switched Brittney from forward to midfielder during the nals, game 5, Carolina at Boston Florida 8, Colorado 3 Saturday, April 25 Atlanta 90, Miami 64 Tuesday, May 12 season, and she did a good job for us this season,” Howard Orlando at Boston, 8 p.m. Washington 5, Arizona 4 Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh Denver 113, New Orleans 84 said. “What I love about Brittney is the way she hustles and San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 1 wins series 4-2 Monday, April 20 Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. BASEBALL Saturday’s Games Chicago 5, Calgary 1 Boston 118, Chicago 115 Wednesday, May 13 the enthusiasm about which she plays the game. I’m hoping N.Y. Mets 10, Pittsburgh 1 San Jose 3, Anaheim 2, OT San Antonio 105, Dallas 84 Atlanta at Cleveland, 8 p.m., if neces- her play will rub off on some of our returning players and those Atlanta at Philadelphia, 3:40 p.m. Sunday, April 26 Tuesday, April 21 sary San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 3:40 Washington 5, N.Y. Rangers 3 Cleveland 94, Detroit 82 Dallas at Denver, 9 or 10:30 p.m., if coming up and joining the team.” American League p.m. Carolina 4, New Jersey 0 Portland 107, Houston 103 necessary Howard said he enjoyed working with the team, but admit- At A Glance San Diego at Houston, 7:05 p.m. Monday, April 27 L.A. Lakers 119, Utah 109 Thursday, May 14 ted he had hope for a better season. Like Terry Sanford, By The Associated Press Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m. Chicago 4, Calgary 1, Chicago wins Wednesday, April 22 Boston at Orlando, TBA, if necessary East Division St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. series 4-2 Orlando 96, Philadelphia 87 L.A. Lakers at Houston, TBA, if nec- which fields players that have travel ball experience, Howard Toronto 21 12 .636 — Washington at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Anaheim 4, San Jose 1, Anaheim wins Miami 108, Atlanta 93 essary is requiring all of his players next season to play travel soccer Boston 19 11 .633 1/2 Florida at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. series 4-2 Denver 108, New Orleans 93 Friday, May 15 New York 14 15 .483 5 Sunday’s Games Tuesday, April 28 Thursday, April 23 Cleveland at Atlanta, TBA, if necessary in the offseason. Tampa Bay 14 17 .452 6 Atlanta (Kawakami 1-4) at Philadelphia Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, Boston 107, Chicago 86 Denver at Dallas, TBA, if necessary Baltimore 12 18 .400 7 1/2 “In the fall, there is a travel soccer league in Scotland County (Myers 2-2), 12:35 p.m. Washington wins series 4-3 Dallas 88, San Antonio 67 Sunday, May 17 Central Division that will go about six or seven weeks starting in October and Pittsburgh (Snell 1-4) at N.Y. Mets (Li. Carolina 4, New Jersey 3, Carolina wins Utah 88, L.A. Lakers 86 Orlando at Boston, TBA, if necessary W L Pct GB Hernandez 2-1), 1:10 p.m. Houston at L.A. Lakers, TBA, if nec- lasting until November,” Howard said. “It’s mandatory for Kansas City 18 12 .600 — series 4-3 Friday, April 24 St. Louis (Wainwright 3-1) at Cincinnati essary the girls who are planning to play to get involved. A lot of the boys’ soccer players are involved in it right now. There is also going to be assistance from players from Saint Andrews Strong outing by Daly (Presbyterian) College that will be doing some instruction dur- CONTINUED FROM FRONT ing some camps this summer. Hopefully, these things will help us get better as a program in the future.” Vazquez leads Braves coaches of the NBA’s first half-century in 1996, two years after being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the ■ Rob Maaddi first coach to win both NBA and Olympic titles. Contact sports reporter Corey Davis at 997-3111, ext. 44; e- AP Sports Writer Daly had a career regular-season record of 638-437 in 13 mail [email protected] PHILADELPHIA — Javier Vazquez pitched neatly into the NBA seasons. In 12 playoff appearances, his teams went 75- 51. He left Detroit as the Pistons’ leader in regular-season and eighth inning, Yunel Escobar and Brian McCann hit two-run % playoff victories. LEASE to OWN 99.9 homers and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies APPROVAL NBA commissioner David Stern said the “void left by his RATE 6-2 on Saturday. death will never be filled.” Storage Buildings Vazquez (3-3) allowed two runs and four hits, striking out “Chuck did much more than coach basketball games,” he seven in 7 2-3 innings. 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BREAKING B BRREEAAKKIINNGG NEWSNNEEWWSS Read all the news before it hits the press at www.yourdailyjournal.com Subscribe to E-Edition for only 25¢/day www.yourdailyjournal.com Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C. Sunday, May 10, 2009 Page 3B sports Petty enjoys 1st competitive day as an IndyCar owner Michael Marot He wore a white cowboy hat, a blue oxford AP Sports Writer shirt, a jacket and, of course, those trademark INDIANAPOLIS — Richard Petty got a full sunglasses. He cracked jokes and reflected immersion into Indianapolis 500 competition on the old days, even telling a story about the on Saturday. time Foyt handed him a pair of shoes so he There were tricky winds, delays between could get into a car. They were size 7 and Petty qualifying rounds and all those tenuous wears 11 1/2. moments his team debated whether to send “He says, ’You have to put these on,”’ Petty John Andretti onto the track. The visit even recalled. “I said, ’No way, man, so I’m out of came with a ruling more reminiscent of Petty’s here.’ That was about as close as I came to NASCAR days — Justin Wilson’s early penalty being in an IndyCar.” for failing post-qualifying inspection. Still, it was hard not to notice how the track Maybe the seven-time Cup champion can’t has changed over the years. escape those stock-car roots after all, even There’s now part of a golf course on the when he’s trying a new venture. track’s infield. They added SAFER barriers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Still, The King of NASCAR seemed right at to protect drivers. And those wooden garag- The car driven by Dan Wheldon hits the wall in the second turn on the first day home on the classic 2.5-mile oval with his old es Petty remembers so vividly, have been of qualifications for Indianapolis 500 auto race Saturday at the Indianapolis friend, John Andretti, driving on Pole Day as replaced by concrete buildings. Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Wheldon was not injured. an IndyCar owner. “The first time we really came to watch the “We finally, finally, got to come to the big- qualifying and stuff, wasn’t none of this mod- gest race there is here,” he said. “Just to be ern stuff here,” he said. “They still had the around the crowd, seeing the cars and stuff, I old garage areas and it was like — I told them Castroneves wins third pole think what fascinated me about the Indy deal it was sort of like me going out behind the is the cars more than maybe the people or the house, looked like a bunch of barns for horses circumstances.” and cows and stuff. Then you come back and at the Indianapolis 500 It’s not as if Petty is a newcomer to the you see all the deals of modernizing the race- Mike Harris We just had to keep working foot.” track. track. I guess time took care of everything.” Petty’s pilgrimage to Indy began when his AP Auto Racing Writer through the weather, working Penske was also proud of Even turning Petty, finally, into an IndyCar through the day. Ryan and I Briscoe, who made the deci- father, Lee, brought his teenage son here in competitor. INDIANAPOLIS — A gleeful the mid-50s. Later in his career, Richard Petty were really strong. When he sion to withdraw a 224.131 Until Saturday, the first of four days of quali- Helio Castroneves was back went out there at the end, run from earlier in the day returned to do autograph sessions and spon- on top of the racing world sorship appearances or to mingle with friends fying, Petty’s only competitive events here I was thinking I didn’t real- and try to take the pole from had come in NASCAR’s Allstate 400 at the Saturday, winning the pole for ly want to have to go out Castroneves in the final 10 such as A.J. Foyt, who tried to coax him into the Indianapolis 500. driving a car. Last year, Petty even showed up Brickyard. (again). minutes of the session. On a cool, windy Saturday “Today was about finding “That was a call that Ryan as a spectator. He plans to return for the Indy 500 on May full of strategic guesses on But this was a completely different environ- 24. Otherwise, this could be the first and only the edge. The first attempt made,” Penske said. “He want- when to qualify and when to was a little easy. That means ed to go for it. I’ve got enough ment. time Petty finds himself coming here with stay off the track, the charis- something at stake. you’re not going fast enough. confidence in him that he isn’t For the first time in his long and illustri- matic Brazilian driver — back in We worked a little bit and going to make a mistake out ous racing career, Petty took a break from “This was sort of a one-shot deal, guys,” he racing less than a month after said. made it a little bit tougher.” there.” NASCAR’s race day preparations in Darlington, being acquitted of charges of Asked if this was even more Briscoe, who qualified a little S.C., to watch the familiar Petty blue-and-red But there is one thing that could keep Petty tax evasion — took a big gam- coming back. special because of the uncer- slower on the second attempt No. 43 car with the unfamiliar open cockpit ble, voiding a fast qualifying tainty he faced at the trial in at 224.083, said he might have drive around the historic oval. “If we come up and win the race,” Petty effort from earlier in the day Miami. had a better chance to knock Petty was his usual self throughout the day said, drawing laughter. “Circumstances can and knocking Penske Racing “Being here is already being his teammate off the pole if in a racing community that welcomed his change. If we had a little success here, we’d be teammate Ryan Briscoe off special,” Castroneves said. the decision had been made arrival. liable to get a little more interested.” the pole. “Many times during the trial sooner. His four-lap average of I was thinking about it. I was “When you get down to 224.864 mph on the historic just wishing I would be here.” it, it’s all about timing,” the NASCAR 2.5-mile oval came with less Castroneves, who previous- Australian driver said. “We than two hours remaining in CONTINUED FROM FRONT ly won poles here in 2003 and really wanted to do another the six-hour opening round 2007, gave boss Roger Penske practice run and then every- champion at the track “Too Tough To Tame.” tied his highest ever here. of time trials for the May 24 a record 15th Indy pole. But body got in (the qualifying) That’s because of Busch’s remarkable side- So what’s got Little E so grumpy? race. The Captain was just happy line and we had to get in line. by-side drag race to the end of Darlington’s “You go sit in that car. It’s not fun,” he Briscoe and several other for the driver, who he strongly We ran out of time. spring race in 2003 when Ricky Craven edged said. challengers, including former supported throughout his six- “From that standpoint, it’s him out by 0.002 seconds, still the closest fin- Earnhardt Jr. hasn’t won in 31 races since Indy winner Scott Dixon, Tony month legal ordeal. unfortunate, knowing you’ve ish since NASCAR began electronic timing. last June at Michigan, and NASCAR’s most Kanaan, Marco Andretti and “There’s no question the got the equipment to get the A poll by more than 5,000 fans at popular driver is anxious to break that streak. 20-year-old Graham Rahal, emotion around him,” Penske pole.” DarlingtonRaceway.com selected the Craven- Not that he’s got any evidence that it will hap- then took shots at knocking said. “He’s one of the most It was a big day for Penske, Busch duel as the most memorable moment pen soon. Castroneves off the top spot electric guys in racing and who also placed Will Power, at the track, which is celebrating its 60th The Hendrick Motorsports driver had just without success. everybody likes him. And the his third driver, ninth among season of racing with the Saturday night’s three top-10 finishes and has had trouble stay- “This place is magic,” said good news is he puts the num- the 11 drivers who locked up Southern 500. ing consistent in NASCAR’s top series. Castroneves, a two-time Indy bers on the board. He doesn’t starting spots in the 33-car “Finishing second to Craven still feels like a Earnhardt Jr. followed up an eighth place at winner. “It’s just amazing. ... say it, he does it with his race field. win, yet, yeah, I didn’t get the trophy,” Busch Martinsville with a 20th at Texas and a 31st said. at Phoenix. He hung in through wreck-filled The elder Busch hadn’t come that close Talladega for second, then ballooned to 27th Suns take ‘interim’ tag off to victory here since. He led 76 laps in 2004 last week at Richmond. before falling to sixth. He hasn’t been closer He brought his bad mood to Darlington. than 12th since the Darlington’s lone race How’s the car working, Dale? “It’s fine. coach Gentry’s title date was shifted to Mother’s Day weekend. We’re working on it.” PHOENIX (AP) — As expected, the Phoenix Suns are sticking Busch was 12th a year ago when younger Is the track feel different with the repaved with coach Alvin Gentry. brother Kyle took the checkered flag here. surface a year older? “The same as last year.” Suns general manager Steve Kerr removed the interim tag Until Kurt gets his Darlington victory, he’ll Why have so many racers wrecked in prac- from Gentry’s title on Saturday, calling him “the right man to keep telling the story of his near miss six tice? “The tire is real hard. It’s slick.” lead our team into the future.” years back. OK. Kerr said when the season ended that his first order of busi- “Each time that I tell it, I think that I’m Maybe Earnhardt Jr.’s season can turn- ness was to re-sign Gentry, who took over the struggling Suns going to win it one day, but I always end up a around at Darlington, particularly with his on Feb. 16 after coach Terry Porter was fired just four months bit short,” he said, chuckling. recent history of success here. into his first season with the club. GRUMPY JUNIOR: Dale Earnhardt Jr. “Well, it’s all right,” he said. “I don’t know. Gentry’s contract is for two years with a third-year option. has four top-10 finishes his past four years at I’ve got to run. It’s my job whether I like it Gentry returned the Suns to the freeform style of Porter’s Darlington, including a fourth last year that or not.” predecessor Mike D’Antoni, guiding the team to an 18-13 record despite the absence of injured All-Star Amare Stoudemire for all but one game. Phoenix finished 46-36, the second-best record of any team Mayfield that failed to make the playoffs since the field expanded to 16 CONTINUED FROM FRONT teams 25 years ago. Gentry joined the Suns as an assistant to D’Antoni in 2004 and NASCAR to begin a weekly, random process. NASCAR sanctioned event. stayed on when Porter was hired following the 2007-08 season. On Wednesday, former Nationwide Series Shane Hmiel, who made 119 starts in This is his fourth stint as an NBA head coach. The others were driver Kevin Grubb was found dead in a NASCAR’s top three national series, received with the Los Angeles Clippers (2000-03), Detroit (1997-200) and Richmond-area motel room from what police Miami (1995). a lifetime suspension in 2006 after a third said was an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Grubb was suspended failed drug test. Hmiel, who made seven Cup indefinitely by NASCAR after a second failed starts in 2004 and 2005, won the Truck Series drug test in 2006 and never raced again in a race at Las Vegas in 2004. Passion takes many forms.

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Sunday, May 10, 2009 www.yourdailyjournal.com NATION In swine flu, key moments and decisions lie ahead Lauran Neergaard Pandemic or not AP Medical Writer The World Health WASHINGTON — The most Organization, following its post- pivotal moments in the swine SARS guidelines, declared an flu saga are yet to come. international emergency the Will it sweep through impov- day after Mexico’s outbreak erished Southern Hemisphere made headlines, to spur coun- countries in the next few tries to check where else the months? Will it roar back in new flu had spread — eventu- the rest of the world in the fall? ally to two dozen countries and And who will be vaccinated if counting. it does? Days later, the WHO issued In the weeks since swine an unprecedented warning: The flu grabbed international atten- world was close to a full-fledged tion, and even years before pandemic. Sustained spread in that, some important actions regions beyond North America, have helped shape the course rather than smallish outbreaks, of this outbreak and the ways would tip the scale. the world will handle future For years, the U.S. had run epidemics. drills. What would it do if bird It’s not clear if this new flu started rapidly spreading in swine flu strain is a brush fire, Asia? Close the borders to buy sparking up around the globe a little time. Reality brought a only to fizzle, or if it will wors- surprise. en when the regular influenza The new swine flu started season hits. in North America, too late to No matter how this story close any borders. While the ends, at the very least it has U.S. joined other countries in offered a real-world drill to find discouraging travel to hardest- gaps in the playbook. hit Mexico, and some nations “We’ve been given an oppor- discouraged travel to the U.S. tunity to take a look at this and Canada, too, once flu starts before it really got bad, and spreading in numerous places, we need to,” said Dr. Michael THE ASSOCIATED PRESS such actions have little effect. Osterholm of the University of San Diego County micro-biologist Ayesha Khan does research as television cameras watch at the San Asia remained largely Minnesota, a prominent pan- Diego County Public Health lab in San Diego. The agency is working with the Centers for Disease Control untouched. China, no doubt demic flu specialist. “We better and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health to determine how four people in San Diego recalling the harrowing days damn well do it now because county became infected with the swine flu. If preliminary tests show a strain of the flu virus that is not of SARS, tried to keep it that one day we are going to really recognized, the samples are sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be further tested way by quarantining dozens of be in it for more than a week. Mexicans for days. If it’s not this virus, there will for the swine flu. still be another one.” For this virus, the coming tries. The virus killed more investigating, but not until bad news: The new flu was in students who vacationed in Still to come months will bring a series of than 770 people before it dis- April 12 would the outside Mexico, too. Mexico, U.S. schools start- big decisions: Do manufactur- appeared. world — the CDC and Pan Could Mexico have signaled ed closing. Ultimately about What happens to all those ers start brewing millions of Governments started scram- American Health Organization a problem sooner? The Pan 468,000 students around the antiflu medicines that were swine flu vaccine doses? Will bling to put together plans to — start getting official word of American Health Organization country were affected before shipped to U.S. states but not they be stockpiled unless the handle the next global disease the unexplained illness that dismisses the question as one the CDC decided that schools used? They’re waiting, under new flu returns or given along threat. Soon after, bird flu hit eventually would be blamed for historians. should reopen because the guard, in case they’re needed with or soon after regular Asia, reinforcing the need. for dozens of deaths through- “We would have done virus was mild. come fall. Leavitt, the former flu shots? Will rich countries Had the new swine flu hit out Mexico. everything the same if we Overall, “what happened health secretary, said that’s the share enough with the devel- sooner, before all that pandem- By then CDC already was had it to do over again,” said was not overreaction. It was next weakness. Flying in drugs oping world? Who gets in line ic planning, it almost certainly on the trail of swine flu in Hugo Lopez-Gatell Ramirez, a prudent response,” said is easy; getting them to the sick first — the younger people that would have spread faster. Even California. The virus had deputy director of Mexico’s Michael Leavitt, the Bush is hard. this strain so far seems to tar- if it proves no more dangerous spread before anyone knew it Intelligence Unit for Health administration health secre- “The further into a pandemic get or the elderly who usually than garden-variety flu, that’s existed. Emergencies. tary who led development of you get, the more spontaneity are flu’s most vulnerable? deadly enough; a pandemic is Preparation had paid off. In the U.S. pandemic flu plan that’s required and the more “You may only have one more about geography than its pandemic planning, the U.S. and advised other govern- lack of preparation reveals chance to get out ahead of super-lethality. By the World starting in 2005 put money Aggressive action ments on theirs. “If imminent itself,” he said. Then there’s the vaccine it,” Dr. Richard Besser, acting Health Organization’s tally, into researching better influ- information about terrorism enza detection. Studies of new With the diagnosis, dilemma. chief of the Centers for Disease between 250,000 and 500,000 Mexico’s government imme- is known to authorities, they Control and Prevention, told people worldwide die each methods found two unrelated Makers could be told to start children in San Diego with diately ordered the closure of need to react. A pandemic is brewing doses in a few weeks. The Associated Press. “It’s year because of regular winter all schools, museums, librar- sort of nature’s terrorist.” flu. a strain of Type A influenza But that will take months and important for people to under- ies and theaters in Mexico Young children tend to be stand that all of these deci- that turned out to be a never- require testing, led by the U.S., before-seen type of swine flu. City. The following days initial spreaders of regular of initial shots to see if they sions will need to be made brought increasingly drastic winter flu, taking it home to with incomplete science.” Uncovering this Puzzled, CDC announced the induce immunity, with one dose threat cases and started hunting actions. Schools nationwide family and friends, which is or two, and seem safe. The last more. On April 23, the agency and other businesses shut one reason that school clos- mass vaccination against a dif- The first turning As early as February, people confirmed five more illnesses down, streets mostly emptied ings are included in pandemic ferent swine flu, in the U.S. in point in the Mexican hamlet of La in California and Texas and and soldiers handed out mil- plans. But in this case, travel- 1976, was marred by reports of Gloria were suffering unusual- put all states on alert. lions of face masks. ers were early spreaders. a paralyzing side effect — and A different virus was the ly strong flu symptoms. When “At what point does unusual With a handful of known ill- “I’m not saying that was that time the flu didn’t return. world’s wake-up call. SARS officials arrived to investigate become concerning and at nesses at first, the U.S. raced the right approach or the “One of the lessons of the ’76 (severe acute respiratory in mid-March, nearly half the what point does concern lead antiflu drugs from a govern- wrong approach, but what experience is to take account of syndrome) started in China, 3,000 villagers came out seek- to action?” Besser said. “We ment stockpile — enough for we’ve learned is we need the uncertainty,” said Institute and once it broke out of the ing medical help. About 450 had to make that call.” 11 million people — out to to be proportionate in our of Medicine President Harvey mainland in early 2003, it took were diagnosed with acute That same day, CDC and every state. After a large out- response with what the risk Fineberg. “Be able to take just weeks to infect more than respiratory infections and a Canadian lab that Mexico break at a New York City is in our community,” said flu account of new information to 8,000 people from 37 coun- given antibiotics. Mexico was had consulted delivered the school, apparently spread by specialist Osterholm. modify your course.” Obama: Send me credit card legislation

Philip Elliott Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — Send me a bill that stops credit card companies from taking advan- tage of consumers, and do it by month’s end, President Barack Obama is demanding of Congress. But there’s no guarantee lawmakers will deliver by Memorial Day, and the bank- ing industry is fighting back. “Americans know that they have a responsibility to live within their means and pay what they owe,” Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday. “But they also have a right to not get ripped off by the sudden rate hikes, unfair penalties and hidden fees that have become all too common.” Legislation known as the Credit Card Holders’ Bill of Rights has passed the House and awaits action in the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Senate, possibly in the com- President Barack Obama meets with members of his cabinet, from left, ing week. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of State “You shouldn’t have to fear Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in the Cabinet that any new credit card is Room of the White House in Washington. going to come with strings attached, nor should you need a magnifying glass and legislation by Memorial Day. ordinary Americans.” ping into public anger over a reference book to read a “There is no time for delay. Credit-card executives say corporate excesses and the credit card application. And We need a durable and suc- the new restrictions could conduct of companies receiv- Find or Sell that vehicle FAST the abuses in our credit card cessful flow of credit in our backfire on consumers, mak- ing billions of dollars in tax- industry have only multiplied economy, but we can’t toler- ing it harder for banks to payer money. with an online classified ad! in the midst of this recession, ate profits that depend upon offer credit or put credit out Obama spoke to the pub- when Americans can least misleading working families. of reach for many borrow- lic’s frustration with credit Go to afford to bear an extra bur- Those days are over,” he ers. They also contend that cards. den,” the president said. said. the new rules ordered by “Instead of fine print that www.yourdaily journal.com The House measure would Railing against what he said the Federal Reserve begin- hides the truth, we need cred- prohibit double-cycle billing was “abuse that goes unpun- ning next year address many it card forms and statements to get started TODAY! and retroactive rate increas- ished,” the president stressed of the consumer-protection that have plain language in es, and prevent companies the need “to strengthen concerns expressed by the plain sight, and we need to from giving credit cards to monitoring, enforcement and president and members of give people the tools they anyone under 18. penalties for credit card com- Congress. need to find a credit card that Obama wants to sign the panies that take advantage of The bill’s boosters are tap- meets their needs,” he said. Sunday, May 10, 2009 ANNIE'S MAILBOX / 3C INSIDE TODAY A one in Civic Calendar / 2C a million Honors / 2C mom Dr. Gott / 3C LLiiving www.yourdailyjournal.com

CONTRIBUTED Bobbie Williams (right) was speaker at the April meeting of the Woman’s Club of Hamlet. Williams, who is also a member of the Woman’s Club, spoke Jonathan Little and Kimberly Fuller Robert Taylor and Ashley Forrester on the work of the National Railroad Museum in Hamlet, which is moving into new quarters on Spring Street from its temporary quarters on Ashley Forrester, Taylor Hamlet Avenue. She showed photographs of some Kimberly Fuller, Little of the exhibits which will be sited in the new build- ing and thanked the Hamlet Tree and Beautification plan June wedding plan October wedding Group for landscaping the grounds. Williams said the newly refurbished museum will open in the Kimberly Michelle Fuller and Jonathan Donne’ Little, both Ashley Paige Forrester and Robert Stephen Taylor, both of early summer. With her is Pat Maloney, president of Greensboro, announce their engagement and approaching Rockingham, announce their engagement and approaching of the Woman’s Club. marriage. marriage. The bride-elect is the daughter of Sharon F. Jones of The bride-elect is the daughter of Michael and Amy Wadesboro and Henry O. Diggs of Lilesville. She is the Forrester of Rockingham. She is a 2002 graduate of Richmond BIRTHS granddaughter of Ineda T. Terry of Lilesville. A 1996 gradu- Community College with a major as a medication tech and ate of Anson Senior High School, she is employed at Deluxe a dialysis tech. She is employed as a dialysis tech at Davita Corporation. Dialysis of Richmond County. Allred boy The bridegroom-elect is the son of Diane C. Little of The bridegroom-elect is the son of Diane Taylor of Rockingham and the late Donald U. Little of Rockingham. Rockingham. He is a 1999 graduate of Richmond Community Hannah Blue and Chris Allred of Ellerbe announce the birth He graduated from Richmond Senior High School in 1996 College. He is serving in the N.C. National Guard of Southern of a son, Austin Daniel Allred, on April 1, 2009 at FirstHealth and is employed as a technical support specialist for Time Pines and is currently deployed to Iraq. Moore Regional Hospital. Warner Cable. The wedding is planned for Oct. 2, 2010. The wedding is planned for 3 p.m. June 13, 2009 at Locklear boy Philadelphia United Methodist Church in Rockingham. MONK’S CORNER Jerad and Amber Locklear of Hamlet announce the birth of a son, Caden James Locklear, on April 2, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Dorothy and I were best My aunt had our only means friends. of transportation, a car she There was a big difference drove to get to the beach on Capers boy in our ages, but that didn’t weekends. The rest of the time seem to matter. Dorothy and I traveled by foot. Michael Capers and Kimberly Crowe of Rockingham We both shared a love for It was a great summer. announce the birth of a son, Jayden Taylor Capers, on April 2, the beach and palled around Once our chores were out of 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. with a lot of the same people. the way, Dorothy and I headed One particular summer out for the beach. We picked Paglia girl stands out in my up seashells, many of memory. which I still have in Miranda Blair Sanders and Brandon Michael Paglia of We went down my collection. We put Hamlet announce the birth of a daughter, Keira Raine Paglia, to the beach when down our beach tow- on April 8, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. school was out and els and soaked in the didn’t come home sun, turned brown as until it was time to berries. Chance girl start classes again. We loved to ride Terri Thorpe Dixon and Jeremy Chance of Rockingham My aunt had the waves, to swim in announce the birth of a daughter, Savannah Claire Chance, on two houses right the ocean, and float in April 14, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. off the beach and the sound that fronted Jared and Caitlyn Daniel rented apartments our cottages. to folks she knew. CATHERINE At night, after sup- McAuley boy Dorothy and I had MONK per, Dorothy and I Jeffrey McAuley and Jasmine Bruton of Rockingham Jared, Caitlyn Daniel a free place to stay walked to town to play MONK’S CORNER announce the birth of a son, Jeffrey Tashard McAuley Jr., on in turn for looking bingo at the pavilion. April 14, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. after the renters. It was Dorothy’s favor- celebrate birthdays My aunt stayed at home and ite game. I mostly watched. worked, coming to the beach Neither of us had enough Lyerly girls Caitlyn Marie Daniel and Jared Michael Daniel, daughter for the weekend. Sometimes money to afford to lose. and son of Ryan Stewart of Hamlet and Justin Daniel of Christopher and Tracy Lyerly of Norman announce the she brought friends with her An entire summer seems birth of twin daughters, Jenna Grace Lyerly and Ashton Hope Fayettevile, celebrated their birthdays together with a party and sometimes she came like a long time, but it was on April 11 at the home of their grandparents, Henley and Lyerly, on April 15, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional alone. We were always pre- gone before we knew it. Hospital. Angela Smith of Hamlet. pared for company. Dorothy and I headed back Caitlyn turned 8 on April 23 and Jared turned 4 on April 1. Dorothy and I had the home, she to go to work and Caitlyn and Jared are the grandchildren of Henley and Angela responsibility of keeping the me to school. Turner girl Smith of Hamlet, John and Vickie Daniel of Rockingham and rental property neat and clean. The two of us had always Travis and Sherry Nichols of Rockingham. We checked the renters in and been close. Now we were even Allie Liverman and Howard Turner of Rockingham announce Helping them celebrate in addition to their mother was out and collected the rental fee closer. the birth of a daughter, Rebecca Dawn Turner, at 3:31 a.m. on their stepdad, Chris Stewart; grandparents, Henley and which we turned over to my Time flew. There was never March 6, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. Angela Smith, Travis and Sherry Nichols; great-grandparents, aunt. The rest of the time we another summer like that spe- Jerry and Helen Millen of Hamlet and Edna Smith of Hamlet. were free to do as we chose. cial summer. Paquette boy Also attending were their uncle, Brent Smith of Charlotte; Dorothy did the cooking. I I will always treasure the Connie Cottingham, Craig Stewart, Deanna Sanchez, Margaret did the cleaning-up. time Dorothy and I had togeth- Charlee M. Smith and Travis A. Paquette of Rockingham Leviner, Amanda Sessoms, Kim Boone, Dakota and Dylan It was a two-block walk to er. Not too long afterward announce the birth of a son, Kaleb Allen Paquette, at 12:02 Locklear, Lisa Cline; Jamie, Darla and Savannah Hooks; the beach and three or four Dorothy got sick and died. p.m. on April 17, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Caitlyn McGuire, Ricki Carter; Bascom, Lisa and Renae blocks to town. It was a great loss. Hospital. Hatcher; Huey Rizzolo, Emily Hatcher, Kameron Purvis and Town consisted of a drug Dorothy was not only my Gordon Pihl. store, a market stocked with best friend. She was my moth- staples, and a pavilion where er. Terry boy you could play bingo. Most Contact Lifestyles Jennifer B. and John W. Terry III of Hamlet announce the of our seafood came out of Editor Catherine Monk at birth of a son, John Wesley Terry IV, at 6:26 a.m. on April 19, Murray celebrates his the fishermen’s nets on the 997-3111 ext. 16, e-mail 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. beach. [email protected] second birthday Steele boy Gibson to attend Legislators’ School Courtney D. Chambers and Robert L. Steele Jr. of Mason Murray celebrated Rebecca Kate Gibson has been selected to attend the Rockingham announce the birth of a son, Carson Lee Steele, his second birthday Saturday, Legislators’ School for Youth Leadership development to be at 6:35 p.m. on April 22, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond May 2, at his home in Ellerbe. held on the campus of East Carolina University in Greenville. Memorial Hospital. The party was given by his Nominated by her school as a student who demonstrates parents, Aaron Murray and leadership potential, Gibson will attend the Middle School Rushing boy Buffy Keller of the home. Session June 21-27, 2009. The program is funded by the North Helping celebrate were his Carolina General Assembly and is under the direction of the Ashley D. Bagley and Timothy W. Rushing of Rockingham grandparents, Tony and Alice College of Education at East Carolina University. announce the birth of a son, Timothy Wayne Rushing Jr., Wallace, John Murray, Jerry During the one week program, Gibson will attend classes at 8:21 a.m. on April 22, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond and Billie Jo Gardner. and participate in activities designed to enhance leadership Memorial Hospital. Other guests included skills, all within an experience-based framework developed Jennifer, Matthew, McKinnley around the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Gardner, Tatum, Parker Stephen Covey and the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens Hatcher girl Rhyne, David, Amy and TJ by Sean Covey. Kristin E. and David J. Hatcher of Rockingham announce In addition to class work, Gibson will complete an outdoor the birth of a daughter, Riley Elizabeth Hatcher, at 2:52 MURRAY challenge program and participate in a community service p.m. on April 24, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial CONTINUED ON PAGE 2C Mason Murray project. Hospital.

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NEW CHOICES PROGRAM: Memorial Hospital cafeteria. CLUB: Meets fourth Tuesday Regional Hospital, Hamlet. 582-3269. First Things First Workshop WOMAN’S CLUB OF monthly at 6:30 p.m. at Hamlet ROCKINGHAM ROTARY: DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF and Seminar Series held every HAMLET: Meets sec- Masonic Lodge. Club meets every Monday at RICHMOND COUNTY: Meet Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ond Monday of each month, MARINE CORPS LEAGUE: noon at FirstHealth Richmond the fourth Monday of each For more information, call 910-997- September through May, at Detachment 1252 meets at 6 Memorial Hospital third floor. month at 7 p.m. at the Richmond 4944. 7 p.m. at Hamlet Woman’s p.m. the second Monday of each ROCKINGHAM MOOSE County Council on Aging. New HAMLET BUSINESS: Clubhouse, Oak Street, Hamlet. month, LongLeaf Bank confer- LODGE 1838: Members meet members and visitors are always Development Association meets RICHMOND SERVICE ence room, Rockingham. 2 p.m. first Sunday of every welcome. Contact Mary Swann second Monday of the month in LEAGUE: (Formerly MILITARY ORDER OF month at lodge on Crow Run at 582-4429 for more informa- the Hamlet Historic Depot. Rockingham Junior Woman’s PURPLE HEARTS: Chapter across from Perdue. tion. HAMLET HISTORIC Club) Meets on the fourth 647 meets the third Monday of EAST ROCKINGHAM: Men’s SEXUAL ASSAULT DEPOT: Board meets on the Tuesday of the month. For more each month at 6:30 p.m. at Park Club meets second Monday of SUPPORT GROUP: Meets first Tuesday of the month at information, contact Dena Cook Avenue Presbyterian Church, each month at 7 p.m. at East every Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. in the Depot. at 910-895-8491 or Melanie 1920 Park Ave., Rockingham. Rockingham Fire Department. Call New Horizons at 997-4840 ROCKINGHAM HOUSING Carnes at 910-652-4897. HAMLET V.F.W.: Post 7314 NARFE: Sandhills Chapter to register. AUTHORITY: Monthly meet- ROCKINGHAM WOMAN’S meets second Sunday of each 1895 of National Association SURVIVORS STANDING ing held third Tuesday of each CIVIC CLUB: Meets first month at 2 p.m. at Post Home of Retired Federal Employees STRONG: a support group month at 12 noon at Rockingham Thursday of each month at 6 on Boyd Lake Road, Hamlet. meets second Monday of for survivors of sexual assault Fish Camp, 532 E. Broad Ave., p.m. at law office of Pittman and Bingo Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. each month at 10:30 a.m. at and childhood abuse. For more Rockingham. Davis, Rockingham. ROCKINGHAM V.F.W.: Post Community Congregational information contact Christina ALONON FAMILY GROUP: DAR: General Henry William 4203 meets second Thursday Church, 141 North Bennett St., Robinson 910-206-2590 or e-mail For support for friends and Harrington Chapter of Daughters of each month at 7 p.m. at Southern Pines. Information, [email protected] families of alcoholics meets at of American Revolution Post Home, 4203 River Road, George LeVander, 895-9657. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the meets second Monday of each Rockingham. AMVETS: Post 316 meets the Green Light Group meets 8 p. Samaritan Colony Chapel, U.S. VFW AUXILIARY: 220. month at 6 p.m. at the First Ladies last Tuesday of each month at m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: United Methodist Church in Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign 7 p.m. at the East Rockingham and Thursday at Parish House, Lunch bunch meets at noon on Rockingham. Information, 652- Wars Post 4203 meets second Fire Department. Church of the Messiah, 202 N. the third Tuesday at Richmond 5770 or 895-1009. Thursday of each month at 7 LAKESIDE EXTENSION: Lawrence St., Rockingham. County Hospice, U.S. 1. Snacks ROCKINGHAM CIVITANS: p.m. at Post Home, River Road, Community Association meets at AA Groups and drinks provided. Club meets every second and Rockingham. 1:30 p.m. the second Thursday EAST ROCKINGHAM AA: GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: fourth Thursday at 7 p.m. at POST 49: American Legion of the month at the Hamlet Group meets each Wednesday Meets at 6 p.m. on the third FirstHealth Richmond Memorial and Auxiliary meets third Senior Center. at 8 p.m. at 234 Airport Road. Thursday at Richmond County Hospital. Tuesday each month at Post WOODMEN OF WORLD: ORIGINAL ROCKINGHAM Hospice, U.S. 1. Snacks and OPTIMIST CLUB: Meets Home, Boyd Lake Road, Meets first Monday of each AA: Group meets each Sunday drinks provided. first and third Thursday of each Hamlet. month at 6:30 p.m. at Shoney’s at 7 p.m. and each Friday at 7 HUMANE SOCIETY: Meets month at 7 p.m. at Cameronian POST 147: American Restaurant, Rockingham. p.m. at 234 Airport Road. second Monday at 6:15 p.m. Presbyterian Church fellow- Legion meets first Friday each WUSA: Women Unique in HAMLET GROUP OF AA: in first floor dining/conference ship hall, 179 Northam Road, month 7:30 p.m. Post Home Spiritual Harmony, support Meets each Thursday at 8 p.m. room at FirstHealth Richmond Rockingham. off Ledbetter Lake Road, group for women with problems, at 211 Henderson St., Hamlet. Memorial Hospital. KIWANIS CLUB: Meets Rockingham. meets 7 to 9 p.m. every Monday 11th STEP AA: Meets each RICHMOND COUNTY every Tuesday at 1 p.m. for ROCKINGHAM LIONS: at Haven of Truth Deliverance Sunday at 11 a.m. at 234 Airport BEEKEEPERS: Association lunch at Shoney’s. Club meets second and fourth Church, U.S. 1 North and Road. meets fourth Tuesday of each MASONS: Rockingham Monday of each month at 7:15 Patterson Road. Information, AS BILL SEES IT AA: Meets month at 7 p.m. at County Masonic Lodge 495 AF & AM p.m. at Lions Clubhouse, U.S. 895-7050 or 997-3595. each Tuesday at 6 p.m. at 234 Extension Office. Information, meets first and third Monday 220 N., Rockingham. ORDER OF EASTERN Airport Road. call 652-4363. of each month at 7:30 p.m. at HAMLET LIONS: Club STAR: Palestine Chapter 79 SAMARITAN COLONY AA: DAV CHAPTER 59 AND Rockingham Masonic Lodge on meets first and third Thursday meets at 6 p.m. third Thursday Group meets each Tuesday at AUXILIARY: Meets sec- Fayetteville Road, Rockingham. each month at 7 p.m. at Lions of each month at lodge hall, 8 p.m. at 120 Samaritan Lane, ond Tuesday of each month MASONS: Hamlet Masonic Building, junction U.S. 74 and Pine Street, Hamlet. Rockingham. at Chapter home, N.C. 177 Lodge No. 532 A.F.&A.M. meets N.C. 38, Hamlet. ORDER OF EASTERN OLD TIME STRUCTURE AA: S. Hamlet. Meal is at 6 p.m. second and fourth Thursday of ELLERBE LIONS: Club STAR: Elite Chapter 587 meets Group meets each Wednesday Immediately following meeting each month at Masonic Lodge, meets first and third Thursday at 6 p.m. second Monday of at 8 p.m. at Samaritan Colony at 6:30 p.m. 307 Main St., Hamlet. of each month at 7 p.m. at each month at 194 N. Bridges Chapel, 120 Samaritan Lane, BOOK CLUB: Hardee Girl’s MASONS: Hamlet Review Ellerbe Lions Club Park, Church St., Hamlet. Rockingham. Book Club meets 10 a.m. third Lodge No. 105, PHA, 510 Street Ext., Ellerbe. CHRISTIAN SINGLES: NEW LIFE AA: Group meets Monday of each month at Pine St., meets first and third RICHMOND COUNTY Rani Day Fellowship, a group each Monday at 7 p.m. at St. Hamlet Senior Center. Hamlet Tuesday of each month at 7:30 LIONS: Meets second and of adult Christian singles, ages Stephen A.M.E. Zion Church, Librarian Patsy Hardee is facili- p.m. fourth Thursday of every month 25 years and up, meets at dif- West Ave., Hamlet. tator. MASONS: Day Springs Lodge at 7 p.m. at Los Palmos. For ferent Aberdeen/Pinehurst/ ROCKINGHAM AA: Group RICHMOND COUNTY 44 meetings held first and third information, contact Trey Southern Pines area restau- meets each Saturday at 8 p.m. HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Tuesdays of each month at 7 McNair, 995-2183, or Larry rants 6:30 p.m. each Monday. and each Monday at 8 p.m. at Meets third Monday monthly at p.m., located on Stewart Street, Russell, 895-5055. Information, call (910) 206-1960 First Presbyterian Church, 904 7 p.m. in Rockingham City Hall, Rockingham. Contact Ras Rush ELLERBE CIVITAN CLUB: and leave message or e-mail Fayetteville Road, Rockingham. 514 Rockingham Road, unless at 910-206-0252. Meets every second and fourth [email protected]. STANDARDBEARERS. otherwise announced. Call 895- SQUARE DEAL: Lodge 801, Thursday at 7 p.m. at the TOPS: New chapter of Take COM: a Christian men’s fellow- 9057. 29th Masonic District, regular Ellerbe Civitan Building on O.J. Off Pounds Sensibly meets each ship meets at 7:30 p.m. every RICHMOND COUNTY communication first and third Reynolds Road in Ellerbe. Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Lenox Thursday, at Comfort Suites, WOMAN’S CLUB: Meets Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. HAMLET ROTARY: Club Station Apartment Complex, 510 Rockingham. Contact D.M. fourth Tuesday of each month at at 294 N. Bridges St., Hamlet. meets every Tuesday from S. Caroline St., Rockingham. Mason at 331-6856 or Michael 6 p.m. at FirstHealth Richmond SANDHILLS SHRINE noon until 1 p.m. at Sandhills For further information, call Swinney at 895-2747.

Riley receives Design tips for a ‘man cave’ Murray CONTINUED FROM FRONT For Jason Cameron, host of DIY Network’s “Man Caves,” the bare-bones man space just won’t do. Smith, Josh, Jana, Kaden, Karter Eagle Scout award Testosterone must seep out of every corner. Walker, Bobby, Bryce, Braxton, Jackson Matthews Riley of “It’s got to speak to you that this is a man cave when Paxlee, Bobbie Kate Faircloth, Morehead City received his you walk in,” said Cameron. Carl Simmons and Glenda Eagle Scout award on March The man caves they like have two things in common: Reynolds, Antwan, Barbara, Alexis, A’nayiah Dumas, Tina and 29 after the 11 Sunday worship There’s a bar, often with a Kegerator, and a flatscreen TV, the bigger, the better. Porter Sugg, Rebecca Locklear, service at First Presbyterian Brianna Bouldin, Amanda Church in Morehead City. The Some things that cannot go into the man cave: scented candles, potpourri, tchotchkes, doilies, baby toys, neon Buffalo, Jackson and Bryson ceremony was conducted by Boy McKenzie, Chris Robson, Butch Scout Troop 283, sponsored paint colors and plants (“guys usually kill them anyway,” Cameron said). The list grows longer with every new Bouldin, Toni Wallace, Toby and by First Presbyterian Church Zoe Tedder, Jerome and Jeanette To place your ad of Morehead City. Jackson episode of “Man Caves.” call today! Cameron recommends earth-tone paint colors, or as Gardner, Kelly Meyer, Holly 910-997-3111 entered the Scouting program Thompson, Kelly Stoner Dunn, in September of 1998 as a Tiger he puts it, “earthy man colors,” and hard surfaces, such as rock, brick and steel. Carrie Ussery, Alex Norris, Cub in Pack 942 of Sanford, NC. Wesley, Chappell, Andre’ Miller, He advanced through Bobcat, “It’s back to the cave thing,” he said. Comfortable seating is a must, and the lights can’t Chris and Talan Stoner, Vic, 105 E. Washington St. Wolf, Bear, and Webelos I and Rockingham, NC glare on that giant TV. Meghann and Jack Barberaisse, www.yourdailyjournal.com II. While in Sanford, he also BJ Gardner and Candace Keller. earned the Arrow of Light, Cub If the cave has windows or doors to outside, protect Scouting’s highest award and electronics in cabinets behind glass doors. the only Cub Scout award that a Boy Scout may wear on his official uniform. Jackson Matthews Riley Jackson is the son of John and Terri Riley. His paternal Presbyterian, Jackson was able grandparents are Dave and to schedule groups of Vacation Dink Riley of Morehead City Bible School children to form, and his maternal grandparents design, and decorate stones for are Harold and Betty Matthews the meditation path. With the of Rockingham. help of many adult and youth In April of 2002, Jackson church members, twenty-five bridged over to Boy Scout children were able to partici- Troop 907 of Sanford and later pate. After the stones had hard- joined Troop 283 after mov- ened sufficiently, several friends ing to Morehead City. He and scouts of Troops 283 and progressed through the ranks 130 met later to assist in the of Tenderfoot, 2nd Class, 1st planting of each stone into the Class, Star and Life Scout. As ground. Jackson is pleased that a Boy Scout he earned 25 merit his project involved not only the badges, his Totin’ Chip, Paul scouts, but so many members of Bunyan Woodsman Award, the church. God and Country Award, and In December the Croatan 20% off a sclerotherapy session the Order of the Arrow. In Trails District Eagle Board of if you mention this ad leadership positions with the Review found Jackson worthy of troop he served as Senior the Eagle Scout Rank. Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Jackson is a junior at West Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Carteret High School where Instructor, Chaplain Aide, and he has played football, tennis, Quartermaster. basketball, and track. He is a For his Eagle project Jackson member of the Future Business planned and led the installation Leaders of America and the of a meditation path at the front Fellowship of Christian Athletes. of First Presbyterian Church in He has received Academic Morehead City. Last summer Achievement Awards, the RBC with the assistance of Suzie Centura Scholar Athlete Award Edwards, Director of Children for Football and Basketball, and and Student Ministries at First the Good Patriot Award. www.yourdailyjournal.com Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C. Sunday, May 10, 2009 Page 3C Entertainment A one-in-a-million mom Dear Annie: Please here are the our kids. -- Your Loving Rapids print this for my mother on “thank-yous,” Children Dear Stepdaughter: Your Mother’s Day. I read it in Ann many years Dear Readers: Here’s stepmother sounds wonder- Landers’ column many years overdue. another message for an oft- ful. And so do you. Be sure to ago and thought it was per- Thank you neglected demographic group show her a copy of this and fect. -- Nolan in Florida for being on Mother’s Day: tell her you wrote it. She will Dear Nolan: With plea- there when Dear Annie: A lot is said be thrilled. sure. Here it is: we needed about mothers and grand- And finally, dear readers, To a one-in-a-million Mom, Annie’s you. Thanks mothers on Mother’s Day. I the poem that always brings a to you, dear lady, for all the Mailbox for being would like to pay tribute to tear to our eyes: dreams you dreamed for us. Advice our tower stepmothers. I’ve had a step- The Time Is Now Not one of us became the of strength mother in my life for 20 years, If you are ever going to love me, ballerina or vocalist or pianist when you since my parents divorced Love me now, while I can know or doctor or lawyer you were needed support yourself. and my father remarried. She The sweet and tender feelings hoping for. The boys didn’t Thank you for believing didn’t raise me. I was an adult Which from true affection flow. become millionaires and the in us when we had trouble when she joined our family. Love me now girls didn’t learn to speak six believing in ourselves. I have learned to love this While I am living, languages. Instead we are the Thank you for saying what woman and appreciate her Do not wait until I’m gone children who forgot to say we needed to hear and for and her generous heart. Not And then have it chiseled in “thank you” when it probably knowing when silence meant only has she brought love and marble, would have meant a lot to you. more than words. Your wis- kindness into my father’s life, Sweet words on ice cold stone. We are the ones who talk- dom seemed to come from a she has also loved my family If you have tender thoughts of me ed when we should have lis- place that none of us could and me. She has supported Please tell me now. tened. We are the little tykes ever figure out. us in every way with her shar- If you wait until I am sleeping who woke you before dawn to Thank you, Mom, for allow- ing and giving spirit. She has Never to awaken, ing us to dream our own serve you the breakfast-in-bed never forgotten us on our There will be death between us birthday special -- burnt toast, dreams, even though your birthdays or on holidays, and dreams were more glamor- And I won’t hear you then. weak tea, unscrambled eggs often the gifts she gives are So, if you love me, even a little bit, and half-raw bacon, swimming ous. And thank you, too, for something she has made with never letting on when we dis- Let me know it while I am living in grease. We gathered around her own hands. So I can treasure it. your bed and sang “Happy appointed you. I would like to pay trib- Birthday, Dear Mommy.” You Most of all, Mom, thank ute to her today. I love her ■ you for giving us the room Annie’s Mailbox is written by pretended to be thrilled and and want her to know how Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, tried your darnedest to eat we needed to grow and the grateful I am for all she has longtime editors of the Ann Landers freedom to learn from our the mess we had brought to done for my husband, my column. E-mail your questions to own mistakes. We hope that [email protected], or write your bed. we can do half as well with children, my father and me. to: Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Our childhood is over and -- A Stepdaughter in Grand Chicago, IL 60611. Some headaches require follow-up DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a grandmother cialist, depending on what is cluster, migraine, sinus and 16-year-old girl who suffers thinks that found. tension. Each has its own set from headaches. They started my headaches There are several steps you of symptoms, triggers, type of about two years ago and occur are caused by can take in an attempt to get pain, originating location of every day. Sometimes, they stress, but, in financial assistance for medi- are accompanied by one or my opinion, cal expenses. First, apply for pain and more. more of the following: nausea, I have less Medicaid, which can provide The symptoms that accom- blurred vision, poor balance stress than you with temporary medi- pany your headaches most and a feeling of tingling in my Dr. peter most teenag- cal insurance at little to no closely resemble those of a arms and legs, as though they Gott ers. I am home- cost. Medicaid is designed to migraine. I suggest you start a have fallen asleep. More con- Advice schooled, work give aid to people who can- headache journal. Write down stant “side effects” include at my family’s not afford medical insurance. anything you feel is impor- impaired memory and hear- business, and Most, if not all, states have ing and an inability to focus. have wonderful, loving par- programs that cover children tant, such as the time the The focus problem I noticed ents and an amazing brother. from birth to age 18. There headache started, its severity, just before I started getting I have good relationships with are also other programs for at what time it worsened or the headaches, but it contin- my friends and family, and those over 18. improved, what foods you ate ues to be a problem. Very I also have an amazing boy- Another option is to call a prior to the onset, etc. It may few times, I have experienced friend, so I don’t think the physician of your choice, such also be important to keep problem is stress. uncontrollable, intense mus- as the one you last saw, and track of the soaps, shampoos, cle twitching. I am very scared that some- explain your financial situa- My headaches are worse thing might be wrong with me tion. He or she may be willing creams, lotion and detergents upon waking and when trying and hope that you can help to work with you to get a pay- you use. to get to sleep, but during the me. My family does not have ment plan started so you can Allergies can also present day, they gradually get better. health insurance and little be seen. He or she may even as headaches. Perhaps some- They also occur regardless of money to spare for expensive be willing to waive some of thing in your bedding is to where I am. About 98 percent medical testing. I am writing the charges. blame, such as a down pillow, of the time, they occur on the to you so that you may be Another option is a free left side of my head. able to help me narrow down clinic. While not every town or perhaps your particular I have tried used Excedrin the possibilities and maybe or region has access to these brand of soap or shampoo Migraine, but it has never limit the number of expenses facilities, check in your area is having adverse effects. helped. I have found that tak- I would have to incur. to see whether one is avail- Other common causes can Here at the Richmond County Daily Journal ing 800 milligrams of ibupro- DEAR READER: There able. The physicians and staff include poor sleep positions fen dulls the pain enough that are several types of head- of these clinics are often kind and clenching or grinding we are doing our part to make the earth I can function more normally, aches, and each has a variety and knowledgeable. While the your teeth. Less commonly, greener. We have a large box at the end of but it doesn’t completely take of different treatments. The equipment may be a little out- the pain away. I have tried cut- only way to know definitively dated (as most free clinics headaches are the result of the dock on the back of the lower building, ting out all fragrances, which 1) what is causing your head- depend on donations and state a stroke, brain aneurysm or where you can put your: hasn’t helped. aches and 2) how to treat or federal grants to run), you brain tumor. My mother thinks that it is them effectively is to undergo should be able to get a clearer • Newspapers because of my teeth, which examination and testing by a picture of what is going on. ■ Contact Dr. Gott, by mail directly have been terrible since my primary-care physician who Now to your headaches. As to Dr. Gott c/o United Media, 200 • Magazines adult teeth came in. I also got may or may not refer you to I said before, there are several Madison Ave., 4th fl., New York, NY • Old Phone Books braces a few months ago. My a neurologist or other spe- types of headaches, including 10016. • And Any Other Paper Products HOROSCOPES HELP MAKE OUR COUNTY GREENER AND TURN ALL THAT OLD PAPER INTO MORE NEWSPAPERS INSTEAD OF FILLING UP THE LANDFILL. TAURUS (April 20-May LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. difficult to do just yesterday. 20) -- Any obstructions that -- If you believe the odds are 22) -- Being industrious on AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. have been blocking you from in your favor when it comes a day most people take off 19) -- The latest interest that your desires will be lifted. to a calculated risk, this is the might mean more to you than has captured your fancy might Once you know the coast is day to go for it. Sometimes taking a break. Regardless of occupy your time, which isn’t clear, you’ll move on it with taking a gamble can advance what you do, however, it’ll be all that bad. 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The ball CANCER (June 21-July things happen. game of golf, tennis or any is in your court. 22) -- Although it might LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. sport in which you excel. ARIES (March 21-April require a lot of dedication and 23) -- It doesn’t matter who CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- 19) -- Even though this may strong effort on your part, authors a good idea; the Jan. 19) -- If there is some be a day of rest for some, what you do at this time to important thing is what it kind of domestic duty or proj- you might not want to waste bolster a meaningful objective can do for you. So if a great ect left undone, make it a all your productive energy. or a career-enhancing goal will suggestion comes out of the top priority. It is an excellent You’re capable of accomplish- pay off in spades. mouth of even a child, use it. time to tackle what seemed ing substantial achievements. 141418 PEOPLE

Hanks lends prepares to open new attractions of arts degree, just by spend- mentary. Narrated by Hanks, the amid a $300 million expansion. ing three days and really comb- production will use vintage film, voice, expertise Hanks, who has helped raise ing the place,” Hanks said in a animation, props and sensory money for the museum from its telephone interview. “Also, New effects such as simulated wind to WWII museum start in the 1990s, said the goal Orleans can use that type of and snow to provide a feel for documentary is to create a facility that immers- resource that can attract people actual wartime experiences. es visitors in every aspect of to the city, so they can come The museum’s new features LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom World War II, while providing in for a few days, spend some also include a canteen that will Hanks is still on a mission when a fresh tourism magnet as the money, help re-establish the res- showcase musical revues inspired it comes to World War II. city rebuilds after Hurricane taurants and the neighborhoods by USO-style productions that The star of “Saving Private Katrina. that were hit so hard.” boosted morale of soldiers and Ryan” is serving as narrator and “Anybody visiting can really Among the facilities debuting people on the home front, plus adviser for a documentary pro- have almost, if not a bachelor Nov. 6 is the Victory Theater, a restaurant called the American duction as the National World of arts degree in the history of featuring a 120-foot-wide screen Sector overseen by chef John War II Museum in New Orleans World War II, like an associate that will run a 35-minute docu- Besh. Page 4C Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C. Sunday, May 10, 2009 www.yourdailyjournal.com Local Life

SUNDAY, MAY 10 TIME WARNER CABLE S1 - DISH NETWORK S2 - DIRECTV BBC to broadcast 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 12 AM 12:30 S1 S2 ABC America's Funniest Ext. Makeover: Home Housewives "Marry Brothers & Sisters Eyewitnes (:35) Hot (:05) House "Family" 9 9 (9) WSOC 9 Home Videos "Cerda Family" Me a Little" "Mexico" (SF) s News Topic CBS 60 Minutes The Amazing Race Cold Case "Into the The Unit "Unknown (3) News (5) (:35) (3) Paid (3) ReelTalk Bono’s tribute (3) WBTV 3 "This Is How You Lose Blue" (SF) Pt. 2 of 2 Soldier" (SF) (N) (3) (:20) The House Program (5) (:35) 3 3 (5) WRAL 5 a Million Dollars (N) Point After (13) (13) Star Inside Ed. (13) WBTW 13 (Maui)" (SF) (N) (5) News Storm Watch (13) Paid NBC Dateline NBC The Celebrity Apprentice The finalists must produce a pre-theater VIP News Sports Whacked Paid poem to Elvis (36) 36 36 WCNC 6 party for Cirque du Soleil's show 'Wintuk.' (SF) (N) Extra Out Program PBS Lodges "Canadian Nature "Voyage of the Masterpiece Classic "Wallander: Smart EastEnder EastEnder You Being You Being 4 30 Gregory Katz (4) WUNC 4 Adventure Lodges" Lonely Turtle" Sidetracked" Travels s s Served? Served? Associated Press Writer FOX Sit Down, American The King of Family American Fox News FOX News Ernest Angley Jack Van Paid 18 18 (18) WCCB 11 Shut Up Dad Simpsons the Hill Guy Dad at 10 Got Game Impe Program LONDON — The poetry doesn’t rise to a Shakespearean CW (6:30) The Spy Who Loved Me A British secret agent and a KGB WBTV3 (:35) NC (:05) 2 1/2 (:35) 2 1/2 (:05) Tim (:35) 46 46 level, but the sentiments in Bono’s tribute to Elvis Presley (46) WJZY 8 Jericho agent work together to find missing nuclear submarines. News Spin Men Men McCarver Chopper seem heartfelt. MNT Lost That '70s '70s "Kiss Frasier Seinfeld Boston Legal "No Paid 3 Wide Paid  Get 55 55 In an unusual performance, the U2 frontman — a pal of (55) WMYT 17 Show of Death" "The Visa" Brains Left Behind" Program Life Program Shorty presidents — reads an original poem honoring America’s origi- ION Housewives "Coming CSI: Miami "Invasion" H ouse "House Action (:35) (:05) (:35) (:05) Paid (:35) Paid 64 64 nal rocker as part of the BBC’s poetry season. (64) WAXN 10 Home" Training" News Insider Friends Friends Program Program “Elvis woke up my heart,” Bono says near the end of the CSI: Miami "Going CSI: Miami "Death CSI: Miami "Tunnel CSI: Miami "Rock and CSI: Miami "If Looks CSI: Miami "Death A&E 36 118 265 work, which celebrates Presley’s small-town Mississippi roots Under" Pool 100" Vision" a Hard Place" Could Kill" Pool 100"  Carlito's Way (‘93, Cri) Al Pacino. Upon his release, an ex- Breaking Bad "Over" B reaking Bad "Over" M ad Men "The and global influence. It will be broadcast May 13 on BBC AMC 27 130 254 Radio 4 after more than a decade of sitting on a shelf waiting convict tries to avoid the corrupting influences of his old life. Inheritance" for a producer to give it a proper treatment. ANPL 38 Wild Kingdom Weird and Freaky Colossal Squid River Monsters Weird and Freaky Colossal Squid 184 282 The singer, best known for his humanitarian efforts, BET 59 (6:30)  Madea's Family Reunion Sunday Best (SF) (N) Sunday Best (SF) Weekend Inspiration 124 329 hails Elvis for his early work, when the former truck driver BRAVO 37 Law & Ord. "Offense" L aw & Ord. "Depths"  Top Gun (‘86, Act) Tom Cruise.  Top Gun (‘86, Act) Tom Cruise. 129 273 emerged from the Memphis music scene to shake America to CMT 51 (5:30) Pure Country  Cold Mountain (‘03, Romance) Jude Law, Renée Zellweger, Nicole Kidman. (:45)  Broken Bridges 166 327 its very roots. CNBC 34 Diabetes Wall St. Warren Buffett The Entrepreneurs Dirty Money American Greed The Ebay Effect 208 355 “Elvis was made by America so America could remake CNN 32 CNN Newsroom No Bias, No Bull Larry King Live CNN Newsroom State of Union Larry King Live 200 202 itself,” Bono reads. His words are mixed with comments by COM 52 (6:30) Blue Collar: Road Jeff Dunham: Arguing King Baby SouthPk Flaming RENO Futurama 107 249 Presley and others, and sections of some of Presley’s classic DISC 35 Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch 182 278 songs, including the haunting “Mystery Train.” DISN 54 Suite Life Montana Montana Sonny  Beethoven's 2nd (:35) Wizards Wizards Montana Suite Life Cory 172 290 It is clear from Bono’s poem that Presley’s influence ESPN-C Car Show Car Show Down The Barrel E:60 Boxing ‘96 Bout A merican Gladiators extended to Ireland, where Bono first heard him as a young 69 143 208 boy, and to Liverpool, where lads named John, Paul, George ESPN 39 Baseball Tonight (L) M LB Baseball Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox (L) Sportscenter (L) S ports 140 206 and Ringo heard Presley’s early hits. ESPN2 68 Poker ‘08 World Series Poker ‘08 World Series Poker ‘08 World Series Poker ‘08 World Series Poker ‘08 World Series Poker ‘08 World Series 144 209 “Elvis invented the Beatles,” Bono says in the poem. FAM 29  The Sound of Music (‘65, Mus) Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Julie Andrews. Home Videos J.Osteen FdChild. 180 311 The poem was recorded by Ten Alps Radio director Des FOOD 55 Challenge Challenge Iron Chef America Chopped B. Flay B. Flay Iron Chef America 110 231 Shaw near the end of an interview with Bono more than 10 FSS 40 Poker World Tour (N) Gold Age Toughman Sport Science Score Score Poker World Tour S port Science 420 630 years ago. The topic was Sun Studios, the small Memphis HGTV 46 CurbApp HouseH The Pack The Pack HouseH House Income For Rent RenoReal Stagers The Pack The Pack 112 229 studio Elvis made famous. HIST 65 UFO Hunters Angels & Demons Decoded Life After People Behind Da Vinci Code Angels & Demons 120 269 Shaw said Bono offered the poem near the end of the dis- INSP 78 Inlight Fellow. In Touch Ministries King Ankerberg GiveHope Manna. Helpline Fellow. Paid Prog. 259 364 cussion. LIFE 31  Mom, Dad and Her Melora Hardin.  Because I Said So Diane Keaton. Grey's Anatomy Army Wives 108 252 “Elvis has millions of fans around the world, and Bono is LMN 72 (6:00) Forever Love  Message in a Bottle (‘99, Rom) Kevin Costner.  A Stranger to Love Beau Bridges. Movie 109 253 one of them,” said Shaw. MTV 43 MADE "Ladies Man" Real World/ R. Rules R Dyrdek R Dyrdek Nitro Nitro Jackass Jackass Jackass Jackass 160 331 Although the poem was reprinted some years ago in a fan NICK 30 iCarly Water Zoey 101 Nanny Nanny Nanny Nanny Nanny Nanny Nanny Nanny 170 299 magazine, it has never been performed or broadcast, in part    because producers could not figure out how to showcase it. SCIFI 64 The Descent Shauna MacDonald. BloodRayne (‘06, Act) Kristanna Loken. BloodRayne II: Deliverance 122 244 Finally, producers decided to prepare a 15-minute broadcast SPEED 67 The SPEED Report NASCAR Victory Lane News & Talk Pinks! "Englishtown" B ullrun Wrecked Wrecked 150 607 to coincide with BBC’s poetry season, with added snippets of SPIKE 44 UFC Unleashed UFC Unleashed UFC Unleashed  Street Warrior (2008, Action) Max Martini. Warrior Yakuza vs. Mafia 168 262 Elvis’ music and other material. TBS 24 (6:00) Without a Pa...  Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling  My Cousin Vinny (‘92, Com) Joe Pesci. Movie 139 247 (6:00)  Freaky  Bunny Lake is Missing (1965, Mystery)  The Sign of the Ram (1948, Drama)  The Cheat (‘15, “It lay around for a long time with a lot of producers and TCM 25 132 256 editors trying to turn it into a soundscape,” said Shaw. “It Friday Barbara Harris. Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea, Laurence Olivier. Alexander Knox, Susan Peters. Dra) Fannie Ward. couldn’t be a cold reading, so producer Chris O’Shaughnessy TLC 48 My Shocking Story Anatomy of Sex Science of Sex (N) S cience of Sex (N) A natomy of Sex The Science of Sex 183 280 put it together. He had been collecting various pieces of audio TNT 26 Movie Pregame NBA Basketball Playoffs Boston vs Orlando (L) Inside the NBA  Spider-Man 138 245 for quite a while and he selected pieces that complement lines TOON 53  Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas StarWars Ben 10 KingHill FamilyG. FamilyG. Robot Superjail Tim&Eric 176 296 of the poem.” TRAVEL 47 Natural Wonders DhaniGlobe "Spain" D haniTacklesGlobe DanGlobe "England" D anGlobe "Thailand" Off Air 215 277 The finished piece is an impressionistic narrative about TVLAND 56 A. Griffith A. Griffith A. Griffith A. Griffith A. Griffith A. Griffith M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H 106 301 Presley’s career, with Bono’s poem at its center. USA 28 House "Insensitive" H ouse Law & Order: C.I. In Plain Sight Law&O.:SVU "Selfish" Law & Order: C.I. 105 242 Bono and U2 have often praised Elvis and even traveled to WGN 19 WKRP WKRP Newhart Newhart HMooners HMooners News (:40) Replay Bewitched Bewitched Jeannie Jeannie 239 307 Sun Studios in Memphis to record their “Rattle and Hum” VH1 42 (6:30) I Love New York Daisy of Love Daisy of Love I Love Money Daisy of Love I Love Money 162 335 album. Bono made it a point to use a microphone the King had PREMIUM CHANNELS used and to quiz producers and session men about Presley’s (6:00)  Fred Claus Detective "A Real The Alzheimer's Project "The Detective "A Real Brave  Forgetting HBO 7 300 501 recording technique. Paul Giamatti. Botswana Diamond" Memory Loss Tapes" Botswana Diamond" New Sarah Marshall Shaw said Bono and millions of others have found inspira- (6:25)  Over Her  The Incredible Hulk (2008, Action) Liv  Shoot to Kill (‘88, Act) Tom (:50) Zane's Sex Chronicles "Dirty MAX 320 310 512 tion in Presley’s story. Dead Body Tyler, Tim Roth, Edward Norton. Berenger, Sidney Poitier. Laundry" “It seems the more you look into Elvis the more you realize exactly what a groundbreaker he was,” said Shaw. “He was breaking down boundaries.” MONDAY, MAY 11 TIME WARNER CABLE S1 - DISH NETWORK S2 - DIRECTV 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 12 AM 12:30 S1 S2 ABC Inside Ent. Dancing With the Stars (N) S urviving Castle "A Death in the News (:35) News (:05) Jimmy Kimmel Nimoy ‘comfortable’ with 9 9 (9) WSOC 9 Edition Tonight Suburbia Family" (SF) Nightline Live CBS (3) News (3) ..Be a The Big Mother Two and a Rules of CSI: Miami News (:35) The Late Show (:35) Late, mysterious ‘Fringe’ role (3) WBTV 3 (5) InsEd. Millionaire Bang "As Fast Half Men Engageme "Dissolved" (N) With David Late Show 3 3 (5) WRAL 5 (13) ? (5) ET Theory as She nt "Family Letterman Tom Hanks, Bryce Dallas (13) WBTW 13 (13) Derrik J. Lang son later this year, Nimoy will Fortune Jeop. Can" Style" The Killers (N) Howard NBC Jeopardy Wheel of Deal or No Deal Medium Medium "The Man in News (:35) Tonight Show (:35) Late AP Entertainment Writer appear in additional episodes 36 36 (36) WCNC 6 Fortune the Mirror" Ciara, Russell Brand Night LOS ANGELES — Outside of “when they call me.” Something about Bell is PBS Nightly N.C. Now Antiques Roadshow American Experience "We Shall Tattoo on My Heart Rose Julia Roberts, Doris Tavis Leonard Nimoy’s Bel Air home, (4) 4 4 30 very different from any charac- WUNC Business "Hartford (Hour One)" Remain: Wounded Knee" Kearns Goodwin, Richard G. Smiley (N) workers are busy construct- FOX The King The King House "Both Sides" 24 "Day 7: 5:00 AM - Fox News FOX News King of King of Everybody Bernie ter Nimoy has ever played, but 18 18 ing a new driveway, replacing (18) WCCB 11 of Queens of Queens (SF) 6:00 AM" at 10 Edge the Hill the Hill Loves Ray Mac Show flagstone with sleek cement he wants to keep that under wraps. What’s not a mystery CW Two and a Two and a Gossip Girl "Valley One Tree Hill "Forever WBTV3 (:35) (:05) Payne (:35) G. (:05) (:35) as part of an ongoing conver- (46) 46 46 is why Nimoy was offered the WJZY 8 Half Men Half Men Girls" and Almost Always" News FamilyG. Lopez Acc.Jim Scrubs sion from Mediterranean to MNT Law & Order: Masters of Illusion Magic Revealed (N) Seinfeld Seinfeld Frasier Frasier That '70s Cribs part: He bonded with “Fringe” 55 55 modern. Though the 78-year- (55) WMYT 17 Criminal Intent (N) Show old actor is also undergoing co-creator Abrams during his “Trek” resurrection. Nimoy ION A. Griffith A. Griffith Dr. Phil The Oprah Winfrey Action (:35) Ent. (:05) The (:35) (:05) (:35) South a metamorphosis of sorts, he (64) 64 64 had never seen “Fringe” WAXN 10 Show Show Show News Tonight Insider Friends Friends Park isn’t paving over his past. CSI: Miami "Free Fall" I ntervention "Derek" I ntervention Paranorm Paranorm Paranorm Paranorm Intervention "Derek" After a 19-year absence, before but was impressed with A&E 36 118 265 the show after watching a few "Anthony" al State al State al State al State Nimoy again dons pointy ears (5:45)  Driving  The Rookie (‘02, Fam) Dennis Quaid. A baseball coach decides  Rudy (1993, Drama) Ned Beatty, as a mature Mr. Spock in J.J. episodes. AMC 27 130 254 “It’s not unlike any other Miss Daisy to fulfill his dream by trying out for a professional team. Charles Dutton, Sean Astin. Abrams’ “Star Trek,” the high- ANPL 38 Jungle Orphans Escape to Eden Most "Talented Pets" A nimal Cops Escape to Eden Most "Talented Pets" 1 84 282 ly anticipated science-fiction show that’s ever been done,” said Nimoy. “It’s just that the BET 59 (6:00) 106 & Park  Menace II Society Tyrin Turner. College College  Menace II Society Tyrin Turner. 124 329 franchise reboot premiering   May 8. A week later, he’ll execution is so much more BRAVO 37 Inside Actors Studio Hannibal (‘01, Thril) Sir Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore. Reservoir Dogs (‘92, Dra) Harvey Keitel. 129 273 originate the recurring role thoughtful and theatrical than CMT 51 Ext. Makeover: Home Ext. Makeover: Home  Son-In-Law (‘93, Com) Pauly Shore. (:15)  Son-In-Law (‘93, Com) Pauly Shore. 166 327 of genius gazillionaire William what I’ve seen in the past.” CNBC 34 The Kudlow Report CNBC Reports Scam of the Century: On the Money Mad Money Fast Money 208 355 Abrams earned the admira- Bell at the end of the May 12 CNN 32 Lou Dobbs Tonight No Bias, No Bull Larry King Live Anderson Cooper 360 Larry King Live 200 202 tion of Nimoy after filming his season finale of Fox’s wicked COM 52 Scrubs Scrubs Daily Sh. Colbert Futurama SouthPk SouthPk RENO Daily Sh. Colbert Flaming Demetri 107 249 supernatural series “Fringe.” upcoming take on “Trek,” in DISC 35 MythBusters MythBusters Weaponizers Doing DaVinci MythBusters Weaponizers 182 278 “In both of these cases, I which Nimoy shares the role feel like I’m slipping into a of Spock with Zachary Quinto, DISN 54 Suite Life Montana Kim Possible: So the Drama (:35) Wizards Wizards Montana Suite Life So Raven Life Derek Cory 172 290 very comfortable bathrobe or the 31-year-old “Heroes” actor ESPN-C 69 SoccerNet 60Class. Boxing Boxing NCAA Basketball Classics Arizona vs. Kansas AWA Wrestling American Gladiators 143 208 a very warm bath,” Nimoy said who portrays an unripe Spock. ESPN 39 MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets Site: Citi Field (L) Baseball Tonight (L) S portscenter Tonight NFL Live 140 206 with a robust chuckle over a Quinto said he was able to ESPN2 68 Football NFL Live NCAA Wrestling Billiards Billiards Billiards NASCAR 144 209 understand the iconic half- cup of coffee inside his house. FAM 29 '70s Show '70s Show Greek  Mean Girls Lindsay Lohan. 700 Club Greek 180 311 Vulcan, half-human Enterprise “I had a great time on the FOOD 55 Challenge Good Eats Food Unwrapd Unwrapd Diners Diners Good Eats Unwrapd Unwrapd Unwrapd 110 231 ’Star Trek’ movie. And I had a science officer because delicious time on this episode. he melded with Nimoy off FSS 40 Bidding InsDrag Poker World Tour Y o Yo Championship Top 50 Score Yo Yo Championship Score Yo Yo 420 630 I like the position they have screen. HGTV 46 Money HouseH Property Property HouseH My Place House Bought Unsell. My Place Property Property 112 229 given me. I like the enigma of “The physicality and the HIST 65 Marvels "Harvesting" M odern Marvels Gangland Ax Men Life After People Modern Marvels 120 269 this character.” essence of Spock is very spe- INSP 78 Paid Prog. Victory Enjoy Life Paid Prog. Inspir. Life Today Your Day Paid Prog. The Hal R. GiveHope Fellow. Paid Prog. 259 364 Bell, the former lab partner cific, and it’s as tied to his LIFE 31 Mother Mother Reba Reba  Intimate Stranger Kari Matchett. W&Grace W&Grace Frasier Frasier 108 252 cultural identity and his social of unhinged scientist Walter LMN 72 (4:00) A Matter of J...  Cabin by the Lake (‘00, Hor) Judd nelson.  Crimes of Passion (‘04, Thril) Dina Meyer. Cabin by the Lake 109 253 Bishop (played by John Noble), identity as it is to Leonard hav- MTV True Life Real World/ R. Rules College The Hills The Hills College The Hills College MTV Special has often been mentioned — ing created it,” said Quinto, 43 160 331 but never seen — on “Fringe.” who now shares something NICK 30 Drake Drake Sponge Sponge Home Imp Home Imp G. Lopez G. Lopez Nanny Nanny Home Imp Home Imp 170 299 Astute fans know that Bell else with Nimoy besides SCIFI 64 Star Trek: Next Gen. ST:TNG "Booby Trap" S T:TNG "The Enemy" S T:TNG "The Price" G . Lagann G. Lagann RaveM.. RaveM.. 122 244 became one of the wealthiest Spock: Like Bell, Quinto’s SPEED 67 Pimp Pass Time Week in NASCAR Making the Race All Star Reunion Car Crazy Pass Time Week in NASCAR 150 607 men in the world after parting evil character Sylar on NBC’s SPIKE 44 CSI "Empty Eyes" C SI "Big Shots" Fight Night "Din Tomas vs. Kenny Florian" P ros vs. Joes CSI: NY "Obsession" 168 262 “Heroes” was in the shadows ways with Bishop and found- TBS 24 Seinfeld Seinfeld FamilyG. FamilyG. FamilyG. FamilyG. Name Earl Name Earl Seinfeld Sex & City Sex & City Movie 139 247 ing Massive Dynamic, an omi- on that show before Quinto (6:45) Jack McCall,  The Hucksters (1947, Drama) Deborah (:15)  Callaway Went Thataway (‘51,  It's Always was cast in the role. TCM 25 132 256 nous corporation that dabbles Desperado Kerr, Sydney Greenstreet, Clark Gable. West) Fred MacMurray, Howard Keel. Fair Weather in robotics, pharmaceuticals Nimoy, surrounded by art TLC LPBW Little Peo. Little Peo. LPBW Table12 Table12 Jon & Kate Plus Eight Little Peo. LPBW Table12 Table12 and weaponry. in his house — including many 48 183 280 “I’ve never played America’s of his own photographs — said TNT 26 NBA Basketball Playoffs Cleveland vs Atlanta (L) NBA Basketball Playoffs Denver vs Dallas (L) Inside the NBA 138 245 richest man before,” Nimoy the version of Spock he’s TOON 53 LeagueEv Flapjack Johnny Johnny 6teen 6teen KingHill KingHill FamilyG. FamilyG. Robot VentureB 176 296 cooed. portraying in the new film is TRAVEL 47 Yellowstone: Park Bourdain "Sri Lanka" DhaniTacklesGlobe Bourdain "Tokyo" D haniTacklesGlobe Foods "Samoa" 215 277 The former “Trek” and more like who he is more than TVLAND 56 Hillbillies Hillbillies A. Griffith A. Griffith A. Griffith A. Griffith A. Griffith A. Griffith 3rd Rock 3rd Rock 3rd Rock 3rd Rock 106 301 “Mission Impossible” star has ever before because “I know USA 28 NCIS "Frame-Up" NCIS "Probie" WWE Raw WWE Raw In Plain Sight Law & Order: C.I. 105 242 filmed one scene so far in New where I’m going, and I know WGN 19 Home Videos Home Videos Around the World WGN News Scrubs Scrubs Around the World 239 307 York with actress Anna Trov, where I’ve been.” Other than who plays Olivia Dunham, an the “Fringe” role and possibly VH1 42 I Love Money I Love "Reunion" C harm School New York Gotti Charm School New York Gotti 162 335 FBI agent assigned to inves- another “Trek” film, Nimoy PREMIUM CHANNELS (5:30) Alzheimer The Alzheimer's  Journey to the Center of the Real Time With Bill (:35) Detective "A Real (:35) tigate unexplained phenom- doesn’t have other on-screen HBO 7 300 501 ena with Bishop and his son. commitments. Waitress 's Project Project Earth (‘08, Sci-Fi) Greg Evigan. Maher Botswana Diamond" Boxing (6:00)  The Brave  Georgia Rule (2007, Comedy) Jane  The Incredible Hulk (‘08, (:50) Sophomores "I Science After production moves to And that’s exactly the way MAX 320 310 512 Vancouver for the second sea- he wants it. One Jodie Foster. Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman. Act) Liv Tyler, Edward Norton. Do, Do I" "Property"