Bill Seeks To Eliminate Butner Public Safety

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Thursday 

April 16, 2009 

Volume 43 Issue 29 

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Serving southern Granville, northern Wake, and northern Durham Counties 

Creedmoor Reaches Settlement 

With IRS For Fine Of Only $15,200. 

CRUISE IN 

A Creedmoor Cruise-In will 

be held April 17th at the Food 

Lion Dutchville Village 

Shopping Center from 4 p.m. 

until dark. 

All cars are welcome, 

including any year. 

April is “Mustang” month. 

All these drivers get a free $5.00 

meal ticket from Andy’s or 

Sonic. 

The Shakedown Band will 

be performing live at Andy’s 

after the show. 

Also, on May 2nd, the 

Creedmoor Car Show will be 

held on Main Street from 9 a.m. 

to 1 p.m. with trophies awarded 

at 1 p.m. 

Anyone with questions may 

call Tommy Keith at (919) 730- 

5115 or access the cruise-in 

website at www.mycarclub.info. 

CREEDMOOR CAR SHOW 

The second annual 

Creedmoor Car Show is 

scheduled for Saturday, May 

2nd from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The 

car show will take place on Main 

Street in Creedmoor. The event 

is free to the public. 

There will be entertainment, 

food, beverages and fun 

activities for all ages. 

Vendors will include 

Cornwell Tools, Jon & Jill's Main 

Street Restaurant, Champs Tire 

Company, Granville County 

Sheriff's Department, Sparrow 

Wood Jewelers, SS Auto 

Chrome, Interstate Batteries, 

Atlantic Tire, Eats & Sweets and 

many more. 

Registration will begin at 8 

AM on the day of the show and 

the entry fee will be $15. 

You may pick up entry forms 

at Champs Tire Company or The 

Butner-Creedmoor News. 

Entry forms must be 

returned to either business by 

May 1st. 

Trophies will be presented to 

Best-In-Show that will include 

Fords, Chevrolets, Mopars, 

Imports, bikes, trucks and 

tractors. 

The car show is presented by 

Jon & Jill's Main Street 

Restaurant, Champs Tire 

Company, The Butner 

Creedmoor News, No More 

Stumps and Ellington-Brim 

Chevrolet. 

Rain date for the event will 

be Sunday, May 3rd. 

CHICKEN PICKIN’ 

The 15th annual Butner 

Chicken Pickin’ Day will be held 

on Saturday, June 6th from 9 a.m. 

until 4 p.m. The Butner Street 

Dance is scheduled for Friday 

night, June 5th, from 7 p.m. until 

10 p.m. 

The Friday night street dance 

will kick off the annual festival. 

The chicken pickin’, held on 

Saturday, features a Top 75 Car 

Show, all-day live stage 

entertainment, barbecue chicken 

cook-off contest and lots of food and 

craft vendors. Many games and 

treats for kids will also be offered. 

Several committees need 

additional people. If you are 

interested in volunteering, please 

contact Marshall Dixon at 919- 

575-6691 

RELAY FOR LIFE 

For a shedule of events see 

page 8A. 

BY HARRY COLEMAN 

EDITOR 

The results of an audit of 

the City of Creedmoor’s records 

by the Federal Internal 

Revenue Service could have 

resulted in fines of as much as 

$1.7 million dollars but Mayor 

Darryl Moss has reported that 

the efforts by city staff and 

elected leaders has resulted in 

the fines being reduced to 

$15,700. 

A resolution of the tax audit 

problem had consumed many, 

many hours of time of both the 

town staff and elected 

commissioners over the past 

year. 

Much of the possible 

charges were from a potential 

finding by the IRS of failure to 

file W-2’s and 941’s and the 

resulting penalties and 

interest. But the city was 

eventually able to get many of 

these penalties reduced to a 

late filing classification. 

The City worked closely 

with the Local Government 

Commission, (a division of the 

state treasurers office) to work 

through the changes required 

to improve their financial 

operations to meet 

recommended policies for 

separating the responsibilities 

in the financial office among 

various employees to maintain 

a system of checks and 

DHHS Presents 

New Care Plan 

N.C. Department of Health 

and Human Services Secretary 

Lanier Cansler has unveiled a 

new plan for patient care at 

Central Regional Hospital. The 

plan would fully utilize the new 

Butner facility as well as 

continue limited patient care 

on the Dorothea Dix campus in 

Raleigh. The plan represents 

just one part of Gov. Bev 

Perdue’s call for a thorough reexamination 

of the statewide 

mental health delivery system, 

utilizing available resources 

and the best management 

structure. 

A cornerstone of the plan is 

the finalization of an 

agreement between DHHS and 

Wake County to partner in 

continuing to maintain a 60- 

bed psychiatric care overflow 

unit on the Dix Campus for the 

next three years. 

. “Overall, the plan answers 

the needs of our patients and 

community, providing a safe 

environment and the type of 

surroundings needed for 

quality care and treatment,” 

Sec. Cansler said. “I believe this 

approach, combined with our 

continuing efforts to ensure 

quality and safety in our 

facilities, will help address the 

issues of a court-ordered 

injunction currently in place, 

and allow us to move forward 

in meeting our goals and 

responsibilities to our 

patients.” 

Under the plan, Central 

Regional Hospital, which 

opened its doors at the Butner 

campus in July 2008, will be 

fully utilized — offering 

balances. 

Several personnel changes 

took place in the financial 

offices of the city and the city 

leaders employed outside 

consultants to help them make 

improvements in their record 

keeping system. 

Mayor Moss signed the 

document Monday night saying 

that the final amount was “very 

good news.” 

The mayor said it was 

wonderful to finally be able to 

put the possibility of much 

higher fines behind the city. 

He said that valuable 

lessons had been learned from 

the experience and new 

procedures had been put into 

place which would be beneficial 

to the town for many years in 

the future. 

In September of 2007 the 

local government commission 

notified the city commissioners 

of “egregious” problems in their 

bookkeeping system. The city’s 

former finance director Eleanor 

Fowler had previously retired. 

Her successor Lenessa Hawkins 

had her job eliminated in a 

reorganization and the duties of 

the Finance Director were 

assumed by the city manager as 

a part of his duties. 

Mayor Moss praised the 

help of consultants Kelly 

Howard, the retired Oxford 

Finance Director and 

patients advanced care in a 

facility specifically designed to 

provide state-of-the-art care. 

Children and 

Adolescents Unit 

“After careful consideration 

of all aspects of the adolescents 

program, I have determined it 

is in the best interests of 

children, their families and the 

State to continue to maintain a 

portion of the adolescents 

program on the Raleigh campus 

of Dix, as well as to utilize 

available space at the new 

Central Regional facility in 

Butner,” Cansler said. 

Under the plan, the shortterm 

children and adolescents 

program — currently housed 

partially in the former John 

Umstead Hospital and partially 

on the Dix campus — will be 

consolidated and moved into the 

space specifically designed for 

children’s care within the new 

CRH facility. This will allow the 

full use of all available space 

within the new facility by 

expanding the children’s section 

to accommodate a maximum 

capacity of 72 short-term 

children and adolescent 

patients. 

“The new facility at CRH 

provides a safe, clean 

environment specifically 

designed for treatment and 

education of our children,” 

Cansler said. Short-term crisis 

admissions range from 5 to 10 

days, while long-term 

admissions average 6 to 9 

months. 

The long-term children’s 

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Creedmoor Accountant Bill 

Tatum who were contracted to 

help the city come up with 

systems to fix problems in the 

finance office. Mayor Moss 

particularly gave Bill Tatum 

credit for his continuing 

assistance in fixing the 

problems the city found 

themselves with. 

Last October Creedmoor’s 

Bill Seeks To 

Eliminate Butner 

Public Safety 

BY HARRY COLEMAN 

EDITOR 

Butner Public Safety would 

be eliminated if a North 

Carolina Senate bill becomes a 

law. 

If a companion bill was 

passed in the N. C. House of 

Representatives and the bills 

were signed by Governor 

Beverly Perdue, the Town of 

Butner would have to assume 

responsibility for providing fire 

and police services for Butner 

rather than having the service 

provided by the state through 

the Department of Crime 

Control and Public Safety. 

Butner Attorney Jim 

Wrenn said he has discussed 

the issue with Representative 

Jim Crawford who sits on the 

Appropriations Committee of 

the State House of 

Representatives. 

Wrenn said that Crawford 

said he thinks the proposal can 

be stopped from becoming 

State law. 

The Senate bill as written 

Auditor explained that 

Creedmoor still needed to 

reconcile the city’s bank 

statements on a regular basis. 

Moss has said that with the 

help of the outside consultants 

this is now being done and the 

city expects to be ready for their 

upcoming 2007-2008 audit this 

year. 

Creedmoor had placed 

would require Butner’s mayor 

to appoint a fire chief and police 

chief and provide the same level 

of service as previously 

provided. The Town of 

Butner would then be 

responsible for paying the cost 

of operating and supplying the 

police and fire departments. 

The Town of Butner 

currently has a contract with 

Butner Public Safety under 

which the town pays slightly 

over one million one hundred 

and forty nine thousand dollars 

annually for police and fire 

service. The money represents 

a figure equal to the 25¢ per 

hundred dollars of valuation 

that the citizens of Butner pay 

as property tax to the town. 

The Town of Butner gets 

revenue from other sources 

including from sales tax 

revenue, the Powell Bill fund 

and from SGWASA and other 

fees for services. 

The total budget for Butner 

Public Safety is $3.7 million 

dollars. In addition to their 

responsibilities to the Town of 

approximately $620,000 in its 

current budget to pay for 

possible penalty and interest in 

the current year. Since the 

majority of this amount won’t be 

needed Moss said that much of 

these funds could be returned 

to the city’s fund balance and 

the low fine should be good 

news for the upcoming 2009- 

2010 budget, he added. 

Creedmoor Commissioner William Robinson, who is chairman of the city’s finance committee is shown at left 

explaining the details of the city’s agreement with the Internal Revenue Service as mayor Darryl Moss signs the 

agreement to pay a fine of $15,200. The Local Government Commission had speculated that the fine could have 

been as much as $1.7 million dollars. 

Butner, Butner Public Safety 

currently has responsibilities to 

provide service to numerous 

state institutions and they 

would also help if there was an 

escape from the Federal 

Correctional Institution. 

The contract between Public 

Safety and the Town of Butner 

came as a result of the 

negotiations leading up to the 

incorporation of Butner. 

Public Safety has protection 

responsibilities for the Town of 

Butner, Central Regional 

Hospital, 

Murdoch 

Developmental Center, Polk 

Correctional, Umstead 

Correctional, Whitaker School, 

The National Guard Training 

Site, Umstead Research Farm, 

and the R. J. Blackley Drug 

Abuse Treatment Center. 

Public Safety employs 49 

sworn officers, five 

telecommunicators, an office 

assistant and the Department of 

Health and Human Services 

provides funding for at least half 

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CMYK 

2a The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, April 16, 2009 

FAT HARRY’S 

by Harry Coleman 

SOAP OPERA REVIEW 

by Toby Goldstein 

ALL MY CHILDREN familiar. Coming: Will Nicole’s 

Cooking Column Crossword Puzzle 

Krystal suffered an ectopic dream wedding go up in smoke? 

GENERAL HOSPITAL 

It seemed like a simple request. 

My daughter asked if we could keep my grandson for a 

weekend so she could have a little uninterrupted time to clean 

up her house. 

“Of course,” Bebe and I said in unison. 

It had been almost thirty-three years since we had the 

complete responsibility for a three year old in the house. 

I think we must have been younger then. 

It was the weekend when the Easter Bunny was coming to 

Lake Rogers for the annual Easter Egg Hunt and the Stem Trail 

Ride was taking place so I figured I’d have plenty of activities to 

keep my grandson Alex occupied. 

Friday night when his mother left him with us both his mother 

and grandmother had assured him that his mom would be right 

back. Alex took that to mean that she would be back before he 

went to sleep so he resisted going to bed for several hours after 

his normal 8 pm bedtime. If Alex is playing he wants an adult to 

be playing with him. We went through about 20 books and twelve 

games before Alex finally sort of leaned over and closed his eyes 

about midnight. I wasn’t far behind him I was worn out. 

My alarm clock was set for 7:30 am but Alex made sure I was 

wide awake a full hour and a half before that. We had already 

moved to the big window in the living room and watched the sun 

come up, when the alarm clock started blasting in the bedroom. 

I usually have trouble getting to the Easter Egg Hunt in time 

to be there for the line up at 9:30 am but this morning we were 

up and dressed early. I got Alex dressed by promising to take 

him to the playground at McDonalds for breakfast time. That 

playground is one of Alex’s favorite places in the whole world. I 

got a Egg McMuffin, Alex got the Happy Meal so he could get a 

new action figure. Our method of child psychology goes like this 

we got him up by promising to take him to McDonald’s. We got 

him away from McDonald’s by promising to go to the Easter Egg 

Hunt, we got him away from the Easter Egg Hunt by promising 

to take him to the Stem Trail Ride with the horses, we got him 

away from the Stem Trail Ride by promising to take him back to 

McDonald’s, we got him away from McDonald’s by offering to 

buy him a toy at the Dollar Store. We offered to take his (two) 

toys out of the package at home. We were so tired when we got 

home that we took a nap without having to be bribed. There had 

been a mob of young kids at the Easter Egg Hunt. Alex started 

out picking up eggs in the 1 to 3 year old enclosure but he didn’t 

know better than to cross over straight through ropes to the 4 to 

6 age space and on over to the 7 to 9 territory. He got a lot of eggs 

but by the time I corraled him back to where the Easter eggs 

were being counted all the prize baskets had already been handed 

out. 

At one point Bebe walked up to me “Where’s Alex,” I asked. 

“I thought he was with you.” Bebe answered. What followed was 

that awful feeling “we’ve lost our kid.” I scanned the crowd but it 

wasn’t easy seeing from the big hill to the lake there were 

hundreds of pint size bodies running in every possible direction. 

Finally I picked out Alex with his best friend Christian being 

supervised by Christian’s mom. I kept my eyes attached to him 

like spikes on a porcupine after that until I wisked him off to the 

Trail Ride. I think seeing all the horses was the favorite part of 

the day for him. By the time we got there the ride was well 

underway but there was still plenty of horses and riders back at 

the base camp. Next year I think I’ll ask one of the people with 

wagons if they’ll let Alex and me ride along so we can take pictures 

during the Trail Ride. 

Sunday, Alex and I both woke up from another nap to find his 

mother in the house. 

I’m not sure whether it was Alex or me that was the happiest 

to see her! 

Alex with his best friend Christian at the Easter Egg Hunt. 

This Week’s Recipes 

PIMENTO CHEESE 

6 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese 

1 cup Miracle Whip salad dressing 

1 7-oz. jar sliced pimentos, drained 

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 

Salt and pepper to taste 

Grate the cheese in a food processor using a grating disk. 

Change to chopping blade. Add the Miracle Whip, drained 

pimentos, Worcestershire sauce and a few dashes of salt and 

pepper. Pulse on and off until the ingredients are well mixed, 

but do not over-process. Serve on crackers or celery stalks, or 

made up into sandwiches. 

PEAR PRESERVES 

2 quarts hard pears, peeled and sliced 

8 cups sugar 

1 lemon, trimmed of ends, seeded and thinly sliced 

In a large bowl, layer the sliced fruit with sugar, ending with 

the sugar. Cover bowl with a towel and let pears stand overnight. 

The next day, slowly bring the fruit to a boil in a deep pot. Add 

the lemon and simmer uncovered until the fruit is clear, 

approximately an hour to an hour and a half. Ladle the fruit 

into hot sterilized jars. If the syrup is very thin, you may boil it 

again after you’ve lifted the fruit out. Divide syrup, pouring over 

fruit in jars, leaving 1/2” to the top. Seal with 1/8” of melted 

paraffin wax. When wax is firm, wipe the rims and cover the 

lids. Store in a cool, dark place. 

pregnancy, losing David’s child, 

and was crushed to learn that 

she can’t have any more babies. 

When Annie remembered seeing 

a bat-wielding Richie in the 

cellar with her and Tori, Aidan 

deduced that Richie killed Tori 

and then made Annie think she 

did it. Aidan believed Annie can 

heal but she later planned a 

secret visit with Emma. Coming: 

Kendall and Zach make their life 

choices. 

AS THE WORLD TURNS 

Unaware of Paul’s plan to 

get Eliza, Dusty played into his 

scheme by beating Paul up. Paul 

then set a fire in the house just 

before the social worker arrived, 

and she believed that Meg had 

left the baby alone, so Paul got 

Eliza. Later, when Eliza 

developed pneumonia, Meg made 

the choice to stay with Paul in 

order to remain with her baby. 

Coming: Zac and Zoe have their 

own agenda. 

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL 

Stephanie turned down 

Nick’s proposal, even as Eric 

began to wonder how Forrester 

Creations will manage without 

her. At lunch with Taylor, 

Stephanie encountered Eric and 

Donna and confronted them in 

front of the other diners. Her 

verbal release inspired 

Stephanie to act on the white lie 

she previously told Eric. Coming: 

Stephanie makes the most of her 

independence. 

DAYS OF OUR LIVES 

Fed up when Nicole didn’t 

tell him about cutting her ties 

with Dr. Baker because Sami 

was visiting, EJ was unsure as 

to whether he’ll even go through 

with the wedding. Rafe told Sami 

he can’t stand by and watch her 

still be in love with EJ. When 

Nicole saw Rafe at Sami’s 

townhouse, she realized he looks 

Claudia romanced Sonny, 

hoping to get pregnant, while Ric 

put her in a precarious position 

when confronted by Sonny and 

Jason. Olivia noted Carly’s dizzy 

spell and wondered if she could 

be pregnant. After Patrick 

rescued Robin from the water, 

she insisted it wasn’t a suicide 

attempt. Coming: Claudia faces 

more trouble from an unexpected 

source. 

GUIDING LIGHT 

Alan bribed the judge to 

make sure Phillip was sent to 

prison after being found guilty, 

but Phillip had the last laugh 

when he was pardoned because 

the governor’s daughter is tied to 

James Spaulding. Daisy broke 

into her old dorm room and met 

James. James invited Daisy to a 

family dinner, where he made it 

clear that he doesn’t want 

anything from Phillip. Coming: 

Alan won’t stay out of Lizzie’s life. 

ONE LIFE TO LIVE 

Forced to go along with 

Stacy’s scheme, Roxy brought 

Kyle to the clinic to extract the 

bone marrow from Rex’s father. 

Schuyler crushed Starr when he 

denied having feelings for her 

and rejected her advances. Zach 

let Todd know that he wants 

restitution for spending time in 

jail while Todd became rich. 

Coming: Jessica makes a 

shocking revelation. 

YOUNG AND RESTLESS 

After Kevin and Amber 

were arrested, Michael tried to 

get Kevin sent to a psychiatric 

hospital to get the help he needs. 

Mac was stunned by the news of 

Billy and Chloe’s marriage, while 

Kay shocked everyone with the 

revelation that Brock is her son, 

but Jill isn’t her daughter. 

Coming: Noah and Eden’s desire 

to be together leads to trouble. 

Camp Butner 

Ranges & 

Development 

Activities 

Camp Butner in the North Carolina National Guard’s 

(NCNG) primary field training site, and is critical to 

preparing units and individuals for deploying to overseas 

combat zones. Due in part to the increased training 

demands of the Global War on Terror, use has climbed 

from 13,000 man-days of training in 2003 to almost 

51,000 man-days in 2008. 

Over half of Camp Butner’s use each year is by NCNG 

soldiers and airmen; other active and reserve military 

units comprise about a quarter of the annual totals, and 

the balance is chiefly trainees from state and local law 

enforcement agencies. 

Camp Butner’s primary training assets are its smallarms 

firing ranges. Ranges currently operating are: 

Range 1: Competitive Pistol Range - 50 firing lanes 

under a covered firing line, for targets at ranges of 25 

and 50 yards. 

Range 2: Combat Pistol Range - 10 firing lanes; 

computer-controlled and -scored pop-up targets. 

Range 3: Multi-purpose range - 25 firing lanes, used 

chiefly for zeroing M16 rifles and M4 carbines, and also 

used at night. With different targets, the same range 

area can be used for firing shotguns and the M203 

grenade launcher (with non-explosive training 

ammunition.) In those cases the area is called Ranges 

3C or 3D, depending on the target sets being used and 

the weapons being fired. 

Range 4: 1000 Yard Known Distance Range - 50 

firing lanes with yard lines at 100-yard intervals out to 

1000 yards. Ranges with such distances are very scarce, 

particularly for law enforcement agencies’ use, so Range 

4 is heavily used and is the site of many local and 

regional shooting matches. 

Range 7: M16 Zero Range - 32 firing lanes 

Range 8: M16 Record Fire Range - 16 firing lanes; 

computer-controlled and -scored pop-up targets 

Range 9: Practice Hand Grenade Range 

Range 10: Multi-purpose machinegun and sniper 

range - 3 firing points, including one for vehicle-mounted 

weapons. Computer-controlled and -scored pop-up and 

moving targets. Maximum range is 1000 meters. 

With the exception of Range 10, located in the 

northwest corner of Camp Butner, all other ranges are 

in the south-central part of Camp Butner. The noise 

zones established in conjunction with these ranges is 

primarily confined to the Camp Butner Training Site; 

however, several parcels directly adjacent to the Camp 

boundary and a few parcels not adjacent to the boundary 

are impacted by noise zones. 

CROSSWORD CLUES 

ACROSS 

1 Ricochet 

6 Ruler segment 

10 Short race 

14 Dispatch boat 

15 Irritated 

16 Nevada town 

17 Goldie Hawn 

movie promotion? 

20 Sounds of 

hesitation 

21 Gallant mount 

22 Put on cloud nine 

23 Multi-speaker 

system 

25 Unstructured 

27 Site of Mont Blanc 

29 Overtax 

33 So be it! 

36 Pope’s fanon 

39 Medical pic 

40 Tom Hanks movie 

promotion? 

44 Org. of Love and 

Couples 

45 Actress Verdugo 

46 Slave of the past 

47 Unmarried 

49 Invitation abbr. 

52 Val d’__, France 

Your Week Ahead Horoscope 

April 15, 2009 - April 21, 2009 

by Lasha Seniuk 

www.mysticstars.net 

ARIES (March 21-April 19): 

You prefer purple Easter eggs 

with pink stripes. You may 

harbor a secret desire to rebel 

against conventions or do 

something outrageous. People 

are easily fooled by your 

pleasant manners during the 

week ahead. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): 

Mary had a little lamb whose 

fleece was white as snow and 

everywhere Mary went the lamb 

was sure to go. You might find 

in the week ahead that a lovable 

lamb has become smitten with 

you as well. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): 

You are on a roll and it may 

entail more than an Easter egg 

in the grass. Use your 

imagination in the week to come 

and you will be able to put your 

most creative and innovative 

ideas into motion. 

CANCER (June 21-July 22): 

Spring, like hope, returns in a 

dependable way. There are 

fleeting doubts or temporary 

misgivings but eventually you 

will find your faith is restored. 

Depend on intuition, not 

experience, this week. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It is 

never wise to keep all your eggs 

in one basket, even the Easter 

basket. Make sure you are 

financially diversified, as this 

isn’t the time to consolidate. This 

is a great week to enhance 

romantic understanding. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): 

Business and pleasure are like 

oil and water and won’t mix in 

the week ahead. Rather than 

trying to play the part of the 

consummate professional, offer 

sympathy and keep the door 

open like a confessional. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be 

sure to wear your new Easter 

bonnet. At the very least, find 

55 Untidy states 

59 Pamplona pal 

62 Curiouser and curiouser 

64 “Bel __” 

65 Gregory Peck movie 

promotion? 

68 Cash drawer 

69 College bigwig 

70 Paradigm 

71 Plus 

72 ADC 

73 Scandinavian 

DOWN 

1 Parakeet enclosures 

2 Keep from happening 

3 Wash cycle 

4 Full of: suff. 

5 Bit of food 

6 Isolated land 

7 Inventor of dynamite 

8 Doctrine 

9 Coop resident 

10 Merchant 

11 Soprano Gluck 

12 Sketch 

13 Sharpen 

18 Perched on the peak 

19 Medieval buffoon 

24 Hindu princess 

26 Scandinavian capital 

28 Vague amount 

30 Tan and Irving 

31 Islamic republic 

32 Baseball team 

33 Small, Eurasian 

vipers 

34 Christmas trio 

35 Writer Hunter 

37 Made tracks 

38 Open somewhat 

41 Byron of golf 

42 Delight 

43 D.C. bigwigs 

48 Paid escort 

50 Old World duck 

51 Scavengers 

53 Screen parts 

54 Ferber and 

O’Brien 

56 More rational 

57 Thompson and 

Samms 

58 Crab 

59 __ Sanctorum 

60 Work long and 

hard 

61 Ailments 

63 Fender-bender 

result 

66 Writer LeShan 

67 Fuss 

something new to show off or 

enjoy this weekend. During the 

week ahead, steer clear of 

intrigues and people who might 

have hidden agendas. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): 

You can’t play rap music during 

the church choir’s hallelujah 

chorus and expect applause. Wait 

for an appropriate time and place 

to show off. You can’t “do your own 

thing” in group settings this week. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 

21): Your holiday might unfold in 

Beach Boys harmony, especially 

if you are on spring break. This 

week, watch out for excess 

spending and self-indulgence. 

Don’t overdo the chocolate Easter 

candy. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19): You are fine unless you try to 

make a quick profit with 

investments. Then you freeze up 

like a deer caught in the 

headlights. Concentrate on longterm 

success and prosperity in the 

week ahead. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): 

You may stage an Easter egg hunt 

on the computer screen rather 

than I the woods. You prefer to do 

things in a different way, but will 

understand your partner’s need 

for traditions this week. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): 

The Easter bunny in your back 

yard might look more like Bugs 

Bunny. This week, like the “what’s 

up, doc” character, loved ones find 

it difficult to take advice or 

direction. They seem streetwise 

and cynical. 

SOLUTION

CMYK 

The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, April 16, 2009 3a 

Upcoming Events And Activities 

CONSTITUENT SERVICES 

Have a problem with a 

Federal Agency? A Constituent 

Services Representative from 

Congressman Brad Miller’s 

office will be at the South 

Branch Library from 10:30 am- 

12 noon on Thursday, April 16, 

2009. Call (919) 836-1313 with 

any questions. No 

appointment necessary, and 

this service is free of charge. 

This office can assist with 

issues or problems involving 

the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Social Security 

Administration, US Postal 

Service, as well as other 

Federal Agencies. They will be 

at the South Branch Library 

the 3rd Thursday of each 

month through December. 

OPEN HOUSE 

An Open House will be held 

at Butner Public Safety on 

Thursday, April 16 from 2 pm - 

4 pm floating at 611 Central 

Avenue, Butner, NC 27509. 

FISH FRY 

A Shriner Fish Fry to 

benefit the Shrine hospitals 

will be held at the Butner 

Armory on Friday, April 17th 

from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

The cost is $7.00 per plate. 

Eat in or take out. 

COUNTRY MUSIC 

On Friday, April 17th, The 

Shakedown Band will be 

performing outside, at Andy’s, 

in conjunction with the Cruise- 

In. 

Bring your lawn chairs. 

The event is scheduled from 7 

p.m. - until. 

On Saturday, April 18th, 

The Shakedown Band will be 

performing at Randy’s at 9 p. m. 

FARM ANTIQUE SHOW 

The Luther Perry Farm 

Antique Show featuring 

tractors, gas engines and heavy 

equipment is scheduled for 

April 17-19 from 9a.m.-until. 

The event will include live 

music, fun activities for kids, 

and food will be served all day. 

On Sunday morning an Old 

Time Church service will be 

held outside. 

Flea market spaces are 

available. 

There will be primitive 

camping (no hookups). Early 

arrivals and set ups will be 

available the week of the show. 

Admission will cost $5 for 

a 1 day pass and $7 for a 3 day 

pass. 

Vendors and sponsors are 

welcome. 

In case of rain the show will 

be rescheduled for April 24 -26. 

All proceeds will be donated 

to Anchor Baptist Church. 

For more information you 

may contact Nelson Ross at 

(919) 495-7069, Henry Bunn at 

(919) 495-5891 or David Bunn 

at (919) 880-5488. 

The show will not be 

responsible for accidents. 

FARMERS MARKET 

The Creedmoor’s Farmers 

Market will be opening for the 

season on Saturday, April 18th 

at 8:00 am at the corner of Hwy. 

56 & Main Street. 

The market will feature 

locally Grown Produce and 

homemade crafts. 

They are now on the web at 

www.creedmoorfarmersmarket.com 

BLUEGRASS AND CHICKEN 

The First Baptist Church 

Creedmoor Men's Ministry will 

present a Bluegrass and BBQ 

Chicken on April 18th. 

The music will start at 3 

PM. Takeout plates are $7.00 

each served from 4:30 PM- 6:30 

PM. 

Music and chicken eat-in 

will be $10.00 and music only 

will be $5.00. Music will be 

provided by Constant Change 

Bluegrass Band, Sourwood 

Mountain, Mule Town and 

others. 

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE 

The Hawkins Chapel 

Missionary Baptist Church of 

2199 Grove Hill Rd. 

Franklinton, NC Women 

Ministry Team will present a 

Women Conference on Sat. 

April 18 at 8 am-Registration 

and check in-Refreshments 

available at 9 am session began 

until 2 pm with a break for 

lunch. 

The theme from 

maintenance to ministry 

building on a firm foundation 

I Cor. 3:9-1. Five workshops for 

all ages from youth to seniors. 

Everyone is welcome and 

encouraged to attend. Rev. 

W.S. Taylor is pastor. 

CHARITY RIDE 

The Oxford Intimidators 

Motorcycle Club will sponsor a 

Charity Ride on April 18. The 

entry fee is $20 and 

registration will be from 9 to 

10:30 am and the ride starts at 

11 am at the Granville Athletic 

Park, 4615 Belltown Rd., 

Oxford. 

Door prizes and lunch will 

follow the ride at the park. 

Proceeds from the event will 

benefit families Living 

Violence Free. 

For more information call 

Jeff Cooper at 919-815-6408 or 

Lauren Rene at 919-618-7575. 

The following are business 

sponsors of the event: Radio 

Shack, Oxford; Eagle PCS, 

Inc.; Wal-Mart, Oxford; 

Vacuum Cleaner Solutions, 

Oxford; Jon & Jill’s Main 

Street Restaurant, Creedmoor; 

and Ace Hardware, Creedmoor. 

MEET AND GREET 

The Hawkins Chapel’s 

Missionary Baptist Church of 

2199 Grove Hill Rd., 

Franklinton, NC. Men 

Ministry Team will hold a Meet 

and Greet Session on Sunday, 

April 19th at 2 pm. 

The guest speaker will be 

Bro. John Clark of WTVD 

Channel 11 Station. Everyone 

is invited to attend. Rev. W.S. 

Taylor is pastor. 

LUNCHEON SCHEDULED 

“Who hijacked my fairy 

tale?” How to Find Humor 

When Life Doesn’t Go as 

Planned will be the topic at the 

Administrative Professionals 

luncheon to be held Tuesday, 

April 21 from 12 noon to 1:30 

p. m. at Henderson Country 

Club, located at 300 Country 

Club Drive in Henderson. 

The cost will be $12 per 

person. The guest speaker will 

be Kelly Swanson, an awardwinning 

story teller, author 

and motivational speaker who 

uses funny little stories and a 

wacky cast of southern 

characters to make people 

laugh and remind them what 

is really important. Y o u 

may contact your local 

chamber for reservations at 

(919) 693-6125 (Wanda) or 

(919) 528-4994 (Teresa). 

The luncheon is sponsored 

by the Chamber of Commerce 

of Warren County, Granville 

County Chamber of 

Commerce, Henderson - Vance 

Chamber of Commerce and 

Vance - Granville Community 

College Small Business Center. 


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4A 

THE BUTNER-CREEMOOR NEWS 

EDITORIAL PAGE 

THURSDAY 

April 16, 2009 

April is Sexual Assault 

Awareness Month. 

Granville County’s 

Domestic Violence and Rape 

Crisis Center, was established 

to bring to light the prevalence 

of sexual violence in our 

society, recognize and support 

victims, recommit to holding 

offenders accountable, and to 

acknowledge that every individual 

plays a role in ending 

sexual violence. 

Anyone can become a victim 

of sexual assault, regardless 

of age, gender, race, 

ethnicity, education, sexual 

orientation, occupation, or 

physical and mental ability. 

This year’s campaign, It’s 

About Time to Prevent Sexual 

Violence: Speak Out! 

emphasizes the power we have 

as individuals to transform our 

communities into places where 

respect is the norm, and where 

choosing to sexually assault 

another person-be it child, 

woman, or man-is never 

acceptable. 

“There are simple ways each 

of us can take a stand against 

sexual violence on a daily 

basis.” 

“We set a powerful example 

every time we talk to our kids 

about the importance of respect 

and equality in relationships, 

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Reading old newspapers can 

be fun, and sometimes sad. In 

my lifetime there have been 

many changes in newspapering. CASUALLY 

Every type of article is shorter 

YOURS 

and more condensed, and I am 

grateful for this. 

We have found that we don’t 

By Eloise Grady 

have to go into great detail that 

is time-consuming and boring to 

bring the news to the reader. Wedding write-ups and obituaries 

are much shorter. I can remember when the daily papers had 

huge pictures and long write-ups of the socially prominent. 

Other had to get along with a small picture and the bare factsnothing 

fancy. 

Obituaries just before the turn of the century are really long 

and flattering for the well-to-do. You would wonder how a person 

could have lived a long life and never done anything wrong. 

Every little thing the deceased did was recorded. It was too bad 

he couldn’t read it, or maybe he wrote his own. That was known 

to have happened. 

Even in the small weeklies, a lot of space was devoted to the 

social life of the well-to-do. Every party was written up complete 

with what was served as refreshment-well, now, during 

Prohibition not everything went to the paper. The guest list 

was recorded. 

There were plenty of tee-totaling families-mine was one of 

them-who would have been distressed if their names had been 

on a guest list where cocktails were served. If whiskey was 

served it was called “a wild party,” and mothers and fathers 

were careful about allowing their children to attend such parties. 

I know of one widowed mother who put her foot down. 

She knew one young lady who did serve drinks at her parties. 

Now, this widowed mother did not want her two young sons 

(they were 18 and 20 at the time) to even go to this young lady’s 

house lest she might start them to drinking whiskey. One night 

the two sons were mysteriously absent from home, and Mother 

had a pretty good idea where they had gone. 

When they returned she could not get them to admit where 

they’d been. They didn’t outright lie to her, but what they told 

didnt’ make sense. Mother just thought to herself that perhaps 

that party on that particular night could be written up in the 

weekly paper, and patiently waited until it came in the small. 

Sure enough, the guest list was given for this particular 

party, and Mother knew. 

every time we speak up if 

someone makes a degrading 

comment, every time we 

demonstrate support for 

survivors of sexual violence. 

By educating ourselves and 

talking with others, we can 

challenge our community to 

reject sexual violence.” 

Crimes of sexual violence 

include sexual harassment, 

sexual assault, and rape and 

they are the most 

underreported crime with 

nearly two-thirds of sexual 

assaults never reported. The 

perpetrator may be a stranger, 

but most are known to the 

victim as an acquaintance, 

friend, family member, or intimate 

partner. 

The vast majority of victims 

are women (1 in 6 women and 

1 in 33 men) with more than 

half of female assault victims 

under the age of 18 and 21.6% 

under the age of 12. 

According to the National 

Institute of Justice, girls who 

were victimized before turning 

12 and then again as 

adolescents (ages 13-17) were 

at much greater risk of both 

types of victimization as adults 

than any other women. 

Anywhere from 40-60% of 

battered women report that 

their partners also sexually assaulted 

them...While these 

statistics are staggering, they 

only tell part of the story. 

Survivors of sexual violence 

encounter significant 

emotional and physical 

hardships that are both long 

and short term. 

But, researchers, practioners, 

and policymakers all 

agree that sexual violence not 

only harms the victim, it also 

causes significant harm to 

families, friends, churches, 

communities, and our society 

as a whole. 

As a community, we have a 

responsibility to support each 

and every individual whose life 

has been impacted by sexual 

violence and speak out! 

In Granville County to 

learn more or to find out about 

volunteer opportunities, 

contact Families Living 

Violence Free at 919-693-5700 

or 919-528-5700. 

The group’s crisis line is 

919-575-3579. 

Why Not A Blank Budget Bill? 

E very year, North 

Carolina legislators file at 

least a few dozen blank bills. 

The bills are placeholders, 

with a title and little else. 

They allow a legislator to 

insert some proposed policy 

change at a later date. Often, 

legislators use the bills to 

anticipate a local law wanted 

by a town council or county 

commissioners back in the 

home district. 

Usually, the title reads 

something like, "An Act to 

Amend the Laws Affecting 

House District 1." 

None of these bills, of 

course, are ever acted on 

without some actual 

substance being plopped into 

the bill. 

Looking at the state 

Senate's proposed $20 billion 

state budget plan, that's too 

bad. The Senate might have 

done better by just going 

ahead and passing a blank 

bill to send on to the House. 

That's essentially what 

the chamber did by passing a 

budget plan before final April 

tax collection figures are 

known (as you might 

A V IEW 

F ROM 

R ALEIGH 

voted for it) 

By Scott also sent 

Mooneyham s o m e 

troubling 

signals about the importance 

that they place on public 

schools in North Carolina. 

They would raise class 

size by two students. They 

would suspend teacher 

bonuses. They would drop 

the state's testing program in 

favor of federally-mandated 

tests. They would cut in half 

on-the-job teacher training. 

They would eliminate a $60 

million pot of school 

construction money. They 

would cut and completely 

change the parameters of a 

pre-school program for fouryear-olds. 

They would 

eliminate a $38 million 

program to help 

academically struggling, atrisk 

kids. 

Women and The Taliban Rule 

. 

Maybe it was the sex 

that caught our attention. 

Sex has a way of doing that. 

The lead of the story, after all, 

was that any Shiite woman 

in Afghanistan would be 

required by law "to fulfill the 

sexual desires of her 

husband." 

Or maybe it wasn't the 

sex. Maybe it was the report 

that under this religious law, 

Shiite women could leave 

their homes alone only for 

"legitimate purposes." 

Either way, the story 

ricocheted around the world 

as if it were a trailer for a 

horror movie: "Taliban, The 

Sequel." 

This time our man in 

Kabul, President Hamid 

Karzai, signed a Personal 

Status Law that enshrined 

the lowest personal status on 

women from the Shiite 

minority that makes up 10 

percent of the Afghan 

population. He bargained 

women's lives like a chit in 

the struggle for political 

power, wooing the religious 

right in the run-up to the 

summer election. 

The international reaction 

was swift and powerful. The 

headlines read "Marital 

Rape" and "Women Sex 

Slaves to Husbands!" Human 

rights activists protested. 

President Obama declared 

the law to be "abhorrent." 

I was not surprised at the 

uproar. Ever since the Afghan 

war began, we assured 

ourselves that whatever else, 

imagine, it's 

the most 

important tax 

collection 

month of the 

year) and by 

passing a plan 

that relies on 

$500 million in 

unspecified tax 

hikes. 

T h a t ' s 

right. The Senate's budget is 

essentially unbalanced. It 

spends $500 million whose 

source has yet to be 

determined. 

Senate leaders say no 

worry. They'll figure it out 

later. Sen. Dan Clodfelter, a 

Charlotte Democrat and cochair 

of the powerful Senate 

Finance Committee, pointed 

out that the bill can't become 

law until the source of the 

money is determined. 

And he told fellow 

senators that coming up with 

a tax package now, before 

those April revenue figures 

are available, would be rash. 

So, spending money 

before those all important tax 

collection numbers are 

we had one 

m o r a l 

victory. We'd 

freed the 

women from 

Taliban rule. 

Before 9/ 

11, the world 

had barely 

squinted at 

w o m e n 

covered like 

blue mushrooms 

under burqas, living 

under the Taliban's house 

arrest. They had no public 

face, no public voice. They 

couldn't work. They couldn't 

go to school. They were 

beaten for an exposed ankle 

and killed for a supposed 

violation. They were even 

forbidden to laugh out loud. 

Some saw this as the 

continuation of an ancient 

repressive culture, but the 

truth was far more chilling. 

Afghan women had slowly 

gained rights through the 

20th century. They helped 

write their country's 1964 

constitution. They served in 

parliament and went to 

universities. They were 40 

percent of the doctors and 70 

percent of the teachers. Then 

the Taliban turned their 

homeland into a patriarchal 

jail. 

After we invaded the 

country that had given safe 

haven to al-Qaeda, even 

President Bush repeatedly 

described the emancipation 

of women as one thing that 

made the war worthwhile. In 

ELLEN GOODMAN 

AT 

LARGE 

known isn't 

rash? 

Senators 

voting for the 

plan (mostly 

Democrats, 

only three 

Republicans 

his 2002 state of 

union speech, he 

declared: "Today 

women are free 

and are part of 

Afghanistan's 

new government." 

Mission 

accomplished? 

Indeed, 

By Ellen Goodman 

women in Kabul 

and elsewhere 

threw off their 

burqas and girls went to 

school. The new Afghan 

constitution enshrined 

equality and things were far 

better. But gradually, 

American attention 

wandered and the Taliban 

and warlords began to return. 

Taliban, the Sequel? In 

2007, 236 schools teaching 

girls were burned down. In 

2008, there were attacks on 

256 schools that left 58 dead. 

Teachers have been killed in 

front of students and 

schoolgirls attacked with 

acid. Honor killings are up, 

burqas are back in many 

places. A 75-year-old woman 

was nailed to a tree and 

killed, and an Afghan 

member of parliament had 

her daughter legally taken 

away by a husband after he 

married a second wife. 

The list goes on while a 

weakened Karzai placates 

the warlords, out of the 

spotlight. 

"The women are the 

canaries in the coal mine," 

says Ellie Smeal of the 

Feminist Majority, which has 

Individually, some of the 

proposals deserve 

consideration. Collectively, 

they amount to one chamber 

of the legislature turning its 

back on the policy emphasis 

put on public school 

improvement in North 

Carolina beginning in the 

1980s. 

Obviously, Senate budget 

writers faced tough choices in 

a tough financial climate. But 

the plan represents a real cut 

to public schools of $170 

million. 

It's the symbolism 

underlying these proposed 

cuts that probably matters 

most. 

April tax collection 

numbers will likely blow up 

this budget plan. House 

budget writers will be left to 

clean up the mess, figuring 

out even bigger tax questions 

and how to better balance 

education cuts. 

And so, a blank bill from 

the Senate would have done 

just fine. 

focused on Afghan women 

when they were in fashion 

and when they were out. 

"There is a campaign of terror 

going on by these reactionary 

Taliban-like forces," she says, 

adding, "Now suddenly it's 

gotten people's attention." 

Sometimes it takes a 

religious law codifying 

marital rape to jolt us to 

attention. Sometimes, for 

that matter, it takes a cellphone 

video of a 17-year-old 

woman in Pakistan being 

flogged to get us to see what 

happens when a government 

tries to trade part of a 

province for peace. But many 

everyday dramas remain 

invisible? 

This time the world's 

outrage has led Karzai to 

promise to "review" the law. 

But if that Shiite minority 

is saved from having its 

repression codified into law, 

will we again ignore the 

struggle for all Afghan 

women? 

"Human rights are not a 

Western concept," says Sima 

Samar, chair of the Afghan 

human rights commission, 

"but universal, and necessary 

for all human beings." 

Somewhere in southern 

Afghanistan another little 

girl is being "protected" from 

school, another woman 

shrouded in the anonymity of 

a burqa is begging permission 

to walk out her front door. 

This is happening on our 

watch. Eyes wide open 

please.

CMYK 


EVENTS 

[Continued From Page 3A] 

TEA FOR LIFE 

An “Afternoon of Tea” will be 

held on April 18th from 2 to 4 

p.m. at First Baptist Church of 

Butner for a $12 donation to 

Granville County Relay For 

Life. Hats and gloves are 

required. 

It’s an afternoon filled with 

food, door prizes and fellowship. 

Call Ms. Jane Frost at 575-4619 

to register or for more 

information. 

SPRING REVIVAL 

Brassfield Baptist Church, 

2072 NC Highway 96, will be 

holding Spring Revival 

services April 19th - April 

22nd. Services will be held at 

11 a.m. Sunday morning and 

at 7:30 p.m. nightly, Sunday 

through Wednesday. 

The Rev. Jack Hollowell, 

pastor at Olive Grove Baptist 

Church, Creedmoor, will be the 

guest speaker. The youth 

minister of Olive Grove, John 

Monderen, will bring the 

message on Youth Night. There 

will be special music each 

night. 

PUBLIC WORKSHOP 

The Camp Butner Joint 

Land Use Study (JLUS) group 

has announced that there will 

be a public workshop held on 

Tuesday, April 21 from 6:30 p. 

m. to 8:30 p. m. 

The purpose of the 

workshop will be to introduce 

the public to the draft JLUS 

report and accept public 

comment and input into the 

report. 

The workshop will be held 

at the Vance-Granville 

Community College building 

on Highway 56 in Butner. More 

information will be available as 

the workshop draws closer. 

Also, a notice to property 

owners within the study area 

will be mailed. 

The next JLUS meeting 

will be held on April 16 at 9 a. 

m. at the South Granville 

Water & Sewer Authority 

building, 209 West C Street in 

Butner). 

BUTNER POLICE MEETING 

The annual meeting for 

2009 of the Butner Police and 

Fire Commission has been 

scheduled for Wednesday, April 

22nd at 7 p. m. 

This meeting will be held at 

the Butner Public Safety 

Building at 611 Central 

Avenue, Butner. 

Contact persons are Jane 

Hilton at 575-4601 and/or 

Vernon Morton at 575-4197. 

REVIVAL SERVICES 

Fellowship Baptist Church, 

located on Beaver Dam Road, 

Creedmoor, is holding their 

revival Sunday, April 20th, at 

6 p.m. and Monday, April 21 - 

Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m. 

Rev. Dr. Conley J. Bordeaux, 

Sr., senior pastor of Gorman 

Baptist Church, will be 

preaching all five services. 

Lisa Weaver will be singing 

on Sunday, the group 

Testimony will be singing on 

Monday, Ricky Garrett on 

Tuesday, and David Honeycutt 

on Wednesday and Chelsea 

McIntosh on Thursday. 

Rev. Dr. Bordeaux has been 

in the ministry since 1977. He 

has held pastorates in eight 

churches. He has a Doctor of 

Ministry from Bethany 

Theological Seminary in 

Dothan, Ala. He is married to 

Donna Davis Bordeaux, with 

two sons, Jeremy and Conley, 

Jr., and two grandsons, 

Cameron and Conley. 

Pastor Thomas Lamm, Sr. 

of Fellowship Baptist invites 

everyone to come and join in 

the fellowship and food. The 

church is located at 1512 

Beaver Dam Road, which is 

two miles from downtown 

Creedmoor, on the left. 

UMC YOUTH PLATE SALE 

The Granville-Vance 

United Methodist Youth 

Fellowship, a conjunction of St. 

Peter’s, Hargrove Chapel, and 

Zoar Chapel UMC, will have a 

Fundraiser BBQ & Fried 

Chicken Plate Sale on Friday, 

April 24, 2009 beginning at 

11:30 am - 6 pm located at St. 

Peter’s UMC, 322 Linden 

Avenue, Oxford. 

The church can easily be 

reached by taking Exit 204 

(Highway 96) off of Interstate 

85. 

Proceeds will go towards 

the expenses for “Harambee” 

and “Pilgrimage,” two youth 

leadership fellowship events. 

Questions? Call (919) 693- 

8366. 

CHURCH EVENT 

Two WMU groups, the 

Katie Lee Currin and Kathy 

Frye groups, from First Baptist 

Church, Creedmoor, will 

sponsor a yard sale on 

Saturday, April 25th. 

The sale will begin at 7 a.m. 

in the church’s parking lot on 

Main Street. All proceeds will 

go toward mission projects. 

LIVESTOCK SHOW 

The annual Four County 4- 

H Livestock Show and Sale is 

scheduled for April 24th. It will 

be held at Double D Equestrian 

Center LLC, located at 733 

Egypt Church Rd. in 

Louisburg. 

Gates open at 10:30 am and 

the show will begin at 1 pm. 

Youth ages 5-19 in 

Granville, Vance, Warren, and 

Franklin counties have 

registered to show their sheep, 

goats, and beef heifers. 

PLATE SALE 

Newberry Lodge No. 252 in 

Creedmoor is sponsoring a 

Chicken or Barbecue Rib Plate 

Sale on Friday, April 24 at 

Highway 56 between Burger 

King and Dollar General. 

The cost of a plate is $6.00. 

The meal will be served from 

11 am - 5 pm. 

FREE CONCERT 

As part of its cultural 

outreach to the community, 

Vance-Granville Community 

College will present a concert 

of music featuring Saxophonist 

Michael Stephenson and 

Organist Mark Hopper at the 

Creedmoor United Methodist 

Church on Friday, April 24 at 

7 p.m. Music by J.S. Bach, 

Gabriel Faure, Jacob ter 

Veldhuis, Thomas Massella 

and others will be performed. 

Masella, a Pennsylvania-based 

composer, is also expected to be 

in attendance. This concert 

will be free to the public. 

FUNDRAISER 

The Baptist Men at Olive 

Grove Baptist Church will hold 

a Barbecue Chicken 

Fundraiser on Saturday, April 

25th, from 11:30 until 5 p.m. 

at the Olive Grove Baptist 

Church Fellowship Hall. The 

cost is $7.00 per plate; take out 

plates only. 

For more information call 

528-8404 or 528-2424. 

FUND RAISER 

The Brassfield Volunteer 

Fire Department Ladies 

Auxiliary will hold its 26th 

Annual Spring Fund-raiser on 

Saturday, April 25, 2009 from 

11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. 

An eat in (All You Can Eat) 

or take out meal will be served 

at the Fire Station. The meal 

will consist of BBQ Pork or 

BBQ Chicken, baked potato, 

coleslaw and hush puppies. 

The cost will be $8.00 per 

plate. A bake sale is also 

planned. Meal tickets are 

being sold in advance by any 

fireman. 

The Brassfield Volunteer 

Fire Department is located 3 

miles South of Wilton on NC 96 

beside Kelsey's Supermarket. 

The Fire Department is a 

non-profit organization. 

STOVALL REUNION 

BANQUET 

Graduates and others who 

have attended or taught at 

Stovall High School during its 

tenure from 1922 to 1963 are 

invited to attend a reunion 

banquet on Saturday, April 25, 

2009 from 4 to 9 p.m. in the 

gym of the Stovall-Shaw School 

in Stovall. 

The banquet will feature a 

catered meal at 6 p.m., old 

class pictures, door prizes, 

background music, a 

remembrance of our deceased 

classmates, and relics of the 

school. Classes will sit together 

and will be recognized. 

A committee of 30 local 

alumni is hard at work 

planning the “biggest and best 

party in Stovall since the first 

train came through in 1888.” 

Let us know if you have 

suggestions. 

No attempt will be made by 

the committee to send anyone a 

registration form for the event as 

many addressees and even 

names are not known. Beginning 

December 10, 2008, you can pick 

up the required registration 

form at the Town Hall and 

Family Grocery in Stovall, and 

at Stovall’s Gifts in Oxford. 

More details of the reunion 

are covered on the registration 

form. 

CHURCH BENEFIT 

A car wash will be held on 

April 25th from 10 a.m. to 2 

p.m. at the parking lot of Taste 

of Fuji on Highway 56. 

The Baptist Men and Youth 

of First Baptist Church of 

Butner will wash and vacuum 

vehicles for a donation to 


Life., For more information, 

you may contact Jimmy 

Walker at 919-795-1335 or 919- 

575-0399. 

FARM LIFE FESTIVAL 

Rural Reunion: A Farm Life 

Festival will be held Saturday, 

April 25, 2009. 

Admission is free. The 

event will be from 10 am - 2 pm 

at Historic Oak View County 

Park 4028 Carya Drive in 

Raleigh, call (919) 250-1013 for 

more information or access 

their website at 

www.wakegov.com/parks/ 

oakview. 

During the final weekend of 

the current exhibit Farm Life: 

A Century of Change for Farm 

Families and their Neighbors, 

and the Rural Reunion, when 

they will relive some traditions 

of North Carolina during the 

1930's. 

Highlights include free 

BBQ and fixin's (served 

beginning at 11 am; while 

supplies last!), kid's activities, 

craft displays, antique tractors 

and live music! 


SERVICE WITH A SMILE 

By maintaining good oral-health 

practices at home and scheduling 

regular office visits, most patients 

can avoid many common dental 

problems. Daily brushing and 

flossing, and the application of 

sealants, can help youngsters avoid 

tooth decay. Adults can avert their 

most common problem, gum 

disease, with regular professional 

care. In cases where tooth loss, 

breakage, or misalignment does 

o ccur, the dentist is expert in a 

variety of advanced restoration and 

replacement techniques. In addition, 

there are a number of cosmetic 

procedures, including tooth 

whitening, veneers, and bonding, 

that effectively remedy chipped, 

discolored, and gapped teeth. The 

more patients know about 

dental health, the better their smiles. 

In the weeks and months ahead, this 

column will address all aspects of 

dental care. 

Our entire staff is pleased to 

welcome you to our column. We 

provide dental services for every 

type of dental problem. Proper 

brushing and flossing, a healthy diet, 

regular professional cleanings, 

checkups, and x-rays can all help 

ensure many years of oral health. 

Please call us to schedule an 

appointment. We offer dental care 

for the entire family with an 

emphasis on preventive care. Let us 

show you how to properly care for 

your teeth. 

P.S. Flossing is every bit as 

important as daily brushing in fighting 

plaque buildup and tooth decay.

CMYK 


EVENTS 


CONCORD REVIVAL 

Concord Baptist Church, 

2509 E. Lyon Station Road, will 

hold their spring revival April 

26 through the 29th, 2009. Dr. 

Tom Jenkins will be the guest 

speaker. 

Sunday morning service 

will be at 11:00 AM and Sunday 

evening service will be at 6:00 

PM. Monday through 

Wednesday evening's service 

will be at 7:00 PM. 

The public is invited. Floyd 

Jackson is the pastor. 

EARTH ROAST 

The Stem Ruritan Beef 

Earth Roast will be held May 

1, 2009 at the Stem Ruritan 

Building. Serving time will be 

from 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm. 

The cost for adults is $8.00 

and $4.00 for children. 

Plates include beef, baked 

potato, slaw, dessert and 

beverage. 

CRIME VICTIM’S WEEK 

A National Crime Victim’s 

Rights Week Observance for 

2009 will be held Friday, May 

1, from 5;30 p.m. to 7:30 p. m. 

It will be held at 111 Masonic 

Street in Creedmoor to 

remember, honor and celebrate 

the victims of crime. 

FISH PLATE FUNDRAISER 

Grove Hill Church, in 

Wilton, is having a fish fry 

fundraiser on Saturday, May 

2nd from 11 a. m. to 2 p.m. and 

4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Plates are 

$7.00. Eat in or take out. 

The church is located on 

2766 Grove Hill Road. From 

Wilton (intersection of Hwy 56 

7511 Mourning Dove Rd. • Raleigh, NC 27615 • 919-847-5706 

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Orange, and Durham County 

traffic violations 

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S erving the Greater Triangle Area 

16 W. Martin Street Suite 609 

Raleigh, NC 27601 

919-755-3400 

Most tickets can be handled through us 

by phone, email, or fax. 

Brassfield 

Volunteer 

Fire Dept . 

26th Annual 

“Ladies Auxiliary Day” 

$8 

A Plate 

Saturday, April 25th, 2009 

Brassfield Fire Station 

11:00am - 7:00pm 

All You Can Eat!!! 

“HOME COOKED” 

BBQ Pork or BBQ Chicken Dinner with Baked 

Potato, Cole Slaw & Hushpuppies. Drive thru 

and take out plates available. 

Phone for information 528-4797 or 625-0080 

Chief Tuttle & Asst. Chief Hockaday 

All proceeds support YOUR Fire Department 

www.brassfieldfiredept.com 

and Hwy 96), take Hwy 96 

North for .6 mile and turn 

right on Philo White Road. 

Travel 1.5 miles and bear right 

onto Grove Hill Road. Travel 

1.5 miles. The church entrance 

is on the left. 

ANTIQUE AUTO SHOW 

An Antique Automobile 

Show will be held May 2nd at 

Historic Oak View County 

Park, 4028 Carya Drive in 

Raleigh. The event is free and 

will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 

p.m. 

Come see antique cars 

displayed on the grounds at 

Oak View at the Antique 

Automobile Show, sponsored 

by the Triangle Chapter of the 

Antique Automobile Club of 

America. 

When was the last time 

you saw a Cord, Franklin, 

McLauglin, Packard or 

Studebaker? Relive 

automobile history at the 

Antique Auto Show. The 

Triangle Chapter will also be 

assembling their 1917 Take 

Apart Model T. 

Historic Oak View County 

Park is located near the 

intersection of Poole Road and 

the I-440 Beltline (Exit 15) in 

the Wake County Office Park. 

SENIOR CITIZENS PROM 

The G. C. Hawley Middle 

School Student Council would 

like to cor-dially invite local 

senior citizens to the 2009 

Senior Citizens prom. This 

NORRIS 

Heating/Air 

year’s prom theme will be “In 

the Still of the Night.” 

This annual event is being 

held on Saturday, May 2nd. The 

prom will begin at a5 p.m. in 

the school cafeteria and 

conclude at 8 p.m. 

Those attending will be 

treated to an evening of 

activities — dinner, dancing, 

pictures, and door prizes. 

If anyone wishes to attend this 

event, call G. C. Hawley Middle 

School at 919-528-0091 to 

reserve their free admission 

ticket to the prom. 

ALIVE AFTER 5 

Three Alive After 5 events 

have been announced for 2009 

by the Granville County 

Chamber of Commerce. 

The first event will be held 

Thursday, May 5, from 5:30 pm 

until 8:30 pm, in Oxford’s 

downtown park-ing lot on 

Littlejohn Street. “Jim Quick 

and Coastline Band” will be the 

enter-tainers for the evening. 

In August, Creedmoor’s 

event will feature “The 

Fantastic Shakers” and in 

September “The Craig Woolard 

Band” will be featured in 

Oxford. 

BENEFIT RIDE SCHEDULED 

Creedmoor Masonic Lodge 

499 will sponsor the 5th annual 

"Ride For The Oaks" to benefit 

The Oxford Masonic Home for 

Children on Saturday, May 9. 

Fraud Prevention Programs 

For 

Small Businesses, Churches and Charities 

William B. Tatum, CFE 

Certified Fraud Examiner 

Phone 919-612-0113 

e-mail fraudfoe@gmail.com 

FINANCING AVAILABLE • SAME DAY SERVICE 

LICENSED AND INSURED 

24 Hour Service 

3027 Hwy 15, Creedmoor, NC 

919-528-3836 

I will beat any written 

estimate for service or 

replacement guaranteed!! 

We Will Not Be Undersold! 

Lyon Farms Strawberries 

A re 

R ea dy! 

1544 Munns Rd. 

(off Hwy 15 @ 3 miles south of Creedmoor) 

Best Around • 12 Acres 

528-3263 

Open Monday-Saturday 8 a.m. till 8:00 p.m., Sunday 1-6 p.m. 

$1.00/lb. U-Pick 

$8.00 Pre-Picked Bucket 

G et A Friend — Come On Out! 

Registration will be held 

the morning of the ride from 

8:30-10:00 a.m. at South 

Granville High School located 

at Highway 56 in Creedmoor. 

The registration fee will be 

$15 per bike and $5 for each 

additional rider. 

The ride will begin at 10:00 

a.m. at the high school. 

A meal will be served after 

the ride at 12 noon and will 

consist of BBQ, slaw, and 

boiled potatoes. 

The event will also feature 

door prizes. 

For more information you 

may contact the following 

email addresses and phone 

n u m b e r s : 

rick.haskins@ncmail.net, 919- 

691-4289 or 

shaskins@nortel.com. 919-905- 

4065 or mmoss27@msn.com, 

919-528-0810. 

MURDOCH ARTS FESTIVAL 

The annual Murdoch 

Developmental Center’s Very 

Special Arts Festival event will 

take place on May 13, 2009. 

In the Very Special Arts 

Festival visiting artists from 

across North Carolina will 

conduct workshops involving 

demonstrations in dance, 

music, visual art, and drama. 

This event provides the 

opportunity for Murdoch 

individuals to have exposure to 

the arts and interaction with 

the various artists. 

Volunteers and staff assist 

wheelchairs and escort in- 

dividuals to the festival site 

where approximately thirty 

artists interact during the day 

one time performances by 

entertainers with a finale 

concert that evening which will 

be held. 

Murdoch Center became 

involved with the North 

Carolina Very Special Arts 

Festival Program (VSAF) in 

1991, which is affiliated with 

the Very Special Arts Program. 

This international 

organization is dedicated to 

enriching the lives of children, 

youth and adults with 

disabilities. 

VSAF is an educational affiliate 

of the John F. Kennedy 

Center for the Performing Arts. 

FIREMAN'S FUNDRAISER 

The Granville County 

Fireman's Association 

members are selling $1.00 

raffle tickets as a fundraiser. 

The fundraiser proceeds 

will be divided 50% to Relay for 

Life and the other 50% to 

support Granville County 

Fireman's Association. 

Please see any volunteer 

fireman with Granville County 

to buy a ticket. 

Association members will 

be at Relay For Life on May 

15th and 16th selling Nachos 

and have the Smokehouse open 

for all kids. The Smokehouse 

is a teaching trailer for children 

to learn about safely getting out 


DUTCH EYE CENTER 

Next to Dominos Pizza 

Dutch Village • 528-3819 

REASONS PATIENTS CHOOSE OUR OFFICE: 

1. Special Eye Exams For Diabetics 

2. Children’s Vision 

3. Treatment Of Disease And Injuries 

4. Group Of Budget Frames 

* We Honor Medicaid & Medicare Patients 

James N. Rowland, OD 

Ronnie J. Rowland, OD 

Hours: 9 am - 5 pm After Hours 693-3317

CMYK 


Hawley Middle School Wins Spellebration 

The thrill of victory was 

apparent on the faces of the 

Hawley Middle School team at 

the conclusion of the Granville 

Education Foundation’s annual 

EVENTS 


of a residence when it is on fire. 

FUNDRAISER 

A Pancake Breakfast 

Funraiser for Battered/Abused 

Women’s Program, Families 

Living Violence Free, Granville 

County will be held May 16, 

2009 at Andy’s Cheesesteaks 

Restaurant in Creedmoor from 

7 am until 10 am. Cost is $5.00 

per plate. Sponsored by: Andy’s 

Cheesesteaks, Creedmoor 

Cruise In. 

For more info. call Joelle at 919- 

528-5700. Tickets may be 

purchased in advance or at the 

door day of event. 

ARTISTS INVITED 

Granville County Habitat 

for Humanity is inviting all 

artists to come to the Granville 

County Habitat Re-Store, 

located at 604 West Industry 

Drive in Oxford. 

Artists can, for free, take 

and use any building material 

that is not for sale in the Re- 

Store in an effort to 

demonstrate creative 

possibilities for reuse. 

Granville Habitat will sell 

the art during the evening of 

May 28th when Granville 

Habitat will host the Granville 

County Chamber of Commerce 

Business After Hours. All of the 

money from the sale of the art 

will go towards building the 

next Habitat for Humanity 

home in Granville County. 

For additional information 

on the art project, please 

contact Mark Prokop at 919- 

693-5694 or visit 

www.granvillecountyhfh.org. 

ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST 

Granville County Crime 

Stoppers is sponsoring Keith 

Henderson “Elvis Tribute 

Artist”, on June 12th, at 

adult spelling bee. 

The Hawley Hyphenators 

were crowned the 

SPELLebration champions by 

the Killer Bee at the 

Northern Granville Middle 

School for a 1-1/2 hour show, 

starting at 7:30 p.m. 

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. 

Tickets are $12.00 and all 

money will go for information 

called in to Crime Stoppers 

that helped solve a crime. 

Tickets are available at 

Butner Public Safety, 

Creedmoor Police Dept. 

Granville County Sheriff’s 

Dept. and Oxford Police Dept. 

4-H CAMP 

Registration for 4-H 

summer camp with Granville 

County is now open. 

They will be camping at the 

Eastern 4-H Center, located in 

Columbia, NC during the week 

of June 28th-July 3rd, 2009. 

Camper slots are available on 

a first come, first served basis 

by calling the Granville County 

Extension Center at 919-603- 

1350. 

The cost for the week 

including transportation to 

and from camp is $310. A $75 

deposit will secure a slot. 

Deposits are non-refundable 

after February 1, 2009. Ages 

for campers are 8-12 years old 

as of camp date for regular 

campers. 

Other opportunities exist 

for 13-14 year olds. 

For more information, 

please call Jamie Haddix or 

visit the Eastern 4-H Center 

website at www.eastern4h 

center.org. 

TALK TO 

CHUCK 

Real 

Estate 

by Chuck Ferguson 

HOT SALES IN 

COOL MARKETS! 

Foundation’s annual fundraiser 

held on Thursday, February 

12th at J. F. Webb High School. 

In the end, the team out-spelled 

nearly 30 other teams to take 

home the trophy. 

The team from Hawley 

Middle School was comprised of 

Gail Eagle, Bob Quay and Brian 

Johnson. Their winning word 

was “Plumb.” The trophy will be 

on display at the school until 

next year’s winner is crowned. 

“The spelling bee is a great 

deal of fun and the money goes 

to a great cause (education),” 

said Bob Quay of Hawley 

Middle School. “Our victory was 

a true team effort as we did it 

with Science, Social Studies 

and Math teachers. The night 

would have been fun even if we 

hadn’t won — but I’m sure glad 

we did.” 

Rev. Patrick Cox, a member 

of the Granville County School 

Board and leader of the Flat 

River Baptist Association was 

the official Word Pronouncer for 

the event. Shawn Hughes 

served as the Killer Bee. 

“The Foundation would like 

to thank all the teams that 

participated.” said Cindy R. 

Keene of Time Warner Cable 

and Foundation Board 

president. “This event raised 

nearly $9,000 for our school 

programs and we are grateful 

for the wide support this event 

continues to receive. From 

schools to non-profit groups to 

the business community, 

support like this allows us to 

work toward our mission of 

enhancing student performance 

in our schools.” 

SPELLebration is an 

annual event hosted by the 

Granville Education 

Foundation as a fundraiser. 

The Foundation is a nonprofit 

organization committed 

to enhancing student performance 

in the Granville County 

Schools through targeted 

programs in the areas of 

technology, literacy and 

cultural arts. The Granville 

Education Foundation has been 

supporting students in 

Granville County for more than 

20 years. 

If you have questions about 

SPELLebration or the 

Foundation, please call 

Executive Director Shields 

Blackwell at (919) 693-7047. 

Bob Quay, Gail Eagle and Brian Johnson of G. C. Hawley Middle School 

celebrate their win in the Granville Education Foundation’s 

SPELLebration with Judge Rob Williford, Killer Bee Shawn Hughes and 

Rev. Pat Cox. 

S howtimes for April 17 - April 23 *No Passes 

( ) Fri., Sept Sat., 26 - Oct Sun. 2 - Matinees ONLY 

DIGITAL -3D AUDITOR IUM Now Available! 

Starting April 22 & 24 

Earth, Obsessed, Fighting, Soloist 

*17 Again (PG-13) 

(10:40), 12:55, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 10:05 

*Crank High Voltage (R) 

(10:35), 12:50, 2:55, 5:10, 7:25, 10:00 

*State Of Play (PG-13) 

(11:20), 2:00, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55 

*Hannah Montana The Movie (G) 

(10:30), 12:45, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35, 9:35 

*Dragonball Revolution (PG) 

(11:00), 1:05, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20 

*Observe And Report (R) 

(11:05), 1:10, 3:15, 5:30, 7:40, 10:05 

Fast & Furious (PG-13) 

(11:15),1:50, 4:35, 7:15, 10:00 

Adventureland (R) 

9:50pm 

Monsters vs. Aliens (3D) (PG) 

(10:30),12:45, 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 

Monsters vs. Aliens (2D) (PG) 

(11:00),1:15, 3:30 

The Haunting In Connecticut (PG-13) 

5:25, 7:45, 10:00 

Knowing (PG-13) 

4:10, 7:10 

Duplicity (PG-13) 

(11:10), 1:40 

I Love You Man (R) 

9:55pm 

I -85 & Gregson St., Durham 

Movie Hotline: 919-286-1001 

www.eastcoastcinemas.com 

While some real estate 

markets are experiencing 

increasing listing times and 

decreasing sales, others are 

still doing well or even 

booming. Regardless of which 

applies, how do you position 

yourself for a quick, full-price 

sale? Even in slow markets, 

some houses sell quite quickly, 

and it’s for the very same 

reasons that they would in a 

hot market. 

The best performers these 

days are older homes with 

three bedrooms and two baths. 

In addition to those features, 

they are priced a few 

thousand dollars below the 

area’s average asking price. 

You won’t consider 

competitive pricing a 

concession when offers come 

in more quickly and with less 

negotiation. Peace of mind 

and a quick sale are more 

than worth the difference 

between your asking price and 

that of your competition. 

The second common 

denominator among successful 

sales in slow markets is the 

fact that the properties show 

like model homes. Sure, 

location is critical, but it’s 

condition, condition, condition 

that helps to set your offering 

apart from other homes on the 

market at the same price. 

The final factor these sales 

share? Aggressive marketing 

by a real estate agent. A 

professional who shows your 

home to an already qualified 

and motivated group of buyers 

is worth his or her weight in 

gold at the closing table. 

Combine price, condition, and 

marketing for a satisfying 

sales result! 

For professional advice 

on all aspects of buying or 

selling real estate, please 

call Chuck at RE/MAX 

United 919-518-8161 or toll 

free at 877-507-1559, or 

visit his website at 

www.chuckferguson.com

CMYK 


April 17-18 

Fox Hunt, 1- 

day Speed 

and drive, Tar 

River Fox 

P e n , 

Creedmoor, 

trophies per class/age and 

derby, $25. fee/hound, call 

Russ Elliott 434-585-3396 to 

reserve no., Mountain Creek 

Relay Team 

April 18 - Tea Party, 2-4 p.m, 

First Baptist Church/Butner, C 

Street, hats and gloves 

required. Bring your own tea 

cup and saucer for contest. 

Miss Manners attending, 

devotion, games, fellowship, 

LIMITED seating. Call Teresa 

to register at 575-0399. Must 

RSVP by April 10, First 

Baptist/Butner Team. 

April 18 - Mutt Strutt, 

Granville Athletic Park, 3 pm, 

$10. registration, contact 

Susan Thompson - 690-0024, 

Tabbs Creek Animal Hospital 

Team 

April 18 - Car, Truck, 

Motorcycle and Tractor Show 

Cruzin' for a Cure at Berea Fire 

Dept., pre-register - $15., $20. 

day of show. Registration 9 

a.m. - noon, judging - noon, 

trophies - 2 p.m. Mt. Zion 

Baptist Team 

April 24 BBQ Chicken, $7/ 

plate, 11 am - 1:30 pm, 4:30- 

6:30 pm, eat in/take out, 

Tickets-church office 693-5182, 

Oxford Baptist Team 

April 24 - Bake Sale, 

Granville Med. Center, 7 am - 

1 pm, contact Betty Ann - 690- 

3210, Granville Health 

Systems Team 

April 25 Roni’s Ride, 

Motorcycle ride, 8 am register, 

$20 bike/$5. rider, Start at old 

Alan Vester car lot, Hwy 96 S, 

Prizes, Eddie Mauldin-603- 

5041/Ancient Iron Cycle-693- 

3267 

April 25 - Yard Sale, Credle 

Elem. 7 a.m. - noon, shop or 

rent a table - $10., contact Gina 

or Cindy - 693-9191, Credle 

Elem. Team 

April 26 -Survivor’s Social, 3 

pm Must Pre-register, to preregister 

Call Jenny Mathis 

691-3713. 

April 30 - Golf Tournament, 

Thorndale Country Club, 

contact Amy Watts, New 

Horizon Bapt. Team 

MAY 1-2 - Yard Sale, Mt. Zion 

Baptist Church, Mt. Zion Team 

May 2 Fish Dinner, 5 pm until, 

$6. plate eat in/take out, 1306 

Goshen St., Yancey Family 

Team 

May 2 Yard Sale, 7 am-until, 

Oxford Family Physicians 

Back Parking lot, Oxford 

Family Physicians Team 

May 9 - Strawberry Fest 

Bake Sale at Stovall's 

Collectibles, 9 a.m. - until, Mtn. 

Butner Lodge #697 A.F.A.M. received a U.S. Flag from Senator Richard 

Burr that once flew about the U.S. Capitol building. Pictured from 

left to right are the officers of the Lodge: John Willard, Mike Crosby, 

Master of Lodge Jamie Hughes, Paul Parkstone and Wallace Smith. 

Creek Team. 

May 9 Golf Tournament & 

Pig Pickin’, Thorndale Country 

Club, $50/person, incl. dinner 

(5-7 pm) additional dinners-$7, 

Tee-1 pm, hotdogs/snacks-11 

am-1 pm, Great Prizes, all 

details-contact Kathy Bradley 

-693-2521. 

FOR SALE: 

Relay sterling silver 

bracelets. Colored stones 

representing different types of 

cancer. Sm/med $20., lg -$25. 

Wilton Elementary School 

Team. Call Pam Kearney at 

528-0033. 


Crime Stoppers needs your 

help! By calling (919) 693- 

3100 with information that 

leads to the solving of a crime, 

Granville County Crime 

Stoppers can pay up to 

$1,000.00 for information that 

leads to the arrest and 

conviction of a person or 

persons involved in an 

unsolved crime you DO NOT 

have to give your name when 

calling. 

NEW CRIMES 

A person or persons 

removed, without 

permission, a red Honda 

Rancher ATV, with black racks 

on the front and the rear, from 

a residence on Hwy 15S., 

Creedmoor, NC sometime 

around April 5th or April 6th. 

If you have any information 

pertaining to this incident 

please contact the Granville 

County Sheriff's Dept., 919- 

693-3213, or Crime Stoppers 

at 919-693-3100. 

On March 30, a Rudger 40 

caliber semi automated was 

reported stolen from a vehicle 

at 2081 Longwood Drive. 

Anyone with any information 

please contact Lt. Lewis at 

Butner Public Safety at 919- 

575-6561 or Crime Stoppers at 

919-693-3100. 

On March 31, a B&E 

Larceny occurred at 700 21st 

Pet luminaries, homemade 

doggie treats, T-shirts, doggie 

bandanas, photo contests - 

Contact Susan Thompson - 

690-0024, Tabbs Creek Animal 

Hospital Team 

Yankee Candles, contact 

Terri or Becky - 693-1141, 

CertainTeed Team 

RAFFLES: 

All Teams event raffle-1- 

$500 gas cards, 2-Wii Game 

Systems, $1 ticket, see member 

of any Relay Team in County 

Granville Co. Fireman's 

Assoc. $1.00 ticket, prizes: 1st 

-$500. 2nd. - $100., 3rd. $50. 

Street. Items reported taken 

are two Dell Laptop 

Computers and a Sony 

Playstation 2. Anyone with 

any information please contact 

Officer Bryant at Butner 

Public Safety at 919-575-6561 

or Crime Stoppers at 919-693- 

3100. 

On April 2, 2009 a B&E & 

Larceny to a garage located at 

606 W D Street was reported. 

Items taken were a Stihl 

Weedeater, a Husky Backpack 

Leaf Blower, Stihl 16" gas 

Chain Saw, a Johnson Red 16" 

gas Chain Saw, and a Leaf 

Blower. Anyone with any 

information please contact Lt. 

Lewis at Butner Public Safety 

919-575-6561 or Crime 

Stoppers at 919-693-3100. 

On April 3, 2009 a B&E 

Larceny to a motor vehicle was 

reported at 1209 Rotterdam 

Lane. Items taken were a 

Dewalt Reciprocating Saw, a 

Hitachi SDS Hammer Drill, a 

Porter Cable Pancake Air 

Compressor and a Bosh 

Bulldog Hammer Drill. 

Anyone with any information 

please contact Lt. Lewis at 

Butner Public Safety at 919- 

575-6561 or Crime Stoppers at 

919-693-3100. 

A person or persons 

removed, without permission, 

a red Honda Rancher ATV, 

with black racks on the front 

See your local fireman or 

tickets or call Casey Champion 

336-598-2054. 

50/50 Raffle, $5. ticket, 

drawing MAY 8, contact 

Kristina 690-3411, Granville 

Health Systems Team 

iPod raffle - $1. ticket, 

drawing APRIL 24, contact 

Betty Ann 690-3210, Granville 

Health Systems Team 

5'x8' utility trailer (1st 

prize) $100. cash (2nd prize), 

contact Terri or Becky - 693- 

1141, CertainTeed Team 

Car care basket / relaxation 

basket/beach bag, $1. ticket, 

and the rear, from a residence 

on Hwy 15S., Creedmoor, NC 

sometime around April 5th or 

April 6th. If you have any 

information pertaining to this 

incident please contact the 

Granville County Sheriff's 

Dept., 919-693-3213, or Crime 

Stoppers at 919-693-3100. 

An incident of Breaking, 

Entering, Larceny and Armed 

Robbery occurred on Goss 

Drive during the early morning 

hours of April 9, 2009. Items 

stolen were wallets, over the 

counter medications, ID 

information cards, boys white 

Jordan’s shoes and a black NY 

Yankees cap. If you have any 

information regarding this 

incident please contact the 


Department at 919-693-3213 

or Crime Stoppers at 919-693- 

3100. 


Sheriff's Dept. is investigating 

an incident of property damage 

to a motor vehicle while it was 

parked at Corner Grocery, NC 

Hwy 56 on March 23, 2009. 

The rear windshield of a 2001 

Ford Focus was broken out. 


Sheriff’s Dept. is investigating 

a breaking, entering and 

larceny to a shop/storage 

building located on private 

property on Sunset Road. The 

incident occurred on March 

20th. Numerous items used for 

lawn and garden care 

including several Stihl chain 

saws and leaf blowers, 

Craftsman tools, a GPS and a 

Toro push mower were taken. 


Sheriffs Department is 

investigating a breaking and 

entering with larceny and 

property damage at a residence 

on Sanders Road in Stem. The 

residents medicines were 

unlawfully taken from the 

home. If you have any 

information regarding this 

matter, please contact the 


Department at 919-693-3213 

or call Crime Stoppers at 693- 

3100. 


Sheriff's Department is 

investigating a breaking amd 

entering with larceny at a 

residence on NC Hwy 50 in 

Creedmoor, which occurred on 

February 27, 2009. Several 

firearms were unlawfully 

taken from the home. 

contact Abby or Megan 528- 

2313, Creedmoor Elem. Team 

$300+ Avon gift basket, $1. 

ticket, contact Kakeisha - 693- 

6274, Glover Helping Hands 

Team. 

Floral arrangement/ floral 

wreath/gas grill, contact Mechell 

- 693-7527 or 306-1562, New 

Jonathan Creek Lodge #722 

$300 gift basket by Stovall’s 

Gifts, $50 gift certificate by 

Fishing Creek Nursery/Florist, 

$20 gift certificate by Oxford Ace 

Hardware, $1 ticket, 6 for $5., 

603-5030, Union Bank and 

Trust Company Team 


Sheriff’s Department is 

investigating a recent breaking 

and entering with extensive 

vandalism at a house located 

on Duck Road. The newly 

acquired residence has spray 

painted gang-like signs and 

obscenities on the walls, 

damaged furniture, and broken 

windows throughout the entire 

house. 



investigating an incident 

involving a man who 

proclaimed to be willing to 

construct a fence, but took the 

money for the work and never 

completed it. Daniel (Danny) 

James Watkins, 47 yr. old W/ 

M from Warrenton, NC has 

been identified as the suspect. 

Mr. Watkins has history of 

fraudulent acts in several 

neighboring counties. 



investigating a recent 

breaking, entering, and 

larceny at a residence on 

Belltown Road. The owner 

reported items removed from 

the premises include a camera, 

jewelry box, jewelry, a laptop 

computer, X-Box, X-Box games 

and cash 



investigating the theft of a red 

Polaris 4-wheeler, stolen from 

a residence on Cash Road. 


Sheriff’s Department is investigating 

a recent breaking, 

entering, and larceny at a 

residence on Our Road. The 

owner reported items removed 

from the premises included a 

camera, jewelry, and blank 

checks. 



investigating a recent 

vandalism and theft from an 

automobile at a residence on 

Northside Drive. 



investigating an incident of 

breaking, entering and larceny 

of a 2005 Suzuki Quadsport 250 

ATV, white with a blue seat from 

a private residence on East 

Thollie Green Road. If you have 

any information regarding this 

incident please call the 

Granville County Sheriff ’s Dept. 

919-693-3213 or Crimestoppers 

at 919-693-3100. 

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Recent Area Deaths 

LAURA JEAN ADAMS WEST 

Laura Jean Adams West, 

age 75, a resident of Oxford, 

died Thursday, April 9, 2009 in 

Duke Medical Center with 

loving family by her side. She 

was a native of Vance County 

and was the daughter of the 

late Wesley Thaddeus Adams, 

Sr. and Alton Roosevelt Rooker 

Adams of Henderson. She was 

preceded in death by her 

husband, Morris W. West, Sr. 

Jean was a member of the 

Oxford United Methodist 

Church and a member of the 

Carrie Fuller Circle. 

Funeral services were held 

on Saturday April 11th at 11:30 

a.m. in the Oxford United 

Methodist Church by Rev. Pat 

Hawkins. Burial was in 

Meadowview Memorial Park. 

Surviving are three 

daughters, Lynette Gold of 

Raleigh, Laura Elliott and 

husband, Euell, of Oxford and 

Cynthia Abbott and husband, 

Keith, also of Oxford; a son, 

Morris W. West, Jr. of Raleigh; 

grandchildren, Jonathan 

Abbott, Joshua Abbott, Erin 

Elliott, Jeanne Elliott, Caitlyn 

West and Audrey West; a greatgrandson, 

Jonathan Scott 

Abbott; a sister, Blanche 

Forsythe of Oxford; two 

brothers, Thomas Adams of 

Burlington and Wesley Adams 

of Greensboro. 

The family received friends 

on Saturday, prior to the 

services, from 10 a.m. until 

11:15 a.m. in the Oxford United 

Methodist Church. 

The family requests that 

memorials be made to Habitat 

for Humanity, 604 W. Industry 

Drive, Oxford, NC 27565; 

American Cancer Society, P. O. 

Box 1611, Oxford, NC 27565; 

or to the Oxford United 

Methodist Church, P. O. Box 

757, Oxford, NC 27565. 

Arrangements were 

handled by Gentry-Newell & 

Vaughan Funeral Home. 

Online memorials at 

www.gnvfh.com; 

select 

obituaries. 

GARLAND LEE ELLINGTON 

Garland Lee Ellington, 80, 

a resident of 4311 Belltown 

Road, Oxford, died April 11, at 

his home. 

A native of Granville 

County, he was the son of the 

late Alton and Minnie 

Dickerson Ellington. He was 

a member of West Oxford 

Baptist Church and retired 

from Department of 

Transportation. 

Funeral services were held 

at 11 am Monday in the Eakes 

Funeral Chapel in Oxford by 

Rev. Wesley Garner, Jr. Burial 

followed in Elmwood Cemetery. 

Surviving are his wife, 

Vergie Lynch Ellington of the 

home, a son, Keith Ellington 

and wife Jeanne of Oxford, 

grandchildren, Michael Dalton 

and Beth Fraley. A daughter, 

Patricia Ellington and a 

brother, William Ellington 

preceded him in death. 

Visitation was held from 7- 

8:30 pm Sunday evening at the 

Eakes Funeral Home in Oxford 

and at other times at the home. 

EDITH FOWLER AVERETT 

Edith Fowler Averett, 79, 

formerly of Butner, a resident 

of Brantwood Nursing Home, 

Oxford, died Sunday, April 12, 

2009, at Granville Medical 

Center in Oxford. 

She was a native of 

Granville County, daughter of 

the late Mack and Lillian 

Fowler, widow of Jerome T. 

Averett, member of Providence 

Baptist Church, a retired 

employee of John Umstead 

Hospital for 29 years, and a 

homemaker. 

Funeral services were 

conducted at 2 p.m. 

Wednesday, April 15th at 

Gentry-Newell & Vaughan 

Chapel in Oxford by Rev. Dan 

Hill and Dr. Randy Pittman. 

Burial followed in the Averett 

family cemetery. 

Surviving are her 

daughters, Romana Goss Moss 

(John) of Creedmoor, Carolyn 

A. Messer (Earl) of Creedmoor; 

one son, Mike Averett 

(Cynthia) of Creedmoor; one 

sister, Alice Gordon of Roxboro; 

N ATHAN M. G ARREN 

A TTORNEY AT L AW 

2557 Capitol Drive • Creedmoor, NC 27522 

(919) 528-8200 

Fax: (919) 528-8300 Residence: (919) 528-6428 

one brother Bryant Fowler of 

Creedmoor; 

eight 

grandchildren; and 13 greatgrandchildren. 

She was 

predeceased by one greatgranddaughter. 

Flowers are accepted or 

memorials may be made to the 

charity of your choice. T h e 

family received friends 

Wednesday from 12:30 p .m. to 

2 p.m., prior to the service, at 

the funeral home and other 

times at the home of Earl and 

Carolyn Messer, 2582 Tar 

River Road, Creedmoor. 

Online memorials at 

www.gnvfh.com; 

select 

obituaries. 

ERNEST ALFRED FRAZIER 

Ernest Alfred Frazier 65, of 

4004 C. Highway 56, died on 

Thursday, April 9, 2009. 

He was a native and 

lifelong resident of Granville 

County. He was a selfemployed 

auto mechanic. He 

was a member of Pleasant 

Grove Baptist Church. 

He is survived by his wife, 

Lillie Frazier; one son, Mickey 

Cash, of Creedmoor; brother, 

James Frazier, of Black 

Mountain; and two sisters, 

Mary Pearce and Mildred 

Clegg, both of Henderson. 

A graveside service was 

held on Monday at 11 a.m. at 

Carolina Memorial Gardens, 

officiated by Rev. Tommy 

Robertson. 

Flowers are acceptable. 

VERNON R. TOULSON 

Vernon R. Toulson, 50, a 

resident of 3625 Camino Real 

Drive, Franklinton, died 

Wednesday, April 8th , 2009 at 

his home. 

He was a native of Gibson, 

GA, and the son of Betty 

Toulson Hartwell and the late 

William Toulson. He was of the 

Baptist faith and was a heavy 

equipment operator. 


conducted at 11:00 AM 

Saturday, April 11th in the 

Eakes Funeral Chapel in 

Creedmoor by Rev. George 

Fuller. Burial followed in Oak 

Grove Memorial Gardens in 

Durham. 

Surviving are his wife, 

Leigh Ann Hutchins Toulson of 

the home, a daughter, Shannon 

Conley of Creedmoor, mother, 

Betty Toulson Hartwell of Casa 

Grande, AZ, a sister, Vicky 

Usry of Gibson, GA, two 

brothers, Jeff Toulson of 

Chandler, AZ, William Toulson 

of Warrenton, GA and two 

grandsons. 

The family received 

visitation from 7:00 - 8:30 

Friday evening at the Eakes 

Funeral Home in Creedmoor. 

WALLACE ALLEN BLALOCK 

Wallace Allen Blalock, Jr., 

83, a resident of Granville 

County, passed away on 

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 

Durham VA Medical Center. 

Mr. Blalock was the only 

son of the late W.A. and Olivia 

D. Blalock. He was a veteran 

of WWII, enlisted in the U.S. 

Navy at age 17, and served in 

the Pacific Theater on the 

carrier escort USS Gentry as a 

gunner’s mate and ship’s 

barber. He was chosen as 

Granville County’s 

Outstanding Young Farmer in 

1960. He was a Scout Master 

for a local troop of Boy Scouts 

of America. He helped to start 

the Berea Volunteer Fire 

Department and served as a 

volunteer fireman. 



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Butner 

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Celebrating 35 years of growth 

in South Granville County 

conducted at 2;00 PM Friday 

at the Eakes Funeral Chapel 

in Oxford by Rev. Matthew 

Rummage. Burial followed in 

Mount Zion Baptist Church 

Cemetery with Military Rites. 

He is survived by his wife, 

Katherine Mason Blalock of 

the home, two daughters, B.G. 

Moore and husband, Graham 

of Fayetteville, Debra B. 

Frehling and husband, Russell 

of Red Hook, NY, two sons, 

Charles W. Blalock of Granville 

County, Lee M. Blalock 

currently residing in Mahwah, 

NJ, three grandchildren, 

Katherine Landis Moore, 

Graham Tingley Moore III, and 

Jesse Blalock Frehling, a niece, 

Peggy Newell, nephews, Allen 

Adcock, and Don and Michael 

King. He was preceded in 

death by his daughter, 

Suzanne B. Fox (10-1-08). 

The family received 

visitation from 1:00 to 2:00 PM 

Friday, April 10th prior to the 

funeral service at the Eakes 

Funeral Home in Oxford and 

at other times at the home. 

Helen Long Aiken, 86, 

died on Wednesday, April 

8, 2009 with her family at 

her side at Rex Hospital. 

She was born on October 

16, 1922 in Durham, NC 

a nd was the daughter of the 

late Earle Long and Helen 

Frye Long. 

She was preceded in 

death by her beloved 

husband of 61 years, Ben 

W. Aiken. 

Helen was known for 

b eing a devoted wife, 

mother, grandmother and 

great-grandmother. She was 

kind, generous and never 

met a stranger. Helen and 

Ben spent many happy 

years in Butner, NC raising 

their family amidst 

numerous lifelong friends. 

She was an avid bridge 

p layer and loved 

entertaining friends and 

family. 

Helen had a love and 

passion for animals, finding 

homes for strays on many 

occasions. She treasured 

her own numerous “fourlegged” 

companions 

throughout her life. 

Helen had a strong 

Christian faith and was a 

long-time member of 

Benson Memorial United 

Methodist Church in 

Raleigh. 

She is survived by two 

daughters: Debra Schlueter 

and husband Mark, of 

Greensboro, NC and Donna 

Burnette and husband 

Ronnie, of Raleigh, NC; 

grandchildren: Laura 

Hockman and husband 

T homas, Joanna Bryant and 

husband Todd, and Jessica 

Burnette; and greatgranddaughter: 

Elizabeth 

Helen Hockman. 

Many thanks to her 

special friends and longtime 

companions Annie 

Allen and Annie Frances 

Kinyon. 

The family would like to 

thank the nurses at the 

Cardiac Care Unit at Rex 

Hospital. A special thanks 

to Dr. William Earnhardt, 

for his kindness and 

compassion for many 

years. 

Family received friends 

S aturday, April 11th from 

1-2 PM at Benson 

Memorial Methodist 

Church, and services began 

at 2 PM. Interment 

followed at Carolina 

Memorial Gardens in 

Creedmoor. 

Memorial contributions 

may be made to the church 

at 4706 Creedmoor Road - 

Raleigh, NC 27612 or 

SPCA of Wake County - 

200 Petfinder Lane - 

Raleigh, NC 27603. 

Online condolences may 

be sent to: 

www.mitchellraleighmemorial.com

CMYK 

A SECTION 

APRIL 16, 2009 

SPORTS 

BRIEFS 

GCHS Panthers Sweep 

Northwest In Doubleheader 

SGAA TO HOST BRITISH 

SOCCER CAMP 

SGAA will be hosting a 

British Soccer Camp through 

Challenger Sports 

(www.challengersports.com) 

during the week of June 22- 

26th at the GAP-Granville 

Athletic Park. T h e 

amp will run Mondayriday. 

Anyone between the ages 

f 3-18 years interested in 

igning up can contact Sean 

immerman at 764-9252 or 

athy Wilhelm at 528-9134. 

TEXAS HOLD’EM 

TOURNAMENT 

South Granville 

Touchdown Club will be 

holding a Texas Hold’em 

Tournament on April 24th at 

the Butner Sports Arena 

from 6 pm - until. 

There is a $60 entry fee. 

All proceeds go to the 

South Granville Touchdown 

Club. 

Door prizes available. 

Contact Coach Summerlin at 

575-4452 or 

heater32@aol.com with any 

questions. 

PIG COOK’N CONTEST 

The 1st Annual South 

Granville Pig Cook’n Contest 

will be held May 8-9, 2009 at 

SGHS in Creedmoor 

sponsored by the Touchdown 

Club. Entry fee is $125 

(Includes 100 lb. pig). 

Registration and money due 

by April 24, 2009. 

Contact David Holt, 1698 

Beech Creek Cove, 

Franklinton, NC 27525, 919- 

764-9917 or email: 

dholt25@nc.rr.com. 

All proceeds go to SGHS 

Viking Football teams. 

FAST PITCH/BASEBALL 

The Oxford Parks & 

Recreation Department is 

now accepting registration 

for their 18U Fast Pitch 

Softball League & 13/15 

Baseball. Please sign up by 

April 27. Download 

registration from 

www.oxfordparksandrecreation.com 

or come to office at 227 W. 

McClanahan St. or call 

Sharon Reynolds at 919-603- 

1135. 

BY AMANDA DIXON 

SPORTS WRITER 

BCNSALES@MINDSPRING.COM 

The Panthers sweep 

Northwest Halifax 10-0 and 16- 

2 in a doubleheader played on 

April 9 th . 

Brandon Lickliter started 

the first game against Northwest 

Halifax. Lickliter pitched three 

innings striking out six and 

Dalton Mace on the mound for 

Granville Central against Northwest 

Halifax. 

Caitlin Wright makes the catch 

for the Lady Vikings against the 

Williams Lady Bulldogs. 

Williams defeated South 

Granville 3-1 in eight innings. 

allowing no runs. 

The Panthers offense stats 

are as follows: 

Dustin penny 0/1 with one 

Walk 

Bryson Carnell 0/1 

Zach Tucker 1/2 Scoring once 

and 1 RBI 

Matt Winters 0/0 2 Sacrifices 

with 1 RBI 

Bill James 2/2 Scoring twice 

and 1 RBI 

Kyle Thomas 2/2 scoring twice 

Timmy Davie 0/2 reaching base 

on an error scoring once with 2 

RBI 

Kenneth Walls 0/0 with a walk 

scoring once 

Dexter Williams 1/1 with 1 RBI 

Vin Shaw 0/2 Reaching base on 

an error scoring once with 2 

RBI 

Kris Walls 1/2 scoring once 

with 2 RBI 

The first game was stopped 

after three innings of the 

scheduled five innings as the 

Slaughter Rule was in effect. 

Dalton Mace started the 

second game on the hill for 

Granville Central. Mace struck 

out two in two innings. Vin Shaw 

relived Mace. Shaw allowed two 

runs on one hit. 

The Panthers offensive stats 

for the second game: 

Brandon Barnes 2/3 reaching 

once on an error scoring 3 times 

with 2 RBI 

Dexter Williams 0/1 with 2 

walks scoring once with 1 RBI 

Matt Winters 2/2 scoring twice 

with 1 RBI 

Kenneth Walls 1/1 scoring once 

Brandon Lickliter 2/3 with a 

Fielders Choice scoring 3 times 

with 3 RBI 

Bryson Carnell 1/2 with one 

walk and s Sacrifice Fly scoring 

twice with 1 RBI 

Timmy Davie 1/1 with 2 walks 

scoring twice with 1 RBI 

Dalton Mace 2/2 scoring once 

with 3 RBI 

Vin Shaw 0/1 

Kyle Thomas 1/2 with 1 RBI 

Kris Walls 0/1 with one walk 

The Slaughter Rule was in 

effect for the second game as the 

Panthers won 16-2. 

SGHS Clinches Third 

Straight Hilltop Tournament 


SPORTS WRITER 


South Granville clinches 

third straight Hilltop 

Invitational Tournament 

with wins over East Forsythe, 

Chapel Hill and R. B Glenn. 

Good things happen in 

threes for the Vikings. Third 

invitation to play three 

games led to the third 

consecutive Tournament 

Title. The Vikings faced East 

Forsythe in a Thursday game. 

The Vikings scored in the first 

inning as Chris Riley opened 

the game with a double to 

right center field. Josh 

Darroch doubled to score 

Riley. A passed ball moves 

Darroch to third. Clarence 

Peace hit an infield single and 

(Continued On Page 12A) 

Johnny Jo Watson slides head first into home as the Northwest Halifax 

catcher bobbles the ball. No final score was available at press time. 

Kelsey Gray turns to fire the ball to first for the Lady Vikings against 

Southern Alamance. Southern Alamance defeated South Granville 10-0. 

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Lady Vikings 

With A Cold Win 


SPORTS WRITER 


On a cold and windy April 

6 th afternoon the Lady 

Vikings defeated the Lady 

Warriors 10-1 in Softball. The 

Lady Vikings improved their 

record to 5-0 overall and 2-0 

in conference play. 

The Lady Viking used 

back to back bunts by 

Da’Twayna Bullock and 

Devin Harris to shake the 

confidence of the Warriors. 

With Bullock at second and 

Harris at first, Viking’s 

Catcher Alyssa Ryan stepped 

to the plate and was hit by a 

pitch to advance all of the 

runners. Lauren Wimple 

singled and drove in Bullock 

and Harris. Ryan scored on 

the bobbled Kelsey Gray hit. 

Gray scored on the third 

Webb error of the inning. 

Sarah Lilley used the fourth 

Webb error of the inning to 

get into scoring position. 

Victoria Washburn advanced 

Lilley on the fielder’s choice 

and Michelle Hicks sacrificed 

to drive in the fifth run of the 

inning. The Lady Vikings 

rocked the Lady Warriors for 

five runs out of the first six 

batters. The Webb pitcher 

faced all nine of the Vikings 

batters in the first inning. 

Webb answered with their 

only run in the home half of 

the inning. The Lady 

Vikings tagged the Lady 

Warriors for five more runs in 

the game to take the 10-1 

win. 

Alyssa Ryan caught for 

Lady Viking’s hurler, Kelsey 

Gray. Gray faced 31 Webb 

batters and struck out 13 

with four walks. 

Lady Vikings Beat Lady Warriors 3-1 


SPORTS WRITER 


The Lady Vikings 

traveled to Oxford and 

brought home a 3-1 victory 

over the Lady Warriors of 

Webb Find Soccer. Sports 

Photos 

The Lady Warriors put 

the first points on the board 

against the Lady Vikings at 

the 3:30 mark in the first 

quarter. The Lady Vikings 

answered on a corner kick by 

Kelly Barry to Katie Newton 

at the 25:01 mark in the first 

quarter. At the half the score 

was tied at 1-1. 

Carissa Hill scored for the 

Lady Vikings 5 minutes and 

31 second into the second 

half. Hill scored on an assist 

from Abby Gilliam. The Lady 

Vikings added an insurance 

goal at the 38:03 mark in the 

final quarter. Again the 

combination of Barry to 

Newton proved true on 

another corner kick. The 

Lady Vikings sealed the 3-1 

win over the Lady Warriors. 

Carissa Hill led the Lady 

Vikings with four shots on 

goal. Katie Newton and 

Abby Gilliam each finished 

with three shot on goal. 

Allison Bell finished the 

game with 10 saves in goal. 

Coach Michael Graham 

commented, “The difference 

in the game for us was our 

aggression in the second half. 

In the first half, we had one 

corner kick. In the second 

half, we had 11. Our defense 

also did an outstanding job in 

limiting the number of shots 

Webb took. Caroline Strazis 

and Eva Austin did a great job 

in bodying up their girls when 

we were in our defensive half 

of the field.” 

Da’Twanya Bullock lays down the prefect bunt for the Lady Vikings. To 

purchase this and other game photos contact 

(bcnsales@mindspring.com). 

Savannah Bower #7 controls the ball for the Lady Vikings. To purchase 

this and other game photos contact (bcnsales@mindspring.com) 

Staci Allgood #17 for South Granville keeps the ball away from the Lady 

Warrior. To purchase this and other game photos contact 

(bcnsales@mindspring.com) 

Devin Harris keeps her eye on the ball as she bunts for South Granville. 

To purchase this and other game photos contact 

(bcnsales@mindspring.com).

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12a The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday April 16, 2009 

The Mustang Karate Team had a belt promotion on March 11th. 

Students are pictured here with their instructor Grand Master 

Hayden Shackelford. Students that were promoted, on the first 

row from left to right: Logan Wilson, Cody Hicks, Ethan Holloway, 

Austin Proctor, Addisyn Sharkey, Kyle Graham, and Jimmy 

Campbell. Second row: Meagan Smith, Elizabeth Foushee, Allen 

Garcia, Jacob McMillian, Misty Holloway, Jacob Proctor, Austin 

Holloway, and Steven Kearny. Third row: Hayden Shackelford, 

Sarah Mixner, Casey Bailey, Tyler Logan, Nathean Castillo, Erick 

Alvey, Olivia Doughtery, Amanda Gates, Sam Mixner, Jonathan 

Gaduette and Ken Warych. 

Tamara Crews slides into second base safely for the Lady Falcons. 

Granville Central Tennis News 

Warren County 9 

Granville Central 0 

Singles 

1. Jerron Jones Def D.J. 

Teasley 6-2,6-1 

2.Walter Hundley Def 

Charles Jefferson 6-0, 6-1 

3. Clifton Lesak Def Will 

Eddins 6-0,6-0 

4. Chris Caldwell Def 

Brandon Felts 6-3,6-3 

5. Harris Johnson Def 

Hunter Brantley 6-0, 6-0 

6. Emil Chapman Def 

Kevin Nguyen 6-3,6-1 

Doubles 

Johnny Jo Watson relieved 

Jamie Jordan on the mound 

for the Lady Panthers against 

Franklinton. Before leaving 

the mound Jordan had four 

strikeouts. Watson finished 

with three strikeouts for the 

Lady Panthers. Jessica 

Bullock and Kayla Mize each 

had a hit for Granville Central. 

Chelsey Frey scored for the 

Lady Panthers. Coach 

Michelle Linder commented, 

“This is a rebuilding year for 

us, we nee to remain positive 

as a team and get our bats 

going.” The Lady Panthers 

return to action at home 

(GAP) against Warren County 

on April 21 st at 7:00 p.m. Lady 

Panthers fall to FHS 13-1. 

1. Jones and Hundley Def 

Teasley and Felts 8-2 

2. Lesak and Caldwell Def 

Jefferson and Eddins 8-1 

3. Johnson and Chapman 

Def Seth Askew and 

Thomas Ingram 8-2 

Coach Raymond Noel 

said, “The guys are 

definitely getting better. I 

see great improvement 

each day. Warren County 

has a very good team that 

makes a run for the 

Conference Champions 

each year. We played those 

guys tough. We have a 

young team that see 

making great strides every 

day.” 

Roanoke Rapids 9 

Granville Central 0 

Singles 

1.James Tart Def D.J 

Teasley 6-0, 6-1 

2. Adam Bradley Def 

Charles Jefferson 6-2 , 6-1 

3. Thommy Saunders Def 

Will Eddins 6-1, 6-1 

4. Chase O’Briant Def 

Hunter Brantley 6-0, 6-0 

5. Rudy Draper Def 

Brandon Felts 6-1, 6-1 

Jonathan Price, first baseman 

for the Falcons, jumps high to 

catch the ball. 

SGHS 

(Continued From Page 11A) 

Darroch scored for the 

Vikings. The Vikings walked 

away with a 2-0 win. 

Tyler Hunter picked up the 

win for the Vikings. Hunter 

pitched four innings and 

struck out six. 

The Vikings advanced to 

play Chapel Hill on Saturday 

morning. Josh Darroch 

started the game for South 

Granville. Darroch pitched 4 

1/3 innings. Will Bullock 

came on in relief to pick up the 

win. 

The Vikings opened with a 

4-0 lead as Zack Moran 

smacked a grand slam 

homerun. Chapel Hill fought 

back in the fourth inning 

scoring five runs to take the 

one run lead. 

The game went back and 

forth, but the Vikings pulled 

ahead for good as Clarence 

Peace smashed a grand slam 

home run in the home half of 

the sixth inning. 

The Vikings held on for the 

9-6 win. 

The stage was set for the 

Championship game against 

R. B. Glenn from Kernersville. 

The Vikings trailed 3-0 early, 

but a Josh Darroch home run 

in the fourth inning gave the 

Vikings life. The Vikings 

scored again in the fifth 

6. P.J. Harlin Def Kevin 

Nguyen 6-0, 6-0 

Doubles 

1. Tart and Bradley Def 

Teasley and Felts 8-1 

2. Saunders and O’Briant 

Def Jefferson and Eddins 8- 

1 

3. Will Patterson and 

Michae Dietrain Def Seth 

Askew and Thomas Ingram 

8-2 

Coach Noel commented, 

“We played very hard. I see 

a big improvement in the 

guys from the first time we 

played them. They have an 

excellent team from top to 

bottom. The guys are giving 

all they got. Having a team 

of sophomores and 

freshman we have room to 

improve. We will work hard 

at practice and be ready for 

our next match.” 

inning as Matt Wilson 

singled in Cory Hicks. Chris 

Riley was credited with a 

RBI as he drove in Andrew 

Satterfield the courtesy 

runner for Vikings Pitcher, 

Tyler Hunter. The score was 

tied at three. Josh Darroch 

singled to drive in Matt 

Wilson to give the Vikings 

the lead. R.B. Glenn tied the 

score at four in the top of the 

sixth inning. 

The bottom of the 

seventh was good for the 

Vikings. Clarence Peace 

nailed a walk-off two run 

homer to lead the Vikings to 

the Hilltop Tournament Title 

with a 6-4 win over E. B. 

Glenn. 

Clarence Peace, Josh 

Darroch, Zack Moran and 

Will Bullock all received all 

tournament honors. 

BY RITA PARRISH 

SPORTS EDITOR 

BCNADS@MINDSPRING.COM 

BY RITA PARRISH 

SPORTS EDITOR 

BCNADS@MINDSPRING.COM 

Viking Track Results 

EVENT GIRLS BOYS 

Shot Put Langley (EA) 33’10" Mincey (EA) 39’0" 

Discus Langley (EA) 93’9" Talley (EA) 101’10" 

Long Jump Flagler (SG) 14’7" Edwards (EA) 18’7' 

Triple Jump Flagler (SG) 32’7" Edwards (EA) 38’2" 

High Jump White (EA) 4’10" King (EA) 5’10" 

4x800 Relay E.Alamance 12:37 E.Alamance 9:32 

High Hurdles Flagler (SG) 17.3 (Webb) 16.7 

100m Dash White (EA) 13.32 Stanback (Webb) 11.5 Bosley 

(SG) 11.5 

4x200 Relay S.Granville 1:55 E. Alamance 1:39.6 

1600m Run Gabel (EA) 7:03 Hurtyz (EA) 4:43 

4x100 Relay S. Granville 54.4 E. Alamance 45.9 

400m Dash White (EA) 1:07 Miller (EA) 57.5 

300m Hurdles Harbison (SG) 53.7 Williams (SG) 44.1 

800m Run Bramble (Webb) Hurtyz (EA) 2:13 

200m Dash Camron (Webb) 28.0 Guye (EA) 24.0 

3200m Run Lynn (EA) 12:01 

4x400 Relay E. Alamance 5:49 E. Alamance 4:04 

Team Scores: South Granville 73 Eastern Alamance 132.5 

Eastern Alamance 62.5 South Granville 32.5 

JF Webb 29.5JF Webb 21 

WF Rockers Place 

1st In NCUSFA Easter 

Special In Kinston 

The local WF Rockers placed 1st in the NCUSFA Easter Special on 

4/11/09 in Kinston. The girls went undefeated in bracket play and 

had to play two international tie breakers to win the tournament. 

Front row: Lauren Maynard, Melissa Byrum, Megan Champion, 

Alyssa Long, Candice Holmquist, Jordan Hall. Back row: Danielle 

Moss, Jenna Davis, Taylor Boyd, Kenan Bunn. Coaches: Tom Hall, 

Jerry Davis, Ronnie Boyd and Tim Holmquist. 

Hawley Boys Beat Henderson 

The Hawley Hornets 

Baseball team defeated 

Henderson Middle last week 

11-1. 

Shawn Montren pitched 

with Cord Michalina 

catching his throws. 

Lee Whitt got on with one 

base on balls followed by 

Cord Michalina and Hunter 

Thompson each with a 

Lady Hornets Defeat EJ & Henderson 

The Lady Hornets 

defeated Eaton Johnson and 

Henderson Middle last week 

to remain undefeated. 

During the game against 

Eaton Johnson, Kasey 

Newcomb struck out six 

batters during the 1st & 5th 

innings of pitching for the 

Hornets. Caitlyn Robbins 

struck out four batters in the 

2nd and 3rd innings. Alease 

double. Cole Parrish and 

Dylan McFalls each had two 

singles. 

Coltyn Faucette one base 

on balls and Sebastian 

Bullock one base due to wild 

pitch hitting him and a 

single. Winston Mauldin and 

Sean Howard each had a 

single during the game 

against Henderson Middle 

School. 

The boys will return to 

their home field on April 21st 

Daniel struck out three 

batters in the 4th inning. 

Katelynn Brooks singled 

and doubled; Jenna Davis 

doubled; Mary Catherine 

Preddy single along with Tori 

Kelly. 

During the game against 

Henderson Middle, Jenna 

Davis pitched the first four 

innings striking out six 

batters. Kasey Newcomb 

closed the game striking out 

to take on Warren County 

Middle School. Game time is 

4:15 pm. 

Cord Michalina catching for the 

Hornets. 

four batters. 

Katelynn Brooks tripled 

and singled; Kasey Newcomb 

doubled and singled; Taylor 

Boyd singled three times; 

Jenna Davis doubled, singled 

and hit one over the fence. 

Mary Catherine Preddy 

singled twice along with 

Kaylor Lawrence. Caitlin 

Robbins singled; Alease 

Daniel had two singles and 

Tori Kelley had a double. 

Alease Daniel connects with the ball for the Lady Hornets. 

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play. The Panthers fall to Franklinton High School 6-5 in eight innings.

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“The Furrsstt Annual Mutt Strut” Planned 

BY CANDICE OWEN WALSH 

When someone thinks of 

cancer, they most typically 

think of humans with cancer, 

“What People Can Do To Prepare for the Changing Economy” was 

the topic presented by guest speaker, Monica Satterwhite, at the 

Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s February Women in 

Business meeting held February 17th at Thorndale Country Club in 

Oxford. Pictured are (left to right): Sharon Buchanan, Director of 

Imaging, Granville Medical Center; Janet Herzberg, Director of 

Community Relations, Granville Medical Center and Monica 

Satterwhite, Manager of Employment Security Commission/Job Link. 

Granville Medical Center was a sponsor of the event. Sixty-five 

people attended the meeting. The Women In Business group began 

with a grant from Time Warner Cable 2-1/2 years ago. Meetings are 

held quarterly around the county, with programs addressing topics 

of interest to business women. The WIB Committee is comprised of 

Linda Taylor, Coldwell Banker Advantage; Janet Herzberg, Granville 

Medical Center; Janet Stallings, Fidelity Bank; Glenda Williams, 

Nationwide Insurance, and Cindy Keene, Time Warner Cable. 

Letter To The Editor 

Local Broker Praised 

To The Editor: 

I would like to take a 

minute to thank Coldwell 

Banker Advantage for their 

dedication and constant 

persistence in finding our 

family the perfect home. 

This is the second time that 

we have used Coldwell Banker 

Advantage, and we are as 

happy the second time around 

as we were the first. Eddie 

Norwood was our real estate 

agent, and I would highly 

recommend him to any-one 

thinking about buying or 

selling a home. 

Eddie's dedication to our 

family to find the perfect home 

took over eight months, and 

however, dogs and cats are 

prone to this disease as well 

and because those of us with 

dogs know that we will do 

the looking at of over 50 

homes. Not one time did I 

ever feel him getting 

frustrated with us. 

Eddie Norwood was more 

honest and professional with 

us than I could have ever have 

expected. 

In the future, if I am ever 

in need of an hon-est, reliable, 

professional real estate 

company again, Coldwell 

Banker Advantage will be the 

only company that I will 

consider using for my real 

estate needs. 

Thank you, again, Eddie 

Norwood. 

Jason & Linda 

Henderson 

Creedmoor 

NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH 

National Public Health Week is April 6th - 12th, but National 

Public Health Month is the entire month of April! Come and 

celebrate this month with us by read-ing your local newspaper 

each week to find out some interesting facts about health and 

how it relates to you and where you work. 

We spend just as much, if not more, time in our workplaces 

than at home. Health and safety in the workplace are just as 

important as health and safety in our homes. From worksite 

well-ness programs aimed at helping workers live healthy lives 

to safety regulations aimed at keeping them safe on the job, 

public health works to address health concerns facing us in all 

aspects of our lives. 

Think about how public health provides the founda-tion for 

the health and well-being of people in the work-place. How can 

you take this information and join those working to create 

healthier workplaces? 

Did you know? 

• Well-constructed work-place wellness programs can reduce 

costs to the employer and improve employee health and morale. 

• Evidence has shown that smoke-free policies in en-closed 

workplace settings are associated with reduced daily cigarette 

consumption among employees and possi-bly with increased 

cessation among employees. 

• Workers who remain sedentary during their workday would 

have to spend most of their evenings in motion to meet the 10,000 

steps a day recommended by walking advocates. 5 

Take action 

• Encourage your workplace to offer tobacco-free incen-tives to 

employees. Across the country, companies have already 

instituted tobacco-free policies and incentive programs for 

employees to quit smoking. 

• Stress the importance of healthy meal choices in your company 

cafeteria and vending machines. 

• Start a walking group with your work colleagues. 

• Survey local businesses to determine what they do to keep 

their employees healthy and ask your local paper to promote 

those successes. 

anything and everything for 

them, one local Granville Relay 

For Life team, Tabb’s Creek 

Animal Hospital, is taking 

fundraising to a whole new 

level. They will hold “The 

Furrsst Annual Mutt Strut” 

this coming Saturday, April 

18th, 2009 at the Granville 

Athletic Park on 4615 Belltown 

Road in Oxford. 

With a registration fee of 

$20 per participant (including 

your dog) you will receive a 

shirt for yourself and a 

bandana for your furry friend. 

“This is more than just a walk 

in the park for you and your 

dog, it is an event meant to 

strengthen not only the bond 

between a canine owner and 

their dog, but to bring them 

and the community closer as 

we all join together to fight 

cancer,” Susan Thompson, 

owner of Tabb’s Creek Animal 

Hospital said. “You see, we are 

all capable of fighting back 

against this disease. Our four 

legged friends are just as 

capable as we are. In fact, it 

may be the driving force for 

some of us because, what if 

your dog were to be diagnosed 

with cancer? 

Granville Athletic Park, 

where The Mutt Strut will be 

held, is equipped with many 

walking trails, picnic shelters, 

as well as the needed facilities, 

bathrooms, water fountains, 

etc. In fact, it’s the perfect spot 

for an afternoon stroll with 

your favorite canine. 

Registration for the walk 

begins at 3:00 p. m. and the 

walk and other activities begin 

at 3:30 p. m. This walk doesn’t 

have an end time purposely, so 

every participant will feel led 

to stay as long as they would 

like, because cancer never 

sleeps or stops and neither 

should we. You may obtain a 

registration form at the walk 

or prior to the walk online at 

www.granvillerelay.com by 

clicking on Printable Forms 

2009.” Please bring the 

registration form with you to 

the walk, along with extra cash 

or checks, as well as a leash for 

your dog. 

There will be many contests 

in which you can enter your 

dog in including, but not 

limited to, “Best Dog/Owner 

Look Alike,” ”Musical Doggy 

Sit,” and “Best Trick.” 

If that doesn’t convince you 

that attending The Mutt Strut 

is the best way to spend your 

Saturday afternoon, then you 

must know that there will be 

homemade doggy biscuits that 

your special canine will sure 

not want to miss out on. There 

will even be doggy bags given 

to each registered dog. In fact, 

if you can’t resist and want to 

bring more than one dog, we 

absolutely, positively welcome 

it! There will be a $10 registration 

fee for each additional dog. 

All proceeds, yes, 

everything, will benefit the 

American Cancer Society’s 


Life event to be held on May 

15-16, 2009 at J. F. Webb High 

School, starting at 6:00 p. m. 

on Friday. Relay For Life is a 

unique fundraising event that 

allows participants from all 

walks of life — including 

patients, medical support staff, 

corporations, civic 

organizations, churches and 

community volunteers — to 

join together in the fight 

against cancer. Relay For Life 

is a team event where 

participants walk around a 

track relay style overnight. 

”Cancer affects everyone 

either directly or indirectly 

therefore, we have a choice to 

make. We have a choice to 

either sit back and watch 

cancer continue or we can 

decide to take a stand and fight 

back because there will be a 

cure. We’ve come a long way 

in research and it is because of 

the efforts of all of those who 

are continuing the fight here in 

the Granville County 

community that we will fight 

together until we see a cure. In 

fact, we won’t rest until we see 

it happen,” Candice Walsh, 

Community Manager for the 

American Cancer Society and 


Life, said. 

So you have a choice to 

make, you can join this 

community in taking a stand 

today. “The Mutt Strut is an 

easy way we all can make a 

difference in finding a cure for 

cancer while also making new 

friends and spending our 

afternoon with our dogs,” 

Shawn Hughes, event chair for 

the Granville Relay For Life 

said. 

So, we not only invite you 

to come to The Mutt Strut on 

Saturday, April 18th, 2009, to 

show your support and fight 

back, but we also invite you to 

join us at Relay on May 15- 

16th, 2009. ”One more relayer, 

one more fighter, brings us 

closer to a cure. So join me, join 

your community and take a 

stand today! I’ll see you and 

your furry friend at The Mutt 

Strut!” Candice Walsh said. 

For more information about 

the American Cancer Society, 

Relay For Life or about cancer, 

call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit 

the website “http:// 

www.cancer.org" both of which 

are available 24 hours a day, 

seven days a week. 

The American Cancer 

Society is the nationwide, 

community-based, voluntary 

health organization dedicated 

to eliminating cancer as a 

major health problem by 

preventing cancer, saving lives, 

and diminishing suffering from 

cancer through research, 

education, advocacy and 

service. 

GMC Coloring Contest Held 

Granville Health System 

(GHS) recently announced the 

winners of the Stovall-Shaw 

Elementary School 2009 “Kids 

Living Healthy” coloring 

contest at Stovall Medical 

Center in Stovall, North 

Carolina. 

The program is a wellness 

initiative designed by 

Granville Health System to 

encourage students and their 

families to live healthy 

lifestyles. Students were 

challenged to select themes 

such as nutrition, exercise or 

other ways to stay healthy and 

illustrate their ideas through 

individual pieces of art. More 

than 100 students took part in 

the contest. 

The judging committee 

included Janet Parrott, Mayor 

of the Town of Stovall; James 

Lumpkins, Granville County 

Commissioner and Board 

member for Stovall Medical 

Center and Granville Health 

System; Shields Blackwell, 

Director of Granville 

Education Foundation; Mike 

Felts, President of the 

Granville County Arts Council 

and Scott Thomas, Marketing 

Director for Granville Health 

System. 

The contest included 3 

levels of participation: 

kindergarten and first grade; 

second and third grades; and 

fourth and fifth grades. A 

number of prizes were awarded 

through this program, 

including certificates, ribbons 

and savings bonds. Winners 

were announced during the 

open house gallery showing for 

students, their families and the 

community at Stovall Medical 

Center on April 2. 

The winners included: 

First Place Winners: 

Brittany Buchanan (fourth 

grade), Miranda Nelson 

(second grade) and Morgan 

Alexandra Nance (first grade) 

Second Place Winners: 

Hunter Strother (fourth 

grade), Ryan Grossfeld (first 

grade) and Skye Frazier 

(second grade) 

Third Place Winners: 

Jodi Frazier (kindergarten), 

Katie Roberts (fifth grade) and 

Kelan Marable (third grade) 

"What an opportunity for 

our school to be recognized for 

their creativity and promoting 

healthy living!" said Kathy 

Twisdale, Principal of Stovall- 

Shaw Elementary School. 

“This was a wonderful 

experience for our students 

and a great event for the 

community,” continued 

Twisdale. 

An estimated 500 people 

were in attendance for the open 

house gallery. Artwork covered 

most of the hallways 

throughout the medical center. 

Family members posed for 

photos next to their favorite 

submissions as students 

proudly pointed out both their 

creations, and those of their 

classmates. 

“As the community’s health 

partner, Granville Health 

System is pleased to join 

Stovall-Shaw Elementary in 

presenting the Kids Living 

Safe Kids Granville County recently celebrated its 4th birthday and 

welcomed Detective Tracy Neal as the coor-dinator of the program. 

Safe Kids works toward eliminat-ing accidental childhood injury and 

death. The program focuses on child passenger, bike and fire safety. 

Pictured are, front row (left to right): Det. Tracy Neal (GCSD), Det. 

Shelly Chauvaux (OPD), Shasheena Atkins (GCHD), and Heather 

Robinson. Shown in the middle row are Betsy Stovall (DSS), Leigh 

Anne Fowler RN (GCHD), Manuela Inman (FGV Partnership for 

Children), and Lt. Greg Lewis (Butner Public Safety). On the back 

row are Kelley Whitehead (OFD) and Allan Buchanan (Safe Kids NC). 

Healthy program,” said L. Lee 

Isley, Chief Executive Officer 

for Granville Health System. 

“This initiative underscores 

the fact that health, nutrition 

and fitness should always play 

important roles in the lives of 

our students and their 

families,” said Isley. 

Granville Health System 

provides quality care to more 

than 60,000 patients a year 

and has over 100 expe-rienced 

physicians repre-senting 

numerous spe-cial-ties on its 

medical staff. The main 

campus is located at 1010 

College Street, Oxford, North 

Carolina, 27565. For more 

informa-tion about Granville 

Health System, visit GHS 

online 

at 

www.granvillemedical.com. 

Judy Briley, MSN, Director of Labor and Delivery at Granville Medical 

Center (pictured left), accepts new mother care bags from Mary Ann 

Lumpkins, WOM Mission Actions Director (pictured right). Thirty 

bags stuffed with items such as lotion, washcloths, powder, blankets, 

and pacifiers were donated. The care bags were hand-painted by 

the children enrolled at Oxford Baptist Church Wee-school and the 

school director, Deb Pittard.

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Hawley Middle Honor Roll 

Hawley Middle School has 

re-leased the names of students 

who made the “A” and 

“A/B” Honor Roll for the third 

nine weeks of the school year. 

They are listed below. 

“A” Honor Roll 

6th Grade: Amber Black, 

William Bowen, Amanda 

Brown, Rachel Byrne, Brandi 

Celia, Watson Cockrell, 

Sherman Dean, Faith Evans, 

McKenze Ewing, Keith 

Hardie, Scott Hasserd, Ty 

Higginbotham, Eric Keeler, 

Alexis Knoles, Charity 

Martinez, Alexus Mitchell, 

Kelly Mottern, Dylan Newton, 

Robert Osborne, Hannah Rich, 

Adriana Salzmann, Megan 

Sealy, Alana Towles, Zachary 

Watkins, Cameron Willis, and 

Dominic Zantello. 

7th Grade: Duncan 

Brown, William Brown, Daniel 

Cardwell, Solange Carrion 

Navarez, Christopher Clayton, 

Lauren Cocklin, Katy;a Davis, 

Tyler Dixon, Tommy Hicks, 

Jessica Howard, Abigail Igoe, 

Jayce Inscoe, Dylan Jones, 

Kala Klein, Anna Mangum, 

Alan May, Clayton Mosley, 

Jerry Olivan, Cole Parrish, 

Katelyn Parrott, Dominique 

Pemberton, Alex Sab, 

Cameron Schneller, Gina 

Stayton, Angelique Storer, 

Hunter Thompson, Nicholas 

Weddington, and Nathan 

Winskunas. 

8th Grade: Casey Banks, 

Madison Boice, Ryan Boltz, 

Logan Bradshaw, Daniel 

Cregan, Jenna Davis, Alena 

Grub;b, Kaitlyn Hardie, 

Abigail Henry, Kelly Hurlbut, 

Tiana Jones, Dustin Long, 

Nicholas McNamara, 

Katherine Merritt, Joseph 

Michalina, Shawn Montren, 

Corey Phillips, Katherine 

Phillips, Mary Preddy, Zana 

Wilkerson, and Cody Wood. 

“A/B” Honor Roll 

6th Grade: Jared Akers, 

Carli Austin, Abraham Barron, 

Dillon Bass, Cameron 

Belmonte, Emily Berch, Daniel 

Berrezueta, Amber Black, Erin 

Boone, William Bowen, Cara 

Brackett, Christian Branch, 

Keiro Branch, Austin Brogden, 

Brittany Brooks, Allyson 

Brotherton, Amanda Brown, 

Zachary Burney, Rachel Byrne, 

James Campbell, Brandi Celia, 

Watson Cockrell, Brandon 

Cortright, Sherman Dean, 

William Dement, Alyssa 

Eccleston, Faith Evans, 

McKenze Ewing, Avery Fields, 

Casey Flowers, Breanna Fuller. 

Also, Jessica Gardner, 

Christopher Gay, Keith Hardie, 

Jordan Harris, Michael Harris, 

Scott Hasserd, Joy Herndon, Ty 

Higginbotham, Kayla Hill, 

Morgan Hilyer, Arin Hornung, 

Caydie Hutchison, Lauren 

Jeffries, Da’Shaya Jett, Eric 

Keeler, Micah King, Alexis 

Knowles, Charity Martinez, 

Mia Mattingly, Gregory 

McGhee, Colin McGill, Markiya 

Meadows, Alexus Mitchell, 

Kelly Mottern, Dylan Newton, 

Alexis Olson-Thornburg, 

Robert Osborne, Hayden 

Pearson, Alexandra Perdue, 

Jordan Pitzer, Michael 

Porterfield, Hannah Rich, 

Brianna Rigsbee, Justin 

Rimmer, Sydney Rodriguez, 

Natalie Russell, Adriana 

Salzmann, Kathryn Santoro, 

Megan Sealy, Anna Smith, 

Lynwood Smith, Mikala 

Tinsley, Alana Towles, Moses 

Valentin, Zachary Watkins, 

Erin Weinstein, Cameron 

Willis;, Crystal Witner, Lora 

Yount, and Dominic Zantello. 

7th Grade: Morgan 

Abbott, Deanna Allen, Omari 

Armstrong, Cayce Bell, Emma 

Britt, Duncan Brown, 

Margaret Brown, William 

Brown, Sebastian Bullock, 

Kristen Burgess, Joshua Byrd, 

Daniel Cardwell, Solange 

Carrion Navarez, Christopher 

Clayton, Lauren Cocklin, 

Alease Daniel, Katya Davis, 

Tiara Day, Tyler Dixon, Davida 

Douglass, Casey Ellington, 

Shelly Ellington, Tyler Ellis, 

Keena Evans, William Evans, 

Anthony Farmer, Jonathan 

Farrell, Andrew Ferguson, 

Alyssa Ferrell, Joshua 

Forman, Sarah Fountain, 

Kristin Gabriele, Brianna 

Gormany, Benjamin Hardy, 

Malik Harris, Kyle Hein, 

Jonathan Herndon, Tommy 

Hicks, Daquan Hockaday, 

Jessica Howard, Austin 

Howell, Kaelee Hults, Jared 

Hunike, Christopher Igoe, 

Jayce Inscoe, Adrian Johnson, 

Amia Jones, Dylan Jones, 

Justin Keith. 

Also, Myles Kennedy, Talon 

King, Kala Klein, Lauren 

Lehman, Anna Mangum, Talia 

Martinez, Winston Mauldin, 

Courtney Maxon, Alan May, 

Tristin McClay, Clayton 

Mosley, Jerry Olivan, Tyler 

Parker, Cole Parrish, Katelyn 

Parrott, Caitlin Pavese, 

Dominique Pemberton, Abigail 

Penwell, Kristie Pulliam, 

Austin Riley, Caitlyn Robins, 

Deanna Rodriquez, Alex Sab, 

Chanteda Sakaith, Cameron 

Schneller, Fabian Sevilla, Jr., 

William Sipfle, Gina Stayton, 

Angelique Storer, Aquayla 

Swann, Jasmine Taylor, Hunter 

Thompson, Griffin Treible, 

Dylan Wall, Nicholas 

Weddington, Kenneth Whitt, 

Craig, Wilkie, Adarius Williams, 

Kylee Willson, Nathan 

Winskunas, and Jing Yun Wu. 

8th Grade: Houston 

Anderson, Casey Banks, 

Christopher Batts, Travis Bell, 

Dyvonne Body, Madison Boice, 

Ryan Boltz, Taylor Boyd, 

Michelle Boykin, Logan 

Bradshaw, Shyquella Brandon, 

Christian Brooks, Hannah 

Broski, Heather Bumpus, 

Cameron Buskirk, Thomas 

Cash, Elizabeth Corona Loyola, 

Daniel Cregan, Jenna Davis, 

Jessica Estes, Zachary Fields, 

Miranda Gooch, Alena Grubb, 

Victoria Hamill, Jordan 

Hamlett, Kaitlyn Hardie, 

Abigail Henry, Caitlyn Henterly, 

Jordan Holliday, Jonathan 

Hopkins, Stephanie Howell, 

Beonika Hughes, Kelly Hurlbut, 

Sydney Hustead, Jared Ivey, 

Olivia Jackson, Rachel Jones, 

Richard Jones, Tiana Jones, 

Whitney Kelsey, Kaylor 

Lawrence, Dustin Long, Coley 

Lyon, Kaitlyn Mackubin, Dyllan 

Malysz, Loren McCuiston, 

Dylan McFalls, Kyle McGannon, 

Ryan McGee, Nicholas 

McNamara, Katherine Merritt, 

Joseph Michalina, Shawn 

Montren, Angela Morales, 

Kasey Newcomb, Casey 

Nordcliff, Corey Phillips, 

Katherine Phillips, Erika 

Portillo, Mary Preddy, Gunnar 

Rodgers, Lori Rogers, Summer 

Stein, Shannon Stoneback, 

Willie Tant, Sta'Vesha Thorpe, 

Daniel Washburn, Leighanne 

White, Zana Wilkerson, Ryan 

Williams, Cody Wood and 

Brittany Young. 

Mount Energy Honor Roll 

Mt. Energy Elementary 

School has re-leased the 

names of stu-dents who made 

the “A” and “A/B’ Honor roll 

list for the third nine weeks of 

the 2008-09 school year. They 

are listed below. 

“A” HONOR ROLL 

3rd Grade: Erik Alvey, 

Spencer Averette, Emily 

Banks, Elizabeth Foushee, 

Haley Johnson, Samuel Just, 

Madison Lumley, Jonathan 

Olund, Alexandra Paff, Chad 

Rimmer, Megan White and 

Kobie Williams. 

4th Grade: Akelo Agingu, 

Meaghan Allen, Alyassa Boyd, 

Austin Cox, Jared Hicks, 

Zaryiah Jackson, Megan 

Keim, Anastasia Lash, Paul 

McDonough, Grayson Parrish 

and Brandon Womack. 

5th Grade: Joseph Beltran, 

Sean Coward, Amanda Gates, 

Courtney Phillips and John 

Weeks. 

“A/B” HONOR ROLL 

3rd Grade: Hashim 

Abushikha, Kyle Baker, 

Brandon Blackwell, Ayanna 

Bullock, Cody Cochran, 

Rachael Cortright-Cox, London 

Gleason, Zamyiah Mangun, 

Christopher May, Amber 

Medlin, Owen Mettam, Caleb 

Minchew, James Morton Jr., 

Christina Offenburg, Abira 

Reddish, Austin Robertson, 

Kassandra Rodriquez, Philip 

Ross, Sydney Sakoman, 

Juliana Sims, Brandon 

Szymendera, Joshua Tilley, 

Haleigh Whitt and Savannah 

Wilson. 

4th Grade: Yndra Aguilar, 

Miranda Barker, Karlee 

Bennett, LeAnn Black, Keelia 

Boustani, Justin Bullock, 

Adam Brotherton, Julieann 

Challacombe, Noah Compton, 

Chelsea Conrad, Jamie 

Crousore, Justin Curry, Olivia 

Daniel, Patrick Dillard, 

Carmen Dennison, Robert 

Dorminey, Samantha Duwe, 

Natalie Ferrell, Cody Hassell, 

Austin Holloway, Camia Hunt, 

Courtney Hunt, Mariah 

Landis, Lewis Latta, Nicole 

Loar, Li-Tehya Marks, 

Kristopher Monroe, Ana 

Morris, Hailey Newcomb, 

Karley Parrott, Austin Peters, 

Alex Pineda, Savannah Price, 

Cameryn Sharkey, Hailey 

Sims, Nathan Simmons, 

Meagan Smith, Brad Speed, 

Stephen Staton Jr., Amanda 

Sykes, Aidan Ward, Ronald 

Whitt and Lucas Wier. 

5th Grade: Jihad 

Abushikha, Casey Bailey, 

Zahira Balbuena, Charles 

Britt, Kristianne Brake, 

Benjamin Clark, Josee Davis, 

Connor Evans, Gianna Farino, 

Jonathan Gaudette, Carly 

Garrard, Joy Hunt, Maxwell 

Just, Caleigh Katz, Sarah 

Meixner, Jeremy Parker, 

Joshua Rigsbee, Dominick 

Ross, Robbie Smith, Brandon 

Tate, Morganne Thompson and 

Harley Williams. 

Area Death 

CURTIS ALLEN RICH 

Curtis Allen Rich, 65, 

resident of 617 25th St. died 

Wednesday, April 15th at his 

home. 

A native of Nash County, 

the son of the late William 

Curtis and Beulah Brown 

Rich. A member of 

Fellowship Baptist Church. 

He was retired from 

Murdoch Center. 

Funeral services will be 

held at 2 pm Friday, April 17th 

at Eakes Funeral Chapel in 

Creedmoor by Rev. Thomas 

Lamm and Rev. Dan Hill. 

Burial to follow in Carolina 

Memorial Gardens. 

Surviving wife Fay Adcock 

Rich of the home, a daughter 

Carolyn Rich of Raleigh, an 

Aunt Louise Williams of 

Raleigh. 

Flowers accepted or 

contributions may be made to 

Fellowship Baptist Church 

1312 Beaver Dam Rd. 

Creedmoor, NC. 

Visitation will be from 7- 

8:30 pm Thursday, April 16th at 

Eakes Funeral Home in 

Creedmoor and at other times 

at the home. 

SGHS FFA Students 

Participate In 

Livestock Event 

The South Granville FFA 

participated in the 2009 North 

Carolina FFA Livestock 

Evaluation Career 

Development Event on March 

31, 2009 in Wake County. Team 

members include Cody Aiken, 

Kelly Bradshaw, Brandy 

Cutshaw, Evan Fleming, John 

Moxley, Josh Moxley, Brandon 

Perry, and Linwood Weaver. 

FFA advisors are Joy Morgan, 

Kerry Stainback, and Stephen 

Edwards. The South Granville 

Livestock Evaluation team was 

sponsored by the Granville 

County Cattlemen’s 

Association. 

At the state event, 

participants are scored based 

on how well they apply 

livestock evaluation skills 

learned in the classroom. Each 

team evaluates six classes of 

animals including one class 

each of breeding cattle, market 

cattle, breeding sheep, market 

sheep or lambs, market swine 

and breeding swine. 

They must also defend the 

reasoning behind their 

evaluations to a panel of 

judges. Participants also 

complete a written test and 

work collaboratively in a team 

keep/cull activity. Completing 

these activities successfully 

requires a good understanding 

of both animal science and herd 

management skills. 

The highest scoring team in 

the state event is eligible to 

compete in the National FFA 

event at the National FFA 

Convention in October 2009. 

The top three teams and high 

scoring individual will be 

recognized du;ring the 81st 

North Carolina FFA State 

Convention in Raleigh on June 

23-25, 2009. 

This event is one of 42 

different career development 

events offered to North 

Carolina FFA members on the 

state level. The North Carolina 

Cattlemen’s Association 

sponsors the state Livestock 

Evaluation Career 

Development Event. 

Butner-Stem Elementary Honor Roll 

Butner - Stem Elementary 

School has released the names 

of students who made the “A” 

and “A/B” Honor Roll for the 

third nine weeks of the school 

year. They are listed below. 

“A” Honor Roll 

3rd Grade: Destiny Eudy, 

Jerrit Frazier, Jose Guerrero 

Mata, Monica Hernandez, 

Amaya Jenkins, Charles 

Parrish-Kipp, Caitlynn Taylor, 

Brady Trueheart, Tanner 

Whitfield, Brice Wilkins, and 

Darian Yates. 

4th Grade: Joseph 

Arulappan, Morgan Askew, 

Lindsay Brand, Taylor Brown, 

Skylar Chavis, Morgan Easter, 

Annie Harris, Parker Harris, 

Jonathan Hernandez, Brett 

Jones, Jennifer Mendoza, 

Kamden Thompson, and Tyler 

Williams. 

5th Grade: Isabelle Snyder 

and Lizeth Toral. 

“A/B” Honor Roll 

3rd Grade: Victoria Acosta 

Cruz, Kayla Alford, Nya Allen, 

Chassidy Averette, Morgan 

Ellington, Emili Hernandez 

Gaona, Osvaldo Hernandez, 

Melody Hyde, Brad Jackson, 

Alexis Johnson, Shay Martin, 

Chandler Parrish-Kipp, Tanner 

Perkins, Kevin Prudencio, 

Carlos Rafael, Katherine 

Redman, TréShaun Ricks, 

Destiny Sanford, Daniel 

Sexton, Kaylonté Suggs, Emily 

Tomlinson, Chloe Turner, 

Raven Turner, Hannah Walker, 

Payten Ward, and Jocelyn 

Williams. 

4th Grade: Elizabeth 

Brogden, Xavier Brown, 

Zachary Cantaffa, Lydia Cone, 

Courtney Conway, Shelby 

Dunn, Steven Faulkner, Taylor 

Freeman, Brandon Garrett, 

Kaylee Gleason, Zoe Hodgin, 

Dakota Hodnett, Andrew 

Hoida, Benjamin Jackson, Trey 

Lowery, Jose Mireles, Brianna 

Moore, Mikayla Pendergrass, 

Makaila Sanford, Katelyn 

Slaughter, Erika Staton, 

Joshua Toston, and Jack 

Womble. 

5th Grade: Gabriel Brown, 

Stacy Cox, Austin Denning, 

Hanna Fish, Kyra Green, Jaé 

Lon Harrison, David 

Hernandez, Alexis Hobgood, 

Megan Jefferson, Shawn 

Mancour, Tiffany Martinez, 

Matthew Mayes, Yazmin 

Ramirez, Ronald Smith, Jenny 

Tomlinson, Taylor Warren, 

Cedric Williams, and Shamon 

Wright. 

Granville Central High Honor Roll 

Granville Central High 

School has released a list of 

students who made the A or A/ 

B Honor Roll for the third nine 

weeks of the school year. They 

are: 

"A"Honor Roll 

9th Grade 

Amanda Averette, Ethan 

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Averette, Brandon Barnes, 

Brandon Felts, Hannah Glover, 

Hannah Moss and Brent Ray, 

Jr. 

11th Grade 

"A" Honor Roll 

Kyron Alston, Nirali Patel, 

Itzamara Santillian, Rachel 

Timberlake, Samuel Tunstall, 

Ashley Williams and Dylan 

Wimberley. 

"AB" Honor Roll 

9th Grade 

Thomas Askew, Austin 

Baird, Zackary Chappell, David 

Cullom, Jr., Courtney Daniel, 

Marco Estrada, Kelsey Gillis, 

Trimain Green, Samuel Helton, 

Kiya Jackson, Jaimie Jordon, 

Levi Martin, Morgan McFalls, 

Megan Mckee, Chelsey Milton, 

Kayla Mize, Keny Murillo 

Brizuela, Kevin Nguyen, 

Marylou Nicolazzo, Tyler 

Parrott, Katelyn Phillips, 

Whitney Russell, Christopher 

Sexton Jr, Kajarvis Thornton, 

Charity Timberlake, William 

Wilkerson, and Justin Wilkins. 

10th Grade 

A/B Honor Roll 

Samantha Dunn, Jordan 

Grant, Kleyder Gregorio- 

Sanchez, Brittany Hayes, 

Natalie Hicks, Ashley Hudon, 

Stefani Hudon, Kayla 

Lindquist, Lauren Long, 

Victoria McAllister, Connor 

McKeown, Courtney McNair, 

Kristin Onek, Travis Power, 

Brittne Shearin, Bryan 

Stewart, Jenna Talley, Tanya 

Thomas, Tia Wagstaff, Michael 

Walker, Maurice Wallace, 

Jennifer Ward, Johnette 

Watson and Jennifer 

Wilkerson. 

11th Grade 

A/B Honor Roll 

Jeremy Bass, Kassi Briggs, 

Nicholas Carroll, Kristopher 

Cooley, Brittany Currin, 

Shanice Estes, Jazmine Evans, 

Nyerra Jolly, Roderick Nelson, 

Meghan Pruitt, Jordan Rank, 

Casey Stephenson and Kellie 

Thornton. 

Students from South Granville High School pose for a picture during 

the annual FFA Agricultural Literacy Day at North Carolina Agricultural 

and Technical State University. Students spent the day learning about 

how majoring in agriculture in college can prepare them for 

professions in business, government or academia. They toured the 

campus and University Farm, and enjoyed a pork barbecue lunch. 

The event was co-sponsored by Carolina Farm Credit, the Farm 

Bureau of North Carolina and the National Pork Producers Council. 

Chicken Pickin’ 

The 15th annual Butner 

Chicken Pickin’ Day will be held 

on Saturday, June 6th from 9 

a.m. until 4 p.m. The Butner 

Street Dance is scheduled for 

Friday night, June 5th, from 7 

p.m. until 10 p.m. 

The Friday night street 

dance will kick off the annual 

festival. The chicken pickin’, 

held on Saturday, features a Top 

75 Car Show, all-day live stage 

entertainment, barbecue 

chicken cook-off contest and lots 

of food and craft vendors. Many 

games and treats for kids will 

also be offered. 

Several committees need 

additional people. If you are 

interested in volunteering, 

please contact Marshall Dixon 

at 919-575-6691 

Contacts For The Events: 

Vendor applications and 

guidelines: Eva Perry at 919- 

575-6314. (Vendor spaces are 12’ 

x 12’, $35) 

Barbecue Chicken Cookoff 

Contest Ap-plications: 

Marshall Dixon at 919-0575- 

6691 (Entry/space fee for the 

contest is $35 per 12’ x 12’ space). 

Entertainment information: 

Carolyn Cheek at 919- 

575-4405. 

Car Show Applications: 

Teresa or Jimmy Walker at 919- 

575-0399. Pre-registration is 

$12, day of show is $15. 

Motorcycles are welcomed. 

Street 

Dance 

Information: Betsy Dixon at 

919-575-6691. Admission is free. 

Bring a lawn chair. The dance 

will be held at the Body Fitness 

Gym parking lot on West C 

Street in Butner. Live band 

music. Rain location will be the 

Butner National Guard Armory. 

Dance time is 7 p.m. until 10 

p.m. Entertainment for the 

whole family. 

Food vendor will be the 

Booster Club of Granville 

Central High School. 

Children’s Entertainment: 

Tabitha Defries at 919- 

764-9116. The children’s 

entertainment will be expanded 

this year. 

Farm Tractor and 

Equipment Show: Tabitha 

Defries at 919-764-9116. Each 

entry is $5.00. For general 

information, contact Marshall 

Dixon at 919-575-6691.

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Wildlife Commission Approves Changes To 

Hunting, Trapping, Fishing Regulations 

The N.C. Wildlife Resources 

Commission approved dozens 

of changes to state hunting, 

fishing and trapping 

regulations which will take 

effect July 1, 2009. 

After a year-long process of 

careful consideration and 

review of some 40,000 public 

comments received online and 

at nine public hearing held 

across the state in January, the 

19-member commission voted 

on the proposed regulations 

changes at the March 4 

Commission meeting. 

Of particular interest to 

deer hunters statewide, the 

Commission voted to extend by 

DHHS 


program at the Dorothea Dix 

campus will continue and will 

be expanded to serve those 

children currently served on the 

Butner campus. “The youth 

programs at Dix have been a 

proven success, and we will 

keep that aspect of the program 

running while expanding it to 

house 25 young people by 

consolidating the programs 

currently on the two campuses,” 

Cansler said. “Safe and suitable 

facilities are our primary 

concern. This plan puts all of 

the children we serve in living 

facilities that are most suitable 

and conducive to the quality of 

care we want for our children.” 

The recently renovated 

space in the old Butner facility, 

previously planned for 

providing care for these 

children, will be used as 

administrative office space and 

potentially as space for 

enhanced staff training 

programs. 

Forensic Unit 

While a section of the new 

hospital facility in Butner was 

specifically designed for the 

care and treatment of forensic 

patients — those under court 

order, some pending trial, 

others deemed incompetent to 

stand trial — currently 

continue to be served on the Dix 

campus. The forensic wing at 

the new facility does not 

provide sufficient space to 

house the total forensic 

population. The new DHHS 

plan will divide the care and 

treatment between the two 

campuses. High-risk forensic 

patients will be transferred for 

care and treatment provided at 

the new Butner facility, while 

low-risk patients will continue 

to be served at the Dix campus 

facility. 

Community Beds 

The Secretary continues 

efforts to move forward with 

funding to establish additional 

mental health beds in local 

communities as part of the 

state’s ongoing efforts to 

increase local community 

capacity for mental health 

treatment. 

“We have always believed 

that providing local, short-term 

treatment for mental health is 

the cornerstone of the national 

direction in improved services 

for citizens. The successful 

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a dozen officers to provide 

security at Central Regional 

Hospital. 

Butner was the last state 

run municipality in the nation 

before the U. S. Justice 

Department gave clearance to 

their incorporation. 

The wording of the Senate 

bill makes no provision for 

what would happen to the 

equipment, including the 

Public Safety Building, police 

cars, fire trucks, 

telecommunication services, 

firearms and other police 

equipment should the state 

abandon providing the police 

and fire services. 

one week the muzzleloader deer 

season. Additionally, 

Commissioners approved 

extending the gun deer season 

for counties in the 

Northwestern deer season 

through January 1. Eastern, 

central and western deer 

seasons remain unchanged. 

Proposals to alter the 

statewide spring wild turkey 

season substantial interest 

during the public comment 

period. Commissioners 

ultimately voted to retain the 

current wild turkey season 

structure. 

Also approved was a 

proposal to allow bow hunting 

establishment of 110 additional 

short-term crisis beds across 

North Carolina, in addition to 

the 150 established in the 

current year, will strengthen 

local services by treating people 

in their own communities 

where they are closer and have 

access to family, friends and 

community supports,” Cansler 

said. 

The move toward 

community based programs has 

support because it frees up state 

hospitals from providing shortterm 

beds, allowing them to 

concentrate on a primary 

mission of providing long-term 

care to more difficult and 

chronic patients who need the 

services. 

“Gov. Perdue’s call for 

additional new beds for mental 

health programs moves our 

state ahead in answering 

concerns expressed to our new 

administration by those in the 

mental health community and 

from lawmakers,” said Cansler, 

who has met with state, local 

and community leaders on the 

issue since his appointment as 

Secretary of DHHS in January. 

Partnership With UNC-CH 

In addition to the treatment 

unit, the 25-bed long-term 

adolescent unit, and the 

minimum forensic unit, the 

plan will provide for the 

continuation of a 12-bed 

research unit on the Dix 

campus in cooperation with the 

UNC-CH School of Medicine 

psychiatric training program. 

Administrative Team 

In recent weeks Cansler has 

begun to appoint an 

experienced team of 

administrators to assume 

responsibility at key facilities 

and to oversee specific 

programs and divisions with an 

emphasis on administration, 

treatment and quality control. 

“The newly assembled 

administrative team brings a 

focus on quality assurance, 

increased staffing and improved 

hiring practices and training. 

Our goal is to ensure patients 

and their families can rest 

assured that loved ones trusted 

in the care of our state facilities 

will be treated with respect and 

receive the attention and 

treatment they deserve” 

Cansler said. 

on Sundays on private lands, 

with the exception of migratory 

game birds. Sunday bow 

hunting on game lands was 

disapproved. 

The Commission also 

approved a slate of proposals 

affecting trout, bass, and 

crappie fishing in inland 

waters, and reduced the 

Stem Trail Ride Held 

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allowable take of grass carp by 

bow and arrow on certain 

reservoirs. 

In addition, a hunting 

proposal that would require 

hunters to attach a physical tag 

to big game at the site of 

harvest was tabled for further 

deliberation. 

“Over the course of the past 

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year, the members of the 

Wildlife Resources Commission 

vigorously reviewed, discussed 

and debated each of these rule 

proposals as they considered 

staff and public input,” said 

Gordon Myers, Executive 

Director of the Wildlife 

Resources Commission. 

“Today’s actions reflect the 

The South Granville Exchange Club held its annual “My Day in Court” 

on April 08, 2009. This event gives Butner Stem Middle School 

students the opportunity to witness an actual District Court session 

which is held in the Granville County Court House located in Oxford, 

NC. The pictured students also got the opportunity to tour the Clerk 

of Courts, Register of Deeds, Sheriff Department and Detention 

Center. Chief Wayne Hobgood, Director of Butner Public Safety 

coordinated the event. The South Granville Exchange Club would 

like to especially thank Chief District Court Judge Daniel Finch who 

took the time during the first court recess to explain and answer 

questions on how the judicial court system works. Participating 

students will write an essay on ”My Day in Court” which will be 

read and judged by the SG Exchange Club. A monetary prize will 

be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. 

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At the end of the Classified section. 

Commission’s dedication to the 

core governance process 

necessary to manage the State’s 

wildlife resources,” Myers 

added. 

To see the 2009-10 proposed 

regulations, along with 

comments from the public, visit 

www.ncwildlife.org and look 

under “Hot Topics.” 

Riders who took part in the Stem Trail Ride Saturday April 4th are shown 

above stopping to water their horses. The ride is held each year on the 

Camp Butner Range Traning Base as a fund raiser for the Stem Ruritan 

Club. 

Starting on the trail ride 

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THURSDAY 

April 16, 2009 

THE BUTNER-CREEDMOOR NEWS 

COMMUNITY NEWS 

B SECTION 

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BRIEFS 

LAKE HOLT SCHEDULE 

Lake Holt, located off 

Highway 75 just outside of 

Butner, NC, officially opened 

on Saturday, April 4, 2009. 

Bobby Thompson, a local 

resident, will operate the 

canteen at Lake Holt. 

The lake and surrounding 

recreational facilities will 

remain open everyday until 

November 30, 2009. The hours 

of operation will be from dawn 

to dusk. Lake Holt is a lake 

with numerous picnic tables 

and fishing opportunities. 

The canteen will be serving 

various types of sandwiches, 

hot dogs, snacks, etc. 

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION 

Prepared Childbirth 

Education Classes are held at 

Granville Medical Center, 1010 

College Street in Oxford every 

Thursday night from 6:30 pm 

until 8:30 pm in the education 

classroom. The classes 

specialize in the education of 

mothers and couples in 

empowering themselves with 

knowledge regarding 

pregnancy. 

To register for classes or for 

additional information call 

919-690-3208. 

LIBRARY NEEDS HELP 

J. F. Webb High School 

Library is seeking donations of 

items to make their library a 

more friendly environment. 

Needed are comfy chairs, 

love seats, sofas (in clean 

condition) bean bag chairs, 

rocking chairs, area rugs, large 

pillows, table top or 

freestanding lamps, full length 

mirrors, paint, table and board 

games, playing cards, jigsaw 

puzzles, gaming systems and 

games. 

All donations are tax 

deductible. 

Please contact Elizabeth 

Doerfler at 919-693-2521 for 

more information. 

SPONSORS SOUGHT 

Habitat for Humanity is 

looking for sponsors to help 

build the next Habitat for 

Humanity in Granville County. 

Sponsorships range from $500 

to $23,000. 

“The full house sponsorship 

for the 2009 home is $25,000,” 

says Granville Habitat 

Executive Director Mark 

Prokop. “A single sponsorship 

allows the home to be named 

after the sponsor. Ideally 

Granville Habitat would like to 

see more of their homes 

sponsored by a consortium of 

companies of similar types of 

businesses. Until more 

consortiums can be developed, 

a house sponsorship can be 

shared by up to four sponsors 

(of $7,500 each) whose names 

will appear on the house. There 

are four other sponsorship 

levels ranging from $500 to 

$7,499.” 

For additional information 

on the sponsorship program, 

please contact Mark Prokop at 

919-693-5694 or visit http:// 

www.granvillecountyhfh.org.” 

INVITATION ISSUED 

The South Granville 

Civitan Club meets the 2nd 

and 4th Monday of each month 

at Bob’s Barbecue Restaurant 

at 6:30 p.m. 

The club works to help meet 

human needs through 

community involvement and 

be “builders of good 

citizenship”. 

The public in the South 

Granville area is invited to 

attend. 

ALIVE AFTER FIVE 

The Board of Directors of 

the Granville County Chamber 

of Commerce is pleased to 

announce the dates, locations 

and bands for the three 2009 

events. 

Beginning May 7th, in 

downtown Oxford’s parking lot, 

between Main and Gilliam 

streets, the first Alive After 

Five will feature “Jim Quick 

and Coastline Band.” 

On Thursday, Aug. 27th, 

“The Fantastic Shakers” will 

be entertainers for the 

Creedmoor event. A location is 

in the process of being secured. 

Completing the season will 

be “The Craig Woolard Band” 

on Sept. 24th in Oxford All 

events are held from 5:30 until 

8:30 p. m. 

This is the seventh year 

that the Granville Chamber 

has organized Alive After Five 

events for the public. In 2004 

there was one Alive After Five 

in September. The following 

year, there were two held, May 

and September. Since 2005, the 

May and September events 

have been held in Oxford, and 

the August event has been held 

in Creedmoor. 

The 

continued 

sponsorships of local 

businesses and industries 

enable the Chamber to provide 

these community oriented 

. gatherings. Also, each event 

requires approximately 60 

volunteers. 

Anyone interested in 

sponsoring or volunteering 

should contact either of the 

Chamber’s offices: 693-6125 or 

528-4994. 

ONLINE FORUM 

In conjunction with 

KaBoom and the Playful City 

USA program, the City of 

Creedmoor is forming an 

online forum for the Creedmoor 

Play Task Force to hold its 

meeting. The public 

may sign up for this group by 

go-ing online to 

connect.kaboom.org. 

Once registered, join the 

group “Play’n Creedmoor, NC”. 

This group’s first blog meet-ing 

will take place at the end of 

February. 

Anyone with ques-tions, 

contact Tim Karan at 

tkaran@cityofcreedmoor.org. 

3/19/09/BAKER 

SUPPORT GROUP 

Durham Regional Hospital 

will host a Stroke Survivor 

Support Group the second 

Monday of each month. 

The primary purpose of the 

stroke survivor/care provider 

support group is to educate the 

stroke survivor caregiver and 

people in the local community 

about stroke prevention and 

stroke disabilities. 

The group will meet from 1 

to 2:30 p. m. in Private Dining 

Room C at Durham Regional 

Hospital You may register 

online at www.durham 

regional.org or by calling Betsy 

Roy t 919-470-7205. 

A VIEW FROM SPACE 


Museum, Harris Hall location, 

for another month will give 

visitors the opportunity to see 

the world from a satellite’s 

perspective. 

In a highly interactive, 

hands-on science exhibit, 

visitors are able to track a 

hurricane from space, send a 

satellite spinning into orbit 

around a model Earth, study 

astonishing images of our 

planet captured by NASA’s 

Earth Observing System and 

more. 

Since the launch of the 

world’s first artificial satellite, 

Sputnik, in 1957, satellites 

have dramatically changed the 

way we study our planet. 

“A View From Space” is a 

traveling exhibit from the 

Oregon Museum of Science and 

Industry and is designed for a 

wide age range, with a special 

emphasis on children and 

families. In addition to the 

hands-on exhibits, there is an 

activity area for drawing where 

one can draw a satellite and 

display it on a board. Lego 

space pieces can be used to 

build a variety of space objects. 

The museum’s hours are 

Wednesday through Friday, 10 

a.m to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 11 

a.m. to 3 p.m. Harris Hall is 

located at 1 Museum Lane (just 

behind Sunrise Biscuits in 

Oxford). 

There is no admission, but 

donations are appreciated. You 

can also visit the Granville 

History Museum which is 

adjacent to Harris Hall. 

This exhibit will close on 

Saturday, May 2nd. The 

Summer Sensations programs 

will begin toward the end of 

May. There will be a large 

variety of events throughout 

the summer at Harris Hall. 

A schedule of these events 

will be available after May 1. 

REGISTRATION DATES 

Is it time to register you 

child for Pre-Kindergarten or 

Kindergarten? 

The answer is YES if your 

Kindergarten age child will be 

5 years old on or before August 

31, 2009 or your Pre- 

Kindergarten age child will be 

4 years old on or before August 

31, 2009. 

Registration will be 

centralized this year for the 

northern and southern parts of 

the county. Northern schools 

(CG Credle, Joe Toler-Oak Hill, 

Stovall-Shaw, West Oxford) 

registration will be held at 

West Oxford Elementary on 

Thursday, April 30, 2009 from 

7 a.m. until 7 p.m. 

Students do not need to be 

in attendance at kindergarten 

and pre-kindergarten 

registration. Parents must 

bring the following: 1) Photo ID 

for parent or legal guardian; 2) 

verification of the family’s legal 

address (examples: utility bill, 

tax receipt, deed of trust, rental 

agreement); 3) child’s birth 

certificate; and 4) child’s 

immunization records. 

Tax & Business 

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY 

Tatum & Edwards, PA 

Certified Public Accountants 

Parents will pick up a 

health assessment form at 

registration that is to be 

completed by the child’s doctor 

prior to the first day of school 

on August 25, 2009. 

If it is not possible to 

register your child on the day 

assigned, school district 

officials ask that parents go to 

the school in their attendance 

zone at any later date to 

complete registration forms. It 

is important to register 

kindergartners as early as 

possible. Early registration of 

kindergarten and prekindergarten 

students helps 

the school system project the 

number of teachers and 

resources that will be needed 

for the district’s youngest 

group of students. Families 

registering early will receive 

“Ready for K” materials to use 

with their child. 

If you are uncertain which 

school your child should 

attend, please contact Gail 

Matthews at 693-6412. 

Timely Tax Strategies For IRA Holders 

Do you own an IRA that has declined in value this past 

year? At least you may be able to take advantage of certain 

tax-saving opportunities for IRA owners. For instance, you 

might convert a regular IRA to a Roth IRA when the account 

balance is at a low level. Alternatively, if you previously 

converted to a Roth, you can undo the conversion. 

Unlike a regular IRA where contributions may be wholly 

or partially tax-deductible, contributions to a Roth IRA are 

never deductible. But qualified distributions from a Roth that 

has been in existence at least five years (such as those made 

after age 59 1/2) are entirely tax-free. In contrast, 

distributions from regular IRAs are taxed at ordinary income 

rates. 

When you convert a regular IRA to a Roth, you’re taxed 

on the amount transferred. Currently, a conversion may occur 

only in a year in which your adjusted gross income is $100,000 

or less. (This dollar cap is removed in 2010.) The tax liability 

is determined on the date of the conversion. Therefore, if 

your account balance has dropped recently due to stock 

market conditions, you can benefit from a lower tax on a 

conversion. 

Conversely, if you converted last year when the value of 

your IRA was higher, it’s not too late to “recharacterize” your 

Roth IRA as a regular IRA. This completely eliminates the 

tax bill. You have until your tax return due date, plus any 

extension, to undo a conversion. Subsequently, you can 

convert back, but no sooner than next year. 

Note that there’s an added benefit for Roth conversions 

in 2010. The resulting tax liability may be spread over the 

following two years 2011 and 2012. 

The tax ramifications are significant for IRA holders. 

Senior Center 

Activities Schedule 

PO Box 766, Hwy 56E. & Main Street 


Week of Monday, April 20 - - Friday, April 24, 2009 

Daily: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Walking in the Gym 

9:00 - 10:00 Coffee Hour 

12:00 - Lunch 

For More Information - Call 528-0848 

www.granvillecounty.org 

Click “Senior Services” 

Monday, April 20: 8:45 Game Time, 9:30 Domino & 

Rummikub Challenge, 11:15 Devotion - Rev. James Sconiers, 

2:00 Piano Lessons w/Joyce Poisall. 

Lunch: 12:00: Spaghetti & Meatballs, Corn, Roll, Fruit/ 

Juice, Milk 

Tuesday, April 21: 8:45 Game Time, 9:00 Low Impact 

Aerobics, 10:00 Bible Study with Mandy Moss, 10:00 Bowling, 

12:30 Water Aerobics at YMCA. 

Lunch 12:00: Roast Pork & Gravy, Rice, Veggie Medley, 

Roll, Milk, Applesauce 

Wednesday, April 22: 8:45 Game Time, 10:15 Bingo, 

1:00 Ret Hats - “The Royal Jewels” - trip to Old English Tea 

Room. 

Lunch 12:00: Smothered Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, 

String Beans, Roll, Fruit/Juice, Milk 

Thursday, April 23: 8:45 Game Time, 9:00 Low Impact 

Aerobics, 10:00 Crochet Club, 10:15 Stretch & Wiggle Exercise 

Class, 12:30 Water Aerobics - YMCA. 

Lunch 12:00: Hot Dog & Roll, Potato Salad, Beets, Fruit/ 

Juice, Milk 

Friday, April 24: 8:45 Game Time, 9:00 Canvas Crafts 

- Baskets, 11:00 Tai Chi, 1:30 Computer Class, 3:00 Volunteer 

Celebration, 5:00 Line Dancing Class. 

Lunch 12:00: Chicken Stew, Pinto Beans, Roll, Fruit/ 

Juice, Milk 

** Milk is served with each meal - Chocolate milk and 

2% low fat milk are available.** 

Savvy 

Senior 

You ask the Senior question ~ We find the Savvy answer 

Pet Insurance: Is it a good idea 

for seniors on a budget? 

Dear Savvy Senior 

My widowed mother-in-law has two cats and a dog (her 

adopted family) and would be willing to spend her life savings 

to take care of them. Is pet insurance a good idea for her? 

Concerned In-law 

Dear In-law, 

Most seniors who have pets treat them like their own 

children. If your mother-in-law is the type of person who 

would do anything for her furry family, including spending 

thousands of dollars on medical care, pet insurance is 

definitely worth looking into. 

Rising Costs 

The cost of owning a pet has gone up quite a bit in recent 

years. New technologies in medical treatment now make it 

possible for pets to undergo similar treatments as humans 

for many life-threatening diseases. But just as with humans, 

these treatments don’t come cheap. 

Pet Policies 

Pet insurance is actually very similar to human health 

insurance. Typically pet policies come with deductibles, copays 

and caps that limit how much will be paid out annually. 

Pre-existing health problems and hereditary conditions can 

exclude many animals, and the older the pet is, the more 

you’ll have to pay out in premiums. Some insurers won’t even 

cover pets older than 8. 

Pet policies also vary widely on what’s covered. Some 

policies are comprehensive, including such things as annual 

checkups and vaccinations, spaying/neutering, death benefits 

and even reimbursement for offering a reward for lost pets. 

Other basic plans cover only accidents and illness. Cost, too, 

will vary ranging from around $10 to $25 per month for basic 

coverage, to $25 to $75 for a comprehensive policy. 

Shopping Tips 

To help your mother-in-law find a policy that meets her 

pet’s needs and budget, here are a few tips: 

• Shop and compare: To compare benefits, co-payments 

and deductibles of major pet insurers go to 

www.petinsurancereview.com. Many insurers offer discounts 

for insuring multiple pets – be sure you find out. It’s also not 

a bad idea to check with your mom’s veterinarian to see if 

they have a recommendation. And do not buy a policy from 

an insurer that’s not licensed in your state. 

• Know what you’re getting: Be clear on what the policy 

covers and doesn’t cover, and that it works with your mom’s 

vet. Some companies, like Pet Assure (www.petassure.com), 

are membership discount plans but only work with the vets 

in their network. 

Cost Cutters 

Whether your mother-in-law chooses pet insurance or not, 

here are some other ways she can cut her vet bills. 

• Look for discounts: Humane societies often host events 

or they may know of local clinics where she can get pet care 

and vaccinations at reduced prices. Also, find out if her vet 

offers discounts to seniors or offers reduced fees for annual 

checkups if she brings in multiple pets. 

• Get a second opinion. Before committing to expensive 

treatments or drugs, get a second opinion from another vet. 

Another option is to consult the Merck Veterinary Manual 

(www.merckvetmanual.com) for a rundown on her pet’s 

condition and recommended treatments. 

• Shop around for meds. Get a written prescription from 

the vet (ask for generic if possible) so she can shop for the 

best price. Discountpetmedicines.com is a good resource that 

has links to sites that offer lower-priced medications. And it 

doesn’t hurt to ask the vet if he or she has free samples they 

can give her. 

Savvy Tips: Studies have shown that many pet owners 

can manage medical expenses between $500 and $1,000, but 

have difficulty paying beyond that level. If your mother-inlaw 

fits that category, low-cost, high-deductible plans that 

cover catastrophic injury or illness are considered a sensible 

option. To help her decide, the American Animal Hospital 

Association offers a pet insurance buyer’s guide that she can 

access at www.healthypet.com/sealofaccept.aspx. 

You also need to know that many animal advocates think 

most pet owners are better off forgoing pet insurance and 

instead putting the money they would have spent on 

premiums into a savings account. Depending on the policy, 

pet coverage can cost $1,500 to $6,000 over the life of an 

average pet, and most pet owners will never spend that much 

for treatment. 

`Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, 

Norman, OK 73070 

FINANCIAL FOCUS 

CHRIS ELLIS 

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Invest In Your Goals 

During difficult times in the financial markets, it can be 

hard to stay committed to investing. But instead of putting 

money under your mattress, try focusing more on your longterm 

goals and less on the day-to-day performance of your 

individual investments. 

In other words, you’re not putting money in Investments 

A and B - you’re investing for college for your children and 

for your retirement. 

Once you realize that you are actually investing in these 

long-term goals, you may find it easier to cope with the ups 

and downs of Investments A, B, C and all the others you 

own. Of course, you still need to invest appropriately for your 

stage of life, look for quality investments and maintain 

reasonable expectations of your investment returns. 

By following these suggestions, you can help yourself stay 

on track toward the future you’ve envisioned.

CMYK 

Home & 

Garden Guide 

Home Improvement • Real Estate • Lawn & Garden • Home Furnishings 

April 16, 2009 

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2c The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, April 16, 2009 

G ranville H ome & G arden G uide 

Ten Minute Home Improvement Projects 

When time is short and 

desire is long, what can 

homeowners do to achieve 

instant results in the home 

with just a minimal 

investment? Try using 

synthetic millwork to create 

these 10 fast economical 10- 

minute projects to enhance 

the 

home: 

Project #1-Create a 

unique window treatment by 

hanging a pair of classic mini 

scroll brackets to flank a 

window. Insert a dowel rod 

through the brackets and 

drape with fabric for a fast 

and easy window treatment. 

Project #2-Use a 

crosshatch square decorative 

panel made of lightweight 

urethane to serve as a seethrough 

room divider or 

“gate” to keep toys, pets and 

children separated from 

expensive knick-knacks. 

Project #3- Add a window 

crosshead to the wall to serve 

as a fast and easy shelf. 

Project #4- Flank the 

window-sized opening 

between two rooms (like a 

kitchen and family room) 

with a pair of lightweight 

urethane shutters. 

Project #5- Add a keystone 

(starting at just $10 each) to 

the top of any interior room 

door to give an elegant look 

to the entryway. 

Project #6-Install a twopiece 

ceiling medallion 

around ceiling fans and 

chandeliers. These 

interlocking medallions go up 

in minutes without removing 

electrical fixtures. 

Project #7- Use a onepiece 

cathedral louver trim 

piece to frame a favorite 

painting or poster. The white 

louver trim can be painted or 

faux finished to accent the 

image inside. 

Project #8- Make a fast 

towel rack by drilling holes in 

the center of two cove 

brackets. Insert a painted 

dowel rod and you have an 

instant way to hang towels. 

Project #9- Install carved 

leaf or grapevine brackets 

under kitchen countertops 

and shelves to add dimension 

and visual appeal to a room. 

Project #10- To add a 

farmhouse feel to a room, add 

wagon wheel brackets to the 

upper areas of interior doorframes. 

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Revitalize Your Home For Spring 

Winter can be dark and 

cold, but spring is a time for 

warmth and light. Few things 

will brighten your mood as 

much as transforming your 

home to greet the season. 

Even inexpensive touches can 

have a big impact. Some 

simple spring redecorating 

will lift your spirits as much 

as spotting the first returning 

robin. 

Your secret weapon is 

color. The vibrant colors of 

spring will brighten 

otherwise ordinary home 

decor. Let nature lead you to 

your color palette: delicate 

pink cherry blossoms, 

lavender blue hyacinths, 

sunny yellow forsythia and 

the pale green of new leaves. 

Do you smile when you see a 

basket of tulips? Why not 

take your cue from nature 

and be surrounded by those 

beautiful colors? For 

inspiration, take an early 

spring walk in the park. 

Breathe the softer air and 

study the scenery’ When a 

color makes you happy, that’s 

the one to choose for your 

home. 

You can easily and 

inexpensively change a room 

by buying a couple of gallons 

of paint and doing the job 

yourself. For years, white or 

ecru were the standard wall 

colors, but no longer. Be 

daring and choose a color that 

makes you feel good, and a 

little “out there.” If you don’t 

like it, you can always paint 

over it. 

Take down heavy drapes. 

They may have made you feel 

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cozy in the cold months, 

months, but for now, get them 

cleaned and put them away 

for next year. For spring, the 

word to keep in mind is light 

‘ as in airy fabrics and sheer 

curtains that let natural light 

into your home. 

Slipcovers are an age-old 

way of changing the look of a 

room from winter to summer. 

You might be able to find 

them ready-made and 

inexpensive. At least ‘ buy 

new pastel throw pillows 

which will quickly upgrade a 

room and give it a new look. 

Don’t forget to arrange 

fresh flowers in bright vases 

from the craft store or in your 

own pretty crystal. Spring 

flowers growing in your 

garden are free and, for city 

dwellers, choose the least 

expensive bouquets at the 

corner market. These flowers 

don’t know they’re not prize 

orchids, and will give their all 

to lift your spirits. 

“In any room, hanging 

botanical drawings, framed 

or unframed, is another way 

of bringing nature into your 

home, says Elizabeth Polish, 

interior designer. “If you don’t 

want to buy original 

drawings, cut images from 

magazines, and mat and 

frame them yourself.” 

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About the kitchen, Polish 

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redecorate, start an herb 

garden on your windowsill. 

Grow fresh dill, chervil, and 

mint. Watching things grow 

brings you in tune with the 

season of rebirth. And be sure 

to use the herbs to spark up 

your meals.” 

Bring on the spring. You 

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4c The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, April 16, 2009 


How To Make Any Room Look Bigger 

In this economy, few 

people can afford to knock 

down walls or put an addition 

on their homes. However, for 

considerably less money, any 

room can appear larger and 

look better with one or two 

strategically placed sconces. 

“As consumers move from 

buying new houses to 

remodeling their existing 

homes, wall sconces can be an 

attractive answer to 

consumers’ lighting needs,” 

explains Simone Raclin, 

creative director of Justice 

Design Group, a Californiabased 

lighting manufacturer. 

Sconces are lighting 

fixtures that are mounted to 

a wall and provide subtle 

illumination and a warm 

ambiance. “Sconces bring 

human scale to a room and 

finish the space,” notes Joe 

Rey-Barreau, professor of 

Interior Design at the 

University of Kentucky 

When many people think 

of this type of lighting, the 

first image that may come to 

mind is a hotel hallway, yet 

sconces are gaining 

popularity in sophisticated 

residences all over the 

country. Brad Klemberg, 

president of Crystorama 

Lighting Group, a New 

York-based lighting 

manufacturer, believes young 

admirers of the catogory are 

drawn to styles inspired by 

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“They want what they’ve 

seen in Vegas, but scaled 

down to a residential size,” he 

remarks, noting that styles 

run the gamut from ornate, 

splashy looks to cleaner lines 

with a contemporary feel. 

“An upstairs hallway is an 

excellent application for wall 

sconces,” Rey-Barreau states. 

“In fact, ADA-compliant 

models, which are required 

for commercial installations, 

are a great choice for homes 

because they do not extend 

out from the wall very much. 

They create a nice, repetitive 

pattern down a hallway.” He 

advises putting the lighting 

on a dimmer control where 

one can use a lower light level 

to create ambiance, and 

placing fixtures every eight 

feet for balanced 

illumination. 

“Customers have 

discovered how useful and 

beautiful wall sconces can be 

in almost any room,” says 

Raymond Christensen, 

certified lighting specialist. 

Another unique quality is 

their ability to expand the 

look of a space. “Instead of 

dark corners, which occur 

when you only have a center 

light, sconces can illuminate 

those areas,” Christensen 

explains. 

“I also find that many of 

my customers do not like a lot 

of recessed lighting. They 

want softer lighting that can 

create a mood — and sconces 

are much more effective at 

that than recessed, even if 

they are dimmed,” 

Christensen says. 

Recessed fixtures send 

light in only one direction, 

generating strong shadows. 

Sconces send illumination in 

many directions, using the 

wall as a reflector to project 

light into the room and create 

warm shadows. 

At Vermont-based 

lighting manufacturer 

Hubbardton Forge, “We try to 

create something that looks 

as good off as when it is lit,” 

notes George Chandler, chief 

executive officer and chief 

designer. The result is 

functional artwork. “You can 

create a point of interest with 

a decorative sconce; it can fill 

a wall.” He recalls one 

homeowner who installed 

three sconces in a row, 

vertically, alongside a tall 

foyer staircase. These sconces 

served as sculptural accents 

for the blank surface. 

Sconces are also ideal in 

media rooms, bedrooms, 

dining rooms, living rooms 

and bathrooms. “Even though 

sconces have always been the 

best choice (for master baths), 

I am amazed by the number 

of customers and even 

professionals — such as 

electricians and architects — 

who want to use only one or 

two recessed lights over the 

sink,” Christensen says. 

Instead of the harsh shadows 

generated from recessed 

fixtures, a sconce on either 

side of the mirror provides 

direct light on the face, 

making grooming tasks 

easier. 

What’s the best bulb type 

for a sconce? The answer 

depends on how you’ll be 

using the fixture. 

Rey-Barreau points out that 

only incandescent can be 

easily and reliably dimmed. 

If the sconce will be in an area 

where changing the bulb is 

difficult, it’s best to opt for 

fluorescent. 

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Jump Start The Spring Growing Season 

If you invest a bit of time 

now, you can ensure a 

bountiful harvest and a 

beautiful landscape to make 

this your best gardening 

season yet. Preparing a 

strong spring foundation 

means new plantings are 

better able to survive the 

heat, drought and pest 

attacks of summer. 

“Start your garden off 

right by adding several 

inches of organic matter to 

the top 6- to 12- inches of 

soil,” recommends 

horticulture expert Melinda 

Myers. “Peat moss, compost, 

aged manure and other 

organic materials improve 

drainage in heavy clay soil 

and increase the water 

holding capacity of sandy 

soils.” 

Incorporate a slowrelease, 

low-nitrogen 

fertilizer before planting 

flowers and vegetables. “I like 

low nitrogen formulation,” 

says Myers. “This makes it 

goof proof so you will not 

harm young tender plants no 

matter what your gardening 

skill. Its slow-release 

nitrogen encourages overall 

growth without preventing 

flowering and fruit 

production that can occur 

when too much nitrogen is 

applied.” 

Reduce weed problems 

and increase the health and 

vigor of your lawn by properly 

mowing, watering and 

fertilizing. “Mow high to 

encourage deep roots that are 

more pest- and droughtresistant,” 

Myers suggests. 

“Taller grass is better able to 

fend off weeds.” Mow often 

and leave the short clippings 

on the lawn to add nutrients, 

organic matter and moisture 

to the soil. Use a sharp blade 

for quicker recovery and a 

better-looking lawn. 

Water thoroughly but less 

frequently to encourage deep 

roots. Water your lawn early 

in the morning to minimize 

water loss. If you allow your 

lawn to go dormant during 

drought, leave it dormant 

until temperatures cool, rains 

return and nature brings it 

back to life. 

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Cleaning Tips 

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spray the bathroom. While 

the spray eats away at dirt, 

trees, shrubs and perennials 

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NOTICE OF 

EXECUTRIX 

Having qualified before the 

Clerk of the Superior Court of 

Granville County, North 

Carolina, as Executrix of the 

Estate of Samuel Ray Perry, 

Deceased, this is to notify all 

persons having claims against 

the estate of said deceased to 

present them, duly itemized 

a nd verified, to the 

undersigned, on or before July 

2, 2009, or this notice will be 

pleaded in bar of their 

r ecovery. 

A ll persons indebted to the 

estate of said deceased are 

hereby requested to make 

prompt settlement with the 

undersigned. 

This the 2nd day of 

April, 2009. 

Marcia Gaye Perry, Executrix 

of the Estate of Samuel Ray Perry 

C/o JOHN W. WATSON, JR. 

Attorney for the Estate 

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Post Office Box 100 

Oxford, North Carolina 27565 

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NOTICE TO 

CREDITORS 

Having duly qualified as 

Administratrix of the Estate of 

Margaret Susan Bratsch, 

deceased, before the Clerk of 

Superior Court of Granville 

County, this is to notify all 

persons indebted to said estate to 

make immediate payment to the 

undersigned Administratrix. 

A ll persons holding 

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to said Administratrix on or 

before the 9th day of July, 

2009, or this notice will be pled 

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This the 9th day of 

April, 2009. 

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Administratrix 

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Oxford, NC 27565 

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3590 ARBOR PLACE - An elaborate 4 BR European country 

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NOTICE OF 

COMMISSIONER’S SALE 

OF LAND 

U nder and by virture of a 

Judgment entered on February 

26, 2009 by the Honorable J. 

Henry Banks, District Court 

Judge Presiding, Granville 

County District Court, in that 

certain proceeding entitled 

“Granville County and City of 

Creedmoor, Plaintiffs VS. Paul 

Jones, ET AL,” File No. 08- 

CVD-1037, Office of the Clerk 

of Superior Court for Granville 

County, the undersigned 

Commissioner will offer for 

sale to the highest bidder, for 

cash, by public auction, at the 

Granville County Courthouse 

door, Oxford, North Carolina, 

on 

Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 

11:00 A. M. 

but subject to confirmation 

by the Court, the following 

described lot or parcel of land: 

All of those certain tracts of 

parcels of land lying and being 

s ituate in the City of 

Creedmoor, Dutchville 

Township, Granville County, 

N orth Carolina, and more 

particularly described as 

follows: 

All those certain lots or 

parcels of land situated, lying 

a nd being just East of the Town 

of Creedmoor, N.C. and known 

as Lots No. 97 and 98 of a 

subdivision of the Battle Allen 

Property known as Creedmoor 

Heights as surveyed and plotted 

by Floyd W. Womble 

Registered Surveyor, on March 

5, 1942 and plot of which is on 

file in the office of the Register 

of Deeds of Granville County, 

in Book ______ at Page _____ 

to which reference is hereby 

made for a more particular 

description of same. 

For further reference, see 

Deed recorded in Book 184 at 

Page 408, Granville County 

Registry. 

(Granville County Tax 

collector Account No. 60402, 

Map Number 089618418577; 

Lots 97, 98, 99, 100) 

Taxes will be prorated as of 

the date of closing. The 

property is being sold “as is” 

with no warranty of title. 

The successful bidder will be 

required to deposit five percent 

(5%) of his bid with the 

Commissioner on the date of 

the sale as evidence of good 

faith and said sale shall lie open 

for ten (10) days for upset bids. 

This the 27th day of March, 2009 

N. Kyle Hicks, Commissioner 

Hopper, Hicks & Wrenn, PLLC 

111 Gilliam Street 

P. O. Box 247 

Oxford, NC 27565 

(919) 693-8161 

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STATE OF NORTH 

CAROLINA 

IN THE GENERAL 

C OURT OF JUSTICE 

DISTRICT COURT 

DIVISION 

COUNTY OF 

DUPLIN 

FILE NO.: 09 CVD 236 

MICHAEL WAYNE 

LIGON, Plaintiff 

vs. 

NOTICE OF 

SERVICE OF 

PROCESS BY 

PUBLICATION 

D ELPHINE A. 

LIGON, Defendant. 

TAKE NOTICE that a 

pleading seeking relief 

against you has been filed 

in the above-entitled action. 

The nature of the relief 

being sought is an absolute 

divorce. 

You are required to make 

defense to such pleading no 

later than April 13, 2009, 

said date being forty(40) 

days from the first date of 

publication of this notice, 

and upon your failure to do 

so the party seeking service 

against you will apply to 

the Court for the relief 

sought. 

This the 2nd day of 

April, 2009. 

Anita R. Powers 

Attorney for the Plaintiff 

Post Office Box 950 

Wallace, North Carolina 

28466-0950 

Telephone: (910) 285-7440 

Facsimile: (910) 285-4403 

NC State Bar #: 12523 

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VGCC Offers Computer Classes 

V ance-Granville 

Community College will offer 

several of its popular 

computer-related classes for 

area residents starting in 

May on the college’s main 

campus in Vance County. 

A night class will focus on 

Microsoft Word and Microsoft 

Excel, two of the most 

popular and widely used 

components of the Microsoft 

Office suite, which have 

recently been revamped. 

Students will explore the new 

look and new features of the 

word processing and 

spreadsheet programs. This 

class will meet on Thursdays 

from 6 until 10 p.m., May 14 

through June 18. Laura 

Peace will be the instructor. 

VGCC will also offer a 

class on the popular 

QuickBooks bookkeeping 

software on Monday nights, 

May 18 through June 22, 

from 6 until 10 p.m. Students 

will be given an opportunity 

for hands-on practice with 

QuickBooks, the powerful 

accounting system for small 

businesses. Instructor Kathy 

Strickland will teach 

students the types of 

information that businesses 

need to track and how to 

enter and track that 

information in QuickBooks. 

In addition, students will 

learn to invoice customers, 

record payments for 

customers, pay bills to 

outside vendors, 

manage inventory and 

analyze financial data. 

Finally, Laura Peace will 

also teach a “Beginner’s 

Guide to Computers & the 

Internet” course on 

Wednesday mornings from 9 

a.m. until 1 p.m., May 20 

through June 24. This class 

is ideal for students who have 

limited knowledge of 

computers. Microsoft 

Windows XP will be used to 

introduce novice students to 

the common components and 

many uses 

of personal computers 

through the Windows 

environment. Additionally, 

students will explore web 

sites by using a browser, 

learn how to access 

information on the Internet 

by using search engines, and 

send and receive e-mail 

messages. 

The cost for each class is 

$55, plus $4 for technology 

and security/access fees. 

Registration fees ($55) are 

waived for students aged 65 and 

over. 

For more information and to 

pre-register for one or more of 

these classes, call VGCC at (252) 

738-3417 or (252) 738-3324. 

Federal Grant 

A federal grant of nearly 

$14.2 million will help the 

state of North Carolina 

improve its flood maps. 

The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) 

is providing $14,176,976 in 

federal funds toward the total 

project cost of $17,662,470. 

The resulting maps will be 

even more reliable, updated 

and current digital products. 

These updated Digital Flood 

Insurance Rate Maps 

(DFIRMs), track actual risk 

more closely and assist new 

development and rebuilding 

efforts. 

North Carolina’s Flood 

plain Mapping Program will 

update DFIRMs for the 

counties of Beaufort, Bertie, 

Brunswick, Carteret, 

Chowan, Columbus, Craven, 

Currituck, Dare, Duplin, 

Durham, Edgecombe, 

Gaston, Gates, Greene, 

Hertford, Johnston, Lenoir 

Martin, Nash, New Hanover, 

Onslow, Pender, Pitt, 

Robeson, Tyrrell, Wake, 

Washington, Wayne and 

Wilson. A portion of the 

funding will also be used to 

complete Letters of Map 

Change (LOMCs). 

“With these funds, our 

state partners in North 

Carolina can update flood 

risk maps so that they more 

accurately reflect 

development and natural 

changes in the environment,” 

said Phil May, administrator 

for FEMA Region IV. “The 

new maps make communities 

safer for years to come by 

helping home and business 

owners assess their flood risk 

and make informed decisions 

about protecting property 

from the risk of flood loss.” 

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